Re: Crystal Creations SP Gameplay Discussion

I am looking forward to finding out information about the new stuff pack! 🙂 A jewellery stuff pack will be great! 

@simgirl1010 thanks for posting that!

I've been so curious about what all their latest hints mean, I just can't take the suspense!

 🪩I love sparkles! I love new stuff!🪩

I watched the trailer and I liked it sm. New skill, new craft, many options to create unique jewels, A CRYSTAL TREE you can harvest, crystal slippers, and many moon themed objects. The furniture is very compatible with ROM. From the trailer I understood you can propose your significant other with your own custom ring, amazing!

That tree would be great at Realm🙌

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I'm super happy with the concept of this new pack. This is a hobby I have IRL, even down to the crystals and gemstones (sadly I do not have a crystal tree though). I'm really looking forward to it, it's just what I was hoping for.

This is definitely a bit of me as we say where I come from! 💖

OFFICIAL BLOG

Craft Your Crystal Jewelry with The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack

Design dazzling jewelry that puts you at the center of crafting and creation

We cannot get enough of crystals! In The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack, players can unlock a new Gemology Skill that will have your Sim collecting an assortment of colorful Crystals and Metals to customize stellar creations that can affect Sims’ moods, relationships, careers and lives! Display new beautifully cut crystals around the house, use them for crafting stunning pieces of jewelry, and charge your crystals in the moonlight to uncover new unique properties!

From designing beloved treasures like hand-crafted engagement rings or custom jewelry to producing unique collectibles that can be sold for Simoleons, any Sim can cultivate their own style that will be seen by all.

Get ready to create the jewelry of your dreams in this Stuff Pack that is sure to help you reach all of your crafty goals!

Collecting & Crafting

Nothing is more special than the pieces you hand-craft with love. With Crystal Creations, a Sim can create over 1,000 different permutations of bejeweled items, choosing to make a fashion statement, declaration of love or a sparkly gift for a friend.

To create these dazzling items, Sims can develop the Gemology Skill. This shiny new skill can be learned through practice as your Sim crafts at the new Gemology Table. Craft jewelry and cut gemstones in stunning new designs. As your Sim's skill improves, so will the quality of their creations. At the Gemology Table, Sims can cut gemstones and make stunning designs with the Crystals they collect and fashion them into engagement rings and other jewelry, including assorted rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings.

From selecting your favorite Crystal variant to choosing which metals suit a Crystal best, like Silver, Gold or Rose Gold, your Sim will feel like a master crafter once surrounded by their colorful jewelry. You can also use any of the 22 metals found with The Sims 4 worlds including Baconite, Death Metal and Romantium. Send a message of love or friendship by selecting the perfect shape of a Gemstone, choose from 10 different cuts including a Heart, Plumbob or Gnome shape.

The Gemology Skill can be boosted when a Sim reads the Gemology Skill book and when a Sim continues to craft Crystal Creations at the Gemology Table. A Sim can sell, collect and gift their crafted creations to other Sims.

Connect with Crystal Energy

Don’t you just love a little moonlight? We sure do! We’re excited to share that Crystal Creations utilizes the Base Game Lunar Cycle. This means that in Crystal Creations, Sims can search out Crystals on their computer or pluck them off a Crystal Tree, and once the Crystal is cut into a Gemstone, the jewelry and Gemstones can be charged with the Crystal determining the effect.

The objects must be placed on the Crystal Charging Grid. Once charged, Sims can wear or display their pieces, experiencing the effects of the Crystal to positively or negatively impact relationships, emotions and in-game progress. Depending on the Crystal the effects of the charging may wane over time and your Sims will need to recharge to feel the full effect once again.

With the introduction of 3 new crystals, Amber, Jade and Moonstone, there are currently 27 total crystals across all packs for Sims to discover. Sims can find Crystals anywhere! Locate Common, Uncommon and Rare Crystals in dig spots and rocks on any world or lot, while Uncommon Crystals can also be purchased from the computer or at the Gemology Table and Rare Crystals can only be found in different worlds or grown on a Crystal Tree.

Find all different varieties of Crystals around The Sims 4 worlds including:

• The Sims 4 Base Game Crystals: (Common) Emerald, Citrine, Quartz, Alabaster, Rose Quartz, Peach Quartz, Ruby, Orange Topaz, Sapphire, Turquoise, (Uncommon) Simanite, Shinolite, Amethyst, Hematite, Diamond, Fire Opal, (Rare) Jonquilyst, Plumbite, Rainborz, Jet 
• The Sims 4 Get To Work Expansion Pack: (Common) Nitelite, Crandestine
• The Sims 4 Jungle Adventure Game Pack: (Uncommon) Amazonite, (Rare) Alexandrite
• The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack: (Common) Jade, (Uncommon) Moonstone, (Rare) Amber 

Dark and Dreamy

The ultimate crystal adventure isn’t complete without the right dash of mystery and intrigue. When it’s time to collect your colorful Crystals and slip into colorful crystal slippers, bejeweled leather boots and artisan clothing, including button down vests and shirts and floral tops with puffed sleeves. To add even more sparkle, check out the new hairs with fierce metallic hoops or delicate jeweled pins.

After a long day of cutting, collecting, crafting and selling Crystals and jewelry, relax in a cozy humble abode equipped with soft velvety sofas, stare into mirrors embedded with Crystals and spend many starry nights at your Gemology Table learning the tricks of the trade.

The Sims 4 collaborated with Simmer Arethabee to develop a dreamy set of jewelry available in Create-A-Sim, featuring a necklace, a ring and earrings.  Her designs are delicate and sophisticated and a perfect addition to this sparkling pack. We love working with our community of creators and cannot wait to see what you make with these dazzling new designs.

You can learn more about The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack during the Gameplay Developer Walkthrough on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11am PDT on The Sims Official Twitch and YouTube channels.

The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack will launch on February 29, 2024 on PC via EA app™, Mac® via Origin, and Steam®, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One systems. The Sims 4 has officially launched on the Epic Games Store as well, another download destination for this Stuff Pack.

The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack requires The Sims 4 base game, available free to download & all game updates. See minimum system requirements for the pack.

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/crystal-creations-stuff-pack

The new stuff pack sounds great! 🙂 The new gem crafting skill is great and lovely new items to create. The new furniture is lovely also. 

Yeah!! 🙂 That's exactly what we mean when we say "we want more gameplay!" This stuff pack is so well thought out: it uses common items of the game, like crystals, metals, the moon, the weddings, the jewelry and so on, so it inserts itself into the lives of our Sims! And it also adds a new dreamy item: the crystal tree!!!!! 🙌
I can't wait to play with this stuff pack!

It is great the way that it uses common items and features that we have already in our games and expands on them in a new way @2hCreations 🙂 The crystal tree does look very pretty! 

It's such a great way to revive interest in an original collectable too because crystals have always been there. At the start I had them all over my Sims homes but then interest in them dwindled a bit and I was just collecting them to complete the collection. I even add the rarest ones to my retail lots for Sims to just buy them to finish off their collections.

I've been missing the element in Sims 3 pets where we could turn them into crystal ornaments so I started feeling a bit "meh" about them. This is a cool idea for an item that's been in the game for so long but needed a new purpose.

I'll be making Alexandrite everything! It's my birthstone but it's also the prettiest of all of the crystals in the game for me.🥰

I can't wait until we can get this jewelry stuff pack on February 29 😎!

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Official Blog  

ARETHABEE CREATES EYE-CATCHING JEWELRY FOR THE SIMS 4 CRYSTAL CREATIONS STUFF PACK You Make The Sims Featuring ArethaBee

Our players make The Sims every day. They play to express their individualities, interests, and aspirations. They inspire us to keep innovating and improving. They’re creators in every sense of the word and we’re thrilled to share a detailed look at our latest collaboration with Sims player, ArethaBee.

ArethaBee is a renowned Simmer known for her the exquisitely detailed custom content she creates for The Sims. Her creations boast gorgeous hairstyles, fashion-forward pieces, and luxurious jewelry all meant to enrich her fellow Simmers’ gameplay. 

Her journey with the life simulation game started at the age of 10, dissatisfied with the limitations of online dress up games, she craved a platform that would allow her to dive deeper into storytelling and playing out characters' lives. When a friend brought over a copy of The Sims for her to play, she was hooked, “it was actually my dream game! I instantly fell in love. I made my first piece of custom content years ago for The Sims 2 and I was amazed by how much I could customize the game with my own imagination, I think it’s one of the features that makes The Sims so special to me”. 

The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack, features a collaboration with ArethaBee that brings three unique jewelry pieces to Create-A-Sim, a necklace, earrings, and a ring. We sat down with the creator to dive into the creative process. 

What is your favorite The Sims 4 pack?

It is very hard to pick just one as my gameplay tends to change around different packs. Currently, it might be The Sims 4 Cottage Living or The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion packs as I really enjoy playing with loads of cute animals and farming.

What is the most chaotic thing you’ve ever made your Sim do?

One day I realized my game had been too peaceful, revolving around mundane friendships. I became inspired and had to try doing the opposite. I made an evil Sim that was basically going around, fighting and pranking other townies. Even then, it didn't seem like enough chaos, so I ended up sending her to the Realm of Magic to become a witch, master many spells (especially the mischief and untamed spells) only to make whoever she didn't get along with miserable. I still play with her sometimes and I have to say that Sims in her town are almost always in a bad mood.

Describe the jewelry pieces that you made.

I’ve created three pieces of jewelry for this pack. A necklace, earrings and ring that can be used as a set or worn as separate pieces. The necklace is made of a metal snake chain and colorful beads featuring a bright gemstone. The earrings have multiple hoops, as I just love stacked jewelry! I am really happy with the versatility of the ring as it matches the other accessories I made but could also be worn on its own or as a wedding ring.

Where did you draw inspiration from? Do you have designs, pieces, or experiences that you drew from?

My inspiration was definitely the jewelry designs I love and wear in real life. I wanted them to add variety to what we already had in the game while reflecting my style. Personally, I prefer simple accessories combined together that work for all sorts of different looks. That’s also why I wanted to add color with the beads and gemstones.

Can you explain the design process for making these jewelry pieces?

I started by looking for references that were similar to what I wanted to make for each piece of jewelry. This was probably the longest step in the whole process. Once I was certain about the styles I wanted to go for, I created 3D models of the concepts, playing around with the ideas and references I had. The last step was to pick color combinations that would be both fun and simple for everyday use. It was amazing getting feedback and encouragement from the Sims team during this process.

What are you most excited about for The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack?

I LOVE styling jewelry and am so excited to explore the new features that come along with this Stuff Pack that allows our Sims to create their own jewelry. Of course, seeing my work in the official gameplay after making my own custom content for a long time is another level of excitement for me. The 10 year old me that fell in love with this game wouldn't believe it.

How do you envision players styling these jewelry pieces in their gameplay?

I think while these jewelry pieces can be used for casual/daily looks, they can also be styled into colorful, fun or formal looks with the different swatch options. I hope that other Simmers enjoy using them for different kinds of occasions, I cannot wait to see the looks they will create with them.

The Sims 4 Crystal Collections Stuff Pack will be available for purchase beginning February 29 in The Sims 4 on PC via EA app, Mac® via Origin, Epic Games Store, Steam®, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One systems.

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/ymts-with-arethabee?utm_campaign=sims4_hd_ww_ic_soco_twt_sp49-ymts-tw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cid=79490&ts=1708657114638

It was great to read the blog with the collaborator of the pack, and find out more about the jewellery in the pack and her inspiration and creative process. Thanks for posting the blog @simgirl1010 🙂

Great blog post @simgirl1010 😎! Thanks for sharing it 🙂!

@simsplayer818I love that the Sim Gurus came up with the idea to include members of the TS4 community to build new stuff for new packs and/or outfits and accessories 😎!

It is special @coolsim9999999 and @simsplayer818  when simmers are involved in collaborations for packs. It is great reading about the background details of them how they designed the items and we can think about the creator when using the items in our games. 
It is also great like you said, that console players have the opportunity to enjoy items by a cc creator that usually they would not be able to use. 

I was originally thinking of bridal store , but maybe I replace Ward Park in Del Sol Valley with small, but ahh so expensive jewelry store with the Get Famous lot trait, 

for rich and famous only 🙌

An expensive jewellery shop for the rich and famous in Del Sol Valley sounds great! @Ellupelluellu 🙂

I just saw an amazing wooden guest house on a travel show about my part of England. It was really quirky and I'm going to make my jewellery shop look like that and have living quarters there too, it was all made out of the same wood from the floors to the walls to the wooden furniture. I think I might put it in Forgotten Hollow because I want it to be quite mystical looking, a bit like the store fronts in the magical realm. I'm hoping if I don't add any Vampire traits to the lot that it will be a safe place to shop for trinkets lol. I'm going to decorate it with potions and things as well and I think the crystal tree will look perfect in Forgotten Hollow.

I love really quirky shops with loads of character.

Your plans for your jewellery shop sound great!  @simsplayer818 🙂 When you have done it, it would be lovely to see photos of it. 
It is great that you got inspiration for it by a guest house that you saw on the travel show.