Star Wars notwithstanding, I think it's time for a real space pack. Something loosely based on Star Trek, but not Star Trek, a Sims version of Star Trek. And not a ship. My idea is to have a space world set in a space station. Think Deep Space 9. Using DS9 as an example, a ring consisting of three levels around a main hub that is the three story "park" where everyone can go to relax and view the stars. The ringed levels could be divided into a residential ring, a commercial ring and a control/engine ring. Around the outside of the rings are the "lots". Varying sizes of open rooms much like how apartments work with the outside walls being fixed but interior walls are editable. Elevator turbo lifts get your sim from level to level and each level would be a separate "neighborhood". Your sim could take a shuttle into space for adventures similar to the rocket and Batuu quests.
There could be jobs as part of the stations crew: captain, medical personnel, security, etc. all of which we already have but tweaked for a space station. And jobs in retail, dining and other odd jobs around the station. The station townies would live on the station but, as in other worlds, we never know or see where. With the Star Wars costumes, we can populate the station with many different alien types.
These are a few of my ideas. What are your ideas?
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I would love a big Extension Pack loosely based on the full Star Trek, Enterprise, Discovery, Original, Next Generation, Deep Space 9 & Voyager.
I wouldn't mind a pack expanding on Sixam, but the "No DLC for DLC" crowd means that's never going to happen, or going to be decried as a useless money grab if it does. (Don't kid yourselves, if it's not an actual bug, they're not going to go back and add stuff to packs for free.)
IF they are still gonna do something space related they should just rework the existing aliens and expand upon them.
The world would be space so the world team could provide views from different windows of far away planets or ships passing or a worm hole.
The crew could have shuttle missions similar to the rocket ship and ships from Batuu.
There's more potential here to create our own stories than with the Star Wars pack.