"Childrenofhurin;c-18231833" wrote:
"SheriSim57;c-18231607" wrote:
"Childrenofhurin;c-18231494" wrote:
I don’t think this change would be as simple as some people seem to think, since elements of the gameplay are already tied to the vacation aspect and would have to be remade, like how the parts of the jungle that you can access are designed to change each vacation - that wouldn’t work if the world was simply made residential.
I don’t expect them to change the jungle part, just the individual lots. And maybe add some swimming area like where you can fish by the dock.
The problem is that they would have to change the jungle part- it’s coded around the fact that sims can only visit while on vacation, so accessible areas change each time, gates reset between vacations etc. If sims can live in the world (or visit at any time without booking a rental lot) this mechanic doesn’t work. Allowing sims to live in the world would require a fundamental overhaul of how the jungle actually works. It’s ok in a mod because users can accept the trade-off that another feature will not work as intended, but that’s not ok in a game update.
That's a fair point, and one I had not considered before. However, it seems like this possibly could be addressed by having the change in the jungle accessible areas triggered by taking a vacation, whereas it would remain static for sims who chose to live there on a residential lot or just visit other lots.
Just in case everyone is not aware, now that we have rental lots, your sims can still choose the "take a vacation" option, but it is now available for
any world that currently has a rental lot, not just the original vacation worlds.
So I could see it working something like this:
1) Your sim lives in Selvadorada: the jungle park areas do not change (at least unless/until triggered by another sim taking a vacation if you rotate to another household).
2) Your sim lives in another world, but just travels to the bar, for example: the jungle areas do not change.
3) Your sim lives in another world, selects take a vacation, and then takes a vacation to a rental lot in Selvadorada: the jungle areas DO change.
I don't know how hard or easy that would actually be to change, but it does seem like an option, at least. For that matter, for all I know, maybe that's already what triggers the change to the jungle area?
ETA: in that case, even your sims who lived in that world would still be able to access changed jungle areas by simply temporarily renting a rental lot. I.e., taking a "staycation" in their own world.
