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It’s that time again! The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle is here and it is time to take a look at just a few of the new features that are included in the new expansion pack. The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle brings so much to the game that there will always be something to do and explore while helping to maintain your neighbourhoods Eco Footprint.
Regardless of your neighbourhood’s Eco Footprint, Evergreen Harbor is a world full of character and charm. Of course, your Sims aim is to live an eco-friendly lifestyle and you’ll soon discover how beautiful Evergreen Harbor can truly be with a little help from your neighbours!
Whether your Sim wants to take a dive into the world of a Civil Designer or be their own boss as a Freelance Crafter your Sim will never be out of things to do.
Of course, no expansion pack would be complete without new skills. Try your hand at fabricating your own objects and candles or become the next Afizzinado!
The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle brings us two new apartment buildings! While they essentially work like the ones that come in The Sims 4 City Living, there are a few differences but at least you won’t have to deal with noisy neighbours all the time.
Whether it is a Maker Space, Community Garden or a Market Place, Community Spaces are an amazing addition to The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle. Plus you can have them in any world you want!
While it may seem like an odd activity, you never know what you may find when you go searching through a dumpster.
Whether your Sims want to vote for Green Initiatives, Modern Development, We Wear Bags, Power Conservation or to focus on a more skill-based action plan like the Juiced Community action plan, there is a Neighbourhood Action Plan to suit every Sim in Evergreen Harbor. You might just have to persuade one or two Sims along the way to help gain their votes!
There is plenty to explore in Evergreen Harbor and the three new neighbourhoods. These are just some of the many features that come with the new expansion pack. There is definitely plenty more to discover too!
Don’t forget to let us know what you are most excited to check out in The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack and you can find more articles about Eco Lifestyle in our dedicated section of the site here.
Many players may have noticed that since the release of The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle, the balcony in the Pinecrest Apartment #404 is no longer an area in the apartment that can be used.
When we first saw the apartment in the Early Access videos from Game Changers, they were playing on an Alpha build of the expansion pack. This meant that some aspects of the pack could change. Usually, this would be in the form of fixing any bugs or issues that have cropped up. As a result, the balcony from Pinecrest Apartment #404 was one of the aspects of the game that had some issues.
The image below from SimGuruPaul/SimGuruFrost goes into a bit more detail about the issues with the apartment.
Hi all, this is a design decision and I have more info from SimGuruPaul to share on why:
Thanks for playing Eco Lifestyle, Simmers. We want to address your feedback on the balcony of Pinecrest Apartment #404. Some of you might have seen some early videos in which Game Changers were building on balconies. They were playing on an Alpha build that had the issues described below. When we initially designed and built that apartment, we planned for the balcony to be buildable space to make up for the real-life limitation of not having a yard. We ran into some challenges along the way and we’d like to share with you what happened.
We learned during production that the tech for swapping the apartment exteriors with gameplay could not accommodate this due to complications with the apartment exterior dynamically changing with the neighborhood. The balcony also had a bug in which neighbors looking for the front door would walk through the apartment uninvited to get to the balcony and then knock on the sliding glass door. How rude! We tried a fix that enabled items to be placed on the balcony, but this resulted in more bugs:
- When the town enacted the Modern Development Neighborhood Action Plan (NAP), the balcony wall did not update to match the wood paneling from the rest of the building. If you tried to fix the pattern manually, the wall did not respond predictably.
- That NAP caused the window and the door to disappear erratically.
We explored and attempted multiple fixes, but when they didn’t pan out, we decided the best option was to return to a static balcony and adjust the logic for determining the front door. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and we hope this at least gives some insight into what went into the decision.
SimGuruPaul
The Sims Team has released a brand new update for The Sims 4 on PC, Mac and Console!
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.” For console players, your game should update automatically however if it doesn’t simply go into the game options and you will be able to update from there.
For PC and Mac users – 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!
via EA.com
Update 6/10/2020
PC: 1.63.136.1010 / Mac: 1.63.136.1210
Console: Version 1.27
Thank you for your reports and assistance in tracking down these issues.
- Fixed a crash that occurred when loading some households.
- Fixed Error Code 134:368f1773:b4bcf72 preventing some saves from loading.
- Fixed Error Code 109:e56fc6bb:dc1a1b58 preventing some households from loading for Simmers who do not have Get Famous installed.
- Changed one of the patterns of a women’s sweater in Eco Lifestyle (yfTop_EP09SweaterCropPrint_Brand).
- Edited the description of the Footloose Beverage Bodega in all languages.
- Restored the missing texture of wall hanging decoration Roman Temple Architectural Study.
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With every new pack comes more possibilities for previous packs to have ways of integrating a range of different features into the newest expansion. The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle is no exception to this. Here is a look at just some of the ways you can open up gameplay possibilities using previous The Sims 4 additional content.
Whether you want your Sims to get a degree in Communications or Physics, either one of these degrees will help your Sims start at a higher level in the Civil Designer Career. You may find that your Sim is also eligible for the Evergreen Harbor Resident Scholarship too.
While usually, we’d love to see beautiful clear skies and sunshine in Evergreen Harbor, if you have The Sims 4 Seasons you have the chance to experience acid rain.
The Build Buy items that come with The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle work perfectly with those from the Tiny Living Stuff Pack. Not only that, but you can also try your hand at creating a variety of Eco-Friendly Tiny Homes too!
There are a few new additions to the Get Together Clubs feature with Eco Lifestyle. You can set specific club requirements that are related to the new Fabrication and Juice Fizzing Skills as well as the Civil Designer and Freelance Crafter Careers. For club activities, you can set Fabricating Objects and Making Juice Fizzing Objects as approved or banned activities.
The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle adds even more options to expand on existing gameplay as well as introducing a number of new ways to play the game. While this article covers several ways on how you can expand gameplay with existing packs, there are still plenty more ways to discover! This could be through gameplay, Build Buy Mode or even in Create A Sim.
Let us know which expansions you plan to use alongside The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle.
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In The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle, Sims are more involved with the communities they live in. Each neighbourhood in Evergreen Harbour has a community voting board where residents of that neighbourhood can come together to vote on Neighbourhood Action Plans (or N.A.P.s for short). If the player chooses to place a voting board in other worlds, N.A.P.s can be enacted in any residential world as well. There are a wide variety of N.A.P.s to vote on each week, but making sure your neighbourhood enacts the N.A.P. you want will require you to gain influence by being involved with the community.
Neighbourhood Action Plans affect the way the Sims in that neighbourhood behave and live. There are a wide variety of them, all with a focus on something different for the community. Many are, of course, focused on going green and making more environmentally responsible decisions about how to conduct Sims’ everyday lives, but there are others that are a little more silly and goofy; they’re more for fun, but they also provide certain benefits to Sims who live there.
N.A.P.s are enacted every week and are specific to the neighbourhood; they don’t apply to the whole world. Sims can only vote on N.A.P.s for the neighbourhood they live in.
Voting on N.A.P.s opens every Friday at 8am and closes on Sunday at 6pm. Sims can vote at any time during this time period, either at the voting board in their community, or through the mailbox. You can also see the voting status of your neighbourhood’s N.A.P. at any time in your Sim’s info panel.
Beware! Just because your Sim is passionate about the environment and wants to enact a clean energy policy in the neighbourhood, that doesn’t necessarily mean their neighbours share the same values. They might be voting for a free love neighbourhood or a juiced up neighbourhood instead because, hey, it’s way more fun than saving the planet, amirite? Enacting new N.A.P.s is a community effort; it’s not all up to your Sim.
So what’s a Sim to do to change the attitudes of their neighbours? That’s where influence comes into play. Your Sim will need a lot of it to either vote more times than their neighbours or convince their neighbours to vote the way you want them to.
Of course, there does have to be some level of fairness in all this. You can’t repeatedly vote in the same N.A.P. week after week. You will have to switch it up and vote for a different N.A.P. than the one that is currently active. Luckily, there are so many N.A.P.s to choose from that it’s not hard to find several to suit your Sim’s interests and motivations.
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Feeling a little bit dictator-like? You can turn off NPC voting in the game settings to give your Sims the only say in what N.A.P.s get enacted.
Don’t like any of the available options for N.A.P.s that week? You can propose one of your own!
Sims need Influence Points in order to vote on N.A.P.s or to convince other Sims to vote on a specific N.A.P. Just like in real life, the more popular you are, the more sway you have over other people and their decisions (for better or worse). If your Sim is a loner who never leaves the house, they might find themselves having a hard time making their voice heard on the voting board.
Luckily, there are many ways to earn Influence Points in the game and we found it fairly easy to rack up a lot of points to sway the voting in our favour while we were exploring this pack.
Sims can earn Influence Points by:
The easiest way to earn a lot of Influence Points is to go around the neighbourhood introducing yourself to every Sim you see and giving out gifts of simoleons (a little bribery never hurt anyone, right?). Almost everyone loves getting money (minus Freegan Sims), so being generous with your simoleons is sure to leave you with plenty of Influence Points to just outvote everyone else.
Sims can vote as many times during the voting period as their Influence Points can afford. It costs 10 Influence Points to cast a vote, but only 5 Influence Points to convince another Sim to vote on your N.A.P. If you can successfully convince enough Sims to vote the way you want them to, that can be a good way to get the N.A.P.s you want enacted without blowing a whole lot of Influence Points; however, this is a hit or miss interaction. Some Sims are more stubborn than others and might not be receptive to your persuasion, wasting a whole 5 points. It’s a lot easier and faster to just rack up as many Influence Points as you can and simply outvote everyone else.
What if, in spite of all your efforts, the other Sims in your neighbourhood end up voting in an N.A.P. you think is bogus? Are you stuck with that N.A.P. until the next voting period the following week? Not necessarily.
You can petition to repeal an active N.A.P. through the voting board. Once an N.A.P. is in the repeal process, it’s up to your Sim to go around the neighbourhood collecting enough signatures to get the current N.A.P. repealed.
It costs 10 Influence Points to petition for a repeal and 5 Influence Points to ask a Sim for their signature. Depending on the Sim’s interests and your relationship with them, they could agree to sign the petition or refuse to do so.
Once you’ve successfully collected 5 signatures, you can repeal the currently active N.A.P. The N.A.P. will be repealed at the end of the current voting period and the effects of that N.A.P. will be lost. Any Green Initiatives or Modern Development projects that get repealed will have an immediate effect on the environment and slowly continue to deteriorate over time.
You can also stop the repeal process on an N.A.P. by using the voting board if you have a change of heart during the repeal process and decide you want to keep the current N.A.P. after all.
There are a total of 21 different N.A.P.s to vote on every week. A couple are specific to neighbourhoods in Evergreen Harbour, such as Green Initiatives and Modern Development, as these change the landscape of the world over time. Most can be applied to any world, however.
This N.A.P. is specific to Port Promise in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
Sometimes Green doesn’t mean completely green, but at least a step towards it. It’s time to blanket Port Promise in luscious plant life.
With this Action Plan in place, we can expect to see not only trees and bushes sprouting, but we’ll also see Port Promise’s Eco Footprint become more Green as well.
All it takes is a small donation from residents in the form of a weekly bill increase. Simple!
This N.A.P. is specific to Conifer Station in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
The lovely Conifer Station is pretty green already, but what if it were more Green in all respects of the word? With a teensy donation from residents in the form of a weekly increase in utility bills, we will be able to fund the planting of many luscious trees, hedges, and more, which will in turn give Conifer Station a greener Eco Footprint. Everyone wins!
This N.A.P. is specific to Grims Quarry in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
Sure, there might be a smattering of grass around Grims Quarry, but is that enough? With this Action Plan in place, we can finally fund the experimental use of a new evergreen fertilizer that we’re confident will bring a flurry of lovely pines to Grims Quarry!
This won’t only make the neighbourhood more green in the visual sense, but the influx of CO2 will also move our Eco Footprint to a Greener state.
Vote now, don’t worry about that slight increase in your weekly bills, and let’s paint the town Green!
This N.A.P. is specific to Port Promise in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
Feeling down about the state of our fair Port Promise? Vote on additional funding for development projects to help this area live up to its name. By putting in hard work and funding, mainly funding, together we can work on some much needed upgrades to the area.
Don’t be put off by the increase in your weekly Bills to help pay for these improvements. We’re pushing to ensure residents’ career pay goes up to help offset the added costs.
Make this promise to Port Promise, won’t you?
This N.A.P. is specific to Conifer Station in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
Having seen other cities in the greater Evergreen Harbour area, it’s easy to compare and acknowledge there’s work that could be done at Conifer Station to keep up with the times. By putting funding towards changes in this district, you will start to see new projects roll out with the apartments, railways, and the towers.
Of course, funding for this development will have to come from somewhere. With this initiative, weekly Utility Bills will be increased, but we’ll also put in place an increase in residents’ career pay to offset that added cost.
This N.A.P. is specific to Grims Quarry in Evergreen Harbour and is not available for other worlds.
Do you ever look around and think “This place stinks”? That’s because it does actually smell a bit like old carpet. It’s ok. We can admit it.
We live in an area surrounded by some impressive advancements, but Grims Quarry is still outdated for today’s standards.
With enough funding we can make Grims Quarry a better place to live. Vote for the Modern Development Project, and expect modern advancements at the quarry itself, in the Park, and even on the homes in Grims Quarry.
Who needs negativity when you could be drenched in love?
Who needs jealousy when you could be embraced with understanding?
Vote with your heart and we can transform our community into a butterfly of love for all. Whether Single, Married, or just open, we embrace loving each other in all its beautiful forms.
When Free Love reigns, you can gain Influence from Romance interactions.
Have you always had the yearning to start gardening but never quite had the gumption to do it?
Well, this fresh new N.A.P. might be just the thing to push you over that figurative mound of procrastination soil.
Grab your snips, cast your vote, and you’ll get Influence for flexing your mighty green thumb. Growing a garden is beneficial for you, the community, and the planet. Let’s all dig in!
Get ready to get JUICED! In support of all things fizzy and funky, this N.A.P. wants to get everyone juiced up.
Gain Influence by using the practical Juice Fizzing and Mixology skills to make concoctions for the entire neighbourhood.
What better way to care for oneself than with the accountability of a whole community?
This initiative puts the “Action” back in Neighbourhood Action Plans.
Together we can make sure all Sims in the neighbourhood are practicing their Fitness, keeping up on Hygiene, looking after their overall wellbeing, and boosting their Influence while they’re at it.
Our community values reducing and recycling. But – has anyone else noticed the paper bags are starting to pile up?We wouldn’t dare throw those away! They could come to good use some day!
Don’t you think every last one of those 8,346 neatly folded pieces of untapped potential have finally earned their time to shine?
With the We Wear Bags Action Plans, we can proudly wear our bags as a mark of our Eco Lifestyles.
Neighbours, let’s get cooking! There are so many fabulous organic, non-organic, home-grown, and freebie ingredient options out there. Crack out that cutting board and start experimenting!
Under the Foodies Unite N.A.P., members of the community will be rewarded Influence by exercising their tasty skills in home style, Gourmet, or any other style of cooking.
Let’s admit it. The water isn’t quite flowing with the flow with which it used to flow. How can we all pitch in and help to conserve? We believe that with the pairing of a Weekly Water Shut-off Day and an organised effort to Consume Less Water*, this community can really make a difference!
*Failure to conserve a satisfactory amount of Water for your household size, as defined by the Board of N.A.P. will result in a daily fine. Have a nice day.
Some Sims own a lot of thing. Some Sims own just a little bit of things.
But what if everyone could just own everything?
See that bike sitting there? That could be your bike! Or anyone’s bike! With this initiative, everything you see can be yours. You see something, you take it. No questions asked, no repercussions. Just don’t get too attached to anything you already own…
There are some who say Music is healing for the soul and Performing is healing for the heart.
Uplift our community and gain Influence by not only sharing the melodies of the Instruments that you play, but also by expressing other forms of Performing Arts.
Professionals working in Entertainment-related Careers can also enjoy increased pay while this N.A.P. is active.
Energy isn’t free, so what can we do on our part to help conserve? The Power Conservation Action Plan helps to answer that difficult question.
Step 1: Limit your household’s overall consumption of Power by avoiding overuse of Electronics*
Step 2: Sacrifice one teensy weensy day per week without Power. The Landgraab Power Company even agreed to give a discount on utility bills for this.
*Failure to conserve a satisfactory amount of Power for your household size, as defined by the Board of N.A.P. will result in a daily fine. Please thoroughly enjoy your day.
Have you grown too comfortable with things just the way they are? Don’t be caught N.A.P.ing on your community’s technological progress.
Working with Programming, Rocket Science, or other methods, we can continue to make our world a better place through technology and boosting our Influence while doing it.
As an added bonus, Sims working in tech-related career fields such as Astronauts, Tech Gurus, Scientists, Freelance Programmers, and Civil Designers will also have increased pay if this initiative gets voted in.
Recreation should be celebrated, not stifled! It’s time to eradicate boredom and embrace having fun.
Vote for this N.A.P. and not only will we be able to let loose as a whole, but residents will also be rewarded with Influence for doing activities that involve Comedy, Mischief, and even Video Gaming!
Why spend your Simoleons on something you could create for yourself?
Why do we throw away so many materials that could go into making something special and new?
With the Upcycling Initiative, we are giving Influence to everyone using Recyclers to get materials and Fabricators to turn those materials into something responsibly wonderful!
Why keep feeding the corporate beast and keep spinning on this degrading hamster wheel of consumerist shame?
We can rise up and maintain a perfectly good community ourselves!
We can live in a community where things like Fishing, Gardening, and Handiness are rewarded with increased Influence, as well as a sense of accomplishment.
Neighbours, I think we could all benefit from a good N.A.P. One that promotes even the smallest changes to help make a difference.
Together we can push to fix our neighbourhood one appliance at a time. Let’s take action into our own hands by making Handiness skill and Influence easier to get by using green-upgraded appliances or by repairing any appliance.
I remember the good old days. We used to play board games and read books. Nowadays, all anyone can think about is their phone and TV.
They’re juicing it up, chugging all their wretched… juice.
And what’s with this obsession with woohoo? Woohoo in the bed, Woohoo in the Rocket Ship, Woohoo in the hot tub, Woohoo in the observatory, and if that wasn’t enough – now you delinquents are woohooing in Dumpsters? Gross.
With this initiative, those who live a wholesome lifestyle of reading books and playing board games will be rewarded with Influence. And those who indulge in technology, drinking juice, and woohoo will be properly fined for their woeful deeds.
Have you ever heard another Sim’s opinion and thought, “I should be polite but I really think this conversation would be better if I asserted my stance, refused to back down, and ultimately engaged in a full-out neighbourly brawl”?
We’re with you.
Sometimes we believe there is such a thing as being too polite. We should band together to make this world better, one fight cloud at a time. A world where we can speak our minds without any hurt feelings or bruised egos. Vote for the Roughhousing Encouraged N.A.P. and you can gain Influence by using Mean interactions on other Sims. If that’s the kind of Sim you want to be.
The mark of a true artistic community is a shared passion for the Creative Arts.
Support this maker mindset with your vote, and you’ll be rewarded not only with the pride you get from creating, but also with Influence from doing Painting, Photography, Writing, Fabrication, and other artistic activities.
Professionals working as Painters, Style Influencers, Freelance Crafters, or Writers will also earn increased pay while this N.A.P. is active.
We have the luxury of living in a world that provides us with everything we need. We just need to learn how to harness that energy!
With the Clean Energy N.A.P. in place, members of the community will be rewarded with Influence for owning functional, clean energy-producing objects like Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, and Dew Collectors.
Which Neighbourhood Action Plan will your Sim work towards? Let us know in the comments or come chat with us on social media!
The Sims Mobile team has released a brand new Eco Living update for the game! Take a look at what is included in the new update below!
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In our latest update, enjoy even more opportunities to play green with life in The Sims Mobile with a packed calendar full of content that will help your Sims live sustainably every day and put to practice real world ecofriendly lifestyle choices.
‘Upcycled Living’ Sweet Treat Showdown event
To kick off the update, enjoy the latest Sweet Treat Showdown event, ‘Upcycled Living’. Earn unique décor, furniture and clothes made from reclaimed materials for a new look! The rustic, earthy and distressed designs are sure to create a sustainable aesthetic when redecorating your Sims’ from head to toe. Progress through each Showdown stage to receive:
Grand Prizes:
- Resin window sink
- Resin window bathbub
- Hipster space buns adult female hairstyle
Royal Treat Box Rewards:
- Tiered metal box fireplace
- Wooden shelf cupboard
- Heshen sack armchair
- Denim jumpsuit for adult female Sims
Sweet Treat Box Rewards:
- Stone geometric light
- Stone orb succulent vase
- Pillow storage hamper
- Fancy water tray
- Stone resin bowl
- Wooden vase
- Industrial coffee table
- Resin window toilet
- Cargo skirt for adult female Sims
Read our Sweet Treat Showdown FAQ page!
Eco Living – Limited Time Offer Packs
Experience eco living from The Sims 4 in Briny Heights with our exclusive new packs ‘Sustainable Style’ and ‘Recycled Reliving’. They feature upcycled fashion outfits, fashion-forward hairstyles and accessories, plants as well as build/buy decor, like sustainable furniture to encourage YOU to create your own sustainable lifestyle!
Pride Month
We’re delighted to re-run the very special Pride Month collaboration with It Gets Better Project x The Sims from last year! Celebrate Pride Month and create a more diverse and inclusive world for LGBTQ+ Simmers by enjoying a Wumples Wishlist quest rerun with Pride themed rewards. Complete simple daily tasks for three days in a row to receive rainbow leggings, bathing suit and Fashion Gem prizes!
Players can also celebrate with a free ‘It Gets Better’ pack filled with a pride clothing range for teens and young adults that includes two t-shirt variants and 17 different Pride flags!
Fourth July
Celebrate your favourite US Holiday – Independence Day – with your Sims! Check out the fun patriotic outfits for male and female Sims, plus fun fireworks that explode and look fantastic in the night sky!
If players purchase all three packs, they get a fourth pack as a bonus! It contains a brand-new Americana outfit, including cute cowboy boots, knotted sleeveless top and star shorts!
‘Back to School’ Event Rerun
Celebrate the change of season and the upcoming Summer break with the ‘Back to School’ event. Its back from 28th June, so you can earn Apples to unlock all the ‘Lunch Bags’ before the time is up! If you find them all AND complete all the tasks within 7 days, you’ll earn a range of fun high school themed outfits, costumes, hairstyles and in-game currency for your Sims.
Share your latest upcycling creations with the SimGurus!
We’ve launched our new Instagram, so join the conversation by following us! Use the hashtag #TheSimsMobile on Instagram or Twitter, or simply to keep up to date with all the exciting future updates coming your way.
Download The Sims Mobile on the App Store or Google Play today!
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The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle comes with two brand new skills for your Sims to learn. For this article, we will be taking a look at the Juice Fizzing Skill.
“Sims with this skill have a natural curiosity for the art of the fizz. Whether it’s a hobby or a side hustle, experimentation is key. These Sims can be found trying different ingridients and processes to hone their craft”
Using the Juice Fizzing Machine is easy. Simply have your Sim go over to the machine and Load Ingredients into the machine. You’ll be presented with a pop-up screen that will allow you to choose which ingredients you wish to add.
While you can’t mix and match different ingredients together, you can add multiples of the same ingredient which will give you more bottles once the process is completed.
Once you have added the ingredients you want, simply start fizzing!
The fizzing process does cost but it will also vary on the ingredients you use and how many you use as well.
It will take a bit of time for the fizzing process to happen but you can keep track of it by watching the green bar rise on the Juice Fizzing machines electronic display.
When the fizzing process is completed, the display will show a tick and the fizzing contain will show a blue light on the outside. You’ll then be able to collect your creation and also name your creation!
All of your creations will be placed into your Sims inventory. From there you can rename your product, throw it away, grab a bottle/jar, place in the world and add to favourites.
To have your Sims Fizzy Products evaluated, simply head over to the mailbox, click on in and you should see an option to “Send Fizzy Product for Evaluation.” The best time for your Sim to send off a Fizzy Product is when they are feeling confident.
From there you will be given an option to send off any of the Fizzy Products your Sim has created. You can only do this once per day.
It will take a day or two for them to reply to you but your Sim will get a little notification with the feedback from FizzEnthuisiasts. Your Sim may be lucky and be a natural Afizzinado or your Sim might need to work on their skills a little longer.
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For mastering the Juice Fizzing skill, your Sim will be awarded the Afizzinado reward trait.
“Afizzinados become focused while creating better products from the Juice Fizzer, as well as recovering from becoming Overbucha’d faster.”
The Juice Fizzing Skill is another great addition to The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle and is a great way for your Sims to earn a few extra Simoleons!
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The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle comes with two brand new skills for your Sims to learn. For this article, we will be taking a look at the Fabrication Skill.
“Why buy brand name when you can make it yourself? Recycle old stuff that would be thrown out otherwise use the Bits and Pieces to make something all your own!”
Fabrication Skill is built by using the fabricator and by creating candles at the candle making table. Increasing this skill unlocks new recipes to explore.
When you first start using the Fabricator, you will only be able to craft a select few objects. The more your level increases, the more objects you will be able to Fabricate.
If your Sim is part of the Civil Designer Career, there is also the opportunity to unlock more recipes to fabricate including a number of foods recipies.
Note: Not all recipes are unlocked by levelling up the Fabrication Skill. You may also have Sims give you recipes for objects to craft from time to time as well. Sims with the Master Crafter trait can also inspire Fabrication recipes in other Sims.
For every crafting recipe, you will notice that it costs a number of items to draft it. These are called Bucks or more specifically, Bits and Pieces.
But how do you obtain Bits and Pieces? Well, it’s easy!
Simply recycle things that are found in dumpsters around the world or items from your inventory and place them into the Guntdach Home Recycler (these can be found at Community Spaces or bought and placed on your Sims lot) and you will earn Bits and Pieces from the objects you recycle.
To find out how many Bits and Pieces your Sim has, simply hover over your Household funds and it will show you.
You will also notice that some Fabricated objects (and candles) will be able to be crafted in different colours. You can choose the colour you want by opening the drop-down menu and choosing the colour you want.
To purchase Dyes, simply click on the fabricator, purchase dyes and then select the ones you require. You can also purchase dyes from the computer too.
The candle making table works in a similar way to the fabricator in which it allows you to craft different candles for your Sims to place around their home or even gift them to other Sims. As your Sim levels up their Fabrication skill, more varieties of candles will unlock for you to craft.
Similarly to the Fabrication Table, each candle will cost a mixture of Bits and Pieces as well as a Wax Block. You can also use different colour dyes to make create specific coloured candles. As your skill level increases, you will also be able to use different flowers to create emotional aura candles.
To purchase a Wax Block, you do this the same way you purchase dyes. Just click on the candle making table, purchase ingredients and select all of the ones that you require.
Don’t forget that Children can also create certain candles too!
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The Fabrication Skill is a great addition to The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle and there are plenty of ways you can utilise the objects you craft from both the Fabricator and Candle Making Table.
Origin has launched it’s Summer Infinite Gaming Sale and you can save big on The Sims 4! The sale is on right now and ends on 18th June 2020.
Note: Pricing & availability will vary depending on your location. This sale does not include The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle.
Expansion Packs are priced at £17.49 while on sale.
Game Packs are priced at £13.49 while on sale.
Stuff Packs are priced at £7.99 while on sale.
Now is the perfect time to grab those packs that your collection has been missing. You’ll need to be quick though, this sale is only on until June 18th 2020!
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It’s been just over a year since we first saw the introduction of Freelance Careers added to The Sims 4. We first started off with the Writer, Programmer and Digital Artist trades before adding the fourth trade back in August last year which was the Fashion Photographer trade. With The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle, a fifth trade has now been added in the form of the Crafter trade.
The Crafter trade follows the same format as the other Freelance trades and your Sim can join a Freelance Career by using your Sims phone or a computer.
Once confirming you want your Sim to be a Freelancer you will then be presented with another pop-up box asking you which agency you would like your Sim to be a part of.
As a Freelance Crafter, you will be under the SIMply Crafted Agency.
If you have played with one of the other Freelance trades or even as an actor in The Sims 4 Get Famous, it is exactly the same way. If not you simply just have to check for Gigs. This can be done by going to the Career panel and selecting the clipboard or again via the work panel on your Sims cell phone.
Likewise with each of the Freelancer Trades, the kinds and types of Gigs your Sim has available to them all depends on their skill level. This is displayed at the bottom of each Gig. Those that are highlighted are currently available to your Sim. Those that are greyed out are currently unavailable to your Sim as they do not have a high enough skill level that is needed for that gig. The higher the required skill the higher the payout will be for that Gig.
SIMply Crafted will offer your Sim a variety of hand-crafted Gigs. Paywise, Gigs can range from a hundred Simoleons to a few thousand Simoleons. New Gigs are added at 9 am every Sim day so there is always plenty to choose from.
Here are a few examples of some of the Gigs your Sims can choose as a Freelance Crafter.
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Once you have selected a Gig, all the information that you need will be under the Career panel of the user interface. It will tell you when the Gig is due by as well as specific tasks your Sim needs to carry out in order to complete the Gig. Your Sims is usually given around four to five days to complete a gig.
If you get stuck on how to complete a task you can hover over the tasks in the career panel and it will let you know what you need to do.
Remember, your Sim does not need to wait until the due day/time to hand it in. Keep in mind that a client could reject your Sims work or even want you to make edits to the work your Sim has done. If this happens simply start the task(s) again and then hand in the Gig again.
Don’t worry if your Sims work gets rejected. Simply double-check the task(s) and try again.
However, if your Sim fails to complete a Gig on time not only can it have an effect on your Sims overall performance but will also leave your Sim with an angry client and of course they won’t have been paid.
On the other hand, if your Sim gets ahead, completes the Gig early and their work is of a high standard, there is a chance that they may get a small bonus alongside their payment for the Gig.
There are no restrictions as to how often your Sim has to pick up Gigs. It really is up to you when and how often they work. There will always be Gigs available for your Sims to choose from.
Of course, no career within The Sims would be complete without a few new Career Rewards!
The Mark Of The Maker Plaque ($0) – Unlocks by maxing out the performance meter in the Freelance Career as a Freelance Crafter for the fourth time.
As well as The Mark of The Maker Plaque, your Sims can also receive increased pay and potentially new clothes when they max out the performance bar.
This new addition to the Freelance Career is definitely a welcomed addition to what we already have. There really is so much you can do and explore as a Freelance Crafter and that isn’t just limited to the career but throughout the game overall. Not only that, but the new career also adds even more variety and flexibility to your Sims everyday lives without having to leave their house.
Don’t forget you can read all about becoming a Freelance Writer, Programmer or Digital Artist here and the Freelance Fashion Photographer here.
Let us know what you think of the new Freelance Crafter Career and even what trades you would love to see hopefully added to the career in the future.
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The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle comes with the new Civil Designer career. The Civil Designer career is a work-from-home career with two branches; Green Technician and Civic Planner. Like other work-from-home careers, your Sim will be given the option to go to a rabbithole venue or perform daily work tasks from home about an hour before their work shift starts. Advancing in this career will reward your Sims with influence points to vote on community space projects and neighbourhood action plans, new objects to help them in their career, and even new traits at the highest level.
Refer to the list below for a full breakdown of each promotion level in both branches of the Civil Designer career.
The Civil Designer career branches off into two directions starting at level 4; Civic Planner and Green Technician. See below for the next promotion levels for each branch.
Which career branch will your Sim pursue? Let us know in the comments or come chat with us on social media!
SimGuruBat who was the concept pack lead for Create-a-Sim on The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle has shared a couple of behind the scenes images over on Twitter. Check them out!
Happy The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle release day!
The Sims team has just released a brand new blog post to celebrate today’s launch. You can check out the post in full below.
It’s move-in day in Evergreen Harbor—The Sims™ 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack is now available on PC, Mac, Xbox One, and PlayStation4! Your Sim’s impact on their world is visible and tangible. You have the influence and power to really make a difference. So, how will you play to change?
Even the smallest choices can have a huge impact. If and how you choose to get involved matters, but it’s not just about power sources or Neighborhood Action Plans. It’s about how you engage with other Sims. It’s about how you come together to accomplish something. In your Sims community, you decide what role to take on—the eco-minded activist, the creative maker, the mischievous Sim playing in the trash… you can be whoever you want and make the world to match. You just might need a little help to get there. So, how will you play to change? Find out before you start playing when you take our eco lifestyle quiz!
That’s where your neighbors come in. Whether they’re complaining about the state of the neighborhood, offering you some of their spare materials, or just stopping by to help take out the trash, you’re less alone in this than you think. Share knowledge, projects, and laughs with the Sims around you. (And if they annoy you, well, feel free to vote for Roughhousing Encouraged at the voting board so you can start a fight whenever you want.)
Give yourself permission to inspire others and make changes, in and out of the game. And as you consider your options in The Sims, think about what you yourself can do for your world, too—the real one. Why limit your impact to Evergreen Harbor or Willow Creek?
Get The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack today for Mac, PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4!
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*Requires The Sims 4 game (sold separately) and all game updates to play. For PC/Mac, see minimum system requirements for this pack.
The Sims Team has released a brand new update for The Sims 4 on PC, Mac and Console!
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.” For console players, your game should update automatically however if it doesn’t simply go into the game options and you will be able to update from there.
For PC and Mac users – 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!
Update: A hotfix patch has also now been rolled out for console players. Patch notes have been updated to reflect all platforms.
Update 06/04/2020
PC: 1.63.134.1020 / Mac: 1.63.134.1220
Console: Version 1.26
Hello Simmers,
We have a small but important update for you to address some critical issues that affect all players across PC and Mac. Thank you for your reports and assistance in tracking down these issues.
- Fixed an issue in which the game crashed or quit upon loading game saves that were created prior to the June 3rd update.
- Fixed an issue in which Error code 122:1c9cf40 would appear and loaded the Manage World screen and prompted Simmers to restart the game.
