SimMattically

Hi 👋🏻 I'm Matt, a Sims enthusiast and creator. I share my Sims-related content, mods, and more!

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The Immersive World Map is here! 🗺️

A complete overhaul of the world selection screen, featuring a custom map design and a seamless layout that connects all Sims 4 worlds together.

Available in early access on my Patreon!

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This extra space is exactly what allows my Immersive World Map to have this subtle zoom-out animation when opening the world map with the mouse scroll!

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Did you know that while the canvas size for the world map texture is technically 2048x2048, the actual texture is barely 1537x1081, and then it also gets zoomed in in-game, so on a typical 16:9 screen, the displayed map is barely 1280x720 pixels? 🫣 No wonder they're this blurry

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Did you know that while the canvas size for the world map texture is technically 2048x2048, the actual texture is barely 1537x1081, and then it also gets zoomed in in-game, so on a typical 16:9 screen, the displayed map is barely 1280x720 pixels? 🫣 No wonder they're this blurry

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You can add immersive, animated clouds to your Sims 4 maps today, for free.

It works with every world, regardless of whether you have a world map override or not.

Give it a shot! It's part of my "Better World Select" mod.

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The Immersive World Map will be officially released on September 29th! 🗺️

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You can add immersive, animated clouds to your Sims 4 maps today, for free.

It works with every world, regardless of whether you have a world map override or not.

Give it a shot! It's part of my "Better World Select" mod.

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@ArmelleAb Hover over the family toggle in the bottom left corner and you can resize the thumbnail. :)

https://t.co/SMG25dzjiE

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Many of you asked for a bigger family image, so I added a slider that lets you fully adjust the size of your Sims family to your liking.

#TheSims4

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Today, I'm celebrating 200,000 members on my Patreon. 🥹

Thank you all so much for all the support. 💜

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@jp_vandekamp It’s on the list! I'd love to work with Evan again, but he'll need to have an opening for my commission. If the project happens, it probably won't be until 2027. 😊

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The Immersive World Map will be officially released on September 29th! 🗺️

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I can't stop thinking about how that corkboard is higher than the window.

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I don’t think The Sims understands what Y2K is because….its not this 😭😭

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@SimMattically To add to this, here's a timelapse of it coming together! Unfortunately I wasn't able to zoom in without it being blurry, but until I can find a better solution, here's a blurry look at Britechester!

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Dev fun fact #5:

Here's a behind-the-scenes look into how Britechester was shaped over time. As Evan (the artist who worked on the map) admitted, this one was quite challenging! It was especially tough due to the layout of all the buildings, which were redrawn multiple times to achieve the final design.

At my request, Evan also completely redrawn the big city skyline in the back to match the custom matte asset that the game developers made for Britechester.

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@jackofallgames7 Also it’s undeniable that Apple gets copied left and right on everything they do 😭 even by Samsung.

Apple is lowkey classy with their marketing just minding their own business

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@jackofallgames7 omg 🥲 jackkkk this was over 3 years ago

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@veronicahoyos57 Should be ready at the end of the month!

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Dev fun fact #4:

When designing the Immersive World Map, the goal was to deliver high-quality, sharp visuals. One challenge was the ocean texture, which dynamically extends and covers the empty space both horizontally and vertically, no matter your screen ratio.

To achieve this, that ocean texture would need to be significantly wider and taller than the already large, detailed world map, which wasn't possible in The Sims 4 without a workaround. That's why I came up with a layered solution: the continents and details live in a high-resolution image, while the vast ocean is delivered as a compressed, low-resolution texture over seven times smaller than the original and then scaled up to the original size with no perceptual difference.

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@ToysForBob I genuinely got teary eyed when I saw him today 🥹 I will never stop being grateful for you guys choosing Spyro to be your first project after going independent. You fill in a very important niche of games in today's age. Thank you so much. 💜