EA, a Question About Sims 4 Game Engine
Just what is it? Where is this "Smart-Sim Technology"? Where is this engine they were boasting about? Apparently the engine doesn't support beards very well. It's "more limiting" than Sims 3 engin...
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Thought Bubbles:
@ejoslin I think they are just random. The way I think they work is there are probably just icons associated with a list of topics (i.e. Soccer, Cooking, Self, Tree, Book, Car, Job), and then all Sims randomly have a thought bubble about those topics. If there is a topic, like a recent trip to space or a new promotion, then those subject icons are accessed locally by that particular Sim, so they are restricted topics for a defined time period, by that particular Sim. The thought bubbles logic is another behavior that wouldn't be inaugural to the game engine from my experience.
@bekkasan I agree that it is great to tell stories or imagine that your Sims are in fact having a conversation about whatever is in their thought bubble.
@ejoslin I think they are just random. The way I think they work is there are probably just icons associated with a list of topics (i.e. Soccer, Cooking, Self, Tree, Book, Car, Job), and then all Sims randomly have a thought bubble about those topics. If there is a topic, like a recent trip to space or a new promotion, then those subject icons are accessed locally by that particular Sim, so they are restricted topics for a defined time period, by that particular Sim. The thought bubbles logic is another behavior that wouldn't be inaugural to the game engine from my experience.
@bekkasan I agree that it is great to tell stories or imagine that your Sims are in fact having a conversation about whatever is in their thought bubble.
