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The Sims 4 - Top 5 Questions About Kits

Sul sul Simmers!

The Sims 4 Kits are here! 🎉 Many of you watched the Dev Livestream yesterday and had some questions.

So, here are the top 5 questions and answers for you!


1. What do you get with Kits?

Each Kit is unique. The Throwback Fit Kit introduces new 90s inspired athleisure CAS items (it’s all that and a bag of chips), the Country Kitchen Kit adds all new retro-vintage inspired rustic kitchen items (reminds me of a tasty home cooked meal), and the Bust the Dust Kit has a whole new dust feature that adds cleaning items and dust to your Sims homes (who doesn’t love those adorable little dust bunnies?!). Kits are bite sized content packs with big possibilities – endless ways to play powered by the amazing creativity of you, the players.


2. Who are Kits for?

We created Kits with all players in mind. You can think of Kits like a sort of buffet. There’s lots of options for you to pick and choose exactly what you want. You may spend a lot of time building your dream home, while your friend may be a fashionista CAS artist, and your other friend loves creating stories. Not every Simmer plays the same way and we hope you find a Kit that is perfect for you.


3. How often will Kits be released?

There’s no set timeline for Kits. We wanted to give three choices for this first release to show players the different variety and versatility, but that’s not how many we’ll release every time. Sometimes we may only release one. And, since there are cool new things happening all of the time, Kits allows us to add smaller, more focused content choices to the game a little more frequently.


4. Am I ever required to purchase a Pack before I purchase a Kit?

Nope, Kits and Packs are separate. Kits enhance the way you like to play and you will not be required to purchase Packs to access Kits. You do have to own The Sims™ 4 but we’ll never require you to buy a Pack to access content for a Kit. It’s all about how you want to mix and match to get the most for your game.


5. What other updates can we expect?

We are always looking for ways to add to the game to keep it fresh and fun for everyone. Like when we dropped 21 new pieces of content created by our Custom Content Creators or … did you hear? We’re adding bunk beds! So much room for activities! Not everyone will want more clothes, more kitchen items, or dust added to the game. But, for players looking for more content, we can create Kits faster than Packs which means greater possibilities with all the new content we can create for you to add to your game.

30 Replies

  • userafw's avatar
    userafw
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    Kits only make sense compared to what content creators create if at least one new object mod is added to the kit: in other words, at least one object that does something that hasn't been done in the current game before. An example is the vacuum from the bust the dust kit. The ability to check floors for cleanliness also adds value to that kit pack. On the other hand, the only thing that the throwback fitness kit, menswear kit, fashion streetwear kit, and incheon arrivals kits really add are more clothes, though there are a few new clothes meshes. It is a breeze for custom content creators to churn out more clothes if they fit existing meshes. Recolors are, and have always been, the easiest thing for third party creators to make. I remember my first custom content experience with TS1 Transmogrifier: the tutorial was creating a green lawn flamingo.

    If the fitness kit had even added say, an exercise bicycle, a set of functional barbells, a rowing machine, or a stair-stepping machine, it would have added value and made the kit worth it. If the incheon arrivals or fashion streetwear kit had come with say, a bus-stop rabbithole or subway rabbithole placed where walking Sims disappear off the street in the neighborhood to travel, it would have added far more value.

  • userafw's avatar
    userafw
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    "Hahcbeachwaves;c-18065036" wrote:
    Neighborhood kit idea & inspo
    Spoiler






    A kit dedicated to neighborhoods . It could introduce neighborhood watch and bring back robbers . As well as add other game play like : lemonade stand for kids
    garage/yard sale for adults/ teens
    lawn mower business of teens / adults looking to make a little extra simolens
    Neighborhood block parties & play dates for the kiddos which could also introduce strollers for babies and/or toddlers.


    Note: to this poster, please either resize the pics or use spoiler and /spoiler bb tags with around them. I am surprised those are not in the automatic interface where the bold and italic buttons are.

    Missed opportunities:
    The neighborhood watch decoration sign with either Eco Living or Cottage Living kit.
    The homemade lemonade stand with Cottage Living.
    The garage sale with Eco Living. However, at least we have the merchant tables with both Eco Living and Jungle Adventures, which come close, but tends to look more like a swap meet.
    BTW, why didn't they add working canopy tents over those for when it rains?? Soaked merchandise is not appealing.
    The lawn mower (or even a lawn mowing tractor) with Cottage Living.
    Are they planning a Golf Course pack or something? The lawn mower would be a perfect addition to that, as would a golf cart. (EA/Maxis, if you are reading this, please consider this permission to use, own, and publish this golf pack idea. I am not even asking for any royalties, though credit for the idea would be nice.) Talk about "going clubbing"...with golf clubs and golfing bags to hold the golf clubs. Might even be a good opportunity to add items to wear on Sims' backs, like backpacks, fashion wings, etc.

    Stair-step fitness machine, exercise bicycle, or functional barbells should have come with Throwback Fitness kit.
    I believe play dates were already added to the game with one of the packs.

    Strollers SERIOUSLY should have come with Toddler stuff, along with playpens. Instead, we got a bubble play area like you see in fast food restaurants (pre-pandemic).

    Oh well, they could always do some sort of "wheel" pack. For anything on wheels that isn't in the game yet.






  • "SimsILikeSims;c-18077229" wrote:
    Kits only make sense compared to what content creators create if at least one new object mod is added to the kit: in other words, at least one object that does something that hasn't been done in the current game before. An example is the vacuum from the bust the dust kit. The ability to check floors for cleanliness also adds value to that kit pack. On the other hand, the only thing that the throwback fitness kit, menswear kit, fashion streetwear kit, and incheon arrivals kits really add are more clothes, though there are a few new clothes meshes. It is a breeze for custom content creators to churn out more clothes if they fit existing meshes. Recolors are, and have always been, the easiest thing for third party creators to make. I remember my first custom content experience with TS1 Transmogrifier: the tutorial was creating a green lawn flamingo.

    If the fitness kit had even added say, an exercise bicycle, a set of functional barbells, a rowing machine, or a stair-stepping machine, it would have added value and made the kit worth it. If the incheon arrivals or fashion streetwear kit had come with say, a bus-stop rabbithole or subway rabbithole placed where walking Sims disappear off the street in the neighborhood to travel, it would have added far more value.



    You are talking about a stuff pack now, and people complained about them so they slowed down on making them. I loved the stuff packs, even the older ones. They always had a new playable object, new clothes, new hairs, and build/buy….. I sure miss them……
  • Much better back in the days where there only was a game pack and stuffpack, and the stuffpacks acutally was a stuffpack and not a pack with 30 new objects. It saddens me with the new packs, because i feel riped off with the lack of content, and the packs dosn't even work properly, there is always bugs. Stop the cash cow idea and focus on making packs that people actually want, and not just a part of it.
  • well still NO Bands with lead singers. i inspect ea kit, i have bought two so far. i prefer playing on my pc. you'll need to find a way to buy not by apps. i hate apps they take up to much resource. plus i cannot see it that well haha. im sure there's another way. happy simming
  • More items for pets. More collars, vests, furniture and toys. I don't want silly costumes.

    Edit: And bring back hydrants or designated places for pets to do their business.
  • I love the Bust The Dust kit, although it receives a fair amount of negative responses. Personally any kit that actually affects gameplay should always be considered #1.
    Other kits either focus on CAS or build mode items, which is great for style updates, but honestly, nothing beats a good bit of gameplay updating like what we received with the vacuum and dust factor.

    The fact that it's optional (can be turned off) so the players that aren't amused by it don't have to suffer, I just think it's great!
  • boganoba's avatar
    boganoba
    New Adventurer
    2 years ago
    "PrincessPigi;c-18233433" wrote:
    I love the Bust The Dust kit, although it receives a fair amount of negative responses. Personally any kit that actually affects gameplay should always be considered #1.
    Other kits either focus on CAS or build mode items, which is great for style updates, but honestly, nothing beats a good bit of gameplay updating like what we received with the vacuum and dust factor.

    The fact that it's optional (can be turned off) so the players that aren't amused by it don't have to suffer, I just think it's great!


    Old post, but I second this I definitely think another try should be given to gameplay kits, especially since it looks like stuff packs are no more. It would be a nice fill in & off topic if there must be more CAS kits, can we get more formal & party wears?
  • I wish they would add more gameplay kits. Is the dust system annoying? sure. I do have it deactivated right now. But i still enjoy my sims vacuuming and there's the quirky things you can do with the hand vacuum like clean off toddlers xD I wish they would give them another chance. A kitchen appliance kit would be awesome, to get like a blender, pressure cooker, air fryer, and it can give like ways to make new recipes like smoothies, or even ones that already exist in game.

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