I don't really know what you mean by 'I wish (...) it would be easier to ignore'. Personally I haven't attended uni in TS4 ever since... I guess two days after launch. I find it so easy to ignore that, at times, I don't even remember it's there in the first place.
I don't really know what you mean by 'I wish (...) it would be easier to ignore'. Personally I haven't attended uni in TS4 ever since... I guess two days after launch. I find it so easy to ignore that, at times, I don't even remember it's there in the first place.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, the popups suggesting your sims go to university are what are making me anxious because it causes me to believe that university is very important to my sims. There are three in total, and one of them is gigantic. Whenever I see a popup relating to university, I feel pressured to prepare to send my sims, or else I feel like a jerk.
Oh I see, I didn't even remember those. Well tell your sims that celebrity yields better benefits that any degree can provide them! Nothing beats the 'career hopper' perk. If you want the best for them, skipping uni is actually a must do ^.^
When TS4 Discover University came out, I bought it for the new CAS items, which imo are the best in any pack. However, I have an anxiety disorder, and I get triggered very easily. I don’t like sending sims to university, and I didn’t like it in TS3 either, because I prefer family play.
However, whenever I play a YA without sending them to university, a popup appears saying that they should consider further education, and this, for some reason, always triggers my anxiety. The only way I can continue playing the save without anxiety is to send the sim to university, even though I hate the whole thing.
After sending several generations of sims to university, setting the lifespan to long while they were there so they still had time to have a family afterwards, I got so frustrated that I killed off one of my sims so I wouldn’t have to send her to university. I saved over it and kept playing, but seeing her family constantly in tears over her death made me feel like a monster, so I deleted the save, and I haven’t played the game since.
At this point, I feel like I may never enjoy the game again. I don’t want to start a new save because, if I do, I’ll have to send more sims to university. I also don’t want to uninstall University because I like the CAS items. What should I do?!
The question is why do you feel pressure from the developers' message in game for you to use that pack? It's your game, ignore it and "Challenge Everything".
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@Simtown15 , @83bienchen is a very reputable modder. I've used several things from their site with no problem and fully trust anything I download from there.
It's interesting that the "Discover University" seems to be causing the most anxiety. That and "Cats & Dogs", are the only two game packs I don't have yet.
As for myself, with family and friends getting really sick and some dying over the years in my life, I've refrained from getting the "Strangerville" expansion pack. Even though this is just a game, I don't need simulated diseases, infections, and deadly illness like that on my relaxation time. I have to deal with in real life all the time.
@83bienchen Thanks for the simple mod to disable what I call 'nag pop-ups', heh! If and when I get DU and that starts to drive me nuts, I know how to disable it now. Cheers.
@Babykittyjade I love the boats and swimming around chasing mermaids in Sulani. I know, I know, I'm just a big kid.
@Karon "Some people will start a business, some people will start a war..." is what I thought you wrote there when I was speed-reading your comment. Heh! (Well-written by the way, I had to read it twice to absorb it. Very insightful)
@Purrrmeow I've had a cat that got sick then got better, but then died a year later from a urinary tract blockage within an hour or so. I didn't catch it in time to take him to the vet. So part of the reasons I'm avoiding "Cats & Dogs".
I get that anxiety thing too the more packs are added. I have too many options and too many phone calls or messages to say come out and dine with me, meet me at....., join us in the ......society, enroll in university etc., etc. I tend to turn them all down and carry on regardless and it doesn't appear to matter very much.
If that Rod Humble Tektonic effort is like this from the start I'm not buying it. I can just cope with getting this sort of stuff little by little as time goes by.
I've been having my sims do their university courses from home and I find it much more enjoyable this way. I tried the dorms with a few sims when the pack first released but it got old fast. There's really no benefit to living at the university campus. The events are boring, roommates are annoying and if I keep my sims at home with the family I can still enjoy playing with multiple sims while my student takes care of all the boring homework tasks. I know university is seemingly a hit when it comes to expansions packs but for me personally it falls very flat.
I'm thinking of having my next Sim commute -- my first Sim lived in the dorms and met her future husband so if you've got a Sim that doesn't socialize much going to college might be a good way to hook him/her up. One of my current Sims never went to college and is doing just fine in the Painter career. I like some of the extras that come with University packs; I plan on having my favorite Geek Liam O'Dourke get into robotics once I start playing him again. And I do like the campus activities; I had my Sim join the Art Society and thanks to that and Plopsy she made enough money painting to pay for her full college education, no loans needed.
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I don't really know what you mean by 'I wish (...) it would be easier to ignore'. Personally I haven't attended uni in TS4 ever since... I guess two days after launch. I find it so easy to ignore that, at times, I don't even remember it's there in the first place.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, the popups suggesting your sims go to university are what are making me anxious because it causes me to believe that university is very important to my sims. There are three in total, and one of them is gigantic. Whenever I see a popup relating to university, I feel pressured to prepare to send my sims, or else I feel like a 🌺🌺🌺🌺.
There are supposedly a few perks, but they're easy to ignore; if you're not adverse to cheats you can even give your Sims a degree that way. Not everyone in Real Life goes off to University -- some just take night classes (you can use the Skill Classes to substitute) and they do just fine in life. I might send the younger son in my current family to University (he's still only a child); thinking his brother will probably go into the military. It's like going to Batuu -- you get the phone call and popup reminding you it's there, but you don't have to drop everything and go.
Deep breaths, my friend -- you'll be fine. I've dealt with anxiety before and I know it's not easy, just say, "No thanks" or "Not right now" and move on. Hugs.
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@stilljustme2 It’s funny that you use Batuu as an example because it’s one of the few packs that I don’t have.
Yeah, got it from a friend; it's a very niche pack, not for all my Sims but I think Sean McGowan in my current family will enjoy the trip (he's a Geek that I plan to start on Programming once he hits his Teen years); not sure if I'll send him before or after University.
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As I mentioned earlier in this thread, the popups suggesting your sims go to university are what are making me anxious because it causes me to believe that university is very important to my sims. There are three in total, and one of them is gigantic. Whenever I see a popup relating to university, I feel pressured to prepare to send my sims, or else I feel like a jerk.
The question is why do you feel pressure from the developers' message in game for you to use that pack? It's your game, ignore it and "Challenge Everything".
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As for myself, with family and friends getting really sick and some dying over the years in my life, I've refrained from getting the "Strangerville" expansion pack. Even though this is just a game, I don't need simulated diseases, infections, and deadly illness like that on my relaxation time. I have to deal with in real life all the time.
@83bienchen Thanks for the simple mod to disable what I call 'nag pop-ups', heh! If and when I get DU and that starts to drive me nuts, I know how to disable it now. Cheers.
@Babykittyjade I love the boats and swimming around chasing mermaids in Sulani. I know, I know, I'm just a big kid.
@Karon "Some people will start a business, some people will start a war..." is what I thought you wrote there when I was speed-reading your comment. Heh! (Well-written by the way, I had to read it twice to absorb it. Very insightful)
@Purrrmeow I've had a cat that got sick then got better, but then died a year later from a urinary tract blockage within an hour or so. I didn't catch it in time to take him to the vet. So part of the reasons I'm avoiding "Cats & Dogs".
If that Rod Humble Tektonic effort is like this from the start I'm not buying it. I can just cope with getting this sort of stuff little by little as time goes by.
I'm thinking of having my next Sim commute -- my first Sim lived in the dorms and met her future husband so if you've got a Sim that doesn't socialize much going to college might be a good way to hook him/her up. One of my current Sims never went to college and is doing just fine in the Painter career. I like some of the extras that come with University packs; I plan on having my favorite Geek Liam O'Dourke get into robotics once I start playing him again.
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
There are supposedly a few perks, but they're easy to ignore; if you're not adverse to cheats you can even give your Sims a degree that way. Not everyone in Real Life goes off to University -- some just take night classes (you can use the Skill Classes to substitute) and they do just fine in life. I might send the younger son in my current family to University (he's still only a child); thinking his brother will probably go into the military. It's like going to Batuu -- you get the phone call and popup reminding you it's there, but you don't have to drop everything and go.
Deep breaths, my friend -- you'll be fine. I've dealt with anxiety before and I know it's not easy, just say, "No thanks" or "Not right now" and move on.
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
Yeah, got it from a friend; it's a very niche pack, not for all my Sims but I think Sean McGowan in my current family will enjoy the trip (he's a Geek that I plan to start on Programming once he hits his Teen years); not sure if I'll send him before or after University.
Fun must be always -- Tomas Hertl (San Jose Sharks hockey player)
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