Understanding "Journey to Batuu" issues
Do you guys think the Journey to Batuu pack could've been better? What you disliked about it and what should've been different?
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I like that pack a lot, my one complaint is that it is a weird choice for a sims 4 add on, it would probably work better as a more complete standalone doing its own thing, à la Sims Medieval.
I have one household with a smuggler, her toddler, her twi'lek girlfriend and a servo nanny, living permanently in Batuu in their own separate save and I never plan to bring them back or play them "normally".
That said, I would have missed the CAS, B&B and gameplay from other packs, if it was a standalone game. The other way around too, Batuu has such good B&B items.
Compared to Galaxy's Edge it feels empty. I'm sure many people in the real Galaxy's Edge theme park wish it was a little bit emptier when they visit, but I would have liked streets that feel more alive, with NPCs doing more than passing through, even simple actions like window shopping, or buying food. I'm never in the first order district so maybe they have a wider variety of actions there for all I know.
I wish NPC behavior felt more purposeful, kinda like this concept art of Ferrix in Andor
https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PGM-CA-000021.jpg
But that's a problem with sims 4 gameplay in itself. All townies flock to the same activities, like lemmings.
When I renovated the Batuu lots, I added a tripod and a camera to specific location (i.e. facing the Falcon) to take pictures. You can't own it but it does the job.
https://i.imgur.com/4cwilJz.png
I have one household with a smuggler, her toddler, her twi'lek girlfriend and a servo nanny, living permanently in Batuu in their own separate save and I never plan to bring them back or play them "normally".
That said, I would have missed the CAS, B&B and gameplay from other packs, if it was a standalone game. The other way around too, Batuu has such good B&B items.
Compared to Galaxy's Edge it feels empty. I'm sure many people in the real Galaxy's Edge theme park wish it was a little bit emptier when they visit, but I would have liked streets that feel more alive, with NPCs doing more than passing through, even simple actions like window shopping, or buying food. I'm never in the first order district so maybe they have a wider variety of actions there for all I know.
I wish NPC behavior felt more purposeful, kinda like this concept art of Ferrix in Andor
https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PGM-CA-000021.jpg
But that's a problem with sims 4 gameplay in itself. All townies flock to the same activities, like lemmings.
"GlacierSnow;c-18287219" wrote:
You can't bring stuff from home in your sim's personal inventory. I want to bring a painting easel, a good quality camera, and a tripod so my sim can paint and do photography in Batuu. It drives me nuts that I can't do this, and I'm stuck just using the extremely limited phone camera which can only take tiny size pictures. I've looked for a mod, but can't find one.
When I renovated the Batuu lots, I added a tripod and a camera to specific location (i.e. facing the Falcon) to take pictures. You can't own it but it does the job.
https://i.imgur.com/4cwilJz.png
Spoiler
Under the yellow awning is the entrance to my tiny basement house on Batuu, the only reason I don't complain about the lackluster dwelling.
https://i.imgur.com/2MkzXXN.png
https://i.imgur.com/2MkzXXN.png
