I love ks slice of life mod but I wish other sims besides the household could remember things too.
For example; reacting to neighborhood sims with an emotion.
I understand we have reputations but it would be cool if sims could remember each other for certain things such as being cheated on, having money gifted, being always friendly or mean etc...and if we could get an emotion buff about how other sims feel.
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Yes. At launch there was a Memories system where you could take a screenshot, designate it as a memory, then choose which sims the memory applies to and assign an emotion to it. Then, when your sim reminisced about the memory, it would give them a moodlet of the corresponding emotion. It was great both as a storytelling element and a gameplay mechanic.
After the patch that they implemented before "Get to Work" came out, though, The Memories system was folded into the screenshot manager, player control was taken away from assigning emotions to memories, and finding memories was made a total mess because instead of only seeing the memories for your active sim when you went into the menu like before, now you see all of your screenshots from every household and every save (memories, photos, "paint-from-reference" screenshots, and general screen shots, all mooshed together with no rhyme or reason) which not only makes the whole thing lag like crazy, it also makes it nearly impossible to find the memories you want!! It was one of TS4's best features at launch...and they destroyed it... -_-;
Wow I honestly dont remember. So many bugs and disabling patches that have been implemented.
Now my memories are messed up! XD
Yeah, I'm still sore about it because I used that feature all the time in my gameplay. Preserving memories for future browsing, using the reminiscing feature for screenshots or practical purposes...I LOVED it! It was so original and innovative!! It added an element of realism to the game that previous Memories systems just didn't have...AND it didn't have the potential to break the game over time like TS2's did!!! Losing it was one of the biggest mechanical blows dealt to this game, let me tell ya...
Ohhhhhhh so THATS what happen to it!!! 😭😭😭 i wondered for so long.....
I also think memories (because we are in TS4 now, so it should be better than TS2) should have the ability to change/add traits to your Sim. For example, if your child Sim specifically remembers his/her parents divorcing, they may have the "Noncommittal" trait added to their list. Now, obviously the Simmer should have SOME control over that (because not ALL people would become Noncommittal over a divorce--some might become Jealous, or even Romantic, a desire to achieve a love their parents hadn't), so maybe there should be a slew of options that you have to choose from.
Regardless, I think memories are so important, and many should have a lasting affect on your Sim.
Perhaps, it should be "relationship with other sim" + "Interaction with other sim" = Good/Bad Memory.
and then I would want reward traits like "No Grudges"
and interactions to "forgive" or "forget about..." or "Downplay situation" or even "Inflame situation"
I just feel like theres going to be a lot of "my character/the sim didn't react the way they should have towards (moment)"
Like I wouldn't mind, If My sims associated feelings with their relationships with other people, best friend, or Lover made them feel a certain way when they are around.
I would personally imagine the best friend would make my sim feel Confident, Focused, Playful, and Energized when he is around. But i know it would be different for everyone.
My Mood:
I want your ideas to being game
Here's how I'd do it:
The screenshots allow you to choose what is memorable to YOUR Sim, and also prevents the game being clogged up with pointless Memories. But what good is a Memory if your Sim never REMEMBERS them?
I really like your idea