In game time
Is it possible for in game time to go by in real life time like every minute IRL is a minute in game or can I do every minute IRL 5 minutes in game. I don't play yet but can y'all tell me please 😭🥺...
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@keke1253 Hi! I think when you start playing the game you'll see why in game time moves so quickly. If it were that close to real life it would take the rest of your life to play one sim. So, I totally agree with @LadyAofPineapple. That would probably get really boring really quickly. :-)
Even though you're not able to adjust the speed, as @PipMenace said, you are able to change the lifespan of sims, giving you more control over how long you get to play with them. There's an option to turn aging off completely which means you decide when to manually have sims progress to their next life stage (from child to teen to adult and so on). There are also options for short, normal and long lifespans. Each lifespan comes with a set number of in-game days for each life stage. For example, an infant on the short lifespan will have 2.5 days before aging up to toddler, then 3.5 days before aging up to child. The normal lifespan gives 5 days for infants and 7 days for toddler. The short lifespan can give you 66+ total in-game days with your sim if you play from newborn through Elder. The long lifespan gives you 528+ in-game days. If you're interested in learning more about life stages and lifespans, I like this article on Game Rant. https://gamerant.com/the-sims-4-lifespans-guide/
Hope this helps!
@JonaO703 Thanks for telling me about the lifespan I hadn't heard about that, I know it's not like animal crossing but I wish it could be like there time lol 😂 because the villagers do whatever when your not playing.
@keke1253 I haven't played animal crossing but I can say for sure 100% I definitely would not want my sims to be doing whatever they want while I'm away. lol
- @JonaO703 Do they stop or does the game pause when you stop playing. Btw ik about the pause and 2x 3x buttons.
@keke1253 When you exit the game, everything is frozen until you open the game again. Trust me, you want this! lol There is so much that can happen that you will want at least some control. Careers / school, birthdays, relationships, having babies and on and on. You really won't want to miss anything in your played sims' lives and you definitely won't want to allow them to make their own decisions about many things. While playing the game, the unplayed sims will do things and gain experiences that you do not control. This can be limited or encouraged depending on your settings.
