Noticed all the fall colored trees in the Cats and Dogs trailer?
It also seems some of the trees only have the tops of the trees in a fall color. I still think adding in rain only wouldn't really make sense, because it can also rain during spring and summer, and trees aren't going to changing into fall colors during Summer anyway.
So why would they give trees fall-like colors if they are only adding rain now? They could have just left the trees untouched.
Unless the different fall colored trees are just for the show, like Appaloosa Plains also had similar fall-like trees in the world.
So here is still hoping we will get a full weather/seasons EP/GP right after Pets. I am pretty sure they will never patch in all full Seasons for free, considering how much of a big seller that EP was in the past.
I bet Seasons is the next EP. CL had hints for Pets. Plus, seasons is a huge money maker for EA, there is no way they won't put it in. The sooner for them, the better.
I bet Seasons is the next EP. CL had hints for Pets. Plus, seasons is a huge money maker for EA, there is no way they won't put it in. The sooner for them, the better.
Surely hoping for it to be a full EP. And hoping it won't take another year for it to appear again.
Noticed all the fall colored trees in the Cats and Dogs trailer?
It also seems some of the trees only have the tops of the trees in a fall color. I still think adding in rain only wouldn't really make sense, because it can also rain during spring and summer, and trees aren't going to changing into fall colors during Summer anyway.
So why would they give trees fall-like colors if they are only adding rain now? They could have just left the trees untouched.
Unless the different fall colored trees are just for the show, like Appaloosa Plains also had similar fall-like trees in the world.
So here is still hoping we will get a full weather/seasons EP/GP right after Pets. I am pretty sure they will never patch in all full Seasons for free, considering how much of a big seller that EP was in the past.
Except in pets, we had a country world that looks like fall leaves. I don't think we should expect any weather?
Noticed all the fall colored trees in the Cats and Dogs trailer?
It also seems some of the trees only have the tops of the trees in a fall color. I still think adding in rain only wouldn't really make sense, because it can also rain during spring and summer, and trees aren't going to changing into fall colors during Summer anyway.
So why would they give trees fall-like colors if they are only adding rain now? They could have just left the trees untouched.
Unless the different fall colored trees are just for the show, like Appaloosa Plains also had similar fall-like trees in the world.
So here is still hoping we will get a full weather/seasons EP/GP right after Pets. I am pretty sure they will never patch in all full Seasons for free, considering how much of a big seller that EP was in the past.
Except in pets, we had a country world that looks like fall leaves. I don't think we should expect any weather?
Yup, that's why I said it.
Appaloosa Plains (TS3 Pets) also had a world with Fall colors.)
If weather, fully fleshed out, was patched in, maybe Seasons could be a GP. I dunno. Then it would come sooner I would think
This is what I want to see as a large portion of expansion "content" we get now is the worlds. I'd much rather weather be a patch and a game pack come along and add seasonal activities to it. It would be great for weather to be in the core of the game so that all future content works with it and it not be a one and done.
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@ChadSims2 I think it's possible that they will add in small amounts of weather by patching it through as a way to test the engine. A big problem with the Sims3 seasons is the lag it created, so they probably will try to add it in 'stages' to produce optimization on this platform.
There are four major weather states: Rain, Wind, Clouds and Sun.
If these are PATCHED in, then they'll actually affect Seasons itself, making seasons deeper than ever. So snow would be on the ground in Winter... but if it's sunny, you might see slush and thin ice, if it's raining you might see hail, and if it's windy and rainy at once you might get a blizzard.
Prepping a list of mods to add after Infants are placed into the game. Because real life isn't 'nice'.
Hmm, sun already exists. I think clouds should be the easiest to work on, since you just have to change the skybox based on cloudiness. Windiness requires a bit of work to make sure that all effects are taken into account (such as the wind chimes in Backyard stuff, as well as all plants).
Any form of precipitation would be the hardest to do, because they require lots of effects (appearance on windows, effects on pools and roofs, puddles/snow, sims getting soaked in the case of rain, etc.) And we'll also have to consider how the world view will be affected when it's snowy, if they even choose to bother to do so.
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While I'm very skeptical of this possibility, the reason I closely follow this part of the forums is because speculation here usually turns out to be true.
Exactly. I've only been able to guess accurately because of paying attention to this particular forum and not ignoring hints just because they claim they're not hints lol. Sometimes it can be hard to weed through what is likely versus unlikely. But this seems realistic to me. I just wish we didn't have to wait until NOVEMBER to find out for sure
I bet Seasons is the next EP. CL had hints for Pets. Plus, seasons is a huge money maker for EA, there is no way they won't put it in. The sooner for them, the better.
I think you might be on to something, after all CL added a keyboard which could play cat and dog noises.
This is a very exciting theory and honestly, I'm at bit shocked to say it but, it kinda seems plausible to me.... Why not patch in rain? It would most certainly be unexpected, and it's not like they haven't patched in bigger things before.. plus, they can still make a full-fledged seasons EP later where we'll get the actual seasons (there are already other areas that got a bit autumny-looking trees so I'm not sure that's a hint - also they can't really patch in only one season and I somehow don't see them giving away snow for free) & everything else that comes with it, like a world ... Ahh I don't know. I don't want to get my hopes up, but ... this would be awesome wouldn't it. So I'll pretend not to be a little intrigued, because somehow this all seems less far-fetched than it may sound to some. But hey, we won't know til we know I guess.
A part of me want's to be excited about this and wants to think that rain is coming but then another part of me is telling me not to get my hopes up. With the puddles I feel like they were just put there for the trailer. Ah I am just so torn right now because I wana hop on that hype train lol.
I'm usually very skeptical when it comes to speculation, but this really sounds plausible! The only worry I have is that rain might change the specs needed for the game (I know that in TS2, my game would be noticeably slower when it rained), and it could therefore not be patched in. But with all these hints being dropped, I'm actually very hopeful. Only thing I fear is that my laptop will not be able to handle it.
I'm thinking eventual mixes of weather and seasons. Like, getting hot sunny weather in Spring is pleasant. Getting hot sunny weather in summer is.... painful. Oasis Springs wouldn't rationally have snow, but that wouldn't mean it doesn't have winter. If it's windy or sunny, regarding the Eco-Life pack, your clothes will dry quicker.
Oh, and did anybody else notice that we got old-fashioned radiators and more pipes in Vampires?
Prepping a list of mods to add after Infants are placed into the game. Because real life isn't 'nice'.
Here's the thing: EA knows most of us really want weather/seasons in our game, so why tease us and not deliver? Not only would it be cruel , it wouldn't make good business sense! If they teased us with this and then pulled the rug out from under us, I think mobs of people would come after them with pitchforks or something! Why would they risk making their customers angry on purpose? While I don't think the angry mobs would actually happen (hope not! ) there would be incredible backlash here and on Twitter, YouTube, etc. and many people would give up on The Sims. Its one thing to leave something out, it is an entirely different thing to tease people on purpose if you have no plans to follow through. So, at this point, I would say they pretty much have to go through with it now!
> @PugLove888 said: > Here's the thing: EA knows most of us really want weather/seasons in our game, so why tease us and not deliver? Not only would it be cruel :'( , it wouldn't make good business sense! If they teased us with this and then pulled the rug out from under us, I think mobs of people would come after them with pitchforks or something! :# Why would they risk making their customers angry on purpose? :s While I don't think the angry mobs would actually happen (hope not! :o ) there would be incredible backlash here and on Twitter, YouTube, etc. and many people would give up on The Sims. Its one thing to leave something out, it is an entirely different thing to tease people on purpose if you have no plans to follow through. So, at this point, I would say they pretty much have to go through with it now! ;)
Maybe since they can't talk of any of their upcoming content, they decided to put this teases to say that they are working on seasons ;)
I suspect that SimGuruGnome is regretting have played with the phrase "raining cats and dogs" It makes zero sense from Maxis's perspective to throw weather - a hugely expensive development project they'd want to hype to the max - in as a side thing to another pack. It also makes zero sense to patch it in, which would kill off all your players on lower-end systems who wouldn't be able to play with a weather pack installed. Zero sense at all. Ain't gonna happen.
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I suspect that SimGuruGnome is regretting have played with the phrase "raining cats and dogs" It makes zero sense from Maxis's perspective to throw weather - a hugely expensive development project they'd want to hype to the max - in as a side thing to another pack. It also makes zero sense to patch it in, which would kill off all your players on lower-end systems who wouldn't be able to play with a weather pack installed. Zero sense at all. Ain't gonna happen.
What you write is not necessarily wrong - however: From an economical Point of view it's actually quite plausible (and a very modern Approach for today's Standards) since Live Service games usually provide somewhat bigger Content updates anyway.
You can tease a mechanic in a free update in order to sell the "full" package via dlc later on. We've seen something similar happen with Get Together (--> Group patch came for free, Clubs-functionality has to be bought).
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Regarding the system requirements: It's very important to Point out that Publishers USUALLY (exceptions prove the rule --> World of Warcraft, League of Legends) won't raise the specs in the middle of the lifespan of a game. However, maybe adding rain (it's just fx effects anyway for the most part) won't have a major Impact on the Hardware in the end. You can compare it to Cities: Skylines --> The addon "Snowfall" which also introduced rain to the game has not raised the specs at all.
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Noticed all the fall colored trees in the Cats and Dogs trailer?
It also seems some of the trees only have the tops of the trees in a fall color. I still think adding in rain only wouldn't really make sense, because it can also rain during spring and summer, and trees aren't going to changing into fall colors during Summer anyway.
So why would they give trees fall-like colors if they are only adding rain now? They could have just left the trees untouched.
Unless the different fall colored trees are just for the show, like Appaloosa Plains also had similar fall-like trees in the world.
So here is still hoping we will get a full weather/seasons EP/GP right after Pets. I am pretty sure they will never patch in all full Seasons for free, considering how much of a big seller that EP was in the past.
Surely hoping for it to be a full EP. And hoping it won't take another year for it to appear again.
Except in pets, we had a country world that looks like fall leaves. I don't think we should expect any weather?
Yup, that's why I said it.
Appaloosa Plains (TS3 Pets) also had a world with Fall colors.)
If these are PATCHED in, then they'll actually affect Seasons itself, making seasons deeper than ever. So snow would be on the ground in Winter... but if it's sunny, you might see slush and thin ice, if it's raining you might see hail, and if it's windy and rainy at once you might get a blizzard.
Any form of precipitation would be the hardest to do, because they require lots of effects (appearance on windows, effects on pools and roofs, puddles/snow, sims getting soaked in the case of rain, etc.) And we'll also have to consider how the world view will be affected when it's snowy, if they even choose to bother to do so.
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
Exactly. I've only been able to guess accurately because of paying attention to this particular forum and not ignoring hints just because they claim they're not hints lol. Sometimes it can be hard to weed through what is likely versus unlikely. But this seems realistic to me. I just wish we didn't have to wait until NOVEMBER to find out for sure
I think you might be on to something, after all CL added a keyboard which could play cat and dog noises.
Yeah, indeed.
But it still can be warm when it rains, so this implies (if we take this as a hint) there is colder weather coming too. x)
Oh, and did anybody else notice that we got old-fashioned radiators and more pipes in Vampires?
Yes I actually have one.
> Here's the thing: EA knows most of us really want weather/seasons in our game, so why tease us and not deliver? Not only would it be cruel :'( , it wouldn't make good business sense! If they teased us with this and then pulled the rug out from under us, I think mobs of people would come after them with pitchforks or something! :# Why would they risk making their customers angry on purpose? :s While I don't think the angry mobs would actually happen (hope not! :o ) there would be incredible backlash here and on Twitter, YouTube, etc. and many people would give up on The Sims. Its one thing to leave something out, it is an entirely different thing to tease people on purpose if you have no plans to follow through. So, at this point, I would say they pretty much have to go through with it now! ;)
Maybe since they can't talk of any of their upcoming content, they decided to put this teases to say that they are working on seasons ;)
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/924539/features-that-needs-depth-and-ways-to-improve
What you write is not necessarily wrong - however: From an economical Point of view it's actually quite plausible (and a very modern Approach for today's Standards) since Live Service games usually provide somewhat bigger Content updates anyway.
You can tease a mechanic in a free update in order to sell the "full" package via dlc later on. We've seen something similar happen with Get Together (--> Group patch came for free, Clubs-functionality has to be bought).
---
Regarding the system requirements: It's very important to Point out that Publishers USUALLY (exceptions prove the rule --> World of Warcraft, League of Legends) won't raise the specs in the middle of the lifespan of a game. However, maybe adding rain (it's just fx effects anyway for the most part) won't have a major Impact on the Hardware in the end. You can compare it to Cities: Skylines --> The addon "Snowfall" which also introduced rain to the game has not raised the specs at all.
Basegame: http://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/
Addon: http://store.steampowered.com/app/420610/Cities_Skylines__Snowfall/
There is still hope guys.
Edit: I was lying: Cities Skylines added rain FOR FREE (!) just before they released the addon "Snowfall".