I see all these awesome posts from you guys all the time about all the crazy plum that happens in your games, and then I look at my sims and wonder why their lives are so boring. So, I wanted to come to you guys for some ideas. How do you guys play your game? Do you micro-manage and cause drama yourself or let your sims roam free (with a little guidance here and there of course) and let them wreak their own havoc?
My sims always seem to lead such dull lives, I need to get the drama going! So, how do you guys play?
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I can 100% tell you it works for me.
One time my sim tried to throw a drink in someone's face but the drink was frozen solid, he got embarrassed about that I think
Oh god, that sounds like a nightmare. I'm already very pause happy with 2 or more sims lol. I've never had a household with more than 5 sims. Not sure I could handle it!
I may have to try this out! Don't know how successful I will be though, I love knowing every little thing my sims are up to lol
I've had this happen before. The sims then proceeded to get into a slap fight afterwards LOL. I love the new fight animations.
I'm trying something similar to that actually! I'm trying to let them do their own thing, giving them the occasional direction when I want them to skill up or fulfill a whim. But it's so dang hard! lol
I used to just play them and slog through each generation until I got bored with them. But now I start with a story and maybe a bit of theme in my head to keep myself more entertained.
Start affairs and feuds.
I don't know if I'd say I micromanage. I do sometimes. Other times, I just let them be and enjoy the strange outcomes.
I also rotate households to keep it from getting stale. Each household is different with different sims. It keeps it fresh.
Sims 4 does sort of require you to play everyone in the household more than Sims 3 did, though. My family also includes a stay-at-home dad who takes advantage of the time when his wife is at work and the kids are at school to, ah, get to know the ladies in the neighborhood, if you know what I mean.
Feel free to download my Beef family and give them a try, if you're interested. I put Beulah in the Secret Agent career in part because the Villain branch will work well with her traits and her aspiration, and also because the lower ranks of the career dovetail nicely with the kids' school hours to maximize Randy's free time during the day.
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My sims go on dates and spend a lot of time playing chess,cards and when their feeling romantic they watch the fireplace channel,with a candlelit room and makeout on the sofa with the fireplace in the background.
My sims also spend a lot of time at the local pool lot I downloaded by swimming and hanging out by the pool.
My sims also celebrate the holidays.