Sims 3; heavy snow (at night) to almost melted. It's got depth.
Also you cannot make snowangels or snowmen if the snow is not heavy enough in TS3!
I was thinking maybe we only saw light snow in the trailer, but it could still be heavier at times, only they did not show it. But then why would they show the snowangel being made in light snow? It's awkward!
I can't deny the snow looks so artificial, nothing natural at all but I also doubt they will do anything about it, this game is coming in a month time.
Ugh I’m happy with the rest of the pack, I just wish they’d taken a couple more months to figure out the snow depth somehow.
Whatever, it’s still a day one purchase for me!
because we couldn't wait... can we? I thought this will be a november thing too and guess what now, they must've feel obliged to give us something good after months of silent treatment.
I hope they add snow depth in a later update, it's the big one disappointment of the pack so far.
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Tbh if TS2 managed to do better, why the hell can't TS4? Idc about the whole saving specs or w.e it's an excuse at this rate for TS4 to skip out on details.
The denial of simmers on this topic is mind boggling. You can clearly see the texture is as flat as it can be, with some slight shading on top.
Look, I want to love every part of the game too, and it plums that we have deal with disappointment, but just because I can see this particular flaw doesn't mean I don't love the game or that I don't like the other things we're getting with this pack. But yeah, it's really disappointing, and I'm not even surprised. There are certain things that cannot be done with Sims 4 that could be done with 2 and 3. We know that.
If you're a simmers that doesn't care about snow depth, then good for you, enjoy. But for alot of simmers this is a real concern, especially since alot of us have been waiting for seasons for years now. I'd rather have waited another 6 months to get the complete experience of snow, instead of a clearly flat white painted texture.
I dunno, maybe they panicked when simmers started to worry about the future of sims and they decided to release the pack early, it's hard to tell. Either way, it's clear they could have done better.
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The denial of simmers on this topic is mind boggling. You can clearly see the texture is as flat as it can be, with some slight shading on top.
Look, I want to love every part of the game too, and it plums that we have deal with disappointment, but just because I can see this particular flaw doesn't mean I don't love the game or that I don't like the other things we're getting with this pack. But yeah, it's really disappointing, and I'm not even surprised. There are certain things that cannot be done with Sims 4 that could be done with 2 and 3. We know that.
If you're a simmers that doesn't care about snow depth, then good for you, enjoy. But for alot of simmers this is a real concern, especially since alot of us have been waiting for seasons for years now. I'd rather have waited another 6 months to get the complete experience of snow, instead of a clearly flat white painted texture.
I dunno, maybe they panicked when simmers started to worry about the future of sims and they decided to release the pack early, it's hard to tell. Either way, it's clear they could have done better.
These releases are planned months in advance; they're not done on a whim because people are upset. If the snow DOES lack depth (I'm hoping to be proven otherwise but having just discovered that another thread on the matter was deleted I'm not holding out much hope) then it's because they either can't do it or won't do it. It's not because they've rushed the pack out to silence people.
Look at the man shovelling snow. THe snow just... appears on his shovel. He doesn't take it from anywhere. The snow angel lady is just creating a texture. The people are simply standing on white. There is no depth or any footprints.
There is no snow. There is only white, and things reskinned as powdered with white. And while this works on a superficial level, it demonstrates that either the engine, or the pack budget, didn't allow for it and ultimately shows a failure on a technical level.
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Look at the man shovelling snow. THe snow just... appears on his shovel. He doesn't take it from anywhere. The snow angel lady is just creating a texture. The people are simply standing on white. There is no depth or any footprints.
There is no snow. There is only white, and things reskinned as powdered with white. And while this works on a superficial level, it demonstrates that either the engine, or the pack budget, didn't allow for it and ultimately shows a failure on a technical level.
The thing that really upsets me is that someone made a mod called "First Snow" in 2015 and it looked really cool for a mod (even had snow textures on benches etc), but I was hoping the actual Season EP would be better because it's from a big company and paying attention to snow seems like an important thing in a pack that focuses on weather. But here we are. It looks just like the mod from 2015.
Example pictures from the mod I found on Google:
We are complaining about an EP that isn’t out yet why should I be surprised and I see nothing wrong with the snow. You guys are way to critical about things and things that aren’t even out yet.
We are complaining about an EP that isn’t out yet why should I be surprised and I see nothing wrong with the snow. You guys are way to critical about things and things that aren’t even out yet.
^^^^^
If anything they'll fix it in a pack. You guys whine about everything and anything.
It's not whining at all. If we're not happy with the product that's being advertised but we WANT to like it then are we not entitled to air that opinion? Don't try to shut people down for voicing their concerns. If we didn't complain then we wouldn't have toddlers and if we don't complain about this then the devs won't know how we feel about it. We want snow, ACTUAL snow; not decor. That's not asking much from a pack which is supposed to contain snow.
It's not whining. Lots of people have said the pack looks good, the game play we have seen looks fun etc but the snow looks terrible. The sim making the snow angel from a glance at a screen shot just looks like she's lying down as you can't see the snow angel in the snow.
That is poor. People have the right to call that out. As long as it's done respectfully then people are entitled to say it. If it weren't for people giving feedback the ball pit would still look like a Google image stuck on the top. Feedback is good for this game as it is for all games.
It's not whining at all. If we're not happy with the product that's being advertised but we WANT to like it then are we not entitled to air that opinion? Don't try to shut people down for voicing their concerns. If we didn't complain then we wouldn't have toddlers and if we don't complain about this then the devs won't know how we feel about it. We want snow, ACTUAL snow; not decor. That's not asking much from a pack which is supposed to contain snow.
Exactly. People voiced their opinion on the ball pit texture, and the Sims team fixed it to look better.
It's not whining. Lots of people have said the pack looks good, the game play we have seen looks fun etc but the snow looks terrible. The sim making the snow angel from a glance at a screen shot just looks like she's lying down as you can't see the snow angel in the snow.
That is poor. People have the right to call that out. As long as it's done respectfully then people are entitled to say it. If it weren't for people giving feedback the ball pit would still look like a Google image stuck on the top. Feedback is good for this game as it is for all games.
I will be forever haunted by the thumbnail for LGR's review of that pack.
I'm just worried that the weather won't be gradual like in sims 3. Sims 3 did a wonderful job with the various effects, like glass windows frosting and fogging over in the cold etc. And rain would slowly pick up, not start out as a thunderstorm right away. Snowfall also started out light.
Edit: Saw a screenshot and there IS frosted glass at least! yay! Loved that touch in sims 3.
Weather isn't always gradual. I live in SW England and it can go from bright and sunny to overcast and pouring down in minutes.
Yeah not always, but in sims 2 nothing was gradual. The sun would randomly disappear and it'd be dark etc.
I'm just worried that the weather won't be gradual like in sims 3. Sims 3 did a wonderful job with the various effects, like glass windows frosting and fogging over in the cold etc. And rain would slowly pick up, not start out as a thunderstorm right away. Snowfall also started out light.
Edit: Saw a screenshot and there IS frosted glass at least! yay! Loved that touch in sims 3.
Weather isn't always gradual. I live in SW England and it can go from bright and sunny to overcast and pouring down in minutes.
Yeah not always, but in sims 2 nothing was gradual. The sun would randomly disappear and it'd be dark etc.
The Sims 2 also had dimensional time where you'd be having a snowstorm while the lot next door was in high summer because you hadn't advanced the time there.
> @pepperjax1230 said: > We are complaining about an EP that isn’t out yet why should I be surprised and I see nothing wrong with the snow. You guys are way to critical about things and things that aren’t even out yet.
Regarding The Sims 4 trailers, most if not all trailers of future DLC shows pretty much there's everything to it. If there showing, VERY LIKELY, like seriously I would bet 90% that snow accumalation isn't shown for the purpose as the company wanna hide the absents of such neat mechanic. If they had shown it in TS2 and TS3 trailer, why wouldn't they not include it in TS4 one too? Also, adding onto the fact that there aren't many objects place outside could be a subtle unnintentional innuendo that suggests half of object catalogs won't get covered in snow when exposed to the precipitations of winter wonderland.
Not to mention there is a scene where a ground parasol during winter/snow placed outside, which doesn't even have frost on it. NOW that's very suggestive that snow buildup is a pie in the cake and can be anticipated that we aren't getting it in this expansion pack.
It's not whining. Lots of people have said the pack looks good, the game play we have seen looks fun etc but the snow looks terrible. The sim making the snow angel from a glance at a screen shot just looks like she's lying down as you can't see the snow angel in the snow.
That is poor. People have the right to call that out. As long as it's done respectfully then people are entitled to say it. If it weren't for people giving feedback the ball pit would still look like a Google image stuck on the top. Feedback is good for this game as it is for all games.
I honestly can't see how making a snow angel is going to add to my game play. Just like watching the stars or clouds doesn't.
UNTIL they actually do something about the sims themselves, this game is a wash. Everything is fluff and there's no reason to play it.
Not to mention there is a scene where a ground parasol during winter/snow placed outside, which doesn't even have frost on it. NOW that's very suggestive that snow buildup is a pie in the cake and can be anticipated that we aren't getting it in this expansion pack.
Actually if you pause the trailer on the first scene of snow (right as the logo conveniently blocks the view of everything) and have a good look you can see that there's not really snow on anything. The lampposts, hanging baskets, fences, chairs, bins, outdoor decorations... NOTHING has snow on it. It screams to me that not only is the snow on the roofs and ground just a paint job... there isn't any actual snow AT ALL, never mind depth.
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Sims 3; heavy snow (at night) to almost melted. It's got depth.
I hope!
Also you cannot make snowangels or snowmen if the snow is not heavy enough in TS3!
I was thinking maybe we only saw light snow in the trailer, but it could still be heavier at times, only they did not show it. But then why would they show the snowangel being made in light snow? It's awkward!
because we couldn't wait... can we? I thought this will be a november thing too and guess what now, they must've feel obliged to give us something good after months of silent treatment.
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Look, I want to love every part of the game too, and it plums that we have deal with disappointment, but just because I can see this particular flaw doesn't mean I don't love the game or that I don't like the other things we're getting with this pack. But yeah, it's really disappointing, and I'm not even surprised. There are certain things that cannot be done with Sims 4 that could be done with 2 and 3. We know that.
If you're a simmers that doesn't care about snow depth, then good for you, enjoy. But for alot of simmers this is a real concern, especially since alot of us have been waiting for seasons for years now. I'd rather have waited another 6 months to get the complete experience of snow, instead of a clearly flat white painted texture.
I dunno, maybe they panicked when simmers started to worry about the future of sims and they decided to release the pack early, it's hard to tell. Either way, it's clear they could have done better.
These releases are planned months in advance; they're not done on a whim because people are upset. If the snow DOES lack depth (I'm hoping to be proven otherwise but having just discovered that another thread on the matter was deleted I'm not holding out much hope) then it's because they either can't do it or won't do it. It's not because they've rushed the pack out to silence people.
There is no snow. There is only white, and things reskinned as powdered with white. And while this works on a superficial level, it demonstrates that either the engine, or the pack budget, didn't allow for it and ultimately shows a failure on a technical level.
Example pictures from the mod I found on Google:
^^^^^
If anything they'll fix it in a pack. You guys whine about everything and anything.
That is poor. People have the right to call that out. As long as it's done respectfully then people are entitled to say it. If it weren't for people giving feedback the ball pit would still look like a Google image stuck on the top. Feedback is good for this game as it is for all games.
Exactly. People voiced their opinion on the ball pit texture, and the Sims team fixed it to look better.
I will be forever haunted by the thumbnail for LGR's review of that pack.
Yeah not always, but in sims 2 nothing was gradual. The sun would randomly disappear and it'd be dark etc.
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> We are complaining about an EP that isn’t out yet why should I be surprised and I see nothing wrong with the snow. You guys are way to critical about things and things that aren’t even out yet.
Regarding The Sims 4 trailers, most if not all trailers of future DLC shows pretty much there's everything to it. If there showing, VERY LIKELY, like seriously I would bet 90% that snow accumalation isn't shown for the purpose as the company wanna hide the absents of such neat mechanic. If they had shown it in TS2 and TS3 trailer, why wouldn't they not include it in TS4 one too? Also, adding onto the fact that there aren't many objects place outside could be a subtle unnintentional innuendo that suggests half of object catalogs won't get covered in snow when exposed to the precipitations of winter wonderland.
I honestly can't see how making a snow angel is going to add to my game play. Just like watching the stars or clouds doesn't.
UNTIL they actually do something about the sims themselves, this game is a wash. Everything is fluff and there's no reason to play it.
Just be glad it (hopefully) wont be a load screen, They will probably add depth in a "My First Snow Pack" add on
Actually if you pause the trailer on the first scene of snow (right as the logo conveniently blocks the view of everything) and have a good look you can see that there's not really snow on anything. The lampposts, hanging baskets, fences, chairs, bins, outdoor decorations... NOTHING has snow on it. It screams to me that not only is the snow on the roofs and ground just a paint job... there isn't any actual snow AT ALL, never mind depth.