Happy New Year! Thank goodness 2021 is over. Hopefully this means we have more big updates and actual Expansion Packs to look forward to…We hope so anyway… The recent update that came out on 30th November added the first phase of Neighbourhood Stories, a Story Progression type feature to The Sims 4. For those of us who have played The Sims 3, Story Progression means having the sims around you living life to the fullest! As annoying as it can be for some, they’re constantly having parties, babies, and all sorts of other live changing things go on behind those not-so-closed doors. Here’s a list and explanation of how EA’s Story Progression works in The Sims 3: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/ Story_progression This new type of Story Progression, however, is unlike The Sims 3’s version as it will be somewhat controllable. The Sims team plan on Neighbourhood Stories having on/off switches, meaning that you can turn off the unpredictability if you desire. This is helpful for the Simmers who play with their own story line in mind. For those who enjoy the messiness though, hopefully we will start seeing some chaos soon in our games. The latest update is in - make sure to check out www.EA.com for the full information. PC: 1.82.9.1030 / Mac: 1.82.99.1230 Console: Version 1.50
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As of right now, Neighbourhood Stories focuses on “Sims that are connected to your Households and have relationships of some kind with them,” as stated in the Update Notes. This means that currently, you have to form a relationship with the sims outside of your household to be able to access the new feature. Then, you’ll have to check out the new Friendly and Mean interactions to influence those sims to make changes to their lives. Along with this new feature, two new Aspirations have arrived! One is focused on the more pleasant socials in the feature, with the aspiration called Neighbourhood Confidante. If your sims love gossiping, or actually like helping their friends out with their social and love lives, this is the Aspiration for them! If, however, your sims prefer to mess with their neighbour’s love lives, maybe even stealing a few taken lovers for themselves, the Villainous Valentine is the Aspiration they’ll want to go for! You can find more details on this, as well as any bug fixes, in the Patch Notes.
