Hello and Welcome,I am creating this thread for new members because it was frustrating when I was a new member. Feel free to ask questions , share thoughts and talk about The Sims 4!SunStone.

Hello!I'm a new member *waves* and though I don't find it frustrating I do find myself at a lost with things to do. I've just been going through different threads for interesting topics to read and I've recently gotten knee-deep in build videos. I'm a huge fan of basement-level houses submerged or surrounded by water. Also, I finished Strangerville a couple days ago. I thought it was great!

When I started back in the day, my sim suddenly got old, along with the whole world, it was filled with elders and ghosts. So my advice to new players, just learning the game is to go into game options and turn off aging until you feel like you have a solid grasp of the game.

> @LaBlue0314 said:> @MadameSim Welcome to the forum. I have been playing the Sim series for quite some time now, but I do remember my very first time playing the game and the frustration and getting lost that went along with it like it was only yesterday. That is saying something, because nine times out of ten I can't even remember what I was doing only yesterday, much less last week.Lol That's how I felt when I first started playing the Sims 4. I'd gone so hard for Sims 3 and for so long that, I'll admit, I was resistant to change and found it difficult to get use to Sims 4's UI as a result. Come a couple of months later and I cannot get enough of this freakin' game. I get that the Sim team (or gaggle of teams) were keeping longevity in mind by making the game smaller in scope (for instance, no open world) but I can see now that they also made this game with the modding and custom content community in mind. I have found so many delightful mods and cc and they all work SO WELL, it's ridiculous...Now, little build mode features like adjusting the size and height of objects gives me endless joy. I love clutter stuff and now have endless range to be absolutely TACKY.

> @LaBlue0314 said:> @MadameSim Welcome to the forum. I have been playing the Sim series for quite some time now, but I do remember my very first time playing the game and the frustration and getting lost that went along with it like it was only yesterday. That is saying something, because nine times out of ten I can't even remember what I was doing only yesterday, much less last week.Also, thank you! I love being here!

> @SunStone02 said:> MadameSim wrote: »> > Hello!> > I'm a new member *waves* and though I don't find it frustrating I do find myself at a lost with things to do. I've just been going through different threads for interesting topics to read and I've recently gotten knee-deep in build videos. I'm a huge fan of basement-level houses submerged or surrounded by water. Also, I finished Strangerville a couple days ago. I thought it was great!> > > > > Welcome to the forums! :)> > I enjoy building too. What have you built?Thank you! Glad to be here. :)YES! The Build Mode is a refreshing upgrade from Sims 3 if only due to the Search engine. I'm still hoping they'll patch in a collapsible option for the display because I feel like the catalogue should be able to expand and contract a little more.So far I've been making my parents house. I know, pretty lame, but I was eager to work out the scaling and real-world modelling aspect. I can't wait to upload it onto the Gallery. Also love how seamless it is going from build mode from the neighborhood, saving to the library, and uploading to the community.

New Member Thread (Ideas, Questions and Feedback)

28 Replies

AIRAMMID
6 years ago
Hello!

I'm a new member *waves* and though I don't find it frustrating I do find myself at a lost with things to do. I've just been going through different threads for interesting topics to read and I've recently gotten knee-deep in build videos. I'm a huge fan of basement-level houses submerged or surrounded by water. Also, I finished Strangerville a couple days ago. I thought it was great!
LaBlue0314
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@MadameSim Welcome to the forum. I have been playing the Sim series for quite some time now, but I do remember my very first time playing the game and the frustration and getting lost that went along with it like it was only yesterday. That is saying something, because nine times out of ten I can't even remember what I was doing only yesterday, much less last week.
slmarkey02
6 years ago
"MadameSim;c-16995221" wrote:
Hello!

I'm a new member *waves* and though I don't find it frustrating I do find myself at a lost with things to do. I've just been going through different threads for interesting topics to read and I've recently gotten knee-deep in build videos. I'm a huge fan of basement-level houses submerged or surrounded by water. Also, I finished Strangerville a couple days ago. I thought it was great!

Welcome to the forums! :)

I enjoy building too. What have you built?
sobenewbie
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
When I started back in the day, my sim suddenly got old, along with the whole world, it was filled with elders and ghosts. So my advice to new players, just learning the game is to go into game options and turn off aging until you feel like you have a solid grasp of the game.
AIRAMMID
6 years ago
> @LaBlue0314 said:
> @MadameSim Welcome to the forum. I have been playing the Sim series for quite some time now, but I do remember my very first time playing the game and the frustration and getting lost that went along with it like it was only yesterday. That is saying something, because nine times out of ten I can't even remember what I was doing only yesterday, much less last week.

Lol That's how I felt when I first started playing the Sims 4. I'd gone so hard for Sims 3 and for so long that, I'll admit, I was resistant to change and found it difficult to get use to Sims 4's UI as a result. Come a couple of months later and I cannot get enough of this freakin' game. I get that the Sim team (or gaggle of teams) were keeping longevity in mind by making the game smaller in scope (for instance, no open world) but I can see now that they also made this game with the modding and custom content community in mind. I have found so many delightful mods and cc and they all work SO WELL, it's ridiculous...

Now, little build mode features like adjusting the size and height of objects gives me endless joy. I love clutter stuff and now have endless range to be absolutely TACKY.
AIRAMMID
6 years ago
> @LaBlue0314 said:
> @MadameSim Welcome to the forum. I have been playing the Sim series for quite some time now, but I do remember my very first time playing the game and the frustration and getting lost that went along with it like it was only yesterday. That is saying something, because nine times out of ten I can't even remember what I was doing only yesterday, much less last week.

Also, thank you! I love being here!
AIRAMMID
6 years ago
> @SunStone02 said:
> MadameSim wrote: »
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> Hello!
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> I'm a new member *waves* and though I don't find it frustrating I do find myself at a lost with things to do. I've just been going through different threads for interesting topics to read and I've recently gotten knee-deep in build videos. I'm a huge fan of basement-level houses submerged or surrounded by water. Also, I finished Strangerville a couple days ago. I thought it was great!
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> Welcome to the forums! :)
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> I enjoy building too. What have you built?

Thank you! Glad to be here. :)

YES! The Build Mode is a refreshing upgrade from Sims 3 if only due to the Search engine. I'm still hoping they'll patch in a collapsible option for the display because I feel like the catalogue should be able to expand and contract a little more.

So far I've been making my parents house. I know, pretty lame, but I was eager to work out the scaling and real-world modelling aspect. I can't wait to upload it onto the Gallery. Also love how seamless it is going from build mode from the neighborhood, saving to the library, and uploading to the community.
LindsaySeddon1
6 years ago
What do I have to do to be able to start my own discussion? I'm not a new member, I've been here for years, but I don't have the ability to start a thread?!
LaBlue0314
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"LindsaySeddon1;c-17001144" wrote:
What do I have to do to be able to start my own discussion? I'm not a new member, I've been here for years, but I don't have the ability to start a thread?!

I did a little searching and found this, to answer your question.

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/934205/small-change-for-new-members#latest

It looks like you need to make a few more post. Currently, you have 3 posts, and you need to make a total of 15 posts. Your points are past the required number, so that is good.
pastelbunnii
6 years ago

> Lol That's how I felt when I first started playing the Sims 4. I'd gone so hard for Sims 3 and for so long that, I'll admit, I was resistant to change and found it difficult to get use to Sims 4's UI as a result. Come a couple of months later and I cannot get enough of this freakin' game. I get that the Sim team (or gaggle of teams) were keeping longevity in mind by making the game smaller in scope (for instance, no open world) but I can see now that they also made this game with the modding and custom content community in mind. I have found so many delightful mods and cc and they all work SO WELL, it's ridiculous...
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> Now, little build mode features like adjusting the size and height of objects gives me endless joy. I love clutter stuff and now have endless range to be absolutely TACKY.

This was literally me. I stayed on sims 3 until a few months ago finally. I resisted when my friends tried to pull me into Sims 4 for so long and complained the first few hours I played it lol, and now here I am. I haven't went back to sims 3.