The Sims 4 Happy Play Thread :)
I've seen many comments from simmers wondering why simmers who are happy with and having fun with the game on the forum if we're having so much fun with the game. For me, sharing my game and seeing what others are doing is an integral part of my total simming experience. You get ideas, tips, and just a general sense of community from knowing others are also having fun with the game. So I thought I'd create this thread so simmers who are enjoying the game could share that enjoyment. Please feel free to share what's happening in your game, introduce your families, post when you or your sims reach a milestone. Share any tips you have for making the game more enjoyable, any mods you come across, any awesome custom content, any game tutorials. Ask your game play related questions. I'm sure there is a lot that we'd all like to see implemented and we can share those ideas also. Let's please remain respectful of one another and see how long it takes to reach the first goal of 50 pages! Happy Simming! And to start us off I'd like to share my Perfect Garden from the Gallery. Thanks so much to samhui1230 for the original beautiful lot. I turned it into a perfect garden now available for download. There is a base game version and also a version with Outdoor Retreat plants. The lot is coded as residential but you can easily turn it into a National Park. There is also a basement. I turned it into a rec center and it seems very popular with my neighborhood sims. Right now I have mine coded as a National Park which only requires a grill, trash can, and picnic table. Once we get the new neighborhoods I might move it to a larger lot and change it to a Park. http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/juliamai1010/Sims%204/Lot_zpsiahj6qu2.png http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/juliamai1010/Sims%204/Perfect%20Garden%20Base%20Game_zpsqru9wygb.png My origin id is SIMGIRL1010. ETA: I wanted to add if there are any disrespectful comments please just ignore or report if necessary. Thanks!
This is what happens when your Sim is caught cheating (pics)
I’ve read a lot of complaints about Sims not responding to their spouse cheating on them right in front of their faces. Some people reported the the Sim that was cheated on was actually cheerful afterwards and even flirted with them. This was bugging me. Is there really no jealousy in Sims 4? I had to find out for myself. I had a situation in my game that had developed between 2 of my Sims autonomously that I could either bring to the light or cover up. Usually I wouldn’t break up a happy sim family, but I wanted to know if this was seriously a problem with the programming or not. The Burning Question: Can a Sim really cheat on their spouse in front of them now without ANY repercussion? So here’s a quick background. I have 3 sim families that I’m rotating between. Insane Miley Cyrus – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/782853/my-experience-with-an-insane-sim-pics/p1 Clare and her husband – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12626328#Comment_12626328 Gloomy Bella Swan – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/784343/my-experience-with-a-gloomy-sim-pictures/p1 While playing in my Bella Sim’s household, I saw two of my sims from other households making out in public (Clare and Miley). This should not have been a surprise considering the fact that Miley pretty much alternates between flirting and screaming at just about anyone when left to her own device. Clare and Miley were bestfriends, but not romantic that way last time I played them. At least as far as I remember at the time. Last time I had checked on Clare she was happily married with 3 children See? So I switched over to Clare’s family. I noticed she didn’t seem quite as happy now and was drinking a great deal. She drinks pretty much all day. The first thing she does in the morning is make a drink at the bar and continues through out the day non-stop. She does this on her own free will. She also now had a high romantic bar with Miley. Interesting twist. I decided to conduct the experiment to see how her husband would respond if she invited over Miley and they kissed directly in front of him. Here goes… Nothing. wait… There we go. He immediately got in her face and yelled. He was pissed. Instead of apologizing, She did it again and he stormed out in rage. Unfortunately one of the children walked in and saw. Ugh. Not good, now it was getting more complicated. She immediately comforted her son and that helped remedy that situation. Her husband stormed off to the bedroom He stood at the edge of the bed clenching his fists. Clare didn’t seem to be very disturbed by her husband’s reaction. (I think this is because of her cheerful trait.) She proceeded to introduce Miley to the rest of her children. Her husband got involved again at that point. Oh no he didn’t just splash juice in her face! They tried to talk it out, but it just resulted in more bickering and him saying some apparently very harsh words. Her expression is priceless. It got more and more heated, and the divorce option came up. I knew this was serious. At this point it seemed like a clean break would be the best solution to remedy this situation. And that was it... Their marriage came to an end…. http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu153/claritysf/09-14-14_12-34nbspAM-2.png Now I know this is just a game and this was an experiment to see if there’s really a glitch in the emotional engine when it comes to affairs… but MAN, I felt terrible!! She was sobbing, the children were sobbing and his lower lip is trembling. It was just so HEARTBREAKING. I even wanted to cry. They really pull on the heart strings with the emotions in this game. It’s not like Sims 3 where they just stare straight ahead of soulless eyes 2 minutes after a dramatic encounter. No, this is hardcore dramatic soap opera stuff! When I first started playing this family, they seemed so perfect. Not anymore. So Clare left.. Her EX-husband took a very sad shower… Clare left with Miley. Miley comforted her and invited her to move in with her. She did. The divorce upset the children and there was a blurb about how some sim children blame themselves. That went away after a few hours. It’s different for the couple though. The “VERY SAD” mood lasts 2 whole sim days. You can’t shake it. It’s heavy. If your sim has a job, forget getting a raise, don’t plan on having any parties or doing anything. Your sim will basically alternate between crying in bed and sitting at the kitchen table swirling their fork slowly around their food. It’s painful to watch. I really don’t recommend divorce for anything but the last resort when everything else fails. I kind of wish I could undo that decision and had them try harder to work things out. Right now I’m playing the Clare’s family. (Just Her husband and 3 children) The first few days after the divorce were rough but now they’re doing okay. Clare drops by every single Sim day to check on them. She comes in and actually takes out the trash, does the dishes, talks to the kids. I like the fact that this is automatic and I don’t have to invite her over to see her children. She does it on her own. She usually leaves before her ex-husband returns from work. They are civil with each other now and even make polite conversation. I don’t know how Clare is doing with Miley. I haven’t checked on that household since the break up. I’ll see how that’s going. If she’s not happy there, I’ll work on rebuilding her relationship with her husband and maybe he’ll take her back? If she’s happy living with Miley then I guess it was simply meant to be this way. So there you have it folks. That’s what happens when your sim cheats in front of their spouse. For those that had a different reaction, it may have something to do with your chosen personality traits. Maybe a cheerful sim looks on the bright side and doesn’t get as upset when witnessing an affair, maybe a romantic sim thinks “ooh Menage Trois”, Maybe a gloomy sim just cries in her bed. What was your experience like?
My Sim is Getting Fat!
Hey all! So when I created my sim, she was slender, and now she's super plump. She's a level 10 cook in both gourmet and regular, but I've been having her make nothing but salads. She goes to the gym every night to work out, and I have her jog in her free time. It seems like she's getting bigger and bigger! She's not pregnant either. Her husband is getting a little round too, but he's managing to stay the same size, or lose little by little just from the "go jogging" option at their house. Is there a glitch, or am I doing it wrong? Every time I log in she gets bigger and I can't stop laughing at the effort I'm putting in to get her smaller. Maybe some sims have thyroid issues?
The fastest way to kill a sim
Is this offensive? I don't know. Sorry if it is. I have two Sims in the house I have to get rid of. I considered moving them out and deleting them but for some reason they always show up as NPC's And because these two I'm trying to kill are duplicate Sims I just think it will be confusing. So what's the fastest way? I've locked them in a wall and they just won't seem to bite it.
