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Day 7 - Once Upon a Simsmas - The 12 Days of Simsmas
Today’s challenge is for the ones who love a trope - write and publish your very own Simsmas theme book using any genre of your choice. Whether you want to write a cozy holiday romance or a chilling winter mystery, let your creativity and imagination flow! Whatever tale you choose to tell, share your stories and screenshots with us so we can read along!Day 6 - Faery Winter - The 12 Days of Simsmas
Today’s challenge is about living between worlds and bringing a little magic to Simsmas by giving Father Winter a whimsical fairy make-over ✨ After you’ve given him a sprinkle of fairy dust, take him out for a fly around Innisgreen to show off those new wings, and share your screenshots below!Day 4 - Ink the Halls - The 12 Days of Simsmas
What says ‘I love the holidays’ more than permanently inking your body? For today’s challenge, we’ll be giving your Sim some festive flair by designing a custom Simsmas theme tattoo! Share your screenshots below and be sure to upload your tattoos to the Gallery! Bonus points to anyone who gets a real Simsmas tattoo 🙃
Bikini Bottom Bundle Giveaway (PC / EA app only)
Hello Simmers! I have an extra code for the Bikini Bottom Bundle (PC / EA app). For anyone who would like a chance to receive the code, reply to this thread by January 5th with whatever message you'd like to share. I will use a random number generator to decide who will get the code and make the announcement on January 6th. If for some reason you missed the release, here's the overview of the bundle from the EA site: Create your own iconic pineapple home with nautical décor and a SpongeBob-themed room with The Sims 4 Bikini Bottom Bundle, featuring The Sims 4 SpongeBob’s House Kit and The Sims 4 SpongeBob Kid’s Room Kit. This bundle includes 3 exclusive items: The Goofy Goober Guitar, Conch Street Aquarium, and The Flying Dutchman’s Jungle Gym. Happy Holidays!
[My Wedding Stories] Arranging Ideal Circumstances
Honestly, as of currently, the wedding pack is decent. All my sims sat down when they were supposed to and followed the itinerary, which meant the big buttons on the arch actually work. Here are some tips for a smooth wedding: A wedding venue WILL have strangers walking in. As the Wedding Venue doesn't seem to have a Lock for Event goers only, the best thing to do is to abuse the "Kick out of Wedding Event" incessantly and the only thing left will be your guests. DO NOT invite toddlers or infants. Toddlers have nowhere to sit and will disrupt the wedding. It is best that they unfortunately stay out. Abuse the Make Needs Happy button (Fulfil needs cheat). Every 5 hours, I will pause the game and do it to ALL my guests including the bride and the groom. This will prevent anyone from dying in the game or peeing all over. The best thing to ensure the cake does not go bad is by buying an hour before the wedding and remembering to set it as cake in Wedding right before. If you download a wedding venue from the gallery, make sure routing is okay before you proceed to hold your ceremony. The last issue is something I find a little difficult to solve. As you CANNOT force change outfit through cheats of other sims not played by you (No mods), the outfit aspect is a HUGE gamble. Thankfully, my Sims looked decent for their friends' Chinese wedding but this is definitely something I hope Maxis adds in, as we can't really select the outfits for each guest (unfortunately).
The Sims In Real Life
Have you ever come across things in real life and thought, 'That's so Sims!' Mostly it happens when I'm at a restaurant with friends and my Sims brain goes DINING OUT! But I'm celebrating the holidays with my mom and sisters in the Eastern Cape (South Africa), in a quaint little coastal town. And yesterday we drove past the only vet office in town and my brain was like, 'WOW! IT'S LIKE I'M IN BRINDLETON BAY!!' Even more so when my mom and I took her little mixed breed doggy for a walk close to the beach and I took in all the scenery with the winy sandy walkways and all the seaside decor everywhere. Please share your real life Sim experiences. I'm sure I can't be the only one 😋
Fire Count . . .
Just for grins and giggles, I decided to go through my updates and count just how many times a fire has broken out at Erik Cantrell's home. I made a list: Cantrell: The Early Years, Part Six "Celebration Gone Awry" Update-1 Cantrell: The Middle Years, Part One" "But the Naturopath Said . . ." Update-12 "Balancing Act" Update-14 "Stuck On the Dark Side of the Moon" Update-16 Cantrell: The Middle Years, Part Two "When the Year Ends With a Bang" Update-1 "Putting on a Brave Face" Update-3 "Under Fire" Update- 8 (This is a twofer, as in two fires in the same update. Yikes) I haven't written up the next update, but yeah, it's got a fire in it, too. I think my Erik Cantrell family is having a serious streak of bad luck, wouldn't you? Please list a count of how many fires your main Sim family has encountered. It's okay if you don't list any titled updates, I'm aware not everybody shares a story. I just want to know I'm not alone in this. Merry Christmas! Oh, and if you wish to add pictures, be my guest. I just don't have time at the moment to look mine up. Have the Company Christmas party tonight. 😁Day 2 - Present Hunt - The 12 Days of Simsmas
It looks like Father Winter’s been up to his old tricks again! He’s hidden 12 gifts around this lot - can you find them all? Once each present has been found, be sure to move the present box to a different location to see what surprises he’s left you! You can download this lot here to get started, or search for EA_Solaire in the Gallery.The Sims 4 Winter Sale
Life & Death - 50% discount For Rent - 50% discount Enchanted by Nature - 20% discount Businesses & Hobbies - 30% discount Werewolves Game Pack - 30% discount Vampires Game Pack - 30% discount ... and so much more. https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/store/browse Starting today, Thursday, December 18 until Monday, January 5, 2026, players that use a Creator Code (Simgirl1010, or any of your favorite creators) will receive a 5% discount on any The Sims 4 purchases made via EA.com or the EA App. This 5% discount will ALSO stack on top of other discounts/sales being offered during this time.Memories From the Cloud
I don't know if anyone else gets these, but today's showed my Sim, Erik Cantrell, ranting at Dustin Broke at the Starlight Accolades. Erik was clearly on the stage accepting his award, and I took the photo from behind Erik. I have no clear recollection of this, but I'm now finding it hilarious. Apparently, this was from December 18, 2024. The look on his wife's face is priceless. Please share any of your Memories from the Cloud, if you get them. I can't wait to see them, the funnier, the better.Giveaway: Prairie Dreams Creator Kit (Winners Announced)
Congratulations to the following simmers! Please message me to receive your code. 😊 the_mikado N379 _________________________________________________________________________________ Enter to win one of two codes for TS4 Prairie Dreams Creator Kit for PC/Mac/EA App. To enter tell us which of your sims will be getting a prairie dream makeover or simply post Enter Me. Giveaway ends on Friday, December 19th and winners will be announced on Saturday, December 20th. Good luck! 😊 One code courtesy of EA/EA Creator Network.
Do you play Servants?
I spent a few days on revamping my royal palace staff, which quickly lead to dealing with Servants all over my game. There is a rather wide aristocracy, and while live-in servants are limited, they exist and they needeed some TLC. I now have better guidelines for what kind of households should have say a Butler. And some former butlers turn out to serve as housekeepers insead. You don't really hire a Butler if s/he is the only servant... There was already the Butler Academy in my game, so there ought to be certain standards and rules. Not the least, a firm way to set their wages. The pay now follows rank of the House, and a simple system reflecting both required qualifications and benefits like your own room (live-in) will slightly lower the wage. Some lower ranked Houses insisting on having a Butler, you know for sake of appearance, can still hire one from the butler service feature. Here is a map showing the Staff serving my royals: (Full size version here) Those without a portrait are not currently occupied. In addition Nanny and Governess is not included because there are no younger members of the royal family residing at the palace. Aaand, there are of course additional staff, I just had to scale everything down to the game format. Map shows only 3 housemaids (incl. Housekeeper), while there are probably 30... More about the palace Staff on my blog. This map was also framed to hang on the wall in the staff section or in the offices of superiors. Although the map was already outdated, it's a nice touch. The image will of course be updated frequently, also in that frame. It's easy peasy to do in TS4 Studio. Anyone else playing Servants?Creator Kit: Prairie Dreams - Official Screenshot Thread
Sul Sul everyone, Tomorrow we'll be launching our newest Creator Kit, Prairie Dreams, by Miiko, so let's kick off our official screenshot thread! Get your Sims dressed and ready for an afternoon stroll in the park, or an elegant garden party with these gorgeous vintage outfits, and share all your screenshots below!
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