How to Create and Play with Sims You’ll Love in The Sims 4! (No Mods)
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- You spent the last 2 hours creating a sim, went into game.. and lost interest. This video is for you. Here's how to get connected with your sims again!
0:00 CAS: Don't Get Stuck Here!
1:06 Think Outside the Box
2:00 Creating a Signature Style
6:24 Aspirations: Short vs. Long Term
7:41 Traits: 2 Good 1 Bad
8:43 Preferences
10:25 Don't Forget About These!
11:37 Add Depth (Other Sims) Now
14:22 GAMEPLAY: Add Realism
17:50 Finishing Thoughts/Tips
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I’ll be doing more videos like this that will be in my Guides, Tips + Tricks and Helpful Videos PLAYLIST. This video is perfect for beginners or long time players experiencing burn out. I’ll be doing more parts to this type of topic going further into detail with each addition! Stay tuned ☺️🤍🪴
I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us 🤍
thank you for sharing, I love your sims, I need more of them in my game as townies 😱 and yes sims 2 is just 🥺🧡
YEEEES!!! I love this!!
I’m still watching but one thing I’ve been loving is going into the gallery and typing in “ Base Sim”. There are so many creators who put out blank canvas sims. It helps me to step outside of my comfort zone and also avoid same face syndrome. It’s especially helpful for me as a visually impaired person. It’s hard for me to see certain facial features and proportions.
Thanks for the tip!
This is such a great tip! I also struggle making different sims sometimes, this is exactly what I needed!
Thank you for adding this!! ☺️
Bisch just wear glasses lol
@@albertocarlosbustos9892 Rude
I really like your tips. I tend to do perfect sims with perfect lives. Recently I made a musican, his main skill was guitar. He was close to lvl 10 in guitar so he could start bringing some money and then, game decided to randomly ask me if he is disliking guitar. At first i wanted to click no, but I thought that maybe I should go with the flow. He still could play just got negative modlets lol and you can made story to that, why he disliked thing he did his whole life. After licensing few songs, he abandoned guitar, gave it to his son and started exploring selvadorada. Sometimes it's good to not do things according to plan and catch what the game is trying to push on you xD
Ooh this was good !!
Imma use this ….😚🤣
Yeah, I used to do that to, where I'd make perfectly dressed Sims with aspirations matching their career, etc. Never used any of the "bad" traits like lazy or evil. But recently I started exploring my options in traits and experimenting with funky clothing styles and such, just to make my game a bit spicier and it's been so much fun!
So smart to make the sim wear one of the same items multiple times, like the same jeans. That’s real life! 💜
Absolutely!! ☺️
I like exclusively wear one favorite pair of jeans and one pair of shorts so 1,000% realistic for me lol
One small thing I love to do is have the same necklace/bracelet on almost every outfit so it's like their favorite piece of jewelry
A braided bracelet for a more tomboy sim and a rose gold heart for a girly sim
A masc sim who always wears a fitbit
I do the same thing! One of my sims is a spellcaster so I have him wear a certain necklace with every outfit and pretend its some magical heirloom passed onto him
For me, there is just something about starting out with a rags to riches type of deal that makes me way more likely to enjoy a sim. I very rarely start a sim off with the 20k and don't wind up abandoning them 'cause I'm bored. This has been consistently true for me from sims 2 to now and I have no idea why I am so incapable of connecting to sims who don't start out on an empty lot, lol
it's that struggle lol struggle brings connection i guess
I only enjoy Sims when I'm on the grind too, I totally get it. I think my biggest gripe in TS4 is how quick it is to get rich. I might look for a mod that makes money more reasonable. I don't want to play on short lifespan to make it take longer to build generational success because there's no time for relationships or hobbies. But I did a cottage living family and didn't have my Sim start a family until she reached adulthood. But the time their daughter was a young adult I had already moved into a huge house and they had a retail store, etc.
@@kwiggy5091 There is a mod that halves salaries! I don't tend to give my sims actual jobs if I can avoid it (idk why), which also helps. There is also at least one mod that makes it necessary to go to uni to progress in careers, and some that make uni more expensive which definitely all eat up money!
@@mackenziedesire7515 I love this community! I need one that significantly decreases value of crops too lol. I tend to also avoid traditional jobs for my main Sims but their spouse is normally who I get to do stuff I don't like and they usually have a 9-5 LOL. Or sometimes when my main played sim is older and I'm onto the next gen I'll plop them into a career just for something to do. By then they're maxed all their skills and aspiration stuff I've wanted to work on. But great to know all that. Honestly I normally just cheat money back down but with the inventory glitch that puts my whole farm in the household inventory I've gotten in the habit of super selling all to avoid the hassle of dragging each one. I'd rather leave everything on the vine until I need to harvest for the simple living trait or to make some money.
@@kwiggy5091 There's also the language barriers mod, which doesn't help with the excessive money problem, but it does make things more difficult! It also makes me realize my sims play style is clearly just masochism, lol
The 2 qualities and 1 flaw thing is something that I've always done playing the sims, even with the sims 3 (where we could pick 5 traits, so I'd pick 3 qualities and 2 flaws). Besides being more realistic, it's a lot more fun than having the perfect immaculate sim
When I play generationally (which I basically always do lo), I have their "bad" trait be something they gain as a teen, At that point they have one good, one bad, and then when they age up to an adult, they get another good one.
I'm gonna try all these tips! I didn't realise how much I've been stifling my imagination by creating the perfect sim from the beginning. Thx Oshin!
You are so welcome! Hope it helps ☺️
Trust me she knows what she is talking about. I actually thought about the style thing awhile back when I first started my legacy challenge and it makes the sim feel so much more real. Another thing I did was gave them on trait and gave them more as I "discovered" more about them. It has made me actually want to play the legacy.
I really liked the idea of adding a relative in CAS and moving them out, including for already existing sims. Because I'm a veteran Sims 2 player I tend to forget the additional flexibility of TS4, like I don't actually have to modify sims' relationships through a third-party tool like SimPE, I can just jump into CAS at any time and create whatever relatives I feel like. In other words: I'm definitely going to be using this trick.
I also liked the idea of repeating small personal items throughout a sim's clothing choices (like the friendship bracelet or the same pair of shoes). Being a person with a very out-there fashion sense I tend to struggle creating sims with a more restrained, simple approach to clothes that still feels personal. Creating a realistic goth or a raver clubkid is way easier than a lass-next-door kinda gal. So thank you for these tips!
Another advice I can do for fleshing out characters and premades personally is to look into what causes why they have certain traits and how the people in that certain household are affected.
In my Komorebi mega save, I interpreted the idea that since Naoki is at best a workaholic, he is mostly absent from his kids when he is needed the most and spoils them to make up for things.. This could mean in contrast that this can be another cost to why Nanami is a kleptomaniac.. to cope with the lack of attention from her father and to gain it from him when even the lack of material gifts from him as "love" cannot be given to her.
I definitely do the "signature style" already ! I notice that sometimes when I'm creating a party outfit with maybe using the same jeans as the everyday outfit, I think: Hey this could be a cute every day outfit! Then I add it.
What I like for traits is even if you pick seemingly only "good" traits, you can spin a little twist on it using story telling. Along the lines of "two sides of the same coin".
Examples of these traits that I use a lot for this are perfectionist & ambitious.
You can say that they lead for your sim to be a workaholic and might overwork themselves.
This intersects with the new lifestyles so well too. I don't know if they've tweaked them or what but I notice way more effect from lifestyles lately (especially the workaholic one).
To give each of my sims a style, I always filter the clothes to show only 1 expansion, 1 game, and 1 stuff pack, and I work from that only. It's a fun way to really see what each pack offers. If no items show up, I toggle on the base game items. I toggle on Fitness Stuff for athletic wear though, and sometimes Seasons for cold items. Those are universal packs that I can use for any sims.
I have playing with my sims family for 3 years. I’m only on my third generation but I used classic sims that have been used throughout the past sims generations, and expand/change their stories. I have never been so in love with a sims family before Don and Summer got together 🥹😭
i love playing on long lifespan, it really helps develop the sims youre playing and having more time to get to know them. plus you aren't in a rush to have children and further to legacy!!
i always give my sim the same shoes, like everyday, sports, hot weather, they wear the same sneakers and for party and formal they wear the same fancy shoes :)
i also repeat makeup or accesories, too
I love the idea of signature style. I like to select a signature color for my sims and incorporate it into each outfit, including the makeup. I make sure the jewelry compliments the color chosen.
I've grown to like that you can only pick 3 traits to begin with. It means the personality I give my sims to start with is limited, but then it develops over time through how I play with them, through reward traits and the likes/dislikes and fears they develop etc. I think it's a much better system then if they allowed you to pick your sims entire personality right at the start.
I love these tips! I get bored with my sims so often, I have over 300 families saved 😭 this just helped me be able to learn my sim and who they are and hopefully I can play with them for months
Yes. This is one of those games where your creativity and imagination is needed and it makes it more fun.
I believe the people who complain are not that creative to come up with fun ideas.
Yess I love this tips!! A lot of them remind me of similar stuff I’ve done with a most of my recent households. Like the career thing, a sim of mine was an aspiring musician but working part-time as barista in Oasis Springs. She did end up quitting her job and releasing some songs, but as she grew older she became a florist and moved to Mt. Komorebi to live closer to her boyfriend (now husband).
I also did this other thing with her where I didn’t decorate her house too much and left it plain for her to put her paintings, stuff from the flea market (specifically this one lamp that has been with her through all the changes in her life like her moving houses, divorce, etc.) , plus other things she gains throughout the game. Playing in other simmers’ saves helps a lot too!
I will definitely these tips when I get the chance!! Loved the video
I absolutely love this video! I’m so glad you started in CAS because sometimes I go in to make a sim super quick and end up falling in love with them! I try and give my sims like 5 outfits for everyday, hot weather, and cold weather but end up liking the sims I give less outfits to more! Especially putting a story behind items like my sim never wears heels because they once fell while wearing them at a school dance and vowed to never wear them again!
This is seriously right on time. I have been starting new families and storylines every 4-5 weeks. By the time I reach the 3rd generation - I realize that's it's not my family. I simply don't vibe with the townies! As story progression happens and townies age into teens - the crazy outfits happen - and I am no longer interested. Guys, please use Oshin's tips to revamp your ugly townies and give them a style. THEN ACTUALLY GET YOUR SIMS OUTSIDE TO MEET THEM, LOL!
So many amazing tips 🙌 I really am enjoying these videos, can't wait to see more!!
Oh that means so much to me coming from YOU girl 🥹💙 thank you, I really want to do more!
I have been evolving my playstyle to fit fleshing out my characters through a very wide scope. This video has been really helpful, especially the long term and short term goals thing! I'm very glad to get advice from another Simmer who is really has keen experience on storytelling within the game 🥺
I absolutely loved this! I was on a FaceTime call with my partner last night, commentating over current playthrough and explain the little storytelling aspects I've sprinkled into my household's story. It felt so odd and it doesn't add much to the core gameplay, but it definitely helps you immerse yourself into your sim's life.
“Don’t spend too much time in CAS”
Me: *blinks in spending 3 hours in CAS*
I took your advice and now I'm working on the second gen of a family I absolutely love! Thanks for the tips!!
The sim I’m playing with now makes it feel like I’m playing the game for the first time again 😭 she’s the third generation of a family I was playing with. it’s really enjoyable, the only problem is I’ve turned aging off and I don’t think anything can convince me to turn it back on….. I’ll be so sad to see her as an elder lol
I love seeing creators who love ts4! I think it's a lot of fun, and I honestly think part of the reason so many of us LOVED ts2 & 3 is because we were kids/teens when it came out. I've enjoyed playing so much more recently because I've been focusing on slowing down and playing the every day life/story of my sims more. I have sims that I actually enjoy, who have memories, families, and personalities. Sometimes I goof and have them do things sooner than I'd like, or make decisions that might not be true to their personality, but generally I try to play as the sim I made
i LOVE seeing ur process!!! your way of creating a foundation to build off of is so natural and easy !! i also like switching around and playing different households (especially the ones with family and friends) in order to feel more connected to the save. it's all about being invested in the sims outside your main household!! otherwise you won't care if your sim has a social life !! thank you for this
(you kidnapping the nanny you hired and making them your sim's dad is my all time FAVORITE example of this sort of thing)
I’ll be speaking more in that in volume 2 of these types of videos !!
@@sarahlilly hahahha 😂
Omg, not gonna lie, I honestly NEEDED this video!!
+ I've definitely inherited the 'roll 3 times' thing from watching your videos, it simplifies my play so much and I love randomness sometimes x
Thank you thank you thank you! This is so helpful, especially for those of us who forgot how to play Barbies, lol. You're such a gifted storyteller, so showing us an example of how you start their story right in CAS feels like a masterclass from a famous author. 🥰
I'll just be over here now, playing with my dollies. 😅
I love this and this is definitely how I play to keep my sims interesting to me! I especially used to think I needed totally original outfits but I realized we all rewear everything we have and it actually gives the sim character when they mix up the same clothes 💙 this gave me more inspiration to play, thank you oshin!!
Oh, this video is so good !!! And you know what, the 2 different outfits for everyday trick, i actually use all the time, even for like, my makeovers of NPCs and all, it makes it so much better to bump into people and they're not wearing the exact same thing every single time 😁
Another fashion for your sims is to every once awhile make up some kind of trend your sims all follow. Like tights could be really popular one season and the next the color green. Not all your sims have to follow the seasons trends but the ones who love fashion and who would watch the runways would want to follow those trends or even set them. You can also real life as an inspiration.
this is so interesting and helpful! I love how you play your game.
edit: the dollhouse comment literally just made me realize I need to go back to my inner child. I would've loved this game when I was a kid bc of my imagination
Same! I need to remember how to play dolls, lol.
That’s how I’ve thought of it lately and have been having more fun. I would play dolls off and online for hours so what so different about the sims lol
I never clicked on a notification so fast😳 I’ve been wanting something like this! You can never have too many tips! Thank you so much!😊 I hope you’re having a great day Oshin!
Thank you Ari!!! ☺️💙
This is such a good video! I already do some of the things you mentioned, but I did learn couple of new things I will most definitely try ❤️
All your suggestions and opinions are totally spot on. I love this game and getting into your sims heads makes all the difference. Absolutely agree the first couple of days playing a new household are the hardest but once you start really working out who they are and making connections, it is so much fun. Thank you for sharing 💕
You are one of my favorite simmers on YT. Your content is incredible helpful and inspiring. ❤️
Thank you ☺️💙💙
This video just *re*invigorated me to actually play the heck out of my game. I've been building in the sims the most just because that's what I enjoyed, but I've really missed telling myself the fun made up stories just like this. ♥ Thank you!
Oshin, one of the main reasons I followed u is bc of how similar our gameplay is! Every time I watch I’m like “wow! I do that too” you never cease to stop making me love the sims 😊
I like to add sims from old sims games like Daddy big bucks or Misty Waters as they were such interesting characters in the spin offs and I like to build on their characters in a new space it really brings more depth to my gameplay
Thank you so much for this video 🧡 The sims has always been my favourite pastime, but honestly for the past many months I find myself opening the game only to quit after 20 minutes because it just feels like I'm creating the same sim that I don't care enough about to play with over and over. Looking forward to seeing more of your guides and tips ☺
Omg the way you put everything was great, I love the part about the outfits so much and with the accessories, I loved it you made me want to go play the Sims and was happy to make a sim again! ❤️
I looooove those kinds of videos with ideas of playing the sims 😍 ty for doing them :))) 💖💕
Thank you so much :) it really is useful to have characters around your sims have lives of their own, makes it feel more real
This really helped. With the base game having added CAS over time, I challenged myself to make a base game sim, and it was the best decision I’ve made in this game because it forced me to use items I never would have used before.
The sim I made was a male sim. I rolled a few times, and eventually landed on a white man with blond hair and dark brown eyes. I then gave him some stubble, added bits of makeup to make certain features pop, and then started with accessories. I started by putting silver earring in his ears for every outfit (since everyone I know has earrings) and while I was scrolling through other accessories, I noticed the necklace with the tag on the end. Then his story immediately clicked into place.
He went from a test sim to an ex-soldier who was still mourning the death of his wife to a point where he still wore his wedding ring. The only thing he has left is his deaf daughter, who he loves dearly.
Then (because I thought he was very handsome) I created another sim that was going to be his neighbour, and she was a very beautiful but cruel lady who wanted his attention, so she murdered his wife. The drama one necklace spawned was so much fun. Haven’t had a blast creating a sim in years!
this was honestly the most helpful video ever on creating new sims! thanks oshin!!
this video was so REAL im loving the vibes rn
I love love love this video. I absolutely tend to stay within my comfort zone and these are good reminders to push myself out of that and create different characters. I love thinking about what you want for your sims now and in the future too! It helps think about their full story, especially when you add that with creating their friends/family right then and there. Thank you for making this!
This video sparked my happiness and excitement for the Sims. I've been trying to figure out a way to enjoy my sims better and now see I've been missing that immersion. Thanks for the inspiration 🤗❤
Thank you so much for this video! I always have trouble actually loving my sims because I don’t really feel a connection to them. I usually play for 3-6 hours and just quit. I’ll keep this video in mind and hopefully be able to not get burned out as fast!!
Your voice is so amazing to listen to. My headphones have been blessed girl.
Honestly I always watch your videos before playing, your ideas are awesome! Always feel inspired after watching :)
Thank you so much for this video! I really needed this right now ☺️
Even though I've been playing Sims since 2018 I always learned so much from how you play. Your videos helped me get attached to my sims
Yes, I enjoyed this video very much! I love how positive and imaginative you are! 💓💓
I like your point about having imagination
This is my favorite video Oshin! Oh my god, thank you for the helpful tips, I didn't know I NEEDED this until now!
This was super calming to watch, your voice is so nice 🥺 and you made some awesome points, this makes me wanna go in and start a new household 😭 I have a bunch of different save files of the same sim I kid you not, so this was great
this was so helpful! thank you so much. i totally didn’t realize to give her a partial job while having her go to school. also i was kinda clueless on how to decorate in a personal way and you gave amazing tips ty ty ty
I just love your style of playing! I've never ever felt so comfortable while watching Sims videos. You're so special for me
thank you, love ;)
Thank you so much for your tips Oshin and I love your videos so much ❤
Loved the video! And it was very coincidental because I was looking through your tumblr to see if you had any posts about creating sims and then this video pops up!
I just redownloaded sims 4 and decided to play around with the base game before I start adding in cc and mods. This video helped alot, thanks 🎀
This video was awesome! It helped encourage my gameplay so much! 😊
This is so helpful and inspiring 🥺 I love it!
When I redecorate, I usually change all of those $300 doors to the $50 ones and book cases to that $10 one which will give me more funds to decorate with. 😊 I love these vids!
thank you!!!! this video has inspired me to change the way i create sims so thank youu! love your videos! 😊💕
I love this! It's so helpful. Thank you!
I love that you ply vanilla… so many great ideas. Because of you I’m about to start all over with my sims, but this tme I’m gonig vanilla.
Love your videos!
You’re voice is so relaxing, Oshin ✨
Hey, great tips! Your voice is so calming 💜
Thank you for this! This has definitely helped me. I feel like I mostly like decorating both sims and homes but because gameplay is lacking in some ways, I don’t like that as much. One thing I don’t like is I feel like their needs go down so low so I’m always worrying about making sure they don’t die
I swear I love your channel. I have a favorite sim, Rakul Padhi who is part of my LP. I'm going to try these tips with a new sim.
I love this!!! Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thank you for this video it's exactly what I needed now ❤️
I could listen to you for hours you have such a soothing voice
i love the lightning in your game!
this is actually sooo helpful. i have very little attachment to my sims and i would love to create a family of generations, so thank you!
“There are so many names here”
* Cries in Swedish *
Honestly, the Swedish installation of the game has 40 female forenames, 40 male forenames, and 40 surnames. It feels like all the autogenerated townies are named Lars Lilja and Hanna Möller.
Same with the Norwegian game. All I saw was Mona Hansen and Per Olsen. Thats why i changed the language to english. Took some getting used to, but now i could never go back to the Norwegian version. Love the name generation.
I feel you. The Italian version has this problem too, not much with the forenames but there are only like 5 surnames. Everyone's surname is Bianchi, Palumbo, Rinaldi, Ricci or Russo basically.
I changed the language to English, but I prefer Italian/French/German names because they feel closer to me and less like a movie character or a celebrity. And since there aren't enough to randomize, I always struggle to find some more creative ones 😫
danish version has the same problem. that's why i redownloaded the game as the english version, kinda sad, though.
Same in german. Why dont they mix all of that? It would be awesome to get a random italian or swedish name. Maybe i would have more story ideas. It adds so much depth
Thank you so much for this video! It is not only inspirational but it has motivated me to get back into gameplay. I have played the Sims since they began (many moons lol) and I love this game so much but you have brought it back to life for me with this video. I want to play again. I am not a great story teller but throughout this video, many stories came to life in my head!! Thank you again 💖 Oh, and btw, I am loving your rebrand!!
Thank you so much love !!! I hope this helps and you have fun simming again! 💙
Love this type of videos ❤️
This is a really good video oshin ❤
Great video! I'm really new to the whole Sims universe and I've had trouble getting into new sims lives. I don't know that I've even completed a week yet in game. This helps. I love the genetics ideas. In fact I had no idea you could do that, so thanks. :)
I loved this video. Very helpful!
I agree with the keeping the same clothing items for different sims. I have my rags to riches sims only have one pear of jeans or two pairs of shoes that they have to wear for every outfit until they get more money to afford more clothes
I’m so happy I found your channel, specifically with the new pack coming out and getting a sim ready and then burn out came thru
Thank you for sharing all this tips!
I LOVE the idea of mixing it up with the traits and adding a negative trait. I gotta use that tip. Thanks. I do use 5 traits. But I can work that out.
Amazing Ideas , thank you ♥
I loved this. I know you said “facial features” was a whole other video but tbh I would love to see something like that! 💜
That was such a great video. Thx for the inspiration
I just love your energy.
This helped me get back my sims sparkle ✨ I’ve been feeling burnt out on sims lately
I like this type of videos from you Oshin!
I play with the same family since 1 year and the great grandpa just died and i literally cried so much😂
Very helpful, great content!
Thank you for sharing this! I tend to play more challenge type saves or whenever I do have legacy families, they tend to go completely off the rails in later generations. It'll be nice to play a more realistic save with some of these tips :)