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What Music Are You Listening To Right Now?
This was a long running thread in the Off Topic section of the old Vanilla forums. Many of us were introduced to so many new artists we might never have found otherwise. We were reminded of old favorites we had forgotten too. Music moves the world, this thread is a place to celebrate the most universal art form. EDM, Blues, Punk, Metal, Hip Hop, Soul, if it moves you share it here. Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House MafiaWriters' Lounge - For All Games!
My friend @friendsfan367 suggested, " i think it would be cool to have like a writer lounge where new writers like me could chat with old writers like you. opps i meant experinced." So, here we have it! The Writers' Lounge, where new writers can chat with old writers like me! This is a place to talk about all aspects of your writing! Every Simming and writing question is welcome, and everyone is invited to chime in with writerly suggestions, responses, jokes, feedback, gripes, comments, and conundrums. Even though we're located in the Sims 4 area, writers of stories involving all Sims games are welcome! We have people who write stories using Sims 2, Sims 3, and Sims 4 games--and everyone is appreciated and included! You'll find that we're really welcoming, and we're really cool, and this thread is totally awesome. And we have a few common sense guidelines to help keep it that way. (We've learned from experience! :wink: ) Treat each other with kindness, acceptance, appreciation, and respect. Follow the EA Forum Guidelines. Remember that this is a public forum, meaning that anybody anywhere with Internet access can read what you write. If you're a youngster, don't write anything you wouldn't want your mom to read. If you're an adult, don't write anything you wouldn't want your kid or niece or nephew to read. Please don't feel bad if we pop in for gentle reminders if things get really OT or if we start to veer from the forum guidelines. We still love you! I'll keep the coffee and tea pots full--you bring your favorite mug, and let's kick back and chat about writing! Daily Conversations Join us for daily conversations! We've got themed conversations Monday - Sunday. Of course, you can talk about other things, too! But if you're looking for a specific topic, swing by and join us! https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/sunday22.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/monday.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/tuesday.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/wednesday.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/thursday.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/friday.png https://ts4fanfic.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/saturday.png Writer/Reader Community Threads You might also enjoy these threads: Freezer Bunny Book Club | Short Story Writing Challenges How Do I Get Started Writing? If you have questions about writing SimLit, please see the following guide, written and compiled by @JulyVee94. A Quick Guide to SimLit Directory of Active Members Here's a listing of the blogs/threads of the regulars here. If you'd like to have your blog or thread listed here, please let @friendsfan367 or me (CathyTea) know. I'm kinda busy, so it might take me a little while to get you listed, but I definitely will list your story here, if you request it! And... Happy Reading! :smiley: Note: Some of these stories may contain adult subject matter. Please read at your discretion. Acarb90 - Metro - A City Story | Thirty: Looking to the future... AdamsEve1231 - Kassiopeia Fullbright Story Series | Colt Family Traitacy | From Riverview, With Love | La Vita Bella | Livin' A Simmin' Life | Meanwhile in Another Part of Town | Other Stories | Simblr | Darkness May Dream AkramA - Castellon Legacy aroseinbloom - A Rose In Bloom Sims Arrowleaf - The Landon Legacy BBQPenguinWings Trish - A Penguin's Adventure in Simming BlackUndecimber - Winter's Alchemy Bugsie2016 - Burton Legacy | Life's Lessons | What Are We Really Made Of? |People of the Light Tribe CathyTea - CathyTea's SimLit Anthology cecerose0208 - Dreams & Drama Blog on Wordpress/ CharmingMaruska - Truly Curly's Disney Legacy Chrinnie - The Alvarez Chronicles CitizenErased - Ashes to Ashes | Dust to Dust *Completed | Paranormal Neighborhood cshaner - Simfluence: Where Sims Influence the Story cully_c - Short Stories | Simmillionaire | Wonder Child Darra84 - My Incredible Adventure in the Sims 4 World DeafSimmer - Deafsimmer's Sims 4 Stories DeiraShadeweaver - The Shadowden (Tumblr) | Deira Plays Sims (Wordpress) divanthesimmer - Divan, the Simmer's SimLit Blog Dollyllama108 - Catastrophe Theory EiraRose - Song of the Nightingale eXokamikaze - ninjapigsims fabtiffsim - The Ojas Tribe Faoiltearna - Faoiltearna Sims Firande - Black Sheep friendsfan367 - friendsfan36 gameplay9098 - Nerdsimmer's Blog GhostlyPix - Keep Moving Forward iheartdinosx3 - The Belle Legacy ilovebunnys65 - The Watergates InfraGreen - No Stars Over Uptown JellySimwich - Life Is Jes2G - Jes2G Stories JoieWilder - The Thoreau Legacy | Building Us and The More the Wilder JulyVee - Julyvee's Sims Stories | Vee is for Vortex Karilan - Living with Grace Katrinasforest - Clanbuilding for Dummies Kurdaneva - The Red Hourglass | The Dark Tale of C.hana Hale Laura_Jones - The Candle Lit Chronicles LegacySims2017 - Legacy Sims lisabee2 - Simsational lone_cat - Lost in a Magic Realm LostInReverie - From the Hart lovesstorms - Lovesstorms Stories Lynwood - Gieke Legacy | Wishing Upon a Star 2.0 | Operation: Pollinate Newcrest! LyricSimz15 - Eclipse's Simlit Stories Madame Lee - Charming Disney Legacy | Disney Sims Neighborhood Maladi777 - The Heffner Legacy MamaSimMacho - As the Plumbob Turns mamasquirrel - Simetics Simedy mastressalita - Sim Stories MedleyMisty - In the Valley of the Sun Meggles - MeggSims MonaSolstraale - A Turtle's Journey | Tusnelda and Trix MrsRacooney - Daughters of the Warrioress MunterBacon - Ironbound and My Life as a Zombie Nerdfashion - Tales of My Sims OJenn - Memoir Me | Memoir Me Thread orangeplumbob - Second Chances peatock - Velasco Legacy Pegasus - makplays PinotGrigio - Sims and Wine - The Circle PitlordMaggie - Greenwood Estate pronterus - Undead with Benefits ra3rei - Raerei's Fortress Rainydayz179 - Stormy Dayz Gamez rednenemom - The Racket-Rotter Chronicles RipuAncestor - The Fey of Life RoryGilmore34 - Legacies of the Sims RosemaryMariee - Noble Doubt and Other Stories Shadami - Adventures through SimLit Shadyboop - Beast SimmerSteffie - Priest Legacy simscognito - Friends of Foes Simslover163 - Sims Nation, Sims World, All Things Sims Sonniejj - Fiore Legacy Challenge Sourocha - The Life of the Majolentes squirrelwithacup - Nightshade StoriedStorm - The Family Black SunnyShay - Hella Good | Love Shot SummerFalls - SummerFalls Stories supernatural103 - Isaac Sisters swcheppes - Sim-ply Awesome sweetnightingale - Forever In Time | Another World | Colors of Loving | As Tears Go By | Sweet Nightingale's Sims | SimLit Legacies by Sharon TaraIris94 - Bachelorette Legacy TheAemaSimming - McGinnis Legacy TheMummyof4 - Vicarious Living ThePlumbob - The Bloomer Legacy TheYayToast - Rainbow Sundae Thymeless - Can You Hear the Violins? | Centauri Legacy Twiggy - Twiggy's Sims Adventures UniquePuggle - Wallingsford Historical Legacy VanityHigh - VanityHigh Sim Stories Wasting_Night - SimSacious Magazine xMike_BX - Murder Valley Sims Birthday Registry If your name is not on this list, and you'd like to be included (so that you can sample some of SummerFalls' awesome happiness birthday cupcakes on YOUR birthday), please PM CathyTea January 26th - Jes2G January 27th - eXokamikaze February 4th - The Sims! Februay 20th - Sourocha March 5th - Munterbacon March 12th - Swcheppes March 21st - ra3rei March 22nd - aroseinbloom April 17th - Pinmat135 April 18th - TheAemaSimming April 19th - InfraGreen April 23rd - Maladi777 April 26th - rednenemon May 12th - Pegasus143 May 19th -Karilan June 20th - madamelee June 27th - Bugsie2016 June 29th - SimsLover163 July 3rd - ilovebunnys65 July 7th - kurdaneva July 23rd - CathyTea July 26th - Shadami August 15th - For_Eorzea August 17th - friendsfan367 August 23rd - ny275 August 29th - Lisabee2 September 1 - PitlordMaggie September 14th - Shadyboop September 16th - Pronterus and divanthesimmer September 19th - lovesstorms September 28th - VanityHigh Sept 29th - Anua92 October 2nd - SilverDaybreak October 25th - DebraF63 October 26th - Meggles November 4th - LegacySims2017 November 10th - Simscognito November 26th - Faoiltearna November 29th - SimTresa December 9th - AdamsEve1231 December 15th - LyricSimz15 December 17th - StoriedStorm, MedleyMisty, and Acarb90 December 22nd - nerdfashion December 29th - BlackUndecimber
KRAFTON's inZOI Life Simulation Game vs. Sims 5 (Rene)
Yet another life simulation game in the works. Take a look. Krafton is a South Korean video game publisher behind popular games such as PUBG and Subnautica. They engaged with several Sims content creators to get exclusive access to their new game, inZOI, which has only been in development for 1 year (!!). What do you think? I was immediately struck by the realism of the graphics. Very different from the stylized Sims art. The world is gorgeous. FAQs When will the game come out? The development team is working towards a release date of 'late 2024' What engine was used to build the game? Unreal Engine 5 What platforms will the game be on? It will initially be released on PC and is later expected to be on consoles like the PS5 and Xbox How much will the game cost? Will there be expansion packs? The monetization model is currently undecided, including the plan for expansion packs and DLCs Will the game be multiplayer?* They are currently working on various multiplayer features, such as the ability to meet up with other online players or invite them over to your home *the game is still in development so all answers are subject to change! IGN Gameplay Video
The Sims 3 vs The Sims 4 : Which game is the most expensive ?
Hi, Let's compare prices The Sims 3 The Sims 4 Expansion Pack (≃ 300 items) $34.99 $39.99 > Limited Edition (1 bonus item) From EP05 Pets to EP11 Into The Future $39.99 Digital content (3 bonus items) From EP11 Cottage Living to EP17 Life and Death Game Pack (≃ 150 items) - $19.99 World bundle (≃ 60 items) $19.99 > Standard bundle $34.99 > Gold Bundle From #5 to #11 Roaring Heights (excluding #7 Monte Vista) - Stuff Pack (≃ 60 items) $19.99 (No gameplay) $29.99 > SP06 Katy Perry Sweet Treats (No gameplay) $9.99 1 Premium item : From #01 to #14 My First Pet Gameplay : From #15 to #20 Crystal Creations Kit / Creator Kit (≃ 25 items) - $4.99 Store (≃ 25 items) $25 (Monthly sets) 1 Premium item + 1 B/B set + 1 CAS set - From 2009 to 2013 : The Sims 3 in 5 years cost $40 per month 11 Expansion Packs : $419.89 ($7 per month) 11 World bundles (#1 Riverview was $0) : $289.90 ($4.83 per month) 9 Stuff Packs : $189.91 ($3.17 per month) Store sets (excluding World bundles) : $1500 ($25 per month) From 2014 to 2024 : The Sims 4 in 10 years cost $12.24 per month 17 Expansion Packs : $679.83 ($5.66 per month) 12 Game Packs : $239.88 ($2 per month) 20 Stuff Packs : $199.80 ($1.67 per month) 35 Kits : $349.65 ($2.91 per month) Conclusion : TS4 EPs are cheaper because globally less often released than TS3 EPs. TS4 GPs are cheaper than TS3 World bundles. TS4 SPs are cheaper than TS3 SPs (No gameplay). TS4 Kits are cheaper than TS3 Store sets.The Sims 5 vs Ananta
Hi, What if Maxis decide to mix The Sims, MySims, The Urbz, Need For Speed and Skate ? Imagine a life simulation with Anime characters with a vibrant world and exciting activities to do (car racing, skateboard, ...). This excitement is something missing in The Sims PC. Sometimes no need to be realistic if the design is good. I know that Ananta is a GTA-like game but it's a style of life that I would like to see in The Sims or maybe as a new branch of the franchise.
The grand sequel to: "The first one to page 100 wins!"
One forum later, and this game is still in motion! No longer are we going to just a new page after hitting a record of Page 2207. We're now going for the first to be the 75000th poster! The same rule applies like the original. No double posting and please keep it PG. Let the games begin once more!
EA please do this!!!!! I beg you! 20 year simmer here
Can we please bring back a game for our new generation similar to the Sims to2castaway? I feel like it was very engaging and enjoyable never bored. Also please can we have an update that allows us to play the Sims on the consoles like we used to in the Sims two in Sims, three where our controller stick was our full controller, our SIM, or we could choose to turn it off to the original settings of the PC platform version where you just click on everything for their actions? And there’s something about the Sims four that makes the console like slower. Is there a way for you to do an update to switch the graphics and CPU to like a slower version like you can on the computer or laptop? There’s like a laptop version you can turn it on and off. Is it possible to add that to the console versions to adapted to console if you have like a older one or a newer one? Also, another thing I just thought of remember when we had the Katy Perry expansion pack for the PC is there a way to get theme packs like that again? and what are your ideas moving forward -cs
The future of the Sims
Reading the blog post is says they were making new games or basically no more one linear game.Meaning I think we're going to have bunch of different sims games for all sorts of players. They might reboot mysims or make better A more complex basegame they might make something like the sims 3 in the future.An Important Update on the Future of These Forums
Sul Sul Simmers, We have an important announcement to share regarding the future of The Sims Forums. Over the past 14 years we’ve been lucky enough to share this forum destination with you as a place to discuss The Sims across various titles, share your screenshots, feedback, guides, and most importantly, tell your stories. These forums are showing their age, and are no longer representative of the community experience we wish to share with you. After careful consideration, we have decided to close The Sims Forums by July 2024 and replace it with a new forums site - to be called EA forums - going live this July. Rest assured, select content from The Sims Forums will be carried over to this new site and the migration criteria for the content can be found below. This move aims to provide you with a more seamless and engaging environment to connect, share, and collaborate with fellow players, and the EA Community team. I speak for the team when I share that we all look forward to continuing our relationship together on our new site in July. Please read more below about timing and next steps to take when posting to the forums. -@EA_Cade What’s Happening Next The Sims Forums will remain open to you until July 2024 when EA forums launches. Please make note of the following dates and instructions from now until we’re live on the new site: Any content posted on The Sims Forums after March 12, 2024 will NOT be migrated over to the new EA forums. We’ll migrate content posted between October 18, 2022 and March 12, 2024 in addition to select content from the nominations thread mentioned below. We will make every effort to ensure that data will port over. If you’ve posted on The Sims Forums and you want to ensure your content is available on the new EA forums site, please follow the steps below. If you have an AHQ account, you will be able to use it on EA forums when the new site goes live. All badges and ranks from The Sims Forums will not be ported over to the new forum site. Participants with an AHQ account will continue to retain AHQ stats. We will however be looking to implement ways to highlight your contributions from The Sims Forums. In July 2024, The Sims Forums will be permanently closed and will no longer be accessible. Anyone trying to access The Sims Forums using the original URL will be redirected to The Sims section on the new EA forums site. Also, we’d love to invite you to join our recently created Discord community, where we host monthly events, shell challenges, support multiple languages, and host plenty of Sims discussions. Join here: www.discord.gg/TheSims. The Migration of Threads from The Sims Forums to the New EA forums To preserve the legacy of The Sims Forums, we will be automatically migrating threads that feature activity and were created after The Sims 4 base game went free to play on October 18, 2022 up until March 12, 2024. If there’s a thread created before Oct. 18, 2022 you’d like to nominate for migration, please nominate it here. If the author of any thread does not have their original post migrated, none of the replies to that post will migrate either. Additionally, any uploaded images, videos, or GIFs will not be migrated over. If you linked something via URL, that URL will be migrated over. Any content that’s important to you can be manually copied and pasted to the AHQ Sims forums If you do not wish to have your content migrated to the new EA forums, or for any questions or concerns related to forum privacy, please see our privacy policy here. How to Ensure Your Content from The Sims Forums Will Be Migrated Over Please check the email address(s) associated with your The Sims Forums account. Is this the same email address on your EA account? 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Issue on saving the game
Playing The Sims Medieval has become quite frustrating due to a persistent issue with saving the game. Each time I attempt to save, I receive an error message about a saving problem. I'm curious if other players are facing this same challenge, but it's clear that this needs urgent attention for improvement. Having to repeatedly redo a story or lose progress is incredibly annoying and undermines the enjoyment of the game. If anything, this game needs a massive upgrade. It is a fantastic game with such amazing stories.
The sims 4 need more New and exciting game expansions.
For an example a world with dragon people or maybe make updates to the forgotten hollow giving a better back story and more functions or powers to the vampires, and a secret cave or layer for the vampires, or an actual vampire council. Like just putting more in the old worlds and making more new worlds that actually have a better story line, new animals, and new places you can explore like hidden caves, and more jobs you can actually go to.
Working for Maxis as a Community Manager
Kia Ora (Hello) from Aotearoa New Zealand, I wasn't sure where to put this query so I thought the general discussion section of The Sims sub-forum would be the best place. I wanted to see what type of roles Maxis has for those with minimal qualifications in IT and various community leadership experience? (Mainly on Discord but also Facebook). Ideally, I'd want to enter some sort of community manager role, even voluntary, as The Sims has always been close to my heart for me. As an Autistic individual myself, I have been able to express myself freely through The Sims and have found peace and comfort in the series, starting all the way back to when I first played The Sims on the PS2. I recently was appointed as an Ambassador for a new game called Proxi. Will Wright, the Founder of The Sims and SimCity series, as well as Spore, is the director of this game. I left the role after a month or two as I had a lot of things going on at the time but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being an ambassador for that game in particular. Any advice or general comments would be much appreciated and welcomed. Cheers all.A remake of The Medieval Sims
Hello everyone! I wonder if there are those out there who think a remake or an upgrade of The Medieval Sims would be a great Idea. It would be an excellent idea if they could make a better version of the game to make it so fun for medieval theme lovers. Significantly, if they could remake the original sims to better game versions, I'm hoping they can do the same for the medieval one. I'm just pitching the idea out here, hoping it would come true. It might not work out, but it doesn't hurt to pitch in ideas and to say my opinion. I know there could be pros and cons anyone could see, but as someone who's a Sims player and loves medieval games and royal-like role-plays, I think it would be a fantastic idea, especially if there could be different classes in the game. I'm hoping to hear everyone's opinions on this idea.
