The Sims 4: Showtime

"Simmerville;c-17684871" wrote:
I think a Showtime pack would need to introduce something new, beyond bands, for me to get interested. I already have singers with a pianist, I wouldn't get excited to add a better system for it or adding an extra musician to the mix. I also have composers making a living from selling songs, it's a bit limited and tad boring, but they could probably not add to that without re-using content from the Get Famous pack, which would seem strange. Also, how about simmers not owning GF, should they still get the fame system in a Showtime pack, or should they just enjoy building a career without gaining any fame? Might only be fun if playing in a band is limited to hobby level, which I think would kill the idea.

Not saying the band and more could not be included, but not as a main feature. So, there would need to be something lse, bigger and newer to hit the cover of this pack :)

I'd like to see ways to bring the misc performances to our TVs. How about running a TV station? Filling it with misc performances (including bands), and the productions actually being watched in the thousand sim homes? Not only musicians and magicians, but talk shows, food shows, weather forecasts, street reports, and a lot more - and our sims could have active careers as producer or journalist/reporter/food specialist/meterologist/talkshow host etc. Could be fun... :)

I would like to see our sims be able to go to a concert, not just a rabbit hole, kind of the the summer sim sessions. It would be nice if we could not only make custom outfits for our bands, but also t-shirts and sweatshirts with the bands picture on it to sell at concerts. It would be nice if we could plays as the band or the fan.

It would also be nice if there was a record studio you bands could go to to record and sell their albums.

"Sthenastia;c-18164789" wrote:
What do you guys think about this? In my opinion we have more and more hints about the potential Showtime expansion. In HSY you can find more clues for bands and shows. For example in Cooperdale you can find a little public stage with microphone and guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywRsTWwChIY

I hope the hotel in Copperdale is also a hint to a hotel system too.

I would love a showtime style pack. Bands, magic shows, acrobats... give me it all. I have a Trucy Wright sim and no magician skill or job I can give her.

Things it could also have:

- a reworked fame system (new for those who have the Entertainer Lifestyle or whatever it will be called pack, reworked for people who have Get Famous. It wouldn't be the first time: ts3 had two vampire releases after all)
- Small pets (for the magician career but also as a new collectable that can be found)
- More musical skills
- Rework the entertainer career into two separate careers (one focused on comedy and the other on music, each with two branches). Musician becomes Rock Star and Symphonic for example.
- New singer career
- Integration with other packs. Small pets can function as familiars for people with RoM, different worlds have different creatures that can be found, the alien creatures in GTW become functioning small pets, Star Wars critters in Batuu.