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Hero

Re: Family Tree vs Culling

I don't have a definitive answer but only what works for me and it may be different on various platforms. I'm on console.

About once a week I have my own culling session. I go through Other Households and cull randoms. I show no mercy. I keep townies down to below 100. Usually around 70ish on my most brutal days. I'm careful not to delete anyone important to game lore like Crumplebottoms, etc. I keep people that I recognise as pub owners, stall holders although I have deleted them before and they were of course just replaced. I'm not ashamed to admit I delete the ones in the weirdest outfits...step forward those in short shorts with Elton glasses and an eyeball ring and say farewell to the game!

This works for me and I've never lost anyone from family trees or any Sims that even have friendships with my Sims. By taking over the culling myself I choose the victims!

4 Replies

BylineBelife
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@simsplayer818 I do the same. I cull my own game on an irregular schedule. Everyone ugly and fugly, that the game have generated, just have to die the deletion death.
simsplayer818
Hero
3 years ago
I should point out as well that I play with ageing and Neighbourhood Stories turned off because I am a total control freak and so as to avoid unwanted losses.
I also haven't lost any Sims that were family members moved to Other Households. I run a backup incase I do lose anybody.
@BylineBelife that made me laugh so much! 😂
JonaO703
Hero
3 years ago
@simsplayer818 The eyeball ring alone should be enough to warrant a culling. :-)
TabrisElfLover
3 years ago
I play on PC and I have thought about taking over the culling myself by otherwise turning culling off with a mod. I just wish that I didn't have to do that kind of micromanaging to keep family trees safe.