Console feedback and ideas

I don't like it , and i don't think i can play the game again like that 

The new Sims 4 update is absolute garbage for console build mode. There's no way actual human beings who play the game on xbox or playstation thought *this* was the right way to change build mode. It makes it so you can't scroll through the items without using the cursor and grabbing the little scroll. (what??) and always keep the item window open, even though they made it impossible to use now. And you want something in a different color? Too bad, you get what you get, now. 

For the love of all that is Sims, someone put an end to this madness

Edit: Moved thread from NHL forums to The Sims 4 forums. -CM

I’m sorry but this new build mode is SO Horrible I’m pretty yall have heard of “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” their was nothing wrong with the old build mode. This new build is so confusing and my game has crashed more then 10 times with this update I’ve lost so much progress cause it didn’t save when it crashes. This update was horrible if this is the “NEW” sims 4 well it’s pretty bad

@viperK_hunter Many of us absolutely agree with you. I've never seen such an uproar. Meanwhile the only comments I've seen from the development side is that feedback continues to be taken and crashing is under investigation.

But quite frankly (and buying every game edition, over 50 packs and playing for over 20 years entitles me to be frank) I am dismayed that I've not seen a statement here to address this epic fail and to reassure and inform us of the next steps.

It's hurting my hand to deal with the controls, I can't play in live mode for the crashing and because of the catalogue staying open I have to play looking down on the build, which makes me feel knocked off balance after I stop playing. The colour bar on each item is straining my eyes. It's nausea inducing it's so unpleasant. But I'd only just got my game up and running again after months of crashing.

I've listed in feedback all the broken actions such as resizing, terrain tools and more. So many things either don't work or only work sporadically.

I'd be interested to know if there have been any official replies on Twitter about the controls.

First of all, I don't want to create a new topic about the huge and probably unrealistic things such as cars, colour wheel ect. Let's talk about simple improvements which can really help the console community. In the list below I would like to summarize some things which I've found around console social media.

1. Technical Aspects:

- Build/Buy Mode control mode should be able to change to the old one.

- TS3 camera mode should be implemented also for PS/Xbox controller

- Free Camera mode in Build/Buy should be added

- Show/Hide walls icon should be added to the panel (as the alternative to the "left" button) 

- More collumns/rows in CAS and BB catalog

- Possibility to create more than 10 savefiles

- Next Gen consoles update

- Possibility to manipulate the number of sims spawning per loading screen (more/less) than 20

- Voice slider improvement (currently it is jumping between fixed values)

- Possibility to scroll the list to the bottom instantly

- Game saving improvements (to easy to overwrite the existing save file) - Already done

- Possibility to customize controllers (no more fixed control mapping)

2. Communication Aspects:

- Console exclusive SimGurus

- Console exclusive Game Changers

- Console segment in the events like The Sims Summit

3. Mods/CC Aspects (alternative solutions):

- The platform with curated mods - Similar to Skyrim

- Free CC pack - Similar to Farming Simulator

- CC pack - Similar to Cities Skylines

- CC SDX

4. Minor improvements:

- More swatches for existing items (walls, floors and base game clothes especially)

- More collaborations with CC creators

- Eyelashes

- The adjustment of old textures (hairstyles especially)

- Possibility to attach homeless townies to the world and possibility to lock the townies in the world where they live (No more Judith Ward in Glimmerbrook)

- New empty world similar to Newcrest

- Possibility to create the custom collections of the items and the possibility to mark the item as the favorite

Literally hate what they have done to us console players. How they thought any of it was a good idea is beyond me. It feels like I’m trying to play on PC but with a controller. I haven’t played since the update because I just can’t be bothered with the new build mode. If they don’t get rid of it I at least hope they give us the option to turn this build mode on or off. They won’t though. 

The new build buy controls update is awful and aggravating, none of the new "features" are any help and just make building frustrating. I really really hope the sims team hears and listens to all of these complaints.

Build mode is so bad I will not play anymore unless it’s fixed. It took me 7 hours to remodel a house yesterday. Has anyone noticed how long it takes to pick something up and put it in household inventory? It’s ridiculous and unplayable. So I guess I’m done with the sims unless it gets fixed. 

It's impossible now to work sims 4 on council I can't build ir even create a sim like before . Now everytime I try to I can't access anything it's impossible to use the arrow to build and the build category don't go away.