Expansion Refresh - Get to Work
I thought it would be cool to make a thread for each pack that we have. What would you like to see in the way of gameplay, build/buy and CAS improvements for Get to Work? My thoughts: Home busines...
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@VentusMatt Yeah there should be some skill requirments and more active co-workers in the Active careers
Here's my suggestions on a Get to Work Refresh:
SIM CHALLENGES (Lot challenges but on sims)
1. Non-resistant for illnesses (if you want illnesses in your game, ps. I want!)
2. Sensitive Immune system (more often ill / bigger illnesses consequences)
3. Lactose intolerance & ex. Pollen allergy / other intolerance
4. Infertility (Difficulty to become pregnant)
HOSPITALS
1. Visitable Hospitals & reasons to do so (Prescribe Allergy & Intolerance medicine / Stay the night & treat diseases / Health checkup / Vaccinate kids & toddlers / Put bandage on injuries ex. from soccer)
2. Call district doctor on phone to get treatment at home (some illnesses need to be treated at the hospital)
3. Improved illnesses with consequences (Sims challenges tab)
4. Elders have more ailments & illness
5. Improved Pregnancies:
RETAIL SYSTEM
1. Functional Cash registers or an object for Self checkouts. Customers that just swipe objects is immersion breaking.
2. Boxes to fill with Fruit / Candles / etc for Supermarkets / Grocery stores
3. Grocery baskets (before payment) & Grocery bags (after payment)
4. Retail employees as real careers (possible to play as the employee)
5. Possible to set Opening hours for retails
6. Hire Family members / Chosen sims (ex. ask a Friend) as employees
WORLD: MAGNOLIA PROMENADE
1. The Police station / Hospital / Science lab visitable & visible on the map (and reasons to do so, ex. Report a crime / Get sent to jail)
2. Some more lots (2-3)
3. The small world would benefit to have buildable Malls / Multipurpose lots and Townhouses / Apartments (multiple Households on 1 lot) and Combined Retail + Home (1 lot)
OWN & MANAGE BUSSINESS / LOTS / RABBIT HOLES
1. The ticket machine from sims 2 ( = pay a fee to the lot owner to use the lot = Ownable & Profitable Pools / National parks / etc)
2. Ownable Bars & Spas (Manage: Employees / Prices / Special events: Singles Night / possible to not include ex. Ghost / Alien night in your save)
3. Ownable & Functional Rabbit holes in all worlds (ex. The empty town squares in Mt Komorebi / HoB, or Fake buildings in San Myshuno).
OTHER
1. More tasks when choosing Work From Home -option (not just 1-2 easy tasks, I want a work day at the office)
2. Work From Home -option on more careers (ex. The Business career)
ALIENS
1. Toggle on / off Aliens (for Realism players. Make it possible to work in the Science career without dealing with Aliens). Maybe a dedicated pack on Space & Aliens for occult players? (Depth to Aliens / Rocket ships / Livable Sixaam / Astrology)
OTHER CHALLENGES (separate Toggle on / off options in the settings)
1. University Degree Lock on some careers = Can’t get promoted to certain Career levels without an (optional / pre choosen) University Degree (Ex. you can’t become a Nurse (or above) in the doctor Career without a Biology degree. Criminal / Culinary careers don´t need a degree, but it will increase your salary)
2. Harder to level up Work performance & School grades (you need to put in some effort: Complete daily task / Special tasks / Schmooze your boss - to get promoted)
3. Clothes being Functional & Cost money in CAS (ex. Raincoats protect from rain)
Here's my suggestions on a Get to Work Refresh:
SIM CHALLENGES (Lot challenges but on sims)
1. Non-resistant for illnesses (if you want illnesses in your game, ps. I want!)
2. Sensitive Immune system (more often ill / bigger illnesses consequences)
3. Lactose intolerance & ex. Pollen allergy / other intolerance
4. Infertility (Difficulty to become pregnant)
HOSPITALS
1. Visitable Hospitals & reasons to do so (Prescribe Allergy & Intolerance medicine / Stay the night & treat diseases / Health checkup / Vaccinate kids & toddlers / Put bandage on injuries ex. from soccer)
2. Call district doctor on phone to get treatment at home (some illnesses need to be treated at the hospital)
3. Improved illnesses with consequences (Sims challenges tab)
4. Elders have more ailments & illness
5. Improved Pregnancies:
- Ultra sounds & Gender reveal (+Baby showers event)
- Infertility & Fertility treatments
- Surrogacy machine / Wohoo donator: Possible for sims to have a baby with a Wohoo donator (Unknown sim / Ask a sim to be Wohoo donator). Put the DNA in a Baby making machine (surrogacy machine) at the hospital.
RETAIL SYSTEM
1. Functional Cash registers or an object for Self checkouts. Customers that just swipe objects is immersion breaking.
2. Boxes to fill with Fruit / Candles / etc for Supermarkets / Grocery stores
3. Grocery baskets (before payment) & Grocery bags (after payment)
4. Retail employees as real careers (possible to play as the employee)
5. Possible to set Opening hours for retails
6. Hire Family members / Chosen sims (ex. ask a Friend) as employees
WORLD: MAGNOLIA PROMENADE
1. The Police station / Hospital / Science lab visitable & visible on the map (and reasons to do so, ex. Report a crime / Get sent to jail)
2. Some more lots (2-3)
3. The small world would benefit to have buildable Malls / Multipurpose lots and Townhouses / Apartments (multiple Households on 1 lot) and Combined Retail + Home (1 lot)
OWN & MANAGE BUSSINESS / LOTS / RABBIT HOLES
1. The ticket machine from sims 2 ( = pay a fee to the lot owner to use the lot = Ownable & Profitable Pools / National parks / etc)
2. Ownable Bars & Spas (Manage: Employees / Prices / Special events: Singles Night / possible to not include ex. Ghost / Alien night in your save)
3. Ownable & Functional Rabbit holes in all worlds (ex. The empty town squares in Mt Komorebi / HoB, or Fake buildings in San Myshuno).
- Rabbit hole careers (ex: Baker / Cashier)
- Become a Business partner (10-90%) and earn profit
- Become a Business owner (100%) to manage the building (Employees / Prices / Supply).
- The buildings have unique interactions depending on their function:
Bakery / Clothing store / Cinema / Sport & Outdoor equipment / Grocery store / Garden store
OTHER
1. More tasks when choosing Work From Home -option (not just 1-2 easy tasks, I want a work day at the office)
2. Work From Home -option on more careers (ex. The Business career)
ALIENS
1. Toggle on / off Aliens (for Realism players. Make it possible to work in the Science career without dealing with Aliens). Maybe a dedicated pack on Space & Aliens for occult players? (Depth to Aliens / Rocket ships / Livable Sixaam / Astrology)
OTHER CHALLENGES (separate Toggle on / off options in the settings)
1. University Degree Lock on some careers = Can’t get promoted to certain Career levels without an (optional / pre choosen) University Degree (Ex. you can’t become a Nurse (or above) in the doctor Career without a Biology degree. Criminal / Culinary careers don´t need a degree, but it will increase your salary)
2. Harder to level up Work performance & School grades (you need to put in some effort: Complete daily task / Special tasks / Schmooze your boss - to get promoted)
3. Clothes being Functional & Cost money in CAS (ex. Raincoats protect from rain)
