Has anyone thought about an expansion pact for the Virtual Families game? For instance, once a player has finished all 4 collections they could be given the option of doing 4 new collections with say, a new picture, flowers, marbles - stuff like that. Also, when all of the original home improvements have been purchased then maybe a second set of home provements could be available like - a swingset & hot tub for outside the house. Also things to improve the non-career rooms inside the house. For example - new linens for the bedrooms, new area rugs for the parents room and the living room. How about the ability to change the floor tiles in the rooms or even completely change the the furniture in the living room. How about changing the shower curtain in the bathroom or the color of the washing machine and dryer in the laundry room?? It would give the player something else to strive for as the family keeps going generation after generation.

Wow, candy...you've given this some thought! All of it sounds wonderful! I, for one, would love it!

Sounds interesting!

I would like to see a sock collection and be able to buy a new fridge or bedding as well. New wallpaper to change the whole look of a room.

Great ideas Hon! I've already asked Arthur if he may ever give us the option to buy upgrades and home improvements after buying all the others. Once you get into the fifth gen your money piles up, because there's nothing else to spend it on. He said it's a possiblity. Maybe he'll do it after he finishes Villagers 4.

Thanks guys!! (Lewanda, Mappam, & BikerRikesBaby) I love VF & VV!! I got the idea for an expansion pact because of being such a big fan of the Zoo Tycoon series.

An expansion pack for VF sounds amazing! BTW, I'm a huge fan of Zoo Tycoon 2 too!

I'd love to be able to change the debris in the house on Virtual Families... they are colorful, but It'd be cool to see it in plaid or something... and I'd also like to be able to change te kind of rocks on the path, mabe a copper-reddish color?

Great Idea Candy!!

Nora,

I'm not sure what you mean by the debris; do you mean the wrappers and socks, etc? The path can be and has been changed by user-created mods. If you can't see a suitable mod there you could try supplying more details and asking in the mods discussion forum if anybody is willing to create it for you.

I agree with all that has been said in this topic.
But what about it turning into the Sims?
The greatest thing they could ever make is CUSTOM HOUSE MAKING.Like in The Sims. People like to be flexible and to enhance and express their creativity.

I think it's unrealistic to hope for some features that can be found in games like The Sims. LDW is a small studio that produces 'casual' games. They don't have the resources to include the sort of things produced by a team of expensive programmers.

That said, many of the user-created mods can completely alter the look and feel of the house.