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EliHarb's avatar
6 years ago

Natural Free Will Idle Animations

I recently looked at some TS4 renders and got to thinking: why don't sims behave more naturally on free will?
Wouldn't it be cool if some Idle animations were added to have sims lean on the wall and text, or lean on the sofa, move a chair and sit on it for a bit, lie down on the couch or sit in different positions. Why can't these things be added? It would be nice to see sims interact more naturally with objects instead of sitting around like robots and talking, or standing still doing nothing.

What do you guys think? This would be a cool "side project" for the devs.
  • "Eliharb;d-954346" wrote:
    I recently looked at some TS4 renders and got to thinking: why don't sims behave more naturally on free will?
    Wouldn't it be cool if some Idle animations were added to have sims lean on the wall and text, or lean on the sofa, move a chair and sit on it for a bit, lie down on the couch or sit in different positions. Why can't these things be added? It would be nice to see sims interact more naturally with objects instead of sitting around like robots and talking, or standing still doing nothing.

    What do you guys think? This would be a cool "side project" for the devs.


    This would be something really nice to hope for in this franchise. In another game that I'm playing you can choose your character's "personality" and that influences their idle actions (i.e., a heroic personality will puff their chest out and strut around and a rogue personality would look furtively around while flipping a coin or a knife). And you can change or enhance their personality as you unlock content.

    Do the developers actually have "side projects?" Or would this be more of a modder's territory?
  • I use a mod that lets sims lean on fences/wall, sit on fences, steps.. You can also make them sit on the kitchen counters.

    https://i.imgur.com/VNpwMcu.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/uRWDLiZ.png

    https://i.imgur.com/WgmxSGr.jpg

    https://i.imgur.com/in2sRxh.jpg
  • LBonne24's avatar
    LBonne24
    Seasoned Novice
    Love it. Who sits up that straight in a chair at home normally
  • halouja's avatar
    halouja
    New Spectator
    "Eliharb;d-954346" wrote:
    move a chair

    Move a chair! After the hours I spend furnishing and setting up the house so that it is just right, I'm not sure if I like the idea of my sims messing everything up! :D

  • "LSM36;c-16921947" wrote:
    Love it. Who sits up that straight in a chair at home normally


    Exactly. We need some different positions on chairs and couches for different sims (not all people sit the same way), etc.