Hello, I do not know where to post this so I posted it here. I just wanted to inform people that I ran into this article on Sims Vip that SimGuruKimmie was asking for feedback on twitter.
https://simsvip.com/2017/07/08/simgurukimmie-wants-car-gameplay-feedback/
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I think however that a Car GP would need a new world with circular roads where cars could reach every lot without fading out of sight like in TS2. That would be cool!
I loved the fixer upper car from Roaring Heights. I want my Sims to repair and improve their cars and to drive around in cabriolets while listening to the radio.
in any case I suppose it would be nice to see whether anything gets done with the feedback or not
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Well, I don't really see them making cars available for all worlds so their functionality will not only be limited but the value (the game not being open world) will be questionable as well. I can see that car interactions might be fun for a while and all (pimping your car etc.) but it makes me wonder: Wouldn't it be better if they focuse on something different that can become more fleshed out instead?
Same. What's the point? Unless my Sims can get in and for real drive across town, I'd rather they focus their creative energy on beneficial gameplay.
For me the complete lack of any transportation hits hard on the immersion.
All the sims err'day
Agreed.
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
I can just picture that in my head.
I would rather the loading screens just show more immersive images, even if it is just a still. Use a car, show the drive; train, show the journey, etc. If they were animated then that would be icing for me. Showing it then cutting to the white wall...ugh.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity....
The Ghost Song - Jim Morrison
Yep, agreed. I don't see any point in cars with the game as it currently is.
The lack of open world could make it harder for a car or driving skill but there could be ways to level it up
- Reading/researching information on cars and driving safely
- Taking your car apart, inspecting the pieces, and putting it together again
- Having your Sim's driving instructor coming to pick them up for a one hour driving lesson (even if the player doesn't go with them). They could give 'homework' to their pupils and be disappointed if lessons are skipped, maybe the driving instructors could be the ones who decide if your Sim has done enough to earn their driver's licence.
- "Practice driving around the current world" where your Sim goes off driving for a practice alone (going further than where the player can see them but returning occasionally to drive past their house - maybe they could sometimes beep their horn to their family/roomates as they pass). If they haven't earned their licence yet maybe they could only be allowed to do this with an experienced driver with the mentor trait.
I would also like to say that the map doesn't lend itself to cars anyway. You can't see from an active neighbourhood into a non-active one for example.
I did notice that when clicking go home from a location on the island in Widenburg, the sims walked to a small dock. Give the overall map some integrity and setting some nice travel/spawn points at appropriate public transport points - tram, riverboat, train thing in the city, etc. Perhaps, putting up a still instead of the spinning diamond showing a still of the spawn destination.
This would add way more immersion, IMO. After that lot above, then maybe I would be interested in cars.
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity....
The Ghost Song - Jim Morrison
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Had to click on the image since Photobucket doesn't support hotlinking anymore, but that looks like a nice idea. Although if cars are going to be a game pack, they'd need to come up with A LOT of new gameplay surrounding cars.
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
Also I would like to see children play in the car, like pretending.
I would be good to have sims get fixer uppers, learning a mechanic skill sims should be able to make money with this skill and have there own shop.
Or Sims can open a car lot and sale vehicles for profit. Business owner
Teens should be able to sneak out and take the car for a spin with a few friends without the parents knowing, this would be good if they get caught more punishment options for teens. I would love to see that.
I think burglar should come back, for car theft. Sims better lock those cars in garages.
Well that's all could think of, which would make game play more better with cars.
I would love an Automotive, Career/Hobby.
If you can build a rocket, you can build a car.
there's the idea of a Driving skill, whether or not, sims drive throughout the neighborhood or across neighborhoods, or worlds, going to work/school, there could be those random "Pop ups" that could have consequences of sim returning with a Ticket, paying a fine, a flat tire or something.
I would love to build multiple types of Vehicles and their Models,
I think They Should take on real cars, or mock-ups
Like Jeep Wrangler, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Mazda Grand Touring, Bugatti, and Kawasaki Motorcycles.
My Mood:
In terms of cars just adding to travel time, think of it like vampires with vampiric run; the travel time is cut slightly shorter because they run quicker to the "exit points" of the lot. Cars would work similarly so it would actually decrease travel time albeit by a small amount.
Besides features don't have to be 100% realistic to add to the game. People complain about the game lacking "depth" but it's the little slightly unnecessary things like cars (even loading screen cars)), cut-scenes, automatic memory systems that made people love the Sims 2 so much, and still now you get people pining for Will Wright's creative input. I don't personally makes sense to compare 4 to 3 because of how different the games are, even if this should not be the case as it is it's successor. The way the Sims 4 works makes it more comparable to Sims 2, and cars were a great addition to Sims 2 loading screens and all.
In short, I'm excited for this. Cars will add more to gameplay than things like laundry, in my view.
But, in the process, I would also hope to see a total overhaul of the loading screens we get while our sims are travelling - even if it was just a still of the destination, or something, it would be better than staring for the umpteenth time at that deadly dull spinning plumbob (I have actually grown to detest it so much that I have taken to closing my eyes while it is showing). Honestly, even the loading screens we had in Sims 1 were better than what we have now!!
Where does it say NPC police officers are coming back?