PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/5D-__BsAvZY/v-deo.html And as a note for those saying I’m being bossy / back seat gaming, it does look that way - the initial video concept was for me to teach Romeo how to build and give him tips as we go. I changed the idea behind it after the fact and as such it has a different title and thumbnail. A better explanation is offered in Part 2 of this as well!
take it into consideration? in what way? they don't appear to have fixed anything. actually the opposite is true-the game is more broken since eco lifestyle than ever.
@@wendywhoisit1819 That actually wasn't bad - it means EA SOMEHOW acknowledges the problems in the game and is also listening to community and its wishes. Now, how much will they actually do, or how much they'll rip off for a pack like Cars is another question. But addressing that the game can be improved and they are working on it? That's what people like.
HEY SIMS MARKETING: This. This is good. This is community outreach done right. There's all kinds of honesty and feedback here and I love it. I LOVE THIS. James in Maxis Monthly, y/y?
@Zachary Khan but to be fair, it is realistic to have matching furniture too, i mean, it exists, and it would be realistic to decide wether to build a house like that or not^^
Yeah we should be able to paint ceilings, the underside of roofs and stairs. It would be great to actually have stairs that match. Especially carpet stairs.
Something that annoys me so much are the colors of all the ikea inspired furniture from base game. For some reason not all of them have the same color swatches and I don't understand why 😂
Yes!! Or like you mix and match, like I want the pink cushions on a black stool not the white or tan(just an example I can't remember the one I had a problem with)
I think I know the reasoning, the toilets they use for that area are 12k. They expect you to make the choice of that investment instead of making the house 36k more expensive
I loved this video so much more than I thought I could. Every time SimGuruRomeo went to try and do something and James would just stop him like “you can’t actually do that”. It was nice to see a guru play and acknowledge some of the frustrations that builders have to work around constantly. And James was incredibly honest. Great video! Hopefully some of the things pointed out in this video get fixed! Very happy with both of them!
I agree. It was nice to see SimGuruRomeo struggle with building as a player instead of a developer on the sims 4 now he knows the struggles that we go through.
I agree. My first laugh came out when he brought up not having cars. EA may have its problems with other games, but they seemed have done a full 180 away the older infamous monetizing models and what they are doing now beneficial for both the players and them (I hope anyway - so they keep it up)
SimGuruRomeo: "I'm thinking a little carport here" James: "We don't have cars in the game, I don't know if you're aware" SimGuruRomeo: "Noo, but I.." *dying of laughter*
I think this video exposed a core problem of Sims 4 development. Ultimately the developers don’t really play the game as much as they could/should. They have a really different perspective being developers. I really love that they listen to players and are learning these small things that effect game players. I’m glad Roneo also spoke about the issues they encounter as developers and that they genuinely do want to add better things but the game code makes it so difficult. The game really needed a different core engine I think. Kudos to the Sims team for everything they’re doing 👍🏾
i agree. the thing with the sims 4 is that i think it was kinda rushed because there are features that were never finished hidden in the code and the whole sims 3-eque customisation introduced for pets introduced in cats and dogs. i honestly think that if the sims 3 wasn't such a hot mess by into the future, they could've waited longer to develop the sims 4 to be the best game it can be. though, considering that they've said ts4 still has 3 years of content left, i'm confident that they will learn from the previous games and the sims 5 will be the ultimate base game.
+Simagination Good points. I can understand that the devs don't play the game that much. They are paid to code it and create it, not play it. Anything after that would be like taking work home and nobody wants that. What they could do with is players/builders on call to do that testing for them. Not in-house playtesters either but community ones. It's also telling that just because the community and devs want something added or fixed, it doesn't mean it is easy to do. Anyone can create a list and say this could be easily added but to code it in and get it to work with all the other code and not break the game isn't always the easiest thing to do, even for something seemingly simple. I hope there are more vids like this with devs and community that can directly highlight the issues, instead of just reading about it on a forum. Show is always better than tell.
This guy seemed really cool though, adding ideas and saying he could try to explore it more. And he wasn't even a bad builder just didn't know some tricks.
I'm a developer too, and I have to say 99% of the time the developers don't know how to use the programs they develop. It's because every developer works on a smaller part of the code. Games like the sims has a huge code base. No developer can go through the whole thing. Same with the game, they only see whats behind it. But every big company has testing teams, and it's not the developer's fault if the game is unconventional for the players. //sorry for the english
i was waiting for them to realize this and just change the bunker door into one that fits the style of the house, cause the only thing "bunker" about this modern house built of glass is that door
Now if the Sims team could just take a month or 2 and fix up some of the base game assets that would be sweet. It would be a very productive update that would be golden for them but knowing EA they are going to say NOPE your time is better spent elsewhere instead of fixing a number of issues/giving us proper content to work with.
YESSSSSS! I would love for all the KITCHEN Decor to actually be in the icon so I don’t have to go searching through the misc decor for knife blocks or spice racks etc.
Regardless of all the bugs, glitches, and issues this developer has helped create a unique and amazing game that everyone loves, and I appreciate that!
This is awesome. Both of them acknowledged issues AND it really helps that SimGuruRomeo was listening. And you can tell that he is REALLY into the Sims, which is what we need for developers. And that is one heck of a run-on sentence.
Sarah @ TM2TS well id we’re talking about run on sentences then we should also talk about how we don’t use and to start a sentence. Sorry I’ve gotten used to correcting ppl
Why is every comment a joke? Why is it awesome that a developer is into the game he help make? Do you find it awesome when a contractor measures twice and installs a nice even wall... You need to raise your bar on awesome bud
Annoying? If anything, seeing a game developer possess so minimal knowledge about the game he himself is creating makes you doubt for his commitment to it in the first place.
@@doomdesire6668 They're game developers, not house developers. You can't expect someone to build all the code for the game AND master the art that is building a house in sims. it's not his job to know the tricks and tips to build good looking houses, but to build a platform for building it
Hahha i loved this. James directly told him everything that he wants by showing him. I know a of ppl say Oo the developers should play the game more but that’s why they have us. If they spent more time playing it would take away from future content. Plus you have to remember working on something everyday as job wouldn’t give you the same joy as we get when we play. Yes I agree they should test things more time to time but you have to think about it objectively.
@@mjbridges Yea they could just have people who only test the game. And nothing else. Like they do for other games. I would gladly sign up for that job by the way!
Finally...I see many people complaining like it's a big issue, but it still comes down to being a job for them more than anything. I wonder why they don't have a testing group that allows better feedback, though. Perhaps it's money, who knows. @@mjbridges I'd sign up in a heartbeat, lol.
Sims guy: we can't use moveobjects bc if they move it they won't be able to get it back. Me: *looks at the back button at the top of the screen* I disagree
@@saltedwounds basiclly you put this sign * at the start of your text and then you put the sign at the part where you want it to stop being bold Here's an example **insert text here** And now it's back to normal
It definitely said glass on that door back in the day, it was in your earlier vids at game release and I remember it being a whole thing, it got changed at some point when they added swatches to it.
Oh YAY, my mom loves building sims houses and has been so devastated that foundations have "disappeared"... can't wait to tell her where they're hiding 😅😄
i definitely had to look it up with a google search the first time i played Sims 4. i thought for a second "there's no friggin way they would just take out foundations" lmao
Lavender Llama Yeah, no that would make absolutely no sense! She was so adamant that they were gone though that I was just like “ok oh no” and after that I just plopped my houses right on the ground ol school style haha. Glad they’re not gone!
James and Romeo, thank you so much for this video! I found this informational, and it was nice seeing a developer listen and understand some if the challenges the game faces. As well as sharing a development point of view. You guys are awesome! 😆
Yeah it would be sweet if they just took a month or 2 and fixed up some of the Base Game assets and put out a large base game content update for us. But knowing EA the answer will be NOPE you time is better spent elsewhere.
@@jessjess23brooks89 "true professional" the guy builds good houses yes, but hes not a professional, the developer is, the guy who spend years of time and money on education and learning to know how to develop, hes a professional, not someone using that developers assets to build a fucking house
@@amymillerxx7172 Actually James is a professional. The definition of professional is being paid for a task regularly. James gets paid for his builds, Let's Plays and commentary. Hence, he is a professional in the Sims marketplace. This is just a fact. A good developer would listen to someone like James who does something also out of sheer passion without the constraints of an Executive and deadlines over their shoulders. James probably sells the Sims 4 as much as anyone employed by EA.
@Hannah Dakan Even if you get the entire sims 4 base game for $20 plus all of the dlc for half off that is still a total of over $200 that is way too much in my books as in my opinion quite a bit should have come with the base game
@Hannah Dakan yeah that make sense since it was split between the years I just hope that in the future they make a better (more consumer friendly) business model when it comes to the sims franchise because right now it just seems like the developers are stuck pandering to EA's greed to milk gamers for everything they have
It probably wont but I love this! Really shedding some light on what they can/cant do and honestly gives the community more information for what things they know need fixing than what theyre doing now.
The build mode does have a foundation section, so it was clear to me it was possible, but nothing in that section explains how to use the foundations. It was infuriating
Limi V agreed. I didn't get it until I went on UA-cam to find out how 😂 I was like... Yeah, I just chose the effing foundation I want (the bricks) and yet it doesn't exist!
Tiny build and there wasn't even a whisper about ladders/spiral staircases. Gosh James dis-a-pointed. Real talk though, it was nice to see SimGuruRomeo taking on James' feedback. I think building together was a great choice as it gave both of you the opportunity to SEE what the players see and hear the developer side of some issues.
I get that you were giving him tips and teaching him some things but you were also being a little too critical- like he would like something and you would just tell him it’s not good :/
For a similar effect to glass floorings I usually use the big clear dancefloor, it is see trough! Too bad it has a modern look to it, it would be cool to have a more classy/vintage looking one as well 😁
I personally don't like the idea of walking on glass. I also don't like the idea of having to buy a $40 expansion pack just to get a window or something.
They already knew most of our struggles before this. 😅 but they haven't really gotten permission to work on it I guess. Have to listen to the higher ups and the higher ups may not understand 😅 so it continues to be a problem.
@@Hellooutthewindow ah sorry I'm pretty much the same except I'm tortured by the fact that it may not change much. In the end we still might not get what we want.
Would be nice with more sessions. James could teach them how to do a proper Open for Business expansion :). James know more about this game that most, EA should really use his expertise when developing expansions and addons, this way we will get useful stuff.
I would love to be able to organize the buy mode items by myself or creating folders so you can make for example kitchen clutter, kids accesoires, outdoor decor,... Or what ever you need to find items faster while building :)
agenderemryspaperart i don’t mind not having the organizing folders anymore but i’d like a favorites folder so i can save things i use often so i don’t have to search for it every time
When I began this video I though the guru would build, we would see all the details he missed. Than james would improve and make it cohesive and nice... but it's just james telling him how to build.. lol
I partially wish the goshdarned wall grids were mentioned because there are doors I’m in love with that I can’t use because they get placed on the grid weirdly, and you can’t move them anywhere you want! It’s so frustrating when you got a door you super want to use that you should be able to use, but it goes in the half of grid squares. Scream. There’s so many nice doors that are incompatible with a lot of builds because we can’t freely place doors and windows wherever we want. It has to be within that darned grid.
Argonaut Jupiter Have you ever tried to cheat your way around moving doors/windows? They glitch because of the grid they snap to. I managed to get them there before but they become unusable. It’s why the only way to make it truly functional is for them to allow us to have a cheat mode that allows us to move things on walls freely without the grid that everything snaps onto. Windows are in a better situation, but doors are the worst because they’re permanently clipped to their grid,- Which makes certain doors horrible to try and make work in builds. (Especially 2 square doors placed in half grids, or two square doors that are actually two and a half.)
It would be so amazing if, when making the walls higher, it would only be for the one room... I really don’t like when it does that for the entire house, when I only want the entrance hallway or living room to have taller walls, instead of the entire house.
@K. Phé It is actually really common in real life. You just have to consider each story of the building not as just one surface of one height but rather as multiple levels that can differ in height in between with some steps etc. So you can actually have a welcome area/hallway with taller walls and above that an area more elevated. You can create more private spaces that way and emphasize the more "public" spaces of the house by making them bigger and more open. In the sims, you can do that by making an area have the height of two stories and creating an open "balcony" somewhere in the surrounding area on the above floor. If you want to see this kind of houses search for "Lofts/ Loft houses". They are really cool.
Aha! James has kidnapped a Guru and forced him to confront everything wrong with build mode! XD Seriously, though, you guys make a very interesting build team. Who knew Romeo liked making wacky houses so much? :p Nice to see a dev confronting some of the issues in the game one on one -- yeah, it IS frustrating the way roofs always have a wall, isn't it? Or that we don't have more plain door swatches? Have no idea if anything's going to come of this, as Romeo's just one Guru, but still. Very satisfying in its own way. :p
I surprisingly loved this video. Why surprisingly? I usually love watching building videos to learn new techniques; I loved this video for the entertainment and techniques. I love y'alls dynamic and am hoping there will be more videos with him?😍
I understand the dynamic of the video, one side is a developer wanting to be objective and just build, and the other side James turner, formally known as Sim Supply, that build to be pretty and playable. I want more of that.
Bria Pryor if you have a good computer it wouldn’t.... lol you mays well play sims 2 basically the same shit... you don’t even feel like your in a neighbourhood when your playing sims 4 it’s so crap in my opinion.
Got curious about that whole door situation so I went ahead and checked what its called in the Finnish localisation of the game, and its straight up called "Just a glass double door" (Pelkkä lasinen pariovi). Would love to know why they changed that in the English version.
Yeah I had to go and check it, too. The description says: "a simple glass double door which you can find in places that need unnoticeable but stylishly elegant double doors." (don't know how it's supposed to be stylish OR elegant) I wonder if they have only changed the English version. 🤔
@@DewelynC While you wonder how it's supposed to be stylish or elegant, I'll casually wonder how it even qualifies as glass double doors while looking nothing like glass.
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 there arr doors that are glass but are covered by color stickers so its not transparent but its still glass. But i dunno if that's what the developer meant or it was just a mistake tho
It scares me how many bugs were randomly referenced in the video like they're aware of it but not planning to do anything about them. Saying "oh, this can only be fixed by bulldozing hours of work haha" is scary to me. And not knowing base mechanics is rather strange too for someone who is hired to know stuff about the game (being a Guru). No shade, just something that tugged on my nerves. I'm sure being a Guru is hard work and big props.
I loved when he wanted to copy the ceiling to the floor and he couldn't. Maybe we will see this in the future. It was telling though when he said they aren't allowed to do certain things.
I'm so thrilled to see this video! Yes, he was being a little overbearing and pushing in certain directions but that was exactly what should have been done to stress the issues that many builders have. I could write a blog about TS4 stairs so I'm not commenting here what everyone else knows by now. Thank you both for taking the time to make this video (and part two which I'm about to watch). Sims builders everywhere are very enthusiastic to see how receptive both the devs and those (sim supply here) who represent most of concerns that regular builders have. Many game developers, of irrelevant games atm, seem to only care about what THEY want and the bottom line. I know many are eager for TS5 but TS4 still offers so much room for developing and smaller tweaks that TS5 is low on my list of cares. I would buy about a dozen more game packs and expansion packs over the next year or two with no complaints.
PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/5D-__BsAvZY/v-deo.html
And as a note for those saying I’m being bossy / back seat gaming, it does look that way - the initial video concept was for me to teach Romeo how to build and give him tips as we go. I changed the idea behind it after the fact and as such it has a different title and thumbnail. A better explanation is offered in Part 2 of this as well!
L-Stairs man.... L-Stairs
Yeah I was about to say, let him do his thang!👏🏻🤣 Like, just let him build it, finish it, and then tell him what you would personally change. Lol.
Whats up with sim 5??
I actually thought it was great team work
you two worked great together =)
Props to Romeo. This is just a 25 minute critic of his work. Glad he's able to admit when something is wrong and take it into consideration.
It’s why he’s a good producer!
Yeah he was really humble
Well, its undeniable! But props to him for being honest
And here we are, and its still not fixed🙃
take it into consideration? in what way? they don't appear to have fixed anything. actually the opposite is true-the game is more broken since eco lifestyle than ever.
I LOVE his reasoning for why he did everything.
"So why 2 showers?"
"Its a sauna area!"
"In front of the windows??"
"Yah who cares?!"
😅😅🤷🏻♂️
Yeah as a Finn I was like ???? 😂😂😂
i love this reaction too lol
You should have mentioned that we want glass shower walls and open showers!
That made my blood boil....
him: *talks-*
james: *let me stop you right there.*
👋
Semaj calling him out in a playful way is everything " Now we don't have cars in the game. Don't know if you're aware." 🤣😂
And the entire time he is like, "yep, that sucks" "yep, same" "yep, we're working on it" xD
Totally right. I almost died there. 😂🤣
That was so awkward, I felt bad for Romeo, it's not his personal fault, now he's never gonna make a Collab like this again 😅
Wendy Whoisit I doubt they’ll never do it again. I think he learned a lot through this.
@@wendywhoisit1819 That actually wasn't bad - it means EA SOMEHOW acknowledges the problems in the game and is also listening to community and its wishes. Now, how much will they actually do, or how much they'll rip off for a pack like Cars is another question. But addressing that the game can be improved and they are working on it? That's what people like.
A round of applause to this guy who agreed to build with James looking over his shoulder... Terrifying 😅
On the bright side, you could also learn more tips with James there lol
It's like Gordon Ramsay watching you cook
@@anarm3318 BWAHAHA true 😂
Lmao by that guy... you mean a DEVELOPER?
I was just going to say the same thing! He did great!
Sims developer: *does something, just anything*
James: "That's ugly, do this"
he's not wrong tho
@@Kanal7Indonesiathat isn't true.
@@Kanal7Indonesia your name is such bullshit. You give Christians a bad name
@@Kanal7Indonesia im muslim and i forgive you..😊
Alex Whybrow All religion is backwards to me but Islam is fucking pure evil, right now they’re the equivalent of modern day Christian crusades.
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE sure would have went well in this build. 😏😏😏
I read that as spiritual staircase and I lost it😂
Mrs. G. If I could like this 50 times, I would.
This!
Lolol tru
Also Split, Curved and Scissor Switch :).
HEY SIMS MARKETING: This. This is good. This is community outreach done right. There's all kinds of honesty and feedback here and I love it. I LOVE THIS. James in Maxis Monthly, y/y?
Why are you posting this comment a loot of times?
@@djordje__47 Posted it once then edited it :)
It's EA... I wouldn't get my hopes up.
You made it to James twitter congrats
twitter.com/jamesturneryt/status/1095337138126675969?s=21
@@thesidecargoes i swear i saw the same comment in other videos
Can you ask him if they can add "couples cuddling while sleeping" back to Sims 4? thank you
They also took out 'Relax' I was super confused
@@Ladiebugg789 Yeah, now you just get straight to woohooing lmao
@@Ladiebugg789 not in my version
@@mallorynicole7355 that's what its like these days 🤣
Dennis the Designer 😂😂😂👌🏼👌🏼🙏🏼
Now if only he knew the struggle of trying to furnish when nothiNG FREAKING MATCHES.
YUP.
Guess no one can see right. Plenty of shit matches
I end up selling everything and repurchasing
exactly
@Zachary Khan but to be fair, it is realistic to have matching furniture too, i mean, it exists, and it would be realistic to decide wether to build a house like that or not^^
They should add a foundation that turns to the same wallpaper wall as the wall above
They should just add a foundation you can put all wallpapers on.
@@eruvea that's a better idea than mine.
@@Karolina-is6ro sims 4 is missing alot of simple features, but ones that would make a big difference .
Yeah we should be able to paint ceilings, the underside of roofs and stairs. It would be great to actually have stairs that match. Especially carpet stairs.
@@Renasai Also diffrent shaped stairs,it would be amazing if like the roof you could drag arrows to reshape them.
I kinda wanted to see the developer design everything himself but he was constantly influenced and it annoyed me but just my opinion 😅
@Cynical Succubus deffo, I just realised they made a part 2 and they discuss this! 🤭
Not the video for you so
Same
Me too, poor developer
I was soooooo annoyed by that.
I swear, EA should get James as a designer/builder or a regular consultant or something. I petition this 😁
Charlie. Pollock my thoughts, too! 😂😂
I second this
Make a petition in change.org haha 😅
Bianca Lamoglia game changer is like that
@Sara Crow LoL. I will just wait to vote. I dont initiate things. I participate. 😂
Something that annoys me so much are the colors of all the ikea inspired furniture from base game. For some reason not all of them have the same color swatches and I don't understand why 😂
yes i need things to match it freaks me out when i have to pause my build and put my idea on hold because it doesn't match!
Because Ikea is like that you can't really find chairs that match tables exactly in ikea
I swear they just eyeball the color, like "yeah that's what I remember it, I'm done"
Yes!! Or like you mix and match, like I want the pink cushions on a black stool not the white or tan(just an example I can't remember the one I had a problem with)
YES it makes it so hard to do certain colored rooms because the matching furniture style doesn’t have the matching color
James: “You should have added...”
Dev: “Yeah...yeah....”
James: Actually that house is also missing toilets-
SimGuruRomeo:
😅😅
HOW DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 22 LIKES
HOW DO I DOUBLE-LIKE SOMEONE'S COMMENT???
Not how that meme works
stupid overused meme.
I think I know the reasoning, the toilets they use for that area are 12k. They expect you to make the choice of that investment instead of making the house 36k more expensive
I loved this video so much more than I thought I could. Every time SimGuruRomeo went to try and do something and James would just stop him like “you can’t actually do that”. It was nice to see a guru play and acknowledge some of the frustrations that builders have to work around constantly. And James was incredibly honest. Great video! Hopefully some of the things pointed out in this video get fixed! Very happy with both of them!
THIS 1000000% I was just about to post that exact thing. :P
I agree. It was nice to see SimGuruRomeo struggle with building as a player instead of a developer on the sims 4 now he knows the struggles that we go through.
It is frustrating though because they should all know their own game...
It's about time that builders acknowledge the frustrations that the developers have.
I agree. My first laugh came out when he brought up not having cars. EA may have its problems with other games, but they seemed have done a full 180 away the older infamous monetizing models and what they are doing now beneficial for both the players and them (I hope anyway - so they keep it up)
SimGuruRomeo: "I'm thinking a little carport here"
James: "We don't have cars in the game, I don't know if you're aware"
SimGuruRomeo: "Noo, but I.."
*dying of laughter*
How do these dolts not even know their own game? I-
@@kleinsbottle because there are 100ths of people working on it
He said he just upsizes the toy cars. Guess you missed that
@@Tonsmel yeah, that's what I do. Not much variety but oh well.
E. C. He knew,but he said that he likes “realistic” houses, and he also sizes up the toy cars.
I think this video exposed a core problem of Sims 4 development. Ultimately the developers don’t really play the game as much as they could/should. They have a really different perspective being developers. I really love that they listen to players and are learning these small things that effect game players.
I’m glad Roneo also spoke about the issues they encounter as developers and that they genuinely do want to add better things but the game code makes it so difficult. The game really needed a different core engine I think.
Kudos to the Sims team for everything they’re doing 👍🏾
i agree. the thing with the sims 4 is that i think it was kinda rushed because there are features that were never finished hidden in the code and the whole sims 3-eque customisation introduced for pets introduced in cats and dogs. i honestly think that if the sims 3 wasn't such a hot mess by into the future, they could've waited longer to develop the sims 4 to be the best game it can be. though, considering that they've said ts4 still has 3 years of content left, i'm confident that they will learn from the previous games and the sims 5 will be the ultimate base game.
+Simagination Good points. I can understand that the devs don't play the game that much. They are paid to code it and create it, not play it. Anything after that would be like taking work home and nobody wants that. What they could do with is players/builders on call to do that testing for them. Not in-house playtesters either but community ones.
It's also telling that just because the community and devs want something added or fixed, it doesn't mean it is easy to do. Anyone can create a list and say this could be easily added but to code it in and get it to work with all the other code and not break the game isn't always the easiest thing to do, even for something seemingly simple.
I hope there are more vids like this with devs and community that can directly highlight the issues, instead of just reading about it on a forum. Show is always better than tell.
This guy seemed really cool though, adding ideas and saying he could try to explore it more. And he wasn't even a bad builder just didn't know some tricks.
I'm a developer too, and I have to say 99% of the time the developers don't know how to use the programs they develop. It's because every developer works on a smaller part of the code. Games like the sims has a huge code base. No developer can go through the whole thing. Same with the game, they only see whats behind it. But every big company has testing teams, and it's not the developer's fault if the game is unconventional for the players.
//sorry for the english
All of this. It was fascinating watching him try to build and running into the issues we run into.
im no architect, but for calling it a "bunker", the glass roof seems like a poor choice safety-wise
I nearly died in laughter. You're so right!
Bullet proof, specialized lab glass. For the ones who want to watch the world burn.
@@kleexoxo825 FOR THE ONES WHO WANT TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN OMG
i was waiting for them to realize this and just change the bunker door into one that fits the style of the house, cause the only thing "bunker" about this modern house built of glass is that door
@@lilith_450 Lets not forget the bland basement
"So, feel free to add that in!" I love you, Semaj.
This vid gives me hope for the future of the sims
Dlc for Dlc yeah righttttt
Likewise, Dorkosauruz
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Now if the Sims team could just take a month or 2 and fix up some of the base game assets that would be sweet. It would be a very productive update that would be golden for them but knowing EA they are going to say NOPE your time is better spent elsewhere instead of fixing a number of issues/giving us proper content to work with.
@@worser1261 Holy- I just realized how many likes this got.. Hang in there people and keep your fingers crossed!
"This is not letting me do what I want to do"
Welcome to the club
You can see every time James wants to rip the mouse away and do something himself instead of explaining it
PeperMint96 his frustrations are clear 😂😂
Lmao right?? And James is easily frustrated 😂
being able to make roofs taller and being able to paint each tile on the roof wall is definitely on my build mode wishlist.
For the love of god... spiral staircases!
ELITERgamersUK for the love of god, L-SHAPED STAIRCASES
@@minelleo04 E-SHAPED STAIRCASES
боб със сърми i could actually see myself using E shaped staircases
@@Avianca-rr3rf Would they be the kind that splits into opposite directions? That would actually be cool.
Wish granted
YESSSSSS! I would love for all the KITCHEN Decor to actually be in the icon so I don’t have to go searching through the misc decor for knife blocks or spice racks etc.
jaffaloves007 saaaame
@@S-CCCC Hold the fuck up. Who are you?
S C who are you???
@@S-CCCC I'm S C! You're an imposter!
'It's the same door but with less colours'
Why is this so funny to me???
Regardless of all the bugs, glitches, and issues this developer has helped create a unique and amazing game that everyone loves, and I appreciate that!
"james bosses sims employee around for 25 minutes" -alternative title
YOU KNOW WHAT I RECKON-
Ik the whole video seems like clashing ideas
Semaj *
Exactly my thought, I find it very annoying. This got me thinking more that Americans argue every second than I thought it should be.
@@MarkyPaligs you know he's Australian, right?
Puts down science lab door saying "Let's build a bunker". Commences building a modern, environmental home... with a bunker door.
Sarah Coleman that’s the james effect
i was screaming "PLEASE CHANGE THE DOOR" the whole time
HAHAHAHAHA IM SCREAMINGGGG. This is the best comment for this video. xD Yessss.
I haven't seen that door in my game! I want it lol sadly I'm on ps4 though so I'm missing a ton of good stuff
omg watching the developer dude be forced to acknowledge our struggles was great yet so uncomfortable 😂
His reactions made me think of Captain America saying 'Yeah, I know!!' when other cap says 'I can do this all day'.
This is awesome. Both of them acknowledged issues AND it really helps that SimGuruRomeo was listening. And you can tell that he is REALLY into the Sims, which is what we need for developers.
And that is one heck of a run-on sentence.
Sarah @ TM2TS well id we’re talking about run on sentences then we should also talk about how we don’t use and to start a sentence. Sorry I’ve gotten used to correcting ppl
Kiki, your English teacher lied to you.
Why is every comment a joke? Why is it awesome that a developer is into the game he help make? Do you find it awesome when a contractor measures twice and installs a nice even wall... You need to raise your bar on awesome bud
Wait what is a run-on sentence? None of your comment is a run-on sentence, although some of it is grammatically incorrect.
Sarah @ TM2TS legit, it was such a cool concept for a video. Genuinely think they’re starting to listen to us.
I'm sorry but I just can't be mad at SimGuruRomero he's honestly adorable!
ikr
He is!!!
ok but why would you be mad
9:48
Romeo: Look at that
James: That’s not perfect
Me: wow I feel bad for that guy
Carmina Weena me too 💀
19:48 *
19:46**
We 👏🏼 Need 👏🏼 L-shaped 👏🏼 Stairs👏🏼
That 👏🏼 would 👏🏼 be 👏🏼 nice
Preach 👏👏👏
We👏🏻Need👏🏻Spiral👏🏻Staircases👏🏻
L shaped, u shaped and spiral
We👏🏻need👏🏻high👏🏻and👏🏻low👏🏻👏🏻walls👏🏻connected👏🏻to👏🏻each👏🏻other
Romeo: *does anything*
James: You know actually, what I normally do is this...
so annoying
Right wtf lol
Annoying? If anything, seeing a game developer possess so minimal knowledge about the game he himself is creating makes you doubt for his commitment to it in the first place.
@@doomdesire6668 They're game developers, not house developers. You can't expect someone to build all the code for the game AND master the art that is building a house in sims. it's not his job to know the tricks and tips to build good looking houses, but to build a platform for building it
DoomDesire666 // Dumbass.
Wow that guy is patient. James is a complete control freak!
I know, right!!?
If you watched part two you’d know that was the point.
read the pinned comment you softy
Programmers mostly used to that because of their clients being control freak on a project. 🤣😅
Bruh he’s SUPPOSED to teach him! That’s the point!
He’s so cute. I can’t even be mad at him!
Oh yes!!!
He's cute in a Three Stooges Curly sense, with Will Saso 😂
Right? He's just adorable.
IKR!
But at the same time, I was wondering is this lowkey some kind of strategy xD
ZebraBee Huang you hopeless cynic :P
Hahha i loved this. James directly told him everything that he wants by showing him. I know a of ppl say Oo the developers should play the game more but that’s why they have us. If they spent more time playing it would take away from future content. Plus you have to remember working on something everyday as job wouldn’t give you the same joy as we get when we play. Yes I agree they should test things more time to time but you have to think about it objectively.
@@mjbridges Yea they could just have people who only test the game. And nothing else. Like they do for other games. I would gladly sign up for that job by the way!
How about the feedback of the players? 👍🏼
Finally...I see many people complaining like it's a big issue, but it still comes down to being a job for them more than anything. I wonder why they don't have a testing group that allows better feedback, though. Perhaps it's money, who knows. @@mjbridges I'd sign up in a heartbeat, lol.
666th like
This is like the third time I saw you
Sims guy: we can't use moveobjects bc if they move it they won't be able to get it back.
Me: *looks at the back button at the top of the screen* I disagree
IKR
it still makes sense that they can’t use it though for those players who don’t use/know about it
How do you do the Text like that?
@@saltedwounds basiclly you put this sign * at the start of your text and then you put the sign at the part where you want it to stop being bold
Here's an example
**insert text here**
And now it's back to normal
@@saltedwounds *like this*
It definitely said glass on that door back in the day, it was in your earlier vids at game release and I remember it being a whole thing, it got changed at some point when they added swatches to it.
Oh YAY, my mom loves building sims houses and has been so devastated that foundations have "disappeared"... can't wait to tell her where they're hiding 😅😄
i definitely had to look it up with a google search the first time i played Sims 4. i thought for a second "there's no friggin way they would just take out foundations" lmao
Lavender Llama Yeah, no that would make absolutely no sense! She was so adamant that they were gone though that I was just like “ok oh no” and after that I just plopped my houses right on the ground ol school style haha. Glad they’re not gone!
I couldn't find them either :')
Wow your mom can use the computer? My mom use to search recipes on the facebook and she can't even turn a laptop on.
Yuno Gasai Haha yes, believe it or not! She loves the Sims. I’ve taught her how to use cheats and install mods too, so I’m very proud of her. Haha! 😅
James should look into professional back seat driving. He’s already a pro back seat gamer 😂
James and Romeo, thank you so much for this video! I found this informational, and it was nice seeing a developer listen and understand some if the challenges the game faces. As well as sharing a development point of view. You guys are awesome! 😆
Talking about the doors~
"We need more, because the ones we have don't match anything"
"I know!"
Wow his patience is commendable, for having a lot of pushy demands right next to you.
EDBERT TJONIKO for the love of god watch part 2
Haley Wood is it necessary to comment on every single comment the same exact thing? You’re so fucking annoying
I hope this guy adds in the stuff he realizes we are missing
It's usually not up to devs, esp. in such an established brand.
Morgan Seppy at least there still in the office.😊
If he does I will have hope in EA again
Yeah it would be sweet if they just took a month or 2 and fixed up some of the Base Game assets and put out a large base game content update for us. But knowing EA the answer will be NOPE you time is better spent elsewhere.
Montisaquadeis Programming things that may look the simplest probably takes way more time than a couple of months :)
more of this, It is so refreshing to see the developers engage with the community like this.
This was so passive aggressive it was hard to watch
Totally agree, the guy handled it with grace but man, im sure he was annoyed at the whole time lol
10:03 , watching this made me uncomfortable
aka james helping a developer build *in his own game* for 25 minutes straight
Yasss! The Sim's team is lucky to have a true professional showing them the ropes.
@@jessjess23brooks89 "true professional" the guy builds good houses yes, but hes not a professional, the developer is, the guy who spend years of time and money on education and learning to know how to develop, hes a professional, not someone using that developers assets to build a fucking house
@@amymillerxx7172 It was a joke sis.
@@amymillerxx7172 oh honey 😂
@@amymillerxx7172 Actually James is a professional. The definition of professional is being paid for a task regularly. James gets paid for his builds, Let's Plays and commentary. Hence, he is a professional in the Sims marketplace. This is just a fact. A good developer would listen to someone like James who does something also out of sheer passion without the constraints of an Executive and deadlines over their shoulders. James probably sells the Sims 4 as much as anyone employed by EA.
Finally I know how to get a foundation again lol
Yeah they really didn’t make that change obvious for players, hopefully they learned from that mistake
The Sim Supply haven’t played sims in ages i would’ve been so confused if i didn’t happen to watch this video lol
Struggled with that today 😩😩
Ah... the game that costs over $600
For the full game.
This. Can we fix this please?
@@praxisarms103 You can, download Sims 3 base game for Sim4 + first 3 expansions...
@@thevonya3977 Idc about sims 3. We're talking about sims 4.
@Hannah Dakan Even if you get the entire sims 4 base game for $20 plus all of the dlc for half off that is still a total of over $200 that is way too much in my books as in my opinion quite a bit should have come with the base game
@Hannah Dakan yeah that make sense since it was split between the years I just hope that in the future they make a better (more consumer friendly) business model when it comes to the sims franchise because right now it just seems like the developers are stuck pandering to EA's greed to milk gamers for everything they have
Can "playing the game with devs" become a recurring thing? So good. 😂
I agree!
I second this opinion lol
It probably wont but I love this! Really shedding some light on what they can/cant do and honestly gives the community more information for what things they know need fixing than what theyre doing now.
I have so much respect for the simgurus, these people are so sweet and interact to closely with the community :'^)
I FINALLY KNOW HOW TO PUT FOUNDATION ON THE HOUSES. I THOUGHT THEY JUST REMOVED IT OH MY GOD.
Emylisis oh my god me toooooo
The build mode does have a foundation section, so it was clear to me it was possible, but nothing in that section explains how to use the foundations. It was infuriating
Limi V agreed. I didn't get it until I went on UA-cam to find out how 😂 I was like... Yeah, I just chose the effing foundation I want (the bricks) and yet it doesn't exist!
Ya i didnt how to use them at first it was so annoying until i watched videos
semaj is being such a backseat driver but i lowkey love it
Literally just give me the ability to make spiral/switchback staircases and I will shut up 😂
You can. There's a tuturial on UA-cam. Search Split Level Stairs | Kate Emerald. Not spiral, but certainly multi-level, switchback.
I@agenderemryspaperart It's what we've got for now. Until they give us REAL spiral staircases. Use it or don't. Your choice.
And Sims actually dancing together instead of just next to each other! I want my sims to slow dance together on their wedding...
Sims3, 4tw!
Been waiting for spiral stairs since sims 2
The fact he works with sims and still wants cars damn 😭 if he can’t get them we never will 💔 stupid loading screens
james: yeah it does that it's kinda annoying
romeo: :0
(for the record, i adore romeo and am so glad that they did this together)
i didn't want to be the 421st like
I cannot tell you how much I DO NOT CARE about cars in a closed world ESPECIALLY with other core necessities missing.
Sameeee
say it louder for the people in the back!!!! 🙌🏾
Thank you! God, they aren’t /that/ cool
If you make cars give us the neccessity for them lolol like a place to drive them ....
I feel like itd be nice to have some for decoration instead of scaling up toys as they blur. But im not bothered about them functioning
sims4: "we dont have cars in the game I dont know if you realized"
*sims 3 enters the chat*
ah yes, the superior game
Ruined the 69 likes
Tiny build and there wasn't even a whisper about ladders/spiral staircases. Gosh James dis-a-pointed. Real talk though, it was nice to see SimGuruRomeo taking on James' feedback. I think building together was a great choice as it gave both of you the opportunity to SEE what the players see and hear the developer side of some issues.
This is the best thing that could ever happen to The Sims.
I get that you were giving him tips and teaching him some things but you were also being a little too critical- like he would like something and you would just tell him it’s not good :/
Glass floors would be cool for doing balconies. (My daughters idea)
For a similar effect to glass floorings I usually use the big clear dancefloor, it is see trough! Too bad it has a modern look to it, it would be cool to have a more classy/vintage looking one as well 😁
Your daughter is a genius. Now I really want this
I personally don't like the idea of walking on glass. I also don't like the idea of having to buy a $40 expansion pack just to get a window or something.
You can go in decorations and find this now. As a glass tile. 4X4: tiles size
This is a video of my micro manager boss crushing all my creative freedom, and after I try to hide the tears in my cubical. 😅
LITERALLY SCREAMING FINALLY SEE OUR STRUGGLES
They already knew most of our struggles before this. 😅 but they haven't really gotten permission to work on it I guess. Have to listen to the higher ups and the higher ups may not understand 😅 so it continues to be a problem.
OtakuYui-chan it was just so nice to see a game developer chatting with james and noticing/explaining stuff, but you’re right😅
@@Hellooutthewindow ah sorry I'm pretty much the same except I'm tortured by the fact that it may not change much. In the end we still might not get what we want.
Pam why are you on UA-cam don’t you have sales to make
Parkitect had the great idea to hire long time players/builders to make their default and scenario parks. Maybe Maxis should do the same.
as an architecture student I'm having a seizure watching this video
CLEM. I totally agree with you
CLEMENCE. As someone with epilepsy I respect your struggle.
@@noel090909 glad that you represent me as well as epilepsy patients
I loved when he tried to delete the roof wall xD
I have fought and fought with that myself. Finally gave up and put windows in.
Am I the only one who thought that James looked like he was dying a little inside every time Romeo did something weird to the house...
holy crap ... as a web developer I feel for SimGuruRomeo
what a sweetie. he’s doing his best.
Would be nice with more sessions. James could teach them how to do a proper Open for Business expansion :). James know more about this game that most, EA should really use his expertise when developing expansions and addons, this way we will get useful stuff.
This is so frustrating to watch. I wanted to see the developer do his thang. 😭
I would love to be able to organize the buy mode items by myself or creating folders so you can make for example kitchen clutter, kids accesoires, outdoor decor,... Or what ever you need to find items faster while building :)
agenderemryspaperart i don’t mind not having the organizing folders anymore but i’d like a favorites folder so i can save things i use often so i don’t have to search for it every time
Yep, especially with cc
Simgururomeo is such a sweetheart you can just tell
that guy you hate to play games with... no do this, stop do that... wait this is better... lol
Shawn watchhhhh part two Jesus Christ
Haley Wood part two has nothing to do with this... the dude is just saying semaj is that one guy none of us want to play with as a stereotype joke.
@@Dina-jf3xd Yeah cause he's meant to teach him. Again... Watch part two.
When I began this video I though the guru would build, we would see all the details he missed. Than james would improve and make it cohesive and nice... but it's just james telling him how to build.. lol
I partially wish the goshdarned wall grids were mentioned because there are doors I’m in love with that I can’t use because they get placed on the grid weirdly, and you can’t move them anywhere you want! It’s so frustrating when you got a door you super want to use that you should be able to use, but it goes in the half of grid squares. Scream. There’s so many nice doors that are incompatible with a lot of builds because we can’t freely place doors and windows wherever we want. It has to be within that darned grid.
Have you tried move objects
Argonaut Jupiter Have you ever tried to cheat your way around moving doors/windows? They glitch because of the grid they snap to. I managed to get them there before but they become unusable. It’s why the only way to make it truly functional is for them to allow us to have a cheat mode that allows us to move things on walls freely without the grid that everything snaps onto. Windows are in a better situation, but doors are the worst because they’re permanently clipped to their grid,- Which makes certain doors horrible to try and make work in builds. (Especially 2 square doors placed in half grids, or two square doors that are actually two and a half.)
I agree! It’s so weird and frustrating
Samantha M I don’t get why they can do it for the floors but not the walls? It’s very confusing.
"I like weird roofs"
Sims Community: Yeah.. We know...
Did anyone else think the vid was gonna be each of them building house and seeing which is better😂
Yup! 😂
Yeah
Yeah i did
Yea
It would be so amazing if, when making the walls higher, it would only be for the one room... I really don’t like when it does that for the entire house, when I only want the entrance hallway or living room to have taller walls, instead of the entire house.
@K. Phé It is actually really common in real life. You just have to consider each story of the building not as just one surface of one height but rather as multiple levels that can differ in height in between with some steps etc. So you can actually have a welcome area/hallway with taller walls and above that an area more elevated. You can create more private spaces that way and emphasize the more "public" spaces of the house by making them bigger and more open.
In the sims, you can do that by making an area have the height of two stories and creating an open "balcony" somewhere in the surrounding area on the above floor. If you want to see this kind of houses search for "Lofts/ Loft houses". They are really cool.
You can actually do that I think. If you click the room.
@@rosedorada nope
The worst part: You cannot raise one room even if it is not connected to everything else. You must have the same height on the entire floor.
@K. Phé yeah, I even have it in my own home
"when in doubt, cover with plants." this is the #1 sims rule and i laughed so hard
Aha! James has kidnapped a Guru and forced him to confront everything wrong with build mode! XD Seriously, though, you guys make a very interesting build team. Who knew Romeo liked making wacky houses so much? :p Nice to see a dev confronting some of the issues in the game one on one -- yeah, it IS frustrating the way roofs always have a wall, isn't it? Or that we don't have more plain door swatches? Have no idea if anything's going to come of this, as Romeo's just one Guru, but still. Very satisfying in its own way. :p
I surprisingly loved this video. Why surprisingly? I usually love watching building videos to learn new techniques; I loved this video for the entertainment and techniques. I love y'alls dynamic and am hoping there will be more videos with him?😍
my houses still looks like old sims games like the sims 1 ahahahahahaa
squared rooms house
Romeo is so cute, I kinda love him! And yep that's my philosophy, cover everything with plants xD
He is very cute indeed 😍
I keep trying to see if he's dropping on hints on what may be coming...
"you know what would be nice... glass walls"
And glass floor!
I understand the dynamic of the video, one side is a developer wanting to be objective and just build, and the other side James turner, formally known as Sim Supply, that build to be pretty and playable. I want more of that.
I miss how on sims 3 you could casually walk down to the park. But now you have to load. You could evan create your own wo rld!
That's one of the reasons why I think the Sims 3 is way better.
The only think is, it would make the game slower if we had that in The Sims 4
My game always lagged, I couldn’t stand it.
Bria Pryor if you have a good computer it wouldn’t.... lol you mays well play sims 2 basically the same shit... you don’t even feel like your in a neighbourhood when your playing sims 4 it’s so crap in my opinion.
RADraddy YOUR COULD?! Bro I missed that!
Got curious about that whole door situation so I went ahead and checked what its called in the Finnish localisation of the game, and its straight up called "Just a glass double door" (Pelkkä lasinen pariovi). Would love to know why they changed that in the English version.
And so the plot thickens! 😅🤔
Yeah I had to go and check it, too. The description says: "a simple glass double door which you can find in places that need unnoticeable but stylishly elegant double doors." (don't know how it's supposed to be stylish OR elegant)
I wonder if they have only changed the English version. 🤔
@@DewelynC While you wonder how it's supposed to be stylish or elegant, I'll casually wonder how it even qualifies as glass double doors while looking nothing like glass.
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 yeah, that too 😂
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 there arr doors that are glass but are covered by color stickers so its not transparent but its still glass. But i dunno if that's what the developer meant or it was just a mistake tho
It scares me how many bugs were randomly referenced in the video like they're aware of it but not planning to do anything about them. Saying "oh, this can only be fixed by bulldozing hours of work haha" is scary to me. And not knowing base mechanics is rather strange too for someone who is hired to know stuff about the game (being a Guru). No shade, just something that tugged on my nerves. I'm sure being a Guru is hard work and big props.
If Romeo sees this.....SPIRAL STAIRCASES or Leveled Stairs so you can double back them
12:15 “Yeah. Yeah that would be nice.” *stares down camera*
And glass flooring and ceiling tiles!
I loved when he wanted to copy the ceiling to the floor and he couldn't. Maybe we will see this in the future. It was telling though when he said they aren't allowed to do certain things.
I'm so thrilled to see this video! Yes, he was being a little overbearing and pushing in certain directions but that was exactly what should have been done to stress the issues that many builders have. I could write a blog about TS4 stairs so I'm not commenting here what everyone else knows by now. Thank you both for taking the time to make this video (and part two which I'm about to watch). Sims builders everywhere are very enthusiastic to see how receptive both the devs and those (sim supply here) who represent most of concerns that regular builders have. Many game developers, of irrelevant games atm, seem to only care about what THEY want and the bottom line. I know many are eager for TS5 but TS4 still offers so much room for developing and smaller tweaks that TS5 is low on my list of cares. I would buy about a dozen more game packs and expansion packs over the next year or two with no complaints.
Cheeks are literally hurting from smiling so much, SimGuruRomeo is an absolute joy, never fails to make me happy.
OuterStratus he’s cute
Developer: I-
James: Now hang on there bucko!