Game developer EA is tailor fitting its life-simulation video game “The Sims 4” to the current season, which is summer.
For the great part of the world, summertime means fun under the sun, family vacations, and plenty of time to play video games, including “The Sims 4,” so in order to celebrate the season, EA will be calling it #SimSummer and has likewise enticed gamers to join the fun and celebration, details The Sims website.
EA said that it wants gamers to do on their Sims what they usually do during summer like going on a beach or hanging out by the pool. Gamers just need to take a picture of what their Sims are up to during summertime and share it on Twitter or Instagram with #SimSummer.
Whether the gamers’ Sims are going out for an outdoor retreat, enjoying vacation somewhere from work, or simply relaxing in a hot tub, they can share the so-called #SimSummer moment by posting a photo of it on Twitter or Instagram.
The developer will compile all those social media posts and have it posted on its social media pages and give everyone in the Sim world something to have fun with even as everyone’s Sims enjoy their well-earned vacation.
To make it even more exciting, the developer will have a different theme every week so gamers are advised to regularly check the Twitter and Instagram pages of EA for it.
Gamers who submit or post #SimSummer images will earn a chance to get #SimSummer goodies complete with “The Sims 4” summer items like a towel, sunglasses, water bottle, and lanyard.
Updates to the game
In the middle of last month, EA has released the Newcrest update to “The Sims 4” that featured 15 lots for gamers to creatively build on based on their preferences.
The developer has also given an option to some gamers who are less inclined to build from scratch by jumping into the Gallery and populating their world from fellow Simmers’ creations, according to the Help EA website.
EA said that some gamers have already built some amazing lots and their creations can be found in #BuildNewcrest.
The developer likewise announced the return to “The Sims 4” of the Welcome Wagon to make it easier for the gamers’ Sims to break the ice with their neighbors and strike some meaningful conversations.
Accordingly, when a gamer moves into a new lot, his neighbors will arrive with a welcoming smile and a pound of fruitcake.
There is also a new tool in the game as part of the updates called Custom Room Tool under the Empty Rooms Sort in the Build Mode. It will allow gamers to draw their own room shapes. As they draw, each click will place a new wall segment, an indicator of the last clicked position as well as starting position. To complete the room, the gamer should click back to the starting position. The last clicked position meanwhile provides information to the gamer regarding the undo behavior of the Sims in the game.
Expansion pack
Sometime in April, EA released an expansion pack to the life simulation video game officially titled “The Sims 4: Get to Work,” which provided gamers three brand new careers.
These three new professions include being a doctor, being a policeman, and being a scientist. Each profession comes with a new fully playable career venue that would enable gamers plenty of ways to fulfill the ambitions of their Sims.
What most gamers do not know yet or has to fully explore still is that they can actually create their Sim’s own retail business while taking advantage of their respective Sim’s skills, profession, and hobbies to earn the game cash called Simoleons.
So wait, how can we do this so called sim summer when there’s absolutely nothing summer esque about the game…hot tubs and camp sites (if you have that expansion) is hardly enough.