With the announcement of The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack, SimGurus have taken to Twitter to give players more information on the game. StrangerVille is set to release next week on February 26th, but here’s some preliminary info to keep you satisfied.
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— Tazreen Tasnim (@tazreentasnim) February 20, 2019
I’ll say this: that wrecked plane isn’t just background art.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Nearly any time we don’t include world objects in the build catalog, it’s because they’re built to different requirements than on-lot stuff. We try to give you as many of them as possible and I think we’re slowly getting better at it. Definitely something we aim for! 🙂
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Got a special extra surprise for you guys! If you're ready to Ǥ€Ŧ ŞŦŘΔŇǤ€, but can't wait a week for #TS4StrangerVille, we just added all the new music from it onto the Alexa Skill!!
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— Emory (@SimGuruEmory) February 20, 2019
I don't want to spoil any of the mystery/story of StrangerVille, but I want to put your concerns to rest: the infected Sims will not spread to other worlds; it's an event that's contained within StrangerVille.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
No. We want you to engage with the mystery/story at your own pace.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
Lots of people have been asking, so here you go:
StrangerVille is not a vacation world. Your Sims can live there and immerse themselves in the strangeness.
Also, there are ways to opt-out of the strange stuff going on in case you want it to be more of a "normal" place to live.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
In fact, I highly recommend moving in to get the full experience. Don't go crazy with what you imagine this might be, but there are some cool details that you'll get if you actually live there.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
It's a normal world.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 20, 2019
You can largely ignore it if you want to. There are ways to get rid of it completely, but you'll have to engage in the story/weirdness for a bit to do that.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
StrangerVille has 11 editable lots spread over 2 neighborhoods. Also 1 special lot/neighborhood that is not editable (we're doing some fun story-specific stuff there).
Vampires has 5 lots, so we're pretty excited to do a bigger world in a game pack like this. https://t.co/njfZEnyYpa
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
When you start a new game, the story is very minimal until you decide to start digging into it. If you want to completely remove all story elements from your world, you'll have to play through the story first. We don't want to force the story/weirdness on you.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Vampires is the last gamepack I worked on and did world design for too. We were able to do an even bigger world for this one, so that's exciting. 😀
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
You can play through the story multiple times if you want to (don't expect a ton of variation though). I'd have to spoil stuff about it in order to tell you how it all works. If you're into the story, I recommend staying away from spoilers once the pack releases.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
If you never engage with the story, it has a very small presence in the world and I don't think it'll bother people. If you move into StrangerVille and just want to live a normal life, you can do that without us trying to force you into the story or remind you that it's there.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
When we were making this pack, we were definitely aware that not everyone would want a super weird, creeped-out world. It's very important to us that you are able to play the game the way you want to and I hope we've done a good job of that here. I think you'll be pleased. 🙂
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
You can play through the mystery multiple times, but I'd have to spoil things to explain how. 😉
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Yes
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Pretty much, yes.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) February 21, 2019
Heads up that the pre-pack patch will arrive tomorrow at 10 AM PT. There will be a small number of bug fixes, but mostly it is prep for the pack’s release next Tuesday!
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Finally, I’ve seen a few folks ask about a gameplay trailer and a livestream. There will be a gameplay trailer that drops on launch day (the 26th). We will not be doing a normal deep dive livestream but will be doing a short intro to the pack on Monday the 25th at 11 AM PT.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
A couple questions I’ve been seeing about StrangerVille and want to clarify.
– The world is fully residential, it is not a destination/vacation world
– The world has 11 lots which you can buid on and one secret lot
– The Military Career is a fully playable career like Gardening— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Only with the pack.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
No.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
It’s a “WFH Career” that is very similar in structure to the Gardening Career.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Not a secret world, a secret lot.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Laptops come with the pack.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
No.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Yes.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
A couple of other things I want to clarify regarding StrangerVille…
– Laptops come with the pack
– Cars are NOT being added in the pack or the patch— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
It’s part of the story.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
It’s a work from home Career like Gardening.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
Laptops are not part of the patch. If you want laptops in your game they are the new pack.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
You’ll see when you play it. We wanted the career to be interactive for you.
— ҜΔŦ€ ØŁΜŞŦ€ΔĐ (@SimGuruKate) February 21, 2019
