"Sindocat;c-17528542" wrote:
I definitely look forward to Teen, but "relieved" is a bit strong.
When my Sims have kids, a big part of the appeal is seeing how genetics express themselves, and Teen is my first good look at the adult features. I am not wild about mood swings, but they can be coped with and I do enjoy having my Teens take the initiative to work through that appropriately - work on that Emotional Control!
That said, I like my Children as well, and in my opinion TS4 Toddlers are the best they ever have been. Not all of the developmental tricks for good behavior are obvious but I notice that increasing Thinking (Mental? Which is the Toddler skill again? That one, anyway) gets them to fill their Hunger motive when eating, rather than stopping as soon as it reaches green, and helps with sleeping through the night. With children, messes become less prevalent as they become more creatively skilled, and mine seem to mostly confine their messes to their art area or outdoors.
The stage I am least invested in is infant, which I prolong only to assure that an older toddler is already potty trained before I start on the next. I also do not look forward particularly to Adult and Elder life stages. I think Elders, particularly, could use some development, and I would far, far rather see a "golden years" type game pack giving them more exploration than i would be in "freed" babies.
One thing I do notice is that my siblings stay close across life-stages. Teens need their own room, as I play them, but when Brodie got "monsters under the bed" alone in the nursery, he totally napped off the rest of the night with his big brother, who didn't mind. I love when they autonomously queue up things like this. :)
https://i.imgur.com/dU0IbCP.png
The elder life stage seems the most underdeveloped
Also my elder sims always die super fast ,
No matter the life stage they always die within a week of turning into en elderly, I wish they would stay alive without cheat and mods long enough to see their great grand kids atleast
