Book Nerd Pack?
Can we get a book nerd pack? One with maybe an aspiration like “Book Dragon” where you earn points through reading a crazy amount, visiting libraries, shopping at bookstores, discussing books with ...
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@CuteeOwl Also I do like that Sims writing books and other Sims buy it and that sim gets paid also a book signing, the author can talk about their book, and get like an award like on get famous for the book they wrote. They can make it like novel series also get famous they can get a star on wall of game for being a famous author if you want to go on the famous route.
@Briana2526 Good idea! A Book Signing event would be a cool new Social Event that can be held at a Library, maybe. I know that if your Sim has a copy of their written book in their personal inventory, they can read an excerpt on the microphone. Maybe that could be an event task as well as Signing Books.
More brainstorming! Would love to see different reading animations added with a Book Nerd pack.
Reading Animations
- Lying on Stomach
- Lying on Side
- Reading holding a Stuffed Animal, age Child or Teens+ with Childish Trait
- Read Book to Blarfy, age Child
- Read Book to Dog, age Child, Cats & Dogs
- Lounge Chair reading
- Chair + Ottoman reading
- Couch, laid back
- Pop-Up Book
Living Chair + Ottoman combo
This furniture item could behave the same as a Lounge Chair, using the same animations: Lounge, Relax, Nap, Read. An Ottoman, Foot Stool or Pouffe could *snap* to the chair, like with modular couches or dining chairs to tables.
Finished Manuscript
In Sims 3, when you sent off your book for publication, you later received a printed copy in the mail. Right now, when our Sims send off a book for publication, it's gone forever unless you had the foresight to make a copy beforehand. Maybe this Sims 3 feature could make a return in The Sims 4? Maybe instead of a finished book icon in the inventory, we could see a stack of papers, like an old time finished manuscript tied with ribbon.
- @Vyo4 Brilliant! I love all of these ideas! And I’ve always been annoyed that in Sims 4 you don’t get to order a copy of your own book. And to have them actually use a lounger chair with an ottoman correctly? That would be amazing.
Also, seeing the little kid Sims reading to their stuffed animal friends would be so adorable. With the big stuffed animals, they could even sit in front of them and hold the book up as if they’re trying to show the giant teddy bear what’s on the page. It would be so cute!Custom Covers for Written Books
Wouldn't it be neat if we were able to distinguish Sim-written books from pre-made books? To choose the custom cover art of Sim-written books to help them stand out against the crowd. Right now our written books disappear among the pre-made books; we have to hover over the icons to see which copy is one that my Sim wrote. Maybe we could get a pop-up of choices for each genre for Sim-written books (with the default generic swatch also listed if wanted). We could unlock fancier covers when we unlock the ability to write a Book Series.Book Of Life Update
A pack like this would also be a perfect opportunity to update the [Shameless Post Plug] IDEA: Visual Significance to the Book of Life. Always thought this supernatural book should look more significant and not look like just another mystery novel.
