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Wishlist- Australia themed GP or EP
MichelleW
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Learn to surf, sail, and scuba dive while avoiding terrifying and potentially deadly creatures.
Ideally there would be a city style neighborhood with a man made beach/lagoon in it. Lots of green space/parks/splash pads. New lot type Aquarium and or zoo.
Another neighborhood that takes you to something like Uluru with glamping, hiking, and camel rides.
A third neighborhood on a beautiful beach.
Ideally there would be a city style neighborhood with a man made beach/lagoon in it. Lots of green space/parks/splash pads. New lot type Aquarium and or zoo.
Another neighborhood that takes you to something like Uluru with glamping, hiking, and camel rides.
A third neighborhood on a beautiful beach.
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As an Australian I'd be wary of anything in any game that gave off any false impressions of what is actually allowed at somewhere like Uluru. Camel tours and walking/hiking trails are definitely part of Uluru. Camping isn't allowed within the National Park boundaries though. A Sims Australian pack could recreate one of the resorts, holiday apartments and/or designated campsites outside the National Park though.
Definitely would need different areas (eg suburban beach, city, bush/outback) to give a proper Australian feel. It'd be cool if they got actual Australian folks to design the worlds and houses, etc, as well.
With swimming at the beach you could make it so that if a player has the seasons pack different times of the year are higher risk for death by shark. You could also have rockpool areas where a Sim can decide whether or not to remove any creatures or rocks, but there's a risk of either a fine or potential death from something like the blue ringed octopus. Also actual usable sunscreen, with optional hat and t-shirt on top of usual bathers would be good too. You could complete the experience with a shark spotter plane & a random shark alarm, where the residents of the area just casually stroll out of the water, and the tourists go into a panic.
Female Simmer from Australia (she/her)
I had one of my Sims marry the Grim Reaper & now they have a lot of kids.
I 100% agree that EA should get Australian designers to work on such a world. I love your ideas and would want an Australian world to feel authentic.
My idea for glamping near Uluru came from the Longitude 131 resort, I'm being a bit of a dreamer. There is something beautiful about the idea of dining under the stars with Uluru(Ayers?) in the background.
Maybe a remote outback town with horse ranches and Uluru in the background?
You could also discover a ghost town with NPC ghosts via horse riding!
I really want to see more animals like in Cottage Living! Australia has so many unique animals.
Kangaroos, koalas, emus, platypuses... Imagine kangaroos jumping around the world!
Possibly little known fact, male platypuses are venomous. They have venomous barbs on their hind legs, which won't kill you but are incredibly painful if you get jabbed by them. Also Echidnas are awesome, Wombats are way tougher than you think (but still cute), and male Kangaroos can balance their entire weight on the end of their tails during mating battles.
Female Simmer from Australia (she/her)
I had one of my Sims marry the Grim Reaper & now they have a lot of kids.
I hadn't really considered horses for an Australian themed pack. I really want horses back but I think something inspired by Montana or Colorado with the whole ranch experience would be exciting, maybe a ranch themed GP.
Exploring a ghost town sounds awesome.
Female Simmer from Australia (she/her)
I had one of my Sims marry the Grim Reaper & now they have a lot of kids.
That's awesome, I had no idea.
That looks quite barren, I am surprised they find enough grass to eat and be able to farm cattle on such large scale.
Or a scooter like in Sims 3 World Adventures!