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Age span settings advice- SOLVED (thank you!)
orangehippogriff
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Hi! So okay, I rarely make my own threads but I've got kind of a predicament and I feel like I need input from you lovely and knowledgeable simmers.
So here's my problem, right now I'm playing a save that's made it to the fourth generation, and I've been playing on a very slightly modified normal lifespan. (I use MCC) Here's my current lifespan:
baby: 2
toddler: 7
child: 14
teen: 14
ya: 28
adult: 28
elder:14
This has been working well for progressing through the generations quickly while at least letting my sims meet a few of their grandchildren, (it's kind of my goal to make it to the tenth generation because I've never done that before,) but it's starting to feel way too short for me. Like, I got Jungle Adventure and I've hardly traveled to Selvadorada because I'm so focused on racing to get promotions, raising kids, and cleaning the house all the time. My sims don't have time for club gatherings, making friends, spending time with their extended family beyond parties, or just doing fun activities that I don't normally do that requires leaving the house lot.
So my question is, what's a custom age span setting I can use that's similar in balance to what I'm currently using but will allow me to spend more time with my sims while also moving through the generations at a decent pace and would keep me from getting bored? I'd love to just hear what you use personally if you don't have specific advice.
(also I have tried many different combinations and none really seem to work for me so far so I'm turning to the forums out of desperation lol)
So here's my problem, right now I'm playing a save that's made it to the fourth generation, and I've been playing on a very slightly modified normal lifespan. (I use MCC) Here's my current lifespan:
baby: 2
toddler: 7
child: 14
teen: 14
ya: 28
adult: 28
elder:14
This has been working well for progressing through the generations quickly while at least letting my sims meet a few of their grandchildren, (it's kind of my goal to make it to the tenth generation because I've never done that before,) but it's starting to feel way too short for me. Like, I got Jungle Adventure and I've hardly traveled to Selvadorada because I'm so focused on racing to get promotions, raising kids, and cleaning the house all the time. My sims don't have time for club gatherings, making friends, spending time with their extended family beyond parties, or just doing fun activities that I don't normally do that requires leaving the house lot.
So my question is, what's a custom age span setting I can use that's similar in balance to what I'm currently using but will allow me to spend more time with my sims while also moving through the generations at a decent pace and would keep me from getting bored? I'd love to just hear what you use personally if you don't have specific advice.
(also I have tried many different combinations and none really seem to work for me so far so I'm turning to the forums out of desperation lol)
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I just don't take vacations with my legacy family, unless it works for everyone (which at that point is usually when they're all pretty much YA/Adult/Elder--My more well off gens have them go on family vacations, but that's also hard to juggle sometimes).
Most festivals I only go to when my heirs are single or if it's for their job, and it's similar on my end. No time for family gatherings aside from the occasional party.
I usually try to get things like socializing and meeting new people before they have kids since I always prioritize the kids.
I have other households I play where I'm not as nitpicky whenever it gets sorta monotonous. Then I go back to my legacy family to play them when I miss that monotony
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Yeah I feel you, sometimes playing legacy style makes you miss out a bit
Baby: 3
Toddler: 10
Child: 20
Teen: 20
Young adult: 40
Adult: 40
Elder: 20
You could make the adult life stage a bit longer though, to add a certain realism.
Although I usually play with aging off, the aging settings I use are based on the premise that 4 simdays equals one year. From the top of my head that is:
Baby: 4
Toddler: 12
Child: 28
Teen: 28
Young adult: 88
Adult: 100
Elder: 60
And in this scenario adults would in principle not be able to become pregnant.
So I ended up setting it to what @MDianaSanders suggested, the one with ya and adult at 40.
but I might set it to something a bit lower like @JimG72 suggested if that proves to be too long.
thanks so much!