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No. 257570

Old thread has been dead for more than a year now so I'm starting a new one.

Discuss everything Sims related here, mods, cc , what you like and dislike.

Also feel free to post your own sims.


I've been playing Sims 4 and what I miss the most is the memory system of Sims 2. For example, in TS2, sims used to have good and bad memories - for example first kiss, starting a business, relative dying etc. They would remember those memories - a sims that has been cheated would randomly start crying etc. I wish that kind of system was implemented in Sims 4.

No. 257572

I feel like the Sims 2 had everything I ever wanted in a Sims game and it's really disappointing a lot of those features disappeared over the course of 3 and 4. Imagine a remaster of it, maybe with the neighborhood/real time system of 3…that'd be amazing.

Even though 4 has more content how it's still honestly very disappointing. It's missing SO MUCH from 2 and 3 that it might as well be a shitty remaster of 1.

No. 257573

The sims 3 were peak sims to me, all the sims 4 has ever done is disappoint me. I'll probably buy them again one day.

No. 257574

>>257570
i actually like ts4 the most out of the sims games probably. ts3 was nice too, ts2 was cool but our game was full of bugs which probably gave me bad memories of it. i just really like the visuals in ts4, compared to ts3 its so much less uncanny

No. 257575

the new trailer for sims 4 seasons reminds me of 2 in a way? it feels a bit more goofy and focused on relationships between sims and those are the parts i love about 2 that i think later games don't do so well. 4s grown on me a lot but mostly for building houses and sims with custom content rather than playing with them, i think it gets boring faster than 2 and 3

No. 257576

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My guilty pleasure is reading simsecret liverjournal .

Everyone who posts there is crazy autistic and catty as hell but fuck, I kind of enjoy reading it.

No. 257577

As much as I love the Sims franchise, I feel so stupid for spending money on the DLCs that come out for sims 4.

No. 257578

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No. 257580

>>257577
just pirate mang

No. 257581

Just finished my finals and started playing Sims 4 again yesterday because I always have the urge to when I'm studying!

My goal is to usually make a "perfect" town with "idealistic" families. Does anyone have any tips for making your own buildings? I usually look up floor plans for famous buildings for the basic shape and that helps a lot but I still suck at it and end up downloading most of my buildings.

Also the way I play gets really boring, anyone have ideas on how to spice it up? I tried owning a business but I had to cheat in order to buy it, which I don't like doing. Also it's annoying you can't have multiple active households so I can check up on all my individual families without losing progress.

How do you guys play?

No. 257582


No. 257583

>>257582
Omg these are great, thank you anon.

No. 257584

I started playing the sims 4 again after finding a crack of all of it up to pets. Sadly it doesn't include game packs and stuff packs, if someone knows a crack that dos I'd be thankful!

I started making just me and my bf, now we have 5 teenage children. I feel like I'm playing a bit too perfect, with both parent's careers maxed and all the kids having straight A's. The only different thing is that I changed my bf's sim's aspiration to wanting lots of romance partners and that has been fun, having to make sure no one find out, having bastards, all that jazz. I'm planning on making one of the teens a vampire so that should be fun too, I've never tried it before.
I like building too but I'm not very good at it. I want my family to live in a beautiful castle but it's not exactly how I want it yet.

No. 257586

>>257577
psst… fitgirl repacks…

No. 257587


No. 257589

>>257586
Looks too good to be true. Viruses?

No. 257591

>>257570
I was finally able to get ts2 ultimate collection for free on origin so that's what I've been playing recently. The game is fun but I really prefer the art style from ts4.

No. 257597

>>257589
no shes legit. its a bit of a hassle to install it right (or it was for me) but just read the comments on her website or google around if you run into any issues.

No. 257619

>>257589
They've been really good for getting the newest updates and packs on their site shortly after they're released

No. 257620

here you go anons
you'd need a torrent downloader
https://www.utorrent.com/downloads/win
if you dont wanna go through the hassle of needing institution to download the sims 4
here's fit girl repacks:
http://fitgirl-repacks.site/
you can find it here. there's a magnet that lets you directly import the torrent file into the torrent downloader :S

No. 257646

My main thing was the sims 2
I have all my stuff on my old laptop and keep telling myself I'm going back to it but kinda want to install it on new laptop

My neighborhoods were all over the place and colorful and now and then I'd get really into building/decorating lots just to have photoshoots with my simmies and then got into actually making loose narratives

I really miss that

No. 257666

The Sims 2 was my favorite thing growing up. It's sad that instead of building up on it, 3 and 4 just seem to have scrapped a bunch of features and made only tangentially related games.
At least The Sims 4 characters seem to look the best (haven't played it yet), but The Sims 2 was most fun. Meanwhile, The Sims 3 is just trash-tier both visually and gameplay-wise.

No. 257700

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>>257576
>>257578


ahhh simsecret…

they take sims games very seriously lol

No. 257760

aaaah the sims.

Does anyone know where you can find decent realistic content for the sims 3? Like skins, eyes and the sorts.

No. 257763

i get everything here: https://www.thesimsresource.com

No. 257775

Can anyone think of any pros for the Sims 4? I'm tempted to torrent the expansions, and I already bought the base game but I just can't find any appeal to 4. I've always loved the open world feel of 3 so to see that it's not in 4 was a huge letdown.

No. 257785

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I loved sims 2. It was for me hands down, the best version. You had a lot in your base game and the DLC had good content for the price.
Also you had a ton on really cool fanmade stuff, even i made some myself (which was really easy) and the end i had so much stuff for this game that the loading took age.
Sims 4 is really not good, you need a shit-ton of money to buy even the basics stuff, what every sims game had without packs. I can't get over the fact that you have to buy a pack so you can have 2 hot tub/ jacuzzi. In the other games you always had it in the basic game.
Or to get some hair that doesn't look terrible.
For the animal pack you only get dogs and cats where in the other games you got much more.
It is only money making…

It is so buggy, maybe i am just nip-picking, but my sims often just stand there and do absolutly nothing even if i told them what to do. Or they just stop something even if there is nothing in the quere of the do list.
Sometimes some think like 'go to bed' is stuck in the to do quere, i can't click it away and they stop doing thinks in the middle of doing it because of the 'go to bed' think.

Why do i need origins for playing this game? I don't want that.

No. 257792

>>257581
I always have shitty, awful Sims in bad circumstances and trying to rise to the top from absolute rock bottom.

My favorite challenge was the runaway teen challenge in Sims 3 but I took it a bit further. I would get my teen Sim pregnant (through mods) then kill off the baby dad. Then I would move her to an absolutely barren lot and set her savings to 0. With the klepto trait I would go to neighbours houses and steal stuff to either sell or use. Otherwise I would dumpster dive and get a crappy part time job. Neither of which you can do when your sim goes into 2nd trimester which makes things tougher. Couple that with getting pregnant continuously, having to pay baby sitters, etc…it's a REALLY fucked up but fun challenge. I actually had a hugely successful legacy this way where the house grew with the family.

Unfortunately it's not really feasible with 4.

No. 257870

>>257775

Hmmm let see:
-Better graphics
-Better house building tools (though no create-a-style sadly)
-Will work smoothly even on potato-est of the computers due to laptop mode
-Sims are more intelligent when it comes to routing, multiple sims are able to participate in a conversation
-CAS is better than Sims 3 in my opinion but it lacks color wheel


I actively play Sims 4 , bought base game but have pirated every single expansion, stuff pack and update and it still kinda feels like a barren game.
I think I'm gonna start a legacy in Sims 2 so I can compare what exactly am I missing from 4.

No. 257978

>>257586
>>257620
Wow, thanks anons! Took me less than 2 hours to install and has a lot more than the games4theworld version.

No. 258256

anyone else have simblr?

No. 258258

>>257785
sims 2 has always been better
IMO
CAS has been the best in sims 4
I like how you can change the color of furniture, clothing, etc in sims 3
I also like how in sims 3 you can have your sim go places and still play sims at home
sims 2 was more simple however, everytime I play it, it just gives me nostalgia

No. 258337

sage for long post
these are my opinions:

sims 1 (original)
>very restrictive, obviously, but i like the nostalgia aspect of it
>had some cool objects
>beautiful soundtrack

sims 2
>sims have a cartoony look
>no real variation with body shapes
>face editing is pretty advanced tho
>you also get the ''body shop'' program to make your own clothes and genetics
>great expansion packs, most of them are worth the money
>you get 3 neighborhoods in the base game with pre-made neighbors that have backstories and stuff
>you can make your own neighborhood from scratch which is pretty awesome
>graphics are rather poor and sometimes glitchy (the base game is quite old to be fair)
>lots of cheats which make the game really fun
>you can create your own community lots such as restaurants and pools!

sims 3
>improved graphics
>the sims themselves look less cartoony and a bit more realistic
>base game hair, skin and clothes are ugly as sin
>new create a style tool which allows you to give customize anything (objects, hair, clothes etc) with new colors and patterns
>downloadable content is great though
>really great expansion packs too
>you only get one neighborhood (iirc) with the base game, which sucks
>amazing open world concept; your sim can explore the whole town without loading screens, you can go anywhere you want
>the sims have more personality than before, you can give them zodiac signs, choose favorite color and meal and change their voice
>your adult sim can has 5 personality traits and a life-time goal (becoming really rich, certain careers, family etc)
>loading screens last f o r e v e r
>the game size is massive due to the open world concept and may crash often
>some expansion packs lag awfully (island paradise for example)
>''rabbit holes'' are lots in the towns your sims go to for work or school, like the police station or the restaurant, for example. you can actually see the building/destination but can't go inside.

sims 4
>going back to the sims 2 cartoon look of the characters
>create a sim mode is fantastic, you can drag on the face and body to change (like 3d modelling)
>you can customize body shapes however you want by dragging
>your sims are not restricted to gender, males can wear female clothing for example
>you can choose a (pretty vague) aspiration and three lackluster personality traits
>personality traits are extremely superficial and predictable (romantic, evil, outgoing…), not nearly as good as the sims 3; there are also very few options
>you can change voices and the way they walk
>zodiac signs were removed for some reason
>the create a style tool from the sims 3 was also removed, so you're stuck with the base game colors
>build mode is impressive, you have a lot of freedom
>amazing downloadable content
>new ''emotions'' interface, your sim can feel around 14 different emotions that affect their behavior (sad, happy, flirty, angry etc)
>new deaths although it is very hard to kill your sims
>you get three neighborhoods with the base game; all sims from any neighborhood can visit each other which is really cool
>no open world concept. you can not go anywhere you want anymore. lots of loading screens, too
>the towns look ridiculously cartoony and the designs are super lazy
>you get almost no lots at all…seriously, you get like 3-4 empty lots in every town and you can not add new ones like you could in ts2/3
>sims 3 had schools and workplaces in the town, sims 4 does not
>boring, cookie-cutter careers, military and politics were removed.
>new skills (video gaming, gourmet cooking, mischief etc)
>cheating isn't as easy
>your pregnant sims constantly have bladder failure for some reason
>multitasking was added, your sims can now do up to 3 things at once (eating while talking or watching TV)
>the base game alone can cost you up to 40 USD! Expansion packs are the same price. Do not buy it full price. I got it on sale for half of the price.
>ts4 is generally a rip off, you get very litte in the base game and even less in expansions for a ridiculous price

get ts3 or even ts2, ditch ts4. it's not worth it.

No. 258338

So I just played TS2 out for nostalgia and holy shit, Sims AI seems more realistic and advanced compared to the one in TS4.

I was fooling around with some random family, made husband cheat on wife with a maid.
Wife wasn't around but the thing is that their child was. Child saw dad woohoo with the maid and started crying WHICH made wife hear it and come running to see what's happening and ofc witnessed the cheating, relationship meter dropped down etc.
Later, both wife and child had a bad memory from cheating and would cry spontaneously remembering it etc. Also wife autonomously broke up with husband, who automatically moved away from house.

This feels so much more real than sims in TS4. They hardly react when their spouse or lover is cheating. Children don't recognize it either. I had one sim have children from multiple other sims and her husband didn't even care lol.

How can it be that a game made in 2004 has a much better AI than a sequel made literally 10 years later?

No. 258340

Anyone here who played the Sims Medieval?
It always gets such a bad rep but it's been the most fun to me, I love the quests and the whole set up

No. 258341

>>258338
Because EA has become completely soulless and Will Wright (the genius behind the series) no longer works on the Sims.

No. 258342

>>258340
I loved sims medieval! I got really immersed in it. It's not perfect and modding it kind of sucks but I liked it a lot.

No. 258349

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>>258340
I played it but I don't remember much. Though what I do remember how even though it was a Sims 3 spin-off, it had a superior CAS and your sims didn't look pudding-faced.

Major problem I had with sims 3 was how CAS was shit and every sims you made looked doughy and weird. I had to download a shitton of mods, sliders and skins to make them looks decent.
Even then, all the other townies looked like shit so I had to spend a lot of time making human looking sims in CAS and getting rid of premade pudding mess.

No. 258400

Sims 3 is way superior compared to 4. Fight me in this one.

No. 258401

>>258400
I think the majority of sims players feel that way

No. 258407

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>>258400
Sims 3 is a clunky, ugly mess with superficial customization. I’ll take body morphing over color wheel any day. Being able to move rooms around over hot tubs. Quick loading screens little and often over a giant game that takes forever to load and constantly lags.

It’s all silly considering 2 is and always will be the best. But 4 is second.

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>>258407
Not to mention even the environment is far more visually appealing

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>>258408
So ugly

No. 258411

I wish S4 base game had more content. Of course EA had to money grubbing whores and make it a shitty game and release stuff packs and EP's constantly in order to make it somewhat fun. I don't want to spend that much cash on a freaking game. Also, S3 had the best personality system. The stupid 3 trait limit makes for boring sims. It's a shame because I do like how S4 looks but it infuriates me how they screwed the customer.

No. 258412

>>258408
But I feel like the sims 4 world are so tiny and boring…
Idk the sims 2 and 3 were the absolute best to me, but I find the 3 a little better because it was prettier, very complete, funny, and you could customize the furnitures almost however you wanted.

No. 258413

>>258411
>The stupid 3 trait limit makes for boring sims
What?
There are three different types of traits (normal, reward, bonus) not a three trait limit. Adults have four normal slots in CAS, and develop more as you play.

No. 258414

>>258412
But customizing took so damn long and the interface was so clunky. Building in general was so clunky. I couldn’t go back after being able to shrink, stretch, and move entire rooms in 4

No. 258415

Yesterday, I was debating EAs greed with a friend, so I added the full cost of ts4. It’s $243 USD for all content offered in that flat-assed game - ea can go die now, there’s no way I’m putting another dollar into that shitshill and I’m shocked ea hasn’t forced micro transactions into ts4 yet. Lmao, although I’m sure that’s the plan for ts5. But let’s all agree to pirate that shit.

No. 258421

>>258415
There are sales so often, only an idiot would spend that much. Most are 25-50% off regularly.

No. 258440

EA released TS2 and all of the expansions for free a few years ago as some kinda promotion for TS4 and I honestly have way more fun with 2. There's so much to do, TS4 has been out for years and the expansions are still lackluster and overpriced.

No. 258445

>>258421
They're all 50% off right now and they're still ridiculously priced

No. 258456

>>258421
Assuming you’re a true ts4 diehard (the only demographic who would buy all the packs) you’d more likely buy them on release, which is why i didn’t factor in the sales. But I agree with you, only a dumbass would spend money on that.

No. 258469

>>258407
Sims 3 was a bloated unoptimized mess but still had way better features like the real time neighbourhood. The xpacs didn't feel like needless filler (the pets one for instance was so robust - having horses was amazing) and there was just so much to do and so many ways to play. Sims 4 looks better and plays more efficiently but it feels like the base game and every successive xpac are unfinished. Hell, the base game WAS unfinished to the point where they had to add pools and toddlers later.

To each their own I guess but 4 is where I stopped playing the series.

No. 258470

TS2 cheats are so entertaining and far more interesting than TS3 cheats.

No. 258478

I lowkey feel like if EA added sims 2 and all its packs to the store they would have a lot more sales, especially from people who played it back in the day

No. 258479

>>258478
You can get it for free if you contact support. I got the whole shebang a year or so ago.

No. 258486

God how do sims 4 cheats even work? I wanted to cheat to improve a relationship between 2 sims but I could not understand the cheat lmao, I remember in the sims 3 all you had to do was drag the bar with testingcheatsenabled true.

No. 258492

>>258486
Think you need to do "testingcheats on"

then

You can modify Sims' relationships by using the somewhat long modifyrelationship yoursimfirst yoursimlast targetsimfirst targetsimlast x relationshiptype.
Relationshiptype is either LTR_Friendship_main or LTR_Romance_Main.
X is the percentage of the bar, either full, half, or half into the red (negative numbers). While there are many different relationship names, these are simply combinations of varying amounts of friendship/romance (either positive or negative).

For example:

modifyrelationship Bella Goth Mortimer Goth 100 LTR_Friendship_main - Bella and Mortimer are now best friends

modifyrelationship Bella Goth Mortimer Goth 100 LTR_Romance_main - They're now soulmates if they have a high friendship level as well

above is from http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/cheats.php

The cheats for the relationships are crap in sims 4, it's easier to install MC command centre and reduce the relationship decay setting, or you can add traits to your sim that reduce their relationship decay or build relationships faster.

Beloved
Everyone remembers a Beloved Sim! Their relationships never fade. enter "traits.equip_trait Legendary"

Memorable
Relationships decay more slowly.
enter "traits.equip_trait Memorable"

Domestic
Domestic Sims will see their familial relationships grow stronger faster. enter "traits.equip_trait FamilySim"

Gregarious
Gregarious Sims build friendly relationships faster.
enter "traits.equip_trait Gregarious"

No. 258496

>>258338
Dude I know right. I was so disappointed by this when I just started playing ts4. I love creating family drama in my games, but in ts4 the sims don't seem to care. There's something weird and insincere about how families work in that game, but it's been a while so I can't quite place why atm.

No. 258533

I think my favorite part of TS2 was the stories for pre-existing families, and how they are all interconnected. It actually made playing the pre-made families worth it. Like, it blew my mind when I discovered Nervous Subject was Olive Spectre's son and got her inheritance when she died. Really miss that aspect of the game.

No. 258536

>>258533
Me too! I was way too invested in their story lines and it was probably the very first time I “shipped” anything. I would make the Capulets and Montagues be friends and then randomly fight. I loved playing as the poor mom with a handful of kids and making them all turn out top notch. It was a challenge but the eldest son was always my favorite to make excell.

No. 258538

>>258536
Brandi what's her face right? I loved playing through her story in their shitty little trailer, it was sooo hard for me as a kid to make them happy and successful. And then in top of that she was pregnant again. Love it.

No. 258544

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One of the things that bothers me the most is that sims doesn’t have memories in the sims 4, maybe a bit silly but in sims 2 I felt I could get more “immersed” with the stories I was creating. Like if my sim cheats on their partner in S4 they barely give a shit, they’re just sad for a day or two. Tho I prefer how advanced they are with customization to really flesh out personalities, but they remain superficial shells when you really break it down.

No. 258548

>>258544
Doublepost but I remember even in sims 1 how they would slap each other in the face and shit when discovering cheating, or have a tantrum when woken up by their phones lol. Just those small things made an otherwise restrictive game more special

No. 258570

I totally forgot Sims used to have cutscenes.

They were so cute lol

No. 258589

>>257620
lmfao i used fitgirl repacks for the sims 4 and got a threatening email from my isp, oops, how to avoid this in the future? i feel so stupid

sage for ot

No. 258638

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I miss the original Sims–back when Making Magic was a pack and Unleashed too. It just had so much charm.

I've tried torrenting it but I can't find any that work on my mac…

No. 258642

>>258589
I think having a VPN should help..

No. 258645

>>258638

Same anon, I think while Will Wright was still working on the series (TS1, TS2) , even though the games were simplstic it felt like he and his team gave them a bit of magic.

I remember getting Making Magic and this trailer for Sims 2 was included. I was so hyped for it. When I got it, my old computer run it at like 15-20 FPS but I didn't care and played it regardless

No. 258688

>>258413
uh no there are three traits and one aspiration

No. 258718

>>258688
I think anon means that there's only a 3 trait limit in CAS, you can earn more traits through rewards or by adding them with cheats http://sims-online.com/sims-4-trait-cheats-codes-expansions/

Most of my sims end up with like 10+ traits once I've played them a bit.

No. 258944

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Everytime I go to simresource to find some nice clothing to download, 80% is slutty kardashian shit

No. 258978

>>258944
A lot of content is instathot bullshit, a lot of my best cc I’ve found through tumblr, but it’s really a gamble because it’s time consuming and half the cc on tumblr doesn’t work. What kind of retard makes cc and then doesn’t link the mesh? At least tsr has a one or two reliable and unique artists.

No. 259086

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I've been playing Sims 4 on and off for 2 years and have been pretty disappointed with it overall. I think the game looks great, but the gameplay is so shallow that you basically have to rely on your imagination completely to get anything out of it.

Even with some of the latest expansions like City Living, Jungle Adventure, and Pets, which certainly added stuff to do, the Sims themselves are so bland that the game still feels boring. Everyone is hyped for Seasons, but it's just going to be the same thing. What good does it do to have all this new shit when the Sims all act the same, are never affected by anything long term, etc?

I've had to use mods just to make things interesting, but that can be a pain in the ass when they conflict, so sometimes it's not even worth the effort.

No. 259089

>>259086
Agreed anon, sims 4 has brilliant exterior design, but lacks any personality that the previous games had

No. 259094

>>259086
>What good does it do to have all this new shit when the Sims all act the same, are never affected by anything long term, etc?


THIS. My Sim in TS2 still remembers being cheated on by an ex and gets angry even though he is dating someone new.

Meanwhile TS4 they just get sad for like an hour and that's it, everything is fine and dandy after it.

No. 259103

So did the Bella mystery ever get resolved? I know there are shittons of theories on the net but did developers ever state what they had in mind for Bella?

No. 259131

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>>258440
I'm still sad I missed that (computer was broken and I couldn't afford a new one tile like 2 years later)
I don't feel as bad about torrenting them since EA is discontinuing support

No. 259185

>>257570
>>259103

I think they gave up on storytelling. The sims games arent chronological if you look at the goth family.
A youtuber chrillsims (i think) has some interesting videos on sims family stories.

No. 259193

I loved the Sims 2 and wish I could have got in on EA releasing all of it for free.

No. 259205

>>259193
I think it's still possible to get it for free from Origin. I got it a few months ago.

No. 259221

Sims 2 is still the best game. Theres no beating it once you have 10 gb of custom content and a game that takes 40 minutes to load. I'm not even being sarcastic, the game is thoroughly modded to hell and back and making a pretty neighborhood with a bunch of default replacements and lighting, grass and water mods, creative elaborate neighborhood deco, etc is the most fun thing ever. So is building houses using multi-part decorations, a mountain of OMSPs, and building cheats that allow you do shit as crazy as making a flat beach lot (if you got bon voyage when it came out you probably know how finicky the game is with beach lots).

Fuck, there was even one person over at Tumblr making a new custom UI. It's a completely different game at this point, and the community is still alive.

No. 259236

>>259205
I just tried. They said they couldn't add it since it's no longer supported. I'm a bit sad now, I lost my games during a move and since I had them when that promotion was going on I didn't think about just getting it anyways.

I could pirate it but I don't have good internet.

No. 259237

>>259221
it's actually pretty amazing that this almost 20 year old game still has such a thriving community, and the stuff being created is actually good. I don't understand how EA can look at that and then just keep making games even worse than the last. Hell, even adding memories to 4 would make it 20 times more playable.

No. 259241

>>259236
>>259205

I am tempted to try opening another case but I don't want anything bad to happen.

No. 259242

>>259236
I had to try three times before I got someone who gave it to me! Don’t give up!

No. 259243

>>259236
From what I've read it just depends on the support person you get. Some people say they won't let you get it at all, while others say they will give it to you with or without proof that you owned the game.

>>259241
I would just try it. I first tried to get it a few years ago but chickened out when they asked if I had proof. The second time I tried it they just gave it to me without any proof.

No. 259246

>>259243

Second one was nicer and explained I had to have a physical copy. I told them exactly what I said here about losing them during a move.

I'll just try again in a few moments.

No. 259250

Me >>259246 again. No live chat support is showing on the website now. Guess opening multiple cases was not a good idea?

No. 259253

>>259250
On the comment I read it said to wait a couple days after doing it and then try again. So I would just wait a day or so.

No. 259307


No. 259328

File: 1528974161389.png (864.17 KB, 1920x1013, 10-11-17_3-26-29 AM.png)

I'm kind of obsessed with making sims that fit my beauty standards, like my ideal appearances. Excuse the cringey style I was trying to do a Mathilda-inspired look

No. 259330

File: 1528974338734.jpg (997.85 KB, 1293x708, interior2.jpg)

Also, sims 2 was an absolute blast to design interiors in.

No. 259334

How can i install cc? I have fitgirl repack and not the original game

No. 259376

>>259334
same way as normal, download .package files and put them in the /documents/EA games/sims 4/mods directory

No. 259415

honestly I fucking love the nostalgia of sims 1 but holy fuck its impossible to keep your sims alive without cheating. Keeping them alive and doing anything productive that is…
I rememeber as a kid my sisters and I all had to take hour turns on the sims and I'd stay and watch each of them play until it was my turn (i had 2 sisters who played). Since i was so young when it came out my houses were just squares with no roofs and holes in walls instead of doors.
I glitched the game so many times for them by deleting the garbage or mailbox or putting carpet on the sidewalk to make it look funky.

No. 259455

Simcity 4 > Mainline sims games
You know it to be true.

No. 259458

>>259455
If you're into city sims, Cities Skylines is way better.

No. 259461

>>259458
this. game is lit fam. plus the community has tons of mods to make it cute as fuck.

No. 259463

>>259458
>Cities skylines better than simcity 4
SC4 was perfection.

No. 259468

>>259463
play cities skylines and you'll see why it's better.

No. 259507

>>259415
>impossible to keep them alive without cheating

U wot? I'm gonna assume you were exaggerating a bit but if I was able to keep my massive families alive when I was like 10 and had no idea what I was doing, I'm sure you can.

>>259463
Skylines is far and away the better game.

No. 260030

This thread makes me want to play the sims again. But downloading illegally is such a hassle lmao

No. 260045

>>260030
> go to fitgirl repacks
> download game
> install game
> play game

There's literally no difference between buying and pirating

No. 260049

>>260045
Second this, I run fitgirl/games4world pirated sims 4 with all dlc’s on a fairly old computer and it’s no problem. Only troubles I have is all my fucking mods are slowing down the game lmao

No. 260063

File: 1529119776264.jpg (29.29 KB, 533x400, sims3updates_cas_20035_M.jpg)

I know this is probably silly question but is it possible to use the sims3 dlc from games4world on the base sims 3 from steam?

Would it work like adding mods but just adding that dlc file to the main file for the game.

No. 260193

>>260063
I’m not sure if it’s the same, but I read in games4world’s faq that you need to run a fresh install. The original question referenced having it on origin, but I’ll bet it’s the same general concept for steam too.

No. 260211

Downloading TS4 now thanks to you guys lol. I've always been curious about it, but I never really felt compelled to actually buy it. I'm super appreciative.

No. 261132

File: 1529459210524.jpeg (46.85 KB, 520x312, 993D049B-CBB5-4ACB-B862-7958BE…)

So I was bored and downloaded this murder mod (called extreme violence or something) made a sim that’s a cop and has a torture basement (lmao) saw a random sim walk by who I invented in. I choose to stab her and he gets blood and everything over him. Next second he switches to cop uniform and goes to work with the blood on him still, had a hearty chuckle. Pretty well made mod considering it’s fan made.

No. 261182

>>261132
for sims 3 or 4?

No. 261188

>>261182
Sims 4!

No. 261232

Does anyone know, are there any repacks with Seasons yet?

No. 261262

>>261232
The game's not even out yet for a couple more days.

No. 261392

I use origin. Is there a way for me to download a free version while still using the origin client?

No. 261940

Sims 4 seasons(pirated) is out on games4world now, don’t give EA any money y’all

No. 261960

>>261392
Also wanted to ask this kind of. I dug myself a hole and kept buying stuff for TS4 because I thought it'd get better and it didn't. Also part of me blamed my depression for not being able to enjoy it because that's sometimes how it is with other games lol. Plus, the get to work pack wasn't too bad. But anyway, is it possible to add on the pirated version to the ones I already have?
Or do I have to start over completely?

No. 261970

>>261392
>>261960
As far as I know, no. The origin application won’t recognize the pirated content or something like that. Installing the sims tho through pirated sources (fitgirl, skidrow versions) is incredibly easy. If you go on games4worlds there’s detailed comprehensive instructions

No. 262110

>>261960
Your original and pirated versions won't work together but you can pirate the entire thing and use your old save files and CC with it.

No. 262770

File: 1529941718238.png (474.43 KB, 600x600, 7BSgIhp.png)

thoughts?

No. 262771

>>262770
the sims series have always had names for things that aren't quite like the real world. the word snowpal completely fits in with the sims and wouldn't have sounded out of place in the sims 2. the paranoid screeching about evil sjws stealing the sims is so embarrassing. imagine being that pressed over a game using a quirky name and coming up with a conspiracy about why it happened

No. 262813

>>262770
Did you get this from simsecret? At least half of them are big fat trolls, this is probably just another troll secret.

No. 281962

File: 1534600166984.png (1.61 MB, 990x1392, Screen Shot 2018-08-18 at 9.48…)

i'm not sure if this is necroing or whatever, but what is with cc-creators producing absolute nightmare fuel? look at this!

No. 282019

I still think that 2, fully modded and with all xpacs is the best of the lot. A decade of my life spent with that shit, lol. The community is so crabby though and has always been kind of snobbish and weird. I was always super supportive of my favorite creators but was otherwise a pretty quiet person on forums and whatnot because of it.

I suck at art in every way possible, but I wanted a specific custom sim made for 2 and was even willing to pay well for one, back when the game was maybe a year or two old. I always took pains to be super polite about it, but I was told I was being ‘rude’ and that I should ‘teach myself’ and it was just like fuck me, I’ve been trying to teach myself and they look like shit! Even doing the photo wrap on mesh technique, it always looked like a hot mess. It was so weird because if I had the ability I’d be cranking out custom sims for people left and right, especially if I were being compensated for my time. I remember getting absolutely dragged on MTS for asking and I just felt so bad.

tbh I’d still pay someone to do it, like seriously just name your price haha but I’ve basically given up. I wonder if it was because at the time, the creators were all older people and maybe didn’t get it? It seems comparable to me to someone commissioning an artist on tumblr or whatever but I guess not. I know this sounds kind of bitchy now but I swear to god I was always super nice when asking about this, I never sent out blanket messages to every creator in the book or anything like that, it’s just something that still makes me crabby lol.

blogpost sage

No. 282688

Does CG really break the game and make it buggy?

Whenever I read a bug fixing guide the first line is always "make sure there is no CG in your game".

No. 282880

>>282688
Do you mean CC? Normally it doesn't, but yes, it can actually break your entire game. Disabling or removing it is the first and easiest step you should take when your game is broken.

No. 283692

>>282880
Can you be..somehow cautious of what kind of CC breaks your game? I used to play sims 3 with no mods or CC because it was my father's computer and he was paranoid about whatever I downloaded, but now that I've moved on to sims 4 on my own pc I really want to download pretty hairstyles, clothes etc.

No. 283776

>>283692
game breaking cc is usually script mods. clothes and hair probably won't do shit to your game. if you want to be super curious then just test your game after each download but it'll be tedious. i wouldnt worry about it, just back up your saves regularly.

No. 284008

File: 1534940210094.png (74.18 KB, 338x600, AHAHAAHAHAHAHA.png)

>>281962
LOL.

>>283692
Always update your script mods. Also, S4Studio is great if you have loads of cc, especially if some of it is older as you can update it.

No. 296938

>>281962
>>284008
I have to ask. Who is the creator of this cc because this is just Great (hilarious)!

No. 341149

File: 1545186285257.png (300.2 KB, 810x500, Screen Shot 2018-12-18 at 9.23…)

ghetto simblr is the fucking worst.

No. 341470

>>282019
CC creators always had a super fucking snobby air about them for sure, even now. No Becky, you aren’t special that you had enough time to waste to make Kardashian lip filler mouths. This is why I never fucked with the community and rarely used mods, people were so up their own asshole about a game everyone in the world has played at least once in their lives

No. 341669

File: 1545280628511.png (4.28 MB, 750x1334, D235F862-4B0D-44D4-AA6C-69FE85…)

Tbh, i find a lot of simblrs can be super rude and snobby to their “fans”, even the story simblrs. It gets old reading their bitchy responses to geniune/innocent questions.

Also tired of how ugly they make their sims in an attempt to be ~unique~ (Pic related) and shit on people who make “conventionally attractive sims”

Anyway, i know it’s dumb, but shit annoys me about the community.

No. 341676

>>341669
looks like the halfway point of a "breed out the ugly" challenge, lol

No. 341715

>>341676
Lol! Thanks for the chuckle, anon.

No. 342940

There’s so much weird hate on tumblr and other places of “alpha” cc which i don’t understand, sure there’s a lotta weird Kim kardashian shit but “maxis match” or “clay” or whatever they call it looks really ugly and boring imo

No. 342942

>>342940
I like the Maxis/clay styles better tbh, the hyper realistic stuff is just so out of place in the Sims 4. That and I don't live out my fantasies of being a KK clone/instahoe through a video game, so.

No. 342952

>>342940
I saw that a lot on the sims subreddit too. I don't use alpha cc on ts4 but unless you're looking on like the sims resources it's not that hard to find maxis match stuff.

No. 342958

>>342940
I haven't played in a while, can someone explain the difference between alpha and maxis match?

No. 342961

>tfw still playing Sims 2 because the thought of playing 3 or 4 and having to start a new CC collection is overwhelming

I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of cool stuff but there is literally just too much stuff for me to cope with. I'll never get started on actually playing if I have so many things to download and so much choice in CAS and build/buy mode.

No. 342969

>>342961
you're not missing much tbh. fully modded Sims 2 is leagues better than 3 or 4.

No. 342974

File: 1545513426275.jpg (114.41 KB, 1280x720, maxresdefault.jpg)

>>342961
Maybe you can try downloading a cc folder? There are some on youTube (at least for TS4 there are, but I'm sure there are some for TS3). It's not the same feeling as actually going CC shopping yourself, but it's good to start out. I download them when I'm to lazy to download CC myself, never encountered any viruses or anything.
>>342958
Maxis match is CC that looks like the items that are already in the game, it just blends in with everything else. Alpha CC isn't a specific texture like Maxis match, It's supposed to look more realistic.

No. 342993

I've played Sims 2 with all the expansion packs for years. I now want to start downloading CC + mods, where should I start?

No. 343004

>>342974
imo this isn't a great example, the faces are virtually the same. only the hair looks like a maxis match.

No. 343090

File: 1545521686384.jpg (86.41 KB, 1280x720, maxresdefault.jpg)

>>342974
that's a really bad comparison picture anon. They look practically the same there

No. 343101

>>343090
hmm I think I prefer the Maxis Match, the characters have really cartoony proportions that look weird with the more detailed textures

No. 343127

>>343101
Same, anon. I never liked when my sims popped out from every other sim and object.

Is anyone getting the new fame/celebrity one? I'll wait until it goes at least 50% off. I'm not falling for their tricks again haha.

No. 343186

>>343127
just pirate them off games4theworld. you won't catch me dead spending money on Sims games. I love them but too expensive and too much DLC.

I like get famous for shitposty reasons, but the fame system gets old after awhile, and you can turn it off. some of the quirks are REALLY annoying.

No. 344794

Anyone else here who has problems with Get Famous expansion?
Basically every time my sims go out the premade celebrities come to the same place and everything just stops. DJs stop playing music and townies stop dancing and you can't even talk to other sims because they are too busy looking at the celebrity just stand there. Really gets on my nerves too since they disrupt dates with that goddamn staring.

No. 344800

>>344794
there's usually always some bugs with every new expansion pack. Report the issue to the sims team and they might solve it for the next update

No. 344968

>>344794
My only issue is that my Sim will not roll over to level 2 fame despite the progress bar being apparently full. She sells paintings, posts videos, streams and other fame adding shit multiple times a day and she just won't level up. it's so annoying.

No. 347036

Has anyone played the console versions of The Sims? Such as GameCube version of The Sims and The Sims Bustin' Out? I always found those to be fun. I absolutely loved the story mode and I hope they'll do it again. If there's a mod I'm unaware of please link it!

No. 347064

>>347036
bustin' out was my jam. i'm sad it wasn't popular enough to continue the series. idk going from house to house and experiencing different stuff was cool. i think my favorite house was the beverly hills-style one where you could see all the lights of the city below.

No. 347106

>>347036
I loved Bustin' Out. I still have my PS2 disc, but I'm emulating the GC version on my PC. Remember Mimi? I loved her house so much.

I had the TS1, The Urbz and TS2 on PS2 as well. I miss Sims games with story mode.

No. 364304

File: 1548859129388.png (1.13 MB, 1226x928, Screen Shot 2019-01-30 at 9.38…)

Don't mean to necro (because really, I don't think we need a new sims thread) but can someone explain to me why CC creators love making their toddlers look like midget adults?

No. 364311

>>364304
I guess it's the tacky and trashy middle-age women addicted to sims.

No. 364396

Does anyone know where do I can download sexy long hair for my male sims?

No. 364530

>>364396
You can just download female hairs and enable the feminine filter while you're in CAS, all the longer hairs will work on your male sims as long as your game is up to date.

No. 366769

I wish I could play the classic Sims but I have a macbook and the operating system doesn't support the original game anymore. I miss the quirkiness of it.

No. 366776

>>366769
Wew I knew macs were shitty for vidya but that's tragic

No. 366811

>>366776
You can't play Sims 1 on Windows 10 either lol

No. 366815


No. 366816

>>366811
anon the difference between a mac and a pc is that when something doesn't work on a pc there's always a way around it… when something doesn't work on a mac then that's just a built in feature according to apple

No. 366873

>>366815
never got this to work for me but might be computer illiteracy

>>366816
i don't even own an apple computer, im just saying it doesn't/didn't work on 10

No. 367115

I only have TS4 base game and I modded the hell out of it, yet the sims that come with Willow Creek and Oasis Springs are so fucking boring.

Like how did TS4 manage to put Don Lothario in a house with Dina AND Nina Caliente and not give some sort of semi-intriguing story line? Not to mention the Goths and the Landgraabs who basically are devoid of personality which is a shit stain on their story lines just from TS2.

Are there any suggestions that you all have to make the town more fun? Even downloading traits and mods doesn't help the fact that the sims have no personalities of their own. Esp with Wicked Whims, which just leads to sims fucking random people who happen to be on a lot. WW has resulted in a bunch of children being born outside of a marriage, and in regards to sims having kids outside of their marriage, the spouse never is upset/mad about it when I go to check.

OH and another thing, I'm on gen 2 of a legacy now and there are barely any children/teens in my town now. I put the teen lot trait to try and find kids to hang out with, and all I see are goddamn elders walking by. I get that the population has a limit but there has to be a way to fix this. Has anyone else noticed this?

Alright I'm done for now. Sorry for the disjointed post. I mentioned that I only have the BG and I know that downloading the EPs for free with the links mentioned earlier would 'help' the boredom. But I'm playing on my boyfriend's nice gaming computer and I don't want to risk downloading anything bc he and I would be devastated if I fucked up his computer somehow.

No. 380694

Moved to >>>/m/8880.



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