Test your luck and win 1 out of 5 Packs / Kits in our latest Sims 4 Giveaway!
Last week EA and Maxis has opened up the doors for everyone to The Sims 4. Making the 4th Base Game installment of The Sims Franchise completely free across platforms!
Here on Sims Community we’re celebrating new players and community members. Over the last week there’s been two Sims 4 Giveaways where players tried out their luck and won 5 Expansions and 5 Game Packs.
Today, we’re staring a new The Sims 4 Giveaway where you can win *any* Pack of your choice. Including Kits!
Sims 4 Giveaway – Win A Pack (or a Kit) of your choice!
The rules are pretty simple:
Win a Sims 4 Pack of your hoice!
Which Sims 4 Pack / Kit would you like to win?
That’s it. Answer the question with a Sims 4 Pack / Kit that you’d like to win in the comments section down below and we will pick 5 random winners through random.org!
You can leave your entry comments down below!
The comments section closes down on October 28th at 10AM PT / 7PM CET.
Five comments will be picked out using random.org. The winners will be announced here in the Conversations on October 30th at 1PM Pacific Time / 10PM Central European Time.
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The Sims 5 Apartments feature is already included in the current early version. Will the feature remain for Project Rene’s full release though?
EA has announced Project Rene, also known as The Sims 5 just last week. As stated by Lyndsay Pearson, VP of Creative at The Sims Franchise – Project Rene is currently in development and is years away from being officially released. However, throughout the development of the game EA and Maxis will be taking the players through the development. With transparent updates, Work-In-Progress reports, Early Access and so much more!
In the official EA Playtest e-mail we received an official confirmation to a big feature. A feature that hasn’t been included in any of The Sims base game installments before. Yup, I’m talking about apartments!
This playtest will focus primarily on our new object customization tool currently called “Workshop.” This tool is meant to help you customize objects to decorate an apartment. We encourage you to share your creations as well as download what other players have made. And to experience everything this playtest has to offer, remember that you can play with your friends!
Throughout Behind The Sims Summit we also got new previews of what Apartments currently look like in The Sims 5. Considering that the game is still early in development please note that things are subject to change.
Take a look:
Preview of Apartments in Project Rene
Preview of Apartment Rooms in The Sims 5
In the screenshot from the summit above you can clearly see that the room is in an elevated space. With Apartment hallways and seperate rooms within the Apartment floor.
Are Rabbit Hole Apartments about to become a thing of the past?
Project Rene Apartments – Preview of the Exterior
The screenshot above also mentions “Apartment selection” in the bottom left part of the User Interface. Clearly showing that any Apartment room within the floor is editable!
The best thing about it? Players can collaborate together and decorate and furnish these apartments together!
Apartments Feature in previous Sims Games
Apartments have been first introduced in The Sims 2, through the Apartment Life Expansion Pack. The 8th (and last) EP in The Sims 2 era.
Sims 2 Apartments allowed for players to build and customize apartments from scratch. Allowing up to 4 households to live in a single Apartment Lot.
Apartments in The Sims 3 have been introduced through the Late Night Expansion Pack. This time around, Apartments function like “Shells”. Allowing players only to have one Household within an Apartment Shell at a time.
Apartments in The Sims 3 Late Night. Screen by cale2003
The Sims 4 got Apartments with the City Living Expansion Pack. The Pack introduces both Apartments and Penthouses.
With Apartments, players in The Sims 4 can only play with the Apartment Shells they have. However, unlike with Apartments in The Sims 3, there are Neighbors. (although you have to go through a Loading Screen to pay them a visit).
Apartments were introduced later in The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle as well, with new Apartment shells you can live in Evergreen Harbor.
Upgrade your High School Years Experience with Private School CC Pack for The Sims 4. 50 Maxis Match objects for your high-end classrooms!
Your High Schools are about to become much more classier!
SixamCC has released a new Maxis Match set out to the public that’s all about Private Schools.
The Sims 4 Private School CC Pack covers 50 unique objects for all sorts of categories for a high school, including:
Classrooms
School Offices
Hallways & Decoration
Private School Bedrooms
Want to know about all featured items included? Check out the introduction to the Private Schools CC Set from SixamCC:
Hi guys.
Finally! my new cc pack is here and I am so happy with the result. This cc pack is very special because my dear patrons helped me to do it and I think the final result is pretty cool.
The concept I came up with was private schools, to be honest with you that’s something I wish we had in The Sims, boarding schools could be a great addition to the life of a teenagers, don’t you think?
So thinking about that, I created a series of objects to recreate an experience like that in game, from a class room with new desks, black boards and tons of clutter, to a drinking fountain for the school hallways (I know you wanted this! and yes, it’s functional), empty bookshelves to make your fabulous library, bunk beds and tons of new posters to decorate the dorms.
I hope that using all the elements of this cc pack will help you create really cool stories with your Sims living a private school experience.
I really hope you like this cc pack as much as I do.
– sixam.cc
The set turned out astonishing if we can say so ourselves! Check out the list of Features and Objects included with Private Schools CC Set. As well as screenshot previews of all the objects you can expect!
ABOUT THE CC PACK:
50 items!
Built: 2 arches (wide and narrow), 1 window
Confort: 1 single bed, 1 bunk bed, separated mattresses, 2 desk chairs, 1 bed stool
Surface: 2 School Desks, 2 Teacher Desks, 4 Modular End Tables, 1 Night Table,
Requires High School Years EP: Black Boards, School Desks, Teacher Desks
Private Schools CC Set – Sims 4 Screenshots
Classroom Objects
Dorm Bedroom Objects
High School Hallway Items & Clutter
High School Office Objects
The Private Schools CC Set for The Sims 4 is available right now for PC and Mac players. Simply press the “Download Here” button in the link provided below. Extract the downloaded content to Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods folder. Oh, and ensure you have Mods & CC enabled in your game options!
Everything you need to know about how to become Chess Team Captain in The Sims 4!
The Sims 4 High School Years comes with four brand new after-school activities for your teen Sims to join: Cheer Team, Football Team, Chess Team, and Computer Team.
We’re going to be walking you through joining and excelling in the Chess Team!
Joining the Chess Team
To join the Chess Team, use the phone or a computer to sign up for an after-school activity. Then select Chess Team from the available choices. Signing up for an after-school activity will be under the Business app on your cell phone, or the new High School category on a computer.
Chess Team runs from 3:30pm to 5:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Chess Team is treated like a rabbithole career. Unlike the Football and Cheerleading Teams, there aren’t a lot of active elements to this activity. Make sure your Sim is at home and not at school when Chess Team starts so they can leave the lot to enter the rabbithole destination.
You’ll start out as a fresh recruit and will have to play chess between all your Chess Team meetings in order to advance in this activity. Chess Team is tied to the Logic skill which can be built by playing chess so you can take care of both activity requirements at the same time.
Chess Team Levels and Rewards
The Chess Team has three promotion levels and each level comes with new rewards.
1) Chess Team Fresh Recruit
Description: [Sim Name] has a lot to learn, but he’s/she’s/they’re on his/her/their way! Time to brush up on logic skill and chess practice. That should really help [Sim Name] also learn how to keep a straight face while playing.
Advancement Tasks:
Reach Level 2 Logic Skill
Daily Task:
Play Chess
Rewards:
N/A
2) Chess Teammate
Description: [Sim Name] is getting the hang of this. Now, the giggles have subsided and the game starts to get more serious. It almost becomes enchanting and he/she/they is/are starting to gain major respect with the other team players. Keep up the logic and practice and captain might not be a joke any longer.
Advancement Tasks:
Reach Level 4 Logic Skill
Daily Task:
Play Chess
Rewards:
Chess Team Flag
Chess Team Flag. This object is only available in one swatch.
3) Chess Team Captain
Description: [Sim Name] has really impressed with logic strategy and elegance. This may not be a grandmaster title, but being on top of the best high school chess team has a special feeling.
Advancement Tasks:
N/A
Daily Task:
Play Chess
Rewards:
Gold Leaf Chessboard
High School Chess Trophy
Gold Leaf Chessboard. This item is only available in one swatch.High School Chess Trophy. This item is only available in one swatch.
Chess Team Science Fair
While in Chess Team, you can use the phone under the Business app to schedule a science fair. The fair can’t be scheduled on the same day as the football or cheer sports days. When you schedule a science fair, it will happen the next day at 5pm in the high school football field.
The event is the same as the sports days, except there’s chess tables and a logic puzzle competition. Unfortunately, it was a very underwhelming experience for us. Our Sim with maxed Logic Skill sat down at the chess table to do the puzzle and just stared into space until the end. She of course didn’t win due to never having finished the puzzle.
This is definitely an event you can skip. You aren’t missing much.
Looking for more Guides on The Sims 4 High School Years?
Help us choose the best Sims 4 Kits for CAS and Build/Buy!
The Sims 4 turned eight years old in September and it’s pretty incredible to think about. Who can believe The Sims 4 is almost decade old? Of course, the continued success of The Sims 4 is thanks to all the DLC packsthe game received over the years. DLC is what keeps The Sims 4 relevant almost a decade later but that doesn’t mean they’ve all been the best among Sims 4 packs (or kits). Some DLC packs are loved and adored by the majority of players, but others received harsh critiques.
Which ones will go down in the history books as the best of The Sims 4? Which ones will forever be remembered as colossal flops? That’s up to you! We’ll be running community polls to give you the chance to decide on the best (and worst) expansions, game packs, stuff packs, and kits for The Sims 4!
Vote for Your Favourite Kit
You voted in our expansion, game pack, and stuff pack polls and now we want to know what your favourite kit is! We know it may be difficult to pick just one; there are quite a few of them and they cover such a wide array of styles and themes, so we’re going to let you pick your top three Sims 4 kits in each category to make things a little easier.
This is a Sims Community poll. Not affiliated with Maxis or EA.
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Got more to say? Discuss the best Sims 4 kits with other Simmers in the comments!
Please remember to be kind to other players, the game developers, and the Sims Community staff in the comments. Respectful disagreement is healthy but let’s remember there are real people on the other side of the screen.
Five halloween-inspired builds for Sims 4 inspired by five scary (and not-so-scary) movies!
Spooky season is upon us and if you aren’t in the spooky spirit of the season yet, allow us to help you get the pumpkin spice and Halloween movie marathons rolling! Today, we have five spine-tingling, creepy crawly builds inspired by some of your favourite scary (and not-so-scary) films. From true horror like The Shining to morbid humour like The Addams Family, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Are you ready to see your favourite Halloween films come to life in The Sims 4? It’s sure to be a hair-raising experience!
Paranormal Beetlejuice Build
Creator: simprincesstay
This simmer has recreated the iconic home from the film, Beetlejuice! It looks exactly like the house seen in the movie and we are super impressed with the traditional Victorian architecture, here. The orange pickup truck parked along the winding driveway up the hill adds a realistic touch to the whole thing. And, if you’re interested in seeing the home after the Deetz’s renovation, simprincesstay also has that version available in her catalogue! Amazing!
We could not be more impressed with this Simmer’s recreation of the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s horror novel-turned-film, The Shining! There is so much detail! From the sloping roofs that touch the ground in many spots to the instantly recognizable maze that poor Wendy was chased through by her deranged husband, Jack, in the film. The snowy cliffs hugging the perimeter of the property is just the icing on the cake. Truly an authentic representation of the film.
This delightfully spooky build was modeled after Jack Skellington’s home from the classic 1993 film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Henry Selick. We can definitely recognize this as the Pumpkin King’s home from the crooked tower sticking out of the roof. The pumpkin lanterns framing the entrance to the home give the build the best spooky vibes. Halloween Town’s favourite entertainer and his faithful ghost pup, Zero, would feel right at home here.
Sistas! It is time! This amazing recreation of the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage from the classic family Halloween film, Hocus Pocus, has definitely put a spell on us! There’s no mistaking this iconic home, complete with a waterwheel enclosed by a stone wall. The interior layout is also very close to the film in stylistic accuracy. And yes, of course it includes Winifred’s sentient book and the black flame candle. *sniff sniff* Do we smell children?
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky! They’re all together ookie, The Addams Family! This incredible build inspired by The Addams Family home is packed with so much detail everywhere you look! There isn’t a single tiny spot of this lot that isn’t decorated in delightfully spooky fashion. It must have taken days to build but the effort was definitely worth it because we are in awe! The Addams Family would no doubt be proud to call this place their home! We’ll snap our fingers to that! *snap snap*
EA is already starting with The Sims 5 playtesting, letting the first group of people play with the Workshop!
Alright, so you’ve probably heard the news about The Sims 5 / Project Rene. The game is currently in development by EA / Maxis with a development cycle that still dates the game a long time from being fully released.
However, during Behind The Sims Summit it was stated that the game will be built on player feedback. And now it seems that it’s all happening much sooner than expected.
According to the sources from Insider Gaming, the first Playtest Session for The Sims 5 starts next week. October 25th!
Sims 5 playtests will start October 25th, sources have confirmed. Several people have sent emails and images that show that Sims 5, currently known as Project Rene will start playtesting next week, starting October 25th.
– insider-gaming.com
Insider Gaming also provided the official email that EA Playtesters were given. It includes new information including:
Objects customization tool is currently called “Workshop”
Apartments are a thing in The Sims 5
Playtesters can already share and download creations!
Sign up for the Playtest!
The team at Maxis has been hard at work developing new innovations for The Sims. You’re invited to test out a pre-alpha experience for Project Rene. We’re looking to make this the best experience possible, and we can’t wait to get your feedback and hear your what you think.
This playtest will focus primarily on our new object customization tool currently called “Workshop.” This tool is meant to help you customize objects to decorate an apartment. We encourage you to share your creations as well as download what other players have made. And to experience everything this playtest has to offer, remember that you can play with your friends!
Please note that this early experience is only one aspect of what Project Rene will grow to be.
We encourage you to join sessions with your friends and/or join the private playtest Discord (invitation to follow) to find new friends to play with. As a trusted, Community Playtesting member, you are eligible to invite up to 3 friends to sign up for this playtest. More information and instructions are included in the registration form.
You can sign up for EA Playtesting by visiting our “How to become a Playtester“, which includes all the details you need to know about location, compensation, website links and more. Alternatively, you can visit the EA Playtesting website directly.
Here’s to hoping that we’ll get public new information from the first playtest. Stay tuned for more updates on Sims Community!
We want to know what you think about the new Sims 4 Official Mod Hub!
Lots of big changes are coming to The Sims 4 and one of the biggest changes is the new Sims 4 Official Mod Hub launching on November 14th, 2022. The new mod and custom content hosting platform is intended to be a “one stop shop” for Simmers to find all of their favourite mods and custom content in one safe, secure location. A group of top content creators called The Sims 4 Mod Squad will spearhead the launch. We want to know what you think of all of this in our community poll on CurseForge’s new partnership with The Sims 4! Give us your opinions on the The Sims 4 Mod Hub, Mod Manager, and Mod Squad!
The Sims 4 Official Mod Hub
If you’re not up-to-date on everything going on with CurseForge and The Sims 4, don’t worry! We break everything down for you on our website! Have a look at the important details on The Sims 4 Mod Manager and Mod Hub, then share your opinion with us! We want to know everything about how the Simming community is feeling about these latest changes, both positive and critical.
Share your thoughts about The Sims 4 CurseForge partnership in our poll!
This is a Sims Community poll. Not affiliated with Maxis or EA.
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Still hungry for more information? Sims Community has you covered! We have every important moment from the Behind The Sims Summit event right here on our website! From The Sims 4 across all available platforms to The Sims Mobile and Freeplay, we didn’t leave out anything! Catch up on everything now!
Got more to say about our Sims 4 CurseForge community poll? Discuss the Official Mod Hub with other Simmers in the comments!
Please remember to be kind to other players, the game developers, and the Sims Community staff in the comments. Respectful disagreement is healthy but let’s remember there are real people on the other side of the screen.
There is no denying that the biggest announcement to come out of the Behind The Sims Summit livestream was the reveal of the next generation of The Sims game from Lyndsay Pearson. Codenamed Project Rene, players got an incredibly early first look at the upcoming game. Naturally, the community have named it The Sims 5 in the meantime,
The Sims 4 was first revealed to the world in August 2013 followed by an initial release on PC in September 2014. It has been eight years since the games release and to date. The Sims 4 is currently the longest running The Sims game that shows no signs of slowing down just yet. However, what is interesting is that this is the first time that Maxis and EA have revealed a new The Sims game. This early on in development!
While it is still early days in the development for The Sims 5, players had mixed reactions to what they saw. Even though we know that a lot can and will probably change between our first look and the final release.
As yet, there is no hint as to when The Sims 5 could release. Although we know it will be some time yet. In the meantime, though, The Sims Team will be sharing periodic updates. Showcasing the progress of the game’s development.
There is no denying that the reveal caused a lot of excitement across not only The Sims community, but also the gaming world in general. The reveal of The Sims 5, has set the community alive with a mixture of thoughts and feelings.
As well as the reactions to the announcement of The Sims 5, players have also had a number of questions. The Sims Team has already addressed some of these and shared answers to many of the questions in the form of a handy frequently asked questions segment.
Community Reactions
Let’s take a closer look at what members of the community had to say about The Sims 5 announcement!
A number of YouTubers uploaded videos to share their reactions to the news! With a variety of reactions, here are a couple of our favourites!
As well as a number of reactions from players on YouTube, many members of the community took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Of course, it is natural to feel a variety of emotions right now. Players have wanted information about the next instalment of The Sims franchise for some time now. Over the past twelve months we have seen a number of hints pointing in the direction that development is underway, and that has now been well and truly confirmed.
Simmers were not afraid to share their honest reactions from the announcement. While there was a lot of promise and exciting features shown, some players showed concern with the reveal.
Seeing The Sims 5 being referred to as Project Rene I'm assuming that in the end the game will be called 'The Sims' without the 5. Going back to the roots, reinventing itself. There's so much potential and honestly the best part about it all is the transparency.
While there are a number of positives, knowing that The Sims 5 is happening, there are some negatives. However, this comes more from the snapshot of the early development content we’ve seen so far. Additionally, the only other information that we have is that it’s happening.
the sims 5 needs to have weather, pets, vacations, and every life stage INCLUDED IN THE BASE GAME.
otherwise, you know they only plan to sell it back to us again. they know they can include these features in the game; they would just simply choose not to.
Needless to say, despite the mixed reactions, the community seem to be happy with the transparency of The Sims team.
Player Concerns
Many players are hopeful that we will see some much loved features be available at launch when The Sims 5 releases, unlike some that were missing when The Sims 4 launched. The return of the highly requested colour wheel as well as custom pattern and swatch design are two more features players will be looking forward to.
There were also some concerns with the content shown was similar to another upcoming live simulation game. Of course, what we saw was incredibly early development content and a lot can change between now and the final release of The Sims 5. Additionally, the topic of the game having multiplayer features was another big concern, although we do know this is likely to be optional based on the player.
It has to be said that the reveal of Project Rene aka The Sims 5 was the highlight for many players during the Behind The Sims Summit Event.
Let us know your thoughts and feelings about the announcement below in the comments!
We’ll be keeping you up to date with all the latest The Sims 5 news right here on Sims Community.
Learn how to write your own songs in The Sims 4 and license them to earn royalties!
Did you know you can write your own songs in The Sims 4 and license your songs to earn royalty payments? It’s true! To write and license your own original songs, your Sim will need to be level 9 in any musical instrument. We’ll walk you through exactly how!
Writing Songs
At level 8 of any musical instrument skill, your Sim will unlock the ability to write songs. Click the instrument to do so. The process takes approximately 12 in-game hours, so your Sim will most likely need to leave their song unfinished to take care of their needs. That’s okay! Unfinished songs will be stored in your Sim’s inventory on a USB stick. When you want to resume, click the USB stick and select Resume Song.
When your Sim finishes writing a song, you’ll get to name it. Finished songs will not be stored in your Sim’s inventory but don’t worry; they aren’t lost. You still have them and you can license them with a little more practice.
Licensing Songs
You won’t be able to license the songs you write until your Sim reaches level 9 in their instrument of choice. When your Sim unlocks the ability to license songs, it’s as easy as clicking on the mailbox!
Licensed songs will earn your Sim daily royalties for a period of time!
Did You Know?
With City Living installed, you can write lyrics at level 8 of the Singing skill as long as you are level 3 in any musical instrument!
With Get Famous installed, your Sims can earn fame for licensing songs and may even be nominated for awards!
Meet the modders leading CurseForge’s new Mods Hub for The Sims 4!
CurseForge has teamed up with Maxis to bring us the first ever Sims 4 Official Mods Hub! The new Sims 4 Mods Hub will be open to all creators but to launch the project, a group of top modders in the community has been selected to spearhead the platform. This group is known as the The Sims 4 Mod Squad!
You might already know a few names on the list but if you don’t, now’s a great time to get acquainted with them! Here are just a few of the talented creators who are a part of the Mod Squad!
Meet The Sims 4 Mod Squad:
aharris00britney – CC Creator
CAS enthusiasts will love having access to aharris00britney’s creations on the CurseForge Mods Hub! This talented creator makes high quality Maxis Match clothes for your Sims to look their best! We’re so happy to have them on the Mod Squad!
This talented custom content creator is known for his wide array of talents. He makes everything from CAS sets to Build/Buy sets and has even collaborated with some big fashion labels in the past such as Farfetch! Welcome to the Mod Squad, akalukery!
You can stay up to date with akalukery’s projects on his website!
Image Credit: akalukery
arethabee – CC Creator
Look fun, fresh, and fierce with arethabee’s Maxis Match custom content for The Sims 4! There’s no such thing as having too many clothes, right? We can’t wait to see arethabee’s stunning creations on the CurseForge Mods Hub!
Carl’s a talented modder on a mission to fix everything that is wrong with The Sims 4! He’s known for making big game overhauls to improve player experiences. Some of his most popular mods include his Dine Out Reloaded and Retail Reloaded mods. We can’t wait to see what he brings to CurseForge!
The master behind The Sims 4’s most popular mod, Master Command Center (or MCC), Deaderpool has changed the way Simmers experience the game. His powerful mod gives players the ultimate power and control over every aspect of their Sims’ lives. Now more players will gain that control in the Mods Hub!
Foodies unite! You’ll love icemunmun’s delicious creations! This modder creates custom foods for The Sims 4 to delight your Sims’ taste buds. Our mouths are already watering for all the tasty dishes she’ll bring to the Mods Hub!
Both storytellers and alpha CC lovers are going to benefit from KatVerse’s contributions to The Sims 4 Mods Hub! She specializes in adorable, heartwarming custom poses to bring your Sims to life in a way like never before and her high quality alpha CAS creations bring a lovely touch of realism to your Sims.
You can check out all of KatVerse’s creations on her website!
Image Credit: KatVerse
LittleDica – CC Creator
Fans of Maxis Match custom content love LittleDica’s style and it’s not hard to see why! His beautiful meshes and stunning textures come together to create gorgeous new items for your Sims’ homes. Welcome to the Mod Squad, LittleDica!
You can check out more of LittleDica’s work on his patreon!
Image Credit: LittleDica
MizoreYukii – Modder
MizoreYukii is a talented modder for The Sims 4 who specializes in adding new gameplay for Simmers to enjoy. Some of her latest and greatest projects include spiral staircases and adopting future development of the Plumfruit mod by retired modder, Arnie.
New custom worlds are coming to the CurseForge Mods Hub for The Sims 4 thanks to talented modder, Nando! He’s best known for transforming existing worlds in the game into entirely new destinations! We’re so excited to hear he’s on the Mod Squad!
This incredible custom content creator specializes in stunning Maxis Match Build/Buy sets. Their creations bring huge sets of impeccably designed furnishings and décor to The Sims 4. We’re so excited that they’re part of the Mod Squad!
Known for her adorable puns and small mods that make a big impact, Ravasheen is a talented Sims 4 modder. She specializes in improving the game in ways that are simple and intuitive for players to use. She’s going to be a fantastic addition to the Mod Squad!
You can learn more about Ravasheen and find all of her creations on her website!
Image Credit: Ravasheen
Sims4Multiplayer – Modder
This ambitious modder set out to add multiplayer to The Sims 4 and succeeded! Simmers have been playing with their friends for years thanks to this mod. Now, even more Simmers will get that opportunity on The Sims 4 Mods Hub! What a game changing addition to the Mod Squad!
This Sims 4 modder isn’t afraid of a challenge and the game has been better off for it. His revolutionary TOOL mod has opened up a whole new world for builders. Speaking of new worlds, he’s also working on an ambitious Create A World tool! Welcome to the Mod Squad, TwistedMexi!
You can find out more about TwistedMexi’s projects on his website!
Image Credit: TwistedMexi
Check out more talented modders in The Sims 4 Mod Squad!
We’ve given you a small sneak peek into a handful of Mod Squad members involved with CurseForge’s Official Sims 4 Mods Hub but there is still so much more talent to discover! We are incredibly excited about every single creator on this list. After all, the more creators involved, the more amazing content for Simmers to enjoy!
Check out these impressive creators who are also on the Sims 4 Mod Squad! You are seriously missing out if you don’t!
Starting on November 14th, 2022, all Sims 4 modders and custom content creators will be able to host their content on CurseForge’s Official Sims 4 Mods Hub! Expect to see even more of your favourite creators on the platform soon!
Two new Sims 4 Expansion Packs are coming next year, and we can already guess the new Themes and Features!
You want this, we want this – it’s time to nitpick and overanalyze everything we saw on The Sims Summit! This time, we’ll be taking a close look at the future Sims 4 Expansion Packs.
A lot of things happened in the last few days: The Sims 4 Base game is finally FREE to play and The Sims Summit dropped a couple of huge bombs, such as the long-awaited Babies update, a new life stage in between babies and toddlers, coming in early 2023 AND two new worlds, confirming two new expansions in 2023. Not to forget the Project Rene, aka The Sims 5 that promises cross-platform gameplay, revolutionary creation tools, and a transparent way of building the game.
Since we have the big thing out of the way, what else can we expect for The Sims 4? Let’s dig a little bit and find out!
The following images are official Concept Art for future Sims 4 Expansion Packs. Shown at Behind The Sims Summit!
Let’s Speculate – Future Two Sims 4 Expansion Packs
New Worlds
At first glance, it looks like the two worlds are centered around wholesome family experiences, as almost all Sims 4 worlds are (except for the supernatural ones).
The one on the left has a suburban, almost rustic feel to it. The bright colored facades make me think it could be vaguely inspired by South America. That one could lend it self to a lot of possibilities: Dia de los Muertos festivities, carneval, family gameplay and generational gameplay (I really think it’s time). Possibilities are endless!
The other world has a more urban feel to it, especially with a Golden Gate bridge-looking structure in the back. It would be really useful to get another city world with apartments and new venues, parks, and boardwalks for Sims and their families to explore. And while we’re at it…
Kids will be able to ride bicycles
An incredibly cute illustration of the two new worlds gives us a wholesome depiction of a San Francisco-looking world, with a promenade and an adult with a kid RIDING A BICYCLE!!! It seems that kids will finally be able to do something that kids do in real life. Incredible, right?
New Build Items
With new Sims 4 expansion packs, we will inevitably get new CAS and Build items. We’ve got two screenshots of pretty rustic-looking Build items in earthy wood tones suggesting maybe another farm or village-inspired world?
New CAS items
Unfortunately, we only got one CAS item preview, but it’s not bad at all! An underwear set inspired by maybe Fenty or Calvin Klein, or their Simlish counterparts, that looks like a million simoleons.
We all know that clutter makes all the difference in realistic or just interesting builds, and boy are we in for a treat! A denture in a glass of water is my personal favorite, because it’s weird and because it might suggest more gameplay for elders. A girl can only hope…
The other two, a messy side table/drawer and a plastic box filled with random letters, VHS, and maybe vinyl records also confirm this theory. At this point, we’ll just have to wait and see if any of these theories are right.
What do you expect from future The Sims 4 Expansion Packs? Let us know in the comments!
Gardening in The Sims 4 can be both fun and lucrative! We’ll break down everything you need to know!
Did you know that you can garden in The Sims 4 base game? If you didn’t, you do now! We’re going to walk new players through the basics of Sims 4 gardening! Gardening is not only a fun and relaxing hobby for your Sims, but it also be extremely lucrative! Embark on a Sims 4 gardening career and get your Sims grafting in their garden to create unique plants! Let’s dive right into everything you need to know about gardening for fun and profit in The Sims 4! We’ll teach your Sims how to garden like pros!
Table of Contents
The Sims 4 Gardening Guide
Starting Your Garden
It’s very easy to start a Sims 4 gardening plot. Purchase a planter box from Build/Buy and click on it to buy seed packets. To start with, you’ll only be able to buy starter seeds but you’ll unlock better seeds as your Sim levels up in the Gardening skill.
Purchase seeds by clicking on planter boxes or get them straight from the Build/Buy catalogue.
Open the seed packet in your inventory and drag the contents into the planter boxes, then click them to plant and water them. You can also plant seeds on bare ground. Fruit that grows on trees (like apples and plantains) need a large planter box to themselves or the equivalent amount of space around them on bare ground. Plant smaller plants in groups of four in large planter boxes. You can fit one small plant in small planters. If your seed fails to germinate, try planting it somewhere with more space.
Maintaining Your Garden
Just like real life, The Sims 4 gardening requires TLC. Your plants need to be watered, weeded, and sprayed for bugs regularly. Check on your plants daily to see what they need. There are visual signs your plants will give when they need attention.
Overgrown plantain treeInfested plantain treeDry plantain tree
Dull, brownish leaves: This plant needs water.
Flies swarming around the plant: This plant is infested with bugs. Spray it with pesticide.
Grass and dandelions at the base: This plant needs to be weeded.
You can also fertilize them to increase their quality. You do not need to fertilize your plants to keep them healthy; plants evolve over time as long as their needs are met. Fertilizing them just gives them a boost and helps them evolve faster. Every plant has five quality levels.
A Nice quality plantain tree. It’s about halfway to becoming Excellent quality.
Normal
Nice
Excellent
Magnificent
Perfect
The higher the quality of the plant, the more valuable its produce will be. You can use any fish, flower, herb, fruit, or vegetable as fertilizer. Most flowers, fruit, and vegetables don’t offer much of a boost except the rare Growfruit, which is the best fertilizer in the base game. If you don’t have Growfruit, you should use fish, which is also very good fertilizer.
Anything your Sim has in their inventory that can be used as fertilizer will show up in this menu.
Fully mature plants will produce a harvest every day at 5am. Make sure you’re on your home lot at that time. If you are not, the plants won’t produce a harvest that day. Use your produce to cook or sell them.
Sims 4 Gardening Grafting
A Sim grafting two plants together
At level 5 of The Sims 4 Gardening skill, your gardener Sims 4 pro will be able to start grafting plants. Grafting is the process of taking a cutting from one plant and attaching it to another plant to create a new type of plant. Some of the rare plants in the base game are only discovered through grafting. You can also use grafting to reduce the size of your garden if it’s becoming a lot to maintain.
To graft, take a cutting from a plant, then choose Graft on another plant and select the sample you took. You might create a new type of plant or you might just combine the two plants into one. This can be useful for making your garden more compact.
The notebook can be found in the bottom left of the screen in Live Mode; right next to your household funds.
Check your Sim’s notebook to see all The Sims 4 gardening and grafting combinations you’ve discovered! You can also check out this handy grafting list compiled by our good friend Carl.
Gardening Skill
Your Sim will build the Gardening skill from tending to their garden. The Gardening skill has 10 levels. Building your Gardening skill will make maintaining large gardens much easier. As you progress in the skill, you’ll unlock the ability to buy rarer seeds, super sell all your produce at once, and water and weed larger sections of your garden at a time. The better your Sim is at Gardening in The Sims 4, the more efficient they’ll be at taking care of their garden.
You can boost the speed of your Gardening skill gain by making sure your Sim is in the Focused emotion. Learn more about emotions in our beginner’s guide!
For a detailed breakdown of each level of the Gardening skill, check out our in-depth guide!
Sims 4 Gardening Career? Why Not?
There’s no Sims 4 gardening career in the base game. You’ll need the Seasons expansion for that; however, that doesn’t mean you can’t make a living as a gardener in the base game!
If you have a beautiful garden full of high quality and rare plants, you might be interested in selling them as a full-time job. To do this, go to the Business app on your cell phone and select Register with the Ministry of Labour. Give yourself the job title of Gardener and you are officially self-employed in your own gardening career in The Sims 4!
Enjoy spending your days getting your hands dirty growing beautiful and delicious produce to sell!
Gardening with Seasons
This guide focuses on gardening in The Sims 4 base game but for players with Seasons installed, they’ll have to plan out their gardens a little differently to accommodate the weather.
If you own the Seasons expansion pack, not all your plants will bloom year-round. Most plants only grow in specific seasons so make sure you check the plant’s description to see whether your plant is dormant or in season.
Bring your plants inside to keep them in season all year round!
If you want to protect your Sims 4 garden from the weather, you can grow them indoors. Sheltered plants will not go dormant when it isn’t in season so you can continue to harvest from them year-round. Sheltered plants have a ceiling above them.
It’s not all bad, though! One benefit to gardening with the Seasons expansion is that you won’t need to water your outdoor plants when it’s raining. The rain will water them naturally.
The Sims 4 Mods Hub has a new set of Guidelines for eager creators. Find out what they are and ensure you’re ready for next month!
This week The Sims Team has announced their partnership with Overwolf and Curseforge. The partnership with these platforms offers a more streamlined and easy experience. All for the sake of providing players top notch support to Download (and upload!) Custom Content and Mods for The Sims 4.
We’ve explained further down the line what the Mods Hub for Sims 4 will mean to players. Both creators and fans of those creators’ content. Today, we have new information for Mod & CC creators themselves. Want to know what gets accepted?
The Sims 4 Mods Hub – Moderation Guidelines & Rules
The Curseforge platform has explained all the requirements in their Moderation Guidelines page for Sims 4 Mods & CC. The Guidelines are similar to EA’s new Mods & CC Policy from August this year.
See the official rules of The Sims 4 Mods Hub below:
Mods must not contain explicitly violent content.
Mods that allow for Sim violence are prohibited.
Violence or fighting in The Sims may be depicted as playful, obscuring any actual physical contact for fighting Sims behind cartoon dust clouds. However, Sims do not attack, physically hurt, maim, or kill other Sims.
Depictions of blood, gore, graphic injury, weapons or related violence in the form of gameplay mods or custom content are prohibited.
Mods must not modify the game to allow for nudity, sexual content, and/or inappropriate romantic or sexual relationships.
Content created to simulate Sim nudity, sexual content, or sexually explicit clothing is prohibited. In the Sims kissing, cuddling and making out are allowed. Sims do not have sex, they “Woohoo” or “Try for Baby”.
Content which modifies the game to allow for inappropriate or unwanted relations between Sims, including but not limited to, Sim romance outside of appropriate age stages, animals, or allowing child or teen life stage romance with older Sims is prohibited.
Content which disables consent for romantic interactions is prohibited.
Mods must not contain any content related to the use of alcohol, smoking, vaping, or using any other drugs.
Content which adds cigarettes, cigars, vape pens (or any other vaping mechanisms), or other smoking functions are prohibited. This also includes content which promotes a lifestyle featuring any of the above.
Content which features drugs, drug paraphernalia, whether as gameplay mods or custom content objects, or clothing that promotes smoking, vaping, or any other form of drug use is prohibited.
Mods may not alter The Sims 4 consumables to simulate the effects, naming, or promotion of alcohol, drugs or any other illegal substances.
Mods must not contain content representing real world figures, societal conflicts, cultural conflicts, or politics.
Real people or references to real people or public figures as content in any Mod is prohibited.
Religion, religious symbols, real world histories, or other themes that discriminate or carry derogatory connotations are prohibited.
Representation of wars or universal conflicts (historical or otherwise) are prohibited.
Representation of political preferences, positions, ideologies, or any other political or sociopolitical conflicts are prohibited.
Mods must not contain any illegal or undesirable activities.
Mods in which the player may engage in or promote deviant lifestyles are prohibited.
Mods that contain references to, or that simulate, gambling or betting are prohibited.
Mods that allow for, or assist in, cheating or other anti-competitive behavior are prohibited.
Mods must not incorporate or contain any content that violates or infringes any trademark, copyright, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights of any third party, including any right of privacy or right of publicity.
Real world brands, brand names, logos, or any defining marks for other IP (Apple, Gucci, IKEA, etc.) are prohibited.
The names and depictions of real world locations, buildings or landmarks are prohibited.
Third party-owned images, characters, voices/audio, music, and spoken and/or written words owned by a person or entity other than the Creator of the content are prohibited.
Names, images, or likenesses of real world people, unless of the Creator themselves, are prohibited.
Mods must not be presented in a way which suggests they are “official”, or otherwise affiliated or endorsed by EA. For example, any artwork used to promote the Mod must not resemble the look and feel of official EA pack art, or use the TS4, Plumbob or other EA logos or materials.
Mods must not incorporate or contain any software or program that damages, interferes with or disrupts another’s network, computer, or property, such as denial of service attacks, spamming, hacking, or uploading computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, cancelbots, spyware, corrupted files and time bombs.
Mods must not contain content that is abusive, hateful, harassing, profane, defamatory, threatening, obscene, sexually explicit, vulgar, offensive, indecent, illegal, or unlawful.
Mods must be made available to all users for free. Mods cannot be sold, licensed, or rented for a fee, nor can Mods contain features that would support monetary transactions of any type.
Mods must comply with the ESRB Rating and content descriptors (above).
Any Mod which violates these guidelines is prohibited from being hosted on Overwolf’s platform(s)
What are your thoughts on these official rules? Join the conversation below!
Celebrate The Sims 4 going FREE and win 1 out of 5 Game Packs!
This week has been very busy for Sims Community, but the party doesn’t stop! We are celebrating the launch of The Sims 4 Base Game all over again. This time with all the players who can now play the game.
This time around we have a Photo Giveaway. All you need is The Sims 4 Base Game (which is FREE) and a Screenshot of the Sim that you’ve created. Let’s begin with the rules!
The Sims 4 Game Pack Giveaway
We are giving away 1 out of 5 Game Packs for The Sims 4! Platform of your choice.
Since all players can enjoy The Sims 4, we want to see what Household you’ve created in Create A Sim.
What is your favorite Household / Sim that you’ve created in The Sims 4?
You can submit the following:
A Photo of your Household / Sim from The Gallery
A Photo of your Household / Sim from Create A Sim
A Photo of your Household / Sim from Live Mode
There are no other rules. Simply make sure it’s one out of the 3 options that you think showcases your Household best!
Leave your photo in the comment section down below and 5 lucky people will be chosen through random.org!
You can drop off the photo in the Comments section below!
How to submit a Photo?
It’s simple! You can upload your photo in the Conversations down below. Select the “Insert Photo” option in the conversation and choose a Household photo of your choice!
The comments section closes down on October 22nd at 9AM PT / 6PM CET.
Five photo submissions will get picked by random.org. Expect the winners to be announced here in the Comments Section on October 23rd at 1PM Pacific Time / 10PM Central European Time.
Please note:
Be respectful and follow the Sims Community House Rules linked below.
Photo that you submit need to follow the Giveaway Rules.
You need to be a member of Sims Community in order to leave a comment! Find the Sign Up option right above the Conversations section!
Not more than 1 comment!
Your comment might be saved for manual approval. Don’t worry, we will manually approve your comment in a few hours in case you’re waiting!
Make sure you leave your correct information when registering to Sims Community through OpenWeb. Your correct e-mail is needed so we can contact you with the inquiry about your preferred platform for the pack of your choice!
Do not share your personal email and data in the conversation!
