If you’ve clicked this wondering where this is going; I get really anxious waiting for a sim to die of old age. Normally when I know one of my sim’s time is up, I’ll procrastinate my way out of it by building or constant pausing and checking my phone. Does this happen to anyone else? If so, what can I do?
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But for my other sims, when their time comes, it comes. I've already lost many to old age since TS2, so it's just something I had to get used to
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
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That is entirely up to you. You play Sims the way you want to. One time I moved someone in with the sim I was currently playing. I thought they were just a random townie, but as it turned out they were living in a house, a big expensive house. So they brought a lot of simoleons with them. I honestly panicked at that, as that stood to take away a lot of the challenge I was setting myself up for at the time. So I entered cheat mode and wiped away the funds to about what I figured the household was at before the newcomer showed up.
I'm not always all about the challenge. I've used the wishing well a couple of times for some easy money(I love the blackmail option), but in that instance I needed the budget to be tighter.
Look at it this way: You want to set your stage to a certain setting. That requires having the right actors in the right places and dressed the right way. Using the cheat mode helps you do that. You can just call it your stagehand.
With single player, using cheats affects only your game, and it can be used as an excellent tool done the right way.
Heck I'm a deviant player .. but killing off my nurtured/ played sims is even off limits to me (unless I want their ghost). I have to play with aging off. Now townies/unplayed sims I have a lot of practice there.
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Then I decided to take things under my control and start using this cheat: After many cheat codes were disabled with a patch, I had to download a mod so I can use that cheat.
One of the reasons is that I want them to show in the family tree in everyday clothing.
Another is that a sim who I helped to develop their skills is going to die. They should leave something behind as a painting or a photo.
Third reason is the culling. Yes, with cheats ghosts can be added to the household, but the ghost will then count towards the household limit. Yes, the culled ghosts will stay in the family tree, but after one patch, some of the ghosts disappeared from the family tree. It still makes me anxious. I even built a building full of pictures of sims who are and were in my game in played household. Each time someone dies, I'll make their picture black and white. It's great to remember, who were in the game, but it's annoying to do it for every played sim (I'm a rotational player).
Also, I usually play on the longest lifespan so by the time my Sim is ready to die I am ready to play with the next generation.
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@Hermitgirl -- CAS-enabled reincarnation's an awesome idea! I'm going to do that. Thank you so much!
If they were more career oriented, I let them tie up any loose ends (finish those novels, paint a painting to pass on to the grandkids, etc). If they were party-goers, I have them hit the bar one last time, have a last meal of bar food, their favorite drink. Maybe hit on a hottie or two. Who doesn't love ol' grandpa telling them they're pretty (yuck LOL).
The last day never bothers me, it's that sometimes I have nothing to do with them leading up to their last day.
Here's what may help you. Take the family into cas.fulleditmode and save them to your library. That way, if you find it unbearable you can start where you left off (as your Sims should have all of their skills). But, any relationships in the town will have to be recultivated.
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ETA: No advice, sadly but you got some good ones above.
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