Why Project X MUST be a TS4 Engine Upgrade and Multiplayer
Dear @TheSims / @EA, The community is talking about Project X and we have a very clear vision of what we want: We dont want a Sims 5 that forces us to leave 11 years of collections and memories behind. We want an evolution, not a reset! The Engine Upgrade: Give us the Project X visuals and performance as a massive technical update for The Sims 4. Fix the old spaghetti code and let us play our favorite game with modern graphics and open neighborhoods! Multiplayer Integration: This is the game-changer! Imagine building and living together with friends in the same world we have spent years creating. This would make The Sims the ultimate social simulation. Respect our Investment: We love our DLCs and our Sims. Dont make us start from zero. Upgrade the base, add the multiplayer, and you will have the most loyal fanbase forever. This is the only way to compete with upcoming rivals! Lets make the future of Sims together. Who is with me? #TheSims4 #ProjectX #Sims4Upgrade #SimsMultiplayer #Sims5 #EA #BehindTheSims
EA Killed The Sims Mobile and Left Players With Nothing
This decision makes no sense and deserves to be called out. The Sims Mobile was the only Sims game on mobile that respected players’ time, creativity, and emotional investment. Instead of expanding it with more careers, hobbies, and worlds — which players repeatedly asked for — EA chose to completely shut it down. This was not because the game was bad. This was not because there was no demand. This was because EA decided it was easier and more profitable to abandon it. Pushing players toward The Sims FreePlay is not a solution. FreePlay is a fundamentally different game: excessive timers, limited Create-a-Sim, restricted building, outdated mechanics, and aggressive monetization. It does not replace Sims Mobile in any meaningful way. For iPad and mobile-only players, EA effectively removed The Sims entirely. There is no alternative, no successor, and no acknowledgment that a large part of the community preferred story-driven, fast, creative gameplay over timer-based grinding. This shutdown shows a complete disregard for player feedback. Many of us would have continued supporting Sims Mobile if EA had invested in meaningful content instead of abandoning it. EA didn’t just shut down a game — it broke trust with its players. At the very least, the Sims Mobile community deserves: • a clear and honest explanation • acknowledgment of what was lost • and reassurance that future Sims mobile projects will not repeat this mistake Silence and forced migration to a worse product is not acceptable.Request: Bring back The Sims Stories games!
I think this would be a really good opportunity to re-release all three of the Sims Stories series of games (Life Stories / Pet Stories / Castaway Stories). The only possible issue is, IIRC, Life Stories wasn't developed by EA, but rather was something that Aspyr made by themselves and EA simply published the PC version (and Aspyr published the Mac version of course) so maybe there'd be a bit of licensing weirdness. Otherwise? It'd be amazing to see these three re-released on Steam, maybe as a bundle. $30 for the three, or $10 each. The one fix I'd hope to see, at least in Life Stories, is the carpool driver endlessly generates in Free Play mode (and maybe Story Mode too - haven't checked). It never stops generating carpool / bus driver NPCs, when it's supposed to use the same three pre-generated ones which are already in all three neighborhoods. There's also a few minor inconsistencies in some of the art assets and a ton of unused content in all 3 of them. In the odd event a person at EA sees this and can at least jot this down: All 3 of the games have a completely unused "SimScript" directory in the game's TSData directory. This folder is about 200 MB in Pet Stories I think, which is a lot of data for something that's not even used in the game, so obviously remove that directory in the event you were to revisit this game. There's a lot more I could say, the various quirks, etc, but I'll hold off now.
Thoughts on an annual Simmers convention?
It would be amazing to have an annual Sims convention where Simmers all over the world can meet up. Everyone welcome, community awards for Sims creations, team building exercises, surveys can be done, news can be shared & friends made etc And every year, the convention would take place in a different city, so one year it may be California, then the year after it being in Berlin, then London and so on?The Sims Creator Program
Updated February 19, 2026 See second post. Introducing The Sims Creator Program How The Sims Is Collaborating with Global Creators; Join Us to Get Inspired & Create Like Never Before Sul Sul, Simmers! Over the years, our Sims team has watched in awe as our players have pushed the limits in how they’ve used our games as a vessel for self-expression, creativity, and joy. Collaborating with our community has been an important cornerstone since day 1 in The Sims, and we’re always looking to expand the ways in which we directly engage with the people who make The Sims great – you! We’re thrilled to announce The Sims Creator Program; our new initiative to evolve and expand how we work with talented creators from all over the world. Creators in this program will be part of an incredible community that shares passions and unique challenges, and gets access to a range of exclusive perks and opportunities across The Sims franchise titles. Whether you’re a storyteller with generations of family lore, a builder extraordinaire, an inventive modder or CC creator, or even something that defies definitions, look no further! We want YOU to apply for The Sims Creator Program! Every member of The Sims Creator Program will be offered a range of exclusive perks*, including: Access to the EA Creator Network, which opens an avenue to unique opportunities with The Sims and across other EA titles Access to a private Discord where you can get direct contact with The Sims team, connect with other creators in the program, and occasionally glean sneak peeks before the public! Exclusive Sims swag or other physical goodies at important franchise milestones Two free game codes at new launches, one for yourself and one for your community Free game codes throughout the year from our catalog of previous Sims releases 48 hour early access to each new Pack Opportunities to receive extra early access to Expansion Packs, including a private livestream with our Sims developers Induction into the EA Support-A-Creator initiative, where you receive your very own Creator Code to earn a commission when it’s used at checkout Additionally, there will be occasional opportunities to work with a smaller group of creators on various collaborations, both in-game and out, such as live events, playtesting opportunities, and more! *Each of these resources and perks are subject to EA’s discretion and may change at any time. To celebrate the announcement of this program, we were honored to collaborate with four immensely talented artists from our Simmer community to create custom artwork specially made for The Sims Creator Program. These artworks will be sent as postcard prints to our creators as part of an exclusive, limited-time celebratory gift bundle! These artists—Renee Ramos, Jer Dee, Manuel Kilger, and David Alabo—have each brought their unique visions to life, showcasing how the program can enrich the creator community through their diverse perspectives and connections with The Sims. Renee Ramos's artwork vividly captures the essence of storytelling and the power to create your own destiny within The Sims universe. Jer Dee's art beautifully celebrates community and the deep connections formed among creators through shared passion and collaboration. Manuel Kliger's work vibrantly reflects the inspiration and dynamic ideas and experiences that fuel the active mind of a content creator. David Alabo's vision explores the endless possibilities of creation, presenting an abstract universe where imagination is limitless. By engaging with these talented individuals, we aim to foster more diversified collaboration opportunities across different mediums and highlight the myriad ways in which The Sims Creator Program can inspire and elevate a creator’s potential. We’re excited to continue innovating and expanding all the ways we can better serve creators. Keep reading to learn more! The Sims Creator Program FAQ How do I apply for The Sims Creator Program? The Sims Creator Program is designed to welcome talented and diverse creators from around the world. If you’re a YouTuber, streamer, lifestyle creator, modder or CC creator, photographer, designer/artist, blogger, podcaster, cosplayer, animator or screenshotter – we’re looking for you! To apply, visit the EA Creator Network to request to join and please select The Sims as your primary franchise! If you don't see a fitting description for yourself, don't worry; we believe that there is a creator in everyone. We’re looking for both creators who regularly create original The Sims content across social platforms and various types of creators who might be new to The Sims. Whether you’re a more established voice or just starting out and striving to grow, we welcome you to apply to join us. The Sims Creator Program will be home to dedicated creators that share our commitment to gaming communities that are safe, fair, inclusive, and meaningful for all. Creators that meet the following criteria are eligible to participate: Over 18 years of age Actively makes The Sims content You have The Sims content on your main channel within the last 30 days Have 5,000+ followers, subscribers or community members or 40+ Average Concurrent Viewers in the last 30 days OR 2,000+ average downloads for the majority of your Custom Created Content** You are not associated with any type of coin or key selling, gambling or other websites that harm the community You do not engage in leaking or other content or behaviors that undermine the player experience You content abides by the EA Creator Network Guidelines **Even if you don't meet all of the above requirements but you feel like you make great content that we would love, we encourage you to apply anyway! We are building a diverse pool of creators of all different types, sizes and talents and would hate to limit ourselves to pure metrics. What is the difference between The Sims Creator Program and the EA Creator Network? They’re made to work in tandem! The Sims Creator Program upholds the values, goals, and strategies that serve our Sims creators. The EA Creator Network is home to EA’s creators across its games, and is one of the tools to provide many of the important perks and franchise-specific access and opportunities. The Sims Creator Program operates using the Creator Network, and it’s one of the channels where once approved as a Sims creator, you can expect to hear from our team. I’m already a member of the EA Creator Network, but not of The Sims Creator Program. How can I request to join The Sims Creator Program? If you are a member of the EA Creator Network and have The Sims listed as your primary franchise, you’re already in The Sims Creator Program! Please reach out to your local POC to find out what opportunities and perks you can access. What constitutes an “active creator?” You actively create content across one or more The Sims titles, and “active” may look different across different platforms. As a baseline, you should have The Sims content on your main channel within the last 30 days, and a history of content from at least the last 90 days. How often do you review spots for The Sims Creator Program? We value every creator who requests to join The Sims Creator Program, so we’ll be reviewing each request with careful attention. Reviews will be ongoing, at the team’s discretion, and you can expect new cohorts of creators every month or two. Who is not eligible for The Sims Creator Program? The Sims Creator Program is not open to anyone who has violated the terms of any previous EA creator program (e.g. EA Game Changers), the EA User Agreement, EA Creator Network Guidelines, or those employed by other industry developers/publishers. Those who were removed from any previous EA Creator Programs are also not eligible to rejoin and/or be reinstated. I’m a parent, talent manager or agency representative and I represent a creator that wants to be a part of this program. Can I be a part of the program on their behalf? Unfortunately we do not allow talent agencies, talent managers or parents to apply or take part in this program on behalf of individual creators. Can I apply with my fan site to The Sims Creator Program? Yes, creators who operate fan sites of The Sims may apply to The Sims Creator Program and will be required to sign the same agreements as other EA Creator Network creators. What is the Support-A-Creator initiative? Support-A-Creator is a partnership program that enables The Sims 4 community to support creators when purchasing The Sims 4 content on the EA app store. This means creators will have the opportunity to earn commissions by promoting EA products using their unique Creator Code. Becoming a member of The Sims Creator Program entitles you to your very own Creator Code, which means purchases of The Sims 4 and other EA content (eg. Kits, Expansion Packs, other EA games) from the EA App, EA.com store or in-game purchase flow using your Creator Code will count towards supporting you. As a member of the The Sims Creator Program, do I have to participate in every opportunity that I’m invited to? Not at all! Creators may choose to participate in as many or as few opportunities as they like. I requested to join but was not successful or my submission wasn’t reviewed. Can I reapply? If you received an email inviting you to reapply, you can do so 90 days from when you receive that email. If you don’t receive an email from us after 90 days, please log back into the EA Creator Network site to check your status and eligibility to resubmit a request again. How do I know if a creator has created some form of content connected to the EA Creator Network or The Sims Creator Program? Members of the EA Creator Network and The Sims Creator Program must adhere to disclosure policies for content that they create and creators are responsible for including prominent disclosures on content connected to the EA Creator Network and The Sims Creator Program. Do the actions of The Sims Creator Program creators outside any EA game affect their program participation? Yes. If you see a creator who is part of The Sims Creator Program behaving in a way that you believe may break our EA Creator Network Guidelines or The Sims brand values, you can report them here. Can I participate in third party paid sponsorships while being a member of The Sims Creator Program? You may be approached by companies other than EA to perform sponsorship or promotional services on behalf of their marketing and promotions campaigns. In general, EA does not object to EA Creators pursuing these opportunities provided the use of EA marks, logos, or products such as The Sims franchise and its games are not used or featured in these other campaigns. The only exception to this is if the 3rd party paid sponsorships violate our EA Creator Network guidelines. How can I, a representative of a third party organization collaborate with EA and/or The Sims and The Sims Creator Program participants? Who should I reach out to first? We appreciate you taking interest in The Sims and the amazing creators we collaborate with. Please see our ‘How to request permission to use EA content’ article here. https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/introducing-the-sims-creator-program
The Sims 5 Ideas
CAS System Bring DeepSeek-like AI system into the game, make Sims smarter. Make it intelligently create Sims through facial and voiceprint recognition. Make it a discontinuous voice slider (mid-value can be taken). Cancel Simlish and make it a variety of real languages, such as Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, etc. Add more interpersonal titles in family tree, such as uncle, aunt, cousin, father-in-law, brother-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, etc. Aging System Make it eight life stages: baby stage lasts 7 days (newborn stage lasts 1 day, infant stage lasts 2 days, toddler stage lasts 4 days), child stage lasts 7 days, teen stage lasts 14 days, young adult stage lasts 28 days, adult stage lasts 28 days, elder stage lasts 28 days. It is a total of 112 days. Each stage has at most three Zodiac Traits. The baby stage has only one Acquired Trait, the child stage has two Acquired Traits, the other stages have three Acquired Traits. Trait System Make it two types of traits: Zodiac Traits and Acquired Traits. The Zodiac Traits can be further divided into three parts, please refer to The Sims 4 Zodiac Traits. Make it a series of The Sims 2 style systems, such as primary and secondary aspirations, slot machine style wants and fears with the meter, good and bad memories, etc. Make each memory have a detailed date. Society System Make it three stages of society: Present Society, Future Society, Ancient Society. Make a world map with displaying year and month, make one year be 28 days, make one month be 2 days and 8 hours. After every 112 days, the game changes the stage of current society automatically and cycles infinitely. Make six continents in the world map. For Ancient Society, make nine countries in Asia, they're Jin (晉) in the northwest, Yan (燕) in the north, Ancient Korea in the northeast, Qin (秦) in the west, Zhou (周) in the middle, Qi (齊) in the east, Ancient Vietnam in the southwest, Chu (楚) in the south, and Ancient Japan in the southeast. Weather System Make more types of wind: Level 0 is for no wind, Level 1 for gentle wind, Level 2 for strong wind, Level 3 for typhoon. Make petals fall in spring and leaves in autumn, like rain and snow. Make it an open world, or not. If it is an open world, make it not The Truman Show. Action System Make Sims have more actions, such as dressing and undressing; opening doors and windows and closing them; taking out dishes, mugs, pans and condiment bottles from cupboards, toothbrushes from cups, umbrellas from umbrella racks, clothes and socks from wardrobes, shoes from shoe cabinet, and putting back them, etc. Sims can take pillows and sheets out of the closet and put them on the ground to sleep and bring them back to the closet, and they can wash and dry them. Cats and birds can walk and sleep on walls. Driving System Players can drive vehicles. Driver Sims can pick up and drop off other Sims. Make vehicles of different capacities accommodate different numbers of Sims. Make traffic accidents allowed. Give Sims the opportunity to fall and be injured from a height. Make ambulances, paramedics, wheelchairs and disabled Sims. Make sick Sims go to hospitals. If it is an infectious disease, Sims can infect each other. Doctor Sims can treat and perform surgeries. Make four types of blood type traits for Sims, or not. Justice System Give Sims and events the opportunity to add or change the Acquired Traits of other Sims. Make Sims get skill points by reading, having classes and doing homeworks, etc. Make 1st language and maths classes compulsory in kindergartens, make 1st language, 2nd language and maths classes compulsory in primary and middle schools, make 3rd language and other courses optional in universities except major. Make the number of languages which Sims speak as many as the number of languages supported by The Sims 5. Make 1st language be English. Make 2nd language and 3rd language selectable, such as Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, etc. Sims who can speak foreign languages can communicate with foreign Sims. Sims can sue other Sims. Build System Add half-tile walls and platforms, walls and platforms with a height of 0.125 times, walls and platforms hanging down from the ceiling, buildable prominent window sills, vertical sloping walls and platforms (22.5 degree per rotation), rain gutters, more styles of single-tile sliding doors and functions of rotating objects horizontally and vertically in a discontinuous manner (22.5 degree per rotation). Other Systems Add new careers for real estate agents and home design personnels. Add Italian minimalist style, etc. Load bearing walls can be removed during decoration. Add folding doors. Allow doors, windows, beds, tables, sofas, cabinets, TVs, refrigerators, ovens, washing machines, etc. to be freely adjusted in size. Add ceiling mounted air conditioners and split air conditioners. Companies can go public. The stock market can be long or short. Buying a second-hand house and renovating it can be done with a loan. Bring sun, Mercury, Venus, earth, moon, Mars, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Io, Jupiter, Saturn, Titan, Uranus, Neptune and Triton, the 16 bigger ones, into the game (Pluto as a candidate or hidden one). 0 Rabbit Holes Don't make any rabbit holes, such as tree houses, public toilets, tramcars, primary schools and all jobs. Make the interiors of subways, ships, planes, subway stations, seaports and airports visible. Make it at least three classrooms in kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools and universities; the school area can be built as freely as other areas. Add new careers for manga artists, voice actors and publishing houses. Make weekly magazines and manga tankobons published; TV dramas, movies, cartoons, MTVs and commercials can be filmed and shown; games can be developed and sold; related consoles and arcades can be played. Objects and Houses Add mahjong tables. Add cabinets in which there are wooden boards engraved with the names of deceased ancestors, foods, drinks, a metal bowl, a candlestick, an incense burner, etc. Sims can offer foods and drinks, light the candle, burn some incense and knock on the metal bowl for their deceased ancestors. Sims can put the wooden boards, foods and drinks in the cabinets or take off them or change them. Add more styles of wind bells, usable telephones, usable hand fans and desk fans. Allow more kinds of objects, like TVs, to be placed on various tables and floors. Make acuum cleaners, brooms, dustpans, mops, buckets, napkins, feather dusters, washing machines and drying racks in the base game. Make houses and clothes more and more dirty after some time even without buying acuum cleaners and washing machines. Make the appearance of a house that is not inhabited for a long time become older and older. Others Except premade households, don't make it automatically generate citizens or NPCs, even if NPC may be not enough. Canceling the cheat system makes the game more fun. Make it The Sims Home Edition for players who don't need cheats and The Sims Professional Edition for players who do need cheats. Cancel the function of easily transferring funds and family members between families. Make players cannot switch family members easily after entering a household. Quit asking players, make us must go to work and school personally with the currently controlled Sim. Cancel the outlines around Sims and objects when the mouse pointer points to them. Make it no longer cause mutual penetration and superposition between Sims. In life mode, expand the first person perspective based on the room size as soon as we enter a room and cancel the wall cutting, while build mode is not affected by this. Don't make any unusable decorations, make smart-phones and calendars be usable objects. Make bookshelves and refrigerators empty to place books and foods one by one. Give Sims the opportunity to have dreams when they fall asleep. Sims can hold funerals. Don't make Sims age continuously in a short period of time by blowing candles on their birthday cakes. For the previous post, please refer to here.
