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thatpinkcoconut's avatar
4 years ago

Streamlining Lot Challenges ft. DLCs

I'm excited about the new Lot Challenges. I'm also excited that the Lot Traits panel, which includes both base game and DLC lot traits, will be reorganized alongside this update. The following are some of my ideas on Lot Challenges that incorporate gameplay features from previous packs, which are not necessarily lot traits but fit well with the concept of the upcoming mechanic.

Laundry Day
from Laundry Day Stuff Pack
- This Lot Challenge enables the laundry system for this lot. Go ahead and get the hampers and washtubs ready!

One of my minor pet peeves is that I can't place hampers and washing machines purely for decoration purposes because trying to do so automatically enables the laundry gameplay. With this new Lot Challenge, doing laundry activities is optional, and we're free to use the BB objects. On the other hand, we can also play with the system without the necessary appliances and objects (but with the pack, of course) and just watch our Sims swim in piles of dirty clothes, lol.

Bust the Dust
from Bust the Dust Kit
- This Lot Challenge enables the accumulation of dust and the dust system for this lot. Now stretch those muscles 'cause we'll be vacuumin'.

The option in the Settings looks so out of place, lmao. Also, in rotational gameplay, there are some households we don't want the dust system on, and some we do. I think it's cool if the setting is lot-specific rather than per-save.

Vampire Invasion
from Vampires Pack
- Missed Vlad missing your Sims' neck? This Lot Challenge enables vampire invasion for this lot.

I haven't gotten this for a very long time, I swear, and I really want it to spice up my gameplay. And to shush those who say that it is "too intrusive," we have this Lot Challenge for objectively enabling/disabling this feature. Plus, I think this option's better and more straightforward than the one hidden in the front door options.

How about you, guys? What are your ideas?
  • RememberJoy's avatar
    RememberJoy
    Seasoned Novice
    I'd love to have one for alien abductions. They rarely ever happen unless you're in the science career, and I'd love them to be more common in certain places like Strangerville.

    Another one could make everything, including bills, cost more. This would be great for sims who have more money than they know what to do with.

    They could also add one that makes disasters more frequent, like fires and electrocution, and causes sims to die more easily from these things.
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    "RememberJoy;c-17929320" wrote:

    They could also add one that makes disasters more frequent, like fires and electrocution, and causes sims to die more easily from these things.


    City Living has a lot trait called Cursed. It increases the chances of fire and electrocution and some other nasty things.

    I bet this will be moved to lot challenges.
  • they could definitely make alien abduct and vampire intruder lot challenges cause id personally like to have those happen for some households and its annoying its so nerfed cause some people don't like it

    also i wish we get burglar lot challenge in future cause if fox can steal eggs sim burglar should also be a thing and it makes sense cause then you could just not have this lot challenge for lots you're scared of getting messed

    oh and id love something like "thug neighborhood" where there would be some...fun visitors coming to your lot to make a mess

    I wonder if they could also make " needs TLC" removable if it was just lot challenge cause i just want to actually fix some of those apartments for good
  • "Simmingal;c-17929634" wrote:
    they could definitely make alien abduct and vampire intruder lot challenges cause id personally like to have those happen for some households and its annoying its so nerfed cause some people don't like it

    also i wish we get burglar lot challenge in future cause if fox can steal eggs sim burglar should also be a thing and it makes sense cause then you could just not have this lot challenge for lots you're scared of getting messed

    oh and id love something like "thug neighborhood" where there would be some...fun visitors coming to your lot to make a mess

    I wonder if they could also make " needs TLC" removable if it was just lot challenge cause i just want to actually fix some of those apartments for good


    I like the idea of the Sim burglar being a lot challenge. I would be happy to have the option over which house.

    @thatpinkcoconut I like your list.
    For me I’d like vampires stalking about again as they were originally. I looked out for Vlad and enjoyed wondering if he was going turn up.

    I love laundry as a chore to do but never thought of just having the stuff as is. Might be interesting, particularly for a slob Sim. Adding to the clutter.

    I don’t have ‘busted dust’ as I call it, so I don’t know.

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