Health Food Nut List Is Lacking
I had to use a cheat in order to finally get the health food nut lifestyle 🙄 I'm curious to know whether there's a reason the list for healthy meals is so limited, and considering there are various green-based and meatless food options available amongst the 'cook' and 'cook gourmet meal' food menus. I don't tend to home gardens and fish for amusement—it's relaxing for a second, but I do it to instill a frugal mindset and healthy lifestyle in my sims. Thank goodness for pears and such. I'll be documenting which side items generate positive moodlets with this lifestyle, but I really want a longer list of food items for the topic.
[Idea] Occult Stuff Pack
RoM, V, W , IP, L&D, EbN and GtW all have occults with limited occult specific CAS and Build/Buy. I'd love a stuff pack to flesh out and fill in the blanks for occults. Some of the occult CAS and Build/Buy are merely themed such as Victorian for Vampires and nature inspired for EbN for example. However, the occults themselves could have a larger range of occult specific themes. Add missing occult ability trees for Mermaids and Aliens. PlantSims be a permanent occult with an ability tree. More traits that would help occult synergy (Mystical, Disruptive and Macabre are the closest occult friendly traits, if you want to discount the basic Good/Evil traits) Lot traits that encourage each or every type of occult to visit and a trait disallow all occults! Feathered and bat wings for Fairies or even Vampires (but be great if it could be any occult). Missing single bed, fridge, stove, etc. for EbN nature theme. RoM's The Iron Counter needs a cabinet counterpart (drives me nuts I don't have matching cabinets for my favourite counter). Small appliances for various occults/themes. Non-plant/flower nature themed CAS and Build/Buy. Air, fire and water fairy themed attire and Build/Buy would be nice to have different elements Fairies. But these could also transcend to other occults such as Mermaids and Spellcasters. Something to do with Spellcaster extra talent points! If you are not going to add/update your packs where there is missing/wanted features CAS/Build/Buy. Just put it in a pack to expand the occult themes :)Base Game NEEDS A Natural Hairstyle Update
Literally, zero arguments. I recognize the 'effort' to be inclusive in the couple of add-on hairstyles per expansion pack but achieving a somewhat diverse authenticity and aesthetic after being paywalled is slightly frustrating. I think I noticed the upcoming expansion pack may have a couple. Might I say I counted a few but still, they hint very close to styles that exist currently. Head honcho's - I do think it's wise to have a team dedicated to thoughtfully investing in the base game experience while you have your team(s) focused on expansion, game and stuff packs. There is a small percentage of your consumer base that actually purchased The Sims 4 before it was made free... While I do okay as a black simmer creating sims after the various aspect of my heart, I know Maxis as a staff should be doing better. Said with love 🤎
"Community Prioritized Fixes" seem to prioritize new packs over old.
"Enchanted by Nature" was quickly repaired, but older packs remain problematic because new players aren't purchasing them and longtime players are left to seek workarounds or mods. I get it. New players keep the franchise going, but older players are the backbone. There are 19 expansions packs, 12 game packs, 23 stuff packs and 31 kit packs in The Sims 4. That's huge! Allocating resources to keep all those packs ticking along is no doubt a logistical nightmare. But, if EA is going to continue to sell all those packs, they need to insure that they work as advertised. If they're not going to provide fixes or support for the older packs, they should discontinue them. Balancing the needs of new players who drive sales with longtime fans who appreciate the older content is challenging. But, ensuring older packs are fully functional is important for community satisfaction and the game's reputation. Especially if - as seems to be the case - TS4 will be continuing for many more years.
Here is some ideas that would Improve the game for me.
I would like if we could have garages and cars like in the sims 3 even if they only function as a moveable decoration. It would be nice if we could have more animal related things like wall mounted watering and feeding stations for horses, smaller or a way to designate an area specifically for a stall without taking up as much space so I don't have to make huge barns in order to have a lot of horses. New fence and gate designs for horse stalls would look nice too. Instead of building your house and playing it immediately it would be interesting if like the Tree house in game you had to build it from the ground up room by room, and furniture and decorations have to be unpacked and manually moved by your sim into place. It would also be interesting if your sim could have a carpenter, Electrician, building contractor professions you could go to different lots to build too. It would even be nice if paint and wall looks could be separated from crown and trim moldings so they would have to be painted and put on separately. It would also be nice if there were bailers and forklifts that you could make your own hay bails and move them to specific areas to store to feed your animals later. I also think it would be interesting if each type of area had wildlife that caused positive and negative effects on either your sims or lots. ex: you have the racoon trash raider or the fox bandits. I would like to see a moose that if it doesn't take notice gives a positive mood let, but if it notices you your sim has to make a run for it. It would also be nice if the household limits were larger and pets and animals didn't affect it at all. Ex: instead of a limit of 8 sims per household 8 sims in a household per generation. so if your sim has two or three children which age up to adults and your sims are grandparents those three sims can each have a total of eight children on the lot together at a time. It would also be neat if you could hold a family reunion where anyone who is a relative even distant shows up even if it overloads the house limit since its only temporary.
Kids cosleep with Parents
I was thinking if you have a single parents or an older sibling can they cuddle or hug in the double bed especially when kids have a nightmare and it's a single parents can they cuddle the parents to feel safe. Or when it's thunder and lightening in the game or they feel safer when they share a room with another kid or an older teen. Thoughts?
Devs: Why not have a talk with a certain streaming service? <Pack suggestion>
You've got all the makings for it. You've got all the packs for it. We all get them, and we all love them. But how about we tie it together in a "Wednesday" pack? Yes. A Nevermore / Wednesday / Addams family themed pack would be very nice and very fitting. Werewolves? Check. Witches? Check. Ghosts? Check. Sirens? Check. Only thing we're missing is Gorgons, but other then that, I'd buy a pack like that :3 (Maybe a new pet hand?)
for rent, businesses & hobbies compatibility
Is it possible for ea to do this? I know me and a lot of other players wants this so bad! Anyone can see that businesses & hobbies are made from cods that is in for rent. but is it not possible to make «another layer» to the code so we can run businesses & hobbies with for rent? pls vote on this idea so they can hear us :)
