Are you excited with the new rocking chairs? Did you know that you'll be able to sell things online with the new Plopsy (aka "flopsie") marketplace in game?
Watch lilsimsie's video above to know more!
The next Community Voted Stuff Pack is centered around knitting! Sims will be able to kick back, turn on some tunes, and start stitching to their heart's content. Knit a plushie! Knit a hat! Knit a mailbox? If you’re into that, I guess, we don’t judge. Knitting provides all sorts of creative avenues for your Sims.
Create-A-Sim Improvements
One of the cool things being added to this pack is the chance to knit your own clothing. Sims will have the ability to unlock exclusive knitted clothing in CAS, making it available for everyone in their household to wear.
While it may sound like a no-brainer, keep in mind that most clothing in The Sims™ 4 is readily available for all Sims to wear.
So, the idea was to create a new UI that displays locked Create-A-Sim clothing items. This way you’ll be able to view things like knitted sweaters and socks (yes, socks!) before knitting them. This will also show you everything your Sim can aspire to create! Knitted clothing needs to be special, not just something every townie wears.
To better illustrate, some UX mock-ups are provided below.
Rocking Chairs and Elders!
Next, let’s talk about Rocking Chairs! For a pack about knitting, it just felt right.
Rocking chairs will mostly function like regular chairs, but with a few added twists! Sims will be able to do things like talk, watch TV, listen to music, read books, and knit while on a rocking chair. If it works while sitting, we’ll try to make it work while rocking.
Elders will likely have some unique gameplay with rocking chairs, so we’re including a special interaction on rocking chairs called Reminisce, where Elder Sims think back to their days of yore and recall something nice (or maybe not so nice). Maybe something super embarrassing that they buried deep, deep down? Who knows?
What else does the rocking chair do? Lots of stuff! But they didn't reveal everything just yet.
Plopsy
Also in this pack is a cool feature called Plopsy (Sorry, but I loved when Lilsimsie called it Flopsie, so I had to start my article with it). Yes, Plopsy.
What is Plopsy? It’s an online store where Sims can sell their crafted art! This store isn’t tied to a career or a gig, so if you wanna make a little art money on the side, Plopsy is here for you.
Being able to sell your knitted items online felt like a really strong feature for this pack, and EA developers weren’t sure if just dragging an object into the Sell button was gonna cut it. With Plopsy, Sims will be able to list their objects online for a small fee in hopes that an internet stranger will buy it. Once a buyer is found, Sims will need to ship the object themselves by routing to the mailbox. Or they can ignore someone’s offer, and try for a better deal.
Not only can knitted objects be listed on Plopsy, but so can things like Paintings and Woodworking sculptures too! The plan is to include as many things as possible that make sense for an online store like this! Whichever item you choose to sell, you should hopefully make more of a profit with Plopsy than selling things the old-fashioned way.
Your Sim can also purchase things from Plopsy! If you don’t feel like knitting a hat, maybe someone has one for sale. Listings update throughout the day, so you can keep checking back in search of the perfect item.
Potential Plopsy logo!
What do you think about this Sims 4 new pack? Are you excited to get your hands in the final result of this community project when it's finally released? Which features are you looking forward to try most?