From launch in 2014, it was clear that The Sims 4 did not have enough skin tones, and not nearly enough ones to make Sims with dark skin.

In order to make Sims that look like them, they have to download-or make-an expansion packs's worth of content. The story of how I play The Sims 4 isn't all that different from other black players. However, we know this doesn't absolve us from continuing to grow and improve as well.' 'There's no question that their contributions make the world of The Sims better. 'We are blown away by the incredible craftmanship of our mod community, and what they bring to the game, and the way they've expanded upon The Sims 4 experience,' Pearson said in her video message. Without those mods in, Create-A-Sim feels like a wasteland. They are the tools that I use to make Sims that look like me. Almost everything in that folder is custom hair, skin tones, and make up. I'm not downloading the mod that adds drugs or the mod that lets you murder.

What's in there isn't anything fantastical or outlandish.

My mod folder is 2.5 gigs now, and growing by the day. Then I open Create-A-Sim and brace myself. Particularly with the latest entry in the franchise, making dark skinned Sims or Sims with afro textured hair-black Sims-is much harder than it should be.Įvery time I get a review code for an expansion for The Sims 4, the first thing I do is take out all my mods and custom content so I don't have any conflicts and corrupt my save files. The Sims franchise has historically been a leader on diversity and inclusion in video games, but it still has its issues. From the beginning, we set out to let you make Sims that look that you or people that you know, and right now we understand that right now it doesn't feel like we're truly living up to that promise,' Lyndsay Pearson, the executive producer of The Sims, said in a video message posted last night to Twitter. 'Inclusivity is at the core of The Sims franchise. Last night, after years of effort, they finally managed to change one of the most popular video games ever made, which promised to give players better options for creating Sims with dark skin, and address issues with dark skin as it's currently implemented. 'Isn’t it weird that EA/The Sims posted all that stuff to BLM but STILL POC can’t create themself in THEIR life simulation game without the help of ?' One player wrote on Twitter.

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