Create-a-Style is really missed

@Mariesalias - A great post explaining things Marie but I do want to correct you on one thing - Kotaku and other sources have cited that the original engine (glassbox) being used for the prior project was NOT used for Sims 4. I'm not sure what this engine is known as internally but they didn't pack Sims 4 into that online-only game shell apparently.

I think CAS will be added,i am feeling hopeful in this one ...

"Crackseed;12728774" wrote:
@Mariesalias - A great post explaining things Marie but I do want to correct you on one thing - Kotaku and other sources have cited that the original engine (glassbox) being used for the prior project was NOT used for Sims 4. I'm not sure what this engine is known as internally but they didn't pack Sims 4 into that online-only game shell apparently.

Yes, I believe this is accurate. They created a new engine and didn't use the old one that was intended for the online game. So, that brings me back to my question: Why would they create a new engine that is so limited (if you believe EA) that it can't do CASt or a color wheel, below ground functions (pools, basements), nor any real terraforming? Really, why would you limit the possibilities this much?

Mylita

"Mylita;12729395" wrote:

"Crackseed;12728774" wrote:
@Mariesalias - A great post explaining things Marie but I do want to correct you on one thing - Kotaku and other sources have cited that the original engine (glassbox) being used for the prior project was NOT used for Sims 4. I'm not sure what this engine is known as internally but they didn't pack Sims 4 into that online-only game shell apparently.

Yes, I believe this is accurate. They created a new engine and didn't use the old one that was intended for the online game. So, that brings me back to my question: Why would they create a new engine that is so limited (if you believe EA) that it can't do CASt or a color wheel, below ground functions (pools, basements), nor any real terraforming? Really, why would you limit the possibilities this much?

Mylita

Because it was coded to be an online social game so it will have many of the limitations of such a game. That is why we don't have CASt, open world, teens of a different height, pools/basements, and toddlers. They just were not planned for from the beginning. :/

I will say, that they did better then I thought they were going to given the limited time and engine they were to turn it into a PC game. And I really do hope I am wrong about how the game will fare as more EPs, SPs, and DLC (not to mention mods and cc) are added to it. They added content into SIms 3 until they literally could not release anymore EPs without completely breaking the game, I imagine they will do the same with Sims 4 though, so it has some time to go.

if EA added a colour wheel option, I'd be happier!

how hard is it to programme a colour wheel into Sims 4? it shouldn't be too hard!

Pros of create a style: More aesthetic, more fun
Cons: Laggy, turn gray while reloading.
I still like it. So i hope sims 4 will be create a style feature.

As I said before I miss CASt a lot, but the reason I miss it is because again, they have deliberately made things not match in this game. That's the only way to really explain it... Not only do some things don't HAVE a match (like the aforementioned base game tables that has no matching dinner room chairs with them for no reason known to man) but even a lot of things that supposedly are part of a set has things where one thing in the set is missing, or exists but only have half the swatches of the other items, or...

I mean I ran into a stupid problem yesterday. I was going to use the tallest base game wooden fence around a lot... and found out that Maxis never put a matching gate for it into the game. The one gate that matches has the swatches of another fence for it, not for that fence.
(edit) Or what about kitchenware? I know of at least one matching set of stove and fridge that has a lot of cute colors, BUT someone thought it was a good idea to put a little more "shine" on the surface of the fridge, so they still don't look the same despite identical swatches.
So yes, I miss CASt.

Btw as for crasing? It could break a computer, but it depended on how many styles you had. As long as you created styles you could re-use and had <50 or so, it worked fine on most machines. I have a feeling people that got everything wrecked had like one whole unique style set for every house and every family, like 300 - 500 styles in one save.

It's also still missing the Heartshape Bed.