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This mod increases the number of columns in CAS. Two flavours of the mod are available: 3 columns, and 4 columns.
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It’s summertime, and for much of the world that means fun in the sun, family vacations, and plenty of time… to play video games! That’s how we’re spending our summer – in The Sims 4 – and we imagine that many of you are going to be doing the same. To celebrate, we’ve decided that we want to go ahead and call this season #SimSummer! And we want you to celebrate with us.
This summer, we want to see what your Sims are up to. Is your Sim hanging out by the pool? Take a pic and share it with #SimSummer on Twitter! Is your Sim going on an Outdoor Retreat and enjoying their vacation from work? Throw that pic on Instagram with #SimSummer! Relaxing in the hot tub? #SimSummer that moment! We’ll be sharing plenty of #SimSummer images, too, so keep an eye on our social pages to see all sorts of fun pictures of Sims enjoying their well-earned vacation.
Each week we’ll pick a different theme, which you’ll be able to check out on our Twitter and Instagram pages. If you submit a #SimSummer picture, you could get* some #SimSummer goodies, complete with a The Sims 4 towel, sunglasses, water bottle, and lanyard!
We want to see all the awesome things that your Sims get up to this summer, so tag in #SimSummer. Selfies, screenshots, drawings, anything that shows off your #SimSummer is welcome, and at the end of August we’ll post another blog with all our favorites. Be sure to check back then and see if yours is posted!
I’ve made a couple of Sims 4 wallpapers which include graphics from Packs that have been released so far.
To download a wallpaper, click on a wallpaper of your choice and select Download on the bottom left corner.
Be sure to check the rest of our Wallpapers HERE!
2560×1440 (16:9)
2560×1600 (16:10)
Beautiful Newcrest Park (Download Here)
The park I will be using for newcrest.#buildnewcrest #newcrest #nocc #beautiful #cute #nice #park #nature #flowers
Value: §81,732
Size: 40×30
Lot Type: National Park
Required Packs: Outdoor Retreat, Get to Work
Modern Newcrest Luxury (Download Here)
My first 40 x 30 lot submission! A massive #modern #luxurious home featuring – 4 x #pools, home #cinema, #gym, 3 #bar spaces, indoor #hangar and #garage, #artgallery. outdoor #jazzbar, #roofgarden. Modern Roof Pieces, #design and structural supports. #buildnewcrest #newcrest #beautiful #nocc. Hope you Enjoy!! PLEASE PLACE LOT IN BUILD MODE
Value: §366,601
Size: 40×30
Lot Type: Residental Lot
Required Packs: Get to Work
Newcrest Museum (Download Here)
The #newcrest #museum is built in a #modernstyle and holds several amazing works of art. The museum is split between the first floor and the rooftop, which includes a few rooftop gardens. #buildnewcrest
Value: §120,827
Size: 40×30
Lot Type: Museum
Required Packs: None
Oracle House (Download Here)
NO CC Version. Modern house build for Newcrest. #buildingnewcrest #newcrest #buildnewcrest #brittishsimmer #nocc #modern #familyhome
Value: §433,737
Size: 50×40
Lot Type: Residental Lot
Required Packs: None
Newcrest Tuscan Family (Download Here)
Elegant Tuscan Family 4 bedroom with basement. NO CC #tuscan #tuscany #adobe #traditional #basement #buildnewcrest #newcrest
Value: §273,987
Size: 40×30
Lot Type: Residental Lot
Required Packs: None
Newcrest Family Treasure (Download Here)
This lot has lots of room and plenty of bedrooms to suit any growing family. Master suite in the basement, away from the kids! #family #contemporary #newcrest #buildnewcrest #furnished #modern and #traditional #suburban #suburbs #american
Value: §165,568
Size: 40×20
Lot Type: Residental Lot
Required Packs: Holiday Celebration
Tiny Modern Newcrest (Download Here)
#buildnewcrest #newcrest #modern #allthesegamez #bokado #house #tiny #modernhouse #tinyhouse #home #grey #thesims4 #villa
Value: §49,713
Size: 20×15
Lot Type: Residental Lot
Required Packs: None
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The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff Pack* is full of items, decorations and outfits designed to upgrade your Sim’s backyard. Really early on in the process we realized that if we wanted to do this Stuff Pack right, it meant including hot tubs – and hot tubs are no small task. It took months of work to get them just right and assure that they’d not only be cool, but that they’d be the biggest, best hot tubs in The Sims’ history.
Want to know what went into creating a hot tub for The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff? We’ve pulled together a series of images to show you the transformation from whiteboard sketch to fully functional hot tub.
As with most planning, everything started off on the whiteboard. Before trying to actually model the hot tub, we needed to decide what kind to create and how the Sims’ seating arrangements would impact their movement and interactions. We decided we wanted to allow eight Sims in at a time, and the arrows on the sketches above show how those Sims would need to move in order to talk with each other, or get in and out of the hot tub.
Once we’d worked that out, we started testing to see what it might look like to have those eight Sims all sitting next to each other. It’s a good thing we did this, too, because as you can see from the image on the right if we’d tried to make the hot tub compact, we’d have ended up with Sims piling up on top of each other.
A few weeks of work later and we had the basic shape of the hot tub we wanted in the game – but some important decisions still needed to be made. How would Sims get in and out? Would they hop over the edge? Climb a ladder? Walk up stairs? We tried a few different options, as you can see above.
What about once they were in the hot tub? Sitting and staring off into space isn’t that fun, so we knew we needed to maintain the same level of emotion that Sims have when they’re outside the hot tub. We had to figure out how they’d be able to interact with each other no matter where they happened to be sitting.
Besides just chatting, we also wanted Sims to be able to do some of the other things in the hot tub that they could do outside of it. Here, you can see us testing things that made sense for Sims to do in the water (like drinking) and things that didn’t (like reading a book).
Nailing the right lighting for hot tubs was important to us, too. We wanted to make sure this looked a little different from pools, since it was really more about atmosphere. Here, we tested some different ways to allow players to light their hot tubs, and how they would look in different situations. As you can guess, at this point we were nearing the final product.
Which looks like this! Sims sitting next to each other, talking, listening to music and drinking. It was a long journey and we’re happy to be able to share it with you. We really hope you enjoy The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff – it comes out on June 16!
The Sims Studio made a funny The Sims 4 Render, mimicking main characters from Disney/Pixar’s latest ”Inside Out” Animated Movie. In case you haven’t seen it already, the movie is now playing in cinemas worldwide!
E3 may be over, but sales on Origin are still present! Here are some of The Sims 4 games that are up for sale:
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With the release of the new stuff pack, Perfect Patio, I was inspired to do a patio decor “room”. Keep in mind these characteristics when decorating and furnishing your patio!
Make sure seating is in a group setting. We do not want isolated benches for only two or three Sims to sit and chit chat. We want seating for 8-10 Sims, and those in the hottub too. Make the seating comfortable and welcoming to encourage your visitors to stay a while.
Add plants and hedges. You are outside and want to enjoy nature at it’s (almost) fullest. Plants make the area look alive and fresh.
Don’t forget a bar or barbeque and, of course, a hot tub and/or pool. A patio should have a ton of stuff for your Sim to relax and be distracted from their daily lives.
Lastly, I suggest fencing off your patio area. Keep your neighbours’ prying eyes off your skinny dipping endeavors. Make your own oasis in your backyard.
Pick a colour and make it your accent/focus for your patio. Green, purple, orange, something bright and colourful, almost island-y, are good choices.
The Sims 4 Perfect Patio stuff pack is only $9.99! Add it to your gameplay to make beautiful patios!
Share your patios with us at Sims Community as well as on my Twitter!
Congratulations YuriSimmer for winning Get to Work and Alin22 for winning Perfect Patio Stuff! You will be contacted shortly.
We are giving away:
To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is write a comment in the comment section below.
The winner will be chosen randomly via random.org. We’ll make sure to provide a screenshot after the winner has been chosen.
This giveaway ends on 26th of June, 2015. Winners will be announced 1-2 days after.
Before entering this giveaway, please note:
Good luck! 
The Sims Studio released 3 Lots that you have probably seen on The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Screens and Trailers.
To download these Lots from The Gallery, simply click on the Lot names below.
EA recently sent out a promotional email offering a free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe edition when purchasing The Sims 4 (which is currently 50% 0ff) through Origin. This email and promo code is for new purchases of Sims 4 only, previously purchased copies don’t apply.
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THE GRASS
My autumn grass includes recolors of kiwisims4’s default replacement grass and Granite Falls grass replacement, zerbu’s road texture grass and k-hippie’s terrain paints. Thank you all so much for letting me include the recolors!
If you already have a default grass installed, please move it out of Mods when you use my autumn version (you can of course use the autumn mod without any grass override or with the original textures linked above).
THE PLANTS
You will find a plant here and there that isn’t autumn-y (I know there’s a hedge and a rock with grass on it), but I’ve looked and looked for the last plants and I haven’t found them. When I do I’ll update the files (^^*)
This was made with Willow Creek in mind. Oasis Springs and Granite Falls look okay, but a bit strange (Granite Falls is a little dark for some of the textures and Oasis Springs gets very orange).
340 override plant recolors (don’t worry, the download is only 6 files, 7 if you download the grass)
Most of the plants in the game will be replaced, but when you remove the files from Mods everything will go back to normal
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Hello everyone. Your sims go on vacation and want to paint with portability ? These meshes override are for you.
I have tuned all the EA easels so they can go to sims inventory and sims can carry them to their vacation so its perfect for your traveling sims.
You need to unlock the locked easels the natural way. But all are portable.
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The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff Pack* came out this week, and includes some fun outfits, items, and décor to help class up your backyard. But the biggest addition in the pack is absolutely the hot tub – a hot tub that’s, in our opinion, the coolest one we’ve ever made.
We’ve gathered up the reasons we think this hot tub is the best in The Sims’ history.
It fits up to eight Sims. In the past, hot tubs could only fit two or four Sims. We wanted to up the ante this time, allowing eight Sims to enjoy the comforting water. That’s a full household of Sims, all enjoying the hot tub together!
Adults and children can relax inside. While you might have thought hot tubbin’ was only for grownups, but in The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff, children can sit in the hot tub alongside adults, teens, and elderly Sims.
You can put it just about anywhere. Want to put the hot tub inside? Cool. Do it! In the basement? That’s fine. Against a wall? Sure. In a corner? Why not!? Sims will find their way into and out of the hot tub basically anywhere you put it. They’re clever like that.
Sims can watch TV from in the hot tub. Previously, Sims inside of hot tubs really only interacted with people and things inside with it. Now, Sims can chat with people on the outside, and even watch a TV within viewing range. Basically, we’re saying you can replace all of your couches with hot tubs.
Your Sims can bring drinks inside. Did you ever have a hot tub when you were younger? Did your parents yell at you for trying to sneak a drink inside because you might spill it? Well good news! They’re not the boss of your The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff hot tub. Go ahead – tell your Sim to take that juice right inside. We won’t tell.
Sims can skinny dip in the hot tub. Sure, the stuff pack includes a number of playful bathing suits for your Sims, but if they’re feeling more – erm – adventurous, they can take to the tub in the nude.
It can be upgraded with a stereo and aromatherapy. What’s more relaxing than sitting in calming, warm water? Sitting in calming, warm water while fun music plays and pleasant aromas emerge from your Sim’s recently upgraded hot tub. You can even change the color of the light in the hot tub, but that’s not an update – that comes standard. Fancy, right?
The aromatherapy has a devious Easter egg. Yeah, there’s a really cool Easter egg. Want to know what it is? Lean in, we’ll whisper it to you…ready? HA! Just kidding. It’s an Easter egg, we’re not revealing anything else! You need to find it for yourself!
We’re really happy with how the hot tub turned out, and we hope your Sims enjoy using it in The Sims 4 Perfect Patio Stuff!
