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The Sims 4 Update: You can now place other Lot Types in Granite Falls!

It may have taken more than 2 years to fix this, but The Sims Team finally did it! The Sims 4’s latest update removes the restriction in Granite Falls which let you place down Rental Lots only.

Thanks to the new update, you can now place other lot types in Granite Falls (residental lots not included of course):

The Sims 4 Update: You can now place other Lot Types in Granite Falls!

The lots you place cannot be accessed until your Sims pay for their vacation to one of the rental lots in Granite Falls. After that, you’re free to visit any lot in Granite Falls!

Meditating in a Spa surrounded by lively sounds of the nature sounds like a perfect vacation.

The Sims 4 Update: You can now place other Lot Types in Granite Falls!

The Sims 4 Update: 17th Anniversary T-Shirt

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To celebrate The Sims Franchise’s 17th Anniversary, The Sims Team added a new T-Shirt to The Sims 4 for Sims of all ages, including Children and Toddlers.

This T-Shirt contains iconic mascots that are very popular in the simming community such as the Llama, Freezer Bunny, Cowplant and so on.

It comes in 3 variations:

There’s even a number 17 on the back of this t-shirt:

The Sims 4 Update: 17th Anniversary T-Shirt

If you’re wondering how it looks on Children and Toddlers, here you go:

The Sims 4: New Main Menu

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The Sims Team made quite a few changes to The Sims 4’s Main Menu in the latest update.

From now on you have a full overview of your installed The Sims 4 packs. That includes Expansion Packs, Game Packs, Stuff Packs and Free Packs.

Instead of the + button that had a ”new game” function on the top right corner that was present in previous main menus, now you have a full ”new game” button on the left side right below the play button.

The Sims 4: New Main Menu

Clicking on each Pack icon will give you more information about that pack (internet connection is required). What’s new is that now you can slide left and right between all the packs you’ve installed:

The Sims 4: New Main Menu

This means that you can only check out information about installed packs throughout your Main Menu. The ”My Packs” button has been removed from live / build mode:

The Sims 4: New Main Menu

What are your thoughts on the new main menu?

The Sims 4: New Update + Patch Notes! (February 2nd, 2017)

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The Sims Team has released a brand new Update for The Sims 4, adding some changes to the main menu.

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”.

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!

Patch Notes

Update: 02/02/2017 – PC Version 1.27.80.1020 / Mac Version 1.27.80.1220

Happy Anniversary Simmers!

It was 16 years, 11 months, and 29 days ago that the Sims were born!! And we wanted to be the first to wish you all a Happy 16th11th29th Anniversary!

Since then, there have been well over a 100 Sim births and deaths. 10s of homes built, and burned, and…

Ok, look, they don’t actually give me any real stats. I’m sure I’m close though… somewhere within a light year of error… it’s all relative.

This little life-simulation game about telling stories, controlling lives, burning down kitchens, inviting the neighbors to hang out in your basement and then removing the doors, building amazing homes, and just watching their lives unfold as you tweak away, is now (almost) 17 years old, and we hope you have, had, and will have fun with The Sims!

With that, we have just a little new…

The Main Menu has gone through a small redressing.

Upon your next load, you will be met with a new, but hopefully familiar looking, Main Menu. The summary of changes being:

  • Continue (the big play button), other than a location shift, functions exactly as it did
  • New Game and Load Game have come down from their hidden corner, and are now found alongside the Continue button.
  • Adding a household to an existing save is located on the Map view screen in the lower right
  • The upper right menus have been simplified to only include Gallery and the Options menu
  • And the lower left contains all the information you might want regarding packs.

We’ve also added a shirt (for toddlers and older) to celebrate the 17th anniversary (found in Create a Sim in the T-Shirt sort).

And we have a couple of critical issue fixes…

General Issues

  • We addressed an issue that could cause the baby to disappear upon age up.
    • While this is joyous news for parents everywhere, this does pose a significant population issue in Neverland. And we can only wait out the potential pirate to lost boy gap, as it draws ever closer in the favor of the pirates.
  • We addressed an issue that could result in toddlers being placed down through a wall, and outside of their home, if carried to use an object that was against an outer wall.
    • Ask any parent, and they will tell you “Of course toddlers are magical!” Ask them again to place their toddlers through a wall, and they will yell at your ridiculous suggestion.
      • It’s a two-faced world folks, and we’re just living in it.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause a toddler to become stuck next to an elevator upon loading the lot.
    • This fix will address future occurrences, however, to correct the issue in an already saved game, travel to another lot with the toddler and return.
  • We addressed an out of sync voice and animation issue that was causing our Sims to be ever so slightly off.
    • Had that early film feel, except without the cool fighting, or person in rubber monster suit scenes.

Outdoor Retreat

  • Rental Lots can now have their lot type changed, and are no longer locked in Granite Falls.

Get Together

  • Club perks and points will no longer reset after loading into an unowned lot and then returning.

And with that… we wish you a happy journey with us on The Sims, and look forward to your machinima, blogs, tweets, posts, screens, and vids of all things Sims.

-SimGuruGnome

Origin: Save 50% off on The Sims 4 Base Game + Expansions

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Origin is having a sale where you can save 50% on The Sims 4 Base Game + Expansion Packs!

This includes The Sims 4 Base Game Standard Edition & Digital Deluxe, Get to Work, Get Together and City Living Expansion Packs. If you’re an Origin Access member you get additional 10% off!

Click below to check out the offer!

Origin: Save 50% off on The Sims 4 Base Game + Expansions

The Sims 4: New Toddlers Concept Art

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SimGuruKimmi shared new concept art for The Sims 4’s toddlers! Some are new and some are already seen from EA’s ”Building Toddlers in The Sims 4” blog.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

It’s been more than a week since The Sims 4 Vampires Game Pack release and the modding community has been hard at work to provide you with new content, features and modifications to the already-existing gameplay. Here are some of the mods that I tested out and would recommend to any Sims player who got the Vampires Game Pack!

Before continuing, please note the following:

  • EA does not pre-screen Custom Content /Mods and players should always exercise caution when adding Custom Content to their game files.
  • Make sure your mods are up to date!
  • After each The Sims 4 Update your game will automatically disable Mods and Custom Content. You can re-enable them by going to Game Options > Other > Enable Custom Content and Mods.

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Supernatural Set

Adds a new trait and a new aspiration for children!

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Functional Radiator

Gives functionallity to the new radiator object.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Vampire Gated Community

Mortal Sims will no longer walk around Forgotten Hollow thanks to this mod.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Vampires Mega Mod

Several mods that alter the vampire gameplay to your taste.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Neighborhood Protection – No More Vampires!

Prevents Vampires from appearing in other neighborhoods.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Chat and Invite for Vampires Fix

Lets you chat and invite vampire Sims during the night.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Weakness Point Gains Removed / Reduced

This mod lets you reduce the amount of required weakness gains or removes them completely.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Drink, Drain and Turn without restrictions

You can drink, drain and turn other Sims without any restrictions thanks to this mod.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

Dark Meditation Modifications

Changes the time and results of dark meditation. There are 3 choices to choose from!

The Sims 4 Vampires: Mods Spotlight

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Have a Mod suggestion? Post it here!

The Sims 4 Vampires Gallery Spotlight: Lots

The Sims 4 Vampires Gallery Spotlight: Lots

In this Spotlight, we’re featuring lots that have been built using The Sims 4 Vampires Game 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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Ravenscroft (Download Here)

by Ruthless_kk

Value: §200,103
Size: 30×30
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Vampire Cathedral (Download Here)

by kaibellvert

Value: §140,518
Size: 40×30
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Vampire Residence (Download Here)

by SimmerKittenYT

Value: §95,779
Size: 30×30
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Bloodlust Lounge (Download Here)

by Julyvee94

Value: §163,164
Size: 30×30
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Buzzfeed: Former Sims Players Play The Sims 4

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Buzzfeed published a new video where former Sims Players try out The Sims 4 for the very first time. Check it out!

The Sims Blog: The Sims Celebrates 17 Years of Simming!

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Via TheSims.com!

The Sims™ turns 17 this week, and we want to take this time to celebrate all the Simmers that helped us to hit this huge milestone. Without our amazing community, we never would have gotten to where we are now – so the whole week is going to be totally dedicated to you!

In your honor, we’ve got a few fun things planned, including:

  • We’re launching a free in-game update* for The Sims 4 on Thursday, which will bring some changes to the main menu as well as a 17th Anniversary celebratory shirt for Sims of all sizes!
  • Daily The Sims 4 code giveaways on Twitter, offering prizes that span from base game to the latest EP;
  • A series of new Simmer Spotlights on TheSims.com, highlighting some of our great Simmers from all over the world;

An Origin Sale for The Sims 4 titles, Twitch Streams from our amazing community, and a couple of fun (and delicious looking) videos!

The Sims Blog: The Sims Celebrates 17 Years of Simming!

Are you ready to celebrate 17 years of The Sims? We think you’ll agree, it should be a pretty fun and exciting week!

The Sims 4: New Content Coming for 17th Anniversary of The Sims

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The Sims Spain posted the picture we added down below, with the caption ”this week we’re celebrating the 17th anniversary of The Sims”. Although it’s not known what we’re getting for the anniversary just yet, we do know that the shirts down below are new! Stay tuned for more information.

The Sims 4: New Content Coming for 17th Anniversary of The Sims

The Sims 4 Vampires: Setting up your Saves to Control Vampires

Hey guys!

I posted this on my simblr a few days ago and wanted to share it with those who don’t use tumblr.

You guys know that we did some extensive testing on how to KEEP THE VAMPIRES OUT OF YOUR HOMES.  Please note that none of these methods will stop the spawning of vampires.  It is a vampire GP.  There will be vampires.  This is just a way to have the GP and have saves where vampires disappear into the background like aliens and ghosts.  This method does use game cheats but it is intended for those who do not want to use mods.

Anyways……this is what I did, if anybody wants to follow suit.

1) I deleted all the EA premade vampires and made my own vampire family.

2) I used the vampire cheats here to make the YA male a Grand Master Vampire.  The other vampires (teen to adult) all have the Master Vampire ranks.

3) The Grand Master Vampire is the only one who can turn sims (give this vampire that reward using the cheat).  They all were given the sun resistant vampire reward (using the cheats).  This reward can only be given to master vampires on up.  I saw too many posts of NPC vampires dying in the sun, lol.  I don’t want my carefully created townie vampires dying!  None of them got the “eternally welcome” reward so they can’t enter homes.

4) I used the debug cheat in the buy menu and placed a garlic bulb in each of my sims inventories.  Then I hung garlic from their doors.  I also added the “private” lot trait.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Setting up your Saves to Control Vampires

All this was done so that I have control of my story!  I don’t like when EA dictates to me how I should play my game.  This gave me control of the vampires back.

It is important to note that vampires MAY BITE YOUR SIMS (but won’t turn them) out in the town.  So….stick that garlic in their inventories and they will be left alone.

As usual, not all games are the same.  Depending on what mods you are using and how you set up your game, you may find different results.

Hope this helps somebody so they can enjoy the GP and have control of those vampires.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Regaining Control of Vampires without using Mods

Hey guys!

I recently posted this on my simblr and thought it might be of use for those who don’t use tumblr.   After seeing reports on the official forum that vampires were taking over saves, we decided to do some testing.  We wanted to determine if this was true and what measures we could take to control it without using mods.  It was our goal to find something for simmers who like mod free games and want the Vampire GP but would like some saves where the vampires faded into the background like aliens and ghosts do.

Thank you so much @babydollsimmer @questforsims @mdianasanders for your help with testing.

What we determined is that Vlad is the trigger to EA’s vampire story.  He even has dialogue that will pop up and everything.  I suggest going through it in at least one of your saves just to enjoy it.

OK so what about those saves where you don’t want this story to happen and you don’t want Vlad to show up and bite your sims in the night?  This is easily controlled by deleting Vlad and the other EA pre-made vampires.  You can keep Caleb and Lillith since Vlad is the trigger but this is more for simmers who would rather have randomly generated vampires who are basically “baby” vampires and therefore harmless.

The Sims 4 Vampires: Regaining Control of Vampires without using Mods

So what happens after you delete Vlad?  Does this stop vampires from being generated?

Absolutely, not.  This is a vampire GP.  Vampires will spawn, the same way aliens spawn, homeless weirdos and raccoons spawn. This method just stops the vampire intrusion into your home.

Your sim will still have that initial nighttime visit by a vampire.  It happens in a new sim house that first night.  However, you can either ignore the vampire or greet them.  It doesn’t change a thing whichever you decide to do.

Vampires don’t return to your sims home.  Vlad is the key to this and with him not in the save, the story never starts.

Of course there are always exceptions but four of us have tested this now and it’s worked.  Delete Vlad and you can have the GP without the vampires bothering your sim in their homes (they will still spawn, it is a vampire GP but at least they won’t enter your sims home uninvited).  Also depending on which mods you are using and how you have configured your game, you may not have any vampires spawn.   None of us were able to replicate the vampire invasions that were reported on the forums, the game does generate fake poser vampires but they’re just wannabe vampire humans.

The Sims FreePlay: French Romance Update Trailer

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The Sims FreePlay team released a trailer for a new update called French Romance that’s hitting the App Store and Google Play store in the next few hours. Check out the trailer!

Turn your Sim into a Vampire with a single cheat!

You’re probably impatient to wait for a few days to start the process of turning your mortal sim into a vampire. There’s a quick little cheat to fix that and immediately turn your sim into a vampire:

  • Open up the cheat console by pressing CTRL + Shift + C
  • Enter the traits.equip_trait trait_OccultVampire cheat

Turn your Sim into a Vampire with a single cheat!

Make sure you change your Vampire’s dark form by clicking the wardrobe and selecting ”Change Sim” as clothes and vampire face details will be randomly assigned to your sim.

Turn your Sim into a Vampire with a single cheat!

You can easily cure your vampire sim from vampirism by entering the traits.remove_trait trait_OccultVampire cheat.