First of all, I know Sims 4 is just a game and the location of each world doesn't actually matter, but I think it's interesting to at least think about... Personally, I like to view Willow Creek and Magnolia Promenade as part of the same world (since Magnolia Promenade looks very similar to the area across from the neighborhood with the steamboat). So I consider them to be within minutes from each other. And then I also imagine Newcrest being the next town over (which would probably be like 15-30 mins away). And I like to think the city that can be seen from the distance in certain areas of Newcrest is actually San Myshuno, which basically acts as the "central" area of the overall game. As for Brindleton, I imagine it being either the next town over from Newcrest OR simply the next town over from Willow Creek in the opposite direction of Newcrest. And I kinda like to think that Granite Falls is an area found up the mountains from Brindleton Bay. Also, considering the obvious difference of climate found in Oasis Springs, along with the completely different theme of Windenburg (compared to other worlds), I imagine these two being the furthest areas away from everywhere else... and Selvadorada's obviously a completely different area of the Sims world... given the overall rain forest theme, it's probably much further away than Oasis Springs or Windenburg. And I haven't put much thought into Forgotten Hollow, so I really don't know where I'd put it on a map... lol Overall, I don't really imagine most of the worlds in Sims 4 being too far away from each other. I could imagine Sims taking somewhere between 15 mins to possibly an hour to actually visit another "world"... so they're basically more like cities or towns that make up an entire world. That's my perspective... what do you all think?

Great thread! I've been thinking about this as well, and I would have started to draw a map of the sim world if I was a little more adept at drawing."Lustianicia;d-940968" wrote:And I haven't put much thought into Forgotten Hollow, so I really don't know where I'd put it on a map... lolIn my head canon, Forgotten Hollow is somewhere behind the mountains you see in Windenburg. It's a "lost valley" kind of world, so the architecture doesn't have to match that of any nearby places. I also like to think of Windenburg as being close to Brindleton Bay, only separated by a lake that both of them border on. Oasis Springs is definitely the southernmost of the inhabitable worlds, whereas Windenburg or Forgotten Hollow might be the northernmost.As for the worlds that are the farthest away from each other, those have to be the vacation worlds. Selvadorada is obviously based on South America, so that's where I'd put it, while Granite Falls gives me a Scandinavian vibe (although I've never been to Scandinavia myself, so I could be totally wrong about that).

Basically I am imagining it all to be close, except the vacation worlds. But I also imagine that they're connected with some sort of portals or time warps, not aeroplanes.

I roleplay Willow Creek and Newcrest as being suburbs of San Myshuno (and Windenburg is the "historic district", while Magnolia Promenade is sort of between Newcrest and downtown San Myshuno). Brindleton Bay and Forgotten Hollow are small towns upstate, close to Granite Falls, but only a few hours drive from Willow Creek.Oasis Springs is also within driving distance of Willow Creek (like how when you get a little inland from LA, suddenly everything turns from lush and green into desert).The whole area I call "Creek County"Selvadorada is overseas, of course, but I like to imagine it's just south of the border.

I like to think of it as a smaller size world in general than ours.. so yes everything is close basically no farther than across the lake or over those mountains in the distance. I was smiling today when I noticed the mailman running up from a dock area on the island in Windenburg. I guess they go by invisible boat?.. maybe that plane that flies around and lands on the water out there?I don't really think about the time it takes to travel though at all though. I want to get on with my game so I like the basically instant access.

I think of Newcrest, Oasis Springs, Willow Creek, all on one island. Magnolia Promenade is a small tourist destination on the outskirts of everything. I think of Forgotten Hollow outside of Willow Creek, deep in the woods. The kind of creepy town you end up in when you take a wrong turn in a horror movie. Except for Forgotten Hollow everything else is connected by a series of buses, taxis, and trains. Which one you take depends on how far you want to go. Windenburg is it's own island. In my mind it is a rough around the edges town that got it's start because the fishing was so good. It's generally cold, rainy or foggy. It's a commuter plane or boat ride away from everything else. They travel bus or taxi to get around the island. Brindleton Bay is a tiny island that is accessed from either the Promenade or Newcrest by ferry. A little farming community that boasts a great place to raise a family. Granite Falls is a river town that is accessed by driving down long windy mountain roads. They make their money in the tourist industry. Walking, hiking, and biking and the occasional for wheeler get tourist and locals around once there. Selvadora is a good 24 hour trip from the main island. Far less tourists go there because of the time and money it takes to get there. Most of the locals walk but there are a few buses that take people in and out of the main town.

How far apart do you imagine each world within Sims 4 to be from each other?

Chessack
7 years ago
"kwanzaabot;c-16512501" wrote:
I roleplay Willow Creek and Newcrest as being suburbs of San Myshuno (and Windenburg is the "historic district", while Magnolia Promenade is sort of between Newcrest and downtown San Myshuno). Brindleton Bay and Forgotten Hollow are small towns upstate, close to Granite Falls, but only a few hours drive from Willow Creek.

Yes, I pretty much imagine it the same way. Or, I did before Seasons came out. They often have wildly different weather so it is hard to imagine such dramatic swings in weather/temperature within the same county.
KirbySkywalker
7 years ago
I think of it as zones in an MMO or biomes in Minecraft. You can walk a few minutes in any direction and end up crossing a border into a new zone with drastically different climate and geography.

That way it explains how you can travel to every world and back again in 1 day.

It helps my mind make sense of something like waking up in Arizona , grabbing lunch in New York, taking my pet to the vet in Maine, and going to a club in London all in one day like it’s no big deal.
mikamakimon
New Spectator
7 years ago
I refer to the real world map and place the sims worlds wherever they fit best. Selvadorada may be Central or South America in my head, Windenberg in Europe, the base worlds in North America, etc.
I like to think sims travel Star Trek style by using a transporter. I've been out of the game for a couple of weeks now because of my broken laptop. Once I have my desktop up and running, maybe I'll create little transporter pads in some of the community lots. I've taken breaks from sims before, but haven't yet experienced not being able to play when I do want to play....... It's a very frustrating experience.
CapitanTony
7 years ago
Not far enough with seasons for me, it seems. I can't wrap my head around opening the map and travelling instantly (from the sim's point of view, anyway) from say, Willow Creek where it's snowing, to Oasis Springs where it's sunny and warm. Not saying they should have made the weather the same everywhere (that would be dumb). But I'm too used to popping over to a nightclub for the evening here or a day in the park here for it to feel like there's any more distance than an adjoining suburb. Which in my current gameplay has made me put ALL my sims and lots I visit in Willow Creek (my world of choice, because it has changing weather and doesn't have some of the problems that Brindleton has).
AcidJaneYT
7 years ago
I noticed the other day that the buildings in the background of Oasis Springs are the same buildings in the background of Newcrest. (I was somewhere in the Bedrock Strait neighborhood when I saw this.) Before that, I always thought of Newcrest as a suburb of San Myshuno, too.
Canuckfan86
7 years ago
I picture them all being in different parts of North America.

Willow Creek - A old town full of Victorian houses.
Oasis Springs - A dessert town - maybe somewhere in Arizona.
Windenburg - A small European styled town in a mountainous region.
Newcrest - A suburb that could really be located anywhere.
Magnolia Promenade - I picture this as a retail space - not really a neighborhood.
Brindleton Bay - A suburb in a small town in the North.

I don't ever play the downtown neighborhood.

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