Future Sim Improvement Ideas

[Korva]

I'd really love to have a Sim-sauna. You could have two varieties of stoves, a cheaper electrical one and wood-fueled more expensive one, which gives increased effects. Both would be a potential fire hazard when left unattended, like fireplaces. Being in the sauna could involve a progress bar like with bathing and during this time the Sim would slowly gain Fun (and some Energy?) while stress-related bad moodlets would go away. It would also grant two "neutral" moodlets related to the need to a) cool off via a shower, swim in the pool etc. and b) drink properly afterwards. Fulfilling either condition turns the neutral moodlet into a nice positive one, ignoring them would give bad moodlets due to all the sweat, overheating and dehydration.

Sims could have interactions like "throw water on the stones" and "slap self/Sim with the vihta" (the leafy birch twigs) available during sauna.

(I'm not Finnish, just a "convert" to the joys of sweating -- and if possible rolling in the snow afterwards, but sadly we can't have THAT in the game due to lack of weather. )

[thesimslover828]

I would like to see the caterer return. They could serve food and drinks to party guests, and maybe you could even decide what food and drinks they serve at your party. They could charge a fee based on what they serve, plus maybe a basic fee for services. Maybe they could have a team of waiters, and the host could make menus for guests. We should have a party planner, maybe have party games, and other party events.

[Kaye]

If they make a Sims 4 and a pets expansion for it, I hope they make it possible to have rabbits. I want a cute little rabbit!

[sydney511]

I would like to see the caterer return. They could serve food and drinks to party guests, and maybe you could even decide what food and drinks they serve at your party. They could charge a fee based on what they serve, plus maybe a basic fee for services. Maybe they could have a team of waiters, and the host could make menus for guests. We should have a party planner, maybe have party games, and other party events.

I love this! You can also do for prankster sims 'Turn up heat' or 'turn down heat' and the sims inside could run out screaming! 

[angelcat621]

I'd like it if sickness was reintroduced to the game. Nothing too serious, maybe just colds and flu or the "Simmania virus."
Then Sims could call in sick. I find it odd the developers included stuff like death by magic or meteor already and not illness.

I want aliens to return, possibly as a life state. I'm also a 'bring back Seasons' fan as well (even though my poor computer probably can't take anymore Sims!)

[jeanamariex3]

I don't know if I'm a fan of illness as a death. It's a life simulator, yes, but to me, it would be a bit too far for Sims. Maybe TSM, because that was a common cause of death (no real medicine or immunizations in that time), but not in regular Sims. I'd rather the silly things like electrocution. To me, it kind of goes up there with religion.

[amyrose]

I'd like illness to be a moodlet like 'Caught the Flu' -30 for 3 days or something. Your sim could go for treatment at the hospital, and the moodlet could be contagious with other family members 'catching' it. I definitely would not want death by illness.

[saltpastillen]

I agree that death through illness would be undesirable. However, a negative moodlet would be ok. Like the way of going to the hospital for treatment. Also, if there was going to be an illness moodlet I believe it should impact how hard you could work, if you were able to work at all. I really liked that bit of realism in sims 2, and sometimes i like my games to be really hard - some sims just have to struggle you know?

[jeanamariex3]

Eh, I don't. But I don't mind if a Sim gets the flu, like they did in TS2. If they do do that, I want to see calling in sick at work. But I want calling in Sick for all Sims. It would be funny if a Sim called in sick, then was caught in a lie by their boss, (person on the relationship panel), and fired.

[Kaye]

Wasn't that possible in Sims 2? You could call in sick and if you had high job performance, the boss would believe you?

[jeanamariex3]

Yes it was! I really miss that and I wish I could get that back in TS2.

[Spork-tastic]

As much as I love the Sims 3 there are a few things I wish you could do or have.
-I wish you could do more with the pools, there are no slides to pool rafts or really anything!
-I also really want to be able to change Sims heights. They are all the same height! I thought for sure that would be part of the Sims 3.

What do you wish to see?

[jeanamariex3]

LOL We already have a topic, in the general discussion. Perhaps a mod could move this to the "Future Sim Improvements and New Ideas" thread?

I have to disagree about the Sims heights. The TS2 stretch Skeletal cheat was scary enough as is. Plus, the game would be extremely glitched and look like an M for Mature game.

[Spork-tastic]

LOL We already have a topic, in the general discussion. Perhaps a mod could move this to the "Future Sim Improvements and New Ideas" thread?

I have to disagree about the Sims heights. The TS2 stretch Skeletal cheat was scary enough as is. Plus, the game would be extremely glitched and look like an M for Mature game.

Opps Hahaha! Maybe they could do that.

[Sara2573]

Some ideas:

Holidays (Christmas, Halloween, Etc.)

Hotels like in Sims 2 Bon Voyage

I think it would be cool if your friend could like bring their Sim into your game (Like Online-ish play, but only if you want to.)

I also think it would be kind of cool/funny if Sims could get drunk.

Seasons, Rain, Snow (this is probably going to be an expansion pack coming up)

Private school

More realistic aging (Like Adults' hair starts graying towards being an Elder, Acne for teens)

Improvements to things already in game:

I wish the Weddings and Funerals were more realistic (Like the preacher person or whatever at Weddings and the Funerals being less like parties)

I wish that if people changed neighborhoods, they would keep their old relationships and they could like call their friends and their friends could come visit