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Should they add "Food" in the "Likes and Dislikes" panel?
nastyjman
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Just thinking about this while my sims eat at a restaurant that played Classical music. My sim thought he despised such music, so I gave him that dislike. I think it would be fun as well if sims were to decide whether they like or dislike certain dishes.
For example, your sim family gathers to the table and eats Spaghetti for the nth time in your game. Sonny Jim loves Spaghetti, but Billie Jane abhors it. What is Mama Chrissy to do with her children? Should Mama Chrissy cook spaghetti and then another dish just to accommodate Billie Jane?
Another example, your sim is out on a date. They eat and your sim decides that the Pasta Primevera is Pasta Yucky-very. Should your sim plow through his dish? Or should he ask for the dish to be taken away and order another dish. Or ask a refund. Or kick up a scene and harangue the chef and proceed to get beaten by the buff chef.
Final example, your sim is stuck at an island, and the gods of the Sim Universe had cursed him with "Simple Living" and "Off-The-Grid". Their only way to survive is to fish for their food. They catch one, cook it and decide they hate fish. But they have to force themselves to eat it or risk getting a visit from Grim.
Lots of story potential with this. Of course you can always uncheck them from CAS, but it would be a lot of fun to watch your sim build their tastebuds or lack thereof.
EDIT: Pop-ups may be annoying with some players. So I think if the devs expand the Likes and Dislikes, they should also add a Gameplay option that disables the pop-ups.
For example, your sim family gathers to the table and eats Spaghetti for the nth time in your game. Sonny Jim loves Spaghetti, but Billie Jane abhors it. What is Mama Chrissy to do with her children? Should Mama Chrissy cook spaghetti and then another dish just to accommodate Billie Jane?
Another example, your sim is out on a date. They eat and your sim decides that the Pasta Primevera is Pasta Yucky-very. Should your sim plow through his dish? Or should he ask for the dish to be taken away and order another dish. Or ask a refund. Or kick up a scene and harangue the chef and proceed to get beaten by the buff chef.
Final example, your sim is stuck at an island, and the gods of the Sim Universe had cursed him with "Simple Living" and "Off-The-Grid". Their only way to survive is to fish for their food. They catch one, cook it and decide they hate fish. But they have to force themselves to eat it or risk getting a visit from Grim.
Lots of story potential with this. Of course you can always uncheck them from CAS, but it would be a lot of fun to watch your sim build their tastebuds or lack thereof.
EDIT: Pop-ups may be annoying with some players. So I think if the devs expand the Likes and Dislikes, they should also add a Gameplay option that disables the pop-ups.
Post edited by nastyjman on
Should they add "Food" in the "Likes and Dislikes" panel? 194 votes
Yes, with extra toppings please.
90%
175 votes
No, I'm quite full.
9%
19 votes
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ETA: Just to clarify, I don’t want these as pop-ups. I just want the foods to appear on the list of preferences as my sim tastes them.
Maybe they can have multiple categories like "Food", "Gourmet Food" and "Restaurant Food." Or "Cooked Food" and "Fruits and Vegetables".
We have a lot of dishes in the game though, maybe their likes/dislikes should be categorized into different types of food.
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That's a good idea. If I remember correctly, didn't they have food likes/dislikes in the Sims 2?
I was thinking about that too. But it could add a dimension to Vegetarian sims who Dislikes Tofurky because it reminds them of a turkey.
To add, maybe also have a sim who likes Ice Cream, but is cursed because of being Lactose Intolerant (just like me). Maybe have a new item called "Lactose Aid" to help your Sim.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention that having a "Like and Dislike" for Food would give cooking some meaning. Right now, I'm just randomly selecting what food to cook for my Sim. A Like or Dislike could funnel me to cooking those dishes consistently.
(I'd also love for my Hates Gardening sims to stop also hating eating fresh produce, but that's off-topic.)
Yes, but you don't have to have every single sim like or dislike every single food. But it makes sense that a sim might have one particular favorite food and/or one dish that they particularly loathe.
And once again, this is one of those scenarios where if you wouldn't like to use it, then you could just... not use it. It would be easy enough to avoid, and the rest of us who do want it would have the option.
So someone could be a veggie, with a penchant for French food, no allergies/intolerances and a sweet tooth. Or a meat-loving carnivore who loves Mexican but hates Italian, has a nut allergy and is all about the umami.
This system would also transfer current dietary traits to preferences and free up a trait slot.
Maybe they should cook their own food.
Yeah, exactly this. There would be SO many popups. It would be awesome in CAS though.