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Is Base Game Only Worth It?
Nyanakochan
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So I've noticed that the Sims 4 base/base deluxe is at a very attractive price of around $4-$6+ because of the winter sale; however, all the expansion and stuff packs are still a bit pricey...
So, as the title inquirers; is getting just the base game worth it? Or is it not even worth bothering with unless I get some of the expansions?
One more piece of context for making the decision; recently, I finally got the last three expansions I was missing for the Sims 3 (thanks to Black Friday and Steam's Winter sale.) So as a player coming from that kind of setup, keep it in mind when giving advice on the main question, please.
So, as the title inquirers; is getting just the base game worth it? Or is it not even worth bothering with unless I get some of the expansions?
One more piece of context for making the decision; recently, I finally got the last three expansions I was missing for the Sims 3 (thanks to Black Friday and Steam's Winter sale.) So as a player coming from that kind of setup, keep it in mind when giving advice on the main question, please.
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First off, my reason for considering buying this game (currently on sale for $5) is not your normal reason. I am in the process of creating my own comic strip and I want to create Sims homes and rooms for my characters. I'd get an actual CAD program to do this but the cost makes it prohibitive. This is a very cheap alternative.
But before I purchase, here are my questions.
1. As I am not actually interested in game play (just building homes and rooms) is there enough content in the base game to give me enough variety in furniture to furnish homes for approximately 10 families? So in theory, I would need 10 couches, coffee tables, beds, etc.
2. What is the procedure to screen print your finished homes and rooms? Is it simply doing a standard PC screen print or is there something built into the game that will allow me to do it internally?
Again, sorry for interrupting this thread but there was no way for me to create my own.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Yes, the base game was bland for me and so boring I only could play for 15 mins and then quit.
When I bought the game, I paid 1/2 price on the Black Friday after release. This was based on the original price before the price drop of $20, so digital deluxe was 70 bucks, meaning I paid $35. Even with all of the additions added by now, I still think I paid too much.
This is a good price to start this collection. Keep your eye out for sales and hit up as many 50% off as you can for packs - finding them lower than that will be a rarity. Most times, EPs will be 50% off and GPs will be 25% off.
Also, watch for sales on build a bundle - 1 EP, 1 GP and 1SP. When these aren't on sale, it's the equivalent of getting the GP for free. With a 30% off sale, you would score the same price as getting each pack for 1/2 off - helping to get SPs for 1/2 price as they very rarely go on sale. If they happen to come on sale for less than that, well, all the better.
But, since expansions and other packs are still on sale, I would still recommend grabbing one with them being on sale. Expansions always add more gameplay in each series per usual. Can't go wrong with it.
For variety, I doubt that you would have enough furniture for 10 families. Maybe slightly less, and you'd be exhausting everything. A couple of stuff packs could remedy this, and right now they're discounted at 40%, which is rare.
The internal hotkey for taking screenshots is C. You can also press Tab to enter cameraman mode, which gives a higher degree of control over the camera. WASD keys pan the camera, Q and E to lower and raise the camera respectively, and move the mouse to rotate the camera.
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Some notes:
* If you play with families/generations, the toddler update 2 years ago (it's already been 2 years :0) really adds a lot to the game. People describe it as a free game pack, and they're not wrong.
* To be fair, TS4 has the most instruments in its base game (3 of them). All the previous games either had a piano or a guitar only.
* TS4 also has a bunch of little activities like the rocket science skill, secret lots, stand up comedy, and mischief interactions. They had to make up for the lack of features during launch somehow.
* They recently added a stylist career to the base game, which adds a bit more gameplay for free.
* Community lots in the base game are pretty dull IMO. There's not much to do in them. Even the "night club" in Willow Creek contains just a bar, a piano, and a microphone.
* Multitasking isn't perfect, but it's a welcome addition. Sims can talk to each other while doing different activities, which is nice.
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I think the basegame gets very close for providing different furniture for ten families. For example there are 10 different three-seat sofas and 11 coffee tables. I think it would work work great for your project. Only problem is that if you're trying to make money wit the comic there could be legal issues.
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> I'm sorry for posting in this thread but as a new member I'm not allowed to create my own thread and I do have some questions before buying the game. Actually, there is some overlap with the initial question asked (value of base game) so this won't be too off topic.
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> First off, my reason for considering buying this game (currently on sale for $5) is not your normal reason. I am in the process of creating my own comic strip and I want to create Sims homes and rooms for my characters. I'd get an actual CAD program to do this but the cost makes it prohibitive. This is a very cheap alternative.
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> But before I purchase, here are my questions.
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> 1. As I am not actually interested in game play (just building homes and rooms) is there enough content in the base game to give me enough variety in furniture to furnish homes for approximately 10 families? So in theory, I would need 10 couches, coffee tables, beds, etc.
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> 2. What is the procedure to screen print your finished homes and rooms? Is it simply doing a standard PC screen print or is there something built into the game that will allow me to do it internally?
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> Again, sorry for interrupting this thread but there was no way for me to create my own.
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> Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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> I think the basegame gets very close for providing different furniture for ten families. For example there are 10 different three-seat sofas and 11 coffee tables. I think it would work work great for your project. Only problem is that if you're trying to make money wit the comic there could be legal issues.
Thanks. No, not trying to make money from comic. It's for personal use for my wife who likes reading it. It's just a fun project I'm doing, which is why I didn't want to spend a lot of money on it. I went through the objects for the base game and there's more than enough there to create what I need.
Anyway, purchased game. Thanks to the above poster for mentioning the tab key for advanced camera view. I was having problems getting the view I wanted.
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To change the angle of the room you can press down on the wheel of your mouse (I think. sometimes I mix up the games) or you can use the control key for the same effect, then hit tab. To change the angle within camera mode takes more finagling. For some reason I've never been able to adjust the angle that way, and have to leave camera mode, adjust the angle then reenter camera mode. But someone else may know how to get rid of the extra step 😊
I also personally find the Sims 3 camera controls are easier to use with more freedom, and if you want to turn this option on/off they can be found in the settings option. I've never used the Sims 4 camera since I like 3's so much better, but it is the game default.
But, imo, not if you don't plan to ever get any of the additional packs; need more packs to have more things to do.
I should clarify, however, that I also felt this way about Ts2 and TS3 when they were just base game, they needed more to do and got boring quickly before more packs were available.
Definitely a good price point to buy it at right now just to stick your toe in the water to determine if you are even interested enough to WANT to potentially get into it enough to buy any more packs though.
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Anyway.. base game and patches very worth it. If you can get it on sale (and I hope the OP did) even better.