5 years ago

Winter Retreat game pack?

I'm usually not one for speculation, but the Sims team has hinted towards a winter retreat type pack 3 different times now this year. That's gotta mean something.

Hint one: In the community survey 3 months ago they asked multiple questions relating to winter sports. In one part of the survey they discussed resorts a lot and mentioned mountain climbing as a possible vacation activity. They then dedicated an entire section of this survey on "Snow Activities", asking people to rank downhill skiing, ice skating on a pond, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing, mountain climbing, snowshoeing and sledding. Obviously these are all winter sports activities, which would most likely require their own world - most likely a vacation world.

Hint two: Then, a few days ago the Sims team released another community survey and in this survey they listed possible new vacation worlds, one of these options was a "Swiss Mountain Town" which obviously fits in with the whole winter sports and snowy vacation theme they discussed in the previous survey.

Hint three: Then, in the trailer for Eco Lifestyle you can see snowy mountains in the background and a very alpine looking forest surrounds the neighbourhood shown in the trailer. Not only that but the trailer ends with Northern Lights. Normally I'd say this is nothing, but we know now that a part of the Discover University world was hinting towards Eco Lifestyle so it is likely that they'd do the same thing again.

At this point this is still speculation, but this is a lot for it just to be a coincidence and all the pieces do fit together. It also fits with the timeline, we'd expect a Game Pack to come later on in the year (Fall-Winter time most likely) so a winter related pack would work

Edit: This pack also appeared on a 2017 survey so it's definitely something that's been considered for a long time, not just a new thing so it could very likely be this year, similarly to how Eco Lifestyle was first asked about years before its release.

"elelunicy;c-17490376" wrote:
The pack also appeared on an old survey as an EP.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pAzg9UK-1.png

Update 2: 14th July 2020
In the new Nifty Knitting trailer, at the last second we see an elder sim and this sim is dreaming of sledding! Sledding has been mentioned in multiple different surveys as an activity that this pack could include...
https://i.imgur.com/DGVLpzw.png

LMcGE
5 years ago
I think it could be, but as this new EP shows, they take quite a while from survey to implementation. So I think any winter sports / mountain pack could be some time yet. Having said that, prior to City Living, the city in the background of towns began getting closer, and the mountains seem to be very close in the new town.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
We'll probably get a winter pack soon the same way we got a farming pack. :neutral:
elelunicy
New Spectator
5 years ago
This is almost certainly going to be an EP, not a GP. Most winter activities listed are expensive to make. Not to mention it would also include resorts/hotels.

The pack also appeared on an old survey as an EP.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pAzg9UK-1.png
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"elelunicy;c-17490376" wrote:
This is almost certainly going to be an EP, not a GP. Most winter activities listed are expensive to make. Not to mention it would also include resorts/hotels.

The pack also appeared on an old survey as an EP.

We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.
elelunicy
New Spectator
5 years ago
"crocobaura;c-17490447" wrote:
We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.

Which makes this pack even more likely to be an EP, as the alternative snow activities (skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, etc.) they can add instead are even more expensive to make.
Wickedgirl88
5 years ago
"elelunicy;c-17490585" wrote:
"crocobaura;c-17490447" wrote:
We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.

Which makes this pack even more likely to be an EP, as the alternative snow activities (skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, etc.) they can add instead are even more expensive to make.

that makes me think the GP will be a horse one, of like competive horse activities... because then in the snow EP you would only be able to have sledding by horse if you have that GP... even that isnt really fully new considering horses was in sims 3, but maybe if they put the focus on it being actually competive horse sport, or something... it would also give teen agers something to do...
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"ladybugjosie23;c-17490662" wrote:
"elelunicy;c-17490585" wrote:
"crocobaura;c-17490447" wrote:
We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.

Which makes this pack even more likely to be an EP, as the alternative snow activities (skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, etc.) they can add instead are even more expensive to make.

that makes me think the GP will be a horse one, of like competive horse activities... because then in the snow EP you would only be able to have sledding by horse if you have that GP... even that isnt really fully new considering horses was in sims 3, but maybe if they put the focus on it being actually competive horse sport, or something... it would also give teen agers something to do...

You don't really need a horse for sledding. You could get a big dog to pull the sled, or another sim, or no sim at all. There are more styles to riding a sled (or a toilet lid if you don't have a sled). :D
Wickedgirl88
5 years ago
urgh that sucks... i want horses badly way more than i want the other ones... and i had hoped with the code already being partly in the game...
luthienrising
Hero+
5 years ago
"crocobaura;c-17490703" wrote:
"ladybugjosie23;c-17490662" wrote:
"elelunicy;c-17490585" wrote:
"crocobaura;c-17490447" wrote:
We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.

Which makes this pack even more likely to be an EP, as the alternative snow activities (skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, etc.) they can add instead are even more expensive to make.

that makes me think the GP will be a horse one, of like competive horse activities... because then in the snow EP you would only be able to have sledding by horse if you have that GP... even that isnt really fully new considering horses was in sims 3, but maybe if they put the focus on it being actually competive horse sport, or something... it would also give teen agers something to do...

You don't really need a horse for sledding. You could get a big dog to pull the sled, or another sim, or no sim at all. There are more styles to riding a sled (or a toilet lid if you don't have a sled). :D

I think of sledding as just tobogganing (and variations on that) down a hill.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"luthienrising;c-17490808" wrote:
"crocobaura;c-17490703" wrote:
"ladybugjosie23;c-17490662" wrote:
"elelunicy;c-17490585" wrote:
"crocobaura;c-17490447" wrote:
We already have most of that, except for the snowboarding competitions, snowshoes, and hotels. Snow, snowmen, snow angels, snowball fights came with Seasons, and the mountain resort came with Outdoor Retreat. We even have a Yeti bear costume in game.

Which makes this pack even more likely to be an EP, as the alternative snow activities (skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, etc.) they can add instead are even more expensive to make.

that makes me think the GP will be a horse one, of like competive horse activities... because then in the snow EP you would only be able to have sledding by horse if you have that GP... even that isnt really fully new considering horses was in sims 3, but maybe if they put the focus on it being actually competive horse sport, or something... it would also give teen agers something to do...

You don't really need a horse for sledding. You could get a big dog to pull the sled, or another sim, or no sim at all. There are more styles to riding a sled (or a toilet lid if you don't have a sled). :D

I think of sledding as just tobogganing (and variations on that) down a hill.

Yes, I think that's the most common. And adults pulling toddlers and children riding one down the street.