Hey, how about PetShop?

Hey, how about PetShop?

So, I was just thinking today. What if, instead of just providing random pets for us to adopt, what if Maxis provided PetShop, where you could make your own? I don't know if this is already in the works, I'm just dreaming, but wouldn't it be cool if ...

Instead of limiting us to just dog, cat, rabbit, whatever, there were a variety of heads, including fantastic ones, that you could manipulate much like you can in BodyShop?

You could pick scaly, furry, feathery, robotic, bald, custom ... for ANY pet? And color them any way you like as well?

You could choose any tail you like?

You could choose means of locomotion: hop, slither, walk, fly, hover?

You could choose horns, number of legs, type of ears, wings, forked tongues, antennae, or custom appendages?

Imagine this: You could have a pink polka dotted winged cat with a rooster tail, that hopped. You could have a flying retro-print robotic dog with six legs.

You could make dragons, snakes, flying fuzzy hovery things, whatever you wanted.

Just had this fun brainstorm and thought I'd share. I mean, why be boring? This would also provide a much larger range of "normal" pets if that's what floats your boat.

Anyway, just having fun imagining the possibilities.

 

LOL, that would be umm...creative. But I'm thinking that since that's pretty much what Spore will be, they won't do something like that for Sims2. I'm sure it will be the standard animals. I do hope they do something other than just cats and dogs however. For example, how cool would it be to have a pet monkey! LOL.

 

I want a snake...

A giat snake.

I will name it cedric.

 

I was looking for something on MTS2 and found a pet pink bat. Someone had taken the vampire bat from NL and turned it into an animated pet. I did not download the thing although I was curious to see how it worked, since they claimed it was animated.

If it had been some color other than pink...

 

See? This is feature would be great! I'm not suggesting something as complex as Spore. The pets wouldn't evolve, or anything. Though I'd like to see the offspring of the robotic retro dog and the winged rooster cat, LOL.

And they'd all pretty much have the same personality, as far as I can figure.

I just think it would be cool.

For example, how about a giant tropical fish that swims through air?

I saw the pink bat, too, Lynet. I try to avoid animated DLs. I figure that's just asking for trouble.

 

You want them to silence me? Never! I shall go fighting to the bitter end on the "this is Unleashed" bandwagon.

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This idea for a pet expansion is actually pretty good; I'd like it. It would be nice to have the option of creating your own pets instead of being stuck with a cat or dog (the others don't really count since they're not as interactive).

If they gave us the option I'd really like to get geckos, a dragon and a boa.. to which I'd name the snake Basil ().

 

There are so many creative people out there, the possibilities are virtually endless. My boa would be pink and purple and fuzzy.

 

breeds would be fun... imagine a Maine c*** cat (rhymes with moon and won't print out here) and a Simease (sp?) Tigercross. (My sister had one once. He was beautiful.

 

I want to adopt a llama. I would name him Carlito and ride him to work.

 

ROTFL

*wipes a few tears from her eyes* For some reason I have a picture of YOU actually doing this, not your sims.

I love it when you post WereBear. You always seem to have something quirky and hilarious to share. Simple but it says so much!

 

ROFLMAO!!! OMG for ten minutes now I've been trying to reply to this thread and I just can't stop laughing at that line.

Cass.

 

Thats sounds too much like Mary Shelly's Frankenstein to me.

 

Well, you could just make normal pets, then.

 

I think they'll probably include some genetics for the pets (I'm hoping at least!), and maybe different breeds, but from what I've heard and seen of the Pets EP so far, it seems like they're not going to take it to any extremes. I've only seen cats and dogs, but I think I'd be really disappointed if they didn't even include some of the same basic genetic and aging stuff they have for the sims. I'm still excited for the EP, regardless, but in speculation, I think they probably won't take it any more extreme than they have with the sims themselves, that's where I would put the limit. But, I know there will definitely be creative people who are good at custom content who will be coming up with crazy stuff once this EP comes out.


(I'm new, by the way. I noticed a lot of you seem to know each other and post a lot, so I thought instead of just interjecting myself into the conversation I'd offer some form of introduction. Hi. And I'm really glad to have found a sims forum comprised of more intelligent people than there are on the official TS2 site forums.)

 

ewww! it's bad enough when the sim dies, can you imagine them carrying on when they trip over a dead cat? or find the dead mouse it brough home...

 

Welcome! We got to know each other BY posting a lot.

New friends are always welcome.

 

I wonder if dead pets get a tomb stone?

Or if they just decompose until you throw them away.......

 

OK, eewwww ... Let's hope they disappear like the sims do and leave a mini tombstone or urn. That would be cute.

Or at least a pile of dust that can be swept up.

 

You know what would be funny...vampire pets! And Zombie Pets! Maybe the sims could raise their old pets from the dead! LOL...sorry, had to say it.