SCANDINAVIAN / NORDIC PACK - AURORA SKIIES 2.0 - Do you want something like this to sims 4?

I want a remake of AS which was my favourite TS3 world. But we don't need more winter sports / camping. It could be the scene of a cars or Scandinavian pop singer pack.

First, I love the over-all idea and possible look of this world. I can easily imagine what the team would do with the fishing village (lol, three houses and a pub, but it would be very cute!), and a remote mountain neighborhood. Maybe a middle neighborhood with a more temperate forest? Aesthetically, this type of world would have a lot to offer.

I don't have time to get into it now, but I think some of the specific ideas you've suggested are either already in the game or would probably be unrealistic to add/hard to execute. But you've come up with so many creative ideas that I think there's still plenty there to add life to a full pack. I'm particularly intrigued by your argument that this would be a good opportunity to add glass blowing and jewelry making, as those are feature that interest me greatly. Skating on a frozen pond, exploring Viking ruins, and the festivals you mentioned also sound great. I think there would definitely be an opportunity for fun new harvestables and recipes, which is always important to me. New boats would be great. I would definitely hope for a world like this they would build on the opportunities to swim in the rivers and do some SE-style hiking.

I do have a feeling that it's something we wouldn't be likely to see soon, as there are some strong similarities to both Snowy Escape and Cottage Living. But if they aren't working on a pack like this yet, by the time it came out, that would probably be fine.

Bottom line, yes, I would definitely buy this pack.

@Amapola76 I'm really interested to know what things you think is unrealistic/to hard to execute (I know nothing about programming lol!). :) I also hope that making a pack like this could give them reasons to go back and improve previous packs that have similar themes (Outdoor retreat, Snowy Escape, Cats&Dogs EP). And Yeah, agree that we need some packs with other themes for now (warmer climates), but I heard that it takes years (2?) to make a pack, and maybe then we crave some snow again. :)

"carpe_diem;c-17958863" wrote:
@Amapola76 I'm really interested to know what things you think is unrealistic/to hard to execute (I know nothing about programming lol!). :) I also hope that making a pack like this could give them reasons to go back and improve previous packs that have similar themes (Outdoor retreat, Snowy Escape, Cats&Dogs EP). And Yeah, agree that we need some packs with other themes for now (warmer climates), but I heard that it takes years (2?) to make a pack, and maybe then we crave some snow again. :)

That timing sounds perfect. If we got, for example, a Mediterranean pack in the interim, with maybe some of the other things like Generations, bands, fairies, werewolves, etc., that people have been asking for in the meantime, a pack like this would really hit a high note for me about two years from now.

I don't have any programming experience, either, but just based on the history of the game so far, I think the two main things that I was skeptical about were (1) hunting, because archery in the past has been tied to an object... and TS4 doesn't seem to have advanced enough to make it free form; and (2) animals pulling sleds seems a little beyond what we've seen them capable of doing with animals so far.

Looking back over the initial list, I love the idea of using this as an opportunity to add fermentation to cooking, and maybe also making oat milk (as I love it in real life, and also think we need a better concept for plant milk). Brewing would be fun, but I admit, I would be a little salty if we got brewing before nectar-making. A fishing competition could easily build on the mechanics from the Finchwick Fair, I would think.

About the only thing I definitely don't want is adding a thirst bar to the needs panel. Sims spend way too much time grabbing glasses of water as it is. :D

I'd always be interested in this theme. I'd say to add modern and historic styles. Tiny Living had a bit of Scandinavian style but it could go further.

I definitely want more winter and snow! I love forests, too.

Sounds great, as a Finn myself. :)

Absolutely!
Anything adventure related count me in! Rolling naked in the snow or in the hot sand, sounds all good to me. I always love more outdoors related content in the sims. In fact it’s my favorite kind of content.
To me it doesn’t matter by what part of the world it’s inspired, I’m just so super down for that kinda stuff! ?
A pack with Nordic aesthetics, beautiful! Don’t forget Trolls. We need trolls. And snow shoes…like those tennis rackets.

Due to the vast amount of open, clear skies, I do think a pack like this begs for Astronomy / astrology features too with a portable telescope, astronomy career, astrology career, watching and taking pictures of different shapes and figures in the Northern Lights. I know Eco lifestyle comes with a version of Auroralights, but you can’t really see any bears, wolves , birds or…cities in those. In a Nordic inspired pack you would. Of course you would. Also, Kids should be able to help bake and decorate gingerbread houses. There should be a gingerbread house festival. Or something.
I don’t know. I’ve never been further north than the south of Scotland.

If we could only get a fraction of everything mentioned…

It would of course be a complete mishmash of all kinds of different Scandinavian cultures, but that’s the beauty of the Sims. Can’t take it too seriously.

Yes PLEASE.

You absolutely had me at the title, which makes sense since I'm literally from here. I am both Norwegian and Finnish, and know both languages. Mostly grew up in Norway, though. I really like it here.

I would not mind the pack being a mishmash of nordic cultures either; it's The Sims, and I really just want some representation in the first place. If I can have both Norwegian and Finnish content in one pack, excellent!! And let's not forget our Danish, Swedish and Icelandic siblings as well!

Sámi and viking content is a must. Especially sami, since they are in fact still around and alive after almost getting colonized away! They're an indigenous population that has been here for thousands of years. They belong here, and I do have some sami friends who would be absolutely thrilled to see themselves represented in the game. One of them DM'd me on twitter to ask if I'd ever found any sami CC (which I did), so I know there's at least some interest. They really need more representation in media in general, so adding them to The Sims would be HUGE, but the team should please do some good research in this case.

And as much as I love to say we're still vikings here, we're really more their descendants? The area I grew up in really takes pride in our ancestors; the first thing you see upon landing at our airport is "WELCOME TO THE LAND OF VIKING KINGS", there are houses in town with dragons on the roof (it's known as "norwegian dragestil"...please make this a build option, I crave it), there's a statue of Harald Hårfagre, there is a thousand year old stone church, an archeological dig site, as well as a rebuilt viking settlement where we host a festival every year with actual historical viking re-enactors...

Anyway, having some actual viking content in-game like this would be AWESOME. I need it. Give me historically accurate viking tunics and dresses, so I won't have to make custom content of it anymore. If we get a nordic-themed pack, the viking festival should be a thing in game. I guess it's kind of like a renaissance fair, but viking-focused due to the area we're in?

But also, we're still modern people living modern lives. We're not all stuck in the viking age. Having skills in the game inspired by it would be cool as heck though, and would especially come in handy in my savefile where I do in fact attempt to play a proper viking village set one thousand years ago. They don't really have much to do at the moment.

....alright, reading through the actual OP here (that I didn't get a chance to properly read through back at work, I skimmed it), and it looks like I'm gonna have to make a second post with my additional thoughts, because hoo boy this is getting too long already.

@CAPTAIN_NXR7 Yeah it’s a mix of all different cultures, and I agree, that’s the beauty of sims. ? Also, ppl from these countries are often referred to as Nordic / Scandinavians and share many similarities in language, nature, culture and history (Sami people, Vikings, etc), so I think it would be an ok mishmash. ?

@Magdaleena Yes please share you ideas / images if you have any. Maybe there are some activities on the Viking festival you mention that could be re-enacted in sims? ?