Why can't we change height?

I can get why as it would cause issues with animations, I have a mod to make teens shorter and there is some issues but I think it's nice to have.

"Icewolf;c-17756705" wrote:
The developers would have to adapt every single height to everything in this game. Every animations, interactions etc. Is it doable? Yes probably, but it would take a long time and resources as well. I'd rather see them use their time and resources on adding new gameplay etc.

I have to agree with this statement, at this late date, I don't see them taking the time or resources to adjust every single animation, and I would much rather have them concentrate on game-breaking bugs and other highly requested things to be added.

Now, I DO hope that the next iteration includes height sliders, but if not, then I will want shorter teens, especially since teens encompasses such a broad range of ages (13-19), I know that some teens are taller than their parents, but usually younger teens aren't quite as tall. Course everybody is taller than, even kids who are 10 years I know are taller than me, because I'm pretty darn short in RL (5 foot, 1 inches).

Shorter teens helps to distinguish them from YAs, that's creepy when your sim gets flirty with someone and you realize they are a teen, NO! Just no, that's wrong!

"Shazlowx;d-788228" wrote:
We can do everything like add muscle and lose fat, yet we can't change our Sim's height. Is it really hard for the game engine to do this, so this is why we don't have this feature?

I would love to change my Sim's height!

Maybe in the Sims 5?

This is my only consistent complaint. I use height sliders.

"InfraGreen;c-16093113" wrote:
Way back during TS3's run, some user on Mod the Sims was really into the idea of EA redoing their model for animations so that they'd be dynamic and based on "attraction points" on a sim's body for other sims to contact during animations. I wish I remembered who it was because it's a brilliant idea.

I use a height mod and it affects less than one would think. Using objects and even sim-to-sim animations like hugs and handshakes look fine.

It's generally the kissing that gets messed up. I tried a height-slider with Sims3 (it had to have been) and this was a problem.

"DivieOwl;c-16093117" wrote:
Even if we only had like 3 preset heights, that would have been something and not like they would have had to make a ton of animations for hundreds of heights. 3 heights for teens and 3 heights for YA and older. I'd have been happy with that.

I like this idea! Would be great if we could select which height option in CAS, too. I tend to like short females (hey, I'm a 'tall' short person at 5'3 1/2"). Not everybody is a giant in this world, but three heights would be all that is needed. Then the animations could be synced to the height types? Maybe? That way the team would only have to adjust interactions between the six different height possibilities. Works for me. :)

It's not like this only with sims 4, but with all games as far as I know. It requires ton of animations for each interaction between all heights, or with objects.

Its one of my gripes with this game. To see every single sim with the exact same height, no matter what. So frikkin unrealistic. But, well, its The Sims 4, there are soooo many things they should change and/or improve that at this point, better to just dont think on it.

"Onverser;c-17756750" wrote:
I can get why as it would cause issues with animations, I have a mod to make teens shorter and there is some issues but I think it's nice to have.

As long as the model and rig is well-made, it should not be too difficult to adjust the new heights of the models. But again, its not a fast job, and i dont think the devs are going to do something about it , ever. Too many issues already with the game to think on tweaking height of the models.... that would be probably the last thing to think off.

I use a mod for that. Actually it works very well apart from some odd animations. This can easily be fixed by EA if they wanted to. But I suppose it is too hard and too expensive.

To me teens are 14-17. 18 + are young adults. So they should be shorter !