The lack of sim reactions is one of the main complaints about the game that stops people enjoying and becoming immersed in it. Genuinely interested in how you can still find 4 better than the other games even though sims do not react appropriately.
No problem. Actually if you never played the firefighter career in Sims 3 you would not have probably ever encountered the Earthquake anyway. So it is easy enough to see how it could be missed. LOL. Even with the career - it does not happen often.
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....I don't know, but I always felt the older sims games were always much darker. I remembered being scared of creepy phone calls and the startling burglar and raccoon music in Sims 1...Lots of fires and deaths in Sims 1, 2, and several deaths in 3. (In 3, I remember being startled by my mermaid teen drying out and then dying. )
I was always anxious having my sims fix stuff or cook stuff in the older games. I haven't had any deaths in sims 4 so far.
No problem. Actually if you never played the firefighter career in Sims 3 you would not have probably ever encountered the Earthquake anyway. So it is easy enough to see how it could be missed. LOL. Even with the career - it does not happen often.
I have played it a few times but I am yet to see an earthquake
....I don't know, but I always felt the older sims games were always much darker. I remembered being scared of creepy phone calls and the startling burglar and raccoon music in Sims 1
"You're fired."
*bone chilling music ensues*
Dark is saying the least lol. It's twice as bad when you're a little kid but I still loved it.
King of Simcity - I played through the whole career to become a Hero fireman and saw just two in all that time and both occurred when my Sim ( my hubbies Sim Self as he is a volunteer fireman in real life - lol) was the Hero level. So it did take a long time playing the career.
I also had the added problem of one of the patches temp messing up the career for a while - I think it was the Pets recode patch that messed it up - so it might have been why it took so long as well to see one. I really can't say as I honestly have not played that career since that Sim topped it. In fact I moved my sims to a user created world after that and changed careers. It is one of the harder career paths to follow for sure in Sims 3.
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No problem. Actually if you never played the firefighter career in Sims 3 you would not have probably ever encountered the Earthquake anyway. So it is easy enough to see how it could be missed. LOL. Even with the career - it does not happen often.
I have played it a few times but I am yet to see an earthquake
The firefighter was one of my favorite careers and I played it often. Most of the time there was at least one earthquake. That's one of the reasons I'm waiting to see what TS4 earthquakes consist of.
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So let me get this straight . People can get on sims 3 , for having use mods . But can't get on sims 4 having to use mods . I'm sorry but that s just hypocritical. If you prefer on sims 4 that is alright, but don't just make unfair rules . To make a particular game look bad, and your favorite to look better
Now that I think about it, I think sims 3 is a lot darker since how easy it is for sims to die of anything. I'm always affraid if my sims repairing a TV or cook a meal because there's so many casualty on the incident that already happen with those two activity.
Ah, you're Sims3 game must be different from mine. I can probably count on one hand the number of unintentional, random deaths that occurred in the entire span of the game. Because of this, I missed Sims2. And in order to have a random, freak-accidental death in Sims4, I have to work at it. I'm so not into killing people, I mean Sims.
I have had no Sims 4 deaths - but then I barely play Sims 4 - so that is why. In Sims 2 and Sims 3 the only deaths my sims have is old age - as I go to great means to not let them die. On top of it I resurrect any Sims that die before old age - including Maxis Sims. I feel awful - as silly as that probably sounds to some people - if any Sim did not get to live out a full life and all.
You know all the graves in the Maxis towns - they are all empty in my Sims 2 game - as I even brought the elders back - found ways to give them back their youth and gave them a life even. Some were a bit glitchy at times (Sims 2 graves in particular. Had to fix files with Simpe a lot - lol) - but I enjoyed it.
I really - REALLY - do not like Sims dying.
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Expisaly with these new lot traits. Did your power go out in the sims 3? No. Would earthquakes shakes you sims houses? No. (Unless you count dystopian oasis landing.) And what was the darkest thing we had in the sims 3? Cartoonish meteors killing your sims rarelty. This, in my opinion is why sims 4 is better then sims 3.
Sure, there are no earthquakes in TS3, but it can be dark...
Expisaly with these new lot traits. Did your power go out in the sims 3? No. Would earthquakes shakes you sims houses? No. (Unless you count dystopian oasis landing.) And what was the darkest thing we had in the sims 3? Cartoonish meteors killing your sims rarelty. This, in my opinion is why sims 4 is better then sims 3.
Sure, there are no earthquakes in TS3, but it can be dark...
Expisaly with these new lot traits. Did your power go out in the sims 3? No. Would earthquakes shakes you sims houses? No. (Unless you count dystopian oasis landing.) And what was the darkest thing we had in the sims 3? Cartoonish meteors killing your sims rarelty. This, in my opinion is why sims 4 is better then sims 3.
Sure, there are no earthquakes in TS3, but it can be dark...
I've never thad this expansion pack, I wonder if it caused destruction on buildings or whatever
Yes, Ambitions firefighter earthquakes do cause damage.
And lots of fires, explosions as well. Sims get trapped under things and your fireman has to dig them out and save them. Between the two my firefighter went to he saved about 9 or 10 sims and several babies and toddlers, and a puppy.
Come to think of it - the last one still did not end well though as he lost most of the house to fires trying to save all the Sims - as that is the one he saved the babies, the toddlers, and a puppy and 3 adult sims.
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No problem. Actually if you never played the firefighter career in Sims 3 you would not have probably ever encountered the Earthquake anyway. So it is easy enough to see how it could be missed. LOL. Even with the career - it does not happen often.
I have played it a few times but I am yet to see an earthquake
The firefighter was one of my favorite careers and I played it often. Most of the time there was at least one earthquake. That's one of the reasons I'm waiting to see what TS4 earthquakes consist of.
I just got a few fires and some 'incidents' involving gnomes...
My teen mermaid sim constantly dying on the school steps (or was it bleachers behind the school) every time he came out of school, due to default mermaids drying out fast and routing issues (and no water nearby), with other teen Sims not being aware of him dying and leaving him to die, was a tiny bit dark for me, lol.
(I had to use a teleportation cheat to prevent him from dying other times after reviving him with cheats.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
ETA: This is why I mod my sims games, especially sims 3, lol.
My teen mermaid sim constantly dying on the school steps (or was it bleachers behind the school) every time he came out of school, due to default mermaids drying out fast and routing issues (and no water nearby), with other teen Sims not being aware of him dying and leaving him to die, was a tiny bit dark for me, lol.
(I had to use a teleportation cheat to prevent him from dying other times after reviving him with cheats.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
I have actually never played with the merfolks directly - my sims have plenty of merfolk friends - but I never actually played them. I played all the other supernaturals though. I love the fairies and the Witches the most.
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Yeah, I love the mermaids, but I had to mod them so they didn't dry up, and so they can eat stuff beyond just kelp.
The mermaids also SWAM everywhere, even if it was faster to use a boat, which was ANNOYING, and if left alone, my sims would go the long way around, so it would take my mermaid sim almost an entire day just to go to the grocery store, lol! (Such dumb sims.)
ETA: I love mermaids, but they had some annoying quirks.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
rofl....
Tourist: "Why is there a swimming pool right in front of your graveyard?"
Townie: "Well, it's there for the mermaids. We don't want to bury dead mermaid bodies all day long..."
Tourist: o_O
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
rofl....
Tourist: "Why is there a swimming pool right in front of your graveyard?"
Townie: "Well, it's there for the mermaids. We don't want to bury dead mermaid bodies all day long..."
Tourist: o_O
My teen mermaid sim constantly dying on the school steps (or was it bleachers behind the school) every time he came out of school, due to default mermaids drying out fast and routing issues (and no water nearby), with other teen Sims not being aware of him dying and leaving him to die, was a tiny bit dark for me, lol.
(I had to use a teleportation cheat to prevent him from dying other times after reviving him with cheats.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
ETA: This is why I mod my sims games, especially sims 3, lol.
I had a similar issue with a vampire sim ant university. He had the fine arts courses and one of the active classes was sitting outside and sketching. He passed out and then his thirst meter was draining so quickly afterwards I just couldn't get him enough plasma juice in time lol.
Sorry, though I prefer darker, and yet, I prefer the Sims 4 (I like the sims 3 too though) I just don't think the Sims 4 is nearly as dark as the Sims 3. The things you mention-they aren't exactly what I would consider dark. I think the sims 4 still has a ways go to on that subject.
ROFL the first few pages of this thread have got to be some of the funniest I've ever read. Thanks for the laughs.
As much as I like ts4 I have to agree with the person who said it's about as dark as My Little Pony
Maybe the new ep will improve upon that slightly but I can't see it making the game anywhere near as dark as its predecessors. TS3 is my favourite for stuff like that - some dark hoods, fog, thunder and lightening, meteors, earthquakes, fires, electrocution, witches, werewolves, zombies, vampires, customisation abilities to make things dirty and dingy, burglars, stealing your neighbours cars, blowing things up, spooky graveyards, secret lairs with sliding bookcases, lots of gothic decor and items, mummies, tombs, traps, dungeons... did I miss anything out? I'm sure I did.
My teen mermaid sim constantly dying on the school steps (or was it bleachers behind the school) every time he came out of school, due to default mermaids drying out fast and routing issues (and no water nearby), with other teen Sims not being aware of him dying and leaving him to die, was a tiny bit dark for me, lol.
(I had to use a teleportation cheat to prevent him from dying other times after reviving him with cheats.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
ETA: This is why I mod my sims games, especially sims 3, lol.
I had a similar issue with a vampire sim ant university. He had the fine arts courses and one of the active classes was sitting outside and sketching. He passed out and then his thirst meter was draining so quickly afterwards I just couldn't get him enough plasma juice in time lol.
Oh, wow, too funny! I forgot about the poor vampires. Sorry you had to deal with that.
(I think that's why I used Nraas to get rid of the vampire states for some sims--because I already had enough to deal with, what with my sim families having all of the mermaids and all.)
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The lack of sim reactions is one of the main complaints about the game that stops people enjoying and becoming immersed in it. Genuinely interested in how you can still find 4 better than the other games even though sims do not react appropriately.
No problem. Actually if you never played the firefighter career in Sims 3 you would not have probably ever encountered the Earthquake anyway. So it is easy enough to see how it could be missed. LOL. Even with the career - it does not happen often.
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In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I was always anxious having my sims fix stuff or cook stuff in the older games. I haven't had any deaths in sims 4 so far.
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I have played it a few times but I am yet to see an earthquake
"You're fired."
*bone chilling music ensues*
Dark is saying the least lol. It's twice as bad when you're a little kid but I still loved it.
I also had the added problem of one of the patches temp messing up the career for a while - I think it was the Pets recode patch that messed it up - so it might have been why it took so long as well to see one. I really can't say as I honestly have not played that career since that Sim topped it. In fact I moved my sims to a user created world after that and changed careers. It is one of the harder career paths to follow for sure in Sims 3.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
The firefighter was one of my favorite careers and I played it often. Most of the time there was at least one earthquake. That's one of the reasons I'm waiting to see what TS4 earthquakes consist of.
Ah, you're Sims3 game must be different from mine. I can probably count on one hand the number of unintentional, random deaths that occurred in the entire span of the game. Because of this, I missed Sims2. And in order to have a random, freak-accidental death in Sims4, I have to work at it.
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You know all the graves in the Maxis towns - they are all empty in my Sims 2 game - as I even brought the elders back - found ways to give them back their youth and gave them a life even. Some were a bit glitchy at times (Sims 2 graves in particular. Had to fix files with Simpe a lot - lol) - but I enjoyed it.
I really - REALLY - do not like Sims dying.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I've never thad this expansion pack, I wonder if it caused destruction on buildings or whatever
Yes, Ambitions firefighter earthquakes do cause damage.
And lots of fires, explosions as well. Sims get trapped under things and your fireman has to dig them out and save them. Between the two my firefighter went to he saved about 9 or 10 sims and several babies and toddlers, and a puppy.
Come to think of it - the last one still did not end well though as he lost most of the house to fires trying to save all the Sims - as that is the one he saved the babies, the toddlers, and a puppy and 3 adult sims.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I just got a few fires and some 'incidents' involving gnomes...
(I had to use a teleportation cheat to prevent him from dying other times after reviving him with cheats.
I ended up editing almost all community lots and rabbit hole areas to have pools to prevent the deaths of my mermaids, lol.)
ETA: This is why I mod my sims games, especially sims 3, lol.
(She/her)
I have actually never played with the merfolks directly - my sims have plenty of merfolk friends - but I never actually played them. I played all the other supernaturals though. I love the fairies and the Witches the most.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
The mermaids also SWAM everywhere, even if it was faster to use a boat, which was ANNOYING, and if left alone, my sims would go the long way around, so it would take my mermaid sim almost an entire day just to go to the grocery store, lol! (Such dumb sims.)
ETA: I love mermaids, but they had some annoying quirks.
(She/her)
rofl....
Tourist: "Why is there a swimming pool right in front of your graveyard?"
Townie: "Well, it's there for the mermaids. We don't want to bury dead mermaid bodies all day long..."
Tourist: o_O
LOL, YES, perfect! LOVE this!!!
(She/her)
As much as I like ts4 I have to agree with the person who said it's about as dark as My Little Pony
Maybe the new ep will improve upon that slightly but I can't see it making the game anywhere near as dark as its predecessors. TS3 is my favourite for stuff like that - some dark hoods, fog, thunder and lightening, meteors, earthquakes, fires, electrocution, witches, werewolves, zombies, vampires, customisation abilities to make things dirty and dingy, burglars, stealing your neighbours cars, blowing things up, spooky graveyards, secret lairs with sliding bookcases, lots of gothic decor and items, mummies, tombs, traps, dungeons... did I miss anything out? I'm sure I did.
Oh, wow, too funny!
(I think that's why I used Nraas to get rid of the vampire states for some sims--because I already had enough to deal with, what with my sim families having all of the mermaids and all.)
(She/her)