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Rotational Play Ideas?
Simtown15
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Does anyone have any ideas for a rotational save? I want to make one with preset relationships between the household and have institutions run by played sims, such as a boarding school or an orphanage. I like historical gameplay and family play, but a modern game could be fun too (and would require less CC).
1. How many households should I have?
2. Should I start with single young adults, couples, families, or a mix?
3. Which worlds should I use?
4. Which time period (if applicable)?
I’ve also been considering playing a fantasy save with spell casters or aliens and developing their culture and society, but idk for sure because I don’t play occults much.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
1. How many households should I have?
2. Should I start with single young adults, couples, families, or a mix?
3. Which worlds should I use?
4. Which time period (if applicable)?
I’ve also been considering playing a fantasy save with spell casters or aliens and developing their culture and society, but idk for sure because I don’t play occults much.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I didn’t really have anybody in mind, I just searched the gallery and made changes wherever I felt like it. I just wanted a diverse group of sims with kids in the right age groups. Some of them are co-workers but most of them have unique careers, I want to reach the top of them all, when the right sims come along.
If I was going to do it all over again, I would start in Pleasant Sims’ save “Pleasantview 25 years later” and those would be some of the families I would play.
As for what sims they should consist of, how about young adults sharing some common theme? A sports team or military buddies always work for me when I'm out of ideas. Another household could be fugitives from Strangerville who stick out in their oldwest style outfits before settling in. Or from any other Sims 4 world if Strangerville won't fit into your world building.
The idea is that these YA sims will find partners, then leave the household to found families, but always will have their shared history. If they have their first toddlers, they can arrange playdates with their friends' kids without having to jump through hoops to meet some.
For the world I wouldn't suggest apartments. Reason is, neighbors are more likely to complain when relationships are still low - as they would be in the beginning. So they'd quickly destroy the peace in the apartment building (disregard this if you set up friendships between households before playing). I recommend a world that has streets instead of scattered houses, for the "This week in Simstreet" feeling. Can't go wrong with Foundry Cove, I suppose?
For time period Sims 4 always strikes me as near future. This will allow you to include some subtle sci-fi or occult elements, without having to go overboard. It also would not make cowplants and rocket ships too much out of place.
Ah. I apologise. I know how it feels, my husband has PTSD and I have anxiety. I didn't mean to upset you. There is nothing wrong with wanting a perfect Utopia in the game. If you have Snowy Escape you could make a family there. I don't have a family there yet, but had one visit and I found it pretty entertaining. I must admit though that I have a love of Japanese inspired culture too so I might be a little bias
The plan is to rotate around everyone eventually, in all the worlds, and intermingle their lives with one another.
I try to make sure to use every type of career and trait and aspiration so that each household is different. Some have pets, I have singles, couples, families, grandparents, an orphanage. I play vampires in Forgotten Hollow and spellcasters. I have a single guy in Strangerville who is obsessed with aliens and plan to have him find and marry one. I need to add a mermaid in somewhere at some point, but may do that in the second generation.
I love this idea! Thanks!
This perfectly summarizes the plot of my novel, lol! He met his alien love interest at the Area 51 raid!
Here is the Edgewood Playlist:
Maybe some of the families could be related so the kids could be cousins? Like, starting on the second or third generation instead of the usual first? I need to look into historical gameplay, it's always looked interesting to me!
I made a Sims 4 Save File set 15 years into the future using the premade sims by giving them family trees, storylines and lore, fixed and added relationships, and more!
Check it out here! -> kookablarn.tumblr.com