SMagazine Issue 6

PLUS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DELIGRACY BATTLE OF OLD VS NEW: PART 2 DISCOVER EVANSDALE COUNTY

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EDITOR’S WELCOME Hello and welcome to SMagazine Issue 6.

You’ll have noticed that inside this issue we’ve given the magazine a bit of a makeover - we hope you’ll like it! This time, we’re focusing on family homes, including builds by talented creators such as Steph0Sims and Deligracy.

Speaking of Deligracy, she’s joined us for an exclusive interview inside this issue.

We’ve been able to dive deeper into how she plays her game, how she builds her houses and much more.

We’re also continuing the battle between old and new to determine once and for all if The Sims 2 or The Sims 3 is the better game. What do you think?

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I'm Deli, an avid simmer and Graphic Designer from Melbourne, Australia. My YouTube channel "Deligracy" is where I enjoy doing speed builds with a strong focus on interior design.

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When did you first play The Sims?

My dad brought home Sim Town and Sim Safari when I was about 9 years old, then of course when The Sims came out, I was hooked. I've since played all through The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. Now I'm excitedly awaiting The Sims 4!

What is your favourite thing about The Sims?

The Sims is a never-ending outlet for creativity. I love that I can channel my love for design through creating builds, using create-a-style and manipulating the appearance of Sims. This wonderful game stimulates my imagination and lets it run crazy—thats my favourite part.

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What are you most looking forward to in The Sims 4?

takeout food (Sims 2 University), a new generation of the Goth family and Sunny the Tragic Clown—all the classics we adore—would be great to see too! The Sims 4 will nonetheless be very exciting—I cannot wait!

The new worlds! They look so pretty from the glimpses we've seen—the detail in the sidewalks have me very excited. Above the new features of gameplay and build mode, I'm mostly looking forward to new, fresh energy in the game.

Thank you to Deligracy for taking time out for this interview. If you want more, flip over for a showcase of her house Verity, subscribe to her on YouTube (Deligracy) or follow her on Twitter, @deligracy. See you next issue for another interview!

Build or live mode?

Build mode, most definitely!

Which features from previous games do you want in The Sims 4?

I would love, love, love to have Create-a-style in The Sims 4! It breaks my simming heart to see it go, because I use it so much. Small things such as the return of chinese, Verity - 25 -

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EVANSDALE COUNTY Evansdale County is a beautiful, large beach world by MySimRealty. Effectively split into two separate areas, one a city, and another, smaller residential area, there’s loads to do here.

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Showtime venues, such as a Performance Park and the Hoi Pollio Event Centre, where your Sims can perform at the peak of their careers.

The city has amazing views of the beach and is also home to a Let’s start with the city centre. Here your load of beautifully built townhouses and Sims can enjoy the nightlife the city has large houses down by to offer in a bunch of the waterfront. different Late Night Across the bridge is Venues. The city is al- the residential area. so home to the City Split into a town and Hall, a functioning farming area, there’s University, a large still loads of things for park and a bunch of families and elders to

do here. Everything you could need is on a central strip, and there’s roads of nicely spaced out family homes, all with beautiful views. Further towards the east of the world is a small farming community, with a horse ranch, large farmhouses and more.

This beautifully crafted world also runs amazingly on most computers, so it’s a must have for anyone looking for a new, free world. 

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few practice worlds under your belt (don’t expect to make a perfect world first time), you’ll be on track to make the perfect world for yourself.

your Sims 3 bucket list— things you want to do before The Sims 4 arrives—as although creating a world requires time, skill and dedication, it’s extremely rewarding and satisfying to play and reThe Sims 3 Create A World Tool—Beta is almost identical to lease your finished product. If the program the Sims 3 team you do create a world, sharing it with others is one of the use to create their worlds.

You have a powerful suite of most satisfying aspects of it. tools that allow you to do an- The Create A World Tool is a free download and all you ything, from sculpting your world’s terrain to laying roads need is an installed copy of The Sims 3. Why not take it and placing lots. It’s almost something that should be on for a spin and see what you can do?

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A huge part of the Sims game that makes it a unique and dynamic forefront to play on is the ability to create and play with characters of different age groups. Each generation has an exclusive set of traits, characteristics, actions and a wardrobe that can allows the Sim to be completely customizable. It is all up to you, the player!

In The Sims 2, we were introduced to new life stages, different from the original Baby, Child, and Adult. There are seven life stages in the Sims 2, which are Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder. These life stages also carry on to the Sims 3. Unlike

in The Sims 1 where only babies can “grow up” to become a child, each Sim can transition into their new life stage when it is their “birthday.”

portant to keep their meters on green too! Sims at these life stages sleep in cribs, wear diapers, and have to be potty trained.

The Child stage is beginning of Babies can be created in two when they start to have more ways; at the initial Create a Sim freewill. They are required to go page by the combining of “genes” to school on weekdays and comof two parent Sims, or when two plete their homework when they Adults/Young Adults use the “Try return. It is important for children for Baby” option when they are to maintain their grades, as it will romantically involved. Babies can have an effect on their mood and also be adopted. Babies and Tod- future endeavours. Unlike in The dlers have very limited actions so Sims 1, children will not get sent it is up to any older Sim to help away to military school if they them complete even the simplest rceiving a failing grade. of actions, from having a meal to When Sims turn into teens, that’s going to the bathroom. It’s imwhen they enter into their

Words by Zeeanna Zeeanna joined the team with Issue 4, and wrote her first article for us in Issue 5. She now writes the Sims 2 vs Sims 3 feature for us each issue.

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rebellious state. Teens are still required to go to school and complete their homework, but they have a much later curfew that when they are children. Teens also have the new option to enter into a relationship and “go steady� with another Sim. Teens can only be in relationships with other teens. They can also start to learn new skills and get a part-time job to add some extra cash to the household funds.

few things. This stage is very similar to the Adult stage. There is no physical difference, although they do age up and are closer to becoming an elder.

es in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.

Personally, I like that this feature stayed the same because the player gets a sense of familiarity when starting a new game, and the possibilities are endless in terms of An Elder is the oldest that a Sim can be. They can be identified by customization. The only major differences are some of the actions, their gray hair, wrinkles, and a hunched back. Elder sims are still traits, and wardrobe choices that the player is presented with at able to adopt children, but they can no longer give birth. And as all each new life stage, which are algood things must come to an end, ways exciting. elder Sims can die of old age.

Make sure you have them live their lives to the fullest!

The Young Adult stage is the default age for Sims in The Sims 3.

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MEETUP HYDE PARK, LONDON • MAY As I was walking into Hyde Park, I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place. It’s huge! I wondered how on Earth I was going to find everyone at the meetup. However, I shouldn’t have worried, because I soon spotted a bright green swarm (for want of a better word) of loud, jolly and excited Simmers standing by some rather ‘sprayey’ (again, for want of a better word) fountains.

girls came up to me and introduced themselves as Abby (she’s on Twitter as @AbbyUNDEAD) and Amy (sorry if I got your names wrong! I’m still tired), and they soon made me feel comfortable with everyone at the meetup—thanks guys!

Everyone was really nice, and that’s what’s so great about meetups like this. We all share a mutual interest and we could all stand there talking about it As I arrived, I was greeted by for hours—in fact, we did! Not the wonderful Maaike from long after I turned up Dan Platinum Simmers who gave from BeyondSims, Rachybop, me a lovely little pin that said I James, Arthur from Simified, was a part of the meetup, SNW and some others turned which I then lost somewhere up, much to the delight of evein London. I could look for it, ryone. They’re all really nice but it’s a bit of a vast search people, and couldn’t have area, so I made do without it. been better sports. James gave us a hand with the crossIt was a few minutes of me standing there quietly looking word (I now know that someone from Arrested Developquite out of place when two

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ment inspired the Never Nude trait), Rachel gave out some very nice lollipops (although mine looked as if it was some kind of poison—it was very green, but I made it out alive), Dan gave out the name stickers to everyone and I had a good chinwag with Arthur about the SMagazine website (It’s live now—check it out!).

SimtasticWorld (that’s her Twitter name) came over and we had a nice long conversation about the Sims...and how trigonometry is important? I don’t know, we’d all got very hyped up.

Dan came around with postcards that we were going to send to EA, and everyone got even more excited at the prospect of being able to write to The Sims team. There was a raffle, in which I was one off of winning something, twice. But

I soon got over it (at least, that’s what I’m telling myself). However, Britain being Britain, it soon began to rain, and it was quite a downpour! It was quite an impressive feat when at least 100 Simmers managed to fit under this very small shelter, but we did it.

ror? I’d feel scared if 100 oh well) called Luke to come people in green rocked up ranand lift our spirits with some domly in front of me) of everySims 4 cupcakes! Very nice cup- one working there. However, cakes they were, too. myself, Abby and Amy (again, sorry if the names are wrong) Eventually the rain became managed to get lost, but too much and we headed for the Natural History Museum. Rachybop helped us find eveHalf of the group got separat- ryone on Twitter (thanks!).

EA decided to bring the suned because of the traffic lights All in all, it was a brilliant day, shine back into our day, and at the pedestrian crossing, but and I want to say thank you to sent a lovely chap (I sound like we all got there together, everyone who organized it. a 60-year-old British man, but much to the shock (and hor-

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Words and layout by Alex Alex joined the team in Issue 6. He builds really cool houses in his game, and will be rounding up all of the Sims 4 news for us in each issue, as well as writing the Room Styles 101’ feature!

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So you’re fed up with your Sims kitchen: the yellow counter tops and green cupboards are just not that amazing any-

more… Got the Pets expansion? Why not try building a Country Kitchen! Sure, it will probably take some work- *cough* motherlode *cough* -ing, yet it will be well worth it!

These ‘Modern Cowboy Counters’ looks great in any country kitchen! In a pal Lime colour, they look fantastic and homely!

Colour Hex: 85838c

This country style kitchen is full of life, with ‘Deli’ style pops of colour and a family friendly layout, great for pets too!

The colours are subtle and complimentary, making for an eye pleasing room.

With large counter tops, your Sims have loads of room to cook and place their freshly baked goods! With a range-like

cooker, this kitchen is full of character and adding older styled tiles is the icing on this pretty well iced already cake!

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The term ‘Deli Style’ comes from popular Simmer Deligracy (@deligracy), the first Simmer to show us how Complimnetary colours and colour pop make a room look vibrant and fun.

We recommend you check her out for some pretty awesome stuff!

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Ever wondered how SMagazine happens?

If not, read this anyway (we had a page to spare). It starts with the editor taking a trip to some Sims 3 CC sites (thesimsresource.com was used for most creations inside this issue). Each time he finds something, it’s into Microsoft Publisher to write an article about it. This is where everything goes down, be it the designing of the cover or the writing of the articles. He might take to Twitter to ask people what they want to see (follow us @smagazineofcl) and he then tends to find more ideas from there. Once the issue is finished, he checks everything, and then exports it into a .PDF using Microsoft Publisher. Then it’s to Issuu.com to upload the magazine, and then to literally every single social network to advertise the magazine. And, then, you get to read it...like you’re doing right now! G

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