CAS in future Sims games

> @SageOfGlimmerBrook said:
> Sims 4 has an amazing character creator. I create sims without mods/cc who are quite nice . But theres always room for improvements.

Agree for sure. I was so impressed with the Sims 4 CaS when it was first released, there's so many neat features now. But yes, always room to improve.

They did greatly improve the visuals of character creation, it was hard to make a descent looking sim in sims 3. How clothes work has been improved too, not sure about the needless addition of party outfits however.

But it's the personality part that took a dive. Sims are too similar. Aspirations can be changed on the fly and have little meaning.
There's no preferences, no favorite meal, no favorite color. No general lifestyle. Just something they can quickly change up.
Only three traits which is not enough, and most do very little.

I do think that sims need to be given a general goal in life again, a main aspiration that affects their general outlook on life. Like in sims 2, and a long term goal chosen after that seperately, what goals are available would be determined by their life aspiration. Would be some overlap but each should have unique goals exclusive to that aspiration.

And they should add more of that.

Family, romance, popularity, pleasure seeker and knowledge could return as they where pretty much.
Fortune could return focusing just on getting rich, being very materialistic but the business part of it could be seperated into a new ambitious aspiration for workaholic sims focused on reaching the top of a career.
Inner peace could be a new aspiration, these sims want to be healthy of body and mind.
Power could also be a new one, which can take many forms. They'd favor careers where they get to be in charge, enjoy telling other sims what to do, and might want to learn magic. They'd want power at all cost so might struggle with moral dillema's.

Some traits could be unavailable to specific aspirations, but only where it makes complete sense. A hothead could want inner peace, they'd just get extra upset when angry and want help for it.
But a sim with the family aspiration can't hate children for example.

I commented on a similar themed thread recently. I'm gonna have to hunt down my comment there and post it here too.

"SageOfGlimmerBrook;c-17257022" wrote:
-The return of a teen clothing category, with youthful, teenage looking clothes :)

Teens 'round here look much the same as uni students, unless they're still in their school uniform. :/

"SageOfGlimmerBrook;c-17257858" wrote:
I would like the option to start poor, middle class, or wealthy in CAS. And also select their career level in CAS. If the game is truly about telling our own stories, give us the control :)

This gives me an idea.
Clothing should have stages of wear.
New clothes look awesome, but over time, they start to fade, get stains that never quite come out, and have holes/repairs. The longer your sim has the outfit, and the more often they wear it, the more worn it becomes.
We almost need to return to the ts2 method of buyable clothes, that then remain in the household dressers, so that they can become hand-me-downs for the next kid, or you could reuse your grannys wedding dress.

Edit:
My post from another thread

Sliders and such for creating unique personalities.
Additionally, there was a suggestion in another thread that could be expanded on to create more unique sims.
Like how we can choose a walking style, why not also be able to choose styles for other activities?
Choose an eating style (european or us dining style?)
A greeting style
A flirting style
A sitting style (for couches)
A lounging style (for couches, and for relaxing on a bed)
A shower style
A morning routine (shaving, makeup, moisturising, hair styling, etc)

Yes!

And excellent textures on everything plus crisp patterns (like soft fabrics and HQ graphical prints, etc.).

Also, I love the Party category. There's a vast divide between everyday and formal, and Party helps fill that. I think there could even be a new category or two. Between Party and Everyday (Out & About?) or between Everyday and Sleep (Lounge Homewear or Casual)? Like Everyday+ or Everyday-, heh. Everyday can be casual but it's always also their "epitome" defining look, perhaps separate that from Everyday? Just some thoughts... Anyway, either way I like having the Party category and I do miss it playing Sims 3 (which is my GoTo game).

"rhalius;c-17258879" wrote:


Some traits could be unavailable to specific aspirations, but only where it makes complete sense. A hothead could want inner peace, they'd just get extra upset when angry and want help for it.
But a sim with the family aspiration can't hate children for example.

Haha, this is actually one of my favorite combinations to play. I like the conflict it brings. A Sim wants a successful lineage but hates children. Can they learn to love their own?

Totally agree that traits should be more meaningful though.

I hope that the sims5 will have layered clothing. You can create many more combinations if you can combine jackets, shirts etc. Some cc for the sims4 have jackets and shirts as accessories and it is fun to combine them with other clothes.

https://i.imgur.com/fm85mxz.png

Saint's Row 2 and other games have better outfit customisation than the sims while you'd expect the sims to be better than any other game at it.