The gurus took to Twitter today to answer questions from players interested in knowing a bit more about how apartments work in The Sims 4 City Living Expansion Pack.
@knewt93 Hey, apartments are only available in the new world San Myshuno
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@PriTZanon Hey, you cannot build your own apartment complex
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@PaulinaKlepacka Yes, depending on the apartments there can be up to 4 families.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@fuckindelirious Yes, the interior of an apartment is completely customizable
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@alee_gnovatto Yes you can.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@Katie_Q_1982 The interior of an apartment is fully customizable, but you cannot build an apartment from the ground up
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@PsychoSim You can change the interior walls of an apartment and can add/remove/modify rooms.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@ThePlumbob @Weealbet The lot type for an apartment shell is fixed
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 20, 2016
@MolyneuxGames Absolutely.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
.@TheSimCommunity You cannot build apartments from scratch/place them in other worlds. They have specific shells built into the city.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
.@TheBrunoCp Depends on the building. Some have up to four units and you can fill them however you want.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@SebbyFuqua It's a lot trait that can be applied to any lot.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@MrAplane379 You can change all the walls within the apartment, just not exterior walls/walls between apartments.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@ThomasSidney1 Yes.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@HufflepuffSims There are other households that you'll share the building with.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@ThomasSidney1 There will be a load between apartments, like visiting your neighbor.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@FoundSimanite Yup.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@AhmedKallala Yes.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@catloverplayer @KellynSpark You can visit neighbors, and have up to 4 households, depending on the building.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@Weealbet @TheSimCommunity Yes.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@platinumsimmers @SimGuruJM Yup!
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@LunarLadySimmer @PattonKieran You can use styled rooms in apartments.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@Cheesetruck @SimGuruJM Of course! It might get your apartment problems fixed faster too…
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@aussiesimmer97 Yes, up to 4, depending on the building. Some are multi-story, too!
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
.@Noora_Teresa It allows us to make buildings that don't adhere to build-mode restrictions — like height and shape.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
.@Noora_Teresa We've done some awesome things with apartments that you can't do in build mode — you'll see how cool they are.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@Cinderellimouse More on penthouses soon… 😉
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@johnnybraav0s @Noora_Teresa How would it be different than a normal 4 story lot?
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@stealtheye_76 @Noora_Teresa No.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@stealtheye_76 Downstairs, yes.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@EmbyCKnight @TheSimCommunity @SimGuruHouts Have you seen TS3 apartments?
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
@stealtheye_76 @Noora_Teresa Rent.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 20, 2016
Honestly, very excited about Lot Traits. They add soooo much to the experience, and there are a bunch of them!
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
You can set the traits on any lot! Up to 3. Cheap apartments have certain traits locked from the get-go however, such as cursed or filthy. https://t.co/joFmyTASN8
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Don't have the exact number in front of me, but ~20+. We'll be talking about them more soon! https://t.co/M5gRn44Hkh
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
You can pick and choose which neighbors live in your building's units, just like placing neighbors in a house next-door in older worlds 🙂 https://t.co/WenUUGmgto
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Of course! Certain items you can't get rid of/move (electrical box, plumbing) but decorate away! https://t.co/tW6rH16QIV
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
To enter their apartment, yes. You can knock on their door, hang out in the common area, go outside, visit a festival, w.o loading tho https://t.co/GzFeHw1PPs
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Yeah! Most have 2-3 apartments in the building. I believe one has 4! https://t.co/kVelLTRinZ
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Interior walls and doors can be moved and deleted, yes. Just can't move outside walls, windows or the front door (you're just renting!) https://t.co/suFdUqa0Sn
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Way more than 3 buildings across the neighborhoods. It's a big world! https://t.co/6mDpGFYWSC
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Yup! And you'll see them all the time: using the trash chute, coming over if they smell you cooking a nice meal, complaining if you're loud https://t.co/N9HnEa2kOI
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Just those leaky pipes! Sorry- should have specified. https://t.co/6a0DxoTGwU
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
@SebbyFuqua Yup. Paint away!
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Quake Zone is a lot trait that can be placed on any lot! Something's rumblinnnn….. https://t.co/QFzKN9zITi
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
Never. Going to the open street/a festival in your neighborhood has no loading screens. https://t.co/cxa9HUeZ9e
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 20, 2016
@eunomosteiro Roommates have been in since base game (it's a relationship in CAS.) Just people you live with who aren't family!
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
Don't have an exact number, but it's a good amount. We should have more information on World before release! Be on the lookout for it 😀 https://t.co/3zT83K8wYD
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
Yup, residential! Venues as well! Don't quote me on "any lot" because there might be exceptions for special venues, but almost all lots! https://t.co/1Kav1xxisK
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
@salem_hellkat @aussiesimmer97 Up to 4 households, depending on the building.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@MySkube Sure, some are huge! Like, 3 stories.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@Simmer_mum Heck no! A few are multi-story. One has a pool on the bottom level!
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@yapasandelas5 Some have balconies, yes.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@Cinderellimouse @SimGuruJM No and no.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@Liamer01 You can paint walls and flooring. You can do anything you want to interior walls. You can't modify the exterior walls/windows.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@PetarCacanoski @Simmer_mum A few, I think.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@RemiSurridge The cheap ones will actually be cheaper than starter lots, but might come with drawbacks…
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@SamWitts2 Rent replaces bills, so potentially you can save money by having your utilities paid for!
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@BrazenLotus Each apartment can have separate traits.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@SimmingFan3000 I wouldn't say mandatory, but we could potentially add to them in the future.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@Dragon_Simmer No specific plans, but I wouldn't want to limit it that way.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 21, 2016
@DL4Sims World shaking, Sims reacting, and a moodlet depending on the severity of the quake.
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
I have no idea about something that technical. Any info on seasons would be discussed if/when we add the feature – focused on CL now! https://t.co/hmKyMXFpQ3
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
Yeah, they totally do! https://t.co/pHkxTdrWsb
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
Lot traits will be a carry forward feature. Everyone will get it! That being said, some traits are pack-specific, just like Sim traits. https://t.co/kAoJmXCCJl
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
I thiiiink anything you have build/buy control over. Definitely venues, residential lots and apartments. https://t.co/UfGxKeYCwZ
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 21, 2016
@MichaelLovesSky @SimGuruJM Different apartment buildings have different layouts, from 1-4 apartments per building.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 21, 2016
@SGC_Chloe There are different layouts and you can customize the interior to add/remove/change rooms. Same max family size as normal lots.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 21, 2016
@julyveegaming @SimGuruDaniel @SimGuruJM You can upload rooms and download and place individual rooms from the gallery for apartments.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 22, 2016
@TheBrunoCp Yes, there is a loading screen for visiting neighbors.
— SimGuruNeel (@SimGuruNeel) September 22, 2016
@thesimsserbia @AhmedKallala @SimGuruDaniel elevators can be placed in build buy, but only in penthouses
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
@simladylib1301 Yes. Gonna be a tight fit in some of them though…
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 22, 2016
@rodrixixon6 @SimGuruJM You can get your landlord to come by and fix things in your apartment.
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 22, 2016
Yup! There's more than one. https://t.co/4MSVmzaXg7
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
Not by default, but you could certainly make one of your own with lot traits and the decorations/furniture you choose! https://t.co/AM4NTdc7Sq
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
Same as always. 8 Sims! https://t.co/j6MVTayLtm
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
30 x 20, i believe. https://t.co/f59P84Kiro
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
@Liamer01 No, roommates work the same as they do in basegame. Only your neighbors and people on the street work autonomously
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
@Dragon_Simmer No- your hallway/common area is upstairs outside of the elevator and leading to the apartments in a building.
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
@TheSimScraper @Dragon_Simmer Sims enter an outside door at street level and then come out of their elevator upstairs!
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
You can buy it if you have the money! But how'd you get all that money if you didn't work for it? You aren't using CHEATS are you? #gasp 😉 https://t.co/BMn7i3KAAL
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
Yes there are! I believe one of the apartments in uptown is actually 3 whole stories! https://t.co/Zbi0ByRE8q
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
@Weealbet Yup! There are two different models- a basic and a premium console. We'll have more info on the console in an upcoming blog post.
— JM Sudsina (@SimGuruJM) September 22, 2016
And yes, you can turn penthouses into venues. Anyone up for a rooftop restaurant?
— Daniel Hiatt (@SimGuruDaniel) September 22, 2016
