The devs and gurus have as good as said that they will not free babies from their crib, but as they are now, babys are a mess to look at and play with.
So how about this:
- add a multi-part baby object
Just like the multi part barista object for cafés that came with Get Together.
size: 6 x 6
required objects: crib, changing table, armchair, baby blanket
Each of these objects could have its predefined space within the object (technically doable via slots) and would only work if placed within. So babys would not have to be technically freed from their crib.
INTERACTIONS:
crib:
the ones we already have
put to sleep (the adult will cover the baby with a blanket an d the baby will fall asleep and put the blanket aside as soon as it wakes - blanket could just disappear then)
give pacifier would be nice, too (the baby would spit it out after a while and it disappears)
changing table:
change diaper
change appearance (hairdo & outfit - pie menue similar to the one for the vanity table (Vintage Stuff Pack), even better: mini CAS)
bathe baby
put back in crib
Sims will remain standing in front of the table until they are told to put the baby back in its crib. They will also put the baby back in its crib if one of the changing table interactions is cancelled.
armchair:
feed (breast and bottle)
sing lullaby
play with small toy (disappears afterwards)
(maybe some of the standing animations could be slightly changed to be usable in a sitting position)
put back in crib
Sims will remain sitting with the baby until they are told to put the baby back in its crib.They will also put the baby back in its crib if one of the armchair interactions is cancelled.
baby blanket (like the ones for TS2):
play with
tease (kids, teens and mean Sims only)
put back in crib
The baby will play on their own if they are left on the blanket and will cry once their energy gets low, before it eventually falls asleep.
It would be awesome to have some of these interactions available for children as well (like bottlefeed baby and the play interactions)!
NEW OBJECTS:
crib (with slot for small deco object like doll, teddy, pacifier)
changing table
baby blanket
in different styles/colours
a few deco objects (for the slots and maybe some more)
NEW "CAS" CONTENT:
some outfits and hairdos for babys
I believe the above should be doable as a STUFF PACK. That way, EA could also test whether there are enough family players around to justify toddlers in TS4.
PATCHED IN FOR FREE:
- appearance overhaul for baby mesh (they are just ugly right now, not cute like they should be)
- babys inherit one of their parents eye color and hair color (eyebrows if the baby is bald!)
Please tell me what you think! Do you support this idea?
Now now EA, don't be stinking up our lovely lavender bath with your shopping fart.
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It would be too hard, too expensive, not on the list of to do's. It would still require more animations then the budget allows etc.
I'm done wearing my rose colored glasses and am not hoping for anything except a team for Sims5 that has actually listened to those of us who want bug/glitch free games with awesome game play and the ability to create and have options in our game so that we can play our game our way and not be told how to play their game.
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You will hear some music or a special sound and you can even change the colour of the lights.
I used to play sims 3 and 2 and not ts4 yet to have this kind of objects but it is decorative.
Also add a nurse as carreer or as NPC to look after the babies when parents are out to work or out to do freetime activities, teenagers can also look after them if they got freetime.
And why not also stroll them in "landau" and add have baby seats for cars , if cars is developped soon .
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@Simsophonique: I like your ideas (EA already patched in a nanny a while ago, though). EA could easily fill a GP or EP with family related stuff, that´s for sure. I´m just afraid they might not want to, especially now that it seems they have made really got profit out of City Life.
Maybe there could also be an option to take the baby out of the lot, but on public lots the bassinet turns into a stroller (with all of the same interactions, just a different appearance) so it looks more in place?
Well done for all your ideas, I appreciate how hard you have tried
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Thank you, @sparkfairy1, for your kind words. I wish something would happen to make EA see that they can make decent profit if they cease to ignore family players.
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@83bienchen : Good to know about the Nanny, but it's important to jab about them because in the near future, a dev can decide to delete them in a future sims as they do for instance with the baillifs or the firemen.
Thank you for this thread , if I got some news ideas make sure I'll post them.
I hope they'll add decent family gp.
I don't play the game , I think to get a copy if we got a correct sales on stores (I can't pay online). City Living is one of the ep the most decent they does with get together , dine out and spa day for now. We can keep the hope and cross fingers they can because they really can make a decent family addition.
Your idea joins mine except a bassinet as stoller it canbe possible if the devs can't do anything else. Briging a baby an infant out of house is definitively a great idea and it'll bring a very new gameplay experience. Why not also using a baby carriers as well.
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I think that this would be more a part of a GP though, because it is a bit animation-heavy for a SP.
If toddlers are to make their return (mmf.) this pack can combine with toddler stuff to make an early-life GP or something. The toddlers would be patched in with objects and outfits etc, but this pack would add even more outfits, objects, decór etc.
Pirates!! http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/906481/pirate-gp-smuggling-dueling-live-on-ship-or-build-own-and-more#latest
I mean, how many party themed packs did we get so far? Can´t even count these anymore.
There were quite a few new animations that came with the Vintage, Backyard and Kids SP, so I hope that EA might be able to add these ideas with a stuff pack.
It´s not that I wouldn´t prefer a family oriented GP or EP, but I´m afraid as long as we have to wait these days for GPs and especially EPs, it will just take to long. Then, if they mix toddlers, babys and preteens in just one pack, they will not have the ressources to get the most out of these life stages.
Just remember how they ruined the idea of retail shops with Get to Work.
They seem to have tweaked the baby interaction with the last patch a bit, though. I noticed that my current Sim baby is crying far more often than my TS4 babies usually do. It might just be a coincidence, though. Anyone else noticed that?
Anyhow, making the baby cry more often is not the kind of new gameplay I´m hoping for.
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Toddler stuff, sure, I'd buy a Toddler Stuff Pack. But babies are not fun. 3 days of crying, pooping and feeding bottles is not fun gameplay, regardless of how much stuff you add to pad it out. It's realistic, but it's also repetitive. At least toddlers have some actual personality, and can act like actual Sims.
@emilysims: So it seems I didn´t just imagine the difference. Maybe they tweaked the babys because the adjusted them for the vampire stuff pack and something went wrong? I mean, I think that the babys were a bit to silent and easygoing before but now they´ve gone a bit overboard.
@Cabelle1863: I´m afraid you´re right. In combination with the lack of toddlers, this ruined family play for a lot of eager Sims players I believe.
@kwanzabot: I suppose it depends on why you are playing TS4. Crying, pooping and feeding bottles is not fun, but more options would make it more fun and less repetitive.
And I truely believe it would help a lot with bonding if the babys would actually resemble their parents more (eye and hair colour, skin color would be ideal). I think that this played a great part in why the TS2 babies were so cute. They were not just like "oh which of the three available dolls* did I get this time?"
*for each gender
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I remember the first time I saw a TS4 baby, I drew back in horror and said, "Oh yuck! They look like those freaky Waterbabies! Do not want!"
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Unfortunately, I don't think EA will do any of this.
It's been two years, and I haven't seen much improvement in this part of the family department (and including toddlers).
I really want a cute, mobile free baby that is FUN to interact with (like most of the past sims games)!
Sims 4 babies are just ugly and so restricting to me.
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