Off Topic Chat — The Sims Forums https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:26:05 +0000 en Off Topic Chat — The Sims Forums Yum! or Ewww! https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/897436/yum-or-ewww Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:00:17 +0000 Off Topic Chat simlish1 897436@/en_US/discussions
Tuna pasta bake ]]> "End Letter" - Word Game. https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/805804/end-letter-word-game Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:26:20 +0000 Off Topic Chat elliskane3 805804@/en_US/discussions "End Letter" - Word Game

This game is very simple. You have to post a word that starts with the last letter of the previous word.

E.g.
Letter
Railway
Yeast
Towel

I'll start us off:

House
:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:]]> The grand sequel to: "The first one to page 100 wins!" https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/913223/the-grand-sequel-to-the-first-one-to-page-100-wins Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:36:54 +0000 Off Topic Chat Sorak4 913223@/en_US/discussions The same rule applies like the original. No double posting and please keep it PG.

Let the games begin!

UPDATE!
According to Dekay we should be heading for around page 2700 if what I said before is correct. Then let us go straight for page 2700!
Let us comence the games once again!]]> What music are you listening to right now? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/806007/what-music-are-you-listening-to-right-now Thu, 25 Dec 2014 02:00:23 +0000 Off Topic Chat Thebookthief24 806007@/en_US/discussions
What about you?]]> The Hunger Games - A Sims 3 Reality Show https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1006916/the-hunger-games-a-sims-3-reality-show Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:03:43 +0000 Off Topic Chat Alleenmens 1006916@/en_US/discussions The Hunger Games Arena
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A reality show based on the ‘Hunger Games'
I need 12 players and everyone will create 2 sims. Boy and a Girl.
Then you will assign your sims to 1 of the 12 Districts.
How will it works:
Every day you will choose a container that contains 1 item or it could be empty.
Then you will choose a location where you will hide or attack if you have a weapon. You may choose the same or different locations for your sims.
There can be 2 – 5 deaths per day.
The game will go on until 2 players are left. They will do a final challenge to decide on the winner.
Different ways your sim can die:
You can die if your location gets attacked, and you are near the attacker or the attacker got the ultimate weapon that can kill everyone in that location. (Just once in the game that will happen)
You can die from hunger and thirst without food or water for 3 days.
You can die if you are in a location that gets struck by a Natural Disaster.
Ways your sim can survive:
By not being in a location that gets attacked or struck by a Natural Disaster.
Far enough from the attacker
Have enough food to survive for 3 days
Be lucky enough to get immunity from a container. (1 immunity can only save you from 1 attack or 1 disaster)
Locations: You can only stay 1 day in a location. The next day you will need to choose another one.
Cornucopia – The cornucopia is in the middle of your map and that is where you will get your containers every day.
Cave – The cave is up north on your map. It can be quite safe there if you don’t encounter any attackers or bears
Tree House - The tree house is northwest on your map. Although you’ve got a nice view over the battlefield the structure is quite flammable in a disaster.
Forest – The forest is northeast and one of your best places to be. Here you can get food for one day. Just beware of attackers and the bees.
Shack – The shack is down south on your map. It will be okay to hide there but like the tree house, is it also flammable in a disaster?
Swamp – The swamp is southeast and I’m sure it’s quite safe to hide there if you can make friends with the crocodiles.
Lake – The lake is southwest on your map and here you will be able to fill up your water bottle for one day. Just hope that you won’t encounter any attackers or a disaster.
Weapons:
Knife – You can kill one player
Gun – You can kill one player
Poison – You can poison one player
Bow and Arrow – You can kill one player
Natural Disasters: There will be a disaster every day at 1 of the locations and I will roll a die to decide where.
Meteor Showers at the Cornucopia
Bees in the Forest
Bears at the Cave
Crocodiles at the Swamp
Fires at the Shack and Tree House (sorry the snakes didn't work out :p)
Flooding at the Lake
Food and Water:
Everyone needs food and water to survive and can visit the Forest and Lake to get it. But you may also be lucky to find dry food in a container. It will take up to 3 days before you will perish in the sun without food or water.
Immunity:
If you are lucky, you will find immunity in a container. You can survive an attack or a disaster or from hunger and thirst.
Attacks and who will die from them:
As you notice there could be more than 1 player in a location when a player attacks a location. To decipher who’s going to die, every player will roll a die. The one that is the nearest to the attacker’s dice will die if they don’t have immunity. There will also be a tiebreaker question in case of a tie.
What if there is more than 1 attacker at the same location?
Then it will be first come first serve. Just hope you have more than 1 immunity to survive the next attacker too.
Natural Disasters and who will die from them?
I will roll the dice and everyone will die that got 1 number more or less the same as me. There won’t be a tiebreaker. So, say I roll an 8, the players that roll a 7,8, or 9 will die. But you can survive if you have immunity.
How do you, roll a die?
You give me a number between 1 and 10
How many items per day? 1 item per container.
18 – 24 Players
4 weapons
2 Immunities
3 Portions of dry Food for 1 day
10 – 17 Players
3 weapons
1 Immunity
2 Portions of dry Food for 1 day
2 – 9 Players
2 weapons
No immunities or dry food
Daily Tasks:
Choose a container
Choose a Location.
Players with a weapon will attack the location where the others hide
Roll a die (Number between 1-10) It will comply with attacks and disasters
Icebreaker Question

When I got everything, I will do the episode!

PS: Players may have alliances. Just remember only 1 player can win in the end!
Have fun!

Added New Rules: Seasons
As you guys saw in the episode, it is fall/autumn in the arena and food will become scarce. When you visit the forest or lake there will be a 50/50 chance to get food. I will roll a die to see if it’s above 5 or below 5. Then there will also be added items or rather say events in the container. You will be able to ‘fight for food’ in any location.
How it will work:
When you get the ‘fight for food’ ability in your container, you will fight the tribute whose number is the nearest to yours if there is more than 1 tribute with you. If it’s only you and one other tribute, you will fight them. (Hopefully, they don’t attack you first) If you are alone in a location, you may use this ability as soon as you are in another location the next day. You will gain one portion of food and they will lose one portion. Just make sure to keep an eye on your Hunger meter!
Alas in winter there will be no food from the forest. Plants are dormant. But don’t stress, if your districts love you, they will send you food for one day. (Almost like the "dry food")
Fall/Autumn will be for another 2 episodes and winter will be for the next 3 episodes. Hopefully, the finals will be in Spring. 😊 (Yeah, I’m planning for 10 episodes)

Sims 3 packs I have:

I have all the EPs and some of the stuff packs, Fast Lane, 70, 80, 90, Town Life, Master Suite, Movie Stuff, and Diesel
Worlds I have: Dragon Valley, Aurora Skies, Riverview, Monte Vista, Hidden Springs, and Sunlit Tides.
I have store items but it's too many to put up here. Just ask me if I have it if you use the store items. :)

Application Form:

User Name:
Sim Name:
Gender:
Age:
Short Bio:
Fears:
Strengths:
District: (Just make sure which Districts are available)]]> Never Have I Ever... [GAME] https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/900116/never-have-i-ever-game Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:17:23 +0000 Off Topic Chat coogiekelp 900116@/en_US/discussions
Person 1:
Never have I ever ridden a horse.

Person 2:
I have. Never have I ever...

And so on. Basically, I'll start, and the person below me would say if they have or haven't done what I said. They would then continue saying "Never have I ever..." the only thing is, if you are saying the nhie statement, it has to be something you've NEVER done. Okay, I'll start. :)

Never have I ever skipped school.]]> A Game of “You or Me” https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/906599/a-game-of-you-or-me Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:29:03 +0000 Off Topic Chat SupersonicAvalanche 906599@/en_US/discussions Alright! Take a good look at the simmer above – then answer the question he or she just asked with a simple “Me” or “You”.
Example:

Simmer A:
You or me - Who is better at keeping surprises?

Simmer B:
You probably
You or me - Who’s more likely to be running late?

Simmer C:
Me…
You or me - Who’s more likely to eat dessert for breakfast?

Simmer D :
Definitely not me so it has to be you then, lol
You or me - Who’s into extreme sports?

:)Get the picture? Good, so let’s start:
Simmer D wrote: Who’s into extreme sports?
I know I am, so me

You or me - Who’s less likely to start a snowball fight?


]]> Simswiki needs to get updated soon... https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1008148/simswiki-needs-to-get-updated-soon Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:48:36 +0000 Off Topic Chat ULIBABA66 1008148@/en_US/discussions ]]> Respond as your Sim! https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/843600/respond-as-your-sim Sun, 12 Jul 2015 02:11:28 +0000 Off Topic Chat JesxSims 843600@/en_US/discussions SIDE NOTE: I know Sims don't speak English (most popular language on the forum using it for that reason :P) so respond as if it was translated.

The basic rules is to ask a question and respond how your Sim would respond!

-First Question!-

If you could travel in time where would you go and what would you do?]]> Yes or no? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1005339/yes-or-no Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:51:33 +0000 Off Topic Chat sunnycakes 1005339@/en_US/discussions
Lighthearted, non controversial topics only!

Example:

Person 1: The Sims 3
Person 2: Yes. The Sims 4?

My turn first: Mac and cheese.]]> A-Z Female Names https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/975096/a-z-female-names Sat, 02 May 2020 17:16:13 +0000 Off Topic Chat TEXASKITTYKAT 975096@/en_US/discussions What's the last thing you ate? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/939158/whats-the-last-thing-you-ate Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:45:34 +0000 Off Topic Chat Movotti 939158@/en_US/discussions Are you taking care of yourself?


I had kaleslaw (coleslaw, made with kale, carrot, beetroot, red cabbage, celery, turnip), with yogurt dressing, and some feta.
I feel good right now, but I bet I'll be hungry again in an hour.


What's the last thing you ate?

]]> Upcoming Simulation Games https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1007597/upcoming-simulation-games Sun, 26 Mar 2023 01:27:23 +0000 Off Topic Chat simgirl1010 1007597@/en_US/discussions
ETA: Changed which one would you purchase to which are you most excited for.]]> EA Play? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1008145/ea-play Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:47:38 +0000 Off Topic Chat Smellincoffee 1008145@/en_US/discussions *Game* Give the Avatar an Occupation https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/946092/game-give-the-avatar-an-occupation Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:52:46 +0000 Off Topic Chat AlpineCuriosity 946092@/en_US/discussions Let's play a game - "Do you have this trait?" https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/920883/lets-play-a-game-do-you-have-this-trait Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:08:34 +0000 Off Topic Chat LyricSimsz15 920883@/en_US/discussions
Example:


Person 1: Bookworm
Person 2: Nah, i'm not big on reading. Family oriented?

So lets start!


Dance machine.]]> Life By You/ Paradox Tectonic/ Rod Humble [First Reveal and Announcement Trailer] https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1006923/life-by-you-paradox-tectonic-rod-humble-first-reveal-and-announcement-trailer Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:06:34 +0000 Off Topic Chat CK213 1006923@/en_US/discussions imagehttps://youtu.be/ZNhV-Gnjdy8

imagehttps://youtu.be/U9c3WEYTJIU

First impression?
Not quite feeling it.

Probably still in early development, but I think The Sims will have more style/smexiness than this.
But I welcome competition to the genre.

But what I mean by my impression is that when I first heard about Paradox probably making a Sims game, my immediate concern was the art style of their "Cims". The art style for people in their games have been on the cartoonish side, and I feared their Cims would look like refined versions of these from Cities Skylines.
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They didn't show the faces of their Cims, but I have a feeling I will prefer TS4/TS5 sims over theirs.

Cars, public transportation, open world (possibly?) I like that however.
We will get more info on March 20th. I would like to know about the game play.]]> Change one word https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/893424/change-one-word Sat, 09 Jul 2016 19:40:04 +0000 Off Topic Chat Submarine 893424@/en_US/discussions one word.

You're given a starting sentence (example: I love potatoes) and you change ONE word within that sentence. (example: I love potatoes --> I love pineapples you can change ANY word in the sentence, but the result MUST make sense.)

It's really simple, so here goes :smiley:

Starting Sentence:

George my old friend, good to see you again!]]> What's the weather like where you are? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/883911/whats-the-weather-like-where-you-are Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:57:18 +0000 Off Topic Chat BabySquare 883911@/en_US/discussions
Here, currently it's a bit cloudy and slightly cold.]]> Ask Me Anything, the game https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/815067/ask-me-anything-the-game Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:56:47 +0000 Off Topic Chat toddlercuddler91 815067@/en_US/discussions I'll start ...

Does your avatar represent you or a fictionary character? If fictionary, what's its role in The Sims?]]> Animal Crossing https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/972020/animal-crossing Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:46:17 +0000 Off Topic Chat simgirl1010 972020@/en_US/discussions
]]> Cyberpunk 2077: Share Your Photo Mode Masterpieces! https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/985358/cyberpunk-2077-share-your-photo-mode-masterpieces Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:34:20 +0000 Off Topic Chat Emily4331 985358@/en_US/discussions Cyberpunk 2077 is a really amazingly beautiful game and it's a lot of fun to be creative in photo mode. I'd love to see your lovely pics! :3

Of course, I'll start the sharing. This is the first really nice pic I took of my first V. I love her and I love this pic and I hope you do too :tongue:
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*Fingers crossed other people on this forum play Cyberpunk* :sweat_smile:]]> A High-End Life Simulator? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1007666/a-high-end-life-simulator Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:58:48 +0000 Off Topic Chat Deshong04 1007666@/en_US/discussions
The point of this topic is to showcase what a high-end life simulator aimed at 17+ for mature audiences could be. For example instead of calling drinks at the bar nectar, you call it what it is with even the varied reactions and consequences when one drinks too much.

For right now though my main focus is what I find visually appealing along with physics to bring a realistic immersion to a life sim. When it comes to physics, I would like everything to be incorporated such as hair, clothes and body including interacting with elements like weather (rain/snow/wind/etc), water (swimming, etc). Something else that I feel would be extremely important to me is the way hair accurately or in a believable sense behaves including all hair types from 1a to 4c. The video below goes into detail from animated movies examples but something I would love to see applied to a high-end mature life sim.
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTchBdrqdw

Customizable hair would be very nice such as being able to have sliders for hair length, hair types, can section different parts of the hair to have different hair types/styles/lengths/etc. And the ability to create your own hairstyle(s). Hair types, variations of thin and thick hair and so on would also be genetic. If one parent has 1a type hair and the other parent has 4c then the children could have hair types from 1a to 4c. One of the shortcomings in The Sims 3 is having hairstyles that cannot be manipulated to put a hat on. Any hats or hair accessories in TS3 has its own category meshed together with the hairstyle and is separate from hairstyles without hat or accessories.
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaXJiUrIHcE

Characters that can look something along the lines of this would be nice. Oh, and real-time ray tracing...yes please.
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I also think it would be nice, DLC perhaps that could focus solely on various themes/eras/etc.
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Environments that match that realistic aesthetic, please no art styles or stylized anything.
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When it comes to clothes, different fabrics behave differently and is something I would like to see as well. Also shirts that can be tucked in or left untucked, pants that can be tucked into boots or covering. I would also like to see a feature of layering clothing and being able to get really creative with mix and matching different clothing assets. It would be nice too to be able to customize how the character creator looks because personally I would go for a mature modern sleek kind of style. The more options the better for players to customize the way they play and how it looks.
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSn8d613eN4
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkvx5KguErM

The video below is a bit exaggerated though, but just another example of physics in motion.
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0js8ivrq5E
Than being static like this:
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFxDViaoSKA

When creating characters I prefer sliders because it's a lot more precise especially when being able to see the numeric values. Not to mention one can save that data for later to reuse for the future of character creation. However if both can exist for either player where some prefer sliders and some prefer the click and manipulate directly on the character would be fine.There's a feature in Street Fighter 6 where you can not only save and share your character but also save and upload the whole creation stats of that character which seems versatile and useful to me. What if I really like how someone created the eyes or other specific areas, then that would be helpful. (5:25)

I also like the how easy it is to have multiple hair colors and creative variations that gives the player the freedom to design the character the way that they want. (4:10) There are other character creators that have similar mechanics.
imagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8f0_4VPvZA

There's so much advancements in A.I. so there's no excuse why routing cannot implement a learning algorithm to solve its own or other A.I.'s I'm stuck moments. I would love for characters to be able to move in small, tight spaces. Can ask other characters excuse me or move out my way, lol. Can climb on beds from any side, can climb over furniture, step over objects/characters, go around, go over, whatever gets the character unstuck or moving to their destination naturally other than teleport or using a character reset. Moveover I really enjoy the A.I. in TS3 and would be very interested to see a more ambitious A.I. by Richard Evans (TS3 A.I. Designer).

Is it possible to have character A.I.'s actually talk, think and communicate with the various other character A.I.'s in-game? Has that been done before? That might be interesting to actually hear, see and get to know these various A.I.'s. ]]> Word Association https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/798812/word-association Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:52:54 +0000 Off Topic Chat nightowl 798812@/en_US/discussions Cheese]]> Planet Zoo https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/962856/planet-zoo Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:56:06 +0000 Off Topic Chat simgirl1010 962856@/en_US/discussions
Anyone else excited?



https://www.planetzoogame.com/en-GB]]> Trivia game https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1007754/trivia-game Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:28:39 +0000 Off Topic Chat sunnycakes 1007754@/en_US/discussions
Example:
Person 1: Cat
Person 2: Cats are related to tigers, lions, jaguars, and even lynxes! Dog
Person 3: There are over 1,000 breeds. Horse

And so on. I'll start.

Dinosaur]]> Last song you played on repeat? https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/984309/last-song-you-played-on-repeat Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:25:24 +0000 Off Topic Chat SupersonicAvalanche 984309@/en_US/discussions !!Reaching out--Sims 4 Modder needs help!! https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1007825/reaching-out-sims-4-modder-needs-help Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:44:51 +0000 Off Topic Chat Th3_H0wling_Ch1ld 1007825@/en_US/discussions They need help with a mod of theirs. The Mod is currently broken (thanks to this patch) and every attempt they have made to fix it either did not work or made it worse.
*Bad News*

Unless I can get someone to help me out with modding and updating and fixing conflicts, the Twilight Mod will be tabled for the foreseeable future. Many of the fixes I've tried have simply not worked or made the problem worse.
It is also helpful if anyone knows a freelancer of animations and/or modding the Sims 4 specifically--if you do, let me know!


(If they deny the help I will close this discussion!)]]> Caption the Profile Picture above you! https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/840886/caption-the-profile-picture-above-you Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:49:56 +0000 Off Topic Chat lovespandas1 840886@/en_US/discussions Basically, when you see the profile picture above you, CAPTION IT!

I don't have an example, really..
If you think you understand.. GO!
-also sorry if this exists!-]]> Type The Username Above With Your Eyes Closed https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/878723/type-the-username-above-with-your-eyes-closed Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:20:06 +0000 Off Topic Chat TinySpaceFox 878723@/en_US/discussions