Never, EVER should this be thought of as a mockery!There are disabled simmers out there, who may want to feel included in Sims' diverse world.Again, this is not meant to be a mockery. This is intended to include people with conditions- physical, mental, psychological, etc, and to offer a window into real life challenges.Have your sims have trouble in school, but excel at other aspects. The old lady who can't walk could win the grand prize in a knitting competition. The child who struggles in school paints like a master. The one disabled with mental health aspires to become a doctor and aid others who have conditions.Added features: A mental health hospital to visit, and meet people involved with the career. Experience therapies, feel pride in getting new crutches so you can walk again, and experience the emotional struggles.New Aspirations: Become a neurologist, psychiatrist, or become a therapist.Skills: Medicine: experience working with doctors to construct medicine to aid people with conditions. First Aid: Work on people who get injured using basic first aid- simple things like band-aids. Perception: Recognize a condition faster and understand medications for treatments. Necessary for doctors, useful for those who want to better understand their friends... and maybe find useful items in game. Sign Language: Speak with those who cannot.So, let's start! Any other thoughts on what they should add/change/remove?A few things that would definitely help IMO would be if EA would add at least 2 new trait slots, maybe more, to add more depth to the characters without having to remove other important aspects.

Who would like to have an expansion pack that would allow one to have disabled sims?Here's an idea on why it might be a good idea.1. There are simmers who are/know people who are disabled.2. IRL there are people who have them, and this is, after all, a life simulator.3. Story progression and new challengesAs an example: An elder cannot walk and requires a wheel chair, or a child is diagnosed with something. They both have trouble doing certain tasks, but the elder might let their creativity soar in knitting or writing. The child has trouble in school, but wins practically every game tournament they get into. The child grows up and has trouble finding a job that fits their skills and mental issues, but they can do well in (insert skill here). As for careers and aspirations, one could work to become a psychiatrist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, etc. Explore the mind, try to see if meds work/fail to help, and ask for advice on a help hotline. Aspire to become one who helps those who have these conditions and study the sim minds.Alternatively, have someone with the disability aspire to get an excellent, challenging career. It can happen IRL, though it couldn't have been easy. Struggle to learn what you can, go to therapies, and learn about your conditions through various books.This does not have to be a trait, though making it a life state makes Vampires, aliens, and witches unable to have issues as well, if I understand correctly.

After the breakdown some people with lactose intolerance had over that being added and expressing they felt it was being mocked I just don’t see how it would ever be possible to add more serious physical limitations without causing a massive uproar.

I think it should be a base game update or be in Sims 5 if anything, shouldn't have to pay for it

"Gamer_34567544;c-17957204" wrote:That's why I mentioned up top that it had to be realistic.I'm not asking to have it mocked. I was more asking for it honestly, so that the issues are not some unfamiliar condition. It would be a ton of work to get right, but what if life simulations helped others understand those that had these issues?Lactose intolerance might need more work than it was given.The Sims never does anything hyper realistic and there’s always an element of humor so I just do not see how it could be done without Twitter and the forums filling up with people screaming at the devs about how insensitive it is, I also am sure there will be twitchtv streams and YouTubers who will use it to make fun of people and do cruel things which will also cause people to be absolutely up in arms about it. I just see it causing tons of trouble and hurt feelings.ETA: beholdhttps://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/992929/new-traits/p1https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991684/remove-the-lactose-intolerance-trait-from-cottage-living/p1

It feels gross to charge people money for this type of inclusion. If they were to include disabilities it should be as an update.

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User_577435777
4 years ago
Who would like to have an expansion pack that would allow one to have disabled sims?

Here's an idea on why it might be a good idea.

1. There are simmers who are/know people who are disabled.
2. IRL there are people who have them, and this is, after all, a life simulator.
3. Story progression and new challenges

As an example: An elder cannot walk and requires a wheel chair, or a child is diagnosed with something. They both have trouble doing certain tasks, but the elder might let their creativity soar in knitting or writing. The child has trouble in school, but wins practically every game tournament they get into. The child grows up and has trouble finding a job that fits their skills and mental issues, but they can do well in (insert skill here).

As for careers and aspirations, one could work to become a psychiatrist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, etc. Explore the mind, try to see if meds work/fail to help, and ask for advice on a help hotline. Aspire to become one who helps those who have these conditions and study the sim minds.

Alternatively, have someone with the disability aspire to get an excellent, challenging career. It can happen IRL, though it couldn't have been easy. Struggle to learn what you can, go to therapies, and learn about your conditions through various books.

This does not have to be a trait, though making it a life state makes Vampires, aliens, and witches unable to have issues as well, if I understand correctly.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
4 years ago
After the breakdown some people with lactose intolerance had over that being added and expressing they felt it was being mocked I just don’t see how it would ever be possible to add more serious physical limitations without causing a massive uproar.
Bmm209
4 years ago
I think it should be a base game update or be in Sims 5 if anything, shouldn't have to pay for it
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
4 years ago
"Gamer_34567544;c-17957204" wrote:
That's why I mentioned up top that it had to be realistic.

I'm not asking to have it mocked. I was more asking for it honestly, so that the issues are not some unfamiliar condition. It would be a ton of work to get right, but what if life simulations helped others understand those that had these issues?

Lactose intolerance might need more work than it was given.

The Sims never does anything hyper realistic and there’s always an element of humor so I just do not see how it could be done without Twitter and the forums filling up with people screaming at the devs about how insensitive it is, I also am sure there will be twitchtv streams and YouTubers who will use it to make fun of people and do cruel things which will also cause people to be absolutely up in arms about it. I just see it causing tons of trouble and hurt feelings.

ETA: behold

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/992929/new-traits/p1

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991684/remove-the-lactose-intolerance-trait-from-cottage-living/p1
meeshwood
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
It feels gross to charge people money for this type of inclusion. If they were to include disabilities it should be as an update.
Fluteline24
New Spectator
4 years ago
No no no no no. There is nothing I want less than disabilities in the game.
brookebgamez
4 years ago
I like the idea but it should be included in the base game instead of making people having to pay in order to make themselves accurately.
User_577435777
4 years ago
"BrookeBCreativity;c-17957281" wrote:
I like the idea but it should be included in the base game instead of making people having to pay in order to make themselves accurately.

Could not agree more, but they didn't. There should at least be something for those who experience/want to understand these conditions.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
4 years ago
"Chazzzy;c-17957286" wrote:
We all know people who are disabled. I still don’t want that in my game. It appears the developers don’t want it in the game either because they are constantly asked about this. So… I guess that’s that on that.

I personally find some of the mods I’ve seen to be tasteless, like a body dysmorphia trait or a cerebral palsy trait. It’s just a weird concept all around to add to a fun, utopian game. To me, they make light of the issue like it’s a joke or something.

Exactly there’s no way to do it where the game devs won’t be accused of mishandling it and sparking a firestorm of controversy.
Simmingal
Hero
4 years ago
It's just all too complicated
trying to get it done right
without hurting anyones feelings
and yet in way that actually impacts game

So I wouldn't say I am very into the idea

but if they do disabilities it should surely be update not something you have to pay 40e for :/

and they should be possible to toggle off because many people would rather not be reminded of their disability when playing a game