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4 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.
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

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.

18 Replies

  • Thank you for the review. It’s really disappointing the outfits we have our sims put together ourselves can’t randomly pop up in the Trendi app, or that’s the way I’m understanding it. They really could have implemented this so much better.

    And too bad we can’t “choose for our sims to do the modeling and comedy thing…

    @EgonVM, I would have liked the idea of categories too. Like someone else mentioned, I don’t think they finished th app…..

    @RoseQuartz I was hoping that they would come up with a simple clothing lot trait where we could open up pieces of clothing by buying them. I still hope if the refresh get to work they bring that out
  • Thanks again for your sacrifice. <3 I never had an urge to play with the thrift store and now I don't have to suffer, I will just ignore it. :D
  • Thanks for this! I was wondering how it all worked and I'm left disappointed and annoyed. I get it, clothes irl can and are made unisex. But it's obvious that the devs didn't bother to make proper unisex textures and models. This is extremely evident when you see that all they've done is to go back to old packs, free content and base game content and retroactively repurposed feminine or masculine clothes to be able to be equipped to the opposite rig. It's so obvious when a top or a pair of jeans used to be for one gendered sim because when you equip said top or pair of jeans to the opposite rig, it doesn't sit right or adds "features" that aren't normally present on the body. It's incredibly distracting.
    Like literally, all they do is just a few quick code changes and nothing else. They don't bother to go back in and fix or adjust the textures so they'd be able to fit on the models properly, this is how we end up with clothes that just look wrong or weird on the "opposite" gendered rigs.
    God, I miss the gender-exclusive clothing and hair choices.

    TL;DR: It's fine that you want to be more inclusive but you need to actually put in the effort, instead of just changing up the code and calling it a day.

    ETA: I'm not saying any of this to be an "ist", "phobic", against or changes to the game to make it more inclusive. I am merely expressing my frustrations at the lack of time and care being put into this game. True I don't know how much time is or isn't given to the Gurus when it comes to these matters, but surely they can do better. This game is 8 years old and worth hundreds of dollars, it's time that effort is being shown in the quality of the product again.
  • I believe there is a mod which adds more outfits to the thrift store. It doesn't mean that Trendi isn't pointless... It is...
    Plus there is a bug that you can't sell outfits on Trendi. If you click outfit selling nothing happens. Someone said you have to move your mailbox in build mode.
  • Dang this is disappointing.

    Trendi was one of the few reasons I was interested in this pack, and it seems to be so half-baked!

    I guess I'll wait and see if this is ever updated before buying. Taking away Trendi, the only features I'm left interested in are some of the BB and world, and I'm not sure that's even worth 50% since this pack seems to introduce a lot of bugs I'd have to start dealing with as well. :/

    Thanks for letting me know.
  • I think Trendi application is definitely not finished because it doesn't display the items you are buying so you never quite know what you are going to get. Also, I was under the impression that the new clothes will be unlocked pretty much like the Nifty Knitting ones, but they don't seem to unlock, and you can't edit the outfits you buy, so you are stuck with the surprise outfit you bought. My sim bought that Nr. 2 outfit and I wanted to remove the socks and it wasn't possible, so I ended up sending the outfit back where it came from. Also, these outfits don't seem to appear under the Change outfit interaction, they are only available from inventory, but, again, there's no preview available to see what the outfit looks like unless your sim wears it. If you want to keep several such outfits so your sim has more clothing choices, it's not easy to tell which is which because there's no preview for the outfit.
  • Agreed. I wish you could just buy individual clothing items like you can at a real thrift store. The option to do outfits is nice, but I really just like the jacket or pants or whatever, you know? It would be great if it worked like Nifty Knitting, where it's unlocked for the whole household once you obtain it - maybe they could add that someday.
  • Omgee I’m such a fashionista I love this feature on the sims this and the interior designer!!!?? ?♥️♥️

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