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giallorossi
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I can't tell teens from adults / young adults. Why do they look like that? In my opinion they should've made them a little smaller, like they always did. They were awesome in TS3 and TS2. I can't even fathom why they felt the need of making them a copy of young adults. Doesn't that bother anybody else? Is it too late to change the teens body shapes in TS4?
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Over the years,there's many thoeries of why they might have did it:
Just as there's been theories some have tried to come up with solutions:
What Maxis has done so far on this is:
to answer your question though...It's anyone's guess exactly what their going to do with teens and that's if they really wish to. Some of us are also hoping for a baby update too like freeplay. To be honest, I'd be happy/excited if they attempted any of those two theory solutions above for teens.
I've been hearing that TS4 might be around for a long time, so It would only be right to make a few changes? Well maybe that's just the dreamer in me talking
Thanks!! Since the topics been around for so long I think I've been/read almost all of them
It's one of those age old questions that I don't think will ever be answered...well unless teens finally get their "toddler" moment in some form
It should be a priority to fix this EA.
#Fixtheteens
Please Bring Back Toddlers, Realistic Teenagers and Create a World.
Make the Sims (4) Great Again<3
Your answer brought up this another thing that's been on my mind; height sliders... Teens also mostly aren't as tall as adults, where I live. So you're right. A height slider could very well be a solution to this. I've always wondered why The Sims never came with height sliders, since in TS2 & TS3 I noticed that animations still worked well (in most cases unless the Sim was extremely tall). The game, in my opinion could have been much more fun if every Sim had different heights...
@SarahsShady #Fixtheteens indeed! And maybe young adults too. Since there's almost no difference between teens, young adults and adults! It kind of ruins the game to be honest.
Speaking of... Has anybody seen a height slider mod for TS4? - That's working with the current update that is -
Ooh yeah that's yet another theory I forgot to add:
Though that same theory was also said about toddlers and here we are
I agree teens should be shorter. But then I still play the earlier sims where teens are shorter. I think even with the age identifier above their heads it can be very hit or miss.
In the mean time all we can do is use the more younger looking clothes and acne.
But that's really all. And real teens aren't even more lean than adults necessarily. The problem for people complaining about this, is that they just don't feel like teens to them. You can only tell a difference there when you place the same sim in both stages next to each other.
What I hate about the Sims 4 is that babies are decorative, hopefully correct that, I want to get babies out of the crib. :s
Sorta like what I said in my first post. That first sentence is pretty subjective (I respect your opinion though). My niece is 14 and she's not taller than any of us (and i'm 5'2 lol). Where I live, most teens are pretty short. So I wouldn't say in general their tall because in other places in the world it's different. Not to mention, every child/teen goes through their growth spurts differently.
However I do agree that I really do wish they update our little ones into some crawling, first word talking adventures
Thank you for the link! I downloaded & tested, it works!
> in real life most teenagers are taller than their parents.
> What I hate about the Sims 4 is that babies are decorative, hopefully correct that, I want to get babies out of the crib. :s
Not all teens end up taller than their parents. Half of the teens in this world are short while the other half is tall or average sized. Back in high school, I seen some really tall and short teens. Everyone is different and grow at their own pace. For an example, a fifteen-year-old boy is 5'6". The other fifteen-year-olds are like 4'11", 5'2", 5'4", 5'8", 5'11", 6'0", and 6'3".
We aren't all the same. Height is genetic or pubertal. A kid may be short because he hadn't hit his growth spurt. Another kid may be tall because he hit his growth spurt too fast or early. Makes sense?
It would also be nice if they did consider taking the babies out of decor bondage. It would be nice if you could play with them on the floor with play gyms or mats, put them in walkers, etc.
And yes, #freethebaby I hate that they are objects again. I want them part of the family once again.
Forgot to add this to my comment before. Here's a height adjuster for the game. Not sure if it's still working or not. I may plop it in my game to see if I like it. http://modthesims.info/t/571799
Could they change it now? Theoretically yes. But in reality clearly no because then all their previous work on interactions and clothes for the earlier taller teens would almost completely have been wasted and nobody would buy an EP anyway if it mainly just changed the height of teens.
Is a height slider possible? I would clearly say yes. But it would need everything to be designed in a different way and most likely increase both the development costs and the minimum requirements for the game. So maybe it will be done as one of the new things in a future Sims game even though EA until now hasn't thought that it would be worth it. But to make it for TS4? Definitely not something that EA ever would consider at this late stage of the game