Gurus have taken to Twitter today with little tidbits of information on The Sims 4. When and if more tweets become available, we will update this post.
@mauzao9 That magazine interviewed us months ago. Magazines have very long lead times.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Let's see. Today, my sim Alice Wright is going to try to find love and, well, who knows what other trouble she'll get into.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@cassio_fa We are focused on The Sims 4 base game.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Rudy8292 Hi Rudy. Can't talk about this stuff at the moment. Sorry.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
I'm going to send Alice to the gym. She likes active guys.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@bafendo What about it? We have Adoption.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@bafendo You can remove them to household management, but won't be able to adopt through adoption flow. But, you can "play it out."
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@bafendo List of Sims.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@calibos33 Her Traits are Active, Genius, and Creative. She also has the Essence of Flavor Bonus Trait from her Aspiration.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@SimGoodie Nice try.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@SimGoodie I can't talk about that stuff today.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@SimGoodie I'm basically live tweeting my play session.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Here's a quick and dirty screenshot on my dev computer. Alice is chatting while working out at the gym. pic.twitter.com/sjplyWhKJE
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@SimsDomination Probably not.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Rudy8292 Because that Sim is a part of my social group. It basically denotes who is in the conversation.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@bafendo Of course.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Folks who saw the screenshot — the white plumbob just indicates who is in my social conversation.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Alice is about to pee her pants omg!
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Luke_kidder No! I have to care for Alice's privacy.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Sorayavindt Ooo, the new deaths are fun. But, no, I'll need to save those. There isn't a WooHoo skill.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Sorayavindt That was a year ago! Things change.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Alice is Happy, so she sings in the shower 🙂
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@isamechele @calibos33 Her Aspiration can change now, which I LOVE. Right now, I'm working on Painter Extraordinaire.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@amjusaskin Caw! pic.twitter.com/QLUq2D6s4S
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Sorayavindt Quite a few 🙂
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@RealCrazyJakey Yep, Sims age. Pregnancy lasts a few days. Don't remember the specifics.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Ooo! I just saw the painting Alice finished. Super cute. It's one of the new ones the artists JUST put into the game.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@mplumbob 6. Bladder, Hunger, Energy, Fun, Social, Hygiene. Others are subtly integrated into the system.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@best_becks It works approximately the same.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TheSimsIsrael No. We do new music for every game.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TrueSkarrr There was never a sociopath trait. If I recall correctly, we merely noted such things were possible.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
I got Alice a night time job so that she can work on her garden during the mornings. I'll need to balance her sleep schedule.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@fixyourlights Culinary Career
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@AbelElSimmer *shrugs*
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Cinderellimouse Herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers!
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Cinderellimouse It's true, we do.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@JoonathanWill You can absolutely do that.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TopherBee They DO have a rocket ship…
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TessaHerondale4 No. That's creepy.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Alice is going for a late night job. She's energized, so no reason not to exercise, right?
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TessaHerondale4 In our game, a teen represents a 13-16 year old approximately. Adults are in their mid 20s. That isn't quite appropriate.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@LasiaMsinRed Yes, they will.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@MisterPomme Story moment. No turn ons/turn offs.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@viniciusvelos12 I have NO clue.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
I'm amused that my Sim goes to bed about the time I wake up in real life.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TessaHerondale4 16 and 20, sure. Though, in the US there are legal issues around that (18+ is adult). In the Sims, doesn't work.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
Yeah, Alice woke up sore. Whoops.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TheSims4Info She went to bed a little after 3 AM. She works at night, so she's adjusting her sleep schedule.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@FolukeO Naturally.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TessaHerondale4 Hope that helps. Our age ranges are super approximate. If Sims had specific ages, we could do more nuanced things.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@rodolphosouza18 No, we can't talk about cars. Sorry.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TheSimsBoi No. Pretty medium actually.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@tonkanoodle You play the tutorial with YOUR Sims that YOU create.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@Ito_Medeiros No. I always create my own Sims.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@fixyourlights No.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
My seeds arrived in the mail. To the garden we go.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@_lovcat_ Nah, just started playing.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@LasiaMsinRed She's got a career and garden to focus on too!
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@TheSimulatedSim There are multiple ways to get them.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@bashroyal Can't talk about it.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 23, 2014
@JohnBigOz Yup, it sure is. Child skills are from 1-10 as well.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@texuguinho51 Yes, there are skill bars you can view to track the progress of your Sim.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@Sims_lounge The plumbob above them changes color based on their needs. Their emotion is communicated through the UI and their animations.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@TheSims4Info Yup. All of the features from cameraman mode are back – FOV, rotation, pre-set camera positions, etc.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@TheSimAisle We don't use MoCap. Hand animation lends itself very well to the whimsical nature of the Sims – I don't see that changing.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@TessaHerondale4 No. That is not something we would add to the game.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@Libra_Style Pretty technical question – I wouldn't be the right guy to answer that, sorry.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@RomireVids Yup the censor grid is making a return. Just small enough to watch your Sim poop while reading their tablet if you're into that.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@Devontejsp Nope, it'll be like previous games – a shared wallet for the household.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@zoldycks No, but there's a little trick you can do in Sims 4 that lets you lock your camera to follow a NPC. It's fun to do on occasion.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
@Daviid_Moreno Sure. You can change between multiple outfits at any time, or take your Sim back into CAS to plan new outfits.
— Graham Nardone (@SimGuruGraham) June 23, 2014
