#ts4 design fail

[maxfaiden]

Islands stop making sense once you snap a chair to them. Why are the cabinet facings on the front? Who wants knees and toe caps constantly knocking against the cabinet doors and drawers? What cook wants to leave the prep side and then have to move a chair just to get to what they need? It makes me itch.

[stargazer-sims]

Has anybody else ever noticed these levitating trees in Mt. Komorebi?

[unholybabes]

ghoulettes in.. the sims 4...

baby's first long post!! woah! got a little inspired and decided to make the ghoulettes (mist, sunshine, cirrus, cumulus, aurora) in the sims 4!! reminder that these are just my hcs, and also inaccurate to all of my thoughts because ts4 is limited. :(

cool pictures and blurbs under the cut!

1 . mist!!

everyone's favorite water ghoul gal! in my silly hc world she's very serious-looking, with tight, stern features that hide the most sincere and genuine personality. they have a bit of a rbf, but she's so honestly real that it makes the other ghouls' stomach hurt/pos. they're pretty short, but make up for it with the sheer height and weight of her horns. you really can't see it because it's a head shot, but she's covered in scales, along with the gills on her ribs, obviously. they also has nictitating membranes, like an amphibian! she also has webbed hands and feet, and an extra row of backwards facing teeth. just a sharp gal who wants to spend their time solving logic puzzles and sitting in wet grass.

2 . sunshine!!

i need to kiss her oh my GOD. third tallest of the group and makes sure everyone in the group knows it. i hc her as having very soft, rounded-out features, round eyes, big irises, etc, that contrast heavily with her build. she has what the internet would call a soft sleeper build. i.e, having an insane amount of muscle under those soft features. she has a tummy and lovehandles, and she could probably take most of the bigger ghouls 1.v.1 and come out on top. i think her hair would fluctuate between deep pinky-orange and blonde, always super warm colors. she practically radiates heat. like, she's a living furnace. also covered in faint scars, mostly on her torso and back! pit life wasn't kind to her, and she came out of it, somehow, an incredibly sweet ghoulette.

3 . cirrus

okay i'll be totally honest, this is my absolute favorite design. cirrus embodies stern discipline and still manages to be the goofiest nerd out there. i almost, ALMOST gave her a pair of bayonetta glasses. almost. she's the tallest of the bunch, with this straight posture, regal horns, proud and strong features, she fucking exudes this otherworldly confidence. but she's just. she's cirrus! she's the musical theater nerd who spends her free time trying to teach dew how to play magic: the gathering and failing. she's a drama queen. she has carefree girls-only sleepovers with aurora and cumulus every saturday night. if someone were to crack a stupid pun in her direction, she would level them with an unimpressed, downright terrifying look before bursting into tittering cackles and shaking the nearest person's shoulder. she's just cirrus!!!!

4 . cumulus

oh cumulus the woman you are. she's just an absolute gem. almost everything about her is cool-toned, which funnily enough, couldn't match up with her personality if she tried. if cirrus is the level-headed nerd of the group, then cumulus is the impulsive pseudo bodyguard. she's incredibly passionate about every little thing, and has severe trouble ignoring her impulses. she was one of the last ghoulettes' to give into a more human way of living after being summoned, and even then, she still tends to prefer a feral way of life. she's snarky and quick-witted, willing to drop everything if the smallest thing catches her attention, following it and leaving nothing but the smell of ozone in her wake. her teeth almost seem sharper when she grins juuust right. cirrus might sometimes jokingly call her 'the meanest air ghoul she knows' and, yk what? she might be onto something!!

5 . aurora

oh. oh baby. oh aurora. god i love her. shortest of the group, i really only have one descriptor for her; little fuckin' spitfire. she came out of the pit swinging, all gnashing teeth and swiping claws, and people thought huh??? this little pink thing?? aurora is the most physically aggressive of the ghouls she's come to call her pack, but not in a mean way. she's tactile, always hanging off of someone's arm or bumping her horns against theirs, twining her tufted tail around someone else's until they flush. and in the same breath, tackling them. biting and shaking her head not unlike a dog with a bone, all in the name of good fun. she's viscerally protective. aurora struggles to show affection through words, and more often than not turns to physical touch. i just love the idea of the slight-statured, pink-skinned and pretty ghoulette not knowing how to kiss and instead just punching people don't perceive me too hard.

[amethystamanda]

Wall Border Set

Placeable wall borders to decorate your boring room walls

This is a five part set:

Wall Borders for Kids

Wall Borders for All Ages

Wall Borders From TS3 Patterns

Wall Borders-Random Patterns

Wall Borders-Butterfly, Teddy Bear, and Bunny

Read more and download below

Wall Borders for Kids

Placeable wall borders to decorate your kids' rooms, extracted from in-game wallpapers

This is the original that led to the rest of the set. It was inspired by someone looking for something similar to a set of borders from TS2 and failing to find them.

32 swatches: fish, balls, clouds, hearts, waves, 17 variations of elephant/dinosaur/bunny combo, 9 variations of penguins

Some swatches have been edited to improve their texture, and some are the original texture

See all the swatches and download here: https://curseforge.com/sims4/build-buy/wall-borders-for-kids

Wall Borders for All Ages

Placeable wall borders to decorate your sims' rooms, extracted and recoloured from in-game wallpapers

This is the part that came from scrolling through TS4 wallpapers and finding things that would work as borders, but weren't necessarily mostly limited to kids' rooms

13 swatches: 6 variations of leaves, 3 colours of the Slide to Unlock wall, 4 variations of the Pastel Pop wall

See all the swatches and download here: https://curseforge.com/sims4/build-buy/wall-borders-for-all-ages

Wall Borders From TS3 Patterns

Placeable wall borders to decorate your sims' rooms, from patterns from The Sims 3

This is the part that came from discussing where to get more borders, because TS2 is images were not working at all. It's a mixture of different styes, for all ages

45 swatches: 3 variations of blue floral 4 variations of blue vines 2 kinds of trees 2 kinds of leaves 5 sets of flowers 2 unicorn swatches 2 butterflies 2 cowboys 5 kids space prints 2 blue with stars 2 sports (one a reverse of the other) cars pirate treasure animal portraits owls castles sea monster fish sheep ducks quilted abstract wave purple maze blue stucco

See all the swatches (so many swatches) and download here: https://curseforge.com/sims4/build-buy/wall-borders-from-the-sims-3-patterns

Wall Borders-Random Patterns

Placeable wall borders to decorate your sims' rooms, extracted and edited from random images in the game

This part comes from random things in the game that are not walls. It's a mixture of different styes, for all ages

43 swatches (42 if you get the CurseForge file, see below for an alternate download and what you'll be missing if you choose CurseForge): 3 ducks 3 hens 6 versions each of a cat and a dog with pawprints, including one with a transparent background 3 swimming fish fall flowers poinsettias 2 other flowers 4 variations of leaves with and without flowers with a transparent background 4 variations of leaves with and without flowers with a solid background hearts stars 2 versions of clouds 2 versions of bouncing dots/balls

Some swatches have been edited to improve their texture, some are recoloured, and some are the original texture

See all the swatches (again, so many swatches) and download here: https://curseforge.com/sims4/build-buy/wall-borders-random-patterns

Wall Borders-Butterfly, Teddy Bear, and Bunny

aka the ones I designed

Placeable wall borders to decorate your sims' rooms, created by me.

This part goes back to the original discussion of TS2 borders. There was one with a teddy bear on it that I wanted to have. The TS2 images that were available were not going to work, so I started with recreating that. Then I decided to do a version with a butterfly. And the bunny was a request--I don't think that one lives up to the original, but it's included

22 swatches: 7 butterflies 7 faded teddy bears 7 bright teddy bears 2 bunnies--to be added to since I have better inspiration now

See all the swatches (so many swatches) and download here: https://curseforge.com/sims4/build-buy/wall-borders-butterfly-teddy-bear-and-bunny

The Missing Swatch

When I made the random patterns file, I inlcuded this swatch

CurseForge's interpretation of Maxis's TOU says that I can't use it at all, even in with the rest of the swatches

If you get the file from CurseForge, that swatch has been removed. If you want that swatch, it's available here: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/4123031/

Only use one version. They are the same file except for the one swatch, and by using both you're just increasing the number of files in your game. Only one will load. I don't know which will win

Alternate download for the whole set (including the missing swatch): http://www.simfileshare.net/download/4123033/

[cyberqueen-13]

TS4 ?

I'm not responding much to TS4 videos lately because I consistently feel... irritated with the way the game development is going. I'm either upset because it feels like EA doesn't listen (we've asked that they create new free assets FOR EVERYONE rather than this, "steal from Peter to pay Paul" type of gifting), they don't put in much effort in new creations for dlc (recycled gameplay with just a new skinned item), and now we have something that's being focused on, (though it is important and fine to put in the game), that truly does not improve the gameplay for many of us. For me this game just never lived up to it's full potential, after having experienced it's earlier versions of the game. That being said, those that have no prior knowledge of The Sims may have a greater appreciation for TS4 and therefore I feel that "I" am no longer the target audience and in admitting this I realize why my requests are being overlooked. TS4 was not designed for me. It never was. TS4 was designed for a new generation of players, I only wish I had known this from the beginning and that EA had named it something else. TS4 is not a "LIFE" SIMULATION game, as much as it is a Building Simulator with "some" gameplay aspects. I know we can fight over the term "gameplay" but in the past Sims games the game focused on the SIMS themselves more than building. The focus was to build a SIM, drop them in the world and sit back and watch what they got up to. To sit and watch if they failed or succeeded. This is not what TS4 is for. TS4 is for a puppet show that you micromanage and to build whatever the imagination can think of, which is great, if you are that type of player. But for those that come to see a "LIFE SIMULATION," a social experiment...you will not find it in TS4. EA does not care to build the CHARACTER or PERSONALITIES or DEPTH of the "living sims", but instead invest in cosmetics and multiples of the same items with very little being invested on "developing" and advancing the game with new UI and AI additions for a game that's been here nearly a decade. We need to accept this. I need to accept this. Quietly accept this or move on.

[aleniksimmer]

Hello..I was meant to create an update post regarding everything in these days. The situation was starting to get better in general but then it crushed and I'm still trying to collect the pieces.

I wasn't able to post or answer cause things were already going shit. As you know, my cat was recovering from chest infection and sudden diarrhea due to the strong antibiotics, only in the last week we are letting her free to go in the garden during the day, but back in the cage at the evening. So that was going well. Then my cousin's dog that lives with us disappeared while he was out in the fields around our house to poop. My aunt and I spent hours walking around the fields at night with fog to look for him. Thankfully he was found by a person on the other side of the river (he walked a lot and was able to not be hit by cars) that contacted her vet who contacted the police due to privacy who contacted my cousin as soon as he was contacting them. We think he has been scared by some loud noises and ran away cause he was disoriented. On top of this my brother broke both of his elbows and needed a cast, now removed cause he is completely heal. That's why I was planning to update, everything was starting to going fine and I was finally able to finish Evelynn.

But then my dog started feeling sick. It looked like a stomachache as usual, she happened to have them during particularly cold days and throwing up during these times was normal. The first day she was feeling sick she was almost normal, she spent more time than usual in her dog house but she was coming out when called and she was eating normally. The second day she was even more inside her house and she looked a little sad, but again this was normal behavior if she was having a stomachache. In the evening she started to throw up, and again, it wasn't news for stomachache, but I still called the vet despite the hour. She said to remove the water and food and see if she's getting better in the morning. I swear I didn't saw blood in the discharge, just a lot of water and some pieces of food she ate. I was thinking it wasn't that bad, we can bring her to the vet in the afternoon, my cat lasted almost a week not being able to eat/drink or stand up, Mandorla was still responsive. She watched me as I was taking care of Ecliss and Stige, she even started looking a little less sad after I removed the water and she stopped throwing up. She was walking around, she was starting to accepting pets better, I petted her a lot, I examined her, I hugged her, I didn't expected to be the last one to stay with her. I thought we could go through this too. And then I woke up with the news she wasn't here anymore. The whole world crashed down. I spent the day in and out of consciousness, I don't remember what I did, I know I took care of my cats but the rest is just a blur, I just remember crying. My mother and brother took her to the vet hospital for the autopsy, they want to know what happened, both the old vet and Stige's one said she might have eaten rat poison, even if my dad assured me no one used it for a long time (we live near a ditch but she shouldn't be able to reach the trap, and I don't think she went near it lately). We're going to get the result Wednesday and I'm afraid, I already feel it's partially my fault, I should have immediately brought her to the vet despite everything, I don't know, I feel like I failed her if it was something preventable, I should have been more careful, I should have paid more attention. I didn't understand the gravity of it and it's eating me inside. My family is mourning on its own way, my mother can't stand me crying so yesterday I spent the day feeling numb and everything came back at night when everyone was sleeping, I fell asleep exhausted due to crying. She's already blaming Stige and me for what happened, even if it has been two months since their last contact. The mood was already tight and this event didn't help. Everyone is dealing with it by themselves and most of the interactions are rough. I guess we just need time passing. The hospital is going to give her back to us so we can properly bury her in our garden, I hope this is going to give everyone at least some peace.

About the update post I was going to make, I'll put it under the cut, if someone doesn't want to read about the situation, they can skip directly to this. Taking care of my cats and creating is the only thing that's able to dull the pain a little for now.

I also wanted to thank all the people who left a message on my last post and contacted me, thank you so much for caring ❤️ I'm not feeling ready for conversations yet, but remember I really appreciate your kind thoughts, they're helping me not feeling alone with my pain.

About my CCs, I published a cyborg chest tattoo the other day, and then finished Evelynn from K/DA popstars (years late). I fixed the dress, but didn't touched the fur or the necklaces because the distortion is caused by uv_1 (body mass sliders) and I don't feel confident enough to edit it better. I hope you're still going to like the set. About the hair, the fringe has the same clipping problems as EA one, so I don't see how I can make it better (I generally trust EA with their vertex and weight paints). I made the glasses without transparency cause in the game and in the MV they're like this (they're obviously floating as any EA glasses). For the hairpin I had to improvise a little cause there wasn't any clear reference in the MV nor in the official 3D model. In any case it's modeled to work with these hair. Now I just need to create the LODs for everything, adjust the maps, create the previews and I can upload it. In the meantime I looked at the new kda designs (baddest and all out). I won't considered the chroma cause first I didn't know what they were (I don't play lol) and second I would need to create a piece for each one due to the normal maps of the tops and I'm not really into it. I decided I would also give a try to the Prestige popstars even if I have to use just the low poly game models and the official art for reference (also, can anyone explain me why they changed Evelynn and Ahri ps prestige design? It's a sincere question, I don't know anything about lol). I also would like to add true damage to the mix but we'll see, I don't even know if I'll follow a specific order. About Seraphine I don't know, like, her design in More is the only one I'll consider but it doesn't inspire me that much, plus her hair would be hell to make them work in TS4. We'll see about this too I guess.

On a general note, I need to edit the names and the CAS thumbnails of Ahri set (and fix some things), so please re-download the set when I update it (I'll let you know).

I hope Ahri and Evelynn look part of the same thing, despite a lot of time passed between their creations. Poses by LucienSims.

About Miraculous, I made the inactive turtle miraculous some time ago, but I don't think I'm going to continue with their set right now due to the current situation. I'm afraid I'm going to ruin my experience, plus we are only having spoilers and you know I don't like it. I hope I'll come back when s4 will start (I still love miraculous, don't get me wrong, I just don't feel like investing in it right now, I'm sorry). On a more "positive" note, my love for kda came back, and villain concept video is giving me strength (I know it's weird, but I really need something to keep me "above the water" these times).

[maxismatchccworld]

Hey you lovely Simmers! It is time for our new Spotlight of the Month. Please give a warm welcome to Jess aka @butternutsims​​ 😊 Jess or as I like to call her, my Pattern Queen, always manages to blow me away with her recolors! Anything looks different with a pattern on it, don’t you think?

Hey lovely people! I’m ButternutSims, but you can call me Jess!

I’m 34 years old from Melbourne, Australia and I’ve been a Sims fan since the beginning. I came back to playing The Sims 4 last year when I needed something to pass the time. I wasn’t working and I was at home a lot because of my disability. I’ve always been into using mods in games that I play, and I knew TS4 custom content creators were on tumblr and while I was doing some CC shopping, I had this idea to start my own simblr and try and make custom content.

The first few things, Island Wrap Skirt / Boho Jumpsuit / Ridgeport Monstera Recolour / SLL Oceane Swimsuit Recolour

I love anything boho & hippy, I create a lot of things that reflect that style. I generally spend a lot of time on Pinterest pinning things that I would love to make, and it’s handy to look back at when I’m looking for inspiration for my next project. Because I don’t make my own meshes (i’ve tried, epic fail), I am always looking for awesome creations by those that do make meshes to recolour! There are so many amazing creators out there that make the perfect mesh for what I feel like creating.

Some of my faves: BrianiteSims Viaggio Jumpsuit Recolour / TipTopTab Jodie Dress Recolour / WAEKEY Oversized Cardigan Recolour / VIIAVI Asclepias Top Recolour & Trillyke GogoBebe Flare Pants Recolour

Most of the clothes I make are patterned. I spend a lot of time looking for patterns and I have folders full of different kinds. It really depends on the clothing I’m making that decides what patterns I’ll use, but I would say that floral patterns dominate what I create.

Apart from making clothes, I also love making build & buy content, one of the objects I love making is cross-stitch wall hangings. I’ve always thought they are a cute addition to a home and I really like looking for the perfect designs.

Boho Cross Stitch Pack / Spooky Cross Stitch Pack / Christmas Cross Stitch Pack / A Very Mixed Pack of Cross Stitch

I really love a good colour story, so I like to make palettes as well! My fave one at the moment is the Sundance Palette, which I made to recolour hairs. I like to have a variety of colours in-game, especially for hairs, so I spent hours looking over different colours to find the right ones for the palette.

Sundance Palette

When I’m not making custom content, I love building in-game as well. I have a tendency to lean towards using boho-inspired decor and designs, and I’ll most likely build in Oasis Springs for that desert feel. I tend to make homes for sims I have already created, I like feeling like I’m building for a certain personality.

Some of my other object creations: Marmalade Small Bedroom Set / Garden Party Set / Eclectic Pouffe / Kitsilano Rug

I also like playing The Sims as well (when I have time). Usually, I have a story going on, but for some odd reason, I tend to get bored with the sim I’m playing with after a while and start a new one. I’m really bad at keeping a story going, and my stories are never really serious, it’s just a fun escape for me!

That’s pretty much me! Big thanks to Kerstin for the Spotlight opportunity and for running the most amazing cc finds blog! Be sure to follow me here on tumblr, you can support me on Patreon or if you want to join in some fun sims chats, get some sneak peaks at upcoming creations or just want some new friends, you can join the Sundance Discord!

[caithyra]

I wanted Sixam...

...If we were going to do Sci-Fi. Like, an expansion to Sixam with a livable world and all that jazz (guess where Bella Goth would live while her clone lives in Strangerville?), and failing that, Mass Effect Andromeda, for all its faults, had some really sleek and pretty looking visuals/designs at times if we have to go outside the Sims franchise.

I did not want Star Wars.

There’s no way they’ll be able to do all those different alien races properly as playable, supernatural sims in a single game pack. Those are 100% costumes like the Star Wars costumes we already have or worse supernaturals than TS4 mermaids and plantsims.

It also makes no sense and feels like something EA churned out to maintain their Star Wars licensing rights.

But... Couldn’t they have done it just by introducing Star Wars easter eggs (like light sabers) in a Sixam pack?

Also...

The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu

Jeezus that’s a mouthful, and because it is not The Sims 4: Star Wars, but instead is a combo with a subtitle, it almost feels like they’re going to do more in the The Sims 4 Star Wars: [insert subtitle] vein. Which, when this one isn’t even needed or wanted... Well, I hope not.

[maxfaiden]

Am I seeing this right? The high school requires desks and dining tables, but no chairs?

[carrioake]

The Sims Lifetime Want (LTW) Challenge (TS4)

AIM  

To achieve as many of the Lifetime Want goals (or adapted variants) from The Sims 2 within as few generations as possible as part of your Sims 4 legacy. If you run out of successors to your legacy then you fail the challenge and are free to start again (using the same sim if you wish). Some of these are a piece of cake, and others.. not so much. Enjoy! 

Note: The LTW goals and scoring vary depending upon the packs you have – LTW goals are listed by pack (in release order) with your maximum total score beside it. 

RULES  

- Start with 1 YA sim  - Keep life stages at normal (or short if you’re a masochist) - Unless stated otherwise, only ONE sim is to complete a LTW goal, but each sim can complete multiple LTW goals, e.g.:   Bob, Betty, and Brandi can all work towards/complete as many LTW goals as they want, but they cannot help eachother (no sim can work on the same LTW goal at the same time as another sim).  Brandi can inherit some LTW goals, provided Bob and Betty do not keep working on them. Brandi must do it on her own.  

Not Permitted: 

- No cheats (MO and testingcheats are permitted, provided that the latter does not affect the legacy or LTW progress such as relationships, needs, income etc (e.g: no tampering with motive/need decay, no add/remove from family, no clear marriages, no tampering with public image, no using the gigs picker) - No mods that affect the legacy or LTW progress such as relationships, needs, income etc (see above) - No resetting the age of a sim (e.g.: with Potion of Youth, the essence from a cow plant, Age-Away serum, or in CAS etc) - Ghost and vampire sims cannot contribute towards/complete LTW goals - No reloading (for any reason!) - No death flowers 

Permitted: 

- The Wishing Well (Romantic Garden Stuff Pack) 

 LTW GOALS – BASE GAME (score out of 23) 

 Reach Golden Anniversary (Adapted for TS4) As you cannot throw an anniversary party in Sims 4, you instead must earn Gold on your Wedding social event by completing the following tasks:  

- Betrothed sims to have full Romance and full Friendship bars - Get married (who knew?!) - Have at least one guest sim watch the ceremony - Kiss - Make 3 drinks  - Talk to guests for 2 hours  - Take the first slice (of cake)  - Eat food 4 times  - Make a toast 

Then (because that was far too easy), you must earn Gold on a Dinner Party when the couple are both Elders, completing the following..  

Dinner Party: - Married couple to have full Romance and full Friendship bars (put the effort in - I know I never do..) - Call guests to meal  - Have 3 sims listen to music simultaneously  - Thank sims for coming  - Make party-sized portion of Garden Salad  - Tell 2 jokes (whoa, calm down)  - Have 3 sims be playful simultaneously - Have 3 sims drinking simultaneously (tea and coffee also count)  - Make a dessert - Make tea or coffee  - Make 3 drinks (from the bar) - Make a toast 

 Marry Off 6 Children  - All marriages accepted and celebrated, whether straight or LGBTQ+  - All must earn a Silver or Gold Wedding social event score 

 Have 6 Children Abducted by Aliens* Rather self-explanatory 

 Have 6 Grandchildren - The sim must be alive for the birth of all 6 of their grandchildren, but not necessarily present/living on the same lot  - Alien babies do count 

 Earn $100,000  - By any means necessary provided it is earned (not inherited or scammed - I’m looking at you, black widows)  - You are allowed to use the Nanocan Touchless trash can - Only one sim can contribute to the total, so keep track of their income separately (this is earnings, not net worth/profit/anything complicated - just add up everything they earn) 

 Max Out 7 Skills (Adapted for TS4) - Max out 7/10/15 skills   

Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends (Adapted for TS4)  - Full Friendship bar with 20 sims simultaneously 

 Have 20 Simultaneous Lovers (Adapted for TS4)  - Full Romance bar with 20 sims simultaneously 

 Woohoo with 20 Different Sims  (It’s up to you whether Mess Around counts or not, personally I would feel weird encouraging that) Sidenote: If you find relationship building  too easy, feel free to try for 50 and just mention it in your score! 

 Have 50 First Dates   

 Have 50 Dream Dates* - Can be with the same sim or as many sims as you like 

 Eat 200 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches  -   ..Eat 200 grilled cheeses dude - Complete the (hidden) Grilled Cheese aspiration* 

 Become Hall of Famer  - Reach the top of the Professional Athlete branch of the Athlete career track - Complete the Bodybuilder aspiration  

Become Business Tycoon  - Reach the top of the Management branch of the Business career track  - Complete the Mansion Baron aspiration  

Become Criminal Mastermind (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Criminal career track in either branch (Oracle or Boss) - Complete the Public Enemy aspiration  

Become Celebrity Chef  - Reach the top of the Chef branch of the Culinary career track  - Complete the Master Chef aspiration  

Become Professional Party Guest (Adapted for TS4)  Sims 4 doesn’t have the gem that is the Slacker career track, so instead fulfil the following:  - Earn Gold for at least one of every social event* - Complete the Party Animal aspiration 

 Become Game President (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the eSports Gamer branch of the Tech Guru career track  - Complete the Computer Whiz aspiration 

 Become Space Pirate (Adapted for TS4)  Unfortunately there’s no Adventurer career in Sims 4, so we’ll settle for:  - Reach the top of the Interstellar Smuggler branch of the Astronaut career track 

 Become Media Magnate (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Journalist branch of the Writer career track - Complete the Bestselling Author aspiration  

Become Rock God (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Musician branch of the Entertainer career track  - Complete the Musical Genius aspiration 

 Become Presitidigitiditigiditdititator (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Comedian branch of the Entertainer career track  - Complete the Joke Star aspiration 

 Become Visionary (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of either branch of the Painter career track (Master of the Real or Patron of the Arts)  - Complete the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration 

 Become City Planner (Adapted for TS4)  Yes, the gaming community that loves to build has no in-game Architect career, so we’ll have to go for this instead:  - (Re)Design and (re)build all lots in all neighbourhoods, including residential and commercial.  

  LTW GOALS – GET TO WORK (+4 points) 

Own 5 Top Level Businesses (Inheritable goal) - Can be passed down or across to a successor (sibling/cousin/child/niece/nephew) but can only be owned and run by one sim at a time. - All 5 businesses must be one of the following, though you do not need to make every type: Store Bakery  Restaurant (Dine Out Game Pack) Vet clinic (Cats & Dogs Expansion Pack) - Items crafted by your sim do not count unless they are sold within a shop format. They do not count if sold from the inventory/easel/Plopsy etc 

Become Captain Hero (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Detective career track  

Become Chief of Staff  - Reach the top of the Doctor career track 

 Become Mad Scientist (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Scientist career track  - Complete the Nerd Brain aspiration 

 LTW GOALS – GET TOGETHER (+1 point)  

Become World Class Ballet Dancer (Multiple sims permitted) (Adapted for TS4)  - Every sim in the generation must max the Dancing skill 

 LTW GOALS – CITY LIVING (+1 point)  Become Mayor (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Politian career track  

 LTW GOALS – CATS & DOGS (+3 points) 

Raise 10/15/20 puppies or kittens  You may choose easy, intermediate, or hard mode here (easy being 10, 20 being hard) - Puppies or kittens must be bred by two parent dogs/cats that live in the household, not created in CAS or adopted into the household 

 Have 6/10/15 Pets Reach Top Career Level (Adapted for TS4) Sims 4 pets have no careers and the cats cannot be trained, so instead you can try the following:  - Max out the Pet Training skill (5 levels)  - Teach 6/10/15 pets all trained commands (again, an easy/intermediate/hard version) 

 Have 20 Simultaneous Best Pet Friends (Adapted for TS4)  - Full Friendship bar with 20 pets simultaneously 

 LTW GOALS – GET FAMOUS (+1 point) 

Become Icon (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Actor career track   - Complete the Master Actor aspiration 

 LTW GOALS – STRANGERVILLE (+2 points) 

Become General (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Military career track  

Become Head of SCIA (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Covert Operator branch of the Military career track    

LTW GOALS – ISLAND LIVING (+2 points) 

Become Hand of Poseidon [yas queen] (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Marine Biologist branch of the Conservationist career track   Become Ecology Guru (Adapted for TS4) - Reach the top of the Environmental Manager branch of the Conservationist career track  

 LTW GOALS – DISCOVER UNIVERSITY (+4 points) 

Graduate 3 Children from College  - Each of the 3 children can live anywhere except the original home lot that houses the rest of the family - You may allocate them as many funds as you wish (no financial cheats, including freerealestate) 

Become Game Designer (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Computer Engineering branch of the Engineering career track  - Complete the Computer Whiz aspiration 

Become Education Minister (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Administrator branch of the Education career track 

Become the Law (lol) (Adapted for TS4)  - Reach the top of the Judge branch of the Law career track 

 SCORING 

Your score is the number of generations it took you to complete all of the LTWs (so the lower the better) out of how many LTW goals you had access to, for example:  

Base Game (23 goals) + Get Together (1 goal) + Cats & Dogs (3 goals) + Island Living (2 goals)  

= 29 total LTW goals and therefore possible LTW goals available to complete. 

So imagine I completed these 29 goals in 8 generations, I would post my score as:  

G8:29LTW 

The higher your LTW number (here as 29), the harder your legacy was because you had more LTW goals to achieve.  The lower your G number (here as 11), the faster you achieved your LTW goals. 

 Feel free to share this with your simmer buddies, and to post your experiences, screenshots, questions, tips, or scores!  You can check out more of my Sims 4 content on my YT channel (carrioakeSIMS)    

*Shoutout to the team @ carls-sims-4-guide.com/ - I highly recommend it for amazing tips and guides if you’re ever stuck or feel like you’re not getting the most out of the game. 

Enjoy! 

[suepixels]

What is this whole stealing classed for example if i downloded a lot for sims 4 and changed the redesign of the house the windows doors walls etc and them used it on sims is that stealing?

I think you’re asking me what simmers consider or classify as stealing? Until a certain level, this is an individual/subjective feeling. Let me tell what I think and consider as stealing: I will categorize my understanding of stealing creations with four different types (Especially Lots in this case but same goes for Households) ;):

#01 The Bold CopycatRegardless where this Simmer downloads a creator’s lot like Tumblr, Gallery, TSR, CC Finds, Creator’s Blog, etc. and doesn’t do any changes but reuploads somewhere else the exact same lot? Yeah, in that case, this is a bold move and I consider that as 100% stealing. Simply imagine how disappointing that is. All the hours or even days you invested to create it for others to enjoy, and you deserve all the credit but someone else is the attention grabber and claims your creation as theirs. This is not cool, at all! I mean we have a bunch of those Bold Copycats, especially on the Gallery but some also on diverse Social Media Platforms. Fairplay would be nice but sadly we have some “black sheeps” who simply disrespect the hard work a creator puts in their creations for others to enjoy.

#02 The RedesignerThis simmer changes the structure of the building, redesigns the rooms and implements own ideas. Now, in that case, it depends on how similar this build is. This is more an individual (very subjective) feeling what some simmers still consider as stealing. To me personally, everything over 50% is no longer stealing but then I do think why didn’t this simmer simply build it then from scratch themselves? I’m sure this could have been amazing if it would be built from scratch. But you know in that case if credit is given I don’t judge here too hard but it depends.

#03 The ExtractorI don’t consider “extracting” a look (or parts) as stealing if you find elements in a building you love by a creator. Of course, you build this lot from scratch yourself, it has your own design-style and you just add your own touch, even if you don’t add your touch. I view this as “being inspired by”. Many tutorials on Youtube or the #ts4 interior here on Tumblr show a bunch of ideas on how to build something and create some dope fine illusions, styles, designs, etc. A lot of builds by creators can inspire you to recreate certain elements, styles or looks for your own build and I would feel honored if others get inspired by my ideas from my builds.

#04 The UserIf a simmer downloads a lot and redesigns it, changes the structure and may even decide to add CC to that lot but doesn’t upload this creation anywhere and uses them only in their own save file? In your save file you are the Sim-God/Sim-Goddes and you can do whatever the hell you want =D. This is not stealing at all - as long you are not re-uploading it elsewhere. Most creators would still love to be tagged eg if you are a storyteller or if you create a lookbook with a creator’s lot ;)!  A creator loves to see their creations in action and wants to share the joy with you and on top of that, you make them also happy. This is not a must but it’s nice to do and shows that you want them to know how you use it. 

A copycat is scared to be creative but this shouldn’t be the case - everyone tries and fails but you learn and improve. Dear Copycat, trust in your ability that you can also contribute a wonderful creation. Just go for it and trust me getting credit for your own creations is the best reward you can get *___*!

Thank you for asking me *_* and I hope this answers your question, nonny ;) 

[peacemaker-ic]

Hi, I'm sure you've answered this question before, I just can't find the answer. I was curious, when you're designing a new house, I noticed you used reference pictures, do you just freehand what you see in the picture in the game, or do you draw out the floor plan on graph paper before hand? I only ask, because you do so much wonderful stuff with your buildings.

Since TS4 buildmode uses a grid, i do all of it ingame. All good plans fail so I construct the house as it goes so it’s quite a fluid process. Sometimes a reference a floorplan from a picture, but that is as close as i get. 

[freckled-lili]

I don’t know if I’m just having bad luck here, but the Doctor career in TS4 is fucking impossible. Your job performance gets fucking wrecked when you give the wrong diagnosis, but it’s almost impossible to get the correct diagnosis because every time I perform a test completely fails or comes out inconclusive, and I just have to make a blind guess. I thought it may have to do with how high your logic skill is, but my Sim’s logic is at max and the tests still fuck up.

And I know you can look up guides and correlate which symptoms the patient is showing go with which illness, but a lot of the times the patients won’t show anything (like no rashes or signs of dizziness, etc), but then when I say they have no illness, the patient gets mad because I diagnosed them wrong.

Like, am I just doing something wrong? Is this just bad luck? Or is the Doctor career just designed to be just really damn hard?

[simnostalgia]

The Sims 3 will always be my favorite. It has such a special place in my heart

It’s the biggest cluster fuck of a game in the entire series but it’s got the most personality. I think it’s because it was still in development during The Sims 2 and because The Sims 2 was such a success they thought that they could basically do anything.

An entire town? Sure!

What if you could recolor everything IN GAME?

Let’s make all the sims look hyper-realistic!

If The Sims 4 is a corporate cash-in on a failing franchise The Sims 3 was it flying to close to the sun. They wanted EVERYTHING. They were making a new base game for one of the most popular franchises that exist for PCs. They spent so much on advertising it was criminal. They unleashed a stampede of smart cars in Paris just so people would know what a good job they were doing. They even have tiny plumbbobs!

See, it’s obvious that The Sims 4 was grown in a focus group hell where choices were made because they started to spy on users.

(That’s what all that internet connectivity stuff was actually for, they were collecting info on how people used the game and tried to design a game based on that research that’s why toddlers were originally not in TS4. They were deemed unnecessary.) 

But The Sims 3 was obviously someone’s baby. It was somebody’s “I’m gonna make the best game EVER” but sadly that excitement didn’t always translate well into the game and resulted in some ideas that were ahead of their time… and some game features that were ahead of early-2010s computer’s capabilities. I mean, this was nearly a decade ago now. There are still computers on the market today that have issues with TS3 because it’s poorly optimized for even some quality builds and the game requires constant patience and upkeep. 

Of course, a lot of the major performance issues have been ironed out at this point. It still has some quirks though. The way that sims sometimes move after the game is paused like you’re playing a really creepy game of mother-may-I, sometimes sims suddenly change directions in every door they walk through, sims’ bodies disappear leaving floating thought bubbles hovering around town, how buildings appear at the beginning over every new town facing random directions like the fire station that doesn’t face the street for some reason.

But the game is still my favorite. I still think it’s the most charming, prettiest, and the most ambitious of all the games. They basically tried to take all the features of every game that came before it and put them into one definitive version of The Sims.

It’s my favorite because someone obviously poured their heart and soul into this ridiculously ambitious (but very flawed) game and it shows.

[caseinpoints]

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