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Please see the below list of feedback for requested changes to the Gallery. Thank you for your time and consideration! EDIT: Many thanks for the additional feedback y'all. I've revised my post to include all the requests in a list for easier reading. If anyone would like to share more feedback, I'll add it here. Bring back the News-feed (please, please, please 🤗) Increase the character limits for... Player Bio Household / Lot / Room descriptions Comments on shares Add a "Recommended" filter or new tab which includes shares that are similar to creations we have favorited, saved and placed in the game (Would it also be possible to recommend creators who have similar styles to those we've followed?) Distinguish between lots with different orientations, ex. 30x20 (front has 30 tiles) and 20x30 (front has 20 tiles) Add Color filters for shares that primarily use specific colors for décor, trim, furniture, clothing, etc. Allow Households to be placed from the Gallery without clothing and accessories, similar to placing lots unfurnished Add confirmation notice popup when uploading duplicate shares, i.e. "This lot / household has been uploaded already. Are you sure you want to continue?" Allow option to filter the Randomize from Gallery button to "Exclude Maxis Creations" Thanks again! 😊
Formal clothing options for children
I’m not sure if this is a bug or intentional, so I’m posting here. Children needs more formal clothing bottoms. There are four (4) clothing items available under the "masculine" tag that also have a "formal" tag. There are two long skirts and one knee-length skirt, all from Island Living, and one pair of pants from BG. When removing the "masculine" tag, I’m up to nine (9) clothing items. The four I already mentioned, plus a knee-length skirt from Horse Ranch, a short skirt from Dine Out, and two short skirts from BG. There are several tops available, from different packs. Though, in my opinion, it should be more with all the packs that have been released. Maybe the clothes we already have are just missing tags, because I don’t remember it always being this few options. It’s been like this at least a few months. It makes it difficult to match or even mix and match clothes.
Why having Sims 4 continue indefinitely is a bad move.
Why I understand not ending a game and have more broad games is not bad.Still continue four to be the main sims game is a bad move.This is not me attacking the developers.This is me writing my concerns Sims 4 is over ten years old.The game while good is dated.Players want something new and part of the reason of playing because they were waiting for Sims 5 or a new game.Sooner or later players will get sick of the sims 4.We have already fans getting tired and want something new. This game is limitited.They said they can give us a Sims 5 without replacing and having updates?All I can think of is how?Are the new updates going to switch engines? Are the new game updates are going to get us open world?Dual lots ? No loading screen? Create a style? Create a world?How are the updates going to modernized and keep it not being dated? I remember playing Inzoi demo.How awe I was because of its features and being new?How are you going to top that?What new inventive features are you going bring to the base game? Sooner or latter this game will eventually need to be replace.The Sims 4 does have the foundation to be a forever game.
Will brooms be added to bust the dust?
One can argue that they would want to see more or something else in some packs. This is not that argument. Bust the dust does not feel off the grid compatible at all. Considering that with dust you are forced to have a technological vacuum. I feel like a broom which might a bit longer to use would be a good middle point to increase compatibility. Has there been any discussions from EA about if this is something they’re looking into? I currently don’t have the pack for that reason, but if they would add I would for sure get it.
[AA] Getaway useless as you can't pick staff you don't know
I bought AA basically only because of the getaway feature and the custom lots, as it's the closest thing to hotels we'll get and at least in theory give us as players freedom to do what we want in a lot. Only it doesn't work like that. When scheduling a getaway I was pleased to discover I could choose sims to fill a certain role. But then I realised I could almost entirely choose sims my sim already knew. Which is kind of useless if you want your sim to go experience new things on a honeymoon with his new wife. So I left all roles blank, thinking it would then pick random sims, preferably local to the custom venue. But of course it doesn't! That would expose my sim to new sims!!! Dangerous! So when my sim arrives, his dad (who is a doctor) is the chef, his aunt is the host, his cousin is the entertainer and not a single sim in this getaway is a sim he has not already me! It's so stupid and so obviously by design that I can't help but to wonder why the developers think I only want to meet the same sims again and again. I want to be able to make sure it's local sims that are at the getaway, but I cannot choose the locals, even if they have the correct skillset and meet all the requirements, because my sim doesn't know them. For me this renders getaways unplayable unless I can find mods to change this. It's an excellent example of the developers beliefs that my sim only want to meet people they already know, in any world, at all times, thereby filling venues of all types with relatives and friends instead of strangers, be it bars, nightclubs, university commons, even at high school I've seen my sims' relatives suddenly being the head master, the teacher or the canteen staff. Even when they have other jobs! (While on the flip side I cannot for the life of me pick relatives as employees when creating a restaurant or shop. Why?) What new ideas or improvements would you suggest? When picking roles for a getaway, let me choose among all sims in game that meet the requirements. Prioritise local sim in random selection of roles, and don't use sims who already have jobs (or own businesses, are freelance, or registered with the ministry of employment) for roles like staff or host.
Your Sims 4 2025-2026 Wishlists?
Let me start with my list; ▪️Updated Neighborhood Stories 1-Marry 2-Divorce 3-Join/Move Out+Create another household options ▪️More Eye and Hair Colors ▪️Improved Genetics Dominant/Recessive Genes or Taking Treats/Genes from Grand Parents or Updated Hair Color Percentages: If you can get green eyed child from a hazel-eyed parent(currently you can), that logic should also work for dark blonde and light brown hair, dark copper and light copper hair, dark brown hair and black hair etc.. getting same genetics are boring especially in legacy gameplay ▪️Realistic Pregnancy + Infant Stuff Pack 1- Pacifiers 2- Strollers 3-Bottle warmer 4-New cribs and bassinets 5-Plain white default onesie for newborns(green one with butterfly looks so bad) 6-Infant clothes/accessories/headbands 7-Ultrasound Scan 8-Pregnancy cravings 9-Abortion 10-Chance of Miscarriage (it can be optional) 11-Chance of Unexpected Pregnancy (it can be optional) (woohooing can cause pregnancy rarely) 12-Infants can be calmer with pacifiers. 13-Baby bottles with realistic interections including different types of milk (formula, breast milk) 14-We need strollers even if it's not functional and works just like crib i want them. 15-New career : Nanny (we can go households and take care of babies when parents are gone.)16-Shop for baby (parents can buy clothes, pacifiers, onesies etc.) 17-Swaddling blankets for newborns and infants ▪️Pet Kit with Dog Kennels and more Pet Beds (fancier ones) ▪️Free Kits for Culture/Diversity(Turkish,Greek,Italian,Arabian,Caribbean,African etc.) ▪️Selecting More Than One Household in Manage Households Screen ▪️Interchangible CAS Columns and Hide Option 2-3-4-5 ▪️New Cas Background with Mirror ▪️Gallery Fix with News Tab ▪️4 New Hair Style Kits Straight, Wavy. Curly and Afro ▪️Elder Hair Color Change Fix Dark hair colors should keep transition to grey in elder state as it is, while lighter hair colors such as red and blonde should turn directly to white. ▪️Updated Family Trees ▪️Natural Looking Eyelashes for Every Age Group ▪️Burglars in base game ✅ ▪️Arabic and African Worlds ▪️Medieval Royalty Expansion Pack [??dragon hints??] ▪️My Plastic Surgeries Game Pack Successful & unsuccessful surgeries, bandages, solarium for tanning, recovery operation, original genetics are protected for children ▪️Cars in basegame Cars like in The Sims 2. We'll place them on the road or in the garage, then get in when going somewhere, and there will be loading screens . Taxi, school bus, police car (for burglars), ambulance car (for pregnant woman) also should be in basegame ▪️Better and modern looking phone (kinda Iphone looking one) ▪️Slower Farm Animal Needs ▪️Better Looking Default Underwear for Female Sims ▪️New Voice Types, Accents, and Improved Singing Voice ▪️Bundle for Kits ✅ ▪️Forever Free Packs ▪️Owning more than 1 house ▪️Supermarkets and Grocery Stores ▪️Spiral Staircases ▪️Mermaid Crib ✅ and Mermaid Skill Tree ▪️Functional Broom that can work with Bust the Dust kit ▪️Cottagecore Dress Kit ✅ [Prairie Dreams Creator Kit] ▪️Cas hairstyle update (corrected hair texture categories, straight, wavy, curly and afro) ▪️Noise Sensivity Sims should react to noise or loud activities around them (waking up from sleep when tv is open or when vacuum cleaner is working etc.) ▪️More Drama ▪️Better Looking Generated NPC Townies ▪️Sheer Curtains ▪️Turkish Language Addition Please, comment your list.
Consequential Gameplay and Storylines in Packs
I know it's probably way too late to even suggest things since supposedly the Sims 4 is coming to an end, but this has been a huge thing I've been thinking about for ages.. We have so many "Worlds" in the Sims 4, but one of the only ones I can remember actually having a fleshed out storyline was Strangerville, it had its own actual boss battle and everything which was kind of crazy I've been kind of wishing for more of that honestly, especially for occult packs, imagining a pack like realm of magic having a storyline about doing something like bringing the magic realm fully back into balance, and actually /using your spells to accomplish something/ Having a storyline for Vampires, Werewolves, Faeries, with actual Rpg-game-like elements, things to do that make use of your abilities as those occults... that sort of thing Imagining the Star Wars pack if at the end we got to have a faction boss battle where we teamed up with the faction leaders against their opposite to solidify taking over Batuu (joining Kylo to take on Rey or vice versa? And unlocking force abilities upon completion of the Order vs Hope aspirations?That would have been cool. If the next expansion pack is actually any kind of medieval thene I'm genuinely hoping that it has a storyline, when I heard about Adventure Awaits I was.. confused.. it's an adventure pack from the title but was basically just.. summer camp, when I think of "adventure" I think of the hobbit, or lord of the rings, or the neverending story, or final fantasy, or the legend of zelda, the list goes on, a quest, an adventure, that was way more what I'd expect from a pack like that.. in the end I really just got it for archery which.. is a level 5 capped skill.. so not much to do there If they were to ever do more "pack refreshes" it would be nice to have these sorts of things added in, the Sims 4 pretty much charges you for a full on game with expansion packs, and even the regular packs cost enough to be considered expensive, having more meaningful gameplay and things to do would be nice. I've been playing the Sims 4 for ages, bur honestly something that I notice about myself that kind of makes me question why is.. I've bought most every DLC except for the kits, but then all I do is mess around in character creation or build a house, then I just go play something else because I find the actual gameplay outside of those things.. kind of just boring.. The most fun I've had has been having my spellcaster set a burglar on fire when they tried to rob my house.. XD little things like that are actually fun.. because it actually felt like my sim accomplished something with a skill she developed and the burglar running away after being set on fire was probably funnier to me than is normal.. I'd really just like more of that.
Kits Ideas
Since we're getting more kits and we already have a grunge and goth kit how about a Emo/Scene kit and a Punk/UK Punk kit. CAS kit. More Formal Wear and Rainy Weather CAS kit. Bedroom and clutter kit, living room and clutter kit, study/office clutter room kit, Fine Dining kit, Attic clutter kit, walk in closet clutter kit. Any other ideas.
Maids Vacuuming Puddles/Diapers
I think this issue has been around long enough to deserve some attention. That toilet broke while my Sims were at work. The maid just stands there vacuuming puddles all day long. The maids vacuum diapers, hair piles, etc. How does that make sense? Who allowed that in the coding? Mop the puddles, bend over and pick up the diaper/hair pile, whatever it is, and throw it away. They also vacuum trash piles from any repairs done around the house. That should also be a 'pick up and throw away' action. And can ALL sims stop mopping and vacuuming rain puddles. There should be a distinction in location and which needs attention.Meal time with families
I do enjoy the sims, but when I have a sim in the family start preparing a group meal, other sims who are also hungry will get leftovers from the fridge which is really annoying because the original sim was making food for everyone! 😣 IMO, I think it would really help if a sim is cooking a group meal (not just a single serving) other Sims autonomously grabbing leftovers is turned off unless the player instructs them to grab food from the fridge regardless if another sim is cooking for all in that household. Thanks 😊This Game is a joke and EA should be ashamed
If there is even a human left on the payroll to feel shame, which I doubt. I have most of the packs. OVER AND OVER AGAIN I have spent hours playing, building up characters only to have them mysteriously vanish from the map. They are in my gallery but supposedly can't be moved to the map. No fixes available online work at all. When I try to use the tech support from the menu it just takes me to an error page. I have tried every solution I can find and nothing works. What is the point of paying all that money for games that literally do not work? Spending hours on a scenario just to log in the next day and it's all gone? I'm done. It's not worth it. EA is a scam and all that money we have all paid for glitchy barely functioning content should be refunded. What an absolute joke. But they can spam my email constantly wanting me to buy more. The constant pop ups seem to function just fine. But emails to "tech support" go unanswered or are obviously canned useless copy paste from I guess a bot? Pathetic.
Base game suggestions
These are just some concepts of ideas i had while playing the game and reading the forums. Feel free to share your ideas here. • Intersex/Non Binary sex/gender symbol option; • Legal name, social name and nicknames. • Sexual Orientation options : - " This sim is interested in polyamory? "✅ - " This sim is interested in open relationship? " ✅ • Select life stage sublevel: Each life stage lasts 3 yrs; • Visible and editable life state slot ✅ • Health conditions: Allergies, Fears, Diets; • Physical attraction ❌: Eyes color, Hair color , Hairstyle, Facial hair, Clothes , Body details and Accessories; • New hair color swatches + Saturation and brightness sliders; • New eye color swatches; • CAS reapply option ✅; • One single body hair category button like the Tattos category; • Separate muscle slider for every body part (Arms, Torso, Legs and Back) ; • Paint mode (+Free tattoo placement?) ❌ • New miscellaneous skin colors for human sims: Yellow, Orange, Pink, Cyan, Purple, Lilac, Dark red/green/blue. • Carnaval Beats radio: Add "In The Wild - Neil Williams" from the world station to this one too. • New categorization for the styled looks to deal with the overwhelming amount of looks; • New aspirations: - Location: [Willow Creek] & [Oasis Springs] - Body: Healthy Lifestyle - Family: Golden child • New interactions: - Run here - Always run - Look through the window - Hi - Offer [item] to... - Search for [Sim]'s online data - Ask about feelings (Current emotion of a sim) - Ask what happened (The reason of the main moodlet) • Skill bar progress should be attached to its icon, cause the actual one's a visual mess; • Game seetings restricting townies to their worlds; • Choose reaction to a romantic interaction from other sims; • Bulldoze lot button in Manage Worlds; • Add travel UI (like the Club hangout UI) so we don't need to load in and out of the Manage Worlds; • Semi-active careers: - Nanny (gigs); - Librarian; - Neighborhood Gardener; - Diarist (gigs); - Mechanic (gigs); - Caterer; - Entertainer (gigs). • New Potion (Reward Store): Sentiments cleansing potion; • Go to Manage Worlds when starting a new game; • No obligatory "Save Family" after creating and set play with family on CAS; • Search bar on household management; • Add "Obssesed/Obssesion" sentiment (that works well for ghosts and vampires); • Custom/Undefined occult race: A sim with all occult's items unlocked, have basic superhuman powers (strength, speed, resistance, etc.) and ability to add alternate form; • Different interactions for ghosts to fulfill their needs; • Add picture as CAS background; • Option for extra CAS columns; • Edit gallery pictures; • Work/School events' toggle; • Edit game image: Add filters, change saturation and brightness; • Counting animals in a family as an 8 animal specific slots without fulfilling the 8 sims slots; • Write on notebook; • Job satisfaction/dissatisfaction moodlets (for doing daily tasks, promotion tasks, etc.); • Plan career outfit category; • "Check social media timeline" also working as "Recent Neighborhood Stories" interaction.
Incorrect description of “Knefah” under cooking interaction
Under the Cooking Skill section, the meal "Knefah" is described as an Arab dessert. This description is incorrect. Künefe is a traditional Turkish dessert originating from Hatay, Türkiye, and is officially registered as a geographical indication. Describing this meal as an Arab dessert is a factual and cultural misrepresentation and should be corrected.
Is 2026 the last year of TS4?
I've been seeing a lot of cryptic tweets from a very credible Sims personality on X and no one seems to be talking about it. He's hinted a few times that TS4 will be over next year and he is 100% right with all other predictions for the game (like EP's and updates that are coming which he usually predicts MONTHS before any leaks or announcements) . Does anyone have any ideas about this? I personally really wanted cars in the game before any complete closure of productions. Could 2026 be the final year of TS4?
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