We all say we want smarter AI, right? How many of you would like this type of independent Sim?Poll Question, would you be happy to see your Sims think for themselves and act upon their desires with an Independent Trait? Attributes: 1. Able to buy unusal and pricey objects and decor online without player input. Like when Sims contribute to chairty on their own. This could be decor and objects not available in buymode. 2. File for Divorce, just because, no apparent reasons to player but just because they no longer like partner3. Send kids to boarding school (not culled).4. Hire repairman, nanny, butlers autonomously if they have the trait.5. Change the colors of rooms to suit themselves, change wallpapers, floors etc. Use pc to do this orders new wallpaper and floors.6. Cooks food for later and puts it away for breakfast, lunch and dinner.7. Changes which rooms in home are particular rooms by moving furniture and decor to other areas. Redesigns their own homes. :p 8. Orders a pet, or gets rid of a pet.9. Enters a school or higher education center, changes direction to fill their own Aspiration10. Would Decide to move in or out with others.

I don't like my sims doing anything by themselves. I play with autonomy off and I like controllling everything they do.

I like the autonomy we have now but that seems like too much.

It doesn't appeal to me. No point in me being there if the sim is going to go all willy-nilly.

I just want them to have a personality that reflects the traits I gave them and differs from another sim I made with completely different traits. I'm not sure I would like them to be entirely autonomous, I just wish they had more varied whims based on their personality. Basically I want them to be more aware of themselves, other sims, and their surroundings, but still give me the control. For example, if I make a sim in CAS that can't have children but they may be family-oriented, I want them to get a whim to adopt a child with their partner rather than have a baby with. I just want the smarter sims we were promised at the beginning of the sims 4 and for them to react appropriately to the situations and world around them.

The only one on your list I want is for sims to sometimes cook whole meals and put away the leftovers. Everything else, we're looking at AI way beyond what our computers can handle.Most of what I want would involve smarter sim interpersonal interactions. Objects in the world are overwhelmingly my thing as the player.

Smarter AI, How Many Would Really Like Independent Sims?

DaemonPaws
6 years ago
I have a complicated relationship with sim autonomy, but mostly I think anything is fine as long as there is a toggle or slider so individual players can decide how much "the thing" impacts their games. I desperately want story progression added back in - which is why I think I am largely okay with some of the ideas you've listed or similar sorts of things - but I also don't want it put into place if it's going to ruin things for other simmers. If anything remotely close to this (or even just standard story progression we had in the past) is added in, it absolutely needs to have a series of controls to allow simmers to dictate the impact it has on their game. By all means, add more improvements and challenges, but do not force it on everyone. I think there's a good discussion to have around this kind of stuff, but I only want the team to make big strides toward stuff like this if they are going to do it in a way that doesn't ruin the game for others.
RoboSpongie
New Spectator
6 years ago
Depends on situation but I want to be in control most of the time
Cinebar
6 years ago
Thank everyone for responding, I don't always get notices threads have been updated or responded to by replies. I didn't mean to let this thread go to the bottom, but with Thanksgiving and all I got distracted, and didn't see any notices, either.
MoonCrossWarrio
6 years ago
I want my household do their own things, like hosting parties, hosting other events, getting and into relationships, get married, cheating, get divorced, visiting other lots, having kids, moving, get a job, get fired, put themselves into danger due to risk of being dumb thus ripping, if evil; they will resort to evil acts like trying to rip a sim and go to jail, robbing other sims and riisk going to jail, If angry, they will act that anger such as getting into fights, etc! :O

I'd be sitting there eating popcorn as I watch my sims in first person doing all these things. It's kinda like a story progression for player controlled households! I'd be much more hooked if this happened. :D

It should be a optional feature since some people like to FULL control their household/ townies.
catloverplayer
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
No I want to be in charge of my sims.
Pinkieo
6 years ago
i just want them to be more independent relationship wise. sometimes im stuck with choosing which sim to have as a girlfriend or boyfriend so having them do it naturally can allow interesting gameplay. obviously dont want them to be too indepedent and having kids with random people. That can have like a feature or turn off or turn on for itself if need be
Purrloin9
6 years ago
This legit sounds like it would be cool. As long as I am the deciding factor before the choice is made, I'd have no problem with something like this.
FriendlySimmers
New Traveler
6 years ago
no i chose what i went my sims to do
SamXNE_997
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
"ListentoToppDogg;c-17044582" wrote:
This legit sounds like it would be cool. As long as I am the deciding factor before the choice is made, I'd have no problem with something like this.

Same here.
MoonCrossWarrio
6 years ago
Maybe Maxis could make 2 versions of the sims in the future, one called "The Sims your in charge edition" which is the current sims while the other is called "The sims Automatron edition" which allows for full AI autonomy! and you can still control them if you want to. Better yet; the full autonomy feature could be used as a game pack or a expansion? I'd buy it if they did that. :)