We’re back with another Creator Spotlight, and this time it is a creator who has caught my attention recently over on Twitter. That creator happens to be That 70s Sim. In particular, I found my attention drawn towards their 70s inspired save file that they have recently started working on. Personally, I’ve been loving exploring retro themes in my own game lately, and I think that’s what drew me more to find out a little more about That 70s Sim!
The save is based in the Base Game world of Oasis Springs and will feature a variety of 70s inspired builds for all of your favourite Townies! Even though it is still early on, That 70s Sim has been sharing plenty of updates on Twitter with how the save is progressing, including that the first neighbourhood has been completed.
The first neighbourhood in my 70s save file is complete! Parched Prospect in Oasis Springs now has four lovely homes – one of which is a base game starter – as well as a community pool. I’m loving the new retro vibe✌️#ShowUsYourBuilds#TheSims#70sSavepic.twitter.com/1vD0m8JkyJ
The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear Kit is here and also kick-starts a new year of content for the game!
The latest Kit launched on 3rd February 2022 and is available on PC, Mac, Xbox and PlayStation for approximately $4.99 USD.
Like with previous Create A Sim focused Kits, The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear Kit is a collaboration with Brazilian Drag Queen and Musician Pabllo Vittar! Bringing the spirit and colourful aspects of Carnaval to The Sims through a number of new clothing options for your Sims to wear, all of which are inspired by Pabllo’s own personality.
Now, when this Kit was first revealed, I felt a little undecided about it. At first glance, I loved the vibrancy of the new clothing items and the variety, but wasn’t sure if it was something my own Sims would wear. However, the more I read and saw about the upcoming Kit, the more I thought to myself that many of the new items are something that I’m sure my Sims would wear in some way.
Taking a closer look at each of the new items for the first time in Create A Sim, I found myself mixing and matching a number of the new items with pre-existing items. Experimenting with different colour combinations and patterns was great fun, and I created a number of different looks during this time. Some of which were incredibly vibrant and full of energy, but I also found myself gravitating towards the more plain swatches of some items. Not only did they give my Sims that Carnaval look and feel, but they also look classy when paired with items from the other packs! I was definitely finding a look for a number of different occasions!
I also have to add that I love the new eyeshadows and nails that come with this Kit. I wasn’t sure if I would after seeing some initial images of them, but after jumping through each of the swatches and using the customizable sliders, I can absolutely see myself using them to help bring a number of looks alive.
While there certainly are a number of the new items I would use on a regular basis, there are some that I would probably use just here and there. However, there was one pair of female shorts that I kept coming back to due to one small detail. With a number of other Create A Sim items in The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear Kit full of detail and depth, this pair of shorts kind of falls short when it comes to the same level of detail.
I do wish that the belt and pouch didn’t feel as though they were drawn on, as it doesn’t follow the same level of detail or depth compared to other items in the Kit. Even though this isn’t a huge negative, maybe it could be something that is revisited by the team in the future.
Overall, The Sims 4 Carnaval Kit is actually pretty good. The more I’ve played with it and created different looks for my Sims’ the more I’ve been enjoying it. Yes, there are items I probably won’t use all too often compared to others, but the vibrancy and variety of the new items along with the patterns are amazing. I can’t wait to give more of my Sims’ their own Carnaval Looks!
If you love dressing your Sims’ in a variety of different colourful and patterned outfits inspired by Carnaval then take a look at The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear Kit!
Want to take a closer look at the new items in the Kit? Check out our overview here!
Ever since mermaids were brought to The Sims 4 in the Island Living expansion pack, I have been obsessed with the idea of underwater homes for mermaids to live in but the game doesn’t exactly make that easy to achieve. We can’t build underground on waterfront lots and there are a lot of limitations about where and how pools can be placed underground. This can make designing an underwater home tricky.
Luckily, mermaids don’t really need a lot on land to be comfortable. They can do everything in the water except eat. This… doesn’t really make a lot of sense considering the ocean is full of aquatic creatures and vegetation that mermaids could eat but this is The Sims 4 where logic doesn’t exist. So mermaids need a way to prepare food on land. All their other needs can be taken care of in the water. This makes designing an underwater home for them a bit easier since the only essential room is a kitchen.
Of course, there’s no shortage of underwater homes in the Gallery and I wanted to add an extra layer of challenge. I decided my home for a group of mermaids would be made entirely of glass, including the floor and the ceiling and that it would be entirely enclosed by water on all sides. I spent a long time figuring out the mechanics of how that would work but once I figured out the concept, the rest of the build came easy.
I used the shipwreck lot in Sulani as a base because I thought it was already set up nicely for what I wanted to do. All I would need to do is bulldoze the terrible living quarters underground and replace it with my underwater mermaid home. I put a pool on the ground floor that would serve as the water above the glass ceiling below it. Then inside the shipwreck, I had a ladder going down two levels to where the living space would be. A small hallway leads to a kitchen and lounge area with glass partition walls separating the bedroom. Mermaids don’t technically need to sleep in a bed; they can sleep in the water, but I thought my mermaids would like a spot to WooHoo other than the waterfall in the area.
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I surrounded the entire living space with an underground pool and used floor-to-ceiling windows on all the walls. For the floor and ceiling, I used the glass floor panels that come with Island Living. The home is 100% glass all the way around. Getting water underneath the floor of this home was the tricky part; I couldn’t put a pool directly underneath the home. I had to put an empty room below the living space and then put a pool below that so there is open space underneath the floor, but you still see water when you look through the floor.
Since the home is made entirely of glass, that made decorating the space easy. Apart from a few plants here and there, the home has almost no décor. After all, why do you need décor when the aquatic life all around you is the décor? I spent a lot of time decorating the pool areas around and underneath the home to make it look like the open waters of Sulani; teeming with coral reefs, fish, and lost pieces of culture. There are live, animated fish swimming in the waters surrounding the house that you can see through the floors and windows. I stocked many aquariums with tropical fish, then sized down the aquariums to their smallest size. The fish inside the aquarium remain the same size so I could cover up the aquarium with rocks and coral to make it look like the fish were swimming in open waters.
For some personal touches on the ground level, I added a little seating area with a pit BBQ, a bonfire, and a hut for my mermaid’s pets. Pets can’t use ladders to access the underwater home so my mermaid needed to make sure her pets would be comfortable on the ground floor. I also used some foliage to disguise the edges of the pool and make it look more like a natural body of water.
Oh, and if you were wondering about that chest that no one can figure out how to open? I preserved it. Just in case someone does manage to open it one day.
If you’d like this edit of the shipwreck lot in your own game, click the link below to go to the Gallery and save it to your library!
The Sims Team has sent us a cute (and formal) invitation to their upcoming event planned up next week. You probably guessed it already – the big reveal of The Sims 4’s upcoming Game Pack!
The wedding invitation from The Sims Team has revealed the names of the lucky couple getting married – Dominique Umeh and Camille Soto.
Check out the full invitation below:
The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories is the 11th Game Pack for the series that’s getting fully revealed on February 8th, 2022 at 8AM PST. We should be expecting a full reveal trailer and more information on this pack shortly after.
In case you don’t know, some of the first details and screens for the upcoming pack titled The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories have already leaked. You can catch up on all of the information here!
We’ll be reporting to you live from the front seats of this wedding so you don’t miss out on any details. Stay tuned on Sims Community!
Advanced Honey Making and Mead Brewing all in one powerful Mod Pack!
History players, off-the-grid players, and players who love to craft are going to love this. Today, I’m showcasing a brand new mod that enhances honey harvesting in the game and allows your Sims to use their refined honey to brew their own mead! PiedPiperhas created a honey production and mead brewing mod that will allow your Sims to craft 61 new types of food and drink; 25 different types of honey and 36 flavours of mead.
In addition to the 60+ new craftables, this mod also adds three interactive custom objects, 3 different styles of display shelves for your honey and mead, a custom 10 level skill, new moodlets, a custom animation, and several new ways to sell what you’ve crafted. All custom objects are functional Off-the-Grid.
Most of the mod is base game compatible but Seasons and Get Famous are recommended expansions to have access to the mod’s full range of features.
The mod is currently in early access for patrons but will be released to the public on February 12th, 2022!
To start producing honey, Sims can use the wild honey stump found in Build/Buy under Outdoor Activities or the bee boxes from Seasons. The honey stump can be harvested from once every 24 hours but there is only a 50% chance of a successful honey harvest. If your Sim is successful in harvesting the honey, they will end up with a basket of honey in their inventory.
Purchase a honey press from Build/Buy to start refining your honey! The Filter Wild Honey option on the press is base game compatible and allows you to refine honey harvested from the wild honey stump. Press Raw Honey is only available to players with the Seasons expansion; this option is for refining honey harvested from bee boxes.
Your Sim will do a custom animation while using the honey press. When the honey has been refined, you can collect the contents from the honey press. Honey from the wild stump will give you 6 jars of wild honey. Honey from bee boxes will give you 6 jars of an assortment of different honey types. Although there are a total of 25 types of honey, your Sims won’t be able to harvest every type; the type of honey you get is dependant on region. Some types of honey are native to specific worlds and cannot be harvested outside of that world.
Here are the different types of honey that can be harvested in each region:
Mt. Komoberi – Alfalfa, Acacia, Clover, Heather or Multiflower Honey
Henford-On-Bagley – Forest, Clover, Eucalyptus, Dandelion or Multiflower Honey
Newcrest – Sunflower, Manuka, Buckwheat, Multiflower or Macadamia Honey
Oasis Spring – Acacia, Multiflower, Chestnut, Macadamia or Avocado Honey
Sulani – Orange Blossom, Clover, Sage, Thyme or Multiflower Honey
Brindleton Bay – Rosemary, Acacia, Sunflower, Rapeseed or Multiflower Honey
Willow Creek – Blueberry, Multiflower, Lavender, Clover or Linden Honey
Windenburg – Pinetree, Multiflower, Tupelo, Wildflower or Clover Honey
All Other Worlds – Sunflower, Acacia, Clover, Multiflower or Clover Honey
Multiflower Honey can be harvested in all regions! Clover, Acacia, and Sunflower Honey are also common types of honey that can be harvested in most regions.
All honey types can be eaten, used as cooking ingredients, and be sold for profit. Most of the honey types will also help your Sims recover from illness when eaten. Multiflower, Orange Blossom, Dandelion, Lavender and Linden Honey do not have any healing effects on Sims but all other types of honey help prevent illness in Sims and will also help Sims recover from illness if they are sick.
Some types of honey also have other effects. For example, Pinetree, Chestnut, Wildflower and Sunflower Honey will slightly increase your Sim’s Energy motive. Clover Honey is also higher in calories than other types of honey.
All honey is edible and can be sold directly to a Health Food Store for profit by clicking on the honey. It’s also tagged as sugar so it can be used in place of sugar in cooking recipes.
Mead Brewing
Honey is also the main ingredient in brewing mead. To start brewing mead, purchase a mead brewer from Build/Buy and instruct your Sim to light the fire. Once a fire is going, you can begin brewing mead with the honey you’ve crafted, along with various other ingredients in the game. There are 36 different flavours of mead and your Sim will eventually unlock them all as they build the new custom Mead Brewing skill. The Mead Brewing skill is a major skill; it has 10 levels.
All the ingredients for brewing mead are optional. Your Sims can still make mead without the listed ingredients; this is so base game players who don’t have access to the different honey types or other pack-specific ingredients will still be able to make all the different kinds of mead. Of course, it is cheaper to make mead if you have all the ingredients so if you’re looking to make a larger profit, having the ingredients is helpful. Pied Piper has also incorporated many of their own custom ingredients into the recipes. The recommended harvestables for those ingredients are linked on their Patreon page.
When your Sim finishes brewing a batch of mead, they will get a barrel. The barrel can be stored and displayed on the custom shelves that come with this mod. They can also be poured out into bottles. Each barrel makes 6 bottles of mead and each bottle makes 6 flagons of mead. The bottles can be sold instantly at the Farmer’s Market (L6 Mead Brewing) or to a Liquor Store (L10 Mead Brewing). Selling to the Farmer’s Market is more profitable than selling from the inventory; you’ll make 2x the profit from selling via the Farmer’s Market option. You make slightly less money from selling to a Liquor Store but you do gain fame from doing so if Get Famous is installed.
Here are all the different types of mead along with their ingredients and their required skill level. All recipes have a base cost of §120 to craft but having ingredients will reduce the brewing cost.
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Drinking mead will give a variety of different moodlets depending on the type of mead. Sims can become either Confident or Dazed from continuing to drink mead after the initial 3 hour Relaxing Remedy moodlet wears off.
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PiedPiper has also included three different display shelves with this mod to store your honey and mead. You can customise your very own mead cellar and keep barrels of mead stored on the large floor shelves. The two honeycomb shaped shelves are perfect for storing honey or individual bottles of mead.
Our Thoughts
We previously wrote a walkthrough of one of PiedPiper’s other mods, a Functional Loom, and we were very impressed by the complexity and detail of that mod. We knew we were in for a treat when we got the opportunity to explore this mod and we were not disappointed! We had a lot of fun refining all the different types of honey and using all the new objects to brew so many different kinds of mead. Just like the Functional Loom mod, the Honey Processing mod is much more than just a new functional object. It adds over 60 new craftables, 3 different interactive objects, a custom animation, a new major skill, new ways to sell our crafted items, and even three different shelves designed specifically for displaying these craftables. It’s basically a whole DLC pack in and of itself.
I think my favourite detail of this mod is how the different types of honey are region-specific. It’s such a unique and realistic detail that adds a layer of challenge to the mod. If you want to harvest every type of honey, you’ll have to travel the whole Sims world to find them all. It’s a really neat way to motivate us to explore worlds we may not have really bothered to play in before.
I also like that all the mead recipes can be made without ingredients. It was a smart choice considering that the honey types are locked to specific regions and not all players have all the packs containing the ingredients for some of the mead recipes. Base game players can still enjoy the full functionality of the mead brewer even if they don’t have the unique honey types which requires Seasons.
We can’t wait to see what PiedPiper comes up with next!
ARTICLE UPDATE: A new screenshot has surfaced! We’ve added it to the gallery list below.
The first official screenshots for The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack have surfaced the web!
The first finding seems to appear from the official store page that has been translated from a different language – revealing the official description and key features of the game pack.
Of course, some of the things have been lost in translation so keep that in mind while reading this through:
It’s time to walk down the aisle with The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack*! Embark on this journey for the day more and plan the perfect ceremony. From the wedding request to the reception, customize every detail to celebrate each Sim’s love story in a truly unique way. In the world of Tartosa, anything becomes romantic.
KEY FEATURES
Get ready to party – asking the question is just the beginning of your Sim’s wedding experience. After saying “yes,” the excitement and anxiety takes over. There is so much to plan! Choose Sims of honor to make the wedding experience the most fun possible. Then hold the engagement dinner, rehearsal and make the most of the last night without a spouse.
Bring your plans to life – focus on the details of your nuptials. Select the wedding costume of The Sims and everything necessary for the big day: the menu, the decoration, the programming…. everything! Visit locations created by community staff as your Sims sample cakes, choose the flowers and adjust the traditions that will make the wedding day more special.
Affirm commitment – before the big event, celebrate with the family at a rehearsal dinner. When it’s finally time, let the love flow and realize all your wills. Exchange vows, alliances and kisses at the altar before the real celebration begins. Start the ceremony serving tea to the family or go straight to the reception. People at weddings and those who have been invited Can Dance With Us honey, while spouses cut the cake, make speeches and receive congratulations.
This Game Pack is rumored to be released on February 17th, 2022. Check out the first in-game look of The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories with the official screenshots below:
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Taking your Sims down the aisle, a whole new beach world, cute stained window glass and some gorgeous CAS assets are some of the first things we spotted in these screenshots. If you pay close attention there’s also a beautiful new piano in the first screenshot (all the way to the left).
First look into The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack!
Just a few hours after reporting on the apparent name leak for The Sims 4’s upcoming Game Pack there’s now a cover surfaced on the internet as well!
Last night a reliable Microsoft database insider has revealed that the upcoming Game Pack for The Sims 4 is titled “My Wedding Stories” and is set to release publicly on February 17th.
Today, the official cover for this Game Pack has surfaced across twitter – showcasing never-before seen elements, environments and clothing from the Pack!
As you can see from the official cover – two Sims are walking down the aisle with Sims congratulating them in the background. Most importantly – is that a new beach world?!
There’s plenty of questions to be answered, but for now enjoy everything there is to the Game Pack from the cover.
We’ll make sure to keep you updated on the latest news about The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories right here on Sims Community – stay tuned!
The Sims Team is celebrating 22 years of The Sims Franchise with a new trial over on the Steam platform!
In case you or your friends haven’t gotten a chance to play The Sims 4 Base Game, you can try out the game for free this weekend. The trial is available right now and will last until February 7th at 10AM Pacific Time.
During this time you can also enjoy the new discounts and offers on the Steam platform, including:
The Sims 4 Base Game – 88% off
The Sims 4 Expansion Packs – 50% off
The Sims 4 Game Packs – 30% off
The Sims 4 Stuff Packs – 30% off
The same deals are available on Origin as well, however they expire sooner – on February 8th, 2022.
You can take advantage of The Sims 4 Free Trial + Discounts on Steam by visiting this page!
With the 22nd birthday of The Sims series coming up this February 4th, we’re taking a look back at some of the most iconic objects in the game that have made The Sims, well… The Sims! Objects that both young and old players alike will no doubt have fond memories of and that shaped the way they played The Sims… or were just super weird and funny. That’s cool, too.
With thousands upon thousands of objects across all four main titles alone, it would have been impossible to narrow things down without some criteria. We decided to focus on objects that have made an appearance in at least 3 out of the 4 main titles. The object could not be a basic generalization, like any old chair or any old shower. It had to be a specific object with some kind of unique function or significance. And finally, it had to be a tangible object, not a concept or a character.
So here are 10 of The Sims series’ most iconic objects throughout the years!
Hot Tub
The hot tub! It’s been around since the dawn of Sims! Many a Sims baby has been conceived underneath its steamy waters. It’s where friendships are made and new romances begin. Throughout the years, the hot tub has been a focal point of socialization and relationships for Sims. I remember back in The Sims 1 days, if I wanted to make sure I threw an awesome party all my guests would rave about, all I had to do was make sure there was a hot tub to enjoy. Instant roof raiser, oh yeah!
Gnomes
What would The Sims series be without these utterly pointless yet delightful little lawn ornaments? Back in the early days when Sims had an Environment motive you had to look after, plopping a few of these friendly little fellas in your front yard was a convenient and low cost way of making sure your Sim left for work in a good mood. These days, they’re more of a long-running joke. And a lot more vengeful in The Sims 4. But there’s a whopping 16 of them now. No, seriously. We ranked them.
Flamingo
Ah yes. The ever present and even more pointless lawn flamingo! This staple of The Sims series has been in every single main title and some spinoffs as well. You probably forgot about their existence and yet, if you ever found out this flamingo had disappeared from the series, you would be outraged on a deep emotional level. You would. Don’t lie.
Cowplant
The famous Cowplant, or more technically named, the Laganaphyllis Simnivorii, did not join us until The Sims 2 but it has been a beloved icon for Simmers ever since. This weirdly cute but very dangerous carnivorous plant first appeared as a career reward object in The Sims 2, then as Store content in The Sims 3. It made another return in the base game of The Sims 4 as part of the gardening collection. Simmers became so attached to their Cowplants that a movement started to allow us to name our Cowplants like we can name other minor pets such as fish. The devs granted our wish and now our Cowplants can have individual names. I named mine Moonshine.
Heart Bed
Sadly, the latest installment of the series lacks this iconic object but it was present in The Sims 1, 2, and 3. For the Don Lotharios of the Sims world, owning one of these bad boys told every suitor who came to call that you were serious about romance. Just maybe don’t let them in on how many other suitors have enjoyed the romance of this bed…
Wishing Well
The wishing well was first introduced in The Sims 2 Seasons and returned as Store content for The Sims 3. It was brought back again in The Sims 4 with the release of the Romantic Garden Stuff pack. I’ve lost count of just how many disasters have befallen my Sims over the years because of this malevolent monster but I still can’t really picture a complete Sims game without it and its merciless treachery.
Espresso Machine
Maybe I’m alone in this but somehow, the espresso machine just feels like one of those things every Sims game has to have even if my Sims hardly ever use it. It might be because I have a lot of fond memories of my Sims drinking a shot of espresso in The Sims 2 and then becoming jittery for the next several hours. Did anyone else think their game was glitching out? Because I did. Turns out, it’s just the espresso! I’ll have another cup, please!
Birthday Cake
How could we leave out this timeless gem? In spite of the fact that Sims did not age in The Sims 1, the game did have a birthday cake that Sims could celebrate with! This means that this iconic object has been present in all four installments of the main PC series. I dn’t think we really need to explain why this object is iconic, do we? Generations upon generations of celebrations and important life milestones have been celebrated around this cake.
Tragic Clown Painting
I know, I know. The Tragic Clown is a character, not an object and therefore, he does not qualify for this list. That’s true, but his painting is an object and even though it doesn’t have a unique function in 3 out of 4 titles, it is present in 3 of the main Sims titles. So the Tragic Clown Painting just barely makes this list. In The Sims 1 and 4, viewing a Tragic Clown painting will cause the Tragic Clown to appear on the lot and make everyone miserable with his terrible magic tricks and awkward conversation. He’s not present as a living Sim in The Sims 3 but his painting still comes with one of the free Store sets.
Agnes Crumplebottom’s Purse
Okay, this might not be an object you can grab out of the regular Build/Buy catalogue but it is, technically, an object. And it has a very unique function. Wanton violence. If you haven’t been mercilessly beaten over the head by Agnes Crumplebottom’s purse at least once in a Sims game, have you really played The Sims? It’s a sacred rite of passage every Simmer must go through. Have your strength tested against the rage of an angry old lady and emerge stronger and wiser than before. That is the way.
What other objects would you consider iconic to The Sims series? Tell us in the comments below or let us know on social media!
Everything included with The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear!
The Sims 4 Carnaval Streetwear Kit comes with 26 clothing items and accessories for both masculine and feminine adult Sims. The kit does not contain any content for children or toddlers.
Check out every new CAS item below. To zoom in, just click on a picture to get a larger view.
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Author’s Swatch Picks
Just for fun, I’ve picked out my personal favourite swatch for every item and styled look that comes with this kit. Check them out below!
The next Game Pack for The Sims 4 is allegedly called “My Wedding Stories”
@Alumia_Italia, the same user who provided us with leaks for some of the last few Kits for The Sims 4 (including Blooming Rooms and Carnaval Streetwear) is back with another report from the Microsoft database!
Apparently there is now first information regarding The Sims 4’s upcoming Game Pack which was already rumored to be themed around weddings.
According to the user, the Game Pack is titled “My Wedding Stories” and is set to release on February 17th, 2022. That’s this month!
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Unlike with some of the previous leaks done by this user they haven’t provided any official assets / screenshots from the Game Pack…yet. The insider was asked about any proof including screenshots / cover, but it seems they don’t plan to share it just now.
We’ve seen from the official roadmap from The Sims Team that the next Game Pack is definitely related to Weddings – you can find it in both the teaser and the confetti icons around the teaser below:
We’ll keep you posted on all the information about the upcoming Game Pack right here on Sims Community!
Recently The Sims Team has confirmed that the upcoming Sims Delivery Express coming to The Sims 4 is set for February 9th, 2022.
Beside the 6 new recipes inspired by East Asian cuisine, there’s also a collaboration with a Custom Content creator – ComplexSims!
The new Sims Delivery will bring 3 unique pieces into Create A Sim including new robes. We only saw a glimpse of what the robes will look like from the Concept Art below:
In today’s latest Blog Post interview with ComplexSims, the team revealed a new screenshot of the upcoming CAS assets, including the robes, durags and bonnets all coming to CAS next week!
Check out the preview below:
Why are a bonnet, a durag and a unisex robe important items for your collaboration?
These items are very useful to my community and are incorporated into our daily routine. They offer multiple advantages in terms of comfort and preservation. I’ve used every one of these items in my everyday life at some point. These items being integrated into the base game will allow a lot of the core fans to feel seen and represented. If you have these items when you need them, they’re pretty much an insurance policy against looking a mess when you wake up! You’ve seen them everywhere, from the corner store, to the airport, even the runway. These items will keep you on lock and in tact wherever you go.
I think they’re important to expand the possibilities for players who like to accommodate Sims of diverse backgrounds. It will also allow some players more representation because they fit into their everyday lives.
Why did you select these colors and prints?
I selected the specific patterns that I did because I wear and have worn some of these items myself. I have quite a few and chose them based on what I currently have. I would say that my favorite pattern was the kente inspired one. All the colors really represented the cultural pattern very well.
We never cease to be amazed at the creativity and resourcefulness of Simmers. Sometimes, we’re so impressed with these clever tricks that we just have to write an article about it! Mushilda on Twitter recently tweeted about how they created functional indoor potted fruit trees with no mods or CC just by using the grafting mechanics in the game!
They took a cutting from a lemon tree and grafted it onto a potted black bean plant, then sized down the planter once with the bb.moveobjects on cheat and the [ key. The result was a fully functional potted lemon tree that could easily sit in your living room window! Mushilda says they were inspired by the Blooming Rooms Kit; they wished the plants that came with the kit were interactive and decided to create their own imitation.
We wanted to showcase Mushilda’s functional lemon tree as well as experiment with some of these grafting combinations ourselves. You can see Mushilda’s setup below.
We wanted to experiment with this a little bit ourselves. The basic idea is to take a cutting from a fruit tree and graft it onto a smaller plant to grow a smaller version of that fruit tree which can be kept indoors. To add visual appeal to the setup, decorative plants from the Blooming Rooms kit are displayed alongside it. The decorative plants help the functional grafted plants to blend in and look and feel like a functional part of the kit.
We loved the idea of having more unique-looking plants that bore fruit so we used valerian root and quill fruit for two of our small plants. The valerian plant is a tall flowering stalk that we thought would look very appealing inside the home and the quill fruit resembles some kind of succulent which are super popular, low-maintenance houseplants. For the fruit trees, we used pomegranate, pear, and plantain.
Our Sim took the cuttings from the fruit trees and grafted them onto the smaller plants. We paired pomegranate with the quill fruit, plantain with the valerian root, and pear with a more typical looking kava root plant. Then we sized down the planters they were in and tried a few different setups to display them. All three plants were completely functional and could be harvested from and tended as long as there was nothing obstructing the Sim’s path to the plant. However, they looked visually hilarious. We had pears and plantain growing out of the dirt which gave us a good chuckle.
After our little mishap, we realised that this technique for making functional indoor fruit trees looked best when a fruit was paired with a small plant that blossoms on the leaves. So flowers for example were good candidates for this; the grafted fruit would display on the leaves just like the flowers do. But grafting fruit onto small root plants resulted in fruit growing out of the soil.
So if you’re thinking of experimenting with this yourself, try grafting fruit onto plants that produce their harvestables on the leaves of the plant. Your indoor fruit trees will look best that way. Or, if you don’t care to bother with grafting, Mushilda has her lemon tree setup available in the Gallery.
Since early last year, we have seen a variety of new content released for The Sims 4. While the release schedule did not follow a similar pattern compared to previous years, we did get content in the form of one Stuff Pack, Game Pack and Expansion pack as well as nine new Kit-style Packs. Of course, this is not including content via Patches or the recently introduced Sims Delivery Express Feature.
However, you may be thinking, but this seems like a lot of content? It is definitely a lot of content, however, one thing that stands out is that we only saw one Stuff Pack last year. There are probably a number of reasons for this. Some of these could include the fact we saw the introduction of the new Kit pack types, many people were still working from home due to the current global situation and many more reasons.
The last Stuff Pack that was released was The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff back in January 2021!
While speculating if and why we haven’t had a new Stuff Pack in over a year isn’t the main aim of this article, I wanted to focus more on what not only myself but also what the community would love to see in future Stuff Packs while The Sims 4 is still in active development.
I decided to reach out to the community on Discord, Twitter and in our Facebook Group to see what kind of ideas they had for potential new Stuff Packs.
If we were to see more Stuff Packs this year for The Sims 4, what kind of things would you like to see? Genuinely curious but also writing a little something over on @TheSimCommunity 😊
After going through the replies, it was clear to see that many players echoed similar ideas for what they would love to see as a future Stuff Pack. With so many different ideas, it’s clear to see that Stuff Packs are still something that the community would love to see return.
There were a variety of different ideas shared and a number that if they weren’t viable for a Stuff Pack could also work as a Game Pack and maybe even an Expansion Pack.
For the purpose of this post, I’ve grouped together ideas that fit into similar categories.
Life Stages
Teen Stuff
Elder Stuff
Baby/Toddler Stuff
Kids Stuff
Generations
Occults
Werewolves
Fairies
Plant Sims
Elves
Activities
Hobbies
Crafting
Arts
Music/Bands
Night Life
Arcade
After School/School Activities
Voidcritters
Tiny Pets (Rabbits, Hamsters, Birds)
Other
Historical
Goth/Rock
Space
Fantasy
Medieval
Retro Stuff
Burglars
Clutter
Everyday items
Household items
Kitchen Appliances
Cars
Horses
Ikea
You can see the original Tweet and all the replies here.
Another idea that popped up several times was a Wedding themed Stuff Pack. However, based upon the most recent Road Map released by The Sims Team, there has been a lot of speculation amongst the community that the next Game Pack could possibly be based around Weddings. While there is no official confirmation about this currently, however, it will be interesting to see what the next Game Pack is about when it is revealed.
A number of players also referred to some of the concept ideas that we saw from the previous Community Voted Stuff Packs and that it would be nice to see some of those features make their way into the game in some form as well.
There’s no denying that the more recent Stuff Packs have been more in-depth than earlier Stuff Packs, with many offering a good mixture of gameplay, Build Buy and Create A Sim options. Maybe we will see some of the earlier Stuff Packs receive a Pack Refresh, like we did with The Sims 4 Spa Day Game Pack.
Personally, I would love to see more Stuff Packs released in the future. Many of the ideas that the community have shared are ones that I would be interested to see, including more random household items, kitchen appliances and clutter in general, as well as more content for Teen and Elder Sims. I’d also love to see a Stuff Pack which would be more of a throwback to either The Sims or The Sims 2 where it would feature some classic items from that game, be it Create A Sim or Build Buy items, remade for The Sims 4.
With so many possibilities, it will be interesting to see when the next Stuff Pack is revealed and what it will be based upon.
What kind of Stuff Pack would you like to see next? Let us know in the comments below!
