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A story in two parts... 🙃
The Apple Nectar actually ended up being okay quality though! Not too shabby for Lea's first attempt.
As promised, my thoughts on nectar making are below the cut ↓
The nectar making skill is built slowly and gained at a much slower rate than horseback riding, for instance. I'm assuming that's because it's a 5-tier skill instead of 10-tier skill, but Lea didn't level up to level 2 until 4 or 5 bottles later. 🥴
That being said: even a poor, unaged bottle of nectar goes for 55 simoleons. That's a good profit, especially if you're growing your own produce, so it's a lucrative skill right off the bat. Considering that Lea can't get a job because a horse and a ranch are basically a full-time job, it's nice to have a skill that can help pay the bills. I also love the "aging" rack because, surprisingly, it's functional! Hallelujah! I'm so tired of getting a plethora of cute, decorative objects that serve no function or even go as far to allude to an actual skill without providing it (I'm looking at you, woven basket decor items - but more on that later). However, I had no idea how long it took to age a bottle of nectar. I'm guessing it is worth the wait and will increase the price, quality, and potency when consumed...but I'd had a bottle of apple nectar put away for a few days and it still hadn't aged. (I just looked it up and Google says 1 week, which feels reasonable in "sim time." I was worried it would be longer.)
I do wish there were a few more animations while making nectar just so it could be more interesting to watch, but honestly I don't think it takes that long to produce a bottle in comparison to other skills in the game (like gardening... GOD growing and tending crops in TS4 is excruciatingly tedious). Plus, if you have the "rancher" skill, you can sometimes get additional bottles out of one nectar-making session, so that's really nice. Visually, I'd compare this skill to knitting and cross-stitching due to its repetition, and if you're wondering what it looks like... well, the trailer shows it all lol. I don't think there's much to it: they stomp a little, fall, get up, repeat until the nectar is complete. Then they step out, seal the bottle, and the bottle goes into their inventory. There are some pretty funny expressions you can get though (outtake below).
Because this skill's animation is pretty repetitive and simple, I think they should have thrown one or even two more skills in there. After all, this pack is $40. Basket weaving, as I mentioned above, would even used a similar animation to an already existing in-game skill (cross stitching) so I think this would have been fairly easy to implement. In fact, I'm still shocked it isn't a part of this pack. There are some good decorative objects and CAS items that allude to Native culture, but by and large the pack lacks actual substance to represent actively living in these cultures - I think skills like basket weaving or pottery would have been a great way to add substance to the pack AND create an opportunity to talk more about Native American cultures and pay proper homage to their traditions and skillsets. I would have loved seeing elder native sims mentoring young sims in basket weaving like they can do with knitting, for instance... that would have been so adorable. 🥺❤️ It just feels like a real missed opportunity on their part. One recipe (smh) and a couple decorative objects/cas items are a good start, but more could have definitely been done. If modders can implement these things for free, game devs should have no problem implementing these features. ESPECIALLY when you consider the pack's asking price... and I stand by that!
All that being said, I am pleased with this skill and find the animations cute, but it's certainly not intensive enough that they can justify it being the only skill in the pack separate from horse-related skills. (Which, for the record, I don't really count because that's the whole selling point of the pack. Anything horse related should be a given).
I'm not trying to diminish the amount of work it took to animate and implement horses - I haven't experienced many bugs personally, and I know adding an entirely new living creature with customization and personalization is tedious. Even so, I still don't think the full price is justified. Comparing it to Cats and Dogs, I think this EP missed a lot of good opportunities to implement a new career, skills, and gameplay. I even feel like we could have gotten some new dialogue interactions, or even a spiritual/cultural trait related to Native American ideologies or customs (kind of like the child of the island/child of the ocean traits we got with Island Living) but I've yet to see many notable additions in that regard. If this pack was a $20 game pack I think I would feel totally different. I'm having fun, but I would never be able to justify spending $40.
SO... would I recommend it? Honestly... so far, yeah. I would just snag it when it goes on sale for $20 (or through other means. You do you). $20 is the price it should have been in the first place. But I am shocked at how much fun I've been having. The CAS and Build/Buy is really good, maybe my favorite in a while (but I'm into the rugged, dirty, western style quite a bit... if that's not your thing, this pack won't do anything for you). The horses are cool and in my experience after playing it for a few days, they're animated really well (surprisingly... I thought this pack would be 'My Wedding Stories' all over again). I also love this world. It's right up there with San Myshuno, Brindleton Bay, and Windenburg for me.
Coming up: I'll be taking Lea into town- she's a loner, but it's time to force her out of her comfort zone so she can make some friends. (Plus, I really want to see the new dance floor animation haha.)
Like always, if you read all that, I have big big love for you. I leave you with a little kith upon your head (or a respective big thumbs up if physical affection is not your jam).
#ts4 gameplay#ts4 horse ranch#ts4#simblr#the sims 4#sims 4#the sims community#new ep thoughts#sims 4 gameplay#ts4 pack review#atfs#oc: lea
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playing with the home chef hustle stuff pack! 🧇🍕
today i just wanted to play with the new stuff pack and hustle with our beloved not so berry household! Mintie makes waffles, pizza and lemonade and sells everything to the neighborhood!
#the sims 4#ts4#the sims 4 home chef hustle#home chef hustle#stuff pack#ts4 gameplay#ts4 stuff pack#ts4 pack review#asixteenthrose#youtube#mine#not so berry#nsb
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ruthie’s last week of high school 😭 (♪)
#ts4#*ts4gameplay#z#ruthie has another week as a teen but she'll be on summer break :/#SO my honest review of hsy: a v cute concept but just too broken in ways that make it v obvious#the devs weren't really thinking about how it would integrate into saves or how people like....actually play the game#social bunny was fun at first but got repetitive FAST (and was broken)#and schools not ensuring that you see the same people every day is so??? you shouldn't need a mod for that#sneaking out was cool but needed mods to integrate with parenthood -_-#like the BASE of the pack is there but the execution just isn't and once again modders save the day thanks 4 reading#*ruthie#*sunday save#*sunday save gen 1
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I made this chart with Steam data. From all TS4 Game Packs. The numbers of all reviews, positive and negative. Data collected today.
Supernatural Packs rule! And I don't understand why they didn't learn from the Dine Out desaster and made the same mistake with Wedding Stories again! And why did they never fix it? Steam is not unforgiving. We've seen that from other games. After they fixed the bugs, the reviews can even go far up to 'very positive'. Imo the cost of fixing the packs is worth it when they can sell more copies. Who will buy Dine Out with such bad reviews? Surprise of the day for me is Jungle Adventure... What? Only 28 reviews? This pack is amazing! Ok, in the reviews they claim it's no compare to Sims 3 World Adventures and they are right. But I would definitely buy it again.
The chart for the Expansions is 👉 here
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Le trailer pour le gamepack sur les loups-gaou est disponible !
Personnellement, il faut savoir que de base je ne suis pas très occulte. Cependant, je suis autant emballée pour cet ajout que je l’étais pour les vampires.
Je trouve que le gameplay a l’air vraiment poussé. Bien sûr il s’agit d’une première impression avec un trailer et les descriptions. Nous n’avons encore rien vu, donc il faudra voir à l’usage.
Déjà, j’adore le fait qu’il semble y avoir une vrai histoire entre la ville, les personnages mais aussi entre les loups-garous et les autres occultes (vampires et sorcières). Il est fort possible que loup-garou et vampire se détestent et qu’ils aient des réactions en se croisant. J’ai hâte de voir ça.
Ensuite, il existe plusieurs façons de vivre votre vie de loup-garou : en meute ou solitaire. Ils y font de plus mention d’un partenaire spécifique. Il semblerait que les loups puissent s’attacher irrémédiablement à un unique individu. Et j’aime cette idée et ce que cela pourrait générer comme histoire.
De nouveaux objets de collections ont l’air présent (des livres et autres objets à creuser et trouver ?), il y aura aussi au moins une nouvelle aspiration. J’aime le fait qu’ils aient mis deux meutes totalement différentes, un peu comme les deux universités de À la Fac. Cela peut nous guider un peu au départ.
Pour rejoindre une meute, ce ne sera pas si facile. Vous devrez bien vous entendre avec le chef mais il y aura aussi des épreuves et autres défis. Ca promet ! Et ca offre aussi un but pour les joueurs : tenter de devenir le chef de meute.
Enfin, je reviendrai sur le visuel des loups. Il y a eu une déferlante de réactions mais aussi de haine sur les réseaux car ils font un peu “peluche, gentils, mignons”. Premièrement, ceux qui insultent, sont irrespectueux et sortent des “c’est dégueulasse, une atrocité, etc.” vous êtes complètement tarés ou quoi ? Oubliez pas que des gens ont travaillé sur le sujet. Vous pouvez remonter des critiques constructives mais ayez un minimum de politesse pour les formuler. C’est ouf, ça.
Ensuite, je ne comprends pas les critiques. Déjà, je trouve que ce visuel sied très bien au jeu. Ils ont un côté très marrant et décalé que j’adore. J’ai lu qu’ils faisaient un peu trop chat/chien et pas assez loup ou qu’ils ne faisaient pas assez peur. Je peux comprendre cette remarque. Cependant, vous n’avez pas encore vu le CAS ? Ils ont pourtant précisé que les loups pouvaient être entièrement personalisable. Il est fort à parier donc que vous pourrez faire votre propre version plus féroce, terrifiante si vous le souhaitez !
Au vue des cicatrices que l’on a pu voir, et de la mention régulière de la fureur des loups-garou à contrôler, je pense qu’on pourra être surpris de la soit disant “gentillesse” de ces loups garous !
D’ailleurs l’image dans le trailer de la morsure du personnage féminin, n’a pas l’air fun du tout !
Enfin, si les vêtements sur les loups, ce n’est pas votre style, vous pourrez simplement les enlever. Ils ont d’ailleurs partagé l’image d’un loup-garou qui n’en portez pas. J’aime l’idée qu’on peut avoir des loups qui tentent de calmer leur côté animal et tente de s’humaniser alors qu’au contraire, certains ne veulent compter que sur leur côté sauve !
Bref ca permet une ENORME gamme d’histoires, de parties et de choses à faire !
Personnellement je trouve pour l’instant que c’est prometteur. J’attends évidemment le gameplay et le test en jeu pour me rendre compte si j’aime ou pas. Bravo à l’équipe des gurus qui comme d’hab ont bossé comme des tarés pour nous <3
#review#sims 4 review#TS4#sims 4 screenshots#the sims#les sims#sims#TheSims#gamepack#the sims 4 werewolves#werewolves#loup-garou#Game Pack Loups-Garous
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THIS PACK IS SO CUTE!!! / Sims 4 / Little Campers Kit Reaction Video
The Little Campers Kit came out recently for The Sims 4 and I did a quick little video on my first impressions! The whole video is pretty much just me saying "It's sooooo cute!" 😂 This pack has some really nice build items for kids and overall I'm really happy with it! You can watch the whole video here: https://youtu.be/4LfXogEXsdE
Little Campers Kit EA Post: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/packs/kits/the-sims-4-little-campers-kit
Sims 4 Gallery ID: MaWhil
#build#items#little campers kit#thesims4#sims4#ts4#thesims#sims#new pack#first impression#review#cute#kits
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with how greedy EA has been, my biggest flex is i never bought ts4 in my life lol.
i bought just about every ts3 pack back in the day, but when ts4 was announced it looked so terrible to me and the reviews were horrible so i didn’t even bother trying it out at first. i ended up pirating ts4 almost a year after release to see if it was worth buying. andddd it was not and i deleted the game right after for almost 2 years :d
i started playing it sporadically when city living came out and to this day still play it like that.
#but it was never good enough for me to decide to invest in#and in the beginning i felt bad cause back then on simblr everyone was anti-pirating#ppl would get hate for saying they pirated and shit lol#but now i realize it doesn’t even affect ea and 800 bucks for a game is ridiculous#so good riddance!!#ntalks#nonsims
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Thank you to the EA Creator network for the code to check out the Book Nook Kit. I haven't had the time I want lately to play and build in ts4 that I would like but I really wanted to take some time to do a quick little cc-free set-type build cc-free with this new Kit since I uh very much love building libraries.
Further review of my quick look at the pack under the cut if you're interested - but my main takeaway is that I'm underwhelmed with the color swatches for the bookshelves and I should, as such, note that the colors in my screenshot above have been adjusted.
I really really wanted to like this Kit so much. The initial promo images didn't inspire me (at all) libraries are one of my favorite things to build in ts4, and I was really hoping the items in this pack could replace some of the CC that I use. That will almost definitely not be the case, however.
My main gripe is with the bookshelves. I enjoyed some of the clutter items and will never turn down a good stack of books, though I do have to admit i didn't look too closely at the other large furniture items because they simply don't fit the style in which I tend to build. The shelves, however, came kind of close to being what I had hoped, but ultimately there's just too many small things that bug me about them that I don't see them being worth the cost of the pack.
Those issues with the shelves were:
1) The snapping - I'm really not into this trend of wall items snapping. If you're someone who really likes to finesse positioning I think you'll probably understand how difficult this becomes with snapped items. TOOL alleviates some of these issues but TOOL should not be a necessity for paid packs (and also bugged out when i was trying to move a piece not on the wall, so maybe a moot point, altogether ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). I've also only just noticed that I kept the book swatches all the same because I kept having to replace them to fix placement issues and obviously forgot to adjust that. Oops! :')
2) No base - The shelves just look, to me, so awkward and off without a base for them to sit on the floor. If you look at most shelves of this type, like Ikea's billy bookcases which these have a very similar vibe to, the bottom shelf does not sit directly on the floor, but is instead slightly elevated off of it:
Like, I understand that removing that element from the equation makes the stacking/snapping effect easier to pull off, but :///
3) The Color Swatches - I didn't check 100%, but I think the swatches do match up to The Immaculate base game display shelf which is nice. But just ughhhhhhhh. I really hated the wood colors on these. They all felt cold and institutional. I really wanted there to be a warm mahogany-esque swatch for good dark academia vibes but, alas. For full transparency this is my image before I photoshopped the colors to be closer to the vibe that I wanted:
Before-> After. It wasn't the absolute worst and got some of the vibes I wanted, but also like. meh.
All in all, this kit was a bit of a disappointment to me. I can see some of my issues being fixed with recolors - but at that point I might as well just be using other CC items??
I'll also recommend some of my current favorite bookshelf items I have in my game
> These bookshelves by MLys - these basically never ever leave my game even when I'm going super CC-light.
> and this modular library set by SSTS (which admittedly has some of my same issues with snapping items in ts4 - but it's free and has seriously BEAUTIFUL swatches and details and so. I cannot complain even the smallest single bit. It's gorgeous and I can only hope to one day build a library worthy of the set, lol)
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I posted 367 times in 2022
That's 240 more posts than 2021!
217 posts created (59%)
150 posts reblogged (41%)
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I tagged 275 of my posts in 2022
Only 25% of my posts had no tags
#wcif - 63 posts
#rb - 47 posts
#ask - 37 posts
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#edit - 30 posts
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#simblr - 12 posts
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Longest Tag: 140 characters
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My Top Posts in 2022:
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KIM MULLET
both frames | bgc | two versions | 24 ea colors | semi hat compatible* | shadow, specular, normal maps | v1 is the longer one
DOWNLOAD; Patreon (FREE), Mega, Mediafire
*i didn’t do the hat chops but it fits under a lot of hats
360° gif under cut
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hair | top | pants | shoes | earrings | necklace | nails
hair | top | skirt | shoes | earrings | necklace | gloves | tights
hair | top | skirt | shoes | gloves | rings | nails
hair | ahoge | dress | shoes | necklace | bag | gloves | tights
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RAMONA HAIR
mini edits of the mullet from the werewolf pack. ty @butterbunch 4 the name <3
both frames | bgc | all LODs, specular & normal maps | three versions + their ombre versions | 24 ea colors | unedited pics
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WOLF LIPSTICK V1 (NO SHINE)
bgc | 45 swatches | makeup slider compatible | teen-elder + all genders | all unedited swatches
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TS4 Nails CC Finds
*I did not make this content! All custom content is credited to the creator*
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#1 - The Sims Resource - S-Club ts4 WM Nails 201904
#2 - The Sims Resource - Ombre Nails N16
#3 - The Sims Resource - Velour Nails N24
#4 - The Sims Resource - S-Club ts4 WM Nails 202105
#5 - The Sims Resource - S-Club ts4 WM Nails 202104
#6 - The Sims Resource - Nails 001
#7 - The Sims Resource - Rebel Nails N25
#8 - The Sims Resource - S-Club ts4 WM Nails 202013 New mesh
#9 - The Sims Resource - S-Club ts4 WM Nails 202012 New mesh
#10 - Gelpolishomber nails (kiegrosssims.wixsite.com)
#11 - Monalisa Nails | Pink Baddie on Patreon
#12 - BUBBLE POP & SUGAR MILK Coffin Nails | Pralinesims on Patreon
#13 - The Sims Resource - Natural Long Nails
#14 - Jada nails - The Sims 4 Download - SimsFinds.com
#15 - XXL Nail Pack III | zyx on Patreon (Mesh Needed)
#sim#ts4customcontent#ts4cc#ts4ccfinds#ts4#thesims4#tsr#thesims4customcontent#the sims 4#sims 4#nails#sims 4 nails#sims 4 nail accessory#sims 4 baddie#sims 4 baddie nails#sime 4 custom content finds
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My year in review (at least the pictures I liked most from each month!)
Looking back, I almost feel if you looked at this in reverse it’d be an improvement meme lol. I don’t really feel like I improved all that much. I probably did but I’m just not seeing it.
Part of that is because one of my goals for next year is to actually make finished work. Almost everything I posted is in my ‘sketches’ folder. I can’t focus on anything for more than a day, and that’s a problem because it severely curtails what I can actually work and practice on. That said -- a lot of what I post online is more art I just do for fun, and I can certifiably say I had fun drawing all of these.
And that said I did have a few wins this year, they’re just not as visible. Most notably: I am currently being transitioned to leading some small packs on TS4, I’ve upped my 3D workflow (still can’t texture though lol) and I led a 3 year D&D campaign to its finish in spite of the whole thing nearly detonating on me like three times.
Things I wanna work on next year: as I stated above, I’d actually like to do like... FINISHED pictures, more actual artsy stuff instead of “hey here’s a character floating in a background good luck” and then if I have time, I’d like to explore that whole fake anime screenshot elves more as a webcomic. I keep going back to look at those images and I think they look cool as shit. More importantly, my husband also thinks they look cool as shit.
But I did draw a lot this year. I used to have months of periods where I just didn’t draw. The D&D campaign really changed that, because there’s always something for me to work with. Here’s hoping to another year.
Either way! I did not make this template, and you can find it here. :)
#art review 2022#palidoozy rambles#this feels like the self-reflection employee stuff i have to do every year at my job lol#ah well#also if you are wondering: yes#I have diagnosed adhd#I slacked off from refilling any prescriptions during the pandemic and then got lazy and it 100% has impacted how I work#do not worry. i am getting this sorted out. it is part of my goals for next year to get my life back in order.
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Hi friends, and happy Friday!
Yesterday the sims team released its first stuff pack since Paranormal Stuff, so I wanted to give my thoughts and pseudo-review it for you all. I'm not sure if these little reviews are helpful in any way, but I've found that forcing myself to take the time and really isolate the new features, CAS items, and objects has made me appreciate, incorporate, and analyze them among the existent content a little better.
So, with that being said, here's my long and unbiased review of the CAS items from the Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack! ↓
Let's begin with the outfits shown above. This pack provided items that I absolutely love and have been asking for whilst also giving items that are just...meh at best. (By "meh" I mean that after this review, they'll be forgotten in the catalogue.)
There are multiple variants of apron outfits for both frames and I liked all of them. I'm serious, I even liked the apron dress: it's a little frumpy, but it feels like a perfect cuddly grandma or elderly sim outfit. Also that shirt with the little towel over the shoulder in male frame? Love love love that. Crazy about it, in fact! But beyond the outfits themselves, I really like the color swatches in this pack and the fact that they have clean and dirty swatches. I say it every time, but I love the lived-in, imperfect CAS and Build/Buy items that the sims team has been rolling out lately and I hope they keep up with that style.
I also really love the turtleneck jumpsuit and honestly, it may be one of my favorite CAS pieces to date. I love all the swatches and the way it fits on sims of all sizes. They have been giving us a lot of jumpsuits lately, but this one stands out from the others in a positive way.
As for the clothing items I didn't care for and/or could do without: the one pair of pants that came with this SP. It's not that they're bad or anything; the swatches are fine, they just don't stand out as a staple item to me. Same with the chef coat - it's a nice piece, it has a variety of color and style options, but I'm not sure how often I'll use it as it's so specific/niche. Both perfectly adequate for what they are though!
However, the hoodie, t-shirt with the little ascot, and graphic tee did nothing for me. Some of the swatches on the t-shirt were good (the fire chicken for example) while some felt weird and wildly out of place with the existing animation style/graphics in the game. The shirt with the ascot is just okay, I like how it fit my sims but some of the designs are a bit on the nose and corny. I can't emphasize enough that some of the designs on the shirts were just decent while the other half were really, really bad.
The single pair of shoes in this pack aren't great either. I just thought they looked a little underwhelming, I had higher expectations I guess. I have clog/croc cc that looks much better than what came with this pack if I'm being honest, so I could leave these out all together. Plus, they warp the male ankles significantly, so I couldn't even use them on my male sim as demonstrated in the picture below.
I've seen a few people confused about the gloves that came with this pack, but I actually like them. I especially like the latex/rubber gloves: I would have a home chef wear these at their pop-up-shop for the play pretend impression of food prep safety (like in real life). It's silly, it doesn't impact gameplay, but it helps my imagination and storytelling so that's a fun touch to me. Any touch of realism is a win in my book, and they're also nice to have if you have Dine Out as well! Come to think of it, a lot of the CAS items from this pack would incorporate quite seamlessly with that pack if not for the fact that Dine Out is virtually unplayable. Anyway!
The earrings and necklace are cute, even though the knife is a little chunky. I love silly jewelry though, so I will definitely use all three of them. The tattoo, I'm sorry to say, is kind of goofy as fuck lmao. Just not my personal taste. "A" for effort though? I feel like they could have kept with the chef/foodie tattoo concept and been less on the nose, but it's fine. If nothing else, it's silly and it is in a good location at least? At least they've been trying to add tattoos in the last few packs after going a long while completely ignoring that category all together?
As for the hats...
Need we talk about the hats? They're bulky, chunky, they don't lay on any sim's head properly and it only gets worse as they get younger. We all joke about it, but I don't know that the Sims team has ever seen an actual human wearing a hat before. You'd think after we complain and make jokes about it every pack, they would get the message.
Regardless, the hats themselves would have been, objectively, super adorable if they fit correctly... but they don't. The swatches are pretty fun, the texture is actually nice. So annoying! I hope someone comes out with a default replacement fix because I would use these for my younger sims a lot.
Now...the hairs!
The first scarf hairdo in fem frame looks SO GOOD. Why it did not come in male frame, I will never know. It's one of my favorite hairs to date. Also the curly hairdo for male frames is so cute and like nothing else we have in the game, so that was nice too (and it also should have came in fem frame, but again I digress). I want to give them props as well for the short cut with shaved sides - that is one of the more fashionable, practical, reusable male hairs that have come with a pack. They always somehow manage to mess "staple" pieces up by doing something funky (looking at you Cats and Dogs hair with a fucking pawprint shaved on the side lmaoooo) but this hair is simple and good. Love that. I do feel like there are similar cuts to this already in game, but they don't look as good... so congrats to them for finally doing this haircut right on try 4 or 5 lmao.
I so so so wish they would do what CC creators do and create a headband overlay in the hats category so you could change the hairband color because I actually love the different swatches... I just hate that they're limited to certain hair colors! It's not like anyone is pairing a hat with a hairdo that has a scarf or headband, so whyyyyyy aren't they giving us that option yet? Hopefully cc creators pull through on this one as well.
Otherwise I genuinely have no complaints about any of the hairs. I think they're all quite nice!
Now onto the least exciting part of this review...the littles.
Not much to say about any of this: it's all the same stuff from the adult CAS items, with a lot left out. I would have liked to see an item made specifically for these life stages in mind, but that didn't happen, unfortunately. Everything they converted felt kind of random, and there were things they didn't convert that I thought were a missed opportunity.
For instance: I don't know why the hoodie didn't get converted, or the pants? They didn't make anything original for children, so I don't think it would have been much trouble to convert one or both of these items. In my opinion, the swatches on the hoodie would have probably suited kids better than the adults, and I feel like hoodies are a staple item in every child's closet so you can never really have too many? But yeah, big miss.
The random onesie for infants was weird and I felt like it had fewer swatches than it should have. Maybe they're trying to throw infants in as they're a new life stage and we have so little for them? I don't know. I thought it was weird toddlers got nothing but one singular hairstyle and the giant hat (all life stages got that). They could have at least given toddlers the onesie, too...or even the t-shirt. Regardless, this pack wasn't for kids/toddlers/infants, that much is clear, but they could have been incorporated better with a little more effort, and that's what frustrates me the most!
I'll be talking about gameplay in the next post. If you read all of this, I love you very much. You could have googled "Home Chef Hustle CAS items," but you didn't!! You read my rambles instead and for that I am so thankful. Big smooch on the forehead from me to you. <3
That's a wrap for now. See you in the next one, friends!
#ts4 home chef hustle#home chef hustle#ts4 lookbook#ts4 lookbooks#ts4#simblr#the sims 4#sims 4#pack overview#the sims community#ts4lookbook#stuff pack review#ts4 stuff packs#oc: micah#oc: tristan
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I posted 178 times in 2022
89 posts created (50%)
89 posts reblogged (50%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@simvaultthings
@merlinlefey
@wanderingsimsfinds
@pixelddump
I tagged 168 of my posts in 2022
Only 6% of my posts had no tags
#ts4 - 84 posts
#sims4 - 73 posts
#s4cc - 63 posts
#s4 - 63 posts
#ts4cc - 58 posts
#sims4cc - 43 posts
#thesims4 - 42 posts
#simblr - 35 posts
#sv asks - 35 posts
#simvault answers - 35 posts
Longest Tag: 48 characters
#you’d rather call out someone who actually cares
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
The Magicians Double Arch
Thank you @katesimblr for these gorgeous photos!
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#4
Kennett Collection
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#3
SIMS 3 & SIMS 4: Simblreen 2022; a few spooky gifts!
TRICK OR TREAT ON THE 21st-22nd & 28th-30th when my porch light is on!
➡️ SEND ASKS or DM with the following
To receive Sims 3 Gifts, you must send a 🕸️ emoji.
To receive Sims 4 Gifts, you must send a 👻 emoji.
And you can also send both emojis.
Custom Sims 3 Patterns will be given as well. I collabed with @wanderingsimsfinds - Thank you so much for making these come to life in Sims 3 for all of us!
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236 notes - Posted October 20, 2022
#2
SIMBLREEN 2022
IT IS ALL OUT, YA'LL!
➡️ INFORMATION ABOUT THE SET - SIMS 4:
12 NEW MESHES
All Mesh LODs \ Removed EA Shadow LODs & Diffuse Plane
Functional: Teiller Armchair, Pathway Light & Porch Flame Candle
Perfect Patio Stuff Pack needed for Porch Flame Candle*
Porch Flame Candle can be turned on/off with Sims Interactions
Base Game & HQ Mod compatible for most (BG compatible ^*)
➡️ INFORMATION ABOUT THE SET - SIMS 3:
14 NEW MESHES
All LODs
Base Game compatible
Re-color in Game options open for all
Functional: Teiller Armchair. Pathway Light & Porch Flame Candle
Notice*** You will need to also put the package file in the "fx effect" folder in your mods folder.
Effect for Porch Flame Candle only shows in Live Mode when you press Play!
Converted a Sims 4 FX Effect to Sims 3 🤩Thanks to @omedapixel for the easy to follow tutorial!
➡️ SIMS 3 CUSTOM PATTERNS COLLAB with @wanderingsimsfinds !!
HUGE shout out to these amazing simmers who have helped me with this project for Sims 3 Porch Flame Candle. I couldn't have done it without you guys!: @zoeoe-sims , @omedapixel , @twinsimming , @bietjie
Don't forget to 🏷️ me @simvaultthings when you share screenshots!
˗ˏˋ D O W N L O A D ˎˊ˗
@sssvitlanz , @sssvitlanss , @sunflower-petals , @emilyccfinds
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My #1 post of 2022
Kitchen Decor Stuff
This set was so much fun to make. I went out of my comfort zone and tried bringing more realness to the Sims 4. I really hope you all enjoy this set. I took a lot of you guys's ideas and implemented them.
Mesh information, download and more below the cut.
Description:
16 New Meshes
Base Game compatible
HQ compatible
Poppy Flower (x3) can be used as outdoor plants or planted in vases
Search in-game by: Kitchen Decor Stuff
No Shadow LODs - Objects cast own shadows
Use bb.moveobjects on in-game to allow for additional slot placement
Place Dishes in Dish Rack: place dish rack on ground, place dishes in slot on dish rack, select, will pick up as set
Sink Dry Rack: select sink dry rack from catalog, select right side slot placement in sink to place
Custom Catalog Thumbnail Overlay
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get to know me (sims edition)
thank you so much to @dandylion240 for tagging me!! <3
i feel like everyone has done this bad boy by now, so i don't know who to tag, but please consider yourself tagged if you see this and want to do it!
what's your favorite sims death?
ngl i love the jelly bean death from TS3. when i was younger, if i got bored of a sim, i'd just feed them jelly beans over and over until they kicked the bucket and i could get rid of them.
if not the jelly bean death, then mummy's curse! it's way too easy to get sims cured of it, though, so you really have to commit to letting them suffer through it.
alpha cc or maxis match?
i'd say somewhere in between! i much prefer maxis match, but i'll use alpha occasionally. if i do, it's probably for specific clothing items that no one has made in mm style yet.
do you cheat your sims weight?
for story sims, yes. for gameplay sims, no. i really don't care about it in gameplay and i just let my sims look like what they look like. but in my story, i do cheat it because i keep VERY tight control over those characters. i like continuity and making sure everyone sticks to their canon, but also, when things do change, i like to plan for that to happen in the narrative at a logical point in time for the character.
do you move objects?
constantly!
favorite mod?
literally anything that gives me god-like control over my sims. NRaas and MCCC are my loves <3
first expansion pack?
it was world adventures for TS3.
i remember when i bought the base game on PC for the first time. picture it - september 2012. supernatural just released, seasons is on the way. everyone and their mother is watching lifesimmer. i played one household, an opposites attract couple. i got bored, killed the husband, and then never touched the game again.
at least, i didn't touch it until i watched LGR's reviews and bought world adventures! yay, interest revived.
do you pronounce live mode as aLIVE or LIVing?
i always say it like "liv"
who's your favorite sim you've ever made?
unequivocally, it's grant <3 my beloved
also his future love interest, who i will continue to tease simblr with by vague posting about them
have you made a simself?
yes, but i never play my simself or use them for anything.
what is your favorite EA hair color?
black or red, 100% - they look amazing on every single sim. like i challenge myself to find a sim who doesn't look good in black or red hair. i don't think it'll happen!
i love the unnaturals, too, but more in TS3 because i can customize them to my heart's desire and give sims their natural root color.
also unpopular opinion but in TS4, the original blue black is wayyyyy better than the new one!
favorite EA hair?
honestly, just the curly hairs. me and giving sims in every game curly hair are an inseparable duo
favorite life stage?
you know, i don't think i have one favorite, but i can tell you which one i hate. i HATE playing as kids. they can't do anything and they're not interesting and their clothing options are horrible. babies, infants, toddlers, teens - all okay! kids? NOPE BORING
yes, i would rather play with a burrito or bassinet baby than a kid.
the kids are slightly better in TS3 because i feel like it's easier to get them to make friends, plus i can ship them off to boarding school if i really want to, but they're still not interesting...
are you a builder or in it for the gameplay?
gameplay and stories all the way, baby. i hate building. will i do it occasionally? sure. does it make me want to eat my monitor so i never have to stare at my poor life decisions ever again? yes!
are you a cc creator?
yes and no. i love doing recolors tbh but most of them end up being only for my private game. i've not shared very much on here publicly. i always want to and then i forget or just don't feel like cleaning up my files to be sharable.
do you have any simblr friends?
a few, yes! i'm very shy and short on free time to browse tumblr so i suck at reaching out, but i've made a few amazing friends and lots of close mutuals, i'd say. i'm always wanting to make friends on here, though, so hey y'all, let's be besties! if i follow you, i treasure you. trust me!
do you have any sims merch?
i've never seen sims merch to begin with?
do you have a youtube for sims?
i've had two LMAO. i had one as a kid where i uploaded gameplay clips. i had one video get a decent set of views (okay, like a hundred or something, idk) where i did a world adventures time lapse.
and then i started another one in like 2019? i did speed CAS and decorating videos in TS3. i deleted all the videos, though. i did think about reviving that channel a while back and doing let's plays for sims and RPGs, but then i got paranoid about people hearing my voice. i had the mic and everything ready, left over from a school project.
you know, sometimes i still think about using that channel but i probably won't.
how has your sim style changed throughout your years of playing?
i don't know. i think they've always looked kind of the same. i always lean towards making sims with freckles, big eyes, long noses, curly hair, and who aren't skinny and never wear a color other than black. if you ever see a sim of mine with features that deviate from those, just know that it was a severe struggle and concerted effort to do so.
what's your origin ID?
i'm not giving that out to the whole wide world. though, you can DM me for it if we're mutuals and you want it for any reason!
who's your favorite cc creator?
i love rusty-sims and sifix because they make absolute top-tier formalwear cc. formal is my least favorite outfit category in any sims game and they make it so much easier to work with <3
how long have you had simblr?
this particular one? since december 2021.
how do you edit your pictures?
basically not at all. i use gimp to crop and add borders, then photopea to add text on my story posts.
what expansion pack is your favorite?
it's definitely not world adventures. what do you mean it's world adventures? i've never ever ever mentioned on this blog or in this post that i love world adventures. i don't know where that assertion is coming from!
it's world adventures
#if there's one WA fan it's me#if there's no WA fans i'm dead#i'm finally catching up on tag games sorry jfgfdjd#there's some from months ago i still have to do#tag games
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My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
✨1000 Followers Gift!✨
Since I hit the 1k followers milestone (thank you! 🥺 ) not long ago, I wanted to do something special - such as converting a whole bunch of TS4 hairs - but in the end it turned out to be a lot of work and I couldn’t get it done.
Still, I wanted to give something back, so here are two packs of Simgarooped clay hairs converted by other people, lol.
Minicule Serenity Karol: SFS | Mediafire
TF-EF
9.6k polys
Platasp Wondercarlotta Maela: SFS | Mediafire
CF-EF
8.6k polys
Platasp Dogsill Venus Bun: SFS | Mediafire
TF-EF
4.1k polys
Minicule Okruee Clementine: SFS | Mediafire
CF-EF
9.3k polys
Platasp Kamiiri Bonnie: SFS | Mediafire
CF-EF
14k polys
Platasp Dogsill Thalia Ponytail: SFS | Mediafire
TF-EF
5.2k polys
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#4
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#3
When I saw @pforestsims’s Wundertub default/retextures, I knew they were going in my game straight away, but also that I didn’t have a suitable toilet and sink to go with them.
Gently used/worn stuff is a weakness of mine, and the aim of this little set - plumbing that isn’t necessarily dirty, it’s just seen better days. Pirate wood textures and old porcelain, with matching dirty states, compressorized for your convenience.
These are just retextures, not defaults - although if anyone wants to default them, feel free!
Have fun!
DOWNLOAD: SFS | Mediafire
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186 notes - Posted March 20, 2022
#2
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210 notes - Posted June 23, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
I made something for Founder’s Day @ GoS! 😁
289 notes - Posted January 29, 2022
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The Sims 4: Official Laundry List (04/11/2023)
Maxis has released another “Laundry List”, letting players know which community concerns are being investigated and are likely to be resolved with the next game patch.
Hi Simmers!
Welcome to this month’s Laundry List, where we’re sharing our list of the top community concerns that we’re currently investigating and hoping to resolve in the next patch. This is only a list of upcoming fixes; there are more topics that have been reported by players that are not listed and are still being worked on. This list is reported by players on Answers HQ and helps us continue our work of improving the user experience on a regular basis.
Please note that some topics can be tricky and require an extended investigation on our end, so even though we are actively reviewing, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll have an immediate fix in the upcoming patch.
Here’s the list of the community concerns we’re investigating and aiming to resolve in the game update this month:
Infant stretches after asking dog to “Be nice to“ the infant
Sim Still Holds Fear of being afraid of the dark after Being Cured
Chefs won’t enter the Restaurant
Infant food-exploring resetting/not known to other caregiver
Study Numbers toddler milestone can’t be completed
Werewolf Pack Values panel is blank
Climbing Excursion: Can’t move to the next stage
[XBOX] Unable to select sims, items and objects with mouse
Sims with customized Physical frame do not have Fingernail from all packs
Parent needs to be introduced to infant
Debug text is observed for Gift box from the Seasons pack
Once broken, Climbing Gear is not repairable
“Go for Jog“ Interaction is stuck when dog is feeling very hungry
Chomp interaction is Spammed autonomously for YAE sim in interaction Queue
Sweater makes child stretch to the side
For toddlers using slides, movement skill does not increase
Trees / plants in Moon wood Mill don’t change color in Fall season
“yfTop_EP13TwoToneBaggyButtonup“ & ymTop_EP13TwoToneBaggyButtonup“ does not tags under any “Fashion Choice“ Category
Shirt has no gender tag at all
Tank top visual distortion
Unable to select objects/Sims with Sims 4 camera with mouse/keyboard
Infants stretch when Toddlers Yell At them
Debug name is displayed for the Bottle collection plaque
Exchanging Vows during a Wedding Ceremony causes Infant Guests to stretch
[CONSOLE] Entering Build Mode using the TS4 Camera and KBM prevents selecting and rotating items
Infant stretches when playing reaction animation to living in a tiny home.
Infant stretches when playing reaction animation to Strangerville agents during welcome wagon.
[CONSOLE] Unable to proceed beyond Press Start screen using Keyboard input
Top Surgery Scars ar not available beyond 1st CAS Entry
Thank you for all your patience and valuable help in reporting! Please continue sharing with us any issues you’re experiencing on Answers HQ.
We’ll continue to check in, and together we can make this game the best it can be.
Happy Simming!
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