Getting into TS3; some questions
Hi everyone, :) I'm thinking about getting into playing the sims 3. I do own most of the packs, and played it briefly on my old PC but I never really did much with it but am considering doing so no...
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Hi! Sims 3 is a lot of fun, good choise!
* I have windows 10 with patch 1.69 and it's fine.
* like others, I also like carl's sims 3 guide. I also like to watch video reviewes/gameplays on youtube, for exploring the options in each EP for example.
As far as game settings:
* I just turn off the game's story progression + Aging off (also in game options). No massive weight changes (unless the sim is fat, trained a lot a lost weight - then he'll probably gain it back at some point... oh, just like real life...)
* Sims DO NOT marry/divorce/move houses/make babies with SP off. They do not quit their jobs as well. However they can get jobs, if they are unemployed.
* I usually play epic span of life, or aging off- you can do that and age your controlled sims manually by celberating their birthday (or by cheats).
* They do gain new skills + improve skills, but nothing dramatic. If it's something that really bothers you, the skills can be removed specifically using nraas.
* One household per save / many households - I think you should try both as you play and see what you like better. I usually prefer many households in the same town, and rotate between them.
* Mods - nraas of course. I like to review MTS for game mods. Few examples:
"No Intro" to skip the intro in every launching.
Build/buy mods - I have "The Transmogrifier" and "Add Any Lot Size".
"Pose Player" is must, in my opinion, + different poses for your selection.
Special objects with functionality - I like most of Arsil's mods.
Several mods to avoid annoying stuff in game - I have one to prevent sims to answer automatically to phone, to avoid video games unless manually selected (I just hate the noise) etc.
Career mod - to enable rabbitholes careers in regular buildings.
* I have windows 10 with patch 1.69 and it's fine.
* like others, I also like carl's sims 3 guide. I also like to watch video reviewes/gameplays on youtube, for exploring the options in each EP for example.
As far as game settings:
* I just turn off the game's story progression + Aging off (also in game options). No massive weight changes (unless the sim is fat, trained a lot a lost weight - then he'll probably gain it back at some point... oh, just like real life...)
* Sims DO NOT marry/divorce/move houses/make babies with SP off. They do not quit their jobs as well. However they can get jobs, if they are unemployed.
* I usually play epic span of life, or aging off- you can do that and age your controlled sims manually by celberating their birthday (or by cheats).
* They do gain new skills + improve skills, but nothing dramatic. If it's something that really bothers you, the skills can be removed specifically using nraas.
* One household per save / many households - I think you should try both as you play and see what you like better. I usually prefer many households in the same town, and rotate between them.
* Mods - nraas of course. I like to review MTS for game mods. Few examples:
"No Intro" to skip the intro in every launching.
Build/buy mods - I have "The Transmogrifier" and "Add Any Lot Size".
"Pose Player" is must, in my opinion, + different poses for your selection.
Special objects with functionality - I like most of Arsil's mods.
Several mods to avoid annoying stuff in game - I have one to prevent sims to answer automatically to phone, to avoid video games unless manually selected (I just hate the noise) etc.
Career mod - to enable rabbitholes careers in regular buildings.
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