Sims 4 introducing "disabled sims"?
I watched the University trailer, and I was very puzzled when I saw people wearing robotic arms. I thought did the sims 4 just hint at the addition of prosthetic arms, therefore sims missing limbs??? ...
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I think they could work in some disabilities, but it's best done from the start in sims 5 perhaps. Some stuff I personally think they could do:
-Selection screen of several physical disabilities.
Just have to consider what would be possible in gameplay, and you could turn the option on or off that some accidents could cause a sim to have these disabilities depending on what they do.
-Walk with limp.
These sims walk with a limp, they can't run, use the threadmill but can swim even though it's not fast. They can use a cane to walk easier. Cane's have been in sims 3 I think, would be a nice return and a function. Those that aren't limp could also use a cane for style. They can't join jobs that would involve running.
-Unable to walk.
Reason would be unspecified, these sims just can't use their legs so require a wheelchair. Only these sims and those with a limp can use wheelchairs, other sims aren't allowed to use them. Some accidents could give a sim this condition temporary.
-Deaf.
These sims won't respond to sound. For convenience sake they do lipread so can understand other sims in conversation. But they don't hear music, barking dogs, a fire alarm or anything like that. They'll sleep through any noise, for better or worse.
-Mute.
Mute sims use sign language to talk, which for sims could show some interesting phantomime, inspired by the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx. They are sims after all. They can't call sims over and obviously can't become a singer.
-Blind.
Blind sims require a cane to walk around by themselves without bumping into things, they can be guided by another sim if they don't have a cane. When there's pets, blind sims can have a helper dog.
An expansion that adds cybernetics could prove a cool solution to all these things too, should a sim wish it.
As for mental disabilities, I feel like traits can represent that without being called exactly that. If you make a sim squeamish, perfectionist and a loner, that would represent autism pretty well. If traits actually did anything in sims 4.
We just need a lot more traits and be able to have more at once to make proper sims again.
-Selection screen of several physical disabilities.
Just have to consider what would be possible in gameplay, and you could turn the option on or off that some accidents could cause a sim to have these disabilities depending on what they do.
-Walk with limp.
These sims walk with a limp, they can't run, use the threadmill but can swim even though it's not fast. They can use a cane to walk easier. Cane's have been in sims 3 I think, would be a nice return and a function. Those that aren't limp could also use a cane for style. They can't join jobs that would involve running.
-Unable to walk.
Reason would be unspecified, these sims just can't use their legs so require a wheelchair. Only these sims and those with a limp can use wheelchairs, other sims aren't allowed to use them. Some accidents could give a sim this condition temporary.
-Deaf.
These sims won't respond to sound. For convenience sake they do lipread so can understand other sims in conversation. But they don't hear music, barking dogs, a fire alarm or anything like that. They'll sleep through any noise, for better or worse.
-Mute.
Mute sims use sign language to talk, which for sims could show some interesting phantomime, inspired by the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx. They are sims after all. They can't call sims over and obviously can't become a singer.
-Blind.
Blind sims require a cane to walk around by themselves without bumping into things, they can be guided by another sim if they don't have a cane. When there's pets, blind sims can have a helper dog.
An expansion that adds cybernetics could prove a cool solution to all these things too, should a sim wish it.
As for mental disabilities, I feel like traits can represent that without being called exactly that. If you make a sim squeamish, perfectionist and a loner, that would represent autism pretty well. If traits actually did anything in sims 4.
We just need a lot more traits and be able to have more at once to make proper sims again.
