Mass effect sims gamepack idea
This idea was inspired by the sims 4 mass effect shirts that have been implemented in the game, the mass effect cc that exists, the space exploration that is already in the game, the journey to batuu pack that exists and this persons post bringing to light this brilliant idea. I love the mass effect trilogy and Andromeda. And looking forwards to when the next game comes out but as of now due to all the awesome mass effect cc that exists and the mass effect shirts EA added in the game. I had an interesting idea of playing the game as my commander Shepard I played as in the mass effect trilogy and life after the destroy ending. And based off the choices I made playing the mass effect trilogy and made the personality of my Shepard simulate that of what I choose in the actual mass effect trilogy. This is a fun idea for those who are the imaginative writer types that like to imagine what happens after an ending of a series. This is kinda off topic but I'm putting that out there if any simmer and mass effect fan reading this is inspired by my idea and wants to give it a shot for there next sim save file. But I will get on to the real point of this.
Somehow a mass effect sims crossover is just perfect. We already have journey to batuu a sims star wars crossover. It would be perfect and if the pack is well designed enough which I highly suspect it would be as in if someone from the sims team thought "hey wait a minute this is a good idea." I'm just saying the EA gameplay packs are great, EA does a great job of implementing story and content in the sims 4 and listens to there fans. It would be perfect in the sense if lets say this idea does happen and the pack is really good. It will likely make non mass effect fans into them and buy legendary edition, maybe get mass effect fans into the sims and for people like me who love both. I think many of us would love it. As I was saying because mass effect is already a role play game with aspects that make it perfect to be a cross over.
How would that be done? What content would even be added. Well as soon as I saw the post that someone already had this idea before reading it ideas flooded into my head on all the potential this would have on things being added. Here is what I thought of.
Items
New fish - Fish from the mass effect trilogy your sim can fish for now
https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Fish
Clothing from the mass effect games like the dresses, shirts, pants, armor
Hairstyles from the mass effect games and the asari crest(but make sure no NPCs will spawn with it and that it has to be put on in CAS. Sims with skin coloured asari crests like some weird human hybrid would not be great)
New books - I'm referring to blasto the jelly fish stings
New drinks that can be made based off the drinks from the mass effect game.
https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Drinks
More purple and blue skin tones for making asari sims
Alien suits for making turian, salarian, drell, quarian, krogan, geth and if you want to include andromeda stuff angara suits.
(This mechanic would work the raccoon suits and the alien suits that exist from journey to batuu)
Furniture - Furniture from the mass effect triology think stuff you would see on the citadel, normandy or Shepard's apartment.
Music - Music based off the music in the games
New plants
World
A new world should be added for your sims to live in the look would be based of the citadel. It would look futuristic and you would see things like flying cars go by.
I envision something like this. Something like San Myshuno but futuristic with flying cars. This kinda look
https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Silversun_Strip
https://www.giantbomb.com/illium/3035-2776/
https://www.deviantart.com/hososoki/art/Mass-Effect-Ilium-320487532
But there should be a day time look as well but the city lights up like the links above at night
Plot
This should be a pack like journey to Batuu and strangerville. But you make choices like this for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXzu__-c9Rs
Although I do mean more that just simple space missions. I mean a full on plot where you have to do stuff like in Strangerville.
Like how journey to batuu is based off star-wars. The plot will be based off mass effect and the reaper invasion. Where you have to put a stop
to the world ending(whatever town this will be called.) However like the mass effect games you will have to deal with stubborn politicians not listening
and doing much on your own. There should be other small side missions as well like how the mass effect trilogy has them. I did not play the pack
but I saw a bit on youtube. I think Journey to batuu may have this also.
Morality system
When going through the plot of the story and possible small side quests. There will be a morality system like in the mass effect trilogy.
In my opinion it doesn't matter whether it is hidden or not. But your choices will have an impact and can affect your appearance.
The more "renegade" choices you made will add points like I said does not matter if this is hidden from the player or not. But it will
have a gradual effect on your appearance the more points you get. You will slowly progress to getting red glowing scars on your
face like this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/79f8wh/no_spoilers_whats_your_opinion_on_the_facial/
However there will be an opinion to use your phone and pay to get them removed if you want
For those who do not know what I mean by "renegade choices." I will use something from the base game for an example.
When exploring space in the sims 4 in some missions you will have to make a choice like "talk to the alien or blow them up."
"Blow them up" would be the renegade choice giving you hidden or not points for progression on facial scars. This leaves me with my next idea.
New rocket ships to build
You can get renegade points from the some base game space missions with a normal rocket ship(this does not have to be a thing.)
But there should be a new rocket ship your sim can built that looks like the normandy or the tempest. Which will allow you do small mass
effect based missions based off morality. With mass effect references.
This idea is optional but it would be cool.
Another optional idea would be boss fights. Like in strangerville where you can recruit people. This would be really cool.
Here is the original post I saw on the idea of a sims 4 mass effect game pack. I did not read it yet but I bet it has good ideas. Maybe some I did not cover.
But I think this pack can be fun for anyone. Like how I am not a star-wars fan but journey to batuu looks fun.
https://gamerant.com/the-sims-4-mass-effect-5-tease-expansion-pack-items-costume-citadel-normandy/
A spectre career would be cool as well which you make choices from time to time like the other careers which can affect morality points. This career would be like the astronaut, combined with the military combined the cop career. With some politics though
[CM - Edited to merge consecutive posts]
Hey @rcajna0s8i4t, thanks for the post!
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As you may be able to guess from my name and profile pic, a Mass Effect-themed Sims pack would be pretty much at the top of my personal list. Love the idea of a Spectre career!