Future Sim Improvement Ideas

[MarianT]

Movies -- they don't have to be ones you can watch (although that would be nice), but when the Sims go to movies, they could at least have pop-ups for different plots like with the time machine (which could also have more pop-ups). The way it is now, if you've sent one Sim to the theater once, there's no reason to go back.

[jeanamariex3]

What I would really like to see with babies and toddlers, is not for them to be so needy. No real life parent would ever think about manhandling those newborns the way the Sim Babies are manhandled. In real life it's actually very abusive, and causes shaken baby syndrome. Also, they need to reach a point where the attention is way too much for them to handle, and eventually want out of those swaddled blankets. No real life baby likes being held or manhandled the way the pixel babies are manhandled. Maybe they could get moodlets like "Leave me alone" or "Smothered" because those poor tiny pixels just look like their smothered. I'd like babies to be bathed in the sink and changed with a changing table. The children should be able to hold their siblings sitting on the couch or something, and have the parents take a picture of them, or film them. I actually don't like how EA made it so the toddlers like being held and feel comforted by it all the time. If you keep picking up a toddler like that in real life the toddler will scream and want down and will eventually resist being picked up, and will fight you until you leave them alone. Maybe EA should've given the virtual toddlers those moodlets ("PUT ME DOWN!"=-50 mood, Suffocated=-20 Mood, "LEAVE ME ALONE!"=-40) because toddlers want to explore and run around the house. I also miss when they could do their cute little playing with each other, and hugging. So really, I want the babies to age sort of TS1/TSM Style, meaning they graduate out of the blankets, and end up like TS2 babies, and will have footie pj's for bedtime. I've never seen a real life baby get lonely after an hour.

[Seabody]

Needy babies were introduced with LN. I think (I might be wrong) it's simply a glitch EA hasn't fixed. Don't expect it to happen fast, however. WA still has a LOT of bugs.
Who says that the babies are manhandled? I (personally) think it's cute to see them being smothered - like the parents care.
EDIT;
Jeana, it's 3rd party if EA doesn't make it, and it's a whole new object (Not like what the Swap Shop holds). Custom skins in TS2 Body Shop can be called 3rd Party CC.

[SimPoseyYum]

Jeanmarie, I'm guessing we don't have an actual change baby or bathe baby animation because it would walk a thin line for the game's rating.  Someone, somewhere would make a stink about it, so to avoid the hoopla, those sorts of animations just aren't there.  That's my guess.

As far as how the babies and toddlers are presented, I wish it was different, too.  I like your "Put Me Down!" moodlet  .

[TheChronicR]

I believe they need to allow us pick our Sims' favorites during the birth, like with traits. I understand that tastes differ and such, but sometimes it's necessary. And I do not want to wast 5,000 LTHP on the lifetime reward. Neither I want to have to cheat and edit them in CAS. We need free favorites.

[jeanamariex3]

Needy babies were introduced with LN. I think (I might be wrong) it's simply a glitch EA hasn't fixed. Don't expect it to happen fast, however. WA still has a LOT of bugs.
Who says that the babies are manhandled? I (personally) think it's cute to see them being smothered - like the parents care.

It's not so much the babies themselves, it's more the size of the babies, that really bothers me the way they've been handled, and at Sears, on my lunch break, me and my coworkers were talking about it today. What I was getting at, was the "Play With" interaction, just doesn't look right, or acceptable to me on the babies. Plus, the way they hold the babies driving the cars, and how they leave the baby on the floor, it just looks like they're treating that poor thing like it's a dog or a cat.

Jeana, it's 3rd party if EA doesn't make it, and it's a whole new object (Not like what the Swap Shop holds). Custom skins in TS2 Body Shop can be called 3rd Party CC.

I thought it would be along the same lines, of CAP or CAW. I thought if something wasn't made from an EA program, (CAP, CAW) it would be considered third party.

@Chronic: I agree with the free favorites. Kids aren't just born with favorites you know, they develop overtime. It seems like all the premade children love kids music. Why do all babies seem to be born loving the kids station?

Plus the fact, what if the kid is a vegetarian later in life?

I think it would be neat if babies could be born with a third trait (that would be their hidden trait), and that trait could be chosen among the player.

I would love if toddlers could eventually push the person trying to pick him/her up away, or fight, scream, cause a meltdown or throw a temper tantrum, when being picked up. Maybe whenever they're about to be picked up, the toddler (particularly the grumpy ones and the loners), would be able to click on the adult, and have the option to resist, or ask to be put down, particularly grumpy and loner tots.

I think earlier in this thread, someone wanted a "Start Crying" interaction for toddlers. I think along with "Start Crying" they need a "throw tantrum" with it too. The "throw tantrum" could be particularly even more useful for evil and grumpy toddlers.

[TheChronicR]

You got a point there Jeana. Not all babies and toddlers have the same interactions (if they have one at all?). And it shouldn't be the same interaction with the name changed only depending on the trait the baby/toddler has. Like, toddlers with the Good trait would cry in a low voice, while the evil ones would cry really loud, lol. And if their needs are really low, they would cry at the top of their voice so the player would simply have to feed them.

[Morbid]

Saxophone, please.

[CarlosLordofTacos]

i agree with Chronic. Some favourites just don`t go well together, or seem consistant with personalities. I mean, how many evil, grumpy, snob, hot headed and mean spirited YA males do you expect to love fafafel, hot pink and rockabilly?

[CarlosLordofTacos]

Sorry to double post, can`t make edits on mobile. What I also think would be good would be able to make minor changes to personality and favourites as a sim grows up. People change. For example, outside of the teen years, the rebellious trait is just no fun. Perhaps little hints as to a sim`s hidden traits as they are born or growing up would be nice too.

[sydney511]

We need more things for toddlers. I think it's so unfair the toddlers can't chat with each other, or even play with each other.

We also need weather. I think it would be so cute if toddlers could eat snow. I also want some more foods! I remember people made CC foods for Sims 2. I think I had 2 or 3.

[misha]

We need more things for toddlers. I think it's so unfair the toddlers can't chat with each other, or even play with each other.

I agree! I would really like if there was, say, an Arrange Play Date option. The parents could invite another parent with their child over and socialize while the children play.

[CarlosLordofTacos]

Am I the only one here who hated Seasons?

[Morbid]

Why? I just made winter perpetual, and enjoyed the eternal grace of snow.

[CarlosLordofTacos]

Oh just all the raking of leaves. Perhaps I just had too many trees.