I know this is not entirely a fan favorite with most people. I get that there are soooooo many other ideas out there but I honestly am craving a new fame/superstar pack. Superstar was probably my second favorite EP from TS1 and I'm hoping to see it come to fruition again in TS4. Here are just a few ideas I have for the pack. Let me know what you think. The careers should be things like Acting/Directing, Model/Fashion Designer and Singer. Careers might be like CL careers where your sims can go to work or do out side activities and go back to work. Possible to have them more like GTW careers where you can go with them? It should be hard to become a celebrity and that doing so means you can easily lose celebrity status. Celebrity Status should be interchangeable if possible like the Superstar EP. Sims could still primarily do one career but dabble in others like a singer being in a fashion show every once in a while Singers can record albums, shoot music videos, perform on stage (?) Actors can choose to do either movies or tv shows and have different genres to choose from. (Horror, SciFi, Drama,Romance, Comedy, Action etc) Models can run a fashion runway and pose for magazine covers Directors can write their stories and watch them on the silver screen Fashion designers can design new looks for sims like with mannequins. Sims who start from the bottom go through a talent agent or can be discovered.Big Perks for being a celebrity like special treatments and things like that. Maybe a chance for a sim to win an award for their craft. Simmy award (Music) or the Sim Choice Award (popularity) Possible Award shows (off lot event like volunteer work). Celebrities suffer too like paparazzi following them everywhere, tabloids, feuds with other people. Simstagram should be an official thing and it makes it possible for celebrity sims to keep in touch with fans. Also having meet and greets with fans as well and autograph signings. Bodyguards Collaborating with other artists Star Trailer Crazy Fan(s)Appearing on Talk Shows/Doing interviews Voice Acting for kids cartoon shows.Toddler/Child/Teen actors? Maybe ^ if Kid and Teen shows are a thing and if there are commercial auditions. Possibly doing movies on location like Granite Falls or other places. Special Events like Red CarpetsA studio location (similar like Superstar) where sims can access it only if they choose to be in the fame career track. Again, similar to how the GTW careers work. 1/16/18 Bands should be a returned feature. If Bands become a thing, new instruments should be implemented. The system might work the same as clubs from GT. Some bands could hold auditions for new members. Maybe a Superstar/Fame Skill? (Up to lvl 5 or lvl 10) I mentioned chance cards but I want to elaborate more on those: Celebrity Chance cards might be dependent on a Superstar skill. The higher the skill, the more options on how to handle certain situations. Pretty much like the Parenting skill. A possible "Superstar Value" (system like Character Values) RESERVED for Superstar Value IDEAS Fame Skill will unlock more career opportunities. Sim Star Ratings. Along with events such as red carpets and meet and greets, I would like there to be other "off screen" events as well Another possible career would be a reality TV star. If not a career, maybe it could be a certain genre that sims can pursue. The "exclusive" Studio world could include things from Superstar like recording studios or movie/tv sets. New Aspiration: A-Lister: Your sim wants to become completely unforgettable. Help them rise to the top and become Studio Town's hottest new A-lister Reward Trait: Star Quality. Everyone loves your sim and their status as a celebrity makes it too hard for people to not love them. Job opportunities will have increased success and they can make even the most scandalous rumor disappear. New Radio Stations: Hip Hop and R&B Projects that flop will affect your sims' star rating and will get them talked about )not in a good way). VIP parties with the return of a bouncer (?)3/14/18The different star rating/fame skill levels• Level 1: Sims at this level will be new to the scene. They want to become 5-star celebrities/A-Listers and will do whatever it takes to get to that level…even stepping on a few toes. Projects are slim and most of them are background or behind the scene roles but it’s a start. Maybe there is some hope that they will be given their big break. Just don’t forget your friends and family when you make it big. • Level 2: Sims at this level are getting noticed. Some fans notice them in the streets and it’s a great feeling. But they aren’t getting any fan mail just yet. Now it’s time to get to work and start working even harder. It’s hard to get anywhere but it’s easy to get knocked down. X is getting more projects and is getting recognition by the bigger studios but they still have a long way to go.• Level 3: X is making a name for themselves! Fans are coming up to your sim to get autographs and take selfies on the street. X is making more money and is becoming the talk of the town. While many sims are happy for your sim, others aren’t too enthusiastic about your sim becoming a rising star and are willing to knock you down a peg. X will need to watch their backs for the jealous celebrities and even their “friends”. • Level 4: Your sim has come so far and their work is paying off. More elite studios are looking at X and they just might be interested in them. Your sims’ face is everywhere and their name is in bright lights. Everywhere they go they get special treatment and sometimes, unwanted attention from the paparazzi. Fans will want to know what you’re doing, what you’re wearing and who you’re dating every second of the day. Your sim is enjoying the limelight but how long will it last? Will X crash and burn? Or will they finally make their way to the top? • Level 5: X has made it to the top! Hanging out with the best of the best and are doing big things. With more fans and money than they can count, X is living the lap of luxury. Talk shows, red carpets and awards…the works! Your sim doesn’t seem to want to stop any time soon and plans on staying at the top. All of that hard work has paid off and X is an A-lister.

Sims should also be able to get famous from stuff like music, painting, writing a book, photography etc. We should have bands and ability to attend concertsGetting famous should be really challenging. Especially when a sim starts from the bottom they should put in a lot of work to reach the top, it makes it more rewarding in the end. Also it should be easier for richer sims and sims that have connections.Celebrity sims can sign autographs and can have meetups. Maybe certain objects can be signed too like books, photos, etc. And when you hover over it says signed by-----

There is a really good Mod for the Sims 4 that is about Fame and becoming a Celebrity. Is it called Road to Fame, created by SACRIFICIAL. In it you can become a Model, be Simtagram famous (a parody of Instagram, which I agree should be implemented in the game officially), you can have your own NPC, or deliberately picked bodyguard and assistant, paparazzi are abound depending on your Celebrity level, there being Levels 1-5, and you can always have meet and greets. The newest updates adds the ability to receive, and give gifts to Celebrities. I personally am in favor of this becoming official content in the Sims 4. Especially since we live in such a social media world, with everyone obsessed with being on their phone and updating their statuses.

I pretty much agree with all your ideas. Super star was my favorite expansion in The Sims 1. Maybe the Stunt Performer or bodyguard could also be a career. Playing the bodyguard at a concert trying to protect the singer could be a interesting. It could show the other side of the coins and if the sims skills of the stunt performer is not high enough he/she could die in the process.But maybe it would be to hard to do.

"Simfan923;d-932893" wrote:Singer. We already have that.I think the ability to form a band would be a better new career... and the inclusion of a drum kit. Careers might be like CL careers where your sims can go to work or do out side activities and go back to work. Possible to have them more like GTW careers where you can go with them? As an EP, that might be possible. Follow your actor sim to the film studio, or just send them, and let them do their own thing, or have a day when they go out, do interviews, autographs, publicity stunts, etc.It should be hard to become a celebrity and that doing so means you can easily lose celebrity status. Celebrity Status should be interchangeable if possible like the Superstar EP. Sims could still primarily do one career but dabble in others like a singer being in a fashion show every once in a whileNot bad ideas. Singers can record albums, shoot music videos, perform on stage (?)Bands. More fun, more chaos. Actors can choose to do either movies or tv shows and have different genres to choose from. (Horror, SciFi, Drama,Romance, Comedy, Action etc) Models can run a fashion runway and pose for magazine covers Directors can write their stories and watch them on the silver screen Fashion designers can design new looks for sims like with maneuqins. These ideas aren't bad. Most directors don't write what they direct, but many dream of doing it, one day. Sims who start from the bottom go through a talent agent or can be discovered.I like this. The busking thing from CL would be a good location for sims to be 'discovered' A pack like this would have to include a grungy club, where garage bands play in hope of discovery, and wannabe actors do stand up comedy or monologues.Big Perks for being a celebrity like special treatments and things like that. Basically a lot of free stuff. Free meals out, free drinks, free clothes, everyone wants you to promote their product, and so will send free samplesAlso having meet and greets with fans as well and autograph signings. That would be great as part of the job. Your celeb sim is sent to a community lot for the purpose. You've got some good ideas. Having a pack like this work like GTW simplifies the concept, making it more plausible. And though I've said bands not singer, it would be interesting to have the option to break up the band, and follow a solo career at a certain level of the career path, and then later, the option to reform the band, or form a new band.

@Movotti we don't technically have singer as a CAREER which is what the OP is probably want. Yes our sims CAN sing but you can't earn tips as a Karaoke singer like you can earn tips as a guitar/piano/violin player. A lot of actors especially Disney actors are singers as well. And singers are in some sense actors in their music videos-starting with MJ's Thriller music video (the first music video which actually had a plot)

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Simfan923

7 years ago

Superstar/Fame Pack

I know this is not entirely a fan favorite with most people. I get that there are soooooo many other ideas out there but I honestly am craving a new fame/superstar pack. Superstar was probably my second favorite EP from TS1 and I'm hoping to see it come to fruition again in TS4. Here are just a few ideas I have for the pack. Let me know what you think.

The careers should be things like Acting/Directing, Model/Fashion Designer and Singer.
Careers might be like CL careers where your sims can go to work or do out side activities and go back to work.
Possible to have them more like GTW careers where you can go with them?
It should be hard to become a celebrity and that doing so means you can easily lose celebrity status.
Celebrity Status should be interchangeable if possible like the Superstar EP. Sims could still primarily do one career but dabble in others like a singer being in a fashion show every once in a while
Singers can record albums, shoot music videos, perform on stage (?)
Actors can choose to do either movies or tv shows and have different genres to choose from. (Horror, SciFi, Drama,Romance, Comedy, Action etc)
Models can run a fashion runway and pose for magazine covers
Directors can write their stories and watch them on the silver screen
Fashion designers can design new looks for sims like with mannequins.
Sims who start from the bottom go through a talent agent or can be discovered.
Big Perks for being a celebrity like special treatments and things like that.
Maybe a chance for a sim to win an award for their craft. Simmy award (Music) or the Sim Choice Award (popularity)
Possible Award shows (off lot event like volunteer work).
Celebrities suffer too like paparazzi following them everywhere, tabloids, feuds with other people.
Simstagram should be an official thing and it makes it possible for celebrity sims to keep in touch with fans.
Also having meet and greets with fans as well and autograph signings.
Bodyguards
Collaborating with other artists
Star Trailer
Crazy Fan(s)
Appearing on Talk Shows/Doing interviews
Voice Acting for kids cartoon shows.
Toddler/Child/Teen actors?
Maybe ^ if Kid and Teen shows are a thing and if there are commercial auditions.
Possibly doing movies on location like Granite Falls or other places.
Special Events like Red Carpets
A studio location (similar like Superstar) where sims can access it only if they choose to be in the fame career track. Again, similar to how the GTW careers work.

1/16/18

Bands should be a returned feature.
If Bands become a thing, new instruments should be implemented.
The system might work the same as clubs from GT.
Some bands could hold auditions for new members.
Maybe a Superstar/Fame Skill? (Up to lvl 5 or lvl 10)
I mentioned chance cards but I want to elaborate more on those:
Celebrity Chance cards might be dependent on a Superstar skill. The higher the skill, the more options on how to handle certain situations.
Pretty much like the Parenting skill.
A possible "Superstar Value" (system like Character Values)
RESERVED for Superstar Value IDEAS
Fame Skill will unlock more career opportunities.
Sim Star Ratings.
Along with events such as red carpets and meet and greets, I would like there to be other "off screen" events as well
Another possible career would be a reality TV star.
If not a career, maybe it could be a certain genre that sims can pursue.
The "exclusive" Studio world could include things from Superstar like recording studios or movie/tv sets.
New Aspiration: A-Lister: Your sim wants to become completely unforgettable. Help them rise to the top and become Studio Town's hottest new A-lister
Reward Trait: Star Quality. Everyone loves your sim and their status as a celebrity makes it too hard for people to not love them. Job opportunities will have increased success and they can make even the most scandalous rumor disappear.
New Radio Stations: Hip Hop and R&B
Projects that flop will affect your sims' star rating and will get them talked about )not in a good way).
VIP parties with the return of a bouncer (?)

3/14/18

The different star rating/fame skill levels

• Level 1: Sims at this level will be new to the scene. They want to become 5-star celebrities/A-Listers and will do whatever it takes to get to that level…even stepping on a few toes. Projects are slim and most of them are background or behind the scene roles but it’s a start. Maybe there is some hope that they will be given their big break. Just don’t forget your friends and family when you make it big.
• Level 2: Sims at this level are getting noticed. Some fans notice them in the streets and it’s a great feeling. But they aren’t getting any fan mail just yet. Now it’s time to get to work and start working even harder. It’s hard to get anywhere but it’s easy to get knocked down. X is getting more projects and is getting recognition by the bigger studios but they still have a long way to go.
• Level 3: X is making a name for themselves! Fans are coming up to your sim to get autographs and take selfies on the street. X is making more money and is becoming the talk of the town. While many sims are happy for your sim, others aren’t too enthusiastic about your sim becoming a rising star and are willing to knock you down a peg. X will need to watch their backs for the jealous celebrities and even their “friends”.
• Level 4: Your sim has come so far and their work is paying off. More elite studios are looking at X and they just might be interested in them. Your sims’ face is everywhere and their name is in bright lights. Everywhere they go they get special treatment and sometimes, unwanted attention from the paparazzi. Fans will want to know what you’re doing, what you’re wearing and who you’re dating every second of the day. Your sim is enjoying the limelight but how long will it last? Will X crash and burn? Or will they finally make their way to the top?
• Level 5: X has made it to the top! Hanging out with the best of the best and are doing big things. With more fans and money than they can count, X is living the lap of luxury. Talk shows, red carpets and awards…the works! Your sim doesn’t seem to want to stop any time soon and plans on staying at the top. All of that hard work has paid off and X is an A-lister.

kaiwryplays
7 years ago
Sims should also be able to get famous from stuff like music, painting, writing a book, photography etc.

We should have bands and ability to attend concerts

Getting famous should be really challenging. Especially when a sim starts from the bottom they should put in a lot of work to reach the top, it makes it more rewarding in the end. Also it should be easier for richer sims and sims that have connections.

Celebrity sims can sign autographs and can have meetups. Maybe certain objects can be signed too like books, photos, etc. And when you hover over it says signed by-----
LosPirateArr
7 years ago
There is a really good Mod for the Sims 4 that is about Fame and becoming a Celebrity. Is it called Road to Fame, created by SACRIFICIAL. In it you can become a Model, be Simtagram famous (a parody of Instagram, which I agree should be implemented in the game officially), you can have your own NPC, or deliberately picked bodyguard and assistant, paparazzi are abound depending on your Celebrity level, there being Levels 1-5, and you can always have meet and greets. The newest updates adds the ability to receive, and give gifts to Celebrities.

I personally am in favor of this becoming official content in the Sims 4. Especially since we live in such a social media world, with everyone obsessed with being on their phone and updating their statuses.
LadyAlexiel
7 years ago
I pretty much agree with all your ideas. Super star was my favorite expansion in The Sims 1. Maybe the Stunt Performer or bodyguard could also be a career. Playing the bodyguard at a concert trying to protect the singer could be a interesting. It could show the other side of the coins and if the sims skills of the stunt performer is not high enough he/she could die in the process.But maybe it would be to hard to do.
Movotti
7 years ago
"Simfan923;d-932893" wrote:
Singer.

We already have that.
I think the ability to form a band would be a better new career... and the inclusion of a drum kit.

Careers might be like CL careers where your sims can go to work or do out side activities and go back to work.
Possible to have them more like GTW careers where you can go with them?

As an EP, that might be possible.
Follow your actor sim to the film studio, or just send them, and let them do their own thing, or have a day when they go out, do interviews, autographs, publicity stunts, etc.

It should be hard to become a celebrity and that doing so means you can easily lose celebrity status.
Celebrity Status should be interchangeable if possible like the Superstar EP. Sims could still primarily do one career but dabble in others like a singer being in a fashion show every once in a while

Not bad ideas.

~~Singers~~ can record albums, shoot music videos, perform on stage (?)

Bands. More fun, more chaos.

Actors can choose to do either movies or tv shows and have different genres to choose from. (Horror, SciFi, Drama,Romance, Comedy, Action etc)
Models can run a fashion runway and pose for magazine covers
Directors can write their stories and watch them on the silver screen
Fashion designers can design new looks for sims like with maneuqins.

These ideas aren't bad.
Most directors don't write what they direct, but many dream of doing it, one day.

Sims who start from the bottom go through a talent agent or can be discovered.
I like this. The busking thing from CL would be a good location for sims to be 'discovered'
A pack like this would have to include a grungy club, where garage bands play in hope of discovery, and wannabe actors do stand up comedy or monologues.

Big Perks for being a celebrity like special treatments and things like that.
Basically a lot of free stuff. Free meals out, free drinks, free clothes, everyone wants you to promote their product, and so will send free samples

Also having meet and greets with fans as well and autograph signings.
That would be great as part of the job. Your celeb sim is sent to a community lot for the purpose.

You've got some good ideas. Having a pack like this work like GTW simplifies the concept, making it more plausible.

And though I've said bands not singer, it would be interesting to have the option to break up the band, and follow a solo career at a certain level of the career path, and then later, the option to reform the band, or form a new band.
Madamelee
New Rookie
7 years ago
@Movotti we don't technically have singer as a CAREER which is what the OP is probably want. Yes our sims CAN sing but you can't earn tips as a Karaoke singer like you can earn tips as a guitar/piano/violin player. A lot of actors especially Disney actors are singers as well. And singers are in some sense actors in their music videos-starting with MJ's Thriller music video (the first music video which actually had a plot)
HeckinGodzilla
7 years ago
"kaiwrysims;c-16248948" wrote:
Sims should also be able to get famous from stuff like music, painting, writing a book, photography etc.

We should have bands and ability to attend concerts

Getting famous should be really challenging. Especially when a sim starts from the bottom they should put in a lot of work to reach the top, it makes it more rewarding in the end. Also it should be easier for richer sims and sims that have connections.

Celebrity sims can sign autographs and can have meetups. Maybe certain objects can be signed too like books, photos, etc. And when you hover over it says signed by-----

Yes! I make a lot of my sims dabble in writing and thought they should do more with 'Write Screenplay'. With a celebrity GP our Sims could write and direct their own screenplay or just submit one like normal.
(It would be cool if we could also have our sims submit paintings/books anonymously or under a pseudonym in case they don't want to be known for their work/gain celebrity points for it.)
figrollzxox
7 years ago
I've been wishing for a pack like this for ages! I hope this idea is considered!
Loanet
Rising Scout
7 years ago
How about if your Sim creates their own show, they can create a talk show and like, they have to be asking the right questions and the Sim has to go away happy? Or maybe your Sims can be invited on a Talk Show?

I think we had the Sing skill added because sooner or later there will be a kind of Fame/Superstar pack.
Simfan923
7 years ago
As far as celebrities go I do agree with @Dannydanbo. With that said, I think it would be interesting to have maybe a mixture of Maxis created celebrities and maybe spoof celebrities. I think randomly created celebrities is sort of necessary so your sims who want their claim to fame can make connections and makes networking all the more important.
8rm2
7 years ago
So much yes. Ideally it will be more like TS1 Superstar, and less like TS3 Showtime.