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FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS, FEBRUARY 16th - A WEEK ON THE SIMS FORUMS

EA_CathEA_Cath Posts: 34 EA Community Manager
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS, FEBRUARY 16th - A WEEK ON THE SIMS FORUMS

Happy friday simmers!

How has your week been treating you? Have you sims celebrated Love Day with their loved ones? I hope they had a fabulous day πŸ’ŒπŸ’• And most importantly, have you celebreated Pancakes Tuesday? πŸ₯ž

πŸ—žοΈ Make sure you didn't miss those important news
  • This week we have announced an important update on the future of these forums, which will be closing down in July 2024 and will be integrated to our new EA Forums when those are ready. EA_Cade's thread has all the information listed and you can ask questions or raise any concerns.
  • Have you seen our latest Laundry List? A couple of bugs have been fixed, head over to @EA_Cade's post to see all the details!
  • Finally, the last Sims Delivery Express has brought vitiligo skin features to the base game. Make sure that your game is up to date, and check out all the details about it here!

✨ And now let's move onto the highlights


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Happy Love Day! posted here by @BlueSeaWaves



  • Are you in the mood for a challenge? @SoulGal7 is presenting the One-Tile "Box Challenge", yes you read that right! To participate, pick a sim and start off living in a 1x1 tile box with no skills, no job and no money. The goal is to earn enough to expand your tiny box and expand it into a livable home with all the essentials ammenities, until you can eventually leave your box - that's right, your sim cannot leave it until then! There are more additional rules if you want to spice it up too, if this is not challenging enough. To get some inspiration, check out how SoulGal7's sim Grace is handling her first week. It will also give you tips on earning simoleons πŸ˜‰
  • I don't know about you but here, the weather is chilly, wet and very windy. So when I stumbled upon @masajo's newest build, I thought it was the perfect place to escape. Come and discover Villa dei Fiori, a stunning romantic villa situated in Tartosa inspired by the beautiful houses of Tuscany πŸ’πŸ˜οΈ It is composed of 6 bedrooms, so that's plenty of room to house a family or for a couple who needs a spacious house to relax. You can hang out by the pool after a nice barbecue, spend time gardening and even create your own wine. The villa is beautifully decorated with a modern feel. If you think this is the perfect house for your next household, then head over to the Gallery to download it!
  • We often see recreation of famous real buildings in The Sims games, but what about cities? @Damienf519 has created $ Lost Wages $ in The Sims 3, located in the middle of the desert with plenty of casinos. You're right, it is inspired by Las Vegas and the pictures are very promising even though it is only a work in progress! You will recognize some of the most unique hotels and architecture already. This is the perfect place to bring your sims if they feel like a very original vacation or if they want to spend their simoleons πŸ’ΈπŸ’Έ (with moderation, of course). This looks like such a fun gameplay to try out! Also, the amount of work put on this project is insane. Your creativity never cesses to impress me. πŸ™Œ
  • This week's story is brought to you by @Chrinnie who has already been writing two chapters of The Rossi Legacy 🏝️ Not only this sounds like a great plot, it is also combined with the famous Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge! I can't wait to see how far our main protagonist, Angelo Rossi, will get to go and what adventures await him in his new place in Sulani. Within two chapters, he has already accomplished a lot so he seems to be on the right trail! I won't spoil any details for you, I encourage you to have a read for yourself as the chapters are full of details with a little touch of humour.
  • Finally for nostalgic players, @JAL is asking and sharing tips for players who would like to try a Historic Gameplay πŸ•°οΈ. It's true that our sims get bored very quickly without their technology (like the rest of us, don't pretend) and are keen to use their phones as soon as they have a moment of free time, which can easily break the immersion of a historical gameplay. There is useful advice and good gameplay habits being shared, as well as handy mods that can make your life easier when it comes to those types of challenges, and good ideas regarding the scenarios you are going for. I strongly encourage you to take a look at all the replies because everyone is sharing precious suggestions. We can wait to see your next historical stories πŸ“

That concludes another week! See you soon simmers, and have a great weekend 😊

EA_Cath
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    EllupelluelluEllupelluellu Posts: 7,471 Member
    Congrats @BlueSeaWaves and all others mentioned <3
    My love, my love, my fearless love, I will not say goodbye..
    Sea may rise, sky may fall, My love will never die..
    My heart, my heart, My drowning heart, Oh all the tears I've cried
    Oh I may weep forevermore, My love will never die..
    My Story:Villa Catarina
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    haneulhaneul Posts: 1,954 Member
    I love the image @BlueSeaWaves <3 and I've enjoyed your legacy @Chrinnie. Congrats to everyone else too.
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    KatAnubisKatAnubis Posts: 3,244 Member
    I hope that the Friday Highlights will continue on the "new" EA Forum. It's my main reason at this point to come to the forum. I enjoy seeing what you find and hearing the bits of news that start it.

    I have noticed that there seem to be some changes going on at AHQ where I spend far more time. There are a lot of "new categories" that weren't there a couple of weeks ago.
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    EA_CadeEA_Cade Posts: 7,559 EA Community Manager
    I hope that the Friday Highlights will continue on the "new" EA Forum. It's my main reason at this point to come to the forum. I enjoy seeing what you find and hearing the bits of news that start it.

    I have noticed that there seem to be some changes going on at AHQ where I spend far more time. There are a lot of "new categories" that weren't there a couple of weeks ago.

    Friday Highlights are going nowhere, @EA_Cath and @EA_Solaire love doing them too much :)
    Found a Bug? Let us know here. Having a technical issue with your game? Reach out to us here. 9alz5vu73pb0.png
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    masajomasajo Posts: 6,039 Member
    A very big thank you for the mention @EA_Cath a wonderful surprise which has really made my day :)
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    BreeMilesBreeMiles Posts: 8,920 Member
    Congrats everyone on your Friday Highlights,
    @EA_Cade, I was fixing to come and ask almost the same question, if our beloved Friday Highlights would be coming to the new forums? I'm so happy to see that they will be coming as well. <3<3
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    BlueSeaWavesBlueSeaWaves Posts: 4,682 Member
    Thank you for the mention @EA_Cath ☺️ What a nice surprise πŸ™‚
    Thank you @Ellupelluellu and @haneul ☺️ Congratulaions to everyone mentioned as well😁
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    simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 36,556 Member
    Thanks for another great week of highlights! Congrats to all mentioned. :)
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    SoulGal7SoulGal7 Posts: 3,633 Member
    @EA_Cath - Thank you for the nice surprise in highlighting The One-Tile Box Challenge. Trying to finish this before the forums are switched over. And congratulations to everyone for their mention here. I feel that the forums, of late, have been very quiet, so it's nice to see that some simmers are still up-dating their stories and some new discussions are being done. Have a great day everyone. :)
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    DaniRose2143DaniRose2143 Posts: 9,396 Member
    Awesim highlights from an awesim community! I couldn't resist.😁

    @BlueSeaWaves I couldn't be happier for Cat and Alexis. I'm rooting for them to realize they're meant to be together.

    Congrats to everyone mentioned!πŸ™‚
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    BlueSeaWavesBlueSeaWaves Posts: 4,682 Member
    @DaniRose2143 Thank you☺️They'll realize it πŸ₯°
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    Damienf519Damienf519 Posts: 7,005 Member
    edited February 18
    @EA_Cath Thanks for the mention. I really hope people enjoy the world. I can only hope it lives up to your expectations. Its obviously not a one to one recreation of Vegas, but its not intended to be, so if its missing any of the icon casinos, don't get angry. I was originally going to include the Eiffel Tower somewhere on the map because there's a French Casino, but it was too big
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    LeucosiaXLeucosiaX Posts: 1,957 Member
    congratulations to @BlueSeaWaves for the photo and all those mentioned.
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    CristabelCristabel Posts: 3 New Member
    I appreciate the shout out for the historicalgameplay thread! I keep wanting to do something more medieval (since it's so hard to get the old Medieval game to work on modern PCs, I weep), but the Sims' need to always be on their phones...I feel it, but I hate it sometimes, ha! (And I'm always looking for more Tartosa builds, so an excellent suggestion there, too!)
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    coolsim9999999coolsim9999999 Posts: 5,208 Member
    Congrats everyone who was mentioned this week B)!
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