The Sims™ 4 News

The Sims 4 now has some tie-in jewellery, which I both hate and admire

As any fool knows, the age of girlies bulk-buying silver wire and making their own crystal jewellery at home is over, but EA always arrives precisely when it means to. This weekend saw the release of the Crystal Creations Stuff Pack, a DLC for The Sims 4 that takes the ability to find crystals (already in the game) and straps on your Sims making them into semi-precious, semi-magic jewellery that can be charged up by the moon. What I find more interesting is that this launched with some official IRL Sims plumbob jewellery that you can buy and wear around your own precious, swan-like neck.

The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack*

The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack is here! Engage with a new skill that will have your Sim collecting materials and customizing pieces to wear, gift, or sell. These gems don’t just look radiant – when charged in the moonlight they can affect Sims’ moods, relationships, careers, and lives!

The quality of the jewelry your Sim crafts will depend on their Gemology skill level, and the customizations are up to you! Try different combinations of colorful gems and metals.

Supercharging gems or crafted jewelry in the moonlight will give your creations special effects. They might help the wearer succeed in their career, overcome a negative moodlet, or even help progress a relationship.

There are 11 possible cuts and 27 possible effects. Crafted jewelry can be worn, gifted, or sold.

Buy The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack today!

*Requires The Sims 4 & all game updates. For PC, see minimum system requirements for the pack.

The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack will allow your Sim to unleash their inner jeweler and mystic

EA and Maxis have announced the newest Stuff Pack for The Sims 4, which will find you creating jewelry and charging crystals in the moonlight to add varied properties.

Releasing February 29, Crystal Creations features the Gemology Skill. Once learned, the skill will allow you to collect different crystals and metals to create jewelry and other creations that can affect Sims’ moods, relationships, careers, and more.

You can collect crystals and cut them beautifully to display or charge these crystals in the moonlight to uncover unique properties. From designing engagement rings or custom jewelry to producing unique collectibles, there are 1,000 ways to create bejeweled items to sell for Simoleons.

The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack Arrives Feb 29

The Sims™ 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack* arrives Feb 29! Get ready to build your new Gemology skill while crafting sparkling jewelry to wear, gift, or sell.

Collect colorful gemstones and metals to use in your new craft. If you're having trouble finding the gems you want, try checking the sparkling new Crystal Tree! Once you've got your materials, head to the Gemology Table and get crafting. There are 11 possible ways to cut gems, and your results will vary depending on your Sim's Gemology skill level.

Besides looking radiant, gemstones and crafted jewelry can be charged in the moonlight and given special abilities that will impact Sims’ moods, relationships, careers, and lives! There are 27 possible effects to try.

Pair your shining creations with hints of mystery and intrigue. The clothing and furniture in this pack is perfect for a cozy workroom!

*Requires The Sims 4 & all game updates. See minimum system requirements for the pack.

The Sims 4's next DLC will be a jewellery-crafting stuff pack, out on Leap Day

After a few days of teasing via social media, we now know that The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack is the next add-on coming to EA's behemoth life simulator, and it turns out it'll be out very soon — at the end of this month. The pack looks to expand on the metal and crystal collecting systems that have been present since the base game, finally allowing your Sims to show off some bling after digging through the shiny rocks that spawn in the world.

Previously, the only uses for crystals and metals other than collecting them for satisfaction points was to examine them FOR SCIENCE and then display them as raw chunks, sell them, or slot them into the rather distracting Celestial Crystal Crown, which had some powerful effects but didn't exactly look stylish.

The new stuff pack significantly expands on the usefulness of metals and crystals, allowing Sims to craft a variety of cosmetic and decor items from the raw materials in their collections. Rest assured, those powerful mood effects aren't going anywhere once you set your shiny prizes in some jewellery, with an intriguing suggestion that you might want to "charge your crystals in the moonlight" now as well. It also looks as though you can even have your Sim propose to their significant other with a ring they designed and made themselves. Awwww.