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Ossyrana's avatar
Ossyrana
New Novice
3 days ago

Birds

I just have a sentimental request to please release a BirdTricks expansion pack:

  • Introducing exotic companion birds as pets and the proper BirdTricks training, handling, and overall responsibility that comes with caring for them.
  • Species to include in all color variants: Budgies (American and English), Bourke Parakeets, Parrotlets, Green-cheek & Sun Conures, Caiques, Quakers, Indian Ringnecks, Cockatiels, Lovebirds, African Greys, Amazons, Macaws, Cockatoos & Galahs, and Eclectus parrots. 
  • There could even be a career aspect ~ taking in surrendered birds, getting them on the right diet, offering permission-based training only (starting with the target stick), introducing flight recall, going into a backpack, and helping them overcome their fears. This career track would be active on social media and online education.
  • If desired, there could be a second potential career branch doing magic shows like Jamie and Dave Womach.
  • And of course there would be tons of build mode items for their spacious cages, open room aviary trees & wall perches, jungle gyms, weight scales, appropriate shreddable toys that must be constantly replenished, trackpacks, a T stand, air purifiers, bird baths, indoor-grown sprouts, and little jars that our Sims can collect their feathers in when they molt. 
  • We'd get a new recipe for the kitchen as well, and our sims could let the birds be part of the process, exploring the different veggies laid out across the counter before the chopped ingredients are combined into each season's Seasonal Feeding System. The pellets, however, our Sims would just buy online from their phones or computers.

We got to have some bird species as pets in Sims 3, so I was disappointed when they didn't transfer over into Sims 4, and wasn't sure why they were left out. I was also sad we never had chickens in Sims 3, so I was extremely ecstatic to at least finally have them in Sims 4, even though I wish we could also have more species (like Silkies) and be able to customize them like cats and dogs > and also have them be part of the household and not need the coop if they are going to be an indoor house chicken. I also miss (from Sims 3) being able to actually have movement control over our pets like any sim in our household ~ which was very useful when they'd get flees (because I could just have them take a swim) or if I just wanted them to go to a different room or hop off a counter without being told to. 

Although not parrots, I would love to add doves/pigeons and quail. I feel like they could fall under the chicken category more.

And there should definitely be an anti-aging option. We've lost enough in real life... I want my bird to live forever somewhere. Sadly the toggle for the chickens and farm life still doesn't seem to work.

3 Replies

  • SheriSim's avatar
    SheriSim
    Seasoned Ace
    20 hours ago

    Yeah so many complained about my first pet stuff, which was actually quite a cute pack, that I think they kind of gave up on other animals as pets…..  it’s too bad.  I would have loved to see more pet packs.

  • It is my belief that they were separating out all the different types of pets. When the C&D ep released and a little while later we got the my first pet sp, that confirmed it for me. I suspect they scraped making other pets packs due to the bit of backlash from the community. I own budgies irl, so I always was initially disappointed that my entire family could not all be created. 

  • UberDrew1's avatar
    UberDrew1
    Seasoned Ace
    1 day ago

    I love this idea although I would rather prefer a wild bird sanctuary like those with birds of prey and reteaching them how to fly with the fans and physical rehabilitation, or hatching and raising birds to release into the wild.

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