Agnes is the sister of Cornelia Goth, Mortimer's mum. Plus there is a book in the sims 3 called "where is Bella" by Alexander Goth (who seems to have time traveled) and I believe it’s a kids book(not sure tho) and maybe that’s a reference to Bella's portrait in the bookcase
The infant kit is a very specific style that I don't think will sell as much as a more neutral style, but honestly that's fine. It's cool to see more original concepts! Especially since kits are the cheapest DLC in TS4, it's nice to have a variety of options.
i’m a tad sad about the colour swatches on the storybook nursery one. i was hoping for more brown woods so it fits more into the whimsical witchy cottage core aesthetic
Same! There was such a variety and so cute. I also wish we had more of the toy doctor kit from Parenthood, so we'd have more interative plushies and dolls. Just add it to basegame; I doubt anyone is just buying the Parenthood Game pack for that. 😢
I was also a little sad that they didn't add swatches matching the nursery set to the Princess Cordelia beds which feel closest in style. That would have been cute. (Also for the double bed if the parents can't bear to have their newborn in another room.) I am also still waiting for the fabulously fricking fancy princess themed high-bed with frills and little curtains. For all the little Rapunzels who just don't have space to waste in their towers.
Imagine if you could craft anything wood from the catalogue in wood swatches at level 10 handiness , and imagine that if you had at least level 4 painting you could do any of the coloured swatches as well...
i mean that would be sick but i doubt that’s ever gonna happen as that would be a looooooong list. but i think introducing new objects to it would be incredible for storytelling, memories and personalisation
I'm a creative Sim junky so the art studio kit is right up my alley. Plus, my Mom is a watercolor artist, and the whole kit reminds me of her. I'm really looking forward to getting it, as it really speaks to me! The nursery kit is very cute. I do wish they were more consistent with the swatches though. I simply do not understand why they leave some out on certain objects. It has always mystified (and infuriated) me. Thank you so much for the overview. I would get them but haven't updated yet, and haven't since before Lovestruck. I'm still concerned about the updates wreaking havoc with my game. I play one main rotational save, and I'm NOT putting it at risk!
Also, back up your Save after every game session, if you don't already. Make a copy and keep the duplicate in another folder elsewhere and/or in the cloud, like with Google or One Drive, since things outside of bugs could ruin it or lose it. Just don't let either program have direct access to your OG Sims 4 folder. I made that mistake, and it tried to update it while I had the game open once. I luckily didn't lose much, but it did corrupt the save I was playing in, and it crashed, lol. 😅
@@DoveJS Theoretically, my saves are saved to the network, but also synced via OneDrive after every session. I am synced across three devices. So far, after 3 years of this, I haven't had any issues. I don't know if OneDrive has access to my OG Sims 4 folder. My son, the IT/cyber-security expert, tells me I'm good? Fingers crossed that he knows what he's doing. I save the files again before every update. May have to audit how things are set up. Thanks for the feedback!
I’m with you on the art and wood HOWEVER I disagree on the nursery kit. I was so bored and over our kids stuff and I loooove it. If you are playing a family with old money this is what they would have. Love it❤
i wish the infants kit would come with more neutral textures, i dont have victorians sims bahaha. i dont think i will get it because of that althought i love the sims 2 references
As an artist, I absolutely love the artist kit! So many of these objects are going to be used in every one of my builds from now on. ❤ Also, the box IS usable, not sure why it wasn’t working for you.
I would love to be able to sculpt from reference - but that's too much to ask from a kit. Pottery would be a great addition, as well. Under-whelmed by these kits ngl.
That doll is actually the same doll as one of the base game dollhouses if I remember correctly. I don’t think she’s meant to be based on anyone but I could be wrong
I'm popping in to say that you can't use the change swatch tool on the blocks we have in game now so it's not surprising that your can't use it for the new ones. Wish they'd fix that.
I’m very disappointed in the storybook kit. I don’t think this is a bad kit, but personally don’t like Bella Goth so I don’t want any references to her in furniture. It’s also a very niche set, I would have prefered a more usuable set I could have used for babies, toddlers and children. I feel as if we share the same sentiment here. I LOVED the themed kids room in Sims 2, something along those lines would be awesome to have as a kit or stuff pack. The artist kit looks nice, I just don’t feel like I really want or need it. We need more hobbies in the game instead. Thanks for showing us the stuff!
The doll from the dollhouse is one of the base game dolls. I've never paid attention to them, though, so I don't know if they're random or if there are certain dolls with certain houses, because there are at least two sets of dolls.
Thanks for checking the functionality of the objects. It's important to know if we can get a use out of the items. I am excited about the nursery. I won't be using the goth colored version. I wish we had a few swatches that were neither goth nor pastel, with normal wood colors. But still going to use it. I think this will become my go to toddlerbed and infant play mat.
With all the references to circuses (plus a reference to Makin Magic from sims 1) I wonder if they might be implying a circus pack in the next few years?
About the Woodworking Table, what IF with the new EP comes the possibility of crafting your own Coffin? At the Woodworking Table? Could be a nice addition and maybe they will add some more options into the Game to craft at that Table.
I don't really agree that you can do the gothic nursery already with existing packs, it might be because I don't own all of them and you do, but I've been reaaally hoping for exactly something like this, because I'm really bored of normal boring nurseries and kids rooms! Yes, this might be more niche, but it's exactly what people like me want who don't want to build always similar nurseries. If I have a very edgy and alternative couple, for example, and they get a child, I would looove to build a edgy black nursery and kids room for them, but have been forced to use all the happy happy colours and bunnies and fairies and all things nice. This isn't real life, I don't need to think about how the kid would feel living in a dark bedroom 😁
yeah definitely having RoM and vampires helps with that feeling especially for bassinets and kids rooms rather than toddlers and infants. i usually point that out in these videos so my bad for not mentioning it’s easier with certain packs
i'm NOT into the goth aesthetic, but the pastels left me sitting on eggshells to get the Storybook Nursery kit THE MINUTE it came out. I feel the pastel swatches are a LOT more versatile then the goth swatches, but the goth swatches will be great for simmers who- for example- play a lot with occult sims. Can somebody say Vampire Legacy? So while half the swatches aren't exactly my cup of tea, im glad the simmers who will get use out of them have them. I will probably only use the growing together update bassinet and the new bassinet in it's cutesier swatches movin forward. The ruffles are adorable.
This art-pack is the first expansion pack I've really, really wanted, pretty much since Sims 4 was released. I do however totally agree about the woodworking bench. Maybe the concern is the overlap between it, and the eco-lifestyle's fabricator?! 🤔 The only thing that peaked my interest from the nursery-pack are the blocks; I'm just so tired of seeing the same three swatches 😅
I ordered the artist studio kit right away b/c I always play artist sims in my game, and also just for the new woodworking table and easel. 💜 I don't think we have many easels that aren't career unlockables? I already wasn't going to buy the nursery kit b/c it's just not my type of gameplay, plus I don't vibe with the style and I find some of the pattern/color combos a bit odd. The kit does look great in general, but I feel like some of the items aren't very maxis match? The crib, dollhouse and chandelier especially. Or maybe I'd have to see them up close. 🤔Then again, some base game items from recent updates have a completely different look to most early items as well... Also, (on a semi adjacent note 😅) looking at the woodworking table, I noticed they've updated some of the object information. The woodworking tables now state a Carpentry quality. And some items with environmental qualities have been updated as well, e.g. items that use power or water, now say Power efficiency and Water efficiency, instead of consumption. So that's interesting. I'm not sure if they've updated anything else, those are the ones I noticed so far.
Wait did they make a changing table base game? Cos they definitely weren’t part of the base game when Growing Together came out cos I remember people being annoyed about it
ffs that was my bad!! i feel like i read something the other day and got mixed up with the cots in my brain. ill have to try editing that out tomorrow 😭
@@EnglishSimmerahh okay. They really should make at least one of them base game though. I’m glad people can get one from this kit if they can’t afford an expansion
@@JodieLaura i got base game compatible and base game mixed in my head. they always had code in BG but still exclusive to growing together until this kit
I hope you're doing alright Molly. You sound disappointed in this video. I love the goth theme for babies but don't care for the artist kit. Wishing you a great weekend ❤
honestly kits just still aren’t my vibe in general and i always overthink that comes through in every video i do about them 😭 cas is always my place as well tbf when it comes to kits. just think i was a bit disappointed ive wanted themes for rooms for so long and i do think they can come in bigger packs but just dont that often anymore so this one felt like salt in the wound a bit but thank you! that’s v sweet of you to think about ❤️
@@EnglishSimmer Don't you worry, EA is too greedy to let an opportunity pass. There will be more CAS kits soon, and probably with better assets since they're collaborating more with community creators. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽🤞🏽nothing will ever be as bad as my first pet stuff 😆
They could call it transport kit with strollers and pushchairs roller skates and more bikes and some srtors and it'd be really cool to have a functioning kit because the last functioning kit we had was does the dust the best
OMG I would love roller skates. Buggies and strollers would be cool too. My poor infants and toddlers rarely get out of the house (I keep forgetting I can put them in baby carriers, but it would be fun to have the family go out with their little ones in strollers, their child roller skating around them. I already got the nursery kit because I've been dying for more nursery stuff. So sick of the cribs we have and both the goth and light versions are right up my alley. Will pass on the artist one because I'm not much of a clutter builder and the base game easel and table are fine for me.
Packs always look better when they collaborate with cc creators
Which is why I think that their Creator Kits will slap so hard, that I’ll feel them myself.
I'm so happy I bought this kit yesterday
Agnes is the sister of Cornelia Goth, Mortimer's mum. Plus there is a book in the sims 3 called "where is Bella" by Alexander Goth (who seems to have time traveled) and I believe it’s a kids book(not sure tho) and maybe that’s a reference to Bella's portrait in the bookcase
Was about to say this! Yeah Agnes Crumplebottom.
The infant kit is a very specific style that I don't think will sell as much as a more neutral style, but honestly that's fine. It's cool to see more original concepts! Especially since kits are the cheapest DLC in TS4, it's nice to have a variety of options.
Yeah I feel like kits should be where they do niche things that maybe they feel they couldn’t do or wouldn’t fit in the regular packs.
i’m a tad sad about the colour swatches on the storybook nursery one. i was hoping for more brown woods so it fits more into the whimsical witchy cottage core aesthetic
I miss the teddybear that toddlers could take to bed with them in Sims 3. That was so so cute.
Same! There was such a variety and so cute. I also wish we had more of the toy doctor kit from Parenthood, so we'd have more interative plushies and dolls. Just add it to basegame; I doubt anyone is just buying the Parenthood Game pack for that. 😢
I was also a little sad that they didn't add swatches matching the nursery set to the Princess Cordelia beds which feel closest in style. That would have been cute. (Also for the double bed if the parents can't bear to have their newborn in another room.) I am also still waiting for the fabulously fricking fancy princess themed high-bed with frills and little curtains. For all the little Rapunzels who just don't have space to waste in their towers.
If you look closely at the hot air balloon mobile it has a little Bella Goth inside
What a cute touch!
I think Agnes crumplebottom is an aunt of one of the goths
morti is her nephew! cornelia goth is her sister. i had a cheeky refresh after i recorded this
@@EnglishSimmer I love when Sims from different households are related I love when Sims has "lore" and Sims are actually connected
Imagine if you could craft anything wood from the catalogue in wood swatches at level 10 handiness , and imagine that if you had at least level 4 painting you could do any of the coloured swatches as well...
i mean that would be sick but i doubt that’s ever gonna happen as that would be a looooooong list. but i think introducing new objects to it would be incredible for storytelling, memories and personalisation
I'm a creative Sim junky so the art studio kit is right up my alley. Plus, my Mom is a watercolor artist, and the whole kit reminds me of her. I'm really looking forward to getting it, as it really speaks to me! The nursery kit is very cute. I do wish they were more consistent with the swatches though. I simply do not understand why they leave some out on certain objects. It has always mystified (and infuriated) me. Thank you so much for the overview. I would get them but haven't updated yet, and haven't since before Lovestruck. I'm still concerned about the updates wreaking havoc with my game. I play one main rotational save, and I'm NOT putting it at risk!
Also, back up your Save after every game session, if you don't already. Make a copy and keep the duplicate in another folder elsewhere and/or in the cloud, like with Google or One Drive, since things outside of bugs could ruin it or lose it.
Just don't let either program have direct access to your OG Sims 4 folder. I made that mistake, and it tried to update it while I had the game open once. I luckily didn't lose much, but it did corrupt the save I was playing in, and it crashed, lol. 😅
@@DoveJS Theoretically, my saves are saved to the network, but also synced via OneDrive after every session. I am synced across three devices. So far, after 3 years of this, I haven't had any issues. I don't know if OneDrive has access to my OG Sims 4 folder. My son, the IT/cyber-security expert, tells me I'm good? Fingers crossed that he knows what he's doing. I save the files again before every update. May have to audit how things are set up. Thanks for the feedback!
I’m with you on the art and wood HOWEVER I disagree on the nursery kit. I was so bored and over our kids stuff and I loooove it. If you are playing a family with old money this is what they would have. Love it❤
i wish the infants kit would come with more neutral textures, i dont have victorians sims bahaha. i dont think i will get it because of that althought i love the sims 2 references
i do LOVE the neutrals, feel bad for not saying that a bit more
As an artist, I absolutely love the artist kit! So many of these objects are going to be used in every one of my builds from now on. ❤ Also, the box IS usable, not sure why it wasn’t working for you.
thanks for the heads up! not the end of the world, i can just move objects for now
I would love to be able to sculpt from reference - but that's too much to ask from a kit. Pottery would be a great addition, as well. Under-whelmed by these kits ngl.
The doll may be a reference to Morgana Goth, but thats a stretch
That doll is actually the same doll as one of the base game dollhouses if I remember correctly. I don’t think she’s meant to be based on anyone but I could be wrong
@@hopper-jos that makes sense, thanks, haven't played with the dollhouse in a long time
I'm popping in to say that you can't use the change swatch tool on the blocks we have in game now so it's not surprising that your can't use it for the new ones. Wish they'd fix that.
maybe it’s just bc they’re so little?
In my rotational save Alexander goth is abour to have his first child so this is perfect timing for me
I love the nursery kit, I'm so happy to have toddler stuff that's black or pastel and arent in a more modern style
The nursery kit is absolutely perfect for my 100 vampire baby challenge with Lilith Vatore!
Complete agree with your take on the wood working table.
I’m very disappointed in the storybook kit. I don’t think this is a bad kit, but personally don’t like Bella Goth so I don’t want any references to her in furniture. It’s also a very niche set, I would have prefered a more usuable set I could have used for babies, toddlers and children. I feel as if we share the same sentiment here. I LOVED the themed kids room in Sims 2, something along those lines would be awesome to have as a kit or stuff pack.
The artist kit looks nice, I just don’t feel like I really want or need it. We need more hobbies in the game instead.
Thanks for showing us the stuff!
The doll from the dollhouse is one of the base game dolls. I've never paid attention to them, though, so I don't know if they're random or if there are certain dolls with certain houses, because there are at least two sets of dolls.
Thanks for checking the functionality of the objects. It's important to know if we can get a use out of the items.
I am excited about the nursery. I won't be using the goth colored version. I wish we had a few swatches that were neither goth nor pastel, with normal wood colors. But still going to use it. I think this will become my go to toddlerbed and infant play mat.
just a heads up the art box was working for people to put stuff on! rn that’s the only functionality difference from this video
With all the references to circuses (plus a reference to Makin Magic from sims 1) I wonder if they might be implying a circus pack in the next few years?
About the Woodworking Table, what IF with the new EP comes the possibility of crafting your own Coffin? At the Woodworking Table? Could be a nice addition and maybe they will add some more options into the Game to craft at that Table.
I don't really agree that you can do the gothic nursery already with existing packs, it might be because I don't own all of them and you do, but I've been reaaally hoping for exactly something like this, because I'm really bored of normal boring nurseries and kids rooms! Yes, this might be more niche, but it's exactly what people like me want who don't want to build always similar nurseries. If I have a very edgy and alternative couple, for example, and they get a child, I would looove to build a edgy black nursery and kids room for them, but have been forced to use all the happy happy colours and bunnies and fairies and all things nice. This isn't real life, I don't need to think about how the kid would feel living in a dark bedroom 😁
yeah definitely having RoM and vampires helps with that feeling especially for bassinets and kids rooms rather than toddlers and infants. i usually point that out in these videos so my bad for not mentioning it’s easier with certain packs
@@EnglishSimmer Yeah, it's understandable!
This is such a GOOD pack!!!!!!😫😫🩷🩷
i'm NOT into the goth aesthetic, but the pastels left me sitting on eggshells to get the Storybook Nursery kit THE MINUTE it came out. I feel the pastel swatches are a LOT more versatile then the goth swatches, but the goth swatches will be great for simmers who- for example- play a lot with occult sims. Can somebody say Vampire Legacy? So while half the swatches aren't exactly my cup of tea, im glad the simmers who will get use out of them have them. I will probably only use the growing together update bassinet and the new bassinet in it's cutesier swatches movin forward. The ruffles are adorable.
This art-pack is the first expansion pack I've really, really wanted, pretty much since Sims 4 was released. I do however totally agree about the woodworking bench. Maybe the concern is the overlap between it, and the eco-lifestyle's fabricator?! 🤔
The only thing that peaked my interest from the nursery-pack are the blocks; I'm just so tired of seeing the same three swatches 😅
If you us the move objects cheat the curtains will downsize on the window
You can change the color of it when placing it
i love rats too! i had quite a few of them! its alsi nice to meet another rat lover :) 🐀
The first kits in a long time I really feel like I wanna buy them
they’re a nice break from the clutter kits
I ordered the artist studio kit right away b/c I always play artist sims in my game, and also just for the new woodworking table and easel. 💜 I don't think we have many easels that aren't career unlockables? I already wasn't going to buy the nursery kit b/c it's just not my type of gameplay, plus I don't vibe with the style and I find some of the pattern/color combos a bit odd. The kit does look great in general, but I feel like some of the items aren't very maxis match? The crib, dollhouse and chandelier especially. Or maybe I'd have to see them up close. 🤔Then again, some base game items from recent updates have a completely different look to most early items as well...
Also, (on a semi adjacent note 😅) looking at the woodworking table, I noticed they've updated some of the object information. The woodworking tables now state a Carpentry quality. And some items with environmental qualities have been updated as well, e.g. items that use power or water, now say Power efficiency and Water efficiency, instead of consumption. So that's interesting. I'm not sure if they've updated anything else, those are the ones I noticed so far.
Personally? I’m thinking (read: hoping lol) that the movie will focus on the Goths and Bella’s disappearance
I've seen other creators put the sculpture on the box stand. Wonder why it didn't work for you?
it’s fiiiine it was maybe even me flip flopping between move objects on and off
Wait did they make a changing table base game? Cos they definitely weren’t part of the base game when Growing Together came out cos I remember people being annoyed about it
ffs that was my bad!! i feel like i read something the other day and got mixed up with the cots in my brain. ill have to try editing that out tomorrow 😭
@@EnglishSimmerahh okay. They really should make at least one of them base game though. I’m glad people can get one from this kit if they can’t afford an expansion
@@JodieLaura i got base game compatible and base game mixed in my head. they always had code in BG but still exclusive to growing together until this kit
Why would you take growing together out?
To see if the changing table and floor playmat in the nursery kit would work without Growing Together.
I hope you're doing alright Molly. You sound disappointed in this video. I love the goth theme for babies but don't care for the artist kit. Wishing you a great weekend ❤
honestly kits just still aren’t my vibe in general and i always overthink that comes through in every video i do about them 😭 cas is always my place as well tbf when it comes to kits. just think i was a bit disappointed ive wanted themes for rooms for so long and i do think they can come in bigger packs but just dont that often anymore so this one felt like salt in the wound a bit but thank you! that’s v sweet of you to think about ❤️
@@EnglishSimmer Don't you worry, EA is too greedy to let an opportunity pass. There will be more CAS kits soon, and probably with better assets since they're collaborating more with community creators. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽🤞🏽nothing will ever be as bad as my first pet stuff 😆
Live prams or pushchairs buggies or p or strollers that would be really cool working
They could call it transport kit with strollers and pushchairs roller skates and more bikes and some srtors and it'd be really cool to have a functioning kit because the last functioning kit we had was does the dust the best
OMG I would love roller skates. Buggies and strollers would be cool too. My poor infants and toddlers rarely get out of the house (I keep forgetting I can put them in baby carriers, but it would be fun to have the family go out with their little ones in strollers, their child roller skating around them.
I already got the nursery kit because I've been dying for more nursery stuff. So sick of the cribs we have and both the goth and light versions are right up my alley. Will pass on the artist one because I'm not much of a clutter builder and the base game easel and table are fine for me.
Eh. 🥱