Feature Request: Add a "Disallow Roommate Guests" Option (Discover University)
Feature Request: Add a "Disallow Roommate Guests" Option
The roommate system is one of my favorite features in The Sims 4 because it allows me to focus on one active Sim while still having a lively household. However, one aspect of the system can become overwhelming: roommates constantly invite over their own friends, partners, and other visitors.
This becomes especially noticeable in larger roommate households, where multiple roommates may each invite guests. A household of roommates can quickly become filled with Sims the player never intended to have on the lot.
I would love to see an optional setting that allows players to control this behavior without changing how roommates function for everyone else.
Possible implementations:
Door and Gate Lock Option
- Allow Household
- Allow Roommates
- Disallow Roommate Guests
This would let roommates freely enter and leave while preventing their autonomous visitors from entering the property.
Lot Trait or Lot Challenge (Preferred
A lot trait such as Private Residence or Quiet Household could disable autonomous roommate visitors while leaving every other roommate behavior unchanged.
Benefits
- Gives players more control over their households.
- Reduces overcrowding on larger roommate lots.
- Improves game performance on lots with many Sims.
- Keeps the focus on the roommates the player intentionally chose.
- Completely optional players who enjoy roommate visitors can simply leave the setting enabled.
This feature wouldn't remove any existing gameplay. It would simply provide players with another way to customize how the roommate system works, just like many other optional gameplay settings already available in The Sims 4.
Thank you for considering this quality-of-life improvement!
