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University is driving me crazy!
kendallran
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It feels like I’m in the actual game attending university and it’s so frustrating! My sim only gets to bed at 4, she’s barely eating because she has to rush to do her work, and she’s barely meeting anyone or having fun because she’s so focused on her work! Not only this but because of her low needs it’s making her walk slow to class. And the npc roommates are so annoying because they’re barging in rooms that aren’t there’s just to use a computer or listen to radio! And when my sim is doing homework other sims keep coming over to talk with her and that’s slowing her down. I’m 3 seconds away from having her drop out! I guess they really took more challenges in the sims 4 to the next level
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On my second attempt I lived on campus but in a student house instead. I also took two/three classes each time and had a much more enjoyable experience.
(Use door locks to lock them out to stop them barging in)
That was how it was for me playing Sims 2 University.
Add to that the time management scheme of keeping your needs up to par. I had my sim's social down to a bit less than half. I used the microphone to tell jokes to raise her social and fun at the same time. It took nearly 5 sim hours to get her social bar back up to full. And that's with the microphone replenishing 2 arrows. By that time she was tired, and half starved. So I had her eat, then go to bed. By the time she woke back up she was a bit hungry again, her social need was down again a little, she needed a shower, and of course, by the end of fixing all of that, she was 10% on her way to needing more sleep.
Then EA/Maxis expect our sims to have 2 hours to do homework for each of 4 classes, plus term papers, presentations, research, time to go to classes, AND lets not forget the partying and relationship building. Lets all save time for that too.
Edit:
.....(correction) Actually, it just took my sim just 4 sim minutes to walk up a flight of stairs. So I was wrong on the 30 minute claim.
Second: take fewer classes. If you take only 1 or 2 you can party and go out etc. You can even do it with 3, but 4 definitely not.
Having said that my first university Sim is living at home and only taking two classes a term. Also grades are related to skill level. That's what you need to increase. Once you max out a skill Uni should become real easy.
turn aging off
take up to 2 classes
lock the room
lock the computer
skill research & debate at least on lvl 6 (then your sim will do homeworks, presentations and essays way faster)
keep some fruits in your sim's inventory as a first aid. hungry sim = annoying sim (that's me also)
(If you let your sim join robotics society and climb up the ladder your sim can earn extra point for villainy, physics and computer science. That means your sim will graduate earlier.)
I'm really liking it so far, so glad I took two classes!
My favorite part was that one full day of class, leaving home early to travel to the commons, attend the 2 morning classes, either grab a bite or cram more work in, then last class of the day, finishing just in time to maybe catch a lecture or an event.
It was An Experience. Kinda wish every day could have 3 classes now.
Living off campus and physically traveling to uni before class makes the gameplay feel a lot more active. Highly recommend it.
I also do this IRL. The right song can be invigorating for your mind
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
Yep. The earbuds from the fitness stuff pack have been a godsend. My sim wears them while studying and they help a lot.
I started him with three classes one of which is an elective. It was a good fit though he might phase out the electives as he progresses. I think I'm getting a hang of it for him in the dorm. Try to get as much done as early as possible and then enjoy more later in the semester.
I followed the advice of having the semester overlap with a weekend. Having multiple playable students is a little tricky especially at first.
I like the chaos in the dorms because it seems realistic. I definitely lock the bedroom door though and I've been staking out the individual rooms so far.
1. Make Vampires sun restistant.
2. Have Spellcasters read all the magic books.
3. Choose Hardly Hungry, Seldom Sleepy, Long Lived, Carefree, Shameless, Heatproof, Iceproof, Waterproof & Storm Chaser Traits for Sims.
4. Maximize some skills, eg; Charisma, Handiness, Logic, Mischief & ResearchDebate.
If one raises a sim from baby stage, by young adult, they should be well-skilled and have rewards points by the bucketload.
My first go at it I had twins there and they took 3 classes and an elective each. It was hard! I loved it lol. But I did make sure to lock each dorm bedroom for the respective occupants only so the only rooms everyone had access to were bathroom and kitchen/living.
Any time my twins wanted peace and quiet they just went to their own room.
They both managed to get through the first term with a B+, I was so proud of them because i was expecting them to fail
Even with 2 classes I struggle to get A and have any kind of social life
1) Do your work right away. Look at the classes you have coming up and do those first.
2) When writing your term paper or doing a presentation make sure you edit them until you get outstanding.
3)Get to class early.
4) Level up your research and debate skill to finish your homework faster
5) Take 3 classes. No elective, unless you want a challenge.
6) When in class TAKE NOTES. If you don't you might get a notification saying you could have tried harder.
7) Chill and have fun.