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[@gwendolynrobinson3900]

The biggest oversight with Johnny not being set as related to the langraabs is he got married to Nancy and had kids with her thanks to neighborhood stories in my game 💀 the game doesn't recognize them as relatives so they can romance his parents and brother 😭🤢

[@marveludus]

I really hope they fix that eventually, especially since they also finally fixed Morgan's pronouns a bit ago

[@skyechimes658]

Yep. I’ve pointed this out a few times, including to one of the gurus on (what was) twitter. It’s one of the biggest things I was hoping to see fixed in a townie refresh. When it happens, as long as I’m not playing with any of them directly, I just ignore it and head canon that Johnny is the son of a different Nancy and Geoffrey Landgrabb and is actually like a very distant 6th cousin to the Nancy and Geoffrey living in Oasis Springs in game and that both branches of the family used the same names is a coincidence. Lalallalala I do not see what the game is doing…

[@tobleronemonster]

oh i didnt even think of that! thats messed up

[@oneshotonehit6731]

In one of my early saves Johnny totally romanced his brother lol omg 😳😶‍🌫

[@silverwear]

@@marveludusthey wont because they didnt even bother to fix the relationships with the ‘refreshed’ calientes 💀

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

I'm hoping that when the Landgraabs get their makeover (EA: get on the makeovers please) that they update the family tree & relationships. I always imagine him have red bars with his mom, zero relationship with his brother (as if he was kicked out & they had a replacement child) and a tinge of green bar with his dad... like his dad takes him for dinner every now & then & Johnny has just kinda accepted than his dad is a bit of a spineless noodle & Nancy controls him but that Johnny loves his dad & would like to have a relationship with his little brother someday & his dad is his only shot at that. I'd also like for them to give Johnny a girlfriend. Not someone he lives with, but someone he's casually seeing or something. I'd also love for Brent & Brant to get an update.

[@alyssa.herrin]

Might I suggest “bundle” builds? Since EA has a discount for getting and expansion, game, and stuff pack? Do a randomizer and pick one of each, then do builds with those?

[@luciacastille]

i don't think ea still offers bundles

[@georgiahiggins432]

They do still offer bundles and it is still a expansion game and stuff pack I would never of thought to do that good idea for people who don’t have many packs because people could comment combinations and your not likely to comment a combo that you don’t own 😊

[@alyssa.herrin]

@@luciacastille I know that if you already own all of one of those categories it won’t let you. And they really need to replace stuff pack with stuff pack or 2-3 kits

[@sweetsandcharades8383]

James Turner has a generator for that!

[@alyssa.herrin]

@@sweetsandcharades8383 James has a generator for everything lol that’s good to know though!

[@xxsniperkittykatxx]

Sometime when you say the prices I get jealous. Imagine IRL getting a fully furnished house for 30-40k. 😅

[@Luizam55]

imagine starting off life with 20k just because.... oh to dream of UBI.....

[@Alucard45000]

I actually think that would be doable.

[@Luizam55]

@@Alucard45000 it would! if we k*** I mean tax the rich and redistribute their wealth, society could actually thrive!

[@sweetea742]

@@Luizam55 but how will you convince the rich people’s taxpayer and lawmaker friends to do that?

[@Luizam55]

@@sweetea742 did you read my second response or...?

[@constancepassas5386]

Not only the columns and the curtains, but those single showers from University is super useful! But if you don't have the pack, the only showers available are those box showers. I've honestly contemplated buying the kit for that shower (but ended up deciding on the similar one in Snowy Escape because the furniture is better). Should definitely be base game.

[@redscrunchie222]

Yeah its great because you can make a functional 4x4 bathroom with a sink, shower, and toilet

[@Stayville_Clown]

@@redscrunchie222or even a 3x1 bathroom with the shower in the middle and the toilet and sink on the sides

[@foranzo1582]

@@Stayville_Clown You can make functional 1x1 bathrooms, this isn't new 😅

[@emmabucey9694]

honestly is would be so great if the sims did a “basics” update (or kit, if they aren’t feeling generous) and had a bunch of typical/necessary furniture in solid/neutral colors (black, white, beige, navy, green, (light) pink, etc.). like you said, curtains, rugs, but also couches, chairs, desks, kitchen cabinets, BEDS, stuff like that

[@mer_acle8101]

yeah, also it would be great if they added the holiday pack furniture to the basegame bc it's free anyway and it's nice to have builds classed as basegame only bc show owned doesn't really work that well...

[@maple4633]

kind of reminds me of dream home decorator.... i wish they would do this though!

[@zutarian800]

Kayla did you know Oasis Springs is based off of Palm Springs in California? And in Palm Springs they have the big dinosaurs! I was shocked that it looked exactly like the sims

[@LAURA---]

I didn’t know that! I wish there was a list of where each world is based on so when I build I can use accurate inspo images 🙏🏼 I only know where a couple of the places are based on

[@Stayville_Clown]

That’s so fun! I think I read about it in English class a few months ago and it reminded me so much of oasis springs but I had no clue that oasis springs was really based on Palm Springs! And the dinosaur detail is so fun too!!

[@lyssadee3832]

That Get Together column is my favorite item of the whole game. It literally goes in every single build I do!

[@hannahfreeman8293]

YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN KIT IN THE SIMS 4 SIMSIE ❤️❤️

[@SavvyAri1989]

It would be like Blue Surban Basics, a bunch of stuff in usable plain/neutral shades (& of course a blue) that could be used in every world. Rugs, curtains, columns, maybe some plain beds, etc. I would love that soo much.

[@KatieHansley]

Yeah I commented that on the last video or so and I totally agree!!

[@ccalvinn]

The "Basic Kayla Kit" has a funny ring to it

[@nenapen15]

I can see it now: Simsie’s Garage Kit and Plain, Basics Kit

[@SimplyDeeSims]

Yes, she knows what we need in the sims

[@loveoflyrics7589]

Thank you Kayla for being one of the few influencers who promote sustainability and not fast fashion 🥺

[@Foundlilly11]

There are really nice sustainable living influencers though 😁

[@williek08472]

I always interepreted Johnny as being from a different branch of the Landgraab family, since it's consistently established throughout Sims lore that there's a lot of them spread out through the Sims world.

[@heg203]

This house is great! I think you can officially stop saying that you don’t do modern builds now! ❤

[@niquesniche1221]

3:55 me, an architecture student, always adding a rooftop garden to my designs lol

[@isabellasua7401]

Simsie!! This build is an awesome way to show xeriscaping!!! Is using native plants that fit the ecosystem requirements of that area. Like in a desert, you would have cacti or aloe Vera instead of grass or turf like you said! Love the build!

[@JW-lf6wr]

I feel like Simsie is more relaxed and chill in recent videos! She used to worry herself so much about repeating designs or using many packs, which made me sad...but I think in recent videos, she's having more fun and less stressing about minute details! Which is so great to see!!

[@lunasquib]

I kinda forgot Kayla has a whole body and isn’t just her upper body 😭

[@Stayville_Clown]

Same 🥲

[@raynnewater]

there's a sim that someone (i forget who) uploaded that has all of the cas unlockables up to high school years, you can just add them to your household and remove them & you'll have everything unlocked!! simmers are so awesome man

[@kimberleymcmillan682]

My big save file that I reuse for new games, I edited the Landgrabb family to fix the family tree and then had Johnny get in an epic fight with both Nancy and Geoffrey before moving him back to his trailer.

[@KimImpossiblee]

3:44 Kayla should do another build where she just collects all those random ideas chat has to put them into a build, trying to make it look good. Like, rooftop garden, cupcake machine, piranha pond, secret attic/basement, graveyard etc. Could be a fun challenge (and also fan service :D)

[@Mikusagi]

I loooove when items are gameplay unlockable! I'm 95% gameplayer, 4% CAS and 1% build. So I love when there are treats for your play.

[@Mikusagi]

I want surprises!

[@shaylinpetite1270]

That short plain end table that was added to base game a couple months ago is one of my favorite end tables. its so cute and has good swatches

[@rachelblumeyer2765]

Honestly I think, personally, this is one of your best builds! First I love orange! It''s my favorite color! Not this particular shade, mine is pretty specific but the alternative colors together! Sold. I need to download it. I have only ever downloaded shells and community lots but you sent me on a new mission with this house! Also I'm gonna cheat Johnny so he can afford it and pick out his own legacy!!!!!!!!!

[@fluidize8532]

Could you please do a Rags to Riches using the Volcano Rocks from the Island Living lot trait?

[@Hamiltonloveforever]

This is an amazing idea it is so cool

[@sarar3385]

Stone landscaping, the small pebbles irl looks really good in the desert. In AZ and CO I saw it a lot. It works well in place of grass and as far as I know it’s eco friendly.

[@mcmags]

I misread the title as an emo home 😭

[@Simsationalellaa]

Noooo😂

[@blueberrae.]

Same 😭 i was confused for a moment

[@kingboo_8304]

i LOVE making desert houses, I make mine mostly orange, dark blue, and gray. I’m currently re-making all of the worlds I have (starting with the empty world) and I CANT wait to build in the desert world! I already made a house in there lol I made it for a single mom and her two boys, ones a teen and the other is an infant.

[@yelhsacabrera]

It’s so funny that in the intro you say how you didn’t want to look at large lots when I know right now you’re building a CRUISE SHIP 😂😭 Big fan of you Simsie thank you for all the content

[@edgy_enby]

i love how you kept saying 'growing together' 😂❤️

[@bluecorvidart]

There's a very specific thing that annoys me in The Sims 4 and it is this: when you go into build mode and you see the little example items in the build catalogue, there should be, _at minimum,_ one item that _looks like the example_ in the base game. How are you gonna use a square column as the example column in the build catalogue and then not give everyone that column? How are you gonna use a basic picket fence as the icon in the build catalogue that _represents fences_ and then not have anything in the base game that looks like that? (Most of the basegame fences don't look like fences at all. They're almost all just railings.) I 100% support making that Get Together column basegame. And the backyard stuff picket fence.

[@mossgoblin3724]

I agree with you SO MUCH that base game needs more 'plain and basic' build mode items, i don't understand why everything has to be so... patterned? like in my house, we don't have a single patterned item of furniture/rugs/wallpaper etc they're all just basic colours that match - which actually, is also something we don't have in sims!!!! I'd love for a refresh that just adds matching swatches to all items in game. Every item should have matching swatches anyway but most items don't and it makes building so hard because I've got like 3 different wood colours and 3 different shades of another colour in one room I know some people like fancy patterns and swatches etc etc but personally, I'd love for more plain and basic stuff and stuff with it that actually matches. That's the real sims 4 pipe dream

[@leebayley16]

your points about people not watching sims youtube and therefore not knowing all of these things are extremely true! i think sometimes EA forgets people are casual players, who SO are close to being serious players if they understood more the game had to offer!

[@imstuckbeingginger]

NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY OMG I LOVE YOU SIMSIE

[@fridafisen]

Commented this about 2 weeks ago, so I'm just gonna copy paste it here: "Sims challenge for Kayla: build a house without using ANY blue. Like no blue at all. Nothing. Not even as an accent, not even a pixel of blue." Bc I really want to see her try to do that.

[@jonicortina3104]

THIS IS LITERALLY MY DREAM HOUSE OMG!

[@j.elizabeth4621]

The tiny living skill boost is incredible tbh. Pair it with some of the other perks and sims max their skills out SO fast.

[@wrenpen]

nice to see a limited pack build every once in a while! it's so cute

[@elijahwallace1745]

8:56 I misheard and thought you dropped an f bomb like the curtains really were that serious

[@tmglover]

Petition for Simsie to make a blue suburban inspired build kit🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@niki5612]

Perfect kit for garage doors 😂

[@idkwuzgoinon]

I would love this tbh lol

[@rebeccawicker6207]

13:28 what’s the knitting cheats)?

[@Editzzp4l]

Yesssss😊

[@life.with.ari.2631]

Omg I love it 10/10

[@spoiledvamp27]

If lilsimsie got to design her own kit, it would be a "Back to Basics" kit with plain columns, solid colored curtains and rugs, plants with white and black pots, clean white tile, bookcases with lots of clutter slots to customize, etc.

[@Stayville_Clown]

And every item would have a pretty blue swatch 😂

[@libbyhardel1826]

That GT column? I use it in nearly every build I do. It's the best one, they need to make it base game or make on just like it with ALL the newer colours they've been using lately.

[@raindroops2325]

Id like to imagine Johnny Zest lives here and has solar panels in order to not support the Landgrabs

[@nel966]

build challenge for lilsimsie: only using packs, no base game?

[@SConArt87]

That Get Together column is THE best one in the game.

[@Hello_Honey_Sweetie]

Kayla, you're so good at building! Literally, the loft bedroom was too cute! LOVE IT!

[@katechenault4808]

omg threadup is my actual favorite! pretty much every single fit i wear is thrifted and most of it is from threadup, including a $15 pair of boots that were basically new. would do anything for them

[@MayaMMCD]

BUILD CHALLENGE FOR KAYLA! - Spend 2 minutes choosing all your furniture for a house- no adding furniture after 2 minutes, and you HAVE to use everything you put down 😂 P.S. this is someone else’s idea (I asked their permission!)

[@helenalena6193]

OMG THAT LAST SHIRT YOU WORE LOOKED SPECIALLY CUTE ON YOU!

[@Hamiltonloveforever]

A simsie build I am so ready

[@fluidize8532]

Hello

[@Hamiltonloveforever]

@@fluidize8532 hi how are you

[@nickboon1235]

Love how you put the bugs in the backyard. Because this game didn’t have enough bugs yet

[@NeaEmrys]

Kayla building with eco lifestyle is the perfect combo, this was amazing!

[@katiepetkewich]

They HAVE to make that column Base Game. It’s not even like it’s a Tudor-style item. It’s one of the most basic items in the game

[@michellehauser3994]

I’m sick right now so this video cheered me up! Lots of love to you simsie 💗😊

[@oneshotonehit6731]

get well soon!

[@michellehauser3994]

Thx so much. I appreciate you!@@oneshotonehit6731

[@Stayville_Clown]

Get well soon! I was sick last week but I’m all better now. I hope it’s nothing serious and just a cold

[@michellehauser3994]

Thank you!!!!!!!@@Stayville_Clown

[@wraiyeth]

You should make a kit of all monochrome items! Simple colors of a bunch of furniture and build items

[@randomharts]

Kayla, I love that you match your lights in your background to the shirt you are wearing!❤

[@Felixplaysthecello]

Basic Blues Kit: •Collab kit with simsie •Comes free for all players that have bought any dlc as a thank you, otherwise a regular kit •update before puts get together columns in base game and adds swatches to base game siding and tile wallpapers as well as the basic 2-simoleon walls that no one ever uses cause they have horrid swatches •All items have matching neutral swatches, plus a few muted colors (including, of course, blue) Comes with: •a simple, modern bed with base game wood swatches and a few bedspread variants (including a plain white) that has a single-bed, toddler-bed, and crib variant •a solid-color rug with matching swatches in all size variants •simplistic, modern curtains with separated curtain rod •a couple new built-in wardrobes, all 2-tile •a simple, frame-less mirror that can be moved around to any height •a desk, desk chair, and desktop computer that are all realistic and contemporary •a basic, versatile art print with varying swatches and different frame colors •a simple ceiling fan with a light on it as an ode to florida My work here is done. Now the sims team just needs to see this.

[@noellekillius9048]

Omg I feel so stupid. The dinosaur is IN THE WORLD. Here I thought you kept Dr Gluon's simsie Dino shell build in your save for years 😂😂😂 I obviously don't use this world 😅😅

[@ktlynym]

at least you got some of what you wished for in the new kit with the nice curtains!

[@Bee-lo9nk]

I would love to see you do an entirely CAS decorated house where you can find all of your dream items like your plain rugs and curtains and see what you come up with!!

[@Stayville_Clown]

CAS? Do you mean CC? Or am I being stupid rn?

[@Bee-lo9nk]

@@Stayville_Clown yes that’s exactly what I mean 😂 I’m the stupid one here 🙋‍♀️

[@jaelhoward4621]

All of the secrets you shared, omg! I've been playing this game for years and didn't know about the hidden CAS stuff, or poor Johnny.

[@Benjamin-qf9ni]

love you simsie

[@izzyneva]

I actually really love this house so much ❤️ Its so simple but still very homey, and it also feels sort of realistic in a sense?? Like the sim who lives here bought lost of their furniture and whatnot from the same place-since all of the items come from nearly the same pack. Anyway, I’ll definitely be downloading this off the gallery

[@CreXep]

I don't have get together so I always use the snowy escape colunm, it's also very plain

[@lazysugarleey]

omg you should make a build that’s like your twitch chats ideal build lol. A house with a rooftop space, bookcase door, AND wine cellar?! also i purchased a sensitive hoodie! i’m so excited for it to arrive:) love your channel simsie! this merch is perfect for me bc i’m very sensitive and i cry about everything 👍🏻 LOL (ps pink is literally my favorite color so there isn’t even a more perfect hoodie out there for me)

[@ginagorditacrunch]

The iconic dinosaur makes me think someone who helped design this was from Saugus, MA ... IYKYK

[@marquiseire1948]

A rooftop garden?! You spoil us Simsie!

[@oneooneday7763]

Love you so much 😢😢❤❤

[@SimsLegacy5083]

The only way I know to unlock all the CAS stuff is by pulling the SC_Admin unlock sim off the gallery; but you are correct that's not something the average sims player would EVER know existed as an option.

[@magicaImira]

I just want to chime in and say that in the desert there is SO MUCH foliage, at least where I grew up! There's lots of sand, rocks, and natural desert plants like ironwood and palo verde trees, cacti, aloe, other succents, and lots of dry bushes. And a lot of houses and community lots grow green grass and fill it with the suburban foliage that you're more used to using. So I'd like to say, please feel free to go crazy with plants! Tbh it looks a little strange when there aren't many plants.

[@lauras.4215]

I love how you're talking about Johnny Zest while the sims stream was hinting to something regarding their lore (you probably recorded that before the stream) and they were also hinting to a new expansion with something similar as hotels ....mmmh you really want us to believe you're not an insider now?! hahahah

[@blueberrae.]

Love your videos simsie!! you always give me motavation to keep playing the sims

[@aymeelynn_]

love

[@nordicunicorn1731]

This was my first stream! Loved it!

[@456ism]

100% agree with average sim player not knowing about debug items. Been playing the sims since since it came out (I was 11!) but never bothered learning any cheats aside from the very basic ones until about a year ago lol.

[@JamesFluker]

I'm surprised you didn't use Desert Deluxe kit for this one! Most people get that as a free kit anyway 😅

[@ferdizondagh7796]

I love your videos simsie

[@Paradox_Incognito]

When eco lifestyle items look good, they look _good_

[@roseredfire48]

I love the house. I used to think I wanted the biggest houses for my Sims but then it became too hard to maintain if I wanted to redecorate and it would take my Sims forever to go somewhere in the house and you can lose track of them so now I like my houses smaller. lol. You're such a talented builder.

[@tianieminen]

That column is literally one of the main reasons I bought Get Together. But once I had GT I found out it's actually kinda neat expansion!

[@Aurorae021]

I swear ive already seen this video like a week ago.😭 idk maybe I just had major deja vu but I definitly feel crazy😂

[@nicolepenagarcia]

You should try James Turner's tiny home build challenge!

[@ColdVendettaa]

That debug comment is so true cause eco-lifestyle was my first pack and I didn’t know anything lol😂. So my first builds were lacking until I found cheats and was so confused on why I never saw so many cute ítems before debugging it. I always expected debugs to be free too so I thought I was trippin for a second.

[@XtinaLeigh]

that get together column has my whole heart

[@wilmamarttelin]

why do your in-game shadows and lights from windows look so nice and crisp, my game doesn’t have them like at all 😭

[@_Lavande_]

It depends on your settings I think? I play on laptop mode so I can't see through the windows unless I'm right next to them 😅

[@aricahawkins9959]

i’ve made Johnny my baby daddy before, he was at the house EVERYDAY to be w his kid 😂he didn’t play bout that baby😭😭

[@huffletam]

14:33 JUSTICE FOR JOHNNY ZEST!!!

[@lizzymorang8048]

Kayla always looks cute but I did immediately clock the especially adorable shirt and guessed it was gonna be another thredup sponsored video 😂 Great build as always!

[@harasnicole]

If the sims team took the get together column and added it to base game, simstwt would throw a fit. I almost don't want the devs to do it for their sanity.

[@psuedopresser]

happy speed build sunday to all who celebrate

[@flora_charles]

The amount of St. Jude ads I get for Kayla's channels make me so happy.

[@vajda_vvy]

Wasn't this the Plumbella challenge she did during the remainder of the stream? The intro confused me a bit :D

[@JaidaRukiya]

I have always thought your builds are amazing but your last couple have reached new heights! They're so cool and unique ❤

[@senshistar]

Wooo simsies got a great sponsorship. Atta girl

[@vanessanelson1914]

You’re the best!!🎉

[@velvetbunnie22]

okay kayla with the threadUP shirt!

[@hannahfreeman8293]

this honestly just made my night. Watching this before I go to sleep!! love youuu ❤️

[@tinabelcher3689]

Its illegal to be this early💕 love your videos

[@AccountB47]

This build really got me thinking. Could you maybe do a build inspired by a Waldorf School? It would mean so much to me! I love your content!

[@pauldesert2541]

so beautiful

[@alexcoates7152]

Land grab …. Johny zest…. Lemongrab … adventure time

[@Asara757]

I really like It !!!!!