Eating different foods will let them learn their recipes, and you can hone your chopsticks skill (though it’s not counted in the skills menu), too. It’s a great skill for people who want to follow the Entertainer career, or just want to own at karaoke nights.Īnd finally, there are new activities your sim can partake in (besides the aforementioned festivals) like playing basketball or specific video games. You can hone this randomly through your house, at karaoke machines, or at a mic. New to The Sims 4 is the singing trait, as well. There are also new traits to shape your sims in lifelike ways, like the “Unflirty” or “Vegetarian” ones. Your sim can now have the lifetime aspiration of “City Native” which will have them accomplishing city-specific tasks, like giving someone an apartment key, or trying out three different food stands. With a new expansion comes new traits, aspirations, and activities, of course. Apartments allow your sims to spend a bit less money up-front so they can really follow their virtual dreams and can be an awesome option for a starter home. There are truly a ton of ways that your apartment of choice can change up your gameplay. Apartments were added to the Sims 4 with the introduction of The Sims 4: City Living and I feel like they are one of the best additions to the game thus far. For more on the apartments’ traits, click here!Īdditionally, you’ll find that the neighbors you end up with might be drop by randomly like a sitcom character, or cause so much of a ruckus it affects your sim’s mood. Every sim should have to start up in the TLC apartments. The apartments add a whole new level of gameplay, especially the ones that fill your sim with all the negative luck in the world. Or, you know, act as catalysts in wanting to move out to a better place. These traits actively affect your sims (either in a positive or negative way) and ensure that you will at least have different experiences in every part of the city you live in. This time around, though, apartments come with traits, providing some unique life to each one. You won’t be able to make a lot of modifications to the exterior and walls, but the inside is your home, sweet home. Like in The Sims 2, apartments will require rent on a weekly basis and have a landlord attached to them. Your sims don’t just need to live in houses anymore, they can opt for the cramped (or penthouse suite) lifestyle of an apartment.