Bassinet debacle
Trying to change bassinets is currently an absolute pain. I've read the "solutions" and it is just maddening. Can we please get a feature that allows us to assign babies to a bassinet like normal beds and an adult can then move the baby to a different bassinet? Can we make this easier to do in the game, please? It makes no sense to have all these beautiful bassinets in the game but make it so difficult to change out.
Sims Idea to improve University and Highschool
For University: introducing Night School so your sim can work full time AND get their degree. For high school: Adding boarding schools and study abroad opportunities where sims can travel to different neighborhoods and tour like tourists. Adding teen hustles like selling candy out of their lockers.
Galery search mechanism taking too long
I know it's not a bug, but it is very annoying to search something in the galery. I mean, if i'm looking for a high school 64x64 with one pack and sorted by popularity, i have to click one time on lot, then it's loading automatically, then i'm clicking on size, and it's loading, then on type of lot, another load etc etc... can we check everything and THEN process the search ? it is very annoying and it's such a waste of time for nothing :/
Why, after 12 years?
I'm a 64-year-old woman, that is a Sim addict. I've been playing Sims since its inception. it's been over 26 years (ish). Now, Sims 1 was amazing. It was new. Loved it. Sims 2 blew my mind. I could actually get up close to my sims. Sims 3....... Okay, let's just not look at the game to hard. The open world was great. But unless you had a new, fancy, computer with mega RAM, and the most updated technology, it lagged, or you would get to a night club, or downtown, and be the only sims there. Plus, let's not forget the pudding faces, ugh! But we had cars! We had cars in the Sims 2 that we could get into and build as a hobby. Remember that? We even had a helicopter!!! We had cars in the Sims 3, that we could actually see our Sim driving around in (okay, that was useless, but they were still cars). And then, they dangled the Sims 4 in our faces. It looked amazing. We thought, can you imagine the cars and things they'll give us in this new game? And.... No cars. The Sims 4 came out in 2014. 2014!!! It's been 12 years!! They announce a new EP, and I hold my breath, hoping they will finally give us a good EP. Maybe something like, Sims 4 "Come with Me" (as a sample), that would have our Sims going to that Granite Falls place that no one goes to, in RVs and campers. Maybe we'd have an airport that our Sims could fly to exotic places. Is it too much to ask for a bus station? Train station? CARS?!?!! No. No, they said. We're giving you the best EP to date. Death and Dying (huh?). How about an EP about fairies? Here's another about royalty. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm sure a lot of people have their niches and love those kinds of EPs. Everybody's got their something, right? But in those EPs somewhere. maybe along the fringes, the edges where no one could see, there could have been an update for cars. You gave us bikes, and Sulani gave us boats, and jet skis. I just think it would've been nice for my Sim to go to the airport, actually board a plane (maybe experience some turbulence, and get green-faced, or have a flight delay), and once they land in Sulani, have a lei placed around their necks, pick out a rental car, or get an Uber, to arrive at their resort (Thanks Adventure Awaits). We could've had new careers like a pilot, train conductor, flight attendant, check-in attendant, Uber driver. The possibilities are there. But no. EA in all of its grand imagination said no. No cars, or any modes of actual transportation after 12 years. Here's death, some fairies, and some palaces. Wonderful. Rant over.
Horse pack ideas
As a horse lover and someone who loved to play with horses in Sims 3, I miss being able to create a jumping course and the ability to create a race track. My ideas: A pack either stuff pack, game pack or kit, for more expansion to the "Horse Ranch" pack. I'm thinking something like "my first pet stuff" to bring more content to horses. Jumping: My dream is to be able to have more different jumps, the cavaletti, an oxer, wall jump, triple bars and the water obstacle to make jumping more realistic. Especially the ability to make a course and connect the jumps like in Sims 3, instead of the single jumps we have right now. Racing: To be able to make a racing course, in Sims 3 we used to have training posts to create a racing path. Other stuff: More English styled equipment, other horse stuff like more pasture toys, a salt lick, more tack and gear, etc. Last but not least, ponies. That's all, thanks for reading :)
Expansion Pack Idea: Reef Life
Features: manage freshwater or saltwater tanks, cycle the tank before adding fish, test parameters (pH, salinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium), do water changes, dose, upgrade equipment, care for fish, corals, shrimp, and anemones, pay attention to compatibility and disease. Careers could include aquarium store owner, or aquarium maintenance tech, part time Aquarium Gift shop employee. Build/buy items like rimless tanks, sumps, protein skimmers, and LED reef lighting. Different species. New world: a coastal town with beaches, tide pools, and an aquarium. any ideas on aspirations? 😁🐠🌊
2 Idea! Pack Idea: The Sims 4 Olympic Games / Go for Gold!
Pack Idea: The Sims 4 Olympic Games / Go for GoldHi everyone! I have another exciting idea for a future Expansion Pack. Since we already have some fitness gear, it would be amazing to have an expansion focused entirely on the Olympic Games and professional sports! 😀 Here is how the pack could work: New Athletic Disciplines: Add real Olympic sports like Track and Field (running, hurdles, long jump), Swimming, Gymnastics (rings, balance beam), and Martial Arts. Professional Athlete Career: Sims can sign up for national teams, hire a personal trainer, and manage their diet to stay in peak condition. The Stadium World: A brand new world with a massive stadium, Olympic village, and training centers where sports fans can hang out. The Grand Tournament Event: Every few weeks, a huge tournament takes place. Sims from all different worlds come together to compete, win gold, silver, or bronze medals, and stand on the podium!I think this would give a massive purpose to the fitness skill and create an incredible endgame for competitive players. What do you all think? That would be amazing!!!1 Idea!! Pack Idea: The Sims 4 High Octane / Racing Expansion Pack!
Pack Idea: The Sims 4 High Octane / Racing Expansion Pack Hi everyone! Since we do not have functional cars in The Sims 4 yet, I think a car-themed Expansion Pack would be amazing. It could be focused on cars, tuning, and racing!😀 Here are some ideas for the pack: New Racing Career: Sims can start as street racers or mechanic apprentices and work their way up to professional track champions. Mechanic Skill: A new skill where Sims can buy junk cars, repair them, upgrade the engines, and customize the paint jobs. New World with Tracks: A new world inspired by racing cities, featuring drag strips, race tracks, and cool hangouts for car clubs. Car Clubs and Street Races: A new social system where Sims can form car clubs, show off their vehicles, and participate in nighttime street races. I know many players miss cars, and making it an expansion focused on car culture and racing would make it incredibly fun and unique! What does everyone think? i think it is a great idea! I would love to have that!!
Ideas for future The Sims 4 Packs
Hello Sims Team, I have some ideas for future expansions or updates that could bring more everyday life, hobbies, and family gameplay to The Sims 4. Ballet A new skill for children, teenagers, and adults. A dance school with lessons, performances, and competitions. New clothing like ballet shoes, training outfits, and costumes. Budgerigars Small pets with different colors. Cages or aviaries, free flying around the house, and interactions like taming them and teaching tricks. Boarding Schools like in The Sims 3 Different types of boarding schools, such as art, music, sports, or ballet schools. Teen Sims could learn new skills there and make new friends. Strollers Babies and toddlers could be taken for walks in strollers. More family interactions like walks in the park or babies falling asleep in the stroller. Bands and new music options Create your own bands. Practice together and perform concerts. A playable drum set and more instruments. More everyday life Sims could make their beds and have more household activities. Hammocks A new way for Sims to relax, read, or sleep in the garden or while on vacation. Sewing Machine A new sewing skill. Sims could create their own clothes, decorations, or other items. I would love to see some of these ideas added to The Sims 4 in the future. They would bring more creativity, family gameplay, and realistic everyday moments into the game. Thank you for your work on The Sims!Remove Sim from Conversation plus
1. I know that technically this is not a bug, but it feels like one. I don’t get why after so many years you cannot just click a sim off a conversation. It’s a game breaking oversight. I’m not asking to change anything but add a cheat to just kick someone off from joining conversation without breaking my gameplay. Right now the solution is Notice the random Sim joined. Stop what you’re doing. Click through another interaction. Wait for the Sim to leave. its unbearable. By the time I do all this I have 5 more sim join and cannot do anything. Cannot enjoy a date. Cannot enjoy and build relationships. It feels like a huge oversight at this point. I don’t care it’s designed. It makes it impossible to enjoy. Just let me control who I can remove from conversation by just clicking their photo. It’s a life simulation game so let me life simulate and enjoy my game. In real life I can literally just stop talking to someone. The interaction wheal is too slow and ridiculously chaotic and completely disorganized where moronic interaction are at forefront and logical ones and 15 steps away. Don’t want to click on every effing sim to introduce and find what I’m looking for to tell them to leave (for my sim to ignore me) and wait. 2. On another note. The gallery is still broken, You claim you fixed it but have not. It loads and after two searches and disconnects. 3 And, can you fix autonomy. Is it really that difficult to simply prioritize tasks? You would thing game playing would be a priority. Like the order I put them in. Shouldn’t the players tasks not be cancelled. I get sims doing nonsense while I made a list and all I do is fight with my sim. It’s not fun. I have to pause all the time because my sim keeps canceling the task I assigned to do bs. And no it shouldn’t even stop for fulfilling needs. Not until it’s red. Like yellow starts half way through the bar which is constantly. Just change tuning. Prioritize player tasks and stop overwriting with needs that are in yellow and generally stop overwriting my task. And yes I know I can turn off autonomy but that is annoying because I don’t want to tell my sim to do everything. Like I’m fine with them doing their own thing when I didn’t give them anything to do. it’s been like years and the main issues persist. It’s simple fixes. Lower autonomy to stop canceling assigned tasks, remove sim from convos. I shouldn’t need to get mods just to fix basic life simulation in a life simulation.Music Den Kit Keyboard should be called a Digital Piano
The keyboard in the Music Den Kit looks and sounds like a digital piano rather than a keyboard, especially since it has pedals and the options are the same as the acoustic pianos. The keyboard from City Living has a different sound and gameplay options. Naming the Music Den Kit Keyboard a Digital Piano will better reflect what the object actually is and avoid confusion. I think it's an interesting design choice to have a digital piano in this kit since it's about music and there's not a digital piano in game already.
We need a Blank State option when starting a new save.
Hello TheSimsDirect & Maxis 😊 I'm not sure how difficult this would be for you to impliment into The Sims 4 but I think it would be a really great options if you could allow us Simmers to start a "blank state" save. What I mean by this is that all of the worlds have all lots completely empty and all of the appropriate Sims are absent. I would assume that the saves would still need to keep the NPC Sims such as Father Winter, Creature Keeper ect, but for non important Sims it would be great for them to be absent. I feel like this would be a much welcome quality of life addition to the game for Simmers who like to rebuild worlds from the ground up and do not wish to go through each world manually.
Sims4 Eras
We need different eras to play in. Like each decade from the 1900s, medieval, Industrial era. And more. I would love to be able to do a generations save thats actually in different eras. Rather than have people dressed for the 40s on a mobile phone. I think it should come up the way the seasons thing comes up. You choose an era then a season and play. And you should also be able to move to the next era mid game so that you dont literally have to wait 100 years to get to when you’d wanna be. Please it would be so great.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Bike riding update
I think that we had bicycles for a long time but we don't have specific cycling cothes to wear and play with so now tha bicycles are a base game thing i think we should have cycling appropriate clothes for the base game too. And if they were designed well we could even use some of the pieces outside of a athletic look, giving us more freedom and customization to stylize sims. aseball style of the first clothes and think it should be a base for masculine and feminine top swatches. Alsk the yellow cap is awrsome and coukd also be used to swimming, and the down-left top is pretty versatile so we could use it with any clothes too. Also i think that, if we have bicycles on our game, we should see townies or auto generates townies using them around our neighborhoods. This eould add much dynamism and depth to the daily life of the sims and neighborhoods. And finally as we already got a Bike with the Reaper Rewards event i think we should already have a base game universal bike for adults and kids because nit everyons was able to get this one throught the evenr. It could be the Grim one but without the decorations. This update could even be a way to try to put the bikes on the roads and maybe refine its animation flow too.Modifications to Romantic Socials on Furniture?
Something I've noticed is that certain socials under the romance category aren't really compatible with furniture, especially beds. For example, if your Sim uses the "hold hands" social, they will cancel any current sitting action instead of just multitasking like how they would with a TV. (I'm sorry if this sounds really nitpicky, I've just been out of ideas lately and thought this might help).Let us delete part of a modular item
This is a basic requirement and still none of the modular items allow it. I'm sick of building a shelf or a playground and wanting to remove a single piece, yet all of them or at least a few select at the same time and I can't select them individually. Especially when the modular system is so dodgy that things won't always snap together in the first place. A simple shift click should be easy enough to implement, just like the wall trims.Make earthquake enable by default, just like rain/snow option in Settings
Neighborhood X: Household A: "Wow! An earthquake was happened!" (because I enabled it in lot challenge) Household B: "...What are you talking about???" ---- The current implementation is really doesn't make sense; when the earthquake happens, it should apply to all neighborhood or nearby town, depend on its severeness. Add the option to "Enable Earthquake", not as a per-lot option. This improves immersion and challenge.
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