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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: SimGuru Q&A Part 2

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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: SimGuru Q&A Part 2

After posting plenty of tweets in our first part of The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Q&A I thought it was finally time to move new tweets to a new post considering some other SimGurus decided to start answering questions about The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion as well.

We’ll make sure to keep this post updated as new tweets appear.

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Official Venue and Household from the Trailer

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Official Venue and Household from the Trailer

Want to download creations that were shown in the official The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Trailer? The Sims Team has uploaded the venue as well as the household of 5 Sims that were shown on the trailer.

To download these simply click on the gallery creation names below:

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Now Available on Origin!

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Now Available on Origin!

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack is now available for purchase on Origin! Click below to get it.

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Now Available on Origin!

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Review

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Review

UPDATE: The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff’s Ball Pit object has just received a new update which updates the visuals of this object. Not only have they only listened to our feedback but they tried to take something from it. Because of this decision (and because the ball pit looks much better now) we’ve decided to give one more star to the “Build Items” section, leveling it up to 3 stars from the previous 2 stars.

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff ReviewThe Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack is the twelfth Stuff Pack for The Sims 4. Yeah, I’ve already gotten used to the idea of Sims 4 having a large amount of Stuff Packs.

This pack focuses entirely on the toddler life stage. However, is it really worth the $10 price? Let’s find out!

Game Review Standards

This review is based on 5+ hours of gameplay.  Even though I was given an early review copy to test the game, I am not by any means paid or bribed to state positive (or negative) opinions about this stuff pack.  I will give my honest opinion of the stuff pack; its content and what it brings to the game.

Create A Sim

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Just For Girls Stuff Pack The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack brings some cute items for your toddlers. Well, girls mostly. Like seriously, the ratio of new items for girls vs new items for boys is 9:5 (there are 9 styled looks for girls and 5 styled looks for boys). Feminine fashion choice was always more dominant in The Sims 4 but creating two times more content for girls than for boys is just not right. I know that boys and girls can pick their own fashion preferences but I’d still like to have a word with the person who said “let’s create new toddler CAS content but let’s focus mainly on stuff for girls” (I’m paraphrasing of course – I have no idea who exactly came to this idea and why).

I have to give out major props for adding this adorable hairstyle though:

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Review

Build Items

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is basically Backyard Stuff 2.0 but for toddlers. If you expected more indoor content for your little ones then I have some bad news for you – almost all objects are outdoor themed.

There are 24 new objects and out of those 24 objects 4 are stumps. Yeah, I don’t know why either.

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Review

Moving on you get some new rugs which are more appropriate for the outdoors, new barbecue, some new pillows which function as chairs, other decorative objects and some new playground objects made just for toddlers.

Most objects are cute and you can tell what they’re for: toddler playdates (which is a new party type in this pack that we’ll cover later).

Gameplay

The Ball Pit

One of the new gameplay objects for toddlers is the ball pit. It looks really fun and the visual effects and animations are great but there’s one HUGE letdown and that’s the ballpit texture shown on the surface. It’s obvious that The Sims Team wanted to keep the performance of the game running smooth which is why they didn’t model every single ball in the pit (there are only 10 balls popping out). However, is there really a reason to add a low-texture image on the surface of this pit? It looks really disturbing when you zoom in on your toddler and you can literally count all the pixels in the ballpit behind them.

The Slide

This one is 10 times better than the ball pit and it’s 10 times smaller too.

Toddlers who use the slide can both get happy or sad from it depending on their movement skills. Toddlers with lower movement skill will get really sad that the slide they’ve used went too fast. Luckily as a Sim parent you can help them climb the slide and also help them slide down which is really adorable.

The Tunnels

The Toddler Tunnels is yet another toddler-exclusive object which can help toddlers level up their movement skill. There’s nothing special that comes with this object other than a moodlet that will keep them happy.

The Jungle Gym

This object is a combination of all previous objects with an added twist to it. Toddlers who have Level 2 Imagination Skill can play make believe! There are two make believe interactions:

  • Make Believe Pirate Shipwreck
  • Make Believe Spaceport

Both interactions will immediately decorate the jungle gym with impressive visuals that glow, move around and flash. What’s interesting about it is that only your toddlers can see these visuals, meaning that the moment you choose a Sim of a different age they’ll disappear.

Toddler Playdates

This pack introduces a new social event: Toddler Playdates. Sims can invite toddlers that they know and play with them at their own house (or venue).

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Review

Toddlers that you’ve invited will arrive along with their caregivers. The social event tasks usually revolve around Toddlers using gameplay objects from the Toddler Stuff Pack, playing, socializing and interacting with their caregivers.

The reward for getting a gold medal gets you the 5,000 Simoleon jungle gym – completely free!

This pack is both good and bad in many different ways. You get an unequal amount of items in CAS for girls and boys that are cute, the build items are focused only on playtime and so are the gameplay objects. This really makes you think – why is The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack named that way? You’d expect something more general and not playtime objects only. It’s starting to feel like The Sims Team is getting less and less creative with these names…

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The Sims FreePlay: Downtown High School Update Now Available!

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The Sims FreePlay: Downtown High School Update Now Available!

The Sims FreePlay has released a brand new update for the game, letting your Sims go to high school, create science experiments, participate in cheerleading activities and more!

The update is now available on iOS and Android. Check out the patch notes below:

What’s New in Version 5.32.1

Get ready for the first day at Downtown High School! Put your teens to the test in the latest update, where you can:

• Enroll in the Teacher’s Pet Discovery Quest, check out the school grounds, and meet Vernon the Teacup Pig, which you may get to keep as your own adorable pet

• Goof off in the Class Clown Hobby Event, available in classes like home economics and science, where you can unlock cheerleading outfits with their own unique actions that show off extra school spirit

• Daydream, throw paper planes, and create weird science experiments to get access to the second floor, which includes the Principal’s Office, Staff Room, and more

Plus, earn a stylish assortment of activewear with an all-new Aerobics Hobby Event!

The Sims FreePlay: Downtown High School Update Now Available!

A Youtuber tried to live like a Sim for a day!

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A Youtuber tried to live like a Sim for a day!

YouTuber emmablackery tried to live like an actual Sim for a day!

She made a list and added timing of all the things her Sim did for 24 hours in The Sims 4 and then tried to apply all of that to her everyday life. Check out the hilarious outcome!

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Countdown to Release

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Countdown to Release

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Countdown to Release

We’re just hours away until the release of The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack!

If you’re wondering when the pack is going to release in your country – don’t worry. According to previous release times, The Sims 4 Packs usually release at 7PM CET time (10AM PT time). If you’re confused about these time zones we’ve included a countdown to the release of this pack down below!

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Concept Art by Various Artists

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Concept Art by Various Artists

SimGuruKimmi shared a few concept art pieces of The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack made by various artists. Check them out!

The Sims 4 Eco Living: New Info about Cats & Dogs Integration, Driers & more!

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The Sims 4 Eco Living: New Info about Cats & Dogs Integration, Driers & more!

SimGuruGraham and SimGuruSteve have both shared valuable information about The Sims 4 Eco Living Community Stuff Pack.

The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: New Vet Pictures by SimGuruEmory

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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: New Vet Pictures by SimGuruEmory

SimGuruEmory, a producer on The Sims 4, has shared two new pictures of cats in The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs visiting a vet. You even get to take a close look at an angry cat with fleas!

The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: New Vet Pictures by SimGuruEmory
The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: New Vet Pictures by SimGuruEmory

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

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The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

If you haven’t noticed yet, The Sims 4’s art style relies on a lower amount of polygons. This means that objects often have less curves and edges in order to both add to the game’s performance and also fit with The Sims 4’s art style.

Still, The Sims Team manages to create layered and detailed objects even with this low polygon count rule. We have these objects as a small example:

Fountain from The Sims 4 Get Together

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

Telescope from The Sims 4 Base Game

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

Literally almost anything from The Sims 4 Romantic Garden Stuff..

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

This rule of low polygon count never represented an obstacle in The Sims 4. Well, not until now…

The Sims Team thought it was a good idea to add a ball pit to The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack. I was generally excited for this object until I saw how it was executed…

Believe it or not, this object is made out of nothing but stairs, a flat surface and 10 balls popping out.

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

This wouldn’t be such a problem if the flat surface of the ball pit had a higher resolution illusion of a ball pit. It’s really upsetting when you want to take a screenshot of your Sim having fun in a ball pit and you see all those low-resolution balls in the background…

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

This ball pit illusion is so low-res that you’d have to be 5 meters away from your computer screen in order for it to look like something.

Toddlers will dive into the ball pit and throw random VFX (visual effects) balls around them as you can see in the video below.

These all look normal and cute but that low resolution texture? :/

We tried to track down the original source of this ball pit texture and found out it’s only 440×360 resolution…

The Ball Pit Object in Sims 4 Toddler Stuff is really…something

Its filesize isn’t even that big and there are plenty of objects, even wallpapers that weigh a lot more than this texture.

The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: SimGuru Avatars

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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: SimGuru Avatars

SimGurus have started updating their avatars with foxes, raccoons and dogs (we’re still waiting for a cat or two to pop out though) from The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion.

We’ll make sure to update this list with new avatars as they appear.

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Build Items Overview

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Build Items Overview

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack comes with 24 new objects in build mode! Although they can be placed anywhere, almost every object is meant for toddler playtime in the outdoors. There’s even a new, colorful fence just for toddlers!

Down below you can click on images of your choice to enlarge them!

New Objects

Styled Looks

The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: First Image of a Raccoon

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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: First Image of a Raccoon

SimGuruNinja updated his twitter avatar, showing off his new Sim and a racoon in his arms!

If you didn’t know, The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion Pack will let you not only create Cats & Dogs but also Foxes and Raccoons.

The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs: First Image of a Raccoon

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Create A Sim Overview

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The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff: Create A Sim Overview

The Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack comes with over 40 new items in Create A Sim – just for toddlers! Although they’re very bright, colorful and match with their playful personalities, most of these CAS items are made just for feminine Sims with a few new additions to toddlers with a masculine fashion preference.

Toddler – Masculine

Hairstyles (2)

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Tops (4)

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Bottoms (3)

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Outfits (2)

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Shoes (2)

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Styled Looks (5)

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Toddler – Feminine

Hairstyles (4)

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Bottoms (4)

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Outfits (10)

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Shoes (3)

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Styled Looks (9)

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