Did you know that Motherlode Season is in full swing? However, have you seen the brand new and exciting The Sims 4 reveal trailer?
In case you haven’t, we have you covered right here! If you have seen the trailer for the upcoming The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack, then here are ten things you might have noticed when the reveal trailer dropped.
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The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies: A Quick Recap
As a quick recap, today’s The Sims 4 reveal introduced players to the upcoming Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack. An expansion pack that opens up many more opportunities to our Sims. Start a small business, make waves with clay, get creative with ink and explore the beautiful new world of Nordhaven. Discover two exciting new skills, earn Simoleons, learn the Japanese art of Kintsugi, open your dream business and become a tattoo extraordinaire in the new tattoo paint mode!
Things You May Have Missed in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies Trailer
There’s no denying that the Businesses and Hobbies reveal trailer was jam packed with so many cool looking new features. This was only the reveal trailer, we still have the game player trailer to come yet.
New Food & Merch Stalls
In the opening moments of the reveal trailer, we can see several stalls. While it’s unclear at the moment, these stalls are likely to be places for Sims to tuck into some of Nordhaven’s delicacies and pick up some local merchandise.
While at the front of the screenshot, we can see Sims selling their creations using the same market table we’ve seen in game before.
Self Service Ticket Kiosks
Self-service till points? Taking the stress out of transactions, these new Ticket Kiosks will give your Sims more freedom when it comes to running their business. It looks like you can have customers make a one of purchase or by the hour!
Supercharge Your Sim
Need an energy boost?
Well, make sure your Sims have plenty of Freezer Bunny Energy Drinks on hand for when they need a boost most!
Sketch To Your Hearts Content
Before making them permanent, why not sketch out those ideas and client requests on the drawing tablet first.
This could also open up conversation options with potential clients when it comes to discussing their tattoos.
Get Creative with Tattoo Mode
At first glance, there seems to be a lot going on when you look at Tattoo Mode. However, did you notice just how much detail you can put into tattoos using not only the pre-designed tattoos but also in Tattoo Paint Mode? It will certainly lead to some interesting tattoo designs for our Sims!
That colour wheel though!
Are you ready for more things you may have missed during the Businesses & Hobbies Sims 4 reveal?
Family Night: Clay Making
When not working on your own clay projects, why not get the whole family involved in making clay creations? It looks like Child Sims can create a range of decorative objects now too!
Share Your Crafting Knowledge
Sims can help other Sims build their skills and master their craft!
Become the perfect mentor for Sims to learn from. Hold lectures and classes to help develop talent Sims’ passion for the craft. Sims may even earn Mastery Perks as they level up their knowledge.
Mix and Match
Each area of the lot can be assigned a different purpose. Mix public spaces, employee only areas and residential areas all under one roof. However, you are free to assign the rooms in any order that you want. This way, you can create the ultimate working and living spaces for your Sims!
Customize Your Small Business
As well as choosing a name and a logo, you’ll be able to pick from a selection of business activities, choose your entrance fee, decide on a price modifier as well as what your target customer base is!
A Multi-Generational Business
When the time comes, it appears that Sims within the same household will be able to entrust other family members to continue on their business.
What do you think of today’s The Sims 4 reveal? Was it what you were hoping it to be, or did it take you by surprise? Leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts on the upcoming Businesses and Hobbies expansion pack!
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I saw someone on the Sims Discord shared a couple of photos related to a sketchy sim in the background and a stolen ATM in one of the windows — might be a big hint at burglars!
I’m thinking the trenchcoat guy is either a shoplifter or some kind of black market merchant. I’d say burglars are more likely to be added in a update (2/25?), or their own pack focused on crime.
Tattoo paint mode… I can’t see how things can get out of hands here
I can picture it now……poor bloke goes on his stag night, gets drunk. Next day, turns up for his vows with a pen+s tattoo on his forehead!
lmfaoooo i cannot wait to see what callmekevin does w this pack considering what he already does w the similar pet coat paint system xD
Can we stop treating food stalls like they’re gameplay? It’s set dressing, all food costs a negligible fee and fills hunger by the same amount.
Saw this on another site:
“And as for the type of small business players can run, that’ll depend on the Sims 4 expansions and game packs they own. With just Businesses & Hobbies installed, players can build business around either the new tattoo skill (which introduces a Tattoo Paint Mode to create custom designs using a growing collection of stamps and stencils) or the new pottery skill. The latter adds a pottery wheel and kiln for Sims to utilise, with players able to make either decorative or functional pieces, and glaze them for the finishing touch.
However, if the idea of running a tattoo parlour or pottery shop doesn’t appeal, Cats and Dogs expansion owners can open pet cafes, while the Get Together expansion unlocks the ability to run dance clubs and game arcades. City Living unlocks karaoke bars, Get Famous unlocks acting classes, Laundry Day makes it possible to run a laundrette, and Bowling Night is for those that want to open their own bowling alley. And finally, Spa Day is the game pack you’ll need if you want to wring your customers dry in the name of relaxation.”
TL/DR:
Packs owned = unlocked Business. Examples:
Business & Hobbies = Tattoo Parlour, Pottery, Gallery.
Cats & Dogs = Cat Cafe, Dog cafe.
Get Together = Dance Clubs, Game Arcades.
City Living = Karaoke Bars.
Get Famous = Acting Classes.
Laundry Day = Laundrette.
Bowling Night = Bowling Alley.
Spa Day = Spas.
I suspect that there will be more as the supplied Business Logos & Business Activity selector in the Trailer also showed Knitting or sewing, swimming pools, Bakery, Sweet shop, cooked food, Fixing things (Repair shop?), Telling jokes (Comedy Club?), so lots to look forward too.
I bet the modders expand this like crazy!!
I’m dying to know the cross pack compatibility with for rent… I’m not optimistic but I’m hoping you can have multiple shops with multiple apartments on top
it’s been confirmed no, but that’s fair and expected tbh since this seems like a spiritual successor to TS2: Open for Business, which followed a similar limit outline of no home businesses in an apartment complex from TS2: Apartments.
so we can finally run a restaurant on our residential lot? fuck you ea, take my wallet already
I think the whole moving from one house to another hasn’t been in previous pack teasers. Moving into a new place at the start of a trailer, sure, but not being in one lot and then moving to another. I also thought it interesting that the building they moved into looked pretty much empty, and had construction signs and tape. I haven’t seen that before. The EA built unoccupied houses that come with an expansion usually have at least the minimum in furnishings, and no signs or tape. Additionally, they showed that being totally renovated like a Simmer would with a shell house or “fixer-upper” off the gallery. I don’t remember ever seeing that before. Finally, we have a “restoration” kit coming in May, and one of the type of business icons showed the sledgehammer from build buy with a nail.
I see fixer-uppers, maybe even house flipping, in the future.
I kind of think that was for storytelling purposes, like yk how at the bottom of the trailers, there’s a disclaimer that not all that is shown will appear in game. I think they just had a filler lot to look like a potential business lot that was previously abandoned but turned into the perfect family home business lot. But it would be pretty cool to actually have something like that in game!