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 & TATTOOSSims 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
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- 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
- Tuning Instruments
- Winding the grandfather clock and it chimes
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- The food contests

- The Putting green

- The Elevator Build pieces


- 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
- Kissing Booth
- Love Tester
- Photo Booth





- Prom

- The Ghost's differing colors & Ghost Hunting


- Sims 2 & 3 had better pet gear


- Sketching, Sculpture work, Glassblowing, Photography


- The Tattoo Shop

- 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

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- The walk styles
- 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

New Things in the Sims 5 I'd Love to SeeThe 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
- Create a Pattern
- Inventory System
- Basic Search Bar
- Sort By Pack
- Personal Inventory
- House Hold Inventory
- Object Inventory
- Alchemy Cauldrons
- Bars
- Candle Making Bench/Kit
- Florist Bench
- Jewelry Bench/Gem Polisher
- Juicer
- 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
- Pools
- 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
- Neighborhood Lot Window
- Community or Residential
- Type of Lot - Retail Business, Public Park, Restaurant, Etc.
- Sub-type of the Lot - Park - Dog Park, Retail Business - Clothing, Restaurant - Chinese, Bar - Vampire Night Club, Bar - Karaoke Bar
- Name
- Hour of Operation 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Good Witches casting a Blessing type Spell on a gate or Door to keep out Zombies, Vampires & Werewolves
- Auto Mechanics
- Bar Tenders
- Butlers
- Caterers
- Dog Walkers, Groomers, Trainers
- Entertainers & Musicians
- Fortune Tellers
- Gardeners
- Ghost Hunters
- Handymen
- Home Decorators/Designers
- Maid Service
- Pest Control
- Photographers
- Veterinarians - For Horses, Cows basically farm animals b
- Allow/Disallow Invited Guests - When you select disallow all invited and not invited guests leave the lot
It would really make a HUGE difference to the game play experience going forward
- Harvestable Plants looking like their real world counterparts at least in a realistic sense for development i.e. Ground plants not looking like bushes
- Lamp Upgrade for all Gates - Places a light(s), lantern, or torch that is compatible to the design of the gate
- Sound Upgrade - Add/Remove Creaky Gate Noise
- Locking Computers to certain Sims
- Setting the Table
- Watering Houseplants
- Ambiance Sounds
- Cuckoo Clock Chimes
- Crickets at night in Summer
- 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
- Grandfather Clock Chimes - At least Westminster
- Mantle Clock Chimes
- Owl's Hooting at night
- Town Clock with Bells
- 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
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.CASLife StagesWe 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 & BodyHair - 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
- 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

- Body hair in the Base Game

- Being able to shave - Base Game
- Most beard and facial hair should be available via Base Game and downloads during the first year

- Tattoos and Piercings as Base Game
- Eye Customization
- The Eye is divided into sections - Each Section can be a different color
- 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
- 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

- Scars
Frankenstein's Monster Head 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.
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
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
- Face Painting Booth styles
- Geisha
- Human Statue
- Kabuki

- Mimes
- Military Camouflage
- Magicians
- Team Sports Types
ClothingCategories 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
- Montera or Bull Fighters Cap
- Mortarboard
- Newsboy Cap
- Pagri
- Panama
- Pickelhaube
- Pillbox
- Pith Helmet
- Pork Pie
- Rastacap
- 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
- Pink Bridal
- Red Bridal
- White Bridal
- Yarmulke
- Jewelry
- Ankle Jewelry

- Belly Button Piercings & Belly Chains
- Bracelets
- 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
- 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
- Pinky Ring
- Wedding Ring
- Toe Rings
- Upper Arm Cuffs
- Watches
- Leg Wear
- Leg Warmers
- Socks
- Stockings & Hosiery
- Masks
- Diving Mask
- Eye Mask for Sleeping
- Facial Masks - Spa (Mud Masks, Hydrating Mask etc.)
- Ninja
- Noh Mask
- Peking Opera Mask
- Phantom of the Opera
- Surgical Mask
- 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
- Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Devil
- Dracula

- Dr. Watson
- Fairy
- Frankenstein's Monster
- Ghost
- Igor
- Invisible Man

- Mask of the Red Death
- Medusa
- Mummy
- Ninja
- Phantom of the Opera
- Pirate
- Roman Centurion or Mark Antony
- Sherlock Holmes
- Star Wars Characters
- C3PO
- Chewbacca
- Darth Vader
- Emperor Palpatine
- Princess Leia Organa
- Lando Calrissian
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo
- R2D2
- The Mandalorian
- Yoda
- Vampira
- Witch
- Wolfman
- Everyday Outfits & Loungewear
- 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
- Outerwear Categories - Rain Gear and Cold Weather Wear being separate outfits
- Cool Weather
- Cold Weather
Overcoat

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
- Book Genre
- Biography
- Children's Books
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mystery
- Poetry
- Romance
- Satire
- Sci-fi
- Thriller
- 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
- Asiatic Lily
- Bells of Ireland
- Bird of Paradise
- Blue Bells
- Blue Bonnet
- Borage
- Calla Lily
- Camelia
- Carnation
- Cherry Blossoms
- Chrysanthemums
- Cosmo
- Crocus
- Dahlia
- Daffodils
- Daisy
- Delphiniums
- Dracula Orchid
- Echinacea
- Foxglove
- Gardenia
- Hibiscus
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Iris
- Lavender
- Lilacs
- Love Lies Bleeding
- Magnolia
- Monkshood
- Narcissus
- Peonies
- Phalaenopsis Orchid
- Pink Lady Slipper Orchid
- Poinsettias
- Poppy
- Roses
- Sunflowers
- Starburst Lily
- Tiger Lily
- 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
Pet Suggestions - See Below
Occult Sims Moved to their own Comments Below
Gardening & Flower Arranging moved to its own Comment
Build/Buy moved to its own section in Comments
Suggested Neighborhoods & Community Lots Moved to its own section in Comments
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

- It would be nice to have the Big Boss & Headmaster Scenarios Back maybe slightly different but with no less consequence
- Basic Card Games - Bridge, Gin, Poker, Solitaire and be able to build a house of cards. I'd love the Poker table back for most of it.
- I'd like it if Sims could whistle
- 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.
Comments
Skills
Base Game Skills
Cooking Skill Techniques for subsequent Packs
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
Booby Traps, Interactions & Pranks
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.
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
Military Ranks for the U.S. Military (Use only for example as it is a system I am familiar.)
> * 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!
Thank you I appreciate the support!
Sim Interactions that are must haves
Greetings - Particular to the type of Sim one is
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
Questions - The Getting to know you chit chat
Cooking Recipes - I tried to be as international as possible.
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
Beverages - Besides Juicing, Mixology, Nectar Making.
Note: It would be nice to be able to make hot chocolate and tea on a regular stove.
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.
Gothic Wedding Cake for Vampires
Wedding Cake for Witches
Fairy Wedding Cake
Baking Details
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 :(
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
Neighborhoods and Community Lots
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.
Midway Games
Features & Services
Trophy Room
Aromatherapy Infrared Drying Cage
List of Mechanic & Body Shop Services
Museum Types