back after a break..
and now I can't seem to keep working towards a pair of pants I wanted since apparently it was in a season pass? whats the point of making these assets and then not letting players get them after X amount of time? If it's for fomo that's clearly not working (24 hour peak is 2200 on steam). like let me give you money for an older season pass or w/e? or don't take away my ability to earn things on the pass I paid for just because I took a break.. or just make those assets available for purchase? idgi
An Easier Way to Repair the Game on Steam
About a year ago, I moved to Steam where before I'd been using the EA app. For a while it was fine, but then I started running into weird bugs. As I normally did, using the EA app, I tried to repair my game - it'll be easy, I thought. Just use the "verify game files" option Steam gives you. Unfortunately, as it turns out, "Verify game files" on Steam doesn't actually work to repair the game, it just checks to see if there's missing files. It doesn't identify corrupted files or files with missing data. And it only verifies the files for the base game and DLC that was purchased via Steam, meaning that if you have DLC purchased from the EA store you're out of luck. Right now, every time I need to repair the game, I have to manually go into my game installation, delete folders, and then hit "verify game files" to re-download everything I deleted. Then I have to start the game to trigger the EA sub-app (applet? not sure what it's called) to open via Steam, wait five minutes for it to recognize I have missing DLC, and then individually click through forty plus different download buttons. It takes about two hours for what used to be a ten minute process. I would really, really, appreciate an easier way to repair the game via Steam.
Maxis, please can we have pretty eaves & vaulted ceilings instead of gray blah?
When the underside of roofs is visible, they look unfinished and it can ruin an aesthetic. I feel the same with the top of walls like in this pic. I wish we could add trim, similar to adding trim to half walls.. just not as much of an overhang.. or no overhang at all. Gosh I would love the no overhang option for half walls too. 😄 This has been overlooked (underlooked😉) for far too long! Something maybe to think about for future updates.. hmm?!.. please!!! 😁 Maxis TheSimsDirect EA_Cade SimGuruLakshmi SimGuruRitzy SimGuruNinja SimDevDave shawneehale SimGuruIcarus SimGuruJoystickPrivate mode for Gallery
I'm having a discussion with my partner who also plays the game with me. I've been thinking of completely uninstalling/re-installing the game on our Xbox, starting fresh with a completely new Save game, but we still want our households and lots. It's my understanding that we can't do this by just saving them to the Library, we MUST save to the Gallery in order for that to work. The thing is, my partner is very private and doesn't want to upload their households to a public gallery. They don't want to share their work with others, but still want to keep those characters and builds that they worked so hard on. So, I think there should be a "private" button for the Gallery, so that one can safely put their work on the Gallery but not have it be seen or downloaded by the public, only by the account holder.
Small but Mighty Idea: Let Us Name Our Frogs & Aliens!
I was playing around with my Sim's collections and noticed a cute, small inconsistency that I think would be a simple but wonderful quality-of-life improvement. We can name our Fish and Cowplants, so why not extend that love to other unique creatures? What area of gameplay is your feedback about? Collections (Frogs, Aliens) Personalization / Storytelling What works well right now? The ability to name certain pets and creatures is a fantastic feature! It adds a huge layer of personality and storytelling. Naming a fearsome Cowplant "Snuffles" or a prized fish "Bloat" creates a personal connection and makes our games feel more unique and lived-in. The feature itself works perfectly when it's available. What isn’t working or feels frustrating? It feels inconsistent and oddly limiting. My Sim can spend hours exploring space to find the perfect alien pet, but the Alien remains a nameless collectable in their inventory. Similarly, my Sim can carefully breed frogs to discover a rare Whirly Flower Frog, but it's just an object called "Whirly Flower Frog" with no option for personalization. This makes these creatures feel more like inventory items than the unique companions they could be. What new ideas or improvements would you suggest? The improvement is simple: Add the "Name" interaction to live Aliens and all Frogs. For Frogs, the interaction could appear when you click on one in your Sim's inventory. Just like with fish, you could choose "Name..." and give your prized Dirt Frog a fitting name like "Ember." For Aliens, the interaction should appear when clicking on a live alien, You could name your Live Space Porcupine friend from Sixam something truly unique. This would use the exact same naming UI that already exists for fish. Why would this improve your gameplay experience? This is a small change that would have a big impact on storytelling and player connection. Enhanced Storytelling: It allows for better stories. Is your Live Space Squid a weird oddity named "Glorp"? Is your Frog a frisky fiend named "Sir Hopsalot"? Naming them makes it real. Consistency: It fixes a frustrating inconsistency in the game's features. If we can name one type of collectible creature, we should be able to name others. Emotional Investment: It makes players more attached to their collections. A named rare frog feels more like an achievement than an unnamed one. It's Simple: This seems like a relatively easy implementation since the system for naming other entities already exists and works flawlessly. It's a tiny detail, but it's exactly these kinds of details that make The Sims so special and personal to each player. Who wouldn't want to name their alien? Please upvote 👍 this post so we can get this feature in the game.What are some updates you think should launch next?
I’m not just talking bug fixes and minor things like that. What do you wish would be added or upgraded to existing game options? I’ll start: I think we need more career options, and more playable career options. Also more degree options that could and already would correlate. Why didn’t the life and death pack include a degree in mortuary science? Why didn’t royalty & legacies include leadership or politics as degree options? Why aren’t university classrooms playable yet when they’ve made it happen for teens with the high school years pack? Another idea would be to update the Vampires gameplay. We have dynasties and werewolf packs now, why can’t we form actual covens? This would work for spellcasters too. Honestly the entire vampire world needs an overhaul. By comparison, every other world and occult got so much (with the exception of aliens) but vampires has five residential lots and a town square they can’t even actually travel to? There could be a bat cave for exploration that leads to a cemetery or something. A plasma themed bar. An actual town square or park location. I don’t necessarily need another expansion pack, but I would love to see EA go back and add more to the existing gameplay options given how far the game has come.Photo Studio
Can someone please explain why we still can't choose poses in the Photo Studio from the Get to Work pack? It honestly makes no sense when the phone camera already lets us pick poses. If I want multiple photos of the same Sim in different poses, I have to back out, and have both Sims take another picture, just hoping: it doesn't glitch into some weird, broken pose it actually gives me a different pose instead of the same one again. It's such a simple quality-of-life feature that's already in the game. Why wasn't it added to the Photo Studio too? It would make taking family portraits, couple photos, and storytelling screenshots so much less frustrating. I know not every suggestion can be added, but I hope this one gets some attention.. I just want my families to have GOOD photos <3
💡 Ideas > 🏙️ Big city world #2
Hi, I really like San Myshuno and Night City (Cyberpunk 2077), it would be nice to get another big city. Some ideas of neighborhood : Shore front / Beach Industrial area : Warehouses, factories and loft apartments Downtown : Mega residential building with Venues included Neon city : Nightlife activities (Dance club, bar, ...)
