Home› Discussion› The Sims 4 General Discussion
  • Categories
  • Discussions
  • Activity
  • Best Of...
    • Forum Announcement, Click Here to Read More From EA_Cade.

    Lifespan - Normal is too short, Long is WAY too long

    «1
    BeardedgeekBeardedgeek Posts: 5,520 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    ...See above...
    I was playing around with settings this morning and discovered that from YA to A you have 20 days. That's too short for me. BUT if you switch to Long Lifespan, you have 70 days. That is way too long.

    So right now I can't decide! I keep changing back and forth between Normal and Long.
    Origin ID: A_Bearded_Geek

    Comments

    • Options
      Zolt65Zolt65 Posts: 8,272 Member
      does seem a little extreme, maybe 40 days?


      The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

      Marcus Aurelius
    • Options
      BeardedgeekBeardedgeek Posts: 5,520 Member
      Yeah, 35 to 40 days seems good to me.
      Origin ID: A_Bearded_Geek
    • Options
      ebuchalaebuchala Posts: 4,945 Member
      I hope they bring back the option for us to change the length of individual life stages.
      Origin ID: ebuchala
      I'm not a psychopath. I'm a high-functioning psychopath. Reaper
    • Options
      StormkeepStormkeep Posts: 7,632 Member
      I agree.

      We need the sliders back for the lifespans.
      This post will be edited by StormKeep at some point.
      2c2ab3785fad83173d9a155efa4afd1fc99b9595.jpg
      The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
    • Options
      ooppii1ooppii1 Posts: 90 Member
      I usually play with 35 - 40 days for young adult and adult stage, so.. That's quite annoying
    • Options
      MonkeeGoddessMonkeeGoddess Posts: 315 Member
      It's been fine for me so far because I'm just testing out game features but I hope they include a chance for us to adjust individual life spans like before. Long is really long!
      The desert is calling.
      The emptiness of space.
      The hunger of a lion
      Is written on your face.
      A maniac's new love song.
      Destruction is his game.
      I need a new direction,
      Cause I have lost my way.

    • Options
      mwadmanmwadman Posts: 104 Member
      I guess we could always set it to long and when we feel like it is time for them to advance to the next life stage force them to age up. I feel like there should be a happy medium there as well.
    • Options
      MrLevodevoMrLevodevo Posts: 46 Member
      I completely agree. We need the sliders back. I'm playing with the "long" setting for now so I have ample time for promotions and whatnot, but eventually it's going to get annoying to not have a "medium" option.
      2v3kopz.png
    • Options
      Writin_RegWritin_Reg Posts: 28,907 Member
      I actually like even longer as I played Epic aging in Sims 3 so I wish this was a wee bit longer myself.

      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.

      In dreams - I LIVE!
      In REALITY, I simply exist.....

    • Options
      enkeli63enkeli63 Posts: 6,637 Member
      I play rotationally so I turned off aging. However, setting unplayed to auto age on long sounds like a perfect way to keep them from aging too quickly. I can age my own sims when ready.

      My rotation is big and I intend to fill all houses with played sims, so I can't have townies aging too rapidly ;)

      But I too want fully customizable lifespans (set the duration for each stage of life however suits your style) back. That sounds like a perfect addition to a "Generations Style" EP which includes toddlers and preteens in it ;)
      OriginID Starwing6
      my Sims 4 story blog: http://www.starwingsims.com/

      Join SimsWriters.com to promote or enjoy fan-generated content (stories, videos, music, etc) celebrating The Sims.
    • Options
      blam987blam987 Posts: 462 Member
      I totally agree ughhh 35-40 days is good for me for young adults, 20 is too short and 80! DEAR LORD HAVE MERCY! That's tooo toooo long ugh i really hope they give us the ability to change that again like in sims 3.
      oa8abb.gif
    • Options
      ashley247ashley247 Posts: 74 Member
      I hope they add a lifespan slider like in Sims 3, or a mod comes out that allows adjustment of the lifespan. I think normal is too short and feels rushed to complete everything I want to do with my Sims. But the long lifespan seems too long. I always played my Sims 3 families with a lifespan setting that was between normal and long.
    • Options
      BeardedgeekBeardedgeek Posts: 5,520 Member
      edited September 2014
      If I remember correctly my own custom lifespan in 3 was:
      Baby: 3 days.
      Toddler: 5 days.
      Child: 10 days.
      YA: 20
      Adult: 40
      Elder: Whatever the game decides.
      Origin ID: A_Bearded_Geek
    • Options
      xale90xale90 Posts: 209 Member
      edited September 2014
      I prefer long instead of normal but I don't do any of those options anymore.

      I just set 'Auto age sim (played sims)' to 'No' and 'Auto age (unplayed sims)' = Unchecked.

      Then I can chose whenever I want the sim to age up with the cake :)
      Bjork-animated-fix3sec_zpse5f5950f.gif ModernMansionDesign_zps90f720d8.gif Modern-House-Design_zpsf4076eb9.gif GJmTYrF.gif nfh_zps4d3443dd.png
      Click on each image to see the house
    • Options
      MariskaAmyMariskaAmy Posts: 901 Member
      Totally agree! Normal is way too short and long is just too long, and id also like to make individual stages different lenghts.. id like teen to be a bit shorter on long and Adult to be longer than Young Adult..
      I know I could do this manually, but that kind of takes a lot of the fun out of it for me, personally.
    • Options
      JoxerTM22JoxerTM22 Posts: 5,323 Member
      I believe there is a mod for automatic lifespan changes.

      But since you can age anyone on a birthday cake, no matter if a sim is in your household or is just random NPC, I really don't think this is such a big issue.
      I'd be happier if EA is concentrated on fixing actual gamebreaking bugs and not a feature that is not essential. Especially since this can be set with mods.
      Achievements? Achievements! | Junkbarbarian's guide: Killing with anger |
    • Options
      KayeStarKayeStar Posts: 6,715 Member
      I just use the youth potions.
      752d5ef1ccf6be4ae3b2e539a6376fe9ea400d9ar1-320-207_00.gif
    • Options
      catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      Just Chillin'

      TyIFqhR.jpg

      TINY HOUSE CHALLENGE

      The May Family

      Modeling Career?

    • Options
      KayeStarKayeStar Posts: 6,715 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same.
      752d5ef1ccf6be4ae3b2e539a6376fe9ea400d9ar1-320-207_00.gif
    • Options
      [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 New Member
      The user and all related content has been deleted.
    • Options
      nilaniusnilanius Posts: 1,984 Member
      Beardedgeek wrote: »
      ...See above...
      I was playing around with settings this morning and discovered that from YA to A you have 20 days. That's too short for me. BUT if you switch to Long Lifespan, you have 70 days. That is way too long.

      So right now I can't decide! I keep changing back and forth between Normal and Long.

      I actually think Long Lifespan is just fine. I like having plenty of time to get things done. Normal Lifespan, alright probably could use a small boost. Maybe to 40 as someone else said. But I think Long is perfect as is.
      tumblr_static_plumbob.gif
      My current feelings about The Sims 4. Here is hoping The Sims 5 can restore The Sims franchise.
    • Options
      catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same.

      They patched something to make it worse - jesh
      Just Chillin'

      TyIFqhR.jpg

      TINY HOUSE CHALLENGE

      The May Family

      Modeling Career?

    • Options
      KayeStarKayeStar Posts: 6,715 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same.

      They patched something to make it worse - jesh
      What??
      752d5ef1ccf6be4ae3b2e539a6376fe9ea400d9ar1-320-207_00.gif
    • Options
      catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same.

      They patched something to make it worse - jesh
      What??

      You said "That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same."

      So, they took something we wanted, the ability to pick the age span for each type of person and took it away in a patch.
      Just Chillin'

      TyIFqhR.jpg

      TINY HOUSE CHALLENGE

      The May Family

      Modeling Career?

    • Options
      KayeStarKayeStar Posts: 6,715 Member
      edited September 2014
      catmando830 wrote: »
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      SweetieKaye wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      52 days for children to age up is wayyyyyy too long - I wish we could pick the span per type of person like in TS3
      That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same.

      They patched something to make it worse - jesh
      What??

      You said "That came in a patch, though. In the base game, it was the same."

      So, they took something we wanted, the ability to pick the age span for each type of person and took it away in a patch.
      No! Reverse that! I meant in the base game, you couldn't pick the age span for each type of person, just as you can't in Sims 4! They patched in that feature!
      752d5ef1ccf6be4ae3b2e539a6376fe9ea400d9ar1-320-207_00.gif
    Sign In or Register to comment.
    Return to top