The Sims 4 Tiny Living's Gameplay Features are EXTREMELY Powerful. Perhaps Too Powerful for Some.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ม.ค. 2020
- EA Game Changers gave me the opportunity to play with The Sims 4 Tiny Living Stuff. It features the single most powerful bonus the developers have handed to players in TS4. What does this mean for gameplay and how does it feel to use these perks?
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The beginning and ending tracks (about 6m total) are a bit too loud by about 5db and I failed to notice this, but it seems salvageable. I am going to find a way to normalize these because they are all kind of different volumes and each time I do a video I am trying to set them right. This time, I just didn't catch it even though I watched it a couple times. I'm getting a bit numb to the music. I'll correct that. Thanks for watching anyway!
It was funny and great 👍🏼 but even tho I’m a game player,I do love to decorate,so I’m definitely getting this pack 💙👍🏼😁
Carl i understand your criticism, and i think you're right in many points, but for me i see those new features as merely options to someone that wants an easier gameplay, like cheats are, i don't think they necessarily ruin the experience for hardcore players because they can be avoided. From my point of view playing this game hardcore is an active choice of playstile and its ok to be like that, it doenst need to be the main playstile. Although I still agree with you when you say that gameplay mechanics need more depth.
I wonder if Tiny Living bonuses also apply in City Living apartments.
@@Ancaryvan unfortunately it doesn't 😶😐
It sounds fine to me but I appreciate the work you put into your videos and the quality you hold yourself to.
I got to level 10 painting in two days then my sim got murdered by his Murphy bed so RIP
Maybe the boosts are supposed to be balanced by the high likelihood of death?
What level was his handiness skill?
@@bonnie.f Lol, but then, that would defeat the purpose of using this type of build or getting the game pack, right? Maybe, they were just trying to be clever with adding that to the game but didn't think it through.
perfectly balanced then! it still takes a lifetime to max a skill, your life is just shorter! /j
amsayyy hah, I had just perfected my sim and her house, and was literally instantly killed by my Murphy bed. And I hadnt saved at all. 😂
I think its lacking in draw backs. Like claustrophobia...
Truth !
Oh that would've been really good to have
Claustraphobia, and meterialistic sims could face serious mood debuffs for living in/visiting tiny homes. also higher chance a housefire will destroy the whole house.
is claustrophobia with people a thing? A personal space trait or something. That'd totally be me in one of those tiny spaces with people.
@@JohnDangcilGeekWere yes, itsvery much a thing and could be more widespread if added. Moodlet changes going/living in tiny homes, tiny apartments, when they use elevators, if too many sims are in one household/when you throw a big party etc. Adds personality which is mostly the main complaint, that players feel they're playing with empty shells
It's kinda hilarious that the most deadly thing in the game is a bed (Don't get me wrong Sims 4 needs more danger just weird choice).
That is silly and what happened to lofted or bunk beds? Oh, well.
Sky Walker bunk beds and ladders should have been part of the pack unless they are just going to give them away later, but I doubt it.
@@fleacythesheepgirl I doubt it too.
Lol, I think it helps to upgrade those pesky Murphy beds so they are usable. Try it.
Sky Walker totally, I probably won't even use the bed unless I can upgrade it or I'm trying to kill sims.
I wish we had the option in-game for setting difficulty levels. Easy, medium, hard.
@@TheTigerus great tip, just kind of wish EA would add difficulty settings in game.
That's an excellent idea because some of us may not mind spending more time on the game than others. While others, like myself do not. Especially, since I spend more time building!
Sky Walker so you play legacy. If you're going to play one hundred generations in one household, you'll be spending plenty of time about it.
@@tealkerberus748 Oops! Re-read my comment. I edited it. I don't know how that happened.
One more...
Realistic..........
I can't deal with it being easier. I wanted them to give us a choice to make it more difficult or easier for us. I am also a gameplayer and not a builder in the slightest.
Yeah it would be nice if we could choose. Like they could have given us lot traits which come with only tiny homes, and having it smaller lets you choose more lot traits. Then you could choose whether you wanted positives or negatives or both.
yeah there are definitely areas they could VERY easily insert some difficulty, in particular in the money areas. I don't necessarily want the grind but I'd prefer it to instant wealth.
@@CarlsSimGuides Theres nought to do when you get the wealth too. Once you're rich the gameplay just ends.
I like to skill my sims, after they have everything I want from them ,I pretty much stop playing with them them, I think tiny houses in real life is awful , I am not interested in this pack.
I can't build for the life of me without messing up something.. 🤣🤣
Nevermind the pack, but that insanity unfolding on screen was just the best, Made my day. Thank you, Carl. I also feel that the bonusses are too high. 😂😊
It's a building pack what else am I supposed to do with it hahah.
I wish this was a game pack with a new small world like the trailer park in strangerville. Also to include some smaller stairs such as ladders or spiral would of been useful. And bunk beds obviously! I feel a fold away dinning table would of been great too.
But I know it’s a stuff pack, so minimal is the answer lol
Only things that tempt me with this pack is the small computer desk and lot traits tbh
yeah I agree. I already have the small desk from parenthood and I don't want death by Murphy bed so although the furniture looks nice I don't like it enough to get the pack.
There are small desks in both City Living and Parenthood if memory serves. One tile desks aren't anything new.
And I don't think there were added lot traits. Just the ability to make the different styles of tiny homes (though honestly think they should have done what someone else suggested and added those bonuses as lot traits, nerfed them a bit, and add more spots for lot traits the smaller the house.
MoonlitxAngel I play vanilla base game. You can put a computer on a single tile table and it works fine.
I actually worked really hard to make a super toddler / Teen. It kind of cheapens it that you get so many boosts just living in a tiny house. I completely agree with you. Thumbs up!
i really feel like they went waaayy too far with the buffs. like the positive mood buff is unecessary, the gardening buff is unecessary, the skill buff is imo unecessary. the bill reduction makes sense, and the relationship gain (especially going both ways) makes sense, but like you said, the fact that it works on any lot as long as youre playing with the active household makes no sense. imo it should be a moodlet from the lot type in a sense. like, i like the functionality and the objects that came with the pack, but the gameplay is too op.
I really like the furniture though, and it is a stuff pack, not a game pack 😊
Yeah, it should be a lot buff. I like that it makes starter gameplay a lot easier, but I hope they balance it out with buffs for mansions or big houses in the future. Perhaps creative and career-boosting ones. My family of 7 is unfortunately not going to fit into a 100 tile home, not without bunk beds and ladders and outdoor pet houses.
I don't understand why with things like this pack and RoM they think we want it to be easier!!! Don't they know we all think it's too easy already???
honestly I feel like the mood buff makes no sense. living small has to be frustrating sometimes! I wish they had implemented that in some way to balance this more
I agree that these bonuses are too overpowered. Most things in the game are too overpowered before this pack came out. Add that to the fact that things in the game are too easy to begin with and failure rarely happens (and seems to not have consequences) and it’s going to be no fun. The failures, struggling and challenge is what always made sims fun but it’s never really been in sims 4. It’s all too easy and all about being a party simulator instead of a life simulator. I’ve been one of the people really excited for more dynamic personalities and more intricate relationships. I hope they do the things they hinted at in the survey and tone back the buffs so the traits and relationships matter instead of whatever this instant gratification is with these buffs on overdrive.
Great for training up a sim. Like if you want a baking and knitting grandma or something.
I’m a full believer that this pack is MAJORLY overpowered and needs to be nerfed BAD. I honestly expected everyone to feel this way considering people were already making comments about how the “study spot” trait makes skill gains too easy. But every video I watch, they make an off hand comment about how “its a powerful perk” and then never mention again. I was wondering when someone was going to point out “hey, we were JUST complaining that you made skill gains too easy with Uni. Now you’re gunna do it AGAIN with tiny living?
PiercedBitxh Aila It gives me the feeling that they are trying to include buffs in all the packs so that people who can only afford certain ones get to enjoy the benefits of that kind of thing. The downside is for people that own most/all of them now having ridiculously over-powered possibilities.
Julia Meadows that’s a really good point, actually! I never thought about that but that could be a possibility.
Personally, I believe double skill gains AT ALL is too overpowered and shouldn’t be in the game. I just finished the 100 baby challenge and trust me- it’s not difficult to get all the skills (especially if you only have a few packs) fairly quickly already.
Then again, I also believe the moodlets lasting double are too overpowered as well (mainly bc the regular moodlets are already overpowered). I don’t know.. I’m just noticing an uptick in “here’s a pack that will keep your sim smart and happy super easily so you can spend all your time building! Yay!”. But that could just be because I’m highly disappointed with the “tiny living” stuff pack and the fan service that it was. If the game was harder OVERALL then giving these perks to allow crazy buffs would make sense... but in a game that is already fairly simple, it just doesn’t make sense to have such powerful buffs. Especially when it’s not countered with equally negative buffs (I.E. the inclusion of the “feeling fine all the time” buff but not having a “claustrophobic” de-buff (I guess is what you’d call it? Idk lol)
Thank you for your review of Tiny house stuff pack and for captioning this video, as I am deaf. The bonuses are powerful and it is well worth it for my sim or two to live in a micro house. with inclusion of lot traits, and clubs(you dont really have to spend alot of time concetrating on just skills). Thank you also for your advice on murphy beds, plan on building your sims handiness skill, start repairing and upgrading murphy beds as a first priority. Due to a prior video of yours having your sim have dance machine trait enables him to cut down on sleep via disco nap and you can fill your energy in lots of less time so you can max out the murphy bed before it breaks down. Due to being deaf, I do not really get notified well in the game when people visit etc so I build my house accordingly. I make 2 unconnected rooms. So I can see with the walls down. Here is some functional building strategies. For a starter home, don't bother with windows, make the roof glass instead. You can extend the roof out so weather does not affect the ground under the roof. The game does not count the roof extension as home squares so you can literally furnish inside the roof as you would inside the house. I think it is connecting walls, fences that the game counts toward home squares.
If I can find some other things to share I might just do one reminding people about roofs and explaining my blunder on the fence tool. I knew some people would enjoy the buffs. Also, I'm happy to oblige on captions. Almost all my vids have them if they're scripted. I'm trying on live play to use AI to do it then correcting it's errors but holy smokes are let's play captions huge!
Does the +100% skill gain rate stacks with the skill boost club perks (+150%), the savant rewards trait (+20%), the night owl/early bird reward trait (+20%), the optimal mood for the skill (+60%, I believe?), the quick learner trait (??%), the appropriate lot trait (+50%), or things such as the mentoring action (+200 or 300%?!) and all the others boosts I forgot about?
Well, the real question is, what is the maximum modifier you can get? I want to see people doing speed runs on achieving level 10 in all skills in the shortest amount of time possible! 😂
My Sim's child had the toddler bonus traits, all reward traits from the child aspirations, and the reward trait from Scouting. The lot was a micro home with the "Study Spot" and "Peace And Quiet" traits. I had him pick up a Vampire Lore book, and in three in-game hours, he maxed the skill from reading *three* of the books.
@@non-guynary294 I have a super sim as well. That sounds like a fun challenge.
@@non-guynary294 To be fair though, even my average intellectual Sims can max out the Vampire Lore skill in less than a day. I haven't thought to count the hours, but my point still stands, it's not a hard skill to max.
@@non-guynary294 Same here but with cooking, generally my super sim would get 2 levels for one party size dish JUST with base game skill gain buffs + scouting. The skill gain buffs that you can get are already so insane even with just the base game they stack up pretty well, more buffs are definitely not something they needed to add to this pack hahah.
That umbrella glitch is soooo annoying.
As a quick building tip, you can extend out the roof to protect your sims against rain and snow while using your skill objects outside. They'll still get cold but winterwear will ward that off. Also based on your explanation of floor tiles, you can even put the floor tiles down under the covered area without it messing with your build count.
I'm extremely disappointed with this entire pack, no one thought to add a Cheap/Thrifty trait.
There is a thrift trait in aspiration rewards, right?
I feel like this will make the early stages of a Legacy SUPER easy (you know... when it's supposed to be hard?) You're living basically outside in the first couple of generations, or in a tiny house anyway, so if you're in a "Tiny Home Residential Lot" you'll get all the super bonuses and then everyone will be super skilled and so on. I don't WANT my game to be so easy!
Then don’t categorize it as a tiny home! You can still call it’s residential if you don’t want the perks.
Pretty dumb though since one of the bigger selling points of the pack is this tiny living feature which is broken in terms of gameplay balance.
then DON'T pick it
How is the early stage hard? Go around the different neighbourhoods while you don't have a house anyway, harvesting all the different plants as you go. Take them home and plant one of everything. Research them all, it builds gardening skill as well as teaching you all the graft combinations if you don't know them. Look after your garden every morning after 6am, and when you get to level 5 gardening skill, graft strawberry onto snapdragon. When you get a dragonfruit, plant it. The first time it produces a crop, plant them. Also, fertilise every time you can, so they evolve faster.
Welcome to becoming a multimillionaire. Orchids are nearly as lucrative as dragonfruit, and death flowers even more so, but dragonfruit are the easiest high-earner to produce.
Oooh, I wonder if it'd be possible to do the 100 Baby Challenge in a tiny home if you made use of tents....it'd be interesting to see whether the boosts outweigh the difficultly of 8 sims living in 32 tiles.
That’s a really interesting idea. Hopefully Carl or another Sims YT will explore that
Now that's a great idea! I'm sure that it would offset exceptionally well, especially if the interior was literally just a kitchen, a dorm/locker bathroom with one tub combo, and maybe a toddler room (I can't remember if they can use tents but at the very least you might want a few skill-building items for them.) Get two regular couches across from the TV/stereo/bookcase so the toddlers can eat, bop to the music, and they can all get fun up between the older kids doing homework and such. Have an outdoor picnic table for setting the table and getting the kids/teens outside in nice weather. At some point, add in a laptop or tiny desk with a computer, room permitting.
@@DoveJS yup toddlers can use tents! You can sleep two at a time in a tent. I had a sim that had twins, she couldn't afford to build a home (homeless challenge) and she had a tent that the toddlers slept in. She slept when they woke up lol. So this could totally work for a 100 baby challenge.
A tiny home with a big verandah, so they're sleeping outdoors but under a roof? Toddlers can nap on the same couch they eat on, you can even tell them to nap on the floor although idk how well that works.
@@tealkerberus748 The tents would be better though since they can get fun up while sleeping, in theory. XD
Personally, I would prefer an off the grid haunted manor for my teleporting vampire.
Not very interested in a tiny hovel with a murder bed...
Now to make magic bloodline super sim couple in a tiny house then send them to university for all the degrees. I'll call them the Perfects.
Idea: Game difficulty settings.
That’s the best pronunciation of “hygge” I have heard on youtube so far. You almost nailed it perfectly! Also good job on the video man. I’m actually really excited for this pack
That cracks me up. I tried so hard, but my tongue just doesn't move the way it needs to. Quite a unique sound for me. I left the mistakes for authenticity to prove I tried.
Carl's Sim Guides Well, people say that danish sounds like a person speaking with a hot potato in their mouth - so maybe that’s a way to go? But you actually did it way better than the gurus in the livestream
LMFAO i thought it sounded like he had something in his throat and was trying not to throw up, it was awesome.
BlackSheepCareBear that’s danish for ya haha
He said "dont kink shame"
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂💀
If I get this pack it will be for the CAS items. I don't see any of my Sims living in small enough homes to get perks. I will never use the Murphy beds. I do like that the bookends will be actual bookcases now.
Remember you do not need to buy the pack to get bookends as functional bookcases as that came in a free patch to all players on PC
Yeah, I'm more considering getting it at this point for the CAS and build/buy items than I am for being able to use the tiny home function. I was kind of excited for it, but they've literally broken the game with this one and it's horrible. We need things to be harder, not easier.
@@moonlitxangel5771 Agree, maybe modders might come up with alternative negatives or less powerful perks - I hope they do!
@@playalot8513 I have a bit longer to wait, I'm a PS4 player. Even still the CAS items seem cute and I am happy to see more for toddler's hair.
@@tabytastick I wish console packs released at same time, must be a bit torturous to have to always wait!
I think what Sims 4 is missing out on, in general, is that if you introduce something that makes the game easier in some way it should be through a NEW challenging mechanic. For instance, with the magic stuff, it's obvious that the curses and whatnot were supposed to be the new challenging thing to deal with in order to enjoy how magic makes other things easier. But with how easy it is to master magic you can quickly negate all curses extremely easily and thus all you have now is super easy gameplay.
Likewise, with the tiny living, it's obvious that the challenge was supposed to be "Get everything you need into a small area" but once you've figured out how to do that then the challenge is gone. You now have all the perks with no continued challenge.
Sometimes they get close to getting it right. For instance with the famous stuff. Sure you get all these perks to make life more interesting but there is also the other stuff you pick up that gives you a downside of being famous. Or being a vampire requires you to take some weaknesses the more powerful you get to balance out your new cool powers.
But even when they are close with things like the famous stuff, they still fail in that it's SUCH a hassle to become famous and remain famous that you then look at the perks, and almost everything they offer is the stuff that you could get with other means. Like "Star Treatment" that makes things free. Seriously? Free? Money is so easy to get and that's your level 5 perk for having a positive image? And most of the high-level perks are all geared towards making money. Sure that's cool. But at the same time, it feels lackluster for the effort you have to put into maintaining fame.
I think that's the challenge of designing The Sims in general. As somebody said somewhere (I think it was Carl in one of the Super Sim videos), The Sims is ultimately a needs management game. The core gameplay loop is to help the Sims realize their aspirations while taking care of their needs. However, with all the bonuses accumulated over the various expansion packs, managing needs is now almost trivial. Managing money is almost trivial. Gaining skills is almost trivial. Gaining friends is almost trivial. All the bonuses erode the gameplay until you end up with Sims that never need anything, succeed in everything they do, and if they want to do something new they'll master it over an afternoon.
You're spot on in that things being made easier (or perhaps, more convenient is the right word?) there should be a challenge to balance it out. Something to strive for even with the various bonuses applied. But how to make something that's both a challenge to obtain, even factoring in boosts, and also worth the effort when you get it, but without breaking the game? Most of the gameplay systems in the game have money or convenience as their ultimate reward, but when you stack a few of them, you'll be rich enough to afford anything, and the convenience reduces the core gameplay loop to nothing. It's a real challenge for the designers.
Did you watch the livestream?
I'm Norwegian and when they said they based the content on our word "HYGGE" (which you tried to say😂) I couldn't stop laughing bc it sounded like "hoogai". Like, it's so far off that I didn't get it until they actually spelled it. I was like... What's hoogai? It was funny though, and they said it a bunch of times 😂 👏🏻👏🏻for trying though Carl😉
If you want to know about the word "HYGGE"; it's a feeling. Not something you do. You can "hygge deg" alone, with friends, with family, outside, inside. An example; you have just made some chips and dip, maybe opened some wine, you and your friend/family member and you sit down in front of the TV just watching something together - the good warm feeling you get. Or; you take a blanket and a book, sit in the cozy corner, and again... with wine (ofc😂) you just sit there feeling content, relaxed, happy and with a warm feeling. So, perhaps something like; chilling, feeling content, relaxed, and a good warm feeling, all at the same time. That's "å hygge seg" 😉
Well his danish accent was fine, so he might have gone for that...
Nicoline Ørom hoogai is hygge? I guess I didn't know how you say it 😜 at least not at all what we say though
I will say you had me in tears wit this one. I never laughed so hard with Vlad. Poor guy couldn't catch a break. I am not a builder myself so when I do get this pack I am really curious as to what I will be able to do. I am sure I will be pulling my hair out. I have really enjoyed your videos. You keep me very interested and I love your LP you have going.
I really like this stuff pack. It adds variety to the game, especially for skill building. I get bored with constantly building my Sims skills. I agree with you, though that's it basically cheating. But remember, you don't have to build a tiny home. The problem I had was inviting guests over. Very cramped. Hence, the reason Vlad died. Twice. Lol.
After they showed the double skill gain all I could think of was, "Man, Carl is going to go crazy with this"
Soon, the only group of people that will be struggling with gameplay in The Sims 4 will be unborn children
I cant even build a home
@@coal9205 you can't build a box? Don't vote or breed.
@@toddboward4771 I think they mean that they can't build a house that looks aesthetically pleasing to the eyes (which honestly, same)
I'm really enjoying it because I don't find watching my sim skill up on fast forward particularly fun, so I like how fast things go now. I built a little raggedy trailer where everything breaks every night and the dad is mean, so every time he talks to his kid there is a double negative impact to social. I thought my gameplay was fun, then I see you over here moving in the reaper. LOL.
It got me thinking. This is everything James Turner does on his channel... tiny homes, rags to riches, building skills etc. He may have more power than we think.
I was totally charmed by your presentation, as usual, Carl! But I’m not touching Tiny Living until Murphy Beds and all the other new tech can be used Off-The-Grid.
This video was such a Rollercoaster and I enjoyed every second of it
I remembered you roasting Realm of Magic, so I was excited to see what you would make of this monstrosity. Sure enough, straight to absurd theater we go!
I would love to see the two grim reapers raise that yet-unborn baby
aamos now I have a game challenge for myself
A quick outline I managed that hits 31/32 tiles:
Draw a 5x5 box building.
In one corner, 2 tiles from the corner, go diagonally 2 away from the center, 2 to right or left, across the diagonal center line, and back to the building on the original diagonal.
I use this corner for the bathroom, and it leaves basically the entire 25 tiles of the main box for living space.
I make friends with taking selfies pictures with strangers. The friendship gain from a single 5 set is incredible. Also, Vlad just isn't great with umbrellas. I took him to the beach and he died crispified thanks to him opening and shutting his umbrella a ton. Great informative video, thanks! I laughed at your friend asking not to be mentioned. hahaha
I guess if you want to play the game 'really easy' and pretty quickly 'boring', then all of those bonuses are a good thing. If I decide to get this pack, I'll probably just use the stuff to add a different feel to some of my houses. I'd still like to see ladders, a combo bathroom set, and countertop stoves in the game... especially for a tiny house.
You are always informative but on this one you are so amusing. Your sense of humor cracks me up. Thanks for the chuckle and the information.
Gosh I love your 'broadcaster' voice and description of the gameplay haha
You could start in a small home and after you are skilled move to a normal sized home.
I love that idea! It gives a bit of added role play immersion of your teen/ YA Sim being excited about moving out if their parents' & starting their own life- ready to accept any and all living conditions in order to get further, faster in life. They're ready to start & grow relationships & build their life skills in this super cool place they just moved to! Love it!
Adrianna Keller a micro home for one, with plans to expand and extend when they've earnt some money and found someone to have babies with. Makes sense.
Wasn't expecting to laugh so hard at the invisible girl bit. Can't wait to play with this.
I agree. I personally think they should have did the buffs as negatives, making it instead harder to gain skills and make friends in such a tiny living space. That would have been not only more realistic, but add a much needed challenge.
I actually made a two story house as a micro home,
You build the first floor and use that floors roof as the second floor
Then I added walls but didn’t close the room because it would close it and count more tiles
I just clicked on the unfinished wall and dragged it closed with the arrow (like how we can drag the fence length)
It’ll close the room without adding new space
The only weird thing is that your second floor won’t have a roof tiles (cause they’ll count) but adding a roof will fix that.
Found this by trying to build a house for the first time with the pack, hope this helps some of you.
I streamed Tiny Living for 2 hours and maxed 4 skills! It's crazy!!! Micro home + study spot + lot traits for certain skills.
I thought adding the function and look of the Murphy bed was an ideal item to really tie this pack together but in the live stream it seems to have such a high danger rate that it takes a lot of the coolness out of it for me
Great video. So many other things to think about with such a small build space. I like the new items in the pack for making everything fit.
That damn Murphy bed killed my Julia!!! My handiness was good! And it still killed her 😢....lucky her BFF/neighbor strengthened her connection to the world and eventually I asked her to be apart of her friends household. Shes a ghost now with a fear of beds so she can’t ever sleep in them. I just go along draining others sims energy or napping, but draining much quicker and hilarious. BUT she loooves to “posses things to break” so I’m repairing and moping her endless life away. Great vid
When I heard about the skill bonuses I instantly thought of your most recent super sim let’s play lol
It's pretty crazy that the baths etc will be lasting a full 24h, and the ramification for the happy buffs lasting longer means his hunger will not begin to decay for 12h after eating a gourmet meal. He's going to eventually just be a snake.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for all of the information and your useful guides on your website.
That was smart putting the tree there so it does not count as tiles.. I have not bought this stuff pack as of yet. Wanted to see others play to see if I would like it. Thanks for uploading this love all your video's and have learned so much.:)
Interesting fact: you have just officially replaced my favourite Sims yt channel as I had the choice between you and them and I chose you. Congratulations. Favourites are incredibly important to me.
I always love your videos. So far I have only used the pack to build and not a lot of game play except for a video I did a couple of days ago. My Sims wouldn't ever stop talking to each other! I am really loving the items in the pack, but easier game play, we don't need!
Good to know my fear of the murphy bed was valid lol. I don't ever let my sims die so I guess ill just have to figure out a tiny build with a normal bed. Otherwise super pumped to finally get home from work and get this pack.
Build up your hardiness at university before you go tiny, lol. You can upgrade it and make it better.
@@lizburgess4398 Does that completely remove the chance of dying? Or does it just minimize it? Asking because I'm about to install a mod that removes Murphy Bed Death altogether haha.
I'll test it more because I'm not sure. I have a level 10 handiness and fully upgraded Murphy bed. So far so good, but we'll see.
@@lewdpanties I decided to just cheat my sims handiness up to ten for the sake of making a micro home and then fully upgraded the bed. So far no visits from the reaper but im still being super watchful every time she goes to bed lol
I tested more today and all is well. Put the bed up and down several times each day. I've had no problems, but every video I watched a sim or two got clobbered, lol.
I agree, the boosts are almost as overkill as the Murphy bed is! Lol I admit, that in a few of my gameplay scenarios, quicker skill boosting and super fast friend building could be perfect to get to a level I need. (I was able to read handiness books and very, VERY quickly level up to upgrade that bed...so my Sim still lives, for now.) However, I never expected my Sim to become good friends with a stranger, who knocked on her door, only after talking to him for a few minutes. I think a nice addition would be an option to slow that down just a little or a lot, depending on how you want it to go. Loved your video, as always!
I’m REALLY curious as to how Koby would gain skill in a microhome. Please, please, please experiment with that when he ages up!
Your commentary tone in this is fantastic.
With all those bonuses, no wonder they made the Murphy bed so lethal.
Hey Karl , the plants do grow exceptionally fast , and is great for rags to riches challenges.
It's a little late, but I can actually speak about this better now since I have had the pack to play with it. Something just rubbed me the wrong way about the bonuses, too. There felt like no real negatives to tiny houses and large disadvantages to normal houses, but really it just seemed wrong in my mind that small house immediately equates into happy life.
After playing with it, though, despite its arguable attempt to change my building habits, I play much the same way. I had an off the grid build that started from a camping build all the way back from Outdoor Retreat which fit perfectly into tiny living. I actually had to add house tiles. I use the bonuses for plants and not much else, honestly, and it works.
In retrospect, it seemed bigger than it was. When used and abused, it can be crazy, but at least for my normal play I don't care enough beyond a major garden lot.
So a Super Sim in the very small house will max all the skills within a day or 3? As always I enjoyed the game play/review. I will end up getting this (for items alone) but it’s going to be low on my list. Keep up the good work and helpful guides
The murphy bed gameplay seems quite annoying, which is dissapointing since it's the hero object of the pack. I can't imagine it being used in the future by the community, since it takes up the same space as a double bed and is one more click away than a regular bed for a Sim to sleep!
Anyone who expected different for the Murphy beds was naive. That's all it is. A bed that pulls down from an upward position so you have more space when you're not using the bed.
If they'd built a fold-down dining table and chairs into the back of the murphy bed, or even a flat screen television, that would be more to the point. It needs to give you more than a bit of clear floor space when it's stowed. We don't have Murphy beds in Australia, we have fold-out couches, so the object is useful in daytime when you don't need the bed.
You should totally move Coby from your lp into a micro home when he becomes an adult!
Omg that hope in EA at the end of the video xD If only you knew how we were going to get the Batuu game pack
Your gameplay was fun to watch. I loved it. Having 2 grim reaper together is so weird to see. I don't think I will play with tiny homes. I like roomy. Do they become friends with celebrities faster too?
You can also add it with lot traits to boost it like CRAZY
Lol, definitely little more long winded with cute story. Also, very informative about some of the benefits that I wasn't aware of for this pack! Still on the fence since I'm not really into "tiny home" living.
Also, I'm the opposite in terms of making the gameplay itself more challenging. I always like my gameplay to be a little less challenging because EA DOESN'T KNOW how to make it challenging without it becoming too time consuming at the same time. If they could just figure out a balance with that, then sure, but look what they did with Strangerville and Discover University. I was only able to finish Strangerville faster with your tips and cheats (thank-you). But I haven't played that with more than one sim and I'm already bored with completing classes with DU because takes too long to graduate if you consider how one may want to play more than one or two sims at a time.
Either way, I guess I fit in that category of players you mentioned who like to use the game for building because of this issue along with the lack of pre-made town builds available like a real grocery store, mall, car dealership (in sims freeplay), subway or airport, fashion runway, etc.,. Thus far, I've had to build them but it would be nice to have them in the game.
Keep doing you Carl. Your analysis and attention to details of the game is what sets you apart. 👍
I like the option to have super op bonuses, I'm glad they made it lot perks and not just lot traits, at least you have to limit something to make it available and you can only do it if you are on the tiny residential lot type, so that is good. I can't wait to see what kind of other lot types they add with bonuses like this .
Good video. Ima love the pack. I can't wait to play with it. Yeah, I'm a builder and a player.
Pro Tip: If you want to max out a Sim's friendship bar, just go into their phone or grab a camera and take some photos with them.
The power creep is real with the last few stuff, game and expansion packs.
I watch your videos because I like them. I still am tring to graduate college. lol. But, I do have an A- after 4 classes done! And I have no clue how to quit soccer. What a pain!
I had a feeling you'd have some good thoughts about how powerful those benefits are when I watched some of the other game changer videos a few days ago! I am super excited for the build stuff but I too feel like the game is too easy--and the sims don't seem to really have personalities since they are so affected by moods, and you can give every sim so many of the same traits after a while. Thanks for the video!
The Murphy Bed!
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I'm enjoying this pack so far, but I love building. I think you're right about the split in the community. I also have legacy families, but they all live in big, multigenerational houses, and so I don't see the bonuses.
I love building lots, but I'm hoping, once I get a new computer with 64 bit, to do mainly stories , along with gameplay, I don't really care for doing a challenge, I just want to create a micro or tiny house in a heavy wooded ( lots of trees and bushes put in)for one of my sims, or townie, to live in.
I thought the bonuses were fun, until i realised I maxed out a skill in 2 days
Could have used some tweaking for sure but this was a pretty cool idea that I hope to see more (as long as it's better) of in the future.
I’m starting my Not So Berry Challenge and the speedy skill gains will be helpful! 😍
Me too
I had fun watching the wedding ^^ I have to play and see how the bonuses affect me but i also have a beautiful big house now and... i like it better
Playing with only basegame and Tiny Living is fine. BUT: i worked hard to build my dreamhouse and i wont give it up for a tiny house. I also want to use all the packs i like. I will use it for University Students or new Sims without childhood perks. Compromise to not get bored, if i want to get bored i play with a lot of cheats^^
doublebeds can be placed against the wall. the one sleeping on the wall will slide over to his/her side. of course this only works when the one, sleeping on the not wallside is not in bed
I had no idea! This is a bit closer to reality than I'd have figured. Our double is against the wall and we just climb over if need be.
@@CarlsSimGuides yeah i found out by accident XD but a tip: click on the need of sleep. not on the bed itself. sometimes it won't work then. but it always does when clicking on the need ;)
"This is a building pack and this is a game play channel" My boy Carl saying it like it is. Props for trying though.
You have good points, I believe the buff could be much better, maybe it could differ depending on traits. I believe a materialistic sim wouldn't feel happy all the time about having a small home. But maybe a sim that loves outdoor would have more benefits of it. And some things might work everywhere while other things only on lot and some things only inside of that lot. Makes me wanna learn modding even more now, just to fix this buff 😅 and in this pack it could have been perfect to have a claustrophobic trait to make them feel very uncomfortable in the smallest houses/rooms... We need more drama in the Sims life.
Thanks for your review! I was actually pretty excited about this pack, since I like to build smaller homes in the Sims already. But with all those bonuses, it sounds like it would suck all the fun out of game play.
Looks like I'll be skipping this one, unless they nerf it.
ahhahaha too funny Carl great review , poor Vlad , he is one of my fav characters so i keep a spare in my library..just in case :D
Carl, when it comes to Sims; you're always my guy.
I made a new sim with a knowledge aspiration so I can gain skills faster and then I made her move into micro home. I wanted her to be a gardener so I added lot traits that would improve gardening. I planted 6 plants and got to level 5 gardening Almost instantly it was broken.
the micro home bonuses are way too high, the welcome wagon neighbours that came over were almost immediately best friends with me. it was kind of creepy honestly 🤣
I appreciate you honesty...ALWAYS. Great job Carl.
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We can build our own tiny homes on regular lots and just use the tiny home build stuff cuz it's still cute.
Totally agreed with the question of whether this is the beginning of a trend where bonuses eventually render the game unplayable. The addition of all these lot traits feel a bit like an endgame where they're basically throwing all the answers at us and making the game super easy so we're all ready to jump ship by the time Sims 5 comes out. :/
Lot traits really couldve been fun tied into a system where as you gradually improve you might make that lot more special over time. But just slapping them on, and the newer ones being more powerful is a bit of a missed opportunity. I feel they should cost something, maybe large sums like 5-10k+. To remove a bad one, you'd pay as well!
Careful about the 'everything is fine' buff, I have had several sims die of hysteria in tiny homes because of the buffs to emotion.
new subbie. your gameplay is hilarious!!
I lvoe your humor man. Amazing. Stay the way you are!
Hey Carl, thanks for the video, I was just wondering if I might have not got the newest updated patch? Could you tell me how to fix this? Thank you 😊
Is it possible to combine the tiny living lot bonuses with off the grid to make the latter more tolerable? I really wish they'd give off the grid some love so it isn't *entirely* negative, but maybe the two would balance each other out.
Same, I'd love it if the devs did some polishing to the Off The Grid lot trait