The Sims 4: 50 CROSS PACK FEATURES!

[@CaseyCartman]

It's always awesome to learn more things on the sims after 8 years. And it is always sweet to see Abi's new content.

[@FernStone]

absolutely agree with this !

[@junklex]

no way…the sims 4 is 8 years old??? 😨😨

[@snowy_gateaway7583]

@@junklex it's actually 11 years old

[@lizzy-bk6yh]

love how the cat at 6:11 sorted the yarn into a smiley face!

[@Kualinar]

That's to be expected from cats. Cats have a good grasp at patterns.

[@Lidcats]

very wholesome

[@Kualinar]

Brindledon Bay being stormy... What an understatement ! With 28 days seasons, I had a thunder storm starting on day 12 of spring that lasted non-stop up until day 8 of WINTER ! Also, that was after a total of 5 dispersed days of thunderstorm in that Spring...

[@dianagoenaga7263]

Sounds like my old home lol 🤣

[@skyydancer67]

That sounds like something they could tune down a tad.

[@Kualinar]

@@skyydancer67 Not all Sim years are the same. The second Summer was MUCH tamer, with only 12 days of thunderstorm.

[@edenvirgil]

The peak of Mt. Komorebi can have thundersnow storms in the winter, and one winter that was all the weather did. The whole household also all had the scared of thunder hidden trait, so that was a fun 28 days...

[@Kualinar]

@@edenvirgil That's why you need the Storm Chaser trait.

[@nunyabusiness42069]

I often give vampires a buddy mermaid, cos they can call a storm which protects vamps during the day. The storm will also refill the hydration need of the mermaid. I also use the get together clubs to take hs sims in the same extracurricular activity as mine, and put them in a club based off said activity so that they can practice together n stuff

[@lunasquib]

I tried to make an occult club with only occult activities and all they did was stand there..

[@lawnakate2814]

@@lunasquib yeah I had a little more success with vampire groups but gotta have a lot of human sims so they don’t spam drink plasma packs or vice versa lmao

[@hezvandermeij]

Ohhh that last one is smart!

[@dejaloved4705]

I love rain. Didn't realize I can have rain anytime I want if I have a mermaid. This makes me very happy 😀

[@ktpartridge8084]

Oh god 8 years!? I remember playing/watching let’s plays when this came out! I feel so old…

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Old!? You got to be kidding me 😂 I remember playing The sims (1), when YT didn't even EXIST yet, you making ME feel like I'm buried and dead! 😂

[@kikosawa]

yeah... i was 13 when it came out. 13! i was just a kid. and the game still feels kinda modern because of all the packs

[@CJPurplePrincess]

I remember when the Sims 3 lets plays started becoming Sims 4 let’s plays. That was a trippy experience.

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

@@NathalieCwiekSwiercz right??? Lmao like I was in high school when TS1 came out. get outta here with the "feeling old" 🤣

[@heresfrankbetches921]

Well I remember me playing Sims 1 Making Magic...

[@FrostReach66]

The vampire one in strangerville is honestly so cool

[@nidamadiha]

I found out myself when my vampire sim just happened to be wandering in Strangerville and she got thirsty then just randomly picked a sim on the street to suck their blood. The sim looked normal and NOT possessed so I didn't care/know. Then suddenly my sim acted weird and went googling for that lol I was so bamboozled then ended up using the remove trait cheat cos apparently you have to create a vaccine and stuff in the secret lab WHICH TAKES FOREVER to do

[@hanifnada17]

@@nidamadiha It happens to me when I just got the pack. I use my primary save file that have vampire sims in it. I really freak out when she start to act weird with "Posessed" moodlet.

[@amcselili]

How do you do it? When i press the possessed sims, it doesn't say vampire

[@marya234]

a small cross-pack thing I like is that servos with techie lifestyle have a permanent +3 inspiration moodlet

[@cassiecake4851]

Okay now that I know that cats can produce infinite yarn balls with the basket, I'm dying to know if it's a feature that could potentially get you rich quick lol

[@onlyabidoang]

Unless you use a mod that allows you to control them directly, I think it's gonna be a real pain lol

[@patatakawaii13]

New rag to riches challenge? I'm in xD

[@madi5194]

someone get lilsimsie on this

[@coiler_119]

@madi Would Stanley Humphrey just sell the yarn, or only earn money from stuff he makes using the yarn generated by cats?

[@madi5194]

@@coiler_119 i’d happily see either play out but i think knitting with cat yarn would be so entertaining.

[@labrat_09]

Another interaction between werewolves and vampires is that you can compare the two in a social interaction but from what I can see, normal sims can't do it

[@stellaleicht4035]

They compare teeth

[@cloudyvulpine]

i think my favorite cross pack feature is werewolves and dogs, i always end up making a whole pack of dogs for 1 werewolf

[@RosheenQuynh]

Awww! It's kinda like crazy cat lady but with doggos!

[@simmods3361]

Awww such a cool idea! Dogs and wolves are my favorite animals so I'd have to try this!

[@northernnightmare7986]

The bunny making fun of the dogs skill issue was awesome.

[@venndam3225]

i just found out that if you try to do the mean interaction and throw a drink at an other sim, it fails when it's freezing cause the drink is frozen. though, i don't know if it happens every time or just occasionally

[@maguir8284]

That was already included in base game!. If it’s frozen it’s just the social interaction backfired

[@TheSimsTutorialsEg]

I really feel like that the fact 29 should have been that multiple packs bring new ways to affect character values. For example, giving gifts raises empathy, doing laundry and filling pet bowls raises responsibility etc. Other than that, great video. I would also want to mention the skill classes in Discover University (not optional electives, but the ones every sim can go to for some money through phone). It includes every skill there is (while I still haven't found an optional elective for Fabrication).

[@onlyabidoang]

Yeah, it was an oversight in my case lol. And thank you so much!

[@DeadlyPL]

teaching pets tricks also increases responsibility

[@Totallynotabot666]

What I've also noticed is that when you decide to kick a garden gnome that spawned on your lot during a Seasons Holiday, you'll get a pile of rubbish and a randomised item. You can get metals but there's a chance you get a Voidcritter card from the Kids Room Stuff Pack

[@Mara15613]

17 kits? Goodness me, I remember it being 6 tops!

[@onlyabidoang]

Ikr! And what's shocking is that kits was started less than 2 years ago yet the number of kits is almost the same as stuff packs now 😅

[@neptoons3223]

Hey dude, thanks so much for making these videos, ot means alot to all of us, you taking time out or your busy s hedule and school, just to make great sims content for us. We really appreciate you

[@onlyabidoang]

And thank you for taking the time to watch and comment as well! Really appreciate that! 😊

[@xxvskrunkle]

Couldn't have said it better

[@neptoons3223]

@@xxvskrunkle OMG U HAVE A NANBAKA PROFILE PIC

[@xxvskrunkle]

@@neptoons3223 EAHHH YOU'RE A LEGEND FOR KNOWING

[@lilpimpsmama7266]

This video was so amazing! Sometimes we miss or overlook how the packs DO function with each other. Please do a part 2 & 3 if possible.

[@onlyabidoang]

Thank you! I'll consider it 😊

[@SwankyKitteh82]

The immortality granted by one of the werewolf traits is also the closest thing to true immortality in the game. Werewolves with this trait cannot even die in a fire.

[@RosheenQuynh]

Ooooooh good to know!

[@eloiseb3260]

So what *can* they die from? or what makes it close to immortality instead of true immortality?

[@SwankyKitteh82]

@@eloiseb3260 They don't, as far as I can tell. Period. And that is the difference. A true immortal is beyond death.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@SwankyKitteh82 Not even from food poisoning from that one fish? Or getting crushed by Murphy bed?

[@SwankyKitteh82]

@@RosheenQuynh Doubt it. If they can't die in a fire, lol. The perk is called "Immortal Wolf" And it states: "Live Forever! As long as the moon exists, so will you." It's like the Universal Lon Chaney Jr lycanthropy where you can't control/get rid of your curse, but you also can't die.

[@sleepygeekyandreadytodream...y]

I think my favorite cross features is that u can see dogs walking around in moonwood mill and when u make a vampire in cas, they spawn with werewolf scratches

[@hadarpohl8535]

With Get Famous, several careers from other packs (like City Living and Seasons) will have choices to become more famous while you’re at work

[@neleaavik99]

@@hadarpohl8535 which jobs?

[@Sp3ctralI]

To half quote that one line in the Spongebob Movie “So *EA* what’s your motivation for making *thousands of expansion packs?* “ “Money!”

[@TeruteruBozusama]

One can also use the Tom and Jerry movie...

[@regeneratedwitch]

One thing you said describes the entirety of TS4. “The Devs seem to forgot about them” 😝 P.S. Great produced video.

[@onlyabidoang]

LMAOOO TRUEE And thank you!

[@regeneratedwitch]

@@onlyabidoang thank you replying ❤️

[@docette2015]

I think Werewolves is one of the best packs for some fun cross-pack compatibility, just because their lore intersects so much with two of the other occults. I didn't know that wand they can find in the tunnels was useable by spellcasters! :D I am however abusing the fact that spellcasters level up medium skill more for one of my Sims living in a haunted farmhouse. XD

[@marshalhuang6630]

Sims 4 is such a journey, this video reminds me the happiness sims 4 brought me when I discover cross pack features my self, I always go and try things when a new idea suddenly pops up and be like "wait, this actually works?" it's part of the fun when playing the sims 4. Thank you for this, it really brings so much good memories back.

[@marshalhuang6630]

Also another *POTENTIAL* cross pack feature that was suppose to work is that when a servo pushes the big red button on power generator from eco lifestyle and gets shock, I was expecting it to refill the servo's charge need, but it just doesn't do that... instead it starts a fire.

[@Anne-sg4bq]

the possessed vampire is kinda terrifying 😰

[@TeruteruBozusama]

I wonder how possessed werewolves look..!

[@EroDhika]

no if you replay it and hear that beat behind

[@leemwilson]

This was brilliant, I’ve learnt so much and you’ve confirmed somethings I’ve always thought was in game. You should do another one if theses videos, Thank you

[@onlyabidoang]

Glad you find the video helpful! And I'm gonna consider that as well 😊

[@dewberrystar]

dust bunnies finding omiscan treasures worth over 10K is just so OP 😂 could you elaborate on how bonded pets can revive spellcasters? that's super interesting, I didn't know about that one before..

[@onlyabidoang]

If a sim dies when their pet familiars are summoned, they will automatically revive them by forcing the grim reaper to bring the owners back to life. Regular familiars introduced in Realm of Magic also works the same way btw

[@dewberrystar]

@@onlyabidoang I literally had no clue, thanks!

[@regicide666]

ever since playing sims 3 as a kid I’ve always loved cross pack interactions, thank you for making this video (::

[@NotLikeUs17]

I haven’t played the sims 4 in months but I’m always going to watch a sims video whenever Abi uploads. 😊

[@samifarrell]

wow I never realized how much they did! I wish they did more sometimes but you pointing all this out made me feel a little better about what they did incorporate

[@mumupepekk]

12:40 this is hilarious "disgusting dog water! 😡" lfmao 😭

[@SadiyeBabagiray]

I just started my Sims 4 game, fixed my mods, made a new family... played for like 10 minutes and got bored. It's so frustrating and I don't know why this happens. I played the Sims 2 and 3 for hours when I was a kid. I don't get why I can't bring myself to enjoy the game anymore. It just doesn't feel the same and it makes me sad. More people who have this? Is it time to quit? It feels like I lost a part of my youth😢

[@leilaozkiral5958]

to this day, i can play sims 2 and 3 for hours and hours on end. sims 4 can’t even keep my attention for more than a few minutes during CAS, which is my favorite part in every game

[@keelinmacken9552]

No Im the exact same, if I’m doing a challenge for sims 4 then I can play for maybe an hour or two but no matter what I’m doing in sims 3 I can play that game for hours on end and lose time so fast. Sims 2 and 3 just have so much more life to them, even just the base game of it compared to the base game of 4. Sims 4 just feels like it’s lost a lot of its charm and life compared to the older games

[@kurenainatsume5802]

Sims 4 kind of dull without mods, may be too easy i guess

[@keelinmacken9552]

@@kurenainatsume5802 That's definitely part of the problem is that everything is way too easy in the sims 4 now

[@dheanabila2162]

This is the bits of creativity that most of us missed. But then it's such little details that unless you're actively searching for it, we would never know and won't be helped much with it.

[@froglog33]

I saw you pop up on my shorts a few days ago and figured out that I used to watch your videos a few years ago! I wasn't able to subscribe at the time because I didn't have an account so I lost your channel, but I'm so happy I found you again!!!

[@SheaTheSarcastic]

I love your videos! Not only are they entertaining, but I always learn something new.

[@onlyabidoang]

Glad you like them!

[@Melliplays]

Love the video! Also the background music is so nostalgic!

[@onlyabidoang]

Glad that someone finally recognized it! :)

[@kingofravens215]

I was fresh out of high school when it came out in 2014 can’t believe it’s been 8 years already!

[@annabethkvenvolden7086]

I was just starting fifth grade lol

[@lorenzol.4954]

Just the other day I was searching for a video like this, it felt weird when I found out nobody as ever done it. One of my first thoughts was that this is your kind of videos, and now u make it. Really funny

[@marktorda]

This was very helpful, especially for those who have not gotten all of the packs and kits yet. You're brilliant!

[@deborah1424]

I’m always so amazed by your sims 4 knowledge it’s incredible, thank you so much for your work!

[@patatakawaii13]

For some reason I really like how you say "Selvadorada" xD.

[@EatWave]

This is exactly the kind of list that I was searching for as one of my first considerations for buying an add-on for The Sims 4 is interplay between them. It took as long for someone to finally make a video on the topic as it does for EAMaxis to fix base game bugs and missing features.

[@Nilvou]

You’re literally carrying the fun for this game EA cannot relate you do unmatched work

[@silyknow]

A video so close to the last one? This is gonna be a good year!

[@crescentblueee]

It’s so cool how the game does this, and I’d love to play with different packs, but I just don’t have the money for it 😭😭

[@gabrioulxiii7133]

just hack it mate

[@shay36]

It's not too difficult to pirate them, just make sure you don't download viruses

[@dexthesex5143]

@@shay36 Console players (me) punching the air rn

[@gabrioulxiii7133]

@@dexthesex5143 It may be the worst error of your life to play sims on console 😭

[@dexthesex5143]

@@gabrioulxiii7133 I don't have much of a choice

[@kockyb9838]

I just love the random sims youve included in your game! Such as Bella Goth TS1 version :D like little easter eggs

[@IntenseLast]

Intense from Twitter here, and I seem to like the idea of dogs howling along and wands being found beneath Moonwood Mill too.

[@shatteredslime1593]

awesome! ive been making a list of crosspack gameplay (although ive chosen to remove ones that feature many packs like some of the ones you have) and youve helped me remember some i forgot of even let me know of ones i didnt know. here are some that i have that you dont have. indoorsy sims will get a special angry moodlet when walking a dog. social groups from other packs (or at least clubs) can be set as a requirement in university housing. fireworks can be assigned as a holiday tradition. (also i didnt add this due to being to many pack but occults from other packs can trigger the completion of the spooky spirit tradition). carving pumpkins also completes the spooky spirit tradition. placing a candy bowl outside will cause trick or treaters to take candy from it and complete the trick or treat tradition. restaurants that are the hottest spot in town will make sims pay to be seated. alien night and bear night at the bar are only available with get to work/outdoor retreat and get together. tartosa can have lots with the beach assignment unlike worlds from other packs. hope this helps you if you plan on making another video!

[@liambradley7633]

If a servo unlocks the techie lifestyle from snowy escape, they'll get a permanent INSPIRED +3 moodlet. I don't know what the technophobe lifestyle does to servos, nor have I unlocked that lifestyle yet.

[@AureliaX]

This is awesome thank you so much! Finaly a video with things that I really didnt know! 🤩

[@zenmomLol]

I didn’t think there would be more foods than the food menus I’ve seen in the past. I wonder what you think of the various foods? The desserts, like ice cream? Mmmm and gourmet meals. My favorite gourmet meal is the herb-crusted salmon in the sims 4. I like the variety of it.

[@zoee3296]

This is why I love the sims 4 - I grew up playing the sims 2 and 3 and often became underwhelmed by the sims 2 and overwhelmed by the sims 3 because everything either felt too unattached or far too attached to each thing that happened in each pack - the sims 4 is easier for me to play without becoming stressed because it moves fluidly within itself and uses each pack to compliment another - sure, it’s buggy, the townies dress weird, and it gets annoying when sims barge into your house to ask if you’ll be their best friend, but honestly I think that’s what makes it so funny - the bugs make sims act unpredictably, the weird outfits are hilarious at the most unexpected of times, and the spontaneity of the events is completely random so it keeps me focused - I wouldn’t say it’s my 100% favourite sims game, but it’s definitely up there

[@plnckgr]

i recently bought spa day and i think welness trait could be good for dealing fears. maybe there is already a feature like that but i havent experienced in my game yet

[@SimotionPictureStudios]

I was rewatching your Sims 4 videos to fall asleep last night & this morning 🥹🥹 What great timing!! Terima kasih ☺️🥳

[@MingusProtector]

Can I just acknowledge how great the music is in this video

[@debanjanroy5428]

Really wanted to know the cross pack features...keep it coming...Great job bro!

[@ethroptur5266]

Appreciate the use of music from The Urbz. I also appreciate how you make videos with more creative topics.

[@lunacy3]

Seasons being the most versatile pack out there❤

[@saintazepam]

so good to see you post again so soon!!

[@lizardbrick8939]

9:09 you can also take electives or sit in own s classes based on skill from _mods._ I remember when my sim was in uni she went to a WooHoo class every evening

[@musicadictor]

Happy new year! It's always great to watch your videos! There are always some things I didn't know about :)

[@roooooooxanne2432]

also if you fail high school, you can’t get into uni! my other fave is the cat binding familiar to witches.

[@Dogwolf12]

Two onlyabidoang videos in less than two weeks? We are truly blessed

[@heatherb8396]

I loved that you played music from the urbz in the background!

[@alexis-louisemcloughlin7779]

was just grooving to the sims urbz music - it is some of my favourite music

[@Religations]

Love the urbz sims in the city gba music. Good taste!

[@MarleyBarbie918]

Omg #21!!! I had NO idea you could bind pets as familiars!!! Guess who's witch sim is getting a beautiful black cat meow?!

[@strawberryratwithminticing]

Everytime you post it makes me smile! I hope your doing great in med school!

[@ERYN__]

I 100% did my homework at school in high school. It was a private school, so no busses. Sometimes I would miss my carpool, but usually I had after school activities. One quarter I was in both the school play and robotics, school till 2:30 play at 3, Robotics at 6 or 7 till 9 or 10! Rinse and repeat 5 days a week. Sometimes the robotics coach would take some of us to Panera for dinner and planning meetings, but usually I would walk across the parking lot to Dairy Queen, then sit on the floor across the hall from my open locker doing my homework like the home away from home it was. And now my memory of still wearing my uniform playing Sims 2 when mom got the call that my dad was in the ER is peaking it's head out.

[@patatedouce9000]

I learned a lot of things with your vidéo although I played so much yet. It was so fun to watch ! I'm very fond of your videos and I wish you the best continuation !

[@kaitlando636]

Its it strange I think they should add a toon occult? There's a lot of powers they could potentially have

[@KatastrophicNoodle]

So you can make juice out of plasma for vampires but you can't make a salad? Literally who is that salad for if not vampires.

[@TeruteruBozusama]

I wonder what money fruit fizzy juice and cowplant Berry fizzy juice will do to sims..!

[@onlyabidoang]

Did you mean making a salad out of plasma fruit? Because actually it's an option in the game

[@joaolima7131]

@@onlyabidoang yeah, but they can't eat it for some reason, they still get sick for eating "human food" apparently it's a glitch with the withered stomach weakness

[@onlyabidoang]

Ahh yeah I've heard about that. Haven't checked it again, but if it's still happening that's a shame

[@KatastrophicNoodle]

@@onlyabidoang Apart from its apparently not a glitch, its intentional by the devs. At least that's what they're saying on the answers page about it.

[@chriswatchingponies9877]

Wow. There were quite a few things that i didn't know about. Good vid ! Thank you !

[@pondypandylit7942]

You are the best youtuber pls never stop

[@mettatonfanboy]

HOW DID YOU MAKE MANNEQUIN ALIVE

[@onlyabidoang]

Just check out the gallery and type in "mannequin" with the household filter on. There are tons of em!

[@melisaidiaz]

I love these kind of videos, thanks for taking the time to make it! 💚

[@Gilda3110]

I've been waiting for a video like this!

[@MarishkaVladimirescu]

Wow, I didn't know most of these stuff. Thanks for finding them out.

[@oshinsims]

Great work as usual, friend! I didn't know some of these 🔥

[@kalslanding4846]

I love that you used the music from the Sims Urbzs😉

[@Chloe11Buttons09]

What a throwback hearing the music from Sims Urbz😍

[@dragonalpaca3530]

I wish the holiday traditions in seasons would expand with every pack the same way that club activities in get together do

[@acausedes]

i always thought the game lacked in cross path features but this video really puts it into perspective!!

[@cronos8166]

love the urbz music

[@CiinaBunnii]

Whatttt??? I thought it released in 2017?! That’s crazy!! It released so much earlier than I originally thought

[@UnicornPanda]

I would love to see a The Sims 3 50 Cross Pack Features. Or/And The Sims 2. I really love your videos, been kinda empty without them.

[@alicianisha35]

Great video! I actually didn't know quite a few of them which was a pleasant surprise

[@Dstny25]

How did you get the sims 1 version of Bella goth in the sims 4?? @ 13:24

[@onlyabidoang]

It's a custom content! Take a look at the descriptions

[@Dstny25]

Thank you!!

[@claudypan3009]

I wish they did a complete refresh to add more cross pack interactions

[@SevenJegeraJusovic]

Its always better when you find full pack torrent downloads for free

[@whyeeolivia]

cats & dogs, island living, cottage living and seasons have to be my favourite packs of all times!

[@diamondjxles]

loving the urbz music 🥰

[@foranzo1582]

That was such an informative video, I learnt new things!!

[@Batz1e]

I got a few packs last winter sale and hearing most of these are so cool! I might even get more packs just for the crossed features.

[@ellie5780]

i've spent so much on this game.. but i don't regret it

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

i wish they’d add social depth since they have all this! so cool devs! i wish they were given the full blessing of EA to provide us with what i know they are capable of. i’d love recognition of cheating implemented more like ts2 and ts3.

[@audododo]

wow I NEEDED this video ! Thanks Abi !

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

I hope school's going good Abi and thank you for this fun & useful video❤️💜💙💚

[@someonewithunpopularopinions]

Lol I guess you liked Encanto too, given you had a Dolores Sim in another video and Pepa here ^^ nice Video to watch before bed, although I don't even play TS4 xD

[@Heezbungus]

Awww the animal cast speller thing is so cute