4 years ago

What if... (new features ideas discussing area)

While comparing my real life to my sim life I questioned some features that are missing in game but that are fundamental in my everyday life. So I thought "Why not asking other sims if they have the same ideas?"

So I came up with some features missing from game that I'd find cool!

- an online marketplace (like amazon) where you can buy any kind of goods and sell your used ones (like second hand);
- ~~the chance to get other foods with the delivery, not only pizza~~ now available with Cottage Living pre-EP patch
- the chance to plan the meals for the family in advance (meal and time for the sims to cook it and serve it);
- new community lots like boutique (distinct between formal/everyday dresses, wedding, accessories);

EDIT 7/15
- the chance to plan activities for childrens and teen agers, such as piano lesson or sport lesson or cooking classes, painting classes. They can be rabbit holes and last one hour but could be a nice activity added to their instruction and give learning points.

EDIT 8/2
Please, be aware that this post is intended for new features inspired by everyday life.
I am happy to see your suggestions for new packs and features, but try to keep it more about your everyday life rather than sci-fi or else. Thank you!

Feel free to add your features down below!

SUGGESTIONS DIVIDED BY CATEGORIES
ACTIVITIES
- having a band
- ballet
- sculpting
- glassblowing
- sewing

BUILD
- customizable ceilings
- spiral staircases
- build items to decrease their quality over time and sims to be able to upgrade them (like repainting windows, doors, walls etc)
- updated doors to be set closed or open
- doors divided by arches (es. placing a doors but then deleting them and having only the arch)

BUY
- pool items (slides, wave machines, waterfalls, new pool loungers es. flamingo)
- new musical instruments
- hand torches
- heartshape bed
- ~~typewriters for off-grid lots~~ actually included with Cottage Living EP
- new romance/wedding items
- board games to be playable and used as playable deco
- newspapers & magazines

CAS
- body hair
- vintage inspired clothes
- eyelashes
- new CAS section with costumes
- new CAS section with wedding attires
- new wedding attires (new dress, veils, tiaras, bouquet)

CAREER
- truck driver
- investigator
- owning a radio station
- improved carpenter/builder career (chance to plan the job step by step)

LOTS
- churches
- graveyards
- hotels
- improved museums (sims can donate their finds and gain skills from visiting and interacting with objects)
- ballrooms
- ballet school
- bank
- themed park
- high school

MISC
- cars
- improved weddings/romance
- ability to live inside destinations worlds
- hangouts and date at selected time
- go-carts for kids
- rowing boats into swimmable waters
- open beaches
- new radio stations
- creating your own music
- bank system (loans, debts, stock market)
- burglars
- improved babies
- New poor to rich challenge
- bachelorette party
- improving childrens playing together without using toys
- a talent system
- improved game setting options to slow down skill progress
- skills slowly declining when an hobby is left for some time
- chores to be assigned to childrens
- kids saving bank account to pile up pocket money gained from chores
- dishes piling up in the sink
- mowing lawn
- shoveling walkway
- chance for sims to be bad at skills (es. not being able to max up singing but loving it and still sing your heart out while showering)

hymnofheroes
4 years ago
Not sure because I don't own Nifty Knitting, but I think you can sell your knitting creations on a website, like Amazon, called Plopsy.
Cinebar
4 years ago
"KokoaMilk;d-991534" wrote:
While comparing my real life to my sim life I questioned some features that are missing in game but that are fundamental in my everyday life. So I thought "Why not asking other sims if they have the same ideas?"

So I came up with some features missing from game that I'd find cool!

- an online marketplace (like amazon) where you can buy any kind of goods and sell your used ones (like second hand);
- the chance to get other foods with the delivery, not only pizza;
- the chance to plan the meals for the family in advance (meal and time for the sims to cook it and serve it);
- new community lots like boutique (distinct between formal/everyday dresses, wedding, accessories);

As I thought of these 2 days ago I am pretty sure I forgot some :D feel free to add your features!

Cars
Graveyards
Churches
These are just a few of all the things,
that are fundamental in my everyday life.
katgualtieri
4 years ago
"hymnhehim;c-17925895" wrote:
Not sure because I don't own Nifty Knitting, but I think you can sell your knitting creations on a website, like Amazon, called Plopsy.

Plopsy let you sell only craftables items. But I mean a marketplace where I can sell directly something I don't want anymore, like a couch.
When I play from "rag to rich" I hate to go into build mode to be able to sell something and purchase a new thing. It would be amazing to be able to sell it like on plopsy and buy something new or second hand from other sims.

Also, Plopsy is more a Etsy shop.
katgualtieri
4 years ago
"Cinebar;c-17926224" wrote:

Cars
Graveyards
Churches
These are just a few of all the things,
that are fundamental in my everyday life.

Yes! I Agree
catloverplayer
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
More Pool Items

Pool Waterfalls
Pool Slides
Wave Machines
Flamingo Pool Loungers
jannaeddie
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
I liked what someone else said on another thread: bands, hotels, romance. For me they all work together and complete the game. Also the ability to live in destination worlds and restrict sims to their home world unless traveling.
katgualtieri
4 years ago
So, I was just going over the stream on CoL and found out that food delivery has been implemented! So now you can have everything to eat, delivered at home, not only pizza!
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"KokoaMilk;c-17929271" wrote:
So, I was just going over the stream on CoL and found out that food delivery has been implemented! So now you can have everything to eat, delivered at home, not only pizza!

I rarely order pizza, because hungry sims will just about eat anything and they usually go for the quick meals. Now, with the fresh food lot challenge they will finally have a reason to order take away food. Can't wait!
Ulf-Gunnel
New Spectator
4 years ago
@KokoaMilk Great ideas!

- an online marketplace (like amazon) where you can buy any kind of goods and sell your used ones (like second hand)
You can sell some things on Ploopsy, but it would be cool if you could open your own online store and that this would be accessible when playing on other households (great if you want to buy ex candles but don´t want to make them).

- the chance to get other foods with the delivery, not only pizza
I would love to see this as an update to Dine out. Order food from restaurants but also managing customers (delivery) orders when owning a restaurant.

- the chance to plan the meals for the family in advance (meal and time for the sims to cook it and serve it);
They can add a Plan meal option for the calendar (now when it’s a BG feature).

Click on a day on the calendar and select the Plan Meal option:
1. Select meal type (breakfast / lunch / dinner)
2. select portions
3. select cook (selected sims will autonomously cook, not selected sims will wait for the dinner)
4. add to your shopping list (new section for the notepad).
The option Make planned dinner will now show up when you click on the fridge (if planned for that day). Sims will not cook by themselves but instead wait for the planned dinner.
Susannembryhni
4 years ago
I'd love for an ability to set a time when townies ask you to hangout. Sometimes I want an hour or two for my sims to get ready, aka get their needs up, before going out