The Sims Story Mode

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Expansion Mod Pack

Brookheights – Open World

STORY MODE The story mode gives you the opportunity to go on an adventure to help Amos find the hidden world If you don’t want to play the story mode, there is a cheat to go to the hidden world.

Besides the classic open-ended gaming mode we're all used to, The Sims Life Stories also features the so-called Story mode, with two main stories. Unlike the usual freestyle sim gaming mode, these stories have pre-defined characters and scenarios. STORY MODE: the icons and timing have been updated. Sims won’t walk/swim through objects anymore and they will quit the Story Mode career when they reach the end of the adventure. The last notification will let you know that you reach the end of the story mode. SIMMART: grocery store in North Brookheights is now functional More. Hi there, Just installed the new update. Got the new load screen but the CAS story mode doesn't even show up. It's just the old regular CAS screen. Do I need to activate it somehow? I removed my mods folder and deleted the localthumbcache.package and tested the game but still the same result, no s.

Beta Testing – Now

Public release – 2020

Welcome to Brookheights Adventure!

Help Amos find his origins. Go on an adventure all around the world to find out clues about his missing parents, and where they came from. You might end up going to a whole new world, without limits…

How does it work?

This New York City inspired world is not like other worlds in the Sims 4. It’s an Open World! but what does it mean? An “Open World” is a large area in a video-game that doesn’t require loading screens, you can move around this playable area freely.

The way this open world works is different than the ones in The Sims 3 though. In Brookheights, there’s a single active lot in the middle, and a huge playable & interactive area all around. This was made possible when I started creating interactive shell buildings a few months ago. They are buildings that are either “Open Venues” or “Rabbitholes” (more about them down below).

What can I do in Brookheights?

You can do many things there : rent a lodge in the Greenmount Forest, go to a Broadstreet Musical, drive a car, go to the Gym, Graveyard, Outdoor-Cinema, City Hall, Grocery Store, and so much more… all this without loading screens.

Can my sims live in Brookheights?

Brookheights is a hidden world accessible only by hopping on a SulSul Airlines plane. You can stay as long as you want there if you pay your rent, and find a job if you get a work visa at the City Hall, but you can’t buy the active lot in the middle. You can go there with your family, make new friends and walk (or drive) all around the city without loading screens.

What are the requirements?

Brookheights requires The Sims 4 (Base Game), Go to Work (Expansion Pack) and City Living (Expansion Pack) at least to work properly.

Some gameplay features and world objects require other packs (examples: World Decor elements from Get Famous EP, Functional caravan requires Outdoor Retreat GP, the subway system requires Realm of Magic GP, the animation of the plane taking off requires Star Wars GP, the loan system at the bank requires Discover University EP, etc.) The more packs you have, the better will be the experience.

The performance requirements aren’t known yet, the beta testing will help understand which machines can run Brookheights smoothly. The pack provides an optimised GraphicsRules.sgr file, that can help get a smoother game.

open world

A new 360×360 (expandable) world with no loading screens is now in your hands. Get ready to take a SulSul Airlines flight, and go to Brookheights. Many venues are surrounding you, zoom out to see the 3D mapview of the world. Go anywhere! Enjoy!

STORY MODE

The story mode gives you the opportunity to go on an adventure to help Amos find the hidden world… If you don’t want to play the story mode, there is a cheat to go to the hidden world.

INTERACTIVE BUILDINGS

The new interactive buildings are the essence of the Open World. there are 2 types:

– Open Venue: this building will fade out when you zoom in, allowing you to see what’s happening inside, and play inside of it.

– Rabbithole: a building in which your sims can do (or buy) many things. They won’t fade away this time, they are keeping their secrets, you can’t see inside & your sims won’t be visible.

PLANES AND CARS

Buy your own car and drive it! You can even route your car, giving you more control over how your sims drive. Want a faster car? Go to the Vehicle Court in West Brookheights, you can buy a new one there!

Hop on a plane, fly first class if you can afford to, visit the whole world and go to the City. You can even drive the planes, if you become a pilot…

NEW OPEN CAREERS

Send your sims to work in the city, make your own decisions, and follow them around the world. The first open career available is SulSul Airlines Pilot. You can fly tourists to Selvadorada, or even celebrities to Del Sol Valley. I’ve heard that Lady Gogo goes there on each Friday… is it true?

BUILD/BUY ITEMS

The Sims 1 Story Mode

This pack also includes a few build/buy items. Off Lot Walls, Room Hider, a cute chair, cars, a hammock, spiral staircase, and much more…

Customize the world, CREATE YOURS

Use either my World Edit interactions (full World Edit Mod coming soon) to create and move buildings and decor around the world.

To visit Brookheights, use the Story Mode Save File or you can also import Brookheights to any other save file following this tutorial :

For more precision in the world edition, use the T.O.O.L mod created by TwistedMexi. Please do not get in touch with him about Brookheights, his work is completely separated from mine, you should join the discord server here to get help if needed: https://discord.gg/gG3VvBm

EXPANSION through updates

More Careers? Schools? More venues? A theme park? A bigger world?

Get an update each month, expanding the playable area and the gameplay.

Upcoming Secret Mod

The Sims 2 Story Mode

Watch the teaser on December 1st

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Simmers have asked for The Sims 4 open world since its launch, and with the new Brookheights Open World mod, they'll get just that. Check out the trailer above, and read on for details.

While this isn't the first open world mod, Brookheights does take the mod to new heights (get it). There's a single active lot in the center of Brookheights, and a massive interactive area surrounding that. Enjoy no loading screens as you travel between places in your car (ah!), rent a lodge in the Greenmount Forest, go to a musical on Broadstreet, hit the gym and get your swole on, and go grocery shopping.

There's so much to do, I'm overwhelmed at the beautiful banality of it. You can even live in Brookheights if you pay your rent on time (you can't own a single lot) and can even work - if you apply for a work visa. It's just like living in another country, IRL. Oh yeah, and there's rabbit holes, which are a Sims 3 feature where Sims could enter a building and do activities but the camera can't go in there. Brookheights is a lovely little melding of Sims 3 and Sims 4 features.

But the main draw of Brookheights is the story at its center - Amos is trying to find out where he's really from, and you have to help finish his origin story by finding clues. You'll have to help Amos find Brookheights and start a new life there, all in the brand-new story mode that this mod includes.

Creator Arnie lost his job due to COVID-19 and spent his free time building Brookheights Open World, and the attention to detail is downright inspiring. This is an absolutely incredible The Sims 4 mod, and one that I'm very tempted to download right now. For all the information on Brookheights Open World, head here.

The Sims 4 Snowy Escape trailer just dropped, and I'm shook.