For Rent...Help Tempt Me To Buy

Dragon statue

Is there a new music station?

Not that I see, no.

I know there's supposed to be two new aspirations, right? Oh, and the child one as well, correct?

Four new aspirations, all for teens and up. One about being a good tenant, one about being a good landlord, one about snooping on people, and one about exploring the new world.

Are there new traits?

Nosy: Can spy on people, get their secrets and blackmail them
Generous: Basically the Good trait from basegame
Cringe: Allows your sim to be awkward and dab.
Child of the Village: Child of the Islands, but for Tomarang
Wise (Elders only): Learn skills faster, lose bad moodlets quicker

New skills and hobbies?

No new skills. Marbles (kids only), hopscotch, snooping on people, breaking and entering, pooping while squatting.

Is there actually an animal preserve that you can go into, or is it just a rabbit hole or what?

Rabbit hole. But you can get a cute tiger stuffy that you can pet.

Ummm....If there's cool features that came with the EP that I've not thought about asking, then please chime in!

If you liked the rabbit hole cave in Island Living or the rabbit hole cave in Horse Ranch, there's a rabbit hole cave here.

You can also have various disasters occur on your property, like deadly mold; bug infestations; stoves that don't break despite the game claiming they exploded; issues with the electrical fuse or water heater.

You can also abuse your tenants through various means, and they might even revolt or sue you for your shenanigans.

What to Expect in The Sims 4 For Rent Expansion Pack

https://simscommunity.info/2023/12/06/sims-4-for-rent-what-to-expect/

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sims_4:_For_Rent

You may also want to check out these threads here on the forum.

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1011703/for-rent-simguru-maxis-sourced-info-12-4-23/p1

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1011938/for-rent-early-access-begins-friday-12-1/p1

I heard that there is a large swimming area, if you have Island living you can use the boat or jet ski’s from that pack. You can probably use the fish traps in tomorang too ( I don’t have the pack yet ).

Also there is a new handiman job in 4 Rent

What I find helpful about asking questions on the forums is that we see comments from each other over time, so I have a good sense of which people like the same sorts of things I like. So if one simmer says the gameplay is good, or the world is too small, I might think, hmmm, we usually like the same packs, so I can weigh this analysis more heavily. Whereas if someone else says the world is too small, I might think, well, they are always critical of the world size in every pack, so that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Or if someone likes or doesn't like the CAS, it makes a big difference to me when I know whether or not we have the same sense of style. Or I might know from experience that someone else has a different style of gameplay than I do, but maybe they are also really good at assessing how smoothly the game runs overall. Or I might remember that someone has a similar computer to mine, so I can predict more easily how the game will run on my setup.

@Serendipity38 There is nothing wrong with asking for suggestions from the forum. I read through the forums as I enjoy my tea or coffee in the mornings to see what everyone is saying. I did preorder the pack, as I love adding more to my game, and I really enjoy playing the sims. I think the town is beautiful, though small. I enjoy the caves with my adventurous sims so happy to see that. I don't really mind rabbitholes, but was hoping the sanctuary would be similar to an actual one and not a rabbithole. I will still use and enjoy it though. I enjoy playing with apartments so happy to see that I can make my duplexes and apartment I've built into one's that work as an apartment. My advice is to just see the pros and cons others mention and make your own decision according to what you want from the pack. I know there have been bugs mentioned, but they usually fix them as we find them, so as they can be annoying I will probably wait til we get fixes before I actually use the rental gameplay. I can't wait to bring a sim family there on vacation and explore the world! I love that the Sulani boat and Jet Ski work on the water as well. The most important question I ask myself when buying (or not) a pack is "will I use and enjoy the features in this pack?"

Unless you are interested in being the landlord, the only other thing worth buying it for is to have multi-family units to play with. If either of those styles don't pique your interest; I'd say wait for a sale or don't buy. I bought it for the landlord aspect because I enjoy real estate in real life and thought it would be fun to be on the business end in the game. I never really got into owning businesses in TS4, but this really appealed to me, and I don't find it boring, but I can easily see how some might not get their money's worth.

It will be awhile before I do anything with the rental stuff, but some of the smaller features are quickly becoming my favorites. My favorite parts of all the Sims packs are never the primary feature. I like this pack more than I expected to like it. There is so much cross-pack compatibility with this pack!

I love love love the tea kettle!!! The new minifrige and pressure cooker are also great. The teas and coffees and other recipes add so much to the game.

If you have the Home Chef Hustle pack, then the early access grill cart is the perfect complement to the sales table. This grill will not be available later. This is the first early access item that I really care about.

The White Lily furniture set is beautiful in a microhome, especially with the new curtains in the white swatch. I like the new trash bin. A more natural looking hottub.

I like the new greeting.

The new hairs are really nice.

The Tomarang night market is the perfect complement to the Tartosa day market.

The plush tiger is free in debug, and the hopscotch and marbles are great additions to the game.

The world is beautiful. The rental feature is great. But what is best about this pack is all the little stuff that will be added to all the single-family units in other worlds.

I didnt really care for the main feature either before but now I find the multi res lot quite nice.
It is great for small worlds cause this way you can have more people live there and still have enough lots for other stuff, its also nice if you want sims to know eachother, since they are pretty much garantied to run into each other if they live on the same lot.

For now I only have one multi res lot in forgotten hollow with 4 units (10 sims and 3 cats living there in total) and Vlad as the landlord, its surprisingly fun.

"ValravnWitch;c-18334963" wrote:
I didnt really care for the main feature either before but now I find the multi res lot quite nice.
It is great for small worlds cause this way you can have more people live there and still have enough lots for other stuff, its also nice if you want sims to know eachother, since they are pretty much garantied to run into each other if they live on the same lot.

For now I only have one multi res lot in forgotten hollow with 4 units (10 sims and 3 cats living there in total) and Vlad as the landlord, its surprisingly fun.

I think I will try my first multi res in Moonwood Mills! Thanks for the idea!

yeah personally wouldn't get packs at this point of game unless I really wanted them since theres no unlimited space on my pc anymore :sweat_smile:

hence feels slightly weird to tell others to buy the packs cause its always the best to keep space for what really matters

if you have some ninja super computer that realistically can't run out of space though

I am most excited about adding apartments, marbles and hopscotch all around my simworlds

I also think the new lot type might make supersize lots more playable for me
like having huge castles divided in units or housing a whole sim legacy on one lot :)