Sim background story creation in CAS
I’d love to see a deeper “life background” system added to Create-a-Sim.
When creating a Sim, there could be an option to define who they already are and what they’ve done in life before gameplay starts — especially for YA, Adult and Elder Sims.
I know there’s already the story option in CAS, but it doesn’t quite do it for me. I’d love to be able to choose things more specifically instead of getting randomized outcomes.
This could work similarly to choosing traits, but instead you’d select past life events, milestones, or personal history elements. For example:
- Divorced
- Former athlete
- Single parent
- Lost a loved one
- University dropout
- Successful entrepreneur
- Travelled the world
- Small-town upbringing
- Former celebrity
- Etc.
Right now I rarely start with Adult or Elder Sims because their life feels “empty” unless I personally play through every stage first.
The selected background events would automatically affect:
- starting relationships
- skills
- career history
- sentiments
- fears/wants
- family dynamics
- Etc.
It would make older Sims feel much more alive and unique from the start.