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Not applicable

11 years ago

New Skills Ideas

I do love some of the new skills in the game like homestyle cooking, gourmet cooking, bartending and video gaming. And I'm really excited about photography being an actual skill as well as the baking skill. So I wonder what new skills will pop up in future game packs and expansion packs?

Since we have a gardening skill and herbalism skill I think it would be really creative if they gave us a florist skill. That way we could even have our Sims own and operate a florist shop. Other skills that I would be interested in making into TS4 would be the following:

1. blacksmithing
2. pottery
3. glass blowing
4. wax works/candle making
5. acting
6. dancing (modern, jazz, ballet)
7. singing (pop, rock, opera, indie, classic rock)
8. keyboard/drums/trumpet/saxophone/electric guitar/DJ (new musical instruments)
9. drafting/drawing (stem out from the painting skill)
10. grooming (of course for pets)
11. carpentry (hand craft build and buy objects)
12. gymnastics
13. romance (I really feel that romance should be a skill considering comedy is already one)
14. alchemy
15. archery
16. mechanic
17. pick-pocketing
18. martial arts
19. witchcraft (light/neutral/dark)
20. clairvoyance/medium (ghosts should have a purpose and not all Sims should be able to see or talk to ghosts IMO.)
21. scaring/haunting (a skill specifically designed for spirits.)
22. architecture
23. psychology
24. modeling

Yeah, my list of skills is a bit lengthy but it's a little bit of everything for every type of Sim. Any special skills that you would like to see in TS4 or make a comeback from previous installments of the franchise feel free to share as well.

13 Replies

drakharis
Not applicable
4 years ago
Different dances including cultural dances from different cultures... promote inclusion and diversity
Drums because again different cultures use drumming.
Different instruments - Saxophone, Double Base, etc.
Gymnastics
Tabletop gaming, like 40k. It'll be something for our nerdy sims to do. I would buy a collaboration between Games Workshop and The Sims team.
Superhero skills/being a mutant... Marvel is OWNED by Disney. Why not use that licencing to do something with the Marvelverse.
Simmerville
Legend
4 years ago
I like your list, many skills there that I actually missed.

Adding a rather not-sop-exciting - but still useful both in a sims make-money-spend-money universe as well as in RL: Economics. I'm often looking for a sensible skill for those of my sims who want to make a good home budget or perhaps just get a job as an accountant etc. There could be animations like comparing values or usage of items, or "discuss values" communications. High skill could even affect bills because someone with high economics skills would make a good budget to save money. Yupp, I know it sounds boring, but I think quite a few of my sims would build such a skill.

Also miss Cleaning skill (we had it in TS3).

Oups: Just noticed this thread is quite old, LOL.
VictoriousFaith
Not applicable
4 years ago
Love your list, but I would prefer us developing more skills our children and teens can use in general or in afterschool activities:

gymnastics
skateboarding
rollerblading
various instruments (cello, flute, trumpet, saxophone, recorder)
cheerleading
finger painting (give 2-3 points on painting when aged to young adult)
swimming (more interactions, be able to teach the skill)
convincing siblings/friends - get into trouble (tattle-tell), play tag, make up lies together, have a sleepover, sneak out of the house, cover for you when you go to a party, do their chores, do their homework, play a game (this can be charisma or mischief skill points, responsibility points)

Honest, the list could go on and be endless, but adding more for those age groups would be such an addition to the overall gameplay and interactions between your sims. I truly believe the possibilities could be endless!