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XMIRAMIRA Talks to Alaeryn

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Here we are in December, after what can only be described as a year of 'Turmoil' for many. Not only has the entire world been battling Covid-19, we have lost many lives along the way. We here at SimmedUp have not been 'unaffected' by what has been going on, and being scattered across the world, we have seen this disease hit us from all sides and different points of view. The one thing we can all agree on, is that, Family is worth safeguarding and each one of our readers ARE our extended family.

In August of this year, SimmedUp was formed. Not only did we have a vision, we wanted 'something', that could help us all 'give back' to the community which has supported us over the years. This was when our amazing team of dedicated writers, mod reviewers & Sims lovers was formed. EDITOR’S LETTER ...... 3 In 2020 many Simmers have felt 'let down' by EA for the lack of interaction with us that love . By JUST FOR FUN & RESULTS PAGE ...... Missing graphics like lack of skin tones and the ever present bugs and glitches that plague some of us to 4 distraction. There is light at the end of this tunnel though! In September of this year, EA announced they XMIRAMIRA ...... HAVE been listening and we ARE getting new and improved skin tones, as well as a slider so that we can 6 now have the Sims we want, and that includes many of us that weren't able to create our own sim selves GRANNY RUTH SAYS ...... 12 because of this simple factor. There were a lot of cheers when this was announced within our team, as well as the community. FANART ...... 16 In November we had the new expansion pack Snowy Escape hit the shelves, this came with more much INTRODUCING ...... 18 anticipated game play, including snow depth, activities, amazing builds buy items and more (Please read SIMS MOBILE ...... the review by Niz inside for information about this pack) so we can say, EA ARE listening even if it does take 22 them a while to respond. CC WITH MMOUTFITTERS ...... 24 So with this our last magazine issue for 2020, we look forward to 2021 with hope, not only are vaccines SIMMEDUP HUMAN SHOP...... being created for Covid-19, life IS slowly returning back to normal and once again we will be able to feel the 26 arms of our loved ones around us. We will continue to grow in relationship between EA and us the REVIEW: SNOWY ESCAPE ...... 32 consumer,on things that we feel need to be discussed and fixed. Let's hope 2021 will bring us so many more opportunities to become the person we are meant to be. RETRO CORNER ...... 38 On that note, we wish you all a Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Yule Blessings and TIPS & TRICKS ...... 47 Greetings and Best Wishes for every holiday celebrated at this time of year, or if you do not celebrate any SHOW US YOUR BUILDS ...... 48 holidays at all, may your days be filled with joy. ELF ON A SHELF ...... Much love to you all 52 The Team MAKING A SIMMER ...... 56 x YOUR SIMS ...... 58 MODS REVIEWED: DIVE IN: ISLAND PARADISE SIMS 3 ...... 60 TINY MODS FOR YOUR STOCKING ...... 66 3 AMANDESCRIBESHISDAUGHTERS,SAYING,“THEYARE ALLBLONDE,BUTTWO;ALLBRUNETTEBUTTWO;AND Just 3 ALLREDHEADEDBUTTWO.”HOWMANYDAUGHTERS FORFun DOESHEHAVE?

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CRANBERRY Awasa poa / I'm bored ? CAROLS FAMILY MRSCLAUS HOLIDAYS? CINNAMON EGGNOG LAST MONTHS ANSWERS: SOCKS REINDEER OYOUKNOWTHEANSWER? SEASONS D CHOCOLATES 1. A ONE STORY HOUSE HAS NO STAIRS. SIMS SNOWMAN 2. THE WOMAN IS A PHOTOGRAPHER. MERRY ELVES 3. DAVID ? GIFTS ROBINS SLEIGH YULE GUESSTHECAS! ? TURKEY? QUEENELIZABETH It is difficult to measure the entire length and breadth of Xmira’sinfluence on not only the Sims as a franchise but also on the Black gaming scene. Known for her unwavering commitment to representationingaming,Xmiraisatitansymbolofchange,advocacy,andsteelyresolve. Isatdownwith XmiratodiscusstheoftenharrowingrealityofbeingBlackina worldthatdiscounts,overlooks,and,at worst, rejects the truths of the Black experience. While the trials of blackness can feel nearly insurmountable in many social circles, this experience is particularly heightened in the gaming community,whichoftenprovesheavilydominatedbywhitemen. XMira,courageousandunapologetic, carvedaplaceforherselfandotherswholooklikeherinthegamingcommunitybycommittingtonot onlyhighlightingthegargantuanissuesshefaceseachday,butalsoworkingtirelesslytobethechangeshe wants to see in gaming. Streamer,content creator,and adviser to EA,Xmira is unmatched and at the pinnacleofhergame.

Alaeryn:Let’sbegin with the basics.You’refrom New York!What part? Howhas lifein the BigApple shaped youasaperson?Asagamer?AsaSimstylist? Xmira:I'm from Bushwick,Brooklyn.Growing up I was a stoop kid (HeyArnold reference), not really allowed to leave the stoop, so I ended up spending most of the time inside on my game and playing with mydollsandtoys.Maybemenotbeingallowedtohave freedom outside pushed me moreinto gaming,I don't know. Al:I think many of our generation grew up absolutely surrounded by video games. Many of us have been gamers since we were toddlers, and you are no exception.Tellusaboutyourfirstgamingexperience. XMira:My first gaming experiences are foggy.I was Al:IsawthatyouplayabitofApex,afarcry four and I got my first console which was a Super from a sandbox game likeThe Sims.What Nintendo. I remember playing super Mario, Goof other games do you play?What are your favouritekindsofgames?

Be The Change Troop,ToyStoryetc.andjusthavingsomuchfun 7 Al: There is more to you and your identity of much more. Can you speak more about how course than hailing from the Empire State or even essential it is to normalise the everyday gaming;Simmersknowyoubestasthecourageous, experiencesofBlackwomen? clevervoicethatoftenkeepsgamingcompanieslike EAaccountable.Ina worldthatoftendiscountsand overlooksthevoicesofblackwomen,whendidyou Xmira: At a certain point in mylife,I began to findyourspineofsteel? pay attention. How black women are treated, disregarded,disrespected,castasideforeveryone and everything else. I pay attention to the Xmira: It wasn't necessarily a spine of steel as verbiageandthedescriptorsusedtodescribeus [much as] it was realising that I can do something with our everyday behaviours and compare about it. One thing a lot of racists like to do is pull them to how everyone else is described and the victim-hood race card.You can't pull that when treated.It's disgusting really.I listen to the stories we (people of colour) are out here working and and do my research; I take a close look at my activelycreatingthechangewewanttosee.Iwould discussandcreate,workandcreate;IcreatedwhatI peersandthepeoplearoundme,andIrealisethis wantedtoseewhileencouragingotherstodosoas Al: Has consulted with you about the Al:Beforeshifting the subject a little and to stamp is a part of why representation is so important: well. incomingskintoneandmakeupsliders? theissueforourreaders,whyisskintoneavailability, how we are portrayed in media, video games, accurate representation,so crucial to a game like movies,books,and more plays into how we are Sims?What do you say to people who might treated in the real world.This is also why in the Al:Youfamouslycreatedyourfirstcustomcontent Xmira:Yes,theyhaveconsultedwithmeabout mutter,“It’sjustagame?” Sims I play are so many different types of black skin-tone pack for Sims 4 called“Melanin,”after not theskintoneandmakeupsliders. women and black people from all ends of the only noticing the dearth of realistic, flattering skin spectrum.Normalisingthefactthatwearenota tonesinSims4butalsonoticingthatsamedearthof Xmira: We know representation is important monolith and we deserve respect and love like realistic,flattering skin tone custom content in the Al: On that note,you area consultant for EA,a buttheproblemwiththisgameinparticularisthis: anyoneelseinthisworld. larger Sims community.You decided to “be the Game Changer for the Sims, and a Twitch how can we not depict LIFE in a LIFE change”youwantedtosee.Whatwasthisprocess partner. Do you feel your many roles are SIMULATION GAME? It's one thing if it was a like for you? Had you created cc before?What impactful enough? What frustrations and storygamethatfocusedonaparticularcultureand Al: Your site "The Black Simmer"connects technicaldifficultiesdidyouencounter? difficultiesdoyoustillface? race of people,but this is a sandbox life simulation Simmers of colour with one another to share game.Weshouldbeablehavesomethingassimple eachotherscontentandlifteachotherup.What andasbasicasqualityskintones. do you think Black Simmers can and should do Xmira:The process wasn't super hard,I learned Xmira: While I feel like myroles are impactful, to improve representations of us in the larger graphicdesignataround13.Itwas9thgradeandmy the challenges I currently face is something I gaming community? What can gaming momhadjustpurchasedalaptopforme.Ipractised lightly touched onTwitter yesterday.Colorism, Al:One thing that I’ve also always admired about companieslikeEAandMaxisdo? tutorialsandthatknowledgestuck,soIappliedwhat whichisaby-productofracism.Stillbeingwidely you is not only your skin tone diversity advocacy I knew.I was already doing recolors and retextures disregarded in this industry because I am not butalsoyourstaunchdedicationtoallthingsBlack ofcontent,hair,art;I'dtakemyfavouriteCClipsticks racially ambiguous, and I'm not conforming to woman.You’vebroughtalotofBlackculturetothe Xmira: Blacksimmerscancontinuetodotheir and recolour them to make them look good on make others comfortable. I'm not creating forefront of the larger Sims community discussion: thing and create without pushing respectability darker skin tones because the creator didn't. community rules and changing myself to be 'palatable'. I am ME, and that's it really. dreads, baby hairs, wigs, weaves, urban wear,laid politics on their peers and colorism in their 8 edges, curvaceous bodies, body positivity,and so content .I dealt with that so much when I first

Al:Beforeshiftingthesubjectalittleandtostamp the issue for our readers, why is skin tone availability,accuraterepresentation,socrucialtoa gamelikeSims?Whatdoyousaytopeoplewho mightmutter,“It’sjustagame?” Xmira: I'vebeen getting a lot of rest,focusing onself-care,gettinggoodsleep, takingvitamins.

Al:What projects are you working on now? What’snext for you?that are wrong and unfair, whilenotcosigningmeorspeakingoutpublicly, years of streamers following [me] and unfollowing [me] (mainly white men) because they don't want to see "negativity.”It must be nice to have the privilege of simply clicking the Xmira: I have recently signed to Queens unfollow button.I can't change my skin colour, Gaming Collective, which is a gaming lifestyle and I can't change who I am and what I brand that celebrates diversity in gaming and encounter on and offline.Yes, people are still content creation. I'm also looking forward to hiding;it'ssadreally. starting a stream team and community in the near future. https://venturebeat.com/ 2020/11/17/queens-gaming-collective-raises-1-5- Al: How are you taking care of yourself these million-for-women-led-gaming-lifestyle-brand/ “It's bittersweet after years of watching my days? 2020 has been an emotional whirlwind peers talk to me in hushed tones about forallofus,frankly. thingsthatarewrongandunfair” Twitter:https://twitter.com/Xmiramira Xmira: I'vebeen getting a lot of rest,focusing Discord:https://discord.gg/xmiramira began creating content.There are so many After the murder of BreonnaTaylor,George onself-care,gettinggoodsleep, takingvitamins. peoplethatwantyoutobehaveinawaythatthey Floyd, and countless other people of color https://xmirastreams.com/ think white people will accept,going back to the over the summer,more people broke their Orcomechatwithmeonstream! conversation of being palatable.As far as EA/ silence and finally,publicly stood with you in Al: What projects are you working on now? Maxis, they need to continue to improve their solidarity.How did that make you feel? Do What’snextforyou? https://xmiramira.tv/ content, go back and improve old content, add youstillseepeoplehidinginsilence? new content,and add more updates and packs Xmira: It's bittersweet after years of that reflect the cultures of their consumers all watchingmypeerstalktomeinhushedtones overtheworld. aboutthings

Al:You’ve spoken extensively about the politics Al: Howareyoutakingcareofyourselfthese of silence in the gaming community.That is,that days? 2020 has been an emotional whirlwind somecreatorsfailtospeakoncertainimportant forallofus,frankly. issuesuntilitpersonallyaffectsthem. Meet Grandma Ruth The year 2020 has Pennington, SimmedUp been hard for all Magazine’s very own ofusinmany Solstice celebrations Agony Grandma. GRANNY different ways. around the world Let us ensure that, this holiday The December solstice marks the Grandma Ruth was born season, we spread 'turning of the Sun' as the days slowly and grew up in Sunset as much cheer and get longer. Celebrations of lighter days Valley and lived in RUTH support as we can. Bridgeport as a young to come have been common adult working as a late- Know? Happy holidays throughout history with feasts, night DJ where she would You from me, and let's festivals, and festive holiday activities take calls from all kinds of make 2021 a year around the globe. Sims to give them advice Did to remember. about life. Blessings, Granny R She managed to save enough money and move THE NAME KWANZAA to Isla Paradiso to open a THEWORD"KWANZAA"COMES FROM THE small beach bar where, COMESFROMTHEPHRASE again, she found herself PHRASE EGG NOG listening to other Sims “MATUNDA YA problems. Grandma Ruth “MATUNDAYAKWANZA” INGREDIENTS then decided to travel the 50GCASTERSUGAR world for a few years KWANZA” visi�ng places like Al- WHICHMEANS“FIRST 4EGGYOLKS Simhara before se�ling WHICHFRUITS”INSWAHILI. MEANS “FIRST 1TSPVANILLAESSENCE down in Veronaville working as a therapist. FRUITS” IN SWAHILI. 397GCANOFCONDENSEDMILK 100MLBRANDY

It is rumoured that HANUKKAH METHOD Grandma Ruth had affairs with members from the STEP1 Capp and Monty families ALSO KNOWN AS THE but she has never FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, confirmed (or denied) PUTTHESUGARINASAUCEPANWITH75MLWATER. these allega�ons. Now an HANUKKAH BEGINS ON THE SIMMERUNTILTHESUGARHASDISSOLVED,THEN elder, Grandma Ruth 25TH OF KISLEV ON THE COOLANDCHILL. decided it is �me for a change. She moved yet HEBREW CALENDAR STEP2 again to Brindleton Bay to share her vast knowledge BEATTHEYOLKSWITHTHEVANILLAUNTILSMOOTH. of life with SimmedUp Diwali ADDTHECONDENSEDMILK,BRANDYANDCOOLED readers. She enjoys kni�ng while listening to SUGARSYRUP,MIXINGWELL heavy metal and sipping Is a festival of lights and one of on a simoleons sunrise; the major festivals celebrated by STEP3 she makes a living by selling her kni�ed goods Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The POURINTOAJUGANDCHILLFORATLEAST2HRS. on Plopsy. festival usually lasts five days SERVEWITHIN24HRS,OVERICE. and is celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. RECIPEBYANNEMIEBUYCK 12 13 Cardamom Biscuits (nan khatai) Prep:25 mins Cook:20 mins plus chilling Makes 24 biscuits COMPETITION Ingredients Show Us Your Sims' 3 green cardamom pods 40g icing sugar Gingerbread Houses! 100g unsalted bu�er, at room temperature 70g self-raising white flour 25g gram flour Tag us in your festive holiday 25g semolina builds when you upload to Origin using 24 skin-on almonds or chopped pistachios the hashtag STEP 1 Split the cardamom pods and remove the seeds. Poundtheseedstoapowderinapestleand #SimmedUpGinger mortar with 1 tsp of the sugar. STEP 2 To gain another entry in the competition, Beat the bu�er un�l so�, then gradually add the create a remaining icing sugar and the ground cardamom. Con�nue bea�ng un�l light and creamy, about 10 mins. GINGERBREAD HOUSE STEP3 Sieve the flour and gram flour into a bowl and whisk in the semolina and a pinch of salt. S�r into the bu�er and sugar in two increments. Gently bring Competition Opens: December 1, 2020 everything together into a so� dough. Competition Closes: December 24, 2020 STEP 4 Roll the dough into small, marble-sized balls with your hands and arrange, spaced out, on baking trays lined with baking parchment. STEP 5 Slightly fla�en the top of each ball and press a whole almond or some chopped pistachios in the middle of each one. Chill for 20 mins WINNER STEP 6 Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Bake the biscuits for about 20 mins or un�l golden. Leave to cool before storing in an air�ght �n. Wins a Sims 4 stuff pack Recipe By Roopa Gula� on CHRISTMAS DAY

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They set up camp for the last time and slept until SNOWY they saw the first rays of the sun. Caleb,Vlad, and Morgyn wore their best Kimonos in anticipation of ESCAPE the beautiful start of the day.They climbed up the viewing deck and faced the majestic sun while REVIEWED holding their hands.At last,they finally accomplished what they were here for: the renewal of their marriagevows TheSnowyEscape HerecomestheShredder:Morgynmakessolid Experience statementsonskis. It was nightfall on the ridge of Mount Komorebi. Everything was dark, save for the snow that servedasacontrasttothestarrynightsky.Count The next day,theThrouple,their butler Patchy, Vladislaus Straud IV,CalebVatore, and Morgyn and their pets found themselves confronting Ember set their sights onto the base camp As they ate, theThrouple recounted how the Croft Icefall,the most dangerous phase of togetherwiththeirbutler,Patchy,andtheirpets. muchfuntheyhadyesterdayatthecentreof theclimb.Itwasadauntingtask:thehumanshad Just like the humans, their pets showed great the town.They were thrilled that the place tomakesurethattheyallarrivedatthesummit dedication in every step they took.Paws cold in was bustling with people and activities.Caleb in one piece while the pets had to be carried. deep snow,the cats Pumpkin Bean and Butter and Vlad had fun making friends with The snow was falling heavily and visibility was Toast and the Golden Retriever Charlemagne Yamachan, the town mascot. All three also near zero so they had to rest in between laps. THEREVIEW Padfoottrudgedalongastheyfollowedthepath. had the chance to shred along the ski slopes Fortunately,theyallsafelymadeittothepeak. outside the city centre -- with Morgyn and TheSims4:SnowyEscapewasreleasedonthe13th Vlad secretly agreeing that Caleb was the of November 2020 on PC,Mac,and consoles.The best skier.They chatted until it was time to Expansion Pack features a new world called Mt. takearestbeforethenextstageoftheclimb. Komorebi, a mountain town modelled after Japan. Lifestyles, a new feature that is related toTraits, is shipped with the new pack together with a new career (Salaryperson), new lot assignment (Onsen bathhouse), new NPC (Yamachan), new traits (Adventurous and Proper), new skills (Snowboarding, Skiing, and Rock climbing), new They finally found the base camp after hundreds Weathertype(Thundersnowstorm),andnewtypes of steps and a few gusts of wind. Whilst there, L-R:Patchy, Caleb, CharlemagnePadfoot, ofdeath(DeathbyfallingfromheightsandDeathby Morgynlita bonfirewitha quickflickofhiswand, ButterToast,Vlad, Morgyn, andPumpkin Vending Machine).As with any Expansion Pack,The Patchy fed the pets and cooked their meal,and Bean Sims4:SnowyEscapeboastsa boatloadofbuildand CalebandVladwentontosetuptents. Everyone Vladlookingreally*impressed*with CASitemsperfectforthepassionatebuilderandthe was in high spirits,despite the almost-below-zero Yamachan enthusiasticCASstylist. temperature. 32 33 At first,one would react“Whywould she be happyabout : Snowy Escape came at the right this?” But then, you’d realise that the Grim Reaper time while I am revisiting mylove for Japanese comforted her by bringing her dead dog to its final resting culture, literature, and music. On the outset, I place.Who knows? Maybe this is the start of something was impressed at the Japanese aesthetic, the new? mesmerisingvistas,andtheoveralllookandfeel ofthepack.Theminuteitwasfirstannounced,I So,howdidI findmyexperienceplayingTheSims4:Snowy wasthrillednotbecausetherewasanewpack Escape?Myanswerwouldbedividedintoperspectives:one coming,butbecauseitpromptedmetohavea asalong-timeplayerandanotherasastoryteller. new story in mind. Amongst the few households I have,I’m currently playing with a ThehoneymoonendedwhenIrealisedthatthepackisjust household focused on a polyamorous SentimentsarelocatedbelowtheSimProfile.Hisson like any otherThe Sims 4 pack. Many long-time players, relationshipbetweenvampireCountVladislaus PhilippLukasisharbouringanegativesentimenttowards includingmyself,feelSnowyEscapeprovidesGame-Pack-tier Straud IV, spellcaster Morgyn Ember, and him. content pegged at an Expansion Pack price (EUR 39,95). merman CalebVatore.They’ve been married Sure,SnowyEscapeisavisualtreat,butunderneathitspretty, for years and they’re looking to renew their IrealisedthenegativesentimentsbotheredmewhenJulian’s cheery appearance is a cookie-cutter kind of pack. sonsstillharbouredthebadfeelingsdayslater.Ihadthoughts Removing the new features will reveal inspirations from vows while on a holiday.The Sims 4: Snowy previous packs like Island Living, with its visually-pleasing Escape,Ithought,wouldbeaperfectvehiclefor of searching for a cheat on how to delete the Sentiments (turnsoutyoucan’t)butIdecidedtoleavethembe.Ilearned landscapesandculturalaesthetics;OutdoorRetreat,fromits that story. (Shoutout to @VelvetMews for to appreciate Sentiments because it somehow added a holiday-tripconceptslikerentalhousestoitssecretlot;and surprisingmewithacopy!) depthofhumanitytotheSims. City Living for its festivals and new gastronomic choices.In other words,one can enjoy all these features from these Some Sentiments can be weird at first but are actually threepacksinSnowyEscape. thought-provoking. One such case is byTwitter user I had my other household, the Katz-Sword @ginovasims.Theytweetedthis: However,as a storyteller,I am still rooting for the pack family, climb Mt Komorebi to test the because of what I had in mind for myThrouple household. ExpansionPack.Julian,thedadandleaderofthe The world-building involved in Snowy Escape was well- expedition,failed the first climb,which annoyed considered; it totally enriched my storytelling because of his sons and triggered what are called LifestylesandSentiments.WatchingmySimsenjoythesights Sentiments.This newfeaturewas shipped with and everything that Mt Komorebi has to offer makes me the pre-Snowy Escape patch update and is happy. accessible via the Relationship panel.According toThe SimsWiki, Sentiments are“underlying feelingsSimswillhavetowardsotherparticular REVIEWED SimsandareuniquebetweentwoSims”.These are gained when two Sims interact with each othereitherinapositiveornegativeway.Inthis definition,Juliangenerateda negativesentiment in his sons because they failed their first ascent toMt.Komorebi. NIZ

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CORNER Similarly, to The Sims Livin Large, shipped with : Happy Holiday Stuff pack is the appearance of Father Written By Melissa Christmas. The process of summoning Father Christmas is very similar to the previous iteration. The Simmer must place a Christmas Tree, a fireplace, and a plate of Santa Cookies. This pack, Festive holidays were first implied in however, requires some more involvement Christmas isa Christianholiday The Sims 1: Livin’ Large through the from the Simmer. You must instruct your honouring the birth of Jesus of Nazareth shipment of decorative objects such as SimtobakeSantaCookiesintheevening and celebrated worldwide on the 25th of the Christmas Tree. In my previous before 9pm, but do not fear! Santa’s December annually. This holiday first article,AutumnInTheSims,I discussed Cookies only require one cooking skill appearedinanearlyRomancalendarin336 the lack of pre-made/pre-scheduled point.Thiscanbeeasilyfoundunderthe A.D, and it has evolved significantly, events in the first iteration of the Serve Desserts menu on the fridge. All incorporating many pagan traditions into franchise. The same applies to Sims must be in bed by 9pm. Santa will itscelebrations. Suchtraditionsinclude celebrations and festive holidays. arriveandleavepresentsforthefamily. decorating Christmas Trees, exchanging However,byplacinga Christmastreeand HewillalsoeattheSanta’sCookiesyour gifts, attending church services, making a plateofcookiesona residentiallot, Christingles, visiting and sharing meals a Simmer can summon Santa Claus. This Sim prepared prior. The pack feels Shipped with Seasons, the with family and friends and for children, NPC will arrive at around 3AM Sim-time heavilyorientedtowardsChristmas. main festive celebration in The Sims and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive . to deliver the family a gift. If the 3 is “Snowflake Day,” which we can cookies are spoiled, then the Sim can safely assume is likely based on expect to receive a trash can as a BeforethereleaseofTheSims3 Seasons, Christmas in real life. This Holiday Traditions also vary worldwide. In present, and Sims will stamp on their The Sims 3 store released several sets isheldonthelastThursdayofWinter Australia, you can expect participants to giftswheninstructedtoopenthem. which depicted typical Christmas themed and all Sims will receive a +10 gotothebeachorcampingasChristmasDay objects. The Happy Holiday Presents moodlet.Simswillhavea dayofffrom occurs during the Australian summer. In Collection included the Winter Wall schoolorworkandemployedSimswill America, cookies and milk are left for . Wreath, Winter Wall Garland, and receive their Holiday bonus. To Father Christmas. However, this tradition Christmas Wall Stockings. Furthermore, celebrate this holiday with others, differs slightly in the United Kingdom, with children leaving mince pies, brandy “More Holiday Presents” includes the Simscanhosta Gift-Givingpartyvia for Father Christmas, and a carrot for heavily Christmas-oriented CAS items: phone. The household will receive a Rudolph.FunFact:Rudolphwasinventedby St. Nick, St. Nick's Miter, and the pileofpresents,andSimscaneither Robert L.May in 1939. This reindeer was notable More Holiday Presents Holiday becommandedtoopena presentorwill usedtoencourageshopperstobuyfromthe Tree, a tree heavily based on a automatically open a random present MontgomeryWarddepartment store . traditionalChristmasTree. twohoursafterthepartycommences. 38 39 Similarly, to “Snowflake day” in The Sims The latter is particularly useful to help 3, The Sims 4’s “Winterfest” is also you complete the “Father Winter” Hanukkah likely based on Christmas. Even the icon tradition further on. You can also depicting Winterfest suggests Christmas, decorate the exterior of the house with Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is with a spruce of holly and a golden items from the Attic Shack Decoration an eight-day Jewish present with red ribbon. These typically Box. Emulating real life traditions, the celebration that begins on reflect the traditional colours and Sims “engage in Festive Spirit” in many the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar.This year, symbols associated with this festive ways. Sims can decorate a Christmas tree Hanukkah takes place on celebration. Winterfest occurs in the together, ask if they “deserve gifts”, Thursday, 10th December middle of winter, and Sims have a day off and “laugh out loud.” Similar to The 2020 – Friday, 18th from work or school. Furthermore, Sims 3, Sims 4’s Winterfest includes a December 2020. Winterfest traditions are very Christmas visit from Father Winter, an NPC, loosely like: Sims open presents, sing carols, based on Father Christmas. He will arrive This is celebrated to and greet Father Winter when he appears at around 20:00, and should a Sim wish to commemorate the re- at the chimney. receive a random present, they should dedication of the Second speak to him. This will only occur if you Temple in Jerusalem following the However, Sims can light this Menorah. It Sims 4’s Winterfest continues its have a fireplace and the “Pile of Maccabean Revolt. Viewed to be a is easier to unofficially celebrate unmistakable resemblance to traditional Presents” from buy/build mode. These can miraculous event, the menorah candles Christmas in many more ways. First, be opened to complete another tradition Hanukkah in The Sims 2, but this must be garnishing the house in winter décor is too! Finally, like previous iterations, continued to burn for eight nights done manually. I decorated the dining room an absolute must during Winterfest. The another tradition is cooking, eating a instead of a single day as was predicted. with blues and golds to reflect the colours Simmer must decorate the house with items Grand Meal with others, and engaging in Therefore, this celebration also known as associated with the religion. Fortunately, such as a Christmas Tree and a pile of Thankful Spirit. the Festival of Lights, focuses on the the presents have a blue recolour, and presents from the “holiday decorations” lighting of the Menorah. On each of the tab in build/buy mode. gift-giving is one of the many Hanukkah eight nights, one candle is lit by the traditions. But this is still not enough ninth candle known as the Shamash or to truly appreciate this Holiday in-game. “helper”. Other traditions include the recital of blessings and eating traditional Hanukkah foods such as latkes (potato pancakes), and sufganiyot (jam filled donuts) fried in oil.

Hanukkah is not officially celebrated within The Sims, and the only acknowledgement of the Jewish holiday is the Menorah. The Menorah was shipped with an exclusive patch update to The Sims with various items. However, it is only a decorative item and disappointingly The Sims 3 store improves slightly again. cannot be lit or even viewed by Sims! Like Included in the Happy Holiday Presents Set its predecessor, The Sims 2 Happy Holiday from The Sims 3 store is the Menorah Candle Holder. Stuff Pack only includes one item symbolising Hanukkah: The Menorah.

40 41 Disappointingly, there is no Kwanzaa acknowledgement of Kwanzaa within the first iteration of The Sims at all. The Kinara is a seven-day Afro-American festival Candle Holder does not exist in the build/ introduced by Dr. Maulana Karenga in buy “lighting” section or even as a 1966 to the United States as a response decorative object. As such a joyful holiday, to the commercialism of Christmas. This Kwanzaa should have been included in a year, it is celebrated Saturday 26th usable items update at least. December 2020 – Friday 1st January 2021. The object description states that “This Simmers can individually create the event “Kwanzaa” is a KiSwahili word meaning "first." (KiSwahili is a language spoken finely crafted Menorah will surely bring on all eight days. Exchanging gifts is also The Sims 2 Happy Holidays Stuff Pack in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.) The the spirit of Hanukkah into your home as a tradition within Hanukkah. Sims can improves on this very slightly with its festival welcomes the first harvests to a candle is lit on each of the eight purchase gifts from the phone, computer, or inclusion of the Kinara. Each candle can be the home. Created by Dr. Maulaa Karenga, consecutive nights.” Furthermore, in build mode. Some gifts may be mailed to lit separately to reflect each of the seven one of the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) included in the More Holiday Presents set your letterbox, so make sure to check principles. However, it is still a is emphasized on each day of Kwanzaa. is the Floating Festival of Lights. daily. Finally, Sims can engage in Thankful disappointment to see the lack of Spirit, reflecting and expressing gratitude These are: inclusivity in this stuff pack, especially with other Sims. as its focus is “Happy Holidays.” Surely · unity (umoja) The Sims 4 Seasons does not come with the One disappointing factor yet again in The there should be more items to fully Jewish holiday of Hanukkah automatically represent these significant holidays? Where Sims franchise is the lack of · self-determination (kujichagulia) integrated on the calendar. However, representation. Now, it does improve as the is the Mkeka (Place Mat), Mazao (the crops), Simmers can manually create this event. games continue but it is still not enough. · collective work and responsibility or the Vibunzi (Ear of Corn)? The Sims 3 To do so, simply select the calendar, and I was hoping a group of Sims could play with (ujima) store includes two new items to somewhat “Add Event”. The game recognises Hanukkah a dreidel (a spinning top) and cook more represent Kwanzaa. First, the Kinara Candle as a holiday with a badge of the Menorah traditional Jewish foods such as latkes · cooperative economics (ujamaa) Holder is included in the Happy Holiday available to select to represent the and sufganiyot. Having said that, The Sims Presents set. The Kinara Table Candle holder · purpose (nia) holiday on the calendar. Sims can 4 Seasons has included a lot more Hannukah identifies that the seven candles symbolise each of the principles of Kwanzaa, and can celebrate this on one day, or for eight traditions than previous iterations, adding · creativity (kuumba) days, reflecting real life celebrations. details to the recolours of décor, cards, be lit separately in the correct order. The The main tradition of Hanukkah is banners and more to reflect the traditional · faith (imani) object description reads, “This beautifully lighting the candles of the Menorah. colours associated with Hanukkah. The game handcrafted candle holder is sure to bring Simmers can light each candle is taking small but steady steps to ensure Similarly, to the Jewish Hanukkah, each much joy to your home.” Furthermore, Kwanzaa of the seven candles (mishumaa saba) individually on each night of Hanukkah. various holidays and celebrations can be art is included in the More Holiday Presents reminds participants of the principles This also completes the “Festive represented in the game. Set encouraging a “family sentiment” that of the festival. The central black Lighting” tradition which can also be “can be felt through this stunning piece.” candle is lit first, and then alternates selected. During Hanukkah, it is a What is thoroughly disappointing is that, between the three red and three green tradition that no work is completed within The Sims 3 store, there were plenty candles. The colours represent the flags whilst the Menorah candles are burning. of opportunities to include more items from of African liberation movements. The Therefore, to respect this tradition, I the festival in these freebie sets to truly Kinara candle holder itself reflects the gave my Sims a day off from work and represent Kwanzaa. Unlike previous ancestral origins in one of the 55 iterations, The Sims 3 store was more school and engaged in related family African countries. Other symbolic accessible to Simmers, therefore, there activities a day off from work and school elements include crops (mzao), the mat really wasn’t any excuse to leave out the and engaged in related family activities (mkeka), Corn/maize (muhindi), Gifts fundamental symbols of Kwanzaa. Creating instead. (Zawadi) and the unity cup (Kkimbe cha and developing three more objects isn’t Umoja). really a taxing task is it? 42 43 Similar to Sims 4’s Hanukkah experience, Simmers will also need to manually input this event onto the calendar in The Sims 4. Again, it is recognised as an official Holiday by The Sims 4 with a badge of the Kinara available to represent the holiday on the calendar. I have tried to reflect the traditions of Kwanzaa as accurately as possible. The most important tradition is to light the Kinara. Each candle reflects one of the seven principles and one is lit on every evening of the holiday. The principle is then discussed and reflected upon. The “Engaging in Thankful spirit” option can reflect Imani (Faith). This is encouraged throughout the holiday. Secondly, I selected Art & Music Spirit so Sims will create art by painting, dancing, singing, listening to music, or playing an instrument. A feast (known as a Karamu) is celebrated on the sixth day, the 31st of December. Therefore, I ensured my fourth tradition was hosting a Grand Meal with friends and family. Disappointingly, this tradition cannot be celebrated to its full extent due to the lack of The Unity Cup (Kikombe Cha Umoja). This symbol is used to perform a libation ritual during the feast. Finally, during Kwanzaa, gift-giving (known as Zawadi) is celebrated on the seventh day. Gifts are given to encourage growth and success and accepting these gifts promotes unity (Umoja). Handmade gifts are encouraged as they promote creativity (Kuumba), and gifts given to children are educational.

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58 59 ISLAND PARADISE LETS DIVE IN

Released on June 25, 2013,The Sims Some of the features this pack adds are: 3: Island Paradise is the tenth expansion pack for The Sims 3. It Lifetime Rewards has a new world which is named Isla Paradiso, an archipelago with • Strong Stomach - Nausea and islands to explore. From exploring seasickness are things of the past! islands in your own houseboat to creating five-star resorts, this • Lungs of Steel - Go scuba diving expansion pack gives your Sim the without the fear of running out of air. tropical lifestyle we all dream (Not available to mermaids) about. For those Sims with salt in their veins, you can set sail between • Hotel Mogul- Learn to squeeze You can also order the Kraken to wreak Resort Empire- To become a true islands, dive for sunken treasure, or every ounce of profitability out of havoc on any boat that you wish. hotel mogul, your Sim will need to even make friends with a mermaid. your resorts. Hotel Moguls receive a manage employees, maintain a profit, and But be careful, the great blue deep bonus on all resort income. Permanent Mermaid - Your Mermaid always satisfy patrons. Once your Sim holds many dangers like sharks and Sim no longer needs frequent swimming has created the perfect resort empire, • Mermadic Kelp –This will turn your the kraken.The first time I saw the sessions in order to maintain her fish- travellers from all around will flock for a Kraken swim past my Sim’s boat, I Sim into a mermaid like features. (Mermaids only) nearly had a heart attack, so you chance to stay at your luxurious getaway. can imagine my reactions when my • Uncharted Island Map – Reveals a Fun Fact:There is a difference between hidden island • Own a Five Star Resort. Sim was out fishing and the Kraken male and female mermaids’ tails. Go have ate his boat. It is by far my favourite horrible surprise in The Sims 3, the • Friend of the Kraken - The a look! • Collect 40,000 Simoleons in Resort other being that Sims can die from fearsome Kraken bows to your will! Profit. the mummy curse, but that’s Boats that you are on will never be Lifetime Wishes another story. targeted by the Kraken. Seaside Savior - Anyone can be a • Deep Sea Diver -The bottom of the lifeguard, but a Sim that rescues ocean hides treasures and creatures drowning Sims is a true hero! Be a hero never seen by land dwelling Sims.Only in your town. the bravest and most foolhardy divers can survive the deadly deep while • Rescue 50 Sims as a Lifeguard. searching for underwater riches. Be sure to bring your oxygen tank! Grand Explorer - There are mysterious lands yet to be charted by • Master the Diving Skill. any Sim.To find them,your Sim must set sail, brave the high seas, and dive the • Earn 40,000 Simoleons from Selling deepest oceans. Diving Collectables 60 61 Search high and low for these uncharted for this.You can keep the tree if you use islands and claim them as your own! the mods.You will need both. • Own all Uncharted Islands. • Routing Issues in the Resort Hobart’s Hideout Get your Baywatch on with the new lifeguard career while listening to either Problem Island Life or Beach party,two new radio stations. Be careful when diving, as your The maintenance staff at Hobart’s Sims can run out of air and die. Hideaway is stomping and complaining with no end. For me,this is one of the most beautiful packs inThe Sims 3,but it’s also the one Cause with the most problems. Island Paradise The resort has multiple routing issues is infamous for the set-your-PC-on-fire but the most annoying are the bug lag and rampant bugs. I made a list of all spawners which are located the hacks, fixes, and advice I could find. underground. Since the bugs then spawn I’ve tried many of these with great underground too, it’s hard for the staff to success, so I’m keeping my fingers get there and complain. crossed that they will work for you. clock stops from time to time only to the main menu (without turning off the Solution • Delete the Scott Family and their skip forward in time later. game entirely), the other game will also house become affected by this and will be Move the spawners so that they are Cause unplayable. Try restarting the game above ground (or delete them if you • Usethecheat completely when you need to load don’t want any roaches). DiscoverAllUnchartedIslands to An alarm that is firing over and over another save. make all islands visible. I'm aware that causes the whole game to come to a halt Be aware that the spawners only seem to this takes away from the fun but it and prevents it from running smoothly. Identification of faulty alarms show if the roaches are active.Also,if you seems to help some. can’t go to the required level, build a The Tree of Prosperity causes this alarm. If uninstalling the tree does not solve the small pool and it should work. • Make sure you have no stuck Sims in It does not matter if you actually use the issue for you, it’s possible that another your town (use the cheat resetsim * tree in your save game. It fires a faulty alarm is at fault.To find the faulty alarm, To make them visible do the following: to reset all sims in your town and put alarm over and over. you’ll need DebugEnabler byTwallan. them to a safe location) Press clt-shift-c Solution Go to map view and click on the town • Use Overwatch and ErrorTrap (those hall icon Type testingcheatsenabled true and hit are mods. Just Google Nraas mods.) Uninstall the Tree of Prosperity.Affected Enter save games should be back to normal Choose NRaas –> Debug Enabler –> • Check for any abandoned boats in afterwards. If you can’t find the tree in Options:Town hall –> Dump Alarms Press ctl-shift-c your game and delete them by typing your launcher, re-download it from the testingcheatsenabled true, shift- Sims 3 Store and install it again. This will generate a scriptError in your Type buydebug on and hit Enter clicking on the boat, and choosing Afterwards you should find it either on user files that can be opened with a text Go to buy mode while you are on the lot “object-delete.” top or on the bottom in your launcher. editor (use a proper editor since those (or choose from the resort menu) Uninstall from there. are large files) and analysed • Sims in slow motion Click to go to the lowest floor level This bug seems to be contagious from Mods that help with the issueOverwatch Problem save game to save game. If you have a V110 and higher and ErrorTrap V94 and Now you should see the spawners game that is directly affected by the bug higher have a fix My Sims move in slow motion and the (white square boxes). and you load another one through Press ctl-shift-c Type moveobjects On and press Enter Now you can move the Spawners up or delete them entirely Credits: Crinrict's Sims 3 Help Blog https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2013/06/ routing-issues-in-the-resort-hobarts- hideout.html • Use NRaas Mastercontroller to delete all wild animals and all homeless sims • Untick the box that allows for strays and wild horses. This is the best island pack inThe Sims franchise for me (not counting The Sims 2 Castaway). It has everything I could ask for in a tropical paradise and more.Try this fun challenge if you’re looking for a more castaway kind of game playhttps:// modthesims.info/ showthread.php?t=623087

SUE 64 Let’s start with the queen of small • No Burning Sun In Forgotten Hollow: mods, LittleMsSam.https:// Something the developers should littlemssam.tumblr.com/post/ have thought of, No Burning Sun 175435360448/mod-overview-list makes Forgotten Hollow safe for TInY mODs LittleMsSam has so many good little vampires to move around in no mods that it is hard to pick which matter what time of day.Why have a ones to mention. Here are some I world just for them if it’s not safe? use regularly and that really change Thank you LittleMsSam for thinking my game of our fangy friends. FOr • Autonomous Repairs: Finally, I • Power Napping on Sofas:This is a real don’t have to tell my sim to fix thing for humans so it should be for the toilet. Sims too. Really helps when your Sim • Autonomous Thermostat: This is is the park bum and sleeps on a my favorite one. It’s no longer my bench. job to keep an eye on the heat or • Random Bug Fixes: There are too cold. YOur many fixes to list all of them, but one • Choose Your Roommate: I really like is the breakthrough fix Sometimes, I want to share rent that only allows Scientists and retired with a buddy and not a total Scientists to have breakthroughs.This stranger. is a must have bundle. • Choose Your Helmet:This is The • SimDa Dating App: Now you can go StOCkiNg Sims and what our Sims wear is on blind dates, chat online, and fall in about 50% of the whole game, so love with the Sims of your dreams.All why not be able to choose the with this fun little app. Finding love helmet that would best go with has never been this easy. your Sims outfit? • Go For A Walk With Dogs Will Fill Up Needs:It only makes sense to me that a walk with the dog would make not only my dog happy but my Sim too • More Best Friends: I think our Sims are adult enough to maintain more than one best friend relationship, don’t you?

66 67 Language Barrier by Frank • https://mods.frankkulak.com/ - /ts4/ “A world where languagebarriers everyone speaks the This has to be my favourite mod for 2020. same language is Frank explains, “A world where unrealistic.This mod everyone speaks the same language is unrealistic. This mod adds new adds new languages languages to the Sims universe, which introduces a unique challenge to the to the Sims” game.”

Communication between Sims is limited Features when they do not share a language. New Six languages: interactions unlock as you learn more of the other Sim's language(s). • Komorebigo, Fish Are Friends by KawaiiStacie • Selvadoradian, Sims may miscommunicate when they do https://www.kawaiistaciemods.com/post/fish-are-friends-mod not share a language. This results in an Your Sims can interact with their pet fish. Feed them, clean their bowl, take pictures • Simlish, embarrassed, angry, or tense moodlet and breed them. • Sixami, that will get worse the more they talk. • Toki Sulani Power Outage and Automatic • Windenburgish. Burn Scars by Flerb Do you have any small mods you think Native languages are assigned to Sims Simmers should add to their stocking? https://modthesims.info/m/9963874 (children and older) depending on Let us know at @SimmedUpMag on Whenever lightning strikes near your their home world, traits, and occult Twitter or join our group on Facebook house during a big thunderstorm, you type. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ better get out the candles until Landgraab Toddlers will acquire their native 232326154871071 Power Company can get the electricity language(s) once they become back up. Only off-grid items will work children. The languages they acquire during this time. depends on which ones they have been Automatic burn scars is a mod that will exposed to while growing up. make sure your Sim doesn’t walk away Sims can learn another language by from a kitchen fire untouched.The scars It adds a bit more urgency to getting using Simlingo, reading a textbook, or don’t last forever and Sims close to the that cooking skill up right? interacting with other sims who speak burned Sim will have a sad moodlet seeing

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