Please Improve the UI
The UI for the Sims 4 needs several improvements. It is not optimized for players. It also is missing tool tips in some areas and others don't have good explanations.
Create-A-Sim
- You should be able to filter clothes by an age category (pre-teen, teen, young adult, adult, elder)
- Different clothing styles have been added to the game but the game only has the same clothing style filters since launch
- Can't filter the entire closet for a style. You have to filter each category
- Needs a random button for aspirations, likes/dislikes
Build Mode
Overall, the UI is good. It needs a few improvements.
- Fix the categorizes of objects. Several objects are under the wrong build mode category or style. Also, several objects don't have a style or color set.
- There are several objects in debug that should be in regular buy mode such as the trash piles and broken furniture objects from Eco Lifestyle.
- The category for holiday doesn't have any objects
Household Inventory
- Select many objects and delete
- Stack/Unstack stacked objects
- Delete all option
Personal Inventory
Since the update, the personal inventory UI is almost perfect. It needs a few improvements.
- Open all on packets and capsules
- Stack/Unstack on objects
Fridge
- Sort by food type
- Filter by food type, spoiled/unspoiled, dish/ingredient.
- Stack/Unstack
- Turn group meals into single plates
- Multiselect
Bookcase
- Stack/Unstack
- Multiselect
- Filter by genre, crafted/purchased, read/unread
- Sort by book title A-Z
Stoarage Box/Chests
- Should have the same options as personal inventory plus the other options I suggested
Phone
The UI for the phone is very good. It still needs some work.
- Under shopping there should be an Order UI so you can purchase all the same items you can on the computer
- Under social, the UI should be changed so we can add/remove contacts. A similar UI is available in High School Years with the social media UI. I am not sure why the option to add/remove contacts was not added to a phonebook. That way I don't get Sims I don't want calling my Sim
- There should be all the same social media options on the phone as there is on the computer
- The general "social media" should be renamed to be more specific because there are several social media platforms in the game
- Several options from the computer should be added to the phone
- Browse Simpedia
- Browse Art
- Watch funny videos on Sim.TV
- Research submenu options
Events
I really like the event UI. It is easy to use and understand.
- Dates should be moved to the event UI so you can have all the benefits of a regular event (schedule, track trophies, goaled/ungoaled)
- The wording for challenge rewards should be standardized. Some have Bronze, Silver, Gold listed with colored font while others don't.
Calendar
The UI for the calendar is pretty good. It is missing some events.
- Add missing events with the option to travel (Sulani festivals, Get Together bar nights, and university student union events)
Social Menu
Even after the update the social menu is still terrible. I think this has to do with the organization of the options.
- The UI needs to be fixed. Either go with all icons or no icons. The icon/no icon mix is confusing
- It is hard to find socials for a specific situation like discussing food, completing work from home tasks, and socialization tasks at active careers
- There are several different convince/order options and they are all under different menus in the social UI. They should be consolidated
Computer Menu
This is one of the worst menus in the game. I don't know where to start.
- The order option should bring up another UI instead of having each order option as a menu item
- The computer options for careers are not always under the career menu
- The option to blog about feelings from Parenthood is under web instead of writing although it is a writing task
- The Go on vacation has ellipses when it doesn't have a submenu