Previously in BETA, the EA Creator Network now allows every creator to send in their application for this program!
Electronic Arts has been running their own “influencer” platform for quite some time now.
The first ever program that EA ran was EA Ronku, a top-tier influencer program for partnerships with big YouTubers and creators who were known for their big numbers. Such as PewDiePie. As EA had multiple creator circles within each franchise that they run this later evolved into EA Game Changers – a program for passionate creators both small and big.
I’ve been a part of EA Game Changers since the program came to life for The Sims players with the first ever Sims Camp that was organized under this program – the Cats & Dogs SimsCamp. Since then the program has evolved many times and opened its doors to hundreds of creators for multiple franchises – including The Sims!
Just last year as a part of EA’s rebranding the EA Game Changers evolved into a closed BETA circle – the EA Creator Network. Same goal, same requirements, but more types of creators that can get involved. And of course a different name that clarifies more for who the Program is intended.
Just a few moments ago EA Creator Network’s Lead Lee Williams has announced that the program is opening its doors for everyone who wants to sign up and become a part!
Read Lee’s full unofficial statement from his Twitter thread below:
The Creator Network is finally out of BETA! The big change is that we’re making it easy for Creators to register their interest in joining and show us what they do.
We’re thinking about things differently when it comes to working with Creators, we want to be more representative of our community and celebrate all the different types of content creators out there.
The last 6 months or so since we launched the Network have been awesome. From the game launches and the capture events to the channel partnerships.
The stuff thats been really exciting though, has been the other ways we’ve been working with Creators, random stuff like trying to confuse the family at Christmas with Simlish…
Then there are the causes and charities Creators have helped us support and the work they’ve done to raise awareness and money for causes which are close to them.
Super proud of the Community Team who work with the Creators every day, the dev teams who build all this stuff and obviously the Creators who help keep us all top of our game day in day out.
Even though we’ve been doing this for a while now it feels like we’re just getting started and we’re all really excited about doing more cool sh*t like this with you guys. If you wanna come along for the ride, everything you need to know is here https://creatornetwork.ea.com
Everything you need to know about Submissions, what are some of the perks, requirements and many more is linked on the button down below.
As a Sims Creator you’re also invited and encouraged by EA to send in your application for the EA Creator Network.
Dreamlight Valley is Disney’s first take on Life Simulation!
This week is the week of new Life Simulation game announcements! Earlier this week, we reported on the upcoming multiplayer life simulation game Vivaland. Now, a new Disney themed life simulation game has been announced. And this time, it’s by a much bigger, longstanding studio.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is a combination of a life simulation game with elements of an adventure game rolled into one. The game includes a variety of quests, exploration and in game activities while being surrounded by many familiar Disney and Pixar faces.
Once an idyllic land, Dreamlight Valley was a place where Disney and Pixar characters lived in harmony—until the Forgetting. Night Thorns grew across the land and severed the wonderful memories tied to this magical place. With nowhere else to go, the hopeless inhabitants of Dreamlight Valley retreated behind locked doors in the Dream Castle.
Constantly evolving with new content to experience.
Live life on the magic side
Bring the valley back to its former glory
Discover the hidden secrets of the valley
Take off on an epic adventure
Friend or Foe? It’s your choice!
Make friends with familiar Disney and Pixar characters
Create your own style with a touch of Disney Magic!
Create your own valley with fully customizable layouts, landscaping and decorative items
Create the perfect home inspired by Disney and Pixar!
The game will be launching as a free to play game in 2023 on multiple platforms including PC, Mac, PlayStation and Xbox consoles with the Apple App Store and Nintendo Switch coming at a later date. It’s being developed by the game development studio Gameloft.
Also, coming this Summer, an Early Access period will be available for Disney Dreamlight Valley for those who purchase the Founder’s Pack ahead of time or those who have an Xbox Game Pass membership.
You can wishlist the game now, as well as keep up to date with the games’ development by clicking here.
After 12 years working at Maxis, the game’s designer mostly known for his Build Mode features is venturing off to new opportunities!
I think that we can all collectively agree that if there’s anything we all certainly like about The Sims 4, it’s the possibilities and features in the game’s Build Mode.
One of the most intuitive Modes introduced to the series yet, the Build Mode in this game allows players to actually make mistakes and correct themselves in the process. Previous Sims games were very good at customization, but unfortunately there was no room for mistakes. If you built a house that was just one square off the center alignment of the lot you’d have to do A LOT to fix the alignment to your liking.
The Sims 4 was always one step ahead with tools that allowed you to drag rooms, place them wherever you want, and just edit your lot to your liking. Through the evolution of the Base Game we’ve gotten so many things in Build Mode – Pools, Terrain Manipulation, Basements, Configurable Stairs and even the bb.moveobjects on cheat which by everyone’s surprise wasn’t there on day 1 of The Sims 4.
The evolution and initial development of The Sims 4’s Build Mode was previously lead by SimGuruJohn (John Berges) who worked on intuitive main features that we have today, along with other developers and engineers. John left Maxis shortly after the Base Game’s release for other opportunities.
Shortly after John the work for The Sims 4’s Build Mode (and other features) were taken over by SimGuruHouts (Aaron Houts) who made it his mission to continue where John left off.
Games like The Sims 4 are made by many, many talented people and the work I did was just one part of a team of other designers, engineers, artists, animators, sound designers, and producers.
This particular designer had started working on The Sims 4 after the release of The Sims Medieval, and made it his mission to add the best tools possible in the game:
I worked on Build Mode, powerful creative tools that let players build and customize houses and outdoor areas for their Sims to live in.
Our goal with Build Mode in The Sims 4 was to retain the power of building in previous Sims games and redesign it from the ground up to be much more accessible and user friendly.
By balancing creative depth with easy to understand tools and a workflow that makes users feel like there is no “wrong way” to build, we were able to increase player engagement and create the best Build Mode in the series.
I worked collaboratively with engineers, UX, artists, and production partners to design and implement creative tools for players, gameplay objects, and various systems from concept to ship.
Houts has also worked on many other different features for The Sims 4 – from the Pets Sickness System to building the world of Windenburg.
Today SimGuruHouts has announced his upcoming departure from Maxis and The Sims 4 to “set off to a new adventure”, with a very heartwarming Twitter thread of his time working at Maxis.
Before we share the full thread I want to thank SimGuruHouts for his amazing work that he and his team has done for Build Mode and wish him all the best for the future ahead. Thank you!
Hi Simmers, after nearly 12 years working on The Sims I’ve decided to set off on a new adventure. Being at Maxis has been a highlight of my life and it wouldn’t have been possible without such passionate and creative players.
First, I want to thank all of YOU for being a huge part of the amazing time I’ve had making The Sims. I have many, many great memories throughout the years, but here’s some of my highlights:
Creating quests on Sims Medieval (my first shipped video game!)
Revamping Build Mode for TS4 and introducing it to fans at Gamescom in 2013 (and then being blown away by the amazing things you all created in it when TS4 released!).
Helping to create Windenburg as TS4’s first new world!
Getting “Space Tacos” and other weird food into Dine Out
Working on “supernatural” packs like Vampires and Realm of Magic
Creating silly sicknesses for pets and how quickly the Vet Office would get covered in drool and dirt.
Revealing ŦĦ€ ΜØŦĦ€Ř to everyone and all the wonderful madness of StrangerVille.
There’s too many to mention them all and I look forward to seeing what comes next! Thank you to everyone at Maxis and to all our amazingly passionate and dedicated players. Sul sul! #BuildersGonnaBuild
Ideas to mix and match different clutter on your very own Mini Kitchen Pantry
Is your Kitchen looking a bit too bland? Do you want to add more flavor to the same old cabinets and counters combo? Worry no more! Here’s a realistic and stylish addition to your Sims’ cooking corner: a mini kitchen pantry! It’s small enough to fit in your tiny homes but it can be a conversation starter in every kitchen.
Before you begin, make sure your ‘bb.moveobjects’ cheat is on.
You will need the Blooming Rooms kit for this because the gorgeous Cryptic Triptych Shelf is the main kitchen essential you’ll crave for in this pantry! You can find it in the shelves category under Surfaces.
Hold Alt to rotate and move it freely. Place it beside your counter, near your fridge, or in the corner of the room. If you want to make it the center of attention, why not raise it with Ctrl + 9 and put it on top of a counter? It will look so fresh and different!
For a cozy and homey look, these debug wicker baskets from Jungle Adventure are the perfect ingredient! Unlock them by typing in the cheat ‘bb.showhiddenobjects’ and search **DEBUG** in the build items menu. These would clip flawlessly on the lowest and highest slots of the shelf. For the mid-height slot, raise the basket 6 times and use Alt to place it in the middle.
Now it’s time to clutter! Place objects on the different shelf heights. If you want to add more objects to one shelf, drag away the objects you initially placed and add new objects to the slots. Keep doing this and you will notice that the objects you removed are still at the same table height they once were. Now you can use Alt place to move them around freely on the shelf instead of snapping on to the slots.
The objects you place will depend on the style of your home and your household. For this classic white and light-wood swatch that’s perfect for a suburban family, check out these items that are all from the debug menu!
If you want a pastel pantry to go with your cute kitchens, the baby pink and blue swatch would fit in so well!
Something a bit more festive and bright with this yellow kitchen corner…
…Or this sleek black and white combo for your modern and futuristic homes!
Which style do you want to implement and decorate your Kitchen with?
Let us know how you’ve decorated your Kitchen Pantry in the comments down below!
We’re just Never Really Over with the Katy Perry Sweet Treats CC Pack for The Sims 4!
To celebrate The Sims 4 Sweet Treats CC pack by LittleDica going public over the weekend, we thought we’d take the opportunity to decorate another one of the shell builds this pack comes with!
When I saw the Banana Split Sunday House, I just knew this place had to be turned into an ice cream parlour. How could it be anything else with a roof that literally looks like a delicious banana split sundae? I envisioned a place where families could come and sit down for a yummy ice cream cone or classic kid-approved snacks and food, like pretzels, popcorn, hot dogs, and burgers. This place just had to be turned into a restaurant with ice cream as the main menu item.
As always, I didn’t need to touch the outside at all. The original shell builder, LuddySimmer, did such an incredible job of decking out the outside with so much detail. I would have just ruined it if I had tried to add or change anything. I focused all my attention on the inside.
Walking in, the host station is the first thing that greets you. On one side of the ice cream parlour is the adult section with a bar and raised bar table seating. Grown ups looking for a grown up drink will need to get them from the bar, as there’s no alcoholic beverages on the official menu.
On the other side of the ice cream parlour are tables for families to sit and order off the menu. If you’re looking for something more filling than just ice cream, Sundae Fun Day has a small selection of appetizers and main courses available but the largest section of the menu is the dessert section, which carries every type of ice cream you could possibly think of, including some “special” flavours that have some surprising visual effects on your Sims! Try them all and see what happens! Oh, and if the service is slow, feel free to help yourselves to the complementary candy jars on each table.
The kitchen has a built-in chef station so diners can see the chefs hard at work preparing all that ice cream and other goodies. Looking for the bathroom? A sign above the kitchen doors points you in the right direction to the unisex bathroom in mint green. Four private toilet stalls ensure there’s no long bathroom lineups.
Upstairs, the staff have a place to themselves. They have their own private staff bathroom so they don’t collide with diners outside the customer bathroom and a break room. Tired employees can watch some TV on their lunch break and make use of the company-provided fridge and microwave. A staff room also allows players who own Get To Work to turn this restaurant into a retail lot if they prefer that. All you’d need to do is remove the restaurant equipment, add some display freezers for all the ice cream, and pop in a cash register.
I had so much fun building this fun and bubbly ice cream parlour and I hope you had fun touring it! It’s available on the Gallery! Click the download buttons below to grab the ice cream parlour and the Sweet Treats CC pack, which is free to the public now!
This ice cream parlour build requires Dine Out and the Sweet Treats CC pack, but other packs like Cool Kitchen, Backyard Stuff, and Get Together are strongly recommended to have the full range of menu options available.
Scared of frogs? Don’t be – at least not in The Sims 4!
The latest SDX drop for The Sims 4 has added a new scenario to the game called Frog Fanatic! This limited-time scenario is all about collecting and breeding lots of different types of frogs!
We’re going to walk you through how to complete this scenario!
Getting Started
You’ll notice the scenarios have gotten a bit of a revamp. Along with lots more new scenarios, there are now difficulty ratings on each scenario to give you an idea of the time and effort it will take players to complete them. The Frog Fanatic scenario is listed as an Intermediate scenario.
This is a limited time scenario that runs until May 24th, 2022, so players have just under a month to start this scenario before it’s gone. In-progress scenarios can still be played after their cut off date so if you’re pressed for time this month, just make sure you start this scenario before May 24th. You’ll be able to go back to it anytime after.
The scenario description states that your Sim is obsessed with frogs and is on a personal mission to collect and breed as many different types of frogs as they can. The household requirements are simple; you just need one Young Adult or older Sim. When you start the scenario, your Sim will start out with a small amount of Cooking and Fishing skill.
Like the Plant-A-Sim Scenario, the goals on the info screen are weirdly vague but once you get in-game, you’ll see that there is a pretty extensive list of specific goals your Sim will need to complete. Your Sim must complete all the goals to finish the scenario:
Catch a frog from a log
Catch a frog from a pond
Catch a frog from a water pump
Breed 9 frogs
Cook Boiling Frog Hot Pot
Fish while using a frog as bait
Catch or breed 8 unique Common frogs
Catch or breed 6 unique Uncommon frogs
Catch or breed 4 unique Rare frogs
We recommend using a Sim with the Geek, Creative, Loves Outdoors traits, and The Curator aspiration. The Geek trait and the Collector trait that comes with the aspiration will help your Sim find rare frogs more often. The Creative trait will make your Sim Inspired often which will boost their Cooking skill. The Loves Outdoors trait will provide your Sim with a Happy buff to help keep their mood high while they’re fishing.
Catching Frogs
We couldn’t help ourselves. We decided to troll you guys just a little longer and use the infamous Callia Maebey (aka: Ring Ring Girl) for this scenario. We’d say we’re sorry. If we were. But we’re not.
Starting this scenario is easy enough. Just get out there and start catching frogs! You won’t be able to breed the rest of the frogs you’re missing until you’ve caught a decent variety out in the wild to breed with, first.
You’ll need to catch a frog from a pond, a log, and a water pump so you might as well start there. Logs can be found all over Willow Creek and water pumps can be found around Oasis Springs, particularly around the Desert Bloom park. Searching a log or a water pump guarantees a frog but logs disappear after being searched and water pumps have a cooldown where you can’t search them again for a while, so you won’t be able to get unlimited amounts of frogs from them.
There is a pond located both at Magnolia Blossom park in Willow Creek and Desert Bloom park in Oasis Springs. There is also a pond in the Sylvan Glade, a secret location you can reach by interacting with the mysterious tree in Willow Creek’s Foundry Cove neighbourhood. It’s the large gnarled tree with mushroom growth next to the Crick Cabana house.
Your Sim can catch frogs at any of these ponds but they are slippery creatures and your Sim is not guaranteed to find one every time. There is no cooldown for catching frogs from ponds so you can stack up the interaction and do it repeatedly. You can theoretically complete the entire frog collection this way but it’s actually easier to breed the ones you’re missing after you’ve caught a decent variety to use as breeding stock. Plus, you will have to breed to complete all the scenario goals.
Cooking and Fishing with Frogs
Before you get into breeding, there are some more straight-forward goals to focus on, first. One is to cook Boiling Frog Hot Pot. The other is to fish using a frog as bait. They’re both easy to accomplish but do require you to invest some time into skill building.
Boiling Frog Hot Pot is a level 7 Cooking recipe. Your Sim starts with Cooking skill level 2, so you’ll need to spend some time in the kitchen. You can boost your skill gain by adding the Homey lot trait to your home and adding objects to the kitchen with an Inspiring aura. Cloudgazing, Stargazing, and watching the Cooking Network are also easy, quick activities to put Sims in an Inspired mood. Once your Sim is skilled enough, just have them cook Boiling Frog Hot Pot using one of their frogs to complete that scenario goal.
Fishing with frog bait is easier, since you can fish with bait at Fishing level 3. Your Sim starts with Fishing level 1 so they only need to go up two skill points to do this. Just click any fishing spot, select Fish With Bait.. and choose a frog from your inventory. You don’t even need to actually catch a frog. Just casting your line with frog bait is enough to complete this goal.
Frog Breeding
This is likely what’s going to eat up most of your time in this scenario. You need to breed a lot of frogs. Not only do you need to breed 9 frogs in total but you also need to breed (or catch) a total of 18 different frogs of specific rarities. To breed your frogs, you must have at least two frogs in your inventory. Click on one frog and select Breed Frog, then pick the frog you want to breed with. You will instantly get another full grown frog in your inventory. You can only breed frogs once every 4 in-game hours.
This is where strategy comes into play. Frogs have a fairly detailed genetic system that determines what kind of frog you will get from any pairing. Carl’s Guide does an excellent job of breaking the whole thing down in-depth, complete with a breeding chart, but we’ll summarize in simple terms here, too.
There are a total of 5 types of frogs (Dirt, Leaf, Eggplant, Sunflower, and Heart) and 4 attributes (Spotted, Striped, Surfer, and Whirl). Most of the frogs have an attribute attached to them except for the base frog of each type which has no attribute. You will need to pair up frogs that either have the type you want or the attribute you want.
To give an example, if I wanted to breed a Sunsurfer frog (Sunflower x Surfer), I would need to pair up a frog of the Sunflower type with a frog of the Surfer attribute. Any Sunflower and Surfer frog has a chance of giving me a Sunsurfer frog when bred together.
For the purposes of completing the scenario, these are the rarities of each frog attribute:
Base (no attribute), Spotted – Common
Striped, Surfer – Uncommon
Whirl – Rare
All five types of frogs with those attributes will be of the corresponding rarity so focus on breeding different types of frogs with attributes of the rarity you’re looking for.
Frog Master
Our terrifying resident Ring Ring Girl finished this scenario in 5 days, but we expect it will take players much longer than this. We cheated her skills and motives to speed the process along.
By the time she finished the scenario, she almost had a completed frog collection. She was only missing 3 out of the 25 frogs in the collection.
Our Thoughts
We think this is a pretty cool scenario! We’re partial to scenarios that introduce players to lesser-known aspects of the game they might not have explored before. Many players are completely unaware about the frog breeding system and this scenario pushes them to really dive in and explore the mechanics of that.
As for the difficulty rating, we’d agree with an Intermediate label. It’s fairly time consuming between the skill building and breeding and there’s some strategy involved in breeding the frogs but it’s not necessarily a hard scenario once you’ve figured out the breeding mechanics.
Our main criticism is that it’s a limited-time scenario. In our opinion, limited-time scenarios should be reserved for themed scenarios that revolve around holidays and other seasonal cultural/social events. We don’t see any reason why a scenario like this should be time-locked. It can easily be enjoyed year-round.
The Sims Team has just dropped a brand new delivery into The Sims 4 Base Game!
The latest SDX drop adds a variety of new items to The Sims 4, following the themes of Arab Culture and Earth Day. There’s new recipes, a top in CAS, a brand new Scenario and more that we’ve shown below!
Through Sims Delivery Express you are able to download new Create A Sim Content, Build Mode Content and small bug fixes and improvements into your game straight through The Sims 4. Simply open up The Sims 4 and your game should automatically check for new content.
If not, go into Game Options > Sims Delivery and Check for new Content. This method of bringing new content into your game works both on PC and Consoles! Note that you will have to restart your game in order to obtain new content. You can select “Yes, Restart Now” for the game to restart automatically for you.
Sims Delivery Express – April 27th, 2022 Content
Quick Breakdown
The latest SDX delivery features new items, including:
Earth Love Tank Top
Night-Blooming Cereus Plant
Zaatar Manaeesh and Knafeh Recipes
New Scenario
There’s a brand new Limited Time Scenario in The Sims 4 called Frog Fanatic!
The latest scenario starts right now, and will be available until May 24th, 2022.
A Sim is frantically trying to gather all the frog facts of the world. After all, frogs are ribbiting creatures that can be used for a whole slew of things…even breeding! This frog fanatic toad-ally cannot wait to hop right into the nearest pond and collect all the frog friends.
New Plant
There’s a cute new medium sized plant in Build Mode! The Night-blooming Cereus plant can be yours for just 120 Simoleons in 5 different pot variants.
New Recipes
This SDX drop is bringing some new Arab cuisine to the game! There are two new Arab recipes with this drop, including:
Zaatar Manakeesh
Knafeh
New Tank Top
To celebrate Earth Day the game now has a cute Earth Day tank top for Adult Feminine and Masculine Sims!
Want to Resume right where you left off and skip through an additional Loading Screen? Now you can!
The Sims 4 had a brand new update yesterday for PC and Mac. The Main focus of this update was to breathe in some new life into the game’s Main Menu.
As you can see in the preview below, the Main Menu now features promotional graphics and text that open up through a hover dropdown. However, the important change done with this update was on the right side of the Main Menu.
It features all of the same elements as the game did before including New / Load Game, Scenarios, The Gallery and Options.
The novelty in this update lies within the “Resume” button:
See the Katy Perry Sim on the top? Well, that’s my last played Household – and the last Sim I interacted with before I opened up my game!
In the preview from the Featured Image I played with a different Household – the Watson Family from Henford-on-Bagley. After last playing with Rahmi Watson I saved the game and went back to the Main Menu. The Sim that was last showing on the Resume button was Rahmi.
After clicking the Resume button you’ll now be immediately loaded into the last Sim you played during your last play Session you saved. This will trigger a loading screen…
…Which will then immediately take you to the Sim you last played!
The Resume button lets you jump straight into your last session. This cuts down the extra loading step you get from Loading a Game that loads up Manage Worlds, makes you select your last Household you played and then load up the game again until you’re in Live Mode.
The functionality that takes you to Manage Worlds first remains the same when choosing “Load Game”. The Resume button is a new functionality that lets you jump straight into Live Mode. Which is really useful for both PC, and especially Console players.
The Dos (and Don’ts) of having twins and triplets in The Sims 4!
Players who like playing with big families may find themselves wanting to speed the process along by having their Sims give birth to twins or triplets. The trouble is, twins and triplets are almost as rare in The Sims as they are in real life. Your chances of conceiving multiples naturally are rather low.
The good news is that there are a few different ways you can greatly increase the chances of having twins or triplets and they don’t involve cheats or mods. We’re going to break them down for you today. We’re also going to bust a bunch of myths about how to conceive multiples. There are several rumours floating around that are completely false so we’ll save you the effort of bothering with methods that don’t work.
The Fertile Reward Trait
The Fertile reward trait is available in the base game so players don’t need any packs to use it. Any young adult or older Sim can purchase this trait from the rewards store for a hefty 3,000 satisfaction points. Sims with this trait have higher conception odds when Trying for a Baby and a higher chance of conceiving multiples. If both parents have this trait, those odds are further increased; the effect stacks.
We’ll warn you that while the Fertile trait does increase the odds of multiples, the difference is not massive. It’s only a slight increase in odds at best which is rather disappointing considering how much it costs. If you only own the base game, it’s your best bet but if you have other packs with ways to increase fertility, then the Fertile trait isn’t really worth the points you’d spend on it.
On Ley Line/On a Dark Ley Line Lot Traits
Players who own either City Living or Vampires can virtually guarantee twins with these lot traits. The On Ley Line trait comes with City Living and the On a Dark Ley Line trait comes with Vampires. If you add this lot trait to your home lot, your Sims will have twins almost 100% of the time. In our experience, these lot traits seem to only produce twins the vast majority of the time so getting triplets using these lot traits is very unlikely.
But beware! Using the On a Dark Ley Line lot trait has a high chance of resulting in the babies being born vampires even if both parents are human.
Fertility Massages
Fertility massages come with the Spa Day game pack. Your Sims can visit the spa and purchase a Fertility Massage from one of the spa specialists working there. Getting a Fertility Massage will give your Sim a Flirty moodlet which will increase their chances of conceiving and moderately increase their chances of conceiving multiples. We tested the Fertility Massage more times than we can count and our Sim wound up pregnant with twins maybe 30% of the time and conceived triplets once or twice.
The Wishing Well
The wishing well comes with the Romantic Garden Stuff pack. It has the power to grant your Sims all kinds of wishes but it also has the power to torment your Sims and even kill them, so use with caution.
Sims can wish for a child at the wishing well with several possible outcomes ranging from overwhelmingly negative to overwhelmingly positive. You of course don’t want the negative outcomes but the positive outcomes won’t be of use to you, either. The positive outcomes are a free adoption or a child-aged Sim magically appearing in your household. It’s the neutral outcome that you actually want. The neutral outcome will give your Sim a moodlet that will boost their fertility.
To ensure a neutral outcome, make sure you’re making a wish on a brand new wishing well when the face above it has a neutral expression. Do not give an offering to the well, as that will change its expression (and potential outcomes). You should get the fertility moodlet.
Like the fertility massage, the odds of multiples are only moderately increased so don’t expect to be guaranteed twins or triplets.
Myths Busted
We’ve shown you how to increase the odds of having twins or triplets. Now it’s time to debunk some of the myths out there. We personally tested all of these methods extensively dozens upon dozens of times with the exact same result every time so we can bust these with 100% confidence.
Listening to Kids Radio/Watching Kids Network
This myth probably arose due to The Sims 3, in which listening to kids music or watching kids TV would greatly increase your chances of having twins or triplets. Not so in The Sims 4. You can do nothing but listen to Kids Radio and watch the Kids Network (even at the same time) 24/7 throughout your entire pregnancy and it will not change the number of babies your Sim will have.
If you tried this and your Sim happened to have twins or triplets… it was definitely a lucky coincidence.
Listening to Kids Radio While Reading
This is a weird one and we’re really not sure where it came from but this doesn’t work, either. For good measure, we read a children’s book while listening to Kids Radio nonstop for 24 in-game hours straight while pregnant. Single baby every single time.
Consider this myth busted.
Eating Strawberries or Carrots
We can see where people might have gotten this idea. Strawberries and carrots do play a role in determining your baby’s gender in The Sims 4… but not the number of babies your Sim will have.
For those interested, eating strawberries during pregnancy increases the chances of having a girl. Eating carrots increases the odds of having a boy. If you want your baby to be born a specific gender, this is an excellent way to influence that.
But as for encouraging twins and triplets? No effect whatsoever.
You might be familiar with Callia Maebey (haha very punny), better known as Ring Ring Girl. She is the terrifying figure on the main menu screen holding a cell phone with an absolutely possessed expression on her face. Her soulless eyes bore into your very core, feeding on all your deepest darkest fears. Her maniacal grin is something out of a paranormal movie… or StrangerVille.
In fact, Ring Ring Girl is so unsettling, players have been begging the Sim Gurus to remove her from the main menu.
How did The Sims respond to our desperate pleas? With violence.
Today, Maxis uploaded this demon from the depths of the underworld to the Gallery so she can haunt not just our nightmares, but our virtual world as well. As if this wasn’t cruel enough, they then proceeded to laugh in the face of our suffering by plastering the face of evil all over the new main menu screen in a surprise game update today (which otherwise looks very nice, by the way).
Oh, and it’s not just in the game. Ring Ring Girl has taken over The Sims’ social media.
What provoked this unwarranted display of aggression from our beloved Sim Gurus? We’d like to know. We just logged on to have a good time today and we’re honestly feeling so attacked right now. Truly, the audacity is a spectacle to behold. Unless Ring Ring Girl is holding them hostage and they, too, are victims of her evil plans. Are you okay, Sim Gurus? Blink twice if you need us to rescue you!
Anyway, in case you wanted to get up close and personal with the demon from your nightmares, Ring Ring girl can be yours to run in terror from forevermore.
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The Sims Team has released a brand new update for The Sims 4 on PC, Mac, Xbox One and PS4!
To download the latest version of The Sims 4, simply open your Origin program and if the game doesn’t update automatically, right click on The Sims 4 and select ”Update”.
In case you have Mods or Custom Content, the game will automatically disable them for you after first launching The Sims 4 after the update. To re-enable all your Mods and Custom Content, select the Settings option in the Menu and select Settings. Under the ”Other” section you’ll find the ”Enable Custom Content and Mods” option. Check it and restart your game in order for it to take effect!
Patch Notes
PC: 1.87.40.1030 / Mac: 1.87.40.1230
Console: Version 1.58
Hello Simmers!
Can you believe that we are already approaching the end of the first quarter of 2022? Where does the time go? We hope you have been enjoying Neighborhood Stories and are looking forward to everything that is coming through the rest of the year.
To round out the first four months of the year, this update brings with it a number of bug fixes including some which have been high on your lists, and a new Main Menu which is more focused on you and your Sims.
Let’s take a look and see what’s been updated with this release.
– The Sims Team
New look Main Menu
We have a new look Main Menu and it isn’t just aesthetics.
First thing you will probably notice is the new launch panel on the right, not only does it look different, it has new modular features built in to personalize your experience.
If you are a new Simmer, you’ll notice that the New Game button includes some motivational messages underneath it to help you with your first game experience.
If you have been with The Sims 4 for long enough to create a Saved Game then you’ll notice the Resume button is no longer a giant play icon and instead displays a profile picture of your last active Sim from your last saved session. Your Sim will have a little something to share or say!
Surveys
These little surveys will appear periodically on the Main Menu and can be completed without leaving the game. Some of these surveys will be fun while others could help shape the future of The Sims 4 based on your feedback.
If you prefer to control when you see or don’t see surveys in-game, you can toggle your setting in Game Options > Other under the “Enable in-game surveys”
New Packs Filters
On occasion, when checking out the latest Packs, you might notice a new entry in the Pack filters at the top of the screen. Be sure to check these out when you see them, there could be something new to discover that you might have otherwise missed.
Dynamic Main Menu Panels
Some of the information panels on the Main Menu come with expanding information panels. Simply hover over a panel and the details will present themselves, move off the panel and the information box will collapse down again.
BUG FIXES
The Sims 4
Starting a Scenario and attempting to move your household in with an existing household will no longer silently end your Scenario. Now, you will need to complete or cancel your active Scenario before merging households.
Fingernails should no longer clip into the fingers and look distorted while creating a Young Adult Female Sim in CAS. We are continuing to review distorted nails in other situations so keep an eye out for additional fixes in this area in future updates.
For Simmers on PlayStation and Xbox running into an issue with dropping walls and moving between floors with the D-Pad, we have good news! We have implemented a fix which should restore your D-Pad functionality. If you continue to run into issues please reach out to us on Answers HQ.
Simmers that chose to cancel the process of saving a built up lot to My Library while the Lot thumbnails were being generated could find themselves temporarily locked out of navigating the Lot or would experience graphical flickering. This performance impact should now be resolved and the thumbnails will no longer generate behind the scenes after canceling the Save Lot process.
We have tidied up the Game Options menu a little by removing the Fill In Empty Lots option. This particular option has been superseded with Neighborhood Stories and the “Move In” functionality.
Pulling a prank and breaking the toilet is all fun and games, until you can’t repair it which is exactly what happened to the Sweet Escapes Country Toilet. The toilet is now repairable by your skilled Sims or by calling in a repair service.
While planning an event, jumping between Invite Sims and Select a Place tabs will be accurately reflected in the tab icons.
The Origin In-Game overlay on PC should resize to the correct resolution if it was open during game client resolution changes.
Selecting the button on a video window before the video finished playing was leaving some players with a gray screen. This should no longer happen.
Discover University
University can be tough but re-enrolling after being suspended shouldn’t be one of those difficulties. Now when you get your acceptance letter in the mail your Sim will be able to head back and complete their higher education journey.
Outdoor Retreat
NPC’s were getting so stressed that they would make the De-stressing Decoction on the grill and then finish it on the stove. Now, they will no longer split their creation of this concoction between grills and stoves.
Décor to the Max
The Circle of Infinity wall sculpture comes with plenty of warnings, but after getting lost staring into the circle of infinity, we went and sorted out that infinity frame, which didn’t accurately represent the lighting from the environment around it.
Here’s a Preview of what the Main Menu looks like now!
Bring back retro PlantSims or add new spins with this Custom Content!
Since the Plant-A-Sim scenario was added to The Sims 4 in a recent SDX drop, PlantSims have seen a renewed interest from Simmers. Many Simmers want to see PlantSims get an overhaul and become a fully fleshed out life state like other occult Sims (we second this!) but for now, we’ll have to be content with community creations to at least give our PlantSims a more plant-like appearance.
Here’s some fantastic PlantSim CC from the community to improve your PlantSims!
All the listed Custom Content for PlantSims shown down below are linked in the heading title of each one.
This cute ruffled two piece made of leaves, flowers, and butterflies will give your PlantSims a dreamy, ethereal look. The download also includes a flower crown.
If you plan to download any custom hair for PlantSims, make sure you download this mod, too. I’ve been using it in my own game and can confirm it’s still working as of April 2022.
Making the Debug Chairs from The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories usable!
When the My Wedding Stories game pack came out, one particular build item caught the eye of builders: this chair from the debug menu.
It sits in the middle of the Tartosa town square surrounded by charming Mediterranean apartments. So what’s the catch? You can’t sit on them.
A lot of players expressed their dismay over this unplayable item. Some have tried to find a workaround to make it functional by placing a chair over it or turning it into custom content.
However, there’s only one foolproof method to make it work and it’s this tutorial! You don’t need any custom content, just the new game pack and base game.
Make sure you type in the cheat ‘bb.moveobjects’ before getting started!
First off, debug items like these still block your Sims’ path. The only way to clear out these obstructions is to cheat the game by putting it on a different floor level.
Place the debug chair and a normal dining chair on the same spot. Avoid free placing them with the Alt key since you will have a hard time adjusting them later. If the limited grid placement doesn’t work for you, click on Shift + F5 to unlock more precise grid slots.
Size down the dining chair with the ‘[’ key once. Make sure that the dining chair you use has a cushioned backrest to act as a pillow. If you don’t want that sticking out, you can size it down another time as long as a part of the chair is seen and clickable.
Second, make a room directly below your chair. It can be a basement or just one floor level down.
Now drag the debug chair to that lower level. Raise it with Ctrl+9 until the green square of the item shows at the top of the room.
Take note of where you originally put the dining chair since it has to be aligned with the debug chair. If a part of the dining chair sticks out oddly, you can now use the Alt key to hide it and scooch it over.
Once they are aligned to your liking, you can delete the room below by using the arrow sliders to minimize the room. Don’t just select and click Delete because it will also delete the debug chair you placed!
You could also make a complete dining set with both the debug chair and debug table. Start by placing the debug table on a grid slot. Find a dining table with a single middle leg and size it down to the smallest possible size. Place it in the middle of the debug table. Add the dining chairs and repeat the process of placing the debug chairs on a lower floor.
Go to Live mode to playtest it and it should work perfectly! This works on any kind of chair, including living room chairs. Different kinds of chairs look like different swatches of pillows on this debug chair which you can place outdoors by the beach or inside your home.
Now that you know this trick, where do you plan to use this gorgeous piece of furniture?
You can check out a video tutorial on this Chair Hack here!
Will Vivaland be able to deliver the promised features and meet the players’ expectations?
As many of us know, The Sims franchise has continued to lead the way when it comes to life simulation games. Over the years, we have seen a number of different life simulation games aim to take what we know and love and put a new, fresh twist on it.
Now, while not all the proposed games reach an actual release, we have seen the likes of Paralives most recently gain notability within the community. There was also Project Vie but, yeah… We don’t talk about Project Vie anymore.
Now a new life simulation game is starting to get some attention. This latest in-development life simulation game comes under the name of Vivaland.
What is Vivaland?
Vivaland has been described as the first simulation game built with multiplayer in mind from the very start. Each and every household in Vivaland in controlled by players from around the world.
Curious to know more? Take a look at reveal trailer below!
Features
Multiplayer Gameplay for up to eight people.
Unique Viva characters
Explore and create your own stories in Vivaland
Design your dream home with powerful customization tools & features.
Create unique characters
A variety of virtual humans (we call them Vivas) are yours to personalize! Create their appearances, style of clothing, and even their unique personality traits & life goals.
Experience life in Vivaland
Turn your hobbies into fruitful careers as a writer, artist, or gardener. Explore a wide range of unique relationships, bond over hobbies by having a buddy or a mentor, find true love, or get a frenemy. Create your family to raise generations, party, socialize, develop your skills, and much more. You’ll have plenty of freedom to simulate the story of your dreams.
Build your dream houses and worlds
Design your home together with friends in real-time multiplayer, change the color of objects, use our mood board feature and forget the grid forever! With the powerful customization features, you will feel like an architect or interior designer who brings imagination to life.
Improve your skills, find your calling
As you make your way from a toddler to adult Viva, you’ll develop your skills and find your Viva’s favorite hobbies, like painting, writing, gardening, cooking, playing instruments, repairing objects, and more. You might even discover their unique talent along the way. As you progress, you’ll learn new cooking and crafting recipes, unlock new actions to explore, and discover new objects in-game.
What does a multiplayer life simulation game look like, though? How does it work? Trust us, we have many questions too! Take a look at the most recent video from the Vivaland team for a closer look at what the multiplayer aspect of the game looks like.
What else do we know about Vivaland?
While the team have not revealed all the features and tools coming in Vivaland, here are some more things that we spotted from the two YouTube videos.
Freeplacement of all objects
Seamless and smooth building
In depth Object menu
Colourwheel
Multiple players can work within the same room at the same time
The game has been created using Unreal Engine
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It appears to be early days for Vivaland, and it will be interesting to see how the game progresses over the coming months!
Vivaland has a planned release for 2023. However, to find out more about Vivaland follow the links below!
This player turned The Sims 4 into an astonishing Dragon Age playground!
It always blows me away with just how talented our community is, and this selection of Dragon Age inspired builds from KawaiiFoxita are no exception!
Now, if you haven’t heard of Dragon Age before or aren’t too sure what it’s about, the game is a fantasy role-playing game that is developed by BioWare and published by EA.
Want to know more about the Dragon Age games? Take a look at the trailer for Dragon Age Inquisition here!
KawaiiFoxita has shared a variety of screenshots on social media that are full of detail and inspired by different locations from the Dragon Age games. They are honestly beautiful and makes us want to explore more of the world of Dragon Age in The Sims 4!
