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Age
I found it very disappointing to see from The Sims 2 to The Sims 3, that there are only three pet ages.
Kitten -> Cat -> Elder
Puppy -> Dog -> Elder
(If horses are implemented into TS4)
Animals also have gradual growth transition stages and it would be really great for the development team to further focus on these details to make the pet features within the game better.
It doesn't make sense for a one colored tiny puppy to all of a sudden grow into an adult.
Suggestion:
Newborn, requires milk (weaning) as a food source from the mother. The animal should not be able to do much at this stage.
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Puppy/Kitten/Foal/Colt, able to eat regular food and more interactions with the environment. Still weans from mother
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Young Adult -
Opinions?
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Adult
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Elder
Breed Size
First off, to make it clear, we already have options to adjust pet size in-game, Small and Large breeds.
Those two options are not accurate when it comes down to each of the dog breeds listed there.
A Great Dane isn't supposed to have the same size as an Australian Shepherd.
IMAGES ARE FROM GOOGLE
Australian Shepherd
Great Dane
Sims 3 in-game comparison
Another example would be the Chihuahua (Very small toy dog) and Beagle (medium dog) has the exact same size as each other.
IMAGES ARE FROM GOOGLE
Chihuahua
Beagle
Sims 3 in-game comparison
It would be great if they had more options for us to
selectdifferent pet breed sizes,
just like how we can now only with more options. Not the option to adjust their height.
Size chart examples:
(If horses are implemented into TS4)
OTHER IDEAS/FEEDBACK/SUGGESTIONS- Reptiles
- Rabbits
- Turtles/Tortoises
- Birds
- Goats
- Chickens
- Pigs
- Cows
Also, keep the Unicorns. Loved the unicorns.
Also, adding llamas would be nice, considering all the hype about llamas...
Allow cats and dogs to also have a thirst meter like the horse. They drink water too! Please add in water bowls for them.
Not sure if I will get Sims 4, the sizes sound good along with the breeds. But...I would like to have them actually less annoying as they have been in all Sims games. Honestly I have three cats and if they were as annoying as Sims pet...Also had all kinds of pet my whole life (believe me that is a long time). But any in real life pet acted like Sims pets..well I would of never owned a pet in real life.
I have always bought the pet exp but after dealing with the annoying little pixals for a few months..I stopped using them.
Edited..because I am sick and sleepy and it makes my spelling and uncomplete sentences worse.
I agree in terms of having a greater range of heights for dogs, cats and horses. I disagree in terms of aging. I do understand that puppies/kittens start off as furless and highly dependent on the mother in their early weeks but I don't see a need for it in a gameplay sense. I would like to see more life stages for Sims but as far as pets go, I am quite content with the Puppy/Kitten/Foal > Adult > Elder model we have now.
Signed, but i would also love new pets, but i may post a new trheat about it later, but i agree with you.Even with the fact I cant see a big diference from teen to young adult to adult on pets in real life but anyway i would love to see a bigger variation on dogs size and maybe on cat size so i can make the Jaguar "Mata" from Sims castaway stories
I'd love this! Consider me signed on.
As a suggestion for YA dogs and cats, this can be the stage where they gain one or two more traits and start acting more rebellious/hyperactive. I don't know about everyone else, but when my dogs got around 1 - 3 years old, they were just like snotty teenagers and constantly pushed the limits to see how far they could go. :P
Comments
Thank you for pointing out. Completely forgot :roll: Fixed the thread
When a dog/cat is in their baby stage (puppy/kitten), they honestly look like tiny one colored animals, as if they are around the 1->3 week ages. Realistically, when they begin to grow after the first 2->3 months, their unique appearance begins to show.
It's very odd to see a one colored tiny puppy/kitten grow into an adult. There definitely needs to be an age in between that.
Edit: Other things like more appealing fur types. :-)
No offense taken, I appreciate all feedback from anyone.
Could you describe what you would like more to do with them? What was the reason that they won't be able to do this for Sims?
Sure. :-)
I think The Sims 3 did an amazing job with the amount of interactions with our pets. If they do the coding with the sizes, and etc, then that would take away from other interactions. EPs can only hold so much. (Unless they make a nice game engine at the start.)
The reason they can't do heights/multiple sizes with the Sims is because it would cause them to code every single interaction with every single size. Which, of course, would take up the room of potential interactions. They talked about it being insanely challenging and difficult on Twitter. :?