It is too Easy: A New Attempt to Fix The Sims 4's Difficulty.

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The Sims 4 is far too easy, so I've started an attempt to mod the game's difficulty. This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a useful mod, but I can use your help.
Download it here: / sims-4-mod-58183239
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@prestongarvey4396
@prestongarvey4396 2 роки тому
Personally, I think the moodlet thing is a bit too aggressive. People shouldn't die just because they peed their pants once.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Honestly? It's probably just that one moodlet. It has a +5 and hardly any others do. Oh you saw your honey bunny flirting? +2 angry. SO maybe I will adjust this. Thanks for the feedback. I can do a lot now that I'm messing with these systems.
@aeli999
@aeli999 2 роки тому
Except if it's Bob Pancakes. I would throw a party. lol
@frankbelmont1565
@frankbelmont1565 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides Here's a cool idea. Let your traits multiply the modifier. A Slob or Erratic for example wouldn't get that much embarrassed but a neat/sqeamish would probably die from it.
@bennettmarshall6141
@bennettmarshall6141 2 роки тому
@@frankbelmont1565 That's actually a really good idea! I'd also love to see (down the road) some compatibility framework released that could allow people who make custom traits to have them also work with this.
@problematicmonika3723
@problematicmonika3723 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides I agree with OP but I was curious how your mod handles fear. My sims are barely scared (which is probably good) but also kinda boring. Usually other emotions overshadow it and it's very rare I get a scared Sim. Does your mod help with that? Thanks in advance if you read this
@philaphobic
@philaphobic 2 роки тому
I hope James Turner plays this mod. His rags to riches would be really fun with this on!
@j.stanley1669
@j.stanley1669 2 роки тому
Maybe he'll try a second "All Lot Challenges" Challenge with this in? That would be brutal! 😂
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I've already talked to him and he is interested in it I hope he will give it a whirl too but only if it will suit his playstyle
@suzannea6540
@suzannea6540 2 роки тому
Along with Carl's mod add LittleMsSams community lot trait Entrance fees on Community Lot. When playing rags to riches with an empty lot, you can not just pop in the gym and take a free shower. Now it there was a mod that could add a taxi fee everytime you traveled to a different lot.
@amazonz8590
@amazonz8590 2 роки тому
@@suzannea6540 taxi fee? what if I drove my imaginary car there or biked there?
@suzannea6540
@suzannea6540 2 роки тому
@@amazonz8590 For more realism, people don't have imagnary cars. Sims should be able to buy bikes before cars. There are no cars in Sims. If they travel with someone, they could get a lift. To make things harder, they can visit any lot they can walk to. If they can't walk to a lot, they need other type of transportation. A lift from a friend, buy a bike, and yes I wish you could buy a car in Sims. If people don't have transportation, they usually have to buy a bus ticket, get a taxi, or uber which all costs. I thought to make rags to riches more challenging that to travel somewhere you can not walk or to a different world that the sim would need to pay for a taxi. If the sim has a bike they can go anywhere in the world they live in. Would still have to pay for a taxi to visit a lot in another world. Just adds to a rags to riches challenge, or if you just want to to add to what your sims pay for. The sims don't need to even pay for their cell phone service or internet connection for the computers and laptops.
@ariarogue49
@ariarogue49 2 роки тому
You woke up and chose violence and I'm 9000% here for it!!!
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I AM Violence today.
@ScudForEver
@ScudForEver 2 роки тому
Bloody Hell (I always wanted to say that)
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
@@ScudForEver I've said it at least 50x and I live in the states. I just like it too much.
@Zazsuran
@Zazsuran 2 роки тому
When you go back to Sims 1 you’re reminded of how difficult that game was - you really were constantly having to make sure your Sims needs were met by aggressively queuing up tasks and micromanaging. I miss this aspect of Sims. I’m very much looking forward to your mod.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Yep, I want some micromanagement and I want to be like OK I want this TV next week, "If I can afford it"
@nyxnightmare3542
@nyxnightmare3542 2 роки тому
A life simulation shouldn't be about suffering. If you live your entire life without any enjoyment, you shouldn't be alive at all. In the Sims 1 it was impossible to have actual fun without your Sims dying from low needs. When they added the ability to leave your lot, you would literally have to come back 5 Sim minutes later because suddenly you're starving and exhausted. That's NOT how a game should be. Ever.
@sleepythemis
@sleepythemis 2 роки тому
@@nyxnightmare3542 I think what they're trying to say is that there should be consequences in the game, not necessarily that you shouldn't be able to find any enjoyment ever. It's so easy to get money, so easy not to die, so easy to build relationships with other Sims, so easy to game a lot of the systems in the game. A life simulator should be somewhere in the middle-far from where the game is now. I can't even find any satisfaction in playing the normal game because of how easy everything is, so I don't have anything to actually devote my attention to in live mode. It's become a building simulator for me.
@K-MasterGirl
@K-MasterGirl 2 роки тому
4 adults and 1 baby was basically guaranteed death in sims 1, in sims 4 the only way to get close to this is 1 teen and 7 toddlers, if that’s even possible.
@Zazsuran
@Zazsuran 2 роки тому
@@nyxnightmare3542 Sims 1 was amazing BECAUSE it was difficult. I spent the entirety of my teenage years addicted to Sims 1, playing constantly. Sims 4 is too easy, a sentiment a lot of players share, which is why so many are looking for mods or custom content to give it ANY type of depth.
@MarcioLiao
@MarcioLiao 2 роки тому
I would like the mod to have different modifiers per household. So for instance, i can make a family really profitable while the other live in a constant nightmare of debt.
@StellaOfSalem
@StellaOfSalem 2 роки тому
Like the Landgrabs be rolling in money while poor Johnny Zest will live in that stupid trailer forever
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
@@StellaOfSalem lmao
@katyajohnson2299
@katyajohnson2299 2 роки тому
That would be wonderful for storytelling
@elliotgibsonroberts6672
@elliotgibsonroberts6672 2 роки тому
@Levi Ackerman lol those machinimas were so dramatic
@snowmanleblanc6053
@snowmanleblanc6053 2 роки тому
Ye, capitalism at it's finest
@alicesmith255
@alicesmith255 2 роки тому
One issue I see with this approach to emotions hitting harder is that the issue is that they hit for inappropriate reasons, most of my legacy style playthroughs have sims being constantly depressed because their granduncle's second cousin third removed that they never met in their life died so with an approach that's "every death of other sims hits your sims harder and/or for longer" my mind immediately goes to those situations and tbh as much as the difficulty increase is appreciated, sims getting such a hit for no good reason is not it
@j.stanley1669
@j.stanley1669 2 роки тому
I think Bienchen had a mod that tries to realign mourning so your Sims only care about Sims they have a significant relationship with but I don't know if it would conflict. Combining the two would be helpful.
@LoreRevolution
@LoreRevolution 2 роки тому
Also curious how this will affect the interactions with urns/tombstones, where you can choose to mourn. Love the idea and aim of this project though! I wish you the best of luck with it, Carl!
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Appreciate your feedback I will take a look at all of the death moodlets and make some tuning changes
@knz730
@knz730 2 роки тому
This is a good point, Sims 4 has some screwy death moodlet choices. I really started noticing it in my 100 Baby Challenge when the toddlers were getting major sad moodlets for the deaths of their fathers they had a) never met and b) were too young to understand the deaths of anyway.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
EDIT Just updated to fix issues reported in comments. Go get the new version. Share if you'd like to help. You can download the mod here: www.patreon.com/carlssims4guide
@CPBarre
@CPBarre 2 роки тому
I really love this and wish I could get it but I'm a console player. It really sounds amazing and ncp story progression would help soooo much to.
@katrinavince1741
@katrinavince1741 2 роки тому
I am so excited about this! I agree with the difficulty being to easy. We have washers and dryers but no real reason to use them. Downloading as we speak!! Thanks Carl.
@Aloysius_OHare
@Aloysius_OHare 2 роки тому
I love you for making a difficulty mod. I want to STRUGGLE in the sims gameplay wise but EA is such a wussy about it.
@yaseenvargas671
@yaseenvargas671 2 роки тому
Maybe make level 1 to 8 painting or craft much lower sell value while 9 or mastery skills give you much more making you need to practice a skill and take time for it.?
@somegenerichandle
@somegenerichandle 2 роки тому
I don't like that you lose money from undoing things in build mode. Your description says be careful before you leave build mode, not in it. It's also a little weird that it takes half your money when you transfer between your home funds and the business funds.
@faelunir2246
@faelunir2246 2 роки тому
When somebody this passionate tells me he reads every comment and that he will accept feedback, I know he's telling the truth.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Here I am, reading your comments!
@RosheenQuynh
@RosheenQuynh 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides *sees that the comments are around 400 currently* Oh good Lord, you poor guy lol
@jl4339
@jl4339 2 роки тому
idk, maybe some that fits his criteria. Either way it's a lot 😂😂
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
@@jl4339 Still reading lol
@amazonz8590
@amazonz8590 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides the dedication. I will comeback and leave feedback after i attempt the mod
@Sprattingham
@Sprattingham 2 роки тому
This is literally the first mod that I’ve considered downloading! Making money has always been way too easy in the game and I love how you’re modifying the moodlets too.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Now that this vid is out watch for some community tab updates from me or the patreon post. I'll be fixing things up a bit based on feedback and continuing with The Plan(tm)
@renee9977
@renee9977 2 роки тому
I'm super excited for this. I miss ts2 and even ts3 when the game would sort of talk back to you and throw obstacles and unexpected stuff at you for you to deal with. It made storytelling so much more exciting.
@g.e131
@g.e131 2 роки тому
TS2 had SOOOOO much character and personality. The Sims 4 couldn't even compare.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I, too, miss my game plans being derailed. In my LP I barely worked with emotions at some point because they were always happy and the bonuses for being super happy were not really strong enough to bother.
@jenniefernandez8798
@jenniefernandez8798 2 роки тому
I'm probably a little kinder on the Sims 4 even though the only other installment I played was the Sims 2 and yes, that is a far better game. But--I gotta say when I started to see "chance cards" in the Sims 4 that TELL you the outcome of the selection right on the card I got really mad. What's the point of the chance card then?
@bluemi9817
@bluemi9817 2 роки тому
I haven't actually played the sims 4 as a game for gameplay in about a year but I am so so excited to try this! Yes! Thank you Carl!!
@lamicadelcuore
@lamicadelcuore 2 роки тому
Nah... Not even Carl can save it at this point for me. I'm off to downloading all those crazy mods for the Sims 3.
@ScudForEver
@ScudForEver 2 роки тому
Same here. Funny considering I now have a decent rig and I dont need to waith four hours in loading screens. But I do think I got burnout with the Sims 4. The build mode and CAS are a blast... but everything else is like a strange mix between Disney World and a siscom. Maybe I"m too old (30)... but I don't really see the Sims being a thing with kids these days.
@lamicadelcuore
@lamicadelcuore 2 роки тому
@@ScudForEver burned out that's exactly the feeling.
@bluemi9817
@bluemi9817 2 роки тому
@@ScudForEver yeah i get that, I don't think the mod will get me into playing it but i wanna try to see the difference. I'm deferring all my sims time in 2 and 3.
@Zoe_C95
@Zoe_C95 2 роки тому
The sad moodlet for death is a really important one that needs tweaking. One of my sims died and left behind a wife, 2 kids, and their spouses who all had max relationship with the dead sim. Sad for 24 hours, overridden when they saw a nice painting.
@racheeerach
@racheeerach 2 роки тому
To be fair, there ARE times after the death of someone you love that something as simple as a painting can make you happy enough to be okay for a while. But THAT doesn’t last long, and the sadness comes back. I think the issue with the moodlets is more about how the sad moodlet is overriden so drastically that it’s like it just doesn’t exist anymore. The crappy moodlets don’t last long enough, and most of the happy moodlets are too inconsequential to be as powerful as they are or to last as long as they do.
@Zoe_C95
@Zoe_C95 2 роки тому
@@racheeerach I agree, there’s so many stackable +1 happy, and other positive emotions like energised and inspired also boost happy so your one sad moodlet is pushed all the way to the end.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
The mod definitely addresses this but I want to get into the tunings for those as someone you barely knew can also set you off. Gap needs to be wider on those.
@racheeerach
@racheeerach 2 роки тому
Yeah, when a townie you’ve interacted with once dies and you are just as sad as when a close family member kicks the bucket, there’s def something off. Lol. Also, quit calling my children to let them know people died, sims! Let the parent break the news! Duh! 😂
@drawingsticks5333
@drawingsticks5333 2 роки тому
There are some good mods for those! The game should have done it for you tho :/
@Enric.
@Enric. 2 роки тому
I like the idea, but probably there isn't any perfect adjustment that satisfies everyone. Allowing players to choose the difficulty is the way to go.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Yep. Going to be looking into how that process will go here shortly.
@CigsInABlanket
@CigsInABlanket 2 роки тому
The Devs understood that with the original game, you rosebud. (:
@kendraharer5753
@kendraharer5753 2 роки тому
I am so happy you channeled your energy this way. I could tell you were fed up, and I was right there with you.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I'm definitely shifting gears a bit. Modders have done a lot for this game so I plan to get back into covering some while playing with my own. There are some very talented people who have done incredible things that deserve to be showcased. TwistedMexi just pulled off a CAW system that is just getting started. I'm definitely fed up though. Scenarios was hardly even newsworthy to me.
@johnnooyen461
@johnnooyen461 2 роки тому
the difficulty mods looks nice, I'll look into it next time I play. The sims 4 doesn't hold up when you abuse the game mechanics to their fullest extent and I really don't want to "pretend" exploitive mechanics don't exist. obviously you have a lot of work cut out for attempting to balance such a broken game but I have 2 suggestions for realm of magic: If there is a way to disable the duplication of certain items it could balance the spell significantly (potions and high value items like jungle artifacts come to mind), or alternatively reducing the spells success rate or charge gain using it. The other balance idea was to remove free potions from learning spells and reduce the number of spells learnable from sages, this way you actually have to craft your god tier potions and search for god tier spell tombs. Obviously I haven't looked into the code so I don't know how difficult it would be to implement these changes and like I said are just suggestions, if you find them too impractical you can simply ignore this comment as lacking knowledge.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
We are very alike in that regard. If an exploit exists I don't like having to make a "rule" that I don't use it, I just want it to be fixed. This is not super nintendo it's 2021 and games can be patched, major oversights should be corrected.
@astralprophecy2419
@astralprophecy2419 2 роки тому
I love that you included the potions. From day one those things were useless (as well as the ones you can get with Get Famous) so its amazing to see that they are now not only useful, but literally life-saving for sims.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Just by making it more likely your Sim is ever in a truly bad mood, the potions become useful as I haven't really touched them. It's just something that comes naturally.
@zaraheart
@zaraheart 2 роки тому
I love a good challenge! The dust bunnies definitely made making money even easier lol
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Dust bunnies shouldn't even give loot. Neither should birds, but those systems will probably be hard to take out.
@kerenb14
@kerenb14 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides can't remember if they have a bird mod, but zero has a couple that can remove loot or the dust bunny system altogether, which is nice because dust bunnies are a pain
@m0L3ify
@m0L3ify 2 роки тому
This sounds great! My only concern is whether this is going to kill off all the NPC's every time they get mad or playful or embarrassed or not. Is this going to turn every town into a mass grave of sadness? lol
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
It should not. NPCs don't pee themselves a lot and baesd on feedback from people here I'll make a rule that if it's a +5 or something moodlet we won't increase its strength as much. The game has hardly any that are that strong and it's a bummer, actually. This is why I doubled them in a blanket fashion in the first place. But, those that already have a good strength will be tuned. Thanks!
@m0L3ify
@m0L3ify 2 роки тому
@@CarlsSimGuides Thank you! ♥
@coffeeconfessor4747
@coffeeconfessor4747 2 роки тому
I'll be bringing popcorn to the park just gonna sit by and watch everyone drop from the drama..ooh is this gonna be compatible with things like slice of life and better storytelling?
@8scorpio8
@8scorpio8 2 роки тому
This is a mod I have been needing in my game for so long! I will definitely be adding this to my mod folder to try it when I get the chance. I need the difficulty since the game gets so boring with how easy it is. This gives the new scenarios spice too
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Thank you for giving it a try. I'll be tuning some things based on feedback in the next few days so if you can, check back on my patreon or channels' community tab for updates because a lot will change very quickly.
@mirandasullivan17
@mirandasullivan17 2 роки тому
I am sooooo glad you’re transitioning into being the resolution to all y/our complaints. I’m a huge fan and I was super bummed that your channel wasn’t as active. You’re the NUMBER ONE critical thinking sim channel. Some are funny, some are cute. But yours is like the go-to simcyclopedia of everything we didn’t know and everything we want EA to know about our feels.
@FrostReach66
@FrostReach66 2 роки тому
Love this! Honestly, if you could find a way for sad or embarrassing moodlets to just pop up randomly for days at a time because of past events, that’d be cool (remembering something embarrassing in the past or mourning a loved one)! I know that kind of stuff will affect people for days at a time
@Linaselfcare
@Linaselfcare 2 роки тому
This actually got me excited to play TS4, which hasn’t happen in a long time… As for future changes, I would love for buying houses to be extremely (and realistically) expensive. A sim starting out in the game in their young adulthood shouldn’t be able to afford buying a house. On that same subject, most houses should be able to get rented (until the sim can afford to buy them).
@g.e131
@g.e131 2 роки тому
I totally agree. And I wish we could have roommates (that could live with you without being part of your household). You know, living their own lives and doing their own thing, having their own friends, going to their own job, having their own daily routine. [I'm talking about the game as a whole though, not Carl's mod]
@catelynh1020
@catelynh1020 2 роки тому
@@g.e131 the roommate system was reintroduced in university. It's not that great, and you basically get the same rent from one roommate or many roommates since it's a portion of your bills. They are also a bit glitchy and there were a few times they'd complain they weren't being taken care of and were thinking of leaving when they'd played on the computer for 17 hours that day then peed themselves.
@timothyknoll4417
@timothyknoll4417 2 роки тому
Wow, that is a glaring omission from TS4, isn't it? Renting homes still isn't an option
@canduiceg.7385
@canduiceg.7385 2 роки тому
@@g.e131 they do with sims University pack I believe. Just click on computer or phone and there is a roommate section
@g.e131
@g.e131 2 роки тому
Oh okay. Thanks y'all! I don't know how I've never figured that out?! I'll look into it next time I play the Sims 4. And yeah, everything is buggy on Sims 4, you should try playing it on console lol
@lunaredelvour2972
@lunaredelvour2972 2 роки тому
Looking forward to this mod! Gonna do more for difficulty than scenarios ever will LOL
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Someone in charge is stuck on the idea this game has to be made super easy and they are wrong. At the least they should let us choose.
@goblinfacegraphics2298
@goblinfacegraphics2298 2 роки тому
Amen! Preach it! Glad to see you getting active and am fully on board with the new direction. Any chance you're going to try fixing Aspirations? I've been waiting in vain for Maxis to do updates for things like having singing or dj mixing count for the musical genius goals. Point is, you've read my mind on these subjects in the past and would love to get your take for my own world
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I'll see what can be done. I don't know how to play with a lot of systems I just know I'm fairly dedicated about digging into things so am confident I can figure some of it out. I'm a noob.
@rummagingchaos
@rummagingchaos 2 роки тому
in sims 3, it took me 3 ACTUAL days of playing to get flirty interactions to work with a married sim, because marriage actually meant something! it’d be interesting if you could implement something like this. i love the mod, already have it in my game. thanks Carl 💚
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
You know what I think I'm going to make this happen tomorrow. I am going to make any Sim that is married twice as likely to reject any romantic social and added as part of the mod
@kinseylise8595
@kinseylise8595 2 роки тому
I really like this idea! I do wish that there was a way to separate the emotion changes. I find that my sims die of emotions SO OFTEN even when they have very small multipliers and it's honestly kind of frustrating because rather than adding difficulty or chaos to my game, it's just something to micromanage to avoid a game over.
@Wooplot
@Wooplot 2 роки тому
What are you doing to your poor sims that they're constantly dying of emotion 😂😂
@kinseylise8595
@kinseylise8595 2 роки тому
@@Wooplot That's the weirdest part! I don't play very strongly, but it always seems to happen. The most recent one my sim's wife cheated on him (autonomously, sigh) and he caught her and slapped her. She died of anger almost immediately even though she had no other angry moodlets. I didn't even have time to get them divorced :(
@MeganAllen1738
@MeganAllen1738 2 роки тому
I literally cannot wait to play this!!! I thought I was done with the Sims 4 but you just reignited my interest
@mamasam5180
@mamasam5180 2 роки тому
Carl u have helped me so much on my very long Sims journey. Thank u so much! 💕
@cbjgirl23
@cbjgirl23 2 роки тому
so excited that you made this Carl! i need to put this in my game and try it out!
@gregorysargusburger4435
@gregorysargusburger4435 2 роки тому
Much approved, this is a great idea. Keep working and refining it and this will be fantastic!
@thecurator2626
@thecurator2626 2 роки тому
I am scared of this mod. As is, yes, the game is too easy. However, I think I’d have a dead Sim in no time. It’s still exciting to think about. Do you have testers or reviewers for the mod?
@stephaniel1035
@stephaniel1035 2 роки тому
We are the tester and reviewer ;D
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
You are the testers lmao. But you guys already gave me amazing feedback and I'm going to tune emotions a bit tomorrow. They won't be blanket doubled because it'll be a bit TOO annoying. I just don't like the many +2 angrys that exist and how they utterly fail to impact your Sim's mood.
@racheeerach
@racheeerach 2 роки тому
My ts4 sims never accidentally die. That has only happened once in this iteration of The Sims. I actually really like the idea of it finally being a possibility because the game is more challenging. Lol
@invock
@invock 2 роки тому
It's not a game if you cannot lose.
@squeaselvonstrange
@squeaselvonstrange 2 роки тому
This looks really fun! Nice to see you uploading, and how cool you made a mod!
@MandalaBunnyhome
@MandalaBunnyhome 2 роки тому
I'm so excited to give this a try! Thank you for all your hard work!!
@forINDI
@forINDI 2 роки тому
Being able to pick and choose separate modules out of this sounds like a really great idea--I have other mods that manage emotions and things, but the money and bills is something I really want in my game. You seem to have done a great job on this so far !!
@gatamandra2539
@gatamandra2539 2 роки тому
I think your idea it's awesome!! I've just downloaded it and can't wait to try it out, I see people talking about lowering the impact of rhe emotions but I like it being so high risk, otherwise sims doesn't have any risks on a daily basis, thanks a ton for your work!!
@kyleighhall5
@kyleighhall5 2 роки тому
Excited to try this out - I know that you put so much thought into this mod.
@tajsamuellagulao7991
@tajsamuellagulao7991 2 роки тому
So excited! I hope you continue updating this mod far into the future and take in feedback from other people because this might easily become one of the must have mods.
@queencassie4277
@queencassie4277 2 роки тому
I've been reading your guides for the sims for years! It's cool to put a voice to the omnipresent Carl lol. Can't wait to check your mod out
@rswannie3950
@rswannie3950 2 роки тому
I love this idea! I have never felt the need to try a mod before but this has me eager to try :) I hope you create an even harder mod later :)
@anthony3032
@anthony3032 2 роки тому
It sounds so good so far. Thanks for your work. I will try that and see how it improve my game
@cassiel.6918
@cassiel.6918 2 роки тому
This sounds awesome, good job Carl!
@LadiLovella
@LadiLovella 2 роки тому
This mod sounds awesome!! Thanks for all the work you put into this!
@baret8349
@baret8349 2 роки тому
I’m so excited for this mod. Thank you so much for your hard work 🙏🏽
@kristenfrosch
@kristenfrosch 2 роки тому
I'm really excited about this mod, thank you!
@MyNameThe1st
@MyNameThe1st 2 роки тому
This sound great! I just might reinstall the Sims again to try it with this mod. Thank you for your efforts!
@Rainezey
@Rainezey 2 роки тому
Thanks Carl! I really appreciate this! I'm excited to try it out.
@corrinkeeley1498
@corrinkeeley1498 2 роки тому
I love this mod and can't wait to try it! I've got an idea for you to add to it (no idea how hard it would be to program, though) - skill decay. I love the idea of actively having to use or practice those skills they learn in order to maintain them.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
I hope you did try it I feel like it's a lot better especially with the patch I put out today
@adamwilcox3288
@adamwilcox3288 2 роки тому
Love ya bud, been around since Carl's Sims 3 guides ive been reading it since i was a kid aha this mod is going to be awesome
@QueenViolet5
@QueenViolet5 2 роки тому
Nice. I've been wanting to play some happy, but poor sims for awhile but it's so hard when almost any hobby can pay off all the bills. I watch all your sims stuff and I'm really excited you made a mod. I'm gonna download it and start playing with it right now!
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Yeah many of the hobbies will not be enough to pay bills with this mod, or you're barely making it. I think many people will start with a career before ever transitioning into the money making skills.
@timothyknoll4417
@timothyknoll4417 2 роки тому
So good! And I love your sense of humor. Would love if this mod was broken into parts so I could choose, say, to leave the emotions as they are but have the money difficulty increased. Or vice versa.
@ribbitfrog1
@ribbitfrog1 2 роки тому
I love this idea! I'll try to download the mod and check it out. Great work!
@TheEdiya
@TheEdiya 2 роки тому
My mods randomly stopped working months ago, but I think this will convince me to figure out what has gone wrong. Am excited to try it out. Thank you!
@jcjourneys4432
@jcjourneys4432 2 роки тому
I LOVE THIS! Will be downloading and probably playing Sims 4 again for this first time in years!
@coolpenguino7594
@coolpenguino7594 2 роки тому
So far, this video popping up for me is the best thing to happen today. Been needing something like this forever, and I don't like using mods, but I am going to download right now and give it a go. Very awesome idea, so thank you!
@coolpenguino7594
@coolpenguino7594 2 роки тому
I've been using the mod for almost a week now, and my overall opinion is that the emotional impacts do make it a bit harder (the negative moodlets lasting longer), but the financial aspect hasn't really made it that more challenging, at least not for the two single Sims I've been playing. Maybe if I made a larger household it would be more impactful? Do you think cutting the income even more would make it harder?
@mialemon6186
@mialemon6186 2 роки тому
Always having captions ready to go for every video, Carl's the real MVP out here. 😁
@houseofvanity8
@houseofvanity8 2 роки тому
Omg I could listen to you all day your accent is so soothing and cool and I love ur videos
@starei007
@starei007 2 роки тому
Great job Carl. Your site was always useful, and your channel is great too. Happy to see you're still into making mods. Im on ps4 now so I can't use it... but I'll watch all your videos!
@Bad_Karma00
@Bad_Karma00 2 роки тому
This will be a big help! I can't wait to try the rags to riches challenge with this mod. Thank you for all your hard work!
@LadyIvyBell
@LadyIvyBell 2 роки тому
I'll try it out I think it may be fun. I'm been looking for more of a challenge. Thank you for the mod
@pandatingler
@pandatingler 2 роки тому
Carl, thank you so much for making this mod, I absolutely love it. Now I am finally going to try to do a Rags to Riches save (= never wanted to before because it seemed way to easy. Keep up the good work!
@obscureogre4547
@obscureogre4547 2 роки тому
You promised to read all the comments so HI Carl! I love the mod idea and I will definitely add it to my game. Very excited!!
@XRaykaX
@XRaykaX 2 роки тому
This is a really good idea, this would knock out around 6-10 mods in my "Must have" folder (the bulk of them being moodlet duration, but career tweaks and ingredients requirement mods, as well); this would literally eliminated mod updating Hell. I'm currently done with the sims 4, I have been since 2019, and I just don't feel motivated to try it; but this mod is super convincing, and I'm sure would solve half of my problems I have with the sims 4 as the mod is, right now. Maybe some day in the far future, when I'm taking a nostalgia trip to the older sims (possibly 4), I'll definitely download your mod, and use it like a life line!
@sunshineyrainbows13
@sunshineyrainbows13 2 роки тому
You're the best, Carl. I legit want to install TS4 again just to try this mod.
@vikenemma2953
@vikenemma2953 2 роки тому
This is the only mod I really want to try. I want a challenge. Thank you for the good work
@tiltagirl13
@tiltagirl13 2 роки тому
I have to say, I don't know where my Sims 3 or Sims 4 game play would have gone without all of your help over the years so I'm über excited to to see you release this! Once again, thank you for your genius and thorough dedication to the betterment of the Sims Community in general!
@NoDecaf7
@NoDecaf7 2 роки тому
This makes gameplay matter. I can't wait to give this a shot! I'm normally more into building and storytelling BECAUSE the game itself isn't actually challenging. Thank you for putting so much time and effort into making this!
@syncopatedglory
@syncopatedglory 2 роки тому
yayyy carl!!! when i heard scenarios had been released i thought of you :D
@thebluedogILU
@thebluedogILU 2 роки тому
Ohhh this is awesome I'm so excited to try it
@freshZK
@freshZK 2 роки тому
Thank you!!! I might give it a try. The sims 4 has become a building game for me recently
@wormisjunkd
@wormisjunkd 2 роки тому
hyped!!! been waiting for this since sims 2
@Wolvus1
@Wolvus1 2 роки тому
I really hope you manage to build something amazing with this mod, i really trust your ideas. One thing i am worried about and what stops me from trying it now is conflicts with other mods like roBurky's Meaningfull Stories.
@charleswoods993
@charleswoods993 2 роки тому
Love this! I'll definitely be giving it a try
@ManiKolex
@ManiKolex 2 роки тому
I've been playing the sims for as long as I can remember. I miss when it was a challenge for me to keep up with my sims needs. I always play the sima on the console so I don't have access to the cool mods that pc player has which sucks. I've been trying to find ways to make Sims 4 challenging for myself cause it's too easy. I use your guides online and they've helped me a lot. I didn't know you have a UKposts channel. Keep up with the good work :)
@markuswithak5084
@markuswithak5084 2 роки тому
I really like the concept of this mod,definitely wanna try it out
@andrewmoeller1987
@andrewmoeller1987 2 роки тому
Sounds like a good idea. Even if it was just adjusting the prices of every item in the game. Every little adjustment you mentioned sounds helpful to improve the game. I like your idea of extending the time that negative moodlets last.
@AussieCassPlays
@AussieCassPlays 2 роки тому
I love this idea - thank you!!
@SammieKAS
@SammieKAS 2 роки тому
The issue is there’s a lot of detail and not enough attention to it all. I am so glad you are going back look at this. I can’t wait to use this
@helendean5837
@helendean5837 2 роки тому
This is exactly what I need! I mostly play rags to riches style- and I like to do it with a legacy. These days it’s just too easy with so many new ways of making money so easily. Very excited for this!
@m1lkb0n3z
@m1lkb0n3z 2 роки тому
Thank you for doing this Carl; it's a lot of effort, I'm sure many people will love it. Could I suggest you allow users to select a difficulty level out of, say, 5 levels, kind of like the graphics quality levels you see in many games? It would be a quick way to experiment with the mod. If it seems too difficult, knock it down a notch, and vice-versa. After that, one could get into more fine-grained adjustments. Good luck with the development efforts!
@chloekravatz84
@chloekravatz84 2 роки тому
Omg, I can't remember the last time I've been this excited to actually PLAY the game instead of just build lol, you're the best!
@leeannadimoulas5163
@leeannadimoulas5163 2 роки тому
LOVE THIS!! Thank you!
@kaitzi
@kaitzi 2 роки тому
I love this! Downloading it as soon as possible! Little cautious about the emotions, they’re too powerful already imo (shouldn’t literally die of embarrassment) but I love the money idea.
@amazonz8590
@amazonz8590 2 роки тому
woah im gonna try your mod. I must admit i like to play somewhere in the middle (zero to riches but with some stuff easy to get) but this sounds intriguing.
@crystalp.286
@crystalp.286 2 роки тому
Thanks Carl, this mod gives me a reason to play this game again since I've spent so much money on it. I've been playing the Sims 2 for the past few months and really enjoying it.
@emilijam44
@emilijam44 2 роки тому
this is awesome thank you carl!
@vivalamew
@vivalamew 2 роки тому
Thank you so much for this! I might actually boot sims 4 up again hehe
@MOLPESIMS
@MOLPESIMS 2 роки тому
I LOVE IT! I will try it for sure and let you know!
@airmaildolphin7013
@airmaildolphin7013 2 роки тому
Bless you, sir. This is what we need most!
@awitelin
@awitelin 2 роки тому
I like the spirit of this, however I am confused by what the point is in both cutting the income by half, and doubling costs. It feels like a roundabout way to get to 400% change in income-to-cost. Wouldn't it be easier to control with a single variable that moves just the income, or just the cost, to get to that 400% change? It would also be easier I think to allow players to modify to their own tastes if they could change that one variable on the fly to anything they want, from a modest 110% increase in the cost of things, to a crazy hard 900% increase for the ultimate rags to riches? I also agree that moods are too easy but I think each one of the mood modifiers is going to have to be tuned more specifically. Increasing the length of time they affect a sim is good, but in reality the effect of something should be strongest and worst in the immediate, with a tapering effect over time as people learn to cope with the situation. For example powerful sadness for six days (assuming a normal game length) doesn't make sense to me, but a powerful sadness for 2-3 days, and a lesser sadness for another 2-3 days would make better sense. I'm also not sure that it should be universal in terms of age. A child whose grandparent dies, shouldn't find themselves crushed by sadness for the majority of their life stage, it's not particularly realistic. Same for toddlers given that they don't have a strong amount of coping mechanisms to work with.
@northernseeker1822
@northernseeker1822 2 роки тому
I was about to say the same thing about income and taxes.
@slowlorax3141
@slowlorax3141 2 роки тому
I thought he said that halving the income will EFFECTIVELY double the prices. Meaning he's not actually altering the prices of items themselves, but the changes he's making to the income will essentially make the items cost more in relation to income. So it would be a 200% change, rather than a 400% one.
@CarlsSimGuides
@CarlsSimGuides 2 роки тому
Incomes are half only bills are doubled not the cost of every item in the game as well
@KrazzyKayPlays
@KrazzyKayPlays 2 роки тому
Love this ....can't wait to download.
@oreanges
@oreanges 2 роки тому
Omg, amazing!!! I love this!
@oldsnaaake
@oldsnaaake 2 роки тому
I'm super excited about this. I've been doing everything in my power to mod the game more into what you've been talking about so I'm excited about this. Any idea on how this meshes with roBurky's Meaningful Stories and changing Gameplay Settings in MC Command Center? That's how I tried to make the emotion system actually matter and make stuff like relationship gain slower.
@salaprance5283
@salaprance5283 2 роки тому
This is awesome!! I've been struggling to make the game harder, so I'm super excited about this mod!! Thank you so much for putting the time and effort into making this!! I think a cool addition to the mod would be some kind of "memory" system. Like, if a loved one passes away, after the sim has recovered from the initial 6 days of sadness, maybe the intense sad moodlet randomly pops up again for a brief time once in a while because the sim "remembers" the loss of their loved one. For an added complexity to a "memory" system: Maybe each random return of that moodlet would vary in intensity and/or duration, but with an approximate trendline of getting less intense/less duration as more time goes on. Like in real life, since we never really forget that stuff, it just gets easier to deal with over time. I think something like that would be so realistic and cool! I know absolutely nothing about programming though, so idk how difficult a task this idea would be
@AForgottenTome
@AForgottenTome 2 роки тому
Honestly I'd like a version that is just the economy changes, I already use a mod for other moods that I like That said I love that your taking initiative and trying to tackle a problem like this. Good on you Carl!
@Esstan1
@Esstan1 2 роки тому
I love this attempt. I'll try it out! Something I miss a lot from previous Sims games is the sense of surprise, Sime 4 doesn't have any random events really and nothing really happens to the townies. They're just there. As you said yourself, there's just too much to fix with Sims 4 that can't be saved by one mod.
@paulaa3722
@paulaa3722 2 роки тому
i entered this video not wanting to mod more my game but this is so exciting
@NoTalkinnn-ASMR
@NoTalkinnn-ASMR 2 роки тому
My overly angry high maintenance sim died of heart failure on day 5 of a fresh save. I love it! Doing another play through to see how long she lasts next time. I am running the game with a bare minimum of no more than 20 script & tuning mods, and yours is primary as far as gameplay. (Since I only play every once in a while, I don't want to go through the whole update-a-million-mods process each time I try to start up the game. Yours will be one of the few that I keep in.)
@mauqan
@mauqan 2 роки тому
A great idea, multiple flavours of the mod would be ideal :D Like only half income option or higher bills plus half income option. Perhaps there could be multiple bill tiers to choose from per household (either based on the lot location or just adjustable per family), building on what was mentioned in a previous comment.
@simshoarder6172
@simshoarder6172 2 роки тому
Can't wait to try this!
@kelle1986
@kelle1986 2 роки тому
Slower relationship progression and faster relationship gain + slower skills gain! You're awesome
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