"Sthenastia;c-18076270" wrote:
Every neighbourhood in The Sims looks the same and in every neighbourhood you can do the same activities. Due to that everything can be boring especially that you can only play on one lot in the same time. How does every neighbourhood in TS look like?
1. 3-5 randomly placed lots
2. Some fishing spots
3. A couple of chairs/couches/benchs
4. Public toilet
5. Food stand
6. Public garden
7. Some spots for swimming (after Island Living)
8. Playground area
9. More and more fake buildings
Personally I like if my buildings match to the world but it is harder and harder to create something interesting because the worlds are more and more restrictive. Due to that I have more and more boring neighbourhoods because I have totally no idea what to build in them.I have some ideas for Tartosa but I have to fit my concept on 9 lots which are terribly designed.
This is why I think it would be worth it to update all relevant worlds to have at least one or two of the shell buildings (that sims can route to) per neighbourhood turned into rabbit holes that can be interacted with. Whether you like rabbit holes or not, at least this would give sims more things to do in neighborhoods. Sometimes I'd even like to know my sims are ex. eating out, but I don't feel like micromanaging it, or I might be controlling one sim and want to occupy another in the meantime.
Some rabbit hole shell ideas: - Attend skill classes
- Grocery shopping
- Book shopping
- Eat meal/dessert/grab coffee at restaurant/bistro/etc.
- Opera/play/comedy show/simphony
- Watch movie at cinema
- Attend sports event
- Tour science lab, volunteer as test subject
- Attend fundraiser/charity event, volunteer ar soup kitchen, attend awareness event
- Clinic/hospital: buy medicine, deliver baby, find out gender of baby, vampires can raid for plasma bags etc.
- City hall: change name, register as self-employed etc.
- Children and teens: study building for paper, field trip etc.
- After-school activities such as clubs for sports and skills.
- Spa: get massage/manicure/pedicure/facial
- Etc.
There are many ways to make a world feel less static, and this is a relatively easy one. I'd especially like some interactions from TS3 to make a comeback through rabbit hole buildings, such as volunteering as science test subjects being a way to make pocket money but with some hilarious and fun potential side-effects.
Shopping for things at physical buildings, even if they're shells, also feels much more immersive to me than just ordering everything on the computer.
