LONG List of Changes I think we need desperately

I'm posting my current list of grievances. I'm pretty sure that all of these still stand. Some of these may come with packs I just don't have but regardless, I'd love for these to be considered available for base game play or in their respective packs. Thank you!:

-Why is there no “Invite Household” option when I call a sim to invite over to current lot? In the Sims 2, you could choose “invite household” and then choose which sims to include so they all show up at once. Currently you have to invite each sim individually.

-Time should STOP immediately on load screen start when a sim chooses to travel. So many times it has taken SO long to load and has wasted so much time in the game. Especially if you accidentally have it on fast forward, the sim shows up to the destination and it’s 7 hours later.

⁃ Why can’t we choose a sim's favorite drink? Several of my non-vampire sims have “plasma Jane” as theirs but every time they drink it they get sick… Meal/drink favorites should be added to the like/dislikes panel.

⁃ Glasses disappear on work outfits. How are my sims supposed to see? Glasses should carry over.

-Sims should not be able to sleep in a room when there is a stereo on. 

-When I start a social event, ESPECIALLY a wedding, it only lets me invite the contacts of the currently selected sim. If I select multiple hosts, the contacts should include those of ALL the selected hosts combined. (I couldn't invite my other sim's family members to their wedding because they weren't in the selected sim's contacts...)

-Why doesn't it ask if I want to change my sims' last names when they get married? I wish it would prompt a pop-up automatically like when naming a new baby, instead of having to go into CAS to do it separately. Otherwise it makes getting married feel uneventful after it's over. 

- I really wish I could choose to "turn build mode grid off " as an overall preference. I want it off by default, will hit G if I need it. 

⁃ Why is there no super fast-forward time mode? I have to add a mod to get it.

-Why can't I clone/duplicate a sim in CAS?

-Why no personal sim bios? Helps tell the story and reminds me about each sim.

-Rewards for parties and social events need to switch up - it’s always the same boring reward item for each event type and tier of achievement.

-Need more social event types. House Warming party. Promotion party.  Retirement party. Themed holiday Parties (like Winterfest, etc). Guests bring and present gifts!

-Goals for social events and dates need to switch up, it’s always the same actions.

-Why can't I change the frame color/design on my sim's paintings? There's only one uneditable color and style of frame when you choose "Frame canvas". 

⁃ There should be a “with bangs” category in hairstyles. So tired of having to search through every hairstyle. 

⁃ Need coffee table-functional board games!! And other party games. Tired of having to have a whole dang game table in a sims small apartment or house just to have an activity that isn’t dancing, watching TV, or darts. (Like different board games, coffee table card games, dice games, the one with guessing what written on the card on your forehead) And what about “pin the tail on the donkey” for birthday parties?

⁃ Need more single tile juice bars (with bartender compatibility) for home bars or city apartments, not just that one "compact bar" - Where is a simple bar cart?? A corner bar? Or even a tray of bottles you can put on a countertop/table/display surface. These should have come with City Living. 

- "Grand Meals" do not at all look grand. The "turkey dinner" looks like a small chicken. Could these not be designed much larger to match their title? BIG platters with larger/taller food objects. 

-Very few things fit on small shelves. Allow more objects on shelves!

-There should be way more identical twins! I feel like all my sims' twins look totally different. Does it ever happen? It should be a high probability. Otherwise twins are kind of boring.

-Group houseplants by size. I hate trying to guess which plants will fit on a tiny shelf or or only on the floor.

⁃ Why can’t sims make a tray of drinks like they did in sims 1? Especially for a social event. “Serve a drink platter” at a bar like a party or family meal. Didn’t bartenders used to go around in Sims 1 serving the drinks on a tray also? It would make serving at events so much simpler.

-Need more voices for sims! Why do elders sound the same as adults? The Sims 2 had different old people voices.

⁃ In the Gallery, when I choose which game/stuff packs to include in my search, it always does an “exactly all of these or nothing” search. What I actually need is a “these selected packs OR FEWER” formula. The whole point is to find lots that use all packs I own OR less, which would still be compatible.  

⁃ If I apply a pair of pants to a different outfit category it should not override all outfits in that category. It should create a new outfit iteration (like new Everyday #2 and leave the original Everyday #1). 

- Why is there no music options in the Entertainer career track? The classical "Music Virtuoso"  is so boring and limiting. There should st least be Rock star, Pop star, Hip Hop star, Country star, with respective outfits and job pop ups. 

-Wish all sims didn’t have cell phones. Analog option. Can use a computer or wall-object landline phone instead (have an old-timey option).

-There should be an analog way to ‘write’ in a journal-like item without a computer. Need something better than that weird wooden typewriter computer from Cottage Living.

-Sims walk around inside in their underwear/pajamas all day unless manually forced to change clothes. Why? They should change right when they get out of bed like in Sims 2. Maybe only unless they have the lazy or slob trait.

⁃ Fireplaces fires never die out. They should. They should have a time decay and require stoking to keep alive. “Gas-powered” ones should have an auto shut off too.

⁃ Couch makeouts are just kissing side by side. Who signed off on that animation? TS2 was better and actually realistic.

⁃ Why can’t a first kiss happen sitting on a bench/couch? Also the animation is really dorky, especially for adults. I'd simplify it or have it change for each age group.

"Try for Mistletoe Kiss" should be winter season specific, not all year round. 

-WHY DOES IT NOT JUST SHOW WHO MY SPOUSE IS IN THE RELATIONSHIPS PANEL? Instead, I have to open the profile of each sim and scroll down to see it. It needs to be directly viewable next to the sim's photo when I click into Relationships. And sick of these arbitrary terms “lovebirds/lovers/soulmates”. Should only say: Romantic interest, lovers (if they’ve woohooed), PARTNER (when bf/gf), FIANCÉ when engaged, and then SPOUSE. 

⁃ Should be able to set bills on autopay. Bring back the repo man for any overdrafts!

-Make a basic birthday and wedding CAKE a BUILD MODE ITEM again like in TS2. Why only order, bake, or computer delivery options? My sims get stranded with no cake during last minute events, it shouldn't be so hard to get one. Maybe make the online ordered, shop-bought, or baked ones higher quality, have unique designs, or special moodlets attached. But there should be a quick buyable option from build mode. 

-Too many fridge food options, and/or it's poorly displayed. It takes forever just to sift through the click maps to choose “cereal” for breakfast. Is there a way to better visually organize, like maybe a rectangular list that drops down from the side- NOT the same as the separate "Cook" pop up window. That's also too much scrolling. Just a list of all the capsules that normally show but they're not splayed out as a radial web. This should be simpler like Sims 2. Or at least show options based on what time it is during the day. Cereal (and snacks) should be on the first page of the pie menu, especially in the morning. I actually kind of wish there was a recipe log or editable meal preferences for my household (almost like when choosing the menu at a restaurant), so not every single dish shows up as an option, every time I say "Serve Lunch" for example. 

⁃ The music genre names are annoying and bizarre. Wtf is Stranger Tunes and Summer Strut, Backyard, Romance? I get that some of these come with packs, but... Just use normal genre names. Rock, Pop, HipHop, R&B, Electronica, Indie Folk, Country, Latin, Jazz, etc. Goth maybe? instead of Spooky? The weird names are so confusing. And it doesn’t make sense while the stereo music has those made-up genres, the karaoke machine somehow has normal genres ("Country" all of a sudden?) The Sims 2 had it better and simpler. It just feels like you hired someone who knows nothing about music to label and sort the music. Metal or hard rock would be a great addition. 

-More than one bar on a bar lot/restaurant lot. Should autopopulate NPCs. Maybe just have a 2 bar limit? Or something. But extra bars should not be unattended.

⁃ Same with food stalls on public/park lots. They should autopopulate with NPCs. Not something I have to make my sims pay S100 for. 

-I want more sub categories for build items. Under “wall art” and “decorations”, show me: paintings, posters, decals separately. Same with sculptures. Everything is just thrown in together. And separate clutter/decorations/objects by room type. Bathroom decor items/dining room decor items/kitchen clutter items, etc.

-Also there are many items with nondescript names that do not show up when searching. For example, the "Caress Pitcher" has utensils in it. If I search just for ‘utensils”, it does not come up, but other containers with utensils do. I wish more of these items were categorized logically instead of going off their nondescript names or the words they lack in their descriptions. "Caress upon Caress". Can never find this. When you can't remember the word “etagere”, I wish search words like corner shelf, plate, or display, would also show this item. "Vidame hostess station". Why is this in misc instead of in side tables? It’s always so hard to find. I think all items need hidden tag words attached to them that can be searched in the search bar. 

-Please subgroup rugs by size. (Mat/small, medium, large, XL) I hate trying to remember how big a rug is. 

⁃ Pool table. Normal looking diving board. What is the hold up?!

-Need a "key rack" wall decor item for near the front door!

-Annoying that there are no terrain paint textures or floor tiles that match the ground in the uneditable terrain in the towns themselves. Ex. Windenburg stone has no matching paint or stone tile in build mode. I cannot make a seamless transition from the world into my lot and it looks ugly.

-More extra low fence options - brick garden border!

⁃ Why can’t I put plants inside the bay window ledge?

-I should be able to center an object in the centerpoint of 4 island counter pieces put together. The lack of movability of objects on tables or counters is infuriating actually. Please at least allow the ctrl+move function. 

-I miss having the private school vs. public school option for kids and teens, with different outfits/headmaster visits, etc. 

-Teen curfew should come back from TS2. If a teen stays out after 11pm, cops drop teen off and parents can choose to ground/punish. 

-Why isn't there just one "seasonal food stall" that changes according to whatever season it currently is? There's currently 4 separate ones and you have to change them out manually. 

⁃ I wish I could apply an ENTIRE outfit + makeup + accessories to a different category in CAS, without having to go into each specific component and choose add.

-If I do not hire a specific sim (as caterer, bartender, musician), just spawn me an NPC! Often times it still sends a playable sim or neighbor and that ruins the whole story. 

-Should be able to request a specific music genre to be played by a musician for a social event. I do not want random country guitar or fiddle being played at a fancy party. 

-You should be able to "turn on" the "fireplace channel" on televisions, and have it stay on in the background like a stereo.  Wouldn't you turn this on like it's a real fireplace during parties? Currently, the sim has to actively sit and watch it like all the other channels and it's weird. 

-Insert more designed NPCs/townies. I hate the randomly generated ones. I wish they had careers or NPC jobs and corresponding personality traits. They're all just unemployed and ugly. I miss having townies that were like stereotypes or had more relevant features/outfits/style/traits to the towns, venues, or sims at my current lot.  

-There needs to be more gay townie sims. Too many NPC have "no one" as their romantic interests. Why? This stops any gameplay from occurring. Make them have preferences or at least availability to date.

⁃ I don’t need a notification about another random sim somewhere discovering a fish.  Stop having my sims identify random fish when I ask them to discuss hobbies or interests. This should really be more relegated to angler sims or just NOT a pop up notification at all.

-“Dance with ___” should make sims dance face-to-face from another sim, not just somewhere in the room at the same time.

-Still no corner floor tiles?

-Allow connecting fence to foundation