Autonomy players?

"Mstybl95;c-17845119" wrote:
What mods make autonomy better?

I play on console, I do not use these mods.
This is what works for me, if you want to give that a shake.

Husband and wife meet, next is a job.
I build some skills, starting with tasks that mundane, like housework.
I give sims fun ideas, like singing, or computer games.
Making sure sims have tasks to use outside, when autonomy is on, they don't stay on their rear ends all day.
Make a few friends, join mommy groups. Sometimes penpals, great fun.
I have the wife ready for a baby, and she takes leave.
Have family and close friends gain sentiments for each other.
Average nineties move, I put the families computer in the TV room. Sims interact with family watching TV, so they aren't cooped up.

Then I send them on their way.

I go back when baby is grown, and add chores, and they do them themselves when parents praise so much.
The home is very poor first off, but when they get money I decorate, add real things, like sunscreen. I change tasks, removing a swing set for monkey bars so foward.
They pretty averagely copy this life I made, and do ambitious things I don't think of, too.

"Simburian;c-17845082" wrote:
I always play with autonomy on but don't leave My families to their own devices until I've trained them up a bit.

They all have to have their own beds assigned to them from the start, with lucky Sims who get a double bed to themselves, having both sides assigned to them to stop another member of the family getting in with them.

Never start off with a pool, tent or a barbecue in the garden. Sims will start off by swimming, sleeping in the tent or burning themselves to death on the barbecue because they haven't got the proper skill to use it. Stop the kids from using a computer by limiting it to the adults for a bit.

Always start off with what the Sims basically need and not what I would like them to have. This is what I learned from the first Sims Game and it still stands with this one.

You have to have the right house, one that is right for them and doesn't entail them going upstairs to wash the dishes or not use the dishwasher because they are in the wrong place. There's a lot of satisfaction in seeing your Sims clearing the table and putting the plates in the dishwasher without being asked and seeing the children actually opting to do their homework is a bonus. The simpler the house layout the better and plenty of room to get around without being stuck.

Get your Adult Sims a job, with one doing it from home, Others having to go out. A butler, nanny or maid can help if affordable.

I like to leave my Sims going on with their lives whilst I make lunch etc and it's a great bonus to come back and see they are keeping all their needs in the green and no one dead!

I can then leave them to flourish and rotate to a new family. I usually meet the old families in the Diner, cafe or bar etc. to socialize with later.

This. ^^^ :)

I used to play with autonomy on. I was constantly frustrated by them wanting to do things other than what I had planned for them. And mods need to be updated so frequently that I try to have as few as possible (and only from specific mod makers of those that I do have.) Then I tried it with autonomy turned off. I'm *much* happier now. Even with autonomy off they sometimes still do things on their own though. (I have to make sure I have something for them to do if I've had them do a few romantic things or they'll run off on their own to woo hoo!)

I do this all the time! Mostly because I hate seeing my sims just stand there and doing nothing waiting for me to tell them what to do! Even when I'm controlling them I still keep autonomy on. It does get really hectic when your controlling more than 3 sims though! What I usually do is I usually like to raise their skills and max out their jobs/careers before I just sit back and let them run automatically! Then when they have kids I focus more on them until I raise up their skills and then just let them run automatically as well! They almost do a good job taking care of toddlers! My only thing is I wish they would feed their pets and fix things!

I tend to get overwhelmed with bigger families or just forget to set up queues for Sims I'm not actively playing, so I'd like to leave Autonomy on more often... but everything gets way too chaotic, and not in the fun way. I never make detailed plans for my households, so if the game throws random stuff like alien abductions and hungry murphy beds my way, so be it. But I always need some kind of routine to each Sim day. For example, in the morning, I get my Sims ready for school / work, and once they get home, I take care of their needs, let kids do homework and then they've got some free time between dinner and bedtime. I don't want Sims to learn random skills either (e.g. no need for my squeamish Sim to start gardening and digging in the dirt, you know...).
So, while I'd love to just sit back and watch for a couple Sim hours, everything falls apart once I turn on Autonomy, so I've given up on that. :D

I started doing this with my legacy in Sims 3. At nine generations in, I'm almost done, but in between birthdays, it gets boring I'm not having a sim work on something (like a skill or career). I let the sims manage themselves until it's time for one to age up or another sim to be born.

I started doing this in Sims 4. In fact, this is essentially what the Asylum Challenge is. Though, I once did it for so long, I fell asleep and the game ran all night.

They all died of starvation because the fridge broke. Oops!

I've come to realize that some Sims seem to be "smarter" than others. I keep the smart ones and use the others as townies.

I play with autonomy on except for when they have to read a book, paint a certain type of painting, cook a meal, or do something specific to a career. Right now even the smart ones, get distracted by a basketball hoop and will stop what they're doing to run outside to shoot a few hoops before going off to do something else. Is this the fault of their AI or is it faulty programming?

The first week or two of a new save what I'm basically doing is teaching them how to take care of themselves. I think this is what we're all doing. About two weeks after I start playing a Sim I notice that some will develop a tendency to override what I want them to do so I back off and leave them on their own for a few days. The "smart" ones manage just fine. They keep their needs up, including social by talking to plants or chatting online. I've never had one in this group pass out, pee themselves, or start a fire. They manage to repair things that break, take out the trash, and inspect their garden on their own. These are my keepers.

On the other hand, the not-so-smart ones are more concerned with keeping up Fun and Social instead of Bladder, Energy, Hunger, or even Hygiene. Sims in this group often have a red plumbob, pass out, and/or wet themselves because they ignored their most critical needs and ignored me when I told them to use the bathroom or eat. These are not keepers. They either get dead (one died in a kitchen fire), deleted, or sent "out of town" where townies are free to do whatever they want, whenever they want.

I've collected about eleven "smart" Sims who have started families. What I've found is that the AI of their children is consistently just as good, or even better than their parents. Another thing that I've found very interesting about this group is that all but one is left-handed. I was also surprised to find that four of them have the hidden "Likes Fruitcake" trait.

My Sims all start in the same Tier 2 Tiny Home Starter so none of them start with any extra advantages. They start with the Nerd Brain aspiration to get the Quick Learner aspiration trait. My last three Sims started with their lots designated as Off the Grid because I wanted to see if any improvements had been made to this lot trait. Yes and no (mostly no). There are still many candle lamps that aren't tagged for use off the grid. I was surprised to find that a card table can't be used off the grid. I guess the Landgraabs figured out a way to make a deck of cards function with power. Dartboards with twinkling lights must be powered too.

I'm starting to think that getting all your Sims to happily carry on with their lives without being killed is when you have "won" the game! Eco Lifestyle gives a hint to that and what Will Wright meant when he pointed out how much do you actually really need in life when he made the original game?

Anything else is a lose!

My sims just about drove me freakin crazy with full autonomy. There were plenty of scenes I enjoyed watching and I do miss those, but they were greatly outweighed by bone headed actions, like mopping while the broken sink is still spewing AND in the public park where it's really someone else's job. After disabling their autonomy as much as I can it's been a lot more micro managing but a lot less eye twitching.

Lately as I've been getting more bored I've dropped them off at a nightclub or similar place and given them full autonomy and just watched. In the past when I tried this they'd manage to piss off at least one sim, but to my surprise I haven't seen this lately.

I'm a dictator when it comes to my sims :D But if they do something on their own that fits their character or story once in awhile, I'll let them lol