💚 HOW TO MAKE THE SIMS 4 MORE FUN *WITHOUT* MODS | The Sims 4 Gameplay Ideas 

💚 Part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9-4AAOQ7tHA.html 💚 Part 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Amb3Fxygj9Q.html 💚CAS Tips & Ideas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vgNIEyP52FE.html What are YOUR gameplay ideas on how to make the sims 4 more fun?

I like the “No sim is perfect” tip. I tend to always make my sims perfect, that’s why I like to randomize traits during my legacy’s cause I don’t want them to always be perfect. That’s unrealistic

When playing a legacy, do stuff like have the grandparents take in the kids for the summer or go on vacation with them, or let uncle and aunt take the kids for day trip etc. In my legacy, one uncle lives in Sulani, embracing the beach life, taking in all the niece and nephews over the summer and the grandparents make sure to take them to their cabin in Granite Falls during a weekend in the winter. It creates a bigger bond between the sims and definitely makes you attach to them. You can also add some drama into it easily!

I feel like whims are great in theory, but they're too broken for me to focus on them without the Whim Overhaul mod. Like, you can have an ambitious and family-oriented sim who lives in a dorm and is one day away from their exams and they'll still only get random whims to buy a beebox (can't do that in a dorm) and a pool (also no) and cooking a meal (no stove). It'd make sense for them to get whims to call their family and get some studying done, but no. 😆

I have been taking pictures of my sims and it has REALLY enhanced gameplay in a way. It made my sims home feel more lived in and I remember crying a little when my first generation couple died after their last selfie together 😢

A few things I like to do that I haven’t seen you mention is 1) I have some of my families volunteer as a family on Sundays as a stand in for church or as a giving back family event. It’s nice having that moment away rabbit hole as well where you don’t have to micro manage them. 2) I have change my sims party wear after every party sometimes every other party they attend or hold 3) I give my sims multiple, usually 2, outfits in each category. It keeps them from wearing the same thing all the time and keeps you from having to make new outfits all the time. 4) When my sims are children I give them 2 outfits under each category but in one outfit I give them clothes more aligned to their assigned gender and one less aligned so I can start to feel out how they want to express them selves when they are older by which outfit they change into more. I also do that with clothing styles to get a sense of their personality. 5) I give my sims hobbies that they do casually that doesn’t have to do with a certain goal or making money per say. Just something to do for fun in their free time. 6) I dress them more age appropriately. When my sim first ages up to a teen from a child I dress them more younger and mix matched and as they age further in teen hood I up their style. I also give them braces, or acne, or ear rings at different points to aide in the storytelling and give them personality. 7) I make friend groups with clubs from get together and utilize those a lot in my sims childhood and teen hood. 8) I use my vacation days. It’s fun and spaces things up to go on holiday or go to a festival or something durning the week as a family or couple but using your vacation days and not just wait for the weekend every time. Just a few things to try. :)

Writing backstory’s so help improve the game as it helps me feel more connected to the household. 10/10 recommend 😊

For the last few weeks I tried a lot of these tips you reccomended in the older videos, and it made me enjoy the sims so much more. Amazing tips in this video too 💜

I personally love playing rotationally. Aging is only on for the family I am playing for a current sim week. I turn on NPC aging and progressions just for one week so that they age just like my sims. I have like 12 families, different sizes, types, hobbies, styles etc, they are descendants to the sims 2 pleasant view OGs! Would recommend.

Definitely agree that taking photos of Sims and putting them up around the house is a really easy way to enhance gameplay and connection. Even for a single sim this is great to do, because you can have pictures up of them, their friends, and their romantic partners.

aw i loved seeing the montage of your households on screen! ty for the tips, the family tree is definitely useful!

I forgot to mention in my last huge comment, I sometimes I will also keep all my sims belonging and furniture when I move house like I would in real life and move into an empty house. I also move house with my sims jobs or interests which can spice up a lull in your play. :)

The Plum Tree App is a must for Simmers wanting to make a Legacy Save! Thank you for showing us this useful tool.

i love taking pictures in sims 4, it is so good when you are just playing normally and u see a picture that u took and that good moment just comes back, aughhhh💗💗💗

I love these suggestions, I've tried a few and my love for sims has grown! :)

omg tysm for this video with also part 1 + 2. . ive been struggling with motivation with my current household//gen 2 recently so this helped a lot with the different gameplay ideas! 💗

I just discovered your channel and have been watching your videos back to back for the last couple of hours 😅 i love your content, you’re giving me new ideas for gameplay and new inspiration for CAS. I also need to download some of the CC you talked about in your recent videos. Also I adore your voice! It’s so calming and smooth!!! So glad I found your channel 🙌🏼

I love all these ideas! Definitely using these!

love the video as always, and thank you for the tips it was perfect timing as i was just starting to get bored again haha 😂💕

your voice is so calming 💕❤

thank you for these suggestions!! inspired me to open my game and play! 💞💞

family trees are the best i have an incredibly detailed long one for a family I have been playing for a few years and I can remember every sim on it

This was soooooooo helpful. Thank youuuu so much 🌻💛☀️

Thank you for this one! New player here and it seems a little daunting to get into when you see everyone uses mods!

I think taking a gameplay break and just focusing on building is a great way to challenge youself, too.

love this video ❤ it gave me ideas how to enjoy the game more and also i've found the switching lifespans to be fun because my sim's life tend to be too long at times even in normal 😅

The family tree is so cute! It’ll definitely make me want to expand and work more on my families. And does anyone know what app/website she used to write down her backstory? It looked so cute and simple and I rly want to try it out!

These tips help me enjoy the game more! Thank you 😩😊

This was really helpful thank you!!

That family tree suggestion is a good one. I noticed the game disappeared a bunch of my older generations. It’s really annoying.

Great tips!

What I do for my gameplay is, one of my mother sims are unemployed so she takes her pets out on little "dates" for example, sometimes she will take them out to the park, cat hotspots etc. When her. daughter gets home they also hang out at places. And sometimes when both mothers are home from work i'll invite the daughters aunt to watch her so the moms can go in dates! Its so fun seeing your sims bond together.

I really didn’t think to change the life span instead of pausing aging. I feel like that can make me get on with my challenges and gameplay a lot more

I have multiple PSN accounts (I mostly play on PS4, though I also have the PC version) and I use their various saves to do all sorts of things, like have the same Sim marry entirely different people. In one of my saves, for example, Eliza Pancakes married Lana McKinnon, in another she married a living mannequin I found on the Gallery and moved with her to Mt. Komorebi. Multiple saves can definitely let you twist things up and take old characters in new directions.

4:30 with this tip make sure you clean out photos from your folder SCREENSHOTS inside your EA/The Sims 4 Folder. They can add up quickly... lol

I play on console (X box) So I don't have mods or cc but I can do a lot of stuff tho so my current family has done this so first on the weekends my kids and i go to somewhere fun like the free park or the beach or i go and send the kids to their fav grandparents house for 2 days and on weekdays the kids go to school/daycare and then I go to work or something and on vacation days we just sit at home and do fun things and on rainy days we do inside activities and on sunny days we go somewhere and we have A LOT of family pictures around the house :)

I LOVE THE PLUMTREE APP

I love this video series! Thank you!!

I like leaving the favorites blank (except for a favorite color) and clicking yes on every pop-up. To me it's a very dynamic way of developing their likes and dislikes.

the no perfect one i love

Your sims are always gorgeous!! Mine look like potatoes 🤭 Thank you for this video. I really don't like using mods so this helped me a lot!!

I have sooooo many saved files with soooo many different sims....even have a couple files for sims who I really like and want to move their lives in different directions........I have a family who I have photos of them all over...even with the babies being first born...pics with mom and dad too.....it has been so fun and cute..........I haven't really done much with the family trees.....

I’m a writer and artist so I looove seeing people put so much effort into their sims and even planning a backstory! I use the sims to create my character’s visuals and help me visualize and understand them more, plus it’s so much fun and gives me ideas to include in my stories! I love seeing my characters interact with each other, sims is a golden tool for artists

Your voice sounds like a warm hug

Your voice is so pretty! 💕

You just got a new subscriber (this was so good)

This was great, thanks!

I just discovered your account and instant followed you!

I love your vids! You're awesome!

I like to put my own mp3 files in the radio station folders and I play my music in-game through my sims stereos

Thanks so much! The game/expansion packs are a bit pricey so

I love this vid, but may I ask what you used to make lilacs backstory? Lovely vid ❤️

i love how you put the one question mark in the first two in the secound and so on :0

maybe the "ÿou can never have too many families" wasn't totally true i counted mine yesterday and there we're 507 and i got a new laptop in february😅

Have you seen the pictures of the sims' wishes/desires? those balloons that are on top of the photo of the sim, photos appeared where the balloon is different I don't know if it will only come in an update later on or by the way with the werewolves, it seems that some wishes/desires will be different in the photo I saw a strangerville icon appeared in the balloon

Another tip if u wanna (i tried it and its really cool) try making a teen to take care of a toddler. Its pretty cool!My toddler grew up very nicely and actually spent time i also put them into an apartament bc i had this backstory that their parents died.It was pretty cool!

your voice is so cute!

Can you get the plum tree app on console?

I just started a Scottish Werewolf Family for a Legacy Challenge. Two sims, recently married, immigrated to Moonwood Mill to avoid the war between Vamps and Werewolves. Lets see if I can stick to a plot for once lol

I really wish mods existed on PlayStation

I redesigned Agnes crumblebottom, gave her a hot farmer husband, and they have a gaggle of kids. their oldest is my legacy baby and I'm going to use the plum tree app asap to keep track of the family!

Just wanted to say I really appreciate your videos. Sadly I was starting to feel this way with the Sims 4 but your videos saved me! *thumbs up* indeed Also loved in another video you mentioned a farmer on Sulani Island, I think I will start a legacy challenge there with that concept. I've not really explored the other packs to their fullest so I might challenge myself with playing and exploring with those with one (expansion) pack at a time. Thanks again! @Plumbie (P.S. the quality of your videos, music, clips edited together, scripting etc. is just superb!)

i like to play in the short lifespan and also create a lot of drama

These vids are always so refreshing! Q: Do I have to download the whims somewhere?

Hii Laurina! What default eyes are you using?

I was wondering where you put the backstory like with the purple heart and everything it looks so neat and pretty, was it a website or..? ANyways love your videos!!

2:52 When I do this I forget about one of these save files and than I don’t want to play with it anymore 😅

Your sims look amazing is this some kind of skin overlay, if so can I know where you got it?

I find myself making my sims married, woohoo, give birth and just leave the games there because of simply boredom. And we use my grandma's PC, it's old, there is no other PC in the house, so we can't download high tech mods (Like just no mods.) And packs, we only have the vampire because the pets mod didn't load.

LOVE YOUR VIDS! 💗 BTW SECOND! 🤫

can i download the house at 1:34 ? i love it. it looks so cute!

-- I already do what my Sim wants, or at least try to. I also try to fulfill the aspiration goals, career goals, holiday and event goals, and challenge scenario goals. -- I often make my Sims leave the house for various reasons, such as buying groceries, interacting with locals and neighbors and going on vacations. - I often write backstories in-game, even though the player can only do so for households/families. The Sims 3 would allow a household description for the whole household, as well as individual Sim Bios. The Sims 2 is the same as TS3 in that regard: you can write Sim Bios and Family Bios and even Family Albums. EA has never really brought back the Family Album system in TS3 or TS4, so boohoo. 😞

Can i download the familytree app on console or connect it with my sims on console somehow?

Do you use any mods? I did start a new save and i was thinking to turn it into a legacy and i had mods and i just stumbled across this video and now i wonder if i should take down my mods or not

idk how old this video is but i personally have a lifespan bug where when i change the lifespan to any lifespan it still goes by the normal life span. its super annoying

i cant find whims in my gamee. i looked the game options too but i cant find Show Whims option. how can i fix this??? pls help😭😭😭

what if my sim's needs i mean the things that they want to do dont show up anywhere? is this normal?

Does anyone know the name of the mod that gives you those clouds of what they want to do

I will use some of these ideas! You also have a pretty voice!

With the likes and dislikes, I don’t like to do that because I like to let my sims choose what they like and dislike❤

I think a lot of the fun things are locked behind the outrages pay wall I only own 4 packs for the sims because of how much they are

I just don’t like making back stories because then it makes me too attached my Sam and when I get too attached it often dies and then I get sad

How did you change the cas background, please?

I love giving Sims in one household likes an dilikes, so that everyone gets annoyed when one sims listens to hip-hop, beacsue everyone else hates it.

i don't have wims! do you know what's wrong with my game?

For some reason whims are turned off for me. Does anybody know how to turn them back on? (Sorry I’m commenting late)

1:25 link of the pj pants please 😭💕

Yeaaaaa I'll stick to mods! 🤣

how do you give your sim more than 3 traits?

Which hairstyles/mods do you use to make your Sims with big foreheads?

my sim cant leave the house😭she has agraphobia

rip the plum tree app 😭

I have a save file where every Sim is paranoid and erratic, along with one good trait. Its hilarious. I basically turned the entire game into Strangerville.

It don’t let me give mine dislike’s

ye but try to make base game fun xdd mods do be carrying the game when you just have dogs and cats and seasons lol

I don't like that there's no random happenings anymore or consequences. You can get cheated on and nothing. No robbers. Hardly any random fires or things happening without you basically forcing it to happen. Remember turning into a plant sim when you gardened to much? The fears are the same thing over and over. Fear of dead end job after being promoted to the top of their career. Pregnancy should have cravings and back hurts and emotional. I just can't stand the lack of real life stuff happening that really doesn't effect the sims in a meaningful way. I love the decore and all the things you can actually choose to do, I just want more everyday events that can go wrong and actually effect my sim. And them being tense at all times or angry gets old when it's for the same exact things. I can't stand having a werewolf sim because they all hate being wolves it seems. Overall it's a really good game if you have an imagination. I wish I had the memory for CC. I don't understand why CC can't be downloaded thru the gallery? So everyone has the choice to use or not use, same with mods. Ugh. I could go on and on forever about this game.

you know if the game is a failure if creators have to make 3 parts of 'how make X more fun' and they get almost 500k views in total

How to make sims more fun: play sims 2 :)

I hate the whims The fear of unfulfilled dreams trait is annoying me

How the frick does her sims have 5 traits each?!?!