The one thing MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, that I want to see in this game, is an option to enable "Extended Family Size". There is plenty of room on the right side of the toolbar to place another eight sims. I really don't like using mods, so MCCC is out. I have a family of 13 that I've been dying to play, but can't. Not in Sims 3, or 4 so far.And while I'm on the subject, please add icons somewhere that represents NPC's like butlers. They tend to get lost in a generational home, and we have to manually find them. Clicking on one, like with pets, would be a godsend.(Not a petition, just my thoughts, and a little begging.)

More than 8 Sims is a lot and I have only used a mod for it in TS3 once for story telling but I see no problem with it as the mods of course do not have a portrait for each Sim. I would actually like to see more options for stories and films in The Sims :smile: Having a butler or other NPC in a similar way as a pet would be useful as well. Even if it was a repair Sim. The funny thing is in the old days rich families used to include their servants in family portraits. They where sometimes seen as... pets...

I wouldn't mind bigger households (although 13 would overwhelm the heck out of me), but right now I'd settle for how household size was handled in previous Sims games, where pets don't take up one of the 8 slots, but the overall cap for a save was 10 when you add the two together, so you could have 8 sims and two pets, 6 sims and four pets, whatever. It's especially frustrating because you can't control pets in TS4 (which I DON'T mind, to be clear), so having them take up a 'real' slot is extra irritating.

I have to agree. I'd like 10 slots, but at least some dedicated pet slots. To have decorative NPCs taking up family slots is a flat out inconvenience.

I'd like 12-14 personally. I'd like some houses to have larger families and pets with grandparents still living with them. Also, pets should not be taking up a household slot, especially since they are NPC's.

I want this so bad. I really really need the space for more sims???the mod has it's problems

I really, really, really want bigger households.

king_of_simcity
5 years ago
More than 8 Sims is a lot and I have only used a mod for it in TS3 once for story telling but I see no problem with it as the mods of course do not have a portrait for each Sim.

I would actually like to see more options for stories and films in The Sims :smile:

Having a butler or other NPC in a similar way as a pet would be useful as well. Even if it was a repair Sim.

The funny thing is in the old days rich families used to include their servants in family portraits. They where sometimes seen as... pets...
sjofn77
New Spectator
5 years ago
I wouldn't mind bigger households (although 13 would overwhelm the heck out of me), but right now I'd settle for how household size was handled in previous Sims games, where pets don't take up one of the 8 slots, but the overall cap for a save was 10 when you add the two together, so you could have 8 sims and two pets, 6 sims and four pets, whatever. It's especially frustrating because you can't control pets in TS4 (which I DON'T mind, to be clear), so having them take up a 'real' slot is extra irritating.
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
I have to agree. I'd like 10 slots, but at least some dedicated pet slots. To have decorative NPCs taking up family slots is a flat out inconvenience.
Peapod79
New Spectator
5 years ago
I'd like 12-14 personally. I'd like some houses to have larger families and pets with grandparents still living with them. Also, pets should not be taking up a household slot, especially since they are NPC's.
Babykittyjade
Rising Observer
5 years ago
I want this so bad. I really really need the space for more sims???the mod has it's problems
AndyVanity97
5 years ago
I don't really get the reasoning behind the cap, it's not as if the game would get unstable past that, since that it works fine for the most part through mods. Overly challenging to the player? Perhaps, though that's the whole fun of it if one chose to make such household.

I suppose it might also have to do with ensuring best performance for all players, given machines with less processing power or RAM could struggle to have that much action happening all the time? It's quite weird if so, after all I don't recall people complaining about that matter regarding inviting larger amounts of Sims over to a lot.
ChadSims2
Seasoned Novice
5 years ago
8 household is just so small with cats and dogs being npcs and taking a household spot and if we ever get horses and they do the same almost half the spots would be taken by unplayable animals if you wanted 1 of each.
davina1221
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Camkat;c-17577267" wrote:
I'd like 12-14 personally. I'd like some houses to have larger families and pets with grandparents still living with them. Also, pets should not be taking up a household slot, especially since they are NPC's.

I've always wanted something like this as well. A large family and a few pets. Would also be nice to have grandparents or their active ghosts there.

Taking a slot when you can't control pets is very constricting. I also don't know why they had to take it up when it lowers your family options.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
I wouldn't want to play more than 8 sims but I do think we should be able to have 8 sims plus 2 pets, like we could in Sims 3.

I would also like the option to create larger clubs.
marea_a_moon
New Spectator
5 years ago
I dont mind having only 8 sims, i actually end up ignoring some of them in favor of others because i am not really good at playing large households even though i enjoy that. Even pets taking up some of the 8 slots is fine by me at the moment. I wish it could be expanded for those of you who want that.