Let's watch: Maxis Monthly - Episode 1

"SimsILikeSims;c-16757192" wrote:
And...live stream is over. No new content confirmed for October because they are "polishing" it and making it nice and shiny. However, we did get a glimpse of what looks like a TERRAIN TOOL, a new career coming (no word yet on whether it is an active career, a form of self-employment, or a rabbit hole career), and what looks possibly like a sketchbook and maybe the ability to create art on the computer, if my interpretation of what I saw is correct.

I definitely heard something about it being a work at home job so I think it must be like the City Living jobs where you can go to work or work from home/out and about with set tasks.

"stilljustme2;c-16757217" wrote:

"MizoreYukii;c-16757179" wrote:
Wow, that's pretty awesome. I thought they said terrain tools weren't possible though? Does this mean the other stuff they said wasn't possible is now possible? Maybe I'm remembering wrong. But either way, very excited and I don't even build anymore. xD Can't wait to see what gets made with the new tools though!

Remember, Things Change (tm). As they learn more and more about the capabilities of the game/game engine, they're making new discoveries.

Besides which, I don't think they ever said terrain tools weren't possible. I can't recall any comment on it at all. From SimGurus, at least. Just from Simmers.

EDITED TO ADD: OMG love the drawing tablet, can't wait to make walkout basements and houses tucked into hillsides and whatnot!!

"Sigzy05;c-16757153" wrote:
No offense intended, but that was so lame.

A fashion influencer career? Maxis you can do better. That was just so so lame......I'm so sad...TS4 just really isn't coming through.

It's not a modelling career, it's not a stylist career, it's another stupid instagram career. I like the new digital art sketch pad, but you can't even do fashion sketches, so....what the actual..... There's no fabric sampling, no sewing machine, no catwalk, just writing more articles on the computer....how fun. And the animations look like they are straight out of the Sims Mobile, so disappointing. I thought it was going to be a better update. A lot of people have been asking for a personality update and we are getting a lame career....

Also, the digital art sketch pad does everything an easel does....it's a cool object but really, why are we getting another object that does everything we already can do in the game? TS4 can't afford that luxury with it's lack of content. So disappointed.

I agree 100%.

"Karon;c-16757143" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-16757110" wrote:

"stilljustme2;c-16757101" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-16757089" wrote:
Giving sims make overs is something we have been doing since 2014. It’s not new.

But the ability to do it in game and having it tied to a career is new -- you can makeover Sims if you have one of the GT closets as well.

It’s new but not new overall. You don’t need a career to do it.

But its cooler to have a career, don't rain on our parade

Modders have made more than 25 careers to date. The difference is that official careers don't break with every update patch.

Then again, since the next content patch won't be until at least November, that means my mods and cc won't break until then.

"luthienrising;c-16757215" wrote:

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"paradiseplanet;c-16757181" wrote:

"Hermitgirl;c-16757177" wrote:

"TheStarHermit;c-16757165" wrote:
That was worth watching. I'm more interested in the new career and the sketch pad but terrain tools are good too. :smiley:

I'm more happy for the fashion career also but the terrain tools gave me a great feeling for the builders. Will be great to see what they do with it.

Can you really call it a fashion career though? I didn't get to see much of it, never mind that they didn't even tell us if there were any branches?

They said they weren’t going to say everything regarding the career. Every career so far has had 2 branches though.

Of course I presume there is two branches of it; regarding the fact that there's two main aspects of fashion: styling and modeling!

I'm only excited to finally give my male models something they can do for once instead of mooching off someone else's money as their boy toy lol. (not withstanding modding ofc)

They said outright there are branches. The female Sim had already chosen one.

That part must've glazed right past me; if you could give me the exact timestamp that was said..?

You gotta have the sour grapes team. It's inevitable lol. Me I'm loving it.

"luthienrising;c-16757222" wrote:

"stilljustme2;c-16757217" wrote:

"MizoreYukii;c-16757179" wrote:
Wow, that's pretty awesome. I thought they said terrain tools weren't possible though? Does this mean the other stuff they said wasn't possible is now possible? Maybe I'm remembering wrong. But either way, very excited and I don't even build anymore. xD Can't wait to see what gets made with the new tools though!

Remember, Things Change (tm). As they learn more and more about the capabilities of the game/game engine, they're making new discoveries.

Besides which, I don't think they ever said terrain tools weren't possible. I can't recall any comment on it at all. From SimGurus, at least. Just from Simmers.

I don't remember them saying it wasn't possible either. In fact, it seemed from a number of unlevel spots in the game they may have been working on them from the start.

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This video was not overhyped. This was some pretty exciting news. It makes it seem that they really do have more plans for game expansion beyond just adding in more CC and consumables.

ETA: Good job gurus and thanks!

"LeGardePourpre;c-16757229" wrote:
Terrain tool is basegame feature in TS2 and TS3, it's not a surprise if it's a free update.

"Style influencer" is very limited, I would not pay for this.

The career is in a free patch to.

Was hoping for a sneak peak at some paid content as well. It's been too long since something new :pensive: I like the new career though :)

"Chazzzy;c-16757146" wrote:

"Trashmagic;c-16757129" wrote:
A new career, terrain tools and I'm pretty positive they were hinting at the possibility of cars. :dizzy:

I thought so too UNTIL I realized instead of placing a garage door, he just painted the walls black... which people do already sooooo nah I don't think cars is going to be a thing yet.

Maybe they're still working on garage doors and we'll get those along with cars in a patch. For now I'll use the doors from City Living that you can paint murals on if I do any garage builds.