be able to open windows and you could tell if a breeze was blowing in and the sim have a moodlet for having fresh air in the house and have a negative moodlt if it started raining and it was coming in the windows.

Considering we have people in the modding community who can, in their spare time and with tools that don't cost $$$$$, convert Sims 2 objects to Sims 3 (that are completely recolorable) and some even having custom animations, I'm wondering what in the world took them so long to give us baby changing tables, pool slides, and diving boards. It seriously doesn't take nearly four years to make animations, does it?

Their priorities out out of order. A lot of stuff is still missing, yet, our billionth chair is just fine. I don't even use half they chairs the give us.

I hope, for the next game, Interior Design and architecture is just as important as the Sims themselves. Double oven and a cooktop? I'm sure those are just tweeks to existing features and quite handy for making good looking kitchens. The teams spends a lot of time giving us a lot of stuff we really don't need, or even want or can't really use, unless you're brave enough to be tacky.

I should just make a list of crap I actually want, but it'd be a pretty long list. I'll just take the good with the bad.




And the Sims 3 has ugly stoves. All of them. Just sayin.

Lots of great ideas in this thread!

CaptConfucious -- "I'm hoping for the ability to create sub-lots, a tool that allows a lot to be split into partitions.
This would let one make mixed use lots, say build an apartment above a shop, or build a strip mall and separate each store so they can be individually owned."

Petchy -- "EASY EXPANSION - Some mechanic to expand your lot size would definitely not go amiss. In combination of that mixed-use idea you had, CaptConfucious, imagine the idea of Families owning surrounding land around their homes but are unable to build on it without paying money to the council.. or a family owning a private area of the graveyard.. or Farmland, or Orchards or.. or.. well, the possibilities are endless!"

This and this!


Also, I'd love it if Sims could own more than one lot. Also, the ability to build attics and row houses -- i.e.: terraced residences and/or terraced shops which share a common wall in between each one and can be owned separately or all together and used as rental properties, or sold separately as "starter" homes. :D

Curtains that fit the windows would be a nice start. I am seriously vexed about curtains.

Some *nice* bay windows - actually some *nice* windows. Period. More architectural detailing and maybe some leaded windows.
Proper looking thatched roofs - Irish style! Actually don't get me started on roofs. The roofs need a total rework.
Circular doors so I can finally build Bag End.
More Classical looking doors - so I can build Jane Austen style houses.
More elegant staircases. Sweeping curves and decorative railings. <<< bit of a fantasy but still ....
The ability to hide the bloody kitchen smoke alarm on the ceiling instead of behind the *yawn* stove*. This is how it is in real life, no? We can decorate the ceiling now, why can't we fit the alarms there?

As someone said above me, lets get some sexier stoves please. Large range style ones or fireplaces you can cook on. But please lets get the smoke alarm on the ceiling?

And the idea some brilliant person had above about mixed lots would be just a dream come true!

- The ability to create terraced/rowhouses without difficulty or modding the game.
- Your sims can buy a storage locker to stow previous generation's crap in, or have a working musty-dusty attic.
- The ability to create real houses on hills. Like so:

I posted in this thread http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/po.../45/675162.page but I'll post here too.

-wall & floor grids half the size (allows for windows/doors to be places inbetween tiles, instead of having two seperate versions cluttering build/buy) & the ability to build walls that are half the length (for shallower fireplaces)

-an indoor platform tool adjustable to height intervals that will automatically build the walls underneath (for split level stairs)

-matching window/door sets that are modular & seamless (line up side by side with no gap in the middle -looks better, like the basic windows from Supernatural & University), also modular arches for any length

-modular & shiftable curtains & shutters (left, right & middle pieces)

-a standard window/curtain SIZING SYSTEM to maximise usage

-recolourable everything (trees, flowers, roofs & trim, chimneys, lattice deck)

-more basic wall templates (different height backsplashes)

-glass floor tiles

-all objects with a non stencilled preset

-stand alone tv's (placeable on any surface)

-ALL wall objects to be shiftable and hide with walls down (must I say why?)

-shallower kitchen cabinets (because those things look damn inconvenient!) -also hide with walls down... basically anything that is non-functional and only serves to look pretty but interferes with the view should hide with walls down, I consider mirrors as decorative too because you only really need to click them once to gain a charisma point then the rest is done through socialising

-kitchen counters without the 'lip' so can be used with "move objects"

-fences that don't repeat the post every...damn...tile... so messy!

-no necessary gap between lots

-better item categorising (no overstuffed category where devs just chuck anything they can't be bothered categorising correctly *cough* misc deco *cough*)

-basic greenhouse tool from Sims 2, no fancy fancy

-more traditional items like above ground hot tubs, pull down attic ladders, classic shower/tub combos with curtains (stuff you would find in any dated house, not super modern flashy versions of everything)

-less colour saturation on objects that can't be recoloured (like plants)... but in S4 there shouldn't be anything that isn't recolourable

-better lighting, and less bloom

-more than 5 floors (they easily get chewed up building foundations and friezes)

-themed build sets with few items that are usable in many different ways.
Eg. a colonial set -contains a few different styles of front and interior doors, but they can be placed inbetween tiles, so they can essentailly be on 1 tile, 2 tiles, 3 tiles etc. Maybe one or two styles of arches, but those arches are modular to extend to any width. Modular windows, tall, counter & privacy (with height shiftability can be made into a dormer window) a column that can extend in height, and a set of shiftable shutters (separated left and right sides in 3 lengths to match the long, counter and privacy window)
And other themed sets in this fashion (modern, victorian, tudor etc.) to really make houses look and feel complete

-doors that actually hide with walls down when they're placed adjacent to a corner (that really gets on my nerves)

...Phew

One more thought; it might be a good idea for the first preset of furniture items to be in a nice plain and simple, unstencilled texture, often I overlook using certain items such as the cow print futon sofa because of the heinous pattern used. The sofa actually has a nice shape, but because of that first preset my eyes simply drift over it in the catalog.

Because of the flexibility that CAST introduces, it's better to look at objects in the game in regards to shape to determine whether or not they will suit an environment. I find the best way to quickly define an objects shape is if i see it in plain textures. Eg. I would probably take note of the shape of that chair and use it more often if it showed in the catalog with a nice simple wooden frame, and a solid neutral colour futon. By all means go crazy with patterns and colours in the presets after that. But it would make the catalog much easier to browse through if the first preset was plain. Even giving us the ability to rearrange the preset order would be good, then we could just push our own presets up to the front to show in the catalog.

-A world editor within the game thats easy to use.
-Allowing you to customise existing worlds, adding roads and everything.
-Spiral stairs and elevators in the game from the start, not added after multible expansions.
-Round rooms along with several windows, doors and archways being adapteable to this. (some couldnt work)
-Bridges. Silly that this never was added yet.
-Being able to place stairs closer to doors. Works better for basements.
-Better stair tools in general.
-More pool stuff. A slide, high diving board, producing waves in the pool, pools with a deep and a shallow part, beach balls in the pool, a rope to swing into the water, etc.
-Go Kart track. Works similar to a skating track, just bigger and with go karts.
-Recoloreable chimneys. Is it that hard?
-Higher fences.
-Field. Can be used to grow many of the same crop at once instead of planting everything seperatly.
-Fencing swords. Just because it seems like a lot of fun and gives a bit of action.
-Shooting range. Allows sims to fire crossbows and handguns and improve their score.
-Ladder. A new way to go up.
-Escalator. Great for in malls.
-Interactice trees. Put a swing on them, build a tree house in them, put a birdhouse in there, etc. Gives a lot to do. Kids could build their own tree house instead of getting it already made.
-Hometrainer. A bike to exercise on at home.
-Trumpet. A new instrument.
-Skateboard.
-Halfpipe. to go with the skateboard.
-Modern scooter. Old fasioned model was nice, but what about adding a new modern model?
-Castle playset. Why always a dollhouse? give those boys a nice castle with horses, soldiers and such to play with.
-Hobby Horse. Maybe outdated, but I'd like to see kids playing cowboy on a hobby horse.
-Baseball bat + glove and baseball. Play baseball for real instead of throwing a ball back and forth.
-Defence robot. Attacks burglars and other trespassers, the best security system you could want.

It's an in-joke. I think because Sims was called a "virtual dollhouse" or something like that - it's even partially named after Will Wright. Read the description of the dollhouse in TS2 - it's so sims. A castle is fine, too, but if it's a companion to the dollhouse, they need a description that makes us think of TSM. Also, I've very rarely seen (if ever) regular castle sets in real life (as opposed to Lego or something they build). Still, I don't mind new toys, whatever they are.

Brace yourselves, a sort of long list ahead:

-The ability to create circular rooms
-Prettier roofs
-Make and Live in semi - detached houses with some other random sims WITHOUT the use of a mod
-Stoves on community lots without the use of lots
-A wider range of tvs in the base game
-More toys suited for boys
-More cribs!
-A variety of games consoles on the base game
-The ability to buy cable tv ( I know you can upgrade it but I've just ALWAYS wanted this)
-This isn't really build/buy mode buy those darn kids shouldn't even have those smartphones! Aren't they like 8? I think they should have to buy them, but that's just me
-Actually go in and out of the car like they did in TS2
-Use the garage properly!!!!!!>_< This is something I reallllllllllllly want
-Escalators....
-SHOPPING MALLS!!!! ACTUALLY BUY YOUR CLOTHES LIKE IN TS2. This is a must!

*clears throat*
That is all. Thank you :3

Hm... I'm not really a builder, so I can't help much there. I would love open stores to go shopping for new toys and cars and furniture, instead of always going to build-buy. Also, I HATE that you can just click on the dresser/mirror to give you a brand new look. I want to take my Sims to a store to buy new clothes! Preferably an open store, because I also hate rabbit holes. I would love an actual mall (complete with escalators). Also, for bay windows? I want to put in a REAL seat in the bay window so they can sit there and relax to read or take a nap or whatever.

For buy items:

I want to be able to see rain and snow outside my windows when my sim is INSIDE the house!

I'd like for there to be no 'lots' as such but plots - maybe if the whole landscape was divided by a build grid so you could build anywhere, place roads, trees, utility buildings etc anywhere.

Maybe you could start in a small starter plot that used 20 x 20 squares and then, rather than moving to a larger house, you can buy another plot and extend your house. You simply buy more of the landscape as you want to expand and it needn't be adjacent - there may be a hint of this coming with Island Paradise as you can, apparently, buy other lots to build on...

Proper glass bricks

I would like if you can vary in height and thickness and curvature of walls...nothing worse than building a quaint little cottage with plasterboard (rockwall) walls...and for the windows and doors to be adjustable so that they fit the thicker, higher curvier walls.

I too love the idea of being able to terrace the foundations...so I can build a split level house or pool....or to be able to build part of a house under a hill - like a passive house that uses the earth's warmth to heat it...

Roofing is a nightmare - I don't have suggestions for how it could be better but I'm pretty sure it could be

Stairs - please lets have some variety - the ability to build quarter and half turns and curves and widening the stairs towards the bottom...

It does seem there might be some kind of modding tool included - I never played Sims 2 but I've heard that you could create your own items and I think the idea of being able to visit a furniture warehouse and make your own would be fantastic.

I'd love to have something like Open for Business - for crafting, gardening, cooking etc - all those skills you learn in sims 3 seem so wasted - especially cooking - if all you can do is feed your family.

I think it would be good to make CAW easily accessible for all - it's a brilliant tool but very cumbersome for what it is...

And, I don't know about anyone else...I tend to buy worlds simply to have access to new build/buy objects so if they released those things in stuff packs I'd rather they do that. Or, better still, have an online store that I could go to, to buy new build/buy objects that are being constantly released and updated....

OH MY GOD.
comfort > bed frames or mattresses
pick a frame, and then a mattress to go on it.
OMG I LOVE YOU this is brilliant. Too bad it wont happen

Ha, don't thank me! It was a fairly common request on the official forums back when I went there, and I've only adopted it.

A better roofing tool, proper circular walls, and the ability to make things like foundations next to walls/split stairs without the CFE cheat.
All of that would make it much more likely I would buy TS4 in the future.

Also being able to properly place two families on one lot, and only play as one of them. I've always wanted a big mansion with a tiny (but nice) butler house out back (think of a Fresh Prince like home), but only play as the butler and still get paid for it, etc. With Twallan's mods and "kaching" I can do this pretty easily but I'd just like EA to put it into the game so I don't have to download stuff (lazy).

I would love to have tools sophisticated enough to build rooms like this and this. It would be great to actually put the attic space to use.

I loved to build in TS2, it's a chore in TS3. The sparkles and the jerky animations and that weird wall stretcher/mover tool drive me nuts!

Here's my (incomplete) list:

- Recolorable roofs - have 1 each slate, cedar shake, asphalt and metal roof, then be able to recolor them.
- Ability to have different colors/styles of roofing on the same lot.
- Bedroom suites - matching beds, night stands, dressers, armoirs, chests, mirrors.
- Recolorable flowers. Leaves can stay green, but I'd like to create gardens all in purple or coral or yellow, or have that centerpiece on the dining table match the dining room.
- Terrain paints that match the base. Sometimes you make a mistake or change your mind and need/want to cover it up
- Pattern sorter/organizer - there are soooo many fabrics that it takes froever for them to load. When I create a custom pattern, I might not want it in the fabric section.
- More curtain/blinds/shutter styles, choices, sizes, etc.
- The ability to set on the quarter tile, like in TS2's Mansion and Garden stuff pack. The half tile isn't precise enough, and sometimes I don't want to place things with the freestyle cheat.
- More sizes and shapes of rugs.
- Customizable paintings - at least be able to recolor them.
- Ability to color floor edging differently on the same floor. Sometimes I have exposed balconies on the outside that I want white, and exposed flooring by the staircase inside that I want a wood tone.
- The shiftable window and door idea others have brought up - fantastic idea!
- Ability to do walls next to foundations without texture warping or cheats.

Again, this is just an incomplete list...

I just want to have the ability to modify my neighborhood directly in game.
I wanna be able to place new roads , lots that actually snap to the roads without these ugly spaces between them , add trees that don't float in the air , and be able to change the terrain every time I want.
Is that too difficult? :/

Oh god, the sparkles! I have a mod that disables them, not just them but ALL freaking sparkles in the game, and whenever I disable my mods for whatever reason I'm reminded of the target age group that EAxis was aiming for. It makes me a saaad panda...

Sims 4 could definitely lose the sparkles.

1)I don't know if this is included in build/buy mode but 1 factor that bugs me is that intersection stupidity!! I mean if um.. a low heighted thingy-ish something is in front my darn sim the sim just keeps on cribbing and shows their stupid hands!!It's irritating man! then i have to place every damn thing again!!!The sims 4 should reduce this like- CAN'T THEY JUST GO OVER IT???!!!!!

2) And what is this modular stair crap??fix that

3) yeah and you know what? MTS should even continue when the sims 4 is out .
Actually I don't know if the sims 4 is even coming to south asia. but i really hope someday....
( this was my FIRST post so if you hate it don't say anything bad pls..)

You can do the sloped attic in TS3 http://simension.de/sims-3-english-...pe-attic-rooms/, but I don't think there is a way to have a dormer window jutting out from it, unless you make the dormer really short, and use a low window, but that looks weird. Anyway, the sloped roof effect is nice, here's my attempt
Haha my attempt to post a picture failed, link instead http://www.flickr.com/photos/94911732@N07/8811933819/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/949117...in/photostream/