[Update: 5/22/17]
This thread is now considered an Archive of my earlier simming activities and will not be added to beyond this date.
This thread is full of false starts and reboots and me complaining about and experimenting with the game.
So this thread is now considered an Archive of my early explorations with TS4 before I was truly and securely hooked. And I do believe I will be hooked with the arrival of the Parenthood Game Pack, particularly since we have toddlers now.
I will start a new thread with the same title. This thread will get a new title. (CK213's archived early simming game play) for now.
Thank you and happy Simming.
~CK213
Introduction
For the sims 3, I kept a thread documenting my experiences with the game. It became a historical record of sorts as the EPs, SPs, mods, CC, and Store content came out. I believe it helped immerse me more into the game and also reminded me of how much fun I was actually having . It was great to share it all with others. I would like to do the same for The Sims 4.
Well... I might as get one started since I am finally committed to continuing on with The Sims.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents links are currently borked due to forum changesPg. 1 Introduction/ Table of Contents/ Hmm... I Dunno, but I am liking the new sims/ Style ModePg. 3 Purchased! / Playing at Last / September 7th? Where did he go? / Out on the Town / P.U.R.E.http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12563065/#Comment_12563065Pg. 4 Status Update / Transplants and Park Comedy / Fernando / Status Update / A Proposal / The Wedding / The Wedding, continued / Expecting / The Boyshttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13080762/#Comment_13080762Pg. 5 Michelle Brooks / Matriarch / The Girls / My Feelings About The Sims 4 / Bringing Us Up to Date / The Angry Girl Formerly Known as Michelle / Mischief Maker/ Status Update/ Dastardly Dastarhttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13085436/#Comment_13085436Pg. 6 The New Ling/ Mastermind/ The Sims/ Randomness/ Status Update/ Cave In! Get To Work http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13349052/#Comment_13349052Pg. 7 My Game Needs More Grit.../ Olivia Banks/ Cairo Firenze/ Status Update/ Reboot!/ Status Update/ Get To Work!http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13420456/#Comment_13420456Pg. 8 Ling, Vaughn, Melonie, Cairo, and Olivia/ Olivia's Boutique/ Gamma Vreen/ Status Update/ Outdoor Retreathttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13572084/#Comment_13572084Pg. 9 Outdoor Retreat, cont/ Riya Ramaswami/ Close Encountershttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13572084/#Comment_13572084Pg. 10 Where Did You Find That Hair?/ Open For Business/ First Stuff Pack/ First Stuff Pack, continuedhttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/768911/ck213s-ts4-favorite-simming-moments-where-did-you-find-that-hair-pg-10/p10Pg. 11 Squeamish/ Get Together/ Invasion!/ You will play it and you will like it!/ The Jealousy Trait/ Status Update/ Making The Sims 4 game my ownhttp://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13746783/#Comment_13746783Pg. 12 Playing with Spa Day and Newcrest/ Olivia's Back in Play/ A new Appreciation for These Sims/ Catching Us Up/ New Character!http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14271019/#Comment_14271019Pg. 13 Playing with Get Together/ Alexus Pritchard/ Status Update/ Melonie and Ling/ Not the Party I Intended.../ Get Together is Making a Nice Difference in My Game/ Private Date Club Drama/ Movie Hangout Stuff/ Status Update http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14413356/#Comment_14413356Pg. 14 New Stuff Packs: Part 1, Cool Kitchen Stuff/ New Stuff Packs: Part 2, Movie Hangout Stuff/ New Stuff Packs: Part 2, Movie Hangout Stuff, continued/ Cat Girls/ Cat Girls, Refined/ The Neko Trait/ Romantic Garden Stuff http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14482852/#Comment_14482852Pg. - This Thread is Boring!/ Speaking of boredom.../ Status Update/ That Deadly Reality Show/ TDRS: Aspiration Day/ TDRS: Wishing Well Day/ TDRS: Cat Cheer-up/ TDRS: The Loser Challenge/ TDRS: The Loser Challenge pt2/ TDRS: The Loser Challenge pt 3 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14548235/#Comment_14548235Pg. - TDRS: The Loser Challenge pt 3/ Hoping for a good second act/ Patch: Improved Graphics/ N.E.P.S. Another Simmer Mind State http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/14682828/#Comment_14682828Pg. 14 N.E.P.S. Another Simmer Mind State Pt 3 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/15015648/#Comment_15015648
Comments
This first post actually started a while ago and is from my TS3 simming moments thread.
My attitudes towards The Sims 4 is constantly going back and forth. So much has happened. Every time I began moving towards it, some new thing that makes me not want it is announced.
-No Create-A-Style
-No open town, only open, small sections of the town
-No 60 x 60 or 64 x 64 lots
-A highly saturated and cartoonish art style along with some really goofy sim behaviors
-No toddlers or pools in the base game
-Teens are as tall as adults
-Sims walk off screen to go to work, school, or other neighborhoods.
-Loading screens
The promise of more interesting and smarter sims is all that's keeping me interested. I think it helps to think of the game as a replacement for The Sims 2, which I can no longer play. It's not a replacement for The Sims 3.
Like I said above, the art style is a little too cartoonish for me, as I like to bend the game towards realism. That's been a tricky balance, but this cartoonish style makes bending it towards realism harder.
The high color saturation makes settings look pretty, but I just want to turn the vibrancy down a notch.
This is a little too much desaturation, but is shows the level of green I would prefer. It's not burning my eyes. :-)
I can adjust the color level of my graphics card to get what I want.
The sims are growing on me.
I am still not crazy about the hair, but they seem to have improved since they were first revealed.
I do like the sense of thickness of TS4 hair, but it's lacking a feeling of being made up individual hair strands. There need to be some loose individual hairs. CC hair can be too stringy. It would be nice if a EA or modder can find a nice hybrid that delivers the best of both.
On average, I like the TS4 sims more than TS3 sims, but I like my CC TS3 sims more than TS4 sims so far. That will most likely change when TS4 has CC. I am finding the facial animations annoying. They are too exaggerated. They twist the look of your sim so much that they don't look like themselves once in a while, some sims more than others.
I am having a difficult time making Melonie. I will probably have to start over. I do believe I will need CC eyes, and perhaps hair bebore I can create a TS4 version of her that I like.
I used Albert's stylized realism sketch as a model for this sim.
I can get use to these sims. I got use to TS3 sims.
Here is a suggestion for CAS.
Since it is more difficult to make things match, there should be a mode that allows us to see all the clothing currently on the sim in the clothing selection user interface. We can then highlight the clothing thumbnails to see what preset colors each items has.
It would be nice if you could toggle a button to show all the preset color choices all at once. This would make it easier to choose from the available colors on your sims current outfit. You could get more creative with the interface to make choosing colors easier.
I mocked the idea up using Photoshop.
The key idea here is making it easier to see all your possible color choices all at once for a particular outfit and eliminate all the jumping around just to select colors. Perhaps we can even save the outfit as a Styled Look. Perhaps you can even educate simmers on color selection theories for choosing color themes or build it into CAS itself.
Color Schemes: http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm
I should have expanded the entire color palette, but I think you will get what I mean.
I tried the square color scheme theory. You should let one color dominate, but I have blue and its opposite color on the wheel (yellow) almost equal. The other colors would be red and green. I choose to ignore green and replaced it with black. I used red as an accent.
Yeah, I like the idea of having all the outfit apparel and accessories and all the color selections all displayed at once. It makes it easier and more fun to style her outfit.
Melonie is perfect. May I just suggest a little white eyeliner under her lids. Other than that, I think you nailed it! ♥
I am constantly tweaking Melonie. This is the most recent.
She had subtle eye bags in TS3. This is a little closer.
I'll give the white eyeliner a try.
I am looking to your Sims 4 stories and creations. Happy to see you here.
something about all the info ive read on the sims 4 this past week makes me honestly think i might get into the story telling side of the sims now. the sims 1 & 2 i was all about playing in the sims 3 gameplay fell flat so i did alot of attempting to build but the sims 4 not only feels like the gameplay will be fun but that i can really tell some fun stories.
alliesim02
The Scott Legacy
Melonie is looking good. The improvements have made a world of difference--I see more of the imp in her.
...now, to figure out how to bookmark...
If ya haven't spotted it by now there's a little star in the upper right of the OP.
Edit: There's also one on the right of the threads in the thread list, so that's even better!
Thanks for the info but I did manage to figure it out last night.
...btw, the bookmarks are messed up. I had 91 pages of bookmarks. I think they moved every bookmark I ever made, even ones I have since deleted, over here. I've got a lot of deleting to do...