Re: Suggestion for Drivable Cars and Car-Related Careers in The Sims
Since this has come up on the Sims Freeplay please allow me to wade into the water and give my suggestions how Vehicles can be introduced to the Sims 4 in a way that will slightly make up for its lack of an open world. Thank You Simmer Erin for the inspiration
Features
New Garage Room Tab - so that items meant for the garage are in the proper tab instead "Outside". Add appropriate Icons for these things
- Driveway
- Garage Cabinetry
- Garage Clutter
- Garage Doors
- Garage Shelving
- Smoke Detector
- Tool Box
- Wall Clock
- Wall Decor
- Work Benches
New Community Lots
- Car Wash - Rabbit hole of course
- Dealership - New Retail Store along with the accoutrements (Front Door & Window, Signage, Printed Front Door Rug, Maybe one of those wavy Inflatables)
- Drag Strip or Raceway
- "Lover's Lane" Park - Just a small pretty park with some park benches, water fountain and a load of parking spots.
- Mechanic Shop/Filling Station/Charging Station/Convenience Store
- Motels - Just the most basic accommodation. I have a full Hotels post that this complements. Hotel Game Pack | EA Forums - 1796550
- Check In Lobby & Desk
- Rooms with bathroom
- Housekeeping
- Parking Lot for the vehicles
- Roadside Attraction
Tattoo Shop(We have it now) We could use the Motorcycle though
New Career
- Mechanic
- Two Branches
- Auto Body
- Engine/Everything Else Mechanic
- Two Branches
New Radio Channel
- Classic Rock - My pick!
- Rockabilly
New Retail Category
- Car Dealership Sales & Service
New Skills
- Learning to Drive a Car
- Learning to Drive a Motorcycle
- Vehicle Maintenance
Return of the Career Carpool & NPC Vehicles
- Chinese Food Delivery
- Florist Delivery
- Gardener's Truck
- Grocery Delivery
- Handiman Truck
- Limousine Service
- Maid Service
- Pest Control
- Pizza Man
- School Bus
- Taxi
New Event
Car Show
New Interactions & Animations
- Check Oil Level
- Check Tire Pressure
- Getting in and out of Vehicles
- Haggle about Price
- Honking Horn - Animation
- Offer a Ride to...
- Make Out in Car
- Open Car Door for Child, Elder, Lady, Pet (Politeness should still be a thing if the Sims isn't rude or evil)
- Open Trunk to Get Tire Iron
- Prop up Hood to Show Off the Engine
- Put Cat in Carrier for Car Drive
- Put Dog in Car Safety First! The Sim is connecting the car harness to the dog. Her child is also belted in. She has also placed a seat cover keep it clean against dog hair. Good Work!
- Put on Seatbelt - Animation
- Secure Young Child or Pet - Animation
- Sit in Car to listen to Music
- Take Child to School
- Teach to Drive
- Teach Vehicle Maintenance
- Turn on Alarm - Animation and Sound
- Volume Control for Car Stereo
- Washing the Car
- Woo Hoo in Car
Types of Vehicles
- Cars
- El Camino
- Italian Sport's Cars
- Limosine
- Muscle Cars like the Pontiac GTO, Charger, Chevy Nova, 1958 Plymouth Fury
- Roadsters & Convertibles - emphasis upon 1920's-1950's body styles
- Woody Wagons
- Four Wheelers
- Motorcycles, Mopeds, Scooters
- School Buses and the return of the carpool with Sims 2 style details
- SUV's
- Trucks
- Vans
Types of Maintenance for Vehicles
- Add Air to the Tires
- Add Oil
- Add Windshield Wiper Fluid
- Change the Battery
- Change the Oil
- Change the Tires
- Change the Window Wipers
- Clean the Dashboard
- Clean the Upholstery
- Clean the Windows
- Give a Tune Up
- Rotate the Tires
- Vacuum the car with the Dust Buster if you have Bust the Dust
- Wash the Car - Either by Hand or Take it to a Car Wash
Vehicle Upgrades
- Add an Alarm for the Car
- Add an Alarm for the Motorcycle
- Add Better Speakers
- Add Decorative Frame to the License Plate
- Add Details to Paint
- Add Artwork - Especially on the side of Vans
- Add Flames
- Add Flowers
- Add Pin Stripes
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/0d/a6/fb0da659699b2395d8f7c2f145046c34.jpg - Add Racing Stripes
- Add Symbol
- All Seeing Eye
- Asian Dragon
- Peace Symbol
- Phoenix
- Add Artwork - Especially on the side of Vans
- Add Beads to Rearview Mirror
- Add Dice to the Rearview Mirror
- Add Hula Girl to Dashboard
- Add a Nitrous Oxide System
- Change the Horn Sound
- Change the Upholstery
- Repaint the Vehicle
- Baby Blue
- Baby Pink
- Beige
- Black
- Brown
- Camo (Beiges or Greens)
- Crimson
- Emerald Green
- Fire Engine Red
- Hot Pink
- Hunter Green
- Metallic Gold
- Navy Blue
- Orange
- Plum Crazy Purple
- Royal Blue
- Silver
- Teal
- White
- Yellow
- Tint the Windows
New Woo Hoo Spots
Car Wash
Garage Items
- Cabinetry
- Car Wash Bucket
- Driveway - straight and curve pieces to make circular drive
https://www.homestratosphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/house-circular-driveway-example2018-07-10-at-10.51.33-AM-24.jpg - Driveway Gates - Big enough for vehicles. Also should have matching smaller gates
- Garage Doors Double Garage House - Single & Double Doors
- Garage Stool
- Metal Cabinets to match the Work Bench
- Peg Board with Tools on It
- Rolling Work Bench
- Sport Car Art Work
- Tall Cabinet with matching swatches to tool Chest
- Tool Chest matching swatches to Cabinets
- Wood Working Bench New Reskin and have swatches to match the tool bench and cabinets. So that it can be seamlessly added to a garage without sticking out. Like this but more pristine to match the other pieces
- Working Garage Door like Sims 2
Build/Buy
- Baby Changing Table
- Commercial Coffee Urn
- Comic Book Rack
- Gas Station Equipment
- Air Pump for Tires
- Bollards
- Charging Station
- Gas Pumps
- Heated Food Case
- Chicken Strips
- Corn Dogs
- Tacos
- Magazine Rack
- Map Rack
- Mechanic Shop Equipment
- Mechanic Shop Counter with Register
- Tire Stack
- Vehicle Lift
- Models - Some Assembly Required
- Airplanes
- Cars - Vintage
- Ships in a Bottle
- Train Set
- Parking Spaces
- Upgrade the High School Parking Spaces that are decorative to Parking Spaces that you can park on AND decorate (I know High School Years has them but you cannot paint them yourself, also no cars)
- Pickle Jar
- Post Card Rack
- Racks for Chips, Pretzels and Candy
- Refrigerated Case for Sodas
- Rotating Hot Dog Cooker
- Urinals
- Water Cooler
Foods Available at the Convenience Store
- Bags of Peanuts
- Bags of Pistachios
- Bags of Potato Chips
- Bags of Pretzels
- Bags of Sunflower Seeds
- Chicken Strips
- Chocolate Bars
- Corn Dogs
- Hot Dogs
- Jerky
- Pickles
- Sodas
- Slushes
- Tacos
Souvenirs
- Fudge
- Yes that's from Buc-ees - Peanut Brittle
- Salt Water Taffy
- Snow Globes - Unlocks Snow Globes in:
- Forgotten Hollow
- Glimmerbrook
- Granite Falls
- Hanford-On-Bagley
- Innisgreen
- Moonwood Mill
- Mt. Komerabi
- Ravenwood
- Selvadorada
- Sulani
- Tartosa
- Tee Shirts - Same as the Snow Globes
Small Details
- Any visible turns or lane changes will include the turn signal being shown
- Carpool Drivers can be seen and their pushing of the horn will be shown
- Lights Come On at Night
- Red Lights brighten when pulling out of driveway as if the brake is being pushed and the car is being put into reverse
- You can see passengers if they are tall enough like Sims and Dogs who sit up. Babies & Cats will not
- Street Signs
Roadside Attractions - Bigfoot Museum
- Cardiff Giant
- Carhenge
- Chapel of the Blue Suede Shoes
- La Brea Tar Pit
- Largest Ball of Yarn
- Tallest Garden Gnome
- Two Headed Snake & Reptile House
New CAS Assets
- Driving Gloves
- Flat Caps
- Motorcycle Jackets for Male & Female Sims
https://cdnb.lystit.com/photos/fcbc-2015/06/18/diesel-black-leather-moto-jacket-product-0-079126306-normal.jpeg
https://westernbootsales.com/prodimages/scully/leather/L657-11_lg.jpg - Moto Jackets
- Vintage Driving Glasses
Design Your Own Motorcycle Helmet
- Colors
- Designs
- Without Visors
- With Visor
- Cat Ears
- Embellishments
