How would you improve Teens?

"Marduc_Plays;c-16451481" wrote:
(with laptops)

"qadara77;c-16422519" wrote:

"ChadSims2;c-16376935" wrote:
The height is a major issue for me so they either need to fix teens or add preteens massive size jumps make it hard to tell stories when you go from a child to an adult-sized teen in an instant. Teens need hobbies activities teen specific traits lot types teens show up to and high school is another thing teens need adults have an endless supply of active careers you can follow them all day the teens not so much.

I don't understand why the teen height is such an issue for so many people. I am a parent and my 12-year-old is 5"10. I'm 5'6". He hasn't even become a teen yet is already towers over me. Many teens are the same height or taller than their parents.

What I think would be a great solution (good luck getting it added) would be the ability to adjust height for adult sims upon creation. Then the parent heights would factor into the height of the children.

"ChadSims2;c-16481488" wrote:

"qadara77;c-16422519" wrote:

"ChadSims2;c-16376935" wrote:
The height is a major issue for me so they either need to fix teens or add preteens massive size jumps make it hard to tell stories when you go from a child to an adult-sized teen in an instant. Teens need hobbies activities teen specific traits lot types teens show up to and high school is another thing teens need adults have an endless supply of active careers you can follow them all day the teens not so much.

I don't understand why the teen height is such an issue for so many people. I am a parent and my 12-year-old is 5"10. I'm 5'6". He hasn't even become a teen yet is already towers over me. Many teens are the same height or taller than their parents.

What I think would be a great solution (good luck getting it added) would be the ability to adjust height for adult sims upon creation. Then the parent heights would factor into the height of the children.

Unless your 12 year old is being confused for a 20-50 year old I don't get your point because teens in this game are. Sim teens do not have the look of youth teens are not easy to spot as they should be and should not require the word "teen" over their head when you hover over them to know they're a teen which has been the only fix they have got in what 4 years now. Height is one thing that is easy to spot never once in Sims 2 did I confuse a teen for an adult because they had the height difference and actually had the look of a teen.

So as I said yes height is a big issue but I'd just as easily be happy with preteens and teens to be made to look more youthful fix both of my issues easily without sliders.

• Cheerleading
  
• Gymnastics
  
• Hobby classes, like dance class (ballet, hiphop, etc), music lessons, painting/drawing class, ceramics class, etc.
  
• Drawing (not painting) - in sketchbooks/journals
  
• Sports - Football, Soccer, Baseball, Wrestling, Skateboarding, etc.
  
• Animations to mimic popular dances or popular memes, like salt bae, spongebob, dab, etc. Sounds silly but everywhere I go, I see kids + teens doing these things lol I've also seen it on Fortnite (the dances).
  
• Dancing together (for prom/high school dances please!)
  
• Baking with friends
  
• Bands - Bass, drums, etc. for your teen to create a band with their friends
  
• Transportation - Fixing up cars/bikes, learning to drive, ride bike, or skateboard. Increases handiness, logic, and fitness skill maybe?
  
• Swings that they can chill or swing on
  
• Recording themselves or their friends doing silly things with their phones or cameras and upload it to social media for followers
  
• Poses! - Teens (or all ages maybe) can pose for the camera, doing peace signs, tongue out, kissy faces, etc. (Having the option to choose their pose, like in sims 2)
  
• Laptops!
  
• Play video games with other friends via computer or tv and they talk through headsets/headphones.
  
• Not really a hobby or special activity, but maybe sitting criss-cross on the bed or floor, texting on the bed while laying down, etc.
  
  
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• Secret Lots - This could probably work similar to the house call events where the sim is taken to a lot and can complete tasks. One lot could be a field for cheerleading practice, football practice, soccer practice, baseball practice, etc. After a few practice events, it could host a game so that friends and family can sit on the bleachers, dance/take pics with the mascot, spill popcorn everywhere while cheering/booing. The next lot could be a basketball court/gym that can host games (basketball/wrestling), practices, pep rallies, as well as school dances.
  
• Arcade - new games to play like Pac-Man machine, Rollercoaster simulation, Dance Dance Revolution, basketball game, Skee, Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Claw crane machine, photobooth etc. Maybe a room for laser tag or glow in the dark mini golf.
  
• Movie Theaters - Giant screen, ticket booth, plenty of seats to pick from, concession stand, photobooth, etc. Maybe even a drive in theater.
  
• Skateboard Park - if they add skateboarding as an activity, friends can chill here, do tricks, etc.
  
• Concert Venue - for celebrities/bands to perform and your teen sim can obsess over them and watch them, or for your teen sims to perform with their band.
  
• Diner - Johnny Rockets/Mel's Diner/Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe vibes. Functioning diner booths, milkshakes, kitchen sink ice cream, floats, etc.
  
• Garage - not really a lot, but something new for your lot. A garage door that opens/closes. Driveway for cars to park on. (For garage band hobby or fixer upper car)
  
• School - at least the option to see if your child is taking notes, playing around, passing notes, skipping class, etc. Then maybe the secret lots won't be so secret lol It will just be part of the school lot.
  

• Private Schools - Like in Sims 2, parents could talk to principal to schmooze/impress so that their children can attend private school. This would unlock uniforms for students, new trophies for them, new mascot, a new school name, etc.
  
• School Dances - Prom, Homecoming, Seasonal Dances. Your teen can help decorate the gym for the dance.
  
• Sleep Overs - Face masks, pillow fights, asking friends for advice, reading magazines, doing each other's makeup/nails, play video games, listen/dance to music loudly, sneaking out with friends, wrestle, making milkshakes/smoothies/protein shakes, etc.
  
• Themed Days at school where teens can dress up (kind of like how some high schools have senior week or homecoming week)
  
• Teens can throw parties while parents without parent's permission and possibly get punished? (I don't know if that's already an option actually.. I've never tried it)
  
• School Bus that can pick the kids up in the morning!!!!!
  
• Firsts - First everything! (first dance with someone, first car, first sports game, first recital, first band, first cycle, first crush, first love, etc.) This would be perfect for teens or even pre-teen stage. First time for anything is always a big deal for teens so I'd emphasize on those first moments to use them as great teaching moments.
  
• NPCs that Teens often interact, prank, or argue with - like police, teachers, counselor, bus drivers, coach, etc.
  
• Running away or Sneaking Out - (Like in sims 2, the police can look for them and bring them back to the angry parents/caretakers waiting for them by the door, who then yells or grounds the teen)
  
• Stress-related Acne (When teens get tense/mortified mood swings or moodlets from school related problems)
  
• Vending machines with Junk Food, like bags of chips, cookies, candy, energy drinks, etc. The teen could break out with acne if they eat too much of it. They could also have a sugar rush or crash from the energy drink. (Possibly a new death for shaking the vending machine)
  
• The Fair - fair food, ice cream trucks, dippin' dots, fair rides, rollercoasters, games to win prizes, ferris wheel, cotton candy. This would be cute for first date ideas.
  
• Teachers would be a new career for adults!!!!!
  
• Tutoring for adults - gets teens ready for big exams
  
• Tutoring for teens - unlocks for teens who have good grades to tutor teens/children who don't have good grades.
  

• Backpacks
  
• Tattoos - elbows, wrists, shoulder, spine, fingers, neck (in general for ages teens and up)
  
• Piercings - nose, tragus, helix, industrial, belly button, eyebrow, multiple ear piercings, under lip (xtina style), dimples, cheekbone (dermal i think). Again for teens and up
  
• Speaking of dimples, maybe adding dimples in the game as a new facial feature or detail for sims
  
• Decor/furniture for their room - like keep out signs for doors/walls, video games, bean bags, stolen street signs, magazines/posters, bunkbeds, Murphy bed, new wallpapers, etc.
  
• Clothes that teens tend to wear, like graphic tees, crop tops, fishnets, t-shirt dresses, denim skirts, patterns, high waisted bathing suits, neon colors, etc. Could be content exclusive or available for adults but I would like more styles that would technically be geared towards teens. (Long list of pictures in the spoiler)
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• Clothes that fall into 'social groups' (kind of like "Goth," "Thrasher," and "Socialite." from Sims 2 but more modernized)
  
• Cute accessories - like cat ears, floral crowns, "gypsy halos", crowns/tiaras, bows, hair clips, bandanas, etc.
  
• Makeup styles - could apply to teens and up or just teens, idk. Popular styles that are commonly seen nowadays, like contouring and highlighting, etc.
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• Prom Hairstyles and Formal dresses
  
• Hairstyles - Teens often experiment with their appearance as they are figuring out their style and dislikes, so giving more styles or interesting hair dyes, like a pony tail with rainbow underneath, or new colors like denim blue, deep red, deep purple, lime green, rose gold, etc. Styles that show their creativity, edge, spunk, etc. (Long list of pictures in the spoiler)
  
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"ayyitsmell;c-16501443" wrote:
I got bored and wrote a long list of ideas I would like to see for teens.
(Sorry in advance for the long list!) o:)

Bands - Bass, drums, etc. for your teen to create a band with their friends
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Movie Theaters - Giant screen, ticket booth, plenty of seats to pick from, concession stand, photobooth, etc. Maybe even a drive in theater.

Garage - not really a lot, but something new for your lot. A garage door that opens/closes. Driveway for cars to park on. (For garage band hobby or fixer upper car

Skateboard Park - if they add skateboarding as an activity, friends can chill here, do tricks, etc.

School Dances - Prom, Homecoming, Seasonal Dances. Your teen can help decorate the gym for the dance.

Themed Days at school where teens can dress up (kind of like how some high schools have senior week or homecoming week)

Teens can throw parties while parents without parent's permission and possibly get punished? (I don't know if that's already an option actually.. I've never tried it)

Tattoos - elbows, wrists, shoulder, spine, fingers, neck (in general for ages teens and up)

Piercings - nose, tragus, helix, industrial, belly button, eyebrow, multiple ear piercings, under lip (xtina style), dimples, cheekbone (dermal i think). Again for teens and up

Decor/furniture for their room - like keep out signs for doors/walls, video games, bean bags, stolen street signs, magazines/posters, bunkbeds, Murphy bed, new wallpapers, etc.

Clothes that teens tend to wear, like graphic tees, crop tops, fishnets, t-shirt dresses, denim skirts, patterns, high waisted bathing suits, neon colors, etc. Could be content exclusive or available for adults but I would like more styles that would technically be geared towards teens.

Clothes that fall into 'social groups' (kind of like "Goth," "Thrasher," and "Socialite." from Sims 2 but more modernized)

Makeup styles - could apply to teens and up or just teens, idk. Popular styles that are commonly seen nowadays, like contouring and highlighting, etc.

Hairstyles - Teens often experiment with their appearance as they are figuring out their style and dislikes, so giving more styles or interesting hair dyes, like a pony tail with rainbow underneath, or new colors like denim blue, deep red, deep purple, lime green, rose gold, etc. Styles that show their creativity, edge, plum, etc.

"MeskenasBoii;c-16501456" wrote:


No need to apologize, when your list is that good. I enjoy reading it. Most of these apply inclusive for older sims as well, but these really are iconic for teens and would just make sense for a teen expansion/game/stuff pack. Especially activities such as cheerleading and skating. Also cross one thing out as that will be available in upcoming announced Seasons expansion pack.

Aftershool activies taking a return would be fun. Perhaps those could be consider as Secret lots.

"Movotti;c-16452446" wrote:

"Marduc_Plays;c-16451481" wrote:
(with laptops)

Yeah. Where are the laptops?

I think every teen I know has a laptop. They're a standard part of education now.
It's past time they added laptops, and gave teens the option to use a laptop or home computer to do their homework.