2 Hours in 11 Mins - The Sims 4 Tiny Living Livestream Summarized

[@undetestable1]

I appreciate the summary! I certainly don't have 2 spare hours to spend watching the live stream. I am however surprised that the sims team put out a survey that mentions half the things Carl says he wishes was in the game and he didn't mention it on the channel.

[@s181miri6]

I think he mentioned it in his latest supersim video? I'm sure I heard him mention it. :)

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Argh.. I got so caught up in the livestream. Yeah, I mentioned it in the LP but forgot to bring it into this video. It's definitely noteworthy :)

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Hope you don't mind me pinning this, just to get the word out. I may do another video. I haven't mentioned the knitting thing in a video either.

[@amazonz8590]

@@CarlsSimGuides ooo knitting? Please do another video

[@Katielovegood44]

Also appreciate the summary! 2 hours for a live stream of a stuff pack is ridiculous lol

[@KaisoArt]

It's so funny how EA is just now figuring out adult to child hair conversions when CC creators have been doing it for a while now.

[@s181miri6]

Right. But the reason as I understand it is developers having to deal with EA's limited budget - work within certain time frames. So now, thanks to the person mentioned, they know how to convert the styles fast enough. :P

[@SHARKY.9]

@@s181miri6 someone experienced in making 3D models would need just a few minutes to adjust the height of a hair mesh for a kid/toddler, plus one click to make it accordingly smaller. that's all they had to do. "strict time frames" my arse.

[@AllieAndPeach]

I played yesterday and noticed two new hairstyles for toddlers, but do they mean there will eventually come the adult hairstyles for children/toddlers too, or have they already added??

[@kenz1538]

@@AllieAndPeach really? would the new hairs be on console? im not sure since i have been playing with the gallery for like 3 days

[@AshleyAmbrose94]

All I want is the vampires space buns hairstyle for adults.

[@MoonOffSpringC]

Although it's not a choice coming from the devs, I wouldn't be surprised if it were the higher ups telling the devs to withhold content. Seriously, when you look at the furniture it looks like it was supposed to be in Discover University

[@CarlsSimGuides]

I agree there must be some point further up where a decision could be made to increase budget. I know Sims is profitable from financial reports just not to what degree they have flexibility. We won't be finding out exactly where the buck stops, I suppose. I don't think there has to be any sneakiness involved though, just tight financial goals.

[@SevCaswell]

And it isn;t the first time either, My First Pet Stuff anyone?

[@jennw6809]

That "we don't withhold content" was clearly a reference to My First Pet Stuff. If this is just leftovers from DU, they at least did a better job of disguising it. Maybe that's why we are getting a Tiny House pack about 4 years behind the trend? LOL

[@DoveJS]

@@jennw6809 I mean, probably a lot of things in Sims has never been perfectly on trend. They get in the ballpark and almost always catch up. But yeah, pretty sure MFPS was the reference. XD

[@DoveJS]

I don't know about that. For instance, they definitely might have made it match since it inspires people who like that style to look closer at it; not quite the case with My First Pet Stuff though, which is the reference they were making (which I think was either a failed experiment to test the waters on what people will accept out of a stuff pack or they couldn't fit some of the matching furniture into C&D, ran out of time or item count, and shoved it into MFPS because otherwise, it would've been a waste of time and effort.) I see Tiny Living just being more compatible, the way Laundry Day and Cats and Dogs go pretty well together. Then again, LD goes with a lot of packs. But for instance, I don't think of a Murphy bed when I think of college. That's maybe an apartment thing.

[@cybercybex]

Tiny living would look great if the lots itself are small and packed in together. Like wall to wall close per lot. As it stands all worlds are designed to be high end suburbs.

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Yeah I think you're right, I hadn't thought of that. Players are going to need to use terrain tools to make it look less.. out of place.

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

Maybe use Newcrest?

[@Boethion]

@@CarlsSimGuides On the other hand it gives you a reason to use the terrain tool more even on smaller lots because it takes a lot of space to even make a small hill sometimes, so I guess you can spin around that argument.

[@merchantfan]

Yeah, if you could edit lot size like Sims 3 it would make more sense, but for this game it only makes sense for gardeners- otherwise it's kind of a waste of space

[@tealkerberus748]

Carl's Sim Guides it needs a new suburb, with a bunch of small lots - maybe if the farming EP goes ahead we'll get a suburb with some big lots and a bunch of small lots?

[@ella_komiya]

I live in a small flat and I don’t feel ever ‘in the zone’ to do more skill building. I just want to escape my place and go out.

[@amazonz8590]

I guess for ppl that are home bodies having a smaller home means less to do therefore you are in the zone when doing any specific task?

[@brookmikal]

singapore type vibe lol

[@EnMinLim]

@@brookmikal HAHAH same me in my hdb flat

[@Wintermist-SWE]

Same, but I guess they just had to give some kind of explanation for it... Not that I needed one, the bonuses looks fun, IF THE BASE GAME DIDN'T ALREADY BLITZ BY lol, everything is already on steroids, you could get married in a day if you so wanted.

[@jborrego2406]

myzzio I’m a home body An live in a van best decision ever :) plus I’m nurse saving so much money ( pay off the debt ) lol

[@sighbatsu]

That time restraint is possibly why Sims content is lacking in most departments. That's really unfortunate.

[@brittneysucks3769]

marq idky i never thought about that, but now it makes sense. i never understood how the sims team could be so involved in the community and made up of sims fanatics yet bring out such boring content. i’m sure it’s frustrating for them too not being able to perfect the packs

[@mariesalias]

Yeah, EA sets up the limitations. From what I’ve seen/heard, the Devs sometimes have to fight to get content they want included/made. Unfortunately, EA as a company seems all about getting as much money for the least possible content. :/

[@pixelatedtoast]

I knew that the sims team weren't just giving up on the game.They all seem very nice but I'm sure even they are mad at EA's stupid bs :/

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

@@pixelatedtoast I heard someone on the sims team tell James Turner in an interview video he did basically she didnt care about the problems in the worlds because she doesn't focus on that part of the game when she plays. I dont think its just the fat cats at EA who are the only problem, I think the team itself, or at least their spokesperson is really lacking motivation.

[@Wintermist-SWE]

Next up; Vertical Living. Bunk beds, ladders, and spiral staircases.

[@kitaboo206]

😂. I mean they have to right?

[@merchantfan]

I mean they really needed ladders for this pack- here you have to waste space on stairs if you want another floor

[@aubreymorgan9763]

in sims 5 maybe :/

[@pixelatedtoast]

TREE HOUSES!!! >:U

[@anobody6564]

I wish they’d allow storage in cabinets (medicine cabinet mirror or bathroom towers, or even kitchen cabinets), like the chest. That way we can keep our medicine in the bathroom medicine cabinet and that’ll help with clutter in our sins inventories without using large chests or our inventories that get oh so filled up and cluttered over a couple weeks of gameplay

[@ChilliDogDave]

this "hero object" idea makes a point but to be honest they either need more stuff, more reskinned defaults or extra "hero objects" to really increase the value of stuff packs as currently relying on 1 item as its main attraction point means they can water down the content so they get more sales for less work.

[@jasentheawesome]

Thanks for being concise and not as awkward to watch. I cringe on every livestream. They seem so socially uncomfortable that it makes it not pleasant to watch, in my opinion. Whereas your videos are matter of fact and more relaxing.

[@margierules000]

“they just now discovered how to convert adult hairstyles to children” cc creators have been doing that since release wtd eaxis?

[@Boethion]

And in most cases it looks off because they can never get it to not look like CC. The Devil is in the detail.

[@FriendshipIsMagic1998]

@@Boethion I disagree. I've seen plenty of Maxis Match cc hair that fits right on with the game and doesn't even look like cc.

[@margierules000]

yeah i think “cc is bad bc it doesn’t look right” is a really cold take. cc creators come in all sorts, from amateurs who taught themselves to professionals who make this type of content for a living, and to insinuate that those creators don’t put just as much love and attention to detail into their works as eaxis does isn’t flattering to anyone

[@mariesalias]

Ungorosch There is a lot of it that doesn’t look right, but there are some that look like they came with the game. And there is some maxis-match stuff that looks better then the standard stuff. Like anything, you have to search around for quality.

[@starzzzy22]

They could have added bunk beds into Parenthood (since bunk beds came with the Generations pack back in TS3) or as a free update.

[@tealkerberus748]

starzzzy they made at least three new animations for the Murphy bed that no one asked for, but can't make one for climbing a ladder for a bunk bed. And the animation would be almost the same to climb a ladder to a loft or tree house, too, they could reuse most of it.

[@rehabwithapplejuice]

I dont know,,, i feel like EA could give the team more resources, seeing as this is a game theyre milking for every penny. actually, i guess EA milking the series would be a good enough reason why they dont want to invest more into this money cow, hahahah. and... they figured out how to convert adult hairs to kids? couldnt they have just picked up a custom content creator off the street and asked them how? People have been converting hairs from adult to child and vice versa for years now. regardless, thank you for the summary! this seems like... just another stuff pack on the shelf of many many stuff packs to me, but,, eh.

[@BrawlSnorlax]

Man if we cram our super sims into a tiny home the would probably go from level one to ten by lunch.

[@Katielovegood44]

Valentine haha did u see his super teen sim cool one meal and level up two levels!! Be insane in a micro home

[@iTsurf]

As much as I love the game, I really can't stand watching those live streams as I find them mostly unprofessional. Thank you for bringing us this summary, saving us the painful time of watching them.

[@teph1256]

never withheld content to put in a stuff pack? 4 words to answer this. my first pet stuff.

[@LWolf12]

Eh, it's EA it's not like they have a habit of lying or anything. 👀

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

I think Lindsay took the blame on that. One of James Turner’s videos was an interview with her.

[@aoefeable]

“A new painting with tons of new designs.”, you made me laugh out loud at that one! Thanks for the summary, counting the days until it’s released, this looks like a gooder.

[@AshleyAmbrose94]

Don't want sims to teleport to bunk beds? Oh, you mean like how they do to the water objects from island living? Lol

[@kestaa]

I mean, my Sims regularly wander through walls and stairs to get where they need to go, so teleporting to the top bunk wouldn't really feel out of place.

[@theclvrpotato4306]

So what you're saying is you made the Tiny Living stream....tiny. lol *appreciated*

[@Katwashere71]

Thanks so much for the Summary... I appreciate it as I hate their streams. You and your work is valued. Many Thanks.

[@bfever46]

I LOVE when Ninja hosts the streams! He is super engaging regardless of the topic!

[@f.miller801]

With the amount of revenue ts4 makes they should definitely have more content per DLC.

[@anigodess]

Some of these features and items look nice, but I won’t buy. I can already do tiny living without having to pay for it.

[@lulujane7533]

Anigurl28 Ik, it’s called tiny living, they need to add lofts and ladders! And sky lights! They can’t expect people to buy this just for something we can already do

[@Boethion]

But now there is a gameplay reason and restriction, so it rewards you for doing it. I dont like having to make up rules of my own when there is no reason to actually follow them.

[@anigodess]

Ungorosch u mean lot traits based off square footage? if thats enough for you, then go for it, but it’s not nearly enough for me

[@DoveJS]

@@Boethion That's kind of the Sims 4 in a nutshell though: you have to make up your own rules to have fun or you get into a rut. I enjoy relaxing with my Sims when they don't have to suffer if I've had a stressful day myself, but it's more fun playing when they have to struggle a bit to achieve my goals. I'll get this pack eventually, but for me, comparing it and the upcoming knitting pack, I'm more interested in the latter. At least it's a new skill with new things your Sim can make so it gives you something new to actually do for a while. Tiny Living just gives multiple buffs, extends the time of the buffs, and makes it so you're less likely to move your Sims out in the future. But then you're building smaller and only upgrading with... I dunno, getting a computer if you didn't already have one? Focusing really hard on your aspirations? The only true upside is that having a greenhouse would count against your limit so as a gardener, you're mostly forced to go with the seasons when growing plants (if you have Seasons.) Also, the Tiny Living pack would make Uni easier if you start with a fresh Sim and don't want to live on campus (or if you want to have a really nasty ghost haunting an apartment in Myshuno, for story purposes.) lol Oh right and of course this pack would be amazing for Rags to Riches! I'm not saying this is a bad pack; it definitely has a purpose. I just think it's hard to escape having to make your own rules in Sims 4 where the only reward is whatever you make it, to some extent. XD

[@CNaz-rq6kc]

I agree. if they had the bunkbeds and loft ladders. I would have probably bought it immediately as soon as it comes out. BUT for this, I would wait for a sale.

[@thecurator2626]

Thank you. I saw that the stream was 2 hours and was instantly overwhelmed.

[@honeyandmud]

you piqued my interest and i googled murphy bed deaths. thanks so much, now i’m terrified of murphy beds. 😳

[@CrystalBrewtonIndieAuthor]

THIS one I am REALLY looking forward to!! Thanks Carl! I make small houses all the time, so this is a dream come true and a GREAT surprise!

[@tabytastick]

Does the Murphy bed really take less space? I see closed it takes 8 tile spaces with the bookcases, regular beds take up what... 6? Yeah it has a couch, sometimes but you can sit you a bed already so... also when the Murphy bed is open it takes up just as much (if not more) then a regular bed. Or am I just confused?

[@kestaa]

Yeah, at 7:30 it looks like the murphy bed takes up the same 6-tile footprint as a regular double bed (the shelves on the side can be removed), and I assume they need a tile of clearance at the foot for Sims to get past them when they're folded down. The ones with the attached loveseat technically take up less space - but the trade-off is that you can't put a coffee table in front of the loveseat if you want the bed to work. And it doesn't save _that_ much space anyway. I could, if I wanted to, mount a TV on the wall above the headboard of a regular bed, and put a loveseat at the foot of the bed so sims could sit on that to watch TV, and only use 2 more tiles than what the murphy bed needs.

[@tealkerberus748]

kestaa I don't bother with television, and they can sit on the bed if they need to. I appreciate that they've introduced being able to upgrade base game beds, but I won't be buying this pack - wouldn't even if I could afford it.

[@ashleysteffy7224]

Hi Carl! *waves* I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your website and videos. You always are on top of things and I can tell how much you enjoy The Sims series. :)

[@yourfalsehope745]

Lol when modders have been converting adult hairs to kids for years.

[@uniqabb]

Love this pack, but would have prefered several tiny lots on one big...så fx 2-3 familietiny houses and community garden on lot 30x40< with seperately economy

[@anobody6564]

I love clothes and hair with depth and texture 😍 layers are niiice

[@darling8701]

Great summary! I watched the beginning of the stream but got distracted before the build mode items were shown.

[@Ckingz13]

Great summary, thank you!! Love your videos!! 😎

[@cottonpop8834]

Bless you for making a summary! And so complete too!

[@T3hXinro]

Thanks for the concise explanation of everything, Carl! You're one of my favorite SimTubers.

[@rvank8037]

Thanks for condensing this for us! Seeing all the objects now, I feel like the Sims team has jumped on a bandwagon that they don't fully understand? To me, it was already possible to make tiny homes in the Sims 4 (of course, move objects is necessary), but there are some annoying limitations - we can't build lofts, we are stuck with one size for appliances (fridges, ovens, sinks, showers), etc. Things that would have ACTUALLY made tiny building easier would be smaller versions of those (yes, DU has a mini fridge, but this pack should be stand alone based on how it's marketed), loft beds if not the ability to add half floors which you can access by ladder but not stand up in, and more items that look like they have storage in them - like a couch with storage, or a stairwell with a closet and drawers built into it. They also neglected the tiny house on wheels movement entirely. I appreciate the one-tile dressers, but other than that I don't feel like this pack adds much or helps me do what I was trying to do, which is recreate real tiny homes I have seen.

[@tealkerberus748]

R VANK a quarter-tile basin, so that you could have a three-tile bathroom with the shower at one end, toilet at the other, and basin on the wall facing the door but it wouldn't block access. And a sliding door! A stovetop that doesn't have an oven under, so you have cupboard or the dishwasher there, or even the rubbish bin. A sink that allows the bin under, like in my home, or a bin in a cupboard under the bench like I've seen in many places. And mirror-image showers in base game! They all face the same way, and it's *SO* annoying when you could build the perfect bathroom if only you had a mirror image of any of these showers!

[@warzshadow9701]

Thank you for this summary, I caught the last part of the live stream. As always you are Awesome!

[@LoriHorta]

I am pleasantly surprised as to the what is coming in this pack. I feel it will be worth the money and will be fun to play with. I will however wait patiently for fellow sims players to build and upload fantastic houses for me to use as I can't build to save my life. I truly enjoy your videos Carl and loved that you edited this live stream just as others have said. It isn't something I would sit and watch for 2 hours. Now you for 2 hours. ABSOLUTELY! 👍

[@HoboGirl09]

I appreciate the summary a little confused if the upgrading beds is an exclusive tiny living feature or if it's a new base game feature?

[@SimmerErin]

It's a base game update. They started off the stream going over some of the updates that came with the patch. Once he starts talking about the lot types the rest is all exclusive to Tiny Living

[@simsationalvirgo6461]

@@SimmerErin appreciate your comment.

[@LexyconDevil]

Alsom the decorative book cases+putting radios/TVs on night stands is part of the update, even though it is technically to make way for Tiny Living.

[@Miandey]

Happy to get your review :) i like the opportunity to upgrade the bed now :)

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Yeah it's a sensible decision by them. The nerd in me is going to have to find out if old beds can come close to competing with the new. When trying to rush/play really fast it's useful info.

[@mariannecormier3021]

Ya ya, new SP with smaller furniture to fit in small spaces, a murphy bed I'll never use because it could be deadly and I'll probably never do the 'tiny home' thing...it's cool and I plan on buying it. What I'm REALLY excited about is finally being able to upgrade beds!!!!!!!! Would have been happy with an option to 'purchase better quality mattress'. Thank you Tiny Living

[@aimeeinkling]

They just learned how to put adult hair on children?! But CC creators have been doing that for years. SMDH

[@galaxywolffpix2879]

Aside from pets and seasons this is already my new favorite pack ever. I love Tiny homes!! Can't wait to play it.

[@stephengalanis]

My Eugenics II chateau (I need to get back to that) on Carl's forum has a dining room of 75 tiles. So... yeah. I loaded it up just to count tiles. In total its 3250. Tiny Living adds interesting balance, because over generations, and raising toddlers and children, and the various skills needed for careers, I think a mansion comes out on top. It'll be easier to raise top notch toddlers, gold scouts etc in a house bigger than 100 tiles. And that pays off in skill gain. Having raised many supersims (in big houses) my feeling is not "if only they could raise skills faster".

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Yeah ,you're right in general when it comes to variety. If you don't care how stuff looks.... you can of course just set everything outside though :(

[@stephengalanis]

@@CarlsSimGuides But rain and thunderstorms and snow? There are sacrifices to a small house, obviously, but at least the skills that one can raise will be raised faster. I think my target will usually be a 64 tile tiny home. But the restrictions and the bonuses make me think, and I like that.

[@tealkerberus748]

Stephen Galanis I'm pretty sure they don't count space under a roof, just actual floor tiles. So you can build a tiny house that is just the kitchen and bathroom, and have the bedrooms and living spaces "outside" with solid fences around them for privacy and a roof over the top to keep out the rain. Like camping in a camper trailer with a very large awning or a built roof over the top!

[@debradavis3935]

Thank you Carl for the info and a chuckle 😊👍🏻

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Thanks for watching my videos, Debra :)

[@alexdelaloire8739]

The ghost type is my top feature of this pack!! Yeah the tier challenge is good too, and the multi function objects too but ghost possession? Cmon EA can take my money😂

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Yeah I kind of want to play as one..

[@Sornasaur]

I don't have the patience to watch hour or longer streams since so thank you very much for condensing them. :D

[@TiredMomma]

If we say it wrong, we blame Ninja, lol 😉😂 Ninja also has a challenge he let out to someone and it's going around now. 32sq tiles, no moveobject cheat used, 12,000 simoleons Max, no debug and room for adult(s) and child. I managed to make a cabin that meets all their needs. It's important to not forget the mailbox and trashcan as those aren't free so I had to say goodbye to 4 other items.

[@kendo2377]

Hard pass on this pack. Also, it's obvious none of the devs bothered to attempt RL tiny living. If they had, they wouldn't be praising it.

[@tealkerberus748]

Kendo 2 if I wanted to live in a 60 tile house … wait. I already do. That's why I only build tiny in r2r, and extend as soon as I have the funds.

[@kendo2377]

@@tealkerberus748 Yep. Every starter home I make is a studio type. Bed, TV, love seat, small kitchen with 3 bar stools, cheap computer, 6 tile bathroom with a shower. I can fit all of that in a 6x10 with cash left over.

[@tealkerberus748]

Kendo 2 I'm really desperately looking forward to having my own YT channel up and running, because young single mama with a newborn baby is a thing I do. They have their ~$20k life savings and I give them $10k per baby as a child support once-off, which I subtract from the young man who got her pregnant, but at that point they're on their own. The one who had triplets, most of the baby money went on a $10k computer and a $12k bed, but her sleep and fun needs were destroying her life without those. My Twitter account for sims stuff is @mamasimmerplays, if you want to chat in an easier format.

[@IBadmagicI]

More commonly called "Ikea style" by those who dont care about getting sent to court.

[@NuclearDystopia]

thank you for doing this, i was curious as to what was in the stream, but didn't want to watch it all. great video.

[@PandoricaLost]

Thank you for the summary! Very well done and informative. 😊

[@ScudForEver]

I don't really know why everyone get so hyped about "new gameplay" features. Most of the time the only think I see is do this to get this moodlet bonus or this other...

[@CarlsSimGuides]

I want restructuring of how things like relationships are handled vs more moodlets. I don't consider moodlets to be rewards for about a year now, unless they have a secondary effect. But yeah I agree, and I think many players do. I want new types of gameplay and to see existing systems improved and I'd even be willing to buy some packs that added that complexity.

[@amazonz8590]

I actually get annoyed everytime they release patches because it means broken mods and I do a lot of modding myself so it's time consuming finding which are broken etc

[@SHARKY.9]

@@amazonz8590 ikr? wish EA finally acknowledged the most popular mods and implemented them to the game. dunno if i would have patience to update a mod every few weeks/months for that many years. 💀

[@BrownRiceBunny1]

So basically Carl’s Sims Guide needs to make a ‘super sim’ in a tiny house video when it comes out. I will be all over that!

[@starlight_rose]

Thank you for the summary! I was wondering how they got two hours worth of material from a stuff pack! I was interested to see what all is coming in the pack, but I didn't want to invest that much time in watching it, so I really appreciate that you've shared this video with us. I may wait on this one until I can get it for less than full price.

[@BrillianceoftheMoon]

I am wondering whether they will follow up with a pack which is about Living Large...it would be a nice touch if they called it that. Benefits to a large home could be Confident Moodlets last longer, they could brag about this large home, Hosting events you could unlock all the rewards for that event if you get gold.

[@tealkerberus748]

BrillianceoftheMoon and offset the bills that come with large houses by putting solar panels on the roof. Enough solar panels, and you get a feed-in payment from the utilities company instead of a bill, or you could go off-grid and still have electricity. They'd work at half strength when it's overcast or raining, and not at all when they're covered in snow, though.

[@angyl01]

Thank you for the summary!!!

[@steveaustin4118]

would have to wonder how that extra skill learning would help in your super sim, if all sims are double speed skills

[@CarlsSimGuides]

I'm already kind of annoyed by the thought. Do all these things to get 4 25% ish boosts and then bam, here's a +100% for making a 4x8 house. I'm gonna have to look into how that stacks. IMO the other boosts made sense, just not that one.

[@zodiacsagittarius344]

@@CarlsSimGuides i mean I can see their point. Making a tiny house already sacrifices so much space, there needs to be a benefit. And it's not like you can cramp every skill objects into your tiny house w/o looking bad or out of place.

[@gumballz.9259]

@@CarlsSimGuides get Koby in a tiny home and see how ridiculous it can be lol. With a base 200%, I can already see how broken it is (which could make the developers rethink about the tiny home's skill boost and nerf it later).

[@jennw6809]

@@gumballz.9259 Yes I agree, I don't want Carl to end the series soon like he implied! Take Koby through all the skills!

[@roedoresdeoliveira]

I don't know how and why they think that living in a tiny home makes people feel good. You feel crowded, suffocated and people who actually live in small spaces is because they barely spend time inside.

[@CarlsSimGuides]

It seems to me a choice usually made out of consciousness for the environment or economical... but yeah, the skill gains thing is strange and overpowered.

[@LD-bi4tl]

Nah, I prefer tiny homes, I just wouldn't agree with that relationship boost or whatever it is, they should change that to negative so the sims more often argue and fight since they share that small space with others lol

[@annetteleggett9854]

Lucija Dugandzic or add an annoyance to each sim that they go ballistic over. Like leaving dirty dishes about or not flushing being a trigger to start a fight or get them angry.

[@tealkerberus748]

Lucija Dugandzic making good relationships better and bad ones worse seems fair - Geoffrey Landgraab and Malcolm can only be civil to each other a few minutes at a time, so they need a large house to avoid one another! And the bills thing is okay, but the skills buff is nonsense. You don't concentrate better for being in a cramped space with too many other people!

[@musicloverheart]

love it! another great review :))

[@sha46327]

I think some in the community tend to forget that The Sims team are employees, and they have strict guidelines for how many "assets" they can put into each size of pack, the amount of time/resources/money spent on them and a time frame in which to complete it all. If you follow the Gurus anywhere - twitter, The Sims forums, Reddit - it really seems that they love what they do, and even they sometimes seem frustrated at things they're not able to do or fit into a pack. (I believe this is where some of the "free updates" end up coming from.) I do wish the pack came with a couple more TRUE tiny house things however - a nicer compost toilet instead of the regular one that's in the pack. A smaller sink. A LADDER. A trash compactor that fits under the counter (this could have literally been a modded dish washer) and a washer/dryer combo IF you have Laundry Dry would have been so perfect. As someone who follows the tiny house movement irl and is even working on down sizing and drawing up the plans to build our own - I was so hoping for this pack, and it fell a bit short for me without some of these key TH features. That being said, the team did an amazing job on the look and feel of the items. The textures are soooo nice! Soon they're going to need to update base game textures or it will feel like a older version of the game in comparison, lol. Tyfs! Your input is always interesting and appreciated. Hope you have a lovely week. Best of wishes!

[@Mezchano]

I hope they do a counterpart pack for huge houses, call it something like Livin Large for the throwback.

[@nugsboodlepoo]

The furniture looks beautiful and is reason enough for me to get the pack but I really, _really_ wish ladders were added. And the buffs for the tiny houses look a little OP. But I'm excited to build an off-the-grid tiny house!

[@gabbythesimsbuilder44]

Thank you for this summary! That’s 2 unnecessary hours that I don’t have to spend. Speaking of time, they have time constraints on development but spend useless long time on live broadcasts!!!! 🤪

[@AspienPadda]

I really tried over and over to watch the livestream but both guys are insufferable I kept hoping you'd put out this summary and now finally my hopes have been answered. Thank you Carl and team, I really love ya'll 💚

[@aturchomicz821]

Uhh I miss the sims 3 devs, they were so much better at this!

[@melenatednellie07]

Carl, thank you for everything!🥰

[@durgabuchholz]

Ahh thank you! This is so exciting!!

[@MagnusItland]

Guess I'll wait for you to report on the buffs stacking with other buffs before I shell out for this. A tiny home is not a severe constraint since you have family inventory, but it kind of breaks immersion to have to go into build mode to train another skill.

[@katep3376]

I live in a 485 sq ft condo. I feel this on a deeply personal level. >.

[@shortyshell706]

I was waiting for your summary Carl because I know you won't miss anything OR get over silly when something is missing like some streamers I follow haha. Thanks :D

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Thanks for the faith! I spent like 6 hours on day one trying to get the video... I kept trying to make my existing app worked then went to github and had an app downloading it in 5 mins when I finally gave up. Ridiculous waste of time on my end but I'm set up now :)

[@tinaweaver9821]

Thank you for the summary

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

I was thinking of taking a nap. The I saw that Carl uploaded. Guess who won’t be sleeping?

[@mysticalmaid]

Thanks for the summary, I qas sleeping at the time.

[@jborrego2406]

They should done the toilet that has a sink on top bowl those look cool

[@scofieldvictoria]

K9DB on Mod the Sims did several, including a Tiny Living one.

[@docette2015]

Strict time restraints and inflexible higher-ups WOULD explain a fair bit about why some content takes ages to come out. . .I'm still side-eyeing My First Pet Stuff, though. (There's no getting around the main problem with that pack being SO MUCH of its content relies on Cats & Dogs!) It's a decent explanation for the lack of bunk beds, though, and I totally agree that I want less of that ridiculous "fade-out/fade-in" animation. As for the pack itself -- I like the objects in it; having combo stuff is nice, and the style fits well with other stuff. I have the same mixed feelings about the tiny house lot perks that I have about the CAS Story bonuses, though -- yeah, they're great for those who enjoy them! But they make those of us who just want their Sims to have SOME FREAKING SPACE feel kind of left out. Can we at least have Lot Perks become a more generalized thing and have other types of lots get other perks? (. . .actually, hang on, what happens if you stack some of these perks with Lot Traits? You could get a REALLY broken system for skilling up or making friends if you knew what you were doing. . .)

[@tealkerberus748]

docette2015 the lot traits are determined by how many floor tiles you have, not how many roof tiles. So put the kitchen and bathroom indoors, then extend the roof to keep out the weather, prop it up on columns, and put high fences around the spaces you want to make private. Sims who love the outdoors will be very happy, and it's just like living in a camper trailer parked under a big carport!

[@microwave_duck]

Loved when you tried to say hygge! Any Danes??

[@uniqabb]

Ja her...!!( yes here) and I had a laugh !

[@LadyIvyBell]

Fantastic as always thank you so much

[@ghostflxwer]

all the amazing concepts they had for the stuff pack and we ended up with this....

[@xcalium9346]

The one we voted on is not this one

[@ghostflxwer]

@@xcalium9346 that's what I just said.

[@withakiwiontop]

@@ghostflxwer He/She meant the one we voted on is the next stuff pack that will be launched, not Tiny Living. They need at least a few months to develop everything, so the stuff pack we voted on will not be released before fall at most.

[@randomdude_2000]

There probably going to put the bunk beds in a teen sleepover pack or something like that.

[@NinjaOutfitInTheWash]

I love all your vids!

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I'm glad the relationship thing is two-sided. that makes a lot more sense.

[@jae7798]

bruh im so frikking excited

[@neonnknightt7246]

Dang. Thanks, Carl.

[@mariesalias]

Nice video, concise, informative, yet still entertaining. I do like the look of a lot of the stuff in the pack, and I like that most everything can actually match everything else. It all looks really good, they did well on it in that respect. And I respect that they do the best they can with the limitations placed upon them. But, as others have said, it’s not really tiny living stuff. There are so many more compact items that should have been made for it if they were going to focus on it being tiny living style! I do like that they are starting to convert some of the hairstyles for children and toddlers finally! Maybe I’ll eventually be able to get rid of some of the CC I have just so my children and toddlers don’t all look the same. It does look like they tried to do better with this pack. The item appearances are great. But like pretty much all the packs, I’ll wait to get it until it goes on sale because it just doesn’t offer me enough value for the money as it is. And they need to retune that bed as In James’s video, his sim died the first time he used it, and in Deli’s the second time! I mean if you like killing off sims this is great I guess, but even then, where’s the challenge to it? For the majority of players though, who is going to want to risk a sim they’ve invested in to such an easy death? o.0

[@BlueLithiumxXx]

i have a question about the build: what is their excuse to make that questionable premade lot? because 1- now all sims 4 players that own the pack will have a 64 bit computer that (probably) can perform better and 2- it's a tiny space, so you can decorate it without clutter and make it look nice. what's their excuse gonna be now? that somehow those objects are higher poly? that they didn't have enough items? just say that you lazily put it together and call it a day.

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Often it is just the SimGurus who do these builds, and they try to make something serviceable but have those resource limits. In this case yeah the resource limits seem a non-issue. I do wish they would hire some really talented builders who can do a lot with a little, and only use those to make the lots but they are just hyper-aware people will build over it or use the gallery. But that does seem like a chicken and egg problem eh.

[@thisismyopinion]

Thanks for this Carl , i did see a longer version its not for me, it would have been if it wasnt for the lot rewards for the tiny homes being so rediculous, i like a challenge for my sims, i know you can opt not to choose tiny lot, but if im buying a pack i want to use al of it, if they hadnt messed with the lot triats for it i would have bought the pack :D

[@itzelgc4637]

Toddlers beds need to improve. It takes forever to get them fully rested

[@ViolinChick5]

There is one +3 energy toddler bed but it’s buried and out of order in the build mode menu (like usually the higher quality beds are further down as you scroll but this one is before other +1 energy beds.). That bed was a game changer for me when playing with toddlers.

[@itzelgc4637]

@@ViolinChick5 thank you!!! Can't wait to try it.

[@tealkerberus748]

Itzel GC they said the new thing to upgrade beds applied to all beds. I checked. It doesn't apply to toddler beds. I'm hoping they will fix that, since I raised it in conversation on Twitter. 3 energy still isn't enough. My sim family are multi-millionaires, who says they're okay with giving their precious darlings an energy 3 bed? Gimme a 10/10/10 toddler bed now, and not in that damned Princess Cordelia style that my own great-grandmother would have admired!

[@fruityrat694]

Is it free tho? There are some packs which I regret buying really much. Realms of magic (One of the Worst packs I've ever gotten) Discover university Tiny living (I don't have it but I don't think it's worth it)

[@sea_air_ahhh5776]

I hope the Murphy beds won't constantly trap or beat up my sims. I would like one, but not if my sim is going to have a hard time with it on a regular basis. It seems annoying.

[@jojomomster3772]

Thank you, more concise

[@jmelovesGod]

It also counts deck space as well according to them

[@newfaceh214]

Thank you! 👏👏👏

[@moapalmgren4741]

Hasn’t it been a stereo for like a month (the moschino one), Or is it just me?? Cause I always have it in my teen-rooms, and they always listens to music on it.

[@ranasuka6006]

There should be an option to brag about "non-existent house" if you're homeless :D

[@tealkerberus748]

Rana Suka "love that fresh air! Can't get too much of it! That's why I sleep on a park bench, and only ever go indoors to clean up! I don't need a house, houses are for wimps!" I can just see it, as a confident interaction.

[@Teaaa12]

11:05 My first pet stuff: 👁👄👁

[@savanimay]

I totally didn't go and look up Murphy Bed deaths after this....

[@sea5063]

Thanks for the summary, that live stream was way too long.

[@ps4gamemanhacks.900]

but we could all ready make tiny homes just with out the new perks and new stuff.

[@Barzarel]

Looks cool the new pack