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With the series keeping itself modern through expansions and additions, being a content creator inThe Sims 4has never been easier. Though your options are limited in the base game, two add-on content packs offer the chance to make any kind of content you’d like – both Get Famous and High School Years.
So whether it’s making well-timed vlogs to hop on a trend, masterful mixing and production for songs, or a lucrative career in video game livestreaming, The Sims has a content creation job for you. Below, we’ll help you become the best content creator in The Sims 4.
How To Be A Content Creator With The Sims 4: Get Famous
Although you’ve got plenty of more traditional methods of becoming a celebrity in theGet Famous expansion packfor The Sims 4, doingfreelance content creationis a great way to earn both money and fame rightfrom home!
The Media Production Skill
Both freelancing careers in The Sims 4: Get Famous lend to your Sim building theirMedia Production skill. Whether your YouTuber Sim iscreating or editing videosfor their channel, or your producer Sim ismaking musicon their mixing table, they’ll be building this skill with their work.
As aminor skill, Media Production only hasfive skill levelsbefore completion. Your Sim willcreate progressively better-quality contentthe higher this skill is, and they’llunlock new editing optionsas they build the skill.
Edited content tends to perform better, meaning Sims with higher Media Production skills often earn more income and produce better content.
How To Be A Music Content Creator
If thetraditional music careerin The Sims 4 isn’t the right fit for your Sim, you can always get toproducing musicat home on your own.
With theMix Master Music Station, your Sim is able tocreate music tracksfrom the comfort of their own home. Once you’ve made a track, you canedit and improve itbefore youlicense itfor income.
You’ll unlock moregenres and mixesas you improve at music-making, and licensing your songs is a good way to earnincome and famefor your work.
This freelance work is valuable as aside hustle at firstbefore your Sim has much notoriety, as you’ll put in a lot of work for not a lot of Simoleons in the earliest days. That said, as yourfame increases, your songs will bring inprogressively more money.
Youearn royalties on your musicjust like with other pieces of media (othersongs from traditional instruments,published books, etc.).Keep making content to keep royalty payments coming, as the payouts decrease gradually the older your songs are.
How To Be A YouTuber
Ifvideographyis more your speed than music, considerbecoming a video content creator. You’ll likely start out by purchasingThe More Views Video Stationand working from there, but there are plenty of ways to expand.
At the Video Station, you’ve got the option tocreate content of varying typesdepending on your niche. These includemood-based blogs, fashion looks, product reviews,and more.
To get the most out of your time at the Video Station, it’s always a good idea tocheck trends before recordinga video. If you can jump into a type of video content that’s trending, you’llreceive higher payouts for trending content.
You can alsoupgrade the Video Stationto have better features that lead tobetter video qualitywhen you’re finished. Additionally, be sure toedit your videos before posting themto boost their quality, asunedited videos don’t tend to do as wellmonetarily.
As your Media Production skill builds, you’llunlock new editing optionslike adding transitions or effects to your videos. These don’talwaysimprove the quality - you may accidentally make it worse - but it’s always worth a shot.
Additionally, Sims pursuing fame should pour their Fame Points into theMedia Production and Branding fame perk tree.
Drones Record Footage Or Stream From Anywhere
So as not to be tethered to the Video Station, buy one of the twovideo-producing dronesfor your Sim. From here, you can eitherrecord footagefor later use or directlystream your lifeto increase your fame.
If recording footage with the drones, you’ll need tomove footage from the drone to the Video Station to edit it. Streaming from the drones has no such restriction.
Drones are a great choice if your Sim ismaking video content outside their home lot, and you’re able to edit and post your videos as normal once you’re back home and have unloaded your footage.
The Sims 4: High School Years Introduces The Video Game Streamer Career
Technically labeled as apart-time career, your Sims will be able tochoose a streaming windowthat works best for them. These are either5:30AM - 7:30AM, or9PM - 11PM.
The hours and classification as part-time work means this career isavailable for Teensas well as adults, making this a great way to start a career before you’re even finished at Copperdale High.
There are onlythree levelsto the career, but each one comes with progressively more cash per hour, as well as requiring you to furtherlevel both the Video Game and Entrepreneur skills.
You’re able tolivestream when you’re not on shift, too, for additional income, followers, and more. You can alsotalk about gamesto other Sims, too.
You canselect a SimTuber iconand check your follower count at any computer, before or after streaming.
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