The PlantSim Challenge which started last month on April 13th has officially ended! This means that you can now continue playing The Sims 4 without all those green Sims walking through your neighborhood.
The results say that around 694 thousand magic beans have been collected by simmers around the world during this challenge!
If you missed the challenge or just want to keep the PlantSim features in your game you can download the PlantSim Trait mod on Mod The Sims. Just click the image below!
Emily Zeinner published her concept art she made for The Sims 4 games. In these concept art pieces you’ll mostly see exploration and art made for The Sims 4 City Living!
I worked on Sims 3 and Sims 4 from 2010-2016. My primary role was to quickly interpret a theme and provide visual direction for the rest of the concept team. A lot of my job was being creative within technical and budget limitations. I had to make designs that felt very different using only color, alphas, and patterns.
The Met Gala which happens every year with a fundraising purpose to celebrate fashion has taken place last night, bringing many celebrities together to show off their fashion taste. Although this year’s theme was Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons or “Art of In-Between”, many chose not to follow the theme and dress up however they wanted to.
Now, I’m not here to spill all the details about the Met Gala because this is not a Fashion Community website. Rather than that, I’m here to spotlight some of the celebrity sims created by the community that attended last night’s Met Gala. I used my own fashion sense and recreated these Sims’ clothing and make-up to look as close as last night’s Met Gala looks. Some of these were a hit and some of them are a miss considering that the real life clothing worn by these celebrities are very abstract and specific.
Take a look at some of the simified Met Gala looks and download the celebrity Sims by clicking their names. You can compare these with the original looks posted by Buzzfeed!
Origin is having a flash sale where you can save up to 50% off on The Sims 4 Expansion Packs + Bundles!
The Sims 4 Expansion Packs are 50% off while The Sims 4 Bundle Packs which include 1 Expansion, 1 Game and 1 Stuff Pack are 40% off.
It’s unknown how long will this sale last but considering it’s named “flash sale” we’re not so sure these offers will last long so act quick!
The Sims FreePlay team has released a brand new update for this App. Make sure you update your The Sims FreePlay Apps on iOS / Android to get the latest content!
Turn it up, and get ready to party! Your Sims will dance the night away with the latest update, where you can:
- Complete the Party Time Live Event to unlock the ultimate Sim Town Party House!
- Set the scene with a smoke machine, DJ deck, photo booth, loveseats, and more
- Light up the night with animated dancefloors, strobe lights, disco balls, and the smoothest dance moves, including partner dances
Plus, keep your teen Sims entertained with exciting content designed especially for them, like the all-new Teen Life and Prom Hobby Events that unlock teen bedroom items and gorgeous prom outfits.
The Bowled Over Challenge was so much fun! A big thanks to everyone who participated! I wanted to pick one build from each of the themes to feature here, and let me tell you, it was really tough to narrow it down. Be sure to check out all of the awesome builds by searching the #bowledover hashtag on the gallery!
Congrats to all!
Winner: Nessiek
Winner: IsatisMacFeegle
Winner: ItsDrWorm
Winner: ingridtammx
Teen Hangout
Winner: Rooske29
Winner: Zylria
If you participated in the challenge, you can also send some feedback by filling out this form. Here’s to the next challenge!
Happy Simming!
As it currently stands The Sims 4 does not have any way to manipulate the terrain on lots, but thankfully TwistedMexican has created a fantastic alternative. Although it doesn’t allow the user to change the terrain in whatever way they want it’s still amazing, basically you’re given loads of items which bump up the terrain, lower it down and even walls with realistic textures that blend well from floor to floor.
Head on over to TwistedMexican’s Reddit post to learn how to use and download this brilliant mod.
Intro
So terrain tools obviously don’t exist in Sims 4, and they probably won’t. I want to get this out of the way and say this is not a full terrain tool. Well then what is it you might ask? It’s a (very large) set of terrain objects that with some skillful building can give you the aesthetic of terrain modification.
I know we’d all rather have functional build tools but unfortunately I’ve become very familiar with the engine’s terrain setup and while it’s not impossible, the engine is not currently setup with terrain modification in mind at all – so I would be very surprised if Terrain Tools ever come to the Sims 4. So my aim is to give us the next best thing, the illusion of terrain tools. Now that that’s out of the way…
The Description
I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who has a house set on uneven terrain. I felt that even if we couldn’t have full fledged terrain tools, we deserved something to break up the dull 2D nature of the Sims 4 worlds. This object pack offers near infinite combinations for terrain, albeit with a bit of creativity. I hope you guys enjoy the pack as much as I enjoyed making it.
There’s no denying that news for The Sims 4 have been a little slow lately. SimGuruNinja wanted to assure us that the fifth Game Pack for The Sims 4, which seems to be family-oriented, should be fully revealed in a few more weeks. This doesn’t tell us exactly when the Game Pack’s Trailers, Screens and Blogs should start coming in but we can now only guess that the next month will be busy in terms of GP5 news.
@Quaay00 Few more weeks! I’m impatient.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) April 20, 2017
Emily Zeinner, one of the concept artists who worked on The Sims 4 City Living, shared some early concept art pieces of San Myshuno neighborhoods.
Dunno if I ever posted this, super early vaguely Moroccan inspired arts district for City Living. This was to prove you didn’t have to sacrifice the feeling of a culturally and visually vibrant city just because it’s a tight space.
Water feature public space 4 CityLiving-Early on neighborhoods had a focus on elements.Really wanted routable water fountains to play in.
Recently, I went through my skin details and recategorized them so I could overlay them. I put all my skins in the “mouth crease” category, all my cleavage enhancers went into the “forehead” category, all my scars went into the “freckles” category……and so on.
I thought you guys might like to know how to do this yourselves?
I’m going to show you how using @luumia body hairs. If you use these as is, then you won’t be able to use the full sleeve onto the chest tattoo’s that came with City Living since they are in the same category.
I’m going to move them to ankle because most of our Sim guys don’t have ankle tattoo’s.
Now you can move around all your skin details, tattoos, whatever so you can play around with overlaying them and creating unique looks. You cannot have both packages in your game, CHOOSE ONE.
I suggest organizing them like mine are so you know what you have placed where.
As we all know, toddlers have “stuff” in the works at Maxis but right now the playtime offerings are a little light. We are going to take a look at creating spaces that have a toddler feel for the backyard like a playhouse. This is more of an inspirational tutorial. Hopefully the examples below from my “The Break” vacation house will start you on the road to your own creations. If you are going to build as we go please start by activating the “MOO” cheat. Press SHIFT/CTRL/C at the same time on your keyboard. A command box will open at the top of the page. Type in “BB.MoveObjects On”. This will enabled you to place items like the fountain heads and the door to the playhouse.
In this case I started with a patch of desert and marked off an “irrigated” landscape area for the toddlers to play in. The smaller one I outlined with the Green Privacy Hedge fencing from the Base Game (BG). This is where my “splash pad” is located. The “playhouse” will sit in the larger green space. This space is outlined with white Smooth Keeper fencing (BG). The outline isn’t necessary but from a visual design standpoint it helps anchor the space to the ground. (Grid Picture 1)
We’ll fill in the splash pad first using Cool as a Cucumber Marble Tile (BG). I use it because I think it has a certain feel and look of moisture. Then simply place a few fountains about. In this case the Small Dancing Water Emitters (BG) and the Feeling Froggy Fountains from Backyard Stuff (BS). Lastly I drop in the toddler duck play toys so that they have something to play with on the pad. (Grid Picture 2)
Next we will start on the playhouse by setting three walls to define it. I’m only doing a 2×2 space. You want to keep the size diminutive in line with the size of the toddlers themselves. As well, use the largest size of the “half walls” in build mode as oppose to full size walls. I do a version of this for children that is 3×3 with full size walls. I color the walls with Country Field Stone (BG) because I am going for a Windenberg look and cap them with white stone. (Grid Picture 3) Then I mark off a patio and pave it with Throwback Cobblestone & Brick Pavers (BG). (Grid Picture 4)
Before I moved inside I decide to place a selection of outdoor items to insure the patio space was large enough. I’ve used Neighborly Window Boxes (BG) and Tri-Piary from Get Together (GT) for flowers. I also put in Birdy Trotz’s Bird Feeder and the Wind Chimes of Windemere (BS). Gnome Matter What I’m Still Your Baby is waiting to greet you at the door (BG). Lastly I set up the No Coasters Needed Coffee table from Get To Work (GTW), two Kindermade Chairs and RAW Antique Teapot (both BG) for pretend “tea”. There’s also one of the Mrs. Meowness toddler toys tucked down by the flower box for play as well.
Following we will turn back to the structure. First, I anchor the corners of the structure with the First Clue Spire (GT). Again this is not necessary but it gives the build a detailed and defined look. (Grid Picture 2) Second, I add The Kitty Corner Casement windows (BG) to all three walls. I also place them both inside the building and outside so that there are shutters on both sides of the wall. (Grid Picture 3) It looks a little more fairy tale to me to do so. As well, if this was a real life build I could just see an angry little toddler stomping off to his play house and slamming the shutters closed inside- lol.
I do some interior decor next. It doesn’t require much, just as in a real playhouse. I placed the Traveling Chest from Kids Stuff (KS) for toys and Pillow Fluff from City Living (CL) to give them a place to sit. Long John Buttercups Wall Sconce (BG) provides nighttime lighting while the floor is covered in Styled Parquet from Vampires (V). (Grid Picture 4)
To finish the playhouse I add the Arched Victorian Double Door (V). I place this floating in the open space. I do not add a fourth wall there. The gap at the top looks like a natural ventilation gap. It’s also easier to access the interior. (Grid Picture 1) Then top the structure with the Ahhhh-ning (GT) to act as a roof. I stick it to the back wall on the interior and then lift it up into place. The very last thing is Jony’s Second Chimney (GT). Lift the build grid up a floor and place the chimney as you normally would on the roof of a standard house. (Grid Picture 2)
I added the “sandbox” for a little more effect. First I outlined a rectangle. I wouldn’t go too big if you are aiming for realism. (Grid Picture 3) I terrain paint the interior of the rectangle with Sand Castle Dream (BG). Then I place several toys that look like stuff I’d find in my son’s sand box. I activate the SHO cheat “BB.ShowHiddenObjects”. This gives me access to items not in the Build/Buy catalog. In this case I searched for “spoons” and placed a couple to give the idea of digging in the sand. (Grid Picture 4) Use the search box to look for things like “bowl” or “spoon”. Anything a toddler might play with outside in the dirt. The spoons are just a storytelling device. They’re cute and provide a sense of realism.
So, that is mine and your new Toddler Spring play area. I really like this look as a great background for toddlers to play with what they already have in the game. I hope this inspires your imagination to develop other things for your sims. As always, please feel free to share any examples of your builds below. If you have any questions you can ask there as well and I am always available on Twitter @JasonSterling70
If you would like to see more of “The Break” vacation build you can see additional pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MyWorldofSims/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1245358095579612
It’s available to download here: https://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/04CF1EBF23CE11E782533423E325F46A?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=tonysterling&max=50&maxis=false
If you’re still a fan of The Sims 2 chances are you’re going to LOVE this mod!
Mod the Sims member Nopke created a mod which brings 20 unique sliders that you can use in The Sims 2 Create A Sim. What’s great is that people who may want to download your Sims 2 household won’t need to download this Mod in order to load up the household properly. Also, they’re completely inheritable!
You can get it by clicking the download button below. Install the mod by extracting the zipped content to EA Games > The Sims 2 > Downloads.
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SimGurus will be livestreaming their gameplay of the newest PlantSim seasonal challenge. This livestream will be ran by SimGuruRomeo and SimGuruJM. Unlike other official livestreams for The Sims 4 that we’re used to that usually showcase upcoming content, this one will be just a casual gameplay of the latest challenge.
The livestream starts on April 14th at 10PM CET / 9PM BT / 1PM PDT.
You’re probably wondering if this is all we’re going to get in terms of PlantSim features and options in The Sims 4. Sure, they have 2 different needs but beside that, PlantSims don’t really offer much.
SimGuruMegs stated (but made no promise) that PlantSims could be expanded in the future.
@adventfear I can’t make any promises, but we could potentially expand PlantSims in the future.
— Megan G (@SimGuruMegs) April 13, 2017
Starting April 13th until May 4th, you get to collect special magic beans, grow a tree and become a PlantSim in The Sims 4!
This will pop up the first time you open your game after updating to the latest version:
The first thing you’ll notice when loading your household is the seasonal challenge user interface in the top left corner:
NOTE: If you’re not really interested in this challenge you can disable this part of the interface by going to Menu > Game Options > Gameplay and selecting the Hide Challenge UI option.
Just like with every challenge, this one involves Jasmine Holiday. However, unlike with other challenges, you don’t depend on her unless you forget all the rules to this rather simple challenge. You can give her a call and ask more information about the PlantSim Challenge:
The rule to this challenge is to collect all 6 magic beans that you find from townies around neighborhoods. The magic bean you receive from a townie will depend on their current emotional state.
In case the PlantSim you ask for a magic bean doesn’t fit the angry, playful, sad, uncomfortable, flirty or confident emotion, the PlantSim won’t have any magic beans to offer. You can fix that by talking to them and getting them into one of these emotional states.
Once you get your first magic bean you’ll also get the magic PlantSim stump!
As you collect magic beans you can just drag them onto the stump. Here are all the magic beans that you can collect:
After you’ve collected all the magic beans and placed them on the stump, you’ll get an option to water it. After performing this interaction the stump will turn into a huge magical tree within seconds!
The tree has a portal that you can access. After exploring the tree for about 1 sim hour your sim will come back with the Forbidden Fruit of the PlantSim. If you want to access the portal again you’ll need to come back the next day at 10am!
You become a PlantSim instantly by eating the forbidden fruit that’s in your inventory.
As a PlantSim you get to take care of 2 special Needs: Water and Hunger (which is basically photosynthesis).
While staying in the sunlight, the water need will decay much faster. PlantSims who keep both needs satisfied will be happy and energized.
Being a PlantSim is only a temporary thing. Plantsimism will affect your Sim as long as the following buff is present – which is for 5 days. After your Sim turns back to normal you can explore the mystical portal tree again and claim the forbidden PlantSim fruit.
