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pinedasgal
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Today my teen sims were discussing neighborhood property values because they didn't have much else to do. Yawn, TS4 teens are essentially the same as adults, but with homework. So I started jotting down concepts of what could make them more youthful, lively and enjoyable. These are just a few of my silly whims-- I'm here because I would love to hear your opinions and fun ideas for teens too!
New Activities:
New Events:
New Interactions:
New Popularity System:
A subtle 3-tier ranking (nothing over-the-top like TS3's celebrity system or social groups). Some sims want popularity through whims.
New Relationships:
Hormones:
Tweaks:
Ideally, if we had pre-teens some of these would go into this but I don't want to ask for too much considering toddlers=shooting for the moon.
I wanna hear from you though! help me add to the list
New Activities:
- Cheerleading
- Rock band
- Skateboarding
- A sport team (Soccer? Or maybe a new sport made by Sims)
- Simblr social network. Post thoughts/photo/recent event/relationship/achieved whims to Simblr
- Video game console
New Events:
- Prom
- Sleepover party
- Science fair project
- Standardized tests (for chance of scholarship)
New Interactions:
- Learn to cook with parents
- Learn to drive with parents (yes in a car, no snark intended)
- "Tell-off parents" to blow off steam when tense
- Ask parents for permission to stay out late (answer depends on parent's mood and if teen has completed homework)
- Sneak out (with a random chance of getting caught)
- Receive random "Where are you?/Who are you with texts?" from parents with option to lie
- Hook-up (a more intense make-out, TS2 snog style
)
New Popularity System:
A subtle 3-tier ranking (nothing over-the-top like TS3's celebrity system or social groups). Some sims want popularity through whims.
- +2 Popular (Popularity gains a positive moodlet and an increase in invitations to hang out.)
- +1 Semi-popular (there has to be a better name for this lol)
- 0 No ranking (base, hidden)
- -1 Invisible (negative popularity from no friends, may have negative moodlet depending on sim's traits/aspirations)
- having popular friends, or A LOT of friends
- being in a popular GT club
- being involved in cheerleading/a sport/ a band
- maxing a skill
- Simblr posts earning a lot of likes
- by some random, obscure event
- attending more parties
New Relationships:
- Have crushes. Sims should get nervous, blush, etc around crush
- Have role model (an adult sim whom the teen admires, teens has chance of receiving the role-model's traits)
Hormones:
- Acne
- Mood swings
- Random whims to do rebellious activities
- Braces
Tweaks:
- Teens (and child sims) go to school wearing a backpack
- "Make friends" at school increases relationships, not just meeting new sims
- "Make friends" will not meet child sims at school
- Remove discuss property values chat
- Rename first Mess Around to "Experiment"
- Remove climax-like animation at the end of Mess Around to make it a tad more PG (this probably doesn't bother anyone else, but the thought that my 13-year-old sis's selfsim could be shaking the bed gives me a headache lol)
- Return of the curfew ((with a random chance of getting caught, chance starts low and increases throughout night)
Ideally, if we had pre-teens some of these would go into this but I don't want to ask for too much considering toddlers=shooting for the moon.
I wanna hear from you though! help me add to the list
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12-01-2017
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As someone who'd rather see Teens improved than ignored while another life stage gets squashed in, I'm happy to see this
Yeah TS2's acne wasn't executed the best. But I figure with the implementation of moods like Embarrassed and the illnesses that came with GTW, TS4 would do a great job with them.
Yeah! I really want adolescent sims, but I figure I wouldn't be as pressed for them if teen sims actually acted like teens.
I think the prom is a wonderful idea, because maybe right before your teen is aging to be a young adult, thier phone rings stating that prom is on. You then select if you'd like to go, and you wear your formal outfit. There is randomly generated teens there too. It'd be a chance to make friends!
and make it so teens don't always go quietly. some can run and escape. same from the detective career side. I want nightshifts, going on patrol at night, and I'm sick of criminals always surrendering. make a scene, attempt to run and escape, get in a fight.
It's not that strange teens can discuss property values, when I was in high school. one of my friends had a job, and she moved out and got her own place, family issues. It's time people realize the ugly truth. sometimes teens are forced to grow up faster.
My Mood:
My Mood:
Yes!! They can practice on thier hand or something, lol XD
I wandered in because the title made me giggle but THIS LIST IS GREAT!!!
I like that idea as well -- you could then have a really strict family alongside one where "anything goes". And I don't think the point was that discussing property values as teens is bad, just boring. More interactions, activities, etc. to set teens apart from the adults is definitely welcome, and would likely reduce the need for pre-teens. Teens being the same height as YAs doesn't really bug me -- I'm actually shorter than my teen great-nieces -- but the lack of unique interactions and activities does bother me.
I'd like to see a clothing filter similar to what we have for the gender patch -- certain outfits can be designated for teens only so you don't see random Elders wandering around looking like rejected extras from High School Musical, but if a player wanted to remove the filter for some of their older Sims the option would be there.
The idea for a popularity system sounds interesting. I'd love to have a set of twins where one is super popular but the other is more of a social outcast type.
Another addition could be more Mischief interactions that teens can do to younger siblings -- my brother (6 years older) used to pick on me all the time...not really mean, but more the Mischief type of things. Maybe even a few mean things -- "Tell Sibling He/She Was Adopted" -- that would make the younger sibling cry, and the parents would have to comfort the younger sibling and tell off/punish the older one. Adding punishments for bad behavior, like no computer or TV (program game to block use for a period of time, like you can't use the computer when it's broken), or can't leave the house. Then like in Sims 3 there could be ways to get let off the hook -- help younger sibling with homework or play games with him/her, clean house (I used to have my teens do the family laundry), etc. and the parent would relent. Or you could have a really strict parent lay down the law, while the other parent would be more easy-going and let the teen off the hook right away, which would cause tension between the two parents.
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
what about family jealousy, sibling rivalry. always trying to outshine the other, parents giving more attention to one over the other.
My Mood:
Because of course.
I LOVE LOVE THESE IDEAS!!! (I choked at the HSM reject Elders lmao)