Wafflecoaster Tycoon 2
@waffle64.bsky.social
25 year Sims veteran, modder, and obsessive. I make mods for The Sims 4 to solve problems and expand features whenever I come across something I think could be better! https://www.patreon.com/waffle_mix_ins
oh, please, please source those walls
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
oh, please, please source those walls
games dont have wiggling shifting text to show off specular effects anymore and its a tragedy
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
games dont have wiggling shifting text to show off specular effects anymore and its a tragedy
Like, you learn X skill and get to pick from 3 things what that means. Why not pick those things via how you learned the skill or whatever?
It makes it about menus more than verisimilitude of activity and development.
It makes it about menus more than verisimilitude of activity and development.
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Like, you learn X skill and get to pick from 3 things what that means. Why not pick those things via how you learned the skill or whatever?
It makes it about menus more than verisimilitude of activity and development.
It makes it about menus more than verisimilitude of activity and development.
I would call the upgrade perk style system a "sideload" of progression, and not exactly the same. Augmentation of the basic idea, but a layer of obfuscation that makes it not quite the same (but also agreed slightly too gameified and less natural).
I don't like that it gives you unnatural change.
I don't like that it gives you unnatural change.
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I would call the upgrade perk style system a "sideload" of progression, and not exactly the same. Augmentation of the basic idea, but a layer of obfuscation that makes it not quite the same (but also agreed slightly too gameified and less natural).
I don't like that it gives you unnatural change.
I don't like that it gives you unnatural change.
someone tell @thejonnycakes.bsky.social to try this
(I am already known among friends as dipping mozarella cheese sticks into milkshakes, so this isnt a huge leap)
(I am already known among friends as dipping mozarella cheese sticks into milkshakes, so this isnt a huge leap)
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
someone tell @thejonnycakes.bsky.social to try this
(I am already known among friends as dipping mozarella cheese sticks into milkshakes, so this isnt a huge leap)
(I am already known among friends as dipping mozarella cheese sticks into milkshakes, so this isnt a huge leap)
The discord community was wildly receptive to these comments. One singular person baited an argument and was literally ignored by everyone lol
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The discord community was wildly receptive to these comments. One singular person baited an argument and was literally ignored by everyone lol
To be clear nobody told me to take it down, it just felt appropriate. The video is free for anyone- go to the patreon and choose 7 day trial on the 3 dollar option.
It's not a flattering video, I won't pull punches on that.
For reference, the text of what I shared:
www.patreon.com/posts/143607...
It's not a flattering video, I won't pull punches on that.
For reference, the text of what I shared:
www.patreon.com/posts/143607...
On The Nature Of The Sims | Waffle's Mix-Ins
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November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
To be clear nobody told me to take it down, it just felt appropriate. The video is free for anyone- go to the patreon and choose 7 day trial on the 3 dollar option.
It's not a flattering video, I won't pull punches on that.
For reference, the text of what I shared:
www.patreon.com/posts/143607...
It's not a flattering video, I won't pull punches on that.
For reference, the text of what I shared:
www.patreon.com/posts/143607...
For context, I deleted it because, desptie being accessible for free via the free trial, they consider this paid content and not to be "distributed" and I felt bad "distributing" clips of it after I got a very very nice reception in the discord posting my thoughts on the nature of simulation games.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
For context, I deleted it because, desptie being accessible for free via the free trial, they consider this paid content and not to be "distributed" and I felt bad "distributing" clips of it after I got a very very nice reception in the discord posting my thoughts on the nature of simulation games.
This stream is available for free via a free trial.
They apparently don't exactly want people sharing it or even openly discussing it...but it's free, it's right there. Anyone can go watch it.
I expect it'll be taken down. It is very bad, it's very not ready to show off.
They apparently don't exactly want people sharing it or even openly discussing it...but it's free, it's right there. Anyone can go watch it.
I expect it'll be taken down. It is very bad, it's very not ready to show off.
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This stream is available for free via a free trial.
They apparently don't exactly want people sharing it or even openly discussing it...but it's free, it's right there. Anyone can go watch it.
I expect it'll be taken down. It is very bad, it's very not ready to show off.
They apparently don't exactly want people sharing it or even openly discussing it...but it's free, it's right there. Anyone can go watch it.
I expect it'll be taken down. It is very bad, it's very not ready to show off.
When directed to enter this building from the door on the bottom of the image, he went around all the buildings to enter from the back. The interior of this building is nearly entirely unroutable.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When directed to enter this building from the door on the bottom of the image, he went around all the buildings to enter from the back. The interior of this building is nearly entirely unroutable.
Lots unload their shells before loading their interiors, resulting in an empty blip in the world before you can actually see anything.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Lots unload their shells before loading their interiors, resulting in an empty blip in the world before you can actually see anything.
I'd love to see what the many people who got pissed at me for asking the hard questions think about this grand reveal that, oh, look at that, they were actually faking quality for months, intentionally not showing the game off properly, and did in fact need a lot of harsh criticism. Cuz it's ROUGH.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'd love to see what the many people who got pissed at me for asking the hard questions think about this grand reveal that, oh, look at that, they were actually faking quality for months, intentionally not showing the game off properly, and did in fact need a lot of harsh criticism. Cuz it's ROUGH.
I feel bad for them, but as the guy who has been asking for months "Where's the gameplay footage, why aren't you showing gameplay footage, why is everything you show curated snippets cut apart"...well, I'm feeling pretty vindicated right now. They were intentionally hiding how bad it is right now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I feel bad for them, but as the guy who has been asking for months "Where's the gameplay footage, why aren't you showing gameplay footage, why is everything you show curated snippets cut apart"...well, I'm feeling pretty vindicated right now. They were intentionally hiding how bad it is right now.
This augments my explanation for why they added a new thing where you cannot directly cook from stoves on lots with more than 2 fridges! It's not just an autonomy and interaction structure thing, it's a performance thing!
www.patreon.com/posts/141479...
www.patreon.com/posts/141479...
"Why can't I cook from the stove with more than 2 fridges?" | Waffle's Mix-Ins
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November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This augments my explanation for why they added a new thing where you cannot directly cook from stoves on lots with more than 2 fridges! It's not just an autonomy and interaction structure thing, it's a performance thing!
www.patreon.com/posts/141479...
www.patreon.com/posts/141479...
Who could've guessed that only releasing present-day information to people invested enough to pay you for the right to be advertised to, and only showing your game's actual state of development to friends and said paid fans (the post says friends/fans), would result in an echo chamber?
oh wait ME
oh wait ME
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Who could've guessed that only releasing present-day information to people invested enough to pay you for the right to be advertised to, and only showing your game's actual state of development to friends and said paid fans (the post says friends/fans), would result in an echo chamber?
oh wait ME
oh wait ME
the new norm but its voiced over by a minority
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November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Uh oh. Worse than inzoi is pretty damning.
This also corroborates my claims, once again, that the game was being partially faked or obfuscated when shown off publicly. I have said a few times that some animation showcases are being faked- seems much more likely knowing the animations aren't great.
This also corroborates my claims, once again, that the game was being partially faked or obfuscated when shown off publicly. I have said a few times that some animation showcases are being faked- seems much more likely knowing the animations aren't great.
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Uh oh. Worse than inzoi is pretty damning.
This also corroborates my claims, once again, that the game was being partially faked or obfuscated when shown off publicly. I have said a few times that some animation showcases are being faked- seems much more likely knowing the animations aren't great.
This also corroborates my claims, once again, that the game was being partially faked or obfuscated when shown off publicly. I have said a few times that some animation showcases are being faked- seems much more likely knowing the animations aren't great.
Keep taking donations but let us all in, I mean. That's my take! Thanks for responding to me.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Keep taking donations but let us all in, I mean. That's my take! Thanks for responding to me.
The more open communication is, the more forgivable little issues and big delays are!
I would personally suggest that you keep your promise to demonetize the patreon (at least by making future posts free) December 8th, though. Let the walls down and get concrete, public feedback as much as you can!
I would personally suggest that you keep your promise to demonetize the patreon (at least by making future posts free) December 8th, though. Let the walls down and get concrete, public feedback as much as you can!
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The more open communication is, the more forgivable little issues and big delays are!
I would personally suggest that you keep your promise to demonetize the patreon (at least by making future posts free) December 8th, though. Let the walls down and get concrete, public feedback as much as you can!
I would personally suggest that you keep your promise to demonetize the patreon (at least by making future posts free) December 8th, though. Let the walls down and get concrete, public feedback as much as you can!
I'm very excited to finally see true gameplay. Genuinely. I harp on the stuff you guys do and don't show a lot, but this delay is sincerely why- I want you to make a viable soft-competitor silly little dolls game!
Props for knowing it needs more time. That's hard to admit and act on.
Props for knowing it needs more time. That's hard to admit and act on.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I'm very excited to finally see true gameplay. Genuinely. I harp on the stuff you guys do and don't show a lot, but this delay is sincerely why- I want you to make a viable soft-competitor silly little dolls game!
Props for knowing it needs more time. That's hard to admit and act on.
Props for knowing it needs more time. That's hard to admit and act on.
The best support we can give for polishing things up is to tell them what needs polish! When this stream goes up, people should seriously list out the issues they spot with clear and objective details on what's wrong and how to make it better. No toxic positivity yall! No shutting down criticism!
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The best support we can give for polishing things up is to tell them what needs polish! When this stream goes up, people should seriously list out the issues they spot with clear and objective details on what's wrong and how to make it better. No toxic positivity yall! No shutting down criticism!