"The Traits that we have improved are Bookworm, Cheerful, Clumsy, Genius, Gloomy, Glutton, Good, Goofball, Hates Children, Hot-Headed, Jealous, Mean, Neat, Noncommittal, Perfectionist. We also made some Reactionary Trait changes to Slob and Ambitious. We think this selection captures a proportional set of positive and negative Traits. But wait… there's more! We also made some changes to daily activities, such as Taking a Shower or Eating a Meal, that would allow them to be completed in less time. We hope that you enjoy playing with these changes and we look forward to hearing from you about them."
Auto Solving for Hygiene should no longer queue a drink in the interaction queue - It's still doing it lol
I'm really surprised they didn't fix loves outdoors trait. The only way I can keep a sim with that trait outside is if I put a speaker, TV, or computer outside
Okay, my sims just went to a restaurant and boy they eat fast. A couple of bites and the fruit salad bowl is empty, two bites and the baked Alaska is gone. I honestly think that is too fast. At least they can talk about food even though they already finished eating, but still.
Thank you for all the testing people have done with the beds, looking forward to playing round with them.
I love how fast sims eat now, hours of in game time seemed over the top, even for me who can take an hour to eat a meal heh.
Playing vanilla while waiting on mod news and I didn't notice any difference really with the sim I was messing with. Still wanting to grab water, cook a meal then go get peas.. how are we supposed to tell if traits have improved when they are so bug ridden?
Okay, my sims just went to a restaurant and boy they eat fast. A couple of bites and the fruit salad bowl is empty, two bites and the baked Alaska is gone. I honestly think that is too fast. At least they can talk about food even though they already finished eating, but still.
I'm glad, I hated that I had to start a dinner date at noon in order to have any hope of being done by 8 p.m. Now maybe they can go out to dinner and still have time to go to a movie, or bowling, or to a lounge or club.
Okay, my sims just went to a restaurant and boy they eat fast. A couple of bites and the fruit salad bowl is empty, two bites and the baked Alaska is gone. I honestly think that is too fast. At least they can talk about food even though they already finished eating, but still.
I'm glad, I hated that I had to start a dinner date at noon in order to have any hope of being done by 8 p.m. Now maybe they can go out to dinner and still have time to go to a movie, or bowling, or to a lounge or club.
The problem with restaurants was never how fast sims eat. It's how slow everything else is. Mostly due to this game's REALLY bad AI. It takes like two weeks just to be seated, to get your order, and for the food to actually reach your sims. And God help you if any of the sims at your table aren't part of your active household. Restaurants in TS4 are the freakin worst.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of them making sims eat and bathe faster (especially since there's already a "speedy shower" option). They already eat too fast when I want them to have a meal together as a group. Now they're even faster? That sucks.
If they really wanted to tweak the speed of an action, they should be looking into how unbearably slow it is to write songs. I use a mod to fix that but the guy who made it is retired. So once we get an update that breaks that mod, there go all my musician sims.
Okay, my sims just went to a restaurant and boy they eat fast. A couple of bites and the fruit salad bowl is empty, two bites and the baked Alaska is gone. I honestly think that is too fast. At least they can talk about food even though they already finished eating, but still.
I'm glad, I hated that I had to start a dinner date at noon in order to have any hope of being done by 8 p.m. Now maybe they can go out to dinner and still have time to go to a movie, or bowling, or to a lounge or club.
The problem with restaurants was never how fast sims eat. It's how slow everything else is. Mostly due to this game's REALLY bad AI. It takes like two weeks just to be seated, to get your order, and for the food to actually reach your sims. And God help you if any of the sims at your table aren't part of your active household. Restaurants in TS4 are the freakin worst.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of them making sims eat and bathe faster (especially since there's already a "speedy shower" option). They already eat too fast when I want them to have a meal together as a group. Now they're even faster? That sucks.
If they really wanted to tweak the speed of an action, they should be looking into how unbearably slow it is to write songs. I use a mod to fix that but the guy who made it is retired. So once we get an update that breaks that mod, there go all my musician sims.
I only use the Maxis built restaurants and the only issue I ever have is that my sims take an age to eat. Now when I use player built venues then that’s when the hair tearing out begins, too many tables, too much clutter, things too close together equals routing failures, slow service, bottlenecks in bathrooms, between tables, at the host stand/entrance in other words chaos. 😬
please don't tell me sims eat faster now? According to the patch info? I'm on a sim break can anyone confirm. I want them to eat slower not faster 😭😭
They eat fast now. I had a couple of sims finish their meals with just about two bites, but the one who was watching TV at the same time ate a bit slower. I'm a bit worried if they'll eat fast in restaurants too. I kinda liked them to talk and eat and take their time, but I guess I can live with them just gobbling their food and talking after that
I have to say, I was happy with the speed of eating before. Not too slow, but slow enough to eat together if you timed it right.
I hope it isn't going to ruin dining out.
If anything needs to be done faster, it is washing hands and taking a bath.
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?! I've wanted this since this game came out!! It's something that was in the sims since TS2 and it's such a realistic behavior...it's bonkers that it was missing in a lifesim like TS4.
They can even watch tv while relaxing! I hope they'll add the ability to read books too in the future whilst relaxing in bed.
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?!
Because I'm still trying to figure out why we never had that from the start. Sims could sit on beds but they couldn't lie on them until seven years later? XD
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?!
Because I'm still trying to figure out why we never had that from the start. Sims could sit on beds but they couldn't lie on them until seven years later? XD
I know right...but hey, better later than never. I'm enjoying it.
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?!
Because I'm still trying to figure out why we never had that from the start. Sims could sit on beds but they couldn't lie on them until seven years later? XD
I know right...but hey, better later than never. I'm enjoying it.
Oh no doubt. Stuff like that just makes me wish I could be occasionally be a fly on the wall at Maxis to figure out what 's going through their heads when they make their most baffling decisions lol
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?!
Because I'm still trying to figure out why we never had that from the start. Sims could sit on beds but they couldn't lie on them until seven years later? XD
I know right...but hey, better later than never. I'm enjoying it.
There was an option for "relax" on the bed, but my Sims would never actually do it. They'd lay down for a moment, then get up. So I mostly ignored that option. Sounds like this is a fix for the previously unusable "relax."
I love the read under the covers animation for kids too. I hope they add more animations for the bed like snuggling for couples, and reading in bed for adults would be nice too.
Why is no one talking about the fact that sims can relax in bed now?! I've wanted this since this game came out!! It's something that was in the sims since TS2 and it's such a realistic behavior...it's bonkers that it was missing in a lifesim like TS4.
They can even watch tv while relaxing! I hope they'll add the ability to read books too in the future whilst relaxing in bed.
@AquaGamer1212 Did you figure out which mod is preventing your sims from sleeping on the bed? I'm having the same problem, can nap or relax but not sleep, (although they can autonomously use it to sleep, just not if I try to tell them to). I updated Tmex Build/Buy.
If not I'll start the 50/50.
I also liked the eating speed before now the hunger bar fills up quicker then the fun bar when my sims eat and watch tv at the same time so now they finish their meals way before their fun levels increase and then turn the tv when they have finished eating. Sounds a stupid thing to complain about but it’s really annoying me.
I've asked this in another thread but haven't gotten an answer but anyone who's installed the pack can you read in bed or just watch tv?
They showed a kid reading under the covers in the stream
I'm sorry to be negative, but I'm not really impressed by that. I want to see my sims laying on the bed reading, not under the covers. Does this even work for adults?
Yes, to me it looked like they were self-woohooing!
Lol, I thought the same thing. Way too much movement going on. It was quite uncomfortable to watch.
@AquaGamer1212 Did you figure out which mod is preventing your sims from sleeping on the bed? I'm having the same problem, can nap or relax but not sleep, (although they can autonomously use it to sleep, just not if I try to tell them to). I updated Tmex Build/Buy.
If not I'll start the 50/50.
I took out my KawaiiStacie and LittleMsSam mod folders and they helped so if you have any of their mods it’s one of them. I’ll probably do the 50/50 method tomorrow.
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"The Traits that we have improved are Bookworm, Cheerful, Clumsy, Genius, Gloomy, Glutton, Good, Goofball, Hates Children, Hot-Headed, Jealous, Mean, Neat, Noncommittal, Perfectionist. We also made some Reactionary Trait changes to Slob and Ambitious. We think this selection captures a proportional set of positive and negative Traits. But wait… there's more! We also made some changes to daily activities, such as Taking a Shower or Eating a Meal, that would allow them to be completed in less time. We hope that you enjoy playing with these changes and we look forward to hearing from you about them."
I'm really surprised they didn't fix loves outdoors trait. The only way I can keep a sim with that trait outside is if I put a speaker, TV, or computer outside
Edit: Actually, if the chairs aren't at a table they're fine. It's only if they are at a table, and it's only certain chairs. I'm perplexed.
I love how fast sims eat now, hours of in game time seemed over the top, even for me who can take an hour to eat a meal heh.
Playing vanilla while waiting on mod news and I didn't notice any difference really with the sim I was messing with. Still wanting to grab water, cook a meal then go get peas.. how are we supposed to tell if traits have improved when they are so bug ridden?
I'm glad, I hated that I had to start a dinner date at noon in order to have any hope of being done by 8 p.m. Now maybe they can go out to dinner and still have time to go to a movie, or bowling, or to a lounge or club.
ETA: @haisin I love your avatar.
The problem with restaurants was never how fast sims eat. It's how slow everything else is. Mostly due to this game's REALLY bad AI. It takes like two weeks just to be seated, to get your order, and for the food to actually reach your sims. And God help you if any of the sims at your table aren't part of your active household. Restaurants in TS4 are the freakin worst.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of them making sims eat and bathe faster (especially since there's already a "speedy shower" option). They already eat too fast when I want them to have a meal together as a group. Now they're even faster? That sucks.
If they really wanted to tweak the speed of an action, they should be looking into how unbearably slow it is to write songs. I use a mod to fix that but the guy who made it is retired. So once we get an update that breaks that mod, there go all my musician sims.
I only use the Maxis built restaurants and the only issue I ever have is that my sims take an age to eat. Now when I use player built venues then that’s when the hair tearing out begins, too many tables, too much clutter, things too close together equals routing failures, slow service, bottlenecks in bathrooms, between tables, at the host stand/entrance in other words chaos. 😬
I hope it isn't going to ruin dining out.
If anything needs to be done faster, it is washing hands and taking a bath.
They can even watch tv while relaxing! I hope they'll add the ability to read books too in the future whilst relaxing in bed.
I haven't seen this since TS3
Because I'm still trying to figure out why we never had that from the start. Sims could sit on beds but they couldn't lie on them until seven years later? XD
I know right...but hey, better later than never. I'm enjoying it.
Oh no doubt. Stuff like that just makes me wish I could be occasionally be a fly on the wall at Maxis to figure out what 's going through their heads when they make their most baffling decisions lol
There was an option for "relax" on the bed, but my Sims would never actually do it. They'd lay down for a moment, then get up. So I mostly ignored that option. Sounds like this is a fix for the previously unusable "relax."
I love the read under the covers animation for kids too. I hope they add more animations for the bed like snuggling for couples, and reading in bed for adults would be nice too.
If not I'll start the 50/50.
Lol, I thought the same thing. Way too much movement going on. It was quite uncomfortable to watch.
I took out my KawaiiStacie and LittleMsSam mod folders and they helped so if you have any of their mods it’s one of them. I’ll probably do the 50/50 method tomorrow.