More lots
Please could sims create a special package where you can get more lots because i love to build and make households. But the problem is we don't have enough lots. I think a lot of people in the sims c...
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@AndyZhang2896, But they didn't remove anything from TS4 for the sake of performance that was already in TS4! ๐คจ They only left out stuff that was in TS3! So, they aren't going to take anything from TS4 that is in TS4. They might not have a big town for University or future packs, but they have never taken away lots from existing towns or packs! ๐
Well, yes, it has been a decade since CASt was first created in TS3, but it has only been 5 years since we last used it. While people say that computers are better capable now of running TS3, that still doesn't mean that most people can adequately run TS3 even today. A feature like CASt is probably still going to put a strain on most people's computers unless they hardly use it. And if you hardly use it then what is the point? ๐ค
But I agree with you in that there are many, many items that almost match but don't quite match. ๐ข And there are other items that only come in bright colors while others only come in muted colors. And let's not forget how some swatches have a barely perceptible difference!๐ That really aggravates me since I feel that one of those swatches could have been used for an entirely different color! ๐ I have OCD, so the colors not matching drives me crazy. โน๏ธ Even if they fix many of these items, they won't or can't fix all of them. One of my pet peeves are the jewelry. I have to use different jewelry than what I want to use just because what I want to use doesn't have the right colors! And of course, you mentioned when they forget to put all the swatches like they did with some of the Get Famous stuff. ๐ข I hope they can fix that! ๐ค
Yes, I much prefer to travel from town to town in TS4 than to be stuck in one big town in TS3. At least you could go on vacation, but the vacations took an extremely long time to load, especially Isla Paradiso since it came later a few years into TS3's reign.๐ I like the ability in TS4 to live in Brindleton Bay, but be able to quickly drop into San Mayshuno and gab some food from the street vendors and then quickly go home again, or catch an event in Del Sol Valley! ๐ฅณ
@PugLove888
"A feature like CASt is probably still going to put a strain on most people's computers unless they hardly use it."
If people can't use it, they can just leave CASt alone. But I know some people might not happen when a feature they can't use is added to the game and put some weight (probably tens of megabytes or even hundreds). But I still believe more people excited about this.
"And there are other items that only come in bright colors while others only come in muted colors."
I love modern lots and I really hope they added basic/neutral colors such as black, white, dark wood, light wood to most objects. Those neutral colors are easier to pair with other colors.
"And let's not forget how some swatches have a barely perceptible difference!"
Yup, some colors barely difference. But I'm glad they still add it. I have seen few objects with 2 similar light/dark color swatches, love one of them but hate the others because it looks bad for me, I have thoughts on why they include the bad swatch. But I'm sure some people out there love the one I hate.
"I have OCD, so the colors not matching drives me crazy."
Color not matching also annoy me, but there's nothing we can do right now. Modern kitchen counter and upper cabinet colors didn't match even they're same color swatches. ๐
I don't want to claim that I have OCD, but I'm a very perfectionist and when building a house, everything should feel right to me. I always repeatedly clicking undo and redo (maybe few times until I stop, then do it again later) when building tho, which is maybe a symptom of OCD.
I think I need to screenshot and tweet to SimsGuru to let them know about unmatching Get Famous color swatches.
My sims have been moving 3 times in a single save file and I didn't own all of the worlds yet. I love that each world has its own characteristics. I'm sure right now with all EP installed, there are more lots in total than TS3 single open world. But I still want more lots! LOL
Get Together and Island Living is on my wishlist! (Even tho I ever stated that Sulani isn't good enough).
@AndyZhang2896, I don't think most people would be able to leave CASt alone.๐ Most adults would have a hard time ignoring CASt if it were in the game, and even more teens would have a harder time ignoring it! ๐คจ It just isn't human nature to be presented with something, be told you probably can't use it, and then not at least try to push the limits on it. People will get angry and then constantly would be asking EA why they put in a CASt wheel if most people can't use it. And then there is that in a game with CASt, what do you use for colors if you actually are able to ignore CASt?๐ค Without CASt there would have to be some sort of swatch system.... and they aren't going to have both a swatch system and CASt! That would be sure to bog down people's computers! ๐
About what I said regarding the bright colors versus the muted colors... I'm so sorry I wasn't clear in my descritption ๐คญโฆ For those bright and dark colors I meant clothing. For furniture I 100% agree with you that we need a variety of neutral colors ! Black, white, at least one medium gray (but preferably several shades of gray) and various wood tones are all much needed for all Build/Buy Mode items! But for clothing, we don't need all of the wood tones we need in furniture! So, for example I want to see blue in various shades from dark to light, but also in various degrees of saturation. So, for example, jeans are usually in softer, muted, less saturated colors from dark to light. But a shirt or dress would also need some vibrant jewel tones and bright pastels! CASt was wonderful for giving us this kind of selection.
I have to wonder if maybe CASt would work better if it only let you change colors, and not patterns. ๐ค That might be a good compromise! :ealight_bulk: (It still might not work very well, but it might help).
The color swatches that had barely a perceptible difference... some differences are slight, but still noticeable.๐ But in the base game there are some ankle socks that have 2 identical swatches.โน๏ธ (They might be a half tone off, but when you put them on the Sims they look identical!) The socks I'm talking about come in about 6 colors and the 2 that are the same are a kind of beige / green color. We don't need 2 swatches this color! ๐ There are a few more items like this, but most of the others, while similar enough, are still distinguishable when you put them on your Sim! ๐
I don't use the Modern style kitchen counters and cabinets much... can you tell me which ones don't match?๐ค ( I'm aware of the island counters not matching the regular counters in Island Living, but they fixed those! :eahigh_file๐
I understand why you are hesitant to use the term OCD to describe yourself since it is a term that is thrown around a lot. But OCD runs in my family. Mine isn't as severe as many people's OCD is, but it still affects me.
I love your idea about taking a screenshot of the Get Famous color swatches that don't match, and Tweeting them to the Sim Gurus.:ealight_bulk:โค๏ธ It might just be something that was overlooked, much like the Island Living island counters were!).
I don't play rotationally, so I don't need as many lots as most other people. But I want more lots because most people do play rotationally, and therefore really need more lots!
Island Living is a gorgeous EP! I really love the clothing and Build/Buy Mode items that come with that pack! ๐ฅณ
I think you might like Get Together since the town of Windenburg has more lots than any other town in TS4! Just beware that that town is made to cause more fights to break out than any other town!๐ฎ It was set up like that because some of the clubs are rivals. And Get Together is many builder's favorite pack because it has a bunch of architectural elements in Build/Buy Mode! ๐ฅณ Also, the Club system in that pack is very unique and powerful. For example, if you have a huge garden, join the gardening club called the Garden Gnomes... instead of meeting at the default park, have them meet at your house, and they will do all your gardening for you! (You just might want to pick your havestables before you call them over! ๐) So, this feature is totally free, and you even gain club perks that you can use in other areas! Much better than hiring a gardener! :eahigh_file:
Happy Simming! ๐ฅณ
I wonder what their reasoning was to make Windenburg with so many lots compared to the other worlds.
For example StrangerVille only have one empty lot and two empty houses, and they put a lot of the families from TS2 Strangetown in the gallery just at the release of StrangerVille. So if you want to have somewhere for them to live you have to evict the StrangerVille inhabitants.
I have a wish that they make the real TS2 Strangetown in TS4, and putting the Get to Work lab in it. If you play as a scientist in the Get to Work lab there are sometimes visitors there, but when playing, and not being in the science career, you canโt visit it. That doesnโt really make sense.
I also have a wish that they put the police station and the hospital, from Get to Work, in the Magnolia Promenade world.
I mean, Get to Work is the oldest expansion, it would be nice with an update of it. I also think that they would benefit from it, because then more people who donโt own it yet would be more prone to buy it.
I would also want the ability to live on Sixam, because now Sixam is super boring. Itโs super beautiful, so itโs sad that itโs so boring. The only thing you can do there is to collect things, and if you work as a scientist you may be invited to a bar night there (but thatโs very rare). The bar night is basically like any other alien bar night but without toilets.
Btw, a little while back I made a post about living on Sixam: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-and-Feedback/It-Should-be-Possible-to-Live-on-Sixam/m-p/8206547
@SqueamishNerd, yes Sixam is so gorgeous โค๏ธ and even if our scientists get to go there occasionally for work, it is always for such a short period of time! โน๏ธ And who wouldn't want to live on Sixam!?!? โค๏ธ If we could build houses and venues there, it would have much more to do there!
Yes, it would be nice to have the hospital, police station, and GTW Lab in an actual physical location that we can access through a map!
I think that Windenburg in Get Together was so large because it was a very early EP and unlike Get to Work before it, it relied solely on the town. I think that since in the early days TS4 was very sparse, so EA was probably trying to make up for some of that sparseness with a bigger new town. Also, and probably more importantly, since Get Together was all about various clubs, they all needed their own club hangouts. And since each club needed club memebers, they had to add a lot of pre-made households into Windenburg as well. I think this was how we got such a large town! ๐
- @PugLove888 "I have to wonder if maybe CASt would work better if it only let you change colors, and not patterns."
Yeah, maybe this will put less weight on the game.
"they aren't going to have both a swatch system and CASt!"
But in TS3, the objects do have pre-created color, which is similar to color swatches in TS4. I know tho some swatches also changed pattern and shape.
"can you tell me which ones don't match?"
It's The Harbinger Counter and the upper cabinet. Upper one looks more bright and nice while the counter looks pale.
"Just beware that that town is made to cause more fights to break out than any other town!"
Can you explain more about this? does the pack make townies fist fighting each other in all worlds?
@SqueamishNerd I hope they add police, firefighter, and burglars back to the base game like TS3. That is the first thing I noticed when playing TS4 for the first time. Here is an image showing a different color. As you can see, the cabinet looks more lively, brighter, than the pale counter. Some may think it is because of cabinet closer to the light source, but even if I removed ceiling light, it's still the same. Noticeable difference. I've posted it on Twitter and hope it gets fixed. https://twitter.com/AndyZhang2896/status/1180112583396712449
And this one is from Get Famous. Picture 1 the loveseat, armchair, wardrobe and display cabinet didn't have white & gold color swatches like the left side objects. I don't understand why we have white & pale yellow color swatches tho. Picture 2 shows inconsistency of loveseat and armchair color swatches. On the left one, the loveseat white color while the armchair doesn't show white color even it's same swatches. And I don't understand why the armchair has a full zebra pattern while loveseat only has a zebra pattern on the sitting part. It's inconsistent. I really think we need a Create A Style. ๐
@AndyZhang2896and all... These are the things that drive OCD-me bonkers while building, waste a lot of time in troubleshooting, cause me to give up and not use items that would have been wonderful and a best choice, hurt my eyes...
and drive me to drink. ๐คจ
