Sims 4: The best tips for home theater
With the expansion "The Sims 4 - Home Theater Accessories" your Sims can watch movies and watch TV together with other Sims. You can find the best tips for home cinema in this practical tip.
Sims 4 - Home Theater: Watch movies with other Sims
If your Sims want to watch a movie, you can click on the TV or the movie screen. Select "Watch movie with ..." and choose the Sims to watch. If a movie is already running, other Sims can simply join the action.
- Your Sims can chat during the movie, which fosters relationships. This way, even non-native Sims have a topic of conversation and can get to know each other better.
- Your Sims can also exchange information about the film in a targeted manner. Simply click on the ledge you want your character to interact with.
- The clock symbol in front of the interactions shows you the topics of the conversation that relate to the film. You can usually find this in the "Friendly" area.
- For example, your Sims can ask questions about the movie plot, chat about the actors, complain about the director, quote a movie quote, or talk about certain movie scenes, such as the horror scene.
- The good thing about it: if your Sims watch a movie together, they don't leave the action as long as the movie is running. This enables your Sims to have longer and therefore better conversations.
- The Sims can still talk about films that have been seen together after the end credits.
Your Sims react differently to home theater
Each of the Sims has a different taste and so different films arrive differently.
- Movies watched in home theater in "The Sims 4" affect your Sims' emotions. Depending on the scene, these then show completely different reactions.
- For example, it is possible that your Sims will cry during a love movie or close their eyes on a horror movie.
- If you like a film less, for example because it was too predictable, your Sims may get angry. Conversely, an interesting film can create a relaxed, positive mood.
- Sims can also choose their favorite movie genre. To do this, simply click on one of the Sims who is watching the film with you and select "Declare your favorite film genre: ...". If these Sims see a film of their favorite genre, they are very likely to have fun.
Good home theater host with the right popcorn
So that your Sims don't get hungry while watching the movies, you should prepare popcorn. This can be made with butter, cheese or salt - depending on your cooking ability. How to prepare the popcorn:
- Switch to purchase mode and select the "Kitchen appliances" in the "Kitchen" area. Buy the "sugarcane popcorn machine" for 155 Simoleons here and place them in your Sims' house.
- Then click on the popcorn machine and select any variant of popcorn, such as "Buttered Popcorn" for 10 Simoleons.
- After a short wait, your Sims can then take a portion on the machine.
We will show you how to have your Sims moved to "The Sims 4" in the next practical tip.