High School Years SimGuru/Maxis-Sourced Info
HIGH SCHOOL YEARS - SIMGURU/MAXIS-SOURCED INFO Thanks in advance to everyone who helps source info! Thanks as well for keeping on topic here — these thread can sometimes move fast even on topic as ...
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BUILD/BUY AND GAMEPLAY OBJECTS
New Bed Functions
Curved Walls
- to be patched in: curved-wall rooms
- many but not all doors and windows will work on the curved wall
- can filter to which ones work
- 4 new curved windows are unique to the pack
--- livestream
Curved pools too? No.
https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1549148664349700096
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PATCH: Sexual Orientation in CAS
- romantic attraction to men or women or neither; exploring romantically? yes/no (open to changing orientation); mess-around interest with men or women or neither
- not a finished system but intend to develop further
- why gender binary? technically, needs further changes to the 8-year-old game to remove that
- can change settings at any time
- can ask other Sims about their orientation
- default is no romantic attraction, exploring romantically, interested in either gender - how the base is before this patch, but now visible
--- livestream
Interviews about the sexual orientation patch: https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118954433843207
https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118664737460230
and blog post https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/sexual-orientation-in-the-sims-4
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PATCH: Wants & Fears system
- will work differently from before
- some Wants & Fears will be pack-specific
- long-term, short-term, & reactionary (situational, e.g. go to gym & might want to then work out)
- related to Traits
- you can get a note suggesting that it’s a good day to confront a fear
- if you fear fires & fight one, you might conquer that fear; or you might never conquer a particular fear
--- livestream
Do we have to use Wants and Fears? No! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548106240567361540
How many are there? Lots! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548063111868866561
BUILD/BUY AND GAMEPLAY OBJECTS
New Bed Functions
Sims now able to sit crossed-legged on the bed together and have pillow fights. - blog
Curved Walls
- to be patched in: curved-wall rooms
- many but not all doors and windows will work on the curved wall
- can filter to which ones work
- 4 new curved windows are unique to the pack
--- livestream
Curved pools too? No.
https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1549148664349700096
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PATCH: Sexual Orientation in CAS
- romantic attraction to men or women or neither; exploring romantically? yes/no (open to changing orientation); mess-around interest with men or women or neither
- not a finished system but intend to develop further
- why gender binary? technically, needs further changes to the 8-year-old game to remove that
- can change settings at any time
- can ask other Sims about their orientation
- default is no romantic attraction, exploring romantically, interested in either gender - how the base is before this patch, but now visible
--- livestream
Interviews about the sexual orientation patch: https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118954433843207
https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118664737460230
and blog post https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/sexual-orientation-in-the-sims-4
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PATCH: Wants & Fears system
- will work differently from before
- some Wants & Fears will be pack-specific
- long-term, short-term, & reactionary (situational, e.g. go to gym & might want to then work out)
- related to Traits
- you can get a note suggesting that it’s a good day to confront a fear
- if you fear fires & fight one, you might conquer that fear; or you might never conquer a particular fear
--- livestream
Do we have to use Wants and Fears? No! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548106240567361540
How many are there? Lots! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548063111868866561
