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SimGuruGraham took his time on twitter to clarify some things that were shown in The Sims 4 Gameplay Walkthrough video.

Figured I’d chat a bit about a few things I’ve seen people discussing about today’s video…

• 1st up – there is a full world map, it simply wasn’t in our E3 build. When traveling you choose a lot from the map, not from that list.
• Party goals are optional. When you set up the party you select if you want goals to accomplish or just have fun doing whatever you want.
• The interaction queue is still there and you can queue up a bunch of stuff. The box to the left side of the Sim shows which interactions are currently happening; it can show more than one when a Sim is multitasking. Queued interactions sit above that box and then drop down when the Sim starts doing them.
• The traditional info panels are all in the bottom right corner (Aspirations, Needs, Skills, Relationship, Career, Inventory, Simology).
• I just tend to play with the UI panels minimized; personal preference. We’ve also changed the order they’re listed in since then.

A lot of the visual information that moodlets are communicating has been changed since the E3 build. For example…

• Emotion strength of a moodlet will show exact numbers instead of vague dots (easier to understand why your Sim is in their current emotion).
• The green pluses above the moodlets were swapped to a gradient fade (just wait until I try and explain what a chameleon moodlet is to you).

Thanks to Simified for putting this list together and thanks to SimGuruGraham for taking his time to explain and asnwer our questions regarding the gameplay walkthrough video.

So I met Conor this year, and he's a cool fellow Simmer  He asked me if I wanted to create his Simself in The Sims 4, so I did! I hope you guys like the Sim. I think I did alright!

I received an e-mail today about The Sims 2 on my Origin account and how it will be no longer be supported in the future. Not to worry, cause they aren't taking it away completely. They will replace it with The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection. 

Dear Origin gamer, 

Your current version of The Sims 2 will lose technical support on 22 July 2014. We want you to have the most up-to-date version of The Sims 2 in your collection, so you will see a brand new addition to your Origin library: The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection.

This is the most up-to-date version of The Sims 2 and the version that is still supported by Origin. It also features a lot more content than you may already have in your current version ofThe Sims 2.

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection will appear in your Origin library automatically. You’ll need to download and install it to your computer to play it.

You’re free to continue playing your existing version of The Sims 2, but please note that it is an older edition of the game that will soon lose technical support. To continue receiving support on your progress of The Sims 2 – including Sims characters, houses, etc. — you will need to transfer your save files of The Sims 2 to the Ultimate Edition. To learn more about backing up your data, please visit http://help.ea.com/en/article/backing-up-your-sims-2-files/.

Once you’ve migrated your Sims’ lives to The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, you can better organize your Origin game library by hiding your previous version of The Sims 2. Click on the tile for The Sims 2 in your Game Library for the option to hide it. If you need additional directions, we’ve got you covered.

Thanks for your continuing passion for The Sims.

I have NO idea what will be included in this collection. But I hope it will be a complete collection with all the expansions, stuff packs, and store stuff for The Sims 2. Would make it a lot easier to install from now on. Mind you I have no idea how it will work and what's included. We'll have to wait until next week (assuming 22nd July) when the new edition will be on our Origin accounts. If you have any Sims 2 games on Origin, this collection will automatically appear on your account.

Thanks Dan from Beyond Sims for the English version of the e-mail, as I only had the Dutch version haha!

An overview of the female stuff in The Sims 4 CAS Demo!