Cale's Sims 4 Guide: CAS, Build and More! (IN PROGRESS)

cale2003

Welcome to My TS4 Guide!
Table of Contents:
1. USER INTERFACE
2. WORLD MAP
3. BUILD MODE- Foundations
4. BUILD MODE- Roof Tools
5. BUILD MODE- Room Tools
6. CREATE A SIM
7. CREATE A SIM- Sculpting
8. PLAYING WITH SIMS
9. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Miranda's Aspiration
10. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Meeting the Neighbors
11. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Collectables
12. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Getting Fit
13. PLEASE READ


5. USER INTERFACE

Here is the UI (user interface)
As you can see, the UI appears alot smaller than TS3s UI, very similar to SimCity.
On the upper right corner, you can go up or down floors, build mode, open up the Gallery, open camera mode, notifications, your Options menu can also be found here!

2. WORLD MAP

Here is the world map for Oasis Springs! This is a desert themed world and has a total of 21 lots. This world has a bar, lounge, museum and a gym also!


And the other world that comes in the base game is a New Orleans-inspired world named Willow Creek! This world has a total of 21 lots also. Here you have a club, gym, library, museum. (Note: The other nightclub near the houses is one I placed from The Gallery, the nightclub that comes with a new game is near the gym, library, museum, ect.)

3. BUILD MODE- Foundations
Now let's take a look at Build Mode!

Before we talk about foundations, lets look at the User Interface! Now you see there is no Buy Mode!! Where is it?! Well, Build Mode and Buy Mode are ONE thing now! Thats right! Now onto foundations, In the picture above, you can see that the foundations are set to the highest level, but what if I wanted it lower?


Now I have my foundation lower just by moving the slider! This is the halfway point, you can put it at any height you want. But what if I didn't want one at all???


That can be done too!

4. BUILD MODE- Roof Tools
Now lets take a look at the Roof Tools!

You can find the roof tools just by clicking on the roof in the house picture on the Build tab, Then you can see you have some roofs to choose from, for this review, lets click the Hipped Roof. I can place it anywhere on the top of the house!



Once I placed my roof, I can change its size to my liking just by clicking and dragging the arrows!


I could make the roof not so high up in the air if I wanted to...


And by clicking on the balls on the side I can make my roof more curvy or more like a barn roof!


Here is the curvy roof! (No pictures of barn-like roof, sorry!)

5.BUILD MODE- Room tools


And if a room is not large enough for me, I can just drag it just like I sculpted the roof!


And there it is, larger!


And if I'm unhappy of where I placed my room, I can just simply pick it up and move it!


And like that I moved the room!
I also have a wide variety of premade rooms to select from!

6. CREATE A SIM
Now let's take a look at CAS (Create-A-Sim)!

So here is the CAS user interface!


So here you can choose from different walk styles! The walk styles are: Default, Perky, Snooty, Swagger, Feminine, Tough, Goofy, Sluggish, Bouncy! (Bouncy walk shown)

7. CREATE A SIM- Sculpting

So here is the sculpting features in The Sims 4!
Right now he is skinny, but what if I wanted him to be fat?


Just like that. I can click and drag his belly out.


I can mess around with his facial features too! Here I am messing with his nose...


Now I made it pointy!
8. PLAYING WITH SIMS
Now let's look at Live Mode and what the game has to offer!

Here is a Sim I'm making called Miranda!
As you can see I have some Aspirations to select from! Each Aspiration comes with a bonus trait.


Now that I have selected her Aspiration we choose her traits next!


Here is Miranda eating her first meal!
9. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Miranda's Aspiration

Miranda's aspiration is to become a master gardener! So I have started her off with 2 planting pots and a starter pack of fruit!

10. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Meeting the Neighbors

Miranda has found this Sim on a morning jog, she decides to greet her!

11. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Collectables
Around town, your Sim can find various collectables in different places!


Look! Miranda has found two! Click Dig on objects that look like this and you will find a new collectable!


Your Sims can also find a random box in them, opening them up will reveal a My Sims figurine!

12. PLAYING WITH SIMS- Getting Fit

Your Sims can get fit at their local gym or by buying a workout machine for the house! Here is Miranda at the gym...


Miranda is feeling the burn!
13. PLEASE READ
This guide is a guide-in-progress, it doesnt have everything yet but soon it should be a complete guide! Thanks!

outerdragon

I enjoyed that, but unless I missed it you haven't actually said how much you've enjoyed or haven't enjoyed it which is kind of important in a review lol You should include a little In Conclusion section just to give that feed back

SarahsEyes

Now that you've shown what the game can do - maybe you could write an actual review of the game and tell people what you think of it.

justin5812

SarahsEyes wrote: »

Now that you've shown what the game can do - maybe you could write an actual review of the game and tell people what you think of it.

Aren't all reviews what people think of the game?

outerdragon

justin5812 wrote: »

SarahsEyes wrote: »

Now that you've shown what the game can do - maybe you could write an actual review of the game and tell people what you think of it.

Aren't all reviews what people think of the game?

Yes but a review actually tells you wether it's good or bad, if they liked it or not and this doesn't no offence to the op though.

cale2003

Put in a My Thoughts section on the bottom

cale2003

I edited it to include my opinions in the parts so its an actual review. lol I think soon I might add some more in a few hours

Untrustedlife

Neato.

cale2003

sorry for the double image in the room tools overview in build mode, i had an image of me moving the room but not really placing it yet but i dont know where to find it now sorry

elvintp10

Interesting review you've posted, hmmm.

cale2003

bump

elvintp10

Just out of curiosity, how long did it take you to write this review?

cale2003

about 30 minutes i think

pguida

Thank you! You did a great job.

I love having started a great trend.

Atomicus

Great review! Ignore the person above me who posted saying you stole his idea, people made reviews days and days before he published his pile of rubbish. And yours was actually posted before his OMG LOL!

cale2003

i need to improve this

cale2003

Added a whole new section called Playing With Sims.

elvintp10

Hey Cale, looking forward to reading more of your review soon.