Sims can form garage bands, basement bands, attic bands, and rock their neighbourhood.
Online, or using their phones, they can
try to book a gig.
Once they start getting gigs, they can start to become famous... or infamous. If they're bad, they may be booed off the stage, if they're good, fans may throw flowers and lace underwear onto the stage.
Take a pic of your band, and use it to create
merch: t-shirts, posters, cds. All of which can be sold from the
merch table at gigs.
There are 5 levels your band can reach.
Level 1.
The newbie band: garage bands, basement bands, attic bands. Friends who get together to jam
Level 2.
Dive bar gig band: trying to get recognised, hoping to get signed. Have the ability to produce cds and t-shirts to sell at the
band merch table
Level 3.
Local music heros: able to get more gigs than just in dive bars, even get compensated... a little, barely enough to put fuel into the band van. Able to sell cds, tshirts and stickers at the
band merch table, also able to sign merch, if fans request it.
Level 4.
Who are those guys? touring band: can get gigs all over the place, but aren't yet well know. Likely to have flowers or lacy underwear thrown on stage by fans. Able to sell CDs, tshirts, stickers, and posters at the
band merch table also able to sign merch, if fans request it. May get signed by label executive, or try to start own label.
Level 5.
On the cover of a magazine!: Everyone knows who you are, can get gigs anywhere, including at
big gig park. May be harassed by fans and paparazzi in the street. Likely to have flowers or lacy underwear thrown on stage by fans. Able to sell multiple CDs, tshirts, stickers, and posters at the
band merch table also able to sign merch, if fans request it. Might signed to a label, might start their own label. If signed to a label, the label will dictate style and gigs, failure to comply may result in a loss of royalties.
InstrumentsDRUMS!!!! For making loud noises! How do you tell if the stage is level? The drool is coming out of both sides of the drummers mouth.
Bass guitar, cos you're addicted to bass.
Standing mini keyboard with attached microphone. Cos only a drummer sits around on stage, and sometimes singers want to play a tune.
Saxophone, for when you want saxy music
Tambourine, for singers to play, whether they be backup singers, or the guy at the front.
Hurdy Gurdy, for the Hurdy Gurdy man who wants to wind everyone up!
Music styles:
Rock
New Wave/Darkwave
Punk
Metal
Folk Rock
Blues
Glam Rock
New outfits, new hair styles, new makeup.New venues:
Dive bars
Small gig park
Big Gig Park
And the ability to put a small or medium stage in other venues.
Small stage:
Barely big enough for a drum kit, and microphone, but you can squeeze in up to 2 other musicians
Medium stage:
Can fit drums, singer, and up to 4 other musicians or back up singers.
Big Gig Stage
Can fit drums, singer, and up to 6 other musicians or back up singers.
Rabid fans and paparazzi: The curse of fame.
Angry band instrument smashing! It's a thing. It's an expensive thing. Some bands even sign the debris, and sell it for charity.
Swing your guitar (or bass) like an axe!
Break it well!
Use a mic stand to smash a keyboard!
Those drums offended you! Kick them down!
What can you add to this?
Comments
But I'd also tackle dark topics such as disorders and probably have a band leader—provided I have the fame system from "Get Famous" for them—starve to death. Life isn't beautiful as many paint it because there is an equilibrium of good and bad; ying and yang
"Get Famous" was a missed opportunity to bring back bands and add venues from TS3 "Showtime".
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We need to keep this thread alive!
We need the platform tool back so we can build proper stages and proper venues
@Movotti That is a good idea. So it would be a public thing and they would have to pay to use it? Like a photo booth?
All of this. We finally got a keyboard in game, but are still missing so much. This would be an epic pack. Teens could have garage band. You could have the option of doing it for the fame, or doing it for fun.
If any sim played a wrong tune, he/she loses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTp9j0rHZTM
Should be able to duel against Grim to save a loved one.
Yep. It'd certainly add something more for teens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgc8WL3dfc
Include managers, producers, music studios in different sizes, fanclubs, backstage activities, choirs and backing vocals