"bizuktag;c-17282200" wrote:
Looking back at the features list, and thinking about how things have worked in previous packs, these are my expectations:
- Four neighborhoods. 1 hood for the historic university, with 4 lots (classroom building, common area venue, library, dorm building). 1 hood for the modern university, with the same 4 lots. 1 hood with 3 - 5 lots for off-campus living. 1 hood for a park.
- Classroom buildings are locked to Build/Buy, like tombs in JA. They may be unlocked through the cheat, but if so, special NPC sims like lecturers will no longer visit the building, like sages in RoM.
- Your sim is locked to the university world. Off-campus living is restricted to the neighborhoods of Britechester that don't contain school buildings (and are technically not part of campus).
- Bikes available for young adults + in Britechester only.
- School organizations like art, debate, secret society will all be rabbitholes.
- School spirit event sounds like a big pep rally, but will actually be a new party type that occurs at the common area venue. Click on your sim to choose "Wear school colors", which automatically puts on a new facepaint and a preset outfit. Your sim gets a School Pride buff.
- Dorms will function like apartments but are locked to Britechester.
- Explicitly mentioned interactions, like juice pong/high five/juggle a soccer ball, will be the only new major interactions.
I would be happy to be wrong about any of these.
Gosh this is depressing but I'm in total agreement. Depsite being a huge fan of the Sims last year, I've found 2019 has been a bit of a dud year for the Sims. Can I also add....
- Despite not being editable without cheats. The Common Areas/Classrooms will be terribly built and empty looking.
- Despite looking impressive in the trailers. The NPCs on the lots will be pudding faced and randomly dressed and the decently made trailer Sims will be uploaded to the gallery in early 2020 after the hype of the EP is over.
