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    Should sims be able to move an object that is in the way?

    LeanneStrong57LeanneStrong57 Posts: 66 Member
    in The Sims Franchise Discussion
    This makes more sense than simply not being able to get to a location, because something is in the way.

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      BabykittyjadeBabykittyjade Posts: 4,975 Member
      Sure would be nice 😅😅😅 especially to see them actually move it.
      I use timex live drag all objects mod to help this.
      Zombies, oh please oh please give us zombies!! :'(
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      Ray_TraceRay_Trace Posts: 509 Member
      If there was a functionality, probably would be locked to a specific type of moveable object. Also, should be reliant on their fitness level, I doubt a couch potato can push and drag a large wardrobe lol.
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      CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      Yes, I have always wanted this. But it's not necessary for TS4 since they can just walk through stuff, which I can't stand to see. But I requested this sort of thing several times, and that Sims would repair and paint their own homes. They should earn their keep. lol

      When I first saw the TS1 trailer teaser I though Sims were going to call a construction company and or put on a hard hat and build their homes themselves. That is what I was expecting to play when they teased The Sims were coming in a little trailer about the new game.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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      SimburianSimburian Posts: 6,914 Member
      In my games, before I caught on, it was the overhead lighting that got in the way. I could imagine the Sims getting a huge shock if they moved them themselves. Another death in the Sims!
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      bella_gothbella_goth Posts: 1,770 Member
      i'd love it, sims need more interactions with the world they're in, a better AI would be very helpful for this. there would be needed many animations but for example, moving a chair, wanting to grab something that's behind the bed so sims just get on it to try to reach it, if there's a short object in the middle sims could just jump over it, dunno, those kind of details that can happen, and that would make sims feel smarter
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      K_PlaysK_Plays Posts: 102 Member
      Yes, when it's something that a person could feasibly move. If they put their guitar down in front of the door and now they're complaining that they can't go through the door because the guitar is blocking their way, they should be able to sort that issue on their own!
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      Chicklet453681Chicklet453681 Posts: 2,435 Member
      I think they should just have a smarter AI that allows for better routing around objects.

      I also think that objects that sit on a surface, (such as kitchen clutter that comes with the game) should not have a footprint attached to it, stuff should be able to sit on a countertop and still have that countertop be functional. In RL people have stuff on their counters all the time like canisters, or a utensil holder, etc. and can still use them. Toilet paper holders that are attached to the wall is another example of footprints that need to be removed, actually wall items should have no footprint that prevents anything under it from being functional.
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      MovottiMovotti Posts: 7,774 Member
      Sims should starve to death because a plate is on the floor in front of the fridge.
      It's how the game used to work.
      >.>
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      Nikkei_SimmerNikkei_Simmer Posts: 9,428 Member
      edited November 2020
      Ray_Trace wrote: »
      If there was a functionality, probably would be locked to a specific type of moveable object. Also, should be reliant on their fitness level, I doubt a couch potato can push and drag a large wardrobe lol.

      It's amazing what a bit of frustration and anger can do in terms of lifting something. ~evil grin~ Should be dependent on mood of the sim.

      Case in point: My dad ticked me off back in 2006 when I was 36, with his mumbling about how he wanted a fridge put on a truck a certain way and it was taking way too much time and aggravation. This was one of your heavy 1960s style fridges which weighed about 360 pounds empty. I just finally got fed up since he was taking up the majority of my day trying to mess with the darned thing, picked up the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 thing and practically threw it into the back of his truck. So an angry human being can lift something extremely heavy if he's annoyed enough.

      And I don't work out either. Yeah, don't worry, I had an excruciating back-pain-moodlet for the next three friggin' weeks after that.
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      In TS2 they can jump over small objects blocking their way if I'm not mistaken.
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      SimsLivingUpSimsLivingUp Posts: 5 New Member
      Yes this would be helpful.
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