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To practise for our The Sims 4 Tiny Living building competition, I built a giant kitchenIt’s a bold strategy. Let’s see if it pays off for me.
It’s a bold strategy. Let’s see if it pays off for me.
Tension is ramping up in the RPS office, as we approach the release ofThe Sims 4’s newTiny Living Stuff Pack, and thus the editorial Tiny Build-Off between me and Graham. My tactic so far has been to practise a lot at home, so I am familiar with the build controls. Graham’s has been to undermine me at the office, and try to prejudice the rules in his favour.
Like most cartoon villains, though, Graham’s scheme proved to be more of a problem for him than me. He soon realised that in fact the only time he would have to research any of these videos was during work, since he has to spend his time outside work on useless things like being with his family or caring for his young child. Sucker.
I don’t know why the corner cabinet has gone a slightly different shade of white, because it’s definitely the same colour swatch, but I think it might be the lighting.
My technique for building inThe Sims 4has evolved from ‘build something I think looks nice’ to ‘imagine a very specific person and context and build something around that’, so let’s talk about the woman who owns this kitchen. (She is not the Sim pictured eating a grilled cheese in this screenshot. That was a randomised Sim I made so I could make sure the cooker and chairs and whatnot could still be used.)
It was built in consultation with an expensive interior designer, who dutifully took notes as Linda asked for it to be modern, “but also feel like a farmhouse kitchen, yah?” and translated that into white wooden cupboards and floor but an industrial looking sink. Linda softened the hard edges of the faux-stone counter tops with carefully selected bric-a-brac and lush plants. The plants keep dying, but she just buys new ones.
Linda writes that evening’s dinner on the chalkboard. Her husband is rarely home in time from the office to eat with the family, but that suits Linda fine. She plates up for him and keeps it warm, and he takes it off to the study. Linda sits at the breakfast bar drinking red wine and idly thinking of texting the kids' swimming coach, with whom she is having a casual affair.
That book is Linda’s appointment diary.
So anyway, given the above I am concerned I will not be able to build a full house in the time Alice L. is allotting us. Here are the rules she has set:
The RPS Editorial Sims 4 2020 Tiny Build-Off
Graham has started saying I should get a point deducted for every time I make use of the ‘move objects’ cheat. I think he’s worried.
