So in the stream they said we can have roommates if you live in any residential lot.But do you have to be a student at University?I seriously hope they expanded this feature for everyone.

No you don’t, you just request one via phone and you can choose from 4.

"RoseGuts;c-17304664" wrote:That's good to hear. I am hoping the roommates are similar to that of the ones in Sims 2 The Apartment Life, where we did not just automatically control them. They would come and go as they pleased.That's exactly how they said they would be in the stream.

For dorms, your roommate sims can't be asked directly to be roommates, nor use the new system to look for roommates. Dorms will be populated automatically with roommates because they're classified as "university housing". The only way to use the roommate system would be to change the classification to "residential". Which I believe can be done to the dorm buildings, but if you're using it as "university housing" specifically, then the roommates will populate automatically.

"catloverplayer;c-17305032" wrote:I m worried about the dorm having 10 sims living in it. Normally only 8 are allowed. I'm concerned that this will cause extreme lag.If it does, you can edit the dorms to have fewer beds in it and then you'll have fewer roommates. I don't think it will cause a major lag though, since they're NPCs and the game doesn't need to dedicate as many resources to knowing what they're up to and their needs or anything else. The same way Patchy or a gardener or a maid appearing doesn't (or shouldn't, I've never experienced it) cause lag on a lot.

"catloverplayer;c-17305032" wrote:I m worried about the dorm having 10 sims living in it. Normally only 8 are allowed. I'm concerned that this will cause extreme lag.I mean there aren't any issues when going to community lots so there shouldn't be.The ultra speed probably wont work though.

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LoveMcQueen
6 years ago
I just really hope the roommate system isn't locked for university students only.

They never really confirmed that. All they said was you can do it on any residential lot in any world but you can be a university student and live in any world.

So my question remains unanswered ?
AquaGamer1212
New Spectator
6 years ago
"LoveMcQueen5683;c-17306719" wrote:
I just really hope the roommate system isn't locked for university students only.

They never really confirmed that. All they said was you can do it on any residential lot in any world but you can be a university student and live in any world.

So my question remains unanswered ?

They did confirm it, you use your phone to place an AD for a roommate and you can choose from 4 at a time.
simmyfroggy
New Spectator
6 years ago
"jennlynh;c-17306694" wrote:
Are roommates going to have the ability to have jobs and contribute to the whole house finances?

As far as I'm aware, they'll pay some money towards bills (some time before the bills show up) but they won't be part of the general household budget.
paradiseplanet27
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
"HotSusielu;c-17307537" wrote:
After watching a couple of YouTube videos from simmers who were able to play university early.. it appears after moving into a dorm (on top of penthouse) some other sims are added to your household? Is this true for all the dorms.. I only want to be responsible for the sim I send to university.. I thought they would add random sims to populate the dorm and they would go about there business..

They're supposed to be like npc's and autonomously do their own things at the dorm, not supposed to join your household. Are you sure you looked at it close enough? It's either that or looks like another bug.
Cheekybits
6 years ago
"paradiseplanet;c-17307541" wrote:
"HotSusielu;c-17307537" wrote:
After watching a couple of YouTube videos from simmers who were able to play university early.. it appears after moving into a dorm (on top of penthouse) some other sims are added to your household? Is this true for all the dorms.. I only want to be responsible for the sim I send to university.. I thought they would add random sims to populate the dorm and they would go about there business..

They're supposed to be like npc's and autonomously do their own things at the dorm, not supposed to join your household. Are you sure you looked at it close enough? It's either that or looks like another bug.

Those were active sims, they were added because other active sims were already living there. Non active sims are the ones you can’t control.
AquaGamer1212
New Spectator
6 years ago
"paradiseplanet;c-17307558" wrote:
"Cheekybits;c-17307550" wrote:
"paradiseplanet;c-17307541" wrote:
"HotSusielu;c-17307537" wrote:
After watching a couple of YouTube videos from simmers who were able to play university early.. it appears after moving into a dorm (on top of penthouse) some other sims are added to your household? Is this true for all the dorms.. I only want to be responsible for the sim I send to university.. I thought they would add random sims to populate the dorm and they would go about there business..

They're supposed to be like npc's and autonomously do their own things at the dorm, not supposed to join your household. Are you sure you looked at it close enough? It's either that or looks like another bug.

Those were active sims, they were added because other active sims were already living there. Non active sims are the ones you can’t control.

So I presume they were moving into a dorm that was already occupied by premades?

Yes. This was stated in the live stream that the two girls from the trailers are prepared and if you move into their dorm they become active with our Sims.
telemwill
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
The English Simmer did an excellent job of explaining this. She did an overview of the map of Britechester and pointed out which dorms contained premades. She warned that if you moved your Sim into those dorms, the premades would become part of your household. You can, of course, remove them from your household by shift clicking them.
Thetford92
6 years ago
"Wallsisms4ever;c-17306718" wrote:
I'm SO stocked for roommates. Have you guys thought of the possibilities they bring? We can finally have buildable apartments. Just place a bed, assign it to your roommates, lock their apartments to everyone but them, lock yours and BANG. Sims 2 apartment life. They will even pay you a rent.

And your sims finally get to play the part of a ~~slumlord~~, I mean, landlord.
MoonfoxNightcry
6 years ago
I think this roommate system has convinced me to buy this pack. All I want is for my sims to feel like they’re in a small community. I want to see sims come home from work, hang out in their yard, kick people’s cans over, jog around...

I built five “small” houses on the 64 x 64 lot so it looks like a little residential town, and I’m so excited to finally have NPC roommates who can just live their lives in their own little houses.
simmyfroggy
New Spectator
6 years ago
"JediMuppet;c-17307600" wrote:
So if you can have 9 room mates in a residential lot my question is can I move my one Family member out then invite all the family to be roommates? Would be cool to only play one will in a family.

I believe so, yes. You can ask any Sim to be your roommate directly (also possibly *while* they're living with you, at least the gurus said that in the LS but I wanna test this) so family should be possible too.