UPDATE: SimGuruChowder shared another screenshot!
SimGuruHouts has shared a brand new image from The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack, showcasing the modular Airplane Crash Site items that you can put together or pull apart however you like!
Check it out below:
The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack information is slowly and surely being clarified, and as we get new important reveals about the pack we’ll make sure to keep you updated with seperate articles like these!
SimGuruKate has just addressed on Twitter the size of the StrangerVille World, as well as confirmed that the Military Career will be a brand new playable Career similar to the Gardening one from The Sims 4 Seasons.
A couple questions I’ve been seeing about StrangerVille and want to clarify.
– The world is fully residential, it is not a destination/vacation world
– The world has 11 lots which you can buid on and one secret lot
– The Military Career is a fully playable career like Gardening— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
When it comes to StrangerVille, it comes with 11 editable lots and one secret lot in the game. The secret lot, unlike the Studio Lot in The Sims 4 Get Famous’ Del Sol Valley, can be found in the Map View but has some special gameplay attached to it.
There are secrets IN the lot, but yeah, it’s on the world map and is more about being a special experience than about being a hidden area.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Want to know more about everything that SimGurus have shared about The Sims 4 StrangerVille so far? CLICK HERE for a full SimGuru Q&A Post!
SimGuruKate has just announced that The Sims 4 players on PC / Mac should be expecting a brand new patch for the game on February 2st, 2019 at 10AM PT!
The update will bring a few bug fixes, although its main purpose is to prepare The Sims 4 for the release of The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack that’s coming out on February 26th.
We’ll keep you posted as soon as the update goes live tomorrow!
Heads up that the pre-pack patch will arrive tomorrow at 10 AM PT. There will be a small number of bug fixes, but mostly it is prep for the pack’s release next Tuesday!
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Thanks to the EA Game Changers program we’ll be getting our hands on The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack very shortly! This means that you should be expecting prepared articles, detailed walkthroughs, video coverage and more before the release of this Game Pack!
We plan to put out plenty of overviews for The Sims 4 StrangerVille including Build & Buy Items, CAS Items, New Gameplay, World Overview and other interesting articles and videos for you guys. There’s also going to be a special Launch Party for The Sims 4 StrangerVille on our YouTube Channel just 2-3 hours before the release of the Game Pack worldwide!
Down below you can find exactly when we’ll be able to share EVERY piece of content created with The Sims 4 StrangerVille:
Embargo Information
- Los Angeles, USA Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 08:00 PST
- Austin, USA Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 10:00 CST
- New York, USA Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 11:00 EST
- London, United Kingdom Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 16:00 GMT
- Paris, France Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 17:00 CET
- Berlin, Germany Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 17:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 17:00 CET
- Moscow, Russia Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 19:00 MSK
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 20:00 GST
- Tokyo, Japan Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 01:00 JST
- Sydney, Australia Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 03:00 AEDT
This means that as soon as the embargo lifts we’ll be flooding the website and our YouTube Channel with StrangerVille footage and information!
Follow the links down below to stay in the loop for all the latest:
SimGurus have started answering your burning questions regarding The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack on Twitter!
Down below you can find all the tweets from SimGurus that have surfaced so far. We’ll make sure to update this post with new tweets as they pop out!
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— Tazreen Tasnim (@tazreentasnim) February 20, 2019
I’ll say this: that wrecked plane isn’t just background art.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Nearly any time we don’t include world objects in the build catalog, it’s because they’re built to different requirements than on-lot stuff. We try to give you as many of them as possible and I think we’re slowly getting better at it. Definitely something we aim for! 🙂
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
I don’t want to spoil any of the mystery/story of StrangerVille, but I want to put your concerns to rest: the infected Sims will not spread to other worlds; it’s an event that’s contained within StrangerVille.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Sometimes weird, sometimes what you know and love. We have so much planned and in the works. https://t.co/1WFODGCXbq
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) February 20, 2019
Lots of people have been asking, so here you go:
StrangerVille is not a vacation world. Your Sims can live there and immerse themselves in the strangeness.
Also, there are ways to opt-out of the strange stuff going on in case you want it to be more of a “normal” place to live.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
More will be revealed soon. 🙂
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
I don’t think we do pre-orders on Game Packs. It’ll be available for digital download on Feb 26th.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
No. We want you to engage with the mystery/story at your own pace.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
In fact, I highly recommend moving in to get the full experience. Don’t go crazy with what you imagine this might be, but there are some cool details that you’ll get if you actually live there.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Finally, I’ve seen a few folks ask about a gameplay trailer and a livestream. There will be a gameplay trailer that drops on launch day (the 26th). We will not be doing a normal deep dive livestream but will be doing a short intro to the pack on Monday the 25th at 11 AM PT.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
There won’t be a deep dive livestream.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
A couple questions I’ve been seeing about StrangerVille and want to clarify.
– The world is fully residential, it is not a destination/vacation world
– The world has 11 lots which you can buid on and one secret lot
– The Military Career is a fully playable career like Gardening— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Only with the pack.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Not a secret world, a secret lot.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Our blogs always have a bit more limited information which is why we usually do streams to share a lot of this. But since the timeline is shorter on this announce to launch, and it’s a story driven pack we want to be careful about spoilers!
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
StrangerVille has 11 editable lots spread over 2 neighborhoods. Also 1 special lot/neighborhood that is not editable (we’re doing some fun story-specific stuff there).
Vampires has 5 lots, so we’re pretty excited to do a bigger world in a game pack like this. https://t.co/njfZEnyYpa
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
When you start a new game, the story is very minimal until you decide to start digging into it. If you want to completely remove all story elements from your world, you’ll have to play through the story first. We don’t want to force the story/weirdness on you.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Laptops come with the pack.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
There are some great new families in this pack, but perhaps we can look at bringing them back in the Gallery!
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
The Build/Buy items in this pack are quite awesome, I assure you.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Yes.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
A couple of other things I want to clarify regarding StrangerVille…
– Laptops come with the pack
– Cars are NOT being added in the pack or the patch— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
There are secrets IN the lot, but yeah, it’s on the world map and is more about being a special experience than about being a hidden area.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
If you never engage with the story, it has a very small presence in the world and I don’t think it’ll bother people. If you move into StrangerVille and just want to live a normal life, you can do that without us trying to force you into the story or remind you that it’s there.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
When we were making this pack, we were definitely aware that not everyone would want a super weird, creeped-out world. It’s very important to us that you are able to play the game the way you want to and I hope we’ve done a good job of that here. I think you’ll be pleased. 🙂
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Yes
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
The story is contained fully within StrangerVille. Finding out how to start the story is part of the fun, so I won’t spoil it (don’t worry, it’s not hard).
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
I misspoke. It’s not a secret lot, but rather a special lot with LOTS of secrets hidden there! https://t.co/dwoGKWCuvc
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Ever since the announcement of The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack many have been left wondering if the new world is a destination world or an actual residental world where you can fully Build, Live and enjoy your gameplay.
SimGuruHouts has confirmed that the new world StrangerVille is a full on Residental World, meaning that your Sims can fully live there and experience the world just like any other (Willow Creek, Brindleton Bay).
Interestingly enough, Aaron has also confirmed that StrangerVille has a special option allowing you to immediately opt out of “Strange” features. This means that if you want to just play the new world without any storyline you definitely can with a click of a button!
Lots of people have been asking, so here you go:
StrangerVille is not a vacation world. Your Sims can live there and immerse themselves in the strangeness.
Also, there are ways to opt-out of the strange stuff going on in case you want it to be more of a “normal” place to live.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
In fact, I highly recommend moving in to get the full experience. Don't go crazy with what you imagine this might be, but there are some cool details that you'll get if you actually live there.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
SimGuru0x00 revealed that The Sims Alexa Skill has had a few new additions when it comes to music from the game. In light of today’s earlier announcement the songs, International Space Station by Ilan Eshkeri and Se Bantz Oosheye by James Iha are now playable. In fact there were a total of six songs from StrangerVille added to the Alexa Skill!
Here’s a list of all the new musical additions to The Sims StrangerVille.
Simply ask your Alexa enabled device or Alexa Mobile App to “play StrangerVille songs” and enjoy!
The Sims Team has published an official page for their series of The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack comics on their website!
They’ve just launched the first part of the coming, with other parts being released on the following dates:
We’ll make sure to keep you updated as new parts get released! Until then, click below to read the first part of The Sims 4 StrangerVille comic:
The strangest trailer in The Sims Franchise has just been dropped for The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack and it’s FULL of hidden gems, gameplay and items!
We’ve managed to extract over 80 screens from the latest trailer (83 to be exact) showcasing some of the most interesting scenes, interactions, situations and more shown in the trailer. There isn’t a single frame from the trailer that we haven’t covered down below!
You can enlarge any image of your choice by simply clicking on it. You can also choose to go left and right and automatically slide through all 83 images that we’ve included below. Enjoy!
The Sims Team has just released the official trailer for The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack which is being released on 26th February 2019 for PC & Mac. Go check it out!
The Sims Team has shared with us the official assets for The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack!
Check out all of the new assets including the Logo, Renders, Screens, Game Icon and Game Box Art.
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The Sims Team has shared with us the official description and key features of their upcoming pack – The Sims 4 StrangerVille!
Check out what the pack has to offer:
Start your investigation and solve the mystery of a desert town that holds a deep, dark secret in The Sims™ 4 StrangerVille.* In this ominous town, Sims are acting strange for unknown reasons. Is there a conspiracy? Will this seemingly odd force possess your Sim? Uncover the story of the secret lab where Sims will encounter strange plants and interact with peculiar devices. Can you solve the mystery?
KEY FEATURES:
- A Different World – Explore StrangerVille, a rural desert town shrouded in secrecy. Encounter weird weather, creepy townies, dangerous plants, odd collectibles, and more.
- Unravel the Story – Immerse your Sim in unique and mysterious events. Unmarked vans appear in neighborhoods, government agents use secret listening devices, and scanners are key in detecting the unusual.
- Crack the Code – Have your Sims investigate using their Military training, searching for clues to solve a mystery that lies within the secret lab.
- Suit Up Your Sim – Get Sims in the mystery-solving mood by gearing them up in desert-inspired clothing and military fatigues, or prepare them for the end with conspiracy-themed clothes, secret agent attire, and a hazmat suit.
Join us as we countdown to the full reveal of The Sims 4 Game Pack 7 and take a closer look at the new trailer, assets and more!
The Sims 4 for Xbox One and PS4 is the exact replica of The Sims 4 that can also be played on PC and Mac. Yeah, almost exact…
For months now console players have been wondering if and when The Sims 4 for Console would be getting the fully fledged Gallery feature that allows players to download households, lots and other creations from the online gallery. In case you don’t know, this feature has been disabled for the console port from the very launch of The Sims 4 for consoles. The developers haven’t denied that adding The Gallery to consoles is an impossible mission and even said that there’s a possibility of this feature being added to the game some day…
Well, it’s very possible that that day is one step closer. Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) constantly keeps updating new The Sims 4 games with each release. They also add The Sims 4 games for consoles specifically after each console launch.
What’s interesting about the ESRB listings is the fact that I’ve been checking the listings periodically in case new games / packs get listed prematurely. Although I haven’t had much luck in that area yet, it seems that I’ve stumbled upon another great finding. The Sims 4 Base Game and all of its Packs for Xbox One and PS4 have received an additional disclaimer that definitely wasn’t present before that says “Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)”. The only online interactions that are present in The Sims 4 is The Gallery and the ability to download and share creations made in the game.
Considering that this is definitely new – could we expect The Sims 4 Gallery to arrive to consoles soon? We don’t know have any official news as of yet but stick around to our The Sims 4 Console News Category for all the latest updates!
We’re only a few hours away until the official reveal of The Sims 4’s 7th Game Pack!
Over the last day the official Sims channel and SimGurus only hinted about what the next Game Pack could be about. So far we’ve seen a brand new desert-themed world, creepy-looking Sims with huge eyes and big smiles, Sims in military uniforms and more hidden details. However, there hasn’t been anything specified about what the theme of this pack is all about.
The community was quick to speculate over the general theme of this pack and they definitely have a few interesting theories. Check out what they have to say:
I think it will be a Strangetown reboot with a twist. I definitely think that there will be completely new things to explore and a new storyline but all in good old Strangetown. This way it’s a nostalgic nod to Sims 2 but still 100% fresh content.
— ҜΔŦ€ €Μ€ŘΔŁĐ (@TheKateEmerald) February 20, 2019
Astronomy, astrology, spells, cults, religions… Something like that!!
— v e l o c i r a p t o r (@velosims) February 20, 2019
Sims 4 ‘Freaking Out’
— AMBY 💝 (@AmbyCakes84) February 20, 2019
I think this game pack hosts a feature that’s inspired by the movie BirdBox. The Sims Team is finally evolving more and more everyday and I think it will be awesome. They listen to us and are currently riding the trend. I am SO excited!
— josé 💫 (@nilvou) February 20, 2019
I believe it’s Area 51 themed, that’ll explain the whole military clothing, desert location and the weird SimGuru cryptic messages that I thought was from the mind controlling alien lol
— Trippey D (@TrippeyD) February 20, 2019
Apocalypse/Rebuild-The-Town kind of thing.
Working with eco-friendly power sources, living off-grid.
Having to deal with natural catastrophies. Probably meteorites making a comeback.
— Nandovision (@nando_aze) February 20, 2019
I think it’s Strangetown Syndrome! In the Sims 3 sometimes the newspaper will mention people suffering from contagious Strangetown Syndrome.
Plus so many other clues, crashed plane, crater, military, dessert and trailers (which appears in console versions of Strangetown!)— Tinne Frederiksen (@tinnefrederik) February 20, 2019
I think it’s about a post apocalyptic world and our main objective is to stay “Alive” or “Conscious”… I also believe that this pack would come with a few Bella Goth inspired stuff + off the grid stuff!
— ̧ÄÄÇ (@ogozmit) February 20, 2019
I just hope that whatever it is we can turn off all the creepy sims because I am not here for that
— Meaghan Proctor (@MeaghanProctor) February 20, 2019
The Sims 4™ Strangetown Game Pack.
— Kai Chen (@KaiChen04) February 20, 2019
The return of the Strangetown Neighborhood from The Sims 2 seems to be a winning speculation so far. However, time will tell what the true theme of this pack is all about. Stay tuned on our website to be the first to know when the pack gets revealed!
