A lot of people post on this forum about wanting more unique gameplay for Elders. One way to do this would be for your Sim to acquire a new Trait upon becoming an Elder. People don't stop growing and changing as soon as they hit 20. It would be a great way to distinguish Elder characters and gameplay and give players something to look forward to when their Sims are older.While it would be great to add it as a full extra Trait slot in CAS, I believe the developers have said that the UI of CAS is difficult to edit. It can be done - we saw it with the gender options - but so far they seem resistant to the idea of adding a new trait slot.Instead, new reward traits would be unlocked when your Sim becomes an Elder. This would mean that devs didn't have to change the UI in CAS. The more positive traits could be more expensive than the more negative ones, meaning that the way your Sim lived their life would have an impact on what sort of new trait (or traits) they developed as an Elder.Here are some sample Traits:* Bitter* Wise* Cantankerous* Wistful* Youthful* Relaxed* DotingFeel free to add your own ideas of Elder Traits to the thread. :)

Better knowing, critical, caring for kids.

I'd like for that faithful badge to return as well, or maybe "successful lineage" as of a certain number of kids/grandkids, etc. Perhaps some interactions could come with those achievements, i.e. "brag about family" or "give advice about marriage" etc. I really like both of your suggestions as well :) It'd be nice if both teens & elders got a lot more specific traits / interactions / activities / etc. Even if they never add toddlers, I do hope something like Generations could one day come back ..

"Loudon_Wainwright;15429684" wrote:I think it would be interesting if the trait your elder developed was based on which emotional state they were most frequently in. Using your example traits, if your sim was angry most of the time as a young adult/adult, they would develop the cantankerous trait upon reaching the elder life stage. This would give people more incentive to play around with emotions and use emotion boosting objects. Yeah, I really like that idea! My sister said it would be cool to have it be chosen for you based on how they lived their life, and I think that emotions would be a nice concrete way of measuring that. The game already keeps those statistics about your Sim so it would be nice to put some use to them.@SimTrippy - I agree that we definitely need more to make each age group distinct. :)@Simsister2004 - I like those, especially "Critical". A trait that I've always wanted for Sims is one like "Nosy" or "Busybody" which could also work for this, though I'd like to have Sims of other age groups have access to those too.

oh wow that's a really good idea to add more depth to the elder stage. LOVE IT!

"Yardenro;15431207" wrote:oh wow that's a really good idea to add more depth to the elder stage. LOVE IT!Thank you! The addition of toddler-only traits gives me hope that the team might one day be able to do this for Elders.

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hmae123
8 years ago
I really like all these ideas! The elder stage should really be added too. I’ve always felt that you should have the option to change a trait whenever a sim ages up.

For example as a YA your sim is flirty but then they meet their mate and start a family and when they age up to adult they’re no longer flirty, and instead have become family oriented. You should during age up be able to change the trait. No one is hardwired to stay the same their whole life. We change as we grow up and we never stop growing up.
Madamelee
Legend
8 years ago
"hmae123;c-16382455" wrote:
I really like all these ideas! The elder stage should really be added too. I’ve always felt that you should have the option to change a trait whenever a sim ages up.

For example as a YA your sim is flirty but then they meet their mate and start a family and when they age up to adult they’re no longer flirty, and instead have become family oriented. You should during age up be able to change the trait. No one is hardwired to stay the same their whole life. We change as we grow up and we never stop growing up.

um the last stage before dying IS the elder stage
hmae123
8 years ago
"MadameLee;c-16382473" wrote:
"hmae123;c-16382455" wrote:
I really like all these ideas! The elder stage should really be added too. I’ve always felt that you should have the option to change a trait whenever a sim ages up.

For example as a YA your sim is flirty but then they meet their mate and start a family and when they age up to adult they’re no longer flirty, and instead have become family oriented. You should during age up be able to change the trait. No one is hardwired to stay the same their whole life. We change as we grow up and we never stop growing up.

um the last stage before dying IS the elder stage

I was giving that scenario as an example. I think it’d be nice if you could change a trait upon any age up if you want too.

I don’t see why elders should be ignored because it’s the last stage before dying.
Terra575
8 years ago
"MadameLee;c-16382473" wrote:
"hmae123;c-16382455" wrote:
I really like all these ideas! The elder stage should really be added too. I’ve always felt that you should have the option to change a trait whenever a sim ages up.

For example as a YA your sim is flirty but then they meet their mate and start a family and when they age up to adult they’re no longer flirty, and instead have become family oriented. You should during age up be able to change the trait. No one is hardwired to stay the same their whole life. We change as we grow up and we never stop growing up.

um the last stage before dying IS the elder stage

I think you misunderstood hmae123's post because of a typo - she meant 'added to', not 'added too'. :smile:

Thanks for your support! We haven't seen much added for Elders in a loooooong time, have we?
justme22
8 years ago
"Movotti;c-15530045" wrote:
A batty trait could be entertaining, just a little bit insane, sometimes childish, sometimes off in their own little world, sometimes they think they're vampires and try to turn into bats...

I do use cheats to change one of the existing traits to kind of help that along. I'll change an Active trait to Lazy, for example, or Neat to Slob to reflect that sometimes people go through radical personality shifts when they get older. I like the Batty or maybe Dotty trait for elders; just a little bit insane (shooing imaginary bugs or talking to themselves), maybe absent-minded and neurotic (I'd like both of those traits back), and a little bit childish (maybe they can see the imagination images that toddlers/children produce when playing). Instead of adding a trait, maybe the opportunity to change a trait when you hit Elder, or to add one of the Elder traits like you add the various reward traits.
hmae123
8 years ago
"Terra;c-16383963" wrote:
"MadameLee;c-16382473" wrote:
"hmae123;c-16382455" wrote:
I really like all these ideas! The elder stage should really be added too. I’ve always felt that you should have the option to change a trait whenever a sim ages up.

For example as a YA your sim is flirty but then they meet their mate and start a family and when they age up to adult they’re no longer flirty, and instead have become family oriented. You should during age up be able to change the trait. No one is hardwired to stay the same their whole life. We change as we grow up and we never stop growing up.

um the last stage before dying IS the elder stage

I think you misunderstood hmae123's post because of a typo - she meant 'added to', not 'added too'. :smile:

Thanks for your support! We haven't seen much added for Elders in a loooooong time, have we?

Aha just saw my typo. I was so confused by that reply, lol. My bad!
TheGoodOldGamer
8 years ago
Not to take anything away from elders having special traits or anything, but I kinda wouldn't mind if some or all of these were regular options in CAS too, lol. The idea of a cantankerous teen or wise YA is pretty amusing. I guess 'old souls' and all that, I dunno.

Elders definitely need something though. Additional traits would be a good way to help with that. :)
Terra575
8 years ago
"TheGoodOldGamer;c-16384204" wrote:
Not to take anything away from elders having special traits or anything, but I kinda wouldn't mind if some or all of these were regular options in CAS too, lol. The idea of a cantankerous teen or wise YA is pretty amusing. I guess 'old souls' and all that, I dunno.

Elders definitely need something though. Additional traits would be a good way to help with that. :)

Well, if they were reward traits or 'hidden' traits you have to unlock by making an Elder, presumably you could add them to any lifestage you wanted using cheats?

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