Adventure Awaits Positive Thoughts Thread

Sims Discord Developer Q&A: Townies and Lore
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Can we whohoo Pruella?
Pruella doesn't woohoo in the suit (though you can romance her). You can still kiss/hug her, though! If you romance her enough, you can add her to household. An important note: the suit is "special" to Townies who are the peculiar plumbird, so if you add Pruella to household someone else will don the suit.

We will have three Households in the world and a few more special Sims you'll see around, too!

Will Nigel and Sara's relationship problems be reflected in their friendship/romance bars and their sentiments?
I actually left this one up for players a bit more. So it's a story we're telling but I wanted to let players have the opportunity to take it where they wanted. Their sentiments won't reflect the friction as much.

Is there a relation to the Ravenhood Gomez family?
Great question - there actually isn't, which I get a kick out of as I designed the Ravenwood Townies

Will Buddy Scoop's family be on the Gallery?
We won't be adding Buddy Scoop's family on the gallery, but feel free to create one for him and upload!

Do the townies also live at the getaway locations?
We have the Addams living on the lot for Love Highland! Star and Jane Addams run the getaway with two roomates, Skip and Agora!

Do we get any representation with the new townies? Dying for some Aro/Aces.
know this isn't quite the answer you want, but we do have an ace townie in San Sequoia (Aurelio Robles) Pruella is a trans woman.

Did Skip Broke fake his death and skip town to get away from Brandi? 
Fake death for Skip. BTW, there's a way to learn a little more about him potentially - check out the Lonely Lighthouse once the pack ships.
We think he may have "skipped" out on his responsibilities

Are there any returning sims from previous titles?
You'll spot Skip Broke living with the Addams. He'll have an interesting story.

Do we get some fun elders?
Freeda Perry is a freewheelin' granny for sure. I love designing elders, I worked on a few for San Sequoia and also Waylon Warez in Ravenwood too.

A few people asked so I'll just broadly answer: inspiration for Townies comes from everywhere for me. I think about the stories I want to tell given the overall features in a pack (I'm a narrative designer) and think about how we want to wrap townies around those features and tell dynamic stories. I'm a writer as well so I just love thinking up characters - all my Townies have huge backstories that never make it into the game, though, because it's really important to me that I give you a "template"

Where can I see all these townies everyone is talking about?
There's an article on the official EA website that introduces some of the new townies of Gibbi Point!
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/adventure-awaits-meet-the-sims

Is Jane and Star Addams' commune/home another getaway?
Yes, they have the romantic retreat ("Love Highland"). I get a kick out of the Addams gals because, well, to be nice... Star is a DRAMABOMB sim lol

Who were some of your favorite new townies to write?
Star Addam, I just kinda got a kick out of a messy Sim. I often lean towards wholesome (someone else asked if Pruella has special interactions - complete her quests and you get two! A superhug and you can tell her your feelings) so it was fun to make someone who was a bit on the weird/mean side

Is New Zealand known for its campsites?
Gibbi Point is inspired by many places! New Zealand, Australia, and national parks in the USA!

Scoop family Scoop They were kinda "big wheels" back when Crystal Valley wasn't Crystal Valley (I like to think of it as having been Scooptown before, though this isn't official in the game anywhere). Then one day there was a big earthquake/geyser eruption and the gold mine just dried up. Suddenly, crystals are there instead! The Scoops packed up and left, but Buddy actually may not be alone. The mystery is, where does Buddy live? Some townies swear they see him coming and going from the old firewatch tower but this is uncomfirmed

Three households have a home in Gibbi Point. The other NPCs will show up around the neighborhoods (Laxmi, Raheel, Buddy, Pruella, and Toshie!)

No plumbird pets this time (though I worked on the pet crow in ravenwood, you can always have that). They're very shy and reclusive, you see small ones around gibbi point but they don't want to be interacted with. I think they've had a rough go of things between overusing the Hothead Rock Geyser's "warmer" function for butterfly-adjacent purposes and Sims getting too close.

Yes! You can add whichever Sims you like to the Getaways!

We have four festivals in Gibbi Point:

• 'Round the Fire festival in Wanderwood Wilds
• Sunrise, Sunset festival in Crystal Valley
• Glow and Flow Festival in Jellyfish Junction
• Fitness Fest in Jellyfish Junction

So the glow worm cave - that used to be a cave-cave, not really a cenote. Then the big earthquake messed it all up so it became more open. But it has always been a spot that's so beautiful it's practically otherworldly. Literally. As in, those jellyfish...they are called Astral Pro-Jellyfish. And they are NOT native to Gibbi Point. We had some sixam visitors who wanted to leave behind a gift. Luckily, the jellyfish weren't invasive

Pruella is a trans gal and she's awfully cute. But otherwise, folks are pan. Nigel is DEFINITELY pan, let's just say.

Going to answer this, even though it's more of a Getaway question: The getaways do not need to be owned by any household. Currently the only scheduled Getaway in Gibbi Point that is owned is the Love Highland Getaway. Camp Gibbi Gibbi and Revive and Thrive are not owned by any NPC Household.

Yes! Star and Jane are married!

You know the person in your friend group who is always a bit of a troublemaker? You love them, but they just keep sticking their foot in it. Agora stuck her foot in it too many times and really wanted to just get away and start a better life for herself. That's why she showed up at the commune; to try and straighten things around. Is that actually working out for her, or is she still just chaos embodied? Up to you

Hmmmm. I really hope people give Pruella a chance, I guess I'd say. I know she looks scary, and even the locals have varied opinions about her, but she has a pure heart and really wants to be there. I think a random bit of lore is just the firewatch tower maybe? You never see the Sim who lives there (and you can't go up there either, it's forbidden!) but you can communicate a little with them. I like peppering lore bits with weird text you can get from interactions.

Yes, Gibbi Point supports all seasons! It's a very unique climate, where the waters are warmer, allowing Sims to do water activities year round!

No, but you should have your alien Sim try jellyfish salad. They get a different moodlet.

Dougie Perry has an imaginary friend doll! If you choose to play this household you will help him discover his imaginary friend!

There are interactions - you can say hi to the hermit park ranger, you can send a paper airplane note up and they'll respond eventually, and you can have a gift exchange with them

Custom Venues cannot be owned by Sims.

I mentioned the Ring Bear, that's the biggest one outside pulling in Skip and Agora. We thought it'd be fun to do that as it was so much fun for me to bring back Nervous Subject in Life & Death. Pruella is VERY inspired by the Ring Bear and Father Winter (my best friend worked on both those designs, it's my way of paying homage to his great work)

Buddy Scoop is a permanent child. We do not know why. It just happened that way. Buddy Scoop is a riddle wrapped in an enigma and a propellor hat. I consider him highly odd.

Nigel is currently in the role of Camp Director for Camp Gibbi Gibbi. This is a role that's tied to the Getaway and is completely customizable! His wife Sarah is in the Camp Counselor track of the Park Ranger Career.

Crosspack stuff - we used some milestones for sure for Townies this pack Base game townies can be invited to getaways and can show up,

For the quests, we have a few sets:

* Butterfly Conservationist Quest. Laxmi Kunal can be found in Wanderwood Wilds, and they have a quest relating to butterflies. Laxmi is dear to me, pleased talk to them!

* World Quests. Toshie Akamine can be found in Jellyfish Junction near a special Story Map. She has 3 world quests to complete. Completing them unlocks a special Geyser thing and also the ability to get small bits of gossip from townies. You can finish the map when done! It's super cute.

* Plumbird Quests. You get these off Pruella's "nest" in Crystal Valley. Completing these will unlock two special interactions with Pruella ("SUPERHUG" and sharing feelings)

The reward is mainly "you learn more lore" if that's okay 🙂 it's mainly content for lore-focused Simmers!

We have a butterfly in the new Gibbi Point Butterflies and Moths collection that is named after princess Cordelia! There's a nice little write up about this butterfly after examining her

Etymology of names was less of a thing for me here though historically it's something I dwell on a lot. Another designer worked with me on them (she also worked on the landmarks in the world - she did an amazing job there) so it was more of a collab on names

I noted this before in chat, but it's important: only sims in the plumbird role wear the suit. Once Pruella joins your HH, she is there in her normal attire forever! She wants to pass the baton (or perch? or nest) to others

I had a lot of fun making Pruella's Sim. I don't want to give too much away, but she's definitely a baddie

The costume is fully locked to Pruella - the Father Winter tie in is very indirect. It's more like some of how she functions is similar to father winter. I am VERY aware that players like to marry father winters on down the line. If you have a baby with Pruella, you'll see a trait listed for your infant though no special skills attached

So this is one of my FAVORITE THINGS about working with creators for our lots. They inform so much about what we do, but they also reflect in our builds. My favorite thing in San sequoia was when a lot builder added a rainbow flag to Eleanor Sullivan's room and I was like YOU GET IT. 

Gryphi (sp) for example I believe build one of our venues for this pack and it was just screaming "women love me fish fear me" so I named it Fearful Fish Lounge

but they also go off of the details we give, like flags or other items. Please feel free to use those as environmental storytelling; the decor on a lot is intended to tell you more about who lives there. 

It's so much fun collaborating with lot builders, there's a lot of give and take there (I think Kate is in this chat? Hi kiwisimskate!!)

No Ghost townies in this pack.

The slides are such a hilarious thing for me, Conor was cooking so hard when he gave us waterslides this pack be careful on slides in hot weather!!!!!!!!!!

Are there any little townies?
No infants/toddlers - child sims and up

A few people are asking about cultures; Gibbi Point is sort of inspired by a few areas but isn't a direct reprsentation, so when it comes to representing cultures it's not a direct parallel. I hope this answer helps a bit

YES there are trait switches. Go out to the Lonely Lighthouse in Jellyfish Junction and go from there.

I'm also nervous about trait switch behavior, I think it's fun to have sims evolve but want to do so carefully if folks like Lonely Lighthouse maybe I'll try to do more of that in the future, we tried to be light touch here but again always love to know what you folks want so we can meet your needs.

I'm less equipped to answer specific butterfly questions - my coworker Santi was the butterfly (and papercraft!) genius, but I don't believe they have bespoke interactions. They won't change lifestyle traits like ravendancer also lol I so wanted to type a mean comment about Don Lothario, but I'll leave that to others

We'll have a recap up for everyone to go through the questions and answers!

and yes, I do read feedback and do care what you think about these things. It's always important to me to balance and trust me, we care what you think and have to say and we try hard to take your feedback, wishes, and thoughts into account when we do things. Sometimes it's just me wilding out (pruella is just me being peak me, I'm weird- what can I say) but I try hard to calibrate around what I think people are asking for just as much as what the pack is asking for. I design thinking "what makes this pack come together" but also "what have we not been doing that we can think about" or "what worked? What do they want" We have a billion things to think about when we work on this game, and I know y'all know that, but your thoughts and feelings and input have real weight and mean the world to us as developers. We talk about you, think about you, and create worlds that we hope you will get lost in and love as much as we do thanks for being here, thanks for typin' at me, thanks for playing our game!