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Making The Addams Family in The Sims 4

SnarkyWitch

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September 3, 2022

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky!

Maybe it’s a little early for Halloween but does The Addams Family ever really go out of style? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Most diehard Addams Family fans will have already seen the new teaser trailer for the Wednesday Addams Netflix series coming this autumn, directed by none other than Tim Burton.

Being a diehard Addams Family fan myself, I was so excited that I couldn’t wait for autumn to come around. I had to do something with The Addams Family right now so I thought to myself, “Why not play with them in The Sims while you wait for the series?”

So I got to work! I knew I didn’t want to just recreate the actors exactly. I wanted these Sims to be mine with my own vision and style to them but I still wanted them to be immediately recognizable as The Addams Family. I wanted the same vibe and style, but with a bit of my own interpretation mixed in.

Without any further ado, let’s meet The Addams Family, shall we?

Morticia Addams

A lover of both sorrow and family, Morticia Addams embraces melancholy as beautiful, masterfully using it as inspiration for how to raise her family rather than being burdened by it.

Age: Young Adult
Pronouns: She/Her
Romance Preferences: Men
WooHoo Preferences: Men
Romantic Exploration: No
Aspiration: Big Happy Family
Walk Style: Feminine
Voice: Lilted
Traits: Romantic, Gloomy, Family Oriented, Domestic (Bonus)
Likes: Black, Spooky Music, Romance Music, Dancing, Mischief, Gothic Farmhouse Décor, Polished Fashion
Dislikes: Yellow, Summer Strut Music

Outfits

Gomez Addams

A vivacious, passionate, and charismatic man, Gomez compliments his wife’s dreary disposition and sees her as everything that completes him. He likes to woo her with music and poetry.

Age: Adult
Pronouns: He/Him
Romance Preferences: Women
WooHoo Preferences: Women
Romantic Exploration: No
Aspiration: Soulmate
Walk Style: Swagger
Voice: Brash
Traits: Romantic, Outgoing, Music Lover, Alluring (Bonus)
Likes: Black, Spooky Music, Romance Music, Mischief, Pipe Organ, Gothic Farmhouse Décor, Polished Fashion
Dislikes: Orange, Pop Music

Outfits

Wednesday Addams

Wednesday’s child is full of woe and Wednesday Addams proves that. Her genius intellect paired with her ruthless nature is a dastardly combination but don’t worry; trying to kill you is just how she shows affection.

Age: Child
Pronouns: She/Her
Aspiration: Whiz Kid
Voice: Warm
Traits: Genius
Likes: Black, Spooky Music, Strange Tunes, Mischief
Dislikes: Pink, Tween Pop Music

Outfits

Pugsley Addams

Poor Pugsley, always the victim of his sister’s twisted experiments. Luckily, their new baby brother, Pubert, has given him and Wednesday a united cause against their replacement… and a new victim.

Age: Child
Pronouns: He/Him
Aspiration: Social Butterfly
Voice: Warm
Traits: Goofball
Likes: Black, Orange, Spooky Music, Mischief, Comedy
Dislikes: Blue, Backyard Music

Outfits

Pubert Addams

Pubert was a delightful surprise to Morticia and Gomez. Not so much to his older siblings. Wednesday and Pugsley are always trying to murder him in various creative ways but Pugsley is an Addams, too, so he’s equally creative in getting himself out of all his siblings’ murderous traps.

Age: Toddler
Pronouns: He/Him
Voice: Sweet
Traits: Charmer

Outfits

The Addams Family can be downloaded from my Gallery! Just look for the ID SnarkyWitch and search The Addams Family, or click the download button below!

This household has no CC but I did make Pubert’s little moustache available as an optional download for those who do use CC and want Pubert to have his signature moustache. You can get that on my Patreon for free.

Download The Addams Family

Download Pubert’s Moustache (Optional CC)

Four New Sims 4 CC Hairstyles to Brighten Your Summer

SnarkyWitch

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September 3, 2022

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Four New Sims 4 CC Hairstyles to Brighten Your Summer

This may be a summer collection but these hairstyles are fashionable in any season!

If you’re looking to add a few new hairstyles to your CC collection, look no further! Today, we bring you a set of four unique hairstyles that come with their own overlay accessories! The set is by Quirky Introvert and this Maxis Match collection is quite stunning.

Let’s check out the previews for each hair!

Ali Hair: These shoulder-length, beachy waves are accented with pigtail bunches framing the face.
Betsy Hair: This style takes the pigtail bunches to a higher level with all the hair swept into two large pigtail bunches on either side of the head.
Tiara Hair: These gorgeous long braids that taper off at the ends are both elegant and hip at the same time!
Nettie Hair: You can’t go wrong with a classic down-do accented with hair clips. This throwback to the early 2000s is back in style! Did it ever go out of style? We don’t think so.

All four hairstyles come with a set of overlays for the accessories so you can customize the colour of the hair accessories and the hair colour separately.

These hairstyles for teens-elders are all base game compatible and come in all 24 Maxis hair colour swatches. They are also compatible with hats.

You can download the set for free on Quirky Introvert’s website! Just click the download button below to add this collection to your game today!

Download the Hair Collection

The Sims 4 Anniversary Giveaway: Win A Pack of Your Choice!

Jovan

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September 2, 2022

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8 years of The Sims 4. 9 Packs to give away!

Yes, you read that correctly. The Sims 4 Base Game turns 8 years today!

The Sims 4 was first released for PC on September 2nd, 2014 (US) and September 5th everywhere else. Back when video game companies still had staggered video game releases.

The Sims 4 was eventually launched on Mac in February 2015, and 2 years afterwards on Consoles in November 2017. There’s been plenty of developments for the game – for better or for worse. We have an extensive timeline of Sims 4 Updates and Releases, with new Timeline updates from 2022 that we’re adding soon.

To celebrate 8 years of The Sims 4 we are giving away 9 Packs of your choice! This includes Expansion Packs, Game Packs, Stuff Packs and Kits across PC and Consoles.

Let’s begin with the Giveaway and the rules…

Win a Sims 4 Pack of your hoice!

Which Sims 4 Pack would you like to win?

That’s it. Answer the question with a Sims 4 Pack that you’d like to win in the comments section down below and we will pick 9 random winners through random.org!

Leave your comments down below!

Nine random comments will be picked out using random.org. The winner will be announced here in the Comments Section on September 6th at 1PM Pacific Time / 10PM Central European Time.

The comments section closes down on September 6th at 10AM PT / 7PM CET.

Please note:

Be respectful and follow the Sims Community House Rules linked below.
You need to be a member of Sims Community in order to leave a comment! The Sign Up button can be found right above the comments.
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!

Good luck everyone!

Creating a Functional Gazebo in The Sims 4

MAIAmakes

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September 2, 2022

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Want to use the Gazebo from The Sims 4 High School Years? We know just the trick!

The Sims 4 High School Years came with a lot of realistic debug items including these gazebos. Sadly, like any other debug object, you can’t really make your Sims use them properly.

BUT now they can! With this nifty trick that doesn’t use any mods or CC. Just enable bb.moveobjects on before starting!

Let’s access the debug menu first by opening the cheat bar by typing Ctrl+Shift+C. Enter ‘bb.showhiddenobjects’ and ‘bb.showliveeditobjects’ respectively. Hit Ctrl+Shift+C again to close the cheat bar.

Search ‘**DEBUG**’ in the build menu and look for these items from High School Years. They’re actually separate objects but they look like 2 different swatches!

Place it first to where you’d wanna position it in your build. Then, draw an octagonal room around its outline.

Note: Don’t place the edge of the gazebo on a half-tile! It should be right on a full tile so you could properly build an octagon around it.

Place the gazebo somewhere near outside the room and elevate the room’s foundation to match the gazebo’s height by sliding the foundation arrow upward. When it’s level with the gazebo’s floor, delete all of the room’s walls.

The next step is to make a basement at least one tile bigger than the octagon room. Hold Alt while aligning the gazebo to the octagon room and click Page Down to place it exactly underneath the octagon.

Note: If your device doesn’t have a Page Down button, just click the down floor button in-game but it might take a few tries to align it just right.

Then, elevate the gazebo with Ctrl+9 until the bottom of the stairs is above the basement wall. If you go back up, the gazebo should be aligned with the floor of the octagon room.

Delete the basement by using the room sliders to get rid of its indoor lighting.

Then decorate as you please!

Here’s how the 2 different gazebo styles look like:

You could also watch this quick tutorial to see how it’s made:

Which gazebo style did you like more? We’d love to know!

The Sims 4 Scenarios: New In Town

SnarkyWitch

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September 2, 2022

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The new Scenarios have better incentives. All about them in our latest playthrough!

The latest update for The Sims 4 has added three new permanent scenarios to the game; Stuck in Their Shadow, New in Town, and Parenting Predicaments.

Here’s how our playthrough of the New In Town scenario went!

Getting Started

This scenario is a bit different from previous scenarios we’ve had! This scenario leaves more room to play your own way, offering optional goals to go down different paths. The choices you make determine what your bonus reward will be. You can now also see the potential rewards when you start the scenario. Oh, and you’ll be playing with a premade household for this scenario; a single Sim named Farrah Nouvel.

The description states that Farrah just moved to town and doesn’t know anyone, yet. Help her explore her new neighbourhood, make friends, and throw a housewarming party.

The goals for this scenario are more intricate than previous scenarios. There are different stages of the scenario and in each stage, your choices will affect how future stages play out so we can’t give a full breakdown of every goal like we usually do. However, we can break down the potential endings and rewards.

Possible Endings:

Love at First Sight
Talk of the Town
Instant Friends
Great First Impression
Welcome Newcomer

Rewards:

Inspired Explorer Trait
Bonus Reward
Satisfaction Points

Explore the Neighbourhood

I moved Farrah to Willow Creek because it’s a good starter town. The first stage of this scenario was focused on exploring. She had to meet 5 Sims and socialize 10 times to progress but she also had optional goals to buy new things for her home and get to know people.

Farrah hit it off well with Makoa and visited the park to complete these tasks. I did also buy the optional objects.

Travel to a Venue

Now Farrah got to choose between traveling to a bar or a gym. She had the optional goal to take someone with her so she went to the gym with Makoa. She could have just gone straight home to progress but I decided to do some of the optional goals here.

Farrah changed into athletic clothes, worked out, chatted, told jokes, drank a moodlet solver potion, and reached Fitness level 2 before she headed home.

Make Friends

This stage had a lot of goals. Farrah had to visit someone’s house, invite a Sim over, and have 3 friends. She also had optional goals to reach level 2 in Charisma, Comedy, Mischief, and to buy the Observant reward trait. I did all the optional goals here.

Farrah visited the BFF house and while there, got a call asking her if she wanted to hang out with friends or go on a date. I’m a sucker for romance so I chose the date option. Farrah tried to flirt it up with Travis but struck out hard. Good thing she was already friendly with Makoa!

After freshening up, they went to the Blue Velvet and had a great time.

A really great time…

Prepare for the Party

Now that Farrah knew some Sims, it was time to throw that housewarming party! The only goal here was to throw a house or dinner party but I also bought a stereo, bar, and cooked a group meal as optional goals.

The party was a smashing success!

Ending: Love at First Sight

Throwing the party completed this scenario! Farrah got the Love at First Sight ending. As a reward, she got the Inspired Explorer trait, plus the Great Kisser trait as her bonus reward and some satisfaction points! Not bad, I’ll take traits and satisfaction points!

Our Thoughts

This scenario was super fun and cute with lots of optional goals leading down different paths. I loved it! Even though the scenario is designed to teach new players some of the game mechanics, I was not bored at all as a veteran player. I was super invested in the whole story unfolding. The rewards are MUCH better than in past scenarios, too.

Dear Sims Team: This was everything scenarios should be! Keep doing this! The only thing I want to caution you against is using premade households for too many scenarios. The premade households for these new scenarios are great and perfect for the new players they’re aimed at, but seasoned players will not want to be forced to play with premade households all the time. Make sure you continue to release scenarios that allow us to create our own households… but keep this new overall structure because it rocks!

Dropping Out and Graduating Early in The Sims 4 High School Years

SnarkyWitch

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September 2, 2022

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Dropping Out and Graduating Early in The Sims 4 High School Years

Teens can graduate early and drop out of high school!

The Sims 4 High School Years offers many new ways to tell unique stories about teen Sims, including the ability to graduate early and drop out of high school. There are benefits to graduating early and challenges involved with dropping out.

Looking for more Guides and Tutorials on The Sims 4 High School Years?

We got you covered!

Graduating Early

To be eligible to graduate early, your teen Sim will need to stay an A student and have high skills. It’s also helpful to join and excel in an after-school activity. Once you become eligible to graduate early, you may receive a phone call asking you if you’d like to graduate early. You can also check the High School category on a computer to see if you can graduate early.

If you choose to graduate early, your Sim will receive a special trait and a high school diploma but won’t get a formal graduation ceremony. Teens who graduated early can join full-time adult careers and if Discover University is installed, they can apply, enroll, and attend university.

Dropping Out

Unlike graduating early, you can drop out of high school at any time. You don’t need to have poor grades or low skills (but you can be forcibly kicked out of school if you’re failing and acting out). Just click a computer and choose Drop Out of High School under the High School category.

High school dropouts won’t be able to enter certain careers and their chances of getting accepted into university are slim to none unless they happen to have very high skills.

It’s not all bad, though! If your Sim wants a second chance, they can get their GED online when they become a young adult.

Live an unordinary life in this Fungi Village for The Sims 4!

ThatSimsLady

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September 1, 2022

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Live an unordinary life in this Fungi Village for The Sims 4!

Completely normal Cottage Suburban Living.

Deep in the woods of Henford-on Bagley, builder alexasimi created a Fungi Village! Its creative usage of curved walls and roofing makes you feel as if you’re in a Fungi village—or maybe the Smurf’s village? It would also be perfect for fairies, unofficial through mods. Or maybe just for your outdoorsy Sim who is a bit eccentric!

My first build with round walls.
I transformed the park in Henford on Bagley into a quirky mushroom village.
4 houses, a laundromat, observation tower, pool, hot spring, lake, river, chicken coop and bon fire.
no CC#TheSims4 #ShowUsYourBuilds @TheSimmersSquad #SimsFederation pic.twitter.com/bKVvJ2Fow3
— alexasimi (@asimialex) August 14, 2022

There are four identical mushroom houses except for their color scheme. Each mushroom has its own kitchen and bathroom. The Fungi community also has a communal laundromat and an observation tower with a telescope. At night, each building is able to light up. If you turn the lights on!

Photos of Fungi Village

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alexasimi also shared a birds-eye view of the Fungi Village!

Village at Night

By turning on all the lights, hopefully not individually, the village will light up at night! What a unique idea to use those lights that way.

Gallery Information

”I transformed the Isle of Volpe Park in Henford on Bagley into a residential lot with a quirky little village made of 6 mushroom buildings. 4 are houses ideal for a single Sim. The others are a laundromat and observation tower. There is also a pool, hot springs, and chicken coop. Ideal for a roommate situation or for smurf-like character play.”

Lot Type: Residential
Cost: §378,380
Lot Size: 50 x 40
Bedroom: 4
Bathroom: 4

You can check our alexasimi’s build on the gallery by searching on the gallery for the Gallery ID: alexasimi or you can download it at the following link.

Download Here

Want More Mushrooms?

King Zace updated Leniad’s Amanita Muscaria Red Mushrooms! They would look great in the Fungai Village!

After installing the mod, locate the mushroom in Decorations – Plants. Put it on the ground and plant it! Make sure to care for the plant.

You can download the Amanita Muscaria Red Mushrooms for FREE at the links below!

Download on King Zace’s Website

Download on King Zace’s Patreon

Everything included in The Sims 4 First Fits Kit

SnarkyWitch

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September 1, 2022

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Everything included in The Sims 4 First Fits Kit

Beige, tan, brown and exciting grey! What more could a kid want for their wardrobe?

The Sims 4 First Fits Kit is a CAS kit aimed exclusively at children. It comes with a total of 24 clothing pieces and accessories for child-aged Sims. The kit contains feminine and unisex items but no masculine-specific items. It does not contain any content for toddlers or teens-elders.

Below, we’ve showcased every item in the pack in the first three swatches; however all items in the pack come in 8-12 or so muted swatches.

Tops (12)

Bottoms (4)

Full Body Outfits (1)

Hats (1)

Accessories (3)

Shoes (2)

Our Thoughts

As a family player, I am incredibly disappointed in this kit. The clothes look… fine but they look like adult clothes slapped onto kids. I would have expected a child CAS kit to be bursting with bright colours and patterns but almost every swatch is beige, grey, or some very pale, muted earth tone. None of this is anything I would have wanted to wear as a child, nor do I know any children who would look twice at anything presented in this catalogue. This kit looks like a collection of things parents would force their kids to wear to impress their adult friends. The tastes and interests of the child are not a priority at all.

By comparison, the Kids Room Stuff pack had a vastly superior CAS catalogue. It was fun, bright, colourful, and featured common child and preteen hobbies and interests. Plus it comes with a super cool bedroom set and immersive gameplay for kids. You got a new collection of Voidcritter cards (think Pokémon but in The Sims), a detailed battle and training system for them, and an adorable puppet theatre that builds Social skill. If this is what the future of kits looks like for The Sims 4, we’d rather just have stuff packs back.

Our advice? Just get Kids Room Stuff and give this kit a hard pass.

The Sims 4 First Fits Kit is Out Now

The Sims 4 Kits

Jovan

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September 1, 2022

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The Sims 4’s latest Kit is Now Available for Purchase

Maxis has just released the latest Kit for The Sims 4 – the First Fits Kit!

Just like previous Kit releases this one is retailed at $4.99USD, or a price equivalent to your local currency.

These are the following features for the First Fits Kit:

Dress the next generation of trendsetters in fashion fit for a playdate with The Sims™ 4 First Fits Kit*! Whether a child Sim wants to turn heads on the first day of school or run around having fun with friends, these versatile styles will keep them looking fashionable (and SO cute).

DRESSED TO EXPRESS

A lifetime of fashion choices starts when you become a big kid and can dress yourself. Give child Sims more ways to express themselves with the kinds of leopard-print jackets, patterned leggings, and colorful shades they’ll want to wear when they grow up.

FASHION IS 24/7

Dress child Sims in trendy looks that are fit for birthday parties, the classroom, or just hanging out with friends. These casual looks don’t require a special occasion, but they won’t be out of place at one either.

The Kit is available right now for Purchase on the following official stores:

Stay tuned for a full overview of the Kit on Sims Community!

Possessed Aliens in The Sims 4 are Nightmare Fuel. You’re Welcome.

SnarkyWitch

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September 1, 2022

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Possessed Aliens in The Sims 4 are Nightmare Fuel. You’re Welcome.

Want to make StrangerVille even scarier? Play it with an alien.

There I was, just minding my business playing with my favourite alien Sim in StrangerVille. I didn’t think anything of it. I just thought it would be fun to play an alien in StrangerVille. Aliens and StrangerVille go together like cowplants and cake. Little did I know that I was about to see horrors the likes of which have never been seen before.

Unsuspecting and naïve, I sent my Sim to the lab to explore after getting her a keycard. Everything was business as usual up to this point but that all changed when she went downstairs and attempted to walk through the purple spores in the hallway that leads to the second door.

That’s when she ceased to be a cute little alien from Sixam and transformed into a demon from only my wildest nightmares. Those black, soulless eyes, that crazed grin exposing sharp teeth, the tilt of her head that gives distinct “You’re next!’ vibes.

Did I just step into the film Coraline? Is this the next SAW movie? I don’t know. I don’t want to know. All I want is to get the flippity-heck out of this cursed lab.

Wait… where was the exit again? Are those… vines? Oh no… she’s coming for me…

RIP SnarkyWitch, who mysteriously disappeared inside the secret lab along with her alien companion. We may never know what happened to them…

Download tens of new Hobby Traits for The Sims 4

Krista

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September 1, 2022

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Download tens of new Hobby Traits for The Sims 4

Numerous new Hobby Traits to choose from!

Are you looking for more hobby based traits for your Sims? Then look no further, as we have just the thing for you!

KiaraSims4Mods is known to create a variety of additional custom Traits, Aspirations, Careers and more for The Sims 4.

The Hobby Traits by Kiara are another way to make your Sims even more unique and with over fifty different traits to choose from, there is definitely something for every Sim! With all the Hobby Traits recently updated too, now is the perfect time to take a look and pick out some new traits to try out!

Each trait will give your Sims a selection of new Buffs, Whims and Social Interactions relating to your chosen hobby trait.

Here are a few examples of what you can expect!

Author

Sims who have the Author trait like to write books and hope to become best-sellers one day.

Social Interactions

Chat about new books
Discuss Best Seller Books
Discuss Famous Authors
Weigh Writing Ideas

Buffs

Write Books
Practice Writing
Resume Writing
Write Articles
Write Excuse Note
Write Love Email
Write Doll House Story
Write Column
Write Letter
Write in Journal
Blog about Feelings

Pizza Lover

These Sims love Pizza and can’t get enough of it.

Social Interactions

Talk about Love of Pizza

Buffs

Take Pizza from Pizza Deliverer

Grandparent

This is a trait for Grandparents who love helping raise their grandchildren.

Social Interactions

Brag about Grandchildren
Talk about Grandchildren
Ask about Grandkids (to your children only)
Give advice for the future (to your grandchildren only)
Guess What? I would not mind a Grandbaby” (to your children only)

Buffs

Help with Homework
Purchase Toys
Bottle Feed Baby
Bounce Baby
Change Baby Diaper
Coo at Baby
Cuddle Baby
Make Face with Baby
Find out what is wrong with Baby
Rock Baby
Shoosh Baby
Talk to Baby
Play Dolls
Play Flashcards with Toddler
Bathe Toddler
Check on Toddler
Tuck in Toddler/Children

Whims

Gain Parenting Skill
Talk to Baby
Cuddle Baby
Bounce Baby
Coo at Baby
Make Silly Faces at Baby
Check on Toddler
Play Dolls with Toddler
Read a Toddle to Sleep
Read a Book to Toddler
Potty Train Toddler
Watch TV with a Toddler
Help Child with Homework
Encourage To… (Parenting Skill)
Influence To… (Parenting Skill)

The Grandparents Trait also allows Sims to learn the Parenting Skill two times faster compared to normal.

While many of the new Traits are Base Game Compatible, some may require additional packs to work. If you do require additional packs, this will be stated in the trait details.

Here is a full list of all the Hobby Traits that you can add to your game!

Activist, Angler, Artist, Author, Baby Daddy, Bar Drinker, Beach Lover, BBQ Lover, Beauty Lover, Boxer, Candy Lover, Chess Lover, Coffee Lover, Computer Whiz, Dancer, Debater, Fireplace Lover, Funny, Gadget Geek, Gamer, Geology Lover, Grandparent, Green Thumb, Hacker, Handy, Hoops Lover, Hot Tub Lover, Jokester, Karaoke Lover, Knitting Lover, Loves Bathing, Loves Bowling, Loves Darts, Loves to Swim, Lyricist, Makeup Lover, Master Baker, Mischievous, Mountaineer, Movie Lover, Party Planner, Photographer’s Eye, Pizza Lover, Programmer, Researcher, Seducer, Ski Lover, Snowboarder, Soccer Lover, Spa Lover, Space Lover, Stargazer, Sweet Tooth, Tea Lover, Techie, Woodworker and Yoga Lover.

With such a variety of different Hobby Traits you can add to your game, there is definitely something for every Sim!

You can find all the Hobby Traits mentioned in this article and much more on Kiara’s website!

What hobbies will your Sims be trying out first? Let us know in the comments below.

Click the button below to download your desired Hobby Traits from KiaraSims4Mods!

DOWNLOAD

Add Dancing Bonehilda to your Sims 4 Loading Screen

ThatSimsLady

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August 31, 2022

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Add Dancing Bonehilda to your Sims 4 Loading Screen

This Mod is an absolute must.

The icon herself is finally gracing our loading screens! The Bonehilda Loading Screen Replacement is now available to download on 20th Century Plumbob’s Patreon page! This is the first of 20th Century Plumbob’s Sims 4 Loading Screen Icons Series.

You can watch Bonehilda dance on four backgrounds! There are Gradient, Original, Dancefloor, and Nightclub versions.

She Dances!

To see her dance, watch the video that 20th Century Plumbob posted on their Patreon page!

We had no idea that we needed a new loading screen, especially one with a dancing Bonehilda! We love all four of these loading screens and can’t wait to see the rest!

Important Information

Remember, you can only install one Loading Screen mod at a time.

To install, put the file into your mods folder and organize it in a similar way to how you would normally organize your mods folder.

Bonehilda Loading Screen Replacement is available for free on 20th Century Plumbob’s Patreon Page!

Download Bonehilda Loading Screen

Are you adding Dancing Bonehilda to your game?

All about the New Sims 4 Scenarios

The Sims 4 Scenarios

SnarkyWitch

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August 31, 2022

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Three new scenarios designed to help new players find their footing!

A recent update for The Sims 4 added three new scenarios to the game. These scenarios are unique. They are welcome scenarios to help new players understand the game. They come with premade households to play with and each scenario has multiple outcomes and optional goals to complete, allowing more freedom within scenarios. New bonus rewards are based on which choices you make throughout the scenario.

New in Town

This scenario features a Sim named Farrah Nouvel. Help Farrah get settled in her new neighbourhood by making friends and/or finding a love interest.

Potential Endings:

Love at First Sight!
Talk of the Town
Instant Friends
Great First Impression
Welcome Newcomer

Rewards

Inspired Explorer trait
Bonus Reward
Satisfaction Points

Stuck in Their Shadow

Nova Curious has just graduated college and finally gotten away from her college rival, Lewis… until she gets hired at the same place he works. Help Nova either crush the competition or mend the broken bridge between them.

Potential Endings

Quitting the Rat Race
Keep Your Enemies Closer
The Underdog Wins!
Enemies to Lovers
Dream Chaser

Rewards

Highflier Trait
Bonus Reward
Satisfaction Points

Parenting Predicaments

Two hard-working parents are struggling to keep their badly-behaved twins in line. Can you reign them in and turn them into perfectly behaved teenagers or will you let them run wild?

Potential Endings

Raised Responsible Teenagers
Raised Wild Teenagers
Leonardo over-achieves, Sofia slacks off
Sofia over-achieves, Leonardo slacks off

Rewards

Re-Traiting Potion
Bonus Reward
Satisfaction Points

Looking back at The Sims 2 Wants and Fears

nikini

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August 31, 2022

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Looking back at The Sims 2 Wants and Fears

How The Sims 2 gave sense of purpose

Now that the dust has settled and we have experienced the addition of the fears and wants in The Sims 4, let’s reminisce about the simpler times. JK, Sims 2 is nothing but simple. Chaos, drama, and genuine uncertainty for the well-being of your Sims and your directorial vision in a game where death and despair were looming over, just like in real life.

The system is pretty simple – the top row contains wants and the bottom one contains fears. The more wants you to fulfill, the aspiration meter goes up and the opposite goes if the fears come true. Depending on how you play the game and how wholesome and/or chaotic you are, the Aspiration meter can be the end goal of The Sims 2.

Aspiration points can also allow you to access special items such as Money tree, and Cool Shades (not cool if you have to say it’s cool, but it gives your Sim a temporary boost in positive or negative effects of socialization) or my personal favorite – SimVac. For a measly 17500 simoleons and a limited amount of 5 uses, a Sim vacuums aspiration, and skill from other Sims. It does ruin the relationship with the vacuumed Sim, but hey, everything for that sweet APs!

But to complicate things even further, if a poor unfortunte Sim, who hasn’t got a good aspiration score uses these items, it can backfire! Instead of having all needs boosted by the Eclectic and Enigmatic Energizer, the oposite happens.

This feature is a huge part of gameplay – depending on your specific Sim, their age, traits, and location – give a real sense of autonomy and individuality. For example, a romantic Sim would want to get married and a knowledge-loving one would want to meet the Aliens! In theory, that happens in the Sims 4, but not really. If I get another whim/want to buy bees, I’m going to lose it!

What do you want and what are you afraid of?

Wants and fears differ greatly, from minor ones like wanting to talk to someone or being afraid of seeing a vermin, to defeating the Grim Reaper and experiencing the death of a family member. All of these experiences influence the Aspiration meter in various ways. So, changing into PJs can add +500 aspiration points, but marrying a rich Sim (apparently, Sim is considered rich if they have more than §50,000) will set you up with the additional +15,000 AP!

Wants are divided into categories, updated as the DLCs came out. There are ones regarding romance, family, parties, occult, pets, career, vacation, etc.

WANT	ASPIRATION POINTS	GAME DESCRIPTION
Change into Athletic Outfit	+500	Sometimes a Sim wants to look active. To have your Sim wear their workout clothes, click on a Dresser or Armoire object and choose “Change to Athletic”.
Ask Sim on Date	+750	Time to make the first move on that prospective Sim! Click on the Sim and choose “Ask …” and then “On Date”. To avoid being rejected make sure either your relationship is high or that there is good Chemistry between your Sim and their prospective date. Good Chemistry comes from mutual attraction, you can tell if your Sim is attracted by clicking on the other Sim and choosing “Check Out”. You can tell if this Sim is attracted to your Sim by clicking on them and choosing “Ask…” and then “Do You Like What You See?”.
Gain a (skill) Skill Point	+1,000	To build a skill, make sure your Sim spends enough time with a skill object. Different objects build different skills; you can see which skill an object builds by looking at the object’s description in the Buy Catalog.
Sneak Out (with Sim)	+2,000	Some Teens have to blow off some steam, and love bending the rules a little to do it. To have your Teen sneak out, click on the phone before midnight and choose “Sneak Out”.
Meet Aliens	+8,000	Some Sims know in their bones that we are not alone. Try taking notice of aliens; they might take notice of you.
Marry a Rich Sim	+15,000	Some Sims care more about the money they’ll get than the Sim they’ll get. To have your Sim tie the knot with a wealthy Sim, first make your Sim’s lover is loaded and then get them Engaged. After that, click on the other Sim and choose “Propose” and then “Marriage”.

Fears usually mirror wants, usually, a Sim who wants to get married will be afraid of breaking up, and depending on the personality traits, one Sim’s want can be another’s fear. For instance, having children is a fear and a want, depending on what kind of person/Sim you are.

FEARS	ASPIRATION POINTS	GAME DESCRIPTION
Burn Food	-500	Some Sims hate to waste food. Avoid burning food by building your Sim’s cooking skill. You can do this through just cooking lots of food, or by clicking on a Bookcase and choosing “Study Cooking”.
Be Rejected by Sim for a Date	-1,000	Your Sim would hate to be shot down by a potential date. To ask a Sim on a date click on the Sim and choose “Ask …” and then “On Date”. To avoid being rejected make sure eitehr^[sic]your relationship is high or that there is good Chemistry between your Sim and their prospective date. Good Chemistry comes from mutual attraction, you can tell if your Sim is attracted by clicking on the other Sim and choosing “Check Out”. You can tell if this Sim is attracted to your Sim by clicking on them and choosing “Ask…” and then “Do You Like What You See?”.
Fight with a Family Member	-2,000	Your Sim would be pretty embarrassed to lose a fight today, so try to keep him or her out of scuffles. If you think a Fight’s on its way, work on Body skill.
Have a Lousy Party	-3,500	Some Sims are ashamed if they throw a lousy party. Get some good food on the table, give your guests some fun things to do, and make sure you spend time with them to get the conversation flowing. If the party is a Wedding party, make sure a Marriage or Joining occurs, and if it’s a Birthday Party, make sure someone Grows Up!
Be abducted by Aliens	-5,000	Some Sims can feel the eyes of strange beings upon them. Be careful; if you take notice of them, they may just take notice of you.
Be Old and Childless	-5,000	Growing old without children means that soon your Sim’s Family line will end. If your Sim is going to become an Elder soon, you might want to think about building a relationship high enough to Try for a Baby, or Adopt a new Sim.

The extremes

What happens if you push your Sim in one way or another, fulfilling their every wants or traumatizing them with their fears? If it’s good, it’s good. Platinum aspiration bar, all the aspiration items available, good life indeed. If not, then things get sad. A phenomenon called Aspiration failure happens, and an NPC called Therapist arrives to save you Sim from their misery by slightly improving their state.

If you played The Sims 2, what’s the weirdest thing that your Sim wanted/feared?

The Broken Cardigan Sweater: A Sims 4 Mod Fix

The Sims 4 Mods

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“And when I felt like I was an old Sims 4 Bug
Under someone’s bed
you put me on and said I was your favorite”

– Taylee Swims

Your sim might have been minding their own business when a severely deformed sim just started walking by. Or maybe you’ve seen a picture of this in a Discord Server or on Reddit. In case you haven’t, we have included a photo below.

Which Sweater?

The cardigan sweater that causes it is the base game sweater named: yfTop_CardiganBelted.

And it’s always this sweater. But now, Scarlet fixed the cardigan sweater so we will no longer have townies that have torsos removed from their hips and neck.

She stated: “All of the LODs except for one caused this deformity. Therefore, I fixed the mesh for all of the affected LODs.”

Make sure to hit ME TOO on the AHQ Thread if you’ve experienced this.

AHQ Cardigan Sweater Thread

You can download the Cardigan Sweater Fix here for free on her Patreon.

Download Cardigan Sweater Fix Here

Note: Scarlet has not returned to modding, she just fixed this one cardigan sweater.

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How The Sims 2 gave sense of purpose

What do you want and what are you afraid of?

The extremes

If you played The Sims 2, what’s the weirdest thing that your Sim wanted/feared?

“And when I felt like I was an old Sims 4 BugUnder someone’s bedyou put me on and said I was your favorite”

– Taylee Swims

Which Sweater?

“And when I felt like I was an old Sims 4 Bug
Under someone’s bed
you put me on and said I was your favorite”