🐦 Suggested Game Pack - 🐱Pampered Pet Pack🐶
As a charitable suggestion here is an idea, how about for every purchase of this pack a donation is made to the Audubon Society & ASPCA or another worthy charity that benefits shelter animals. Highlights of this Game Pack I am Proposing Actual Cross Pack Functionality! New Community Lot Designation - Pet Boutique (Can Be Combined with Spa using Business & Hobbies) New Community Lot Designation - Pet Spa New Community Lot Designation - Pet Cemetery, IF you have Life & Death New Household Pet Birds🐦 New NPC Animals Birds I would like them in trees, not on the ground and not to befriend Most should be for show Pigeons (wild) in the Park can be on the ground and you can feed them Bird Seed Types Blue Bird Cardinals Nuthatch Pigeons Robin Red Breast Owls Heavily Forested Areas maybe differ breeds in different zones The variety of Owl should have their natural calls and hoots Barn Owl Great Horned Owl Screech Owl Snowy Owl Wolves Will howl and it will sound like a wolf howl especially during full moons Heavily Forested Areas Vampires Pack - Forgotten Hollow Werewolves Pack - Moonwood Mill New Pet Interaction Sing Lullaby to Puppies & Kittens "How Much is that Doggy in the Window?" "Teddy Bear Picnic" Teddy Bear Picnic with Christine McConnell "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" New Phone Service & Part Tim Job - Pet Sitter Cleaning Duties Cleans, Empties & Fills Bird Bath Cleans & Fills the Bird Feeder Cleans Bird Cages & Perches Cleans Fish Tanks Cleans Litter Box Cleans up Hairballs, Tinkles & Droppings Cleans Small Animal Cages Takes Out Trash Feedings Feeds all Pets including Fish Fills Bird Feeder Refills Automatic Feeder Pet Care Brushes Fur Gives Baths Other Duties pertaining to Pet Care Walks the Dog(s) Will take the Pet to the Vet if ill while on Duty, Billing adjusted Accordingly Socialization Talks to, Pets & Gives Treat to Pets while on Duty New TV Channel - CAT TV Just a TV Channel that plays Birds Eating Bird Seed on a Loop to fascinate Cats. Just like the videos on YouTube Create A Pet Updates New Clothing Tabs New Pet Breeds Park Request I'd really like to feed Pigeons/Birds & Ducks It should ONLY be Bird Seed and Feed nutritious to Ducks. Bread is not good for them, it would be a net benefit to the world to help spread that information Buy Objects Non-Specific John J Audubon Style Bird Illustrations in nice frames More Gothic Versions of Above Bats (Vampire) Ravens Updates for various packs: Cats & Dogs Crystal Creations Discover University Nifty Knitting Seasons Snowy Escape Spa Day Spooky Stuff Pre-Pack Updates Add a couple of Animal Based Charities in Game that you can donate to on the computer with names that are based on real life animal charities Audubon Society The Jane Goodall Institute The Humane Society Bird Watching Activity Can be added as an activity for a Social Group from Get Together Veterinarian Career will be added, it was dumb to make it just a skill Career Card Chances Dr. Title Prefix added as a Career Reward for all Doctors Discover University Update to Accommodate the New Career Create A Pet will Gain Several New Clothing Tabs Booties Costumes (Sims should get this too) Rain Gear (Sims should have this added Tab too) Safety Gear Winter Weather Gear (Should be split from Rain Gear) Cross Pack Functionality Updates Coffee Shops will now serve Pup Cups Seasons (Flower Arranging ) + Cats & Dogs = Floral Garlands for Pets Seasons (Temperature) + Cats & Dogs = Preference for laying by Fireplaces & Radiators during the colder seasons Crystal Creations + Cats & Dogs = Jeweled Pet Collars Nifty Knitting + Cats & Dogs = New Pet Sweaters Snowy Escape + Cats & Dogs = Dogs Going Hiking Spa Day + Cats & Dogs = Dog Yoga & Pet Massage Dog Park Officially a designated Community Lot, not a vague park Design Includes Two Sections for Big Dogs & Little Dogs Each Section has Bench Seating Night Time Lighting Obstacles Restrooms Shady Area Walking Path Water Fountain Waste Disposal Area Specially Designed Gate with Matching Fence Gate that leads into and enclosed area with an interior gate that leads into the park sections Gate has two sides one that is for big dogs and their family members and the other for small dogs and their family members The Gate is Electrically Lit in a decorative way The Gate should be functional but also beautiful and leave no guessing as to what kind of park this is Buy Objects for Park Dog Park Rule Sign Water Fountain with Basin for Dogs Object Updates Birdbath Add Bird Animations Drinking & Splashing in the Water Perhaps a little bit of Chirping SFX Add the Interactions Add Fountain as an Upgrade Fill Empty Clean (Every 7 Days) Bird Feeder Can you improve the birds to a higher poly count like the tree from Cottage Living Cuckoo Clock will get: Animation & SFX - Cuckoo Chime 6AM, Noon. 6PM, Midnight I'd prefer to be able to wind the clock Pet Bed Update Assign Pet to Bed "Go to Bed" Interaction Item Upgrade: Add Heating Pad to Bed Treadmill - Dogs can run on it Sims 2 Style Pet Jobs Back Acting Fire Military Police Search & Rescue Therapy Veterinarian Clinic Update Cleans the Teeth Preventative Vaccinations Microchipping The Pet Boutique & Romeo Details Can be Owned & Operated Set Name Hire Employees Set Hours Set Pricing Uniforms Can be Combined with Groomers if you have B&H Can Have Adoption Room for Dogs & Cats Buy Objects for the Store Ant Farm Cat & Dog Mannequins Clothing Display Collar Display Rack Charity Jar for Donations Collar Rack Display for Pet Clothing Front Door Mat Signage Treat Bar Merchandise Bird Supplies Bird Cage Large - For Larger Birds Small - For Smaller Birds Interactions Add Bell Toy Add Food Add Mirror Add Water Clean Cage Put Cover on Cage Upgrade - Add Avian Sun Lamp Bird Perches & Trees Dog & Cat Sleeping Arrangements Automatic Litter Box Better Beds - Please NO More Flat Beds! Destination Themed Island Living Outdoor Retreat Snowy Escape Luxury Styles Themed Pet Beds Occults Themed Fairy Themed Gothic Vampire Themed Spellcaster Werewolf Themed Cat Wheel - The large wheel that cats can run Dog Houses (Outdoor) Upgradeable Add HVAC Add Outside Light - Would Be So Cute Add Holiday Lighting Design Styles Castle Colonial Craftsman Haunted House Log Cabin Pirate Themed Tiki Hut Tudor Vampire Gothic Victorian Werewolf Shack The Pet Spa Details Can be Owned & Operated Hire Employees Set Hours Set Service Pricing Set Uniforms Menu of Services Bathing & Trimming Ear Cleaning Flea Dipping Moisturizing Paw Pads Pet Manicure Can Be Painted Pet Massage A little massage with Billie Holiday Key Items Professional Pet Grooming Tub Infra Red Aroma Therapy Drying Cage Grooming Table New Pet - Birds Canaries Blue Factor Red Factor Yellow Cockatoos Salmon Crested Sulphur Crested White Cockatiel Lutino Pied Love Birds Happiest when they in a pair Pretty song in their own right Macaws Blue & Yellow Great Green Scarlet Owls - New NPC Animal Fabulous for Ambiance in the Vampire & Werewolf Towns Actually Hoot Perhaps different Breeds for Different Areas Owl Songs Barn Barred Great Horned Owl Screech Parakeets Golden Rose Ringed Sun Parrots African Grey Peregrine Falcons Can be thought to hunt Pigeons Keeping Pigeons can be treated as a Pet They can also be treated like they are in the better part of the world as Dinner Pigeons should sound like Pigeons not like Sims 3 when they sounded like a parakeet Ravens Update the Life & Death to be something better then what we got. Fable the Raven Ravens are mimics Can be taught to say "Nevermore" in Simlish Bird Details Bird Song & Talking Bird Song should be particular to the type of bird Canaries have a lovely song, Canary Singing Love Birds are happiest when with a partner. They also have a lovely song Cockatoos, Parrots & Macaws are Mimics, Ravens are too - They can be taught to speak like Fable the Raven Speaking Birds can be taught various Greeting & Simlish versions of Common Phrases "Any Port in the Storm" "Bye-Bye" "Dead Men Tell No Tales" "I love You" Greetings - Sims 3 had Greetings tied to the birds mood that would be fun here too "Good Night" "Hello" "Hi" Mom "Nevermore" - Just Ravens "Peekaboo" "Poly want a Cracker" "Pretty Bird" "A Pirates Life for Me" If you have a Dog or Cat in the house with a Parrots and other mimic birds They can learn to mimic dogs barking They can learn to mimic a meow. Dancing Cockatoos are Hysterically funny when they dance and can be taught or learn on their own like Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo Interactions When large birds get mad they mutter and puff their feathers Birds can also bite when unhappy Feed Treat to Bird Hunt "Polly want a Cracker?" Peregrine Falcons can be taught to hunt (Falconry) Sims can sing to Birds Cats Can watch birds and make them nervous Can potentially jump on cages Can be shoo'd off and will learn to not do that if told no enough Will attack birds if the cage isn't locked and not shoo'd off Cats who hunt can bring back Birds - Not Falcons or Owls Lizards Rodents Sims will mourn Pet Birds who pass away They get a small urn or headstone Moods Birds can have a wide range of emotions Afraid Cats Fire Thunder Angry Ruffled Feathers Vet Visit Happy Hungry Sad Sleepy Perching Little Birds will generally be left in their cages, Larger birds if you leave the door of their cages open they will explore and eventually return to their cages. Perch Arm Fingers - Little Birds Only Hand Head Shoulder Create A Pet Updates Body Dimensions Leg Length Short Legs Breeds that actually are short legged will be represented properly Note* In future the Sims really ought to have more than two sizes of dogs. It just looks odd, seems weird and is definitely lazy considering other games don't have these issues. I believe that the Sims should make a commitment to have 5 sizes of dogs. Heterochromia Sims & Pets - If they haven't put it in game yet. (TBH - I don't remember for Pets) New Breed Updates for Cats & Dogs Cat Breeds Aegean Australian Mist Ragamuffin Selkirk Rex Sokoke Ukrainian Levkoy Dog Breeds Bukovina Shepherd Dog Carpathian Shepherd Dog Collie Bearded Rough Smooth Cairn Terrier Dandie Dinmont Terrier English Pointer The Glen of Imaal Terrier Gordon Setter Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog Scottish Deerhound Skye Terrier Transylvanian Hound Welsh Hound Welsh Sheepdog Welsh Springer Spaniel New Clothing Tabs Booties Safety for those sweet little toe beans Cold Weather Gear Dog Coat Herringbone Tweed Collar Styles Holiday Christmas Candy Cane Stripe Green with Red Stockings Red & Black Buffalo Plaid Red with Green Holly White with Poinsettia Diwali Easter Baby Blue with Decorated Eggs Lavender with Bunnies Pastel Yellow with Hatching Chicks Halloween Black Cat Black with Spiderwebs in White Jack O'Lantern Purple with Witches Riding on a Broom Hanukkah Kwanza Lunar New Year New Year's Eve St. Patrick's Day St. Valentine's Day Thanksgiving Beige with Turkeys Non-Holiday/Non-Seasonal Suggestions for Collars Anchors Apples Cherries with Black Stems on a white field Daisies Fish Gingham AKA Vichy Check Baby Blue & White Lime Green & White Baby Pink & White Paisley Hunter Green Navy Blue Purple Pansies Peacock Feathers on a Teal field Peaches & Cream Pink with Strawberries Plaid Buffalo Check Burberry Check Red Toadstools Woodland Creatures - Literally every where in fashion and design right now Yellow with Honey Bees Seasonal Themes Autumn Spring Summer Winter Costumes Astronaut Ballerina Bride & Groom - Would that not be the cutest for Weddings? Bumblebee Butterfly Count Dracula Fairy Firefighter Ghost Hotdog Leprechaun Lion Mummy (Egyptian in general would be wonderful for cats) Pirate Police Officer Santa's Elf Sailor Suit Sherlock Holmes Skeleton Spider Super Hero Taco Yoda Rain Gear Rain Slickers Black Hot Pink Hunter Green Fire Engine Red Navy Blue Royal Blue Yellow Safety Equipment Doggles Life Vest for Boating Military Vest Police Vest Sweaters - Would be wonderful to tie this into Nifty Knitting Argyle Bad Christmas Sweaters Burberry Style Irish Aran Sweater New Harvestables - Suitable for Dogs and Parrots Peaches - Parrots Sun Flowers - Parrots & Fill the Bird Feeder Sweet Potatoes - Dogs & Parrots Yellow Squash - Parrots Zucchini - Parrots New Recipes Hamam Mahshi aka Egyptian Stuffed Pigeon Peach Cobbler Peach Ice Cream Peach Jam (Canning) Peach Melba Peach Tea Sweet Potato Dumplings
Option to leave doors permanently open
I was working on converting Thebe Estate to a museum, when I thought it would be neat to have doors permanently open like archways. Particularly for public spaces like said museum, or how people leave the double doors open in their homes for areas they often pass through.
Roof building in The Sims 4 would greatly benefit from an overhaul
Throughout the decade of this game’s lifespan, roofs have received their own share of improvements. Round roofs, polygonal roofs, glass roofs, etc. Despite these well needed features, I do still think that roofs are one of the most outdated tools of The Sims 4’s build mode. Roofs and the way they behave deserve a bit of an overhaul. The current customization is great, of course, but there a few key areas in which roofs are quite lacking. Especially when compared to the previous entry in the series, The Sims 3. Let’s get on with it… INTERIORS The above image demonstrates a type of interior that The Sims 4 is unfortunately still incapable of producing without glaring issues. The first obvious thing that comes to mind is the white undersides of roofs. Apparently some roof types from newer DLC have the same texture on both sides, but that is still quite limiting. Older roof textures haven’t been updated anyways, as they continue to have the same white undersides. So yeah, I would love to have the option to change them like with interior ceiling tiles. I would also suggest that players should be able to change the texture of a roof’s interior ceiling and the underside of outside eaves separately. That way the interior ceiling of a roof piece could be made of wood and the exterior eaves be metallic on the bottom, for example. Either way, the unpaintable undersides are only a single issue out of many when it comes to these types of interiors. Key area number one: Roofs are not treated as interiors by the game, and therefore do not have the same indoor lighting that normal rooms do. This leads to the following problem: I wanted for this living room to have an open, angled ceiling. The unpaintable white texture wouldn’t have even been a problem for this specific build. But alas, because roof pieces do not have proper indoor lighting, the idea ended up not looking that good. If only it was as smooth as it is with normal rooms… This problem is also why attempts at building attics with angled ceilings does not end favorably. Here’s what it currently looks like in-game: The interior of the roof and the objects along with it are baked in outdoor lighting, even though it is meant to be an enclosed space. Here’s a mock-up of what the lighting SHOULD look like: So the suggestion here is simple: turn roof pieces into proper interiors. Or at the very least give them the same indoor lighting that rooms use. I cannot speak for whether implementing all of this is simple or not. I can think of a few crucial aspects in how roofs currently work that might end up getting in the way of things: the fact that roofs can intersect with rooms and how roofs can be made taller than the rooms on the same level. ow would this situation look like in this new system? However, I am not sure if all of this is actually that big of a problem. I wouldn’t necessarily expect roof behavior to change all too much, only the incorporation of indoor lighting and better wall customization (which I’ll talk about later). Either way, I am not a developer of this game, so I do not know for sure. But what I can say is that solving this issue of interior lighting would open up more possibilities with building in The Sims 4. Proper attics being the most obvious one. But also second floors incorporated into the roof of a house, which is very common in real houses. Obviously simmers have done what they can in terms of creating those types of second floors, but the way in which we are restricted to using only full rooms greatly limits the amount of usable space. It leaves us with either very narrow and small interiors, or very huge roofs that try to encompass the full interior rooms of the second floor… Sims can already route into roof spaces and objects can be placed around in them. I can’t really think of it being that resource intensive to give roofs the same indoor lighting (and weather/seasons behavior) that rooms have. And I’d argue the long-term benefits of such a rework would be great enough to justify the work needed to get there. ROOF WALLS Now, let us take a look into key area number two: roof wall customization and how it is lacking in The Sims 4. For this section I have turned towards The Sims 3 for demonstrative purposes: Roof walls in The Sims 4 appear to follow the same tile-by-tile texturing that normal walls have, and so it would behoove us to have the ability to paint the individual pieces of a roof’s wall, rather than be restricted to painting the ENTIRE wall only one single wallpaper at a time. By turning roofs into proper interior spaces, the interior and exterior surfaces of a roof’s wall could also have different wallpapers (just like with normal rooms). And in turn, it would behoove us to be able to delete specific portions of a roof’s wall: Or maybe even delete the walls altogether and have only the roof floating on its own: All three of these things were possible in The Sims 3, and are such basic aspects of roof customization that I can only be confused as to why the fourth iteration in this franchise has restricted us this way, and for so long. HEIGHT CONTROL And at last we arrive on the most ambitious section of this thread, key area number three: the ability to pull roofs up (change their height). Now this feature would be something brand new to the series, and in my opinion would also push building forwards in The Sims 4 by allowing more variety in roof designs and better usage of roofs as interior spaces. To demonstrate what I am suggesting, here’s a few mock-up images that I’ve made: This ability would be amazing to have. Right now we are unable to place roofs on top of half walls or platforms. Because of that, many styles of roofs that rely on these sort of uneven heights cannot be replicated in The Sims 4. Half walls cannot be turned into rooms, so I imagine placing roofs on top of them would be finicky. Platforms aren’t hollow and can’t have wallpaper textures, so having roofs be placeable on top of them would only solve this problem halfway. But being able to change the height of the roof like this would be a complete solution. It allows for more variety in roof design, while also allowing more room for Sims to route in. And that’s why having roofs be treated as proper interior spaces is such an important first step to take if the game was to implement this specific idea. This type of feature would also breathe new life into hipped, octagonal and round roofs. Wallpapers can already be placed on them in-game, but we never really get to see them! Pentagonal and hexagonal roofs may prove to be a little tricky because they do not line up with the build mode grid, but I’m sure something could be figured out..? All in all, foundations used to be more restrictive. Platforms did not exist before. Terrain tools were only a dream in the minds of builders, never mind pond tools. And all of those things have been updated and/or added to the game, each time revolutionizing building in this game. So why not greater roof customization, too? I believe that roofs are the one major thing holding back The Sims 4’s build mode from reaching its greatest potential.
Base game needed features/items
(Edited to add new topics) CREATE A SIM All miscellaneous skin colors; New hair swatches or color saturation and brightness sliders; Hair paint mode; Modest style/fashion filter; Likes and dislikes categories: Book genres, TV channels. "Hobbies and Skills" Likes and dislikes: Reading, Watching TV, Going outside, Chatting, Observing art, Eating, Listening to music, Making items; Prosthetic limbs; These hairs for adults since they're avaible for kids in base game: Slot for more than 3 personality traits; BUILD/BUY Spiral stairs Ramps; Elevators; Stairs with ramps/Ramps with stairs; Convertible stairs; Diagonal stairs; Cemetry lot type: I can't understand why we got the Wedding venue and Playgrounds, but not cemeteries. If you need anything else in base game to make it worth and coherent, what would it be?
More throne styles please
I'm really enjoying the noble career and gameplay. I love that we can have nobility in every world. The two thrones we got with the Royalty pack are great... for that world or Queen Anne style builds. But they really really do not work for any kind of contemporary or modern build at all. I would love more modern furniture that actually had good stats in general, but especially one that is essential for a career. (not sure where to put maker suggestions, but that could be a great marketplace kit too!
Make Attic Rooms actual rooms!
Right now, I can't find a way to make an attic room in which the lights turn on. This happens, because the game isn't recognizing the attic rooms as rooms because of the walls. I've tried using half-walls, but the game doesn't recognize half-walls as a room, with or without a ceiling. Please make Attic Rooms a type of room! Thank you!
IDEA: Domestic Activities | Activities & Skills | Build Buy Organization
There are a variety of Activities that could be combined into its own specific subcategory as these objects and interactions don’t technically fit among the current selection of Activities & Skills. A new Domestic Activities subcategory would focus on the Self, the Family, the Home, and the Home Business (Yard Sales). Objects by Function > Activities & Skills > Domestic Activities EXAMPLE of objects that would be in the Domestic Activities subcategory: Google PDF: Sims 4 Organize BB Activity - Domestic.pdf Benefits Player search convenience, clarity Clear out the various Activities subcategories Clear out Miscellaneous Activities Domestic Activities include: Self Care Bonsai Tree [VGSP][MLK] Vanity Mirror [SD] Massage & Manicure [SD] Meditation [SD] Sauna [SD][BH] Incense [GF] Crystal Crown [GF] Styling Station [PH][LD] Private Journal [IL] Beach Towel Pets & Livestock [CD][HR] Training Obstacles [CD] Veterinary Equipment [CD] Mouse Hole [CD][HR] Pet Toys [CoL][HR][MFPS] Shelters [ECO][S][AA] Insects [CoL] Wildlife [LD] Crow [BYSP] Bird Feeder [BASE][CD][SD][DO] Aquariums & Fish Bowls Self-Employment [JA][CL][CCSP][HCHSP][ECO][BH][RL] Selling Table [CL][BH] Selling Wall [BH] Ticket Kiosk [BH] Teaching Whiteboard [PSP] Seance Table [LD] Tarot Cards [EBN] Apothecary Table [SD] Instructor's Yoga Mat Home Life Snack Bag [PH] Bulletin Board [OR][TSP][GRO][BH] Coolers [DPLE] Littlest Neighborhood Library [S] Decorations Box [S] Scouting Badge Board Family [BASE][CoL][IL][MWS] Wedding Arches - include or keep to Life Events [RL] Family Tree [LD] Memorial Display [FR] Spirit House [CL][HSY][LD][RL] Podiums Remove from Activities [LDSP] Laundry Equipment - appliance [ECO] Power, Water, Generator - appliance, electronics [BYSP] Wind Chimes - decoration, add to build mode wall sculpture [DHD] Play Tent - kids activity Podiums - New Gameplay Call a Family Meeting Brings household together Discuss House rules Chores and responsibilities Solve disputes Announcements Vote on Take a Family Vacation Host a Party Family Game Night [MHSP] Family Movie Night Work Conference Invite co-workers Discuss Company goals Productivity Team Building Hire Keynote Speaker Industry Insights Hire Guest Speaker Motivational Inspirational IDEAS for Domestic Activities Hummingbird Feeder Ant Farm First Aid Kit SpeedS up healing time [GtW] Buy Medicine Canes Walkers Hair & Skin Care - IDEA Beauty Barber Pack: Salon Add-Ons | EA Forums Physical Therapy Equipment - Sports pack ideas | EA Forums Thank you for consider my suggestions.
