What New Expansions Do YOU Want?

"TheLibrarySim;c-16216220" wrote:
I want a Disability/Differently Abled Expansion Pack.
I'd like to play a blind Sim. A deaf Sim, with communicating in sign language a learnable skill. A wheelchair bound Sim, with all the challenges that would entail (and all the opportunities for Builders!).

Imagine the possibilities. Your blind Sim would face greater challenges in Painting or shooting baskets. But they might be better at making music and singing. A deaf Sim might not hit all the notes right in karaoke, but not being distracted by sounds might make them a wizard at programming. Or composing-look at Beethoven. How would a Sim garden in a wheelchair?

Sure, the changes in animations alone would make this pack next to impossible. But we can dream.

Love this idea!!!! To add to this I was thinking, maybe when they add simbots they could also add options in cas to use robotic legs, arms, hands etc. so amputee sims can be included in the game.

The big themes that could fit into an EP :
- Seasons, with a focus on customization and various climate, not just the 4 seasons : wet/dry climate, polar night, etc
- School, for toddlers/children/teen, with a focus on education and customization of the school (choose the uniform, the time table).
- Farming : breed cute little animals (rabbits, etc), new vegetables/fruits/flowers/eggs/honey, new craftables

Smaller themes that could fit in another EP, or in a GP :
- Hobbies : the more to choose from, the better, since they are part of what defines and separates my different Sims
- Banking : expand the monetary aspect of the game, with mortgage, several funds, investments.
- Attraction system : I like it when my Sims have an opinion on the potential partners, it helps me choose. It could include an app, new romance interactions.
- Aspiration/wants system : something long-term to "build" my Sims over time, like the lifetime aspiration bonus from TS2. More long-term wants, more dynamic aspirations.

"TheLibrarySim;c-16216220" wrote:
I want a Disability/Differently Abled Expansion Pack.
I'd like to play a blind Sim. A deaf Sim, with communicating in sign language a learnable skill. A wheelchair bound Sim, with all the challenges that would entail (and all the opportunities for Builder

I would love this! If the designers want players to be able to make characters they can relate to. I would like wheelchair options for children on up.

Height sliders too...where animated hugs or kisses still line up correctly.

I love some of the ideas already mentioned, particularly the undersea world and the post-apocalyptic one... as long as there's no Preston Garvey-esque character who keeps sending me to settlements. :lol:

Post-apocalypse and off-the-grid could even work as one EP, as long as the objects were usable in every world.

I voted for the Death EP in the last round of polls (before Laundry won). There has to be a way to do this that doesn't revolve around supernatural/occult states.

oh man the person that talked about living on a space station kinda reminded me of Start Trek Deep Space 9! and yeah it sounds fun.

i want a farming pack. and i enjoyed the idea of an "off the grid" pack but instead of it being an stuff pack i'd rather it be a game pack. and they incorporate many ways to live off the grid. this would tie in farming very well.

and i know you said that hasn't been done before, however i just think there needs to be created a hobbies pack! expansion pack where they include team sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis. there'd be an individual option which we kinda already have in game with the basketball hoop; and then an option to actually play a game with others, not just shoot hoops with someone else. 2x2 physical gaming would be nice. this could build up social, athletic, and logic and decrease hygiene obviously.

i also like the person who mentioned a true active career/venue for education. adult sims can enter the career as an educator; and children, teens, even toddlers can attend school. even have a community college to go along with university for YA sims and older. this could be an expansion pack

"orkhid22;c-16221769" wrote:
oh man the person that talked about living on a space station kinda reminded me of Start Trek Deep Space 9! and yeah it sounds fun.

i want a farming pack. and i enjoyed the idea of an "off the grid" pack but instead of it being an stuff pack i'd rather it be a game pack. and they incorporate many ways to live off the grid. this would tie in farming very well.

and i know you said that hasn't been done before, however i just think there needs to be created a hobbies pack! expansion pack where they include team sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis. there'd be an individual option which we kinda already have in game with the basketball hoop; and then an option to actually play a game with others, not just shoot hoops with someone else. 2x2 physical gaming would be nice. this could build up social, athletic, and logic and decrease hygiene obviously.

i also like the person who mentioned a true active career/venue for education. adult sims can enter the career as an educator; and children, teens, even toddlers can attend school. even have a community college to go along with university for YA sims and older. this could be an expansion pack

Who? :)

I was thinking of a space station as well.
I am thinking more of like the Citadel from Mass Effect. Every since playing that game I have wanted my sims to live in such a place.

What I would like is a scenario where a massive alien space station suddenly warps to the planet and then gets into an orbital position.
It is empty of all life and the big mystery is what happened to the people who lived there.

The first things sims would do is explore the place to discover it's secrets. The would then reverse engineer the technology they've found and create new products. Later they would set up vacation spaces and give tours, or your sims could simply live there. It would be great for science sims. They could do experiments and unlock technology and objects.

This space station would be for long term play as your sims unlock technology and areas by experimenting and repairing, going from a derelict to a very cool place where your sims work, play, and live.

"CK213;c-16222325" wrote:

"orkhid22;c-16221769" wrote:
oh man the person that talked about living on a space station kinda reminded me of Start Trek Deep Space 9! and yeah it sounds fun.

i want a farming pack. and i enjoyed the idea of an "off the grid" pack but instead of it being an stuff pack i'd rather it be a game pack. and they incorporate many ways to live off the grid. this would tie in farming very well.

and i know you said that hasn't been done before, however i just think there needs to be created a hobbies pack! expansion pack where they include team sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis. there'd be an individual option which we kinda already have in game with the basketball hoop; and then an option to actually play a game with others, not just shoot hoops with someone else. 2x2 physical gaming would be nice. this could build up social, athletic, and logic and decrease hygiene obviously.

i also like the person who mentioned a true active career/venue for education. adult sims can enter the career as an educator; and children, teens, even toddlers can attend school. even have a community college to go along with university for YA sims and older. this could be an expansion pack

Who? :)

I was thinking of a space station as well.
I am thinking more of like the Citadel from Mass Effect. Every since playing that game I have wanted my sims to live in such a place.

What I would like is a scenario where a massive alien space station suddenly warps to the planet and then gets into an orbital position.
It is empty of all life and the big mystery is what happened to the people who lived there.

The first things sims would do is explore the place to discover it's secrets. The would then reverse engineer the technology they've found and create new products. Later they would set up vacation spaces and give tours, or your sims could simply live there. It would be great for science sims. They could do experiments and unlock technology and objects.

This space station would be for long term play as your sims unlock technology and areas by experimenting and repairing, going from a derelict to a very cool place where your sims work, play, and live.

@MrJessXD from the first page. i've never played mass effect so sadly i have no frame of reference for that one.

I want University. As well as Witches/Wizards with a Hogwarts School with the town that's there as well.

I also like the idea of an Ocean Liner Vacation and Honeymoon ep that was in one of the surveys a long time ago. Sounds like fun - with stops at various vacation ports.

I have loved reading through this forum as I thought about what I want personally in the next expansion pack. I must agree that a farm pack, a space pack, and more sounds like fun.

I'd personally like to see a return of Adventures but with an Archaeology career thrown in. I'd love to explore Egypt again but go to South America, Italy, etc. and uncover more artifacts. It'd be even more amazing to couple it with a Museum Curator career where you can be more interactive in building the Museum.

I also have to say a return of the Supernatural pack is an obvious because I miss being a Witch from the Sims 3 but I think they should make each supernatural creature its own game pack.

And, of course, after the Supernatural Game Packs are dropped, I need Superheroes. You can either be a mystical superhero or get your super powers from a radioactive accident that increases your physical strength or something. And then have it where you can also develop gadgets. That way you can either be like Doctor Strange, Batman, or the Flash (just examples).

I'd like to see a SP with clothing and items in the 1800's style. That'd be pretty cool. Maybe even an old fashioned town to go with it?

As for new expansions, that's a tough one. I do really like the idea for a farm EP on the first page, and BOY do I have a tonne of suggestions for that. Most of my ideas are in the spoiler tag. Otherwise this post would be huge.

So, firstly, we'll need somewhat larger lots for that (they may need to make a bigger town for this as well to fit the lots in).

Farm Pets:
.Chickens are a must have! They could even be animals you could have in smaller lots because chickens don't take up too much space. You can feed them food scraps, chicken feed, or have them come out and peck your garden clear of weeds. You can harvest eggs from them aaaaand maybe if EA wants to go there, meat. Although I'm not sure how they'd plan on doing that because honestly even though I've personally lived in a house where we ate fresh meat from time to time, it's something I never ever want to actually see the process of.

.Sheep, gotta have a flock of them, or at least two because they get lonely by themselves. Gotta shear them when they get too fluffy, harvest some wool. Have them in a big pen and feed them grass or whatever sheep eat! (I think they eat hay if I remember correctly? We only owned one sheep when I was younger and it sadly passed away from eating some bad hay :( )

.Pigs (oink oink), They love mud baths! You can bathe them in some butter milk and make them squeaky clean! (they'll still stink though). Feed them slops! I don't quite know how this would work out because the only thing I know you can harvest from a pig is bacon but pigs are pretty awesome. They're big fatties and so long as you don't fall over in their pen they're cute. (note: if you fall in a pigs pen they may eat you.)

.Cows, I've always thought of cows like giant dogs that can crush you if they sit on you. Have them graze in a big paddock, collect their poops to use as top quality manure! (have you ever seen the size of a cow poop? I've stepped in one once, it wasn't nice) Trip and fall in the cow poop and you'll need to take a bath because your hygiene need is now down in the red and you are filthy and stink real bad. Harvest milk from cows to make tasty treats!

.Horses, we ALL want horses I think we can agree on that. I didn't play with horses much in TS3 but things I think would be good for horses in this game would be to make horse care more realistic, clean their hooves, brush and tend to their coat and mane, if they're wild train them up and get them used to saddle and halter. (please no "bits" for their mouths. Can't imagine how much pain they're in to have a metal bar in their mouth while you ride them) Horse shows would be nice for showing off how pretty and well behaved your horse or pony is! Also I think horses should be quite customisable like cats and dogs and we should have a variety of breeds to choose from and also a height slider so we can really get that level of diversity. I want a huge clydesdale that towers over my sims!!!

.Goats, maybe goats are too much to ask for... maybe not. My sister had a couple of goats. These are another type of pet you could potentially keep in a medium to large sized lot if you divided your space well enough. From goats you could harvest their milk, I'm gonna go off on a tangent here because I think this is a fun fact but goats milk is actually pretty good if you have eczema or lactose intolerance. My sister and her kids couldn't have normal milk but goats milk was just fine for them, she also made things like feta cheese from them. Goats milk does taste of goat if you have it fresh so I think sims who drink goats milk should have a negative "tastes goaty" moodlet and as an invisible trait once they've drunk enough goats milk in their life they won't get a bad reaction to it, and if they have it as toddlers through to childhood then they'll never get that bad reaction to it.

extra ideas about animals
.So I know I said you can harvest manure from the cows but prettymuch all of these animals have viable manure for gardening depending on what plant you're using it for. So I propose we just make it so you can collect all types of manure.

.for non household pets (so everything except horses) we should be able to do some customization so we're not bored of seeing the same thing over and over. So maybe we can pick breeds, colors and patterns when we add the farm pets to our lots. and some breeds may have certain benefits over others. Like for instance with chickens, bantams are "good layers", they lay lots of eggs but they also get broody more often (meaning more baby chickens if theres a rooster around), their eggs are also small because they are small. Also I'd really just like to be able to get a silkie chicken in game I mean have you seen them? They look hilarious.

.We should get a herding trait for dogs so they can help you herd the sheep, farm cats can help keep the mice away and farm dogs can get obsessed with the animals. There should also be a herding related skill for the sheep dogs.



Items:
.Compost bin/Compost bed (which is basically just a larger compost bin). You can throw weeds, green waste and poo in here to make compost for your garden that you can harvest and put on your garden beds and pot plants

.Farming areas (dunno what to call it but basically a field for you to place your crops in)

.Crops: Things that I can think of right off the top of my head would be wheat and other edible grains (like rice and barley or whatever), fruit and veg, or crops that can be repurposed into items or fabrics (like cotton for... well cotton, or trees for paper).

.Farm stores (storage): Looks like a shed, different sizes for different sized farms, it'll be where you store your harvestables and crops, once you buy a farm store you can use a menu to manage your harvest, choose to withdraw some items (like milk so you can make cheeses and other things), or sell them off for a profit, you can also see your profit and loss statements from here like in businesses with GTW, Dine Out, and Cats/Dogs, this is where you can buy farm perks if you have racked up enough perk points.

.Chicken Coops (Size ranges from small to large. has a limit for how many chickens can be stored in each), this is where your chickens take their siestas and lay their eggs.

.Paddocks (same with the size range, small to large), keep your herd animals in these. Maybe you can set them up like a house and designate that area as a paddock for a certain type of animal with a gate.

.Stables, for the horses. Enough said

.Farm equipment, not really sure if we could do vehicles here but we could have automated things to harvest and water the plants. Maybe some old rusted farm stuff for clutter.

.Farm hands you can hire, less like staff and more like maid and butler npcs. They'll help you tend to your animals and crops.

.Rustic paints and wall papers. In the town I lived in the houses had corrugated iron roofs and walls were generally painted plaster board or brick. Everything kinda looked old style and homey. It'd be nice to have more items like that in build mode.

CAS stuff:

.Not really much I can mention, overalls and straw hats would be a nice addition, maybe even some shirts and pants stained with motor grease with rips and tears from working in them. If you're working the land you're definitely going to need a good supply of hats and stuff.

Skills:
.Farming skill, like gardening but for farm stuff. Might include caring for your animals/herds/flocks better and "evolving" them for better quality produce

.Herding skill for the dogs

Places and events
.Farmers market. If you run maybe a small hobby farm or just have a bunch of harvestables, you can take a table down to the farmers market and sell your stuff for a profit. It could also maybe be one of those timed events like the flea market in CL is.

.Community garden. If you don't live in a farm you can hire a patch down at the community garden to plant your stuff in.

.County Fair. This could be an event sort of place like the flea market in city living. You can enter your farm animals in events at a show. Talent contests for your cats and dogs, horse riding contests to show off how well trained your horse is, herding contest for your sheep dogs, and contests to judge the qualities of your other farm animals (chickens, sheep, cows, goats, pigs) that you can win ribbon prizes, cash prizes and unlockable items in build mode from.

Side show alley at the fair for the kids so they can win prizes from entering into the games, the higher the associated skill of the game the higher chance they have of winning a prize!

It'd also be pretty cool if the county fair had some rides like bumper cars or roller coasters, haunted houses or whatever. Nothing too huge obviously otherwise it'd be like the tycoon games but I'm sure a few things could be put in. Even if the sim disappears into a rabbit hole during the ride.

As for farm houses and stuff, EA if you do make this please please PLEASE do not make us buy a farm lot like we buy businesses. Back where I'm from the people who own the farms most frequently live on the farms, I even knew a family who owned a large enough farm land that there were two separate farm houses on the land that housed two generations of their family. Part of the charm of that life was living in the land you worked and always being close by if anything on the farm required your attention, and the farms I lived around did require their owners to be there.

If you're going to make this work though when I say you need large lots I mean LARGE, perhaps two or three times the size of the largest lots we have currently. In truth it'll never span as far as some of the farm lands I've seen but it'd be a pretty decent simulation of one.