Windenburg Secrets And Features | The Sims 4 Guide

[@leahc3357]

This guy literally does the most insane breakdowns of packs I can believe he doesn’t have more subs. So disappointing. Some of the best informational Sims 4 content out there. Thank you Pete!

[@kbs3491]

Right ! He’s 1 of 2 sim you tubers i watch

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much Leah!! This comment makes me super happy!

[@stephaniehopkins2999]

Amen!

[@janeseknight5425]

🎯Facts

[@catonaskateboard8059]

You clearly don't watch any other sim youtubers... lol other channels do more in depth breakdowns actually. This guy is only showing the basic stuff you can figure out yourself if you don't be lazy and actually explore the world's. Definitely not "the most insane breakdowns"😂 overhyping much?

[@cpt_kenzo]

I honestly love Windenburg ... but it's so weird to me that the made so many large beautiful areas that aren't editable, but also have nothing to do there other than just walk and sit.

[@Recusant39]

Maybe in future updates. Feels expansive. I've only been in one world as of yet. So much to do!

[@sosounheard]

and ofc, woohoo everywhere

[@ville666sora]

True. It's like one of the most gorgeous worlds they've made, but with not much do outside of the lots it comes with, like the cafes and dance clubs.

[@klodoo9779]

I've had Get Together for so long and didn't even know about half of the things you mentioned!!!

[@KC1792]

I've also found that when my children/teen sims get a call from a friend saying they should play hooky, they typically end up at the Abandoned Ruins, which seems like a fun place for truants to hang out during the day :P

[@tomboyraider1015]

Neat detail!

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Mine usually end up at the Bluffs. It's almost always a Windenburg hidden lot.

[@Hrrose9281]

I totally missed the wedding spot - so cute! And I get that with each pack, the sims team wants to highlight new features in the world, but the amount of woohoo bushes is absurd. Really emphasizing that “get together” lol

[@TRCfangirl]

the sims team is shading europe and our zero public toilets lol

[@tracybrown2482]

I thought they were just convenient places to take a pee

[@marleythewizard]

I love removing the fences at Von Haunt Estate and use it as a "hotel". in the evening, after 6pm Mimsy will cook food

[@anska7475]

Oh, I never noticed, you could start your own Chalet parties! What a good thing to know. Usually my sims only get invited, when they are at their lowest and sleep sounds much nicer than a party.

[@WeepingAngell]

POV: I think I know everything about The Sims 4. This video: New things about The Sims that I wasn't knowing.

[@indecisive.325]

The Von Haunt Estate is so beautiful he spent half the damn video on it. I'm glad someone else appreciates Windenburg as much as me

[@kw6033]

Windenberg is my favorite world. I had no idea Emily from the snow globe was real! 🌊🐉🌊 Thanks so much for all your videos. You are the first channel I look for every day.

[@clarebo]

Same here!

[@shu0017]

I love going on a mindful walk in Windenburg then switch to first person and turn on classical earbud music. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Very relaxing :)

[@Roesguard]

So in-depth, and bite-sized enough for even those with short attention spans (not me, you could make a 4-hour vid and I'd watch). Excellent overview, as always. Two more secrets for you about Windslar (the countryside neighborhood): -There is a cluster of 3 large stones, and there's a soft blue-green glow in the midst of them at night. -On the road opposite the walkable cobblestone path at the large pond/lake, one can sometimes catch a glimpse of a cute little vfx event between a family of ducks, and a car.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thanks so much Kyrien! And so interesting I'll have to look out for those details :)

[@Streghamay]

I love these videos. It gives me a fresh new perspective on the game when I get burnt out, and makes me want to play again.

[@weirdgamerizabel]

I didn't even know about the gardens in vonhaunt estate.I have played sims 4 for to long and didn't know that.That guy deserves more subscribers.

[@highfive7689]

It is the best world and largest. I swear the Dev team is just lazy not letting us have worlds that size, since we can only have sims active in one location at a time it really makes no difference how big it is.

[@AMinibot]

I really doubt it's down to 'laziness' - with the way big games companies are known to organise their priorities, the far more likely scenario is people on the executive/profit-driven side of EA setting unrealistic deadlines that the devs can't meet to the standard customers are hoping for. And if that's the case, they shouldn't be expected to work themselves completely ragged in order to do the impossible. Like, sims 4 isn't just a low-effort looking game across the board. There are some mechanics that have clearly had a lot of work put into them, so I feel like the idea that devs would put loads of effort into a couple of bits and then just decide to be 'lazy' for other stuff doesn't make much sense. To me, that pattern seems more like being allowed time to put effort in on certain things and then company demands meaning that you're rushing to complete the rest.

[@highfive7689]

@@AMinibot I understand your point. Here's why I say this, in the last few years a few games have been released that are filled with bugs and incomplete segments of gameplay. Cyberpunk 2077 as an example. The Sims 4 when it was originally released was missing game elements when released ( I remember it quite well ), and now several expansion packs have had massive problems with them like "Dinning out". It's being noticed, but people purchase thinking its hot from the trailers and so forth, and promised patches to correct faulty programming and some "free" game items - some outrageously broken, or not working correctly. Now if you ask me, if Sims 4 is low effort game, I contend one only need to look at the prices for what you are getting in other games. See, how much A C origins and Odyssey provided in game play hours. Then how much you get in the same amount of Sims 4 gameplay. I have spent hundreds of dollars on this game, do I enjoy it.... I am a Builder and I keep creating and adding new packs, along with massive amounts of CC due to that creative element of the game. I could do Maya 3D, or Blender 2.9+ but relearning commands and structure with new update versions just isn't for me any more. But I do know how much time it takes to create 3D models. The real time consuming work is animation ( rigging ) and gameplay items. Since coding is expensive for gameplay items and activities, what we are getting is a lot of pretty fluff in background of these worlds that we really can't go and access. So why can't we have large worlds to build and create stories in, which is what everyone is really clambering for, because then the Fluff eats into profit. ( my opinion ) So I have to start taking the view of purchasing game updates more seriously. If Sims 4 purchased with all parts new will 1000.00 dollars soon. I like everyone else hopes it changes its direction and provides more.

[@AMinibot]

@@highfive7689 I'd argue that the 'fluff' to gameplay ratio you're using is probably also not the end of the story? Like, there are reasons why those kinds of decisions are made, and the motivating factors behind said decisions just don't seem likely, imo, to stem ultimately from the devs deciding they don't want to put effort into something. If you know about this kind of work, I'd guess that you're aware that people don't tend to take jobs in games development because it's a well-paid, steady career, but because it's work they care about. The general culture of the industry has become toxic and built on exploitation, pressure, and overwork. I get what you're saying about what's been prioritised, but I disagree with the direction you're implying, as far as I can tell, that the blame for that lies in. I just don't see calling the people who do the actual development work of making a game 'lazy' as particularly helpful, because those are the people that the word 'devs' refers to. And even if you mean the people who oversee that development, they're still likely to be industry people who have some stake in the process beyond profit. I feel like the issue has always been further up the chain, on the corporate side, whose decisions affect and constrict the decisions that the people involved in actual gamemaking have to navigate, no matter what level of the making they're involved in. To my mind, calling the devs lazy lets the real corporate culprits off the hook, because it focuses on the people in the middle and, however inadvertently, glosses over the problems at the top of the chain that are an industry-wide issue, and that have a very real impact on the workers in the middle.

[@highfive7689]

@@AMinibot Well let's see, we need to discuss who is the real developer ( Devs )for this product line. Maxis needs to be recognized as the developer of this product and its future vision for it. Do you really think a "Production Manager" would be able to decide a product expansion design in any way without the studio actually having a roadmap and given an okay for the creation of any given type of pack? No - since they have to sign off on the money and assembly of the Team assets. Now its obvious that someone is not watching elements of that production team, it comes across through holes in quality control and lack luster results. Look at Bantuu, Dinning out and vacuum pack for example. But its also the Dev team's fault for not raising the red flags when things are not working right ( bunkbeds when first came out ) not doing so causes the Studio to lose money and EA becomes unhappy . EA probably assigns money according to how well the previous products have sold and Maxis may have smaller budgets if they do not meet expectations. Now do they ( people ) work hard - yes. They have to, but they are not the real developers. The graphic artists, the coders, the animations teams don't seem to communicate well in this studio. The trailers are great sellers and that is what sells the pack. Then we hear a month's worth of disappointments every where. What do is wrong with Maxis production model, do you have any insights? Where do you think its failing in delivering in expectations? My major pet peeve, quality control testing - not just with base game but the rest of the packs are not being done well before release. Later, Minibot.

[@AMinibot]

@@highfive7689 I very much feel like all of this still comes down to time, given that there's evidence that that's been an issue from the very beginning. Looking at the timeline for Sims Olympus being converted into Sims 4, as was mandated by EA, it seems that the team was given about six months to switch the game from being set up for an online spin-off, to functioning as the next main installment in the franchise. That to me doesn't sound like a realistic demand, which is why I'm inclined to still believe that the main issue is too-tight time constraints being insisted on by overhead management; that's the policy the base game was founded on. EA appears to have a precedent for doing so, and a lot of other issues - such as how much time is available for quality testing - could easily stem from the same source if there's pressure being laid on people to meet unrealistic schedules. I've read accounts from developers on other corporate-owned titles who say that tight deadlines and crunch are the norm, and that also makes it the norm to assume the mindset that anything will have to be shipped with a certain amount of bugs, because there isn't enough time allowed to the team to test them all. And honestly the communication thing you bring up could well be an issue - I just take the mindset that there's not much point focusing in on smaller issues like that when to my eyes the whole structure looks kinda rotten to the core. Or at the very least, I don't see the point in talking mainly about who's at fault on that level, when there is evidence that the parent company is imposing demands that are likely to both create issues and compound any problems that might have existed anyway.

[@Cyberlucy]

Windenburg is by far the best world in the Sims 4. Why they can't give us that consistently I don't know.

[@glittery_cucumber]

I think the new Cottage Living world looks pretty nice too!

[@dundee6402]

@@glittery_cucumber It's so small tho 😭 It's barely bigger than the atrocious Del Sol Valley (although much better of a world)

[@KC1792]

First view, woot! XD & I love the area behind the VonHaunt estate, I've hosted many weddings back there. Usually I take away some of the velvet ropes in the house so that my caterer can use the kitchen to whip up a cake XD

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much Tyssa! Really appreciate the kind words! :D

[@elainal6847]

I've never seen the sea monster! OMG adding that to my lore and world-building stories!

[@Syeona]

OMG there IS a sea monster! I been lookin for it but i never seen it!

[@ShadoeLandman]

Windenburg is like a whole country condensed into a little town.

[@thisisfineeverythingisfine3051]

I loved this review Petey! I've been having quite a bad week, health wise, and focusing on your reviews has helped me through it. Off to drink a cup of tea and watch another review. All the best, J 🙂

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much This is fine, everything is fine, and I hope your health improves!

[@afflictedai4586]

This makes me want to do Windenburg-centric gameplay again. Have been devouring your videos off-and-on for a week or two now. Thank you for many hours of enjoyment.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you for the very kind comment Afflicted AI!! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@glittery_cucumber]

Funny, I was just taking my first closer look at the von Haunt estate the other day and thought to myself, this is huge and beautiful! Turns out I still missed two areas!

[@MarcFutoran]

I have never played in Windenburg much. Thank you for this video. It has given me some ideas.

[@villafruitfly9351]

You have hands down the best sims channel im so glad I found you! I legit just got so excited to see you on my feed lol 😅 You are giving me a fresh look at the game that I desperately needed!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww shucks thank you so much Hailey! I really really appreciate this comment and I'm so glad that the content is helpful :)

[@catonaskateboard8059]

Uh girl relax... lmao you thirsty af and it's painfully obvious. He's gay btw if you couldn't tell🤣 also when you say thirsty hoe stuff like "hands down the best sims channel" you're discrediting other sims channels that have been around longer and put out literally the same if not more in depth content. Fangirls/boys don't ever use their brains. No need to overhype.

[@marvinbrauer7523]

He does. It’s not even close

[@seatheparade]

Yesss no other world has compared to Windenburg in terms of size, aesthetic and gameplay! Even Cottage Living (though it looks like it matches in gameplay but it's significantly smaller/has less lots than Windenburg)

[@loverrlee]

Windenburg is my absolute favorite world. It’s like 4 Worlds in 1!

[@Lonewolf1997dark]

It's the only world worth being called one in Sims 4. Sucks we won't get another like it.

[@jessicaanderson2740]

I love that these videos are short! I can watch one or two while I’m waiting for coffee or getting ready for bed. They’re straight to the point with tons of information but with a nice bit of humor too. Thanks!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww shucks thank you Jessica! Appreciate the super kind comment :D.

[@marvinbrauer7523]

They really are good. I watch them while I am waiting for screens to load on the game

[@carolinerambles3885]

love how the seamonster is quickly mentioned at the end!! Whatttt

[@dancingwaffle4029]

Initially I buy Expansion packs and explore all the cas stuff and the world and call it a day, feeling underwhelmed and like I haven't bought something worth the money I spent. However your videos have helped me see the hidden features (or some that were right under my nose that I just didn't look for haha) of the packs and I'm so grateful bc it has enhanced my gameplay and has reinvigorated my excitement to play ts4. Thank you Petey!!!

[@Cat-hu8ue]

There’s a sea monster!!! Despite playing this game since it launched I still know nothing!!

[@sueze3300]

There is so much to do here that I never knew about, thank you

[@tristan5948]

These videos have given me a renewed interest in my game!

[@iamsuzerain3987]

Oh yeah Petey it's Windenburg for me! I've spent a lot of time playing there but you showed me some things I hadn't discovered. Enjoyed watching...thanks!

[@NZHaylz]

I’ve been devouring your videos recently, so helpful! I’m trying to get more into game play rather than just building and I was trying to figure out all the features I want to try, then I found your channel! 😌

[@arlerya]

I just found your channel and I'm amazed at how much useful info you give!!! I hadn't touched my game for months and now I'm overwhelmed with ideas for my gameplay, thank you!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Yay I'm so glad it's been helpful! Thank you so much for the kind words Andrea!

[@chillsongvibes]

You really deserve more subscribers. I just subscribed, I love your content!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Awe shucks thanks so much Chill Song Vibes, I appreciate this!!

[@clarebo]

I'm so glad I found your channel. There's always something I didn't know!

[@arbood26]

Ngl the estate, ruins, and bluffs feel like they're supposed to be hidden lots, but I guess the sims team realized most players might be unable to find them or they would just never know about those hidden lots at all (like what happened in the hidden lots from the previous worlds... maybe they're just too well hidden lol) so they decided to just put it on the map and stopped making hidden lots anymore

[@jilliebee3229]

Just found your channel and I am loving all your videos! I am learning so many hidden gems. 💕 Thank you!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much for the kind comment Jillie!! :)

[@OutdatedLeon]

Agreed. They should have made the waters in Crumbling Isle swimmable. It's not just totally missed opportunity but also totally makese no sense - there's beach and all that but no swimming? And they could do that for Sulani, Britchester, Komorobi and that place from wedding pack, not this?

[@reeceismajor757]

I've played for years and I didn't know about Emily.🤣 Thank you for pointing that out.:)

[@pandagirl1153]

Same!

[@lavonder18]

I had no idea how beautiful it is…I am absolutely obsessed with the town now thank you for sharing ❤. Yes it took me a lot of years I have played the sims for 20 plus years I only like New crest, Willow creek , desert lot

[@julissa3905]

it would take me years to figure all this out on my own. ty for your videos, i appreciate your content!

[@dulapeep209]

Plz make a series like this with other world.

[@chihuahuasrule1175]

There were a lot of places I didn't know existed! Thanks for the video!

[@jasminelamotte1979]

I am so glad I’ve found your page. I’ve been playing sims since they first came out and your page has been super helpful and now I’m excited to play again and not bored!! Thanks a million! Keep it up!

[@katarinasmith8400]

Secrets are always great and you do a great job of explaining them! Your videos are always amazing!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much Katarina :D Your support is so nice always :)

[@lininacrowne1941]

Love your ideas for where to camp. I need to do that

[@sir_jerhyn]

Sims 4, make more worlds like this.

[@noabartholomae1285]

Hi you really make my day and thx for the comment and like last time ♥️

[@Larissa-iq2sq]

I bought get together recently so thank u for this

[@loonaplayed]

Peter i really love all ur videos, i could watch it everyday when i have no clue what to do with my sims. So helpful, u are such a gem in this community, keep doing ur great work ❤

[@hans-hw4cm]

I hope your channel flourish!

[@melanatedindie]

Your breakdowns are so good and informative! Love this channel! It gives me plenty of new roleplay ideas

[@tiaridebose2319]

I see where my sims are going to explore thanks so much for sharing😊💚

[@calindamc9651]

NGL I am about 10 years old because every time you mentioned "pitch a tent" my mind went somewhere else lol

[@lininacrowne1941]

Love this! I feel like I need a video like this for snowy escape

[@Atanery]

AMAZING, thank you for doing this video! ❤

[@zkjise]

i finally found my one-stop shop channel and its you

[@Mistysmudge1]

So m any areas i haven't explored in Windenburg. Great video :D

[@LivelysReport]

The best part of Windenburg is the Country Area.. because it has roads that cars really drive on, and homes that are right off the roads.. the old town area, no real roads, the new town no real roads, the island, no roads at all.. so I am doing some country living out there, last, or farthest lot to the left.. 40x30.. and doing off the grid with farming cows, chickens garden both regular and large crops..

[@Ceares]

I have literally not explored this pack at all, had no interest in it until this video, now I can't wait to take my Sims visiting here, thanks!

[@andrewmoeller1987]

It's a shame we never get Worlds as big as this one anymore.

[@arianacamerei2871]

Just feeding the YT algorithm so more people can find this channel.

[@rachelmarylani]

Had no idea! Honestly it’s one of my least played worlds. Thanks for the tips!

[@naneneunmalklug4032]

Woohoo bush sounds so uncomfortable lol

[@SundiMyint]

I've had this pack since the day it came out, didn't know about 80% of those locations 🙈

[@Emjay_____71]

Its my fave world !!! I didn't know about EMILY 😳

[@1Shao_]

Playing it for the first time! ❣️

[@Rosa-gg6xl]

Okay this is such a cool world, I might need to buy this expansion next

[@desiree7633]

I was looking if anyone did a renovation for the van haunt Estate on the gallery cause the original is kinda empty

[@clloud5431]

nobody: get together: WOOHOO BUSH!!!

[@Rizma44]

Nice Work! I also love your voice!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you Charisma! Haha this defs helps give me a bit more confidence in my voice overs :D

[@SimifyMe]

You didnt mention the multiple different entrances to the bluffs and ruins and chalet gardens as they are quite fun to find

[@kowalski9er273]

0:56. I didn't know you needed an expansion pack to pitch *that* tent

[@clotildeturner8900]

That was awesome - I barely visit the different lots.

[@NenaMataHari]

Wow! I had no idea!

[@mysnia]

Wow, I didn't know Emily appears in game. Cool, thanks Petey!

[@itkahsramal4983]

After all these years I just noticed the Bluffs won’t let kids in. And my whoohoo bushes are strictly for fertilizing!

[@lakeyatackalack23]

Never really explored this world, after this video i might have too!

[@vingedheart]

I am realizing how much I don't know about packs I've owned forever.... 😮 One thing I can add to this is that 'Lykke' actually means Happiness in my language, Danish. 🙂

[@ИлянаНадвидова]

Thank you! I watch your videos from Russia🇷🇺

[@OllieB2001]

I know this is years late but does anyone know what's up with the glowing rock formation in Windslar?

[@BenThomas13]

Never seen parties at the house how do you get that to happen?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Sometimes sims invite you to a party naturally :). But you can plan a social event from your sim's phone. Then pick dance party, and the von haute estate as the venue :)

[@kendo2377]

The Bluffs is the best date spot in the game. No other Sims will spawn there .

[@stephaniekdavis3216]

In what game pack is this?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

This is from the Get Together expansion pack :)

[@gerrald8806]

i hate it when the beautiful world like this goes faded out when in real gameplay. Are there any mod to disable faded out object???

[@BonaparteBardithion]

There are. I have one, but I can't remember which. I got tired of never seeing the huge willow I planted in the yard. There are also some that reduce the fade distance.

[@cjhaedaten8711]

Currently living in there with off the grid as I farm to riches😆

[@nathalie8740]

espero algun dia habiliten nadar

[@chriscalvert5887]

But how do you explore these areas?

[@Likatchan]

I've been trying to spot Emily all my life, never could 😥

[@nathalie8740]

2024 año en que me entere que el chale es mas grande de lo que parece wouuuw estoy en shoc

[@unpopularopinion5449]

You are giving off serious Robin Leach vibes with your voice. For those who don't know who Robin Leach is, he hosted a show called 'Lifestyles of the rich and famous' a long time ago. Anyways...I have Windenburg and honestly, it is my least fave world. I took a tour all the way around it and I found nothing I like about it except the estate. It's a good party place if you're cool with ghosts crashing it other than that, I just can't see any of my Sims living here. I have only one family in the 64×64 lot. That's it. .

[@Inferno9767]

Mt.komorebi is the best sims world I only like the maze in windenburg tho

[@annythekettle7031]

Why do I never know anything lol

[@alexausderlobby6730]

the only pack i don‘t own 💀

[@prive7469]

Back in the days when they gave us 16+ lots for a world. Now everybody is happy when they only give us 9 lots bc people forget that we used ro get more. I think after cats and dogs it went down.

[@kbs3491]

This is like the 5th sign I’ve had this week to buy get together

[@BonaparteBardithion]

It's probably one of the best S4 expansions just for the widely applicable club feature.

[@words0217]

REALLY???