HIGH SCHOOL YEARS - SIMGURU/MAXIS-SOURCED INFOThanks 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 marketing ramps up, depending on the marketing plan for a pack. This isn't a discussion or questions thread.Need to discuss, though? For general excited anticipating together, follow @catloverplayer's countdown thread. @simgirl1010 has a great thread for positive pack discussion. Want to complain about the pack? Head to @Horrorgirl6's negative discussion thread.-----Official Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestream LinksTrailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WXdXjROSbkBlog Posts: Class is in Session in The Sims™ 4 High School Years Expansion Pack Thrifty and Thriving in The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack: You Make The Sims™ with Depop SellersInstagram Posts from premades Molly, Sidney, Ash, & Kevin https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546526978605555713 starting with Molly:https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546542649221562368 Sidney's post on after-school activities:https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546896123335286785Ash's post about the Trendi app and ThriftTea shop:https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1547257198392119296Kevin's Instagram post about Wants, Fears, and the Socially Awkward Traithttps://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1547614414978764801Preorder Page: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-high-school-years Preorder extras:Pre-order or purchase the The Sims™ 4 High School Years Expansion Pack through September 8 to receive the Vibing Streamer Gear Digital Content – it’s everything a teen Sim needs to become a streamer or Simfluencer! - items listed on the preorder pageUpcoming DatesLivestreams: Base Game update stream: Friday, July 15, 2022 at 11am PDT see page 2 for notes from me and EgonVM!Pack launch: July 28, 2022Interviews about the sexual orientation patch: https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118954433843207https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118664737460230and blog post https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/sexual-orientation-in-the-sims-4

-----GAMEPLAYNOTE: For CAS-related gameplay and gameplay objects, head down to a later post below.OverviewEXPERIENCE HIGH SCHOOL Experience all the ups and downs of high school. Attend classes in person, get to know your teachers, hang out in the cafeteria, and even decorate your locker! Your most treasured moments might happen while loitering around with your friends after school.ICONIC TEEN MOMENTSDance the night away at prom and celebrate your graduation ceremony with family and friends (if you keep up with your schoolwork!). In addition to those big moments, Sims can make lifelong friends, be asked out by other teens, participate in after-school activities and teams, and experience the rollercoaster of puberty.SHAKE THINGS UPHigh school is a time of self-discovery! Find the confidence to ask your crush out or the guts to skip class (don’t let the principal catch you). Teen Sims will explore their own likes and dislikes, and have new opportunities to cause mischief. Pranks and sneaking out after dark can have consequences, so be careful you don’t get caught.EXPLORE YOUR STYLES... plan outfits with clothes designed by Depop sellers, and become a Simfluencer! Teen Sims can earn money by selling outfits and hyping up looks they design on Trendi right from their bedrooms, which are now more interactive than ever. Use a laptop, read a book in bed, or even have a pillow fight! - preorder pageThe Copperdale Womp Womps (Whomp Whomps?)School nickname: Go Copperdale Womp Womps! - blogCredits for Whomp Whomp design: https://twitter.com/SimGuruSalo/status/1542549224704704512Its name is Frank?? https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1542546589029236736The High School DayDuring school hours, Sims attend class, hang out with friends, have lunch in the cafeteria, take weekly exams, and hopefully avoid being scolded by the principal who patrols the halls! - blogOrientation can include selecting your own locker. School includes classes and exams. Getting lunch in the lunch room is shown. Students can get detention and be expelled. - Molly's Instagram post- can go to school with multiple Sims in a household, not only one at a time; can pick to follow only some Teens; can send to school without following- not built on active career base; all new- design is Art Deco, but you can rebuild from scratch- prom, career day, graduation take place in the Auditorium- the T-Pose Challenge is a thing- lockers can be decorated with a range of themes, buy a football there, freshen up, eat an apple, etc.- bell rings a few minutes before class- two classes per day in set subjects; can gain skill- graduation isn’t guaranteed; you can drop out too- if you don’t graduate, you could be locked out of some careers, might not be able to attend university, but you could get in on a skill, for example- cafeteria food can be purchased- wide range of pranks and skipping class can get you in trouble- students from all worlds go to this high school- there is an exam day--- livestreamAfter School/Extracurricular ActivitiesAfter school, students can participate in activities like football, cheerleading, chess, and computer clubs, go to events like the science fair, or head home to their poster-filled bedroom to complete their homework.In terms of extracurriculars, teen Sims can join an after-school club or team like football or cheer, practice these skill related activities, participate in competitions, and experience the highs and lows of winning and losing alongside your teammates. - blogshown in the trailer: cheerleading, American footballCheerleading, Football, Chess, and Computer Clubs: https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1544748232147980290Livestreaming is an activity done at home. There is competition within the after-school activities. - Sidney's Instagram post- clubs set up outside after school; can also join in career menu- solo and group cheers; can practise the solo cheers- you get a rival on the team--- livestreamWhat's the T-pose challenge? It looks like this! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548103111629123584https://twitter.com/GrimSuruDoi/status/1548112041012973571Major School EventsPromYou’ll be able to customize every aspect of your Sim’s prom, beginning with prom preparation and the event itself. Sims can go solo, ask someone to the prom, go with friends, or skip out altogether. From there, players can dive into the details including creating and presenting a promposal sign, selecting outfits, having friends over to get ready, and voting for prom royalty. Players can also plan out their dance routines, music, snacks, and more. How a Sim prepares for and participates in prom will impact their relationships going forward! - blogYou can pick your own prom outfit.- Ash's Instagram post- event with scoring- Teens can couple-dance- vote for prom jester & royalty at the prom--- livestreamCan we go to prom only once? https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548112417795624962Why is prom every Saturday? https://dl.dropbox.com/s/o6dps3ij0agthfn/Screenshot%202022-07-16%20125910.png?dl=0Do I have to go to prom? No! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548136848710504449GraduationSims can prepare before the main event by inviting guests, deciding their outfit, and acquiring gifts for friends and teachers. All the decisions your Sim has made throughout their high school journey will impact how their graduation plays out. Sims can choose whether or not they attend, but they won’t be invited to graduate if their grades don’t meet the mark! - blogHow long is a school year? One Teen lifespan https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548572014398431234

Pranks and Mischief/Sneaking OutMark up the whiteboard, leave a stink capsule in your classmate’s locker, or mess with the school’s PA system, but don’t get caught! Successfully pranking other Sims will increase your mischief skill, but being discovered will have consequences on relationships, as well as lead to trust issues. - blogNeed to sneak out of the house after curfew? Sims can exit the house via The E window and trellis ladder, and climb down the side of a house. - blog- you will sometimes get an event call- if parents say you can’t go, you can sneak out with or without the window- can use the window as a regular door too- you can get caught sneaking out--- livestreamCrushes and RelationshipsYou’ll even have the opportunity to navigate through the challenges and joys of young love, whether it’s the blissfulness of the crush stage, or the woes of a teenage breakup. - blog“Relationship Economy” (internal name) can lead to more drama--- livestreamPuberty and Self-DiscoveryTeen years and high school are the launching points for self-discovery. Creating even more ways for Sims to explore their identities, a free base game update will go live alongside the release of High School Years, introducing an additional new feature that will add more choice and opportunity for discovery to your Sims’ lives. The free base game update will also introduce body hair. For those with the High School Years Expansion Pack, Sims will be able to groom and trim their body hair’s natural growth over time, celebrating that transition through puberty. - blogSims can treat their acne - Kevin's Instagram postTraitsNew trait: Socially Awkward - Kevin's Instagram postHow is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498

-----WORLD (COPPERDALE) AND AMUSEMENT PARK GAMEPLAYWorld with lot size, please? From a Maxis designer: https://twitter.com/Mattnetic/status/1548013081652912133/photo/1Build CollaborationsSImmer-built lots:We are so proud of our community creators and the seven lots they built in Copperdale, including MsGryphi, who built ThrifTea–the thrift store and local boba hangout, xfreezerbunnyx, who built the library, and JOL1990, who built the high school principal’s old money mansion. - blogOther Collaborations:Take pictures of your Sims’ new outfits at the mural from artist Monica Ahanonu, displayed on the side of ThrifTea, drawing inspiration from The Sims x Depop collaboration. - blogThe WorldCopperdale, an old mining town3 neighbourhoods:1. School & Auditorium2. Prescott Square- two families live there, Ash and Noah’s family, a blended family, one works at school caf- Prescotts include Molly and her mom the principal- Thriftea store and Library- Simmers made families as well as lots3. Plubmite Cove- Plumbite Pier has the rides; can ride alone or with friends or “do other slightly risque things in them”- one lot is rental, swimming hole near there- Price household, incl. Kevin, a foreign exchange student in lore, and “hopeless romantic”, and Sidney, popular kid exploring bisexuality and cheerleading, and Savannah, asexual “stream queen”- park and world area by tunnel have hangout areas- water around pier is swimmableThere’s an urban myth about a pond, and you can test it out.--- livestreamThe SchoolThe school building is fully customizable: https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1542525416535105536Plumbite Pier/Amusement ParkPlumbite Pier is the perfect date spot! There is an amusement park with a haunted house, tunnel of love, a ferris wheel, and a photobooth for memories! - blogIs the Ferris Wheel a new Woohoo Spot? Yes! https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1542541510784303106Can amusement park rides be put on other lots? No:https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1543727062791229440- You can be banned from a ride--- livestreamOther Lots (For the Thriftea store, keep scrolling)Lot pics: https://twitter.com/SimGuruAsh/status/1542540105486942209

-----CAS AND THRIFTEA GAMEPLAYCAS- CAS is broad to capture wide range of what teens’ might wear.- Some pieces are unlocked in gameplay--- livestreamThe cheerleader uniforms are not all shiny.https://twitter.com/SimGuruSalo/status/1547251015795105792Body HairThe free base game update will also introduce body hair. For those with the High School Years Expansion Pack, Sims will be able to groom and trim their body hair’s natural growth over time, celebrating that transition through puberty. - blogShown in the trailer: shaving- some options are pack-only; others are patched in- body hair growth is pack-only- can shave, and specify where- can shave a beard right off or just partly--- livestreamCan female and feminine-framed Sims have body hair? Yes! https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1542584037117612033 https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1542550893148549123Can feminine-frame Sims have facial hair? Yes, if they're male: https://twitter.com/TheHenfordHen/status/1549345337638354944Acne- Tackled “in a lighter way”- Breakouts happen- No doctor visits, topical scrubs, but clean your face--- livestream4 new Aspirations, Teen-only- unique reward trait for each- Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented… & one more I missed--- livestreamnew Likes & Dislikes: Fashion--- livestreamnew Trait: Socially Awkward - comfortable with close friends--- livestreamHow is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498Thiftea... collaboration with Depop, the circular fashion marketplace app where the next generation comes to discover unique items. Sims can discover clothing items designed by real-world Depop sellers Jeremy Salazar, Sha’an D’Antes, Lapoze McTribouy, Selena Williams and Bella McFadden in-game at the local thrift store and boba hangout, ThrifTea, and earn Simoleons by selling outfits they curate and hype on the new in-game Trendi app and become a “Simfluencer” in the process. - blogYes, the clothing place also is a boba tea place: https://twitter.com/GrimSuruDoi/status/1542531384652070912Sims will be able to hype up their favorite to increase the value of the outfit, and earn Simoleons by selling outfits they curate on the new in-game Trendi app, and become a “Simfluencer” in the process. - Depop blog- what’s available in the store to make a look out of rotates- from the clothes rack, put an outfit together with the options in CAS- “You … have agency here to affect how the world looks”- outfit is in your personal storage; you put it on from there--- livestreamCan we use the boba tea anywhere? Yes! https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548056556758900737TrendiThe Trendi app has analytics that tell you what trends are high and low. Trends have names, like Streetwear and Vaporware. You can buy outfits on Trendi. You can sell styles you create on Trendi, and set your price. You can also gift them, name them, and favorite them. Other Sims can buy and wear the outfit. Sometimes a "Trendsetter" will do that. - Ash's post- can see what’s trending in Trendi Analytics, and browse on your phone to buy- if outfit sells, you mail it to the buyer- can resell an outfit you buy- outfits on Trendi also regularly change--- livestreamCAS collaborationDepop collaboration blog:Thrifty and Thriving in The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack: You Make The Sims™ with Depop Sellershttps://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/ymts-depop-sellersThe Sims and Depop worked with five creative individuals who create and sell clothes on Depop, the fashion marketplace app reshaping the way fashion is made. These sellers collaborated with The Sims to design new original in-game fashion items, which players can purchase for their teen Sims in the game’s local thrift store and boba hangout, ThriftTea......Depop sellers include US-based Bella McFadden (@internetgirl), with her pinstripe capri pants and a custom beaded necklace, and Jeremy Salazar (@happyxloco) who has designed a selection of graffiti-inspired jackets and sweatshirts in his signature style. British sellers Selena Williams (@Selenasshop) and Lapoze McTribouy of Sooki Sooki Vintage (@judaku) have also created items, including Y2K-inspired flared jeans and a red cropped corset, and Australian seller Sha’an d’Anthes (@furrylittlepeach) illustrated pieces inspired by her IRL collection. - Depop blog

-----BUILD/BUY AND GAMEPLAY OBJECTSNew Bed FunctionsSims now able to sit crossed-legged on the bed together and have pillow fights. - blogCurved 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--- livestreamCurved pools too? No.https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1549148664349700096-----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 --- livestreamInterviews about the sexual orientation patch: https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118954433843207https://twitter.com/simgurujessica/status/1548118664737460230and blog post https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/sexual-orientation-in-the-sims-4-----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--- livestreamDo we have to use Wants and Fears? No! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548106240567361540How many are there? Lots! https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1548063111868866561

luthienrising

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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 marketing ramps up, depending on the marketing plan for a pack. This isn't a discussion or questions thread.

Need to discuss, though? For general excited anticipating together, follow @catloverplayer's countdown thread. @simgirl1010 has a great thread for positive pack discussion. Want to complain about the pack? Head to @Horrorgirl6's negative discussion thread.

-----

Official Blog Posts, Trailers, & Livestream Links

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WXdXjROSbk
Blog Posts:

Instagram Posts from premades Molly, Sidney, Ash, & Kevin
https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546526978605555713

starting with Molly:
https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546542649221562368
Sidney's post on after-school activities:
https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1546896123335286785
Ash's post about the Trendi app and ThriftTea shop:
https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1547257198392119296
Kevin's Instagram post about Wants, Fears, and the Socially Awkward Trait
https://twitter.com/TheSims/status/1547614414978764801

Preorder Page:

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-high-school-years
Preorder extras:
Pre-order or purchase the The Sims™ 4 High School Years Expansion Pack through September 8 to receive the Vibing Streamer Gear Digital Content – it’s everything a teen Sim needs to become a streamer or Simfluencer!
- items listed on the preorder page

Upcoming Dates

Livestreams:

Base Game update stream: Friday, July 15, 2022 at 11am PDT
see page 2 for notes from me and EgonVM!

Pack launch: July 28, 2022

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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luthienrising
Hero+
3 years ago
Thanks @catloverplayer !
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"mightysprite;c-18154702" wrote:
"luthienrising;c-18151005" wrote:

How is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498

Hi @luthienrising any more insight about this? The tweet doesn't actually answer the question, since our Loner sims are also only Tense around people they don't know well.

Loner sims also get a happy moodlet from being alone. Plus their social need decays slower.

From harder time socializing, I take more social interactions fail. Loner sims become embarrassed more from failed social interaction and being around a lot of sims. They don't become happy when around sims they know.

So, it seems to be Loners like to be alone while Socially Awkward sims are bad at socializing.
DigiVix
2 years ago
> @luthienrising said:
> CAS AND THRIFTEA GAMEPLAY
>
> CAS
> - CAS is broad to capture wide range of what teens’ might wear.
> - Some pieces are unlocked in gameplay
> --- livestream
>
> The cheerleader uniforms are not all shiny.
> https://twitter.com/SimGuruSalo/status/1547251015795105792
>
> Body Hair
>
> Shown in the trailer: shaving
>
> - some options are pack-only; others are patched in
> - body hair growth is pack-only
> - can shave, and specify where
> - can shave a beard right off or just partly
> --- livestream
>
> Can female and feminine-framed Sims have body hair? Yes! https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1542584037117612033 https://twitter.com/SimGuruGeorge/status/1542550893148549123
>
> Can feminine-frame Sims have facial hair? Yes, if they're male:
> https://twitter.com/TheHenfordHen/status/1549345337638354944
>
> Acne
> - Tackled “in a lighter way”
> - Breakouts happen
> - No doctor visits, topical scrubs, but clean your face
> --- livestream
>
> 4 new Aspirations, Teen-only
> - unique reward trait for each
> - Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented… & one more I missed
> --- livestream
>
> new Likes & Dislikes: Fashion
> --- livestream
>
> new Trait: Socially Awkward i]note: there are others too[/i
> - comfortable with close friends
> --- livestream
> How is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498
>
>
> Thiftea
>
> Yes, the clothing place also is a boba tea place: https://twitter.com/GrimSuruDoi/status/1542531384652070912
>
>
> - what’s available in the store to make a look out of rotates
> - from the clothes rack, put an outfit together with the options in CAS
> - “You … have agency here to affect how the world looks”
> - outfit is in your personal storage; you put it on from there
> --- livestream
>
> Can we use the boba tea anywhere? Yes! https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548056556758900737
>
>
> Trendi
>
> The Trendi app has analytics that tell you what trends are high and low. Trends have names, like Streetwear and Vaporware. You can buy outfits on Trendi. You can sell styles you create on Trendi, and set your price. You can also gift them, name them, and favorite them. Other Sims can buy and wear the outfit. Sometimes a "Trendsetter" will do that. - Ash's post
>
> - can see what’s trending in Trendi Analytics, and browse on your phone to buy
> - if outfit sells, you mail it to the buyer
> - can resell an outfit you buy
> - outfits on Trendi also regularly change
> --- livestream
>
>
> CAS collaboration
> Depop collaboration blog:
> Thrifty and Thriving in The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack: You Make The Sims™ with Depop Sellers
> https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/ymts-depop-sellers

This is my first time seeing this post in Sims news...it looks like it was new but I noticed it was dated as being posted in 2022...any one know why one of the sellers judaku is not represented in the write up, minus the one picture...but no tag or mention of the name along with the others???
mightyspritesims
Seasoned Hotshot
3 years ago
"luthienrising;c-18151005" wrote:

How is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498

Hi @luthienrising any more insight about this? The tweet doesn't actually answer the question, since our Loner sims are also only Tense around people they don't know well.
luthienrising
Hero+
3 years ago
"mightysprite;c-18154702" wrote:
"luthienrising;c-18151005" wrote:

How is Socially Awkward different from Loner? https://twitter.com/SimGuruPopcorn/status/1548044269792874498

Hi @luthienrising any more insight about this? The tweet doesn't actually answer the question, since our Loner sims are also only Tense around people they don't know well.

You'll need to head to what early access people say at this point.

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