This one dives into after-school activities. Besides the drama aspect, most I can bring out here are some new stuff.
New streaming set. Seems to be separate from Get Famous's video making set as the camera and microphone is on the computer. Really don't know what would it bring. Sims can already livestream when they are in Tech Guru career in E-Sports branch (earns money) and in Social Media career in Internet Personality branch (doesn't earn money), so I guess it enables livestreaming for everyone.
Plus a new video game. A light sword fight (Get Famous) with an evil scientist tragic clown.
Thanks @EgonVM ! Fingers crossed I can fit that in Friday!
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Trendi is like Plopsy, but for outfits. It shows the style, who put it up, and the cost. You can get your sims new outfits and sell them. The inventory rotates.
Trends: a way to see which outfit style is in trend and which is not.
The outfits your sim is wearing can be gifted, added to favorites, named, and sold on Trendi. Seeing "Add to Favorite" on the list, I take that it's done in the inventory.
Other sims can buy your outfit and wear them. Kind of reminds me of Style Influencer's abilities to set trends which will be worn by NPC sims and a celebrity perk "Trendsetter" which occasionally has NPC sims wear the same outfit the celebrity is wearing. Another countermeasure to horrible game-generated fashion choices eh?
The words that got my attention are "who goes to Copperdale too". It might mean that it's optional to have your sim attend that school, but I'll wait further confirmation from the livestream.
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Sims can treat their acne - shown in Kevin's Instagram post
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Just wanted to note that I'm taking notes in the Livestream and will post those partway through and when it's done.
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CAS
- CAS is broad to capture wide range of what teens’ might wear.
- Some pieces are unlocked in gameplay
Body Hair
- some options are pack-only; others are patched in
- body hair growth is pack-only
- can shave, and specify where
- can shave a beard right off or just partly
Acne
- Tackled “in a lighter way”
- Breakouts happen
- No doctor visits, topical scrubs, but clean your face
4 new Aspirations, Teen-only
- unique reward trait for each
- Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented… & one more I missed
new Likes & Dislikes: Fashion
new Trait: Socially Awkward
- comfortable with close friends
PATCH: Sexual Orientation in CAS
- romantic attraction to men or women or neither; exploring romantically? yes/no (open to changing orientation); mess-around interest with men or women or neither
- not a finished system but intend to develop further
- why gender binary? technically, needs further changes to the 8-year-old game to remove that
- can change settings at any time
- can ask other Sims about their orientation
- default is no romantic attraction, exploring romantically, interested in either gender - how the base is before this patch, but now visible
World & Premades
Copperdale, an old mining town
3 neighbourhoods:
1. School & Auditorium
2. Prescott Square
- two families live there, Ash and Noah’s family, a blended family, one works at school caf
- Prescotts include Molly and her mom the principal
- Thriftea store and Library
- Simmers made families as well as lots
3. Plubmite Cove
- Plumbite Pier has the rides; can ride alone or with friends or “do other slightly risque things in them”
- one lot is rental, swimming hole near there
- Price household, incl. Kevin, a foreign exchange student in lore, and “hopeless romantic”, and Sidney, popular kid exploring bisexuality and cheerleading, and Savannah, asexual “stream queen”
- park and world area by tunnel have hangout areas
- water around pier is swimmable
B/B
- lots of assets for customizing a Teen bedroom
- new windows you can sneak out of
- ladder you can climb down, can be masked by plants
- can be on any floor with a landing to go out onto
PATCH: Wants & Fears system
- will work differently from before
- some Wants & Fears will be pack-specific
- long-term, short-term, & reactionary (situational, e.g. go to gym & might want to then work out)
- related to Traits
- you can get a note suggesting that it’s a good day to confront a fear
- if you fear fires & fight one, you might conquer that fear; or you might never conquer a particular fear
Streaming
- lifestyle and gaming streams to watch
new Careers:
Simsfluencer
Video Game Streamer
Phone Update
- all old interactions there, but UI changed to be more icon-based
- customization easier & more options
- Teens use phones a lot compared to older Sims now
Social Bunny
- can post about stuff you’ve just been doing
- other Sims also post, and you can read those (some are cringy, some are in Simlish, some are puns…)
- can respond to posts with freezer bunny emojis
- can DM (friendly/flirty/mean/funny) and tag Sims
School
- can go to school with multiple Sims in a household, not only one at a time; can pick to follow only some Teens; can send to school without following
- not built on active career base; all new
- design is Art Deco, but you can rebuild from scratch
- prom, career day, graduation take place in the Auditorium
- the T-Pose Challenge is a thing
- lockers can be decorated with a range of themes, buy a football there, freshen up, eat an apple, etc.
- bell rings a few minutes before class
- two classes per day in set subjects; can gain skill
- graduation isn’t guaranteed; you can drop out too
- if you don’t graduate, you could be locked out of some careers, might not be able to attend university, but you could get in on a skill, for example
- cafeteria food can be purchased
- wide range of pranks and skipping class can get you in trouble
- students from all worlds go to this high school
- there is an exam day
Prom
- can ask a Sim as friends
“Relationship Economy” (internal name) can lead to more drama
After-School Activities
- clubs set up outside after school; can also join in career menu
- solo and group cheers; can practise the solo cheers
- you get a rival on the team
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Thriftea and Trendi
- what’s available in the store to make a look out of rotates
- from the clothes rack, put an outfit together with the options in CAS
- “You … have agency here to affect how the world looks”
- outfit is in your personal storage; you put it on from there
- can see what’s trending in Trendi Analytics, and browse on your phone to buy
- if outfit sells, you mail it to the buyer
- can resell an outfit you buy
- outfits on Trendi also regularly change
The Pier
- You can be banned from a ride
There’s an urban myth about a pond, and you can test it out.
Prom
- event with scoring
- Teens can couple-dance
- vote for prom jester & royalty at the prom
Sneaking Out
- you will sometimes get an event call
- if parents say you can’t go, you can sneak out with or without the window
- can use the window as a regular door too
- you can get caught sneaking out
B/B
- to be patched in: curved-wall rooms
- many but not all doors and windows will work on the curved wall
- can filter to which ones work
- 4 new curved windows are unique to the pack
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@luthienrising Thank you for providing your notes. I didn't have time to watch the stream until the end, so it's nice to have a bit of knowledge before jumping back in to it.
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Bloody Mary is the mirror thing. You stand in front of the mirror in the dark and say her name over and over. If she appears, that's bad news. It was used primarily to scare the wits out of kids at a slumber party.
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I see you have done a great job gathering info. So I can only share what I have noticed in the livestream.
There seems to be another trait called "Party Animal". Looking at available base game traits (knowing that Family Oriented and Noncommittal traits aren't available to teens), it doesn't seem to be a replacement. I still wonder why they ignored it...
Another trait I've noticed: The Knowledge. Info about that is unknown.
Conquering fears gives satisfaction points. From the livestream, I see it gives 100 satisfaction points.
The auditorium lot next to the school change just like Community Spaces do. There are career days, proms, graduations, and nothing.
I haven't seen any special loading screen texts in the livestream though.
School can be edited when there's not a school day. The run-down desks were added by the Sim-Gurus, but usually isn't in the game.
Looking at the calendar, every Thursday there seems to be a special school event (career day or football team sports day), every Friday there's an exam (which sims can leave earlier when they're done), and proms seem to happen on Saturdays, but not on every Saturday.
And finally, a warning. Live Fast aspiration requires your sim to do that urban myth thing several times. Do be careful as it can be deadly.
Thanks @SimAddition101! And everyone else I'm going to add a link to my notes and @EgonVM's in p. 1 - sorry for not having done that yet! @Starfree I'm only linking to SimGuru-sourced inf@Anisim Is there a link for that information? @Anisim Is there a link for that information?
I'm going to go do a bit of a search for other links
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However, I can try to help in some of the things, even though I can't help as much as I did the previous time.
Let's get to Sidney's Instagram post!
This one dives into after-school activities. Besides the drama aspect, most I can bring out here are some new stuff.
Additional fact. He and his sister are twins.
It's time for Ash's instagram post!
From there, I can make out the following:
So, another fun fact about Ash from a SimGuru.
The words that got my attention are "who goes to Copperdale too". It might mean that it's optional to have your sim attend that school, but I'll wait further confirmation from the livestream.
You can pick your own prom outfit.- <a href="
The cheerleader uniforms are not all shiny.
CAS relationships were NOT updated
It's time for Kevin's Instagram post!
New trait: socially awkward.
It seems like there also is wants and fears things going on.
So, the fun fact? He lives with Savanah and Sidney.
Welp, tomorrow is the livestream day. I can't share info here when it comes, but I'll be watching it through my phone.
Prepare for info avalanche!
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CAS
- CAS is broad to capture wide range of what teens’ might wear.
- Some pieces are unlocked in gameplay
Body Hair
- some options are pack-only; others are patched in
- body hair growth is pack-only
- can shave, and specify where
- can shave a beard right off or just partly
Acne
- Tackled “in a lighter way”
- Breakouts happen
- No doctor visits, topical scrubs, but clean your face
4 new Aspirations, Teen-only
- unique reward trait for each
- Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented… & one more I missed
new Likes & Dislikes: Fashion
new Trait: Socially Awkward
- comfortable with close friends
PATCH: Sexual Orientation in CAS
- romantic attraction to men or women or neither; exploring romantically? yes/no (open to changing orientation); mess-around interest with men or women or neither
- not a finished system but intend to develop further
- why gender binary? technically, needs further changes to the 8-year-old game to remove that
- can change settings at any time
- can ask other Sims about their orientation
- default is no romantic attraction, exploring romantically, interested in either gender - how the base is before this patch, but now visible
World & Premades
Copperdale, an old mining town
3 neighbourhoods:
1. School & Auditorium
2. Prescott Square
- two families live there, Ash and Noah’s family, a blended family, one works at school caf
- Prescotts include Molly and her mom the principal
- Thriftea store and Library
- Simmers made families as well as lots
3. Plubmite Cove
- Plumbite Pier has the rides; can ride alone or with friends or “do other slightly risque things in them”
- one lot is rental, swimming hole near there
- Price household, incl. Kevin, a foreign exchange student in lore, and “hopeless romantic”, and Sidney, popular kid exploring bisexuality and cheerleading, and Savannah, asexual “stream queen”
- park and world area by tunnel have hangout areas
- water around pier is swimmable
B/B
- lots of assets for customizing a Teen bedroom
- new windows you can sneak out of
- ladder you can climb down, can be masked by plants
- can be on any floor with a landing to go out onto
PATCH: Wants & Fears system
- will work differently from before
- some Wants & Fears will be pack-specific
- long-term, short-term, & reactionary (situational, e.g. go to gym & might want to then work out)
- related to Traits
- you can get a note suggesting that it’s a good day to confront a fear
- if you fear fires & fight one, you might conquer that fear; or you might never conquer a particular fear
Streaming
- lifestyle and gaming streams to watch
new Careers:
Simsfluencer
Video Game Streamer
Phone Update
- all old interactions there, but UI changed to be more icon-based
- customization easier & more options
- Teens use phones a lot compared to older Sims now
Social Bunny
- can post about stuff you’ve just been doing
- other Sims also post, and you can read those (some are cringy, some are in Simlish, some are puns…)
- can respond to posts with freezer bunny emojis
- can DM (friendly/flirty/mean/funny) and tag Sims
School
- can go to school with multiple Sims in a household, not only one at a time; can pick to follow only some Teens; can send to school without following
- not built on active career base; all new
- design is Art Deco, but you can rebuild from scratch
- prom, career day, graduation take place in the Auditorium
- the T-Pose Challenge is a thing
- lockers can be decorated with a range of themes, buy a football there, freshen up, eat an apple, etc.
- bell rings a few minutes before class
- two classes per day in set subjects; can gain skill
- graduation isn’t guaranteed; you can drop out too
- if you don’t graduate, you could be locked out of some careers, might not be able to attend university, but you could get in on a skill, for example
- cafeteria food can be purchased
- wide range of pranks and skipping class can get you in trouble
- students from all worlds go to this high school
- there is an exam day
Prom
- can ask a Sim as friends
“Relationship Economy” (internal name) can lead to more drama
After-School Activities
- clubs set up outside after school; can also join in career menu
- solo and group cheers; can practise the solo cheers
- you get a rival on the team
Thriftea and Trendi
- what’s available in the store to make a look out of rotates
- from the clothes rack, put an outfit together with the options in CAS
- “You … have agency here to affect how the world looks”
- outfit is in your personal storage; you put it on from there
- can see what’s trending in Trendi Analytics, and browse on your phone to buy
- if outfit sells, you mail it to the buyer
- can resell an outfit you buy
- outfits on Trendi also regularly change
The Pier
- You can be banned from a ride
There’s an urban myth about a pond, and you can test it out.
Prom
- event with scoring
- Teens can couple-dance
- vote for prom jester & royalty at the prom
Sneaking Out
- you will sometimes get an event call
- if parents say you can’t go, you can sneak out with or without the window
- can use the window as a regular door too
- you can get caught sneaking out
B/B
- to be patched in: curved-wall rooms
- many but not all doors and windows will work on the curved wall
- can filter to which ones work
- 4 new curved windows are unique to the pack
*:.｡."It's great being ((Queen Bee))!".｡.:*
★・・・・・・★・・・・・・★・・・・・・★
✧ :-"As long as I continue to believe then one day my ((dreams)) really will come true."✧ :-
I am hoping we can mod the frequency since I play with aging off. Every Sim will definitely get a chance to go in my game.
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I see you have done a great job gathering info. So I can only share what I have noticed in the livestream.
There seems to be another trait called "Party Animal". Looking at available base game traits (knowing that Family Oriented and Noncommittal traits aren't available to teens), it doesn't seem to be a replacement. I still wonder why they ignored it...
Another trait I've noticed: The Knowledge. Info about that is unknown.
Conquering fears gives satisfaction points. From the livestream, I see it gives 100 satisfaction points.
The auditorium lot next to the school change just like Community Spaces do. There are career days, proms, graduations, and nothing.
I haven't seen any special loading screen texts in the livestream though.
School can be edited when there's not a school day. The run-down desks were added by the Sim-Gurus, but usually isn't in the game.
Looking at the calendar, every Thursday there seems to be a special school event (career day or football team sports day), every Friday there's an exam (which sims can leave earlier when they're done), and proms seem to happen on Saturdays, but not on every Saturday.
And finally, a warning. Live Fast aspiration requires your sim to do that urban myth thing several times. Do be careful as it can be deadly.
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@Anisim Is there a link for that information?
I'm going to go do a bit of a search for other links
Do I have to go to prom? No!
What's the T-pose challenge? It looks like this!
Do we have to use Wants and Fears? No!
How many are there? Lots!
New Deaths? Yes! But not from boba tea
Can feminine-frame Sims have facial hair? Yes!
Are there cars? No.
Can we use the boba tea anywhere? Yes!
How is Socially Awkward different from Loner?
World with lot size, please? From a Maxis designer:
Interviews about the sexual orientation patch:
and blog post https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/sexual-orientation-in-the-sims-4
So according to this the Patch is coming the 28th the same day as the Expansion.