3 years ago
All that I've discovered about Thrift and Trendi
Or how I made my sim to live several days in the Thriftea store so that you don't have to...
I'm not a CAS player I'm integrated economy and common sense player. So I was concerned about new Trendi/Thrift feature. Could it be of any use for my style of play and will it make any sense at all. So as soon as I had my hands on Expansion I made a test Sim and sent her to stalk Thriftea shop and devastate Trendi. here's what I managed to find out.
Trendi App:
1) At any time there are 25 outfits offered for you when you brose Trendi. But You can't see outfits preview in Trendi app. So what's the purpose for reserving 1/3 of app UI for mannequin picture then? Makes me feel like it's a feature not finished properly.
2) Trendi outfits are not generated randomly. There's a set pool of 30 outfits each with it's own name. For the test purpose I've completely buy out Trendi stock 12 times. Three times a day for four days in a row. I wanted to see how many different outfits I will accumulate and if there's a random factor. All outfits and their rarity distribution are shown below under a spoiler. So far I didn't see any other ones appearing on the App. So I assume there are no more. Also when you are listing your outfits on Trendi they do not appear among 25 offered at any time.
3) If you use List on Trendi option from the Phone App it'll simply open your inventory with preseted filters. And you'll have to list outfits from your inventory. There's no Trendi interface for that.
4) Trendi/Thrift outfits tend to stuck on some categories and be used instead of designated outfits. Like suddenly sim can sleep/jog in a Trendi outfit.
5) Outfits created through Thrift system completely ignore body frames and are applied to both genders. But at the same time not all clothes is tagged for both of them. As a result when You are selling your fashion looks and sims of both genders start to wear them only parts of outfits can be seen on sims sometimes. Like only top or bottom or even only some of accessories.
6) Trendi followers count, Simstagram followers count, Social Bunny followers count are all different from each other and are not interconnected.
My conclusion. Trendi App (not the thrift system in general) is absolutely non-versatile unfinished feature with zero re-play value. Since App offer is limited to same 30 outfits only it has no random surprise purchase factor like Plopsy has. And since Trendi/Thrift outfits system not integrated/interconnected with styled looks feature in CAS there's literally no incentive to purchase these 30 styled looks. Why bother and clutter your inventory, creating buggy situations when you can style more interesting ones yourself for free?
I've lost count how many times Styled Looks system was requested by community to be editable, savable and more usable. It could help avoiding fashion disaster with NPC sims and now it could be perfectly integrated with Trendi. Create a look in Thrift store - have an option to add it to styled looks. Trendi could use the pool of styled looks then to generate pool of outfits for sale. But instead Trendi app will always be same Base Game + HSY 30 looks.
Also since all operations with outfits actually are doable from Sim inventory (and some only from inventory) I do not understand the purpose of the App at all. It can easily be removed from sim Phones without any major impact. The only loss would be 30 preset looks and unfinished interface.
I'm not a CAS player I'm integrated economy and common sense player. So I was concerned about new Trendi/Thrift feature. Could it be of any use for my style of play and will it make any sense at all. So as soon as I had my hands on Expansion I made a test Sim and sent her to stalk Thriftea shop and devastate Trendi. here's what I managed to find out.
Trendi App:
1) At any time there are 25 outfits offered for you when you brose Trendi. But You can't see outfits preview in Trendi app. So what's the purpose for reserving 1/3 of app UI for mannequin picture then? Makes me feel like it's a feature not finished properly.
2) Trendi outfits are not generated randomly. There's a set pool of 30 outfits each with it's own name. For the test purpose I've completely buy out Trendi stock 12 times. Three times a day for four days in a row. I wanted to see how many different outfits I will accumulate and if there's a random factor. All outfits and their rarity distribution are shown below under a spoiler. So far I didn't see any other ones appearing on the App. So I assume there are no more. Also when you are listing your outfits on Trendi they do not appear among 25 offered at any time.
Spoiler
1.Artisanal Effect (Trend - Boho) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/jJSCRyz/07-31-22-3-20-52-PM.jpg
2.Boho Comfort (Trend - Basics) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/fvZRKzM/07-31-22-3-23-15-PM.jpg
3.Campfire Chic (Trend - Hipster) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/DtySPzT/07-31-22-3-24-38-PM.jpg
4.Coffee Shop (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/M7sVp9H/07-31-22-3-26-57-PM.jpg
5.Crooner (Trend - Country) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/sjsxTDS/07-31-22-3-28-30-PM.jpg
6.Dark Academia Prep Modern (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/hRjrBjC/07-31-22-3-29-49-PM.jpg
7.Dressed for Success (Trend - Preppy) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/fnmMnvK/07-31-22-3-31-13-PM.jpg
8.Fuzz Taste (Trend - Streetwear) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/9Nk6R69/07-31-22-3-32-20-PM.jpg
9.Great Outside (Trend - Streetwear) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/GTyVwYk/07-31-22-3-36-15-PM.jpg
10.Llamacore Farmhand (Trend - Country) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/Fm1G543/07-31-22-3-37-25-PM.jpg
11.Lo-Fi (Trend - Preppy) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/qjvQnQn/07-31-22-3-38-25-PM.jpg
12.Made To Last (Trend - Streetwear) - 7/12
https://i.ibb.co/YN3kCqp/07-31-22-3-40-04-PM.jpg
13.Mountain Peak (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/7rHRz0g/07-31-22-3-41-10-PM.jpg
14.Nocore Possibility Space (Trend - Polished) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/nBDGGLX/07-31-22-3-43-05-PM.jpg
15.Perfect Poise (Trend - Preppy) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/vBmkNvz/07-31-22-3-44-38-PM.jpg
16.Planet Tone (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/zJy352c/07-31-22-3-45-47-PM.jpg
17.Rocksteady (Trend - Streetwear) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/L6VgtnH/07-31-22-3-47-12-PM.jpg
18.Rough Diamond (Trend - Polished) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/BKkKQTy/07-31-22-3-48-34-PM.jpg
19.Shaken Not Stirred (Trend - Polished) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/pX2JkL2/07-31-22-3-50-01-PM.jpg
20.Simple Style (Trend - Basics) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/YyKNh4b/07-31-22-3-51-06-PM.jpg
21.Smart Selection (Trend - Basics) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/H2bCMBq/07-31-22-3-52-28-PM.jpg
22.Smarts (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/GcYqcw3/07-31-22-3-53-20-PM.jpg
23.Sweet Ensemble (Trend - Basics) - 10/12 (this one is literally the same as #2!!!)
https://i.ibb.co/kM5XfqR/07-31-22-3-54-37-PM.jpg
24.Trasher (Trend - Hipster) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/8NvLMvD/07-31-22-3-56-05-PM.jpg
25.Untrendi (Trend - Preppy) - 8/12
https://i.ibb.co/ckqj5Lv/07-31-22-3-57-54-PM.jpg
26.Urban Country (Trend - Country) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/X259D6p/07-31-22-3-59-07-PM.jpg
27.Urban Oasis (Trend - Basics) - 7/12
https://i.ibb.co/0nZ9406/07-31-22-4-00-13-PM.jpg
28.Vine League (Trend - Preppy) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/TmV1hph/07-31-22-4-01-28-PM.jpg
29.Worn Threads (Trend - Streetwear) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/sPDgnFw/07-31-22-4-04-56-PM.jpg
30.Y2K Basic Wear (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/34Nrv3H/07-31-22-4-05-33-PM.jpg
1.Artisanal Effect (Trend - Boho) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/jJSCRyz/07-31-22-3-20-52-PM.jpg
2.Boho Comfort (Trend - Basics) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/fvZRKzM/07-31-22-3-23-15-PM.jpg
3.Campfire Chic (Trend - Hipster) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/DtySPzT/07-31-22-3-24-38-PM.jpg
4.Coffee Shop (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/M7sVp9H/07-31-22-3-26-57-PM.jpg
5.Crooner (Trend - Country) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/sjsxTDS/07-31-22-3-28-30-PM.jpg
6.Dark Academia Prep Modern (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/hRjrBjC/07-31-22-3-29-49-PM.jpg
7.Dressed for Success (Trend - Preppy) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/fnmMnvK/07-31-22-3-31-13-PM.jpg
8.Fuzz Taste (Trend - Streetwear) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/9Nk6R69/07-31-22-3-32-20-PM.jpg
9.Great Outside (Trend - Streetwear) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/GTyVwYk/07-31-22-3-36-15-PM.jpg
10.Llamacore Farmhand (Trend - Country) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/Fm1G543/07-31-22-3-37-25-PM.jpg
11.Lo-Fi (Trend - Preppy) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/qjvQnQn/07-31-22-3-38-25-PM.jpg
12.Made To Last (Trend - Streetwear) - 7/12
https://i.ibb.co/YN3kCqp/07-31-22-3-40-04-PM.jpg
13.Mountain Peak (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/7rHRz0g/07-31-22-3-41-10-PM.jpg
14.Nocore Possibility Space (Trend - Polished) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/nBDGGLX/07-31-22-3-43-05-PM.jpg
15.Perfect Poise (Trend - Preppy) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/vBmkNvz/07-31-22-3-44-38-PM.jpg
16.Planet Tone (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/zJy352c/07-31-22-3-45-47-PM.jpg
17.Rocksteady (Trend - Streetwear) - 12/12
https://i.ibb.co/L6VgtnH/07-31-22-3-47-12-PM.jpg
18.Rough Diamond (Trend - Polished) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/BKkKQTy/07-31-22-3-48-34-PM.jpg
19.Shaken Not Stirred (Trend - Polished) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/pX2JkL2/07-31-22-3-50-01-PM.jpg
20.Simple Style (Trend - Basics) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/YyKNh4b/07-31-22-3-51-06-PM.jpg
21.Smart Selection (Trend - Basics) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/H2bCMBq/07-31-22-3-52-28-PM.jpg
22.Smarts (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/GcYqcw3/07-31-22-3-53-20-PM.jpg
23.Sweet Ensemble (Trend - Basics) - 10/12 (this one is literally the same as #2!!!)
https://i.ibb.co/kM5XfqR/07-31-22-3-54-37-PM.jpg
24.Trasher (Trend - Hipster) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/8NvLMvD/07-31-22-3-56-05-PM.jpg
25.Untrendi (Trend - Preppy) - 8/12
https://i.ibb.co/ckqj5Lv/07-31-22-3-57-54-PM.jpg
26.Urban Country (Trend - Country) - 11/12
https://i.ibb.co/X259D6p/07-31-22-3-59-07-PM.jpg
27.Urban Oasis (Trend - Basics) - 7/12
https://i.ibb.co/0nZ9406/07-31-22-4-00-13-PM.jpg
28.Vine League (Trend - Preppy) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/TmV1hph/07-31-22-4-01-28-PM.jpg
29.Worn Threads (Trend - Streetwear) - 9/12
https://i.ibb.co/sPDgnFw/07-31-22-4-04-56-PM.jpg
30.Y2K Basic Wear (Trend - Basics) - 10/12
https://i.ibb.co/34Nrv3H/07-31-22-4-05-33-PM.jpg
3) If you use List on Trendi option from the Phone App it'll simply open your inventory with preseted filters. And you'll have to list outfits from your inventory. There's no Trendi interface for that.
4) Trendi/Thrift outfits tend to stuck on some categories and be used instead of designated outfits. Like suddenly sim can sleep/jog in a Trendi outfit.
5) Outfits created through Thrift system completely ignore body frames and are applied to both genders. But at the same time not all clothes is tagged for both of them. As a result when You are selling your fashion looks and sims of both genders start to wear them only parts of outfits can be seen on sims sometimes. Like only top or bottom or even only some of accessories.
6) Trendi followers count, Simstagram followers count, Social Bunny followers count are all different from each other and are not interconnected.
My conclusion. Trendi App (not the thrift system in general) is absolutely non-versatile unfinished feature with zero re-play value. Since App offer is limited to same 30 outfits only it has no random surprise purchase factor like Plopsy has. And since Trendi/Thrift outfits system not integrated/interconnected with styled looks feature in CAS there's literally no incentive to purchase these 30 styled looks. Why bother and clutter your inventory, creating buggy situations when you can style more interesting ones yourself for free?
I've lost count how many times Styled Looks system was requested by community to be editable, savable and more usable. It could help avoiding fashion disaster with NPC sims and now it could be perfectly integrated with Trendi. Create a look in Thrift store - have an option to add it to styled looks. Trendi could use the pool of styled looks then to generate pool of outfits for sale. But instead Trendi app will always be same Base Game + HSY 30 looks.
Also since all operations with outfits actually are doable from Sim inventory (and some only from inventory) I do not understand the purpose of the App at all. It can easily be removed from sim Phones without any major impact. The only loss would be 30 preset looks and unfinished interface.