What do you want more control over?
Out of the things that already exist in the game, which objects or aspects of the game would you like to have more control over, specifically what kind of control, and why? Please list up to 3 thi...
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1. The sims themselves. The first thing I noticed when I started playing in 2017, and that hasn't changed at all since, is that the sims in this game are remarkably reluctant to do what they're told, always having a lengthy idle animation to finish before they can get to it, claiming not to be able to go somewhere even though there's nothing in the way, dropping things out of their queues for no reason, and similar excuses. I'm about to start recording footage for a Sims show I'm currently writing the script for, fully aware that I'm setting myself up for a mental breakdown with those unwilling actors, but what else can I do?
2. Townies as a whole, and no, not just their names and outfits - I'd like the option to switch off the generation of random townies altogether! Given that the game only allows maybe 10 sims on a lot at the same time and I have a played population of almost 200, that's more than enough people for my active sims to encounter when they go out, and among those played sims are also enough that know a bit about cooking, mixing, yoga, etc., so no need to generate nobodies for those jobs either - especially when one of my families owns a business, yet they're nowhere to be found when another family travels there, with random townies working in their places instead.
3. Build Mode. I'm so tired of always having to choose between matching styles or matching colours because most of the time you can't have both. Even various pieces of furniture that come in the same pack often don't match. MOO, as much as I dislike using it, is also a must in many situations with how unnecessarily restricting the game is about what can go where. In spite of how many players claim that TS4's Build Mode is the best we've ever had, I think it needs a major overhaul in terms of user-friendliness.
2. Townies as a whole, and no, not just their names and outfits - I'd like the option to switch off the generation of random townies altogether! Given that the game only allows maybe 10 sims on a lot at the same time and I have a played population of almost 200, that's more than enough people for my active sims to encounter when they go out, and among those played sims are also enough that know a bit about cooking, mixing, yoga, etc., so no need to generate nobodies for those jobs either - especially when one of my families owns a business, yet they're nowhere to be found when another family travels there, with random townies working in their places instead.
3. Build Mode. I'm so tired of always having to choose between matching styles or matching colours because most of the time you can't have both. Even various pieces of furniture that come in the same pack often don't match. MOO, as much as I dislike using it, is also a must in many situations with how unnecessarily restricting the game is about what can go where. In spite of how many players claim that TS4's Build Mode is the best we've ever had, I think it needs a major overhaul in terms of user-friendliness.
