Will current worlds ever be bigger?

i think the sims 4 team has been careful not to fall into the same trap that happened with sims 3...that series had lots of issues for many folks and sims 4 is certainly a melted down version of past series ..but for a larger share of folks the game is playable and saves last a long time. if we would go back to something that offered a larger scale in this series ..i think it would create issues.

"Admiral8Q;c-17614797" wrote:
Unless I made an error, this is the size so far:
Note: I put "apartments" in with "normal" lots. For 3 worlds.

World name Game Neighborhoods Main lots Secret Special

Oasis Springs The Sims 4 6 21 1 -
Willow Creek The Sims 4 6 21 1 -
Newcrest The Sims 4 3 15 - -
Granite Falls Outdoor Retreat 2 5 rental 1 1
Magnolia Promenade Get to Work 1 4 - -
Windenburg Get Together 4 27 - 3
San Myshuno City Living 4 18 total - 1
Forgotten Hollow Vampires 1 5 - -
Brindleton Bay Cats & Dogs 4 16 - -
Selvadorada Jungle Adventure 2 4 rental 3 -
Del Sol Valley Get Famous 3 11 1 -
StrangerVille StrangerVille 2 9 2 1
Sulani Island Living 3 14 - -
Glimmerbrook Realm of Magic 1 5 1 -
Britechester Discover University 3 13 total - -
Evergreen Harbor Eco Lifestyle 3 15 total - -

All 48 394 10 6
9 rental

EDIT: That didn't post well! So much for the age of texting. :D Here's a screenshot:

https://i.imgur.com/9bbnMEV.png

So all included for lots is: 419

Very interesting list. Thank you for making it.

The only thing I would have listed differently are the vacation worlds. You can freely change the lot type in these worlds. In granite falls I swapped two rentals for a bar and a spa. But you can change them up any way you like. Same goes for the museum and the bar in selvadorada, these are regular lots anyone can edit. You don't even need a cheat to edit them. Only restriction is you have to be on holiday to visit them.

I would list them as
granite falls: 6 lots (5 rental and one park) and one secret lot (the hermit)
Selvadorada: 7 lots (4 rental and 3 community lots) and one special/secret lot (the temple)

I am also still missing the 3 special lots from get to work, the work locations : the hospital, police station and science lab. Not sure if they fit with magnolia promenade or deserve a separate entry but if the film studio from get Famous counts, then so do they. Edit: same goes for my favourite hidden lot : sixam.

I don't believe so

"Atreya33;c-17617332" wrote:

Very interesting list. Thank you for making it.

I would list them as
granite falls: 6 lots (5 rental and one park) and one secret lot (the hermit)
Selvadorada: 7 lots (4 rental and 3 community lots) and one special/secret lot (the temple)

Aha! That's where I messed up. :tongue:
I counted them as separate than "main lots" since you can't make them residential. But you can make the park a rental (or something else) in Granite Falls? Interesting. I suppose you can modify all of them to what the world allows. Selvadorada also.

So technically what I called "rental" should be 13 instead of 9. ;)
But the 3 'secret' lots in Selvadorada are modifiable on the world map after discovering them? So brings the 13 down to 10. :D

"Atreya33;c-17617332" wrote:
I am also still missing the 3 special lots from get to work, the work locations : the hospital, police station and science lab. Not sure if they fit with magnolia promenade or deserve a separate entry but if the film studio from get Famous counts, then so do they. Edit: same goes for my favourite hidden lot : sixam.

I didn't count those since they are 'off-world' lots. I've never been to Sixam yet, though.
If included that adds another 4 lots to the total. :)
I know the science lab, hospital, and police station are modifiable when a Sim is working there. But of course you can't change it's venue.

"Admiral8Q;c-17617393" wrote:

"Atreya33;c-17617332" wrote:

Very interesting list. Thank you for making it.

I would list them as
granite falls: 6 lots (5 rental and one park) and one secret lot (the hermit)
Selvadorada: 7 lots (4 rental and 3 community lots) and one special/secret lot (the temple)

Aha! That's where I messed up. :tongue:
I counted them as separate than "main lots" since you can't make them residential. But you can make the park a rental (or something else) in Granite Falls? Interesting. I suppose you can modify all of them to what the world allows. Selvadorada also.

So technically what I called "rental" should be 13 instead of 9. ;)
But the 3 'secret' lots in Selvadorada are modifiable on the world map after discovering them? So brings the 13 down to 10. :D

Those lots you can select and edit from the map view are essentially all the same. Just go to manage world, select the lot and edit them. You can set them to any type you want, rental or any regular community lot. I just tested it and successfully turned the park into a rental lot. This is the same in both vacation worlds.

I am not sure about the 'secret' lots in the jungle, the ones you can travel to through the gates. Some gates give loading screens (e.g. royal baths) , some don't (e.g. plane crash site) .
I have the impression that without a loading screen the jungle is just a large neighbourhood environment you can walk through. Just like the realm of magic where you can walk through portals but gameplay wise your sim does not leave the lot. But I have never tried to edit anything on those lots.

Current big worlds are big enough and should remain as they are. Forgotten Hollow and Glimmerbrook could use expansion, though. 2 or 3 lots to each would greatly help IMO.

Doubt it.

Consoles will never be more powerful than the PCs. They will have to keep that in mind when making worlds. This is another reason why my expectations are low for Sims 5.