Calendar & birthdays don't seem to line up
Hiya, I'm playing a save game with lifespan set to long and I've discovered something of which I'm not sure whether it is a bug or not... (have all packs and currently no mods/cc). Previously my ba...
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The fifth part of the test has been completed.
Had a teen become a young adult and an adult an elder.
Both auto-aged a day after the calendar set their birthdays.
@107531kop So what you are saying is in this test your findings are consistent.
With normal lifespan and the default 7 day seasons the day they age up is one day after it is on the calendar.
Actually thinking back and having consulted with several veteran players this can be expected.
Even with base game and previous versions of the game there has been a notice the day before a Sim ages up.
That gives the player ample notice to decide their next step. Some may want to bake a cake (to avoid the sad moodlet in TS4) or plan a party to celebrate and others like yourself want birthdays to just happen. It is ultimately up to players to decide how to play out their stories.
With Seasons we now have the added bonus of checking the calendar to be prepared for the upcoming events.
Think of it as the calendar just serving as a reminder and not the actual birthday.
Of course whenever you change the lifespan or the length of the Seasons there may be unexpected changes to holidays and events.
Discovering the rhythm of the calendar compared to the actual event could make your gameplay more enjoyable.
- EQ Avid Sims Player
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All packs installed and patches are current.
PC / Win 10
Never used CC or mods.
@EuphorialQueenyou beat me to it, but I was going to say the same. When I've finished this test, I'm planning on switching the normal lifespan for a long one and see how that plays out... and perhaps even do one with a short lifespan... I'll keep updating this one with my findings, but with less posts (one post per lifespan I think), so that future Simmers can use it as a guideline as well... (I'll be throwing this save game in the bin anyhow, so why not expand the test with the other settings)
