Why would I like the Moschino SP?

I have the pack and can’t remember why I got it but I love the shoes, which is weird because I’m not a shoe person in IRL - much prefer to go barefoot. I hardly use anything in the pack except the female heels and the male boots. I might have used the windows once or twice, but those shoes end up on a LOT of my sims.

Here are the main features in the Moschino Stuff Pack

? New portable photography tripod, camera, studio lights, Sim ground markers, and backdrops
? Tripod will produce better quality photos and open up advanced camera options, even with a cheap camera or low Photography skill
? Digital picture frame and collage picture frame
? Take photos with pets and toddlers
? Take photos of multiple Sims together
? Control where Sims stand for photos with new ground markers
? New photography poses and more control over which poses Sims do while being photographed
? New Career: Freelance Fashion Photographer
? New Gameplay Object: Tripod

https://simscommunity.info/2023/05/17/sims-4-pack-guide/#never-agonize-over-which-pack-to-buy-again

Edited to add:

You can see all the Build/Buy and CAS here:

https://www.ea.com/en/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/store/addons/the-sims-4-moschino-stuff-pack

I don't know how it compares to mod photography as I play no mods no cc

mods obviously will always have more options though
so eh idk if its that big of addition the poses do get old fast

the photography in this pack does give you more options
and make it easier with tripod and subject mark tho
so for vanilla player very useful

also i am not sure
if you are able to rotate camera while taking picture without this pack /tripod that ones hecking useful

theres new boring collage photoframe
that i quite literally have never used and couple small electric photoframes that change pictures which is nice
but honestly I just hate how they look so bulky techy and are so small
that you would have to size most pictures up
making the frame look even more bulky
so I don't use them often

theres also this cool back screen thing that has changing pictures
I find its rather useful for get famous venues n such
tbh one of the more fun items of the pack
cause we don't really have much other things like that

and then you have some more options for the photo background thingy
that look more fashion i guess I use the black most though cause I'm basic

furniture, rather good for modern builds
the stereo and neon light are probably 2 things i use the most
aside from windows which are great for all kinds of builds really

lights also good

cas has couple nice leather things n the shiny fabulous boots i love

"Simmerville;c-18268155" wrote:
Thanks a bunch all! I'm still tempted, but nit convinced. Guess the consequence of clogging up my harddrive with content not so often used scares me, while I use photography a lot in my game and have several pro photographers who could definitely make use of some of this.

The ground marker object, can it be placed on ground outside lots? I normally use the mod "teleport anywhere" but that can only be placed like a regular object, so I miss arranging a set up on common ground/off lot.

yeah its inventory item can be placed everywhere on lot or off lot
same with the tripod

but sim will put the items down wherever they want ofcourse like other inventory items
theres no just dragging it exactly where you want to put it when you are off lot so its tad annoying still

I use those windows everywhere. I loved them in TS2 Apartmentlife, and it was must have for me.
Also the boots.

If you like taking photos in game, then I think you will like the pack.

You can choose your sims' poses while taking a photo. You can take photos of up to 3 sims at once, including pets and toddlers. When you use the camera and the tripod, you can take 10pics in one go, instead of just 5.

All the photography equipment is portable : the tripod, camera, markers and lighting fixtures. You are not limited to a lot.

The build buy is also nice, especially the windows but I also like the magazine clutter and the sofa.

The weakest point of the fashion branded stuff pack is... the fashion. There are fewer cas items than in other stuff packs and some have very limited color options.

I haven't tried the career yet but I have seen it in let's plays. It looks interesting enough to give it a go.

I don't own Moschino. After doing my research, I decided I don't want it, but I know people who own it and absolutely love it. It all boils down to one thing: how much do you use base game photography? If you're like me and you barely touch the base game photography features, there is no point in getting Moschino. On the other hand, if you love decorating your sims home with photos of family and friends, if you love to develop your sims photography skills, especially if you want your sims to be professional photographer, you'll probably really enjoy this pack.

I have the pack and the options are nice for vanilla play. I don't do a lot of photography really, so I guess I could have gone without it... but when I take some photos I appreciate what it offers. If you use mods my guess is you wont need it, but no experience on that.

I'll copy over another post I made related to this on how I was using Moschino content for my Photographer and Stylist career sims along as making up game play for fashion models.

"CK213;c-18135885" wrote:
Yes!

I am playing out the scenario now and Style Influencers, Photographers, and Models make for great integrated game-play.
Style Influencer/Photographer is already baked into the game when you play a photographer. A style influencer will actually come over to look at photos.

This Fashion Trinity could be an easy Slam-dunk for EA.

The weak link is models.
I had my photographer go out and recruit his own.
I just wish I could rotate over to my models and play them in their own career.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11-28-21_1-08-41_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
Game play has been fun from the Photographer's point of view.

Spoiler

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11-28-21_1-21-19_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11-28-21_1-21-39_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

I do have a work-around to make sure my models get paid.
I simply gift them cash. I also gift them copies of the photos so they can hang them up in their homes.
The more I use them in fashion shoots, the more they get paid.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11-28-21_1-26-56_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

Just writing this right now inspired me to rotate over to my Style Influencer's fashion boutique to see what a meeting between these three would be like. This is what happened.

She has an office on the second level.

Spoiler

Hey! Who are you?
Paparazzi?


I can run through all her style influencer socials and just role play this.


I had Olivia call up one of the models Orlando has used.
More Paparazzi. Fine, I will work them in the scenario.


This is Kara. She is actually an actress, but I have been using her as a fashion model too.
I would rather have called up the blond sim in the first shot, but Olivia doesn't know her yet.


Why am I just now thinking of doing this?
This is great!




Olivia has her model her current outfit, sizing up in her mind which of her designs she could possibly wear.


Let's get her outfitted.


The photographer decides to take a nap.
Thank god the Murphy bed didn't kill him.


Ya know...
Candid pictures of a sleeping mid-tier celebrity might get you even more simoleons.

So in the future, I think I will have Olivia meet all of Orlando's models and invite them over to give them outfits that I know will fit the Photography job categories Orlando often takes.

Spoiler

I took control of Kara at this point, to think about what I can have the models do.


They can select from outfits Olivia has already put together.


They have to spend their own money, but I can have Orlando compensate them later.

Orlando has his studio at his home.
He has done very well as a photographer.

Since Olivia is integrated into his game play, she is here often.

Spoiler

I enjoy filling his home with his work.
It feels like he is involved in fashion and film. I actually had him play a paparazzo early in his career.




Let's not forget male models.


What I need to do is have Orlando through a party.
This way all the participants in this scenario can network.


Yep, I will be doing this in future game play.

All I need is a modeling career to make this truly immersive.
It would be cool if the end-game of modeling is a big event like Fashion Week or something.
I would love to see a fashion show and have Olivia and Orlando there in VIP seats.

I remember doing this in The Sims 2.
Ancient history.
https://youtu.be/ZoMkiYr5XRM

Other Stuff.
-Really nice, fashionable outfits, including males.
-More fashion poses.
-A fashion show, of course.
-Save our own fashion styles
-Pack integration with Photographer and Style Influencer careers.
-Career branches, maybe to a fashion magazine path. You would see the sims at the top of this path as Fashion Week VIPs too.

Off the top of my head, my knowledge of the fashion world is limited.

Thanks for the inspiration @CK213 ! Many great ideas there!

I am pretty good at imagining my sms' activities etc, so I think I'd be able to pretend a photo career based on the packs and tons of cc I already got. The only object I see from Moschino pack might be the curved backdrop. I might need the pack just for that. Smart including the style influencer board, I never thought of that. Looks like you used several copies on the same lot, I assume they can be found in the hidden objects catalog?

So far I only played Penny Pizzazz as a model, here she is at one shoot in Sulani, lol:



And, there is a catwalk in a top notch wedding dress salon/tailor in my Fashion District, which I intended to use more. Models and photographers could be active there, I guess.