How can we make Teens stand out?
I've seen a few Sim Guru's comment that they'd like to see improvements done to Teens, this thread is to serve as feedback for that purpose.
The only rule we're going by, is we are not changing the existing model. This means they will remain the same height. Re doing all of the existing animations would be too intensive. I'll begin first:
There are two things I think would absolutely MAJORLY help make teens feel more like teens.
1: They need their own voice. Currently they just have a higher pitched version of whatever adult voice you select. Teens going through puberty need voices that crack. Re doing all the voice lines may be intensive, but I genuinely think this is 100% one of the best things they can do for teens. To make things easier, I honestly would be fine with having only 1 or 2 voice types per gender, let me know if you agree.
2: They need their own clothes. We have the tagging system for it. Teens will no longer automatically wear clothing deemed inappropriate for their age. They will also get a bunch of new clothing made specifically for them that only they wear. This is where the beauty of the tagging system comes in though. Do you still want to dress your teen in whatever clothes you want? Just uncheck the -teen- filter just as you would any other outfit category and the whole selection of cas becomes available to you. This way the choice is still there if you want it.
Those are the two Major ideas I had that I think will seriously improve teenagers. The rest of these ideas are minor:
Prom
crushes
genetic acne
obsessions (you could declare obsession for video games, music, food, art etc)
different cliques such as Rebel, Jock, Prep, Nerd, Popular, Geek, inspired from sims 3 university but improved upon.
after school activities
They need to properly show off the fact they are walking bundles of hormones and be desperate for a boyfriend/girlfriend, like most teens are.
Graduation.
College courses when university comes out
That's just a few of mine, share your ideas!
The only rule we're going by, is we are not changing the existing model. This means they will remain the same height. Re doing all of the existing animations would be too intensive. I'll begin first:
There are two things I think would absolutely MAJORLY help make teens feel more like teens.
1: They need their own voice. Currently they just have a higher pitched version of whatever adult voice you select. Teens going through puberty need voices that crack. Re doing all the voice lines may be intensive, but I genuinely think this is 100% one of the best things they can do for teens. To make things easier, I honestly would be fine with having only 1 or 2 voice types per gender, let me know if you agree.
2: They need their own clothes. We have the tagging system for it. Teens will no longer automatically wear clothing deemed inappropriate for their age. They will also get a bunch of new clothing made specifically for them that only they wear. This is where the beauty of the tagging system comes in though. Do you still want to dress your teen in whatever clothes you want? Just uncheck the -teen- filter just as you would any other outfit category and the whole selection of cas becomes available to you. This way the choice is still there if you want it.
Those are the two Major ideas I had that I think will seriously improve teenagers. The rest of these ideas are minor:
Prom
crushes
genetic acne
obsessions (you could declare obsession for video games, music, food, art etc)
different cliques such as Rebel, Jock, Prep, Nerd, Popular, Geek, inspired from sims 3 university but improved upon.
after school activities
They need to properly show off the fact they are walking bundles of hormones and be desperate for a boyfriend/girlfriend, like most teens are.
Graduation.
College courses when university comes out
That's just a few of mine, share your ideas!
