I use Wonderful Whims and randomize their preferences. So I never really choose what any of my sims like. The only way I intervene is I only allow them to marry a sim they find extremely attractive, regardless of their features.
I do actually. Several of my Sims prefer marriage partners outside the cookie cutter look. I tend to make my own Sims too rather than download the clone Barbie doll/Bratz plastic look so Sims look more realistic to everyday people you would see just walking around or traveling around. Visiting places like San Francisco and New York expanded my people watching skills when developing stories. Reading books inspires my imagination too. I grew up with a very culturally diverse community so curvy Sims of all shapes and sizes makes stories interesting and far less boring.
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I'd say yes but not because of any conscious thought on "preference". My sims are basically completely blind to body shapes (and appearance in general) and just fall in love with whoever matches their personality/story. I actually tested out a preference mod for a little while and decided it's not for me for I like to keep my options open. Makes for more interesting and unexpected pairs that way. Most sim couples of mine have formed because of some sort of interesting gameplay shenanigans which make for a nice story. The genetics and body shape tend to be completely irrelevant.
No, if only cause the game doesn't have an attraction system. I use WW but even then most of the time I preselect many of my partners out of habit so it ends up being based on who I find suitable.
Many of my sims love, love fitness, jogging, juggling, all that gym stuff, but it certainly doesn't keep them from appreciating good looks to them, and I agree. For one, EA has vastly improved their NPC and townies' appearances but I can't get over why a lot of the female figures are extremely full and curvy. I don't like top of the scale sims, they look too unhealthy, so I only give them a slight wt. loss, oh and change their clothes, mercy!
I match my sims to the one who will best fit with them, no loves fitness and a loves indoors couples for me. I like that they can go places together and enjoy themselves.
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I use the attraction system from Wonderful Whims, which means that some Sims automatically have different body preferences. I don't ever touch it, I just let the dice roll. I have as many mods as I can to add randomness to my game and take away some control from myself, because the joy for me is letting them be who they are, learning what they want, and being surprised by them while I help them try to get what they naturally want. It's a lot of fun to have Sims with all sorts of different romantic (and otherwise) types of preferences and personalities.
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None of my Sims have plump partners because they all "Like" Fitness and Wellness. They regularly work out either at a gym or at home. The Sims they meet also work out.
Well, it’s not my sims that usually choose their partner, it is me….. lol, as I micromanage my sims. But yes some of my sims ( in my mind at least ), are attracted to different types of sims. Some are attracted by looks, others are more attracted by personality. It all depends on the story in my mind….. I do wish we had an attraction system like the likes and dislikes though, where we could set sims up to like certain things in romantic partners.
You guys have given me an idea, something I've never tried before. I think I'll send one of my single male sims to the bar frequently, and just let him run on full autonomy to see which ladies he builds relationships with---whoever he has the strongest relationship will be his girlfriend, regardless of body type or appearance
My sims are all of varying body types, and even though I have the naughty version of Wonderful Whims, Ive never thought much to setting weight preferences. I know Ive played sims that prefer larger sims, but Ive never made weight preferences set in stone. If they're attractive looking and I feel that they are a good match for the sim on the prowl, Im going to set it up.
PS @QueenofMyshuno do you have any ongoing story threads these days? I loved that Vivian Lewis backstory one.
@mightysprite Thanks for saying that--it makes me so happy when people have a connection with my stories or characters. ***doing a happy dance*** I am working on something now that is a complex and newly invented society played through the sims. I decided to not post the stories for now, though, because I was stressing myself out with trying to get stuff out on a regular basis (even though nobody else cared when I posted, I was just putting that pressure on myself). So I'm happily and quietly writing a bunch. I may make the gameplay into a challenge that I post online eventually. I'll definitely share more stories eventually, as well. Thanks again for your comment.
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Sims4 sims don't have preferences though, do they? Except what we make them appear to like by making them do romantic interactions?
In Sims3, by contrast, they do have attractions of their own, so there's something to discover, and I enjoy the fun of that discovery without interfering to choose a love interest by how they look. It's far more satisfying to follow where things lead rather than marching Sims through life like puppets.
Sims4 sims don't have preferences though, do they? Except what we make them appear to like by making them do romantic interactions?
In Sims3, by contrast, they do have attractions of their own, so there's something to discover, and I enjoy the fun of that discovery without interfering to choose a love interest by how they look. It's far more satisfying to follow where things lead rather than marching Sims through life like puppets.
Probably the best thing about this game is that we don't all have to play the same way, though. In my game, for example, sims do have preferences, whether I assign them via personalized mini-games of my own devising (as part of my process in crafting stories) or after noticing patterns that some sims have, and which seem to have no explanation (at least not by existing game mechanics). In the latter case I allow sims to "write themselves" to some extent (when I notice those patterns), and I follow their lead in bringing their stories together.
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I would love to have more diverse bodyshapes, I made sims who are "normal" weight (not overweight, not thin or sporty) but unfortunately they seem the hardest to keep that way, I wish there was a "lock bodyshape" function or losing/gaining weight/muscle would simply be harder....
even vampires gain/lose weight and muscle, which they shouldnt imho.
I would love to have more diverse bodyshapes, I made sims who are "normal" weight (not overweight, not thin or sporty) but unfortunately they seem the hardest to keep that way, I wish there was a "lock bodyshape" function or losing/gaining weight/muscle would simply be harder....
even vampires gain/lose weight and muscle, which they shouldnt imho.
Yep, that sucks. I downloaded some mods that stop my Sims from gaining/losing weight and muscle. My Sims stay exactly the same way that I made them in CAS. I don't know why we don't have options for this.
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The players, however, go for any attractive sim (of varying shapes and sizes).
Never played anyone who is specifically a chubby chaser though.
This.
I match my sims to the one who will best fit with them, no loves fitness and a loves indoors couples for me. I like that they can go places together and enjoy themselves.
@ironknight35 Thankyou
My comment was a bit harsh, but I'm just being honest. I'm the type of person that will usually say what I'm thinking.
@mightysprite Thanks for saying that--it makes me so happy when people have a connection with my stories or characters. ***doing a happy dance*** I am working on something now that is a complex and newly invented society played through the sims. I decided to not post the stories for now, though, because I was stressing myself out with trying to get stuff out on a regular basis (even though nobody else cared when I posted, I was just putting that pressure on myself). So I'm happily and quietly writing a bunch. I may make the gameplay into a challenge that I post online eventually. I'll definitely share more stories eventually, as well. Thanks again for your comment.
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In Sims3, by contrast, they do have attractions of their own, so there's something to discover, and I enjoy the fun of that discovery without interfering to choose a love interest by how they look. It's far more satisfying to follow where things lead rather than marching Sims through life like puppets.
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Probably the best thing about this game is that we don't all have to play the same way, though.
Edit: Added a missing word. Silly word, hiding from me like that.
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even vampires gain/lose weight and muscle, which they shouldnt imho.
Yep, that sucks. I downloaded some mods that stop my Sims from gaining/losing weight and muscle. My Sims stay exactly the same way that I made them in CAS. I don't know why we don't have options for this.