Enchanted by Nature Gnomes Too Excessive
Context: Recently, one of my Sims had an ailment that lured gnomes to their home lot. I let the ailment fade on its own over time instead of calling a Naturopath. Then, I evicted and deleted that household and decided to start anew with a different family on the same lot. However, enchanted gnomes (sometimes helpful, sometimes evil) repeatedly appear on the lot and destroy everything in the blink of an eye. This playthrough does not involve any fairy or supernatural gameplay, so I find it frustrating to have to deal with the gnomes as it ruins my immersion and turns the game into a repairman/handiness simulator.
Suggestion: I think further tuning is required for how often gnomes appear on a home lot, and the addition of various Lot Traits, Rental Unit Rules, and an option within the Gameplay Settings menu is needed to give Simmers more control over their playthroughs regarding gnomes:
- Add an anti-gnome Lot Trait.
- Add an anti-gnome Rental Unit Rule.
- Add an option to turn off gnome gameplay altogether in Gameplay Settings.
- Make objects upgraded with the Unbreakable option through the Handiness Skill (as well as objects that are Unbreakable straight from Build/Buy) truly unbreakable, even against evil gnomes. If the reason Unbreakable objects can still be broken by evil gnomes is because they're enchanted and have magical powers, then add a special required part (like a magical ingredient) to make objects unbreakable against supernatural havoc specifically.