It’s really niche, but I want a musical kit. Something with instruments, maybe a musical trait or something. I love using the violin, piano and guitar but I would DIE for some instruments like a cello, a sax UGHHH
I've always wanted the same thing lol. I doubt we'd get it out of a kit tho... Probably a game pack. But a game pack could do bands as well which could be fun 🤔
If they did a kit in this theme, it would probably just be reskins of the existing instruments... Which is almost tempting, but I'd love more instruments overall :)
A saxophone would be SUCH a good edition, especially with the vibes of the previous bistro kit. My want for more 1920s vaudeville eque stuff rises everyday (it’s too specific and old timely, I’m not crossing my fingers lmao)
I forget if it was 2 or 3 where you could be in a band and everyone would play a different instrument. So a music stuff pack or game pack would be great.
The fact that there are $155 worth of kits 😵 And they never go on sale! I know a few have been free but still... Oof I recalculated with tax based on a comment $165.85 USD
It’s the lack of ever going on sale that annoys me most. I’ve literally never bought one for this reason when there’s a few I probably would’ve picked up in a sale 😒
high school years has some cute boho items!!!! there is a cute boho esque double and single bed, some lights under some fabric, a curtain that is cute and boho, cute wicker egg chair that matches the bed, another little chair that matches, and a little wicker basket (I can't remember if it is decor or a trashcan lol). I just wanted to let you know just in case you didn't know about it. I want more options for this though too I love the cozy warm look in the sims!
Something I think Kayla’s forgetting is that people who prefer CAS are more likely to download lots off the gallery and the ones that look the best imo are the ones that are all cluttered and cute!
This is a great point! I use the gallery a lot if I'm feeling lazy- both for sims & lots. It might be useful to see the ranking of most purchased kits in that case.
I want them to make a Band Kit so bad! With instruments such as a Drumkit!!! or trumpets, electric guitars or even a bass and then we could use the club system and make bands it would be so cool 🥲🥲 (I really need that drumkit hahah)
I love the disparity between CAS kits basically having to be used on every character to ever be made to land higher than decent, but then it's "you can 100% make a greenhouse without this kit, but this bag of soil tells a sTorY~ essential!" Hilarious. But at least she's always honest about her priorities! Love it. /lh
Yes😂 also ofc pastel pop kit is at the top even tho she used it like 3 times when it came out and it’s one of the most niche kit out there. This is my opinion ofc, we love kayla either way
Just a small thing I wanted to say but For Rent is actually mainly south east asian inspired (Thailand, Vietnam, etc.) not east asian. Most of the buildings in for rent are inspired by Thai architecture and a lot of the items are Thai & Vietnamese inspired! Many of the new sims have Thai & Vietnamese sounding names as well. As a Thai person it made me really happy to see!
i was going to say the same, i think people associate some of the items (squat toilets, rice cooker) with east asia and don’t realise south east asia is different. i loved getting some diversity for once!
This makes a lot of sense bc i think it weirdly matches a lot of brazilian vibes, and as far as i know south asia and latin america have a LOT in common culturally lmao
Omg imagine a hedge with functionality similar to the kitchen cabinets where the options are in a separate menu and you can do different pieces but they all slot together nicely!!!!!!
Most necessary? Probably a kit exclusively full of new beds. What I want most? Lolita fashion kit! Its such a specific style you can't really make with anything in the game, and its really hard to find good maxis match cc for it
Agreed about a lolita kit! There are a couple things you can put together for a goth lolita-esque look but I would LOVE a kit or stuff pack that's lolita/Shinjuku/Harajuku inspired so we can have lolita and visual kei
YES! I tried making a character with that style a while ago and I could _not_ properly do it. I wanted her to be Goth Lolita, and I ended up using stuff like one of the frilly-ish old fashioned dresses from Cottage Living in a dark color and gave her black lace gloves and a hat with a mourning veil. A goth witch matriarch deserves better than that! ...the mourning veil may or may not have been foreshadowing, because she also ended up being my BLACK WIDOW Sim...
I love Kayla deciding that some kits aren't easy to use in her day-to-day gameplay because her gameplay is Pure Chaos, no question asked. And like. For anything to be hard to use for her it's gotta be so out of the box it's in space
I think the thing with the Castle Estate Kit is that it's mainly useful for things that aren't castles. DevonBumpkin's Hanford on Bagley rebuild would look very different without it, and it's just that all those builds are old stone buildings in general.
The grunge kit is SO slept on!! It has 2 super good comfy/casual t shirts in several colors (including a few bright colors not just dark tones), a cute oversized hoodie that’s great for winter, a nice jean jacket w t shirt duo, and some sneakers that look kinda like vans! They have a white swatch on the shoes I often use, and all the tops have different shades it’s not all dark moody colors! Theres a cute casual dress over a fitted t shirt (looks cuter than I’m describing lol) and it has a little mini backpack detail! My favorite swatch has a pretty green shirt underneath with a red toned flower pattern on the dress and a brown toned book bag! There’s also a pair of Jean shorts that are kinda freyed at the bottom and has a belt and I use those regularly in the plain Jean swatch! I often use the pack for all my sims and none of them are goth!! Just regular shmegular people lmao
@@taylorweems3746 yeah that’s probably because the goth kit is more egirl/eboy style than it is goth. It’s more like what non goth people immediately think of, rather than anything actual goth people think of. There’s no obvious pieces that are trad goth, romance goth, cyber goth, etc. Which works fine for the overall sims community, but is disappointing for actual goth simers or simers who want to make goth sims.
i think we NEED some art-focused clutter kit - paintbrushes in a jar, watercolour paints or just overall more stationary and stuff focused around painting and drawing. also could be fun if they made a pack with new instruments, probably would be smaller but still a nice additon. also, and i know it's a controversial one, a kit with more cat trees, dog beds and other pet accessories to fit more of today's style could be fun - i feel like the cats and dogs and my first pet stuff is kinda dated now and lacks a lot of cute pastel swatches. or some animals like lizards and snakes to actually keep as pets like in the sims 3!!
I would want more stained glass and art nouveau style b&b… we only got so little in realm of magic… and despite me playing as spellcasters all the time, I always have a hard time to make the realm of magic stuff work, so I would really enjoy having more of that kind of thing, maybe also modern leaning, that it could work in a more state of the art kind of build
Ill say, Ive actually really enjoyed bust the dust as an everyday gameplay feature. Its a small but realistic thing my sims have to do, and they almost always end up discovering the neat trait. My sims get focused and happy moodlets from cleaning and i think its a nice little background feature! I totally understand why people would find it annoying but I like it
i wish they’d make a kit that was just little stains and spills decals-a puddle carpet and coffee ring clutter pieces etc. i like making gross builds of abandoned buildings and old houses so i’d use it all the time but i think it would also serve the same kind of purpose of clutter kits by letting players make their builds seem more lived in. they’d never make it ofc and there are decals in other packs that serve the same purpose but a guy can dream.
My holy trinity is Goth Galore, Pastel Pop, and Blooming Rooms. These help me so much because I can get a good look at each and list the ones I want to get later.
This is also all so dependent on personal style too, because I use the grunge revival kit alllll the time lol but overall I heavy agree with this list!
the one CAS kit I really want to see is a modesty dress kit bc it‘s so hard to dress hijabi with what we have and like muslim girls‘ fashion game is STRONG, I can‘t dress everyone in the same two sweaters 😭
I actually really love the Moonlight Chic kit because it feels like a more adult version of the high school years clothing! I do really like the styles in HSY but they feel a little young/juvenile for my late young adult sims, and Moonlight Chic feels like a natural, more adult transitionary version of the styles in HSY.
The other thing with the greenhouse kit is that the doors and windows come with a mesh version so you can do a proper screened in porch. I'm thinking of building The Family Guy house and use the greenhouse kit for the screened in area.
A kit that I would buy would for sure would be about gamer stuff. You know, some new PC, chairs, desks, but not in the GAMER aesthetic way, but something more subtle that can go well with a gaming room. With some mario bros references, etc.
I’m not going through all of them for the moment, so this is just my must haves: Book Nook (book cases are essential), Basement Treasures (I love the couch and the arm chair, so comfy), Greenhouse Haven (the windows make me think of TS2 and that just makes me happy), Pastel Pop (has the only cute kids carpet other than spooky stuff), First Fits (anything for kids and younger is essential), Little Campers (kids stuff needed). A lot of them I really like, but these are the ones I put on must haves for me.
Not for a kit, but the most necessary thing we need is dimples. There are lots of skin details that are represented that are much less common than dimples. It's actually pretty sad that something so simple doesn't exist.
The base game has dimples! In CAS, click on the Sim’s cheek to see all the cheek presets. It’s the left column, 8th up from the bottom. There are also chin dimples when you click on the chin.
Honestly, just a kit of more wallpapers/flooring options would be nice. Just some variety in swatches we already have, or more molding that matches the wood floors would be nice to have.
Yeah, a lot of people are suggesting kits that are just a bunch of the same item that crosses a lot of themes. And I almost agree, except I also wonder if those sorts of things aren't better suited for a base game update/pack refresh. Like, I make mostly community lots because a good community lot makes the game feel a lot more alive. So I almost want a kit. But what I really want is 3-5 new signs in the base game, Refreshes of the existing signs with more swatches. And a little more decor for business purposes. Like a sign for a pool, the standard image on a lot of pools is stylized water with a swimmer where you see only the head and one arm. Another neon sign that's two words instead of one in a different font. And ceiling and wall decor that can be customized to look like exits, or directions.
@@steggopotamus didn't they add a new sign l>ke that in base game? The little black one with all the symbols on it for community lots? Am I making that up?
Industrial Loft, Decor to the Max, and Courtyard Oasis are 3 of my most used kits! I guess I am a maximalist at heart lol. Incheon Arrivals is the only CAS kit I have and I have no regrets. I do think I will get Urban Homage eventually too.
1 that sweater is adorable 2 i've actually been loving the cozy bistro kit for homes, especially the lace short curtain which has been great for kitchens. there's also this really cute gay vintage style painting in that kit i'm obsessed with
I know this is a joke but the main reason simsie is known for blue suburbans is because they're the easiest to build with just base game, so to add a kit with that stuff would be like the opposite of that accessible build idea. I know Kayla likes that style generally too but idk if she'd actually want it in a kit. I could be wrong.
my must have kits are • first kids kit (even if i don’t have it lol) • bathroom clutter • simtimates collection my unnecessary kits are • castle estate • décor to the max • goth galore
I want an electronics kit. Like individual monitors for a tower pc (could be varied like the extra long curved monitor and vertical monitor), more game systems, vcrs, dvd players, and clutter like tangled dead earphones, old cd stack, vcr memory box, forgotteb cable box. Call it “its electric”
This is super helpful as someone who loves building but is hesitant to drop a bunch of money on bigger DLCs. I only have the base game and the free kits that came out Edit: Did Kayla already make a build using all the build kits? If not that’d be fun trying to work castle estate with pastel pop and other juxtaposing kits
Buy an expansion pack on discount and you will get 100% more bang for your buck. Kits are the most overpriced of all the dlc honestly. Recommend seasons on sale or on cdkeys
Personally, as a cottagecore builder one of my favorite kits is surprisingly the Industrial Loft Kit, I find so many uses for it despite building in a completely different style than it gives off. I love the arch and decor, in your generation challenge (Red Gen) I used it for an industrial theme and it fit so well with my generation heir!
If EA could take the idea of the costume trunk they are reintroducing with Lovestruck and make a costume party kit, I think that could do really well - new costumes, the trunk itself, maybe a punch bowl if it needs an additional game play item. But really focus on adding new costumes, and refresh not only the base game costume parties but also the Seasons trick or treating costumes. The key would be focusing on all age groups, and maybe focusing on children and toddlers.
Yes! I currently use a mod that lets the costumes from other packs work with seasons. I wish they would update it to include more costumes. I hate how guests at costume parties only have like 5 costumes and half of them are star wars themed.
When the sims 4 came out, I kept up on buying every new pack. I stopped around the time University came out in like 2019. It was too much and I’m pretty sure I have like $2000 in packs. It’s wild how many packs there are, especially once kits started coming out.
12:00 That peacock is the hero item, I love her. The wallpaper is a bit much for me because maximalist isn't my style but sometimes I just want a statement piece and that peacock is it. Also the wierd mirror type thingymajiggy.
My biggest issue with the Courtyard Oasis Kit is that it didn't have anything that really worked well with any other pack (expansion, stuff, or otherwise). I would love for us to have a Middle-Eastern-themed world or game pack. That would be great.
I was thinking that they could create a bathroom kit with a toilet, shower, tub, shower/tub, two sinks (1 pedestal and 1 counter top sink), bathroom shelving unit (1 cluttered and 1 uncluttered), bathroom counters. Without a kit like this, trying to do a kits only house without using base game is hard, because your sims wouldn’t have a toilet. If they wanted to, they could bring back the corner shower from TS2 and TS3.
Yes yes yes, absolutely, the fact that cats and dogs is an expAnsion pack based on cats and dogs but came with so few options is just a bit disappointing...
@@Derpy_Bot Totally agree but yeah the DLC for DLC is insane. But maybe it’s been enough time for them to do a little refresh? I think we could use revised pet beds (with more depth), bowls & collars.
My Top 3 Kits: •Book Nook •Both clutter kits (they should’ve been in one kit, let’s be honest) •Incheon Arrivals (it’s the best CAS kit to me) My Least Used (of the ones I own) •Party Essentials •Modern Menswear •Courtyard Oasis
if i could make my own kit it would be all cosmetic. I want modern hair, makeup, and nail polish!! there’s not enough middle parts in the sims that look good. i swear i use the outdoor retreat hair every time i make a sim.
My top 5 are: incheon arrivals, grunge revival, pastel pop, modern luxe and everyday clutter. Book nook is up there too. And the ones I think are like unnecessary or hardest to use are: bust the dust, industrial loft, basement treasures, throwback fit and courtyard oasis
I would like a kit with Scandinavian fashion, a kit that focus on rooms with slanted walls (which are all over Europe). Or hear me out: Catio kit! A kit for making life fun for cats, like climbing ropes going down from the ceiling and wall mounted scratchers with a cosy sleeping spot. Or a kit with an animal behaviour specialist, or a groomer kit!❤ oh my, I keep going😂
Controversial opinions: -The greenhouse kit is the only build/buy kit I don't own because it looks useless to me -The party essentials kit is great! The bar, the disco ball, the record player, the LED TV, the invisible dance floor, the fog machine, the backdrop, the tiny speakers?! So many great things in that pack. -I like the dust kit. I wish they would release more gameplay kits
honestly preppy clothing kit would be fun and maybe another kitchen set kit, i find hard to use most of the kitchen set and its the room i struggle most with even tho kitchens are like my favorite thing to decorate so another kitchen set kit would be useful
I really love your dialogue in these “ranking” videos. You and I are opposites, I’m a CAS simmer more than a build simmer (by far 🤣), but I never feel upset or hurt or offended by your reviews of the CAS packs. You always speak so thoughtfully and respectfully, and I really respect that about you. Thank you for being so authentically yourself, Kayla 🫶🏼💛
I think there should be an upgraded vacation/camping kit. I can't remember if it's added, but just some more fun bohemian style furniture and decorations and even hammocks in a backyard.
Long story short- I no longer have access to my mom’s EA account we have been sharing (off the record lol) for YEARS and years. We as a team had every.single.expansion in the game. I had to make my own account and start over everything from scratch. The packs I chose first even surprised me a little but I don’t regret my choices it is the following: -seasons (duh lol) -cats and dogs (duh lol) -discover university (for storyline) -wedding stories (for storyline and beach gameplay at once) -my dream decorator -bathroom clutter -everyday clutter -blooming plants kit -fancy luxe decor kit -toddlers clothing kit -parenthood (for gameplay) -goth revival kit (such good casual/comfy tops) -decor to the max kit -laundry day (for realism) My next packs in my list are: -busy the dust -the new loves truck one coming out this month -high school years -get to work 🤍😊 (For context I’m the summer who loves building, CAS, as well as gameplay I enjoy every aspect and yes it does take me FOREVER to set everything up 😂😂)
it’s niche but please ea make a 90s early 2000s living room set. i use awongedllama’s nostalgia living stuff custom content pack literally on every build. it is such good story telling for cheap apartments, grandma’s house, or basement. i basically want another basement treasures pack that isn’t as grimy and more functional
31:06 Gaming Kit? I know you can probably already do this in game with multiple packs, but the kit could include more specific items all in one place. Like a PC gaming set up, something like a dual or triple monitor set up that can come in roygbiv also white and black swatches. Some other ideas I had were a gaming tv, consoles and controllers, maybe even a chair/steering wheel/monitor set up for driving games! I think it could also come with at least one wallpaper or floor, so you can make a gamer specific room. :P
Thanks for this! When it comes to masculine frame sims wearing skirts/dresses what I'd really like to see most is the sims team going back and updating existing clothing so it fits correctly. My upcoming heir is agender; so I want to pull from both sides of CAS for an androgynous look. SO MANY of the tops classed as feminine give my masculine framed sim breasts. I'm not trying to simulate wearing breastforms; I just want to put my sim in a cute lacy vest 😑!
omg stuff pack like my wedding stories but for funerals instead- new gravestones, wrought iron fence and gates, more urns, a Funeral Director career, a Funeral event which can speed the mourning process, this is amazing I love it
I know that this is gonna sound kinda weird, but i would love a kit inspired by (tour) outfits of more popular real life singers/bands like Olivia Rodrigo, ytaylor Swift, Harry Styles, Melanie Matinez (yes i am a pop girlie) or basically any other artist from any genre because that would be suuuperrr cool imo
something i regret a lot about buying CAS kits (i spend most of my time in cas) is that i bought them in the first place LOL. honestly, after looking for and downloading a lot of CAS CCs (which is also fun imo), i rarely use stuff i get from kits now... so i always recommend to my new simmer friends to just get mods and cc instead of buying the kits bc it's so much better AND you can help creators earn money too so yeah, EA CAS kits aren't all that and i strongly recommend downloading CCs instead
For real, I use the “custom content” filter way more than I need to now. I sometimes forget there are other options, esp with hair and shoes, bc the cc is just sooo good.
It’s really niche, but I want a musical kit. Something with instruments, maybe a musical trait or something. I love using the violin, piano and guitar but I would DIE for some instruments like a cello, a sax UGHHH
I've always wanted the same thing lol. I doubt we'd get it out of a kit tho... Probably a game pack. But a game pack could do bands as well which could be fun 🤔
If they did a kit in this theme, it would probably just be reskins of the existing instruments... Which is almost tempting, but I'd love more instruments overall :)
A saxophone would be SUCH a good edition, especially with the vibes of the previous bistro kit. My want for more 1920s vaudeville eque stuff rises everyday (it’s too specific and old timely, I’m not crossing my fingers lmao)
I forget if it was 2 or 3 where you could be in a band and everyone would play a different instrument. So a music stuff pack or game pack would be great.
not as a kit, it should be a stuff pack at LEAST imo
The fact that there are $155 worth of kits 😵
And they never go on sale! I know a few have been free but still...
Oof I recalculated with tax based on a comment $165.85 USD
I was gonna say its shocking but its EA so nevermind 😭
31x4.49=139.19
31 kits
4.49 for each kit
that's appalling omg
@@godboblog Kits are 4.99
It’s the lack of ever going on sale that annoys me most. I’ve literally never bought one for this reason when there’s a few I probably would’ve picked up in a sale 😒
I would really like a bohemian kit tbh. Some more string lights, pillows, plants, and beds would look really nice in a boho aesthetics
I want a kit that is just pillows, string lights and throw blankets.
Modders can make them, why can't EA?
@boredsoul3490 Exactly my thoughts 🙌 I just want my sims to be COZY!
high school years has some cute boho items!!!! there is a cute boho esque double and single bed, some lights under some fabric, a curtain that is cute and boho, cute wicker egg chair that matches the bed, another little chair that matches, and a little wicker basket (I can't remember if it is decor or a trashcan lol). I just wanted to let you know just in case you didn't know about it. I want more options for this though too I love the cozy warm look in the sims!
@@addyl6582 I love the high-school years furniture soooo much! It gave me a taste of what true boho furniture should be like in the game!
I would also suggest the laundry day and tiny living stuff pack. They have some boho-esque decor, too!
Something I think Kayla’s forgetting is that people who prefer CAS are more likely to download lots off the gallery and the ones that look the best imo are the ones that are all cluttered and cute!
This is a great point! I use the gallery a lot if I'm feeling lazy- both for sims & lots. It might be useful to see the ranking of most purchased kits in that case.
I want them to make a Band Kit so bad! With instruments such as a Drumkit!!! or trumpets, electric guitars or even a bass and then we could use the club system and make bands it would be so cool 🥲🥲 (I really need that drumkit hahah)
Omg true. How do we not have a drum kit yet?? 😂
What a great idea! It would be better as a stuff pack, because a job as a music teacher could be SO fun too❤
YES, if we ever get another gameplay kit I 100% want a drum set and the ability to form bands
I love the disparity between CAS kits basically having to be used on every character to ever be made to land higher than decent, but then it's "you can 100% make a greenhouse without this kit, but this bag of soil tells a sTorY~ essential!" Hilarious. But at least she's always honest about her priorities! Love it. /lh
I've been putting greenhouse stuff in most of my sims houses because the greenhouse stuff is SO GOOD tbh
@@andpeggy3987 i use the greenhouse doors and windows so often
Yes😂 also ofc pastel pop kit is at the top even tho she used it like 3 times when it came out and it’s one of the most niche kit out there. This is my opinion ofc, we love kayla either way
@@nerodiseppia99 theres a lot of subtle items in there that she uses all the time lmao. niche to you but she's definitely used it more than 3 times.
Sorry for the silly question, but what does the /lh mean? I tried googling but it didn’t help
i just bought book nook and it reignited my love for building!! book nook is THAT girl and she came thru for me
You have just convinced me to buy my first ever kit!!
Kayla I need you to know that your top is one of the cutest things I've ever seen
i was literally just thinking this😭
lets be honest, Kayla herself is one of the cutest people to ever walk this earth
@@emmaclaire17 it's so cute 😍 it looks like she pulled it right out of the cottage living CAS lol
@@VLady315 my exact thoughts!
@@VLady315 Yesss!!! so accurate
the party essentials kit should have really been a free refresh of luxury party stuff
YUP 🔥
Just a small thing I wanted to say but For Rent is actually mainly south east asian inspired (Thailand, Vietnam, etc.) not east asian. Most of the buildings in for rent are inspired by Thai architecture and a lot of the items are Thai & Vietnamese inspired! Many of the new sims have Thai & Vietnamese sounding names as well. As a Thai person it made me really happy to see!
i was going to say the same, i think people associate some of the items (squat toilets, rice cooker) with east asia and don’t realise south east asia is different. i loved getting some diversity for once!
same even though it wasnt super filipino inspired im still happy they included filo foods ;o
Yes I was going to comment this! I'm glad you said it.
This makes a lot of sense bc i think it weirdly matches a lot of brazilian vibes, and as far as i know south asia and latin america have a LOT in common culturally lmao
I was gonna say my Lao friend lovesss that pavk
I really want a landscaping kit with new plain bushes and trees, some nice garden decor and a modular hedge.
Omg imagine a hedge with functionality similar to the kitchen cabinets where the options are in a separate menu and you can do different pieces but they all slot together nicely!!!!!!
Uuuuh! That’s a good one !!
Agreeeeeeed❤
@@aacerr_oh that would be glorious
Most necessary? Probably a kit exclusively full of new beds. What I want most? Lolita fashion kit! Its such a specific style you can't really make with anything in the game, and its really hard to find good maxis match cc for it
I dont know much about lolita fashion but that sounds so LOVELY! i want that now-
Agreed about a lolita kit! There are a couple things you can put together for a goth lolita-esque look but I would LOVE a kit or stuff pack that's lolita/Shinjuku/Harajuku inspired so we can have lolita and visual kei
YES! I tried making a character with that style a while ago and I could _not_ properly do it. I wanted her to be Goth Lolita, and I ended up using stuff like one of the frilly-ish old fashioned dresses from Cottage Living in a dark color and gave her black lace gloves and a hat with a mourning veil. A goth witch matriarch deserves better than that!
...the mourning veil may or may not have been foreshadowing, because she also ended up being my BLACK WIDOW Sim...
I would LOVE a Lolita kit
@@draxmiss loli =/= lolita, saying "loli" is real gross
I love Kayla deciding that some kits aren't easy to use in her day-to-day gameplay because her gameplay is Pure Chaos, no question asked. And like. For anything to be hard to use for her it's gotta be so out of the box it's in space
true!! that's an excellent point- if you can't fit it in unadulterated chaos, can you even fit it anywhere????
edit: typo
Decor to the max peacock goes great with paired with the fountains from Romantic Garden. I've made some cool cemeteries with it
I immediately thought The Sims 1 homage as there is one in the OG game
This. I now need to do this. Thank you. 🙏🏻
I think the thing with the Castle Estate Kit is that it's mainly useful for things that aren't castles. DevonBumpkin's Hanford on Bagley rebuild would look very different without it, and it's just that all those builds are old stone buildings in general.
That's a beautiful build, isn't it? I can't imagine how much time he put into that last video.
I was discussing CAS Kits with my boyfriend the other night and he was like “…… Caskets? Like for vampires and dead people?”
Every time Simsie says “Cas kit” I hear casket 😅
The fact that you can’t bundle kits for something like 3/$12 is insane… $5 is so expensive considering stuff packs give you so much more for $4 more.
agreed! if they did deals it would be better, i'd actually buy them
please make a build using only kits, i’ve seen people do it before a couple years ago but now we have WAY more and it would be fun to see
The grunge kit is SO slept on!!
It has 2 super good comfy/casual t shirts in several colors (including a few bright colors not just dark tones), a cute oversized hoodie that’s great for winter, a nice jean jacket w t shirt duo, and some sneakers that look kinda like vans! They have a white swatch on the shoes I often use, and all the tops have different shades it’s not all dark moody colors! Theres a cute casual dress over a fitted t shirt (looks cuter than I’m describing lol) and it has a little mini backpack detail! My favorite swatch has a pretty green shirt underneath with a red toned flower pattern on the dress and a brown toned book bag! There’s also a pair of Jean shorts that are kinda freyed at the bottom and has a belt and I use those regularly in the plain Jean swatch! I often use the pack for all my sims and none of them are goth!! Just regular shmegular people lmao
@@taylorweems3746 yeah that’s probably because the goth kit is more egirl/eboy style than it is goth. It’s more like what non goth people immediately think of, rather than anything actual goth people think of. There’s no obvious pieces that are trad goth, romance goth, cyber goth, etc. Which works fine for the overall sims community, but is disappointing for actual goth simers or simers who want to make goth sims.
@@elizabethbranscome9146I bet you love the “trad goth” jeans they put in the grim reaper update 😂😂😂
did u mean the grunge kit? haha
i think we NEED some art-focused clutter kit - paintbrushes in a jar, watercolour paints or just overall more stationary and stuff focused around painting and drawing. also could be fun if they made a pack with new instruments, probably would be smaller but still a nice additon. also, and i know it's a controversial one, a kit with more cat trees, dog beds and other pet accessories to fit more of today's style could be fun - i feel like the cats and dogs and my first pet stuff is kinda dated now and lacks a lot of cute pastel swatches. or some animals like lizards and snakes to actually keep as pets like in the sims 3!!
That’s such a good idea, omg, a little art studio kit ❤
@@shylittlefrog0 oh boy aren’t you gonna be so hyped for the new kit releases on the 19th 🤣
Well, you got it... Truthfully, I got it day 1 because painting is a great way for me to earn in downtime
I would want more stained glass and art nouveau style b&b… we only got so little in realm of magic… and despite me playing as spellcasters all the time, I always have a hard time to make the realm of magic stuff work, so I would really enjoy having more of that kind of thing, maybe also modern leaning, that it could work in a more state of the art kind of build
hanging out by the pool with a cider and a new simsie video - today is gonna be a good day :)
What kind of game pack do you want for sims 4?
@@matthewboyajian9593personally? i would want faeries or a larger fantasy pack
ugh that sounds so lovely
@@latiecastro3873 I tihnk fairies should ahve their own expansion pack.
Ill say, Ive actually really enjoyed bust the dust as an everyday gameplay feature. Its a small but realistic thing my sims have to do, and they almost always end up discovering the neat trait. My sims get focused and happy moodlets from cleaning and i think its a nice little background feature! I totally understand why people would find it annoying but I like it
This is actually really helpful cuz I never know what packs to buy especially when it comes to kits!!!!!!!
Do you want a facial hair stuff pack or kit?
@@matthewboyajian9593 I mean there's other kits I'd probably want more
@@matthewboyajian9593what? I wouldn’t.. that would be so useless
fs clutter kits, book nook, greenhouse, blooming rooms and the luxe kits are the top ones
I love the invisible dance floor for one reason: Fog! You can place a bunch of em on a lot and turn on the fog on each em to make a creepy lot.
i wish they’d make a kit that was just little stains and spills decals-a puddle carpet and coffee ring clutter pieces etc. i like making gross builds of abandoned buildings and old houses so i’d use it all the time but i think it would also serve the same kind of purpose of clutter kits by letting players make their builds seem more lived in. they’d never make it ofc and there are decals in other packs that serve the same purpose but a guy can dream.
Yeah I like worn out stuff too - strangerville comes with a lot of stains and stuff btw (also for rent) if you buy them then they have you covered imo
@@mwahha6965 The werewolf and vampire packs also come with some good wall scuffs and tears.
@pointsixteen basement treasures is a really good kit for this. Strangerville, vampires, and werewolves are also really good for that look
My holy trinity is Goth Galore, Pastel Pop, and Blooming Rooms. These help me so much because I can get a good look at each and list the ones I want to get later.
This is also all so dependent on personal style too, because I use the grunge revival kit alllll the time lol
but overall I heavy agree with this list!
I have to force myself to not use that little tucked in/tucked under tshirt on like every femme sim
the one CAS kit I really want to see is a modesty dress kit bc it‘s so hard to dress hijabi with what we have and like muslim girls‘ fashion game is STRONG, I can‘t dress everyone in the same two sweaters 😭
My must haves: book nook, pastel pop, blooming rooms, country kitchen and everyday clutter. LOVE those ones, always use them
I actually really love the Moonlight Chic kit because it feels like a more adult version of the high school years clothing! I do really like the styles in HSY but they feel a little young/juvenile for my late young adult sims, and Moonlight Chic feels like a natural, more adult transitionary version of the styles in HSY.
The other thing with the greenhouse kit is that the doors and windows come with a mesh version so you can do a proper screened in porch. I'm thinking of building The Family Guy house and use the greenhouse kit for the screened in area.
A kit that I would buy would for sure would be about gamer stuff. You know, some new PC, chairs, desks, but not in the GAMER aesthetic way, but something more subtle that can go well with a gaming room. With some mario bros references, etc.
I'm so glad they made the blooming rooms kit free for a time - i wouldn't spent money on kits but this one is just perfect for my build style XD
I would like a kit based around death traditions. Like funerals and stuff that other cultures might do.
It can be another game play kit. 😂
I would like a whole new stuff pack for funerals
This is an AMAZING idea
not you predicting the new expansion help
help-
Foreshadowing lol
I’m not going through all of them for the moment, so this is just my must haves: Book Nook (book cases are essential), Basement Treasures (I love the couch and the arm chair, so comfy), Greenhouse Haven (the windows make me think of TS2 and that just makes me happy), Pastel Pop (has the only cute kids carpet other than spooky stuff), First Fits (anything for kids and younger is essential), Little Campers (kids stuff needed). A lot of them I really like, but these are the ones I put on must haves for me.
Not for a kit, but the most necessary thing we need is dimples. There are lots of skin details that are represented that are much less common than dimples. It's actually pretty sad that something so simple doesn't exist.
The base game has dimples! In CAS, click on the Sim’s cheek to see all the cheek presets. It’s the left column, 8th up from the bottom.
There are also chin dimples when you click on the chin.
Home decorator is a must for me. Love all the bright busy patterns. Saves on having to clutter everything up to be all homely. X
Honestly, just a kit of more wallpapers/flooring options would be nice. Just some variety in swatches we already have, or more molding that matches the wood floors would be nice to have.
Yeah, a lot of people are suggesting kits that are just a bunch of the same item that crosses a lot of themes. And I almost agree, except I also wonder if those sorts of things aren't better suited for a base game update/pack refresh.
Like, I make mostly community lots because a good community lot makes the game feel a lot more alive. So I almost want a kit. But what I really want is 3-5 new signs in the base game, Refreshes of the existing signs with more swatches. And a little more decor for business purposes.
Like a sign for a pool, the standard image on a lot of pools is stylized water with a swimmer where you see only the head and one arm. Another neon sign that's two words instead of one in a different font.
And ceiling and wall decor that can be customized to look like exits, or directions.
@@steggopotamus didn't they add a new sign l>ke that in base game? The little black one with all the symbols on it for community lots? Am I making that up?
Industrial Loft, Decor to the Max, and Courtyard Oasis are 3 of my most used kits! I guess I am a maximalist at heart lol. Incheon Arrivals is the only CAS kit I have and I have no regrets. I do think I will get Urban Homage eventually too.
1 that sweater is adorable 2 i've actually been loving the cozy bistro kit for homes, especially the lace short curtain which has been great for kitchens. there's also this really cute gay vintage style painting in that kit i'm obsessed with
But when do we get the “Lilsimsie blue suburban” collab kit 😂
nah. that‘s an expansion pack
I know this is a joke but the main reason simsie is known for blue suburbans is because they're the easiest to build with just base game, so to add a kit with that stuff would be like the opposite of that accessible build idea. I know Kayla likes that style generally too but idk if she'd actually want it in a kit. I could be wrong.
Honestly more windows with shutters would be super useful. Lilsimsie doing a build kit focused on windows and doors would make a lot of sense.
my must have kits are
• first kids kit (even if i don’t have it lol)
• bathroom clutter
• simtimates collection
my unnecessary kits are
• castle estate
• décor to the max
• goth galore
Wow, we are complete opposites. My occult obsessed self ate goth galore and Castle estates up
lol im the complete opposite I can’t live without goth galore and decor to the max but the simtimates collection is unnecessary to me
I would love to see a wood working kit, where it gives you more things you can make, like picture frames or something
I want an electronics kit. Like individual monitors for a tower pc (could be varied like the extra long curved monitor and vertical monitor), more game systems, vcrs, dvd players, and clutter like tangled dead earphones, old cd stack, vcr memory box, forgotteb cable box. Call it “its electric”
How are there 31??!!
Corporate greed
This is super helpful as someone who loves building but is hesitant to drop a bunch of money on bigger DLCs. I only have the base game and the free kits that came out
Edit: Did Kayla already make a build using all the build kits? If not that’d be fun trying to work castle estate with pastel pop and other juxtaposing kits
Buy an expansion pack on discount and you will get 100% more bang for your buck. Kits are the most overpriced of all the dlc honestly. Recommend seasons on sale or on cdkeys
Personally, as a cottagecore builder one of my favorite kits is surprisingly the Industrial Loft Kit, I find so many uses for it despite building in a completely different style than it gives off. I love the arch and decor, in your generation challenge (Red Gen) I used it for an industrial theme and it fit so well with my generation heir!
Next week, coming up: Every Room is a different kit, bun in that room, everything from the kit has to be used!
If EA could take the idea of the costume trunk they are reintroducing with Lovestruck and make a costume party kit, I think that could do really well - new costumes, the trunk itself, maybe a punch bowl if it needs an additional game play item. But really focus on adding new costumes, and refresh not only the base game costume parties but also the Seasons trick or treating costumes. The key would be focusing on all age groups, and maybe focusing on children and toddlers.
Yes! I currently use a mod that lets the costumes from other packs work with seasons. I wish they would update it to include more costumes. I hate how guests at costume parties only have like 5 costumes and half of them are star wars themed.
I’m madly in love with the Modern Luxe Kit! I’m ALWAYS using it! My number 1 kit by far!! 💕🥰❤️
Me personally I would looove more hairstyles specifically African American hairstyles... I would love something like Bistro but like a Hair Salon Kit
When the sims 4 came out, I kept up on buying every new pack. I stopped around the time University came out in like 2019. It was too much and I’m pretty sure I have like $2000 in packs. It’s wild how many packs there are, especially once kits started coming out.
i love all the collabs, every time the sims does any sort of collaboration it ends up being really great imo
managed to find this video exactly 31 minutes after it was posted, what are the odds!??
I’m seeing your comment 31 mins after you posted it✨
And the video is 31 minutes long. 🌝
My ideas for future kits I'd like to see:
>Kitchen Clutter
>Art & Wall Decor
>Rugs & Curtains
I really like the Cozy Bistro set. In a Café whilst it rains is a vibe of which i utterly adore.
Not the kits being over 100$ like bro that’s just so much lol
loving kayla’s literal sweater in july while living in florida
12:00 That peacock is the hero item, I love her. The wallpaper is a bit much for me because maximalist isn't my style but sometimes I just want a statement piece and that peacock is it. Also the wierd mirror type thingymajiggy.
The Modern Lux Kit and both clutter kits are my MUST haves I use them in literally every single build😂
Looking at the stuff in the basement treasures kit made me think of how cool it would be to make like an antique home good & furnishings shop!!
My biggest issue with the Courtyard Oasis Kit is that it didn't have anything that really worked well with any other pack (expansion, stuff, or otherwise). I would love for us to have a Middle-Eastern-themed world or game pack. That would be great.
I love these ranking videos! Also that sweater looks great with your eyes!
I was thinking that they could create a bathroom kit with a toilet, shower, tub, shower/tub, two sinks (1 pedestal and 1 counter top sink), bathroom shelving unit (1 cluttered and 1 uncluttered), bathroom counters. Without a kit like this, trying to do a kits only house without using base game is hard, because your sims wouldn’t have a toilet. If they wanted to, they could bring back the corner shower from TS2 and TS3.
It’s not a NECESSARY kit but I honestly would buy a kit that’s full of pet accessories! Like more collars and outfits for dogs and cats
Yes yes yes, absolutely, the fact that cats and dogs is an expAnsion pack based on cats and dogs but came with so few options is just a bit disappointing...
@@samanthatrafton6280 We do have my first pet stuff but that had the controversy of dlc that requires another dlc (required pets to function)
They would never do that after the My First Pets debacle. DLC for DLC is not a great look.
@@Derpy_Bot Totally agree but yeah the DLC for DLC is insane. But maybe it’s been enough time for them to do a little refresh? I think we could use revised pet beds (with more depth), bowls & collars.
the release would be a whole my first pets stuff 2.0 but god id love this, or even a pets clutter kit :(
My Top 3 Kits:
•Book Nook
•Both clutter kits (they should’ve been in one kit, let’s be honest)
•Incheon Arrivals (it’s the best CAS kit to me)
My Least Used (of the ones I own)
•Party Essentials
•Modern Menswear
•Courtyard Oasis
the goth kit changed my life i am actually having fun making sims now
if i could make my own kit it would be all cosmetic. I want modern hair, makeup, and nail polish!! there’s not enough middle parts in the sims that look good. i swear i use the outdoor retreat hair every time i make a sim.
My top 5 are: incheon arrivals, grunge revival, pastel pop, modern luxe and everyday clutter. Book nook is up there too. And the ones I think are like unnecessary or hardest to use are: bust the dust, industrial loft, basement treasures, throwback fit and courtyard oasis
Love how she calls one her favourite then a few kits later she calls something else her favourite
I would like a kit with Scandinavian fashion, a kit that focus on rooms with slanted walls (which are all over Europe). Or hear me out: Catio kit! A kit for making life fun for cats, like climbing ropes going down from the ceiling and wall mounted scratchers with a cosy sleeping spot. Or a kit with an animal behaviour specialist, or a groomer kit!❤ oh my, I keep going😂
My must haves: book nook; desert luxe; castle estate; and decor to the max.
Controversial opinions:
-The greenhouse kit is the only build/buy kit I don't own because it looks useless to me
-The party essentials kit is great! The bar, the disco ball, the record player, the LED TV, the invisible dance floor, the fog machine, the backdrop, the tiny speakers?! So many great things in that pack.
-I like the dust kit. I wish they would release more gameplay kits
honestly preppy clothing kit would be fun and maybe another kitchen set kit, i find hard to use most of the kitchen set and its the room i struggle most with even tho kitchens are like my favorite thing to decorate so another kitchen set kit would be useful
Must have: Basement clutter, Castle kit, Bistro kit, Blooming rooms, Everyday clutter, first fits kit
Kayak doesn’t appreciate my fav basement clutter kit 😢😂
I really love your dialogue in these “ranking” videos.
You and I are opposites, I’m a CAS simmer more than a build simmer (by far 🤣), but I never feel upset or hurt or offended by your reviews of the CAS packs.
You always speak so thoughtfully and respectfully, and I really respect that about you.
Thank you for being so authentically yourself, Kayla 🫶🏼💛
Literally just for the fact that Industrial Loft comes with a fuzzy rug, I would rank it second to highest lol😂 plus the beeddd
Kit ideas: more curtains. Exterior architectural deals like unique chimneys and trims. A collab with IKEA. Matching toddler and kids furniture.
I would prefer a focused kit like ONLY CURTAINS or WINDOWS instead of entire rooms or CAS. I think we need more stuff like that.
I think there should be an upgraded vacation/camping kit. I can't remember if it's added, but just some more fun bohemian style furniture and decorations and even hammocks in a backyard.
I use the small, round table from the plant kit to put my crystal charging grid on!! It fits perfectly and hides the glass!!
idk why but the fact that you took the time to explain the pretty clear tier rankings cracked me up.
Y’all remember when there was only like 4 kits? Man I miss those days
Long story short- I no longer have access to my mom’s EA account we have been sharing (off the record lol) for YEARS and years. We as a team had every.single.expansion in the game. I had to make my own account and start over everything from scratch. The packs I chose first even surprised me a little but I don’t regret my choices it is the following:
-seasons (duh lol)
-cats and dogs (duh lol)
-discover university (for storyline)
-wedding stories (for storyline and beach gameplay at once)
-my dream decorator
-bathroom clutter
-everyday clutter
-blooming plants kit
-fancy luxe decor kit
-toddlers clothing kit
-parenthood (for gameplay)
-goth revival kit (such good casual/comfy tops)
-decor to the max kit
-laundry day (for realism)
My next packs in my list are:
-busy the dust
-the new loves truck one coming out this month
-high school years
-get to work
🤍😊
(For context I’m the summer who loves building, CAS, as well as gameplay I enjoy every aspect and yes it does take me FOREVER to set everything up 😂😂)
The fact that Simsie pitched the modern luxe kit and didn’t mention the frame tv
I *always* use the dust and *always* add laundry in my builds. I even have multiple pieces of laundry CC lol
You are braver than I
I fear the dust system with all my heart
I would use laundry all the time but it ALWAYS breaks for me. I get so frustrated replacing bugged washers and dryers that I inevitably delete it.
I did a little “treat yo self” and bought some yesterday just cause I wanted a little something extra and I should have waited for this video 😅
it’s niche but please ea make a 90s early 2000s living room set. i use awongedllama’s nostalgia living stuff custom content pack literally on every build. it is such good story telling for cheap apartments, grandma’s house, or basement. i basically want another basement treasures pack that isn’t as grimy and more functional
31:06 Gaming Kit? I know you can probably already do this in game with multiple packs, but the kit could include more specific items all in one place. Like a PC gaming set up, something like a dual or triple monitor set up that can come in roygbiv also white and black swatches. Some other ideas I had were a gaming tv, consoles and controllers, maybe even a chair/steering wheel/monitor set up for driving games! I think it could also come with at least one wallpaper or floor, so you can make a gamer specific room. :P
If I ever really want to go get a fancy coffee and then talk myself out of it I reward myself with a kit 😂
Thanks for this! When it comes to masculine frame sims wearing skirts/dresses what I'd really like to see most is the sims team going back and updating existing clothing so it fits correctly. My upcoming heir is agender; so I want to pull from both sides of CAS for an androgynous look. SO MANY of the tops classed as feminine give my masculine framed sim breasts. I'm not trying to simulate wearing breastforms; I just want to put my sim in a cute lacy vest 😑!
I would looove an infant/toddler clothing and hair kit. There are so few options
Id love a music kit or something. More instruments like drums, and more instrument variety.
I've said it a few times before, but what I want most is a cemetery lot type.
omg stuff pack like my wedding stories but for funerals instead- new gravestones, wrought iron fence and gates, more urns, a Funeral Director career, a Funeral event which can speed the mourning process, this is amazing I love it
surprise 😭🙏
the fact that I knew what her list will be before staring =)) i love this!
Kits are $8 in Australia and never go on sale.
This is why the sims 4 is dying.
Yeah it’s around the same price in nz, it sucks there are never on sale
I know that this is gonna sound kinda weird, but i would love a kit inspired by (tour) outfits of more popular real life singers/bands like Olivia Rodrigo, ytaylor Swift, Harry Styles, Melanie Matinez (yes i am a pop girlie) or basically any other artist from any genre because that would be suuuperrr cool imo
something i regret a lot about buying CAS kits (i spend most of my time in cas) is that i bought them in the first place LOL. honestly, after looking for and downloading a lot of CAS CCs (which is also fun imo), i rarely use stuff i get from kits now... so i always recommend to my new simmer friends to just get mods and cc instead of buying the kits bc it's so much better AND you can help creators earn money too so yeah, EA CAS kits aren't all that and i strongly recommend downloading CCs instead
For real, I use the “custom content” filter way more than I need to now. I sometimes forget there are other options, esp with hair and shoes, bc the cc is just sooo good.
as a gameplay player, am i the only on who's LOVE bust the dust 😭