Sims Events
Reports on Sims Events
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City Living Event in Cologne
Introduction As for other expansions before I followed an invitation from EA Germany to the City Living event in Cologne and was able to get an impression of what we can expect with the new expansion pack. The event was taking place at the Unitymedia Medialofts. We were well taken care of and could enjoy some international food at the lunch buffet. We were able to play the game for about 6 hours after an approx. 20 min presentation by SimGuruGrant. It was not possible to import any existing Sims or savegames so that we all started with a brand new game. Since…
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Get Together – Producer Event in Cologne
Introduction EA Germany invited quite a few fan sites to check out Get Together at their German headquarter in Cologne. Apart from a short Q/A with Graham Nardone through Skype, we had the opportunity to test the new expansion pack for 6 hours and take some screenshots home for you guys. Be aware that all of these are in German since that was the language the game was installed in. My green Freezer Bunny accompanied me and checked out all the decoration and surroundings. 6 hours are long .. but also very short. We could not test everything and many questions…
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Get To work – Producer Event in Cologne
Introduction The producer event to Get to Work in Cologne was a great adventure as always and we had tons of fun. It was great to see everyone and meet new people and the rich food buffet was great too. A big thank you to everyone involved. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the presentation since something was broken but SimGuruAzure gave us a short introduction and then we had about 5 hours hands-on time with the new expansion. This is of course not enough to test everything thoroughly but it gave us enough time to take a look at…
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Sims 4 – Animations and Multitasking
Marion Gothier (SimGuruMarion) showed us the last Master Class at SimsCamp: Animations and Multitasking. As everything else, the stuff shown is still in an early state and many things can change. Everything that was shown to us does work in the game at the moment although Marion only showed pre-recorded videos from within the game. Sims 4 Sims should be less robotic and a lot more human. That lead to the identification of four major aspects in animations: More natural animations, better routing, better social interactions in groups and multitasking. Natural Animation As you can see in the gameplay trailer,…
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Sims 4 – Buy & Build Mode
The third Sims 4 presentation was about Buy & Build Mode. Aaron Houts (SimGuruHouts) showed us the new features and how fast you can now build a house. Build Mode Build mode is now very modular. The player can build a fancy house with a few clicks. Rooms can be made bigger and smaller by pulling and pushing. Already placed furniture that doesn’t fit anymore is simply placed in your inventory. Walls that touch to form a closed area are recognized as room by the game. Those rooms can then be rotated and moved. This way you can completely change your…
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Sims 4 – Emotions
One of the biggest new features that will come with Sims 4 are emotions. Sims are no longer keeping their feelings to themselves, they show you if they are happy, sad or angry. This shows in their faces as well as in the way they walk. Grant Rodiek (SimGuruGrant) introduced us to the topic. You can get a first impression yourself by watching the second part on the official Sims 4 Gameplay Video which shows part of what we got to see too. A warning up front The system is new and there are many things that will still change…
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Crinrict visits the future – Into the future preview
At SimsCamp and the German community event at Gamescom we had ample time to test the upcoming expansion pack Into the Future. We did have to share computers but it was interesting to look over the shoulder of other players and watch what they were doing. Functionality The new expansions comes with many new, futuristic objects and is a mix of World Adventures and a conventional expansion pack. Traveling to and from the future is probably based on the same (buggy) system as World Adventures and University Life. Contrary to both the older expansions, your sims can stay in the future…
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Crinrict’s SimsCamp Adventures
When I found my invitation to SimsCamp in Cologne in my in-box in june, I could hardly believe it. The anticipation was big and the expectations even higher and the event that took place from August 20th to August 22nd 2013 at the German computer game show did exceed those. The whole event was very well organized and despite a little issue here and there, everything went like clockwork. The time table was pretty full and I don’t think anyone got much sleep that week but it was so worth it. Photo: EA After SimsCamp I also had the opportunity…
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Sims 4 – CAS Preview
First topic at SimsCamp was the new CAS. Jill Johnson (SimGuruJill) showed us the the most important chances and then we got to try CAS on the computer ourselves. The new CAS looks very lean and with only a few controls which gives you a bit of a scare at first. The biggest change is that there are (hardly) any sliders anymore. Everything is manipulated directly on the Sim itself. You can see how that works in the official Sims 4 gameplay video Create a Sim Not all aspects of your Sim can be changed but there’s a few new…
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SimsCamp@crinrict.com
Sitting here at Zuerich Airport waiting for my flight to leave. Most of the others are already in Cologne and I can’t wait to meet them What reports to expect on crinrict.com I’m still unsure how to handle the whole thing since there are so many site going to post so much stuff. SimsVIP has a list of participants so you know which sites to check out. I will probably not be posting anything during Gamescom week but save it all for afterwards. I’m just going to enjoy myself. Reporting directly is not really the focus of my site and to…
