Sims 4 Expansion Pack/update ideas?

[When the Z is Dub]

Honestly, this is more of a way to discuss about possible new packs or updates to be added. I might just start first. I personally think it would be a good idea to bring those Sims 2 cinematics back. Sure, it might get annoying, but I didn't see anyone complaining about them back in the day. Hopefully, other people agree. Maybe more voice options as well, like "Gravelly" and "Cold." since I am not a fan of the voice selection in CAS. It makes it hard to make a character that I can only describe as having a "Croaking Bulldog Voice" when the voice options barely sound like that old 20 packs a day, P.I. type voice.

[Xeriath]

I just want better romantic animation which are not so damn childish. The only reason why I eventually will use an 18+ mod is because of the animation which I get there.

[When the Z is Dub]

Originally posted by Xeriath:

I just want better romantic animation which are not so damn childish. The only reason why I eventually will use an 18+ mod is because of the animation which I get there.

Sure, but I think they shouldn't go so far. After all, it is rated T.

[James3157]

If The SIms 4 is still going to be releasing new dlc and making updates 11 years from now which would be year 2034 the question is when will cars ever get added as an expansion pack to The Sims 4? Probably not anytime soon, but one could still hope they will get added eventually. However, some of the more obvious ones that I think will come eventually and probably come long before cars are hotels, resorts, and fairies, but the last one mentioned is probably going to be a gamepack instead of an expansion pack. As for cars if they ever do come officially as an expansion pack I am predicting 2029 or later which at that point Project Rene (The Sims 5?) will probably have already come out by then. Even Paralives if it does come eventually (which I am assuming will come out no later than 2027 since it only has 11 teammates meaning that it would take longer to develop than from a bigger gaming industry and apparently Project Rene might have started at around the same time as Paralives from 2019, but was not made public until October 2022) I am predicting will come before a cars expansion pack to The Sims 4.

[Xautos]

i seriously doubt they would go beyond the next year assuming project rene is ts5 and it gets announced by that point. TS4 support will be dropped like a hot potato.

[James3157]

Originally posted by Xautos:

i seriously doubt they would go beyond the next year assuming project rene is ts5 and it gets announced by that point. TS4 support will be dropped like a hot potato.

I do not think that Project Rene is coming out 2024, but I would not rule out 2025 entirely. At the very latest it might come out 2026, but probably coming before Paralives just like Life By You. Life By You early access was supposed to come out September 2023 originally before being pushed back, but would not be surprised if it comes out officially sometime next year. As for InZOI (designed similar in some ways to games like The SIms franchise, Life By You, and Paralives, but made from Korea apparently) I only found out about it this year from youtube and only recently, but I was surprised it could come out as early as late next year.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by James3157:

the question is when will cars ever get added as an expansion pack to The Sims 4? Probably not anytime soon, but one could still hope they will get added eventually.

This has been discussed at length in other threads. Functional, drive-able Cars are never going to happen in Sims 4. You need open world. The game would need to be completely reworked from the ground up. EA isn't going to do that. You have loading screens to deal with. That's part of the game design. People just don't want cars that you can drive 2 seconds to a loading screen.

[James3157]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

This has been discussed at length in other threads. Functional, drive-able Cars are never going to happen in Sims 4. You need open world. The game would need to be completely reworked from the ground up. EA isn't going to do that. You have loading screens to deal with. That's part of the game design. People just don't want cars that you can drive 2 seconds to a loading screen.

That is why I mentioned the year 2029 or later. That is of course assuming The Sims 4 continues to make dlc and have updates for 20+ years. Bottom line, cars will not be coming anytime soon or perhaps never. The only reason for adding them at this point is trying to copy The Sims 2.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by James3157:

Originally posted by Xautos:

i seriously doubt they would go beyond the next year assuming project rene is ts5 and it gets announced by that point. TS4 support will be dropped like a hot potato.

I do not think that Project Rene is coming out 2024, but I would not rule out 2025 entirely. At the very latest it might come out 2026, but probably coming before Paralives just like Life By You. Life By You early access was supposed to come out September 2023 originally before being pushed back, but would not be surprised if it comes out officially sometime next year. As for InZOI (designed similar in some ways to games like The SIms franchise, Life By You, and Paralives, but made from Korea apparently) I only found out about it this year from youtube and only recently, but I was surprised it could come out as early as late next year.

i didn't say it would be released in 2024, i said it could be announced in 2024. if it's done during E3 or EA Expo, some point middle of the year, there is every chance it will be released in early 2025. that leaves the rest of 2024 to TS4 and tie off the loose ends.

[Xautos]

As for InZOI and LbY? i'm very much looking forward to seeing what happens there. I really, really hope Paradox doesn't sneak in EOS on their game, otherwise LbY is off my list instantly, that EGS crap and CCP spyware can get lost.

Hopefully Krafton bring InZOI to Steam and not EGS.

[Xeriath]

Originally posted by Xautos:

I really, really hope Paradox doesn't sneak in EOS on their game, otherwise LbY is off my list instantly, that EGS crap and CCP spyware can get lost.

I needed to search for EOS. It is something with Epic Game launcher if I read this right. Should this not only run if you HAVE epic game launcher or snoops and send it data without your consent to epic? It seems more and more games got EOS. I have some in my library which got EOS after an update.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by James3157:

That is why I mentioned the year 2029 or later. That is of course assuming The Sims 4 continues to make dlc and have updates for 20+ years. Bottom line, cars will not be coming anytime soon or perhaps never. The only reason for adding them at this point is trying to copy The Sims 2.

My point was that cars won't ever be in Sims 4, even if they create DLC for the next 40 years. The game engine can't support drive-able cars. They can be placed as objects, but you'll never see any DLC where Sims get into cars and drive through the worlds. There's a possibility that EA might do that with Project Rene - but that's simply speculation at this point.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Xeriath:

Originally posted by Xautos:

I really, really hope Paradox doesn't sneak in EOS on their game, otherwise LbY is off my list instantly, that EGS crap and CCP spyware can get lost.

I needed to search for EOS. It is something with Epic Game launcher if I read this right. Should this not only run if you HAVE epic game launcher or snoops and send it data without your consent to epic? It seems more and more games got EOS. I have some in my library which got EOS after an update.

EOS is an Epic data collection program but it's also used for cross-platform multiplayer that has been quietly put on as many steam games as possible that also run from EGS as well, it's very underhanded, and you are required to accept to its use on any game it's installed on, even largely single player games now requires you to accept to its use, but before there there was no such thing.

it's unlikely these developers will be able to pull EOS off the game service. I'd rather have my data in the hands of american 3rd parties than the CCP any day of the year if it came to one or the other.

[Xeriath]

Originally posted by Xautos:

EOS is an Epic data collection program but it's also used for cross-platform multiplayer that has been quietly put on as many steam games as possible that also run from EGS as well, it's very underhanded, and you are required to accept to its use on any game it's installed on, even largely single player games now requires you to accept to its use, but before there there was no such thing.

it's unlikely these developers will be able to pull EOS off the game service. I'd rather have my data in the hands of american 3rd parties than the CCP any day of the year if it came to one or the other.

Thanks for answering me, Xautos. I asked my other half too about this and he explain it almost the same only with more detail: Why game development use it and why it so hated in the steam community. Always nice to learn new things, and without your mention I would never know that EOS exist and that more and more game use it on steam.

[Lexi Lunarpaw]

I really want a Time Travel game pack that features BC, 1910s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and the Far Future Obviously it would be specific to that one world... if not then maybe an Olympics style pack where you can make your own sports team or play in one and compete for trophies or just simply watch the game i think that would flesh the game out more