Yaaay that playful (and childish?) sims can play with toys! 😃 I thought I had tested it, but I don’t have many playful or childish sims so I must’ve missed it. I must say that it’s annoying that those traits are compulsory for adult sims to be able to play with toys at all, I wish every sim could be directed to do it even though only playful and childish sims can do it autonomously.
I want to add something else. There are things that TS4 has done better than previous games, as you mentioned PugLove888, such as CAS and BB. Another thing that they’ve done better are the cats and dogs. I wonder if it’s because they made a Cats & Dogs expansion pack instead of a Pets expansion pack, so that the devs could give the cats and dogs more love. With the cats and dogs there are so many details. For example, did you know that cats can ride on the robot vacuums (“roombas”)? That’s my favourite small detail all time, in all the The Sims iterations. The cats and dogs act like real cats and dogs, they change sleeping position from time to time, they hide under the sofa, they go into heat, they get quirks (for example they can get afraid of certain objects, like the dishwasher) and a lot of other small details.
Another thing which is better than TS2 (I’m not sure about how this is in TS3 since I’ve played it so very little and not the supernatural pack) are the magicians and vampires! Though I would’ve wanted Realm of Magic and Vampires to be expansions, rather than a game packs, they’re still more complex than their TS2 counterparts. Note that I don’t think TS2 witches and vampires are bad in any sense, they’re just not as good as in TS4.
With this said, I do feel like TS4 needs more details, but I also want to point out that it’s not inherently bad. The reason I say this is because Twitter has been a sh*t-show for the past weeks, people say that they hate TS4, and I just want to point out that this thread is to give constructive criticism and feedback. I love TS4, but it needs an overhaul in the details and personality areas. Also, even though CAS is better than in previous games it needs an overhaul too, because clothing items are missing pack-tags, menus are in the way, sims can’t stand still etc.
@AprilTheSimmer96 , yes the cats and dogs will yowl when they are in heat, and little hearts float above them! However I am not sure it this is what that post you read was referring to, as it could also be a glitch or bug if the pets are not in heat but are distressed about something else. But most likely it is because they are in heat! ❤️
@SqueamishNerd , By playful Sims I take it to mean Goofball Sims (The description says these Sims are playful). I can't be sure if it was Goofball or Childish Sims that played with the toys, as it just might mean one of those. These traits are very similar in my mind so I could have gotten them mixed up, but at least one of them is able to play with toys from the toy box as well as the dollhouse. I'm thinking that it was probably at least the Childish Sims who played with the toys. Goofball Sims might be more inclined to joking. 😉 I'm sorry for any confusion. 😇
Yes, I also love the Pets in TS4! Although I loved how in TS3 you could play as the cat, dog, or horse, I do love how in TS4 there are a lot of the realistic things that dogs and cats can do , such as the ones you mentioned! One thing they messed up on was that dogs in the game do not jump on the bed to lay or sleep , but cats can get on the bed! 😠 I would think it was just because dogs come in two sizes, but they can jump on and sleep couches, so I don't understand why they can't do so on beds! 😢 But other than that I love how the dogs and cats in TS4 act! If you have the Nifty Knitting SP then cats will play with yarn balls on the floor as well! ❤️ And the Roomba riding cats are one of my favorite features! 🙌🥳
And I do agree with you theory that the cats and dogs are so detailed in TS4 because they only had cats and dogs, and no other animals to worry about. I"m sure this left them more time to focus on these pets, just like how the Vampires from the Vampires GP and the Spellcasters from the Realm of Magic GP are more detailed and fleshed out! 🙌 This can be seen by the Aliens from the Get to Work EP and the Merfolk from the Island Living EP! While I enjoy playing both of them, they seem shallow in comparison to the Vampires and Spellcasters who got a pack devoted to them, instead of just being one small part of a larger pack! I know EA/Maxis gets a lot of flak for having Vampires and Spellcaster be each their own individual pack instead of lumped together in a Supernatural pack like TS3 did, but I really think this was the best way to treat these special Sims! 🙌 And I agree, while I love the Vampires and Magicians from TS2, they aren't as good as those from TS4! TS3's Magicians and Vampires weren't as good as TS4 are either, and I think it is for the same reason that the Merfolk and Aliens from TS4 aren't' as good as the Vampires and Spellcasters! In TS3 the Vampires came with a NitghtLife pack (or a pack with a similar name) and were just a small part of that pack. Most of the other superantural Sims were introduced in the Supernaturals EP. These had Werewolves, Zombies, Fairies, and I think this is where the Magicians entered the game as well. The pack was one of my favorites but after seeing how the Vampires and Spellcasters were handled in TS4, I have to say I much prefer the way TS4 did it! 🙌
And I forgot to mention that every version of the Sims has something missing from previous versions. In TS1 there was a flower in a vase that your Sims would sometimes take the flower out and give it to their loved one! I really missed that in TS2, and it has never returned in TS3 or TS4. There have been so many wonderful touches in all the versions over the years so we are bound to miss them in newer versions. If and when they make a TS5, there will be some things that people will miss from TS4, even if they end up liking TS5 better than TS4. Each game has its own fun and charm! 🥳
