The latest Sims Project proves The Sims 4 is far from over!

Jovan

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April 3, 2017

In case you’re out of the loop, The Sims Team has announced a new project where the entire simming community gets to be involved by voting a new theme, items, clothing and more for a new Stuff Pack throughout this year! This project will last for almost the entire rest of this year as explained in the breakdown of this Stuff Pack’s development process (the last step is voting for the Stuff Pack’s title which will take place sometime this fall).

In TheSims.com’s FAQ page about this project, the team stated that this community-involved Stuff Pack will be available in 2018:

This Stuff Pack will be available for purchase in the next year, when development has been completed.

So yeah, other than SimGurus’ promise that 2017 will be a great year for The Sims 4, we now also know that 2018 as well will bring new content for The Sims 4!

The Sims 4: “Help us create a Stuff Pack” FAQ

Laundry Day

Jovan

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April 3, 2017

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The Sims 4: “Help us create a Stuff Pack” FAQ

TheSims.com published a Frequently Asked Questions page related to their latest “Help us create a Stuff Pack” project, which lets you make all the important decisions about developing an upcoming Stuff Pack.

Click below to be directed to the FAQ page!

Create a new Stuff Pack for The Sims 4!

Laundry Day

Jovan

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April 3, 2017

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The Sims Team has announced a brand new project today which involves YOU! The Sims 4’s future Stuff Pack will be all about the theme, gameplay features and objects in-game that you pick out! More information in the official post below:

Hi Simmers! Today marks the start of an exciting partnership between those of us here at Maxis, and each and every one of you. We’re here today to announce a new project where we want you to help us create an all-new Stuff Pack for The Sims™ 4. How will this work? Let us explain…

Today is the first major inflection point for this upcoming Stuff Pack, and we’re looking to you and The Sims community to guide this pack through its critical steps of development. We’re going to ask you the same questions we ask ourselves, and ultimately we’ll have a pack we can all be proud of. Development here in Maxis is always a collaborative process, with input from multiple disciplines to shape everything that we create. By adding your voices and your feedback, we’re going to make a Stuff Pack that represents your desires.

From now until April 6th, we’re gathering your votes at the bottom of this blog to help select the theme of this Stuff Pack. At this early stage of pre-production, we pair potential features with a theme to help conceptualize the pack we aspire to create. You’ll see those features mentioned in the survey, but to be clear – you are not selecting specific features in this vote. Feature selection will occur in a separate vote, at a later time in the campaign.

The entire development of this new Stuff Pack will give you a transparent look into how Maxis works together to make new experiences for your Sims. Not only will your votes help determine what we create, but we’ll also be sharing in-depth information about our progress throughout the development process. We’ll show you images and videos of the Stuff Pack throughout development, so you can see what we see when we’re building the game. You’ll have a window into our process, be it an inside look at the meetings we hold, to gaining insight into how we respond to unexpected challenges. Along the way you’re going to meet other developers on our team, and learn about what they contribute.

You can take part in a new section of our forums that’s dedicated to this project. It’s there that we’ll post regular updates, and we’ll jump in to engage in spontaneous discussions. Your feedback in the forums will be another opportunity to help shape the course of this pack. Of course, participating can be as simple as just voting. Be sure to circle the following dates on your calendar, and return to TheSims.com to make your voice heard.

• Theme Vote (April 3rd – April 6th): Select the overall theme for the pack. Every part of the pack will be influenced by this key decision.
• Art Style Vote (April 10th – April 12th): Select between proposed art styles for the pack, which will guide our concept artists in the objects and clothing they create.
• Objects & Clothing Vote (May 18th – May 21st): Browse through the concept art we’ve drawn for the pack, and select your top choices to help us determine which objects and pieces of clothing are included.
• Feature Vote (June 23rd – June 26th): Select the top gameplay feature(s) you want to have included in the pack.
• Pack Icon Vote (Fall): Peruse different icons and select the one that will appear in the pack’s box art and within the in-game catalog.
• Pack Title Vote (Fall): Select a title that best summarizes the pack’s atmosphere and content.

For years, we’ve worked to make Sims games that we think you’ll love. This unique opportunity to work directly with all of you has our team incredibly excited. So come on… put on your honorary Producer cap and come join us. Let’s build something great, together. We can’t wait to learn more about what we’ll start making in just a few short days!

The five themes you’ll be voting on represent some of the most requested additions we’ve seen on the forums that fit within the scope of a Stuff Pack. They are…

Eco Living Stuff – Adopt new home technologies to help your Sim with domestic responsibilities and live an eco-friendly life. Potential areas of focus include laundry, home technology, and solar energy.

Starter Home Stuff – Customize your household with affordable, pre-owned furniture and clothing that’s perfect for Sims just starting out (or struggling to get by). Potential areas of focus include space-saving furniture, multi-function appliances, and yard sale items.

Arcade Stuff – Take your Sims to an arcade for an afternoon of entertainment with friends! Potential areas of focus include arcade activities, games of skill, and social experiences.

Dangerous Stuff – Live life on the edge by subjecting your Sims to new dangers that celebrate the afterlife. Potential areas of focus include Sim deaths, funeral experiences, and the Grim Reaper.

Wedding Stuff – Make your Sim’s big day an even bigger celebration with new wedding content and experiences. Potential areas of focus include wedding customization, the ceremony, and cultural diversity.

VOTE HERE!

Top 3 Stuff Packs for The Sims 4 – voted by the community!

The Sims 4

Jovan

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April 2, 2017

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Top 3 Stuff Packs for The Sims 4 – voted by the community!

The Sims 4’s collection of Stuff Packs keeps growing rapidly and with so many themes to choose from, some Simmers may not find themselves in a position to purchase all Stuff Packs at once. If you’re new to The Sims 4 or just want to update your collection with new Stuff Packs but don’t know which one to choose, here are 3 Stuff Packs that were voted by the community that bring enough gameplay and items for 10 bucks.

3. The Sims 4 Kids Room Stuff

This Stuff Pack is all about decorating your child’s bedroom with new colorful objects and objects that bring new gameplay such as the Voidcritter Battle Station and the Puppet Theatre. With more than 70 items and 20 collectibles to discover and play with, you’ll easily keep you child sims occupied for hours.

2. The Sims 4 Vintage Glamour Stuff

Vintage Glamour Stuff is the only Stuff Pack so far to introduce a new NPC – a butler. Beside this gameplay-filled NPC you also get around 70 new items for your Sims, including 2 new gameplay objects – the vanity table and and a globe bar. The vanity table lets you apply preset makeup with different styles to choose from. Even kids can play with it and have messy makeup on their face for a few hours! The globe bar adds 5 exclusive drinks that you can pour and drink, while kids can play with that object as well. All in all a perfect Stuff Pack for those who dig the vintage luxury style.

1. The Sims 4 Movie Hangout Stuff

The Stuff Pack that took most of your votes! It brings the most unique items and clothing to The Sims 4. It adds around 60 new Boho Chic themed items and clothing with 2 new gameplay objects: the popcorn maker and a huge home cinema screen. The pack also adds 10 movies with different genres that you can watch on any TV. Each movie will bring different reaction and sims will react at appropriate times depending on what scene is being screened. The new popcorn recipes go great with these movies!

You can check out our Stuff Pack poll HERE and cast your vote!

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: Giving Your Lanes the Bowler Disco Look

JasonSterling

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April 1, 2017

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The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: Giving Your Lanes the Bowler Disco Look

Hi, I’m Jason Sterling. I’ll start this article about creating a Bowler Disco look with the “Sims Builder’s Three Best Friends” in-game cheats.

bb.IgnoreGamePlayUnlocksEntitlement (IGUE) Unlocks all items tied to in game advancement from the start.
bb.ShowHiddenObjects (SHO) Displays all hidden objects for use in building such as ponds, dishes, bottles ect.
bb.MoveObjects (MOO) Allows build/buy items to be freely moved around within the build and activates the height slider that raises objects up and down in the air and on the walls using the number 9 for up and the number 0 for going back down.

If you are new to the Sims 4 or just new to building in the Sims 4, press CTRL/SHIFT/C to open the command box within your game and enter each of the cheats above should you wish to access their features. Now on with the article.

How Can I Use This in a Way That’s Not Intended?

There are many items within the sims 4 that give you the opportunity to combine them through the BB.MoveObjects cheat into something different from what they originally were. I’m going to outline a relatively simple construction use here to build the disco banquette seating in my new RockIt Bowler Disco pictured above. We’ll be using the Glowstone Lamp included with the base game to create a Neon Lighting effect on this seating. This build can be done as a BASE GAME ONLY project. I provide alternate material suggestions in the list below for the non-base game items I am using. There is also a picture at the end of the article showing the base game only version of this seating.

Start by activating the BB.Moveobjects (MOO) cheat. Following that if you have any walls near the construction area REMOVE THEM. I do this whenever I want to place items in a free floating manner that normally auto-snap into place on the walls, such as the Glowstone Lamp below.

Next, assemble the items in the list. (Grid Picture #1) These are what I have used for this particular look. However, I encourage you to pursue your own look and ideas.

The Harbinger Island Flat Front and Curved Corner versions (Base Game Item)
Glowstone Lamp (Base Game Item)
Straight Arrow High Back Plush Booth (Dine Out Item) / Squarely There Modern Sofa (Substitute Base Game Item)
Illuminating Pillar (City Living Item) / You can substitute any column here you like or play around with standing light sources or leave it out completely.
Seema Bar Stool (Bowling Night Item) / Any bar stool can be substituted here, although I personally would use The Celestial from the base game.

Place the six Plush Booths in a standard manner on the grid, three back to back as shown. (Grid Picture #2) Next, position the Harbinger Islands as shown. There will be a slight protrusion of the booths through the bar at each corner. While holding down “Alt” slide the booth back just enough to hide the protrusion. You don’t have to do this if the bleed through does not bother you. (Grid Picture #3) Then place the barstools. (Grid Picture 4)

You apply the lighting next. First, increase the size of the Glowstone Lamp by pressing the “]” button a single time while holding it. Then, while holding “Alt”, slide the light into the booth until it appears aligned with the island. Lift the lamp up by pressing the number “9”. Once you have the correct height maneuver it until it appears visually correct as shown. Repeat this for the remaining three islands. (Grid Picture #1) Do the same procedure for the bar seating at each end. Here, you only raise the light until the upper panel is showing above the surface of the island. (Grid Picture #2) Next, slide the Glowstone lamps along the floor until they are nearly completely inserted into the booth to create a glowing strip. It’s not necessary to hold “Alt”. (Grid Picture #3) Place the columns as shown. (Grid Picture #4)

To finish, you go into live mode and choose the color you’d like for the lighting. In this case I’ve chosen blue. There is a quick trick you can use to color all the lighting at once, while leaving the rest of the room unchanged. Draw a room around the arrangement as in the picture below. Then enter live mode- Click on any of the lights on the arrangement- Click “Set Color and Intensity”- Click “This Room”- Chose the color- Enter build mode and remove the walls.

Finally, here is a picture of this concept as a smaller, two section set up and executed using the BASE GAME ONLY. I really like the sofas in this configuration. In fact, I use a modified version of this for ultra-modern homes. It also works well in Sci-Fi builds. I’ve dropped the lights on the end cap island seating and instead added extra strips to the flat front island inserted into the booths. I placed half walls to create a higher back for the seating and to seal the gap between the two sides. You can also do both versions shown in this tutorial as single sided seating. I’ve left off the columns. Instead, I’ve added the “Perfect Picture Art Lighting” to the half walls. You can shade these in a different color from the rest of the lighting for a mixed effect.

You have finished the project. As a builder or a player we have a great new seating style decked out in a neon look and perfect for our new Bowler Disco or any nightclub set up.

You can watch a video version of this tutorial on my Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/DJUnKUW0fxA

Hopefully you’ve found this build article helpful and even more so I hope you’ll be inspired to take the everyday things in your game and use them as they were not intended. Do you have any pictures you’d like to share of your bowling alley or any questions? Please post them in the comments below and please join me next time.

If you like this build and would like to see its fully completed form it’s available on the Gallery: https://www.thesims.com/en_AU/gallery/9B8775AB168311E78D4917952A7A4D81?category=lots&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=&max=50&maxis=false

There are also additional pictures of the completed RockIt Bowler Disco build here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MyWorldofSims/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1226760004106088

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff Gallery Spotlight

Jovan

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April 1, 2017

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The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff Gallery Spotlight

In this Spotlight, we’re featuring venues that have been built using The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff Pack (and some other packs as well).

Hover over the pulsing plumbobs to see screenshots of marked areas. Pulsing plumbob that’s on the left bottom corner contains all the info (and download link) of the lot.

To see more of our previous Gallery Spotlights, CLICK HERE!

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Rock ‘N’ Bowl (Download Here)

by sakuraleon

Value: §98,263
Size: 40×30
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Bowling Fever (Download Here)

by Costa

Value: §98,605
Size: 40×30
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Southport Industrial Bowl (Download Here)

by SpringSims

Value: §85,251
Size: 30×20
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Spare Me (Download Here)

by wrathofcath

Value: §82,772
Size: 30×20
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FreeSO has a new text-to-speech feature for April Fools and it’s hilarious!

FreeSO

Jovan

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April 1, 2017

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FreeSO has a new text-to-speech feature for April Fools and it’s hilarious!

FreeSO, a fanmade project which is focused on reviving The Sims Online and its features has released a new update for April Fools which is just hilarious!

Other than changing the entire project’s name from FreeSO to MyLand, there’s another feature which makes the entire game a l0t more interesting.

When loading up a lot filled with other Simmers, you’ll notice that all chat messages written on the lot are now converted to actual speech. You can write your own message by pressing the enter button!

Here’s a video example recorded by Vixella:

april fools on @FreeSOGame literally has me in tears, i’m cackling over the text to speech feature right now pic.twitter.com/Wj6rwjU8ZU

— Sasha 💜 (@Vixella) April 1, 2017

For more information on how to install FreeSO (or in today’s case, MyLand), check out our tutorial!

The Sims 4’s Second Quarter of 2017 has begun!

The Sims 4

Jovan

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April 1, 2017

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The Sims 4’s Second Quarter of 2017 has begun!

It’s finally April, which means that the first quarter of 2017 is behind us! Before I continue speculating what we might get in the next quarter, let’s take a look back at all the things we received in the last 3 months:

The Sims 4 Toddlers Update
The Sims 4 Vampires Game Pack
The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff Pack

All in all, it was a really nice quarter which brought a lot of simmers back to the game thanks to the long-awaited toddlers update. Still, that’s not all what the first quarter of 2017 has brought.

Along with The Sims 4 Toddlers Update we also got some big clues that The Sims 4 Pets is in development. We don’t know exactly when the pack could be announced/released but we do hope that it’ll be a similar pattern just like with The Sims 4 Vampires Game Pack when a lot of clues / game icons were leaked in a patch just a month before the pack’s announcement.

The Sims 4’s second Quarterly Teaser of 2017 could be released any day now. Just like with previous quarterly teasers, there isn’t exactly a specific day when The Sims Team releases them just like they do with general pack announcements (tuesday) or game updates (thursday). Here’s a timeline of previous quarterly teasers releases:

Starting today, we can expect a quarterly teaser for The Sims 4 content that’ll be releasing from April to June. I surely hope that The Sims Team will continue delivering their promise that 2017 will be a great year for The Sims 4.

What do you expect from this quarterly teaser? Let us know in the comments!

(April Fools) The Sims 3: NEW UPDATE! (Bug Fixes + Minor Improvements)

Jovan

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April 1, 2017

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(April Fools) The Sims 3: NEW UPDATE! (Bug Fixes + Minor Improvements)

After 4 years of waiting for The Sims 3 to become fully functional with all released content such as Expansion Packs, Stuff Packs and Store Content which we all paid for and expected to run well, The Sims Team has finally released a statement apologizing for making us wait 4 years to finally play the game without any issues. Here’s what they said:

Sul Sul Simmers!

We’re truly sorry for making you all wait 4 years to play The Sims 3 without encountering “The Sims 3 has stopped working” every 30 minutes. We’ve been so hard at work to deliver you new content for The Sims 4 that we forgot that there are still people who’d want to play The Sims 3 every now and then.

We’re releasing a new update for The Sims 3 today that’ll fix many issues and improve some things, including:

We’ve made sure that you no longer can install mods that fix the gameplay of The Sims 3 and do all the work for us. In case your game is broken or you’re experiencing bugs and glitches that prevent you from enjoying the game, report to us and we’ll try to fix it……..in a matter of few years.

The Sims 3’s “Expansions & Stuff” section of the launcher will no longer encourage you to only play a few packs instead all of them. Feel free to enable all packs!

Some users reported that they’ve been loading Sims University and Oasis Landing since the release of University Life / Into the Future, hoping that they would eventually load it. This update cuts down the loading time from 10 years to only 5 years. Hang in there Simmers, only 1 year to go!

We’ve made some small changes to The Sims 3 Main Menu.

We’ve cut down the “The Sims 3 has stopped working” crashes from every 30 minutes to every 2 hours!

Isla Paradiso no longer stutters every 3-4 seconds. We’ve solved this issue by removing all Sims from the world!

The update can be downloaded by opening your The Sims 3 Game Launcher. You can also download it manually HERE!

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: Promo Release Trailer

Bowling Night

Jovan

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March 31, 2017

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The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: Promo Release Trailer

The Sims Team released a promotional release trailer for The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff. Check it out!

The Sims 4 Creative Construction: DIY Sectional Sofa

holliebb

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March 31, 2017

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The Sims 4 Creative Construction: DIY Sectional Sofa

Hello Simmers!

Welcome to the first instalment of a series that I’m going to call ‘Creative Construction’ while building in The Sims 4.

Custom content exists and is a huge part of the way some people play the game, which help to add specific objects not available in The Sims 4 to date. That’s great, but what about people who don’t want to mod in new meshes and want to keep their game strictly vanilla? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Each post in this series is a mini-tutorial which will show you how to combine items and create something not available in the game!

Sectional Sofa

For some reason The Sims 4 does not yet have a sectional sofa in the game; not the base game or any of the downloadable content. I, for one, would love to see a more versatile piece for our Simmies to sit on. Follow these steps, and you can create something that’s passable!

Make sure to have the bb.moveobjects cheat enabled!

Use the wall tool to create a right angle. This will be the walls of your couch. Change your wall height by clicking on the half wall icon found under the wall tool. You can also change the wall trim by clicking on the icon below.

Find the Pillow Fluff cushion from the City Living EP and place it along the wall, leaving a half square of room in between. Use the ALT key when dragging to allow placing outside of the snapping floor grid. Place all along the walls. This is the seat.

Find thePeaceful Pouf Ottoman from the Spa Day GP and place it up against the wall, and use the ( 9 ) key to move it above the Pillow Fluff cushion. Double these up (one resting on the floor and one on top) on either end to hide the corners. Repeat until you cover the length of the walls.

Add some wall covering (paint, wallpaper, panel, etc.) and you’re ready to have a movie night!

Try it out! Feel free to tweet me a screenshot of your creations!

Check out my livestreams daily on twitch.tv/holliebb

Starting Your First Retail Store in The Sims 2 Open for Business

James_Pleasant24

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March 30, 2017

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Starting Your First Retail Store in The Sims 2 Open for Business

When open for business first came out, I immediately wanted to build the store of my dreams. But being only 12 when the expansion came out, I really didn’t know much about building or even running a sim business.

Well, being 23 now, I have finally started getting the concept of building a successful retail business and what essential items you need to make your first store in Sims 2 Open for business a very successful one. These are some tips that I use throughout the game to get up and running when I first create a store.

Don’t overdo it!

When you first start your retail store, don’t go big and flashy right off the bat. If you have bought a community lot, start out small. I like to use the Corner Shop in Bluewater Village. This is super small store and really limits what you can do. But, this will do you plenty of good when you first start up your business.

Always think about curb appeal.

Sims love flashy things. They are like humans (duh!) and love flashy and shiny things. Make the storefront and entrance shine! You want to attract potential customers, and by doing so, you will increase your revenue in the long run. But, like I have said, don’t overdo it. You want to find the balance of not enough and too much curb appeal.

Focus on the Business Perks

When starting your business, look to see what the business perks are and how they will relate to your business. I love using the “Wholesale” perk track, just because I can restock the items at a much lower cost and sell them at a higher cost. I love doing that because I get more profit that way. Don’t let those perks go to waste. The same with The “Cash” perk track. Those are easy ways to get money fast.

Sell Sell Sell!

When your main sim opens a business, have them solely focus on selling. This is the main part of having a store in the first place. What I usually do is make sure my store is totally stocked BEFORE I even open it. Then, when I open the store, I let all the items run out. Once my store has been cleaned out and I have made all the sales, I close the store. Any remaining customers will leave or line up at the register. This way I can cash all my customers out in one sweep. Once all customers are cashed out, I can restock and open the store back up at a later date. This is a technique that I use when I have a one person family running a business. It makes money for the store and builds skills up quicker.

Don’t Hire Outside Help…. to start

I don’t like to hire employees to help out in the beginning. Because each hour they need to get paid and I lose out on money that I could be using to expand my business. I focus on making sure I have a steady flow of income coming into the store. THEN I can start hiring outside help. Once the store is big enough, I can start having employees come in and start working for me. Having a tiny store and having 5 employees is a waste of time and money. So, start small, but plan big!

These are just some ideas to help you start a business. The one thing to remember is: Start small, but plan big for the future of your store!

The Sims 4 Bowling Night: First Thoughts

Krista

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March 29, 2017

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Are you ready to hit your Sim’s local bowling hangout because we sure are as the wait for the next stuff pack for The Sims 4 is finally over!

The Bowling Night Stuff pack was released earlier today and it has been received extremely well by the community but here is what I think about the new stuff pack so far.

Create A Sim

There is a good balanced variety of new Create A Sim items for both male and female Sims and of course a few additions for child Sims. The Sims team went for a rockabilly feel for the CAS in this pack. It doesn’t feel unbalanced against the rest of the game either when compared against build/buy objects. I must add that there are some of my favourite CAS items in this pack not just for female Sims but CAS as a whole.

Build/Buy Mode

Full of new chairs, tables, decorative items and of course bowling hangout essentials ranging from the alleys themselves to memorabilia displays and trophy cabinets there is plenty of items here that will bring your bowling hangout to life. Not only that I feel that many of the items will also work well with existing packs like City Living and Get Together.

Continuing with build/buy mode there are two new pre-styled rooms which are full of colour just like you would expect from an actual bowling alley. My first mission is to try and create my local Bowling Alley on a small scale in game!

Gameplay

The pack comes with the new bowling skill which both child and adult Sims can build up to a maximum level of five. Of course along the way many Sims will overcome bowling fails, feel frustration as well as excitement as they become better bowlers. The animations that The Sims Team have created to help show these emotions is a lovely touch. I especially love the new little celebration dance that Sims do from time to time. With every level your Sim has a chance to unlock a new bowling ball.

Moonlight Bowling I must say I love as well. It really does remind me of my local bowling alley every time I visit there. Another detail I thought was a great touch was the bumpers coming up for child Sims.

In the game library is a pre-built bowling hangout that you can drop straight into your game. This is the same build that the SimGuru’s showcased in the Bowling Night Twitch stream last week. Also if you search MaxisCreator_01 in the gallery you will find the Bowl More Alley and the Rockin’ Rollers Household both of which you can add to your game.

For fans of the original The Sims games you may recognize a handful of the tracks played. They are none other than some of The Sims House Party tracks from the disco radio station!

Overall Thoughts

Although I was very unsure about this pack when it was originally announced I do really like this pack so far and what it brings to the game. In all honesty I think it’s a great addition to the game. For me this pack brings back some memories of The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 and not just in regards of gameplay.

Bowling Night Stuff also opens up more ideas and possibilities for builds both community and residential lots and I feel the pack integrates with other existing packs like City Living and Get Together which I mentioned earlier.

It will be interesting to see what The Sims team have in store for the game next. A new quarterly trailer is due to be released soon with many fans hoping to see Pets or Seasons make an appearance in some form in that trailer.

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff Pack is available now for purchase from Origin.

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: Bowling Skill Cheat + Debug Cheats

Bowling Night

Jovan

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March 29, 2017

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UPDATE: If you enter the testingcheats true cheat on and shift + click on your Sim you’ll unlock the debug “Cheat Bowling…” option which comes with 2 options: Always Throw Tricks and Never Fail. The Always Throw Tricks option will force your Sim to perform various tricks when throwing a ball, while the Never Fail option will try to keep your ball on the lane.

If you want to level up your Sim’s Bowling Skill to Level 5 in a matter of seconds, you can do so by entering the following cheat: stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling [1-5] (add a skill level from number 1 to 5 instead of the brackets). Make sure you’ve entered the testingcheats true cheat first!

For more skill cheats, check out our The Sims 4 Cheats page.

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff: New Objects + Venue Overview

Jovan

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March 29, 2017

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The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff comes with more than 30 items in Build Mode, including new objects, new wallpapers and a new flooring. There’s also a new Bar Venue called Oasis Springs Dust Bowl with 30×20 dimensions that you can find pre-installed in your Gallery library.