The Sims 4 is getting a brand new world for players to fill! Arriving in a free update on June 11th, Newcrest is a totally empty world consisting of three neighborhoods.
Each neighborhood includes five lots of various sizes, perfect for any Sim homes or venues you couldn’t fit in the preexisting worlds.
The Sims 4 Luxury Party Stuff not only adds new clothing for your Sims, but furniture and radio songs as well! Add some flair to your lot with an illuminated modern bar and accent table, along with a flashy dining set and curtains. Two banquet tables and a food & drink fountain come with new gameplay elements, perfect for lavish parties with a large number of guests.
Furniture
Chiawowi Seat
Uptight Stool
The Parttoman
Table Sequinas
Boom Cube
Shine Bar
Fountain of Mirth
Banquetia Plateau
Fancy Feast Banquet Table
Dream Ruffles
Lamp de Twist
Pulse Panels
The banquet table can instantly be filled with a number of scrumptious dishes, either individually or all at once. Alternatively, you can place your Sims’ own cooking upon it.
Almond Macarons
Chevice and Chips
Roast Chicken
Sausage and Peppers
Vegetable Tempura
Serve up some tasty fondues and beverages for your guests with the new party fountain. Pour in chocolate for strawberry appetizers, or quench their thirsts with some fruit punch. Additional recipes can be unlocked with higher cooking and mixology skills, and some can even affect a Sim’s emotional state with new moodlets after consumption.
Food
Chocolate
Cheese (Cooking level 4) +Inspired moodlet
Caramel (Cooking level 8)
Drink
Fruit Punch
Sparkling Apple Juice (Mixology level 3) +Playful moodlet
Futuristic Punch (Mixology level 5)
Party Extender Punch (Mixology level 8) +Energized moodlet
Mischievous Sims can “add something extra” to sabotage the fountain with a skill level of 4, causing a black smoke cloud to emanate from its contents. Any Sims who partake in the concoction can receive an uncomfortable or possibly playful moodlet. With a high enough cooking or mixology skill, a Sim can improve the quality of the fountain’s refreshments.
Apart from the selection of lovely furniture, several new songs are included with the pack for the pop and electronica radio stations.
The Sims 4 Luxury Party Stuff released earlier this week, delivering glitter and gold with a number of new fashions and hairstyles for a truly elegant night of fun.
The Sims 4 Luxury Party Stuff is releasing next week for the low price of $9.99 USD! Not only will this stuff pack include new clothing, hairstyles, and furniture, but new gameplay objects as well.
Feed those hungry party goers with the new banquet table, filling it with either your Sims’ own cooking or quickly stocking it automatically. Also included is a food/drink fountain that can be placed atop the banquet table and streams chocolate among other things.
Players looking to spruce up their homes and venues for a night of luxury, or those just itching for some new Create A Sim content are in for a treat. We’ll return with more information after the pack releases on May 19th!
A new stuff pack called The Sims 4 Luxury Party Stuff Pack was recently announced! Currently, very little is known about it, but given it’s title, it can be assumed it will contain a variety of content related to luxurious parties. Please stay tuned for future updates coming next week!
To commemorate Star Wars Day, three new themed costumes have been released for The Sims 4! Cosplay as the Sith Lord Darth Maul, infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett, or Twi’lek Jedi Master Aayla Secura with new hats and full body outfits available in Create A Sim.
Four additional Star Wars costumes were previously released back in October of 2014.
Game Adjustments
A number of new features and gameplay adjustments were included in the update, as well as a plethora of retail fixes for the Get to Work expansion. The loading screen was replaced, now featuring a spinning Plumbob and many helpful gameplay tips.
Pregnant Sims can affect the gender of their baby with different foods and music. Eating carrots and listening to alternative music will increase the chances of birthing a male baby, while strawberries and pop music will do the same for females.
When throwing a social event, the specific requirements for each role (e.g. host, guest, caterer, etc.) can now be viewed by hovering over a new question mark icon.
The Bunny Egg Hunt event has ended and the decorative egg collectible can no longer be found in normal gameplay. If you didn’t manage to collect all ten in time, they can be obtained through the Buy Catalog with the bb.showhiddenobjects cheat.
Apart from skin details, Aliens can now access all Create A Sim content available for normal Sims.
Other Changes
Dinner Party social events now support hiring a caterer.
A bug causing randomly generated Male Sims to use the same jaw shape has been corrected.
Testingcheats will remain active on the household it was entered on until disabled, even upon leaving the lot or exiting the game.
An autonomous ‘quick’ kissing interaction between family members and Sims in a relationship was mistakenly adding to their romantic relationship bar.
The Include Custom Content filter in the Gallery will now retain its setting after exiting the menu.
For a full list of bug fixes and adjustments, please view the patch notes available on the EA site or the Sims forums.
Hey Simmers! Today we’re taking a look at setting up a Bakery in The Sims 4: Get To Work!
Bakeries, unlike other retail spaces, require a kitchen, equipped with a counter top, stove, and fridge. Certainly, Sims with cooking and baking skills are also required. It doesn’t really matter which of the two skills they have, as long as they can efficiently cook a meal.
After setting up the general layout of the store, have your Sim bake a meal and place it on the counter. Click on it once, and select the “Set For Sale” button to allow customers to purchase the item once the store has opened.
Next you’ll need to place the “Baker’s Cousin Display Case” in the main dining area, and drag your baked goods onto its shelves. This shelf greatly extends the time-frame until the food expires, sometimes making it last a week or more!
Though optional, another object you can place in your bakery is the “Lice Cold Retail Freezer.” This allows customers to quickly purchase your baked goods without having to go through the checkout process. However, there’s one little caveat, which we’ll talk about a bit in an upcoming section.
Opening Up Shop
Once you’ve finished placing your Baked Goods on display, you can open up your store in one of two ways. You may click either on the Cash Register object or the Retail Store Icon at the lower right corner of the screen. From here click the “Open Shop” button and wait for the customers to come strolling in.
Shop and Employee Management
When a customer is ready to purchase an item, a shopping cart icon will pulsate overhead. Click on the customer and select “Ring up Customer” to complete the transaction. After a customer completes the transaction, it’s very likely for the display case to become dirty. In addition, if you take too long to fulfill a Sim’s order, they’ll get angry, and stomp out of the store. That’s why it’s imperative to have one Sim focus on sales, while the others focus on cleaning and restocking.
Now you may think that hiring employees might be the best way to fulfill those tasks, but there’s one major problem. Bakeries aren’t very profitable. An employee, even at the starting salary, can take a huge drain on the store’s profits. Obviously you can get around this with cheating, but if you’re trying to play fairly, you may find your employees too expensive and incompetent to efficiently help with the store.
If you do hire an employee, keep in mind that you need to dismiss them after about 9 hours, or else they’ll start complaining. After working for a few days they’ll ask for a raise. Even the prospect of giving the Sim a raise, will most likely put your Bakery further in the red. It’s best to just fire them when you’re starting out, and use family members in their place.
Item restocking can place a further dent to your profits. While the store is closed, use the price markup feature in the “Retail Shop” menu to sell your baked goods at a higher price.
If you plan to sell items from the Lice Cold Freezer, keep in mind that you will not be able to restock them after the purchase is complete. This means you must cook the item from scratch each time an item is purchased from the freezer.
Other Baking Devices
The Whipped Dream Cupcake Factory allows Bakers to create cupcakes, donuts, tarts, and muffins. The higher the cooking skill, the more kinds of cupcakes you can create. As the Sim reaches Baking skill level 3, they’ll gain a new interaction to decorate their treats for an even sweeter presentation.
The Cupcake Factory will occasionally require cleaning and restocking. In addition, it appears to have a “failure” condition, releasing confections at an “Okay” quality. This seems to happen more often if a treat requires a particular ingredient, like apples, or bananas.
Baking Skill Level
Here are the list of items you can create with each Baking Skill level.
Level 3: (Decorate Cookies Cakes Cupcakes to Improve quality)
The Sims 4 Get to Work adds plenty of trendy boho fashions to display in your Sim’s very own boutique. Not to mention a large assortment of new hairstyles for both men and women.
Hairstyles
The selection for men is fantastic, with eight hairstyles coming in various lengths and styles. Whether your Sim prefers long hair, short hair, or even a man bun, this expansion has it all. I’ll definitely be giving a few of my Sims one of these new dos.
Nine lovely hairstyles for ladies are included, from a short punk style to an afro. My personal favorite is the swept bangs.
Tops
Snazzy denim and suit jackets, dapper button-ups, and colorful graphic tees are available for males.
On the ladies’ side, bare midriff is all the rage. A more conservative look can be accomplished with three stylish jackets available as well. Otherwise, you can find a nice middle ground with a gradient tank top.
Bottoms
The expansion came up short in this department, with only four per gender. Denim shorts are a nice addition for men, and more jean variety is welcome. Females, however, got the short end of the stick with three similar pairs of shorts and one pair of slacks.
Shoes
Surprisingly, male Sims received a larger range of shoes, including sandals, long work boots, dress shoes, and sneakers. A mere four styles were added for female Sims, with only one pair of heels.
Full Body
The full body outfit selection consists mainly of employee uniforms. Male Sims can keep it classy with a long tweed jacket. For a more provocative look, female Sims can rock a romper with a low v-neck.
Hats
Adults got their first official beanie, after the tragic exclusivity of the children’s beanie visor (remedied by one of our mods). While I would prefer a shorter style, it’s a nice addition to the game’s catalog of hats.
Accessories
Lots of variety in store with these new beautifully crafted and much needed necklaces. With plenty of designs and color variations, your Sims can find a style for any occasion.
Men finally received their first pair of gloves, along with beaded bracelets for either wrist. On the female side we have a new metal bracelet for the right wrist and beaded bracelet for the left.
Additionally, female Sims can slip on three new pairs of leggings and or a pair of thigh high socks.
Children
Child Sims received one new hairstyle and hat per gender, along with two new pairs of glasses and necklaces. The first earrings for kids were also included, with a simple diamond for both and an additional heart-shaped pair for girls.
Cute clothing abound, with a bow tie and suspenders full body outfit for boys, and a long sweater, hoodie, and sundress for girls. Both received two new jackets and four new pairs of pants, while girls got an extra hipster cat sweater and a jacket sporting a rainbow graphic.
Bunny slippers arrived just in time for Easter, joined by dress shoes, work boots, and mismatched socks. Two pairs of boots and striped leg warmers were included exclusively for girls.
The Sims 4 Get to Work expansion pack includes three new Professions, also known as active careers. Unlike normal careers, players can follow their Sim to their workplace and perform various tasks to improve their work performance.
Joining a profession is completed through the career selection menu. Available professions are indicated by a small green briefcase icon. The Detective, Doctor, and Scientist professions are included with Get to Work.
While going to work with your Sim isn’t necessary, it may be required as a task for promotion. When it’s time for work, you will be prompted to either join your Sim, initiating a loading screen, or send them alone. If a household contains multiple Sims in professions at the same time, you will only be able to follow one of them to work.
The Police Station, Hospital, and Science Lab are all equipped with objects to fill your Sim’s needs throughout the day. These venues are hidden, meaning you won’t be able to visit them outside of work and they cannot be edited. However, the cheat bb.enablefreebuild can be entered to unlock Build Mode. Just be careful not to remove any vital objects for completing work tasks.
During a Sim’s day of work, they will be tasked with various goals pertaining to that profession. As they are completed, the work performance bar will increase. It essentially works like a social event, giving you a set amount of time to complete said tasks. If time is running out and your Sim hasn’t quite reached the peak of performance, clicking on the timer will allow them to stay two hours late. It will also allow you to leave work early, though at a cost to your work performance.
Once a Sim’s work day has ended, a popup will inform you of the day’s pay and any promotions and career rewards you have earned. Afterwards, a loading screen will return the Sim to their household.
We’ll be going more in depth about the tasks involved with each profession later on.
Notice: As of May 4th’s update, Aliens now have access to all Create A Sim content aside from skin details available to normal Sims.
Aliens from planet Sixam have arrived and could be hiding amongst your Sims! To create an Alien of your own, head into Create A Sim and select Add Alien under the Add a Sim menu. Most of the customization options have been disabled for Aliens, however the face and body shape adjustments are largely the same.
Aliens have their own set of pointy ear shapes, colorful skin tones, eye colors with varying iris designs, exotic makeup, and clothing. They have access to several new tattoos, as well as all of those previously available.
Their wardrobe consists of only two full body suits, each coming in several different colors. Child aliens are much more limited, with only one suit to choose from. Oddly enough, they can use the sunblock added in the pools update.
Life isn’t easy for an Alien in a Sims world. In order to avoid conflict, Aliens must disguise themselves as Sims. Some Sims might not take the deception well, and become angry if they discover an Alien’s true identity. An Alien’s disguise can be altered and equipped by clicking on the active Alien.
An Alien’s disguise can be customized with all the features of a normal Sim. The face and body shapes can be freely altered without affecting the Alien form. The disguise isn’t foolproof, however. Aliens must be very careful with their emotions if they wish to remain unnoticed. A high emotional state will cause their body to emit a glow, alerting Sims they interact with to their Alien identity.
Aliens posses telepathic powers, which they can use on Sims:
Analyze Personality: Allows an Alien to learn all of a Sim’s traits.
Empathize: While disguised, it allows an Alien to safely reveal their true identity. It also positively increases your relationship status.
Memory Erase: Resets an Alien’s relationship with the targeted Sim, making them strangers.
This strain on their brain power can cause an uncomfortable moodlet, disabling their powers for two in-game hours.
Other exclusive social interactions are available to Aliens, such as:
Scare With Probe (Mischief)
Secret Handshake (With other Aliens)
Discuss Brain Power
Discuss Human Foods
Discuss Weird Atmospheric Pressure
We hope you enjoyed our brief look at playing as an Alien. We’ll be posting additional Get to Work articles as we dig deeper into what the expansion has to offer.
