The Sims4Network

The Sims 4 is next in The Sims Series bringing many new features, gameplay and a new artstyle. The game follows it's predecessors as a life simulation, where you controll all aspects of your Sims lives.

The biggest feature to hit The Sims 4 is the emotion based gameplay, giving your Sims an array of emotions enhancing the simulation and giving your Sims the opportunity to show you how they are feeling, whether it be depressed, angry, or happy. Emotions will improve gameplay and give the player a wider range of stories to tell. Emotions will also unlock specific interactions for that specific emotion.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been stated that the game will ship with 15 emotions, hopefully allowing the developers to add more emotions with expansion packs. Performing specific Interactions and time, will help your sim change emotional states. Emotional states will also affect the way your Sims perform, such as; if your Sim is angry, they are more likely to train harder. The environment your Sims are placed in will also affect how your Sim feels, if there is a risque painting on the wall, your Sim might feel a little flirty, helping to land that special someone.

The developers have emphasized that the emotional changes that your Sims will experience will always make sense, so if one minute your Sim is walking around happy, then next minute they are walking around like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders, the player will always know why this transition has taken place.

Aspirations and traits have also returned to the game, allowing the player to set 3 traits and 1 primary aspiration. Players will be able to change their Sims aspirations when they wish. Aspirations will also come with a bonus trait, and yourr Sim will also recieve a trait if they complete their aspirations. Traits and Aspirations that have been confirmed thus far can be veiwed here.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walkstyles have also been added to the game giving your Sims more personality. There are 7 walk styles in the game at this point in time, but this may change. A video of walk styles can be viewed here.

 

The Gallery

The Gallery is a new addition to The Sims series, which will be replacing the Exchange. The Gallery will give players the ability to browse and download content direct to the game without leaving it. This is a highly anticipated feature as you can add complete Sims (including traits, aspirations and skills) into your game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neighbourhood

We have had a glimpse of only one neighbourhood in The Sims 4, Willow Creek. Willow Creek is filled with lots of vibrant Sims, you will be able to see them go about their buisness, visit them or even fight with them. In The Sims 4, all neighbourhoods will be split into separate loadable zones, allowing them to be better populated, and busy without losing any processing power. This means ultimately you will hit a loading screen if you want to go to a different part of your neighbourhood. You will also be able to move between neighbourhoods without losing any data from your Sims. Areas inside the neighbourhood including community lots and residental lots will have a 20sim cap limit. Unfortunately, public areas will not be editable.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sims

With The Sims 4, the developers are trying to bring the game back to the Sims themselves. Your Sims will be smarters, being able to multitask, walk through door ways without getting stuck, Sims will also be able to use stairs even if another Sim is using them. The game is also bringing more personality to your Sims, in the means of walkstyles and emotions.

Your Sims will be able to mentor another Sim, example: if your Sim has a high Writing Skill, they will be able to teach another Sim the same skill at a faster rate. Sims will also be able to be set to ageless. Sims in The Sims 4, will also be able to remember interactions, so if your Sim was getting chat up at the gym, they could go to that Sims house a few days later and remember that interaction. Socialisation tools have also been included in the game, the player will be notified if the conversation is going pleasant, awkward or sour, giving the player the opportunity to change the direction of the conversation.

Life stages will be the same as previous games. The game will ship with a new relationship track, as well as a friendship track: what this means in game, is if your Sim hates another, their friendship track will be low, but they could still have romantic feelings for that Sim, their relationship track will be high, giving you a enemies with benefits kind of deal.

 

Pregnancy

Your Sim will now be able to get pregnant by woohoo-ing not only with Try-for-Baby. Maternity clothes are also a thing of the past, all clothing that is created for The Sims 4 will be enabled for pregnancy, and for the first time ever, Mummy Sims will be able to breastfeed their babies.

 

More information will be posted as available