The Sims 4 Sale on EA App until Sep 25!
Written by Ella
I know more than a few of you think that the prices for packs for The Sims 4 are way too expensive. Trust me; I’ve been there too. But what if I told you that now is your chance to grab these packs at a much more affordable price? That’s right, from now until September 25, you can get up to 50% off on select packs, including expansion packs, game packs, and bundled collections.
It’s the perfect opportunity to enrich your Sims’ lives without burning a hole in your virtual wallet.
Expansion Packs: Up to 50% Off
Most expansion packs are available at an incredible 50% discount during this limited-time sale. You can unlock new careers, hobbies, and breathtaking worlds for your Sims at a fraction of the regular price.
Game Packs: 30% Off – Add Depth to Your Sims’ Lives
Game packs offer unique gameplay experiences that add depth to your Sims’ lives. From exploring the mystical realm of “Realm of Magic” to running your own restaurant in “Dine Out,” these packs provide hours of entertainment. And now, with a generous 30% discount on most game packs, you can enhance your Sims’ daily routines and adventures without breaking the bank.
Premade Bundles: 20% Off – The Complete Sims Experience
For those who want it all, EA has put together three premade bundles, and they are now available at 20% off. These bundles include a mix of expansion packs, game packs, and stuff packs, giving you a well-rounded Sims experience. Whether you’re passionate about storytelling, home design, or exploring new worlds, these bundles offer something for everyone.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to expand your Sims 4 collection or embark on new adventures with your virtual friends. Whether you’re a seasoned Simmer or just getting started, this sale is your chance to unlock a world of possibilities.
The Sims 4 has been captivating players worldwide for years with its limitless creativity and endless opportunities. With this sale, you can enjoy even more of what makes the game so special without straining your budget.
But remember, this sale is only available until September 25, so don’t wait too long to take advantage of these fantastic deals. Fire up your EA App, dust off your plumbobs, and start shopping! Your Sims are eager for new experiences, and now you can give it to them without breaking the bank.
Happy Simming!
new patch and a couple of kits
Written by Ella
Hello, Simmers! The Sims 4 is continually evolving, and The Sims team recently released a new patch that contained a bunch of bug fixes, accompanied by two exciting kits that should bring fresh experiences to your Sims’ lives.
The Latest Patch – Gameplay Enhancements:
Base Game
The latest patch brings numerous improvements to the game. Duplicate items in the Gallery have been resolved, ensuring you find unique content without clutter. Comment reporting now works as intended, enhancing your Gallery experience. Favoriting items will display correctly, even after restarting the game. Additionally, parenting experiences have been refined.
Gallery Server
The Gallery experience gets better with trending hashtags returning to help you discover exciting content. Download and Favorite counts now display accurately. Gallery search, both in-game and via the web, has been optimized, making it easier to find and engage with the community.
City Living
Creative book writing Sims can now submit book copies to the literary digest via the mailbox, adding depth to their careers.
Growing Together
Fundamental skills will no longer reset to level 1 after maxing them out. Additionally, water-based activities are now more enjoyable, as groups of Sims can play together in splash pads and water emitters.
Introducing New Kits – Fresh Gameplay Experiences:
The Poolside Splash Kit: Embrace summer with The Poolside Splash Kit! Transform your Sim’s backyard into the ultimate pool party spot. This kit introduces new pool accessories, vibrant swimwear, and dazzling pool designs for a splashy and stylish experience.
The Modern Luxe Kit: Elevate your Sim’s home with The Modern Luxe Kit. Discover sleek, contemporary furniture and decor items, perfect for crafting a luxurious, upscale living space. Your Sims can now live the sophisticated life they’ve always dreamed of.
So, update your game, explore these enhancements, and dive into the new kits to elevate your Sims’ lives. Happy Simming! For detailed patch notes, check out the official patch notes.
Some Mod Creators you should know
Written by Ella
In the world of The Sims 4, players have the ability to customize and enhance their experience through a vast array of user-generated mods. These mods can range from minor adjustments to major overhauls, adding new gameplay mechanics, objects, or even entire worlds to explore. However, while many of these mods contain mature or adult content, it’s also important to highlight the creators who focus on producing safe for work (SFW) content.
So, let’s take a moment to appreciate some of the amazing creators who contribute to the rich and diverse community of The Sims 4 mods. They have brought joy to many players’ hearts and allowed them to take their Sims 4 experience to new heights.
LittleMsSam: A household name in the modding community, LittleMsSam offers a treasure trove of gameplay-enhancing mods. From “SimDa Dating App” to “More Buyable Venues,” her creations add depth and realism to our virtual lives. Explore her creations here.
Frankk: Infusing both artistry and practicality, Frankk has gifted the community with the “Language Barriers” mod. This unique creation adds depth to the Sims’ interactions, mimicking language struggles and breakthroughs. Discover more about this fascinating mod and his other creations on his portfolio.
Ravasheen: Elevating interior design to new heights, Ravasheen expertly infuses her creations like “Pet Toys” and “Cozy Clutter” with functional gameplay elements. These items not only beautify spaces but also enhance Sims’ lives. Delve into her enchanting designs on her website.
IceMunMun: For culinary enthusiasts, IceMunMun’s food-themed mods, from gourmet grilled cheese to herbalism, add a flavorful twist to the Sim life. Explore her mouthwatering offerings here.
Lot51: Infusing elegance, Lot51’s creations encompass the “Modern Rugs” and “Comfy Living” sets. Additionally, Lot51 has developed a valuable tool, the TDESC Browser, designed to simplify mod management for fellow mod authors. Dive into their world of aesthetics and utility on their page and explore the TDESC Browser in more detail here.
These SFW mod creators, though a small handful of a much larger pool of extraordinarily talented minds, showcase that creativity knows no bounds. Let’s applaud their contributions to The Sims 4 community, as they collectively make our virtual worlds richer and more exciting. Support their hard work by exploring their websites and integrating their mods into your gameplay.
Your Sims will undoubtedly thank you for it!
Horse Ranch EP: First impressions
Written by Ella
The Sims 4 recently released its newest expansion pack, Horse Ranch, and it’s every horse lover’s dream come true. The expansion pack brings a whole new level of customization to the game, allowing you to breed, train, and care for horses in a new region filled with countryside scenery and trails.
The Horse Ranch expansion pack adds new interactions for Sims and horses, such as grooming, training, and riding. Players can customize their own horses by choosing colors, patterns, and even their traits. All of these horse attributes will determine how well they perform on various types of terrain and in competitions.
The new region, Chestnut Ridge, located on the outskirts of the city, is filled with beautiful landscapes, rolling hills, and vast meadows. It is the perfect place to build a ranch and focus on your horse breeding and training. You can also take your horse on a trail ride throughout the countryside, or compete in horse competitions and earn rewards.
Aside from horse-related features, the Horse Ranch expansion pack offers new clothing options and hairstyles for your Sims to wear while they’re galloping through the countryside. The expansion pack also includes new furniture items for your home that will help turn your house into an equestrian haven.
One of the most exciting features of the Horse Ranch expansion pack is the introduction of horse breeding. Sims can breed horses to create purebred foals with traits that make them better suited for various types of terrain. Once the foals are born, players can train them in various skills like jumping or endurance, and then sell them to other Sims or keep them for their stable. Breeding successful horses can also lead to fame and accolades for your Sim, increasing their social value within the community.
The Horse Ranch expansion pack brings a refreshing level of customization to The Sims 4 and adds a whole new dimension to gameplay. With so many new features and interactions, players can explore and experience the thrill of equestrianism within this virtual world.
In conclusion, the Horse Ranch expansion pack is a great addition to The Sims 4 franchise. Whether you’re a die-hard horse lover, or just looking for a new way to engage with the game, the Horse Ranch expansion pack offers an enjoyable and immersive experience. From breeding, training, and competing with your horses, to exploring the beautiful countryside and bonding with your animals, this expansion pack has something for every horse enthusiast.
Wait, wait - back up: Prepare for updates!
Written by Shunn
If you’ve ever felt a little panic when you see UPDATE REQUIRED, you are not alone. If you are a mod user, how will you prepare for updates?
Upcoming Sims 4 expansion packs often brings a lot of gameplay changes as well as backend script and tuning changes. While Simmers anticipate the arrival of new features, mod developers are also expecting… to have their mods broken by these expansion packs and subsequently have to spend the hours/days post patch in repair mode to get their mods working again.
Definitely get excited by expansion packs, but also get your Mods folder ready so you don’t do irreparable damage to your saves after the pre-expansion patch drops.
- Consider manual updates over automatic updates. In the EA game Launcher, you can toggle Sims 4 automatic updates ON or OFF. This will give you time to back up game saves and check if your favorite mods are compatible with new updates.
- Back up your game saves! You can find them in your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves. Put the slot files (ex: Slot_0000001f.save) in a separate folder on your Desktop or a flash drive. If your favorite family crashes with an update, you won’t have to plead to the grim reaper for your save file.
- Delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder. This file might be holding on to old versions of mods or custom content that are no longer compatible and will cause issues with your game. In fact it is recommended to delete this file after making any changes to your Mods folder.
- Move all your mods and cc from your mods folder into a temporary folder on your desktop. Most mod creators make post-update announcements on their website or Discord. Sims VIP also maintains a Broken/Updated mods list you might find helpful. Move mods from your temporary desktop folder to your Mods folder when you know they are compatible.
- It is highly likely you need to re-download a lot of mods. Be sure to delete old versions of mods from your Mods folder when updating to the new and repaired versions.
- Check the creator’s website or Patreon for announcements or to download the latest version. Some mod creators also have a Discord channel where you can check for post-update announcements and join the conversation about mod changes.
Are you on Discord yet?
In case you never even heard about it, Discord is an instant messaging platform. Users can communicate via voice calls, video calls text messaging, media and files in private chats or Discord servers. The servers are basically persistent chat rooms and voice chat channels which can be accessed via invite links.
Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux and in web browsers. As of 2021, the service has over 350 million registered users and over 150 million monthly active users.
Now that we got the wikipedia copy-pasta out of the way, why should you be on Discord?
Mainly due to the Basemental Mods Discord Server, where you can get real time support, chat with likeminded people and get instant announcement regarding mod updates and other news.
What are you waiting for?
- Consider manual updates over automatic updates. In the EA game Launcher, you can toggle Sims 4 automatic updates ON or OFF. This will give you time to back up game saves and check if your favorite mods are compatible with new updates.
- Back up your game saves! You can find them in your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves. Put the slot files (ex: Slot_0000001f.save) in a separate folder on your Desktop or a flash drive. If your favorite family crashes with an update, you won’t have to plead to the grim reaper for your save file.
- Delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder. This file might be holding on to old versions of mods or custom content that are no longer compatible and will cause issues with your game. In fact it is recommended to delete this file after making any changes to your Mods folder.
- Move all your mods and cc from your mods folder into a temporary folder on your desktop. Most mod creators make post-update announcements on their website or Discord. Sims VIP also maintains a Broken/Updated mods list you might find helpful. Move mods from your temporary desktop folder to your Mods folder when you know they are compatible.
- It is highly likely you need to re-download a lot of mods. Be sure to delete old versions of mods from your Mods folder when updating to the new and repaired versions.
- Check the creator’s website or Patreon for announcements or to download the latest version. Some mod creators also have a Discord channel where you can check for post-update announcements and join the conversation about mod changes.
