User blog comment:Lost Labyrinth/Potential E3 questions regarding The Sims 4/@comment-130.182.31.127-20140513023209

[Environment] How many world/neighborhoods/towns is the base game shipping with? Exactly how are they different from each other?

[CAS]Will there be more diversity in available hair styles e.g. straight, wavy, curly, kinky and can these hair types genetic traits?

[CAS]Can you pick a base hair color, and then dye the hair so that only the base color is passed by genetics?

[CAS]In The Sims 4, do sims have personalities, traits or both?

[Gameplay]Do we need to rely on Moodlets or the emotion UI to see what sims are feeling? Or do the sims portray their emotions?

[CAS]What sort of relationships are available in CAS in base game e.g. spouse, fiancé/e, sibling, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, cousin, aunt/uncle, half-sibling, step-parent, etc.

[CAS]Can you create all lifestages and pregnant sims in CAS (depending on how in previous games, looks were only determined at birth, not conception)

[Gameplay]Starting from base game, can male sims also get pregnant, if so, in what ways?

[Gameplay]Is there required maternity/paternity leave or can sims opt out?

[Gameplay]Is there paternity leave?

[Gameplay]Do careers influence any dynamics of the town? e.g. Leader of the Free World

[Gameplay/CAS]Can you change the clothes of a pregnant sim during visible pregnancy?

[Gameplay]How is acquiring clothing handled? Is it all free (TS3) or do you shop for it (TS2)

[Gameplay]What careers are available, and which, if any, affect the town?

[Gameplay]How many and what kind of musical instruments are we getting?

[Gameplay]Will there be recognized dating in the base game?

[Gameplay]Will babies have limbs and more interactions?

[Gameplay]Compared to YA, how many interactions, abilities and activities do babies, toddlers, teens, adults and elders have each? What are they?

[Gameplay]Are there any new life stages?

[Gameplay]How is time done in TS4? Slower compared to TS3? Also, are there 'years' for wedding anniversaries, birthdays, etc.

[Gameplay]Are the different parties done? e.g. house warming, general parties, birthday parties, bachelor/ette parties, funerals done?

[Gameplay]Can curfew be configured?

[Gameplay]Can close family members watch children?

[Gameplay]How are community lots handled? No, less, or all rabbitholes? And how do sims interact with them?

[Gameplay]What supernatural is in the base game e.g. aliens?

[Gameplay]Explain more about transportation e.g. are cars more like TS2 where you could open doors and do activities in the car that didn't include driving? How will driving with a toddler or infant be handled? Will they have a car seat? Will teens be taught to drive either by class or by family member? What is the cost of public transportation and in what forms is it available? How is the parking of cars done? Do cars still pass through objects (other cars, sims, etc.)? Are there more flexible parking lots?

[Gameplay]Can sims still claim ownership of beds? Does this extend to rooms?

[Gameplay]How are weddings done? Is an arch optional or needed? Can sims elect to take a honeymoon? Do they have different options of cake? How is wedding planning in general? What types of weddings e.g. private, civil, party, etc. are available?

[Gameplay]Do workplaces have a use? E.g. hospitals accept varies kinds of sick patients, instead of only used for jobs.

[CAS]What types of sims favorites are available e.g. color, food, music, etc. and how does this affect them and their surroundings? What are the choices for those favorites?

[CAS/Gameplay]Do sims not only have favorites but dislikes and/or allergies?

[Gameplay]How long is the normal sim lifespan (barring 'accidents')

[Gameplay]In what way, if any, will the Goths be popular in their initial community?

[Gameplay]Are the Goths programmed to have Cassandra and Alexander?

[Gameplay]How effect are the non-family nannies and/or babysitters? Does it depend on pay?

[Gameplay]Are we getting gardeners back?

[Settings]Is the game mod friendly? What parts of the game are more friendly to modding than others? What parts are more difficult to mod?

[Gameplay]Are there memories? How was this implemented, how does it affect the sim and their surroundings, and can custom memories be created?

[Gameplay]What sort of weather, if any, is available in the base game e.g. overcast, foggy, etc.

[Gameplay]What sorts of edibles and non-edibles can sims produce?

[Gameplay]How are kid's schooling done? Is there a private school? If so, what does a family need to do to gain entrance to it? Do teens graduate from high school or simply stop going? Are there high school reunions? Is college or community college, in the base game?

[Gameplay]Can kids and/or parents select the types of classes, or elective classes, to take in school?

[Gameplay]Are there after school activities?

[Gameplay]Can sim kids do as much as kids in real life?

[Gameplay]How do sim siblings interact with each other and how is it affected with age?

[Gameplay]What happens if you have a child with the grim reaper?

[Gameplay]How are sims effected by emotions and traits/personality at the same time? Exclusively?

[Gameplay]Do sims wear the same clothes everyday?

[Gameplay]Is there a daycare for sim babies-children?

[Gameplay]How many and what kind of interactions are available for the age groups to interact with each other?

[Gameplay]Are there psychic sims and/or police?

[General]Will there be a Sims 4 store?

[General]If bugs are found, what is the quickest and efficient way for a simmer to report and get rid of bugs?

[Gameplay]Do sims have fears? If so, and all there fears are fulfilled, is their nervous breakdown dependent on their lifetime aspiration?

[Gameplay]Can sims eat and drink at the same time?

[Gameplay]Are sims able to sit at the same table or, at a nearby table (in case of a large group) automatically e.g. if a sim calls the household to a meal, they automatically go to a kitchen or dining room table?

[Gameplay]What foods and drinks are the game?

[Gameplay]Is vegetarianism back? Is tofu the main way to make a dish vegetarian or can sims substitute the meat with any ingredient?

[Gameplay]Are there any perks of vegetarianism vs. non-vegetarianism diet? Are there different diets other than vegetarianism included?

[Build/Buy]How easy can split floors in houses be built?

[Build/Buy]Are chimneys re-colorable?

[Build/Buy]What landscaping capabilities are available?

[Build/buy]How many stories can you build? Does the amount depend on lot type i.e. is there a different limit for houses compared to apartments or community lots?

[Gameplay]What community lots are available?

[Build/Buy]What sort of settings for lots are available e.g. no sims allowed?

[Gameplay]Can sims swim in the base game?

[Gameplay]For playing different families, how is this implemented in TS4? Is it more similar TS2's rotation style or TS3's continuity style?

[Gameplay]What sorts of activities are available for groups?

[Gameplay]What is the limit of sims per household?

[Gameplay]Can sims parents multitask while carrying a baby?

[Gameplay]How long is pregnancy?

[Gameplay]What sorts of take out food are available?

[Gameplay]Are there any perks to being friends with the grim reaper?

[Gameplay]How will the dead be handled in general, in family trees and as ghosts? What types of ghosts are there? Can they scare a sim to death?

[Misc.]How many moons are in the game? 1, 2, or more? Do they affect anything?

[Gameplay]Can sims chose to not accept a promotion and/or accept a raise in its place?

[Gameplay]How are promotions determined e.g. friends, skills, etc.?

[Gameplay]Can sims be self-employed? If so, as what and are there any pros and cons to being self-employed in the game?

[Gameplay]What sort of skills are in the game?

[Gameplay]Is breastfeeding in the game?

[Gameplay]Since the Goths are present is Lothario also in the same neighborhood?

[Gameplay]What types of aspirations are available?

[Gameplay]Can sims get a mid-life crisis?

[Gameplay]What sort of discipline, if any, can parents give to children?

[Gameplay]Can children be sent to military school?

[Gameplay]Are video games available for sims? If so, can sims buy and/or create more video games?

[Gameplay]Can teens be employed in part-time jobs and/or internships? Do teens with jobs have an advantage over YA who have not had a job?

[Gameplay]How hard is it to get and keep a job? How is it hard? How is it easy? Does the difficulty depend on the type and level of job or on just one of those? Which?

[Gameplay]What happens when a sim completes their aspiration? Also, does it affect their ghost or their meeting with the grim reaper?

[Gameplay]Is the grim reaper different in TS4? If so, how? Is it possible to bargain with the reaper for life e.g. fiddle competition, chess, death flower, etc.

[Gameplay]Will there be motorcycles in the base game?

[Gameplay]Do sims automatically come with a phone?

[Gameplay]Will Woohooty calls make a comeback?

[Gameplay]Will Agnes Crumplebottom be making a comeback? If so, will she be similar to any of her past depictions?

[Gameplay]Do teen's grades and/or diploma affect their job prospects?

[Gameplay]At what age can sims begin to retire? Do retired sims receive a pension?

[Gameplay]How easy is it to create and play a homeless sim?

[Gameplay/CAS]Does the TS4 have its own implementation of genetics? If so, how so? Is it more similar to TS2 or TS3 genetics?

[Gameplay]At what age do sim's genes start showing i.e. when do they show visible difference from other sims because of their own genetics?

[Gameplay]Do infants in TS4 resemble TS2 (limbs) or TS3 (wrapped)? Can you choose to switch between the 2 (clothing that shows limbs as opposed to wrapping them up)?

[Gameplay]When born, do sim infants initially have diapers or clothing? If diapers, do NPC/townie sims dress their babies?

[Gameplay]Can infants wear hats?

[Gameplay]Are strollers (either as themselves or attached to bikes) available in the base game? Up to how many babies and toddlers can one carry?

[Gameplay]How many babies and toddlers can one sim carry at once?

[Gameplay]Is adoption done differently in TS4? If so, how so?

[World Creation]How User-friendly is TS4 world creation? Is a world creation tool going to be included in the game? What types of worlds can you create with it e.g. normal on the surface of earth type, space type, underwater type, etc.

[Gameplay]Can sims chose home-birth? Is there a midwife for this or do they do it themselves? What, if any, pros and cons are there between home birth and hospital birth?

[General]What exactly (e.g. activities) is it about the TS4 that gives it a Teen rating?

[General]Does the game come with a manual similar to TS2?

[General]What is the big focus in TS4 compared to TS2 (generations) and TS3 (open world)?

[Build/Buy]Can you give real world examples of what kinds of buildings we are able to create with the TS4 build/buy? If so, is that building possible with or without cheats?

[Gameplay]Is there are technology averse sims, are there options to replace the technology with something more old-fashioned e.g. switch a laptop with a notepad, instead of calling, write a letter or visit?

[Gameplay/CAS]How are Elders in TS4 and how strongly do their physical traits from other lifestages show e.g. muscle, facial features, hair color, etc.? Like TS3, do all Elders have hunched backs? Do Elders have the option of walking with a cane and/or do some of them need it?

[Gameplay]When a family Elder dies (and they were not part of the immediate household) how is inheritance handled?

[Gameplay]If a family moves to a different town, can they still keep their relationships with the people of the other town and visit (and vice versa)?

[Gameplay]If your sims is a gardener or a farmer, can they sell produce to the grocery store and nectaries to earn money?

[Gameplay]In the base game, can sims raise animals like a farmer?

[Build/Buy/Gameplay]In the base game, will we get apartments? If so, does TS4 have its own implementation and/or is it similar to TS2 apartments or TS3 apartments?

[Gameplay]Will kids be getting imaginary friends? If so, are they different from TS3"s implementation? If so, how so?

[Gameplay]How is cooking done in TS4? Does TS4 have its own implementation? If so, how so? Or is it similar to TS2 console (choose ingredients) or TS2 PC (choose meal)?

[Configuration]Can sim's lifespan be configured by simmers? If so, to what extent?

[Gameplay]Are there community events e.g. hot dog eating contest?

[Build/Buy]How easy is it in TS4 to connect a foundation house to a garage? If it is possible, does it depend on the height of the foundation?

[Build/Buy]How easy is it to make custom work lots e.g. restaurant, business office, political building?

[CAS]Are any clothing, hairstyles, jewelry, etc. allowed to be worn by both sexes?

[General]Does TS4 have a mascot or popular character/thing e.g. Llama (or grilled cheese) for TS2 and Freezer Bunny for TS3?

[CAS]Can you assign a hairstyle to each outfit e.g. one for everyday, one for sleeping, etc.?

[General]What are the plans for the next EPs?