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Rising Vanguard

7 years ago

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The Sims 4 - unactive households does whatever they want

I bet this has been answered a bunch of times on this site, but I can't seem to find the right terms to search so I'm not finding an answer to my problem. So, I'm playing multiple households, I have...

gameplay issue

PugLove888
7 years ago
@Kanelbullet (you just must have changed your avatar! 😇 ) What you can do is check in to all your families from time to time to keep tabs on them. When I do play with more than one family in a save, this is what I have to do. But I rarely play this way. 😳 But yes, it is best to play until a pregnant Sim has given birth, that way there is less of a chance of a pregnancy getting stuck! I've also heard that it is best to save your game at the time the game resets. I think it is 6:00 am, but I'm not sure. Perhaps @SheriGR can confirm this? 🤔 I think saving your game at this time is more important if you play rotation play like you do, and not so much for the way I usually play. 😉
Edit to add that I play with aging only on my current/active households, and I prefer to play on the Long Life setting! I haven't noticed anything too weird, but again I rarely play rotationally. I did have one teen with the Ambitious trait get a part time job when I was playing another family! 😃:eahigh_file:

Kanelbullet

Rising Vanguard

7 years ago

Thank you for your answer! I don't think I'll have multiple saves because I do like having my sims interacting. At least the unplayed households won't age up, will they? I could manage the birthing by playing that family until the baby is born. Again I have to change my play style, but I'm still figuring this out so I'm fine with that.

My friend's got a household of their own in my game too, and isn't playing too often, and it would be awful if my friend turned on my computer only to find their sim is now an elder. So I hope that's not happening at least. I can deal with the sims changing lots but not aging.

PugLove888

Hero (Retired)

7 years ago

@Kanelbullet (you just must have changed your avatar! 😇 ) What you can do is check in to all your families from time to time to keep tabs on them. When I do play with more than one family in a save, this is what I have to do. But I rarely play this way. 😳 But yes, it is best to play until a pregnant Sim has given birth, that way there is less of a chance of a pregnancy getting stuck! I've also heard that it is best to save your game at the time the game resets. I think it is 6:00 am, but I'm not sure. Perhaps @SheriGR can confirm this? 🤔 I think saving your game at this time is more important if you play rotation play like you do, and not so much for the way I usually play. 😉

Edit to add that I play with aging only on my current/active households, and I prefer to play on the Long Life setting! I haven't noticed anything too weird, but again I rarely play rotationally. I did have one teen with the Ambitious trait get a part time job when I was playing another family! 😃:eahigh_file:

SheriGR
Hero
7 years ago
@Kanelbullet @PugLove888 I heard that about the reset time (like for plants, etc.), but have never saved accordingly. I must say, I do always play a pregnancy and infancy through in a household through to toddlerhood or childhood better yet before moving on to play another of my households. I've never had a 'stuck' pregnancy or any issues doing it this way, but I can see how it could maybe get glitchy leaving them in a limbo at such an intense developmental time.