Base Game Quality of Life Improvements

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1. Smarter New Game FlowStop forcing us into CAS for new saves!&nbsp;Add a prompt asking:"Do you want to create a Sim, move in a premade household, or load a lot?"2. Better Controls &amp; AccessibilityTouchscreen and gamepad support on PC&nbsp;(why is this still not a thing?)Rebindable keyboard controls&nbsp;(let us customize our keybinds!)Easier computer/social menus&nbsp;(fewer nested clicks to find options)3. CAS &amp; Household ManagementCopy outfits between Sims&nbsp;in the same householdSave CAS outfits&nbsp;for reuse across savesView&nbsp;and unlock&nbsp;all hidden CAS outfits&nbsp;(without cheats)Modify career outfits&nbsp;without needing mods/cheatsAge down Sims to lower life stages&nbsp;(e.g., adult → young adult)4. Build/Buy Mode FixesFavorites system&nbsp;for Build/Buy itemsBetter organization&nbsp;(logical categories, less scrolling)Improved filters&nbsp;(sort by theme, pack, or function)Change light settings&nbsp;(on/off, color)&nbsp;in Build ModeUndo history&nbsp;(accidentally deleted a room? Just undo!)Auto-roof tool&nbsp;(generate roofs with one click)Display surfaces/ottomans in their own categories&nbsp;(stop mixing them with chairs!)Toggle catalog size&nbsp;(expand/shrink item thumbnails)5. Gameplay &amp; UI TweaksGrab all servings of food at once&nbsp;(no more clicking 12 times for leftovers)Buy/sell multiples of items&nbsp;(let us type "50" instead of spamming the button)Improved phone/notification system&nbsp;(social media-style feed?)Base-game relationship titles&nbsp;(boyfriend/girlfriend, wife/husband)Better in-game phone photos&nbsp;(why do they still look like potatoes?)6. Save &amp; Pack ManagementBulk delete saves&nbsp;(no more one-by-one cleanup)Disable pack content per household&nbsp;(for cleaner gameplay)7. Bug ReportingIn-game bug report tool (no more alt-tabbing to forums)

thefirsttemplar · Answer

I want an option to go to the neighbourhood right away and not to a specific family. I preferred that from Sims 1 and 2.&nbsp;Also I would prefer an option for CAS sims to be generated without make up and accesoires. It's a pain to remove all that for each individual outfit, or they should allow not having anything there to also be copied across all outfits.&nbsp;Hiding CAS options would also help a lot. Whatever you hide would not be generated on townies either, only way you could access it would be to show the new hidden category where you could also unhide it. The game has become very bloated with clothing after all, and we all have a lot of options we will never use.&nbsp;Also, elevators should be added in the base game. It's ridiculous we still don't have any yet and I hate it so much when building like a whole lab or other ambitious things across several basement levels that I need to put in stairs. It's also an extra woohoo location I suppose.&nbsp;Likes and dislikes should also affect sim behaviour. I hate how they will still do these things just as often, they will seek out music they hate to dance to it while it's in some side room. They should NEVER do the thing they dislike without being told by the player to do that.&nbsp;&nbsp;

miataplay · Answer

I agree with all of this. 🙂

simsplayer818 · Answer

I know I'd really like that option to start a new game without going into CAS first. With the full game, even on my speedier next gen console it loads soooo slowly that first time when it does that...and sometimes I might not want to create a Sim and just want to be Bella or Nancy instead! Those would be great options rather than only being able to go to CAS.Selling multiples is a big issue for me too. We could do that in the Household Inventory on console for a while but it was problematic and was removed. I hope to see it return, especially as a disabled player in my little hand supports going tap, tap...tap tap tap (ouch).

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Base Game Quality of Life Improvements

1. Smarter New Game Flow

2. Better Controls & Accessibility

3. CAS & Household Management

4. Build/Buy Mode Fixes

5. Gameplay & UI Tweaks

6. Save & Pack Management

7. Bug Reporting

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