I hate cribs!
Really, cribs and toddlers are such a rage inducing combination. :rage: First of all, toddlers recharge their energies very fast on the crib, so forget about putting your toddler to sleep and getti...
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"Sunnyyesjams;c-16958754" wrote:
@Deshong04 Wow that's really interesting! I'm usually of the opinion that sims are dumb, but occasionally do show some interesting behavior. It seems that sims do retain memories of recent occurrences. I've seen sims often experience something, and then talk about it autonomously to others.
@Sunnyyesjams Sims are smarter than you know and those who are observant will pick up on a lot of the intricate workings of the core A.I. in play.
Did you know that sometimes Sims can intentionally cause routing failures for whatever the reason may be? For example, from my game my Sim initiated the watch the stars social but my other Sim intentionally went to sleep even though her energy bar was green. This causes the other Sim to just sit there until it gets canceled out after some time or if the player cancels immediately. This kind of behavior let's me see how much control the Sims have in figuring out ways to get around something they don't want to do. Even cancelling something in the queue the player wants will happen sometimes and doing what they want. If you annoy them that much, they might be quite disobedient and ignore you for a bit.
Sim autonomy seems to play a huge role for individuality. This is why even if you give Sims the same exact traits, they will differ from each other. Just like in real life, upbringing, outside influences, personal motives, morals, etc. all affect personality. I play with high free-will on and I don't overly manage my Sims to give them space to do things on their own. Besides, I can't really get to know them if I'm always directing their lives. Gameplay is richer when I can play according to each Sim's personality. Sometimes, they reveal more information about themselves depending how I play. I pay attention to their facial expressions, body language, dream/speech/thought bubbles, how they interact with other Sims, their mood, etc.
These two below are not even in a documented relationship. Meaning, they are just friends according to the U.I. that obviously has some disconnect with the A.I. and doesn't accurately reflect everything that is going on. I could tell by how they both would act around each other autonomously.
https://i.postimg.cc/bvs7DL56/Screenshot-3021.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wjBPZ096/Screenshot-3022.jpg
But I think her first real love is someone else who is married with kids.
https://i.postimg.cc/W17S9Tgt/Screenshot-5175.jpg
There's more to the story here but I haven't updated any recent events yet. Some of the most enjoyable moments for me is to sit back and watch what Sims do without intervention for awhile. It is very entertaining and I end up learning more about the Sims too.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/890930/my-s3-game/p2
Oh, the memory thing. Sims retain their memories it seems from birth to death to probably after death. I notice all the time Sims acting and reacting to situations and/or other Sims based on something that happened in the past. I still think there's a love quadrangle between Chi, Jean, Tendai and Andreia. And all that started when they were teens and they are young adults now. If you keep track of your Sim's life stories it becomes easy to pick up on stuff like that. Though, I do switch households every now and then it also is a great way to fill in missing parts of the puzzle from another Sim's perspective. In some way, everyone connects to each other in the grand story in this interactive soap opera.
