Everything Wrong With The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle

[@stardusstie]

This would have been such a good pack to add cars to. Regular cars versus electric could have an impact on the environment, etc.

[@desiree2086]

Exactly my thoughts! I was hoping they would add it to the base game update but off course they didn't :( only the strange fire in the toilet..

[@dahlrjay63]

Or cara with different modifications/designs that can be either more "industrial" (older models, diesel engines, or cars with special additions) or "eco-friendly" (hybrid and electric cars, rvs, etc.)

[@charm6724]

But how else will they charge another $40 for cars?

[@IAmAnItalianPizza]

You caaan get debug ones with using the cheat: bb.showhiddenobjects then the cheat bb.showlivehiddenobjects But your sims still can't drive.

[@julis.6667]

I want to be able to choose to not use a car to save the planet. Is that too much to ask for

[@newhopeelena]

You: "I don't want to mess up the aesthetic" Me: building a mansion in the desert

[@chillfactory9000]

I do stuff like make tiny houses in the mansion parts of Willow Creak lol

[@nichsa8984]

@@chillfactory9000 yes potentially like TS3 into the future revived culture sci-fi

[@sofiaa.6861]

The Landgraabs: Im four parallel universes ahead of you

[@starstruckfruits]

I love Oasis Springs, but I'm not a fan of the Mediterranean style, so I have my real life suburban house and a HUGE modern house in the middle of the desert I'm a failure

[@newhopeelena]

@@starstruckfruits no ur not. You are creative and not normal which is great

[@thelorak2494]

I swear the Sims creators are purposely putting some bad builds in just for you to find and rant about 🤣

[@jaye61970]

Sim Guru 1: Hey. You left parts of the roof on this build unpainted. Want me to fix it? Sim Guru 2: Hehe...nah, leave it. It'll drive Lil Simsie insane.

[@brightspark19]

I said this on Twitter. Lots like the Portsmouth Promenade prove they can build. But I think they build badly on purpose to enable the Game Changers to complain and produce content to fix them. In producing the videos it advertises the pack to the audience and also enables us to see all sorts of build items and functions both used by the bad build and the 'fixed' one. It's all just advertising

[@loyael]

I mean you're gonna remove the build from one of the gallery anyway. We get the the expansions pack faster and I'm fine with that

[@atyourmomshouse]

Simplicity 🤯

[@Mai-zu8ou]

Seriously, I swear they do

[@jamesthomas1489]

The fake houses are so depressing to me. They’re like a ghost of all the actual houses that populated worlds in past sims games. The sims 3 had so many lots in each world, probably as much as all the sims 4 worlds have combined.

[@AliceShinya]

Yes ! In the get famous world( forgot the name) if you look on top of the hills you can see a whole bustling city full of life and then you cant play it lol it depresses me

[@SennaAugustus]

Isla Paradiso was the biggest Sims 3 world with 118 lots. Sims 4 has now hit 200 lots including apartments and excluding vacation worlds and special lots.

[@maisies515]

Senna Augustus well that’s just depressing, love being scammed

[@danaroth598]

I was just playing with TS3 and noticed right away how much livelier neighborhoods feel. Also EA’s builds were mostly pretty unobjectionable! Lol I just went on vacation in the French world and some of the houses had to have taken hours. Meanwhile in TS4...

[@greenthumb373]

Same. I see them and want to visit them but you can't...

[@remir6494]

"there's no simsie floating around getting in our way" what Kayla's siblings have been saying since Kayla was little

[@bsmith9088]

@Hanne Aertgeerts She is for all I know. She has 2 younger siblings, Brett and Shanna(I think thats how you spell it).

[@wutlillyy]

B Smith shayna

[@Harry-vy7zn]

wutlilly No it’s Shanna I follow her instagram

[@AvaLance]

I always thought it was shayna too you learn something new every day

[@leahmendoza4741]

I love how right in the beginning she clarifies we just got clickbaited

[@jerichohazel9610]

technically we didn't, since the title made us assume it's a full on rant and that everything is wrong with the pack but the title states it's about everything that's wrong with the pack. And if it's just 2-3 things, that's everything.

[@mnaii6343]

yeah it's annoying as hell

[@wisterwilson8774]

She said everything that was wrong. Its not her fault that she didnt have a long list of faults for the pack my dude

[@justjaein]

I mean she’s got a series called “everything wrong with” where she just discusses packs. So I guess she didn’t lie about anything.

[@joelwino8673]

I wish sims that didn’t live in the world could be assigned to shell houses to enter and exit as if they lived there

[@Gisellenid]

I wish we could edit those too!

[@magggie22]

totally agree with you would make it more lived in :)

[@BriannaTerese]

I’m pretty sure if you go to your gameplay options in the settings you can make the houses fillable.

[@DanielleAff]

Honestly I’m glad lilsimsie likes the pack, but I’m seeing a trend. Those who focus on builds and less on the actual game play really like the pack or at least tolerate it. The others in the sim community who play the game for the gameplay, and are less concerned about the builds aren’t happy and that’s because of the deeper game play situation. I really hope that just because lots of people seem to be happy about the pack, the sim gurus and ea aren’t going to ignore our pleads for deeper game play 😔.

[@wisterwilson8774]

Honestly eco lifestyle has a lot of gameplay structure. Its pretty good honestly. Its just a matter of if you personally like crafting and everything like that.

[@schizowallflower]

I only play the game; I'm not a builder because I'm terrible at all aspects of it... and I really enjoy Eco Lifestyle.

[@DanielleAff]

Honestly I’m happy to hear this is the case cause I’ve heard a lot. It’s good to know some non builders are able to enjoy it and the gameplay structure 😫🙌🏾 when I say deeper game play I meant fixing the problems that should be fixed, more of a generations pack for the ages that severely need gameplay. Thank goodness the knitting pack is coming for the elders and I hope teens and under are in development. I’m really not saying it’s a bad pack, it’s going to be great however doesn’t mean we don’t still need deeper gameplay, as good as it is doesn’t fix that problem ❤️

[@eloisedavy7167]

The whole builders Vs players - why do you think the game changers are mostly builders, instead of LPers? Because they won't find out how shallow the actual content is if they're too busy focusing on build items.

[@wisterwilson8774]

@S C Personally, I just like the crafting aspect. Like I'm definitely getting the knitting pack for the same reason

[@puurpleguy8316]

Kayla: "At least there're toilets in the houses... Me: **remembers the traumatizing Bailey-Moon Bathrooms from 1 and a Half years ago and instantly falls back in coma **

[@GBfanatic15]

I had a game where I made a sim, seduced the dude, moved in and got married to him, kicked out his ex wife and child and then killed him so I'd get his money and house :p

[@hollycopes1431]

Kitty Kat oh thankgod I’m not the only person 😂

[@blackonix13]

Kitty Kat I played Judith Ward and she had a love child with him. His wife never noticed even though the paparazzi caught them together all the time. 🤣

[@laurencharley1545]

Kitty Kat you are my kinda gal! I love ruining families 😂😂

[@mysterious_bi_one]

LOL I totally forgot that didn’t come with toilets but now that I’m remembering that God as soon as I realize that the house didn’t have toilets my Sims had already peed themselves twice or more

[@ChazNatlo]

Living in suburban North America by one of the great lakes, you do actually see houses like that one. Basically, the neighbourhood as a whole was built with low property values in mind some decades ago, then someone with wads of Cash decided they liked the location, but needed a home fitting their wealth. Queue a big fancy house with a small yard which doesn't really fit the design aethetic of the rest of the neighbourhood.

[@thereisbeauty7]

ChazNatlo Lol, this must be why that didn’t seem so weird to me. 😂

[@zanerc1081]

a mcmansion if i've ever seen one

[@thejsph]

This video in a nutshell: Nothing is wrong with Eco Lifestyle

[@leonielovemusic]

And haters are ashamed they reacted the way they did 😂

[@monicakamau8529]

The JSPH thanks for saving us the trouble

[@cancelled.8643]

@@leonielovemusic nope Ea is still a bad company and they don't do things that the community wants

[@thek-nerd3143]

cancelled. This isn’t ea this is eco lifestyle

[@cancelled.8643]

@@thek-nerd3143 well it's made by EA lol

[@nightlimelight3846]

Lilsimsie: everything wrong with Ecoliving Also lilsimsie: everything almost right with Ecoliving

[@asianguy4868]

Build challenge: Build a house using one of EA’s shell similar to a shell challenge

[@mfcl2008]

this is actually a great idea

[@薇vern]

Pain and suffering is inevitable

[@edendavida]

I want this.

[@questionanswer898]

@@薇vern Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. '._.'

[@whatteamwildcats4033]

Hold up there's more- 1. Don't touch the **walls, door's, or window's** 2. One of these world's has a house with a door that goes nowhere-fix that one

[@mrscoffeebeanqueen]

The crane build is so amazing. I think the best part is the fact that it's an accessable lot and not just for show.

[@maxamino4434]

I thought cars would be so so cool in this pack bc it would ruin some environment and you would be able to like cut down usage and use bikes in it or trains or something like that

[@katieohara7273]

I keep wondering if they'll come out with a game pack with cars.

[@scofieldvictoria]

I just have a decorative truck next to my tiny house on wheels and pretend my Sims use it to haul the house then mostly teleport or use brooms to travel otherwise. The deco truck is also a surface, so I plan to put a cooler and a solar panel in the bed. I miss functional cars (in TS3 I had Ecto-1, the 1989 Batmobile, a DeLorean, a ‘67 Impala, a 2-tone ‘57 Corvette, a VW Bus that could be painted like the Mystery Machine, and a ‘73 Beetle to choose from)

[@avibarr2751]

“At least the lots in this world have toilets” IS NOBODY GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT A BURN THIS IS

[@megan7564]

Line Bach in Get Famous a bunch of lots didn’t have toilets in them when it first came out so people had to add their own

[@mikhailsavov8204]

early as my family to an airport.

[@nf5218]

Mikhail Savov 😂🤣

[@山崎愛芽里]

😂

[@griffin1837]

lmaooo

[@maddox8137]

Hampstr

[@izzyspace5611]

Yes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@NickSturtz]

I wish they’d give us apartments like in Sim 2. I started the Sims with 2 and Apartment Life was one of my first packs. I loved taking big houses and dividing them up into apartments! It allows for a lot of creativity, and the neighborhood where I currently live has a lot of big old houses that have been converted to apartments, so it really reflects where I live 😃

[@nadiabouk8712]

Imagine that, in real life, you were the only one living in your neighborhood

[@user-du2dq8li7k]

wait, your neighbours aren’t paid actors?

[@luh.4968]

happened to a friend of mine in the beginning of the pandemic EVERYONE moved to their family members and she was the only one left lmao

[@LocalGoblin1414]

The dream

[@rileigh5642]

Uhhh I’m the main character sooo ofc 😂

[@magicaljaws.mp3366]

i wish

[@sarabarengo8897]

They should make a Transport pack with cars, horses, trains e.c.

[@desiree2086]

YES totally

[@magggie22]

Awesome idea wish they would do that....guess it won't happen but can keep hoping....

[@AMD81622]

YESSSSSSS

[@marinagomes5168]

id rather they add it in the base game in an update considering most of that was in sims 3

[@lucindaveloz2253]

Great name for the pack too!! maybe we could get some proper bicycles too!!

[@cactivalley3517]

Simsie: At least this world has TOILETS! Get Famous: *gasp* Oh no! She showed us!

[@tinysmallhuman]

Me: I’m not gonna buy eco living.... also me: That toddler bed tho!

[@luluphillips1338]

i totally didnt make my rags to riches sim whos living out of a dumpster and has no money get pregnant just so they could use it 😌

[@bellaplummer8427]

i totally agree because i’m such a family oriented player and we need more build mode objects for toddlers! this is one of the main reasons i am purchasing this pack, but i’m worried about the gameplay aspect. i don’t want my sims living in a dirty neighborhood!

[@RockZombieIAm]

I LOVE the apartments and I was hoping after City Living they'd add more in other worlds. It's unrealistic to only have apartments in the big city and I LOVE apartments lol. It doesn't make City Living worthless or take any value away from it. Remember in TS3 when we got Vampires in Night Life for some reason and then got them again in Supernatural, but better. It didn't take anything away from Night Life, it just improved vampires lol. I hope they do more of this. Like add beaches in other worlds with other expansions even though they came with Island Living

[@donovanhendrick7567]

wouldn't it be neat to be able to make your own working apartment buildings instead of just remodeling existing ones? on the bigger lots I always build whole city blocks/neighborhoods for the look, but it would be neat to have that actually work

[@zane8605]

@@donovanhendrick7567 I've found so many neat apartment builds and I like my sims in apartment style living. It feels more realistic to me. And they should definitely like give an ability for you to just section off rooms and call each one like an apartment.

[@SharksRule567]

I love apartments it’s just so annoying because npcs never move in to any apartments or lots at all in city living for me

[@jessib4492]

I agree with you completely! I would especially love to see beaches in other worlds, too! :’)

[@nevermind-rm4nu]

@@jessib4492 There's actually a river in Foxbury Institute that you can swim in but it would be cool to actually have a functioning beach in Brindleton Bay.

[@me7376]

I would really like a world that doesn’t look so “American” because since where I live the houses look pretty modern and “European” and I love to build modern houses in the sims as well.. there’s not a lot of worlds they would fit in🤷‍♀️

[@LollyDwolf]

Isn't Windenburg and the University world inspired from European style or am I wrong? Thought Windenburg looked pretty English tudor house styled (sorry if I spelled anything wrong)

[@laurenray8458]

@@LollyDwolf Yeah its all inspired by England im pretty sure

[@ashleym84]

i thought germany

[@michakaikarsten7331]

@@laurenray8458 I'd say Windenburg has Germany/Denmark/France (also, look at the names of the families there: Munch, Bjergsen, Le Chien ...) vibes while Britechester is pretty English

[@LollyDwolf]

@@michakaikarsten7331 Tho, the houses in Windenburg looks very english to me unless the Brits took that style from other countries, I've been to England and they have alot of houses that has that Tudor house style (The white houses with the dark wood). In the Tower of London for example, which is supposed to be how the old medieval London looked like, that place had houses like Windenburg

[@KeroseneSkies]

The way the apartments look from the outside look like what motels look like where I live actually lol. Where I am apartments are reallyyyy tall and you can't usually just go up to a second floor with outside stairs etc. Still cool though and I could see someone turning one into a motel build as well.

[@laurenray8458]

I want to make a motel soooo bad

[@angeecelinova7760]

Do you live in post Communistic country? 😅

[@bruhkent6895]

Lauren De Styles see, for me the apartments actually look like the ones where I live. It’s just very dependent on where you live.

[@KeroseneSkies]

Angee Čelínova no lol I live in a Canadian city but my dad is from a post-communism country lol

[@rosebuggggg]

I agree, all the apartment around where I live are more like city living apartments. Only time I've actually seen apartments like that are in some animes lol

[@eduardo_kl]

Day one of the pack: CC putting all craftable objects in the regular catalog

[@SpiceQwin]

Btw guys, Kayla is *STILL* not being paid 😁😁

[@sillaybilly]

we kno

[@山崎愛芽里]

Totally didn’t hear that at the beginning

[@SpiceQwin]

you all are welcome then 😁

[@factfactfan]

Wait is she just getting sent the pack early or something?

[@SpiceQwin]

NO WAY!!!

[@evaangus2985]

kayla: I really, really like this pack title: everything wrong with Eco Lifestyle something doesn’t add up here

[@atharvdwivedi973]

nobody: absolutely nobody: the loading screen; ok

[@crispkookie6251]

Omg i read this just as it said it on the loading screen OMGGG!!!😱😂

[@xzzedwardzzx1296]

I saw that last night and I was like. What

[@mayaluna3953]

I don’t want free earbuds

[@davidkonevky7372]

I was very confused lmao

[@julesschouteden6295]

She didn't?

[@LWolf12]

Oh, I thought you'd get more into the game play. This is just bout the buildings. My issues on this pack is game play related. Like how it's near impossible to live a dirty\industrial lifestyle since it always forces a eco\green one. Granted there is a lot of cool stuff, it's just all one sided, so there is nothing for people who want to try something different for a narrative stand point.

[@GAshoneybear]

Which is why people were hyped for the pack, to be able to create a dirty world. I've seen so many game changers say this pack is great because they are only focused on the build and buy, not the actual gameplay mechanics.

[@chillfactory9000]

Yeah. I also didn't know what to do? I just kinda idled around the places.

[@derangedone13]

Agreed. I never build, so none of this is really relevant for me. My HUGE complaint with this pack is the community spaces because it seems you can only vote on them if the lot is IN the community you live in? When the community only has 3 or 4 lots, to need to have 1 of them per community be a community space is just not functional. I will basically never use that feature even though I really want to because I don't want to waste that many lots for them. They should have the community spaces be restricted to Worlds (i.e. only 1 needed per world) at most.

[@LWolf12]

@@derangedone13 Huh, I didn't know that yet. I haven't really messed with community lots yet. Oh, LittleMsSam made a MOD fix for the Bug House so it doesn't take forever and a day to get it's health up. She shortened the animation cycle & 3Xed how much it gives.

[@kallicorn5020]

@@LWolf12 You all are great and have great opinions that matter but lilsimsie is more about building

[@thelorak2494]

I would love a cheat to be able to build apartments, many times I'd love to add more in different neighborhoods, but I'm limited to being in the city.

[@sarahjo7837]

Just use the roommate function. Build a double type lot and use the lock door feature.

[@segiitaff6421]

not everyone has university to access the roommate system :(

[@sarahjo7837]

@@segiitaff6421 you could always just make a larger "family", separate them out and set the autonomy level high. There are ways.

[@thelorak2494]

@@sarahjo7837 I've seen @JamesTurner do that, with hilarious frustration 🤣

[@sarahjo7837]

@@thelorak2494 not saying it's perfect by any means. But is doable if that's what gameplay you're looking for.

[@АнтонРоров]

When u said “I’ve been playing with Dan Myshuno since high school, and I’ve just graduated college” I was like there’s no way that the pack has been out for four years bc whenever I play city living I always think of it as “new” and then it hit me... the pack came out when I was in 7th grade, and I’m in 11th grade now. It really has been four years I had no idea.

[@SethColby69]

remember when sims 3 gave you so much in the base game and even the expansions then there's sims 4 who's just "so you got the money?"

[@luh.4968]

true..

[@theodore_honeybee6104]

You may be right, but there are some people that don’t like Sims 3

[@caseyh8386]

I think we look back on sims 3 with Rose tinted spectacles... I remember not being able to buy the masses of content they released for it because it was all reeeallly pricey and usually didn't come with a lot.

[@Stettafire]

Except good luck running the sims3 where it doesn't act like a tank full of rocks Also anyone remember just how darn buggy their island pack was?

[@latenitewaffles7926]

>The Sims 3 stuff packs and store would like to chat

[@nathanarts]

It's always weird hearing youtubers day they live in Florida because my brain just short circuits and goes "No you can't live in Florida because I live in Florida."

[@katielindgren95]

When you refresh at the right moment! 😂

[@julia-nu4fj]

Everyone started hyping this pack after the livestream but honestly I still can't see the appeal, it looks very mid tier. Bland world, boring gameplay, not what the community originally wanted from an expansion. Not poorly made, just mediocre, and I don't get why we still cheer EA on for this shit, they're a huge corporation, idk why they get praise for doing some random dumb shit instead of fixing issues and oversights which have been present since launch.

[@luluphillips1338]

its honestly amazing its 10% my fav

[@abic9048]

I just like the build mode items lol

[@zoeprimrose2439]

I've been playing this pack now only 430~ hours but I have never loved any Sims pack or game more than Eco lifestyle. I'm not really eco myself, not vegan, not a builder etc, but this pack is the best Sims content I have ever seen since Sims Castaway came out. People just have a lot of different opinions and that is completely fine. It's good that everyone possibly can have something in all the packs they already have =)

[@yayag.8990]

People cheer it on because they like it. we're allowed to hold a different opinion from you😂

[@cristinaaleman4846]

A my the only one who wanted simsie to roast the sims because there's literally no drama in your life and your just looking for something that make you feel alive?

[@ollie72]

Go watch plumbella hen she and kayak are my favorite sims youtubers

[@oleanderrots]

thats why you get married at your husbands wife house

[@ihatemickiegee]

yeah lucky not to have drama in ur life in this time of the world but i do know u meant basic meaningless drama to distract from the evil in the world rn and i support that

[@gregputnam7243]

I kind of like that it is locked behind a wall. The fabrication items makes the game a little more difficult and actually makes you work for your house. This whole pack kind of has that vibe and I love it! Whether it is the Community voting, you generating power for yourself, creating the items, transforming the neighborhood, etc. It is amazing!

[@ArianaDisney]

whoa early bird getting the eco living worm here

[@someoneintheworld4682]

I really liked the pack honestly. Can't wait to play it! I mean, can't wait for it to be on sale.. 🤪🙃

[@jojosqueeze]

Me: Omg I can play Eco Lifestyle tonight! Also me: Me seeing I have $4

[@kericarter7818]

This is you preorder when you got money! 😂

[@desiree2086]

I have more than enough money to buy it but I hate this pack wtf. The world is strange.

[@ceciliathompson7533]

My issue with the whole static neighborhoods (where you see houses but cannot play in them) is that it feels like a cop out for not adding more lots or families. I do enjoy having that aesthetic, but I would prefer to have more than one lot in a "neighborhood".

[@garaz1]

Kayak: Everything wrong with Eco lifestyle Kayak 40 seconds into the video: I really really like this pack lol

[@idubbbz408]

kayak?

[@aliyahmap16]

idubbbz it’s a inside joke. They put Kayak on purpose I’m pretty sure

[@Kris-wu5vq]

Fun fact of the 1 story neighborhood in del sol valley, so obviously del sol Valley is based in Los Angeles, because of gentrification and real life house flipping, a lot of the houses in Hollywood have been flipped for a very very modern look, so basically you have a bunch of older 1 story Spanish style houses next to big modern ones. It’s very interesting if you study the real estate market. I think that you should look into it and do it

[@Kris-wu5vq]

I meant on the game lol.

[@staircase_sediment]

All together now! "I’m not being paid, they just sent me the pack early!"

[@madstayy]

I love the apartments, I wish there was some in del sol valley it would’ve been perfect! I’m glad we have smaller apartment without the issues like the mouse, things constantly breaking etc

[@diana-1749]

I was waiting for this And it's Beautiful...

[@iiiiiiiiiiii90000000]

Someone needs to make a 10 hour loop of Simsie saying "I'm not being paid, they just sent me the pack early"

[@evanmyers3829]

I can see myself actually using this pack

[@Rainroaming]

i literally don’t understand why people are obsessed with having cars in the sims 4???

[@GAshoneybear]

I use cars for my machinimas, but for live gameplay, there is no reason to have them. It's not an open world.

[@username4261]

Same there’s no open world, unless they did it like the sims 3 console but it’s so pointless

[@Kitazia]

@@username4261 The sims 2 had cars without an open world. Its more about them not just poofing into existence whenever they go somewhere, aka realism.

[@wisterwilson8774]

Sims 3 had a lot of car choices. Like a lot. And a lot of people want sims 4 to be sims 3 with better graphics. A lot was done right with sims 3 and cars along with the open world was top tier. Same with sims 2

[@GAshoneybear]

@@wisterwilson8774 And to be honest, I enjoyed Sims 3 and 2. Even though I don't see the need in them with no open world, Sims 2 did utilize transportation in a nice way that could work.

[@shesaysdisco]

I really really agree with your assessment of the debug items! I wish they were in the gameplay unlocks cheat so the swatches could be grouped together and the items duplicated.

[@nobbyfirefly57]

Tbh what would the point of cars in Sims 4 be really. Because sims can just "teleport" to anywhere instantly by looking at a map, what would make cars different? Maybe Sims use a taxi to get to places and the Taxi leaves before the loading screen finishes. Idk though. You'll have to ask sims themselves how they travel.

[@veeisntcool]

why was it so funny to me when the loading screen was just like "Ok"

[@kiwifruit6532]

So many things are happening on the 5th 1.My brothers graduation 2. THIS GAME!! (yay!) 3. My friends birthday

[@dmoneky]

Simsie: slightly irritated by having to pull up craftable items in debug and not being able to instantly change their colors once placed. Me, on my 2016 MacBook Pro: meh.

[@squashsoup1]

SAME! we have the same laptop and it is so slow running the sims and crashes so often :,) the number of builds I've lost lmaoo

[@JasonRMJ]

I pray for you to get a better laptop that plays the game efficiently.

[@Loushineees]

Mine is from 2012 and while it takes a long time to open up, it actually does pretty well and I have every single pack and a ton of cc 🙃 but I am saving up for an actual gaming laptop lol

[@dmoneky]

@@squashsoup1 I haven't had problems running with mine running the game; it just runs its fan like it's gonna blast off (maybe someday it will lol)

[@dmoneky]

@@JasonRMJ Thank you for your prayers. Hopefully someday soon I can build a gaming computer

[@shadypeter7212]

I just bought this and I freaked out after the title and then got relieved

[@nataliagencic3263]

I CALLED IT! 😩 *she was cheering about this pack a month ago* yay 245th view!

[@chibiyumeusa]

I think the problem was that the two trailers came off preachy and only actually highlighted the elements that were most like things we already have in the game with obviously not enough time to differentiate them. So it genuinely looked like Island Living part 2: now you can make candles in seemingly the same interaction you use for flower arranging and woodworking! Woohoo! Plus, preaching about the environment in a digital simulation while being a major corporation with no intention of using a cent of the proceeds towards IRL green initiatives. Woo! And despite the fact that the digital simulation doesn't even have many of the things that cause environmental destruction included in the game despite many years of many people repeatedly asking for them to add them (cars, other forms of transport, industry, farming, etc). So when the actual gameplay focus got expanded upon, it was so much less samey than the trailers made it out to be, much more depth of gameplay in the power/water/waste management, much more depth to the craftables than we've ever had, the ability to furnish a house through dumpster diving, the variety of NAPS, etc. And in my recollection, this is really the first time the trailers didn't show off at least a little bit off everything, so there was no expectation that there was much more to the pack than what those showed. I do think my general problem with it, and the sims in general, is that they lean WAY, WAY too hard into making the game easy and appealing for children for a game rated T. The way they marketed this was borderline patronizing, the game play of Sims 4 makes it too simple (too easy to complete goals and any work tasks and way too easy to make a lot of money) and this pack is no exception, and they've stripped the game of any adversity (no theft, fire catches very slowly and you have insurance despite never having to pay premiums, illness is fixed instantly with magically appearing medicine, no long term consequences for anything at all). For me, it makes it very hard to enjoy gameplay for very long at all because it quickly either becomes offensively easy to live, or incredibly repetitive (or both) and as I am, like a great many simmers, an adult and not a 7 year old with a summer vacation to fill, offensively easy and repetitive gaming is not worth the time. Which is a shame because I've played these games for more than half my life and love building in them. I wish there was a Sims 4 hard mode. Maybe worth looking into some script mods. Tl;Dr: they advertised the pack poorly, IMO, and my biggest problem with the pack is it would be better if it were more challenging or at least progressed more slowly, and I wish there were opponents (be them npcs or simply situations) to go up against to make it challenging, because often Sims 4 attempts at adding difficulty are just: make it SUPER grindy (looking at you, robotics). I do really like this pack so far, though. It's the most excited I've been about gameplay in a long while, and there's multiple things I want to do in it still, and lots of ways to combine it with other packs, and lots of opportunity for fun building challenges with the introduction of community lots.

[@pernixa755]

I wonder who decides on how many playable lots a world has. I would love to have more lots in almost every world!

[@vrshepherd7316]

That has been my number one gripe with the sims 4. But then you look at sims 3 and what a laggy, stuttering mess it was due to those huge, busy lots. Adding more worlds to the sims 4 has helped some, and I recently learned about culling and how much more alive the game feels when you turn it off. Has made a big difference!

[@marilizee3151]

@@vrshepherd7316 Would've been nice if we could at least place our own empty lots where ever we wanted, like in the previous Sims games

[@pernixa755]

@@vrshepherd7316 what's culling? 🤔

[@edgarnello9165]

I feel like they shouldve added the option to make apartments along with tiny houses in a free update so that everyone could make apartments and tiny houses.

[@orangegxa8951]

Edgar Nello then both those packs would be worthless :/

[@Isimarie]

I'm glad this pack is good! I really hope they keep going like this

[@mightyiller779]

I think this pack is really well done. Just not my "topic". But like.. why is the world so small. I want a windenburg sized world again.

[@rosalyngummer6587]

Y’all really had to go and post these when I have a giant work assignment due tomorrow and need to work on it. Update: I can’t fight the urge, I’m watching now. Update: I now have to pull an all-nighter.

[@chantrellebrown8313]

Good luck 👍

[@rosalyngummer6587]

chantrelle brown thank you!

[@locallance1529]

Rosalyn Gummer may coffee be on your sidr

[@ninaknauf4257]

Good Luck! 🤞🏼

[@princemochi2018]

You should have waited. Oh well , good luck with your all nighter !

[@ellielewis2470]

"this one even has a balcony!" except it's not playable :(

[@shilpa8132]

I haven't been this early since ever

[@simsinspirations5325]

me too

[@katerinakawkova4939]

In my country is 9:15 pm😀 goodnight , have a nice day😽

[@voayel4641]

@@katerinakawkova4939 oooch, Poland: 21:59 ;D

[@voayel4641]

it's 10 pm ,

[@katerinakawkova4939]

voayel czech broo😀

[@Tttwsophie]

11:53 lilsimsie: ok loading screen: ok

[@tungstensmum1491]

That awful house that makes Kayak freak out was 100% made to troll her. Guaranteed

[@YuliaLeafhill]

Kayla (about the container home with crane): This is so cool! So you know the SimGuru's can build well! Simproved (about the container home with crane): I built it! It's so cool! I got to build a house for an actual sim pack! Me: -facepalm- I knew it was way too good to be true.

[@carlygraham9044]

“I’m graduating this semester” simsie honey you already graduated

[@thesleepydot]

I see dust showing in the light in the town preview. EA getting some inspiration from Paralives, I see. You better step your game up, EA. Paralives is coming for you, and the healthy competition will only do you good.

[@bonnienetley1969]

This is everything I needed rn

[@peachknees6623]

guys if you want to get this pack early, use a vpn on your computer! you have to pay for it and everything, but it unlocks at midnight where ever you live so if you use a vpn to somewhere that’s ahead, you can get it early! for example i live in florida and it’s 4:00pm, but i put on a hong kong vpn and the pack is currently downloading!!!

[@TheOriginalTabbyCool]

It’s unlocking at 11pm in the UK!

[@lovelyhumanbeing261]

"... In the heights." *every theatre nerd with a 30 mile radius* :0

[@SpeedyCharli]

YESSS

[@jennieg2547]

I really dislike how you can't use the balcony in the new apartment. At least, they could have pre-placed an outdoor sofa and/or a grill that you couldn't edit. It looks totally off when you have a completely empty balcony! 🤔

[@lawsonwoods5207]

why doesn't EA just have you review the pack before they release them.

[@iibuttersmoke5268]

Sims: Releases new pack Kayla: Time to find everything wrong with this pack.

[@Kikkekiri]

I've been playing it for like 1 hours and tbh, the trailer and gameplay trailer did this pack dirty

[@piercedsiren]

The toddler bed is the cutest thing

[@kyronnixon9562]

I’ve been wanting more apartments since City Living, and I’m so happy we got more.

[@xxstaindrosesxx]

I personally would like it if most of the worlds had other housing alternatives like apartments. It's honestly more realistic. I think my biggest complaint is how a lot of the packs/expansions seem to divide everything up. The wind mills, solar panels, water collector, eco fuel, etc should have been items included with the off-the-grid feature in Island Living. I feel like that whole aspect can be a lot more interesting now, but now you need both expansions in order to have both features.

[@LUCTIANITO]

she: we want cars me, a harry potter fan who really loved realm of magic: I want dragons, and pet them and breed them and fly on them

[@jessicaschut141]

LMAO

[@clumsea]

I'm so hyped over this pack. I cannot wait until I can finally play it!

[@chloegroizard2546]

Me: I saw this coming from a mile awa- Kayla: I really really like this pack! Me: oh-

[@flanire5221]

Thank you for not ranting about it. Saw the title and clicked because I was concerned. Glad there was nothing to worry about.

[@onlyqueensallowed4999]

10:41 is it just me or does that house look like it belongs in The Sims 2?

[@patricmahler6856]

I really enjoy your videos. Especially since I am not even playing the Sims myself. I am watching your videos to gather ideas about a game that I am creating with a few people, that will combine the house and city simulation aspects of the Sims to a more role-play like game. Your videos are a fantastic input and an endless source of small gems. Thank you very much.

[@autumnhoward7480]

“You lucky people in California, you get it at 9!” Looks at bank account.... looks like I’ll be getting the pack never...

[@stalememelord6337]

I don’t care about cars idk why the community is so obsessed with them. I never played the sims 3 but if the sims 4 isn’t an open world what’s the point.

[@Daron5980]

Stale meme lord Sims 2 made it work and it wasn’t open world...

[@spisie130]

I kinda agree, but I mean even in the sims 1 we had the carpool cars. It just makes them seem so lazy

[@gabrielandy9272]

sims 2 have cars and it matter there it breaks the immersion so much to not have cars, look the firefighters comming to you house its horrible.

[@jennifersmith-clark6418]

Because there have been cars in the Sims since Sims 1. Granted they were carpool in Sims 1. Sims 2 & 3 were owned by the Sims. There was plenty of cool things you could do with them.

[@paulkofler519]

Wish we had some kind of apartment lot type T_T XD

[@concretemochi]

"I have a problem with the worlds looking empty, you live in these small neighborhoods" Me being like "huh?!" watching this from my real life small neighborhood with no neighbours.

[@_NorthernVibes]

I was getting so upset that so many people hated it before seeing it because I was SO DANG EXCITED. I've never been this excited for a pack, I think this will easily be my new favorite. I think everything about it was done absolutely brilliantly.

[@abigailcahill3178]

OML SHE HAS ALL THE PACKS

[@Czena]

When the echo pack comes out I definitely am gonna get it

[@siljefink937]

Czena Kramer Same!

[@calypso9288]

i preordered it and i’m really excited!

[@georgepartakias6120]

Ok .. So let's talk about the truth too for a while XD. People want for years things like : 1) spiral compact stairs 2) bigger lots for grand building projects 3) capability to build functional apartments 4) functional cyclic builds 5) cars 6) more open worlds or bigger 7) high quality textures or 4k now days and many more small things.. What do we get?? Eco pack... "Don't build whatever u want for the sake of the enviroment", "see the cars but don't touch them", "get tiny houses instead of grand builds so they can fit on small spaces we provide","get vertical stairs because you are a fireman now, no need for spiral" "follow more rules because playing with more freedom is out of our capabilities" "get more bugs & tease n bugs & tease".. Final nail on sim's coffin : Break all that cool stuff that was builded for years by the legitimated (EA allows it) modders so the game looks like ancient again.. Modders trying to give the game what it should had from it's creators like hq switches,cars,better looking maps/worlds, mod fixes on bugs neglected for years like better autonomy behaviors, designs for clothes objects builds ect, new jobs/traits/events/plots and even attempts to build open worlds/lots ...All of that get destroyed by an useless pack with "almost" no good things in it 1 year before the sims 5 take the stage.(there is a short trailer with ps5 advert).. So yeah... we are gonna like it a lot this eco pack like you said XD. PS: No offence ment on you but for EA this is usual well intented disaster as usual :p

[@ReadObituaries]

Fun fact: you don’t have to turn on testingcheats to use debug- at least, I don’t in my game.

[@abbymockensturm7682]

same with move objects, also u are so pretty! 😍

[@igustiayuazarinekylaarinta441]

Came here after watching your video about playing Sims for 10 generations and I laughed my ass off because it truly is pure entertainment. Love this video as well, you're probably the only Sims KZbinr that I'll come back to.

[@ladypipflemmbini4133]

The curse of the watermark... IT HAS FINALLY LIFTED!!

[@hailey1273]

This pack is definitely better than I expected but I still feel they spread out this concept a lot throughout different packs. IMO Tiny Living should have been a part of this pack, the off the grid lot trait should have come with this update, and they should've done something instead of the conservationist career in Island Living (I mean, imagine if they had done marine biology or something instead and actually made mermaids worth playing but I digress). Can't deny it makes the pack feel tired and it just wasn't what people were expecting when we already have had so many packs that pertain to what I would consider is a niche concept.

[@tandyandy8819]

Her: I hate the empty feeling towns. Her: I hate that there’s so many houses. Wut.

[@infestedribcage]

i get paid next tuesday and when i tell you im SO excited for this pack... oh my god. i love the whole vibe of the pack and i get so hyped just thinking about building and playing with it. i was never able to buy any of the packs before because i never had money but now i can afford it :,) the only pack i had before was bowling and... yeah it got boring real fast so when i had the money, i started from the cheapest of my most wanted and splurged. now this is the only one i haven't bought yet. IM SO EXCITED