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SailorCeti's avatar
SailorCeti
4 years ago

Ideas for expanding traits.

This is more of a brainstorming session than a suggestion or feedback, so let's do this here in general. If a good enough list is compiled, I'll setup a formal suggestion post in the other forum.

I was playing my vamps in Forgotten Hollow and this human female child wandered into the yard and started making snow buddies with my vamp. It seemed odd as I would've been terrified to even SEE a vamp as a child. This got me thinking. I'd like to see additional traits, such as "Loves/Hates ," as well as some extra slots for traits on the sims. Three is kind of limited. We need more to really define a sim.

What are some traits you'd like to see if they expanded upon them?

  • VWoodsong's avatar
    VWoodsong
    Seasoned Observer
    4 years ago
    I'd personally prefer that the existing trait system not be expanded. I feel like that would only make sims into more types of caricatures than already exist. I'd rather the whole system be overhauled to allow actual nuance and more freedom to choose how various traits are interpreted for individual sims, but I doubt that'll ever happen.
  • ADashofAsh90's avatar
    ADashofAsh90
    Seasoned Vanguard
    4 years ago
    I agree and we should have 2 more traits for preferences or something, or even a separate preferences panel with that sort of thing, zodiac, likes/dislikes etc.
  • SailorCeti's avatar
    SailorCeti
    4 years ago
    "ArcherDK;c-17862047" wrote:
    Total system overhaul or at least 5 traits instead of 3 + 1 vice.


    Most definitely. The system itself needs an overhaul to be effective. I'd love it if my "Hates Children" sim would actually DO something when confronted with a child, such as autonomously running away, shooing the child, or even yelling heatedly at it. But that's a different issue. This topic is for ideas on additional traits and/or vices, so that when/if such an overhaul happens, we not only have more options, but better implemented ones.
  • SailorCeti's avatar
    SailorCeti
    4 years ago
    "ashcrash19;c-17862308" wrote:
    I agree and we should have 2 more traits for preferences or something, or even a separate preferences panel with that sort of thing, zodiac, likes/dislikes etc.


    Agreed. I want my signs and favorites back. But they have to do something, like influence attraction, or give a bonus somewhere for eating fav foods, or listening to fav music. Not just subtle things, real visible bonuses.

    I'd also like a system that's more like how vamps and wizards do things. Earn additional slots as you age up, or do things, and every so often, a drawback must be selected.

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