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Old 09-08-2014, 18:41
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There's also a thread somewhere in there showing that just as many NEW features (or features previously added via expansion packs) are present in the game.
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Old 11-08-2014, 15:29
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^The thing is for me that the new features do not outweigh those that have been lost (or to be in an EP at a later date).

Sure some of it looks good, but I'm still thinking this is SimCity 5 again.
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Old 11-08-2014, 15:46
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You can tell they were trying to make that list as long as possible given how the littlest insignificant things have been added to it.

For me, Sims 4 is a completely new game, just like Sims 3 was to Sims 2, and Sims 2 was to The Sims. It's a brand new take on the game so I'm not going to obsess about what isn't there, and while there's things about Sims 4 I'm unsure about, nearly everything I've read makes it sound tailored to the way I like to play Sims, so I'm really looking forward to playing the game.
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Old 01-09-2014, 20:46
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Price seems to be around £38. Not sure I can justify it given the lack of content, I'll wait and see what reviews are like
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Old 02-09-2014, 12:34
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I got the game last night, I'm loving it so far! The graphics are lovely and the loading is so much quicker than the sims 3 and the saving is very quick too! The game also doesn't slow down my pc like the sims 3 did.

Price seems to be around £38. Not sure I can justify it given the lack of content, I'll wait and see what reviews are like
You can buy it from cdkeys.com for £25.99, thats where I got mine from.
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Old 02-09-2014, 12:40
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Will any of these Inspiron's play The Sims 4. The Sims 4 forum says the graphics card meets the requirements and i'm tempted to go for the middle:

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15...n&s=dhs&~ck=mn
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Old 02-09-2014, 12:45
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Will any of these Inspiron's play The Sims 4. The Sims 4 forum says the graphics card meets the requirements and i'm tempted to go for the middle:

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15...n&s=dhs&~ck=mn
You shouldn't have any problem, I can play smoothly with these specs:

Intel Core i3 3.2GHz
3GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5450
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Old 02-09-2014, 13:37
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You shouldn't have any problem, I can play smoothly with these specs:

Intel Core i3 3.2GHz
3GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5450
What about running The Sims 3 on those specs i posted above? The Sims 3 stopped working after Island Paradise on my current laptop because it only has basic specs and load times for The Sims 3 went up to 25-30 minutes!
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Old 02-09-2014, 14:29
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You can buy it from cdkeys.com for £25.99, thats where I got mine from.
Oh thanks

That seems very cheap, i'm just wondering have you ordered from there before? And if so was the merchandise good? I'm very cautious when things seem too good to be true.
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Old 02-09-2014, 15:02
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I got the game last night, I'm loving it so far! The graphics are lovely and the loading is so much quicker than the sims 3 and the saving is very quick too! The game also doesn't slow down my pc like the sims 3 did.



You can buy it from cdkeys.com for £25.99, thats where I got mine from.
How are you already playing yours i also got mine form cdkeys but says i can't play until Friday when the games released here ;-(
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Old 02-09-2014, 15:07
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How are you already playing yours i also got mine form cdkeys but says i can't play until Friday when the games released here ;-(
Same here. Can only pre-load right now.
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Old 02-09-2014, 16:46
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Oh thanks

That seems very cheap, i'm just wondering have you ordered from there before? And if so was the merchandise good? I'm very cautious when things seem too good to be true.
Yes they sell all legal keys

How are you already playing yours i also got mine form cdkeys but says i can't play until Friday when the games released here ;-(
Using a VPN so Origin thinks I'm from the USA Quite a few other people are doing the same.
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Old 02-09-2014, 19:00
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Yes they sell all legal keys



Using a VPN so Origin thinks I'm from the USA Quite a few other people are doing the same.
So you can buy the key without using the VPN. Then just switch the VPN on before you launch the Origin software and it loads the US store? (like Netflix regions) Can I use my UK Origin account do to this?
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Old 02-09-2014, 19:18
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So you can buy the key without using the VPN. Then just switch the VPN on before you launch the Origin software and it loads the US store? (like Netflix regions) Can I use my UK Origin account do to this?
Yep exactly Once origin has loaded you can turn off the VPN and play the game. Yes you can do it with a UK account, I have one.
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Old 03-09-2014, 04:12
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Yep exactly Once origin has loaded you can turn off the VPN and play the game. Yes you can do it with a UK account, I have one.
Could you tell me what program you use for VPN? i'm hoping to use this method to play the game.
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Old 03-09-2014, 10:39
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Could you tell me what program you use for VPN? i'm hoping to use this method to play the game.
I used the free trial with flyvpn.
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Old 03-09-2014, 13:59
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I used the free trial with flyvpn.
So i downloaded the free trial of flyvpn and have it loaded but i don't see any servers.

Think you can tell me how you do it?
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Old 03-09-2014, 14:17
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So i downloaded the free trial of flyvpn and have it loaded but i don't see any servers.

Think you can tell me how you do it?
Go to the free trial page here: http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial use to top login details on the right then once you're logged in use the USA server.
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Old 03-09-2014, 14:27
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Go to the free trial page here: http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial use to top login details on the right then once you're logged in use the USA server.
i got it now thanks
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Old 03-09-2014, 14:34
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i got it now thanks
Great! No problem
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Old 04-09-2014, 11:28
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Yeah, I've been using the VPN method since Monday afternoon, 5pm uk time was Midnight in Korea which was the first to release. I've had no problems playing all week.

Really enjoying it.
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Old 04-09-2014, 12:33
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Would The Sims 4 run acceptably with:
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2Ghz (Overclocked slightly to 3.7Ghz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
RAM: 4GB

SimCity plays well but the system is a few years old now.
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Old 04-09-2014, 15:27
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Would The Sims 4 run acceptably with:
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2Ghz (Overclocked slightly to 3.7Ghz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
RAM: 4GB

SimCity plays well but the system is a few years old now.
Min requirements are

OS: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
PROCESSOR: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent)
MEMORY: At least 2 GB RAM
HARD DRIVE: At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
DVD-ROM: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
VIDEO CARD: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatible


I think you would be Ok. it is certainly better optimised
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Old 05-09-2014, 17:56
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I've downloaded this today and had a quick go. I've only really scratched the surface.so far, but I think they've got a good foundation to build on. It feels quite bare and empty at the moment, but no doubt there are dozens of expansions, stuff packs and downloads to come.

I love how Sims can multitask for the first time, and the new Build mode seems a lot simpler. The ready made rooms are particularly useful for quickly expanding a house.

The unavoidable tutorial is a nuisance, as existing players will already know what the Eyedropper and Sledgehammer tools do and don't need every option explained in detail. Edge scrolling is annoying too, up/left/right work as expected, but down involves precision placement of the cursor slightly above the bottom of the screen. It doesn't work at all in build/buy mode.

I miss the bigger neighborhoods and open world of The Sims 3, but the loading screens only take a few seconds even on my aging PC so it's not as bad as I feared.

Looking at reviews and Sim forums, it's clear that the omission of toddlers and swimming pools is by far the biggest issue facing this game!
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Old 07-09-2014, 08:58
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Now I've seen a bit of gameplay I'm warming to it. The graphic style isn't as toony as I first thought, although some of it seems a little boxy at times.

Sure I can see that its a very vanilla base game, and its probably not long before the first EP/SP arrives, but it doesn't look as bad as first feared.

And occasionally I'm a sucker for pointless gimmicks - like that USB glowing plumbob that comes with the CE. It doesn't improve gameplay, I'm sure, but it just looks so darn cool.
Edit: Just seen that that version is £84.99 - are they kidding?

I think this may become an impulse purchase. I take it that if I can run The Sims 3 ok, then I shouldn't have any issues with TS4?
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