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- ChadSims2Seasoned NewcomerIt's a really good question before Sims 4 was released the Sims team told us we would get cars "Sims will definitely be able to own and have cars! As far as how they will function, I cannot comment on that yet. I do know that opening doors, like in The Sims 2, would require a lot from our animations team, so this may or may not happen" so we know cars are totally possible and were originally supposed to be a part of this game.
Obviously that changed a month or 2 before release then were told by SimGuruRyan who was speaking of the disappointment of the release and all its missing base game features that "Sims 4 would make our dreams come true." I can't find exact quote anymore but it was something like that then they moved to dead silence for years.
Finally a miracle happened silence broke even if just for a moment after 7 years, “In just a matter of weeks we’ll be sharing more about our next expansion pack, which we’ve been working on since last year,” the devs said in a community message earlier this month. “I want to set expectations now, though, that cars, babies, farms, and bunk beds are not part of this EP. We understand how important these features are to you but we want to be honest that they are not part of this upcoming pack.” they acknowledged cars and other features we have got after this statement such as bunk beds farming and improved babies in the form of infants.
Now that all those other mentioned features are here with the release of infants will cars be next I sure hope so they made it known they know we want them. - crocobauraSeasoned AceI would love bumper cars and kart racing. Maybe we could have that if they can't bring cars back yet.
- logionXSeasoned VanguardI'm finding the whole idea about cars for the sims4 interesting, because it feels like they often have to take this into account with the their world design to a point where it feels like they have to design their worlds and everything in the game around the fact that there are no cars that our sims can use.
Many neighborhoods in the world have very few or no parking spaces at all so neighborhoods often feel like public spaces (where you are not allowed to park cars) which I guess is fine if that's what you are going for with your house builds but if you want to have a neighborhood that doesn't feel like a public space then you are very limited. One neighborhood in Growing Together is designed like a typical suburban neighborhood with similar houses with garages except the one which you get to build on.
It's also interesting with Maxis HQ being based in California where they have a lot of cars everywhere and they have taken the decision to ban petrol fueled cars by 2035, so the game could have showed the interesting time we are living in now where the design of cars and how they are being powered is changing. You could argue that only focusing on bikes is better for the environment but if the game doesn't have any cars at all for our sims to own then you are not depicting those changes anyway.
Maxis likes to be trendy with their pack designs and this game have the opportunity to show the challenges a lot of people and families are facing with them wanting to be friendly to the environment, but they also don't want to spend huge amounts of money or try to adjust their lives to not using cars. If you live in a city you can often adjust but out in the country you can't just bike several miles to places or use non-existent local traffic. The challenges that a lot of people face in real life with being able to transport their children or elders to places are not shown at all either in the game, sims are just fading away and teleporting to places.
So I think it was a missed opportunity for them to not focus on cars early in the game because we could have seen a lot of interesting game design by now, instead they are just props or are just assumed to be used.
And no, I don't think the limitations of the game are a reason for us not seeing them either, I understand that we will not be able to use them to travel around the neighborhood but I don't see how they could not work like the rocket for example which have plenty of animations and shows the sims entering and leaving the lot.
So tldr, them not including cars makes other elements in the game feel less impactful and important in my opinion. - Lonewolf1044Seasoned SpectatorThe only cars we saw were for Deco purposes and to give me the illusion that there were cars in the game and they also included trains. For me Sims 4 is what you see is all you will get. I do not think cars will ever come to Sims 4 like the other features some were waiting for Neighborhood editors, CAST or Color wheel and for me it is too late as I am waiting for LBY and not waiting for Rene as EA/Maxis had their chance a very long time ago and Sims 4 brings nothing to the table.
- Cars won’t work in this game, maybe in some worlds but not all. And just look how glitchy bikes are. They’ll be random cars left in the bushes all over the place. I’ll pass. The game just isn’t built for it now.
I’m not even looking at S5 at this point I need reassurance that they won’t mess it up lol I’m giving that game 2-3 years before I even try it. - dianed485Seasoned TravelerPleaaaase give us cars already !!!!
- OldeSimsFanSeasoned Rookie
"Lenny_Ogg;c-18272437" wrote:
Since the Sims team is already split in half to develop Sims 5 and they are under pressure with the other competitors, maybe we'll never get functional cars.
But if they just took the moving animation from the bike and the mesh from a car and the sim just 'teleports' in and out, maybe it's not that much work? Who knows. But where would we drive to anyway in those small neighborhoods? It would make no sense to drive to the next house..."ChadSims2;c-18272367" wrote:
It's a really good question before Sims 4 was released the Sims team told us we would get cars "Sims will definitely be able to own and have cars! As far as how they will function, I cannot comment on that yet. I do know that opening doors, like in The Sims 2, would require a lot from our animations team, so this may or may not happen"
But what the Sims team had promised in the quote above has already happened. We can have them and we can own them (from the buy debug ;)).
And with a little effort and phantasy, we can even stand next to them, dance with them and wash them ^^'
Interesting shots you showed. I presume it's all CC/mod as have never seen anything like that in the as issued game.
As to the overall subject, cars are another missed opportunity and it's too late now. Why have the realism and options of cars when you can play Star Trek and teleport everywhere? - crocobauraSeasoned Ace
"Oldeseadogge;c-18274961" wrote:
"Lenny_Ogg;c-18272437" wrote:
Since the Sims team is already split in half to develop Sims 5 and they are under pressure with the other competitors, maybe we'll never get functional cars.
But if they just took the moving animation from the bike and the mesh from a car and the sim just 'teleports' in and out, maybe it's not that much work? Who knows. But where would we drive to anyway in those small neighborhoods? It would make no sense to drive to the next house..."ChadSims2;c-18272367" wrote:
It's a really good question before Sims 4 was released the Sims team told us we would get cars "Sims will definitely be able to own and have cars! As far as how they will function, I cannot comment on that yet. I do know that opening doors, like in The Sims 2, would require a lot from our animations team, so this may or may not happen"
But what the Sims team had promised in the quote above has already happened. We can have them and we can own them (from the buy debug ;)).
And with a little effort and phantasy, we can even stand next to them, dance with them and wash them ^^'
Interesting shots you showed. I presume it's all CC/mod as have never seen anything like that in the as issued game.
As to the overall subject, cars are another missed opportunity and it's too late now. Why have the realism and options of cars when you can play Star Trek and teleport everywhere?
We have quite a lot of stuff suitable to make a garage in game, here's no CC one you can download from the gallery.
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/89A4987A377011ED8C6A65A7CA1A65B2?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=schnuck01&max=50&maxis=false
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByvdcPPVaZY "Goldmoldar;c-18272477" wrote:
The only cars we saw were for Deco purposes and to give me the illusion that there were cars in the game and they also included trains. For me Sims 4 is what you see is all you will get. I do not think cars will ever come to Sims 4 like the other features some were waiting for Neighborhood editors, CAST or Color wheel and for me it is too late as I am waiting for LBY and not waiting for Rene as EA/Maxis had their chance a very long time ago and Sims 4 brings nothing to the table.
I feel the same way. EA/Maxis has used up any goodwill that I once had for them. They've made poor decisions too many times. Now, they're queueing up to make the same mistakes with Rene. They're building a game that is meant to be played on smartphones as well as PCs and consoles. Can you imagine how many cut corners that would entail? The simulation that made the series great is about to take a backseat. Like, waaaay in the back.
No thanks. Let future generations deal with the 'Always online. We're all connected, all the time' movement. I'll stick with single-player.- Lonewolf1044Seasoned Spectator
"Cynna;c-18275235" wrote:
"Goldmoldar;c-18272477" wrote:
The only cars we saw were for Deco purposes and to give me the illusion that there were cars in the game and they also included trains. For me Sims 4 is what you see is all you will get. I do not think cars will ever come to Sims 4 like the other features some were waiting for Neighborhood editors, CAST or Color wheel and for me it is too late as I am waiting for LBY and not waiting for Rene as EA/Maxis had their chance a very long time ago and Sims 4 brings nothing to the table.
I feel the same way. EA/Maxis has used up any goodwill that I once had for them. They've made poor decisions too many times. Now, they're queueing up to make the same mistakes with Rene. They're building a game that is meant to be played on smartphones as well as PCs and consoles. Can you imagine how many cut corners that would entail? The simulation that made the series great is about to take a backseat. Like, waaaay in the back.
No thanks. Let future generations deal with the 'Always online. We're all connected, all the time' movement. I'll stick with single-player.
Cynna, you may still need to be connected with single player as well and I am praying I was wrong because the problem with always on you may lose access to you game if the internet or connection goes down and then there is the dreaded shut down of that program and one wonders are they going to patch the game so you do not need to contact homebase no more.
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