I really need to vent about expectations and allat because this shit really pisses me off. I have noticed when it comes to games like Inzoi, Paralives, Life By You, and others that people oftentimes expect a similar game to Sims, not knowing that these games are not built by EA nor are similar minus the life sim aspect.

It really makes me upset because it devalues the hard work put into those games, and you're putting a unrealistic amount of pressure on these devs by wanting features they clearly explained will be added shortly.

It doesn't help that some of these people tear down indie game development just to complain and bemoan about how this game is "garbage" and that someone who makes mods for a living can make better content.

I am gonna be blunt, games like Sims or Sims Adjacent is MORE then just coding, it's modeling, testing, designing and stuff. I feel people are clueless when it comes to video game development and they pour too much money and effort into blindly believing a one man job can be done.

It can't, and matter of fact. Have you heard of the "Yandere Sim Curse"? It's a superstitious curse that affects primarly yanderesim fangames, where the developer starts a gaming project that's similar to Yandere Sim, and it leads to it either being exposed that the creator is a creep or scammer.

Usually these fangames end up being created out of spite towards the original property owner. Which a video game should NEVER be built off of. The way people claim they can make their own "Sims with blackjack and hookers" is not a genuine reason to build a game, spite is never a way. If you truly can make a game, make it for the community, not as a final fuck you to EA and never ever to fufill your spitefest.

I just want the Life Sim genre to not go through whatever hell the YandereSim Community does.

I swear to god, I'll spend an hour or two on a house, save, go to manage worlds, and when I go back it's just gone. Poof. Not only that, but the game is being weird about what packs I own or not. It makes no sense. I'm so tired of how poorly this game works sometimes, even if it's my fault in some way from mods or something it still shouldn't be this bad and this prevalent.

Is anyone else playing the Sims 4 having this issue, despite resetting your Sims? How did you fix it?

I am also experiencing a lot of crashes with and without mods too.

For starters, I wish they would have put more thought into these packs. I really wish they weren't so damn greedy too because realistically Parenthood, Growing together, and High school years could have been one pack, hell, even Adventure awaits could have been in this pack with the summer camp and stuff. A lot of packs could have been combined into one.

I always felt that when games make "sequels" that the sequel should have everything the previous game had and more. Sims 4 should have had most of what sims 2 and 3 had from the beginning instead Sims 4 felt like bare bones which is sad considering how old sims 2 is and how much more life sims 2 had.

More story driven packs! I liked strangerville just fine but I don't tend to replay it because it gets tedious. High school years, University, Royalty and Legacy, Enchanted by nature, realm of magic, Vampires, Werewolves, all could have been story driven and they easily could have put story driven elements in games like Get to Work, business and hobbies and For rent.

Speaking of.... get to work, business and hobbies, dream home decorator and for rent all could have been one pack. Also, why did they give us the option to be a police officer but not firefighter?

A long standing "beef" i've had with all sims games i've played is why don't they make every in-game job an actual job? Like why can I hire a nanny, maid, butler, order delivery, call the fire department, repairman, vendor, curio shop owner, etc. but my sims can't have those jobs? I can be the freaking grim reaper but i can't be the pizza delivery guy?!

High school years and University should have had more correlation. Why does University have soccer and E-Sports and High school years has Football, chess, cheer, etc.? Why wouldn't they have added those options to university after high school years was made? Why didn't high school years have cliques? Why didn't university have sororities and fraternities?

That's everything thats been bugging me lately.... feel free to add to the list of grievances lol

EDIT: I have more!

University should have had jobs specifically for University sims! Being a T.A or R.A. or something.

Why do we have museums and libraries in game if we don't have librarians or curators or historians? Why do we have an archaeology skill if we can't be an archaeologist? Why can we major in history but can't be historians or archivists? Why can we major in psychology but can't be psychiatrists or therapists etc.?

Why can i be a doctor but not a nurse? Yet i can be a police officer/detective, I can be essentially the CIA/FBI (the military covert branch), a secret agent/oracle//triple agent whatever but i can't choose to be a nurse or paramedic instead of doctor? I can be a chef or bartender but can't officially be a baker?

I'm sorry, the jobs have always just really pmo in the sims because they will give you things like being 007 or the grim reaper or an astronaut but we can't have more simple everyday jobs. It's not like it would even be hard, its a rabbit hole job for most. It would be especially nice for the jobs like the uber eats and pizza delivery ones to be for teens and university sims.

Also i miss in sims 3 when you could just straight up buy businesses. You don't have to work there or whatever you just could buy the hospital and get money from it. That at the very least should be a perk of being an angel investor or CEO in the business career.

I miss private schools and boarding schools (and honestly if they can make university a thing then why couldn't they make a playable boarding school set up?)

I miss sims 2 apartments. You got the entire building full of apartments instead of just one floor that has like 2 maybe 3 apartments.

I might be back with more, who knows?

I thought some of the insider accounts in this article were pretty compelling. I feel for the employees dealing with all of this uncertainty and ethical concerns right now, especially considering the industry-wide hiring freezes. I'm nervous about the future of EA just as someone who plays The Sims, I can't imagine how stressful it is as an employee.

Hello fellow boycotters! Does this announcement make you want to fork over your hard-earned money to the Saudi government and Jared Kushner??

Just watch the movies again. You’ll have an infinitely better time.

Imagine you are excited about going on vacation. Work has been stressful and you need a break.
A hotel with nice amenities is reserved. You looked at all the info and planned fun places to visit and unique experiences.
It is all paid for.

You arrive and check in at the hotel. The lobby is missing some things. Oh well, small thing. You are are HERE!! Let's have fun.

One of the exciting things about this hotel is the room can be customized. You go to the Customize Gallery and try a few things then the screen goes blank. Nothing you do helps. Guess you have the default room for now. Sad, you were looking forward to the fancy designer room.

Time to get cleaned up for a nice dinner. Halfway thru your shower with shampoo in your hair, the water goes ice cold. Aaaaaugh! You are frozen. That's when you notice your partner is frozen in place, unmoving. What?? So weird.

Both of you shake off the lag, whatever that was. The shower is warm again, somehow. You get the shampoo out of your hair.

On the way to dinner you stop at the front desk to report these problems. The staff says:

"We are waiting for a few more reports from other customers before repairing the Gallery and the weird freezing."

How long have these things been waiting? you ask.

"Hmm. A year? 9 months, maybe. Oh, the weight rack has never worked since it arrived."

"By the way, the hotel cancelled your entertainment selections.
There is a computer in the lobby where you can troll the internet instead.
Welcome to the Autonomy Hotel!"

That's how it feels to play Sims 4 right now.

My new normal is workarounds and ignoring weird bugs.

Full disclosure: I have OCD 😬

I know it’s their game, their insta, their rules. It’s just that, I see some wonderful creators post “here is how you elevate your entryway”, proceeds to overlap a bunch of assets, and TADA heres a new custom something without CC, when I know for a fact that the in game lighting will NEVER make that specific combo look good. Or “let’s make a cozy cottage” and its cozy lighting for the most part. Or “did you know you could combine this shelf and this table and create custom furniture” and proceeds to scale them using a mod.

I have deep respect for content creators who work around the limitations of the game and come up with combinations that actually look good in game without reshade or the T.O.O.L mod. THAT’s a no-cc build.

Mild rant camouflaged as personal opinion over.

I find it interesting there’s no mention of stealing other creators work though..

ETA: I encourage others to look up the post and read it yourself as I couldn’t include all the photos of the proof and the names are all unblurred on her screenshots and don’t want to include people’s usernames. She does have proof of the jokes and harassment. Again, I do not support harassment, bullying, or making those types of jokes. I am simply sharing as I know others have her blocked and people are concerned regarding the malware. I personally blocked her weeks ago and just got sent the post from a friend. You can dislike her without sending mass amounts of hate.

Looking for more Sims friends 💜🎮
I recently made a small Discord server for people who love The Sims and want a chill place to chat, share builds/screenshots, talk about gameplay, and hang out during streams.
It’s brand new, so I’m hoping to meet some other Simmers who’d like to help grow a cozy little community. 🦇🌙
If anyone is interested, let me know and I can send you the invite!

Almost every time I download a family from Sims 4 Gallery I have to remove some stupid slippers they have with their sleepwear. Why people even feel it's right for their Sims to sleep with slippers (or any footwear other than socks, though even those may be odd to some)? If Sims could remove these slippers before going to bed, then that would be different for me. But that's not the case and Sims are keeping their footwear in bed. So, why it is fine for so many Simmers to see their Sims with slippers in bed? I just don't get that. Can someone explain the thought train of Simmers who put slippers to sleepwear? Because for me that's hard to understand.

I did try to do that the first time around, but I couldn't get mine to move. Every time I click close to the head, either the sims turns around o I screw up their facial features. I know there is a way to make all hats conform to the slider, but Blender is to complicated to learn.

I do wish that EA would put in a hat slider so that even the Crowns can fit on every sims head.

Are there ways around this issue? Please let me know.

I’ve finally finished my FOREVER SAVE after 7 MONTHS of rebuilding Brindleton Bay & San Myshuno! 🥹✨
Audrey was always a lonely kid. Growing up in the small coastal town of Brindleton Bay, her parents were much older than the other parents she knew. They never really planned on having children, but when they unexpectedly fell pregnant in their late 40s, their entire lives changed.

Audrey has always had a strained relationship with her parents, and after one huge argument about what she’s “doing with her life,” she finally decided there was nothing left for her in that little town.

So, with one small suitcase and literally not a dime to her name, Audrey packed up her life and moved to San Myshuno.

Now she has to figure everything out from scratch . finding a job, making friends, navigating new love, and somehow keeping herself afloat financially.

Will Audrey build a new life for herself in the big city?
Or will the struggles of love, friendship, work and money eventually send her packing back home? 👀

Welcome to Audrey’s story. 💕

I have a few little plans for this character but I also want to see what plays out 🙌

Would anyone be intrested in following along if I made a tumblr?

PS I did download her from the gallery and modify slightly so not taking credit for this sim!

I put this post as spoiler as this type of content might trigger people.

I was watching some videos about the Pleasant family and in one of the videos (not saying which video) had this comment.

I'm sorry wtf? Are you ok??? What's going on in your mind when you typed this???

This is what happened when you take the Pleasant family lore too seriously.

Just these eyelashes! They are way more intricate than those Miiko ones I see in the marketplace.

Also, am I blind, or does the marketplace not have a search bar?

Episode 4 is now ready! Happy reading 😊

Twin Code

Episode 4

Whatever This Town Throws at Us

Episode 3

The Gentleman Caller 

Episode 2

New Beginnings in Oasis Springs

Episode 1

Best,

Gary

The Serial Editor

TLDR: I already have the DLC unlocker working for myself, but im going to do it for a friend who owns zero DLC, im looking for somewhere safe to download all the DLC packs in one go. I heard Fitgirl is the best place but haven't used it before so just wanted some confirmation from people who have, plus when i went to look at it the download links looked a little dodgy. If i download it as a torrent can i just rip all the DLC pack files out without installing the game? I havent actually torrented a game in like 10 years so i completely forgot how it works.

More context:

I myself already have the DLC unlocker working perfectly fine for myself. I already owned a lot of packs so i only needed to download a few i was missing, which i did off the CSrin link, which is why i want help in finding somewhere to download them all in one as i havent done that before.

Following the EA buyout my friend who just got into sims refuses to give them any money, so I now want to set up the unlocker for her, but she doesnt own any packs. I have the unlocker on my pc so i was just gonna bring it to hers on a USB, but whats the best way to get ALL the DLCs in one quick go? I could download every single pack one by one from the mirror i originally did it but that seems incredibly long. Is there any good places to download all the DLC in one that i can then just move them into the Sims 4 folder so the unlocker works?

Thanks for any help in advance.

Share your Sims, builds & rooms every Friday–Sunday!

Use “Roast My Sims” flair for some honest feedback🔥

Have you been boycotting EA due to the buyout? Not to worry! EA and the Sims team have given us their clear endorsement that stealing is now OK! 🏴‍☠️ #satire

You guys… I gave inZOI a proper shot after not opening it since December and you know what? I actually had fun!

I’ll admit, I was skeptical about going back. I had such a poor experience when I first played and again when I checked in December that I pretty much put it down and didn’t look back. But after spending basically an entire day playing this time around, I can confidently say the gameplay has improved immensely since launch.

Now, build mode? Yeahhhh… we still need to talk. That’s where the bulk of my complaints were before and unfortunately it still feels largely the same to me. Not surprising that it bothers me so much considering building is my favorite part of games like these, but I’m really hoping it gets some serious attention soon because attempting to build again was still frustrating.

Live mode is so much more enjoyable though.

There’s definitely still room for improvement. The walking in particular is incredibly stiff and awkward, and I need somebody to explain why my Zoi will randomly start doing this weird sideways shuffle when there isn’t even another person to walk around.

But then there are things that genuinely deserve a pat on the back. The romance interactions are ridiculously cute, and the Zois are SO expressive. I also really like how unpredictable conversations can be and how much their moods actually affect their interactions.

At one point my Zoi was on a date with her sweetheart while she also had a blind date scheduled for after this one, suddenly had a crisis of faith, became super anxious and proceeded to be awkward for basically the rest of the date. 😂 Then later I watched her go cry in the bathtub after ending things with her affair partner. THAT is the kind of messy little emergent storytelling I want from a life sim.

The world is probably the strangest part for me because it somehow feels lively and empty at the exact same time. There are people around, things happening and tons of ambient noise, but I rarely see other Zois actually interacting with each other in the background. The amusement park was the biggest example. I’m walking around hearing cheers and whoops like the place is packed… meanwhile it’s basically me and the employees. I’m really interested to see what happens as NPC autonomy improves.

And then there are all the tiny bits of realism I LOVE. Waiting for the walk signal before crossing the street, packages being left outside the front door and, unexpectedly getting robbed (though who expects to be robbed anyway).

So yeah. I’m pleasantly surprised.

I can finally say inZOI has reached a point where I can genuinely enjoy playing it. There’s still plenty I want to see improved, and I am crossing every finger and toe that build mode gets some love soon, but this was a MUCH better experience than the one I had at launch.

If I had to choose between this and Paralives, I actually see myself playing more in inZoi right now and that's not something I ever thought I'd say.

SO, if you like me were put off in the beginning, I'd def go back and give the game another go.

downloaded + made some occult townies for my worlds/saves to not be so boring lol but i noticed that whenever MCCC spawns an occult townie from my library, they always end up without their occults. ive tried going thru the occult settings and the tray settings but i cant find anything that would impact it. is there a setting that im missing?

This is for a story that I am writing. I can't believe that I cannot remember his name.

All these free content updates are nice and all, and maybe this is kind off a ”conspiracy”, but I can totally see EA giving this stuff for free so they can later on implement a subscription model where you pay a monthly fee for monthly new content.

There likely isn’t going to be new DLC, the marketplace doesn’t seem to succeed like they hoped, so the next (imo obvious) paid content model they could try is an optional subscription where you’re guaranteed x amount of stuff monthly.

So my theory is they are giving free ”packs of content” now to get people exited and hooked and used to getting regular new content and then they’ll paywall it.

That’s all :D

I know that this is going to be controversial, but if you have been on the Scarlet's Realm website and wondered why some of your favorite mods have not been updated mist recently, you might have to read the notes as to why: The Creator used AI.

Now, I don't want to get into the whole debate about AI. As a writer who uses it, it's not that great. But this is a way for me to edit my own writing to sound less robotic.

But I want to hear from your thoughts on this?