New idea for game
I was looking at the desk and some of the school-related items and started thinking—why not expand their functionality to include options like homeschooling, tutoring services as a business, or even running a daycare? Right now, desks feel a bit underused unless you’re playing as a teen Sim actively attending school, so adding more interactive and purposeful features could make gameplay feel more realistic and engaging. For example, a homeschooling option could allow parents to take a more active role in their child’s education. They could choose what subjects to focus on, set specific schedules (like mornings vs. afternoons), and decide how long each lesson lasts. There could even be different teaching styles—structured, creative, or skill-based—that influence how children develop traits and abilities. Over time, these choices could impact a child’s academic performance, personality traits, and even give them a slight skill boost when they age up. Similarly, tutoring could be turned into a small business or side hustle. Sims could offer tutoring sessions in specific skills (like logic, writing, or creativity), helping other Sims improve while earning income. This would add depth to career-building and allow for more flexible, home-based work options. A daycare feature would also add a fun and practical layer to gameplay. Sims could care for multiple children at once, manage schedules, and engage them in activities that build early-life skills. This could tie into responsibility traits, patience, and even social skills for both the caregiver and the children. Overall, these additions would make school-related objects feel more meaningful, while also giving players more control over how their Sims learn, grow, and interact in everyday life.
New Pack Broke My Game??
So, i downloaded the new royalty pack yesterday, and since then my game has been buggy as all heck. I try to go to the new world and it gets stuck on this screen and just refuses to let me close it or do anything unless I alt F4 it closed. Can somebody help me figure out how to fix it or something.
add sports to game
if yall want some money add an expansion back with baseball fields and basketball courts and etc . give the kids an option to play sports between softball, cheer, basketball, baseball , etc . it would be really cool and even a cool job idea as the sims can add their own version of the NBA / NFL and have professional sports playersi cant access the different worlds i have downloaded
ive just downloaded the sims on my pc again after having given up on it in the past, and since i downloaded all the dlcs i have on the game they were first showing up were inacessible, and saying i needed to restart the ea app. that didnt work, so i searched it up on this forum and followed a tutorial. so then i deleted the dlc downloads from the steam download and downloaded them again from the ea app. when i finished downloading them all and started the game up again they werent showing up at all. help please i just want to play the game i hate ea
💡 Ideas > ♻️ Content from The Sims franchise
Hi, Here is a list of content from previous games that would be nice to bring back in The Sims 4 : (TSBO : Bustin' Out, TSPS: Pet Stories, TSCS: Castaway Stories, TSFP: The Sims FreePlay) Careers : Acrobat (TS3 EP06) Adventurer (TS2 EP5) Architecture (TS2 EP7/TS3 EP02) Circus (TS1 EP5) Dance (TS2 EP7) Firefighter (TS3 EP02/TSFP) Fortune Teller (TS3 EP07) Magician (TS3 EP06) Slacker (TS1 EP1/TS2) Supermodel (TS1 EP6/TSBO) Test Subject (TS3 EP08) Xtreme (TS1) CAS : Pirate Captain outfit (eye-patch & wooden leg) Scarf Accessory (TS3 EP08) Traits : Allergic To Fur (TS3 Pets Console) Bot Fan (TS3 EP11) Cultured (TS3 Console) Grouchy/Grumpy (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Heavy Sleeper (TS3) Hyperactive (TS3 Console) Never Nude (TS3) Serious (TS1/TSBO/TS2) Supernatural Fan/Skeptic (TS3 EP07) Unstable (TS3 EP11) Children Social interactions : Noogie (TS2) Play Cops & Robbers (TS2) Play in a bathtub (TS2) Play in the Ocean (TS3 EP10) Play Mary Mack (TS2) Play Punch U Punch Me (TS2) Play Red Hands (TS2) Play Rock, Paper, Scissors (TS2) Play Tag (TS2) Swing Around (TS2 EP8) Death types : Death by Skydiving Simulation (TS1 EP6) Death by Hail (TS2 EP5) Death by Running with Scissors (TS2) Death by (resurrected sim) Dancing on own Grave Stone (TS2 Console) Death by Cheating on Slot Machine (TS2 Console) Death by Hypno-Teacher (TS2 PSP) Death by Door of Life And Death (TS3 Store) Death by Mummy's Curse (TS3 EP01) Death by Failing tricks with Box of Danger (TS3 EP06) Death by Failing Transmutation (TS3 EP07) Death by Ranting about death using Megaphone (TS3 EP09) Death by Time anomaly (TS3 EP11) Death by Jetpack Crash (TS3 EP11) Death by Drowning in papers (TS3 Smartphone) Death by Dueling (TS Medieval) Death by Pit Monster (TS Medieval) Gameplay : Bachelor Party (TS3 EP04) Band (TS2 EP1/TS3 EP03) Boarding School (TS3 EP04) Interests (TS1/TS2) (Politics, fashion, … ) Local Cultures (TS2 EP6) (Gesture, dance, … ) Pleasure Aspiration (TS2 EP2) Private School (TS2) Romantic Reputation (TS3) Seasonal Festivals (TS3 EP08) Social Classes (TS2 EP8) Zodiac Signs (TS1/TS2 EP2/TS3) Lot Types & Venues : Arcade (TS1 EP3/TS3 EP09) Diving Area (TS3 EP10) Graveyard (TS2 EP2/TS3) Hotel/Resort (TS2 EP6/TS3 EP10) Houseboat Lot (TS3 EP10) Nerd Shop (TS3 EP09) Salon (TS2 EP3/TS3 EP02) Skate Park (TS3 Console) Yacht Lot (TS2 Console/TSFP) NPC & Premade Sims : Burglar (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Captain Catastrophe (Emergency service) (The Urbz) Hula Zombie (TS2) Matchmaker (TS2 EP2) Michael Bachelor (TS1/TS2/TS3) (Bella Goth's brother) Mime (TS1 EP2/TS3 EP06) Party Dancer (TS1 EP2/TS3 EP04) Police Patrol (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Social Bunny (TS2) Therapist (TS2) Unsavory Charlatan (TS2 EP6) Occult : Fairy (TS1 EP7/TS3 EP07) Genie (TS1 EP1/TS2 EP7/TS3 EP06) Imaginary Friend (TS3 EP04) Mummy (TS1 EP7/TS3 EP01) Zombie (TS1 EP1/TS2 EP1/TS3 EP07) Object interactions : Climb Trees (TSCS) Dance on Table/Counter (TS3 EP03) Jump on Bed/Sofa (TS2) Make Bed (TS1/TS2/TS3) Make Paper Airplane (TS2) Set Alarm Clock (TS1/TS2/TS3) Smustle (TS2 EP2/TS3 EP07) Pets : Dragon (TS1 EP7/TS3 Store) Iguana (TS1 EP5/TS3 EP05) Parrot (TS1 EP5/TSBO/TS2 EP4) Snake (TS3 EP05) Turtle (TS1 EP5/TS3 EP05) Transportation : Car (TSBO/TS2 EP2/TS3) Helicopter (TS2 EP8/TSFP) Hoverboard (TS3 EP11) Jet Pack (TS3 EP11) Paddle Boat (TS3 EP10) Rowboat (TS3 EP10) Scooter (TSBO/TS3 EP1) UFO (TS3 EP08) Woohoo locations : Box Of Mystery (TS3 EP06) Car (TS2) Changing Booth (TS1 EP3/TS2) Elevator (TS2 EP3/TS3 EP03) Fairy House (TS3 EP07) Gondola (TS3 Store) Hammock (TS2 EP6) Haystack (TS3 EP05) Helicopter (TS2 EP8) Hot Air Balloon (TS3 Store) Igloo (TS1 EP4/TS3 EP08) Jetpack (TS3 EP11) Rabbit holes (TS3) Sarcophagus (TS3 EP01) Time Machine (TS3 EP02) Trailer/Wagon (TS1 EP6/TS3 EP07) Objects (Part 1) : Aerobic Step (TSFP) Air Hockey Table (TSBO) Air Tub (TS2 Console) Alarm Clock (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Ant Farm (TS2 EP7/TS3 EP05) Apple Bobbing Tank (TS3 EP08) Arcade Table (TS3 EP06) Archery Range (TS1 EP4/TS3 Store/TSFP) Axe Throwing Station (TS2 EP6) Baby Bounce Chair (TS2 Store) Ballet Barre (TS2 EP7/TS3 Store/TSFP) Baseball (Play Catch) (TS2 EP5/TS3) Bass (TS2 EP1/TS3 EP03) Belt of Levitation (TS2 PSP) Bingo (TS2) Blackjack Table (TS3 Store) Burglar Alarm (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Butter Churn (TS1 EP7) Candy Floss (TS1 EP7/TS3 Store) Candy Rack (TS1 EP3) Carnival Games (TS1 EP4) Carousel (TS3 Store) Cat Show (TSFP) Claw Machine (TS3 EP07/TSFP) Cologne Rack (TS2 EP2) Comic Book + Display Rack (TS3 EP09) Compost Bin for fertilizer (TS2 EP5/TS3 Store) Concertina (Pirate accordion) (TS2 EP6) Craps Table (The Urbz) Cross Trainer (TSFP) Curved Staircase (TS1 EP7) Dance Machine (The Urbz/TSFP) Dance Sphere (TSBO/TS2 EP2/TS3 EP06) Deep Fryer (TS3 Store) Diving Board (TS1/TS2/TS3/TSFP) D'Jembe Drum (TS2 Castaway console) Drag Race (The Urbz) Dressing Booth (TS1 EP3/TS2) Drums (TS2 EP1/TS3 EP03) Dumbbell (TSFP) Escalator (TSFP) Exercise Bike (TS2 EP7/TSFP) Fashion Runway (TS1 EP6/The Urbz/TSFP) Fight Cage (The Urbz) Fire Jet (TS2 EP2) Fire Pole (TS3 EP02/TSFP) Firewalk Pit (TSCS/TS3 EP10) Flying Disc (TS3 EP09) Food Processor (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3) Food Truck (TS3 EP03) Fortune-Telling Machine (TS1 EP7/TSFP) Freezer (TSFP) Glassblowing Station (TS3 Store) Go-Go Cage (TS1 EP2) Gondola (TS3 Store) Hammock (TS2 EP6/TSCS/TSFP) Hamster Wheel (TS2 Console) Harp (TSFP) Heart-Shaped Love Tub (TS1 EP3/TSBO/TSFP) High Striker (TS1 EP4/TSFP) Hockey Net (TSFP) Hot Air Balloon (TS3 Store) Hot Chocolate Maker (TS2 EP5) Hydroponic Garden (TS2) Ice Cream Truck (TS3 EP05) Igloo (TS1 EP4/TS3 EP08) Immersion Pod (TS2 Console) Ironing Board (TSFP/TS Mobile) Juice Extractor (TS2 EP5/TS Mobile) Jump Rope (TS2 EP8) Kite (TS2 EP3/TS3 Store) Kite Surf (TS3 Console) Lawn Mower (TSFP) Limbo Stick (TSCS) Log Rolling Pit (TS2 EP6) Logic Puzzle (TS2 EP7) Love inspector (TS3 EP08) Objects (Part 2) : Magazine + Rack (TS1 EP3/TS2) Marimba (TS2 Castaway console) Merry-Go-Round (TS2 EP8) Mechanical Bull (TS1 EP2/TS3 EP06) Mini-Golf (TS1 EP7/The Urbz/TS2/TS3 EP06/TSFP) Music Recording Studio (TS1 EP6) Obstacle Course (TS2) Pedestrian Sculpting Station (TS3 EP02) Pilates Reformer Machine (TS Mobile) Pin the tail on the donkey (TSFP) Piñata (TSFP) Pinball Machine (TS1/TSBO/TS2/TS3 Store/TSFP) Playground Tower (TS2 EP8/TS3) Poker Table (TSBO/TS2 EP2/TS3 Store) Pool Bar (TS3 EP10) Pool Cleaner (TSFP) Pool Slide (TS1 EP4/TS2 EP5/TS3 EP10/TSFP) Pool Table (TS1/TSBO/TS2 EP1/TS3 EP06/TSFP) Porta Potty (TS1 EP3/TSPS) Pottery Wheel (TSBO/TS2 EP7) Pull Up Bar (TS3 EP06) Recliner (TS1/TS2) Remote Control Car (TS2/TS3 Store) Restorable Junk Car (TS2 EP7/TS3 Store) Robot Battle Cage (The Urbz) Rocking Horse (TS3 EP07) Roller Coaster (TS1 EP7/TS3 Store) Roulette Table (The Urbz/TS3 Store) Rowing Machine (TSFP) Saxophone (TS1 EP5/TSFP) Sectional Booth (Seat for restaurant) (TS2 EP2) Seesaw (TS3 EP04/TSFP) Sewing Machine (TS2 EP7/TSFP) Shaker (TS2 Castaway console) Shuffleboard (TS3 EP03) Skateboard Halfpipe (The Urbz/TSFP/TS3 Console) Skee Ball (TS3 EP06) Skydiving Simulator (TS1 EP6) Slide (TS2 EP8/TS3) Slot Cars (TSFP) Slot Machine (TS1 EP1/TS3 Store) Snake Charming Basket (TS1 EP7/TS3 EP01) Snowboard Halfpipe (TS1 EP4/TS3 EP08) Soccer Goal (TS2 EP7/TS3 EP08) Sonic Shower (TSBO/TS3 EP11) Souvenir Stand (TS1 EP4/TS2 EP6) Spiral Staircase (TS1 EP5/TS2 EP8/TS3 EP04/TSFP) Spring Rider (TS1 EP5/TS3 EP04) Stroller (TS3 EP04) Strip Poker Table (TS1/TS1 Console/TSBO) Surf Board (TS2 Console/TS3 Store/TSFP) Tai Chi (TS2 EP6/TSFP) Tanning Booth (TS3 EP08) Tattoo chair (TS3 EP2) Teppanyaki Grill (TS3 Store) Teleportation Pad (TS3/TS3 Store) Tetherball (TSBO) Throw Machine (TS3 Store) Ticket Machine (TS2 EP3/TS3 Store) Train Set (TS1/TSBO/TS2 EP7/TS3 EP07) Trampoline (TS2 Console/TS3 EP02/TSFP) Trumpet (TSFP) Ukulele (TS2 Castaway console) Urinal (TS1 EP3/TS2/TS3) Volleyball Net (TS1 EP4/TSFP) VR Headset (TS1/TSBO/TS3) Walking Cane (TS3 EP04) Wall Counter (TS1 EP2/TS2 EP1) Water Ski (TS3 EP10) Weight Lifting Bench (TS2 Console) Whack-A-Mole game (TS1 EP4/TS3 EP07) Wheelchair (The Urbz) Windsurf Board (TS3 EP10) Wood Fire Oven (TS3 Store) Xylophone (TS2/TSCS/TS3 Store/TSFP) Zen Garden (TS2 EP6)
New Reported Issue - "Not enough Space to install"
Hello! There are several user reports upon reinstalling the game that several Packs will not install and instead give a "Not Enough Space to Download" error. This is happening when there is plenty of space available, and of course no mods installed yet. I am hoping this post can serve as a place to compile info regarding this Error. If you are having this error and are willing to share some details Windows or Mac? HOW did you uninstall? (Via EA/Steam, Control Panel, manually deleting files, and uninstaller program, etc) Which Packs are not installing? Have you changed your install path? I hope we can get you back to Simming soon! Thank you for anyone who contributes to this thread!
Ideas for Project X and The Sims 4
Dear developers, today, after watching the news from Hobogivili, on this significant day I’m sharing with you what I’ve seen in my dreams for The Sims: Project X. This is a very pressing topic, because today, right now, I have the task of revealing to you my dream, my vision for Project X. And I’m very worried about this. In general, I envision that after the main loading screen, there’s space with the Sims’ planet at its centre. After scrolling with the mouse wheel, we zoom in on the planet and enlarge the landscape. Once we’ve zoomed in as far as possible, we see a continent and cities — some accessible to us, others not until an update is released. Or perhaps we see empty areas that will transform into cities, suburbs, towns, and villages with future expansions. This implementation is needed so that you don’t have to worry about how you’ll add vacation islands. For example, Siudemorade is all jungles, which can’t exist in the main country due to the climate. Then there’s Antarctica or beaches like Ibiza — these are islands that don’t need to be fully unlocked. It’s enough to give us a large playable area, as was done in The Sims 4. If you want, you can fully develop an island as a vacation spot. But I’m thinking about you, about your efforts, and about saving resources — just as investors and EA want. So vacation spots could be implemented like in The Sims 4: partially, giving us a few blocks for отдыха (rest/vacation), but connected together and logically linked. I don’t know how you see it. So consider this my concern for the future project. Naturally, I’m worried about what it will be like, and this really concerns me. Of course, the main cities should be fully realised, like countries, and logically connected, so that a Sim can fly from one country to another. This way, we could release a “Nationalities” and “Foreigners” expansion, exploring the mixing of cultures and family traditions. You’ll also have a huge task ahead: improving the genetics of such children. By the way, on the main panel after loading into planet mode, we have favourite families in the top‑right corner for quick access to loading them. This way, each player can place 1 to 8 families, for example, on the right panel for quickly jumping into their virtual lives. All this takes place on the The Sims planet screen. It’s time for you to believe in yourselves and your abilities, to truly see and feel the full scale and potential of The Sims — what it will be, what it will become, and what it already is. Next, regarding The Sims 4: I’d really like you to update the animations, work on character traits and life situations, and refresh the cities. “Refreshing cities” means adding new gameplay mechanics that have come with expansions. For instance, children playing hide‑and‑seek on their own at the playground. In the morning, a neighbour goes out to walk her dog, and so on. Just give them a little touch‑up — like dusting off your work before the final finish. Next, add new animations for Sims and new interactions with objects: pulling a blanket out of a closet and falling asleep on the couch, or unfolding a sofa for guests and preparing it for their overnight stay. Also, take inspiration from The Sims Community and your own moodlets — your moodlets contain far more animations and possibilities that haven’t yet been implemented in the game. Also, work on and update Sim relationships and life situations — for example, showing how a Sim can be happy even when they’re broke or can’t pay their rent. Let them cry, writhe under the weight of their burdens, and so on. Plus, in both The Sims 4 and Project X, it would be great to have the option to borrow money from friends and acquaintances. I know this feature exists, but not via their smartphone. It would be nice to see it better integrated. Overall, you can keep playing and working on both Project X and The Sims 4 for a long time — and keep improving them, so you can bring the game to a worthy level, up to the heights of Olympus! Нейронная сеть не могла нарисовать его таким, каким я его вижу. ________ В общем, я вижу после основного загрузочного экрана космос, в центре которого — планета симов. После кручения колёсика мыши мы приближаемся к планете и увеличиваем ландшафт. После того как мы максимально приблизили ландшафт, мы видим материк и города, которые нам как доступны, так и недоступны, пока не выйдет обновление. А возможно, видим пустори, которые с дополнением преобразуются в города, пригороды, посёлки и деревни. Данная реализация нужна для того, чтобы вам не пришлось ломать голову по поводу того, как вы будете добавлять острова для отпуска. К примеру, Сиудемораде — вообще джунгли, которые в основной стране не могут быть в силу климата. Далее — Антарктида или пляжи типа Ибицы: это вообще острова, которые не обязательно открывать полностью. Достаточно дать нам большое игровое место, как было реализовано в The Sims 4. Если хотите, можете полностью прорабатывать остров для места отпуска. Но я же думаю о вас, о ваших силах, об экономии, как хотят того инвесторы и EA. Поэтому места для отпуска можно реализовать, как в The Sims 4, — частично, давая нам пару кварталов для отдыха, но объединённых вместе и логически объединённых. Я не знаю, как видите это вы. Так что считайте это моим переживанием за будущий проект. Естественно, я волнуюсь за то, каким он будет, и это меня очень волнует. Естественно, основные города должны быть реализованы, как и страны, в полном объёме и логически объединены, чтобы симс мог летать из одной страны в другую. Так мы выпустим дополнение «Национальности» и «Иностранцы», сможем раскрыть тему смешивания культур и семейных традиций. А также вам предстоит огромная работа по улучшению генетики таких детей. Кстати, на основной панели после загрузки в режиме планеты у нас в правом углу есть избранные семьи для быстрого доступа к их загрузке. Так каждый игрок может поместить от 1 до 8, к примеру, семей на правую панель для быстрой загрузки в их виртуальную жизнь. Всё это происходит на экране с планетой The Sims. Пора бы вам начать верить в себя и свои силы, чтобы по‑настоящему увидеть и почувствовать весь тот масштаб и потенциал игры The Sims, которым она будет, и которым она станет, и которым она является сейчас. Далее — The Sims 4. Очень прошу обновить анимации и поработать с чертами характера и жизненными ситуациями, а также обновить города. Обновить города — это значит добавить новые игровые механики, которые пришли к нам с дополнением. К примеру, дети на детской площадке играют в прятки сами по себе. Утром соседка идёт выгуливать собаку и так далее. Обновите их немного — это как припорошить свою работу перед её полным завершением. Далее добавьте новые анимации симам и возможности с объектами: плед вытащить из шкафа и лечь спать на диван или расстелить диван для гостей и подготовить его для их ночёвки. Плюс вдохновитесь The Sims Community и своими облачками: в ваших облачках куда больше заключено анимаций и возможностей, которые не реализованы в игре. Далее поработайте, обновите отношения симов и жизненные ситуации — типа того, как симс может быть счастлив, когда он без денег или у него нет возможности оплатить счета за квартиру. Пусть рыдает, бьётся в конвульсиях от тяжести бремени и так далее. Плюс в The Sims 4 и проекте X было бы классно увидеть возможность занимать деньги в долг у друзей и знакомых. Я знаю, что эта возможность реализована, но не через их смартфон. А хорошо бы увидеть их. В общем, играть и с проектом X, и с проектом The Sims 4 вам можно ещё долгое время, как и улучшать, для того чтобы вывести игру на достойный уровень Олимпа!Packs won’t even install?
hello everyone i’ve purchased all the packs today, i got a message that they would take a bit to install and download. waited a bit and nothing happened. i checked through market place. when i try to install the packs it says something went wrong, only 3 of my packs installed and downloaded correctly. help!!!
I've had enough
this is the one thing I do in my free time that I actually find joy in and its gone. I've done everything spent so many hours trying to fix this deleted all my cc and mods nothing works game keeps crashing. I'm honestly so upset do we think they will refund my the almost $2000 ive spend on the game I did contact someone I know that could help me if ea refuses to refund me and can give advice they gave me to anyone else looking to go the route too ive paid so much for a service I am unable to now use due to the company's error and hatred towards their customers ive been such a loyal gamer for years through out everything negative but I can't even open my game I HATE these people. I want all my money back and find a new game.All my DLCS are gone
Yesterday I bought the new Royalties and Legacy pack, downloaded it, and started my game but the it said it wasn't downloaded? But all my mods and other packs were somehow working despite everyone else's being broken. Then today I start the game again and now all my packs are gone even though steam says they are installed. Hey, at least the mods still work am I right?
