Animations / Activities I'd love to see

"thecatsred;d-966844" wrote:


- A tea set that actually works like one
....
Each method would use slightly different animations, but be really calming to watch, and great for storytellers.

YES!!!

I'd also like the option to serve a 'high tea'
With fancy cake stands, and fancy cakes, scones, and finger sandwiches.

- Footstools that can be "snapped" onto couches and living chair

Nice idea! That's something I haven't thought of, but I certainly want it now!

- Sims who are snobs can hold their pinky out when drinking from a glass, and keep their arms off the table. Sims who are slobs can lean into the table and slouch in their chairs, gluttons can bend down and eat more messily than they already do, shoveling food directly into their mouths. Children can pick at their food with their hands and push it around the plate, Elders can get occasionally tremors in their hands while bringing food to their mouths.

YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!

Personally, I'd like to see it taken a step further in TS5, with more varied eating styles, such as European and US methods with knives and forks.
And the ability to select how each sim does a variety of things, such as how they greet others, how they sit on a couch, or relax on a bed, and what their bathroom routine is (shaving, moisturising, hair care, etc).

Laptops are actually able to be used IN THE LAP, and on the couch, bed, floor, etc.

And use them while on the loo, or on a board in the bath.

Bunk beds - kids can crawl up to the top level! Toddler and kids beds should be able to be connected (toddler on bottom floor) - jumping on beds! Hiding under the beds (when there's space) to scare other sims (adults and other kids can look for "missing" child and get spooked when they reveal themselves!)

I'm pretty sure kids used to jump on beds in previous versions, I dunno why they don't have that any more.

- Children and teens and childish/evil adults should be able to 'deface' another sim's painting/drawing with goofy nonsense like evil mustaches, glitter, a mad face, etc.

That's a delightfully evil idea! I like it!

- Sims should be able to sit on their porch steps when they are tall enough, and just hang out there.

- Sims could sit on the grass outside and pick at the grass/pull it up, look for bugs, etc. Nap in the grass, get a "bitten up" moodlet.

- Children should be able to climb up applicable trees on a lot. Maybe they can get stuck if their athletic is low, and a teen or adult has to help them down. Same for cats!

These are really great ideas!

- Blanket capes for kids and childish teens/adults?? run around the house pretending to fly, making "nyooom" noises.

Playing dress ups with everyday items would be fantastic.
Specific lampshades should be wearable as hats, table cloths as 'ghosts'...

- Sims actually dance together, like, next to one another, WITH each other (why are they so far apart all the time :cry: )

Half the time they don't even face each other. It seems like the developers were to lazy to create a proper interaction.

- Game of "tag" with actual "rules" - person who starts the game is always "it"

I miss this sort of stuff from TS2. Child sims had plenty of ways to play together.