What
I am very disappointed about with The Sims 4 is the fact that there
are no toddlers in the game.
One
of the many differences between the original The Sims and The Sims 2
was that our Sims would grow from babies to toddlers to children then
teens and adults through to elders and die of old age, as this
picture shows:
This
was something that we didn't have in the original The Sims and was I
think, the main selling point for the second generation of The Sims
franchise.
This
feature of the game continued on in The Sims 3 with the addition of
the young adult life stage added into the base game, whereas with The
Sims 2, we gained this particular life stage with the first Expansion
Pack, University.
From
what I have read on the internet however, the fact that toddlers were
not added to The Sims 4 have left some Simmers happy of the situation
as they didn't like the toddler life stage and others, like myself,
unhappy because of the deletion of something that we have been so
used to over the last ten years.
Having
toddlers in the game means two things for me - playing with families
and custom content. As I like to play families and create toddler
clothes, the deletion of the toddler life stage was a double whammy.
Of
course, the non addition (or should I say, the deletion) of toddlers
in TS4 not only creates a void in the lifespans but also the loss of
interactions such as teaching to walk, talk and potty train. In
addition, we have less custom content in the way of toddler clothing,
toys, cribs and baby changing stations to name just a few.
It
would be nice to think that EA/Maxis will put back what they have
taken from us in a future Stuff or Expansion Pack or even a free
patch together with the option to age up the toddlers after a few
hours or a couple of days, for those who do not wish to have them in
their game.
Meanwhile,
my craving for creating custom clothing for toddlers has taken it's
hold and so I spent some time over the weekend making Polar Bear
themed pyjamas for toddler boys for The Sims 3.
I
also decided to make a video to 'showcase' the outfit and so that you
can see what it looks like in CAS:
And
here is the image:
These
toddler pyjamas are available for download over at The Sims Resource
if you are still playing The Sims 3 and would like them for your
game. Click on the link below to be taken to the download page:
I
hope you like these pyjamas for toddler boys and I really do
appreciate any feedback, good or bad!
Take
care and have a great day!
~
Minicart (Jules)
