Please Add: Randomized Townie Toggles + Npc Management

Simmingal

It's about time for new ''please add'' thread on my part so here goes

I wish there was toggles that let us control randomized townies
with these options:

* On/Off Randomized townie generation all together

this so game no more automatically spawns new randomized sims if you have it disabled
aaaaa freedom please let me have it I am so tired of those buggers it would solve so many issues

* On/Off Aliens,Vampires, Spellcasters, Mermaids etc from randomized townie generator
(each occult separate toggle)

this is so people who like having randomized sims
but don't like playing with occults could maintain their saves occult free hence no more nerfing wee
(given if you cured all premade occults game would not spawn more of them)

but also for occult players that don't want randomized townies gaining magical powers from thin air
and would like to keep their lore of only specific sims being able to occult

*On/Off Famous sims from randomized townie generation

This would make it so game doesn't spawn absolute nobodies with fame that run all over your sims and premade celebrities
and it would also just make way more sense if sims actually had to work for their fame not gain it from thin air

Ofcourse this would pose the problem because most of the randomized townies spawn for NPC roles in the game
therefore I think this should come with NPC Manager.

What would NPC Manager do?
- It would let you set sims of your own choosing for each NPC role that game has
the said sims would then show up whenever your game reaches for NPC like say bartender, maid, mail carrier

and/or you could choose so it would use sims on suitable career (say entertainers would spawn as well, entertainers.)

What if game cannot reach for that specific sim if they died or something and you had randomized townies off?
- Game would simply not spawn any sim at all or you could set like couple sims each NPC role

What if I don't want to set my own NPC?
- there could be randomize button to set random sim to the role
(similar to how you can randomize hero roles in sims medieval)

What about venues, schools, customers?
- if you chose to turn off randomized townie generation as whole
these venues should use households in other households and/or my households
if there is no households with sims in suitable age stage/lifestate no sim would show up

and there could be selections like with neighborhood stories
where you could toggle which sims can show up in these roles/for whole categories
like maybe game can just use my households sims or other way around

or maybe you could set which worlds residents may show up in which worlds as walkbys etc.
like say you could choose that Willow Creek sims can show up as walkby in Newcrest but not in Sulani
or choose that there be no walkbys at all except sims of that specific world

Would it still be possible to play game as is at the moment?
- Yes you would just keep all the randomized townies settings on default setting (On)

anyway would you like this feature? would you use such feature? do you wish it was a thing?
because I sure as plum do

telemwill

Yes I want to set my own NPC

Good ideas! I think being able to appoint NPCs might solve the problem we have of not being able to play the Scott family in CoL or Molly's family in the new pack.

Simmingal

Yes on all above

telemwill wrote: »

Good ideas! I think being able to appoint NPCs might solve the problem we have of not being able to play the Scott family in CoL or Molly's family in the new pack.

Yes it would be nice to be able to assign them back if they were kicked out of their roles
and also it'd be even nicer if they stayed in their roles when played

Simmingal

Yes on all above

NPC in Sims 4 currently
(there might be some missing)
All of these can be taken over by randomized townie by mistake
(or are always spawning randomized townies)
and you have no way to correct the situation

I will mark with the ones that could be using existing career sims
yet somehow seem to anyway spawn randomized townies for whatever reason
it would be nice to see sims in these careers doing these roles instead of sims that have no relation to anything
Base game:

Maid
Nanny
Gardener
Pizza Deliverer

(these could be sims on fast food part time career)

Repairman
Caterer
Entertainer
Mixologist
Firefighter
Mail Carrier
Repo Person
Community Gardener
Librarian
Gym Trainer
Fisherman
Homeless sim

Stall Vendors (Multiple packs)
Butler (VGS)

Get to Work:

Coworker

(if you don't have enough sims on the career its randomized
there is usually sims that are on career there thankfully
but even so they're sometimes kicked out by randomized sim for no apparent reason)

Patient
Criminal
Retailer
Witness
Pollination Technician (Alien Abduction)

Outdoor Retreat:

Forest Ranger
Bear
Hermit

Spa Day

Massage Therapist
Reflexologist
Yoga Instructor

City Living

Landlord
Weirdo
City Repairman
Statue Busker
Romance Guru

Get Together

DJ
Barista
Chalet Gardens Ghosts

Pet Adoption Officer (Cats and Dogs)

Eco Lifestyle:

Eco Inspector
Civic Inspector

Dine Out:

Chef
Waiter
Host

if you don't go through with whole restaurant owning thing
and even then you may not be able to assign who you want since it gives random sims as options not all sims

Restaurant Critic

Jungle Adventure

Selvadorada Native
Skeleton

Get Famous:

Fan
Paparazzi
Bouncer
Director
Co-star
Background actor

actors use actual actors once in a while but mostly its dominated by randomized townies that spawn endlessly

Producer
Stationary Camera Operator
Dolly Camera Operator
Special Effects Operator
Wardrobe Stylist
Makeup Artist

Strangerville:

CurioShop Owner
OGA Agent
Scientist
Military Personnel
Conspiracy Theorist
Possessed sim

Realm of Magic:

Sage
Astral Projection Vendor
Night Wraith

+ Yamachan, Jasmine Holiday, Guidry, Baby Ariel, Temperance,Tragic Clown,
Grim Reaper, CoL roles, Father Winter

PineappleMaple

Yibs.

That will be cool and much more convenient if we have such update, agree