Better late than never, but I was one of the biggest critics of Eco Lifestyle when it was first announced and even after release. I thought it was another pathetic cash grab from EA... and I legitimately didn't think it would be worth the $40 (I actually bought it on sale from Amazon for $20 awhile back). I only recently began actually exploring this pack, and I now realize I was entirely wrong to criticize it! I actually really enjoy the features so far! The community spaces are really fun to build and create! I especially love the marketplace! I also love placing the community board around different lots (like parks) because it really creates a nice aesthetic!
Another thing I was critical about was the inclusion of apartments (I felt like it was a ripoff because of 'City Living'), but I really like the idea of being able to live in apartments outside of the city. I never cared for city life in The Sims, but also really wanted to use apartments, so it's nice to actually have the option for non-city life apartment living!
Also, Evergreen Harbor was an extremely fun world to fill with venues (especially in the industrial area). The rusted wall options have become an instant favorite of mine!
I still have more to explore (such as candle making, recycling, etc), but I'm glad I finally decided to give this pack a chance! It's not my favorite, but it deserves A LOT more praise than I've given it. Admittedly, EA did it again... they "Get Togethered" Eco Lifestyle! lol When 'Get Together' was first announced, I was extremely critical of that expansion pack as well... but once I actually played the pack, it became my favorite (until 'Seasons'). Eco Lifestyle might very well be climbing into my top packs too! I'm actually pleasantly surprised with this pack! I can't believe I gave it so much hatred at first... I honestly regret it! This pack isn't as bad as many people make it out to be... at all!
Favorite Packs
Sims 1: Hot Date
Sims 2: Seasons
Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff
Sims 3: Seasons
Sims 3: 70's, 80's, & 90's Stuff
Sims 4: Seasons
Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff
Sims 4: Strangerville Game Pack
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My poor sims live on dumpster food and I love the pollution. I just wish we had functional masks for the coughing
My favourite feature is dumpster diving. Surprisingly, actually.
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Personally I haven't played many aspects of many packs and I've gotten everything pretty much as it was released. I don't usually not play with it because I don't think it won't be good, but usually because certain parts of it just don't appeal to me at that time of release, or because it won't fit into how I'm playing at the moment, or I might even feel like that play might never appeal to me. So all this gameplay just kind of creeps by me and builds up, and then I just don't know it's there, forget it or something newer gets me excited and off I go to play with that.
Right now I'm playing a challenge that is helping me explore a little deeper into various packs and hit some things I missed playing with and it's bringing a new appreciation for many parts of the game I missed before.
I'm looking forward to getting back to the Eco World eventually. All I really did there the first time through was explore apartments (yes I like these more than city living ones, because they aren't high rises) and make sure I hit all the deviant (to me) aspects of the pack and did the crafts that appealed to me. I also only played through the Civil Design career long enough to get the meat wall, so I still have a lot to explore.
I have to say I'm really glad you are finding more enjoyment in your game in general now also and hope that keeps happening for you in the future.
Also yeahh, sales! What's not to like there? It's a better way to be willing to try something out that you are on the fence about for sure.
My favourite moment with Eco Lifestyle has been when my sim Pippa learned fabricating and opened a warehouse with her friend Mara. They sell there furniture and also robots that Mara makes. I know this gameplay is cross pack with uni and GTW, but I wouldn't have been inspired to do it without Eco Lifestyle. The warehouse is located in Port Promise, but they live in an apartment in Conifer Station. The apartments become super nice looking when you vote for the modern development NAP. I like grunge, but I just had to clean up this one neighbourhood.
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There are a lot of complaints in general around the NAPs in the pack but I have started to try and incorporate them more by having my sims vote and repeal certain ones and it is a lot of fun! I haven't messed with the community spaces a whole lot yet but I really like the concept of them.
I was also super critical of this pack when it was first announced but I really do like it and the features definitely are more than enough to class it as an expansion and I am always using the CAS and build items.
It’s rare to see a negative opinion turn into a positive one and I’m happy for you that the pack adds to your enjoyment after all.
I believe it definitely deserves more credit than it has been given so far. I do turn off the NAPS since I’m not really interested in the voting system, but the pack offers enough outside of that to keep me happy. I also use a cheat to industrialize my worlds. They look much better that way. 😇
Do not turn the Evergreen Harbour into complete eco friendly green zone other wise you may suffer from the Polar Light Graphic Glitch. Not only effect the game but also the entire operating system of your computer. They are only playable as Industrial and Neutral Zone.
I literally play this music above when playing Sims 4! Cozy and Fuzzy
I thought I was the only one experiencing this, the worst part is when you look at it my PC lags so much. Even thought my computer is of the highest end.
I don't know what's going on with that since i reported on it. i just hope some action is taken over the whole thing. it is only one of two things in this the DLC i really dislike. The second thing is "we wear bags" NAP, that is one i would love to see removed from this game.
My GTX 1050 card in the laptop is fine, up to date and is able to run other games nicely without issue.
The issue appears to be that this game is creating duplicate light rays, the more of them there are the more it hits the performance. it gets so bad at times that it drops to a few frames a second that i have no choice but to either move the camera in to get around the light rays or have the sim go into a basement floor to get away from it and suddenly the performance returns to normal.
When those light rays cluster like that it is overpowering in other ways, when you move the camera all the way out, all you get is a white screen and 1 frame a second.. so yeah, it is a serious enough problem.