A question about the new kit
Can the new night light keep the monster away from your sim's toddler/children's beds?
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@PugLove888 I'm on next gen Xbox. We get penalised for using cheats so I don't use them but I invent my own for an added challenge.
We're having massive build issues on console right now, when I say massive I mean we're all struggling to play since they've redesigned our controls to make the controller into a mouse basically so it's going to slow down my adding my families back 😭. I love my family builds too. I add the wall nightlights as part of the decor, with fairy lights too kind of mixed in. Those lights stay on for ambiance so the room twinkles at night. I really love the little 4 poster single beds from Seasons and with the fairy lights and nightlights it makes a lovely kids room. But then... monster under the bed, child won't sleep. So after a few nights of "aaargh!" I swap in a double bed so the poor little mite can get some rest.
We're having massive build issues on console right now, when I say massive I mean we're all struggling to play since they've redesigned our controls to make the controller into a mouse basically so it's going to slow down my adding my families back 😭. I love my family builds too. I add the wall nightlights as part of the decor, with fairy lights too kind of mixed in. Those lights stay on for ambiance so the room twinkles at night. I really love the little 4 poster single beds from Seasons and with the fairy lights and nightlights it makes a lovely kids room. But then... monster under the bed, child won't sleep. So after a few nights of "aaargh!" I swap in a double bed so the poor little mite can get some rest.
@simsplayer818 I know what you mean! I remember years ago that I had a home where dad had several times when, while testing his rocket at night (in the back yard, right behind the bedroom) to complete space-related career goals, he crashed-landed and it really messed with the kids!
@jordyou23 , @PipMenace, and @gooochyeee... Not sure if any of this will be of any additional use, but if memory serves I think something I've tried when having a 'waking up' and sleep-deprived crazed Sim (several things can/have caused this over the years) is... (Be prepared to use the 'pause button liberally for most of these...)
- Command the Sim to nap repeatedly until their sleep bar is well into the green (so they aren't overly tired - as @PugLove888 mentioned). Naps don't get interrupted by nightmares and other things like sleep does.
- In one situation I queued up sleep commands over and over (and over and over!) until the Sim got enough sleep to be well into the green on that need (they were so worked up I was worried to leave the lot!).
- In any kids room, add the old stand-by 'Coolala Defender light' next to every child's bed (not just across the room), and if you have more than one bed in the room, add one by each bed.
- Make sure all needs are well into the green (also, as @PugLove888 mentioned)... and that all of the needs that will decay while they sleep are high enough that they won't go red while sleeping (just this time - while trying to 'fix' them).
- Make sure there is not some secondary thing that's waking them (music, wind chimes, another child with nightmares, a pet, etc).
- You can also try the 'make happy' cheat, or reset the Sim (or better yet, go ahead and do both!). (Click here for directions on this, if needed.)
Then, once you get everything all set up for them to be green and put in bed, etc.... go ahead and save and exit the game. Then re-enter the game and the household with the child and see if things are going normally for their sleeping. (Alternatively, when re-enter the game, you could play another household for a Sim day or two so that time can pass while they're in their right mind in the other lot. If you go it that way maybe you could make a backup save of the game on your desktop before you re-entered your game.)
