The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies

The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies is an expansion pack for the hugely popular life simulation game, titled The Sims 4. The development of this DLC was handled by EA Maxis studio, which initiated the series and has been overseeing its development ever since.

New features in the expansion

The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies introduces new activities for our sims. They are their hobbies, but simultaneously become their sources of income.

Tattooing

The first of these is tattooing, for which a number of ready-made designs have been prepared, as well as a painting mode, allowing for the creation of our own tattoos. Moreover, we can layer tattoos and enrich them with dedications, as well as share our designs with the community using the Gallery. There is also nothing to prevent us from using designs developed by other players.

Pottery

The second activity created for this expansion is pottery. Working on a potter's wheel, we can create various vessels - from decorative ones, like incense holders, to practical ones, like flower pots or tea brewing sets. Of course, the whole process is not limited only to the potter's wheel, as the products created on it still need to be covered with glaze and painted in the chosen color. They can also be fired in a kiln, if that is our vision.

Development of activities

As we progress, we develop skills related to our hobbies, unlocking stamps and tattoo templates, or things like the Japanese art of kintsugi, which allows for the creation of vessels from broken ceramics. The management of a small business based on the hobbies of our sim is also linked to the possibility of designating a space for it in the house (which can be converted into a dedicated premises as the business develops) and hiring employees (chosen from among household or foreign sims), as well as benefiting from various bonuses (dependent on the style in which we conduct business, and consequently - the reputation of the company).

Common ions

The icing on the cake is the ability to share our ions with other Sims living in Nordhaven, Gammelvik, and Iverstad, made possible by special hobby meetings. They provide an opportunity to meet mentors and develop skills through participation in lectures. When the abilities of our sim reach a sufficiently high level, they themselves can become mentors and take on the task of ing on knowledge to others.