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There is, so far, one game pack:
There are, so far, two game packs:
* [[The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat|Outdoor Retreat]]
* [[The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat|Outdoor Retreat]]
* [[The Sims 4: Spa Day|Spa Day]]

There is currently one expansion pack:
There is currently one expansion pack:
* [[The Sims 4: Get to Work|Get to Work]]
* [[The Sims 4: Get to Work|Get to Work]]

Revision as of 19:22, 1 July 2015

Content pack

Expansion packs for The Sims 2

A content pack[n 1] is an addition to a previously-released base game. In The Sims series, these packs add new objects and new interactions between Sims, and very often include new neighborhoods, life states, and other features. Content packs cannot be installed or played without first installing the appropriate "base game." Content packs usually follow a theme, with new features, objects, music, and styles tailored to that specific theme. Content packs are known by different names depending on the size of the pack.

Types of content packs

Expansion pack

An expansion pack is the most significant content pack available. Expansion packs were introduced with The Sims: Livin' Large and have been a staple of the series, with several expansion packs released for The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, and many objects, clothes, styles, neighborhoods or worlds, and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme.

Game pack

A game pack is a digital-only add-on pack, introduced with The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat.[1] Game packs are intended to be smaller than full expansion packs but larger than stuff packs.

Stuff pack

A stuff pack is a smaller add-on pack which typically includes only new objects and clothes for Sims, though some stuff packs do include gameplay changes.[2][3] Stuff packs originated with The Sims 2, and were released for The Sims 3 as well. They are DLC-only beginning with The Sims 4.

Free pack

A free pack is just that—a free pack. These are usually smaller than a stuff pack. Only one free pack has been released so far, The Sims 4 Holiday Celebration Pack. They are not to be confused with The Sims 3's free store objects.

Compilation pack

A Compilation pack is a collection of one or more individual expansion and/or stuff packs. Bundles, starter packs, and deluxe editions are generally all forms of compilations. Compilation packs have been released only for the first 3 games, so far.

Compilations sometimes, but do not always, contain the base game and one or more expansion packs. This bundling can appeal to people who do not yet own the base game, but are interested in acquiring it and one or more expansions. Compilations are often released several years after the initial release of the games which make up the bundle. The compilation is usually priced closer to that of a full expansion pack, where each of the component expansions or stuff packs would have had its price reduced over time. However, compilations can be released concurrently with the release of one of the component games; this is often simply the new expansion pack paired up with the base game, and sold for a higher price than the expansion alone. Compilation packs typically install all the collected packs simultaneously, eliminating the need to install each pack individually.

Compilation packs by generation

Content packs by game

The Sims

In The Sims, there are seven expansion packs. They are:

The Sims 2

The producers released eight different expansion packs for The Sims 2. They are:

Additionally, ten different stuff packs were released. They are:

The Sims 3

Eleven expansion packs were released for The Sims 3. They are (in order of release):

There are also nine stuff packs that were released for The Sims 3. These stuff packs, in order of release, are:

The Sims 4

So far, only one free pack has been released:

  • Holiday Celebration Pack

There are, so far, two game packs:

There is currently one expansion pack:

Currently, there are two stuff packs:

Themes

Main article: Theme

Each content pack for The Sims is centered around one or more themes. Popular expansion packs included dating, pets, seasons, vacationing and exotic destinations, business and magic.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Content pack" is an unofficial term used to refer to this content, as no official term exists

References

  1. ↑ "Just what is a Game Pack?" by SimGuru Grant at TheSims.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014
  2. ↑ The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff introduces new NPCs, parties, and interactions.
  3. ↑ Stuff packs for The Sims 2 included influence, chemistry, fury, and the inventory.
  4. ↑ Popularity determined by review rankings at Gamerankings.com.

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