NEW FOUND INFORMATION ON THE SIMS 4

Happy new year to you all. So I have been on leave till now, but now I am back and I am hopping to get awesome information on the sims 4 this year.

This information I am posting today could be old news to some of you but I found this before I went on leave. Anyho................ here it is.........................

Some rumors are floating around that the sims 4 is being made easier for the younger crowd…………. I hope its not so…………….. please read all links…………
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A few points...

• We're not making a game for children and teens. The Sims is for teens and up, and it'd be presumptuous to assume that the game is targeted just at teens due to specific pieces of content. More than nearly any other game I can think of, Sims is a AAA video game franchise that is built to appeal to players of nearly any age range.
• The idea that we're streamlining the UI because of your assumption of what we think of player's intelligence is completely baseless and incorrect. It has nothing to do with a person's intelligence, and everything to do with someones level of comfort with a game's graphical user interface. For people who don't play many video games, that just isn't something they encounter a lot of. It's an initial barrier to entry to players just getting into the franchise. If you had the chance to sit in on a focus test sometime you'd very quickly understand why it's important to us. If you've ever visited a video game forum in your life, then realize that our attention in that area really isn't directed at you. There are a large number of Sims players out there who play just The Sims and never visit a game forum or website, don't discuss it with their friends, etc. That doesn't make them any less important Sims players, and a more welcoming interface can help more of those people into the game.
• No matter your level of comfort with the game, a streamlined UI that retains the power of previous games in the franchise but is simply easier to use is better for everyone.

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http://linna.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=512067&c=1&ht=&page=2&pp=25#startcomment

http://linna.modthesims.info/showpost.php?p=4243609&postcount=31

http://linna.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=4244002#post4244002
http://thesims-4.tumblr.com/image/63592336537

genvieve:
I tried mocking up what The Sims 4 could look like with custom textures and hair. I’m surprised that some comments say that TS4 looks “cartoony” because to me it is clear that it is the most realistic of all sims games so far. Notice how in most before/after cc pics from TS2 and TS3, in addition to textures and hair the facial structure of the sim must be changed by the user to achieve greater realism. But in all the TS4 screenshots I’ve seen to date, the facial structure is already believable - as shown in this mockup, where I’ve taken pains to change only the textures not her proportions. I can’t wait for this game to be released! I’m sure with the Maxis-made sims already looking so good, the user made sims are going to be jaw-droppingly beautiful!

http://thesims-4.tumblr.com/

The Sims 4 Development

Graham Nardone takes a minute to respond to mixa97sr’s question about this picture at Mod The Sims. You can see a larger version here for a better view of the “pyramid thingy”.

Q: And what is that colorful pyramid thingy next to the fridge?

A: We create multiple new builds of the game each day, so problems can get inadvertently introduced… when they do, the object that previously existed there gets replaced with that thing. It signifies a broken object - it’s meant to stand out so that we easily spot it when it occurs and subsequently fix it. —Graham Nardone
http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/
“Motives are still an essential part of a Sim’s daily life.”
Graham Nardone
Graham confirms that motives are still an essential part of our Sims 4 Sims lives.
Which I was happy to hear. He also corrects the wrong conclusions some Simmers drew from previous posts of his on the Sims 3 forums and at Mod The Sims.

Honeywell’s Sims 4 News

Interview with Rachel Franklin, Executive Producer on The Sims 4

XGN releases an interview with Rachel Franklin this week.

In the interview she talks about how the art style for The Sims 4 is stylized (not cartoony) and about including fan feedback into what gets added to the game. Which sounds good except a lot of what we’ve seen does look cartoony (even if it’s stylized) and feedback regarding CASt didn’t exactly turn out in the fans favor either.

Which is fine — those decisions might very well be the absolute right choices for The Sims 4 — but when they say one thing and do the exact opposite it’s no wonder fans seem to have such little faith in EA.

Here are a few quotes from the interview:

We’re lucky that we have fans that are so vocal and so open and supportive of us. And by supportive I mean they don’t just tell us, “Oh, everything is great.” They tell us, “Hey we really need this and we want you to change this” and we try to listen to that. By bringing them in early it allows us to respond to what they’re having to say and so that we can take that into account as we’re choosing what features to put into the game.

and

I wouldn’t call it cartoony; the art style is definitely stylized. But for us, The Sims is always a mixture of being realistic enough for you to relate to your Sim, for you to believe that they’re actually having a conversation and, and drinking their coffee which is something brand new in The Sims 4, is multitasking.

But your ability to relate to them as real living little beings at the same time it’s important for us to allow the player to experiment and its kind of, it can be a little weird to experiment on something that’s too, too realistic-looking.

So for us it’s important to strike that balance between understanding that they’re virtual, little people, but making them realistic enough where you feel something for them.

http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/ (for the live broadcast)



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The Sims 4 Display at Madrid Games Week 2013

The Sims 4 made an appearance at the Madrid Games Week conference. Sort of. There was a life-sized cardboard display with face cutouts Sims 4 fans could pose with for pictures but disappointingly, nothing else.

Total disappointment to lovers of life simulator, The Sims. We could see nods to its fourth installment in the form of banner but there was no visual material, much less have had the option to try. -ps3conclase.com (google translate)

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The Sims 4 Makes The Pre-Order Charts!

Congratulations Sims 4 team! The Sims 4 hit the USA Pre-Order Charts last week at #39 and this week it climbed to #35 with a respectable 26,300+ pre-orders in the US alone.

This is no small accomplishment for a PC game to make the charts when the release is at least 42 weeks away. Especially when we know still know next to nothing about the game and probably won’t for another couple of months.

It really speaks to the fans enthusiasm for The Sims 4 considering all of the reasons not to pre-order we gave three months ago still stand.

Have you pre-ordered the Sims 4?

Honeywell’s Sims 4 News

I'm sure more and more will turn up as we get closer to the release date.

I am not sure if this has been posted yet................................

http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/post/71321470130/fake-sims-4-article-the-sims-4-article-going
Fake Sims 4 Article

The Sims 4 article going around titled, This just in - The Sims 4 will not feature babies, children or teens, is not real. Babies, toddlers, teens, young adults, adults and elders have all been confirmed.

Check out Simified’s Q&A with Grant Rodiek Summary post for details. http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/post/62016689872/qa-grant-rodiek-summary

Update


1/1/2014 Confirmed Fake

Honeywell’s Sims 4 News
The Sims 4 Relationship Refresher http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/post/70737912453/the-sims-4-relationship-refresher-friends-and
Friends and Lovers

In The Sims 4, players will now be able to develop relationships, romances, or both. There is a “relationship” bar that tracks how well your Sim knows another Sim, which has been seen in previous iterations of the game, but now The Sims 4 introduces a separate “romance” bar. This is independent of the “relationship” bar, and it allows your Sims to develop romance specific relations with other Sims. If a one-night rendezvous is what your Sim is after they can live their life hopping from one bedroom to the next, WooHooing with Sims they barely know — if the chemistry is there. These new romantic relationships are characterized in modern terms. Meet The Sims 4 — The Sims Official Magazine


Building Relationships

The Sims 4 offers more complex relationships with your fellow neighbors, as producer Ryan Vaughan explains.

"Relationships are a big part of the game. It’s important in The Sims 4 how your Sims interact with the other Sims around them, and the emotional states that they go through and how that affects the relationship." So instead of one relationship bar that can grow incrementally through friendship and into a romantic bond, The Sims 4 has two concurrent bars — romance and friendship. This offers the possibility of soul mates — couple that max out both meters — while the balance could be swayed so that, in theory, you have a friend-with-woohoo-benefits deal with someone you know. Imitation of Life — GamesTM

Honeywell’s Sims 4 News

The Sims 4 Makes Jeux Vidéo’s: http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/post/71235577055/the-sims-4-makes-jeux-videos-special-2014-two
Special 2014 Two Part List

The Sims 4 makes another 2014 list, this time for Jeux Vidéo Magazine. Like a lot of Sim fans it looks like they’re withholding judgement until they see more. The Sims 4 receives 3 out of 5 stars.

Here’s a poor translation of the Sims 4 blurb that accompanied the rating. (The original French text is under the fold for those who translate the blog into another language.)

Special 2014: The Other Games 2014

THE SIMS 4
Publisher EA Genre Management Release Date End 2014 On PC, Mac

Sims back in full form!

What One Knows
Since its inception, the franchise was only complicate the interface. Finished this time, this component makes it much more intuitive and contextual grip. You click on a point on the body of our Sim or a place of his house, to change very quickly. Finally, it seems that the emotion system has been further improved with conflicts between Sims better staged.

What One Wishes
Hopefully a little less content to buy after the original game, and perhaps more creative tools for the player to fully customize his house.

Our Waiting
Now classic, The Sims 4 deepens and simplifies the interface. Not bad, but will that be sufficient to really renew interest in the franchise? ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ — Jeux Vidéo Magazine No. 156 - Janvier 2014

Honeywell’s Sims 4 News

Original French Text

Spécial 2014: Les Autres Jeux De 2014

Les Sims 4
Éditeur EA Genre Gestion Date De Sortie Fin 2014 Sur PC, Mac
Les Sims reviennent, en pleine forme!

Ce Que L’on Sait
Depuis sa création, la franchise ne faisait que complexifier son interface. Fini ce temps, ce volet rend sa prise en main beaucoup plus intuitive et contextuelle. Il suffit de cliquer sur un point du corps de notre Sim ou sur un endroit de sa maison, pour le modifier très rapidement. Enfin, il semblerait que le système d’émotions ait été encore amélioré, avec des conflits entre Sims mieux mis en scène.

Ce Que L’on Souhaite
On espère un peu moins de contenu à acheter après le jeu original, et peutêtre plus d’outils de création pour que le joueur puisse personnaliser totalement sa maison.

Notre Attente
Désormais classique, Les Sims 4 approfondit et simplifie son interace. Pas un mal, mais cela sera-t-il suffisant pour renouveler vraiment l’intérêt de la franchise? ★★★☆☆

There're actually some things I haven't read until now, about intelligence of sims fans>>'...no comment on that. As if most of fanbase was between 11-13 years old, the very idea is silly. Hope that EA does not have some (too) crazy ideas and this is fake for real,well... time will show^^'...

The Sims 4 - New Foundations

Video: The Sims 4 - New Foundations (best watched in full screen)

Hi, 4eversims. They’re the top part of the new adjustable foundations. Above is a build clip from the First Look Gameplay Trailer that shows them being built.

I like them for the most part but I’m not crazy over the gray color — at least not for all houses — which begs the question of whether they’re designable or not? I asked, of course, so if I get a response I’ll be sure to share.

Update:
Ask and you shall receive. This is what Graham had to say:




4eversims:

Any ideas as to what this is?
I noticed something whilst looking at these images, I’m not sure what exactly it is but I’m pretty sure it’s not the foundation. You see that gray bit that surrounds the house?



It can be found on this house also, which already has foundations:



And yet it is nowhere to be found on this house, which also has foundations:



And here’s a house without foundations and the mysterious gray bit:



Could it be some sort of ground-level fencing? If so, I’m surprised that it can sit flush against the walls. Usually fences disappear when they’re built along the same pathways as walls. And judging by the fences and windows that intersect with the rooftops, I feel like we may no longer encounter the ‘cannot intersect walls/objects’ warning as much as we used to.

Whatever this addition is, I like it because it gives the houses a more natural and finished look. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if I found myself using it a lot.

some news by Honeywell
http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com

I don't know where this editor got his information, but here it is ................................................
the link is below if you want to mail him/her, at the editors request.......................................

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/530932/20131218/sims-4-fall-2014-release-7-new.htm#.Usv88vtiVBG

that's interesting...I'll go and ask some guru if this is legit in any way...^^'

http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/69756/20131215/sims-4-release-date-news-gdc-2014.htm
Now this is something to look forward too.....................................

Finally something official^^.

Now this is what the guru's said was false, ...................................................interesting reading, but quite a lot of it......................................make sure you read all links given..................................

That would be a good idea...some of things we've already put here could be categorized...admins cooperation please, hint, hint..

Agreed; having it all dumped here just looks like a bunch of spam.

Confirmed: Nightclubs in the Base Game.............................................
http://simsvip.com/2014/01/01/sims-4-prima-guide-listing-amazon-uk/

UK: The Sims 4 Collectors Edition Exclusive to GAME
http://simsvip.com/2014/01/06/sims-4-collectors-edition-exclusive-game-uk/

Interesting read ........................."Have they changed how kitchen counters work?"..................................
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People Working on The Sims 4..................................................i didn't know that the sims 4 team was that many guru's .................................................................
http://community.simsglobe.com/sims4discussion/people-working-the-sims-t63.html

New Sims 4 Cover Art on its Way
The box art we’ve seen to date is promotional art apparently and the final game will ship with different covers.

http://honeywellsims4news.tumblr.com/

The Sims 4: Tidbits by SimGurus Graham & Ray
http://simsvip.com/2014/01/08/sims-4-tidbits-simgurus-graham-ray/#more-32049