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I guess we got the same amount of worlds in our index - colored or grey, but I wonder if there is a way to ad just the size of those icons? In my index, Tomarang is not visible unless I scroll, which I tend to forget. So, I rarely play in that word simply because there are other worlds grabbing my attention first. I'd prefer slightly smaller icons s that all would fit on one screen without the scrolling. Maybe it's more about monitor settings than the game...? Everything else is perfectly sized.Simmerville3 hours agoSeasoned Veteran19Views0likes3CommentsEA Creator Network (Sims 4 Creator Program)
I'm a sims 4 creator and I would love to be a part of the sims creator program, however, I have to wait 2 weeks to reapply. Is there anyway to get this sped up as I don't want to miss the opportunity. Thanks all xLaurabbyx4 hours agoNewcomer21Views0likes0Comments- 31Views0likes26Comments
What if Wheelchairs and disabilities were added in sims?
I had a thought (as I am sure many other simmers have had this thought) that what if the sims franchise added disabilities, for example... We can choose if we want our sim to be physically disabled, unable to walk (unless they get physical therapy). But work on the mechanics of the sim doing the animations on how they would go to the bathroom or get in bed. If we wanted our disabled sim to eat at the table, they could roll up in a wheelchair to the table where there isn't a dining chair, and they can just eat there or wherever you would want your sim to eat. There can be special build items that disabled sims can use; if they wanted to practice the piano, there can be an item specifically for that sim, OR the gamer could have the option in build mode to move the piano bench into the household inventory, that way the disabled sim can roll right up and 'tickle the ivories'. In build mode, if a gamer wanted their disabled sim to go swimming, or at least enjoy partaking in the pool(s) there can be an item in build mode for that too. Or if they need to go to bed, there is an item that the sim can use to hoist themselves into (and out of) the bed and sleep. And they could use those items to help build their fitness skill. If they live in a house that has a foundation, there should be ramps! it can be an added build item like the stairs and ladders. Now it shouldn't JUST be about the wheelchair, but there can be other disabilities too! for example. a sim could be born disabled. a sim could have gotten into an accident and got injured. (High chance of survival of course) those who are born disabled, (which would depend on a small percentage chance like say...10%) could either be in a wheelchair or born without a limb. you could also create the sim's disabilities; they could also have prosthetics. The sims can also do physical therapy which can also increase the fitness skill! Especially if they are in a wheelchair. There is probably a mod out there that has that. But it would be so much better if it was in-game. I recommend the disabilities be a Game Pack instead of an Expansion. Mostly cause the disabilities wouldn't need a whole different world...or would it? But I think it would be super cool and maybe a little fun if our sims had physical disabilities in the game.66Views2likes5CommentsPatch and Exciting Base Game Update Coming Wednesday September 18
Patch coming tomorrow, 9/18. Back up your saves and remove your Mods folder. Make sure you're offline if you don't want your game to update. A reminder of issues scheduled to be addressed in the patch. New Laundry List September 3rd | EA Forums - 4962463 Lovestruck Fixes **Patch release now on Wednesday, September 18. Announced in today's blog.** In May 2024, we announced that we’veassembled a team to invest in the core game experience, including tackling technical issues. We’ve invested further into these efforts to focus on previously reported issues, quality assurance and game optimization for future releases. Batches of fixes will continue to be released roughly every two months until further notice. On September 18, 2024, our players can expect another major release of fixes alongside an exciting base game update. https://forums.ea.com/blog/the-sims-game-info-hub-en/the-future-is-plumbob-green/49668921.5KViews14likes9CommentsA few suggestions about Kits
So many people dislike kits because they think that what you get isn't worth the money. Here are my suggestions on pack smaller than stuff packs that would have enough to it I think would be worth it to some folks. You will notice that I didn't follow the rules here. I put what I thought would make a kit good. Japanese Steakhouse - I'm going to be honest I know this one would have a bit more limited appeal because it's meant to give more life to Dine Out. But this idea has a two-fold purpose. If EA thought they could make a ton more money on a kit that is meant to work with Dine Out they might actually concentrate on fixing Dine Out. Secondly if they did do exactly that the people who buy this and have Dine Out & Snowy Escape they could make some pretty fair restaurants in that zone which would improve Snowy Escape as well. Hibachi Cook Top & Recipes - That WILL work with Dine Out if you have it Sushi Counter & Recipes - That WILL work with Dine Out Additional Recipes - Miso Soup, Mango & White Rice, Mochi Ice Cream Buddha of Commerce Booth Seat, Chair & Barstool 4 Top Dining Table, 6 Top Dining Table Pendant Light for over the Hibachi & Matching Wall Light Front Door with Japanese Steakhouse Decal Signage Hibachi/Sushi Chef Uniform Host/Server Uniform Classic Conservatory Kit - Aesthetically similar to the Sims 3 Store Green house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4BqvpsyC3Y&t=2700s Build pieces that can help you make an Orangery, Grand Community Conservatory, Indoor pool room, or a beautiful Sunroom Composter Additional Harvestables Celery (Base Game Update) Orange Tree (Base Game Update) Orchids in several varieties Poinsettia in their various colors Rosemary (Base Game Update) Tulips in several varieties Screen Porch Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-23ZX_9tkY Screen Porch Panels in both intact and damaged versions Screen Door in both intact and damaged versions. Must have the screen door sound Porch Swing that actually swings a couple of overhead fan styles and they MUST oscillate and have a light New doormat styles New Patio furniture style - Rattan with Cushions Sectional Outdoor Sofa Lounge Chair Coffee Table & End Table Outdoor rug in colors that match the new patio furniture Readable ThermometerRedrogue602 days agoSeasoned Scout74Views5likes9CommentsSo Random, But So Good! A GLITCH TURNED INTO A STORYLINE
So yes! I'm five years behind playing Strangerville. This year alone, is when I really started added the packs. Simply because I had to start playing with my ps4 because my custom computer finally crashed. It did me justice. Moment of silence. Any whoooo, Yesterday, I decided to play with Strangerville. It's getting closer to spooky season lol. Well, I developed a whole story line where the female is the protagonist and lives off into the sunset. Oh, how the tides have turned. You see, I designed the perfect college student. She would go off to Britchester, major in psychology and become a professor. Now over the time of creating her, studying with her, making friends and forming her own little style....I became truly invested in her. My fav so far, and that says a lot. During her college years, she became heavily dedicated to wellness. So much so, she stayed at the spas on her free time. To the point I changed her aspiration to wellness. Then she began to teach classes, maintain her zen, and had the shape for clothes that not ANY of my other sims could pull off. She's a chef's kiss. One night at a party, she meets a guy, likes the guy, and a relationship blossomed. He showed up to her graduation and took her on a vacation as a grad present. After she started establishing herself with her career, she was finally able to have a nice nest egg. She was getting promotions left and right. She didn't have an issue with her man's job, but didn't see how it could coincide with her timeline of living on a tropical island. You see, he was in the military career. And without a college education, she felt he would take longer than she had hoped for. She already knew guys that where in the fortune 500 league by now. So this was a gamble for her, but she did love him. HERE'S THE TWIST! Yes, he was in the military career but he was practically a ghost. Meaning he came in, settled situations, and vanished. He owned homes in three locations and Sulani was one of them. So when he decided to take her again...he wanted to propose. He hated lying to her but it was inevitable. So while on their romantic weekend, he set up a studio at the house so she could teach yoga classes. She was so amazed. And when she wasn't doing that, she showed him just how thankful she was. But after returning home she began to feel sick and couldn't hold anything down. She was pregnant! What was she going to do? She was at the pinnacle of her career and yoga was her baby. After some thought she told her lover the news. He was quiet, almost solemn but came around fast. So much so, he married her before she started to show and threw a baby shower not to long after that. Only thing that was eating him up inside was the fact of the huge mission in Strangerville that he just got assigned to. You see, none of the personnel knew his ghost persona so he would have to ride the ranks just like everyone else. Which didn't bother him...that was light work. What wasn't lightwork was now having two weaknesses if things went South. His wife and child. If they were caught up in this, he wouldn't make it through. Several months later, he and his lovely wife were settled into Strangerville. They purchased a nice fix her upper and she only had to travel to Britchester once a week. What she didn't know...he picked this house for a reason. While she traveled to give lectures, he was busy making a bunker during his down time. It was complete with two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, small dining room and bathroom. A whole house on the bottom. And room for their future baby to be quite comfy when the time came. But as the pregnancy went on she became more tense, irritated, and mean. He thought that it was the pregnancy and not having time to slow down since college. But she assured him that she was very content on how things were moving, but she didn't act like it. A couple months later a beautiful baby girl was added to the family. And you could tell she was the apple of her father's eye. Of course her mom loved her but she was quite distant. It didn't help that one week before her delivery, he had to tell her about the bunker and orders had came down that Strangerville was about to get shook on it's head. Weirdly, she didn't seem fearful or anxious, almost relieved. That reaction made him feel relieved but a little suspicious. So he had taken wire taps and bugged her conversations a couple of times. Neither findings made no sense. Both talked about money and not to worry where it came from and who it would hurt. These words coming out of his wife's mouth! Now more than ever he was ready to begin and end this mission so he could finally know what was up with his wife. As you can imagine the day of going out into the field was heavy tension. She didn't kiss him, assure him, nor act like it was bothering her. This was not the woman he married. But what did give him strength was spending the day with his sweet little girl. He fed her, gave her a bath, played tummy time, read her a book, and she silently fell asleep on his chest. In the doorway his wife looked on like it was just another day. While he was out getting intel, he noticed people acting weird, not able to talk coherently, moving their limbs in ways they were not to be moved. He broke protocol and dashed home. He burst through the door and noticed little spores glistening and floating through the house. He called out for his wife, his child...no response. Sweating profusely he ran down into the bunker...empty. Leaping three steps at a time, he made it back up to the top of the stairs and heard a faint noise. A noise he knew all to well....a sound of relaxation. He barged open the bathroom door and there lie his wife, soaking in a warm lavender bath. "Where's the baby?!" She looked slowly up at him as if he was out of line. "Why aren't you guys in the bunker?!" She simply said, "What for?" He demanded that she tell him where his baby was. All of a sudden he heard a faint cry. NOW THIS IS WHERE THE SIMS 4 GLITCH COMES IN BUT WORKED SO PERFECTLY TO MY STORYLINE. AS I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS A THING. I scanned the cursor on the baby's picture and she was all the way down the street with pink pores surrounding her as she screamed inhumanely. Her needs were all drained and she was sweltering! I put the game in first person mode and had dad run as fast as he could to his daughter. He picked her up and cradled her to his chest. You could hear his harsh breathing all the while passing weird strange people. Smiling wildly, flailing back and forth with no inhibitions about anything. Could they hurt you? Have they touched his child? He rushed down into the bunker; fed her, gave her a bath, soothed and comforted her until she fell asleep in daddy's arms. All the while, Mom is preparing herself something to eat. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS? THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO TELL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT. TRUST ME, IT'S GOOD! MY NAME IS NIKKI AND I LOVE THE SIMS AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO SHARE MY STORYTELLING🥰30Views3likes0CommentsGiveaway: Artist Studio Kit
Enter to win one of two codes for the Sims 4 Artist Studio Kit for PC. Releasing on Thursday, September 19. Take the following quiz to test your knowledge of art history. https://www.buzzfeed.com/wickedgoat563/ art-history-knowledge-quiz If you cannot access or don't want to take the quiz you can simply post Enter me. Giveaway ends on Saturday, September 21. Winners announced on Sunday, September 22. One code courtesy of EA and the EA Creator Network Good luck! 😊192Views11likes34CommentsGiveaway: Storybook Nursery
Enter to win one of two codes for the Sims 4 StoryBook Nursery Kit for PC. Releasing on Thursday, September 19. Take the following quiz to find your perfect profession based on your nursery design choices. https://www.buzzfeed.com/aesthetic_quizz/nursey-design-career-aptitude-test If you cannot access or don't want to take the quiz you can simply post Enter me. Giveaway ends on Saturday, September 21. Winners announced on Sunday, September 22. One code courtesy of EA and the EA Creator Network Good luck! 😊218Views14likes40CommentsHigh School Years
Hey, I was wondering why the High school expansion doesn't allow for other playable teens in your town to go to high school. I'd love for my sims to be able to meet each other in high school. Also, it would be nice if new teens spawned each time instead of the same old crew.Powah_Gurl4 days agoNew Novice56Views2likes6CommentsGym class/art class for high school instead of two lectures
Forgive me. I have no idea where ideas & feedback went… anyway lectures twice a day are so pointless. It’d would cool to have a switch up from time to time and wild high school parties you can attend.Minai92954 days agoSeasoned Newcomer34Views2likes2CommentsAbout the free update coming
One of the tarrot cards in the roadmap video shows 4 existing worlds, one in each corner of the card. Most likely they are Sulani, Mt. Komorebi, StrangerVille and Forgotten Hollow. My wet dream is that we will get a new hood added to each of them, but I realize that might not happen:) I tried to find a connection to these 4 worlds from the themes of the roadmap, and i end up with DEATH being what most of them have in common. Sulani has irts old spirits, and maybe something new will be added to that feature, or the feature gets reused in all worlds. In Mt. Komorebi we have a new sort of gravestones where we can offer andf decorate by placing something on the grave - I'd not be surprised if this is a feature that will now be accessible in any world. In Forgotten Hollow the Straud Mansion certainly has plenty of graves, and there is also the big statue. I'm so hoping for a new statue feature (creating a statue in CAS to honor a specific sim?), and a way to leave small decor on the statue being a floral wreath or a candle oir single flower etc. Not sure if vampirism will have any connection to Death and Grim, but if so there might be other reasons for this world to be listed. Maybe it is about a benefit affecting a vampire's life length? Final world, StrangerVille is harder for me to link to the new EP. I never played the full mother plant story, is death playin a bigger role than I'm aware of? Or maybe the posession state will get a twist related to zombies? No matter what, I'm convinced most of these free updates will be related to the Life&Death pack, so we should see the patch late October :) Anyone?Simmerville5 days agoSeasoned Veteran189Views6likes3CommentsUnpopular Opinions - Likes Kits
I like most kits & not afraid to say that. My favorite Kits are: Riviera Costa, Cozy Bistro, Castle, Country Kitchen, Oasis Courtyard, Fashion Street, Decor to the Max, Little Campers, Modern Luxe, Pop Party, Pastel, Midnight Chic, Goth & Urban. The Kits that are handy are: Poolside, Simintimates, Grunge & Bathroom. As for the others, they're just ok. The only one Kit that's not good is the Bust the Dust. Any other simmers that likes kits?SEREFRAS5 days agoNew Hotshot124Views10likes7CommentsSims 4 Ideas Feedback
I like playing the Sims 4 on my down time so much really feeling the updates excited to see even more. Few ideas I had for expansion packs Have an option to see the Sims drive to work and do different tasks at work with them. More job options run for mayor governor or president gain respect and votes by getting involved in the community. Retail work smoothie place micro blade nail tech construction worker astronaut plumber etc. An option to buy an expansion pack to play live game with online players. Different places to woohoo not just the bed or hot tub. Be able to put an ad online for renting a room. Get a roommate to help with the rent. But we are not responsible for their needs they aren't included on the dashboard. Make an option for a sim to be more independent, they will complain they feel controlled not able to do stuff on their own but almost pee on themselves because they can't take themselves to the bathroom. Have a pet sitter option Nannies and maids that actually help and stay the whole day not just a few minutes. More face makeup and hair options Ability to change height Amusement and water parks Option to celebrate holidays and traditional events like quinceanera sweet 16 Indian Asian traditions etc. Be able to go to the mall and shop Different weather rain storm hurricane tornado snow tsunami super hot and you can buy a or heater Pov option More friendly conversation and insult options Be able to go to the salon or barber shop Lastly an option to require a passcode to enter someone's game. I have roommates that are nosey I don't want them even seeing what I do on my Sims account when I'm gone I tell them barely anything. I play on Xbox to the no life's commenting below. Hope my message is seen by EA Sims 4 creators44Views3likes5Comments- 658Views15likes24Comments
1 year later Feedback Horse Pack
After a year finally bought today the EP for Horses. Well, I have to admit, I made the right decision to wait and purchase it later, and here are the reasons why: While Horses and Chestnut Ridge initially promised a captivating equestrian experience, it ultimately falls short of its potential. As someone who isn't deeply invested in horse culture, I purchased this expansion pack primarily for storytelling purposes. However, at its full price, the gameplay content simply doesn't justify the cost in my opinion, and that's why I waited. 😅 The Western theme, while perhaps appealing to some, didn't resonate with me. 🙃 I envisioned a more modern and elegant setting, perhaps inspired by the Hamptons or the world of equestrian competitions. A suburban landscape with vineyards would have created a more affluent and competitive atmosphere, aligning with a golf club (gameplay) feeling and the equestrian old-money aesthetic.😍 I guess it's too late for that now, but maybe for another pack it could still come, right? The world map itself, while visually appealing, felt somewhat generic and reminiscent of previous packs like Strangerville or Oasis Springs. The center reminds me of the ghost town movies where a bunch of hays is rolling and nobody is around. Spooky! 🤣For my taste, a greener, more picturesque environment would have better complemented the equestrian theme. While I appreciate the nectar-making skill and a few individual items, the overall aesthetic leans heavily toward the Western/Cowboy style. Not very much a versatile expansion pack in my eyes. The horses themselves are beautifully rendered, but the high-pitched sound they emit is a minor annoyance. Additionally, the build-buy items primarily cater to the Western theme, limiting their usefulness in other builds and in combination with other packs. After only 30 min. of gameplay, I'm already bored and glad I didn't purchase it at full price as I would have been highly disappointed. In conclusion, Chestnut Ridge had the potential to be a truly exceptional expansion pack. However, its missed opportunities in terms of setting, theme, and gameplay ultimately leave it feeling somewhat underwhelming. Just a couple of thoughts I wanted to express and see how others view this pack after a year. How do you guys view this pack after a year - are you still playing it actively? I think I won't be much in Chestnut Ridge, lol.316Views3likes23Comments