Future Sim Improvement Ideas

[Asleep]

Wow Simstar! Those ideas are awesome. How did you came up with the 'How old are you?' interaction, and what benefit will it add to the game? You can see a sim is being baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult or elder without asking that question right?

In some Dynasties I've been reading, (Man Dynasty, Nesbit Dynasty, and maybe another) they've married females into the household, only to find out that they're too close to elder to bring in the next generation.

[Asleep]

Ooh! Ooh! I just thought of another one!

locatesim firstname lastname

Puts a tag on them in map view. Used to find members of a household that aren't home, or when the game just tells you that they're "Out at the moment".

[Leto85]

Ooh! Ooh! I just thought of another one!

locatesim firstname lastname

Puts a tag on them in map view. Used to find members of a household that aren't home, or when the game just tells you that they're "Out at the moment".

But you already can find them. Just by right clicking on a random sim in your family.
If you would add this for sims that are not one of your family but known by one of your sims, than it would be practical.

[Asleep]

It's meant for sims out of your control.

[simdancer]

Hello all! I don't know if there is a thread post on this or not, but I really wanted to start this discussion to hear you guys' opinions. In my opinion, I think that the next EPs should

Have non rabbit-hole  schools (your should be able to see your child/teenage Sims go to school)
Have clubs and extracurricular activities for children-adults (there is nothing for the Sim kids to do other than go to school, watch TV and play on the playground)
Have a rabbit-hole "daycare" for toddlers so Sims can go back to work.
Have more family activities (board-games, cookouts, and road trips)
Have family reunions with family members that have moved out (Uncle Bob can finally meet all of his nieces and nephews at the same time!)

What do you all think?

[TheChronicR]

Welcome to the forum, Simdancer!

There's a bit old but rather long thread on the question right here, if you are interested. I'd like to see most of the stuff listed there in game, too.

[gerrr00]

Welcome to the forum simdancer.  Actually there is a rather long thread about this topic.  I am going to merge your topic with that one.  Enjoy reading it!

[jeanamariex3]

I hope they have pets. It would be really great to include pets. Give them the same amount of mental and lifestyle traits avalible to children or younger (good, friendly, evil, mean-spirited, loves the outdoors, hates the outdoors, etc.) and have the owner chose traits based on how well the pets are trained. Pets should also have their own pet form of human interactions based on their traits (mean spirited pets can randomly attack, hiss and growl at their owners as well as their fellow pets, steal their fellow pets food etc.) pets should also have grumpy and insane traits.

[Esther1981]

Welcome to the forums Simdancer! I would love to have family reunions! Pets, I don't know I guess they would be ok, but aren't the sims our pets? Wouldn't that be funny for our pets to have pets haha. More family activities would be nice too!

[Asleep]

Pets, I don't know I guess they would be ok, but aren't the sims our pets? Wouldn't that be funny for our pets to have pets haha.

That reminds me of something my friend told me about Neopets:
Your pets can have pets called Petpets
Your Petpets can have pets called Petpetpets

That just sounds ridiculous.

[Esther1981]

Haha that's hilarious Simstar!

[Hosfac]

I hope they have pets. It would be really great to include pets.

The question regarding pets isn't so much an "if" question as it is a "when" question.  Both the expansions for Sims 1 and 2 were incredibly popular (although I fail to see why), so you can bet that it will happen at some point before there's a Sims 4.

Pets in Sims 1 were beyond annoying.  It took forever to train them, so getting yours to the point to where it could do something pet related (which was pretty much just pet shows) was somewhat close to impossible.  The only thing I liked about it was that new part of town that came with it.  I haven't heard all that much that was good about the pets expansion for Sims 2.  The people who didn't like it stated clearly why, but anyone who did like it couldn't say much more than "OMG PETS!!!  They're so cute!"  Not exactly a glowing...or even comprehensible review if you ask me.

Sims 3, on the other hand, I would likely buy a pets expansion for.  Even if I don't like the pets themselves, EA has a tendency to toss in a bunch of stuff that will appeal to everyone.

[Choccolatee]

More playground items! Like monkey bars, climbing frames and other!
Also, more athletic items! Basketball/netball hoops, gymnastic equipment etc.

[Seabody]

I'd like to see magic return. With a new spin on "Tempus Interruptus" from Apartment life.
Also the ability to zone a lot as an apartment.
And an interaction like: "How rich are you?"
A LTW related to bands properly.
Pets
Seasons
And hobbies... but better.

*digs into games cupboard*
Businesses would be good!
And University. It'd be a lot better with an Open World for people like me. New Lots took AGES to load. My sims generally stayed in their house except to go to work and things like that.
EDIT: After looking back about 21 pages, Collections!

[Asleep]

I believe I've mentioned this before.
But I really want magic. Specifically, magic like in Apartment Life, except children can also use it.
I will be really angry if there's no magic, because I wanted to write a Sims story with magic in it. I've already got it planned out.