Question title say that....
Do you match the year with lifespan? or bettrer say, you set a year duration, then ages are based on year?
Me yes (except for baby)
Year duration: default (28 days)
Baby: 2 days
Now comes interesting
- Toddler: 1/2 year
- Child: 3/4 year
- Teen: 1.5 year
- Young Adult: 2 years
- Adult: 2 years
- Elder: 1/2 year
Total: As my age and seasons setting a sim lives almost 7.5 years
Comments
* Baby+Toddler+Child+Teen = 42 days (1/2 a year). The exact numbers elude me, but it's something along the lines of 2/8/18/14. I know baby and toddler are both relatively short, and child is the longest.
* Young Adult = 42 days (1/2 a year)
* Adult = 42 days (1/2 a year)
* Elder =....it all falls apart here, 14 days (just 2 weeks). Elders don't drop dead right after the duration set for them happens, and I don't like a game that gets full of a ton of elders, so I don't have it set very high.
I wanted to have the 1/2 year intervals be a whole year, but 84 day lifespans for each of those stages makes for sims that just live way too long. Tried playing with shorter seasons, but I really didn't like how quickly each season came and went. So, my current approach is a compromise between what I wanted to do and what I actually enjoy.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
Babies - 1 year long
Toddlers - 4 years long
Kids - 14 years
Teens - 14 years
YA - 21 years
A - 21 years
Elders - basically 17 years, starting at age 71, but this varies of course
I use a spreadsheet to keep track on who should age up when.
I love the feeling of time passing thanks to Seasons.
Edit: Should add that my seasons are set to 7 days only, full year 28 days. I try to get through 1 full year every RL month, sometimes I need twice as long.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods