One of the most anticipated games of 2014, the output of which became a terrible fiasco. In fact, the thousandth of expectations from the "Sims-4" trailers and presentations promoted by hundreds has not been justified. Fans' reviews indicate that they are tuning in advance for future additions. In its present form, the assembly looks like a pirated copy stolen from the early stage of creating a full-fledged game. Its only plus is that there is potential. The base laid by the developers will significantly expand the capabilities of the characters and make a completely new product.
How to install "Sims-4"
There are two options - a licensed disk or a pirated copy downloaded on the network. If you bought the game, the installation is simple, and most likely there will be no errors.
What is the action algorithm?
- We insert the disk into the drive and wait for the autorun.
- Click on the “Continue” button.
- In the item "My games in Origin" you must enter the license code for the product "Sims-4".
- After the version of the collector's edition is confirmed, the installation will begin.
- We set the language to “Russian”, select the folder where the game is placed, accept the license.
- In the process of unpacking files, the program will ask you to insert a second disk, which is what you need to do.
- Bonus items will load, a shortcut will appear on the desktop.
Congratulations, the installation is complete!
On the issue of "protection against pirates" of the official release. Most opinions boil down to the fact that the torrent file is uploaded to an unfinished version of the game. Therefore, there are a variety of negative aspects such as defocusing the camera and so on.
Installing Sims-4 for free on a computer is easy. You just need to download the image of the installation disk, and then follow the instructions described in the readme file.
One example will be described below.
System Requirements and Release Date
For the game, all versions of the Windows operating system from Windows XP SP 3 to Windows 8.1 are suitable. On other platforms, it is not yet possible to launch it.
The minimum requirements are absolutely capable of most computers.
- RAM needs at least 2 GB.
- The processor is suitable for 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+.
- Video card - from 128 MB.
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600, Intel GMA X4500, ATI Radeon X1300 or better.
- DirectX 9.0c and a minimum of 10 GB of free disk space.
As we see, sparing requirements allow the majority to install Sims-4 on a computer. The conditions are pretty tolerable.
Judging by marketing and advertising, users should have expected an extravaganza in The Sims-4. The release date for the game is September 2, 2014 in the United States and September 4 in Europe and Russia. However, the disappointment of the majority indicates a failure of the release.
Game process
This version is designed to fully reveal the capabilities of a life simulator.
We start by creating a character or family. For this, special editors are intended, which we will talk about later.
Actions are performed from a third party. First we create a sim, put him in the house. You can choose a house from the list of proposed, buy in a store or build it yourself. Due to the fact that the character will have to be developed in various fields (from working to personal), it would be better to install Sims-4 in Russian.
There are two cities with different buildings. The main institutions of the megalopolis infrastructure are presented. We will also talk about them later. The created character can get a job, lead a personal life, start a relationship, meet new people, develop a career. There are many possibilities.
There are two scales - friendship and romance. They are responsible for the relationship between the sims.
In the fourth version of the game, characters can do several things at the same time, for example, talk, watch TV and eat. This is a significant step forward for the Sims 4. Reviews from fans indicate the promise of such a move.
Also, an active social life will be required for career growth and increasing your status.
Would you like to try to create an amazing fate in training mode? There are different things. Perhaps some ideas you later translate into reality.
Emotions
Feelings in the game play a crucial role. It is they who are responsible for promoting your sim along the path of life.
Unlike in the previous installments, the Sims 4 characters are more focused on their inner world. You must admit that you can’t find practically 100% rationality in the real world. Feelings and we have a stronger effect on actions than mental processes. Losing your head is not so difficult in a fit of passion!
The spectrum of emotions in this part is increased. Now there are 15 of them! They are divided into several groups of 3 pieces. Each has its own color and background music.
Judging by the messages on the forums, the developers have contributed a lot from the realm of feelings and intimate moments to Sims-4. Reviews confirm this. For example, you can even "pee like a champion" or "poke angrily."
However, in general, the implementation of such a layer of life is very important in the development of simulators. We all want to be successful, not doing anything for this, to a large extent. Try the same with your characters. Make a Sim a world-class star or an astronaut.
Have to play the piano of emotions. For example, if your hero is angry, it’s better to go to the gym. The effectiveness of the workout will increase at times! Depressed, he will write a good book.
In addition, being at the peak of some kind of experience, it can be transferred to a picture painted with one's own hand, in order to subsequently share the emotion with others.
The Sims-4 characters also create an interior according to their mood, complementing it with memorable accessories.
Thus, despite the many negative reviews, compared with the third part, the new game still has an inimitable zest.
Character editor
In the latest version of the game, we can create characters in several ways. There is an option to choose a ready-made template. But this approach is not at all interesting to us. With a minimum of skill with photo editors, you will be able to make an exact copy of a real acquaintance and put him into the game!
Let's see how this happens. So, we entered the product code. Sims 4 is activated, and now you need to create a family. We get into the character editor.
Initially, gender and age are selected. By the way, races now differ not only in skin color, but also in characteristic facial features. And the range and level of emotions in the game will directly depend on how old your sim is. But this can be changed using the codes for "Sims-4." They will be written at the end of the article.
Next, we click on the magnifying glass icon to the left of the character’s head. Having switched to this mode, it becomes possible with the help of sliders to create individual facial features for your hero - from the nostrils to the color of the iris.
By the way, in the fourth version, a hat can be worn on any hairstyle.
Once you have created a face, we proceed to the formation of the rest of the body, the choice of clothes and accessories. Thus, we make a certain image for our sim.
In addition to physical data, you can choose the character, lifestyle, emotional range, timbre of voice, hobbies.
So we have created the first man. Let's find him a place to live.
Construction mode
Here, too, the developers hand touched many things. Let's start in order.
Now it is possible to choose the height of the foundation, and add it to the house or replace the old one at any stage of construction without demolishing the building. Do not be afraid that when changing the height of the base, the door will skew and the key will not work. Sims 4 has not yet reached such heights of realism. There will be eight options for a base.
The second innovation concerns the roof. Turn on the fantasy at full power! All options are available, from oriental to classic European. Want to make a semblance of a castle on a Disney screensaver? Easy.
Choosing the height of the walls (ceiling) do not forget about windows and paintings. For example, you had rooms two floors high, a whole gallery hung on them. Now we decided to rebuild and make lower ceilings. If you do not remove the canvas, they will disappear. Do not forget about it!
Lovers of attics, terraces, verandas and other delights will also find entertainment. We make various shapes - from square and rectangular to oval. In the editor you can easily figure out which rooms to choose and how to set. The Sims 4 offers many options.
Light, by the way, has also undergone changes. Now there will be no barrier between the light of the upper and lower floors. It will spread as much as possible, according to the laws of physics. Like in real life.
Columns, friezes, cornices and beams - decorate the interior as you wish.
Landscaping does not undergo significant changes compared to the third part. The only thing is that a separate micro-editor for landscaping has appeared.
Finally, one inconvenience is worth mentioning. When you cancel painting a section of the wall, the entire room becomes discolored.
In the future, the developers promise to add fountains and greater flexibility in creating the landscape around the house.
We get a job
Sims-4 characters can find their favorite pastime or start building a career in a promising company in several ways. In total, eight options are presented - a criminal, a special services agent, a writer, an artist, a cook, a technician, an astronaut, and a worker.
Firstly, you can click on the portfolio icon (lower right corner) and select “Start Career” in the menu. The phone icon will help you find a job on the ads. It’s also realistic to find an activity using a computer.
Are you settled? Excellent. How to get to work now? There are only two ways. You can set the function “Free will” or click on the portfolio in the right corner. If it is yellow, the character will simply go to the office; if it is red, it will run.
However, about the office - it is said loudly. In this version of the game, activity in the field of labor is not yet provided. That is, your sim runs out of the house, goes to the road ... and disappears! All that remains is to mess with the rest of the family or plan for him an evening if you have a lonely character. A completely uninteresting approach in the release of the Sims-4 game. The release date, however, has already passed, so you can only hope for additions.
To change the profession, you need to click on the phone icon, then select the option “Quit”. After that, repeat the steps described above.
City overview
Dedicated to all lovers of "soapy" American TV shows. The game features two settlements - Willow Creek and Oasis Springs.
Those will turn out to walk around Santa Monica or become a suburban in the Midwest.
These quarters do not even turn to be called a village language. However, we hope for future changes.
So, Willow Creek. Calm provincial town with a large park, located on the banks of the river. On the streets a lot of greenery. You can walk around the park, chat with friends on an open area of the cafe, and visit public places.
By the way, you can get a clear picture of the interior only if activation has been completed. "Sims-4" holds the protection against piracy. The image becomes blurry, as in the screenshot.
The second locality is Oasis Springs. It is represented by more deserted and rocky landscapes. However, there is a green area and a reservoir. You will be able to get out on a picnic or go fishing.
By the way, to prepare a certain dish, you may need plants that grow only in the neighboring town. Have to go after them.
A definite plus is that when you change your place of residence, the career is not reset. That is, having moved to Willow Creek, you do not have to re-get a job.
Minus in the size and functionality of the settlements. You can enjoy the whole range in a few hours. Another couple of days will be spent on a game with character and house editors. There is nothing to count on in the game.
Sims 4 Activation
When buying a licensed disc, you will see the code on the inside of the box. It consists of 20 letters of the English alphabet and numbers.
When installing games taken from the Internet for free, it is recommended to disable antiviruses, as they "swear" at programs that help to illegally register the product.
If you downloaded from a torrent, most likely among the files you will find the Keygen application. Run it and generate the Sims-4 key.
Here is a list of codes that work to activate the game. The only condition is that before entering characters, you must disconnect the connection to the Internet.
- 2E5V-JZ93-YLJB-SYLJ-ERLD.
- J3EE-4DMT-U3AQ-4U3A-URLD.
- JK88-MQQQ-EUAT-7EUA-WRLD.
- 27ZR-Y2T9-Q8SV-8Q8S-YRLD.
In addition, if you downloaded the game from a torrent, most likely there is a file called “crack” there. Open it and copy the files to the root folder of the game. If there is any special way, then it will be described in a text document called “readme”.
Codes
All cheats and other messages are entered on the command line. It is called by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C simultaneously. A prerequisite is an English keyboard layout.
After entering the necessary information, press “Enter” to activate it and “Escape” to exit the menu.
Before using the codes for "Sims-4", you must enable this feature. To do this, on the command line you need to enter the words "true" or "on" in English letters, without quotes. To turn off, respectively, write “false” or “off”. Cheats are not case-sensitive, so it doesn’t matter which letters you enter - in capital or small.
Let's look at the easiest option - the developer code. To activate it, you must enter the following phrase on the command line, without quotation marks: "TestingCheatsEnabled true".
What do we get? The main tools now are the left mouse button and the Shift key.
So, when you click on a character, a menu pops up, allowing you to increase age or change character traits.
If, holding Shift, click on any place in the visibility zone, your hero will move there.
Changing needs is also easy. It is necessary to hold “Shift” and drag the cursor up or down the scale.
In this mode, by clicking on an extraneous character, you can add him to the active family. It doesn’t matter that you have a free game downloaded. "Sims-4" from this will not lose in functionality.
Entering the mailbox menu of the active family will allow you to perform the following actions:
- make everyone happy in the family;
- Teleport to yourself a character from the list;
- invite any guest;
- reduce needs;
- add all residents to the list of acquaintances;
- choose the necessary career level.
In the realities of this release, without such tricks in the game in a couple of days there is absolutely nothing to do. So I want to say that the only plus is the release of "Sims-4" in Russian. The English version, most likely, would not have taken root at all.
The following is a list of the most used cheats:
- Motherlode - increases your account by $ 50,000.
- LifeTimeHappiness - adds 50,000 wish points to a character.
- JokePlease - at the command line you can read the joke.
- ResetSim - code needed in case of stuck in the texture. The character will appear in the house.
- MoveObjects on - now you can optionally move objects and remove unnecessary heroes.
- ConstrainFloorElevation false - at your disposal is the floor. Now you can make a room of any height! This code is often used in Sims-4. Reviews on the forums are a clear confirmation.
- RecordVideo small / medium / large low / moderate / high / max - decided to record a video? Set your options.
- FullScreen on - enable full-screen mode through the command line.
- HideHeadlineEffects off - annoying cylinders of thoughts above heads? Turn them off!