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NoahLGP
Seasoned Ace
22 days ago

⚙️ Feature refresh : Gender Options (2016)

Hi,

Gender Options was added to the basegame almost 10 years ago, it would be nice to refresh it.

  • Physical Frame : It's broken, I have no hope for the future. Let's ignore this feature.
  • Clothing Preference : CAS content need to respect the player settings, Feminine earrings should not be tagged as Masculine. I would also add "Both" option to remove the gender filter.
  • Pregnancy : For aliens and half aliens, I would add the "Both" option (Become Pregnant and Get Other Pregnant) . Technically Male sims can do both with alien abduction, so let's unlock this option without using mods. The Sims isn't real life, impossible things happen in the game.

 

 

In addition, it would be nice to add two options :

  • Chest : Masculine form (no breast shape no matter the size)
  • Animations : Masculine, Feminine or Neutral.

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  • I'd like have a non binary option/symbol too. 

    Maybe we could have a custom option to the clothing preferences too where we choose what category we want from each gender.

    Also it'd be great if feminine tops didn't have their breast shadow, just on feminine physical frame, so we could use them on men without looking like they have breasts. That's something i've requested before but sadly there's no response to it.

  • A lot of the problems the Sims 4 has these days is that its foundation was set back in 2014 and the groundwork has been a constant "work-in-progress" ever since in terms of... well, everything. 2014, things like gender fluidity and pronouns were nowhere on their radar. So, you are taking a 2014 game that is constantly having stuff added onto it to try to keep up with the times. For a lot of the things today's audience wants... the game needs an entire rehaul with such things in mind. Lots of people keep comparing, "This game can do it, why can't you?" Well, those games have foundations that were equipped to handle such things. They were made closer to this present year - not over ten years ago.

    When I heard of "Project Rene" and how the Sims 5 was not going to be a thing, I admittedly hoped it would be EA working behind the scenes to create a new foundation for the Sims 4 where the mechanics are more up-to-date. The base would be remade to be able to handle more versatile subjects: like the mesh for human Sims would be updated to be able to handle the growing desire for body transitioning. The platform for building would be updated to be able to handle diagonal and curved objects. The build/buy would take notes from CC creators or the Sims 2 to allow a better mix and match of swatch types. The gameplay... they would be doing deep dives into ironing out the bugs, glitches and the like. 

    What are they doing besides trying to make the game available across platforms? I have no idea. Nevertheless, if they do succeed on that goal, it won't do any good with how the game has become so broken for console and PC players alike.

  • NoahLGP's avatar
    NoahLGP
    Seasoned Ace
    17 days ago

    I added Animation because a few of Romantic interactions are specific to a gender and maybe add more.

    I mean sims may want to show their femininity (kawaii/cute) a little more while some other sims could prefer to act manly.

    More options letting us be who we want to be is always appreciate.

     

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    NoahLGP
    Seasoned Ace
    14 days ago

    About "Can this Sim use the toilet standing ?" , this option would make more sense if there was Urinal like the previous games.

    The Sims 3

     

  • Miataplay's avatar
    Miataplay
    Legend
    14 days ago

    Those toilets look so cute all lined up together. 😊

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