THE SIMS 4!

[Lightning249539]

I really love the fact how they have different piano colors and styles and the fact that they brought pianos back into Sims.


I love how they added nightclubs and restaurants that you can actually see what your sims are doing in there. Also I like how they added nightclubs into the base game it gives me and other people more stuff to do without a late night dlc. And it makes it more realistic.


I like how they added new things to interact with such as the football simulator.

[White Queen]

Teens will be the same height as Young Adults, adults and elders.
They'll just look younger and have thinner frames.
Also the game will use a 32-bit executable, meaning that if you have a 64-bit operating system, it'll only access up to 4gb of RAM, even if you have more.

[Lightning249539]

The Sims 4: Smarter and Weirder Official Gameplay Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJ-O8OFDhI

[White Queen]

There won't be any "rabbit holes"... and no School/Work buildings either.
Sims will disappear at the edge of the neighborhood when they go to school/work. (Just like in TS2)
Also, there is no grocery store.

[Lightning249539]

There won't be any "rabbit holes"... and no School/Work buildings either.
Sims will disappear at the edge of the neighborhood when they go to school/work. (Just like in TS2)
Also, there is no grocery store.

Okay the Sims 4 is really disappointing me now.

[Midnightphoenix]

Okay the Sims 4 is really disappointing me now.

I have to agree, the fact that they are taking out so many things for no reason at all is ridiculous. Even if you can't see inside a building or do anything with it, I would still rather it be there.

[White Queen]

I agree, but hey at least we can travel between Worlds freely, and how about them emotions? lol xD
Also, I feel like the reason why they made teens the same height as adults and elders is so that they can cut off on the number of animations they'll have to do. Lazy much?
And we're getting clubs (and possibly restaurants too), so that's cool. And I'm sure pools will be added as soon as possible after release. (hopefully as free content in an update or something)
I'm kind of neutral on the toddlers situtation. Honestly I never liked them, but I don't hate them. xD But I would want them missing cuz it's weird for a baby to skip the toddler stage and age into a full grown child. @_@

[Midnightphoenix]

I agree, but hey at least we can travel between Worlds freely, and how about them emotions? lol xD
Also, I feel like the reason why they made teens the same height as adults and elders is so that they can cut off on the number of animations they'll have to do. Lazy much?
And we're getting clubs (and possibly restaurants too), so that's cool. And I'm sure pools will be added as soon as possible after release. (hopefully as free content in an update or something)
I'm kind of neutral on the toddlers situtation. Honestly I never liked them, but I don't hate them. xD But I would want them missing cuz it's weird for a baby to skip the toddler stage and age into a full grown child. @_@

Yeah it does seem lazy, also I know in the Sims 3 clothes for teenagers were different from young adult, adult and elder so that means they can probably just give teens the same clothing which seems lazy again.

[Lightning249539]

Yeah it does seem lazy, also I know in the Sims 3 clothes for teenagers were different from young adult, adult and elder so that means they can probably just give teens the same clothing which seems lazy again.

I agree, but hey at least we can travel between Worlds freely, and how about them emotions? lol xD
Also, I feel like the reason why they made teens the same height as adults and elders is so that they can cut off on the number of animations they'll have to do. Lazy much?
And we're getting clubs (and possibly restaurants too), so that's cool. And I'm sure pools will be added as soon as possible after release. (hopefully as free content in an update or something)
I'm kind of neutral on the toddlers situtation. Honestly I never liked them, but I don't hate them. xD But I would want them missing cuz it's weird for a baby to skip the toddler stage and age into a full grown child. @_@

I honestly think they are going backwards because in The Sims and Sims 2 when your Sims goes to work or school they disappear so this is coming back in the Sims 4 and another thing I want to point out is the baby aging straight to a child was also in The Sims and Sims 2. So like I said they are going backwards to me. But I do think they are going to add the pool immediately after the release of the game, because so many people are signing and asking for it and I think they are going to hopefully bring the toddlers back in an Sims 4 Generations expansion pack or whatever it will be called. But I love the improvement on emotions.

[White Queen]

I honestly think they are going backwards because in The Sims and Sims 2 when your Sims goes to work or school they disappear so this is coming back in the Sims 4 and another thing I want to point out is the baby aging straight to a child was also in The Sims and Sims 2. So like I said they are going backwards to me. But I do think they are going to add the pool immediately after the release of the game, because so many people are signing and asking for it and I think they are going to hopefully bring the toddlers back in an Sims 4 Generations expansion pack or whatever it will be called. But I love the improvement on emotions.

Babies don't age from babies to children in TS2, it has toddlers. But you're right about TS1, it had only three life stages and there was actually no real aging in that game.
And I believe the SimGurus stated that they'll add pools as soon as possible after release, not sure in what way though. And they have stated that re-adding toddlers is also a possibility for the future.
The only thing they have said, that can't be re-added is the Create-a-Style tool, since it's a mechanic that would have to be in the base game and is not possible to be added later on.

[Lightning249539]

Babies don't age from babies to children in TS2, it has toddlers. But you're right about TS1, it had only three life stages and there was actually no real aging in that game.
And I believe the SimGurus stated that they'll add pools as soon as possible after release, not sure in what way though. And they have stated that re-adding toddlers is also a possibility for the future.
The only thing they have said, that can't be re-added is the Create-a-Style tool, since it's a mechanic that would have to be in the base game and is not possible to be added later on.

Ok thanks for clearing it up and I hope they bring back Create-a-Style tool.

[White Queen]

Ok thanks for clearing it up and I hope they bring back Create-a-Style tool.

Maybe for The Sims 5. xD lol

[White Queen]

The Sims 4: Create-A-Sim Demo Coming Soon!

EA has officially announced that a Create-a-Sim demo will be coming our way this summer. In addition to the announcement, Gurus have confirmed that the Demo will be available free of charge, and players will be able to upload their creations to the "gallery". No information for Mac users yet.

Hello Simmers,

We're less than 60 days out from the launch of The Sims™ 4, and I have so much I want to talk about. But let me start with a bit more about the decision we made not to include pools and toddlers in The Sims 4, as we've seen some of you have concerns about this.

The fact is, we owe you a clearer explanation for why pools and toddlers will not be in The Sims 4 at launch, so here goes. It begins with new technology and systems that we built for this new base game for The Sims – a new AI system, new animation system, new audio positioning tools, new locomotion logic, new routing intelligence and much more are all entirely new in this game. The vision for The Sims 4 is a new experience that brings your Sims to life in deeper and uniquely personal ways – through emotions, personality traits, behaviors and interactions. To do that, our technology base needed a major upgrade.

So the bottom line is that when we sat down and looked at everything we wanted to do for this game, all the new tech we wanted to build into it, the fact was that there would be trade-offs, and these would disappoint some of our fans. Hard pill to swallow, believe me, but delivering on the vision set out for The Sims 4 required focus. Focus on revolutionizing the Sims themselves. So, rather than include toddlers, we chose to go deeper on the features that make Sims come alive: meaningful and often amusing emotions; more believable motion and interactions; more tools in Create A Sim, and more realistic (and sometimes weird!) Sim behavior. Instead of pools, we chose to develop key new features in Build Mode: direct manipulation, building a house room-by-room and being able to exchange your custom rooms easily, to make the immediate environment even more relatable and interactive for your Sim.

But now the upshot: The Sims 4 is a completely new game, and it feels different to play. You'll notice the new technology base the first time you play.

I'll give you one example that continually jumps out at me as we talk about how to make The Sims 4 feel uniquely personal to you, our players. I mentioned Create A Sim – which, to me, is still one of the single most impactful features of the entire game. Not only is it hilariously entertaining, now you're building in real personality. In The Sims 4, there are seven unique walk styles that you can choose from to help your Sims express themselves. To make those walk styles come to life, we had to create around 75 distinct animations. And it doesn't stop there. Every emotion in The Sims 4 comes with a visible reaction or even another special walk style. No more looking at the UI to figure out how your Sims are feeling – just look at their faces, posture, movements. That's where you'll see about 320 new emotion-based animations, as well as over 600 reactions to objects.

There's so much more depth in The Sims 4. For the first time, the Sims act like real people. They can interact with groups, not just one-to-one. A standing Sim can talk with a sitting Sim. They can multi-task (eating, watching TV and talking? Sounds like my typical evening!). You can even put a hat on any hairstyle or pair boots with any pants... well, maybe that's just me that cares about that.

That's the thing about The Sims 4, though – you do care about things like that. Because you can now. Emotions touch every single system in our game, and every single experience you have inside it. Multi-tasking completely changes how your Sims go through their day and interact with the world around them. The new Create A Sim and Build Mode tools completely changed the way we think about creating Sims and homes.

But let us show you this instead of just talking about it: The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo will be available later this summer for absolutely everyone to play. We are currently rolling out an early trial experience and invitations are going out very soon to a limited number of fans to help us test it. After that, you'll all get your hands on it and see firsthand the depth, personality and emotion that are part of your new Sims.

And another thing – we were thrilled that more than 1200 people came through our E3 demo room last month to see The Sims 4 in action, but we want all of you to see it as well. We'll be releasing over 15 minutes of in-game Live Mode footage (with complete UI) in the next two weeks. We can't wait to hear what you think.

So from the entire development team here at The Sims Studio, thank you for your feedback and support. Our hearts are being poured into every line of code, every single piece of art, and every single Sim that is created. We're building a brand new Sims experience with a foundation we can build on and evolve based on your feedback. We think you're going to love playing with life all over again.

http://simsvip.com/2014/07/07/the-sims-4-create-a-sim-demo-coming-soon

[Lightning249539]

Concept of Children on the Sims 4

[White Queen]

Concept of Children on the Sims 4

That image is actually photoshopped. It was created before children were officially shown in newer renders and the Build Mode Gameplay trailer.