The Sims franchise is a quarter-century previous as of Feb. 4th, and it’s been a wild 25 years of WooHooing, drowning Sims in swimming pools, portray goblins within the basement, vampire dynasties, grinding the profession ladder, and different cleaning soap opera antics. Maxis and Digital Arts hosted a brief stream Tuesday exhibiting a number of the upcoming content material, together with new stuff packs, creator collaborations, and high quality of life updates.
On Feb. 4, developer Maxis will probably be including a ton of free cosmetics within the sport, each in Create-A-Sim and the Construct and Purchase modes. This contains new hairstyles, clothes objects, sneakers, wallpapers, home windows, wooden finishes on kitchen cupboards, and a large pirate ship playground for Sim children.
Later in March, Maxis may even be overhauling the lighting in The Sims 4, permitting for extra dynamic lighting and practical reflections. This makes organising a bay window within the breakfast nook way more engaging, and designers will little question get pleasure from organising their Sim’s residence for peak aesthetics.
Maxis additionally shared some smaller modifications coming to The Sims 4, like an overhaul of many frequent Sims properties utilizing new items added to the sport over its lifespan. Gamers may even discover a brand new menu once they log in beginning on Tuesday, with their present Sim household save entrance and heart.
In September, Digital Arts and Maxis introduced that there will not be a The Sims 5, and they’re going to proceed supporting The Sims 4. “Venture Rene,” a secretive mission specializing in multiplayer, continues to be going via early playtesting. We’ll have to attend for extra particulars on what Venture Rene will seem like, and the way it’ll combine with The Sims 4. Maxis is clearly studying from these playtests and regularly updating the sport with options, just like the Occult Switcher.