Big Announcement Coming Dec 16th Maxis Monthly

My number one wish is an overhaul of CAS that adds ability to have up to 5 traits, a handful of new strong traits, likes/dislikes that affect autonomy, and perhaps the fatal flaw concept from Sims Medieval. However, I have strong suspicion they are adding free transportation such as cars and trucks.

"mandyssims93;c-17341494" wrote:
I hope it is The Sims 5..

First, TS4 still has some more years ahead so.....no. Secondly, they wouldn't announce something that big on a Maxis Monthly. They'd announce it at E3 or EA Play or something.

"Sigzy05;c-17341730" wrote:

"mandyssims93;c-17341494" wrote:
I hope it is The Sims 5..

First, TS4 still has some more years ahead so.....no. Secondly, they wouldn't announce something that big on a Maxis Monthly. They'd announce it at E3 or EA Play or something.

Makes me sad to think they will be spending more years developing TS4. They never spent that long on the other games... because they all had way more content by this point. But yeah, you're right. :(

I may be the only person who hopes this but I hope it's body hair to be introduced in the next patch in January!

"mandyssims93;c-17341770" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17341730" wrote:

"mandyssims93;c-17341494" wrote:
I hope it is The Sims 5..

First, TS4 still has some more years ahead so.....no. Secondly, they wouldn't announce something that big on a Maxis Monthly. They'd announce it at E3 or EA Play or something.

Makes me sad to think they will be spending more years developing TS4. They never spent that long on the other games... because they all had way more content by this point. But yeah, you're right. :(

My theory is that they didn't start work on TS5 right away unlike the previous games (development on TS2 and TS3 began shortly after the release of their predecessor.) It might be because of TS4's disastrous launch, but then it started to pick up and they decided to do TS5 anyway. So now they're stalling by extending TS4's lifespan

It won't be more Xmas content as they've said that the December patch was the final one for this year.

It may not even be for Sims 4.

A couple of CAS T-shirts with logos on them!

"@mandyssims93;c-17341494" wrote:
I hope it is The Sims 5..

After what I have been witnessing away from The Sims recently I say that anything is possible :smile:

I don't think we will hear anything about TS5 until some point next year though. I think it would be hints and teasers to start with before a full blown announcement

I really think it might be cars though, because :

- They added a Transportation category to Buy mode, yet there are like maybe 4 objects In it, it seems odd to add a whole category for so few objects unless you plan to add other objects to it.

- Speaking of, Transportation wasn’t a thing In TS4 before. The basegame has no means of transportation yet they added a Transportation category....

- I noticed the neighborhoods seem to be more open, my sims still can’t change lots without loading screens but they can move more easily inside the neighborhoods.

- If you look at the new worlds, all lots seem to be connected to a road/street.

"Dianesims;c-17342420" wrote:
I really think it might be cars though, because :

- They added a Transportation category to Buy mode, yet there are like maybe 4 objects In it, it seems odd to add a whole category for so few objects unless you plan to add other objects to it.

- Speaking of, Transportation wasn’t a thing In TS4 before. The basegame has no means of transportation yet they added a Transportation category....

- I noticed the neighborhoods seem to be more open, my sims still can’t change lots without loading screens but they can move more easily inside the neighborhoods.

- If you look at the new worlds, all lots seem to be connected to a road/street.

Cars would enhance my immersion in the game so much....who knows. Bicycles were amazingly done though. It's still weird to me how children did not get them in DU, the animation would be the same but for the child skeleton on a smaller bike, and toddlers could have tricycles. But adding garages and cars would be major for builders too.