The Sims 4 Medieval Castle and Goth Fashion Kits are set to release next year!
The Sims Team surprised the community last month with their first ever Sims 4 Kits Theme Vote. Letting you choose between two different themes for each Kit Category (CAS and Build). Players had exactly ten days to decide whether they like Rainbow Colored clothing or darker, Goth CAS items and accessories. Polar opposites were also present for the Build Kits category, with two themes ranging from High Tech Futurism to Medieval Castle.
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All Sims 4 Kits Themes included in the Vote
In this public voting players had a chance to choose between the listed Sims 4 Kits themes. It was announced during Behind The Sims: Episode 2 that the winning themes are Goth Fashion and Sims 4 Medieval Castle Kits. Set to release sometime in 2024!
Here are the rough concepts and features that Maxis laid out for the community vote:
Rainbow Core Style
It’s light, it’s bright, it’s rainbow core! It’s a playful aesthetic featuring nostalgic, youthful designs, and pops of color. Give your inner child a big hug and dress your Sims in a rainbow of colorful, bright, patterns. (Image not representative of final in game objects)
Sims 4 Goth Fashion (Winning Theme)
Do you grow nauseous at the sight of a bright pink sweater? Perfect. Embrace your dark side and vote for goth fashion. Style your Sim in shades of black from head to toe. They are sure to stand out from the crowd with modern mesh and lace detail, dark dramatic makeup, and edgy accessories.
The Sims 4 Medieval Castle Kit (Winning Theme)
Place your moat, I mean vote, for medieval castle if you’re looking to keep out those nosey neighbors. Build a fortress with an array of elements including brick walls, battlements and leaded glass windows set in old stone! It’s your very own castle in a kingdom far, far away. (Image not representative of final in game objects)
High Tech Futurism
“You can have tomorrow, today!” Place your vote for high tech futurism, if you’re inspired by out of this world architecture featuring sleek metal exteriors and glowing accents that make a perfect home base for any Sims visiting from another planet.
We weren’t surprised by these results to be quite honest. When the Kit Voting started we ran an unofficial poll to see how the community voted. These are the results:
Unofficial results for the Community Kit voting
Keep in mind: The images of Kit themes shown above is only concept art for the proposed Sims 4 Kits. The Sims Team will probably develop Medieval Castle and Goth Fashion Kits sometime this year to prepare for their official launch in 2024.
But wait – there’s more!
There’s plenty of more Sims 4 Kits that EA has prepared to release this year. The latest Sims 4 Summer 2023 Roadmap has teased two more Kits coming out by September this year. We don’t know much about the Summer Kits releases other than they are “Bold”. We’ll have to just wait and see what they meant by that…
By the time Sims 4 Medieval Castle and Goth Fashion Kits come out we could be rounding up the total number of Kits to 30. As of writing this article there are 23 Kits, with two more to come this summer.
What are your thoughts on the Sims 4 Kits voting results? Let us know in the comments down below and stay in the loop on all the latest Sims 4 Kits news!
The Sims Project Rene is planned to be free from Day One!
New information about The Sims 5 Free release have popped up behind the scenes. Just moments after the latest Behind The Sims livestream which already revealed so much about Maxis’ development progress for Project Rene.
The latest Sims 5 Free to Play news come from EA directly on their Maxis Careers page. Revealing monetization and content plans for the game in the long run. Down below we’ll be explaining everything from this new finding and what it means for players and consumers.
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The Sims 5 Free on Launch: What We Know
The development team behind Project Rene / The Sims 5 is expanding every day. As you’ve seen in the latest Developer Showcase, there are different building blocks being created for the game by different teams all around the world.
While the development team is crafting prototypes and ensuring the game is going towards a familiar direction, EA is already planning how to monetize the next installment. Including talks about the Free-to-Enter method for The Sims 5!
Check out the official Careers Listing for Head of Monetization and Marketplace for Project Rene. We had included the link to the Job Opportunity, but just hours after writing this article EA decided to pull it back from their website.
The first two bullet points are the most important here, which talk about in-game content purchases and Sims 5 Free to Play game system:
Own Project Rene’s in-game marketplace of content and UGC (free and paid), and manage a data-informed player-centric player purchase journey. Maximizing value to players, optimizing player spend patterns, and minimizing player churn.
This part signifies that The Sims 5 will have its own in-game store. For both Official Content and User Generated Content. According to this statement, there will be both free and paid content.
We don’t know for certain yet (and don’t take our word for it), but this could mean that Custom Content, CC and general UGC could be downloaded straight from the game!
Own pricing of all content in this free-to-enter game, ensuring we have an optimal pricing and content architecture. Provide guidance to content teams on in-game content needs to meet player demand.
It seems that EA is already firm on The Sims 5 Free to Play method for the game. The first sentence is formed like the publisher already made a decision that it would be free from launch.
We’re not sure yet if there are any differences between Free to Play and Free to Enter terms. Either way, a new way of releasing Sims content seems almost definite for The Sims 5.
What this could mean for Players
The Sims 5 Free to Play wouldn’t be the first time EA practiced a new monetization method. Video game Apex Legends saw massive success at launch, and it also released for free on day one. Still, it’s very early to tell how this could translate into The Sims marketplace.
The Sims Franchise had already made a big move last year when they made The Sims 4 Base Game entirely free. Considering that the move saw massive rise in active player base it’s a no-brainer that a similar method is being used for the next generation Sims game.
The community is sceptical that we could be slowly moving on from the Packs release system that’s been present in The Sims Franchise since the beginning. And move on to a more microtransaction, subscription-driven service. Emphasis on could, considering that the Base Game isn’t even halfway done yet.
This definitely wouldn’t be the first time that EA considered a Subscription Service for a Sims game. The Sims 4 planned to have a “Premium Membership” before the concept was scrapped shortly before the game’s launch.
The Sims 4 Premium Membership IconPremium Membership Logo
The Sims 4’s Membership Concept sounds familiar with what EA is planning to do for The Sims 5 Free to Play in terms of in-game content releases. Still, it’s best that you:
Keep your expectations set!
Remember, The Sims 5 is still years away from the full worldwide release. The development team is still deep into creating the game’s prototypes, and we still have to go through many Beta Tests, Feedback Sessions and more until the game is ready.
Katrina Caliente? A clone?! Apparently, it’s true!
We were fully expecting to have our minds blown by new Horse Ranch info during the Behind The Sims stream today. What we weren’t expecting was to have our minds blown by new Sims 4 lore that not only completely changes our perception of one of The Sims 4’s original premade Sims, but answers a big question Simmers have had since 2014.
Who the BLEEP is Katrina Caliente?!
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The Sims 4 Lore: Katrina Caliente
People who became Simmers in the age of The Sims 4 might be scratching their heads. What do we mean, who is Katrina Caliente? She’s Nina and Dina’s mom! D’uh!
But is she, though? If you’re not familiar with the long history of the Caliente twins, allow us to give you a quick refresher!
Caliente Family History
Nina and Dina Caliente made their first appearance in The Sims 2 base game. They lived in Pleasantview and had a whole slew of drama surrounding them, including Dina being the widow of Bella Goth’s older brother, Michael Bachelor, and romances with both Don Lothario and the elderly Mortimer Goth. They were also rumoured to have been involved in Bella Goth’s disappearance somehow.
They also had quite the interesting family tree. They were the twin daughters of Nighat and Flamenco Caliente. Their grandfather? An alien called Pollination Technician 7! In The Sims 2, Pollination Technicians are responsible for abducting male human Sims and returning them to earth pregnant with alien offspring. The twins’ father is the result of one of these abductions, making Nina and Dina Caliente part alien.
But if the twins’ parents are Nighat and Flamenco Caliente, where the heck did Katrina come from? This is some Sims 4 lore that players have been trying to figure out for a long time. In The Sims 2, Nighat is already deceased at the start of the game. The twins’ memories show that Nighat died when they were children.
Granted, The Sims 4 is an alternate universe; however, most of the other premade Sims have Sims 4 lore that is, at least in part, a continuation of their past selves. So where did Nighat go and how does Katrina fit in? We finally have the answer!
A New Mother for Nina and Dina
Mersea revealed during the Behind The Sims stream today that Katrina could in fact, be a clone of dearly departed Nighat! On the surface, it sounds too far fetched to be true but the more you think about the facts, the more it begins to make sense.
So what do we know for sure about the Sims 4 lore of the Calientes?
Nina and Dina’s birth mother in The Sims 2 was Nighat Caliente.
Nighat Caliente died when her daughters were children.
Katrina Caliente also appears to be their mother in The Sims 4, confirmed by the family tree and the fact that they share the same genetics.
Nina and Dina are part alien on their father’s side of the family.
Sim cloning does exist in the world of The Sims.
So if Nighat Caliente died when Nina and Dina were just kids, perhaps they grew up longing for a mother figure they didn’t get to have for very long. Maybe they feel like they missed out on a lot growing up because they didn’t have their mom. And maybe they envisioned their mother to be this perfect, cool, hip matriarch who was more like their best friend than their mom.
It is entirely plausible that Nina and Dina have access to cloning technology due to their alien ancestry. Given their alien lineage, their original mother’s death, and Katrina’s eerie resemblance to her so-called daughters, they could very well have created a clone of their deceased mother, Nighat, and given her a new name to avoid suspicion.
And, according to The Sims Team themselves in today’s stream, it’s not only plausible, but probable! The Sims Team rarely ever gets so close to confirming Sims 4 lore, especially when it comes to these years-long mysteries that keep fans guessing. So we feel pretty confident in considering this piece of news to be official confirmation.
So there you have it! The Sims 4 lore is settled once and for all! Katrina Caliente is a clone of Nighat Caliente!
Take a heartwarming and hilarious look at the development of horses in The Sims 4!
In case you haven’t heard,The Sims 4 Horse Ranch is the next expansion pack coming to The Sims 4! It releases on July 20th, 2023 on all platforms. Obviously, Sims 4 horses have been a highly requested feature for many years now and the Simming community is hyped! Today’s Behind the Simsstream gave eager players a special behind-the-scenes look at how the horses in The Sims 4 were developed. Of course, they included some hilarious early development glitches for us to laugh at, so let’s take a look!
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The Sims 4 Horses: Behind the Scenes
Look and Feel
The Sims 4 has a very distinct art style and the developers wanted to make sure that horses blended in well with that style. So a lot of time was spent on the art style of the horses, making sure that they had the same textures, colour palette and matte, solid hair that The Sims 4 is known for. The result? Some beautiful stylised horses that blend in effortlessly into the overall look and feel of the game.
Animations
As you might imagine, animating an animal as complex as a horse was quite the challenge. Horses have a very unique and graceful way of moving that isn’t always easy for humans to replicate in media. They also have four distinct gaits of speed; walk, trot, canter, and gallop. The developers had to make sure that the horses could maintain all four of these gaits while performing complex manoeuvres such as navigating around tight corners fluidly.
To accomplish this, they created new banking animations for their locomotion which helps them maintain the fluid, graceful movements horses are known for no matter what task they’re performing.
The Sims 4 horses weren’t the only animation challenge. The developers also had to think about how Sims would animate both on and off a horse. Inexperienced riders will look awkward and uncomfortable riding a horse and the horse will react to their rider’s lack of skill. They may buck and test the rider if they sense the rider doesn’t know what they’re doing. A lot of thought also had to be put into figuring out how Sims would interact with a horse on the ground vs. on their back. How would riders interact with each other on horseback? Or with other horses? A lot of variables had to be accounted for with the Sims 4 horses.
Research
In addition to grown Sims 4 horses, foals also needed their own animations. The animators spent a lot of time looking at reference photos and videos of foals stumbling around and learning how to use their legs. They wanted to make sure they captured the wobbliness of a newborn foal perfectly.
But watching videos and looking at pictures just isn’t enough to really grasp all the nuances of horse behaviour, so the developers also made several trips out to an equestrian centre. They got a first hand look at the way horses behave and interact with both humans and other animals to make sure that The Sims 4 horses truly felt lifelike in the game.
Fans have been asking for Sims 4 horses for many years and the team wanted to take their time with it to ensure that this highly anticipated feature lived up to expectations and gave horses the attention to detail that they deserve.
Part of that involves education on responsible horsemanship. This pack dispels outdated notions of using horses as tools and “breaking” them to force them to submit to a rider’s will. The emphasis on on positive training methods that treat the horse as a partner and beloved companion.
Glitches
Okay, okay. We know you want to see the funny glitches, already, so here they are! We love when The Sims Team shares funny mishaps that happen in early development and they didn’t disappoint this time, either!
Here’s a look at some truly horrifying first attempts at bringing horses into the game. Remember: These are early development glitches. You should (hopefully) not see these in your game when you get the pack.
More Horse Ranch Info
While Sims 4 horses are obviously the main focus of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, they are not the only new feature coming with this pack. There is plenty to do outside of taking care of and training horses, such as nectar making, taking care of mini goats and sheep, and hosting events where your neighbours can come over to bond with your animals.
But for those who can’t get enough Sims 4 horses info, you’ll be happy to know that children can also ride horses and there are plenty of skills you can build with your horse, such as Agility, which can be improved by barrel racing.
There are over 30 breeds to choose from in CAS and plenty of further customization available for them. Check out the wide range of CAS options in the screens below!
Check out the first look into The Sims 5 / Project Rene and its Visuals!
Big news! During today’s Behind The Sims Livestream we’ve gotten a first visual preview of Animations, Visuals and Lighting coming with The Sims 5.
Codenamed Project Rene, The Sims 5 is set out to bring Simmers on a whole new experience with rich gameplay and customization features. EA and Maxis are set out to make The Sims 5 experience fully playable across multiple platforms – crossing the bridge between HD (PC and Console) and Mobile.
How does Project Rene look so far and what do the developers have to say about its current development? Check out everything new we got on The Sims 5 right below!
The Sims 5 Info Roundup
During Behind The Sims several producers and developers for Project Rene have shared the work they’re doing on the game. Here’s what we got on the next generation Sims game from Behind The Sims, Episode 2:
Hi, I’m Gina – the Creative Director for Project Rene. I spend my time thinking about how players will interact with the game. What sort of gameplay, content or narrative we’ll need in order to bring it to life. We’re bringing many different elements of this game in parallel. Almost like prepping all of our ingredients before we can bring them together and bake a cake. We’ve got a team of people around the world working on Project Rene. We’re so excited to give you an early look on what we’ve been up to!
Art & Visual Direction of The Sims 5
Stu, Art & Visual Director: Lighting has a massive impact on the look of the game. We’re exploring some new lightning technologies that will enable us to create highly customizable spaces. And, let players tell emotional resident stories that will look great on your computer and on your phone!
The Sims 5 / Project Rene – Lightning and Visuals
Sims don’t just live at home. They also exist in a broader neighborhood full of Sims! We’ve made some simple prototypes to explore what these Sims do during the day. Where they go, what they see and the schedules and routines that they have as they mill about the neighborhood.
Project Rene – Neighborhood Prototypes
Project Rene Animation
Nawwaf, Animation Director: Our vision for animation is driven by the phrase “Read the room”. Which means that we want players to know how our Sims feel and what they’re thinking. Just by how they behave!
This means that we need to support a variety of attitudes, emotions and postures that need to work across objects and socialization.
The Sims 5 Animations and Postures
Technical Direction
Manu, Technical Director: Games begin in a very basic state before all of the 3D models, Animations, Audio and Scripted behaviors can merge. Slowly but surely we are bringing our ideas to life with our first version of this simulation. This entails Sims navigating their own, and interacting with objects to satisfy our needs. We cannot wait to show you even more!
Technical Prototypes of The Sims 5
Hairstyle Customization
Azure, Producer: Hairstyles! How we contribute to our look and how we present ourselves is so important! And it’s really no different for Sims.
We’re trying to figure out how to model a wide variety of styles across the broad range of humanity. And unlock options like flexible coloring.
Socialization in The Sims 5
Jill, Producer: Socialization is fundamental for the experience in The Sims. But you gotta admit – sometimes there’s a lot to follow! Like, Sims are animating, they’re throwing thought balloons, there’s UI to follow…
Right now, we’re experimenting with how little we can get away with. We’re really leaning into just clear, playful and simple visuals that are starting to give us a feel on how much information is too much or too little and see what’s working. We can really better horn in that sweet spot to help you better understand what your Sims are actually talking about.
As you can see there are many elements that we are exploring and solving for. We’re very excited to be able to share at this early stage!
What are your thoughts on the current stage and development plans for The Sims 5 / Project Rene? Let us know in the conversations down below and stay tuned for the latest updates on this game!
Join us as we get new footage and info on The Sims 5, Horse Ranch Expansion and more!
The Sims Team is continuing their new Behind The Sims format, with a new episode premiering live on June 27th, 2023.
In case you don’t know, EA has announced a new format in the beginning of this year called Behind The Sims. This pre-recorded format aims to cover multiple titles from The Sims Franchise. Including PC and Console titles (The Sims 4, Project Rene) as well as Mobile titles (The Sims Freeplay and Mobile). Each Behind The Sims Livestream had something new for the players – from the reveal of the Infants Update to unseen footage of The Sims 5.
Today won’t be an exception! Let’s take a look at what you can expect and how you can watch the stream:
Behind The Sims: How to Watch
Where to watch Behind The Sims: Episode 2
The second Episode of Behind The Sims is premiering on YouTube on June 27th, 2023 at 9AM PT / 6PM CET. We have the full livestream episode ready for you down below. You can click on the play button to find out when the episode starts airing in your area!
You’ll also be able to watch the replay of the second episode as soon as the premiere ends!
What to expect from Episode 2
The second episode promises to deliver a Behind The Scenes look at the upcoming Sims 4 Horses Expansion Pack! For those who are interested in finding out about the upcoming Community Kits – we’ll get to see the final winning themes during this episode!
For those who are interested in The Sims 5 / Project Rene, we’ll get to see and learn more about it during this episode!
Last but not least, The Sims players on Mobile will get to see upcoming content for The Sims Mobile and The Sims FreePlay.
As always, we’ll have an entire day of live coverage from Behind The Sims on Sims Community! Stay tuned for updates on your favorite Sims games.
What are you hoping to see from the upcoming Behind The Sims? Let us know in the conversation below!
Wondering what’s included in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch? Check out all the objects!
In a surprising turn of events, a full list of Sims 4 Horse Ranch items has been published on the EA App. Just a few days after the reveal and announcement of said Expansion Pack!
The list of objects from The Sims 4 Horse Ranch contains a wide array of items. There are new customization features for Horses, clothing for Sims of all ages and a catalogue of Build Mode objects that heavily focuses on the Equestrian theme of Chestnut Ridge.
The following list of Sims 4 Horse Ranch Items has been provided by @MandaPanda2596! Huge thanks to them for the tip.
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Items
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch – Create A Sim Items
The Create A Sim catalogue for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion has something new for every Sim. And Horse!
The new Sims clothing in CAS covers Hairstyles, Accessories, Fits, Shoes and more for Sims of every age. When it comes to Horses Customization, you’ll be able to change their Mane, Saddle, Tails, Hooves and so much more. Plus, if you look closer, you’ll see a Unicorn Horn! Which could mean that Unicorns are included in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch.
Check out what you can expect in Sims 4 Horse Ranch CAS:
Quite the collection, isn’t it?! However, we’re not done just yet!
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Items: Build
The Sims 4 players are in for a treat when it comes to the Build Mode catalogue of the Horse Ranch Expansion.
There are 199 Build Mode objects listed on the EA App. However, we believe that there are probably more waiting for you in the BuyDebug section. Since we’re also getting a new world, it won’t come as a surprise that you get lots of new environmental objects as well.
Check out the full Sims 4 Horse Ranch Build Mode catalogue below:
What do you think?
What is your opinion on The Sims 4 Horse Ranch objects? We’d love to hear what you think in the conversations down below!
If you’d like a chance to play the new Expansion Pack, we’re hosting a Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway where you can win 1 out of 5 copies of the Pack!
Three squabbling siblings want to get their hands on grandma’s inheritance!
The Sims 4 scenarios are back! The latest scenario added to the game is a new welcome scenario called Family Fortune. This scenario has you play with a premade family made specifically for the scenario; the Landry family. The family consists of elderly (and wealthy) Nyssa Landry and her three adult grandchildren, Eddie, Ava, and Lila Landry. All three of her grandchildren want a piece of her inheritance but Nyssa is not happy with the way her squabbling grandchildren have been living their lives and is threatening to leave them nothing if they don’t smarten up!
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The Sims 4 Scenarios: Family Fortune
Getting Started
Like all other Sims 4 scenarios, start this scenario by clicking the giant Scenarios button on the main menu and selecting Family Fortune under the Welcome Scenarios category. Hovering over this scenario will reveal information about the scenario and possible outcomes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Start With:
Nyssa, a disappointed grandmother
Ava, oldest granddaughter, Mean
Eddie, grandson, Lazy
Lila, youngest granddaughter, Hot-Headed
Story Endings:
Giving it all away
A happy family at last
Made grandma proud
Let grandma down
Rewards:
Satisfaction Points
Bonus Reward
I wasn’t given the option to play in an existing save when I selected this scenario. I was taken right to the move-in screen on the world map with this family in a new save. The family comes with $80,000 simoleons so you should be able to find, download, or build a decent home for them.
I moved them into an Uptown apartment in San Myshuno and just slapped down some basic furnishings for the sake of hopping right into gameplay. I promise I’m a good interior decorator, don’t judge me!
Learn to Get Along
Mandatory Goals:
Throw a dinner party
Improve grandmother’s mood (appears after throwing the dinner party)
Heal negative sentiments (appears after throwing the dinner party)
Optional Goals:
Have siblings befriend each other
Get through a dinner party without fighting
Have siblings apologise to grandmother
Have siblings fight
Donate $10,000 of inheritance to charity
Everyone in this family starts out disliking each other and everyone has negative sentiments with each other. This isn’t one of the easiest Sims 4 scenarios but it does present a pretty fun challenge. The siblings immediately get a fed up message from dear old gran upon starting the scenario.
The only mandatory goal for the first part of this scenario is to throw a dinner party. The optional goals allow you to choose how that dinner party plays out and ultimately, which story ending you will get. Obviously, I wanted to cause as much chaos as possible so that’s what I did!
After spending a few hours out and about in Uptown to meet some Sims I could invite as party guests, I had Nyssa throw the dinner party and start making a lovely meal to serve to her esteemed guests. Since Lila is jealous of her older sister, Ava, I thought it appropriate for them to get in a huge fight over dinner which ended in an all-out brawl! This is already becoming the most entertaining Sims 4 scenario I’ve ever played.
As you might imagine, Nyssa was so disgusted with her granddaughters that she picked up the phone and donated $10,000 of the family inheritance to charity which resulted in this scathing message:
Just a note here: if you don’t see this option on the phone under the Home app, remove your mods. I didn’t see this option at first and it turned out one of my mods was preventing it from appearing.
Although I wanted to wreak utter havoc, this Sims 4 scenario forces you to heal negative sentiments between the siblings before you can move on in the scenario. So unfortunately, I had to try and have everyone play nice with each other for a little while. This turned out to be a lot harder than it looked because the siblings would autonomously be mean to each other constantly, resulting in more negative sentiments.
In the end, I figured out that the game table was a solid way of making the siblings bond. They built relationship quickly and their autonomous mean interactions were far less frequent while working on puzzles or a game of Don’t Wake the Llama together.
In spite of this, however, Eddie still had one pesky negative sentiment with his sisters that did not want to disappear no matter how much he bonded with them, so when he accidentally set himself on fire while trying to cook, I may have… been just a tad slow about calling the fire department. RIP Eddie. This was just a completely unpreventable accident, I swear.
There was only one problem with killing off Eddie to get rid of negative sentiments. This Sims 4 scenario isn’t smart enough to realise when a Sim has died. So the Sims 4 scenario still wanted me to remove negative sentiments in spite of Eddie being dead. I even released his spirit to the netherworld to delete his ghost but nope. Did not work.
Pro Tip: If you play this Sims 4 scenario, trying to get around the goals by killing some of the siblings is not a viable solution.
Become Respectable Adults
Mandatory Goals:
Get a job for all siblings (x3)
Earn $10,000
Optional Goals:
Get promoted
Find a romantic partner for each sibling (x3)
Heal grandmother’s negative sentiments
Burn $50,000 of inheritance
While trying to troubleshoot how I was going to complete this Sims 4 scenario without Eddie, I reloaded the game which seems to have reset the goal counter and the game considered that part of the scenario complete? Weird, but okay, works for me!
This section of the Sims 4 scenario focuses on trying to get the siblings’ life together enough to convince grandma that they deserve a piece of her inheritance. The only mandatory goals here are to get a job for all three siblings and earn $10,000.
After another passive-aggressive message from granny, I faced the same dilemma I had in the previous section of the scenario. How to get Eddie a job when both Eddie and his ghost were gone. If restarting the game before fixed the issue, maybe it would again?
Success! What a weird little workaround to a weird little glitch but I’m just happy there was a way to fix it because this Sims 4 scenario is probably one of my favourites so far. I didn’t want to have to abandon it. Anyway, I got Ava a job as a Style Influencer and Lila a job in the Entertainment business. Perhaps not the most respectable jobs according to grandma, but I’m not exactly trying to impress her, here.
As for the $10,000, that was incredibly easy to do. Since Ava works in fashion now, I just sent her to the bubble tea and thrift shop in Copperdale and had her lazily slap together a bunch of outfits, selling them on Trendi for $10,000 a piece. Someone was bound to bite, right? And they did! Miko Ojo purchased on of Ava’s looks, instantly completing this goal.
My only regret for this section was speeding through it too fast. I didn’t get a chance to do any of the optional goals. I would have really liked to throw some romance in the mix and have grandma burn a buttload more money but oh well.
A New Beginning for the Family
Mandatory Goals:
Mourn grandmother
Read inheritance letter
Engrave grandmother’s urn (End Scenario)
Optional Goals:
Strengthen grandmother’s connection to the physical world
Release grandmother’s spirit
Donate inheritance to charity
Have siblings become best friends
If you were wondering if you’d have to wait a long time for Nyssa to die of old age (or… help her along…), rest easy! Nyssa is programmed to die as soon as you start the third portion of this Sims 4 scenario. How convenient!
Your only mandatory goals here are to mourn Nyssa and read the inheritance letter that spawns in each of the siblings’ inventories upon her death. Engraving Nyssa’s urn is also mandatory; however, doing this ends the scenario so make sure you don’t do this until you’re actually ready to end this Sims 4 scenario.
Once Nyssa has passed, each grandchild will receive an inheritance letter in their inventory. Nyssa has left each grandchild what she thinks they deserve based on their actions throughout the Sims 4 scenario.
Since poor Eddie is no more, only Ava and Lila received an inheritance letter to read. Apparently, Nyssa was incredibly pleased with her oldest granddaughter, Ava, and left her $131,535! Nice score, Ava! But maybe Lila is right to be jealous of her older sister because grandma Nyssa definitely did not favour her. Lila only got $25,247. Ouch!
I figured Lila would be fuming over her piddly inheritance in comparison to her sister so I put her in charge of engraving dear old gran’s urn. Heh heh heh…
I knew Ava was always your favourite you penny-pinching hag!
Gone, but not forgotten…
Scenario Rewards
And this concludes the Family Fortune scenario! I was really hoping to get the Let Grandma Down ending but in spite of my best efforts to sabotage everything I possibly could, I still ended up with the Made Grandma Proud ending. In hindsight, I totally should have burned the $50,000 and donated the inheritance to charity. I might have at least gotten the Giving It All Away ending. Oh well…
My reward for this Sims 4 scenario was satisfaction points for Ava and Lila. I did not receive a bonus reward. Probably because I killed one of the Sims I needed and basically acted like a terrible person the entire time. Meh. It happens.
Our Thoughts
In spite of some awkward hiccoughs along the way, I actually really enjoyed this Sims 4 scenario. There was a lot of optional opportunity for drama and it was also decently challenging. My only regret with this Sims 4 scenario was not taking my time more with it. Had I stopped to smell the roses a little, I could have played around with different endings and done more to sway the story in the direction I wanted.
I’d definitely recommend playing through this scenario a few times. The different possible endings and all the optional paths you can take give it some replay value.
Overall, I’m a big fan of the recent direction Sims 4 scenarios have taken. They have more interesting outcomes, less linear goals, and better rewards than they did when they were first introduced to the game. This scenario was no exception.
Earlier this week the Summer Roadmap revealed that there would be a new Behind The Sims event scheduled for next week!
The Behind The Sims June event has plans to cover a variety of topics including Sims 5 news, The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, The Sims Mobile & Freeplay and the results of the community Kit vote!
So, set a reminder for June 27th, 2023 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET and get ready for a new episode of Behind The Sims!
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Project Rene
It’s been a while since we last had a proper update for Project Rene, in fact, it was during the previous Behind The Sims episode in January that we last saw an update. While there wasn’t a great deal of Sims 5 news during this segment, players sat down with SimGuruGrant and had a look at some of the upcoming features of the game.
Project Rene
It’s uncertain as to what kind of Sims 5 news we will see but any kind of update on Project Rene is exciting to see! So far the most in-depth we’ve seen the game was from the Sims 5 playtest leaks that happened a few months ago. It’s really time for something new!
Community Kit Vote
The community was recently invited to cast their votes for two upcoming Kits. One being for Create A Sim the other being for Build Buy.
For Create A Sim, we were allowed to choose between Rainbow Core and Goth Fashion styles. As for the Build Buy Kit, there was a choice between a Medieval Castle theme or High Tech Futurism.
Goth Style Rainbow Core Concept Art for the Create A Sim KitsMedieval CastleHigh Tech FuturismConcept Art for the Build Buy Kits
While the vote was a little over a month ago, it will be interesting to see which themes won!
The Sims Mobile & The Sims Freeplay
This Behind The Sims June episode will also feature updates from The Sims Mobile and The Sims Freeplay! Both games have seen various updates over the last few months covering a wide range of themes.
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch
During the Behind The Sims stream, we will also be getting some more information about the upcoming Horse Ranch expansion. While the trailer has only just been released, it’s yet to be seen exactly what we will see during the short stream.
In case you don’t know, we’re currently actively updating Sims Community with Sims 4 Horse Ranch News!
How to watch the Behind The Sims June Episode?
You’ll be able to watch the official premiere of Behind The Sims: Episode 2 on The Sims’ official YouTube Channel. We’ll be hosting our very own watch party early next week. Set your calendars!
As a reminder, the Behind The Sims June stream will air on June 27th, 2023 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET and will last around 15 minutes. We’ll be doing a detailed fact recap of all the important information shared during the latest episode. Including The Sims 5 News!
That’s everything we know so far that we will be seeing during this live stream. What you are looking forward to? Is it Sims 5 News or the results of the community Kit vote or something else? Let us know in the comments below!
Stay tuned to Sims Community for more Sims 5 news and information as well as the latest from The Sims 4!
Saddle up. It’s time to win 1 out of 5 copies for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch!
SURPRISE! It’s time to continue where we left off a few weeks ago with a Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway!
We’re sure that you’re excited to add new Horses and other Animals to your Household. That’s why we’re giving you a chance to win one out of five copies for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion. Yup, you’re free to enter whether you play on PC, Mac, Xbox or Playstation Consoles. This one is for everybody!
If you’ve tuned in for one of our previous giveaways, you’ll know that the rules are pretty simple. If you’re new, don’t worry – we’ve laid out the giveaway activation info and rules below.
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway Info
To enter our latest Sims 4 Giveaway you’ll need to answer the question that we’ve written below. We just want to hear how you’d want to play the upcoming Sims 4 Expansion Pack!
You can find the question below:
What’s the first Sims 4 Horse Ranch feature that you’d like to try? Leave your comment below!
That’s all to it! You can drop your comment in the conversations section below and we’ll select 5 random winners!
Anyone who’s registered through our commenting system can enter the prize poll. If you’re not registered you can find the Sign Up button in the conversations!
Since The Sims 4 Horse Ranch is being released next month on July 20th, we’re giving 5 people the opportunity to play the pack around this release period.
You can enter our Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway starting today until July 1st, 2023 at 10AM PT / 7PM CET. We also have a countdown below to keep a reminder!
Giveaway Rules
There are certain rules for this Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway that help us assure your submission goes through correctly. We also want to make the prize poll fair and fun spirited, so make sure you follow them accordingly!
Giveaway Rules:
Be respectful and follow the Sims Community House Rules linked below.
You need to be a member of Sims Community in order to leave a comment! The Sign Up button can be found right above the comments.
Not more than 1 comment!
Your comment might be saved for manual approval. Don’t worry, we will manually approve your comment in a few hours in case you’re waiting!
Make sure you leave your correct information when registering to Sims Community through OpenWeb. Your correct e-mail is needed so we can contact you with a platform inquiry. Since this Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway is available for all players, the winner gets to choose their platform of their choice.
Expect the Giveaway Code to be delivered up to 5 work days after the release on July 20th.
Do not share your personal email and data in the conversation! Let’s keep it fun.
Want to know more about The Sims 4 Horses beyond the giveaway? Sims Community will be covering all Sims 4 Horse Ranch News. Day by day, gallop by gallop! Including the reveals during Behind The Sims: Episode 2.
Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway Countdown
We don’t want to keep you waiting any longer. We’ve set The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Giveaway for July 1st, so you better hurry up!
As soon as the clock turns zero, we’ll close down the comments section. Expect the winners to be announced in the conversations on July 3rd at 10AM PT!
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Looking for more Sims Stuff? Stick around on Sims Community for more giveaways and Sims content!
Unlock the full potential of Sims 4 Build Mode with this TwistedMexi mod!
Are you looking for a mod that expands on your Build Buy Mode experience? Then The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod is just that!
Better Build Buy is a highly popular mod for The Sims 4 created by TwistedMexi. It adds a variety of helpful features players can use to optimize their Build Buy Mode experience. This versatile mod is perfect if you are looking for an improved way of building.
Walkthrough of The Sims 4 Better Build Mod Features
Better Build Buy Mod Features
The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod adds many new features to the game. It allows players to expand on their building experience in the game with a selection of helpful filters. As a result, making it is easier than ever to create the perfect lots in-game.
What kind of features can players expect to find in The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod?
Improved Filters
Individual filters for Kits
Organized Debug and Live Edit Objects
Show/Hide CC without the need to uninstall
Deletion Protection
Removes the need for certain cheats such as Move Objects.
Expandable Build Buy Catolouge
Lighting Editor
Cinematic Camera in Build Mode (Tab Camera Mode)
Integration with the TOOL Mod (requires the TOOL mod to be installed)
Video Overview from TwistedMexi
Here’s a quick video overview from TwistedMexi all about the Better Build Buy Mod! The speed run video covers everything you need to know
In Game Overview
The mod itself visually fits in with the overall game interact but it’s what’s past the visuals that make this mod so popular within the community and useful for players.
Before adding the Better Build Buy Mod to your game, you will have found the filters look like those in the image below.
Standard Build Buy Filters
Upon loading into The Sims 4 Build Buy Mode, where you would usually find the various filters, you’ll now find a selection of additional filters.
Build Buy Filters with Mod Installed
The most noticeable difference with the mod installed is the new Better Build Buy Menu in the filters screen. While the other categories remain essentially unchanged, you’ll also notice that within Content you have some new options and in Packs you can now filter by individual Kits.
Let’s have a closer look at each of the filter categories!
The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Filters
Styles
Styles are as you would expect, an easy way to filter through various object styles in the catalogue including Boho, Suburban Contemporary, Luxe, Basics, and Patio to name a few.
Colours
Just like with styles, this filter gives you the option to filter by specific colour swatches of objects within Build Buy Mode.
Special /Birthday Filter Display in the Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod
Content
Under the Content section, you’ll find a number of options to choose from, these include the Unlocked, Purchased and Custom Content options that were standard as well as Hide Maxis, Debug and Live Edit.
Unlocks
Here you will find all the objects that you would usually unlock once hitting a specific level in a career or event.
Purchased
Purchased essentially shows you objects that you have obtained from the purchase of additional game content such as Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs.
Hide Maxis
A handy filter option that will hide all Maxis created content and leave you with any custom content you have installed displayed.
Debug
The Debug filter will add all the debug objects that you would usually need to use cheats for to use. This filter works across both Build and Buy mode, and all objects are within the catalogue sections you would expect to find them in.
Live Edit
Much like the Debug filter, this filter will allow you to add objects such as trees, outdoor decor and more to help bring your builds alive!
Custom Content
This filter gives you the option to display just the custom content you have installed in The Sims 4. To make it even easier to navigate this section, you can pair it with the Hide Maxis filter too!
Enhanced Sims 4 DLC Filters
The most notable change under the Packs section is the ability to filter by individual Kits. This is something that, without the mod, players can’t do normally and would be left scrolling for ages trying to find the specific object they are looking for.
Better Build Buy Category
The Better Build Buy Category adds four very useful options for players. Organized Debug, Move Objects On, Ignore Unlocks and Deletion Protection. Each of these are powerful options and can be combined alongside the other filters as usual.
Upon activation, you may be prompted to restart your game so that the filters can work properly. This will only need to be done once when first activating and they will remain active until you remove the filter.
Better Build Buy Filters Menu
Organized Debug
Finally, let your Debug menu be organized! With objects now appearing in the correct sections of the catalogue, you’ll not find yourself scrolling forever to find that one specific tree or decor item!
Move Objects On
Instead of typing in the Move Objects cheat each time the game loads, simply select this filter and never worry about it again!
Ignore Unlocks
Much like the Unlocks filter, Ignore Unlocks allows you to bypass any previously required requirements.
Deletion Protection
Fed up with accidentally deleting objects when trying to place or remove another? Well, fear not, as this option will help stop that from happening!
Like with any of the filters in this Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod, you can combine multiple ones at the same time. It’s important to note you may need to restart your game for them to work fully.
Better Build Buy: Unique Features
Did you know that the mod also allows you to make changes to the lights when you’re in build mode? Well now you do!
Twitter user, Alex, shared a short clip of the lighting editor working in Build Buy Mode and it shows just how easy it is to make changes to the lighting!
@_FakeGamerGirl in response to my yt comment for you this is what i mean. you just hold shift then left click on the light and tadaaaaaa pic.twitter.com/NzznQDC8af
Simply Shift + Click on the light you want to edit and you will be given a small pop up screen where you can make changes to the lights. You can also apply those changes to that individual light, the lights in a particular room, or to all the lights.
A Preview of the lighting editor in Better Build Buy.
The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod also has a cinematic camera that can be accessed in Build Buy mode. It works in the exact same way as the normal Tab camera mode does in live mode! Not only will you no longer have to switch between modes to take the perfect screenshot!
The Cinematic Camera working in Build Mode
Did we also mention that there’s an expandable catalogue as well, which will display even more objects from the catalogue in one go!
How to Download Better Build Buy via Patreon
First things first, you’ll want to head over to TwistedMexi’s Patreon here.
Once you are on Patreon, make sure you check you are about to download the most recent version of The Sims 4 Better Build Buy mod. This can easily be indicated by the version information at the top of the Patreon post. It will also relate to the most recent update.
Example:As of 19th June 2023, the most up-to-date version of The Sims 4 Better Build Buy is v2.10 (Growing Together Release)
You’ll need to install The Sims 4 Better Build Buy mod into your mods folder like normal. You can locate it in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.
It is also important that you follow these exact steps as stated by TwistedMexi directly too.
1. Delete any existing copies you have for BBB. 2. Open the “TwistedMexi’s Better BuildBuy v2.9 RC1” zip and drag the “Tmex-BetterBuildBuy” folder inside to your mods root. (No subfolders!) 3. That’s it! Don’t restructure or move the files in any wayNOTE: On Mac, .zip files may automatically be unzipped when downloaded. In that case, drag the newly downloaded folder to your mods.
Alternatively, you can also download The Sims 4 Better Build Buy Mod through Curseforge. To do this, simply search for TwistedMexi or Better Build Buy in the App or the website and install it directly into your game there.
Better Build Buy by TwistedMexi in Curseforge
It’s important to note when downloading mods, it’s important to keep them up to date when ever a new patch is released for The Sims 4. Simply check back with the creator shortly after the patch is released for any new updates.
New to modding The Sims 4? Find out everything you need to know about adding mods and custom content to your game here.
What do you think? Does TwistedMexi’s Sims 4 Better Build Buy mod sound the perfect new addition to your game? Of course! With so many options to optimize your experience with The Sims 4, this is one mod you should definitely take the time to explore!
You can find out more about all of your favourite mods and custom content for The Sims 4 over on Sims Community!
The Sims Blog shares more details about the upcoming Horse Ranch expansion pack!
It’s official! The Sims 4 Horse Ranch is the next expansion pack! And The Sims Blog has shared lots of Sims 4 Horse Ranch features with us. From the new world of Chestnut Ridge to the new horses, sheep, and goats, let’s get into everything The Sims Blog had to share today!
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Sims 4 Horse Ranch Features
The Sims Blog shared lots of Sims 4 Horse Ranch features and luckily for players, went in-depth about horse training and breeding! Details about the new world of Chestnut Ridge have also come to light, as well as plenty of information about town events and activities. There’s something for everyone and there’s a lot to unpack so let’s get to it!
Chestnut Ridge
The new world is called Chestnut Ridge and is a desert landscape inspired by the American West. It contains four areas that we know of so far: New Appaloosa, Rider’s Glen, The Ranches, and a national park area called Galloping Gulch.
It’s unclear at the moment whether Galloping Gulch is a National Park lot type similar to the Granite Falls world of Outdoor Retreat, or if this area is just a very wide open, expansive area in the common space. The Sims Blog did specify that Galloping Gulch contains scenic trails through large rock formations, campfire spots, and picnic areas, however.
Sims traveling through Galloping Gulch may come across the mysterious Dreadhorse Caverns which are worth exploring!
Local Events and Activities
Chestnut Ridge contains a bar, a dance hall (possibly a new lot type), and an equestrian park. Sims can line dance at the dance hall, catch up with friends at the bar, and train their horses at the equestrian park.
Sims can enter equestrian competitions at the Equestrian Centre for simoleons, reward plaques, and other goodies. Skilled riders and their horses can compete in the Ultimate Horse Championship.
New social events include a Ranch Gathering, which is essentially a cookout with dancing involved, and a Ranch Animal Day where Sims can interact with the animals on the ranch.
Nectar making makes a return to the series as one of the new Sims 4 Horse Ranch features. Sims can stomp fruit, potatoes, or… trash? Um. Okay. The bottled nectar can be consumed right away or aged on nectar racks to improve their quality and monetary value.
Farm Chores
There’s lots to do on a ranch and lots of animals to care for. Sims who want a thriving ranch full of happy, healthy animals will need to spend a lot of time caring for them. Mucking out horse beds, grooming, harvesting Prairie Grass for feed, sheering sheep and milking goats are just some of the daily farm chores your Sims will need to keep on top of.
Ranch Hands can be hired as a new service NPC to assist your Sims with keeping up with all the care and maintenance that goes into running a ranch.
Horses
Horses are one of the biggest Sims 4 Horse Ranch features of this expansion pack. Sims can now acquire, care for, and train horses. Horses are fully fleshed out pets similar to cats and dogs. They are household members and are not attached to an object such as a shed like cows and llamas are. They can travel anywhere in the world with your Sims freely.
Sims can get a horse by creating a horse in CAS, rescuing them, breeding them, or purchasing them. That’s right! Breeding mechanics are part of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch features. Sims can breed their horses to get adorable foals that have characteristics of both their dam and sire. Horses that your Sim has bred themselves may even be born with special traits!
Horses are fully customizable in CAS. Choose from plenty of real-world horse breeds and adjust their head shape, tail, mane, withers, body mass, coat length, and more.
Each horse has its own individual personality and foals will develop their personalities from both their trainer and their dam and sire. Horses have four different skills: Temperament, Agility, Jumping, and Endurance. Each skill contributes to how well your horse does in the different equestrian competitions. Agility is linked to barrel racing and Jumping is linked to show jumping, for example.
Indigenous Representation
The Sims Team worked with sensitivity reader, Stacey Parshall Jensen, to incorporate food, objects, and clothing that are representative of Native American culture as part of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch features.
To celebrate the launch of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch, The Sims is making a charitable donation to Sacred Healing Circle, a 100% Indigenous run organization focused on the preservation of Indigenous methodologies and practices. It also supports the Native American Horse Preservation and Research Program, which aims to protect the Native American Horse and the traditional knowledge surrounding the relationship between horses and Indigenous people across the Americas.
Early Purchase Bonus
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch launches on July 20th, 2023 on all platforms. Simmers who purchase the pack by August 31st will receive additional Sims 4 Horse Ranch features in the form of exclusive objects. The Rockin’ Rancher Digital Content contains a new guitar, rocking chair, and wagon wheel wall art.
Can’t get enough of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch features? Check out the official trailer to see many of these features for yourself!
Spot the details in The Sims 4 Horse Ranch reveal trailer!
The Sims have just dropped the Sims 4 Horses trailer for the mane event of the summer! The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion pack is coming July 20th 2023! Even though the trailer was only a couple of minutes long, there was a lot packed into the video. So sit back, relax and join us as we take a closer look at the finer details of the trailer.
The Sims 4 Horse Ranch: Everything we noticed!
Needless to say, the Sims 4 Horses trailer was jam-packed! While some of these details were easy to spot, did you spot them all?
Explore the Sims 4 Horses Trailer Details
New Animals
While the expansion pack is focused on the addition of Horses, we also get two more smaller animal friends joining us in this new expansion pack.
Horses
Saddle up Simmer’s because horses are here!
The Sims 4 Horses trailer showcased a number of new features that players can expect to see in the upcoming expansion. From learning how to ride, building relationships and caring for your horse, there will be plenty to explore when The Sims 4 Horse Ranch launches in July.
Mini Sheep
Small, cute and adorable, these new un-baa-leviable fluffy friends will be the true stars of the show on your ranch!
Mini Goats
Screaming. Fainting. Headbutting. What more could you ask for from the new goats?
New Community Lots
Bar
Round up your friends and hang out at the new bar community lot in town!
Stables
The trailer showcases a new stable lot which looks to be the one-stop lot for all things horse related.
Nectar Making
Nectar-making makes a long-awaited return to The Sims! Last seen back in The Sims 3, we know many players will be looking forward to checking out this new feature!
Competitive Events
Much like the Finchwick Fair in The Sims 4 Cottage Living, it looks like we will be getting some similar events in the Horse Ranch expansion too!
Showjumping
One of the many things that it appears players can do with horses is take part in a showjumping event. Whether this is tied to a skill or is a stand alone event, we will have to wait for more but we can’t wait to find out more about this feature!
Customize Your Horse
Much like the Create a Pet from The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs, it appears that you can paint and create your horses in a wide variety of ways. It also leads us to believe that there will be a range of options that will allow us to choose various mane and tail styles as well as saddles.
Trot Around the World
Saddle up and get riding and explore the new world and neigh-bourhoods that come with The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion pack.
Line Dancing
Are you ready to take part and create your own Hoedown Throwdown?
The Sims 4 Horses trailer showcased the upcoming dance style that will be making its way into the new expansion too!
Nectar Ghost Potion?
At around the two-minute mark in The Sims 4 Horses trailer, if you look carefully you’ll see a Ghost Sim take a sip of Nectar and turn back into a Sim! We need to know what secrets are hidden in that Nectar recipe!
New Gnomes
In true The Sims style, if you look carefully, you’ll see a new gnome joining our growing collection!
Barbie Horse?
Several times during the Sims 4 Horses trailer, we see a Sim in a pink-themed outfit. Could this be a nod towards the upcoming Barbie movie release the following day? Even if it’s not, it’s still a pretty cool small detail in the trailer.
New Stand Up Piano
Players had been waiting for what felt like an eternity for stand-up pianos however, we’ve now seen two added to the game in the space of several months!
Now it goes without saying that there was a lot packed into the Sims 4 Horses trailer and there’s still plenty more to discover. From Create A Sim, new Build Buy Mode objects, the new world and more! The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion definitely has Simmers wondering what else this expansion has in store for us!
What are you looking forward to now that you’ve seen the trailer for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion pack? Let us know in the comments section below!
Stay tuned to Sims Community as we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch expansion pack!
Watch the live premiere of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Trailer Reveal!
EA Entertainment, formerly known as EA Games are set to reveal the full reveal for The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Trailer! If you’re interested about the latest name change for the game’s publisher, don’t worry, it’s a whole different story that we’re saving up for this week. A lot of rebrands have been happening this season for sure…
The trending topic of June 22nd, 2023 is going to be the official reveal for Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack. After an accidental leak of the Pack that occured on Steam, we’re finally getting official footage, info and gameplay features. Straight from the horses mouth!
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Where to watch the Sims 4 Horse Ranch Reveal
The Sims Team will be doing a YouTube Premiere of The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Trailer. The premiere is set for June 22nd, 2023 at 10AM PT / 7PM CET / 6PM BT. To make sure that you don’t get confused by these time zones and saddle in time for the Expansion Pack trailer we’ve included a handy countdown!
The livestream is also accessible right below. As soon as the counter turns zero you’ll get to watch The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Trailer!
Countdown to The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Reveal
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Info about Sims 4’s Upcoming Expansion
There are a couple of things we know about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion already. For starters, the Expansion Pack delivers a whole new Western World. Themed appropriately with different CAS Items, Build Features and Gameplay. Oh, and new Animal members that you can add to your Sims 4 family! Horses won’t be the only household addition for you to play with.
You can find more information about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch and its Key Features right here.
Are you excited about the Pack?
We’re interested to hear your opinions about The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Trailer and the Expansion Pack in general. We have an unofficial community poll down below with a simple question regarding the theme of this Pack. Don’t worry, there’s more to look forward as we near the release date!
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What do you think? Join the discussion and stay in the loop for more Sims 4 Horse Ranch News!
This highly requested Sims 4 feature could be a builder’s dream come true!
It seems EA and Maxis are preparing a big feature update for The Sims 4 according to the latest Horse Ranch Expansion leak. One of them being the long awaited Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings feature! This specific Build Mode feature has been present in previous Sims titles, including The Sims 2 Apartment Life and The Sims 3.
The Sims 4 hadn’t introduced the Customizable Ceilings throughout its live service course of 10+ years. However, the Sims 4 Horse Ranch screenshots below seem to tell that this is about to change.
NOTE: The Customizable Ceilings Feature haven’t been yet confirmed by The Sims Team. This article is based solely on the screenshots from the Horse Ranch Expansion. It’s best to wait with us for the full reveal of the Expansion Pack to know more for certain.
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Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings spotted inside a Horse Ranch
We’re not kidding with the headline above. The leaked Horse Ranch screens from Steam have shown colored Ceilings inside of a Horse stable.
Don’t believe us? You can spot the Edited Ceiling right below this paragraph!
The Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings could arrive to Base Game after 10 years
We don’t know for certain if the lot shown in the screenshot is an editable one. The ceiling color variant that appears here is still different from what we have now in The Sims 4 Base Game.
This isn’t the only source of edited ceilings that we’ve found in the Sims 4 Horse Ranch leak. Another screenshot, featuring a Dance Party inside of a Western Barn, also has a hint of Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings. You can see the wodden tiles being subtly applied to the ceiling – right where the doors are:
Ceilings shown in these screenshot samples have different tiles applied to them, it seems. The second screenshot features more darker tones than the first one. But we could be just overanalyzing it for now.
Are these Screenshots a direct confirmation of Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings feature? No. But there’s a peculiar amount of proof already in the Horse Ranch early previews.
The Sims community keeps remaining hopeful at least that they’ll be able to change their ceilings to literally anything else. For real, we’ve been waiting for this one for ages!
Player @Simmatically has pointed out early statements from Maxis devs regarding Editable Ceilings in The Sims 4. Going all the way back in 2018 when developer Grant Rodiek stated the following facts on Twitter:
Truth time: I 100% know you want to edit ceilings. I 100% don’t get it! Don’t worry, it’s on the list.
Grant had also empathized with builders who wanted the Sims 4 Customizable Ceilings feature in the game. Pointing that this feature would be very useful for players who love taking screenshots and Sims 4 Build Mode fans.
That’s all we know – as of now!
Remember, this is just a speculation based on the leaked Sims 4 Horse Ranch screenshots from Steam. We’re hoping to find out more about this feature on June 22nd, 2023 after the next Expansion Pack gets fully revealed.
What do you think about these news? Stick around to Sims Community and always be in the loop about new Sims 4 features and content!
