Move Weather Preferences from Social Menu to "Sim Options" for Better Usability

Right now, to set a Sim's weather or temperature preference, you have to click on another Sim and navigate through the social menu to find the "Declare Preference" interaction . This design has always felt backwards to me.

The Problem: Why Is a Personal Preference Hidden in Social Interactions?

Here's the core issue: a Sim's weather preference is a personal trait, not a relationship action. But the game treats it like a conversation topic.

This creates several annoyances:

1. You need a second Sim present. If I'm setting up a single Sim household, or if I just want to configure a Sim's preferences before they interact with anyone, I can't. The interaction requires a target.
2. It's buried. The social menu is already cluttered. Finding the specific sub-menu for weather preferences takes multiple clicks, and it's not where any player would intuitively look when they think "I want to change my Sim's settings."
3. The active Sim is right there. I have selected the Sim I want to edit. Clicking on them should reveal a menu of options about them. That's how the UI works for so many other things. Why not this?

The Solution: Move It to "Sim Options"

When you click on the actively selected Sim, you get a radial menu with options specific to that Sim (e.g., "Change Outfit," "Simology," etc.). I propose adding it to the new category called "Sim Options…" where we can directly set:

• Favorite Weather (Sun, Rain, Snow, Wind)
• Disliked Weather (Sun, Rain, Snow, Wind)
• Temperature Preference (Hot, Cold)

This would function as a direct settings panel for the Sim's hidden weather traits, without requiring any social interaction . It would be instant, accessible from the active Sim's own pie menu, and would finally put personal preferences where they belong: on the person themselves.

Why This Matters

• Solo play and setup: I can configure a new Sim's preferences the moment I start playing them, without needing to invite a neighbor over first.
• Clarity: New players will actually find this feature. Right now, many players don't even know weather preferences exist because they're hidden behind a social interaction that has no obvious connection to "settings."
• Consistency: The game already has precedent for clicking the active Sim to access non-social options. This fits that pattern perfectly.

A Note on Mods

I know mods exist that make these preferences visible in CAS as likes/dislikes . While those are great, this shouldn't require a mod. The vanilla game already has the preference system; it's just locked behind an unintuitive interaction. Moving the access point is a small UI change that would have a big impact on usability.