Over the past years the Sims has been around there have been concepts that Maxis & EA have gotten right and instances they got it very, very wrong. So this post is about examples of things I would love from past iterations of the Sims (and a few ideas for improvements) to be in the Sims 5. I had to separate and add in the comments suggested Gardening plants as well as Cooking & Baking recipes. I have also added things id like to see for sims 5 that aren't apart of any game so far.
THIS IS A LONG MULTI-COMMENT POST. SCROLL THROUGH AND ADD YOUR COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS. NOTE: I PLACED LISTS FOR COOKING, BAKING AND BEVERAGE RECIPE SUGGESTIONS BEHIND SPOILERS. I ALSO DID THIS FOR LISTS OF PLANTS & TATTOOS
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Things I loved about Past Packs
Section 2 - Sims 5 Suggestions Overview
Section 3 - CAS
Section 4 - Skills, Chores, Butler Chores, Grade School through University Education & Careers
Section 5 - Interactions
Section 6 - Cooking, Canning, Candy Making & Compound Butter
Section 7 - Beverages - The Basics, Juicing, Mixology & Nectar Making
Section 8 - Baking
Section 9 - Gardening, Harvestables, Flower Arranging and Landscaping
Section 17 - Radio Stations, Potential Songs & Music in General
Section 18 - Club, Team & Tattoo Icon Suggestions
Section 19 - NPC's - Couldn't Enjoy the Game Without Them
Section 20 - Item Upgrade Suggestions
Section 21 - Travel & Adventures - World Zones to Explore - Part 1
Hotels, Reservation System & Amenities
Basic Hotel Build & Buy
Room Service & Menu Customization
Amusement Parks
Camping, Forested Mountain Region
Casino
Egypt
Ski Chalet, Patterned after St. Moritz, Switzerland
The Caribbean - Jamaica & Haiti
The Islands - Hawaii & Polynesia
China
Japan
Greece
Section 20 - Travel & Adventures - World Zones to Explore - Part 2
France
Italy
Section 21 - Rabbit Holes VS Open Lots
Section 22 - Moodlets & Lot Traits
Sims 1
The whimsy
The creative NPC's - especially the roving musician from the restaurant, the organ grinder guy with monkey, the saxophonist, the obsessed fan all of these NPC's had flavor and enhanced the areas they were in
The Superstar neighborhood I liked its general feel.
The Cake Dancer
The Ice Cream Parlor & The Candy Store with all the associated Build/Buy pieces to make it work
Sims 2
The best details in terms of the Sim's involuntary actions (like shielding the eyes in bright sun). More small details like this would be great
The memory system
The Attraction System - Turn Ons, Turn Offs They can do basically the same ones
The Western Zodiac
The cut scenes for huge life events
The traits seemed to have more impact like messy Sims didn't make their beds
Setting climates for each neighborhood so they made sense
The had the best functioning hotels - TBH Island Living had a nice resort system too but it was so late in the game and would have been better than the hostels in WA. Hotel Desk, Locking Doors, Maid Service, Concierge activities, Room service, shuttle service
Stable restaurants - Family could have job positions, plus the table interactions, the roving musician
The Hair Salon
Pet Jobs
The Upright Piano for smaller homes. Love, Love, Love the grand pianos but some house builds require something smaller
The Newspaper
The Paperboy/Girl
Births & Obits
The Crossword Puzzle
Engagement & Wedding Announcements
The Horoscope
The Chasing of paperboy/girl by dog
Interests - Sims Child through Adult and dogs and Cats all had interests appropriate to them
Bon Voyage - Camping area activities
Bon Voyage - The Zen Garden
Purchasing jewelry
The Hobbies and their enthusiasm - can work with clubs but the enthusiasm was a nice touch
Pet Store - Grooming Tub, Trainer, the actual store assets
Parrots, Cockatoos - Training them and getting them to speak and giving them treats
The cage for the smaller birds was the best the Sims has ever done
The 3 universities instead of two
Juicing
The Carpool, the Bus for kids - you could even see the driver honking
The garden judging for the garden club
The Private schools - (different uniforms, types of schools and their bonuses) and the Headmaster scenario because a level of difficulty in order to get into private schools should be there.
The witch alignments (neutral, good, bad, very good, Very evil)
Retail experience was better, you could even see simoleans changing hands, the changing rooms, the generic radio stations,
Car Lots - where you can purchase automobiles
Sims 2 had the best weddings (only because Sims 4 messed up their wedding pack) and you could plan for a honeymoon that a Limousine took you to.
Chess Tournaments those need a comeback
The Jump Rope, Exercise Bike and Chin up Bar
The functional garage doors for gasp! garages and driveways
The fabulous awning tool and the Wrought Iron and Glass Awning from Apartment Life
Playing Marco Polo in the pool
Tai-Chi and Mahjong
Tea ceremony
Sewing and Pottery Making
Trimming bushes, pulling weeds - The Gardener had more to do
Writing Books - The process was far more clever where you could pick amongst thought bubbles and sort of figure out what the book was about
Bird watching from Free Time
The Yo-Yo & Juggling
The Lemonade stand
The Skunk, The Raccoon and most importantly the Alpha Wolf
The different greetings for the different social groups
Being able to see and change the style of ceilings
Sims 3
Open World
Color Wheel - and more channels to choose for color and patterns
CAS Hair color being divided by root, shaft and ends
Create a Pattern
The Gorgeous neighborhoods - the detail work and variety of the neighborhoods was the best its been in Sims 3
Cemeteries
Weather, Temperature and Seasons - Only better than Sims 4 because it has Fog, Hail and Deep Snow
The Moon cycle
The Town Center where the Seasonal festivals were held. They were better than all the fairs Sims 4 had
Generations & Supernatural almost everything was perfect. The Vampires were better in Sims 4 though
The Fairies & Werewolves
World Adventures - (minus the hostels, See Sims 2 Hotels), the adventure aspect was great fun, the countries were gorgeous, camels in Egypt was a missed opportunity, the mummy, Archeologist as a career was also a missed opportunity
Nectar Making was excellent in World Adventure. I'd even keep the grape varietals
Vacation Homes
Cars - the car alarm, the radio, setting ownership, teaching teens to drive, parking "wink", Parking Spaces
The Ice Cream Man - I don't mind the food stalls I just dont want them in place of proper bricks and mortar lots
Horses, Horseback Riding, the Horse barns and Unicorns
The Rabbit-holes - But ONLY for specific places and the actual buildings must be shown - Town Hall & Courthouse, Military Base but not the obstacle course, The High school, The Private Schools, The Warehouse, The Volcano Base, The University classrooms but not the Student center or labs and lecture hall. The Office Building, The Hospital, The interior of the Equestrian center but not the obstacle course, The Fortune Teller's Caravan ((I loved the music), The Science Lab and Observatory, the police station, The movie theatre but not the lobby
The Mermaids were better in terms of playability based on all the cool dive spots and the hidden island
Firefighters and the firehouse
Police, Burglars, Burglar alarms
Being able to swim in almost all bodies of water
Skating on frozen lake
Scuba Diving including deep diving. Sims 4 cheaped out on this to their shame.
The Deer - Would be a great come back for forested area along with the wolves. In general areas are better with animals.
Martial Arts - The different belt colors, the sparring, the equipment, the martial arts school. All wonderful
The Snake Charming - Needs a comeback in the next desert area
The Scooters from World Adventure - Motorcycles too
Gem cutting
The Subways & the Lightning Leap Atomic Molecular Arranger that bear a striking resemblance to the TARDIS
The cleverly named scholarships for university
Houseboats, watercraft and boats of all kinds
The Magic Store
Doorbells and changing their chime
Pool Tables and their associated hidden skill and the tricks
The Life Skills Books - Fire Safety, Parenting, etc.
Trick O'Treat
Elders using canes
Bands
The Showtime Magicians
The bachelor parties with the dancers
Flowers and allergies during the spring months
Being also to change flame color in fireplaces
Setting color and intensity for lights a detail Sims 4 has as well
Doorbells and being able to change the chime
Spiral stairs, Modular staircases, Grand Staircases, Sliding down banisters
Composting
The Greenhouse Glass Roof - I actually like this roof for Grand conservatories and solariums in mansions. I like the basic Sims 2 version for small homes
The Festival Items
Apple Bobbing Tub
Eating Contests
Face Painting Booth
Food Stalls
Honorable Mention - The Strong Man Game from I think Freeplay
The achievements for skills and collecting beyond getting skill level 10
The Amusement park - It was a good lot. To make it really awesome it would have had to had a ferris wheel and more Midway games
The Geisha Statuette from the Sims 3 store. Not that I want this item back per se (Although I wouldn't complain about it) more that I liked the detail.
Sims 4
The Vampire Pack - The vampire were superior to past vampires from everything to their powers and weaknesses, the detail stuff like making garlic wreaths and chains and bringing back the coffins and other tropes from folklore and the movies. I even love the Bleh! Seriously if they had the cape thing Bela Lugosi did I'd love it all the more. I would have loved it if they had brought back the Vampire specific Eclipsing Fog from Sims 3 but I would have had that fog protect the vampires in daylight.
The Veterinary Clinic - Illnesses and injuries
Holidays, Event Planning, Holiday Traditions all were fabulous - Do that again
Loved the clubs those were great
The variety of fairs and cultural festivals - Sims 3 did the seasonal festivals better by far but variety is the spice of life and exploring other cultures is quite fun. The food selections were good and adding them to the potential restaurant menus was a good idea
Separating Cooking from Baking - Baking should have been a base game skill.
The Restaurant Menu - this was a nice touch. It just needed to be tweaked so courses came out properly. Being able to add to the menu and setting it to create restaurants with different cuisine is always the right thing.
Lot Traits - I hope in future they have strong impacts for lots this can help make visiting different lots more unique.
Hats separate from hair
The Voice Modulation
Spa Day was great - Everything about it was fabulous ESPECIALLY after you added Manicures and Pedicures.
Setting the holiday decorations for the outside with the little decoration box
Setting the phones ring tone
Trimming the Tree
The multiple outfits one can plan in the different types of clothing
The Pipe Organ. Love, Love, Love it! In future it needs pipe build pieces for really grand builds. And to play
The Familiars Fabulous Idea I just wish they could do more
Hiking
The Water effects - ducks, reeds, bugs etc.
The Skating Rink - I love setting up the lights, effects and music.
Cooking the grand meal for holidays. I'd definitely keep that but maybe add to it with international dishes over time
Rock Climbing
Scouting & Scouting Badges
Snowy Escape - The Winter Sports - would have been better in a European Ski Town. So that the Japanese aspects could have been better
Snowy Escape - The Bath House, Kotatsu, the hot pot
The mermaids were better in the Sims 4 because of their new powers. They were also somewhat prettier
Snorkeling - I think it had its place WITH Scuba not in place of it.
The sub sections of career paths
Setting the table
The holiday themed door mats. I love doormats and change mine often for the time of year or for holidays
The Holiday Garland and the mistletoe
Patchy the Straw-man - I love that the Sims 3 version had him doing silly dances and scared Sims
Pet clothing
Knitting, and the needle point
The bird feeder I would have given the clean interaction because birds love to poop on their feeders. Also they are making feeders now that have little string lights on the inside of it ran by solar power. Glows at night.
I liked the vacuums and dust as a concept. The execution just needed work.
The Snowy Thunderstorm, Monsoons, Acid Rain
“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
Section 2 - New Things in the Sims 5 I'd Love to See
The Most Basic Things - In order of Importance
The Most Basic - Before All Else. Don't bother to release until finished
Significant Quality Testing before each pack is released - This should be the Sims 5 mantra
Open World
The Color Wheel
Pack Integration!!! - If something can be used across packs it should work across packs
Create a Pattern
Inventory System
Basic Search Bar
Sort By Pack
Personal Inventory
House Hold Inventory
Object Inventory
Alchemy Cauldrons
Bakery Case
Bars
Candle Making Bench/Kit
Farmers Market Stall
Florist Bench
Ice Cream Chiller Case
Jewelry Bench/Gem Polisher
Juicer
Nectar Making Vat
Pantry
Perfume Making Distiller
Potions Cabinet
Refrigerator
Sculpture Station
Basic Architectural Structures - All at the time of Base Game release. This will help the building designers even more than it will even benefit us
Attics
Basements & Sub-Basements
Closets
Garages, Garage Doors (working) & Driveways
Laundry Rooms - Washer & Dryers
Modular Staircases & Spiral Staircases
Pantry
Pool Tool - including curved pieces. Just make them all at once, please
Stages, Decking & Piers
Towers
Water Tool
NPC Population Control Window - Set what creatures or celebrities you want or don't, how many you want or don't want, etc.
Climate Window - Set Climate for the neighborhood for a full year
Celestial Events
Moon Phases
Lunar Eclipses
Solar Eclipses - Along with he weird change in the daylight as the shadow passes over
Meteor Showers
Comets
Neighborhood Lot Window
Community or Residential
Type of Lot - Bar, Bakery, Campground, Fire Station, Retail Business, Public Park, Restaurant, Etc.
Sub-type of the Lot:
Amusement Park - Food Court/Concessions
Amusement Park - Midway Games
Amusement Park - Water Park
Bar - Karaoke Bar
Bar - Vampire Lounge
Park - Dog Park
Park - Playground
Retail Business - Clothing
Retail Business - Farmers Market
Retail Business - Magic Store
Retail Business - Pet Store
Restaurant - Chinese
Restaurant - French Bistro
Name of Lot
Hours of Operation or Visiting Hours if Applicable
Address
Owners or Occupants
Lot Traits
Lot Story or Notes
Family Trees
Aunts & Uncles
Cousins
Great-Grandparents
Half-Siblings
Step family
Alternative Family Trees
Dog
Cats
Horses
Vampire - See whom sired whom
Being able to create a new radio station and name it, and Mp3 and the in game radios recognizing the file
Sims 5 Forums - Having the ability to Bold, Underline, Italic, Strike through, and Increase Font Size by a few degrees for headings and titles.
Must Haves in Base Game
Pets (Birds, Cats and Dogs) & Sims together in the Base Game so that they may grow together as well as an easier time introducing new wild animals. While I think this would be an over all improvement I realize EA uses Pets as a cash grab rather than doing what would improve the game overall
Cars - Learning to drive them and maintaining them
Sims doing more activities together
Cops & Robbers
Jogging
Hide and Go Seek
Hiking
Marco Polo
Taking Walks
Walking a baby in a pram
Walking Pet(s)
Rudimentary Climate & Weather in the Base Game with new types added on per pack especially if a new neighborhood with a specific climate is introduced
Cooking & Baking as separate skills but in the Base Game
Preferences, Dietary Choices, Hygiene Habits, Left vs Right Handed
Epic Life Expectancy
Steam
Bathing in a Tub
Hot Beverages
Hot Food
Hot Tub
Sauna
Showers
Swimming Pool in Winter
Grand Piano and Upright Piano for smaller lots
Created Items (for example wood working items) working with other created items ( lets say jewel crafting) to make new things like a wand
Cemeteries & Grocery Stores - NOT RABBIT HOLES!!!
Basic Life Events & Basic Event Planner Window (can be expanded upon to include all kinds of things)
Baby Showers
Birthdays
Engagement Party
Funerals
Graduations
Retirement Parties
Weddings
Wedding Anniversary
Appropriate Car Pool/Bus for Sims to take to work/school
Ability to Upgrade a beds mattress (and its comfort level) via spending additional money
A few basic bed sizes - Child, Single, Queen, King
Pets being able to sleep on a bed or hide under one
Handiness Upgrades for Common Items
Setting Sinks to be Kitchen, Bathroom or Utility. Sims will automatically use the sink appropriate to their intended use
Setting Bed Ownership (including pet bed) and which side couples sleep on. Assigning beds for guests and live in staff as well
Setting Flame Colors for:
Candles
Fireplaces
Torches
Setting Color & Intensity for Lamps & Lights. Set Lights usage
Locking Doors & Gates - Knowing who is allowed and who is not would be such a life saver
Allow All Residents Unrestricted Access
Allow/Disallow Specific Access to Residents
Allow Unrestricted Access to all Sims
Disallow entry but Allow Leaving
Allow/Disallow Pets
Allow/Disallow Staff - Examples of allowable staff
Auto Mechanics
Bar Tenders
Bouncers
Butlers
Caterers
Chimney Sweep
Delivery Drivers
Dog Walkers, Groomers, Trainers
Entertainers & Musicians
First Responders - Firemen, Police
Fortune Tellers
Gardeners
Ghost Hunters
Handymen
Home Decorators/Designers
Maid Service
Mail Service
Pest Control
Photographers
Veterinarians - For Horses, Cows, basically farm animals otherwise you take pets to a clinic
Allow/Disallow Invited Guests - When you select disallow all invited and not invited guests leave the lot
Note: Evil Sims get a gate interaction called release the hounds
Doorbells - With a few different dramatic doorbells. Sims 3 did that well. I'd like it to be like my security System where it changes seasonally
Auld Lang Syne
Bell Toll
Buzzer
Gong
Jingle Bells
Ode to Joy
Ominous Sound
Turkey Gobble
Westminster
Witch Cackle
Wolf Howl
Bat Screech
Grandfather Clock Chimes
Choice of Chimes
Ode to Joy
Westminster
Whittingham
Tolls at Midnight, 6AM, Noon, & 6PM
Winding the Clock
Mantle Clock Chimes
Owl's Hooting at night
Water Bubbling & Flowing
Wind Blowing
Wind Chimes
Wolves Howling
Holiday Lights in certain trees intended for public spaces and follows a reasonably assumable color change given a few basic holidays
Setting Water Color
Fountains
Pools
Tubs or at least have a Vampire Specific Soak thats red - Plasma Fruit Soak
Note - Cooking & Baking Recipes, Restaurant Equipment, Gardening & Flower Arranging, Build/Buy are all further down this thread in the comments. Scroll Slowly there is a lot of detail.
Game Play
Basic Banking, Wills
Consequences - Do bad stuff or dumb stuff and you should have some sort of payback for choices. There doesn't feel like there is any permanence. For Ex.
Have a bad relationship with your teenager they can run away.
Don't take care of your health over the course of the Sims's life then they die far earlier
Gossip too much and you are bestowed with the reputation of being the town gossip and the townies will have a worse relationship with you.
Have a bad temper you may be sent to Anger Management
Have a bad relationship with your spouse then you may have to go to couples therapy
Have a bad relationship with your parents when they die you have a chance of being left out of the inheritance
Have a bad reputation and a lot of enemies then when the Sims dies they can get someone who comes to the funeral in a red dress
If you are in the politics or are a celebrity and you are caught cheating on your spouse then your career can take a hit. Such as a Mayor being voted out of office chance card.
Don't pay your bills then first your TVs have the cable/Internet cut off Second the power gets turned off, then water, then stuff get repossessed
Farming EP with a lovely rural setting where we can really concentrate on horses, cows, chickens, pigs and all the lovely new harvestables.
Funerals - with life we have death. Why has this always been so glossed over
The "Reading of the Will" scenario - Post Funeral
It would be nice to have the Big Boss & Headmaster Scenarios back maybe slightly different but with no less consequence
Play Bingo for Simoleans
I'd love it if burglars and detectives step up their game with heists, mysteries, security systems (laser etc)
I'd like it if we could pick between the Western Zodiac or the Eastern Lunar Zodiac
The water effects from Sims 4 they were great I hope we get swans as well as ducks.
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
> @redrogue60 said: > * The cut scenes for huge life events It appears this thread hasn't gone into complete obscurity. I'm unsure if you stated this however there was no roof on the inside and that's necessary because it completely ruins the cutscene and screenshots when the walls in the background lead to sky. Also, I think Bella might be tired of waving so many sims off to uni!
That's a very well thought out idea and I would be in heaven if everything you wrote was implemented (and implemented thoroughly and completely)! I would be first in line to toss my money at EA if they ever produced a game like this! They'd be Ka-Trillionaires!
We should have ALL of the usual life stages from the get go, plus 1
Baby (0-2)
Toddler (2-3)
Child (Early 4-7)
Child (Late 8-12)
Teen (14-17)
Young Adult (18-21)
Adult (22-39)
Middle Age Adult (40-65) - People transition through varying age groups and so should Sims. This is my plus 1
Elder (66+)
The Sims - Face & Body
Hair - You should include at least a little movement
Hair color being able to be customized in different sections of the hair
Root
Shaft
Main Color
Highlight/Lowlight
Ends
A Few Hair Style Suggestions - These are all proper names of hairstyles
18th Century wigs such as the Boat Poufs from the court of Versailles
Afro
Afro Puffs
Asymmetrical Bob
Bantu Knot
Barrel Curls as seen on Jayne Mansfield
Beehive
Bela Lugosi’s Dracula Slicked Back Widow’s Peak
Bettie Page Cut
Bob Cut
Bouffant
Bowl Cut
Box Braids
Bram Stoker’s Dracula - His interesting hairstyle when we first meet the count in his castle
Bride of Frankenstein’s Hair
Buzz Cut
Caesar Cut
Chignon
Chonmage
Cleopatra’s Wig
Conk
Corn Rows
Crimped Hair
Crown Braid
Czupryna, Also known as Polish half-shaven head
Devilock
Dorthy Hamil Wedge
Dreadlocks
Feathered Flip like Farrah Fawcett
Eton Crop - As worn by Josephine Baker
Fishtail Braid
Fontange
Frankenstein’s Monster Extreme Flat Top
French Braid
French Twist
Fulani Braids
Half Updo
High and Tight
High Bun
Hime Cut
Hi-Top Fade
Jheri Curl
Libert Spikes
Louise Brook’s Short Bob
Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Braided Ponytail
Marilyn Monroe’s Style
Marcel Waves
Messy Buns
Mohawk
Mop Top
Mullet
Odango
Omlete Fold
Pageboy
Payot
Pigtails
Pixie Cut
Pompadour
Ponyhawk
The Poodle as seen on Lucille Ball
Powdered Wig
Princess Leia’s Side Buns
Psychobilly Wedge
Queue
Quiff
The Rachel
Rattail
The Sassoon Five Point Cut
Senegalese Twists
The Severe Centre Part
S*h*a*g cut - Again not a bad word. Context is everything.
Side Braided Ponytail
Side Pony Tails
Spiky Pixie
Tonsure
Traditional Geisha wig
Vargas Girl Curl
Veronica Lake’s Side Part called the Peek-a-boo
Victory Rolls
**NOTE - In my view Sideburn styles should be separate from Facial Hair so that it makes for more original looking Sims
Body hair in the Base Game
Being able to shave - Base Game
Armpits
Face
Legs
Beards & Goatees
Most beard and facial hair should be available via Base Game and downloads during the first year
"Fu Manchu" Beard & Mustache
Blue Beard Pirate Beard
Various degrees of stubble
Snidely Whiplash's Long Mustache
A Bearded Lady beard - For neighborhoods that are somewhat like circus folk or carnies
Tattoos and Piercings as Base Game
Eye Customization
The Eye is divided into sections - Each Section can be a different color
Iris
Pupil
Sclera
The Color Wheel should be used for Eye Color Customization. So that if you wanted to create a Sim with really deep indigo blue eyes you could or maybe a creature with yellow eyes with red interiors, or entirely all black alien eyes.
Heterochromia Iridium - For Sims, Cats & Dogs
Dental Customization - Vampires in Sims 4 could choose their fang style why not everyday Sims?
Braces
Buck Tooth
Grillz
Missing Tooth Grin - Like on a child whose lost a tooth
Single Gold Tooth
Toothless
Vampire Fangs should come as regular and Nosferatu
Basic Fingernails & Toenails being in the base game. I can wait until a Spa Day style Game Pack come for customization or even have different styles and colors added with EP's for example Werewolf claws or Vampire fingernails
Not as an Accessory
Length & Shape (Pointed, Square, Rounded)
Colors I love that the Sims 4 colors came in the shape of Nail Polish Bottles
Baby Pink
Black
Burnt Orange
Gold
Green
Hot Pink
Light Blue
Lilac
Navy Blue
Pink
Purple
Red
Silver
Taupe
White
Designs & Art
French Manicure
Holiday & Seasonal Art
Polka Dots
Adjusts if the Sim transitions into a Creature such as a Vampire or Werewolf especially as a the Werewolf
Female Sims who tend to be vain should file their nails a lot
Nervous Sims should chew their nails and have bitten nail stubs
Freckles & Beauty Marks - Opacity should be selectable. Freckles should hereditary.
Medical Apparatus like in Sims 4
Painting a werewolf's fur in Create a Sim, similar to painting pets' fur in Create A Pet
Scars & Warts
Chin Wart
Frankenstein's Monster Head Scars
Medical Scars
Nose Wart
Pirate Eye Scar
Scarface's Facial Scar
Werewolves Body Scars
Vocal Accenting Simlish in addition to voice modulation.
American Southern
British
California Valley Girl
Irish
French
New Yorker
Spanish
Tattoos & Piercings should be in CAS from the start or at the very least in a Game Pack devoted to Health Spa, Tattoo Parlor & Hair & Nail Salons. The Sims 4 did a good job with enlarging the size and layering the tattoos I would keep that, Sims 3 had better variety.
Tattoos should have some color customization
Tattoo Placement
Ankle
Biceps
Back - Full
Back - Lower
Forearm
Full Sleeve
Hands
Hips
Knuckles
Leg - Full
Leg - Lower
Leg - Thigh
Neck
Pectorals
Ring Finger
Shoulder
Shoulder blades
Stomach
Upper Arm
Wrists
A Few Tattoo Suggestions - Also a painting tool for tattoos
Anchor
Animals & Insects
Black Cat
Black Widow Spider
Dog Paw Print
Dolphin
Dragon Fly
Eagle
Full Moon with Howling Wolf
Grizzly Bear
King Cobra
Koi Fish
Lion
Llama
Love Birds
Owl - Barn
Owl - Great Horned Owl
Owl - Snowy
Panda Bear
Peacock Feather
Peregrin Falcon
Polar Bear
Raven
Scorpion
Swallows
Vampire Bat
Wolf
Zebra
Art Nouveau “The Four Seasons” ladies similar to Mucha’s work
Astrolabe
Babylonian Lion
Ballerina
Ballerina Shoes
Barbwire
Bodhi Tree
Butterfly
Carolingian Cross
Cherry Blossoms
Chinese Character for Water
Chinese Zodiac Animals
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
Classic Car
Classic Movie Monsters & Supernatural Creatures - Sims version
The Bride of Frankenstein - Popular version
Bride of Frankenstein Pinup
Count Dracula
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Dracula’s Brides
Frankenstein’s Monster
The Golem (1920)
Mr. Hyde
The Invisible Man
The Mummy
Nosferatu
The Phantom of the Opera
Vampira
The Wolfman
Chinese Fan
Chinese Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Compass
Constellations - My suggestion is the outline of the tattoo be the classical depiction of the subject and the interior be the constellation.
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Cygnus
Delphinus
Lyra
Orion the Hunter
Ophiuchus
Pegasus
Perseus
Sirius
Ursa Major “The Big Dipper”
Cowgirl Pinup
Crescent Moon
Dagger
Day of the Dead
Dream Catcher
Egyptian Symbols
Ajet
All Seeing Eye of Horus
Amenta
The Ankh
Ba Symbol
Camel
Canopic Jars
Cartouche
The Crook & Flail
The Deshret Crown
Djed
Eye of Ra
The Feather of Ma’at
Hedjet Crown
Ka Symbol
“King Tut’s” Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s Death Mask
The Lotus
Menat
Nefertiti
Ouroboros
The Pschent Crown
The Pyramids
The Scarab Beetle
The Seba
The Sistrum
The Sphinx
Tiet the Knot of the Goddess I*s*i*s (Not the group)
The Tree of Life
Uraeus Symbol
Wadjet Eye or the eye of Horus
Was Sceptre
The Winged Sun
Eiffel Tower
Feather
Flying Saucer beaming a cow
The Four Classical Elements and the Associated Elemental
Air - Sylphs (Air Elemental)
Earth - Gnomes (Earth Elemental)
Fire - Salamanders (Fire Elemental)
Water - Undine (Water Elemental)
The Four Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Goddess or Triple Goddess Symbol (two crescent Moons flanking a full Moon)
Greek Alphabet
Greek Mythological Figures, Monsters, Symbols
Achilles
Aphrodite on her shell or you could show her with swans and a golden apple
Apollo and his golden chariot of the sun
Ares the God of War
Artemis drawing her silver bow (in the shape of the Crescent Moon) and a deer
Atalanta chasing a golden apple or her as a huntress and warrior
Athena with her Owl, Spear, the Aegis, her Helmet and the Olive Tree
Caduceus
Centaur
Cerberus
The Ceryneian Hind
Chiron the Boatman
The Cretan Bull
The Cyclops
The Erymanthian Boar
The Fates
The Girdle of Hippolyta
The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
The Golden Fleece
The Graeae
Griffin
Hercules
Hermes the Messenger God with his winged sandals
Icarus falling from the Sky
Iris the Rainbow Messenger Goddess
The Kraken
Labrys
The Lernaean Hydra
The Mares of Diomedes
Medusa the Gorgon
Minotaur
Morpheus the God of Sleep
Narcissus
The Nemean Lion
Orpheus & his Lyre
Pegasus
Phoenix
The Sirens
Zeus the Lord of the Lightning Bolt
Grim Reaper
Heart w/ a Dagger through it
Heart w/ Mom
Heart Rate
Hindu Gods
Brahma
Elephant Headed Ganesh
Kali
Krishna
Lakshmi
Shiva
Vishnu
Irish/Celtic Symbols
Banshee
Celtic Bull
Celtic Knot
Celtic Tree of Life
Dara Knot
Dullahan
Irish Harp
Leprechaun
Pot O' Gold at the end of a rainbow
Shamrock
The Triquetra or Trinity Knot
The Triskelion
Will O'Wisp
Infinity Symbol
Kanji Symbols
King’s Crown
Mandala
Maori Tattoos
The Moon
Musical Note
Mustache
Old Map
Orchid
Pirate
Pirate Girl Pinup
Planetary Symbols
Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
And yes, Pluto
Rose
Runes
Sailor Girl Pinup
Samoan Full Face and Body Tattoos
Shedding Dandelion
Sims Flag
Skull
Star of Ishtar
Sun Wheel
Supernatural Creatures - Miscellaneous
Angel
Angel Wings
Big Foot
Fairy
Ghost
Golem
Mermaid
Unicorn
Yeti
Sword
Symbol for PI
Torii Shinto Symbol
Tribal
Thunderbolt
Yin & Yang
Zodiac (Western) Symbols or their Astronomical Equivalent
Ares
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Makeup
Color Wheel should be used here too
Eye shadow application has become quite sophisticated so many channels should be used
Blush should vary in intensity
I would include Contouring as a choice
Eyelash fullness & length should be choosable too
Mascara should have a few colors as well
Eyeliner should have more than one color
Lipstick should have color channels Lip Liner, Base Lipstick color and Highlight
Makeup should be set per outfit
Full Face & Traditional Makeup: NOT MASKS - This is so that masks and makeup will not get lumped together.
Acting/Performance Profession Types
Baron Samedi
Bindi - Hindu/Jain traditional makeup
Cat Makeup
Clowns
Day of the Dead - La Calavera Catrina
Face Painting Booth styles
Geisha
Human Statue
Kabuki
Mimes
Military Camouflage
Magicians
Team Sports Types
Clothing
Categories of Clothing
Accessories
Eyewear
Eyeglasses
Monocle
Pince Nez
Eye Patches
Goggles
Sunglasses
Footwear
Boots
Booties
Equestrian Boots
Hiking Boots
Rain Boots
Ski Boots
Snow Boots
Wading Boots
Work Boots
Shoes
Ballerina Flats
Beach Shoes
Espadrilles
Flip-Flops
House Slippers
Pumps
Sandals
Snow Shoes
Swimming Flippers
Tap Shoes
Tennis Shoes
Wedges
Hand Wear - Gloves & Mittens
Disposable Gloves
Dishwashing Gloves
Driving Gloves
Fencing Gloves
Gardening Gloves
Opera Gloves
Work Wear Gloves
Headgear
Hats
Abaya
Ascot Cap
Balaclava
Balmoral Bonnet
Beanie
Bearskin
Beret
Bonet
Boonie Hat
Bowler
Boyar
Bucket Hat
Capotain or Pilgrim’s Hat
Chef’s Toque
Chullo or Bolivian Hat
Cloche
Coonskin
Conical Asian Straw Hat
Crown of Upper Egypt
Curlers Full Wet Set
Deerstalker
Diadem
Dixie Cup Hat or Gob Hat
Dunce Cap
Egyptian Nemes
Equestrian Helmet
Fascinator
Fedora
Fez
Flower Wreath
“Fortune Tellers Charmed Hairstyle” from the Sims 3 Store
Fruit Hat like Carmen Miranda
Green Eyeshades aka Clerk’s Visor
Hard Hat
Headband
Jester Hat
Keffiyah
Kepi
Khepresh
Kufi
Maang Tika - Not technically a hat it is the jewelry Indian Brides wear in their hair
Mad Hatter Top Hat
Montera or Bull Fighters Cap
Mortarboard
Newsboy Cap
Pagri
Panama
Pickelhaube
Pillbox
Pith Helmet
Pork Pie
Rastacap
Samurai Helmet
Santa Hat
Shapka
Snood
Sombrero
Sombrero Cordobés
Stetson
Straw Boater
Sweat Band
Tam’ O Shanter
Tiara
Tin Foil Hat
Top Hat
Tricorne
Trilby
Trucker Hat
Turban
Tyrollean Hat or Bavarian Hat
Ushanka
Veils
Black Veils for Goth Brides and for Mourners
Ivory Bridal
Pink Bridal
Red Bridal
White Bridal
Yarmulke
Jewelry
Ankle Jewelry
Belly Button Piercings & Belly Chains
Bracelets
Brooches
I like Cameos in General
Ear Piercings & Standard Earrings - I don't honestly like them but others do and its better if Sims can be customized to appeal to a wide audience.
Daith
Lobe
Mid Helix
Tragus
Upper Helix
Eyebrow Piercings
Lip Piercing
Necklaces
Long-strand pearl necklace - White, Black and Tahitian Aubergine and please make the earring come in the same color
Nose Rings
Rings - Rings should be selectable per finger
Armor Ring
Claddagh Ring
Cocktail Rings
Engagement Ring - I actually really liked the idea of being able to choose the design. I felt the Jewelry making skill could really increase choices.
Evil Eye Ring from the Cyclades
Gothic Vampire Ring
Men's Pinky Rings
Silver with Sapphire
Gold with Onyx
Gold with Ruby
Gold With Sapphire
Gold with Emerald
Gold with Diamond
Gold with Trident Design
Gold with Snake Design
Silver with Emerald
Silver with Yellow Topaz
Silver with Onyx
Silver with Sapphire
Gold with Cat's Eye
Titanium with Gold Stripe
Silver with a Bat Design
Wedding Ring
Snake Armband - Gold with Eye Stone (Black, Green, Blue, Red) and Silver Snake with same eye color choices
Venetian Masks Commedia Dell Arte - Masquerade Party Masks
Bauta
Columbina
Medico Della Peste
Moretta
Pantalone
Volta
Zanni
Witch Doctor
Welding Mask
Zorro
Scarfs
Socks & Stockings
Athletic Wear - For various athletic activities such as Tennis or Martial Arts
Dance Class
Fencing
Horseback Riding
Martial Arts & Tai Chi
Tennis
Yoga & Gym
Costumes for Costume Parties
Black Cat
Bride of Frankenstein
Cleopatra
Cop & Convict
Cowboy or Girl
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Devil
Dracula
Dr. Frankenstein
Dr. Watson
Fairy
1920's Flapper Dress
Frankenstein's Monster
French Maid
Gangster
Ghost
Gorilla Costume
Igor
Invisible Man
Mask of the Red Death
Medusa
Mummy - Boris Karloff as The Mummy
Zita Johann as Ankh-esen-amun
Ninja
Perseus or Greek Warrior turning to stone
Phantom of the Opera
Pirate
Roman Centurion or Mark Antony
Samurai
She-Devil
Sherlock Holmes
Star Wars Characters
Asoka Tano
Boba Fett
C3PO
Chewbacca
Darth Vader
Emperor Palpatine
Princess Leia Organa
Lando Calrissian
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
R2D2
The Mandalorian
Yoda
Tarzan & Jane
Vampira - Maila Nurmi as Vampira
Witch
Wolfman - Claude Rains as the Wolfman
Everyday Outfits & Loungewear
Skirts
Smoking Jacket
Formal Wear & Events
Black Tie - Second most formal
Cocktail
Funeral
Wedding
White Tie - Most formal Occasions
Sleepwear
Pajamas & Nightgowns (Full)
Bottoms
Tops
Robes
Slippers
Swimwear
Scuba
Standard
Outerwear Categories - Rain Gear and Cold Weather Wear being separate outfits
Cool Weather
Cold Weather Overcoat - We need this one in Ivory, Black and Burgundy
Pea Coat - Men need this in Black, Dark Heather Grey, Navy Blue and Camel
Trench Coat
Cape Style
Rain Gear
Workwear - Uniforms
Underwear
Bras, Corsets and Stays
Panties
Boxer & Briefs
Camisoles & Slips
Spa Wear
Accessories
Pretty Umbrellas & Parasols
Sunglasses and they should be an inventory type item so that they can be put on when its bright and hot
I'd like to be able to set rings on more than one finger
Taste & Preferences, Personality Traits
Preferences should be in the Base Game and they should be as follows Favorites and Dislikes.
Dietary choices should not be a personality trait and waste a slot. They should be separate choice that all Sims get.
Omnivore
Pescetarian
Vegetarian
Vegan
Food Favorites & Dislikes will come from all available food options once this is selected. So a vegan won't have steak as a Dislike or Favorite because they don't eat animal products, but using the remaining food choices. For example they love Vegan lettuce wraps but Dislike Vegetable soup.
Hygiene - I think this should be a separate Personality Category like Dietary Choices
Dirty - Doesn't wash hands after restroom, doesn't cover their mouth when sneezing, doesn't brush teeth after meals, no nighttime/daytime routines, Belches/Farts and laughs
Moderate - Washes hands after restroom, covers mouth, Brushes teeth in the morning/evening, Basic Morning/night routines (face wash, moisturizer)
Fastidious - Washes hands after restroom/before cooking/cleaning up after pet/ taking out garbage, Brushes teeth after every meal & morning/night, Extensive Daytime/nighttime routine (wash face, moisturizer face and neck, serum, and sun screen on face neck and hands)
Favorite Season - Would be a new favorite introduced with Seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Sims 2 had a system called Interests for Sims and pets. The amount of points you had in a particular interest influenced how often you engaged, thought or talked about it. The points should be replaced with sliders and the set Interests can be anything between 0 and 5 max interest. The interests should not be choices that are in the favorites/dislikes.
Favorites & Dislikes - Since most people have more likes than dislikes. Favorites will have more options. EXCEPT Grumpy or Evil Sims who will have fewer Favorites and more dislikes.
Activity
Arts & Crafts
Candle Making
Glassblowing
Jewelry Making & Polished Stone Work
Knitting & Crochet
Painting
Perfumery - (Essential Oils, Perfumes & Soaps)
Pottery
Sculpture Work
Sewing
Sketching
Weaving
Woodworking
Auto Mechanics & Vehicles
Dancing
Food & Beverage
Baking
Canning - Jams, Jellies & Pickling
Cooking
Mixology
Nectar Making
Outdoor Pastimes & Sports
Bee Keeping
Bicycling
Bird Watching
Camping
Fishing
Flower Arranging
Gardening
Golf - Driving & Putting
Herbalism
Hiking
Jogging
Kite Flying
Rock Climbing
Spelunking
Walking
Reading
Video Games
Water Sports
Sailing & Boating
Scuba Diving
Snorkeling
Spearfishing
Surfing
Swimming
Winter Sports
Ice Fishing
Ice Skating
Skiing
Sledding
Snowboarding
Book Genre
Biography
Children's Books
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Poetry
Romance
Satire
Sci-fi
Short Story
Thriller
Architecture & Design Style
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Arts & Crafts
Baroque
Beaux Arts
Bauhaus
French Country
Futurism
Georgian - Chippendale, Hepplewhite
Gothic
Japanese
Moroccan
Neo-Classical
Queen Anne
Rococo
Spanish Revival
Color - Included are primary, secondary and various shades of different colors. I made sure to include many that are important culturally in many parts of the world. Also some of the top color favorites.
Apricot
Aqua
Army Green
Baby Blue
Baby Pink
Beige
Black
Blaze (safety) Orange
Bronze - Metallic
Camel
Canary Yellow
Carnation Pink
Chartreuse Yellow
Cherry Blossom Pink
Chocolate Brown
Copper - Metallic
Coral
Cream
Crimson
Emerald Green
Gold - Metallic
Grey
Hot Pink
Hunter Green
Lavender
Lilac
Lime-Green
Magenta
Maroon
Navy Blue
Peach
Red
Rose
Rose Gold - Metallic
Royal Blue
Royal Purple
Royal Yellow
Saddle Brown
Safety Yellow
Saffron Orange
Silver - Metallic
Teal
Turquoise
Violet
White
Domestic Animals & Pets
Birds
Cats
Chickens
Cows
Dogs
Gunea Pigs
Hamsters
Horses
Insects
Llamas
Loves All Animals
Hates Animals
Pigs
Rabbits
Reptiles - For any Reptile Pet
Ball Python
Bearded Dragon
Corn Snake
Gargoyle Gecko
Green Anole
Green Iguana
Leopard Gecko
Painted Turtles
Panther Chameleon
Pink Tongue Skink
Pygmy Chameleon
Sheep
Flower
Agapanthus
Amaryllis
Anemone
Bells of Ireland
Bird of Paradise
Blue Bells
Blue Bonnet
Borage
Camelia
Carnation
Cherry Blossoms
Chrysanthemums
Cosmo
Crocus
Dahlia
Daffodils
Daisy
Delphiniums
Dracula Orchid
Echinacea
Foxglove
Gardenia
Hibiscus
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Blue Magic Dutch Iris
Hello Darkness Barded Iris
Lady Beatrice Stanley Reticulata Iris
Louisiana Beardless Iris
Stairway to Heaven Bearded Iris
Yellow Queen Dutch Iris
Lavender
Lilacs
Lilies
Asiatic Lily
Calla Lily
Starburst Lily
Tiger Lily
Love Lies Bleeding
Magnolia
Monkshood
Narcissus
Peonies
Phalaenopsis Orchid
Pink Lady Slipper Orchid
Poinsettias
Poppy
Roses
Sunflowers
Tulips
Valerian
Violet
Wolfbane
Zinnia
Food
Movie Genre
Action
Animaton
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Musicals
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thrillers
Westerns
Music Genre
TV Genre - I think you should open up a competition for Simmers to make short films using Sims 3 or 4 for the TV programs. Top 4 in each category with a bonus category being commercials
Animal & Nature Shows
Cat TV
Children's Programming
Comedies
Cooking Shows
Exercise Shows
Fantasy Shows
Medical Dramas
Mysteries Shows
Period Dramas
Police Procedurals
Sci-Fi
Soap Operas
Travel Shows
Vacation Zone
Amusement Park
Asian Destination
Casino
Desert Destination
Forest
Jungle
Modern City
Mountain Ski Lodge
Old World City
Tropical Island
Weather
Dark & Stormy
Foggy
Hot & Dry
Snowy
Sunny & Cool
Sunny & Warm
Rainy & Cool
Thunderstorm
Family Connections
Family Tree - Should go back with as many generations as the game can handle (for the benefit of legacy players). Doesn’t have to be complicated just an identifier for all parties. Although the longer and wider we can make the trees the more fun they will be for challenges and sponsored challenges. Family Trees should be Base Game as a part of CAS!!! If it isn’t done then don’t release the game.
Parents
All Grandparents on both parents sides
Great-Grandparents
Siblings, Half-Siblings & Adopted Siblings
Step-Siblings
Step-Parents
Aunts
Uncles
Cousins, 2nd Cousins (Properly Labeled as 1st, 2nd, 3rd please)
Nieces & Nephews
Spouse/Partner - Living and any Deceased shown
Pet Family Tree for Pedigreed Pets (Cats, Dogs, and Horses Only)
Pure bred animals that have won Best in Show get a little Blue Ribbon on the side of their picture.
How Many Family Members can we create in CAS?
As many as you want to make in a Multi-Generational Family. However after the family is created it should still conform to the usual rules of households and will need to be split up if the number of Sims and pets exceed what can live in one home. So if you make a family that consists of Grandma, Grandpa, Dad, Mom, 2 Children, an Aunt and her Spouse and their two kids plus 1 dog and a cat. You will need to split out at least individuals to another household to keep it at the 8 capacity. But suppose you want to split out Grandma & Grandpa and the cat, into one house, the family with the two kids and the dog into another, and Aunt and Uncle into another while retain the family connection and a relationship level you could reasonably expect, you should be able to do that without having to play through several generations on multiple saves.
Major Note - It cannot be understated that children in the Sims should NEVER, EVER get a romantic feelings towards adult Sims or vice versa even as a glitch. This is absolutely disgusting. If this becomes a reported glitch that seems to be common, you should immediately issue a public apology and fix it as priority one over any other considerations. The fact that this happened in Sims 4 and was not addressed at the time of my writing this is nothing short of vile probably bordering on evil. This unfixed issue is probably being exploited by monsters as we speak. The developers and company execs should frankly be ashamed. This also goes for any glitches that pertain to pets and Sims in a romantic sense… shudder…as well. Neither Animals or children can consent to anything romantic and to have anything in our games that come close to this is an abomination.
Relationship Icons - Please give them Colored Icons. If they are more than one thing give them appropriate Icons.
Acquaintance
Bad Romance
Best Friend
Boss
Chosen Human - Cat’s Favorite Person
Club Member
Club President
Co-Worker
Crush
Dark Master - Vampire that turned the Sim maybe a Red & Black Bat
Divorced/Ex-Spouse
Enemy
Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Family Member - this includes Pets because they are our family too
Familiar
Fiancée
Friend
Pack Member - Dogs see their human families as well as other pets in the house as a member of their pack.
Roommate
Schoolmate
Soul Mate
Teacher
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
You are just like me. I have some ideas to add on SIM to SIM 4. I love you post, and I wish I know the best way to get my Wishlist add. Thank you for sharing.
First off I want to mention that I would like one significant change to Friendships and Reputation. I think that who you are friends with and what your Reputation should have a much more significant impact upon the course of your Career & Social circle. If you are an Evil Sim having a bad reputation will help you in Careers that not being very nice like the Criminal Career track, Mad Scientist or Scam Artist would be a by product of. Your friends will also be bad people. Conversely being normal Sim that isnt evil a good reputation will garner much more friends of the better sort and more significant advances in your career if you are friends will influential people. Your associates should mean something why else have them.
Skills
Base Game Skills
Charisma
Cleaning - Hidden Skill
Culinary Skills
Baking
Cooking - The same cooking skill can be used for many different types of cooking without the need to create new skills in later packs Cooking Skill Techniques for subsequent Packs
Candy Making & Chocolate Work
Canning
Mixology
Barista (Coffee)
Juicing
Mixology
Dancing
Greater proficiency per level and a few new dances learned
Sims can learn new dances when traveling abroad for example Hula from Sims 2 Bon Voyage or like new Cooking recipes from WA in Sims 3 - Belly Dancing (Desert Zone), Hula (Tropical Zone)
Hula - Mermaid already know the dance and have mastered it
Lindy Hop
Line Dancing
Salsa & Merengue
Tap Dancing
Viennese Waltz
Fishing
Gardening (Harvestable Details in Comments)
Guitar
Handiness
Life Skills
Driving - Hidden Skill if cars are in the Base Game
Fire Safety
First Aid & Baby First Aid
Parenting
Swimming
Logic
Physical Fitness - The benefit of having high PF is that it will effect every other skill that depends of physical fitness as its basis - Dancing, Martial Arts, Swimming, etc. Faster leveling, higher proficiency, greater endurance
Piano & Pipe Organ - One skill to play two different but extremely similar instruments
Singing
Sketching
Writing
Note: Personally I feel that the Cooking Skill is sufficient to cover Canning & Candy Making. However I wouldn't mind a 5 level hidden skill for each that would influence proficiency and output if it absolutely made a difference.
Expansion Skills
Animal Husbandry - Agricultural Skill based on the raising of livestock (Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Goats, Horses, Llamas, Pigs, and Sheep) Perfect for Farm & Ranch Packs
Archeology - Can Be expanded into different branches based on the area (zone) in which it is being done. This gives the ability for the Devs to add branches to give the skill new life usability in new packs.
Archeology of the Americas - North, South & Central
Classical - Study of Greece, Etruscan & Rome
Egyptian - Study of Egypt
Medieval - Study of Post Roman European Countries
Pre-History - Study of Civilizations before written records
Sinology - Study of China
Underwater - Ship wreckages and sunken cities
Artistic Skills
Drawing & Sketching
Glassblowing & Stained Glass Making
Painting
Photography - Should bring back posing for pictures JS
Pottery Making
Sculpture Making
Alabaster
Bronze
Clay
Copper
Granite
Ice
Jade
Marble
Reclaimed Metal
Sand - Strictly on Beaches
Sandstone
Stone
Topiary
Wax
Wood
Tattooing - See CAS for Tattoo list
Athletics
Archery
Fencing
Gymnastics & Acrobatics
Ice Skating & Roller Skating
Horseback Riding
Martial Arts
Rock Climbing & Spelunking
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
Skateboarding
Skeet Shooting
Skiing & Snowboarding
Surfing
Casino & Game Skills
Bowling
Card Games - Hidden Skill that governs Bridge, Gin Rummy, Poker, & Solitaire
Chess
Darts - Hidden Skill
Horseshoes
Ping Pong
Pool/Billiards - Hidden Skill
Yoyo - Hidden Skill
Cultivator Skills - Skills that Use or Compliment Cultivated Plants & Gardening
Bee Keeping
Flower Arranging - Further Arrangement Design Details in Comment Below
Jewelry Making & Stone Polishing - Using the Gem stones we already collect from the areas we visit.
Alexandrite
Amazonite
Amber
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Black Diamond
Black Opal
Bloodstone - Green Stone with Dark Red Flecks
Blue Topaz
Chocolate Diamond
Citrine
Diamond
Emerald
Fire Opal
Fluorite
Garnet
Jade
Lapis Lazuli
Moonstone
Onyx
Opal
Pearl
Peridot
Pink Diamond
Pink Tourmaline
Quartz
Rose Quartz
Ruby
Sapphire
Smithsonite
Smoky Quartz
Tanzanite
Tiger's Eye
Topaz
Tourmaline
Turquoise
Vampire's Eye
Yellow Sapphire
Stones for Polishing
Agate
Alabaster - Also good for Statue Making
Geode
Jasper
Malachite
Obsidian
Septarian
Sodalite
Metals for Jewelry Making
Bronze
Copper
Gold
Gunmetal
Platinum
Rosegold
Silver
Titanium
White Gold
Knitting & Crocheting
Leatherworking
Bags
Clothing
Jewelry
Pet Collars
Saddles
Model Building
Buildings
Cars
Drones
Ship in a Bottle
Train Sets
Perfume & Soap Making
Bergamot
Cedarwood
Gardenia
Lavender
Lemon
Orange
Patchouli
Peppermint
Rose
Rosemary
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Sewing & Needle Point
Blankets & Comforters
Clothing
Drapery
Home Accessories
Stuffed Toys
Weaving
Clothing
Rugs - Regular and Flying
Tapestries
Textiles for Sewing
Wood Working & Furniture Making
Life Skill
Anger Management
Auto Maintenance - If cars are in the Base Game then this would naturally be in the Base Game as well. This could be a sub-set skill of Handiness
Bicycle Riding
Chop Sticks
Debate & Public Speaking - Good for Political Careers
Driving a Car
Lighting a Fire (Could be apart of Fire Safety life skill)
Pet Care, Pet First Aid & Pet Training - 3 skills for a massive responsibility
Research
Careers Research Skill would be useful for:
Alchemists & Witches
All Science-Based Careers
Education
Journalism
The Law
Law Enforcement in the Detective Branch
All Medical Careers
Paranormal Career - Scam Artist Branch
Paranormal Investigators
Politics (a very little)
Private Detectives
Writing in the Biographer & Travel Writer Specialization
Work Ethic - Hidden Skill
Lasso Tricks
Mischief Booby Traps, Interactions & Pranks
African Prince Email
Clog Drain
Dare Sims to Streak
Ding Dong Ditch (Chance for the Grim Reaper to pull this on Spooky Night)
Egging
Fire sprinkler prank
Flaming Poo
Hand Buzzer
Jump from Behind Bush or Big Tree
Perform Air Horn
Perform Slap'em Silly
Play Hooky
Prank Calls
Ringing Doorbell & then running away
Scare - The prankster distracts the victim to look away, and then scares them immediately
Scary Computer
Send Chain Letters
Share Conspiracy Theories
Streak
Stuff Fruit in Exhaust - Cars, Motorcycles, Spaceships
Toilet Papering (Bushes, Statues, Trees)
Troll teh forums
Whoopie Cushion
Musical Instruments
Cello
DJ Mixing
Drums
Harp
Violin
Performing Arts Skills
Acting
Comedy
Magicians Skills
Supernatural Skills
Alchemy - Should use the best combination of features between Sims 3 & 4
Only Spellcasters, Fortune Tellers and Vampires can use Alchemy
Alchemy should have its Sims 4 perks back
Blender Arm
Frugal Combination
A Little Extra Chemistry
Mix Master
Potent Potables
Potions can be drank, thrown on another Sim, Sold online or in a store, given as a gift
Alchemists can create the Philosopher's Stone
Brewing a Alchemical concoction can cause the brewer to become cursed
A higher ranked Alchemist can mentor a lower ranked one & alchemy can be participated in by more than one Sims
Alchemical potions & other items can stored in a alchemy cabinet
The various ingredients can be farmed, fished, gathered, purchased by certain creatures or hunted for by werewolves or pets. Some ingredients are so rare they must be found while doing a small quest
List of Alchemy Elixirs and Items
Invigorating Elixir - Energy in a bottle
Flask of Sleep - Sleeping Potion
Flask of Angry Bees - Bees Attack
Vampiric Sunscreen - Vampires are protected against the Suns for a few hours
Essence of Magic - Restores Fairy and Spellcaster's Power
Large & in Charge Elixir - Makes Sims heavy
Lean & Mean Elixir - Makes Sims thin
Potion of Good Fortune
Potion of Nausea
Love Potion #9
Potion of Immortality - Keeps Sim at the age they drink it at
Fountain of Youth Elixir - Makes a Sim young again
Bottled Blessing of the Fae - Turns a Sim into a fairy
Bottled Curse of the Lycan
Elixir of the New Moon - Cures a Werewolf
Flask of the Dark Gift - Turns Sim into a Vampire
Flask of Midas Touch - Gives the drinker the power to turn things into gold for a time
Baron Samedi's Bottled Curse - Turns a Sim into a zombie
Potion of Curse Cleansing
Vial of Resurrection - Saves a Sim from Death
Blessing of Neptune - Allows a Sim to swim underwater without a scuba tank for 6 hours
Philosophers Stone
Bottled Blessing of the Muse - All Musical and Artistic Skills are more easily level for 12 hours
Potion of the Nimble Mind
Broom Riding - Hidden Skill
Fairy Magic
Fortune Telling & Divination
Ghost Hunting (doesn't actually need to have a skill)
Lycanthropic Learning
Medium
Mermaid Magic
Spell Casting - Broken into different classes
Vampire Powers
Technical Skills
Computer Programming
Mechanical Engineering
Wellness Skills
Herbalism
Massage
Meditation
Tai Chi
Yoga
Combing Products from Different Crafted Items
I think this would be a great way to continually build upon old skills
Candle Making + Perfume-making gets = Aromatherapy Candle
Candle Making + Alchemy = Enchanted Candle
Herbal Preparation + Sewing = Gris Gris bag or Voodoo doll or even a Lavender Sleep Mask
Glassblowing + Perfume Making = Custom Perfume Bottles
Herbal Preparation + Perfume Making = Scented Lotion
The dancing skill to not only impart proficiency with each level BUT to add a new style of dance. Tango, Salsa, Tap etc.
Baking and cooking skills separate and both in the Base Game
Cleaning as a hidden skill again. I like the idea of being able to be quicker and more effective upon experience.
Jewelry making
The Life skills should make a comeback but you have to take the class and pay for it rather than just reading books. Fire Safety, First Aid, Parenting, Anger Management, etc.
Alchemy should go back to being separate from a Witches Spell casting. However only Fortune Tellers, Witches or Vampires can learn it.
Hidden skills are fun I like the idea of a Sim getting better at a game or activity over time.
Like in other packs Careers should be directly affected by skills for example Firefighters must have Athletic, Fire Safety, First Aid and Logic. Life Guards should have Athletic, Swimming and First Aid, Doctors should have Logic, Charisma and First Aid
Cleaning & Household Chores - Home & Community - Hopefully This Chore List will appease those that want more chores in game. The Butler & Maid should be capable of doing most of the list with exception of the obvious Gardner tasks.
Brush Pool Table Felt
Change Sheets on Bed
Change Sheets in Crib
Clean - Alchemy Cauldron
Clean - Aquarium
Clean - Bakery Fridge
Clean - Bar Counter
Clean - Bathtub
Clean - Bird Cage
Clean - Bird Bath
Clean - Bird Feeder
Clean - Blender
Clean - Brick Oven
Clean - Buffet Table
Clean - Changing Table (Baby)
Clean - Chicken Coop
Clean - Chocolate Fountain
Clean - Coffee Machine
Clean - Counter Top
Clean - Crystal Ball
Clean - Fireplace of Ashes
Clean - Floral Bench
Clean - Food Processor
Clean - Fountain
Clean - Garbage Dumpster (Hose Out)
Clean - Grill
Clean - Guinea Pig Cage
Clean - Hair Washing Sink
Clean - High Chair (Baby)
Clean - Hot Pot
Clean - Hot Tub
Clean - Horse Stall
Clean - Ice Chest
Clean - Ice Cream Freezer
Clean - Ice Cream Maker
Clean - Juicer
Clean - Kiddy Pool
Clean - Litter Box
Clean - Microwave
Clean - Mirror
Clean - Mixer
Clean - Out Fridge of Spoiled Food
Clean - Out Lint Trap in Dryer
Clean - Pet Food Bowl
Clean - Pet Toy
Clean - Pet Water Bowl
Clean - Potty Training Toilette
Clean - Punch Bowl
Clean - Sink
Clean - Shower
Clean - Smoker
Clean - Stove/Oven
Clean - Swimming Pool
Clean - Tea Brewer
Clean - Toilette
Clean - Waffle Maker
Clean - Water Trough
Dust - Baker's Rack
Dust - Bookcase
Dust - Chest of Drawers
Dust - Coffee Table
Dust - Computer (Desk Top)
Dust - Console Table
Dust - Cuckoo Clock
Dust - Desk
Dust - Display Case
Dust - Dresser
Dust - End Table
Dust - Grandfather Clock
Dust - Harp
Dust - Fireplace Mantle
Dust - Mantle Clock
Dust - Night Stand
Dust - Piano
Dust - Pipe Organ
Dust - Pool Table Frame
Dust - Sofa Table
Dust - Statue
Dust - TV
Empty Vacuum
Hang Laundry on Line
Hose the Air Conditioner
Mop
Mow Lawn
Pick Up Dog Doo Doo
Pull Weeds
Rake Leaves
Run Self-Clean Cycle on Dishwasher
Run Self-Clean Cycle on Washer (Clothes)
Sanitize - Baby Changing Table
Sanitize - Bicycle Seat (stationary bike)
Sanitize - Changing Room
Sanitize - Dentist Chair
Sanitize - Hair Stylist Chair
Sanitize - Mani/Pedi Chair
Sanitize - Massage Table
Sanitize - Sauna
Sanitize - Tattooist Chair
Sanitize - Treadmill
Sanitize - Vet Table
Sanitize - Weight Bench
Shovel Snow
Sweep Up
Take Out the Trash
Trim Hedges
Vacuum
Vacuum Car
Wash - Car
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Chair
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Coffee Table
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Lounge Chair
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Love Seat
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Porch Swing
Wash - Outdoor Furniture - Sofa
Wipe - Bar Counter
Wipe - Counter
Wipe - Magic Mirror Glass
Wipe - Mirror Glass
Wipe - Window
Wipe - Work Bench
Education
Being able to get higher degrees in the University - Masters & Phd. Higher pay and better positions with better education. Traditional changes to Cap & Gown Styes depending upon degree and what its in
Child and Teen Sims get the ability to go to Private Schools and some are the ones previously establish in Sims 2
Multiple After-School Activities & After School jobs can both be had by teens
High School & University can have both Honors Students & Valedictorians
Backpacks can be worn by students and serve as portable storage and Lunch pails will hold snack but also anything packed into it food wise
Children & Teens can take the Bus. Teens can opt to drive after they learn the driving skill from a parent or older Sim and pass their driving test. The test can be taken at the Town Hall or School
Both High School & University can meet some work requirements
Attendance
Finals
Projects that make sense for the class (Art Projects, Dioramas, Required Lecture Attendance, Presentations)
Quizes
Term Papers
Public & Private Schools
Private Boarding Schools & the Careers they Bonus (I’m cool with canon name)
Abercrombie Academy for the Agricultural Sciences & Animal Husbandry (Original name because I didn’t like the Canon)
Green & Black - School Colors & Uniform
Seal - Green Sheaf of Wheat against a Black Background
Careers the School will Bonus
Botanist
Conservationist
Farming - Both Branches
Fisherman
Florist, Gardiner
Horse Trainer
Nectar Maker
Pet Groomer
Dribbledine Sports Academy
Navy Blue, White & Orange - School Colors & Uniform
Seal - White Trophy set against a Blue Background with Orange Laurel Leaves
Body Builder
Diver
Firefighter
Professional Sports Agent
Einstein-Sagan Institute for STEM
Columbia Blue & White - School Colors, & Uniform
Seal - Columbia Blue Shield w/ the Seven Planetary Metal Symbols against a White Background
Architectural Design
Archeology
Astronaut
Astro-Physicist
Computer Programmer
Education (Professor Branch)+3
Engineer (Computer, Mechanical & Chemical)
Marine Biologist
Medical (All Branches)
Paranormal - Paranormal Investigator Branch
Robotics
Science (Super & Mad Branches)
Fort Starch Military Academy
Red, Yellow & Blue - School Colors & Uniform
Seal - Yellow Canon upon a Red Shield with Blue Background
Astronaut
Criminal
Espionage
Firefighter
Law Enforcement
Detective (Police & Private Detective Branches)
Military
Le Fromage Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Palatinate Purple & Black - School Colors & Uniform
Seal - Four Quadrant Flag with the Comedy & Tragedy Masks, a Quill w/ Ink Pot, a Paintbrush, & a Lyre, OR an Art Nouveau render of the Nine Muses.
Acting
Artist
Art Critic
Clothing Designer
Comedian
Culinary (Both Branches)
Dancer
Education
Film Director
Food Critic
Hair Stylist
Magician
Model
Musician
Painter
Paranormal - Mystic Branch
Paranormal - Scam Artist Branch
Photographer
Singer
Sculptor
Social Media (Internet Personality)
Tattoo Artist
Writer
Smuggsworth Prep School
Cambridge Blue & Grey - School Colors & Uniform
Seal - Grey Scales & Abacus against the Cambridge Blue Background
Business
Education (Administration Branch)
Journalism
Law (Judiciary & Solicitor/Private Attorney Branch)
Politics
Police Detective
Social Media (Public Relations)
After School Activities - Activities that Children and Teens can have their school day ends.
Note: I think the after school activities should be somewhat dynamic and playable. For example a Chess Team member going to a place where they have multiple chess tables and engaging in practice or tournaments. Cheerleaders learning new routines. Astronomy Club members having an evening field activity. Scouts going to a camping area to learn to make a fire, erect a tent, identify plants.
After School Activities can have Opportunities that have rewards attached to them
Children
Ballet
Little League
Scouts
Swim Class
Tae Kwon Do/Karate
Teens - Can have more than one After school Activity as well as a part time job so long as the schedules do not conflict.
Art Club
Astronomy Club
Ballet Class
Band
Cheerleading
Chess Team
Choir
Debate Club
Environmental Club
FFA - Future Farmers
Gymnastics
Mock Trial
Newspaper
Robotics Club
ROTC
Shop
Soft Ball
Student Council
Swim Team
Tae Kwon Do/Karate
Tennis Team
Thespian Society
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling Team
Yearbook Committee
Careers
Suggested Careers - Careers & Branches
Agriculture
Self-Employed - Family Farmer
Self-Employed - Nectar Maker
Self-Employed - Rancher
Architecture & Design
Architect
Civil Engineer
Interior Designer
Landscape Architect
Artist
Art Appraiser
Artisan
Painter
Photographer
Sculpter
Tattoo Artist
Business
Investor
Management
Criminal - I think that the Criminal Career should be the opposite career to the Detective Career. It should be an active career. You should be able to plan capers and heists. It should have tools to acquire and skills necessary to accomplish the heists. The two branches should be very different to play than the other.
Criminal Mastermind
Thief
Culinary
Bakery Chef
Chef
Food Critic
Mixologist
Education
Administration
Professor
Entrepreneur - For owners of these types of businesses
Florist
Gardener
Hotelier
Jeweler
Perfumer
Restaurant Owner
Spa Owner
Vintner
Fashion Design
Law
Judiciary
Private Attorney
Medical Career - All should convey the title of Dr. except the nurse.
Dentist
Medical Doctor
Nurse
Psychotherapist
Veterinarian
Mechanic
Military
Aeronautics
Army
Espionage
Covert Operative Branch
Rogue Agent Branch
Navy
Paranormal
Alchemist
Fortuneteller
Mystic Branch
Scam Artist Branch
Paranormal Investigator
Performing Arts
Acting
Acting
Directing
Acrobatics
Comedian
Dancing
Ballet
Choreography
Modern Dance
Magician
Modeling
Musician
Composer
Rock Star
Singer
Personal Care
Esthetician
Hair Stylist
Pet Groomer & Trainer A little combination of Jobs to give them more to do
Politics
Charity Organizer Branch
Politician Branch
Public Safety
Constabulary Branch i.e. Police Officers
Detective
Police Detective
Private Detective
Fire Fighter
Forensics Branch
National Park Ranger Branch
Retiree/Pensioner - The Career title of Retiree or Pensioner should also list what they retired from.
Science & Technology
Archeology - All Branches
Astronomy
Botany
Computer Programmer
Inventor
Marine Biology
Robotics
Video Game Developer
Sports
Bodybuilder
Martial Arts Instructor
Personal Trainer
Professional Athlete
Sports Agent
Yoga Instructor
Writer
Author Branch - Writers can specialize in a particular genre
Biographer
Children's Author
Fantasy Writer
Horror Writer
Mystery Writer
Poet
Romance Novelist
Satire
Sci-fi
Thriller
Travel Writer
Journalist
Certain Personality traits should influence specific career paths. Insane + Scientist = Mad Scientist, Evil + Criminal = Mastermind, Evil + Espionage = Rogue Agent
If you own a business you should be business owner or something similar (restauranteur or florist etc.) instead unemployed as a career
Part Time Jobs
Teen Part Time Jobs
Babysitter
Barista
Camp Counselor
Car Wash Attendant
Fast Food Employee - Works at Restaurant (Culinary)
Grocery Bagger
Movie Theatre Attendant
Pet Sitter
Adult Sim Part Time Jobs
Babysitter
Barista - Works at Coffee Shops
Camp Counselor
Croupier or Casino Dealer
Dog Walker
Farm & Ranch Hand
Fisherman
Law Intern - Works at Law Office (Lawyer)
Life Guard - Works at Pool or Beach
Mall Cop
Manual Laborer - Works at Gardening, Handy Man
Mausoleum Clerk - Works at Cemetery
Medical Intern - Works at Hospital (Medical)
Pet Groomer
Retail Clerk - Can work at any store
Career Titles - Title placed appropriately in front of Sims name or after. For achieving various career levels sometime the highest or in the case of military or police just what rank they currently hold in the career.
Ex. Dr. John Watson, Detective Joseph Lestrade, Fire Marshall Bill Burns, Agent Hunter Gathers, Nurse Mildred Watched, Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce, Colonel Henry Blake, Captain Frederick Wentworth, Mayor McCheese
Agent - Spies
"The Amazing" for Top Level Magicians
Basic Military Ranks
Admiral
Captain (Military)
Colonel
General
Lieutenant
Major
Sergeant
Captain (Police)
Chef - Top Level Culinary for Bakery Chef and Cooking
Count or Countess - Grand Master Vampire & has money
Detective - Detectives in the Police Branch, Perhaps Detective Inspector for British users
Doctor or Dr. - Top Level on some careers and where appropriate for Medical careers
Archeology - All branches
Astronomy
Botany
Dentist
Education
Marine Biologist
Medical Doctor
Psychotherapist
Veterinarian
Esquire or esq. for Attorneys
Grand Alchemist - Top level Alchemy Career
High Priest/ Priestess - Highest level witch and the leader of their coven
The Honorable or Judge - For Judges
Fire Marshal
Maestro - Top Level title for those in the Musician - Composer Branch
Master/Grand Master - For Martial Arts Instructors
Mayor
Nurse
Officer/ Constable
P.I. as a Suffix for those who are Private Investigators
Police Commissioner - Top Level Public Safety - Police Officer/Constabulary Branch
Prima ballerina assoluta - Top Level Dancer - Ballet Branch
Principal - Top Level Dancer - Modern Dance Branch
Professor
Ranger - for Park Ranger
Queen or King - But only as head of the fairies
Virtuoso option for Top Level Musical Branch or Artists
Military Ranks for the U.S. Military (Use only for example as it is a system I am familiar.)
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
That's a very well thought out idea and I would be in heaven if everything you wrote was implemented (and implemented thoroughly and completely)! I would be first in line to toss my money at EA if they ever produced a game like this! They'd be Ka-Trillionaires!
Thank you I appreciate the support!
Sim Interactions that are must haves
Greetings - Particular to the type of Sim one is
Bowing
Chest Bump
Curtsey
Earthy Hug
Family Hug
Family Kiss
Handkiss
Handshake
Hang Loose
Head Butt
Head Nod & “How ya doing”
High Five
Kiss, Kiss Darling - European double cheek kiss called La Bise in French
I mentioned this again in the Baking Section but I think the Cooking Recipes should have a Cook Book Icon very much like the Book of Shadows for Witches. It would have illustrations of what the food looks like.
Dry Spices that Should Be in the Base Game
Allspice
Bay Leaves
Cardamom
Cinnamon - Ground
Cumin - Ground
Gumbo File
Nutmeg - Ground
Red Chili Powder
Saffron
Wasabi
I talked about herbs in the Gardening & Harvestables Section but here is what I think should be in the Base Game
Cilantro
Garlic
Ginger
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Cooking, Butter Churning & Compound Butter, Candy Making & Canning
Acorn Mush - Native American
Ahi Tuna Poke - American - Hawaiian Food
Ambrosia Fruit Salad - American South
Arepa de Pabellòn - South American - Venezuela & Columbia
Arepa Rellena con Perico - South American - Venezuela & Columbia
Arroz Con Pollo - Latin American
Avgolemono (Greek Chicken Soup with Lemon) Soup - Greece
Bacon - Applewood Smoked, Black Pepper, Honey & Habanero, Maple & "Bourbon", Plain
Bacon Butty - British, Irish & New Zealand
Baked Pumpkin - Native American
Baked Potato
Broccoli & Cheese
Cowboy (BBQ Brisket with BBQ Sauce & Cheese)
Loaded (Butter, Sour Cream, & Bacon)
Plain
Baked Ziti
Baleada - Honduras
Bánh mì Sandwich - South Vietnam
Bangers & Mash - Great Britain & Ireland
Bannock - Native American
Barbacoa Tacos - Northern Mexico
Bhel Puri - India
Bibimbap - Korean
Birria Tacos - Hispanic
Biscuits & Gravy - Southern
BLT w/ Potato Chips - United States
BBQ Beef Ribs
Beef Brisket w/ Beans
Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry
Beef Stroganoff - Russian & Eastern Europe
Beef Wellington & Yorkshire Pudding - Great Britain
Beef Yaki Udon - Japan
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy - American South
Blackened Catfish & Dirty Rice - American South, Louisiana Creole
Blini - Russia
Boeuf Bourguignon - French
Bologna & Cheese Sandwich
Borscht - Ukraine
Braciola - Italian American & Sicilian
Bratwurst - German
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Bubble & Squeak - Great Britain
Bulgogi - Korean
Burritos - Mexico
Asada
Bean & Cheese
Chicken
Veggie
Butter Chicken & Rice - India
Butternut Squash Soup
Cacio e Pepe - Italian
Candy making (See Below)
Canning (See Below)
Ceasar Salad - Mexico, Tijuana made by an Italian Immigrant
Ceviche - Peru
Charcuterie Board
Chateaubriand - French
Cheese Board
Cheese Eyeballs
Cheese Fondue - Switzerland
Chicago Dog
Chicken & Dumplings - American South & Quebec
Chicken & Waffles - American South - Pennsylvania
Chicken Biryani - South Asian Muslim
Chicken Cacciatore - Italy
Chicken Chimichurri Skewers
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo - Italy
Chicken Fricasse - French
Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans - United States - West Texas
Chicken Kiev - Russia & Ukraine
Chicken Mole - Mexico
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Paprikas(h) - Hungarian
Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti -
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chicken Saltimbocca
Chicken Strips & Fries with Cream Gravy and Texas Toast - American South
Never played sims 1, and I was like 9 or 10 the last time I played Sims 2, so I don't remember much about it.
Generally my ideal sims 5 game would have the art syle, create a sim, and build mode of Sims 4, but the worlds and most of the features of Sims 3.
Baking - In the Base Game. Again I tried to as International as I can.
As I have previously stated I think it would be a great touch to include the Country of Origin or Culture for recipes if applicable. This would make it very easy to make themed Restaurants & Cafes. Additionally it helps to make the world a less ignorant place
Pastel de nata - Portugese Egg Tarts - Lisbon, Portugal
Pavlova - Australia or New Zealand named for the Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova
Peach Cobbler
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pear Tarte Tatin
Pecan Pie - Southern United States
Pigs in a Blanket - United States
Pineapple Upside Down Cake - United States but it comes from the French Tart Tatin
Pizza - Italy
BBQ Chicken
Buffalo Chicken
Hawaiian
Meat Lovers
Mushroom
Neapolitan
Pizza Margherita - topped with tomato, mozzarella, basil, and extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), sometimes with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top
Pizza Margherita D.O.P (Not a bad word so no need to censor in cheesemaking it stands for “Denominazione di Origine Protetta”, which means Protected Designation of Origin) - made with tomato, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, basil, and EVOO
Pizza Marinara - topped with tomato, garlic, oregano, and EVOO
Pepperoni
Pepperoni & Mushroom
Pesto
Quatro Formaggio
Sausage
Shrimp & Garlic
Spinach
Supreme
Veggie
Plum Christmas Pudding - United Kingdom & Ireland
Potato Bread - Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Ashkenazi Jews
Prinzregententorte - Bavaria, Germany
Pullman Loaf - United Kingdom & US Popularized by Railway service pioneer George Pullman
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Pastie - Cornwall, UK
Pumpkin Pie - United States
Pumpkin Trifle - UK
Pumpernickel Rye Bread Loaf - Westphalia, Germany
Pretzel Hamburger Buns & Hot Dog Buns
Quiche - France
Ham & Cheese
Lorraine
Mushroom & Spinach
Spinach & Onion
Raspberry Pie
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - United States
Religieuses - French Pastry (literally meaning religious women)
Russian Honey Cake (Medovik)
Rye Bread Loaf (Marbled and regular) - Europe
Sachertorte - Vienna, Austria by Franz Sacher in 1832
Swedish Princess Cake - Sweden in 1948 by Jenny Åkerström
Sweet Potato Pie - Southern United states
Tiramisu - Veneto Italy
Tomato Pie - Southern United States
Tourtière - Quebec, Canada
Tres Leches Cake - Nicaragua
Wheat Loaf
Whoopie Pie - Colonial United States, Pennsylvanian Amish
Yule Log Cake - France
Zombie Cake
Zuccotto Cake - Florence, Italy
Zucchini Bread
Baking Details
Birthday Cakes in the Sims 4 were great and we should keep the same interaction however with 1 small tweak. The Interactions should always be First "Make a Wish", THEN the "Blow out the candles" interaction which then leads to the aging up. I love the "Sneak a taste of frosting"
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
Can we please have plants that more similar to their real world counterparts. Ground plants don't look like bushes. For example carrots and potatoes. Strawberries are also not a bush plant.
Gardening Skill keeps cross-breeding and grafting but in a more realistic way to create varieties not new plants.
Apples (Green vs Red)
Coffee Beans
Iris
Lilies
Orchids
Roses
Tulips
If you introduce a cuisine that relies heavily on a certain fruit, veggie, spice don't be afraid to give that new harvestable along with it.
Nectar making should in fact use more than just grapes in the process. Elderberries make an excellent "nectar"
Its ok to confine certain plants to certain zones to grow without the use of a green house. We should expect to have some challenge in the game. If I want to grow bananas in a temperate zone I can build a Green House.
I like that harvestables came out in different seasons. This is just like in real life. I like a small amount of realism because I think it's a learning opportunity.
Include the scientific name of each plant in the description. Learning new things could be an additional component and enhancement to gardening.
For centuries people have ascribed meaning to certain plants. Includes the most popular meanings in the plants description along with it's scientific name. Here are a few examples:
Aconite - Monk's Hood or Wolf's Bane - "Misanthropy"
I feel like Maple syrup collecting is a cross between Gardening and Cooking so I'm not sure where to place it per se. I think it would be a great new winter activity.
I used Sims 3 canon grapes, coffee beans and some University herbs. I say keep it canon.
We should have trees that flower in spring time (like Red Buds), are leafy in the summer and lose their leaves in fall
I listed all the Base game fruits and veggies based on the most common in the most cuisines for cooking and baking.
I'd like garden signs for rows of different plants
Growing the plants necessary for essential oils and perfume making would be awesome.
As I have previously stated I would like Greenhouses to have build pieces in these types
Conservatory style like the Sims 3 store (that was beautiful)
The Ability to hang ceiling lights & ceiling fans so that we can use these build pieces to also make a solarium or pool enclosure
Plants can be grown in various receptacles
Hydroponic Boxes
Planter Boxes
Pots
Vertical Gardens
Window Boxes
French Garden Trellis would make a wonderful addition to gardens
Fruit Cages
Composting should make a comeback. Actually I'm surprised that with all the Eco stuff that composting wasn't among the activities.
Manure from Cows, Goats, Horses, Llamas & Sheep can be used for fertilizer
Bring Back the Sims 3 Tractor for farms
Tumbleweeds for Western United States Zones
Harvestable plants should come in different shapes. Not every plant is a bush or a tree. I realize it would take forever to create their lookalikes in game however I think you should at least break it up into a few category types. I will say that flowers should at least look mostly like their real world counterpart.
Underground plant like potatoes and carrots
Above ground plant
Bush
Vine
Tree
Base Game Fruits & Vegetables
Apples - Tree
Basil - Ground Plant
Bay Leaves - Bay Laurel Shrub
Bell Pepper
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cherries
Chives
Cinnamon - Cinnamomum Cassia Tree
Cacao Tree - Cocoa
Cucumber
Flat Leaf Vanilla
Garlic
Grapefruit Tree
Green Beans
Green Peas
Lemons
Lettuce
Limes
Marjoram
Nutmeg - Myristica Fragrans Evergreen Tree
Oranges
Oregano
Parsley
Peach Tree
Potatoes
Red Onion
Romaine Lettuce
Rosemary
Sage
Strawberries
Sweet Onion
Thyme
Tomatos
Watermelon
White Mushrooms
Zucchini
Expansion & Game Pack Fruits and Veggies
Aloe Vera
Allspice - Christmas Pack
Aubergine - Europe or Mediterranean
Avocado - South Western or South American
Bananas - Tropical
Barley
Black Beans - South Western or South American
Blackberries - Camping
Bok Choy - China
Cantaloupe - Southern US
Cardamom - Christmas Pack
Catnip - Pets introduction
Chamomile - Coffee Shop Introduction
Chanterelle Mushroom
Cherry Pepper or Pimento Pepper
Chestnut
Chickpeas
Chili Pepper - South Western or South American
Clove Tree
Coconut - Tropical
Coffee Beans - South America or any pack with a coffee shop. This would be a good plant to crossbreed or graft for new varieties
Cortado Bean
Kona Bean
Maui Bean
Midnight Bean
Red Berry Bean
Corn - Farm Pack
Cranberry - Baking
Cumin - Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Spanish and Meso-American cuisines
Date Palm - Mediterranean or Middle Eastern
Dill
Elderberry - Camping or Mediterranean for nectar making
Figs
Ghost Chili
Ginger - Southeast Asia, Asia
Ginseng - Asia, herbalism or Coffee shop
Gooseberry
Grapes - All Sims 3 Cannon varieties France or Mediterranean
Avornalina
Chermilona Blan
Cranerlet Nuala
Meloire
Gralladina
Fran Renoit
Hibiscus - Hibiscus sabdariffa plant for tea. Africa/West Africa
Huckleberry - Camping
Jackfruit - Southeast Asia, Asia
Jalapeño Pepper - South Western or South American
Jasmine - Perfumery
Kava root - Tropical
Leeks
Licorice - Herbalism
Lemongrass - Asia, South East Asia, Perfumery
Mango Tree - Asia, South East Asia
Morel Mushroom - Camping or Europe
Navy Beans - Farm Pack
Olive Tree - Mediterranean
Patchouli - For the making of perfume
Pear Tree - North America, Mediterranean or Asia
Pecan Tree
Peppermint - Christmas
Pineapple - Tropical
Plasma Fruit - Vampires
Plumeria Tree - Perfumery
Plum Tree - Christmas Pack
Pomegranate Tree - Mediterranean
Porcini Mushrooms - Mediterranean
Portobello Mushrooms - Mediterranean or European
Pumpkins - Halloween Pack
Raspberries - Camping
Red Pepper
Shiitake Mushrooms
Soy Beans - Farm Pack
Spinach - Farm Pack
Squash - Farm Pack
Star Anise
Sweet Grass - University
Sweet Potato - South Western or South American
Taro - Tropical
Tarragon - Mediterranean
Truffle (Black) - Europe
Harvestables for Flower Arranging, Landscaping & Perfumery
African Violets
Agapanthus
Alstroemeria
Amarylis
Anemone
Anthurium (Flamingo Plant)
Azaleas
Baby's Breath
Begonia
Bells of Ireland
Birds of Paradise
Black Eyed Susan
Bluebell
Bluebonnet
Borage
Carnations - Hot Pink, Lime Green
Chamomile
Christmas Roses
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Cotton
Crocus
Daffodils
Dahlia
Daisy - Lavender, White
Delphinium
Gardenia
Gerber Daisy
Holly
Honeysuckle
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Lavender - France, Europe or Mediterranean, Perfumery
Hybrid Tea - Black Baccara’ Roses (Deep Red with Black shadings)
Hybrid Tea - Enchanted Peace (Yellow/Orange Shading With Orange Edges That Age To Pink)
Tea - Precious Platinum (Medium Red)
Sambucus - Elderflower
Snapdragons
Snowdrops
Spider Mums
Sunflower
Tulip
Ali Baba - Greigii - Red
Angélique - Double Late - Pale Pink
Apricot Beauty - Single Early - Pink & Apricot
Black Parrot - Parrot - Maroon Dark
Canasta - Fringed - Red & White
Carnaval de Nice - Double Late - White & Red
Dordogne - Single Late - Orange & Pink
Gavota - Triumph - Yellow & Maroon
Kingsblood - Single Late - Red
Menton - Single Late - Pink
Orange Princess - Double Late - Orange
Purissima - Fosteriana - Cream
Witch Hazel
Zinnia
Magical Plants The reason Im suggesting that certain plants be obtainable only from certain Sims so that there is a further degree of difficulty in the game for things like Herbalism, Magic and Alchemy.
Cow Plant
Dracula Orchids
Deadly Nightshade
Glow Orb
Hemlock
Love in Idleness - It's the plant from Midsummer Nights Dream by W. Shakespeare. Can only be obtained, grown or sold by fairies
Mandrake
Wolfsbane - Only Fortune Tellers can obtain, grow or sell.
Moonflower
Red Toadstool
Valerian - Magic and Herbalism
Venus Flytrap
Flower Arranging
Flower arranging not just being the table arrangements (Which I still want btw) - Using flowers we can grow. It would be also nice to learn new styles in different countries for example Leis or Ikebana.
Boutonnieres
Corsages
Funeral sprays
Garlands & Flower Crowns for animals
Garland for Kukur Tahir - The Hindu festival that honors dogs for their friendship
Garlic wreaths and garlands
Hair garlands
Leis - neck garlands like what you receive in Hawaii
Wedding bouquets
Wreaths for doors
Mourning Wreath for the Front Door
Trimming Bonsai Trees
Topiary Sculpting - Should benefit Gardening, Flower Arranging & Sculpting since it is a discipline that combines elements of all three. It should be the unique activity that gives experience to more than two skills.
Gardening & Flower Arranging Competitions
I'd love Flower shows like the Brits do every year.
Topiary Sculpture Judging
Best Garden Competition against the Neighbors
I'd love actual judges with little sashes or Bowler Hats
Sims 5 Suggestions Continued - Section 10 - Neighborhoods & Community Lots
I would love to have sub-categories of lots to help identify what kind of lot it is or influence its patrons in the Lot Panel. For example Retail-Florist Shop vs Retail Candy Shop vs Retail - Grocery Store. Or Restaurant-Indian vs Restaurant-German. Bar-Night Club vs Bar-Pool Hall.
All Purchasable Community Lots Should have selections in the Lot Information
Name of Business
Community Lot Type & Sub-Type ex: Restaurant - French
Address
Hours of Operation
Owners
Lot Traits - 2 to 3
Lot Challenges - 2 to 3
I hope lots can be moved as long as they snap to roads
I'd love to snap another lot to the edge of an existing lot as long as there is room for things like farms to attach fields of crops or a manor house with a huge garden. Or as with the Equestrian Center having the building be on one lot and the adjoining exhibition field where the jumping obstacles can be placed or a racing ring
I want service lots too like Tattoo parlors and Hair Salons as well as Spas and Restaurants. But I want them to be ownable, open, and to be able to set employees either by hire or from ones own family
If you have a Get Famous/Superstar style Pack - I think you should definitely have a big world for it. I would make it a combination of the Hollywood Hills for a few famous Celebrities to live and a section of town that looks like Superstar's Studio Town with soundstages set up for different productions like a Western, a Sci-fi movie and a Soap Opera. A spot for modeling shoots. A concert stage. Then I'd add at least one really cool looking Night Club, A Movie Theatre thats like the Chinese Theatre and the walk of fame, A Hollywood Forever Cemetery facsimile. A fancy Beach, High End retail shopping center with spots to fit one clothing, perfumer and a jewelry store. Then add an (or leave room for) an upscale restaurant and a Spa. Bring back Lana the Production Coordinator. Limit Paparazzi to this neighborhood because they are annoying.
I'd really like an NPC tour guide and Curator for Museums
Museums should come in different types.
Museum - Art
Museum - Egyptian (or any other foreign destination that has a lot of culture)
Museum - Natural History
Museum - Oceanographic & Maritime
Museum - Science & Technology
I want bar bouncers in this game too. They were fabulous in Sims 3
It would be so great if there are cars there are the parking lots or spaces for them in the community. I'd really love a Lover's Lane spot
Car Wash Rabbit Hole would be fabulous and teenagers can work there as a part time job
I'd also like a mechanic shop because if we have cars we should have car trouble
List of Non-Rabbit Hole Businesses and Community Lots I'd like to be able to have in Sims 5 - Special note. I dislike Retail lots that aren't specific as to what kind of retail store they are.
Amusement Park
Attractions
Bumper Cars
Carousel - Should be Beautiful and Unique
A Spooky Version - I think if you could make just the key pieces with a spooky version like the house from the Sims 3 store.
Base Game Build Features - Lets be real you hurt even yourselves by holding back basics to make a buck down the line. Just give us the tools and then just concentrate on game play later. We'll be happier and you'll make more $$$.
#1 - Numbers Lets see them
Angle Degrees for walls
Room Footage
Wall & Fencing - If they are so many tiles worth in length lets see that. This will be valuable for builders
Archway & Pillar Tool - Taller & Wider
Archways, Awnings, Doors, Fireplaces, Gates, and Windows all placeable on half squares or in the case or archways and awning drag and drop with a tool.
Attics
Awning & Canopies Tool - that allow you to expand their width or length. It would be awesome if the current awnings could also be made to expand as well. especially the tiled one.
Awnings come in: (Unless we get the much requested color wheel)
Hunter Green - Solid
Navy Blue - Solid
Black - Solid
Red - Solid
Royal Purple - Solid
Baby Blue - Solid
White - Solid
Brown - Solid
Bronze - Solid
Gold - Solid
Orange with Black Trim
Black with Orange Trim
Black with White Trim
White with Black Trim
Green with Red Trim
Red with White Trim
Purple with Green Trim
Navy Blue with White Trim
White with Navy Blue Trim
Red & White Stripe
Black & White Stripe
Glass & Iron in Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles
Basements & Sub-Basements
Ceiling Tiles
Chimneys in different styles that match architecture or materials
Brick with color choices (White, Mottled brown, Beige, Black)
Castle stone
Old moss covered chimneys or vine covered for derelict houses
River Rock
Stucco or Adobe
Closets
Corner Tubs
Dome & Onion Dome Roof styles
Blue, Green or Red Tile
Glass
Gold Leaf
Multi-Colored like St. Basil's Cathedral in Russia
Oculus styled like the Pantheon
Painted Stucco
Black
Blue
Bronze
Green
Grey
Red
White
Yellow
Shingled
Stone
Elevators - Animated like the Sims 2 ones where you placed the shaft first and then picked the elevator based on design
Get Stuck in Elevator
Elevator Malfunctions and Crashes resulting in Death
Be able to have single handrail for staircases adjacent to walls
Be able to customize rug runners and the wall if the staircase
Matching Balustrades (fence) to the Balustrade on the actual staircase
Starting Newel Posts that can hold:
Carved Decorations
Floral Arrangements
Gargoyles/Grotesques or small Statuettes
Newel Post Lamps
Stencils for the Pool Floor & Walls
Surfing Water Mechanism
Spiral Staircases - NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THIS BACK TO GET US TO PURCHASE A LATER EXPANSION
Terrain Tool
It is a pain to retrofit these into existing building. Besides having all of the necessary building tools will greatly benefit the Game builders in the creation of future neighborhoods. Please don't release a game that doesn't have these in good working order.
Bell/Clock Tower build pieces - So we can really have a bat in the Belfry
the belfry will toll at Midnight, 6AM, Noon and 6PM.
Haunted House Build Pieces - like broken windows, boarded up windows, roof textures with missing shingles
Don't forget a conservatory to go with it
Please make Greenhouses have both the basic boxy style and the grander roof style from the Sims 3 store. That way huge public conservatories can be built on community lots or small sunrooms on a back porch
Library build pieces that are able to make something grand
Pillar - Amusement Park/Carnie Inspired
Pillar - Arched in Gothic style
Pillar - decorated with a gargoyle
Pipe Organ Pipe pieces
Roof Designs
Chinese Roof
Domes & Onion Domes
Blue Tile, Green Tile, Red Tile
Glass
Gold Leaf
Multi-Colored like St. Basils Cathedral
Oculus like the Pantheon
Second Empire Mansard
Tented Bochka Roof
Thatched Rood with actual texture
Spiral Staircase Suggested Styles
Walls
Trompe l'oeil - Wall Painting Murals or wall coverings
Wall Niches for Urns
Wall Mosaics
Full & Half Glass tile for showers and Kitchen back splashes
Glass Block Wall
Japanese Inspired wallpaper
Egyptian Hieroglyphics wall coverings
Fairy Themed Wallpaper perhaps mural pieces for little girls rooms
Paris Themed Wallpaper in Pink, Black & White for a little girls room
Dinosaur Themed Wall Paper for Kids Room
Rocket Ship Themed Wallpaper for Kids Room
White Subway tile for Bathrooms
Celestial Wallpaper
Widow's Walk (or scuttle) Railings & Lightning Rods
Windows
Baroque/ Rococo themed windows
Bay Windows in more styles maybe some with a window seat
Boarded Up
Business Windows
Dirty Mud-Covered
Rose Windows
Skylights
Stained Glass
Window Seats
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
Yeah… there won’t be a perfect Sims 5… A lot of what is suggested for other’s perfect game needs to be in the Sims 4 BEFORE there can be a perfect Sims 5 for me.
I love this!!! I have my own thread of fire sims ideas & although I saw a few on here you’ve totally knocked it outta the park! I don’t think there’s anything listed that I wouldn’t want. Just imagine if this was a game! They’ve proved they can do most of this in the past so hopefully. I would rather wait another 5 years and have a near perfect game with all of this and more rather than a rushed job.
I wanted to add a few more thoughts to see what others think but also incase the Gurus are listening to our feedback already 👀
Worlds - Being back Neighbourhood worlds like TA2! I loved having the main world (Pleasantview) with the sub-neighbourhoods attached (Downtown / University towns etc) - However, I for one LOVE the freedom we have with so many worlds and lots combined in TS4. Maybe there could be a merge of the 2 ideas? - If so, the main worlds/neighbourhoods should be connectable via some mode of transportation (plane/ trains/ ferry/ cruise ship) and affected by a time difference (set by players) for instance: travelling from Sulani to Mt Komorebi shouldn’t take a few Sim minutes. However travelling between the sub-neighbourhoods should take little to no time.
Elders! They deserve love too! I actually squealed when we saw the dentures at the Sims Summit! Here’s a few things I’d love to see added into their gameplay: - Bingo - Garden centres with pottery classes (taught by elders / and attended by all) - Proper book club, I know we can make our own with the Clubs in TS4 but they can do better. - Gossip culture! Nana’s love to spill the tea - Looking through curtains to be nosey - Photo album as decor but fully interactive: showing family/grandkids and possible moodlets: bored, inspired to speak to family, in awe at stories, sad about death etc - Zimmer frame, mobility scooter, walking stick (WITH the walking styles from TS3) - Getting ill/ medications - Spoiling grandkids - Telling stories / war stories / family gossip - Afternoon tea - Elders exercise class (using chairs / light yoga) - Care home/ Health and Social career - Day long coach trips to rabbit holes (like the volunteering in TS4) - Sorting pension when an adult - Wills (I know you included this but it gets a second vote) - Golf
CAS - More mens styles, decent wearable clothes please! - I love MM so I really hope we don’t see a change to Alpha. A good combination of soft alpha with less clay hair! - Bags! Rucksacks, handbags, bumbags, purses, backpack reins for toddlers, briefcase, school bag, - Think TS2 trait points (neat/slob, active/lazy, nice/mean) but for the things you’ve already mentioned too - I miss this! - Turn on/offs deffo need to be brought back! And they could also be affected if you find the sim of your dreams and you don’t seem to mind their blonde hair, or you suddenly find freckles a turn on. Equally you could loose/struggle to build romantic relations with someone if their favourite decor is Cosmolux and you love French Country!
Animals - PLEASE please please just give us Rabbits as pets! It’s so common in the UK just let me live my pet dreams. - Loved the rodent cage in TS4 but the gameplay could be better, think: hamster ball that can roam the house/room, taking home the class hamster, taking them to the vets or pet store for treats / cage decor. - Pets should absolutely have a thirst requirements
Other: - Would LOVE to see resorts make a come back, some of my favourite gameplay was building a resort up from scratch in TS3 - Bring back the pool bar! - Firewalk pit - Please bring back memories - Would love to see individual (not just household) bios brought back. - Bank accounts! Or individual funds (phone app or piggy bank?) - And last but not least, please give us a functioning fruit bowl!
Pumpkins can be grown & Harvested or purchased at Grocery or Farmer Market
Pumpkins will spoil after four days
Sims with higher Artistic skill in Sculpture Making or Wood Carving will make better Jack O' Lanterns
If a Sim smashes a pumpkin while the candle is still lit, they may catch on fire.
Pumpkins come in different colors: Black, Green, Orange, Pale Orange, Purple & White
Jack O Lanterns can light up in any color flames do
Sims may occasionally carve a "Dud" pumpkin while using the carving station
If more than four Jack O' Lanterns are placed around the front door there is a chance that the Grim Reaper will run up and ring the doorbell then run away
Can be carved with these styles
Bat
Boo!
Cockeyed
Classic
Cat
Ghost
Howling Wolf and the moon
Owl
Puking
Scared
Smiling
Vampire
Wicked
Witch
Werewolf
Interactions with the Pumpkin
View
Light Candle
Light/Extinguish Candle
Enable/Disable Emotion Aura
Enter Into Contest
Put in Inventory
Preserve
Ghost Only Interactions: Possess or wear
Stomp on
Throw Away, Place in Composter, or Feed to wild life (Deer will eat the old Jack O'Lantern)
Santa Claus Statue (Table Top)
Sheet Covered Furniture
Spider Webs
Staircase Garland
Stockings for Fireplace Mantle - Detailed Below
St. Patrick's Day Pot O'Gold
Table Centerpieces (All Main Holidays) for Dining Table
Table Runners for Dining Tables or Sofa Tables
Tanabata Wish Trees
Tear Drop Swags of Holly
Turkey Statuette
Wreaths for Walls & an option for exterior doors - Lighted on the Christmas one
Christmas
Easter
Fall/Thanksgiving
Halloween
Mourning Wreath for the Front Door
New Years
St. Patrick's Day
St. Valentine's Day
Clocks - Analogue/Non-digital, Must be wound, Chimes every 6 hours. Selectable chime on Grandfather Clocks. Cuckoo Clocks must cuckoo. Mantle clock chime should be traditional as well. Must be serviced randomly Types
Spa Lockers - Made for Spas as opposed to the Gym Lockers below. Spa Lockers have you change into Spa Robes (Default is white but Spa Owners can set a color for the robes)
Tubs with Soaks - I think them having the cucumbers and face mask should stay
Citrus Soak with Citrus Slices - For focus
Eucalyptus Soak - Energizing Soak will delay sleepiness
Lavender Scented Soak - Calming soak for better sleep will soothe a tense mood
Energy Centering 12h +2 Energized Moodlet 8h +1 Energized
Mind Concentrating 12h +2 Focused Moodlet 8h +1 Focused
Dining table for grand dining rooms - 4 Side chairs and two at each head
Dispenser for various liquids - could be for a party could be for potions. Up to the person
Dive Bar & Pool Hall Stuff
Bar Shelves - Every Bar that is intended to go into a pub of night club should have matching shelving for bottles and glasses. Really nice or unique ones should have them as well
Cue Stick Rack
Dart Board
Front Door, Door Mat & Front Window
Jukebox
Mechanical Bull
Pool Cues - Inventory Item Not unlike wands for Spell Casters.
Pool Hall Signage
Pool Table
Pool Table Lights
Pub Signage
Shuffleboard
Dress Maker Dummy
Dumpster
Equestrian Boots in Lasts Decor Object
Equestrian painting
"Faberge" styled decorative eggs Real Faberge Eggs
Property of a Lady
Fencing Salle Decor
Fencing Helmet Racks
Fencing Painting
Fencing Piste
Rapier Racks
Ferrier Anvil for making Horse Shoes
Festival Items
Baking Contest Table
Concession Stand/Food Stall
Eating Contest Table
Chicken Wing
Hotdog
Pie
Spicy Curry
Face Painting Booth
Garden Contest Table
Kissing Booth
Photo Booth
Swag Stand
Filing Cabinet to match bookcases and desks for home offices and Private Detective offices
Fire Pit for outdoor entertaining
Fortune Teller Booth - would be great at a potential Amusement Park. Not in place of the Fortune Teller.
Game Table - Seats four
Assemble a Puzzle
Board Game
Build House of Cards
Dominos
Gin Rummy
Go Fish
Jenga
Mahjong
Old Maid
Solitaire
Tic Tac Toe
Garage Workbench Build Sets
Geode
Giant & Personal Telescopes The small telescopes should be a personal inventory thing so that it can be placed anywhere. The big ones should be for labs, observatories and the college campus
Globe Bar - I honestly love this item but maybe not how often my Sims keep getting drinks in it
Gothic Decor Items (Personally if you redid a few Sims 3 Store pieces that would be awesome)
Gargoyles - Roof pieces, on archways, pillars
Gothique Candle Stool
Gothique Clock
Gothique Glass Spider
Gothique Painting
Gothique Wall Mirror - I just love the way it dangles a bit off the wall
Reynard the Raven - Or a Raven perched upon a bust of Pallas
Gym Equipment
Ballet Barre
Boxing Bag
Chin Up Bar
Climbing Wall
Exercise Bike
Free Weights
Full Length Mirror
Gym Lockers - Sims change into Gym Clothing or back to street clothing/appropriate outer wear for weather
Pilates Reformer
Treadmill
Weight Bench
Water Cooler
Hex Sign of the Pennsylvania Dutch for Barns
Hobby & Art Equipment
Artist Wooden Figurine
Bee Keeper's Box
Bee's Wax for Candles & Skincare
Honey
Bonsai Tree Stand - For Trimming Bonsai
Candle Making Bench
Drones & Remote Controlled Planes and Helicopters
Flower Arranging Bench
Florist Refrigerator
Gem cutter table for Jewelry making
Glass Blowing Furnace with Bench
Home Systems (HVAC, Water, Power) - Mostly Decorative. However perhaps things that needs service occasionally by professionals you call in.
Air Conditioning Unit - Cleaning, Adding Freon, Replace
Fuse Box
Heat Pump
Water Heater - Add Insulation, fix leaks, Replace
Hopscotch Board
Jewelry Display Case
Knitting Basket
Marbles Game Circle & Marbles
Model Kits
Cars
Castles
Planes
Sailboats
Ships
Nectar Making Vat
Origami Paper - For Folding Origami
Painting Easel
The Photo Drape - (Moschino Stuff)
Beach Scene Back Drop
Green Screen
White Back Drop
Remote Control Car
Potters Wheel
Sewing Machine
Sculpture Stand
Sketch Book
Stamp Collection Book, Coin Collection Book
Weavers Loom
Wood Working Bench
Hour Glass
Japanese Buy Items
Futons
Geisha Statuette
Hot Pot
Ikebana Displays
Kimono Display
Kotatsu Table
Mahjong Table
Origami Paper Cranes
Paper Lanterns
Shinto Shrine Bell
Shoji Rice Paper Screens
Tansu Stepped Dresser
Tatami Mats flooring
Tea Ceremony Tea Tray - Useable for making and drinking tea same as the English version for High Tea
Torii Gate
Traditional Paintings
Traditional Wall Hangings
Kiddie Pool & Slip & Slide
Lighted Topiaries
Lightning Rods that work
Maypole & Maypole Dancing
Magical Tools and Items
Alchemy Book & Cauldron - Recipes for Alchemical Concoctions & Potions
Alchemy Potions Cabinet
Apothecary Jars filled with ingredients
Bonehilda's Coffin
Brooms - Flying Brooms & Enchant-able Brooms for self sweeping
Broom Rack Display for Magic Store
Crystal Ball
Enchanted Harp
Fairy House
Fortune Teller's Caravan
Fortune Teller's Sign
Hand of Glory
Haunted Paintings - Those are just fabulous
Magician's Performance Items
Box of Danger
Box of Mystery
Deck of Cars - Card Magic
Magician's Table with Black Velvet Table Cloth
Coin Magic
Cup & Balls
Rope Magic
Scarves
Top Hat & Rabbit
Wand with Bouquet
Section Illusion Table
Strait Jacket
Sword Basket
Magic Beans for the Beanstalk
Magic Carpet
Magical Grimoire - Spells & Enchantments. Physical object in game but when you click it it is like opening the spell book in Sims 4
The Magic Mirror
Magic Store Cash Register
Magic Wand display Case for Magic Store
Magic Wardrobe
Moon Dial
Palmistry Poster
Palm Reading Hand Bust
Philosopher's Stone
Phrenology Bust
Seance Table
Spider Webs
Suit of Armor - Ghosts can move it around
Tarot Deck
Voodoo Doll
Wands
Wand Stands
Witch Doctor Decor
Built in Makeup Vanity for bathroom builds
Microwaves that can be built into cabinetry
Military Base Obstacle Course Pieces
Mini Fridge - for Nectar, Students Dorm or Day Spas
Movie Posters - Sim's Movie Posters Inspired by famous films
Airplane! (1980)
Alien (1979)
Bambi (1942)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1943)
A Clockwork Orange (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Dracula (1931)
Fist of Fury (1972)
Frankenstein (1931)
Ghost in the Shell (1996)
The Godfather (1972)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1967)
Highlander (1986)
History of The World Part 1 (1981)
The Hound of The Baskervilles (1959)
Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Jaws (1975)
Ladyhawke (1985)
King Kong (1933)
Metropolis (1927)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Platoon (1986)
Poltergeist (1982)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Scarface (1983)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Spaceballs (1987)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Wars (1977)
Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Musical Instruments
Cello
Drum Set
Grand Piano
Guitar - Acoustic
Guitar - Electric
Harp
Harmonica
Metronome
Pipe Organ
Steel Drums (see Tropical Vacation Items below)
Upright Piano
Violin
Myshuno (Bingo) Machine
Nautical Knot Wall Art
Night Club stuff
Dance Flooring - Invisible for any type of floor, Lighted, and Parquet for Weddings and parties that you see a lot
Disco Ball
DJ Booth
Go-Go Cages like Sims 1 House Party
Karaoke Machine
Lasers
Nightclub Dance Floor lighting
Smoke Machines
Velvet Ropes for NPC Bouncers
Nightlights for children and give the lights some sort of passive affect like soothing the child
Opera Glasses (& Binoculars mentioned in Adventure Gear)
Oriental Rugs - In various types
Aubusson - France
Bokhara - Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia
Choi also called Peshawar - Pakistan
Gabbeh - Iran
Ikat
Kashmiri Rug - India
Kazak - Afghanistan & Armenia
Khotan
Mamluk - Egypt
Oushak also called Ushak - Turkey
Overdyed - Istanbul
Persian Medallion also called Kashan - Iran & Pakistan
Qashaqai - Iran
Off the Grid/Ye Olde Times items
Icebox
Kerosene Lamp
Kerosene Wall Lamp
Wash Basin - That Works
Wood Burning Stove
Ottomans - For use as seating or coffee table
Paintings - We really need more grand style paintings
Backpacks - Wearable like Sims 2. Storage like Sims 4
Chemistry Lab Experiment Table with benson burners, chemistry set and sink
Color Wheel Poster
Cursive Alphabet Poster
Debate Podium
Desks for students
Desk Chair
Drinking Fountain
Globe (Table Top) for School - Spin Interaction, no hidden nectar
Library Bookcases
Lockers
Lunch Boxes for Children, Teens & Adults
Periodic Table Poster
Science & Art Projects Boxes
Teacher's Desk
Whiteboards & Blackboards
Security Systems for Home, Businesses & Museums. Something to make the life of a Burglar have a tad of difficulty
Turn Alarm On/Off
Accidentally set alarm off and have to run and put in the code
Smoke Detectors that have ceiling placement
Specimen Cases for Museums
Sports Equipment
Baseball Bat
Baseball Batting Cage
Basket Ball Net
Drivers & Putters
Driving Range Tee
Goal Net for Soccer
Miniture Golf Holes
Snow Board
Snow Skis
Tennis
Sundial & Lunar Dial - And they work
Street Lamps with changing Seasonal Banner. The Flags automatically or manually change on the equivalent Sim holiday.
Light Pole Banner Options - Real Life holiday names for ease of recognition. Also common events and places where these type of lanterns and banners might be placed
Amusement Park
Arboretum
Arbor Day
Art in the Park
Auto Show
Autumn
Beach or Boardwalk
Carnival
Christmas
Comic/Geek Con
Concert Venue
Cultural Fair - Japanese, Greek, Parisian, Egyptian, Chinese, Korean, South American x
Diwali
Dog Park
Dog/Cat Show
Easter
Farmers Market
Fencing Tournament
Flower Show
Halloween
Historic District
Hot Air Balloons
Lunar New Year
Jazz Festival
May Day
Museum
New Years Eve
Pride
Renaissance Fair
Shopping District
Sim Park
Spring
Summer
St. Patrick's Day
St. Valentine's Day
Symphony
Thanksgiving
Theatre (Shakespeare) in the Park
Tapestries
Dragon Tapestry
Tea Pot Tray & Tiered Tray for Afternoon Tea - Select the tea type on the Tea Tray and select your Tea Sandwich, Scones or pastry
Tiered Tray
Tea Set
Tropical Vacation Activity Items
Beach Ball
Beach Cabanas
Beach Umbrellas
Beach Volley Ball Court/Net
Boats of Various Descriptions
Coolers
Conch Shell to blow into
Crab & Lobster Cage
Hammock - Tropical Style vs Cabin listed above
Hot Coal Walking Fire-Walking Pit
Jet Skis
Life Guards Chair
Life Jackets for Sims & Dogs
Limbo Pole
Lounge Chairs for Sun Bathing
Apply Sunscreen
Nap
Set Up Stereo - Stereo has all the option of regular radios
Bamboo Dining Table & Chair Set for those not sitting at the bar
Bar
Bar Counters to match the Bar
Bar Hutch to Display Tiki Glasses and Nectar Bottles
Barstool
Hula Dancer Lamp
Thatched Umbrella
Tiki God Statute
Tiki Mask
Tiki Totem Pillar
Urinals for Public Restrooms
Vacuums, Brooms and Robot Sweepers
Wall Fountain
Water Balloon Tub
Water Cooler for Gyms, Offices, Private Detective Agency
Weathervane
Window Treatments - All are able to widen or lengthen to fit most windows
Wind Chimes
Interactions
View
Turn Off/On
Change Pitch…
High Pitch
Medium Pitch (default)
Low Pitch
Wind Chime Notes:
Bamboo
Ceramic
Aluminum
Wall or Ceiling Mounted
When the pitch is changed the rods of the wind chime will change in length
If a Sim sleeps or takes a nap near a wind chime, they will wake up and get a +1 Uncomfortable moodlet named "Wind Chime Racket" for one hour.
After viewing windchimes, Sims will receive one of the following moodlets for two hours:
Soothing Chimes (Happy +1)
Annoying Chimes (Angry +1) (Hot-headed Sims only)
Sounds of the Wind (Happy +2) (Music lovers only)
Buy - Kitchen, Cafe, Bakery & Restaurant
As a suggestion for Buy Items Appliances etc. for cooking besides the usual. No I'm not suggesting all of this for just the Base Game. I'm only suggesting that Cooking & Baking be in the Base Game. The different recipes will come in whatever packs make sense.
Restaurant and Kitchen Build/Buy
Baker's Rack
Baker's Refrigerated Case
Buffet Table & matching Table Cloth for a Dining Table - with Table cloth choices for Weddings in a few colors. And one meant for Holiday Parties with themed tablecloths
Birthday
Christmas
Diwali
Easter
Halloween
Hanukah
Kwanza
Lunar New Year
New Years Eve
Oktoberfest
Pride
Thanksgiving
St. Patricks Day
St. Valentine's Day
Candy Buffet Table
Table cloth matches the regular Buffet & Dining Table Choices
All of the candy fits a color theme or seasonal theme
Color Choices
All Black
All Baby Blue
All Baby Pink
All Green
All Hot Pink
All Lavender
All Orange
All Red
All Teal
All White
All Yellow
Black & White
Blue & White
Gold & Silver
Orange & Black
Pink & Purple
Pink & White
Purple & Green
Rainbow
Red & Black
Red & Green
Red & White
Teal & Purple
Yellow & White
Butterchurn
Champagne Pyramid
Chocolate Fountain
Commercial Coffee Grinder - To make grounds from grown beans
Commercial Dishwasher
Commercial Deep Fat Fryer
Commercial & Home Espresso Machine(s)
Commercial and Home Mixer for Baking & Making Pasta
Commercial Oven for Bakeries
Commercial Refrigerator
Commercial Stove and Prep Area
Commercial Door & Front Window in a few themes - Bakery, Diner, Ice Cream Parlor, Italian, Japanese, French
Fire Pit
Fire Pit with Spit
Fishmonger's Refrigerated Case
Food Stall Types - All Manned by an NPC
Amusing Eats - Amusement Park Food
Bagels
Bavarian
BBQ
British/Fish & Chips
Burger Cart
Chinese
Coffee & Tea Shop
Creperie
Cupcakes & Cake Pops
Doughnuts
Farmers Market Fruits & Veggie Stalls
Filipino
Greek
Hawaiian
Hot Dog Cart
Ice Cream Stand
Indian
Jamaican Jerk Shack
Japanese/Sushi Cart
Juices & Smoothies
Korean BBQ
Lemonade & Slushes Stand - Adult
Mexican/Taco Stand
Middle Eastern
Moroccan
Pizza by the Slice
Sandwich Stand
Seasonal Food Stall
South American
Vietnamese
Fondue Pot
Front Door Mat with Restaurant Themes
Grill
Hibachi/Teppanyaki
Ice Cream Maker
Ice Cream Freezer Case
Juicer - Juicing (See Below for Juices)
Lighted Stove Hoods Exhausts/Vents
Nectar & Olive Press
Outdoor Under Counter Refrigerator for Outdoor Kitchens
Nectar Racks & Vats
The Pantry - Cabinet to store Dry Goods.
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Brown Sugar
Canned Goods - See Canning
Cocoa Powder
Dried Herbs and Spices - See Gardening
Flour
Olive Oil
Pepper
Prague Powder - This is for brining
Salt
Sugar
Vinegar
Pizza Brick Oven - Modern Table Top version AND classic brick, stucco design
Punch Bowl
Restaurant & Cafe Signage
Shake Blender
Smoker
Sushi Counter
Buy/Build- Upgrades and Details
Details
Being able Set Staircase Railings individually - because it makes it weird when they are inside walls like in Sims 4.
Being able to add Lighted Garland to staircase banisters and rails
Often Missed Surfaces for Decorative Items
Bookcase Top
Dresser Drawers top
Hearth front of Fireplaces for Fireplace tools, screens or wood
Mantles should have multiple spots for candle sticks, mantle clocks, Urns, etc.
Piano
All fireplaces that have mantles it would be nice to have the add stockings for the winter holidays. It can just be decorative and have a few interactions Fireplace Mantle Interactions
Choose Stocking Design
Hang Stocking
Add Treats
Check Stocking for Treats
Remove Stocking
Door wreaths for holidays - just click on the door - Add Wreath - and you pick from one of a few designs
Modern fridges should have lighting, Vintage ice boxes shouldn’t
Sims should be able to sit on the edge of tubs
Reading the newspaper on the toilette
Swimming pools should have vapor over them in winter
Please leave a small space on most sinks for a soap dispenser. Please have a lot of options for colors of the soap dispenser
Gates that have spots for lights. I comfortable for that to be in different places for each gate, whether that be on top of a post or a front facing.
Gates should also be able to be placed on half grid just like doors
Lighting being able to be placed on fencing at least on the posts. Love the holiday lighting please keep that
Outdoor Holiday Lights - Color Combinations - Not just for holidays but for parties and events. Icicle and standard please
Baby Blue
Baby Blue & Clear
Baby Pink
Baby Pink & Clear
Clear
Green
Green & White
Hot Pink
Hot Pink & Clear
Multi color
Orange & Green
Purple
Purple & Clear
Purple & Green
Purple & Yellow
Purple, Yellow & Green
Red
Red & Clear
Red & Clear & Blue
Red, Clear & Green
Red & Green
Red & Orange
Royal Blue
Royal Blue & Clear
Royal Blue & Green
Royal Blue & Yellow
Yellow & Clear
Yellow & Orange
NOTE: Having the Holiday Decorations Box from Sims 4 was an inspired choice. If I could make a small suggestion for a new version of it. Please add Jack O'Lanterns for fence posts and/or staircases AND paper lanterns of something equally appropriate (red) for Lunar New Year.
The Ever Delightful Evergreen Holiday Tree - Probably not what it would be called in Sims 5. Would have the same interactions as the Sims 4 version including Father Winter placing gifts underneath. The Carols Sims will sing around the tree will be Simlish versions of 1. Let It Snow 2. Jingle Bells 3. Deck the Halls 4. Good King Wenceslaus
Tree Decorating Options
Tree Color
Black - for the more gothic minded Sims
Green
Silver
"Snow flecked"
Ribbon
Black with Gold Fleur de Lis
Black with Silver Fleur de Lis
Blue & Silver
Brown Burlap Ribbon
Green & Gold
Gold & Silver
Pink & Gold Brocade
Purple & Gold
Red & Gold
Ornaments
Black & Gold
Black, Red & Gold
Black Silver & Gold
Blue & Silver
Green & Gold
Gold & Silver
Pink & Gold
Purple & Gold
Purple & Silver
Red & Gold
Rustic Black & Red Buffalo Check
Light Color
Clear
Blue
Green & Clear
Multi
Purple
Red & Clear
Tree Skirt
Black with Gold Brocade
Black with Silver Brocade
Blue with Silver Trim
Blue with Silver Snowflakes
Green with Gold Trim
Gold with Silver Brocade
Pink with Gold Brocade
Purple with Gold Trim
Purple with Gold Brocade
Red with Silver Snowflakes
Rustic Black and Red Buffalo Check
Tree Topper
Angel
Bow in matching colors to the ribbon around the tree
Gold Star
Raven
Rustic Santa
Silver Star
Gift Wrapping
Black & Gold
Black & Silver
Blue & Silver
Green & Gold
Pink & Gold
Purple & Gold
Purple & Silver
Red & Green
Red & Gold
Red & Silver
Rustic Black & Red Buffalo Check
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“All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.” Terry Pratchett
Section 14 - Seasons, Climate, Temperature and Lunar Cycle. Plus Holidays & Special Events
Temperature, Weather & Climate
If this were a perfect world Climate and Weather would be in the Base Game in a simplistic form. This would give the teams the ability to implement new and different climates and weather for any new Expansions or Game Packs. I would like to suggest a few things from the start
Climate Window - This like the window we had all the way back in Sims 2.
Please make the climate and seasonal pattern customizable per neighborhood especially if it's a neighborhood designed by a Simmer. For example:
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Spring, Summer, Summer
Fall, Winter, Fall, Winter
Winter, Winter, Winter, Winter
Spring, Spring, Spring, Winter
Holidays on the Calendar tied more to a date than to a particular Season so that people can experience holidays as they want them like Snowflake Day in the Summer as it often is in the Southern Hemisphere
Sky Lighting Tone Change for for each season
Spring - Grey
Summer - Neutral
Autumn - Golden
Winter - Blueish
Types of Weather
Acid Rain
Breezy
Cloudy
Dry Lightning - Happens a lot in hot dry areas, mostly at night
Dust Devil - Dry Area
Fog & Pea Soup Fog
Hail - Light, Heavy
Heatwave & Drought
Hurricane (Costal Regions)
Ice Fog
Rain - Light, Heavy, Monsoon
Sandstorm - Desert Area
Smog
Snow - Light, Moderate, Blizzard
Snowy Thunderstorm
Sunny
Thunderstorm
Tornado
Vampire - Eclipsing Fog - Thicker than Pea Soup Fog. Will protect them from the sun
Windstorm
Witches' Frog Rain
Weather Related Illness & Death
Acid Rain Sickness
Allergies - Spring & Fall
Flu - More likely in Fall & Winter
Frozen to Death - Pets & Sims
Hail Death
Heat Exhaustion - Pets & Sims
Heat Stroke
Lightning Strike - Pets & Sims
Smog Coughing - Pets & Sims
Sims & The Seasons
Spring
Sims are more loving in the Spring & Winter towards their families, pets and partners
Toddlers will splash in puddles in Spring & Summer
Sims & Pets can develop allergies in Spring & Fall
Sims desire to garden more in Spring & Summer and their gardening skill will increase more quickly
Sims can pick wild flowers in the Spring
Sims can gain Flower Arranging Skill faster in Spring
Topiary Sculpting, Garden Judging, and Flower Competitions are done in spring
Sims will change into their rain gear while being outside in rain. If they have an umbrella in their inventory they will use that too.
Perfume that are floral based will be more alluring in Spring
Catching Butterflies in the Spring
Cats will Chase Butterflies
Butterflies will sometimes land on dogs noses
Kite Flying - and if you fly the kite in a rainstorm you get hit by lightning.
Summer
Vampire Sims can purchase a Parasol to protect themselves from the sun in a limited way. The parasol will protect a regular Sim from Sunburn
Sims can Tan or Sunburn in Summer.
Sims can get heat exhaustion where they become ill. Stay hot for too long and they will get heat stroke and die.
Children will want to create lemonade stands in Summer
Sims will have to water plants more often in Summer especially if the area is a desert
Sims can play Marco Polo in the pool during Summer
Sims will wish to BBQ and have BBQ parties
Water Pistols & Water Balloon Tubs for Water fights
Slip & Slide like toy
Lounge Chair Interactions
Apply Sunscreen
Paint Toenails
Radio
Read Book/Magazine
Umbrella
Umbrella Drink
Sims will want to throw a pool party, visit the community pool or the beach in Summer
Sims will want to play with water slides, kiddy pools, and water balloons during the hot weather
Sims will shield their eyes during sunny weather and put on sun glasses if set in CAS
Sims who are fastidious will apply sunscreen regularly during the summer. They will shower more often too
Sims can make Sand Castles and Sand Sculptures at the beach. Sand sculpture judging happens during summer
Perfume that is fruit scented is more alluring in Summer
Catching Fireflies in the Summer
Fall
Sims develop skills more quickly in the fall
Sims who enjoy Cooking & Baking will wish to do so more in Fall & Winter. Skill Gains will be faster
Sims have a chance to catch colds if they allow themselves to stay cold for too long in the Fall & Winter
Sims can throw a Costume Party for Spooky Day.
Children and Teens can Trick or Treat on Spooky Day
Sims will enjoy doing more pranks during Spooky Day
Sims can rake leaves in Fall and can burn, compost, play in, or woo hoo in the leaf piles
Some Sims will actively crave pumpkin recipes and pumpkin related activities
Pumpkin Spice Lattes will only be available at Cafes and coffee shops during the fall
Sims can Carve, Light, Set Light Color, Preserve & Smash pumpkins
Perfume that is based on patchouli or amber is more alluring in Fall
Spooky Day should be a great day for Tricks as well as Treats
Winter
Toddlers will eat snow in Winter including yellow snow
Sims can have a snow day during blizzards. This effects school and all careers except Police, Nurses and Doctors
Sims can get a shot for the flu in Fall & Winter
Sims can do Winter Swimming if they join a Polar Bear club
Ice Sculpting can be done by Sims in Winter. They can make small ones for party centerpieces or big ones for competitions during fairs
Fireplace auto light only happens in cold weather during Fall & Winter
Sims are more giving in Winter
Sims can freeze to death in Winter
Ice Fishing can happen on frozen over lakes
Snowball Fights
Snow Angels
Snowmen will reflect the personality of the person making it. Teens and Parents can help children
Icicles on the roof line
Deep snow
Lakes can get frozen and Sims can skate on them
The Ice Skating rink should have the same customizable features as Sims 4 with music lighting and the lighting effects
Sims can shovel Snow on Driveways, Porches and Sidewalks. It will be advised to do this because if a stranger Sims slips and hurts themselves your Sim may face a lawsuit
Sims might wish to Snowboard, Ice Skate, or Ski if there is Winter Sport Zone
Perfume that is based on vanilla is more alluring in Winter
Radiators and vents work as a heat source similar to fireplaces and the Thermostat
Sims can collect Maple syrup in Weather
Pets & The Weather
Animals can, should & do tend to experience climate and temperature very similarly to how humans do & the Sims 5 should allow animals to get hot, cold etc. just like their real world counterparts
I would love to see Dogs and Cats lounging by fireplaces
I think it would be cool to see some breeds of dogs really love the snow and cold weather and others not even wanting to go outside for a few minutes to tinkle
Some dogs will like playing in rain puddles others won't
Dogs can eat snow
Dogs will want to swim in the heat of summer. They can do so in pools, the ocean, rivers and lakes. They will sit in a kiddy pool if one is filled.
Cats prefer to be warm so will gravitate to a sunny spot or the radiator, or fireplace
Lunar Cycle
The Lunar Cycle can be set to "Single Lunar Phase", "Rotating Lunar Phase", "Set Permanent Phase" and "Disable Lunar Effects"
Rotating Lunar Phase can be 2-24 days and the default is 7
Toddlers can ask about the moon phases and have special moon dreams depending on the phase
On a Waxing Crescent Moon, Werewolves receive a skill gain to fitness activities.
On a First Quarter Moon and a Third Quarter Moon, Werewolves have increased relationship gain and loss.
On a Waxing Gibbous Moon, Werewolves receive a heightened fighting prowess allowing more successful fights.
On a Waning Gibbous Moon, Werewolves receive a skill gain to the handiness skill.
On a Waning Crescent Moon, Werewolves receive a skill gain to logic and reading activities.
There will be a Lunar Dial object and the Lunar Cycle will be on the calendar
Full Moon
Sims who possess werewolf powers automatically transform and cannot become human until the next morning
Witches spend 50% less magic power and gains 25% more successful spell rate.
On a Full Moon, Werewolves receive a "Call of the Beast" +3 angry moodlet which generates a lot of fury on all Werewolves, momentarily causing them to rampage and only stopping once the full moon is over, or however, a werewolf successfully resists control.
More Ghosts will appear
Sims will sometimes wake up during their sleep to "Freak Out".
Pets will become skittish till morning
Insane Sims will behave more erratically
Fairies are affected by the lunar cycle as well. They gain the "Energized by Moonlight" moodlet, which changes in value over the cycle, being at its most powerful during the full moon.
You will hear more wolves howl in wooded areas during the Full Moon
Burglary is more likely to happen during the full moon
Mermaids have a lowered hydration loss on full moons
Aliens receive an "Extraterrestrial Nostalgia" moodlet when moonbathing
Vampires, Werewolves and Fairies will also moonbathe
The New Moon
On a New Moon, Werewolves receive a nighttime sleep mood benefit, when they sleep during a new moon they receive a strong moodlet when they wake up
On a New Moon Werewolves cannot "Howl at the Moon"
Fairies gain the "Starving for Moonlight" moodlet, which decreases their mood by 5 mood points
Fairies can "Lament The Moonless Night" to another Sim when they have this moodlet.
Moon Petals will not Bloom
Vampires gain vampire energy regeneration on nights with a new moon
Parties & Events - Same style event planning from Sims 3 & 4
Party Window
Event Type
Time & Date
Place
Dress Code
Host/Hostess for Event
Guest of Honor if Applicable
Invitees
If Wedding - Wedding Party
Bride & Groom
Flower Girl/Pal
Ring Bearer - Can Be Pet
Best Man/Maid of Honor
Staff
Bar Tender
Caterer
Entertainment
Band
Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Dancer
Cake Dancer
Clown
Fortune Teller
Magician
Roving Musician
Photographer
Party & Event Types
Afternoon/High Tea
Anniversary Party - (Silver, Ruby, Golden, Diamond)
Art Crawl
Art Gallery Cocktail Party - features an artist or Art Curator to help sell the art, or a benefit to a charity
Baby Shower
Bachelor/ette Party
BBQ
Beach Bonfire
Bird Watching Gathering
Birthday Party
Black & White Ball
Book Reading & Book Signing
Campaign Fundraiser
Celestial Viewing Party - Observing a celestial event in a telescope
Charity Benefits
Charity Walks
Chess Matches
Club & Secret Society Meetings
Cocktail Party
Concerts & Theatrical Performances
Conventions
Business
Comic
Paranormal/Psychic
Renaissance Fair
Sci-fi & Fantasy
UFO
Cultural & Seasonal Fairs
Dart & Pool League
Dinner Party
Egg Hunt
Engagement Party
Expeditions & Excursions - Hiking, Mountain Climbing, Scuba Diving events for the outdoorsy types
Family Reunion
Fan Meet & Greet
Fashion Show
Food & Wine Tastings
Funeral
Game Night
Garden Competitions & Flower Shows
Garden Party
Graduation Party
Guild of Evil Masterminds Meeting
Hand-fasting - The Witch version of a wedding
Headmaster Dinner Party
House Party
Jazz Festival - Only in Summer.
Ice Cream Social
Keg Party
Love Day Dinner Party - Invite Couples for a Dinner Party
Lonely Hearts Dinner Party - Invite a bunch of single Friends to dinner for Love Day
Mardi Gras
Martial Arts Competition
Masquerade Ball
Movie Night
New Years Eve Bash
Nectar Tasting - Nectary Specific gathering
Office Holiday Party
Parent/Teacher Conference - At School
Pool Party
Potluck
Pet & Farm Animal Competitions
Prom
Rehearsal Dinner
Retirement Party
Scouts Camping
Seafood Boil
Slumber Party
Spooky Day Costume Party
Sports Party
Sunday Dinner at Grandma’s
Teen House Party
Thankful Feast Dinner Party
Toddler Play Date
Toga Party
Tournament See Below for List of Competitions & Tournaments
Vow Renewal
Weddings
Weenie Roast
Werewolf Pack Gathering - Outdoors only
Note: You should be able to hire a Photographer for events especially things like a family reunion where you can request the photographer to take certain types of group pictures for example, Wedding Party, Family Photo where you select all who should be in the photo and the family groups up, Couples, Proud Parents (Parents and Baby), and it should work the same for pets too.
Competitions & Tournaments
Archery
Art Fairs
Bake Offs
Beach Sand Sculpture
Chess Tournament
Cooking Contests
Best BBQ
Chili Cook Offs
"Iron Chef"
Quiche
Dart Tournament
Debates
Dog Show - Agility Course
Dog Show - Best In Show
Eating Contests - Hot Dogs, Hot Wings, Pie
Essay Contest
Farm Animal Judging
Fencing
Floral Arrangment
Garden Judging
Gardening Contest - Harvestables
Horse Show - Obstacle Course
Ice Sculpting
Martial Arts
Pool Tournament
Science Fairs
Singing Contests
Swimming Meets
Topiary Sculpture
Trivia
Holiday & Social Traditions
Airing of Grievances
Appeasing the Gnomes
Apple for the Teacher
Appreciate object
Artistic Spirit
Attend Holiday Ceremony
Baking
Bar-B-Que
Black & White Ball
Boating & Water Sports
Build Snowman
Burn Sage
Calling Home to Mom/Dad
Carving a Pumpkin
Caroling
Change Pet’s Collar to Holiday theme
Cleaning
Cocktail Party
Cooking a Grand Meal
Brunch (Holiday)
Crown Roast
Ham with Pineapple Dinner
Turkey Dinner
Costume Party
Counting to Midnight
Dancing
Day Off from Work & School
Decorate
Decorate Holiday Tree
Decorate Sugar Skull
Decorate with Lights
Donate to Charity
Dressing Up in Formal Wear
Dress Pet in Costume
Drinking
Drinking Green Drinks
Drinking Hot Chocolate
Eulogizing
Exercise
Face Painting
Fasting
Feats of Strength
Festive Spirit
Fighting
Flower Bunny
Flying Flags
Flying Kites
Fly the Jolly Roger
Free Food & Drinks
Games
Gardening
Garden Parties
Give Book as a Gift
Giving Chocolates or Candy
Giving Crafted Gift
Giving or sending Flowers
Giving a Gift
Giving Jewelry
Giving Pets Special Treats
Giving Thanks
Going Swimming
Going to the Theatre
Go On a Date
Go on Vacation
Group Spell Casting
Hiking & Nature Walking
Honoring Dogs for their Loyalty & Friendship
Honoring members of the Military, Police, Firefighters & Medical and thanking them for their service
Howling at the Moon with Pack
Ice Fishing
Invite Guests
Kiss at Midnight
Kiss under the Mistletoe
Laying Flowers or Wreaths on Graves
Leaving Cookies for Father Winter
Leaving Flowers at a grave
Leaving an Offering at a Shrine
Lighting a Candle
Lighting a Fire
Lighting Fireworks
Lighting Incense
Light the Kinara
Lighting the Menorah
Making Group Magic - for Witch holidays
Making Resolutions
Making Sugar Skulls
Masquerade Party (Cocktail Part with Masks)
Meditation
Mischievous Pranks
New Years Noise Makers
Observing the Heavens through a Telescope
Open Presents
Painting Colored Eggs and placing them in Baskets
Paying Respects/Tending Graves
Picnics
Plant a tree
Play the Lottery
Play Pranks
Play in the Snow
Polar Bear Swimming
Pool Party
Reading a particular Book Genre - Romance, Horror, Mystery, Poetry
Releasing Balloons
Releasing Doves
Remembering those who have died
Roast Chestnuts
Romantic Dinner
Romantic Spirit
School Pictures
Seafood Boil
Seances
Searching for Decorated Eggs
Search for Treasure
Sending a Holiday Card
Send a Love Letter to Sim
Sending a Singing Telegram, Barbershop Quartet, or Carolers to a Sim
Shopping Rebate
Sing a Sea Shanty
Skill Improvement
Snowball Fights
Spooky Spirit
Streaking
Take a child or pet to sit and pose with the Bunny or Santa
Taking a Parent or Grandparent for a meal
Talk Like a Pirate
Tell Spooky Stories
Tell Stories
Toasting
Toasting at Midnight
Toilette Papering
Trick o’ Treating
Ugly Holiday Sweater
Visit Haunted House
Voting
Watching the Ball Drop on New Years
Watching the Cherry Blossoms
Watch Holiday Movies
Watch Horror Movies
Watch Romantic TV
Watch TV Premier
Wearing a Dashiki or Kaftan
Wearing Formalwear
Wear Pirate Garb
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Neighborhood Panel has a population set up for occults & others.
A Counter - so you can set up how many creatures want in a town. Maybe you want to include some but exclude others. it would give more flexibility for story telling
All NPC be (insert creature here) - So you can make Salem's Lot or a neighborhood on Sixam in the case of aliens, or anything else
No Occults - So a simmer can have a neighborhood without creatures at all
This can be a great panel for Celebrities & the Paparazzi as well
Occults should have unique community venues
Fairies should have groves
Ghosts should frequent cemeteries or their homes & haunt them
Mermaids should have an underwater grotto or a Palace of Poseidon or equivalent that only they can get to
Mummies they live in tombs, temples, & pyramids
Vampires their night club & theatre
Werewolves can have multiple places. In the woods or even a hidden industrial spot
Witches should have their school & meeting area
All Occults should have some form of the Sims 4 Vampire leveling system which has Strengths, New Powers & Weaknesses. This also includes ghosts
Vampires should have several career choices whose hours of work change to suit their needs
If you bring back zombies that's totally fine but keep them out of our gardens
All Occults should have their own versions of Formalwear, Sleepwear, Swim Wear, Rain Gear, & Cold Weather Outerwear It is annoying for them to be designed & then the situation changes & all their choices don't fit their status as occults.
Supernatural Creatures that would be great to have
Aliens
Bonehilda
Easter Bunny - I think it should be like a regular Bunny but slightly dressed up that "leaves"/hides decorated eggs
Fairies
Familiars
Father Time & Baby New Year
Genies - I think this would be fine to keep exclusive to the lamp
Ghosts
Grim Reaper
Mermaids
The Monster Under the Bed
Mummies
Robots
Santa Claus
Vampires
Will O' Wisps
Witches/Spellcaster
Unicorns
Zombies
Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper should have his pranks & small details from past games back. Like Doorbell Pranking
I LOVE that Bonehilda has a crush on him.
Engaging in a pillow fight with the Grim Reaper will cause Reaper Cushions. (Pun)
I think he'd play chess in the past which is an Ingmar Bergman reference from the movie the 7th Seal.
Vampires
Vampiric Details
Vampire CAS absolutely should have:
Normal Sim self & Dark Form
Pale Skin Tones
Long pointed fingernails
Optional pointed ears
Fang Options - I like that we got to choose the style in Sims 4
Visible Veins
Faintly glowing & supernatural colored eyes
Frankly in a Sims 5 pack if you just rinse-repeat the Sims 4 Vampire Pack w/the added ability of being able to duel other creatures. They have all sorts of powers that would give a spellcaster a run for their money. The rivalry w/werewolves should always be a thing.
Repulsed by Garlic
Burn in the Sun
Should have the lore based idiosyncrasies
The need to be invited in
If they see seeds or small things they have to count the seeds. Cool getaway maneuver
I like the weaknesses that they added in Sims 4
The Tired - Moodlets from Sims 3 to affect Vampire Energy
Slow
Lethargic
Drained
Slept Like the Undead
I would honestly love the "Nosferatu" moving shadow.
It would be cool if Vampires could gain a pet like a Vampire Bat
I think that Evil Vampires should have an evil aura that makes floral arrangements wilt
Moonbathing - I got this idea from another Simmer but it reminded me that this was on the Adams Family. I hadn't seen this as apart of Sims 4 werewolves at the time of my writing this.
If a vampire wears capes & has the flair for the dramatic then I think it would be fun if they could go full Bela Lugosi.
As a nod to Dracula novel. If you ask a Grand Master Vampire like the one in Sims 4 whose name is escaping right now where he went to college his school will be Scholomance. In Bram Stoker's novel Dracula is said to have attended that school for the dark arts.
Vampires should be as adept to Alchemy as Spellcasters
Vampires should be physically stronger & faster than regular Sims. Will gain Athletically Skill Levels quickly
Vampire Babies and children should have Gothic themed furniture & toys
Vampires get a "buzz" after feeding from a fairy like in True Blood
All the Occults should have their own versions of Formal wear, Sleepwear, Rain Gear, & Cold Weather Outerwear
A magical reagent can be obtained from Vampires which is Vampire Tears which is quite rare because they cry maybe "once or twice in their own eternity" (Interview with the Vampire reference).
Another magical reagent you can obtain from a Vampire is soil from their native land.
Vampires have a favorite Blood Type in place of a favorite food. Vampires also have a thirst need instead of hunger.
Vampires may sleep upon an alter, within coffin or a normal bed however if they sleep in a bed if there are any windows in the room they must be covered by window drapes lest they burst into flame.
If two Vampires Dance then they might randomly levitate into the air while dancing. Two Ghosts will do this too
Vampires be default have a favorite flower of either Red Roses, Black Roses, Dracula Orchid's or Deadly Nightshade unless another flower is chosen
If a vampire chooses Medical, Detective, Criminal, or Business careers the hours will adjust to hours the vampire can work. If the vampire works in Medical they can get their plasma from the hospital and will never be thirsty at work, like a Sim who packs a lunch in a paper bag.
Night Vision should be a Power for both Vampires & Werewolves as they are both children of the night
I'd like it Vampires could change into the Man-Bat (Evil Master Vampire Only) for like in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Command rats
I think the Hunting Vision where they see a heat signature from Sims 3 should be apart of their powers
Can Turn into Mist.
When Vampires use their telepathic powers to compel others the gestures should be Full Bela
Vampires have a Supernatural Allure and Sims can become hypnotized by them
Supernatural Speed - Vampires can run as blur
Supernatural Strength
Vampires should be immune to the effects of cold weather as they are technically undead & have nothing to fear from the cold. They also should not be able to drown as they do not breathe.
Grand Master Vampires can attain true immortality once they become at least a Young Adult. Through a selectable Power.
Summon Will O’ Wisp to locate treasure - Straight out of Dracula (the book)
Because they can turn into mist they should consequently they can also summon fog. Eclipsing Fog (Sims 3) to be exact.
Change into Dark form
Control Zombies (Vampires cannot make Zombies but have limited control over them)
Evil Master Vampires can dissolve into a puddle of plasma to teleport besides turning into a Bat or Mist. Just a small side perk of being evil
Vampire Dueling Powers
Bat summoning swarm
Blood Shield - Blocks a spell
Blood Teleportation - The Vampire Sim disappears in a pool of blood and reappears behind the opponent Sim & swipes at them.
Blood Tornado - Picks up the other Sims is a swirl of blood and flips them around.
Call Winds - You saw this in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Man-Bat transformation - Used in fights with werewolves. Think Brute Strength vs Brute Strength.
Summon Rats - This is a dueling power, the rats attack the other Sim. I actually like Bram Stoker’s Dracula for this because he turns into the rats. I think that would be a neat animation for a dueling attack.
Telepathic Attack
Vampire Lore Skill - I think should be just for Anti-Vampire information. Or depending upon whether the Sim is a Vampire or not, they learn different things from the lore. As for Vampire "Fun Facts" I gave examples below.
Skill Level 1 - Purchase Tomes (Thought the books looked great in Sims . They should look like old world Illuminated books. Gets a Prompt telling them an interesting random Vampire Lore
Skill Level 2 - Make Garlic Braids, Garlic Wreaths, and Garlic Garlands. Can defend against a Vampire if they have Garlic in their Inventory. Gets a Prompt telling them an interesting random Vampire Lore
Skill Level 3 - Share Vampire Knowledge. Can Identify a Vampire by looking at their Dark Form. "Accuse of Being a Vampire" Interaction. Gets a Prompt telling them an interesting random Vampire Lore
Skill Level 4 - Vampire Resistance Cocktail Gets a Prompt telling them an interesting random Vampire Lore
Skill Level 5 - Ultimate Vampire Cure recipe. Gets a Prompt telling them an interesting random Vampire Lore
Random Vampire Lore Examples
Thresholds have historically held significant symbolic value, and a vampire cannot cross a threshold unless invited.
Vampires cannot cast a shadow or have a reflection
Vampires may be distracted by the scattering of objects such as seeds or grains that they are compelled to count
Chinese vampires were called a Jiangshi.
One of the earliest accounts of vampires is found in an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian myth dating to 4,000 B.C.
The first full work of fiction about a vampire in English was John Polidori’s influential The Vampyre.
Garlic, a traditional vampire repellent, has been used as a form of protection for over 2,000 years.
In medieval times, people with red hair were regarded as vampires.
Many scholars argue the word “vampire” is either from the Hungarian vampir or from the Turkish upior, upper, upyr meaning “witch.”
Since vampires don't have a heart that beats or blood that flows, people believe their bodies are exceptionally cold.
Dhampir are the offspring of a Vampire and a living person
Spellcaster/Witches
The Witch familiars from Sims 4 were cool but I wish they were capable of doing more and interacting with the Witch. Being able to pet a familiar would be a great start. If its a cat or dog they should get interesting powers too.
Vampires, Witches, & the folks who are in the Fortune Teller career should be able to do Alchemy with greater speed and success.
Dance “Sky-clad” under the moon this is the special bonfire dance that a group of witches can do
The Witch powers from Sims 4 were a touch boring. Why not have them do things with more pizzaz like more enchantments kinda like an upgrade but on objects that aren't upgradable like a broom for instance that sweeps by itself. Enchanted Dolls, Enchanted Candles, Enchanted Jewelry all great suggestions.
Personally I'd divide Spellcaster spells into different classes
Divination
Defensive Spells
Enchantments
Healing Spells
Hexes/Curses
Offensive Spells
Practical Magic Each spell has an alignment & the more you use a particularly aligned spell the more you become that alignment. Just like in Sims 2
Call of Nature - Spell that makes a Sim pee their pants - Evil
Cataclysm - Summons a Meteor to Crash
Clamor Belli - Makes two Sims fight each other - Evil
Clap on/off - Spell that turns on or off all the lights in the house
Conjure Apple - Neutral
Conjure Food - Neutral
Conjure Poison Apple - Evil
Creatum Insecto Volucris - Summon Butterflies - Good
Cupid’s Arrow - Love Spell - Sims are instantly attracted to the Caster
Donna Nobis Pacem - Sims who are fighting will stop & calm their tempers (Good)
Enchant Objects - Neutral Depending on the Enchantment
Famine - Makes a Sim ravenously hungry - Evil
Frostbite - Ice Blast - Neutral
Gentle Rain - Water plants or if turned on ones self creates a small rain cloud above the persons heads that improves hygiene by a shower coming from the cloud. (Neutral)
Gorgon - Temporarily turns the target to stone - Evil
Haunting Curse - Evil
Insect Swarm - Evil
Jinx - Evil Spell - Cause a Sim’s Luck to change for the worse
Pestilence - Makes a Sim very Sick (Evil)
Plague Doctor - Heals a Magically Ill Sim - Good
Puff a Smoke - Teleportation Spell the Witch literally disappears in a puff of Purple Smoke (Neutral)
Rainbow Connection - Stops rain and creates a rainbow - Good
Regulus - A beam of white light used offensively in Duels - Good
Repairium - Repairs a Broken Object
Ring of Fire - Traps an opponent in a circle of flame
Rite of Ascension
Reanimation Ritual - Creates a Zombie - Evil
Salamander - Turns a Sim into a Newt….They can get better
Simulacrum - Creates a temporary copy of the Witch to help fight in a duel or just help clean the house.
Sunlight - Wards off Vampires & singes them. The weaker the vampire the stronger the spell is against them - Good
St. Vitus Dance - Makes Sims spontaneously Dance
Tempus Interruptus - Time interrupting spell - Neutral
Voodoo Dolls - This must be crafted and something of the target's must be stolen to attach to it. Stored in a small box shaped like a coffin. Voodoo Doll Actions & Voodoo Curses
Bind To... and Change Bind To…
Cupid's Arrow - Makes the target madly in love with he caster
Fever - Makes the victim very hot
Frostbite - Makes the victim very cold
Hornet's Nest - The victim is chased by angry bees
Hot Foot - Light's the bound Sim's toes ablaze, flail around and try to blow on their feet and get the "Hot Foot" Moodlet.
Pins and Needles - Sim starts to feel painful 🐸🐸🐸🐸
Samedi's Curse - Turn the victim into a Zombie that the caster may control
Stinkify - Instantly reduces a Sims Hygiene to zero where they start smelling and emitting a gas cloud and flies
Tickle - Tickled by invisible fingers and laugh uncontrollably
Toy with Death - Can save the target's life
Voodoo Blessing - Gives the target good luck
Wet Pants - Reduces the victim's bladder need to zero and they 🐸🐸🐸🐸 on themselves
Magical babies should have magical themed Nursery items
Spell Caster Familiars Should be somewhat close to their Sims 4 Counterparts. I do think each should have at least 1 to 2 Spells of their own unique to them. For example the Phoenix could have a fire based power and the power to resurrect itself or its owner.
Cat
Dog
Fox
Glow Frog
Glowing Skull - Evil Sims Only
Hex Doll
Phoenix
Raven
Sixam Owl
Veild
Fortune Teller - Not a Life state but really a job with magical features
Has two branches - Scam Artist or Mystic
Each branch focuses on Charisma Skills.
Can perform private or group readings
Can be hired for parties
The Special Music
Like in Sims 3 the Scam Artist Branch is more interested in fame and money
The Mystic Branch will be very adept Mediums
Both branches can use the Seance table and all the Divination items (Tarot Cards, Tea Leaves, Star Charts, Palmistry) Mystics will just have a much higher chance of being correct. Mystics can also perform seances with more success
Fortune Tellers of both branches can make & sell various charms and Alchemical potions
Mystics will get the Mystic Aura at level 10.
I think the Fortune Teller Caravan should make a return as the work base for Fortune Tellers but can operate their business out of home, parties, or the Magic Store if they own it
Scam Artists will find that Magicians & Scientists will dislike them
Paranormal Investigators will like Mystic Sims
Werewolves & Vampires will be wary around Fortune Tellers
Spellcasters will largely like Fortune Tellers and many will take up this profession but only as Mystics
Good Sims can not choose the Scam Artist branch
Scam Artists can do Pet Readings
Fortune Tellers can create Star Charts to sell to Sims
Make Gris Gris Bags
Sells Love Potion #9
Also a Matchmaker
Fairies
Paracelsus promoted the idea that the four elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air) had four elemental spirits associated.
Air - Sylphs
Earth - Gnomes
Fire - Salamanders
Water - Undines
Later people took these ideas and applied them to other folklore. Undines became Mermaids. Now leaving the Mermaids aside for the moment that leaves the other three. Sylphs we often compared to fairies. Taking this information we can play with the lore and divide the three elements among fairies. Evil Spriggans can have fire powers and fire themed wings. Fairies can choose to specialize in the one of the other two elements and their powers, coloring, wing style and general esthetic can be formed from that.
Fairies can and should retain the inspirational Auras they received in Sims 3 as well as their fun loving and trickster ways but why not play with other folklore concepts to make them feel new.
Fairies are energized by Moonlight
Fairy Jobs - Tooth Fairy?
The Summerdreams make their return and are the fairy King & Queen at present
Fairies get a pair of special wings should they obtain King or Queen status
Becoming King or Queen of the fairies is tied to skill level and a quest line of sorts. Only 1 King and Queen may exist at one time. If a Sim becomes King or Queen and are married to another Sim Fairy then by default the spouse will become King/Queen unless one already exists until that Sims either dies or Forsakes the Fae. Vivian Leigh as Titania
Fairies age up 5 times slower than normal Sims
The Fairy Land is only visible to Fairies, Unicorns, (and Witches and their familiars or perspective fairies but only with permission)
If two Fairies are angry with each other and are in each others presence they will get the moodlet "Ill met by moonlight" which is a reference to Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
Some fairies should have a small amount of contempt for regular Sims and have the "Lord what fools these mortals be" moodlet.
Fairy as nature spirits have an affinity for Unicorns
Fairies can shrink to a Tinker bell size and fly around other Sim's heads "Playfully Pester" or with two can do the interaction "Fairy Frolic"
Groups of fairies get a special Bonfire Dance where they pull out pan pipes, tambourines and cymbals, and play while skipping and twirling
When a fairy is in their natural form, small bell-like jingles will play.
Fairies have an affinity to Gardening and Charisma and will increase these skills at a faster rate
Fairies who select the earth element will have an affinity to Plant Sims and share their positive influences on plants
Will O' Wisps would be a great addition to spooky/ magical areas. In British/Irish folklore they were said to be ghosts, fairies or elemental spirits which guarded hidden treasure (Dracula - Bram Stoker) or led travelers to their doom. They were usually seen over marshes and bogs
Certain traits should prohibit the creature from being certain things like an Evil Sim could never be a good witch. Evil Sims who are Fairies are automatically Spriggans.
Fairy babies and children should have fairy inspired furniture and toys
You can only obtain the seeds for the magical plant Love In Idleness from Fairy Sims another Midsummer Night's Dream Reference. It should be a main component is Spellcaster Love charms
You can only obtain the beans for the magic bean stalk from fairies or being a fairy and planting the beans
Fairies will randomly wonder to themselves "If Fairies have tails?" with a little thought bubble indicating this
Fairies can tell a story however the interaction will be called "Tell a Fairy Tail"
Fairy Magical Tricks & Traps
Bees in the mailbox
Chattering Teeth
Hot Head
Inner Beauty
Skivvies
Sour Milk/Sour Grapes - Spriggans will spoil cows milk and grapes on the vine
Tummy Twister
Fairy Magic
Auras
Inspiring Aura
Mischievous Aura
Soothing Aura - Fairies have the power to soothe frightened, angry, or unhappy pets
Butterfly/Lightening Bug Swarm - Day vs Night spell
Cast Fairy Glitter - A blinding attack for dueling other magical creatures especially powerful against Vampires. It is comparable to the witch’s Sunlight Spell
Gollum - Summons a creature made of clay or dirt to defend the Fairy it is a good counter spell against Werewolves. Strength against Strength
Gremlin - Mischief Spell that sprinkles golden sparkling dust around a target and causes it to explode, break, or catch on fire
Sprinkle Magical Sand to encourage Sims to Sleep (Can also be a dueling spell)
Sylph Steam Cloud - a defensive spell that summons a cloud to obscure the Fairy and protect it from attack
Spells
Bless with Luck
Create Fairy Ring - I think it should be used like a teleport
Enchant Object - Fairies like Witches have the power to empower objects
Glamour - Mimics the appearance of another Sim
Heal Animal - Fairies have the power to heal injured or sick animals
Reviving Sprinkle
Make Pixie Dust - Makes a magical ingredient in both fairy and witch magic
Summon a Will o’ Wisp - to confuse a Sim into getting lost
Talk about Flowers
Talk about Flying
Talk to Plant
Tell a Fairy Tale
Turn Leaves for Autumn
Wail a Banshee lament for a dead or soon to die family member
Weave flower crown
Wish upon a Star
Ghosts
Transparent but in different colors
All Sims + Dogs, Cats, Horses & Unicorns can become ghosts
Ghost can have emotions albeit more simplified than the living Sims, these emotions have an associated color that appears as the plumbob about their heads and they are as follows
Angry - Red
Bored - Grey
Embarrassed - Yellow
Happy - Green
Playful - Magenta
Sad - Dark Blue
Scared - Purple
Abilities
Can Make objects float
Can make Teddy Bears heads spin
Ghosts cannot harm pets, but they can disturb them.
Walk through walls, fences, and furniture
Scare Sims. This interaction makes ghosts become completely invisible and reappear with a jump scare sound effect. (Sims can die from fright if four needs are low enough while being scared.)
Wither flowers in vases
Turn on electronics.
Play the Piano, Pipe Organ or Harp
Visit their bed (the last one they slept in) and other objects they might have been close to. For example: the ghost of a Sim who used to paint a lot may check the easel
Wear carved pumpkins on their heads and float around with them
Can rock in the rocking chair invisibly
Fill bathtub and dirty them, if they're angry
The ghosts who died by drowning will leave behind puddles.
The ghosts who died of hunger may open the fridge and look around in it, and steal food from it. They will be unhappy if there is no fridge on the lot, the fridge is empty, or the ghost cannot gain access to it (e.g. water blocking their way).
The ghosts who died of disease, electrocution and hail will reenact their death
Hold babies and toddlers
They can make cowardly Sims faint or cause death
Sims can also "Ask Them What Happened" to figure out how they died
Ghosts can also break and/or "Ghostly Repair" objects
They don't 'walk', so much as they 'float', by lifting their legs up and moving
It is known that when normal Sims (especially Sims with the coward trait) try to interact with ghosts, their hair turns white, and the normal Sim runs away.
Sims with the Evil trait often wish to see the ghost of living Sims around them.
Ghosts may Return to the "Netherworld"
A Spectral Woman can be summoned within a mirror if a Sim goes into a darkened room and says Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary three times. It instantly frightens any but the boldest of Sims. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixzyt8AA7vQ
Ghost Types
Anger - The ghost will be Fire engine red - The ghost will negatively influence the mood of Sims living in the house
Beetle Juice
Cow Plant - Yellowish-green with vines covering them - If the ghost is happy, they can help plants grow and mature faster. If the ghost is angry, the ghost can choke plants with weeds, and make them decay in quality.
Curses - Dark green with light green hair and outlines. Sprites of skulls, tombstones and crescent moons surround the ghost
Crushed By Meteor - Dark orange with fiery skin, will occasionally put their arms in the air as if to protect themselves from something falling
Crushed By Murphy bed - Pale Blue and the ghost will have Z's coming out of their chest. These ghosts can steal energy from living Sims by momentarily possessing them.
Crushed By Satellite - Orange will occasionally put their arms in the air as if to protect themselves from something falling
Crushed By Vending Machine
Dehydration - Golden yellow, ghost will constantly try drinking water or bathing
Drowning - Blue w/ rippling skin and leaving puddles of water on the lot
Electrocution - Yellow w/ electrical sparking skin & sometimes emit blue electric sparks. Imbued with electricity, the ghost can give other Sims an electric shock. When the ghost is angry, they can possess electronics to break them
Embarrassment
Falling from Heights
Fire - Orange w/ fiery skin and smoke. Imbued with fire, the ghost of a Sim who burned to death can start fires at will, as well as set off continuous fires when they're angry on the lot they live on
Fly Swarm - Dark Green with flies around them
Freezing - White with light blue hair and highlights. They will have the "Teeth Chattering" moodlet regardless of actual temperature
Hail - Sim appears magenta will occasionally put their arms in the air as if to protect themselves from something falling
Heat Exhaustion - Light Orange
Illness - Green and will act out their death
Laughter
Lightning - Yellow with electrical sparking skin and sometimes emit blue electric sparks.
Magician Trick - Buried Alive - Brown
Magician Trick - Sword Basket - Blue with yellow sabres sticking out of them.
Magician Trick - Watery Grave - Dark blue with rippling skin and leaving puddles of water on the lot
Mummy Curse - Gold with cloudy skin and emits black haze. Will only make ghostly noises if they move.
Old Age - Cloudy grey skin with sparkles
Overexertion
Poison - Green w/ darker green skull and crossbones and will act out their death
Pufferfish
Rabid Rodent - The ghost appears as an oversized ghostly hamster that's foaming at the mouth. They can spread the fear of the disease, which will cause all sims in the room to run in panic.
Scared to Death
Shark Attack - Purple w/ pink highlights and water flowing in their body
Starvation - Pink-purple w/ cloudy skin. Will only make ghostly noises if they move.
Steam -
Vampire Death By Sunlight - Dark crimson with smoke and a sun is visible inside the ghost vampire that died from it. - Vampires who stay in the sunlight too long will burn to death.
Vampire Death By Thirst - Dark crimson with rippling skin, emits a pulsing red light accompanied by a heartbeat from their chest. Will also be skinny, like ghosts who died from starvation
Mermaids - I think it best to combine the powers of the Siren, Mermaid & the Greek Naiad Demi gods
Back Float
Deep Dive
Physically impossible to drown
Dive for Kelp
Hunt for Crabs
Hunt for Fish
Hunt for Lobsters
Hunt for Sea Urchin
Search for Ambergris
Search for Ocean Trash
Sleep in the Ocean
Sun bathe in the ocean
Talk to fish
Dolphin Interactions
Call for Dolphin
Splash Dolphin
Swim with Dolphin
Talk to Dolphin
Toss Beach Ball to Dolphin
Toss Fish to Dolphin
If we went with the above idea Mermaids and Fairies would have an affinity to each other.
Mermaids should add comb hair to their actions as in folklore they do that a lot
Mermaids should have a little mini quest to find a trident
Mermaids are able to do the hula dance naturally
Mermaid babies & children should have mermaid inspired furniture & toys
Perhaps the secret Dive Spot where Mermaids meet should have an ambient song. How about Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals by Saint -Saens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQN9Yy6B1Ts
Magical Conch
Evil Mermaids should be able to summon the Kraken
Werewolves
How They Should Look
Body Hair as Base Game
Snout and Ear length should be customizable
We can fiddle with the ear shape
Fangs & Teeth should be customizable
Werewolf claws are a new fingernail design and there are a few that are longer and more curved
Werewolves should build more muscle mass the longer they are a Werewolf
Werewolf fur should be able to be customized just the same as Pets
Werewolf Claws can be manicured if there is a spa type manicure system.
Werewolf Powers
The Fury power was wonderful from Sims 4. I say keep that it was inspired. Fury is should stay constant and hastened by temperaments, preferences, werewolf abilities, and the full moon.
The Rankings were spot on too
Pup
Runt
Prime
Veteran
Apex
The Lycanthropy Powers in Sims 4 are the best they've been for Werewolves in the entire series
Alpha Wolf
Canine Communication - Werewolves get the ability to summon and speak with wolves that live in the forests. This also gives the werewolves the ability to train Dogs at an enhanced rate
Curse Bearer
Enhanced Smell
Ferocity
Hunter
Hunting Party
Immortal Wolf
Legacy of the Lycan
Lunar Blessing
Lunar Howl
Lunar Resistance
Natural Healing
Night Vision
Pack Howl
Personal Grooming
Primal Instincts
Scavenger
Somber Howl
Super Speed
Territory Marking
The Will to Resist
Transformation Mastery
Tunneler
Vicious Howl
Voracious Hunger
Wolf Nap
Special Powers Note - Night Vision should be a power for both Werewolves and Vampires as they are both creatures of the night
Werewolf Notes
Having two default Werewolf packs was great in Sims 4. This was a great idea it added really dynamic tension and story telling potential.
I think being able to create your own pack as well is an idea. You can pick the pack values, it leader, it's symbol, and it's "Den" or headquarters
I think an Iron box to place out of control werewolves would have been awesome
Werewolves appear with brown glow in the border in the relationship panel. In The Sims 4: Werewolves, Werewolves appear in the beast form when they're transformed, and their rank displays in their info for the relationship panel. I think Sims 5 should do a combination of both. Brown glow when in Human form and Beast form when transformed
Werewolves cannot "Howl at the Moon" on a night of the New Moon
If the werewolf howls too much they will cause themselves to get a sore throat.
Werewolves have a chance to break appliances they're using such as sinks, toilets, refrigerators, etc. due to their supernatural strength. When breaking something they will gain a "Stronger than I Thought" +1 tense moodlet
If the Werewolf has broken something at another Sims house due to their strength they will feel guilty about the breakage
Upon first meeting, werewolves and vampires will instantly despise each other.
I hope they retain their ability to more quickly train and bond with dogs
Children who are werewolves will also occasionally receive unique angry moodlets such as "Beastly Growth Spurt" and "New Fang Pain", can eat raw meat, and children may accidentally break objects after using them
When a werewolf is with his pack they will get the "A Company of Wolves" Moodlet
Werewolves who go into the Business Career can get the "Wolf of Wall Street" either trait, an achievement or a moodlet when they get the the highest level of the career
Children who have two werewolf parents will have the "raised by wolves" trait
If a regular Sim who has the Brave trait or similar sees a Werewolf Rampage or transform they will get the "Whose afraid of the big bad wolf?" Moodlet
Werewolf Specific Interactions
Attempt Simlish Communication
Brawl - unlike sparring, results in the losing werewolf becoming injured and a major relationship decrease.
Complain about Shedding - Regular Sims can complain to Werewolves about their shedding and anger them
Debate the treachery of vampires
Werewolves should not only be able to Howl but also Snarl and Growl
Howl in Response - If a werewolf has a dog as a pet; whenever the werewolf howls, the dog will howl back afterwards.
Joke about shedding
Play Fetch - Sims can throw a ball or a stick at a Werewolf and they will be compelled to chase it
Recruit Into Pack - Werewolf can recruit other werewolves to form packs, but they must have a good relationship with them.
Rub Belly - Sims can Rub the Werewolf Belly and the Werewolf will react with pleasure much like a canine
Scratch Furniture - Werewolf decides to damage certain pieces of furniture. Scratch too much and the piece is destroyed
Share Werewolf Experiences
Show Off Teeth
Sniff and Introduce
Sniff Inappropriately - Werewolves can upset Sims and Pets by sniffing them inappropriately
Teach to Howl - Adult Werewolves should be able to teach their kids to howl
Werewolf howls can frighten normal Sims and Pets making their bladder drop 50% if they already had to low bladder they will pee themselves
WEREWOLF!! - Intense fear moodlet caused by witnessing a werewolf rampaging
Werewolves should attack Burglars and ALWAYS win the fight. Burglars should have a 50% chance of getting bitten by the werewolf. If a Werewolf is apart of the Criminal Career path and is on a job and is attacked by a police officer they will Always get away and the officer has a 50% chance of being bitten
Wolf Down - Werewolf will eat food rapidly and aggressively in a squatted position
If a Werewolf has the evil trait and is being charming to another Sim he will get the "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"Moodlet
Werewolves will rifle through garbage cans and dumpsters while transformed
Werewolf Transformations
Love the Were-bies before turning. That was inspired in Sims 4
The painful looking transformation is awesome
Love the scratching the ground when transforming from Sims 4
The red glowing bite mark from Sims 4 was awesome too.
We can choose eye color in wolf form. Golden is preferable. Oh and heterochromia for not only Werewolves, and regular Sims but Pets too
Werewolves should become hungry right after they transform
Scars being separate CAS assets AWESOME!!!!
They can also transform if their mood drops too low or they are suddenly angered.
If a child is born with two werewolf parents, the child could inherit lycanthropy in three different ways: they could become a regular werewolf, a greater blood werewolf, or a dormant werewolf in which they will carry the werewolf gene.
Werewolf transformations should frighten most Sims when they see one
Werewolves should be ravenously hungry when they transform. When a werewolf gets hungry, they will get the "Hungry Like the Wolf" moodlet
While transforming Werewolves should become terribly hot and have
Unicorns moved to Pets
Zombies I personally would like to have the Zombies back. But under a few restrictions
No Attacking the plants - That was just annoying
Zombies are Immortal and do not age
Unlike Vampires who only need an invitation to get in zombies can be stopped by locked gates and doors.
Zombies can infect other Sims by attacking and biting them
Vampires are Immune to Zombie bites as they are already undead
Zombies have green-grey skin, distorted facial features, and black eyes
Zombies will not shower and have the lowest Hygiene they and smell bad at all times. Should get the "Smells Like Death" emote
Zombies only have the Brains! Motive
Zombies will get the "Sticky Puffy Eyes" Moodlet as a reference to the South Park Episode "Pinkeye" Doctor Sims will get an interaction to give the Zombie some Topical Cream. Beside the Brains!! thought bubble zombies will get one resembling a bottle of Worcestershire sauce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDy6QF7iAg&t=3s
They move with a slow shamble and will droop their heads, and they cannot walk up and down stairs normally
Zombie think about brains constantly but they do not consume them from other Sims
Zombies cannot speak they can only make the "Arghhhh", which will scare Sims or moans
Pets dislike zombies and dogs in particular will have smelly thought bubbles
Horses and all wild animals will run away in fear of zombies
Zombies are unaffected by the lunar cycle
Evil Witches can use a spell to control Zombie
Sims can also become a Zombie via a bad bargain with death, a witches curse or the Baron Samedi's Bottled Curse Elixir
Sims who eat the quick meal Brain Freeze a la Mode have a chance to become a zombie after finishing the meal
Zombies will also play video console games as a reference to Shaun of the Dead
Zombies will attempt to break the headlights on a car if the car is parked and they are on. Reference to Night of the Living Dead
Zombies will meander around graveyards and parks all night if they cannot enter houses due to locked homes
Zombies are far weaker than Werewolves or Vampires and will likely lose any fights between them
Fairies are far faster and will likely escape unharmed any fights with zombies
Alchemy can brew a cure and Witches have a spell that will cure a zombie
Alchemy Moved to Skill out of necessity
Miscellaneous Occult Ideas
Different creatures having natural affinities or aversions to one another. Good Witches get along w/nice Fairies. Spriggans (bad fairies) liking bad witches. Vampires disliking Werewolves naturally, etc. It adds to the drama
The different creatures being able to use their powers to duel against one another like Vampires against witches. Etc
Only those in the Fortune Teller Career should be read Tea Leaves and Palms
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Comments
The Most Basic Things - In order of Importance
The Most Basic - Before All Else. Don't bother to release until finished
Must Haves in Base Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUyyBM2ins
It would really make a HUGE difference to the game play experience going forward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o19YuGdtvRE
Note - Cooking & Baking Recipes, Restaurant Equipment, Gardening & Flower Arranging, Build/Buy are all further down this thread in the comments. Scroll Slowly there is a lot of detail.
Game Play
> * The cut scenes for huge life events
It appears this thread hasn't gone into complete obscurity. I'm unsure if you stated this however there was no roof on the inside and that's necessary because it completely ruins the cutscene and screenshots when the walls in the background lead to sky. Also, I think Bella might be tired of waving so many sims off to uni!
Life Stages
We should have ALL of the usual life stages from the get go, plus 1
The Sims - Face & Body
Hair - You should include at least a little movement
A Few Hair Style Suggestions - These are all proper names of hairstyles
**NOTE - In my view Sideburn styles should be separate from Facial Hair so that it makes for more original looking Sims
Tattoos & Piercings should be in CAS from the start or at the very least in a Game Pack devoted to Health Spa, Tattoo Parlor & Hair & Nail Salons. The Sims 4 did a good job with enlarging the size and layering the tattoos I would keep that, Sims 3 had better variety.
Tattoos should have some color customization
Tattoo Placement
A Few Tattoo Suggestions - Also a painting tool for tattoos
Makeup
Full Face & Traditional Makeup: NOT MASKS - This is so that masks and makeup will not get lumped together.
Clothing
Categories of Clothing
I like Cameos in General
Overcoat - We need this one in Ivory, Black and Burgundy
Trench Coat
Cape Style
Accessories
Taste & Preferences, Personality Traits
Favorites & Dislikes - Since most people have more likes than dislikes. Favorites will have more options. EXCEPT Grumpy or Evil Sims who will have fewer Favorites and more dislikes.
Family Connections
Family Tree - Should go back with as many generations as the game can handle (for the benefit of legacy players). Doesn’t have to be complicated just an identifier for all parties. Although the longer and wider we can make the trees the more fun they will be for challenges and sponsored challenges. Family Trees should be Base Game as a part of CAS!!! If it isn’t done then don’t release the game.
How Many Family Members can we create in CAS?
As many as you want to make in a Multi-Generational Family. However after the family is created it should still conform to the usual rules of households and will need to be split up if the number of Sims and pets exceed what can live in one home. So if you make a family that consists of Grandma, Grandpa, Dad, Mom, 2 Children, an Aunt and her Spouse and their two kids plus 1 dog and a cat. You will need to split out at least individuals to another household to keep it at the 8 capacity. But suppose you want to split out Grandma & Grandpa and the cat, into one house, the family with the two kids and the dog into another, and Aunt and Uncle into another while retain the family connection and a relationship level you could reasonably expect, you should be able to do that without having to play through several generations on multiple saves.
Major Note - It cannot be understated that children in the Sims should NEVER, EVER get a romantic feelings towards adult Sims or vice versa even as a glitch. This is absolutely disgusting. If this becomes a reported glitch that seems to be common, you should immediately issue a public apology and fix it as priority one over any other considerations. The fact that this happened in Sims 4 and was not addressed at the time of my writing this is nothing short of vile probably bordering on evil. This unfixed issue is probably being exploited by monsters as we speak. The developers and company execs should frankly be ashamed. This also goes for any glitches that pertain to pets and Sims in a romantic sense… shudder…as well. Neither Animals or children can consent to anything romantic and to have anything in our games that come close to this is an abomination.
Relationship Icons - Please give them Colored Icons. If they are more than one thing give them appropriate Icons.
First off I want to mention that I would like one significant change to Friendships and Reputation. I think that who you are friends with and what your Reputation should have a much more significant impact upon the course of your Career & Social circle. If you are an Evil Sim having a bad reputation will help you in Careers that not being very nice like the Criminal Career track, Mad Scientist or Scam Artist would be a by product of. Your friends will also be bad people. Conversely being normal Sim that isnt evil a good reputation will garner much more friends of the better sort and more significant advances in your career if you are friends will influential people. Your associates should mean something why else have them.
Skills
Base Game Skills
Cooking Skill Techniques for subsequent Packs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcreQPUgt4k
Note: Personally I feel that the Cooking Skill is sufficient to cover Canning & Candy Making. However I wouldn't mind a 5 level hidden skill for each that would influence proficiency and output if it absolutely made a difference.
Expansion Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEj1hWaxD10&t=2604s
Careers Research Skill would be useful for:
Booby Traps, Interactions & Pranks
List of Alchemy Elixirs and Items
Combing Products from Different Crafted Items
I think this would be a great way to continually build upon old skills
Skill Notes
Cleaning & Household Chores - Home & Community - Hopefully This Chore List will appease those that want more chores in game. The Butler & Maid should be capable of doing most of the list with exception of the obvious Gardner tasks.
Education
Public & Private Schools
Private Boarding Schools & the Careers they Bonus (I’m cool with canon name)
Careers the School will Bonus
Einstein-Sagan Institute for STEM
Fort Starch Military Academy
Le Fromage Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Smuggsworth Prep School
After School Activities - Activities that Children and Teens can have their school day ends.
Note: I think the after school activities should be somewhat dynamic and playable. For example a Chess Team member going to a place where they have multiple chess tables and engaging in practice or tournaments. Cheerleaders learning new routines. Astronomy Club members having an evening field activity. Scouts going to a camping area to learn to make a fire, erect a tent, identify plants.
After School Activities can have Opportunities that have rewards attached to them
Children
Teens - Can have more than one After school Activity as well as a part time job so long as the schedules do not conflict.
Careers
Suggested Careers - Careers & Branches
Part Time Jobs
Teen Part Time Jobs
Adult Sim Part Time Jobs
Career Titles - Title placed appropriately in front of Sims name or after. For achieving various career levels sometime the highest or in the case of military or police just what rank they currently hold in the career.
Ex. Dr. John Watson, Detective Joseph Lestrade, Fire Marshall Bill Burns, Agent Hunter Gathers, Nurse Mildred Watched, Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce, Colonel Henry Blake, Captain Frederick Wentworth, Mayor McCheese
Military Ranks for the U.S. Military (Use only for example as it is a system I am familiar.)
Thank you I appreciate the support!
Sim Interactions that are must haves
Greetings - Particular to the type of Sim one is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmNU2t1Q-AM
Romantic Interactions
Special Pet & Children Interaction
When children or pets are sleeping in bed an adult can get a special interaction by clicking on the bed, “Tuck In”
Tricks & Pranks
Autonomous Actions
Elder Specific Interactions
Children Specific Interactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8VWssrdCY
Questions - The Getting to know you chit chat
Object Specific Interactions
Cooking Recipes - I tried to be as international as possible.
As a Note for the Devs I think it would be good for inclusive/representation purposes that the recipes' Country of Origin
For Example:
- Bacon Butty - It's Thumbnail Picture - Country of Origin (United Kingdom) - Meat Dish - Breakfast/Lunch - Ingredients
- Boeuf Bourguignon - It's Thumbnail Picture - France - Meat Dish - Dinner - Ingredients
- Bubble & Squeak - It's Thumbnail Picture - United Kingdom - - Vegetarian - Lunch,Dinner - Ingredients
I would also keep Serving SizeI mentioned this again in the Baking Section but I think the Cooking Recipes should have a Cook Book Icon very much like the Book of Shadows for Witches. It would have illustrations of what the food looks like.
Dry Spices that Should Be in the Base Game
I talked about herbs in the Gardening & Harvestables Section but here is what I think should be in the Base Game
Pumpkin Ravioli
Candy Making
Canning
Butter Churning & Compound Butter
Compound Butter Flavors From the Butter Churn & adding ingredients
Pet Food
Cat Food - I liked the idea of making Pet Food
Generally my ideal sims 5 game would have the art syle, create a sim, and build mode of Sims 4, but the worlds and most of the features of Sims 3.
Also, sometimes modders abandon clothes and it sucks :(
Beverages - Besides Juicing, Mixology, Nectar Making.
Note: It would be nice to be able to make hot chocolate and tea on a regular stove.
I also think this is an area where we could mention the Country of Origin for recipes if it has a recipe book and important.
For Example:
Juicing
Milk & Moon Milk
A Few Mixology Suggestions
Spooky Day
Snowflake Day
Punchbowl
Wassail
Eggnog
Baking - In the Base Game. Again I tried to as International as I can.
As I have previously stated I think it would be a great touch to include the Country of Origin or Culture for recipes if applicable. This would make it very easy to make themed Restaurants & Cafes. Additionally it helps to make the world a less ignorant place
For Example:
I would also like the Recipe Lists to look like a Traditional Cook Book but with illustrations
Gothic Wedding Cake for Vampires
Wedding Cake for Witches
Fairy Wedding Cake
Baking Details
Gardening & Floral Arranging
Gardening
Harvestable plants should come in different shapes. Not every plant is a bush or a tree. I realize it would take forever to create their lookalikes in game however I think you should at least break it up into a few category types. I will say that flowers should at least look mostly like their real world counterpart.
Base Game Fruits & Vegetables
Expansion & Game Pack Fruits and Veggies
Harvestables for Flower Arranging, Landscaping & Perfumery
Pink Lady Slipper
Magical Plants The reason Im suggesting that certain plants be obtainable only from certain Sims so that there is a further degree of difficulty in the game for things like Herbalism, Magic and Alchemy.
Flower Arranging
Flower arranging not just being the table arrangements (Which I still want btw) - Using flowers we can grow. It would be also nice to learn new styles in different countries for example Leis or Ikebana.
Garland for Kukur Tahir - The Hindu festival that honors dogs for their friendship
Gardening & Flower Arranging Competitions
I'd love Flower shows like the Brits do every year.
Landscaping
Poison Garden - Patterned after the Alnwick Poison Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Ou1OiYCK0&t=34s
List of Non-Rabbit Hole Businesses and Community Lots I'd like to be able to have in Sims 5 - Special note. I dislike Retail lots that aren't specific as to what kind of retail store they are.
Attractions
A Spooky Version - I think if you could make just the key pieces with a spooky version like the house from the Sims 3 store.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU_gWsoAB6o&list=PLvs0xSeGdspHb7pSkjfHUb_FO1rPgAcRx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDJ3U1DrDLw
Midway Games
Interaction(s):
Practice Archery
- Basic Shot
- Quick Shot
- Challenge Shot
- Extreme Shot
Challenge The Board- Basic Shot
- Quick Shot
- Challenge Shot
Check High ScoresBar Theme Nights and Specials
Bar Types
Activities
Features & Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptssv-7F2_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDnvwsa-xI&t=38s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGV5U6fYzkw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF84xsczIpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZZ70DpMVBc&t=646s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nHn34oUqpc&t=8s
Trophy Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sec8wlgtkfA
Aromatherapy Infrared Drying Cage
List of Mechanic & Body Shop Services
Museum Types
It would be wonderful if the grapes were tall
Vending Machines to Feed Strays paid for with Recyclables
Statues dedicated to Man's best friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UzNaqxFhTw
Community Lots that are alright to be Rabbit Holes
Awnings come in: (Unless we get the much requested color wheel)
https://youtu.be/P11PEqFAVtM?t=880
- Bar
- Curved Pieces
- Diving Board - Standard & High Dive
- Fountain pieces
- Grotto & Artificial Waterfall
- In-ground Hot Tub that can easily join a pool
- Ladders
- Pool Lights
- Pool Stairs
- Pool Tile - Sides & Floor
- Pool Volleyball Net
- Slide
- Staircases w/ these Features
- Be able to have single handrail for staircases adjacent to walls
- Be able to customize rug runners and the wall if the staircase
- Matching Balustrades (fence) to the Balustrade on the actual staircase
- Starting Newel Posts that can hold:
- Carved Decorations
- Floral Arrangements
- Gargoyles/Grotesques or small Statuettes
- Newel Post Lamps
- Stencils for the Pool Floor & Walls
- Surfing Water Mechanism
- Spiral Staircases - NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THIS BACK TO GET US TO PURCHASE A LATER EXPANSION
- Terrain Tool
It is a pain to retrofit these into existing building. Besides having all of the necessary building tools will greatly benefit the Game builders in the creation of future neighborhoods. Please don't release a game that doesn't have these in good working order.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o19YuGdtvRE
Normal
Ripped Version
Screened Porches & Screen Door
1. Mosaic Patterns that piece together to create a picture
- Egyptian
- Ancient Greece
- Asian
- India
- Stars & Planets
- Zodiac - Greek or Chinese or both
2. Glass Flooring3. Light up Flooring
4. Driveway, Patio Flooring
5. Stage Foundation Tool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUyyBM2ins
Don't forget a conservatory to go with it
Walls
Note: Please Categorize Better. Here are suggestions
Room Categories for Full Room Buy Sections with Icons
Any Icon of Bathroom Clutter will do
Give us the ability to mod for the game and create new worlds like in Sims 3 CAW.
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
I wanted to add a few more thoughts to see what others think but also incase the Gurus are listening to our feedback already 👀
Worlds
- Being back Neighbourhood worlds like TA2! I loved having the main world (Pleasantview) with the sub-neighbourhoods attached (Downtown / University towns etc)
- However, I for one LOVE the freedom we have with so many worlds and lots combined in TS4. Maybe there could be a merge of the 2 ideas?
- If so, the main worlds/neighbourhoods should be connectable via some mode of transportation (plane/ trains/ ferry/ cruise ship) and affected by a time difference (set by players) for instance: travelling from Sulani to Mt Komorebi shouldn’t take a few Sim minutes. However travelling between the sub-neighbourhoods should take little to no time.
Elders!
They deserve love too! I actually squealed when we saw the dentures at the Sims Summit! Here’s a few things I’d love to see added into their gameplay:
- Bingo
- Garden centres with pottery classes (taught by elders / and attended by all)
- Proper book club, I know we can make our own with the Clubs in TS4 but they can do better.
- Gossip culture! Nana’s love to spill the tea
- Looking through curtains to be nosey
- Photo album as decor but fully interactive: showing family/grandkids and possible moodlets: bored, inspired to speak to family, in awe at stories, sad about death etc
- Zimmer frame, mobility scooter, walking stick (WITH the walking styles from TS3)
- Getting ill/ medications
- Spoiling grandkids
- Telling stories / war stories / family gossip
- Afternoon tea
- Elders exercise class (using chairs / light yoga)
- Care home/ Health and Social career
- Day long coach trips to rabbit holes (like the volunteering in TS4)
- Sorting pension when an adult
- Wills (I know you included this but it gets a second vote)
- Golf
CAS
- More mens styles, decent wearable clothes please!
- I love MM so I really hope we don’t see a change to Alpha. A good combination of soft alpha with less clay hair!
- Bags! Rucksacks, handbags, bumbags, purses, backpack reins for toddlers, briefcase, school bag,
- Think TS2 trait points (neat/slob, active/lazy, nice/mean) but for the things you’ve already mentioned too - I miss this!
- Turn on/offs deffo need to be brought back! And they could also be affected if you find the sim of your dreams and you don’t seem to mind their blonde hair, or you suddenly find freckles a turn on. Equally you could loose/struggle to build romantic relations with someone if their favourite decor is Cosmolux and you love French Country!
Animals
- PLEASE please please just give us Rabbits as pets! It’s so common in the UK just let me live my pet dreams.
- Loved the rodent cage in TS4 but the gameplay could be better, think: hamster ball that can roam the house/room, taking home the class hamster, taking them to the vets or pet store for treats / cage decor.
- Pets should absolutely have a thirst requirements
Other:
- Would LOVE to see resorts make a come back, some of my favourite gameplay was building a resort up from scratch in TS3
- Bring back the pool bar!
- Firewalk pit
- Please bring back memories
- Would love to see individual (not just household) bios brought back.
- Bank accounts! Or individual funds (phone app or piggy bank?)
- And last but not least, please give us a functioning fruit bowl!
Appropriate looking Outdoor Lamps
Amusement Park Speaker - Plays only Carnival & Amusement Park Themed Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0chCdFEaP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb4Jv34knqU
Two Upgrades
- Add Small Fountain
- Self Cleaning
Four Interactions - Water for the Bird Bath. Bird seed for the Bird Feeder- Fill
- Empty
- Clean
- Watch Birds
- Watch Birds (Cat Interaction)
- Jump to catch birds (Cat Interaction) - Cat never actually catches the birds they just get wet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL_6nhWDcu4- Dining Tables
- End Tables
- Fireplace Hearth
- Fireplace Mantlepiece
- Nightstands
- Pianos
- Sofa Tables
In These Metal Finishes- Brass
- Bronze (Oil Rubbed)
- Copper
- Gold
- Patina Copper
- Rose Gold
- Silver
- Wrought Iron
Candle Color Choices - Candle colors can come in metallic colorsApple Bobbing Tub
Notes:
- Bat
- Boo!
- Cockeyed
- Classic
- Cat
- Ghost
- Howling Wolf and the moon
- Owl
- Puking
- Scared
- Smiling
- Vampire
- Wicked
- Witch
- Werewolf
Interactions with the PumpkinTypes
- Cuckoo Clocks
- Grandfather Clock
- Mantle Clock
Chimes for Grandfather Clockhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/ADyyBw2-GmI
Pieces
- Built In Drawers - Stand alone for the closet center or against a wall with a hutch
- Double Hanging Clothing Rods
- Drawer Hutch with Shelving
- Handbag Shelves
- Shoe Shelves
- Single Hanging Clothing Rod - for full length clothing
Color Finisheshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXJ2jEjR4DA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cWsRNJcszw&t=738s
Real Faberge Eggs
Property of a Lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kyj7dT0txY
Light Pole Banner Options - Real Life holiday names for ease of recognition. Also common events and places where these type of lanterns and banners might be placed
Dragon Tapestry
Tiered Tray
Tea Set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEOSy9lysj8
Interactions
- High Pitch
- Medium Pitch (default)
- Low Pitch
Wind Chime Notes:Soothing Chimes (Happy +1)
Annoying Chimes (Angry +1) (Hot-headed Sims only)
Sounds of the Wind (Happy +2) (Music lovers only)
Buy - Kitchen, Cafe, Bakery & Restaurant
As a suggestion for Buy Items Appliances etc. for cooking besides the usual. No I'm not suggesting all of this for just the Base Game. I'm only suggesting that Cooking & Baking be in the Base Game. The different recipes will come in whatever packs make sense.
Restaurant and Kitchen Build/Buy
Buy/Build- Upgrades and Details
Details
Fireplace Mantle Interactions
Outdoor Holiday Lights - Color Combinations - Not just for holidays but for parties and events. Icicle and standard please
NOTE: Having the Holiday Decorations Box from Sims 4 was an inspired choice. If I could make a small suggestion for a new version of it. Please add Jack O'Lanterns for fence posts and/or staircases AND paper lanterns of something equally appropriate (red) for Lunar New Year.
The Ever Delightful Evergreen Holiday Tree - Probably not what it would be called in Sims 5. Would have the same interactions as the Sims 4 version including Father Winter placing gifts underneath. The Carols Sims will sing around the tree will be Simlish versions of 1. Let It Snow 2. Jingle Bells 3. Deck the Halls 4. Good King Wenceslaus
Tree Decorating Options
Tree Color
Ribbon
Ornaments
Light Color
Tree Skirt
Tree Topper
Gift Wrapping
Temperature, Weather & Climate
If this were a perfect world Climate and Weather would be in the Base Game in a simplistic form. This would give the teams the ability to implement new and different climates and weather for any new Expansions or Game Packs. I would like to suggest a few things from the start
Climate Window - This like the window we had all the way back in Sims 2.
Sky Lighting Tone Change for for each season
Types of Weather
Weather Related Illness & Death
Sims & The Seasons
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Pets & The Weather
Lunar Cycle
Full Moon
The New Moon
Parties & Events - Same style event planning from Sims 3 & 4
Party Window
Party & Event Types
Note: You should be able to hire a Photographer for events especially things like a family reunion where you can request the photographer to take certain types of group pictures for example, Wedding Party, Family Photo where you select all who should be in the photo and the family groups up, Couples, Proud Parents (Parents and Baby), and it should work the same for pets too.
Competitions & Tournaments
Holiday & Social Traditions
A Few Notes on Supernatural Creatures.
Supernatural Creatures that would be great to have
Grim Reaper
Vampires
Vampiric Details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzeqvq4lFeU&t=56s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5uwYp5EKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9A8PFlqM4U
Vampire Favorite Blood Types
Special Vampire Interactions
Vampiric Powers - I personally loved how the powers were done in Sims 4. I do like the weaknesses as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLj2RXm67Zs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lucrJmdbi0
Vampire Dueling Powers
Vampire Lore Skill - I think should be just for Anti-Vampire information. Or depending upon whether the Sim is a Vampire or not, they learn different things from the lore. As for Vampire "Fun Facts" I gave examples below.
Random Vampire Lore Examples
Spellcaster/Witches
Each spell has an alignment & the more you use a particularly aligned spell the more you become that alignment. Just like in Sims 2
List of Available Interactions with the Seance Table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMAZ9s8ebAo&t=145s
Voodoo Doll Actions & Voodoo Curses
Spell Caster Familiars Should be somewhat close to their Sims 4 Counterparts. I do think each should have at least 1 to 2 Spells of their own unique to them. For example the Phoenix could have a fire based power and the power to resurrect itself or its owner.
Fortune Teller - Not a Life state but really a job with magical features
Fairies
- Air - Sylphs
- Earth - Gnomes
- Fire - Salamanders
- Water - Undines
Later people took these ideas and applied them to other folklore. Undines became Mermaids. Now leaving the Mermaids aside for the moment that leaves the other three. Sylphs we often compared to fairies. Taking this information we can play with the lore and divide the three elements among fairies. Evil Spriggans can have fire powers and fire themed wings. Fairies can choose to specialize in the one of the other two elements and their powers, coloring, wing style and general esthetic can be formed from that.Vivian Leigh as Titania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6PAUz6omhc&t=55s
Fairy Magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1c-ah112UM
Fairy Special Interactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uss3NHf0l6U&t=34s
Ghosts
Abilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixzyt8AA7vQ
Ghost Types
Mermaids - I think it best to combine the powers of the Siren, Mermaid & the Greek Naiad Demi gods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAsRPFNWOvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBwsolJr88
A Simlish version of "My Jolly Sailor Bold"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQcsWPoazc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQN9Yy6B1Ts
Werewolves
How They Should Look
Werewolf Powers
Special Powers Note - Night Vision should be a power for both Werewolves and Vampires as they are both creatures of the night
Werewolf Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mMrCXPCZAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H72jkmil1CQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgA
Werewolf Specific Interactions
Werewolf Transformations
Unicorns moved to Pets
Zombies I personally would like to have the Zombies back. But under a few restrictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDy6QF7iAg&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYmm7WL62yE
Alchemy Moved to Skill out of necessity
Miscellaneous Occult Ideas