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    We may get the dreaded "fire meter" in TS4 Console. (UPDATE: We Won't!)

    NeonHighwaysNeonHighways Posts: 1,508 Member
    edited September 2017 in The Sims 4 Console Discussion


    For those that don't know, the fire meter is a feature in past console games that was basically a limit to how much objects you could place on a lot. If you exceed the limit, there is a fire that destroys it. The limit was kinda low. If this is present in TS4 console it would be horrible. No wonder why they didn't add the Gallery as most lots would go beyond the limit.

    Update: SimGuruDuke confirmed we won't get the fire meter! Hooray!
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      catloverplayercatloverplayer Posts: 93,395 Member
      Looks like it's confirmed from what SimGuruDuke says.
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      CrueltivityCrueltivity Posts: 161 Member
      edited September 2017
      It’s necessary. Most people won’t know when they are damaging their console while playing with huge families in a mansion.
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      NeonHighwaysNeonHighways Posts: 1,508 Member
      Crueltivity wrote: »
      It’s necessary. Most people won’t know when they are damaging their console while playing with huge families in a mansion.

      I hope the limit is big enough to furnish a mansion tbh
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      DoodlyDoofusDoodlyDoofus Posts: 1,183 Member
      Oh I remember that in Sims 2 on console. I always said "[insert dreaded F Bomb here] this!" and instead bought the fireworks and would set them off in the house and set the house on fire myself, there, I beat you EA.
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      Simsfan99111Simsfan99111 Posts: 1,260 Member
      NeonHighways wrote: »


      For those that don't know, the fire meter is a feature in past console games that was basically a limit to how much objects you could place on a lot. If you exceed the limit, there is a fire that destroys it. The limit was kinda low. If this is present in TS4 console it would be horrible. No wonder why they didn't add the Gallery as most lots would go beyond the limit.

      I agree, im not a fan of the fire meter. I understand the need to have it i guess for performance issues. I just hope its not as limiting in the sims 4 as it has been in the past on other console sims games as it usually fill easily and is buggy.
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      Simsfan99111Simsfan99111 Posts: 1,260 Member
      edited September 2017
      Crueltivity wrote: »
      It’s necessary. Most people won’t know when they are damaging their console while playing with huge families in a mansion.

      The confusing thing is my pc has lower specs then a console and it plays the sims 4 on ultra in a mansion with a household of 8 sims and ive never had any issues with having lots of objects etc.
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      MidnightAuraMidnightAura Posts: 5,809 Member
      I hate the fire meter from the sims 3 console. If this is a feature it will definitely dampen the tiny bit of enthusiasm I have for the console edition.
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      Simsfan99111Simsfan99111 Posts: 1,260 Member
      MidnightAura wrote: »
      I hate the fire meter from the sims 3 console. If this is a feature it will definitely dampen the tiny bit of enthusiasm I have for the console edition.

      I am kinda with you on that. Im not happy about it either.
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      Paulmarch76Paulmarch76 Posts: 56 Member
      I had Sims 3 on the PS3 & remember downloading big houses from the exchange that was not furnished. When I went to furnish them the stupid fire meter was already FULL!! Let's just say I was a little bit upset. On a side note I wish they would port Sims 3 & Sims 3 Pets from the PS3 to the PS4.
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      Simsfan99111Simsfan99111 Posts: 1,260 Member
      Paulmarch76 wrote: »
      I had Sims 3 on the PS3 & remember downloading big houses from the exchange that was not furnished. When I went to furnish them the plum fire meter was already FULL!! Let's just say I was a little bit upset. On a side note I wish they would port Sims 3 & Sims 3 Pets from the PS3 to the PS4.

      Oh yea i remember that happening alot! No matter how many objects etc you deleted the fire meter would stay the same and wouldn't go down!
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      joleacojoleaco Posts: 2,250 Member
      No fire meter.

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      NeonHighwaysNeonHighways Posts: 1,508 Member
      joleaco wrote: »
      No fire meter.


      Amazing! This is great news! I'm happy for whoever is going to get it on console!
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      marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      MidnightAura wrote: »
      I hate the fire meter from the sims 3 console. If this is a feature it will definitely dampen the tiny bit of enthusiasm I have for the console edition.

      Hated it to and really EA causing random fires because of the limited was a bad thing. And anyway you could never furnish rooms properly and most were empty.

      Thankfully no dreaded fire meter this time :)
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      SipopSipop Posts: 166 Member
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.
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      marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      Sipop wrote: »
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.

      Agreed


      The sims
      The sims busting out
      The sims in the city
      The sims 2
      The sims 2 pets
      The sims 2 castaway

      All were a nightmare with it :(

      Finally we can finish rooms and add decor to every room :)
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      jackjack_kjackjack_k Posts: 8,601 Member
      @Sipop wrote: »
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.

      The only reason they had it on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of The Sims 3 was because the Sims 3 was so laggy. We had more than enough HDD space back then.

      The other games were limited due to memory cards being like 8MB.
      @marcel21 wrote: »
      Sipop wrote: »
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.

      Agreed


      The sims
      The sims busting out
      The sims in the city
      The sims 2
      The sims 2 pets
      The sims 2 castaway

      All were a nightmare with it :(

      Finally we can finish rooms and add decor to every room :)

      To be fair, that was because the save files could only be about like 125KB or so.
      A PC save file can be around 2GB. It's quite amazing they managed to fit so much on a memory card back then.


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      marcel21marcel21 Posts: 12,341 Member
      jackjack_k wrote: »
      @Sipop wrote: »
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.

      The only reason they had it on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of The Sims 3 was because the Sims 3 was so laggy. We had more than enough HDD space back then.

      The other games were limited due to memory cards being like 8MB.
      @marcel21 wrote: »
      Sipop wrote: »
      Yes yes yes!!! So glad they'll be no fire meter. I hated the fire meter sooo much and like @marcel21 said, homes looked god awful and empty.
      Worse idea ever. And if it was added i would hate to see my furniture disappear and lose it's charm.

      Agreed


      The sims
      The sims busting out
      The sims in the city
      The sims 2
      The sims 2 pets
      The sims 2 castaway

      All were a nightmare with it :(

      Finally we can finish rooms and add decor to every room :)

      To be fair, that was because the save files could only be about like 125KB or so.
      A PC save file can be around 2GB. It's quite amazing they managed to fit so much on a memory card back then.


      Well not quite amazing on quality of the game but see your point.
      Origin ID MichaelUKingdon


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