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Babies: What do you want to see changed to make the most of this life-state?
Godleyjeans
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Similar to my thread about burglars, this one involves you, the simmers, giving comments about what you want to see be added, changed and created to bring new perspective to the life-state that's still technically an object with extra steps.
For me, it's old school:
free up babies so we can move them around the house/world.
thrown in a blast from the past with changing tables, cribs (Actual Cribs, not that poor excuse of a basket).
the diaper outfit that leaves you literally no idea as to the gender unless you check the social bar or family tree...or ask the parents, if you're brave enough to risk being called offensive cus you assumed their child's gender (Yes, make that a thing for plums and giggles).
and of course, enable fridge feeds and bottle dumping so if your parent sims a slob they're prone to leaving old bottles of milk around the house, gross but hey it adds character.
Comment below on what you believe SHOULD be done to fix babies, what items you want to see and what interactions you feel NEED to be added to make this lifestate worth something.
Or just comment on things you want to see be patched in for babies, anything new is a plus.
All I ask as I wrap up this post is for you to be respectful of each other and each others opinions, be respectful of the gurus and sims team working on the game and have fun.
Have a good day and remember to eat your pancakes!
For me, it's old school:
free up babies so we can move them around the house/world.
thrown in a blast from the past with changing tables, cribs (Actual Cribs, not that poor excuse of a basket).
the diaper outfit that leaves you literally no idea as to the gender unless you check the social bar or family tree...or ask the parents, if you're brave enough to risk being called offensive cus you assumed their child's gender (Yes, make that a thing for plums and giggles).
and of course, enable fridge feeds and bottle dumping so if your parent sims a slob they're prone to leaving old bottles of milk around the house, gross but hey it adds character.
Comment below on what you believe SHOULD be done to fix babies, what items you want to see and what interactions you feel NEED to be added to make this lifestate worth something.
Or just comment on things you want to see be patched in for babies, anything new is a plus.
All I ask as I wrap up this post is for you to be respectful of each other and each others opinions, be respectful of the gurus and sims team working on the game and have fun.
Have a good day and remember to eat your pancakes!
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I'd love the option to change outfits and hair. The way babies are they all look too similar and doll-like.
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I want them to be able to be made in CAS. Have a few different hair options/colors and skin options. Have a few different sleepers/outfits/onesies. Maybe even add one trait like toddlers but maybe not as many. Like Content, fussy, clingy, ext. Some babies will cry more, some will want to be held more, some don't like to be fussed with. I just want them to feel like part of the family. Right now they stay in a dark room where only when they cry a person comes in to change and feed them and then they are left in a dark room again. I want my younger sims (kids and toddlers) to be able to have a few interactions with them too. peek-a-boo would be cute.
I would also love strollers, baby mats, baby swing, and CAS items (variety of baby clothing and hairs).
I also desperately want a Sims AI upgrade: I want the sims to notice and care about these babies in the first place!
But my biggest number one want is the freeing of the babies. That is the first major step towards making the babies feel more than furniture.
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For me, the most important thing would be to free them from the bassinet. Whether it's making them 100% free like toddlers or just the ability to "teleport" them from the bassinet to other objects (i.e. changing table, highchair, stroller, etc). Anything it better than their current state.
It would be too little too late and I'd rather the team focusing on other life stages and other aspects of the game.
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I know this is a random thought but what about the ability for pets to jump up and look at the newborn baby when it comes home (or arrive if you’ve had a home birth)?
Say for a cat they can either be held by the owner or leap up onto the crib and hilariously dangle over the edge trying to get a peek, and for a dog, either be held should they be a small breed, or if they’re large just balance on the side as an excited pupper would!
It’s a random little thought but with the items and abilities you’ve mentioned, I just feel it would add something to every new piece of furniture and feature ability interaction
I want outfits that you can choose! and socks/beanies!
They could do something similar to how you can make gourmet food for your pets and could make your own baby food, especially out of harvestables! It could make up a few and you could put the leftovers in the fridge. Seriously.. possibilities are endless for babies imo. They could do heapsss with them.
Obviously rooting for all the same furniture and objects everybody else wants to see. More cribs, changing tables, a baby bath, clutter items like nappies and blankets, stuffed toys, interactive playmats and baby bouncers/swings, strollers. Would loooove to see a few baby slings that you can wear so you can carry them handsfree and still carry a toddler. And lets be honest, our sim's husbands wearing the baby backpack/frontpack would be one of the the cutest things EVER.
I feel like a lot of people are wondering why bother working on babies because they age them up straight away, but I feel like that's the point.. You wouldn't age them up straight away if they weren't just an object and were a whole lot more interactive. We love toddlers and we interact with them heaps, teaching them things and nurturing them. If they introduced stuff like that for babies, why wouldn't you want to enjoy them?
With that said I think I could have put it better than these two.
I have to agree with both of you. I think we should be able to play with them. Sing lullabies to them. have things like a toy drum or xylophone for them to play with. Have any kids in the household wanting to be mom/dad's lil helper and even peek and look in on their sibling/housemate. Even give toddlers and kids the option to play nicely with the baby. I think that there should be a do you need/want any help? option for asking the parents of a baby.
The issue there is babies in game are considered newborns, I agree, they should be allowed to crawl but what if instead of babies crawling which would require a rework of their animations, the Sims team made toddlers able to crawl, rather than an immediate toddle around, building to a scuttle or run, the crawl ability became the new default as soon as they ages from babies?
Believe me I want that ability as much as you do, but with babies it might not make sense, where as it would if you gave it to toddlers instead, furthering the just aged up vibe because you are literally teaching them EVERYTHING
Instead of crawling, maybe they can be placed on the floor and do little slow baby rolls. So they can roll into a different area if you aren't watching them, and you have to put them back on their little playmat. A full sized crib would be nice too.
I wouldn't have toddlers crawling much (maybe a little bit, if they fall down). The definition of toddler is based on their style of walking. So I prefer that they can walk straight away in TS4. In real life it's not really something you 'teach' babies (though you can invest as much time in it as you want). They just kinda get up and start doing it whenever they're ready.
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In addition to the original post:
- Babies that occasionally get sick and colicky. However, this should be a very rare event (don't make the same mistake as with the pets who are always sick).
- A caregiver will need to take a day off work to nurse a sick baby back to health. If there's more than one caregiver, there can be spats about who has to stay home with the baby.
- If a Sim is Ambitious, they may get a disappointed or upset moodlet because they're missing something vital at work. Family-oriented Sims would insist on being the one to stay home. Super Mom/Dad is on the case!
- Another option: the caregiver can make a call to the pediatrician. Within a Sim hour, medicine will be delivered to the home. The caregiver gives the medicine in a special bottle and the baby will be back to their usual self much quicker.
(There should be an option to turn this function off completely -- for those who do not want to roleplay a day with a sick or fussy baby.)