Pets Rant and the Thief
This is sort of a 2 part-er, but do have something to do with the recent update and upcoming pack. I am only interested in the pack due to the cross compat ability it's offering and it got me thin...
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Another thing is how packs that should have at least a little cross over with Pets don't really. For example Nifty Knitting, why wasn't there any Pet Sweaters we could make. No holiday themed collars in Seasons. No pet costumes for Spooky Day. Do pets even experience hot or cold? IRL when you light a fireplace dogs and Cats tend to lay down by the fire because they love the warmth. Pets don't appear to react all that much to Supernatural creatures like Vampires and according to all the lore, they should. In fact an all white horse should threaten a Vampire because that horse can sense what the vampire is.
I have been saying for years that we should have things that are hidden that unlock when you have the required packs.
I couldn't agree more! It seems interactions as a whole are really down the drain, completely random or none at all.☹️
But you're completely right-cross pack compat that in theory and in lore-should be available but we do not get em. What's even more funny is that i wanted to bring up the knitting but in my mind I'm like 'well I haven't used the knitting a lot-its probably already a thing' Cats and Dogs is an older pack so they should definitely freshen it up.
I really wish they'd just ask 'hey, we don't have ideas for X Y and Z-Maybe we can look at community ideas?'
I really only brought these issues up because I thought it was odd for a selling point in the new pack is to create pet cafes but like....when the cats act as decoration with no new interactions [I hope I'm wrong] is it really a pet café? or something 'new?' wouldn't it just be like a vet lot with food rather than feeling like a real pet attraction? not to mention I think it's gonna be not as fun only considering that if sims eat at the café, the routing issues etc. of a customer unable to eat or get their item because a cat's in the way? But this is speculation on my part
Personally I think it would be cool to make to instead of just a pet café have a pet store in general, knitting sweaters or homemade pet products? Imagine doing like a bakery for dogs and cats since you can make homemade treats and such. or with pottery, you could make 'custom' food dishes for pets, include wood working and making cat towers or dog obstacle pieces etc.
Or make a foster care program, by obtaining strays around the world and caring for them in a foster home, and getting them furever homes? I feel there's so much they can do and there's plenty of simmers out there with fantastic ideas and much more creative than my own.
