The Sims 4is releasing a new expansion pack soon, and many gamers have already started planning what they’d like to do once they have their hands on Businesses & Hobbies. Two trailers were released so far, and they’ve revealed some interesting details on the features that are coming toThe Sims 4with the launch of the EP.
This article lists some of the most exciting gameplay elements in the Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack, soon to release forThe Sims 4. It also includes the details have were shown in the trailers.
1Pottery Skill
Create, Beautify, and Repair Ceramic Art
Sims will be able to make their own ceramic pieces using the Pottery Skill inThe Sims 4starting June 06, 2025. With the Pottery Skill, Sims will be able tocreate functional or decorative itemsusing the Pottery Wheel.
Once done, they can beautify their pieces by applying glazes - there is even an unbreakable coating to prevent the inevitable. However, if it does happen and a ceramic piece is somehow smashed to pieces, Sims with a high Pottery Skill will be able to put it back together.
2More Tattoos and Tattooing Skill
Lets Sims Freely Express Themselves
InThe Sims 4Businesses & Hobbies, gamers will be able to open up their own tattoo parlor, but in order to provide a good service, they will obviously need to learn the Tattooing Skill. As Sims increase their Tattooing Skill Level, they’ll unlock fun stamps, stencils, and designs that they can use to create pieces of their clients. Since their first few tattoos might not be the best, Sims will also eventually be able to do touch-ups and laser remove tattoos.
Even if Sims don’t want to learn how to tattoo, this pack will give players way more options when it comes to picking their Sims' body art. Businesses & Hobbies will feature the Tattoo Paint Mode. With it, players can create various design layers, using presets, stencils, stamps, and a free-hand tool. Players can even share and download tattoo designs from the Gallery.
3Lecture or Attend Classes
Teach or Learn a Skill By Participating in Fun Activities
Sims can give their own classes with the Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack to monetize their knowledge. While teaching a class, Sims will have different objectives that they must complete in order to get paid after.
Alternatively, Sims can also attend classes and improve their skills, as they complete lecture tasks.
4Mentoring and Skill Mastery Perks
Practice a Skill to Earn Perks
In connection with the previous entry, highly-skilled Sims can also mentor other Sims. Although the explanation given in the gameplay trailer about this feature is a bit confusing, it seems thatSims that have maxed out a Skillcan mentor Sims in exchange for Simoleons, and this will also continue to increase their skills and unlock Skill Mastery Perks - as well as any other activity that consists of practing a mastered Skill.
Skill Mastery Perks unlock special abilities connected to said Skill. These abilities, if obtained by an elder, can bepassed down to another Sim.
5Fun Business Perks and Interactions
Choose the Type of Owner Your Sim Wants to Be
As players spend more timemanaging their business inThe Sims 4, they will earn Small Business Perk Points. These points can be spent on a tree with three separate categories.
Unlocking perks grants Sims new abilities and interactions that they can use to improve their business or their personal lives. For example, Sims can gain access to an interaction that allows them to buy Simocoin. This is a neutral perk, so it shouldn’t affect the business or the Sim’s personal relationships. However, there are other types of interactions that can be seen as negative or positive and may lead to more noticeable consequences.
6Wide Variety of Business Types
Open Up All Kinds of Businesses
Players will be able to select each business type as presets and then fully customize it however they please. Here are the preset business types that players can choose from:
Although Stalls are shown in the gameplay trailer, it doesn’t seem like players will be able to place stalls and run a mobile business.
Businesses can be built on Residential Lot or Business Venues, and they can be set to retail or service-oriented; it is up to the player to decide what their end goal is for their business.
7Highly Customizable Businesses
Make Your Sim’s Business As Exclusive As You Want
Players can fully customize their business by picking the activites that will take place within their business space, select the customers that it attempts to target, and even set an entrance free.
When it comes to customer criteria, gamers can choose from a wide range of options. They can pick within an age group, career, marital status, financial status, traits, Skill level, Occult Sims, and even supervision requirements. All of these options can determine how excluvise a business is but also allows gamers to cater to a certain type of customer and make a realistic or extremely goofy business.
