Is there a relation to the Ravenwood Gomez family??

Great question – there actually isn’t, which I get a kick out of as I designed the Ravenwood Townies.

Do the townies also live at the getaway locations?

We have the Addams living on the lot for Love Highland! Star and Jane Addams run the getaway with two roomates, Skip and Agora!

Do we have any representation with the new townies? Dying for some aro/aces.

I know this isn’t quite the answer you want, but we do have an ace townie in San Sequoia (Aurelio Robles) Pruella is a trans woman

Did Skip Broke fake his death and skip town to get away from Brandi? (I always thought she offed him for the insurance money).

Fake death for Skip. BTW, there’s a way to learn a little more about him potentially – check out the Lonely Lighthouse once the pack ships

Are there any returning Sims from previous titles?

You’ll spot Skip Broke living with the Addams. He’ll have an interesting story.

Do we get some fun elders? I love hanging out with them!

Freeda Perry is a freewheelin’ granny for sure. I love designing elders, I worked on a few for San Sequoia and also Waylon Warez in Ravenwood too

Update from Game Designer Rach

A few people asked so I’ll just broadly answer:

Inspiration for Townies comes from everywhere for me. I think about the stories I want to tell given the overall features in a pack (I’m a narrative designer) and think about how we want to wrap townies around those features and tell dynamic stories. I’m a writer as well so I just love thinking up characters – all my Townies have huge backstories that never make it into the game, though, because it’s really important to me that I give you a “template”.

Like “here’s an idea of the townie, their traits and a little about them in gossip interactions – but you can make this what you want”

Which reminds me, these townies have gossips the way my tartosa, san sequoia, and ravenwood ones do – though these are a little different, you need to talk to Toshie Akamine to hear more. Toshie is in the Jellyfish Junction neighborhood, you’ll see her around

Is Jane and Star Addams’ commune/home another getaway? The blog says it’s a good self-improvement journey.

Yes, they have the romantic retreat (“Love Highland”). I get a kick out of the Addams gals because, well, to be nice… Star is a DRAMABOMB sim lol

Is New Zealand known for its campsites?

Gibbi Point is inspired by many places! New Zealand, Australia, and national parks in the USA!

Why is Skip a child while Dustin broke (get famous) is an adult? Dustin is Skip’s son in the older games?

Skip Broke is an adult in Adventure Awaits

Update

Scoop family Scoop They were kinda “big wheels” back when Crystal Valley wasn’t Crystal Valley (I like to think of it as having been Scooptown before, though this isn’t official in the game anywhere). Then one day there was a big earthquake/geyser eruption and the gold mine just dried up. Suddenly, crystals are there instead! The Scoops packed up and left, but Buddy actually may not be alone. The mystery is, where does Buddy live? Some townies swear they see him coming and going from the old firewatch tower but this is uncomfirmed.

Are the townies we saw in today’s blog post the ones that just actively live in Gibbi Point, or are there more unseen households in the Manage Worlds menu?

Three households have a home in Gibbi Point. The other NPCs will show up around the neighborhoods (Laxmi, Raheel, Buddy, Pruella, and Toshie!)

Can we have Plumbird pets?

No plumbird pets this time (though I worked on the pet crow in ravenwood, you can always have that). They’re very shy and reclusive, you see small ones around gibbi point but they don’t want to be interacted with. I think they’ve had a rough go of things between overusing the Hothead Rock Geyser’s “warmer” function for butterfly-adjacent purposes and Sims getting too close.

Do we get to put our own townies in the Romantic Island game for the new pack?

Yes! You can add whichever Sims you like to the Getaways!

I’d be so curious about the longer backstories you created. Can we read that somewhere?

I’ve never written them up, maybe someday they’ll let me! Though I emphasize, it’s super important to me that y’all feel totally comfortable creating your own stories. I want to give you a foundation but if you hate what I come up with, well, that’s fine! I mean I’m the dork who created Pruella to ship with Sammy the Ring Bear but was too afraid to do that with the game romance rel lest people think I was up to no good

Is the Fire Festival the only festival in Gibbi Point?

We have four festivals in Gibbi Point:

• ‘Round the Fire festival in Wanderwood Wilds,
• Sunrise, Sunset festival in Crystal Valley,
• Glow and Flow Festival in Jellyfish Junction,
• Fitness Fest in Jellyfish Junction

Is there any lore tied to the jelly fish lake or glow worm cave?

YES

So the glow worm cave – that used to be a cave-cave, not really a cenote. Then the big earthquake messed it all up so it became more open. But it has always been a spot that’s so beautiful it’s practically otherworldly. Literally.

As in, those jellyfish…they are called Astral Pro-Jellyfish. And they are NOT native to Gibbi Point. We had some sixam visitors who wanted to leave behind a gift. Luckily, the jellyfish weren’t invasive

Are there more LGBT Sims in the town, and are there any more references to other Sims games?

Pruella is a trans gal and she’s awfully cute. But otherwise, folks are pan. Nigel is DEFINITELY pan, let’s just say.

The townies appear to own the venues in Gibbi Point. Do custom venues require an owner, or is this an optional thing? Is it even mechanically accurate, or is it flavour text? Are they the “owners” or are they the assigned main sims of the venue?

The getaways do not need to be owned by any household. Currently the only scheduled Getaway in Gibbi Point that is owned is the Love Highland Getaway. Camp Gibbi Gibbi and Revive and Thrive are not owned by any NPC Household.

What’s with Agora Tchotchke? What does she do in Gibbi Point, and what brought her there?

You know the person in your friend group who is always a bit of a troublemaker? You love them, but they just keep sticking their foot in it. Agora stuck her foot in it too many times and really wanted to just get away and start a better life for herself. That’s why she showed up at the commune; to try and straighten things around. Is that actually working out for her, or is she still just chaos embodied? Up to you

Is there any lore that you are excited about that you think people might miss?

Hmmmm. I really hope people give Pruella a chance, I guess I’d say. I know she looks scary, and even the locals have varied opinions about her, but she has a pure heart and really wants to be there.

I think a random bit of lore is just the firewatch tower maybe? You never see the Sim who lives there (and you can’t go up there either, it’s forbidden!) but you can communicate a little with them. I like peppering lore bits with weird text you can get from interactions.

Will there be all weathers in the new world?

Yes, Gibbi Point supports all seasons! It’s a very unique climate, where the waters are warmer, allowing Sims to do water activities year round!

I’m assuming there’s no special interaction tied to the watchtower, more of a decoration piece?

There are interactions – you can say hi to the hermit park ranger, you can send a paper airplane note up and they’ll respond eventually, and you can have a gift exchange with them.

Jane and Star who own Love Highland, are a (sapphic) couple if I read that right

yes, that too – can’t believe I forgot that part. Jane and Star are together.

Does Freeda Perry only work at Revive & Thrive then? The blog made me think she owned it.

She’s the Fitness Director! The Getaways and Custom Venues are very customizable, so you can change her to another role or remove her from the Getaway completely if you choose!

Have any Townies’ stories or traits been inspired by past events in the game?

I mentioned the Ring Bear, that’s the biggest one outside pulling in Skip and Agora. We thought it’d be fun to do that as it was so much fun for me to bring back Nervous Subject in Life & Death. Pruella is VERY inspired by the Ring Bear and Father Winter (my best friend worked on both those designs, it’s my way of paying homage to his great work)

Update from Rach and SimDevHollie

Buddy Scoop is a permanent child. We do not know why. It just happened that way. Buddy Scoop is a riddle wrapped in an enigma and a propellor hat. I consider him highly odd.

Nigel is currently in the role of Camp Director for Camp Gibbi Gibbi. This is a role that’s tied to the Getaway and is completely customizable! His wife Sarah is in the Camp Counselor track of the Park Ranger Career.

What is the name of Nigel’s IF, and will we see him around as a townie?

No, sorry, I saw this asked earlier and missed it too. Nigel’s IF is not in game as a townie, we wanted to be careful there.

Cross-Pack Info

Crosspack stuff – we used some milestones for sure for Townies this pack Base game townies can be invited to getaways and can show up, I saw a few people ask that and I’ve missed that apologies if I keep missing questions, I am trying hard to keep up and don’t mean the slight if I missed you!

Quest Info

For the quests, we have a few sets:

• Butterfly Conservationist Quest. Laxmi Kunal can be found in Wanderwood Wilds, and they have a quest relating to butterflies. Laxmi is dear to me, pleased talk to them!,

• World Quests. Toshie Akamine can be found in Jellyfish Junction near a special Story Map. She has 3 world quests to complete. Completing them unlocks a special Geyser thing and also the ability to get small bits of gossip from townies. You can finish the map when done! It’s super cute.,

• Plumbird Quests. You get these off Pruella’s “nest” in Crystal Valley. Completing these will unlock two special interactions with Pruella (“SUPERHUG” and sharing feelings),

The reward is mainly “you learn more lore” if that’s okay, it’s mainly content for lore-focused Simmers!

Any Princess Cordelia Lore coming? Would love to know more about her 4th bf, John Wilson!

We have a butterfly in the new Gibbi Point Butterflies and Moths collection that is named after princess Cordelia! There’s a nice little write up about this butterfly after examining her.

Etymology of townie names

Etymology of names was less of a thing for me here though historically it’s something I dwell on a lot. Another designer worked with me on them (she also worked on the landmarks in the world – she did an amazing job there) so it was more of a collab on names

I already love Pruella, but now I’m curious, what does she look like under that bird costume?

well now, you’d have to add her to household to see I noted this before in chat, but it’s important: only sims in the plumbird role wear the suit. Once Pruella joins your HH, she is there in her normal attire forever! She wants to pass the baton (or perch? or nest) to others.

I had a lot of fun making Pruella’s Sim. I don’t want to give too much away, but she’s definitely a baddie!

Are any townies related to other NPCs?

other than Skip being a very weird sort of deal overall (someone else noted they have a skip in their save already – let the skips co-exist, I say. Something could well be afoot that I don’t know about) we don’t have overt ties to other townies by lineage this time.

Can you unlock the plumbird outfit somehow? I would love that as a sim who did Pruellas’ special hug to spread kindness and empathy. Also, is she possibly related to Father Winter?

The costume is fully locked to Pruella – the Father Winter tie in is very indirect. It’s more like some of how she functions is similar to father winter. I am VERY aware that players like to marry father winters on down the line. If you have a baby with Pruella, you’ll see a trait listed for your infant though no special skills attaached [Sic].

Were any of the three adventurers ever more than friends?

We haven’t explored that side of their backstories, but I think that would be a pretty interesting plotline for a playthrough!

Hi, totally random, but would you guys ever consider/have considered working with simmers to possibly make townies for upcoming packs like the builders who build lots?

That’s a really interesting thought – I’d have to send it along to the dev team for sure.

Personally, I can’t make sims in CAS as well. I have Hollie to help, as well as a few other producers, so I’m saved there

Also @meamouse you asked if they were ever more than friends; no. Toshie doesn’t really date. Nigel and Raheel aren’t close anymore. Nigel is a little single-minded about the camp stuff, it’s alienated people.

Do the townies have sentiments? I love it when you do that.

They have some sentiments between each other, yes!

I love when random lore stuff is reflected in the homes of the townies (like pride flags in Aurelio’s room, or Olives’ murder basement). Are we likely to see that kind of thing in this pack?

YES

So this is one of my FAVORITE THINGS about working with creators for our lots. They inform so much about what we do, but they also reflect in our builds. My favorite thing in San sequoia was when a lot builder added a rainbow flag to Eleanor Sullivan’s room and I was like YOU GET IT.

Gryphi (sp) for example I believe build one of our venues for this pack and it was just screaming “women love me fish fear me” so I named it Fearful Fish Lounge

But they also go off of the details we give, like flags or other items. Please feel free to use those as environmental storytelling; the decor on a lot is intended to tell you more about who lives there.

It’s so much fun collaborating with lot builders, there’s a lot of give and take there (I think Kate is in this chat? Hi kiwisimskate!!)

I want them sweet slides!

The slides are such a hilarious thing for me, Conor was cooking so hard when he gave us waterslides this pack be careful on slides in hot weather!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of lot builders, is there any lore related to the bonus lots? (Cryptid Creek and Whispering Waters?)

Individual lots don’t necessarily have their own stories as much though now that you’ve asked I’m like, why haven’t I been doing that. NEXT TIME

Maybe this was already asked, but are there any little little townies? (Infants, toddlers, etc)

Not in this pack, we wanted to make sure we had more child age Sims in this world.

Will any of the Townies play a role in the festivals?

NPCs don’t have any set roles in festvials, however you’ll see some around taking part in the festivities and might show up in roles by chance. The only major one is that Pruella can show up at around the fire, otherwise we don’t get to prescriptive there IIRC

Cultural Inspiration

A few people are asking about cultures; Gibbi Point is sort of inspired by a few areas but isn’t a direct reprsentation, so when it comes to representing cultures it’s not a direct parallel. I hope this answer helps a bit.

Are there any Sims with traits that switch in this pack? Do you plan to use that more often, or keep it specifically to Layne?

YES there are trait switches. Go out to the Lonely Lighthouse in Jellyfish Junction and go from there