sul sul!

ok hear me out

most of the time i’m the biggest EA hater, but the new custom tattoo feature is so cool and versatile!

with the new EP you can make any sim look realistic, i feel like i don’t need to download GBs worth of CC makeup anymore to make them look acceptable

THE SIMS 4 UPDATE - MISSING ITEMS

defrosting my simblr just to let y'all know that I think i've found a solution to an issue reported by many simmers with certain items not showing up after the recent the sims 4 update (particularly the ones from "everyday clutter kit")

for some reason the game is viewing them as debug items, so in order for them to show up properly you’ll need following cheats:

-> testingcheats true

-> bb.showhiddenobjects

-> bb.showliveeditobjects

it’s so funny to me that ea literally takes minor background features from the previous games (for example turn ons/offs from ts2 nightlife and online dating from ts3 seasons) and makes them into full-on expansion packs when it comes to ts4

how can you possibly keep getting away with charging 40 dollars for some half-assed copy-paste? it’s insane that in order for your game to feel real and interesting you have to constantly spend hundreds of dollars on it - having over 1000$ worth of dlc already and the game not being able to hold a candle to ts2 or ts3 gameplay is c r a z y

i totally get that those features are much more detailed and expanded in ts4 EPs and some people might enjoy the gameplay, but come on now, are you really expecting me to pay this much money for being able to rent a flat or set my sims’ turn ons? those are the things that should be included in updates/other, already existing packs (or made into game packs at the very least), and making them the main features of separate EPs is just embarrassing

for me it’s overcomplicating the game by expanding some basic systems like dating to an absurd level instead of coming up with new ideas 🫠

that’s really disappointing because there were some brilliant, innovative ts4 EPs, such as Cottage Living, that came with creative features in response to the sims community's needs and wishes and were worth the money imho

and before anyone says “well you aren’t obliged to buy the new expansion pack 🙄 just skip it if it’s not your cup of tea” - i’m aware i don’t need to buy it and i probably won’t, it’s just sad to watch the downgrade and ea taking their cash grab to a whole new level

PS the only thing i’m truly excited for is the update that introduces the “apply to all” option in CAS (the bar is in hell atp)

my top 3 are: midnight hollow, aurora skies and roaring heights

i debated whether i should add hidden springs to this list, but then i remembered how agonising it was to even get it to work and show up in my game (thanks to the lovely sims 3 launcher 💞)

throwback to when ea gave us 3 completely different, breathtaking vacation worlds, each one of them being full of details and new things to do

the fact that this expansion pack came out back in 2009 and THIS is what shang simla looks like never fails to amaze me

i never thought i would enjoy an ea build so much, but this “minimally modern” villa that comes with the supernatural ep just hits different.

it happens to be javed’s current house and believe me, i’m really picky when it comes to choosing a dwelling for my sims. i didn’t feel like building anything from scratch, so i decided to use a pre-made ea build and this house was the first thing that came to mind. both the exterior and the interior are very well-arranged, sleek, and minimalistic, just what i was looking for. i made hardly any changes; i mainly added some objects from different eps and adjusted the layout a bit to suit javed’s growing family better. oh, and i also built a greenhouse just for hanne, javed’s wife, who’s really into gardening!