I like the idea of Create a World, but for someone like me it was far too technical and I had absolutely no idea how to use it. I liked the “create custom neighbourhood” option in Sims 2, where you selected a template and just added the lots.
Not sure if these are unpopular and I think some folks in this thread mentioned it but going to say my piece anyways
I feel like the interactions when it comes to family members and romantic partners feel robotic at times or just pretty awkward?
First note romantic interactions, I get the shy kiss for teen sims but it seems a bit odd for some of my adult sims (depending on their personalities) and I feel like there isn't enough different styled romantic interactions? (I do play with mods but would be nice if there was more base game stuff)
Second note family interactions, same deal with not enough interactions but I feel like a lot of animations feel kinda off? There isn't enough warmth? I'm glad that group cooking is a thing now and kids can do a bit more now but I feel like there isn't enough
Also one more note to drop in
I would rather see Sims 2 Create a Neighborhood more than Sims 3 Create a World if we were going to get some kind of world creation tool eventually (if ever), I grew up with Sims 2 more than Sims 3 and I think the TS2 Neighborhood creation tool would fit more nicely in TS4
Doing the roofs is my favorite task when building.
My least favorite part would be bedrooms.
I HATE roofs. I'll try really hard and fail miserably to the point that sometimes I just put half walls all around the top and call it a day.
The fact that it's your favorite task is insane (in a good way) lol.
Someone up above (I think it was @TARDISgrade) had an insightful post about their disdain for vampires. I tend to agree. Bloodsucking ectoparasites. I do, however, leave them in my game to see how long before I can drive them away from freshly created sims. You know they will keep whatever you give them in their inventory, right? Hint hint garlic as a friendly gift.
Doing the roofs is my favorite task when building.
My least favorite part would be bedrooms.
I HATE roofs. I'll try really hard and fail miserably to the point that sometimes I just put half walls all around the top and call it a day.
The fact that it's your favorite task is insane (in a good way) lol.
I used to hate doing roofs too, at least the conventional way. Most of my builds these days are unique but goofy shapes (go figure) so, I had to reinvent how I did them. Depending on the design, I now end up breaking the roof up into much smaller pieces. I had a 40-something piece roof on my latest 50x50 creation. It certainly doesn't look typical but, I like unique, modern and art deco styling so, I thought it complimented the build well. 😁
I'm not an expert builder by any means but would say somewhere in the intermediate zone. I owe that to tips, tricks and videos I found online.
Thanks to all you Sim rockstars! 😎
How your Sims builds show your meds' effectiveness
Doing the roofs is my favorite task when building.
My least favorite part would be bedrooms.
I HATE roofs. I'll try really hard and fail miserably to the point that sometimes I just put half walls all around the top and call it a day.
The fact that it's your favorite task is insane (in a good way) lol.
I used to hate doing roofs too, at least the conventional way. Most of my builds these days are unique but goofy shapes (go figure) so, I had to reinvent how I did them. Depending on the design, I now end up breaking the roof up into much smaller pieces. I had a 40-something piece roof on my latest 50x50 creation. It certainly doesn't look typical but, I like unique, modern and art deco styling so, I thought it complimented the build well. 😁
I'm not an expert builder by any means but would say somewhere in the intermediate zone. I owe that to tips, tricks and videos I found online.
Thanks to all you Sim rockstars! 😎
Looking on the bright side. It's much easier to do roofs than it used to be! (That's probably an unpopular opinion too I expect)!
Doing the roofs is my favorite task when building.
My least favorite part would be bedrooms.
I HATE roofs. I'll try really hard and fail miserably to the point that sometimes I just put half walls all around the top and call it a day.
The fact that it's your favorite task is insane (in a good way) lol.
I used to hate doing roofs too, at least the conventional way. Most of my builds these days are unique but goofy shapes (go figure) so, I had to reinvent how I did them. Depending on the design, I now end up breaking the roof up into much smaller pieces. I had a 40-something piece roof on my latest 50x50 creation. It certainly doesn't look typical but, I like unique, modern and art deco styling so, I thought it complimented the build well. 😁
I'm not an expert builder by any means but would say somewhere in the intermediate zone. I owe that to tips, tricks and videos I found online.
Thanks to all you Sim rockstars! 😎
"40-something piece roof" sounds terrifying. I'm now just starting to feel better about my 3-4 piece roofs, I can't imagine 40-something. Sounds incredible though. I might go watch some videos and see if I learn a thing or 2.
Same here. In some games I care deeply about that sort of thing because they're primary driving factors for the reason those games exist. But this is not that kind of game.
FYI: Just because you can see my signature, don't assume that I can see yours.
Because I can't; I keep all sigs turned off.
Same the first thing I do when I start a new save is evict all premades and if any of them are prominent characters (e.g. the Goths, the Landgraabs, etc) I delete them too.
...I've been known to upload things to the gallery just to make a backup. Most of my stuff is awful.
Ah, an unpopular opinion! I wish we could mark our gallery items as private so we could use the cloud storage without worry of being shamed.
If you are in CAS/Build Mode you can go to the menu where you save the sims/builds and instead of clicking Upload to Gallery you click Save to Library, and it is saved to your library for just you to see. Unless you meant you upload your items for using on a different device, sorry, there's nothing private for that. (also sorry if you already knew about Save to Library and I wasted your time)
Yeah, cloud storage means storing things in the cloud -- on EA's servers in this case. In truth, my stuff isn't nearly as bad as I'm making it out to be -- some people have even favorited a few of my lots But my reason for uploading isn't to share; it's to store.
I use the gallery for mostly the same reason. I mean it is nice to see something you uploaded is liked by others, but it doesn’t really bother me if someone uploads something I made to the gallery. Because, I figure they have changed it someway to their own liking anyway ( like I usually do ), And, with sims, I figured they have played them and have skilled them the way they want. Most things I have made was because I was going to use them anyway, so if someone else has a use for them too…. Great!
I think this is unpopular but I want more worn down and trashy looking things in the Sims 4. Everything just looks way too clean cut and pristine.
I want grass, trees, plants, etc that aren't bright green and vibrant and instead looks a bit dull and dead. I want junkyards. I want old, falling apart houses in the backgrounds of worlds. I want rat infestations without having to place an item to summon them. Furniture that ages and gets tacky over time and needs replacing. Trash that accumulates in the street. Overgrown grass and swampy mud areas in the worlds. Just stuff that makes it feel a bit more worn down and realistic and less like an overly manicured dollhouse
I think this is unpopular but I want more worn down and trashy looking things in the Sims 4. Everything just looks way too clean cut and pristine.
I want grass, trees, plants, etc that aren't bright green and vibrant and instead looks a bit dull and dead. I want junkyards. I want old, falling apart houses in the backgrounds of worlds. I want rat infestations without having to place an item to summon them. Furniture that ages and gets tacky over time and needs replacing. Trash that accumulates in the street. Overgrown grass and swampy mud areas in the worlds. Just stuff that makes it feel a bit more worn down and realistic and less like an overly manicured dollhouse
I believe this is a pretty popular opinion? We’re missing a bunch of boarded up windows too and if there’s one item I need in my game right now it’s that window. Or those boards. Either/ Or.
I think this is unpopular but I want more worn down and trashy looking things in the Sims 4. Everything just looks way too clean cut and pristine.
I want grass, trees, plants, etc that aren't bright green and vibrant and instead looks a bit dull and dead. I want junkyards. I want old, falling apart houses in the backgrounds of worlds. I want rat infestations without having to place an item to summon them. Furniture that ages and gets tacky over time and needs replacing. Trash that accumulates in the street. Overgrown grass and swampy mud areas in the worlds. Just stuff that makes it feel a bit more worn down and realistic and less like an overly manicured dollhouse
Same!
I've recently bought Eco Lifestyle because it does have a little bit of trash/abandoned stuff in BB mode, but it is not enough. I like creating abandoned/dilapidated houses, but I need proper crumbling walls, mould (there's a couple of stains available from the Strangerville pack, but it's not enough), damaged roofs & floors etc.
I would love an option to toggle on cobwebs that accumulate over time unless you clean them up (similarly to the fallen leaves in autumn with Seasons) and a similar toggle for building/furniture decay/wear. It could even be associated with a "mending" skill, distinct from the handiness skill.
I definitely need old, gnarled, damaged trees. All the trees look so perfect.
I also miss the junkyards from TS3 (and the sculpting skill)
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I feel like the interactions when it comes to family members and romantic partners feel robotic at times or just pretty awkward?
First note romantic interactions, I get the shy kiss for teen sims but it seems a bit odd for some of my adult sims (depending on their personalities) and I feel like there isn't enough different styled romantic interactions? (I do play with mods but would be nice if there was more base game stuff)
Second note family interactions, same deal with not enough interactions but I feel like a lot of animations feel kinda off? There isn't enough warmth? I'm glad that group cooking is a thing now and kids can do a bit more now but I feel like there isn't enough
Also one more note to drop in
I would rather see Sims 2 Create a Neighborhood more than Sims 3 Create a World if we were going to get some kind of world creation tool eventually (if ever), I grew up with Sims 2 more than Sims 3 and I think the TS2 Neighborhood creation tool would fit more nicely in TS4
I HATE roofs. I'll try really hard and fail miserably to the point that sometimes I just put half walls all around the top and call it a day.
The fact that it's your favorite task is insane (in a good way) lol.
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Someone up above (I think it was @TARDISgrade) had an insightful post about their disdain for vampires. I tend to agree. Bloodsucking ectoparasites. I do, however, leave them in my game to see how long before I can drive them away from freshly created sims. You know they will keep whatever you give them in their inventory, right? Hint hint garlic as a friendly gift.
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I used to hate doing roofs too, at least the conventional way. Most of my builds these days are unique but goofy shapes (go figure) so, I had to reinvent how I did them. Depending on the design, I now end up breaking the roof up into much smaller pieces. I had a 40-something piece roof on my latest 50x50 creation. It certainly doesn't look typical but, I like unique, modern and art deco styling so, I thought it complimented the build well. 😁
I'm not an expert builder by any means but would say somewhere in the intermediate zone. I owe that to tips, tricks and videos I found online.
Thanks to all you Sim rockstars! 😎
Occults & Sifi is so much better.
Looking on the bright side. It's much easier to do roofs than it used to be! (That's probably an unpopular opinion too I expect)!
"40-something piece roof" sounds terrifying. I'm now just starting to feel better about my 3-4 piece roofs, I can't imagine 40-something. Sounds incredible though. I might go watch some videos and see if I learn a thing or 2.
Same here. In some games I care deeply about that sort of thing because they're primary driving factors for the reason those games exist. But this is not that kind of game.
Because I can't; I keep all sigs turned off.
Same
Personality,depth,humor,consequences,lore,customization.
No wonder they rely on us to find out the bugs.
I use the gallery for mostly the same reason. I mean it is nice to see something you uploaded is liked by others, but it doesn’t really bother me if someone uploads something I made to the gallery. Because, I figure they have changed it someway to their own liking anyway ( like I usually do ), And, with sims, I figured they have played them and have skilled them the way they want. Most things I have made was because I was going to use them anyway, so if someone else has a use for them too…. Great!
Interns + customers = free labor
Now get back to work! 😕
But I have to look on the bright side. At least we can't get fired yet. 🤣
Paranormal Stuff is my favorite stuff pack and I wish it had been at least a game pack... or even better, a full-blown expansion.
I feel that Paranormal should've been a GP too!
I want grass, trees, plants, etc that aren't bright green and vibrant and instead looks a bit dull and dead. I want junkyards. I want old, falling apart houses in the backgrounds of worlds. I want rat infestations without having to place an item to summon them. Furniture that ages and gets tacky over time and needs replacing. Trash that accumulates in the street. Overgrown grass and swampy mud areas in the worlds. Just stuff that makes it feel a bit more worn down and realistic and less like an overly manicured dollhouse
I believe this is a pretty popular opinion? We’re missing a bunch of boarded up windows too and if there’s one item I need in my game right now it’s that window. Or those boards. Either/ Or.
Same!
I've recently bought Eco Lifestyle because it does have a little bit of trash/abandoned stuff in BB mode, but it is not enough. I like creating abandoned/dilapidated houses, but I need proper crumbling walls, mould (there's a couple of stains available from the Strangerville pack, but it's not enough), damaged roofs & floors etc.
I would love an option to toggle on cobwebs that accumulate over time unless you clean them up (similarly to the fallen leaves in autumn with Seasons) and a similar toggle for building/furniture decay/wear. It could even be associated with a "mending" skill, distinct from the handiness skill.
I definitely need old, gnarled, damaged trees. All the trees look so perfect.
I also miss the junkyards from TS3 (and the sculpting skill)