Avoiding (ultimately) “cookie cutter” Sims…
Anyone else find their many, many Sims end up much the same as each other? I’m not taking in looks (though to a certain extent that can happen too) but the way they can end up living and reacting t...
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I'll begin by saying I am a "happily ever after" kind of Simmer. I enjoy happy endings in general; there's very little that's dark or brooding about me. The fact I (re)discovered The Sims during the pandemic has undoubtedly added to my desire to have chill, stress-free Simworlds.
I like what @mightysprite said about making decisions that are true to the Sim I'm controlling. It's so easy to make the Sim I'm controlling into a Competent Man/Woman who can pretty much do anything and everything. My daughter and I will sometimes let a d20 decide what our Sim is going to do next. Things they like to do have a larger chance of happening than other things, and some activities aren't among the choices at all. That can stop the Sim's progress toward being a master of all things.
In our current save, a couple who are good friends with our lead Sim divorced, and one of the partners is now in a relationship with someone else. That's added an interesting element to the game, as our Sim is working out whether or not he'd like to remain friends with both halves of the former couple and what he thinks of the new pairing.
I like what @mightysprite said about making decisions that are true to the Sim I'm controlling. It's so easy to make the Sim I'm controlling into a Competent Man/Woman who can pretty much do anything and everything. My daughter and I will sometimes let a d20 decide what our Sim is going to do next. Things they like to do have a larger chance of happening than other things, and some activities aren't among the choices at all. That can stop the Sim's progress toward being a master of all things.
In our current save, a couple who are good friends with our lead Sim divorced, and one of the partners is now in a relationship with someone else. That's added an interesting element to the game, as our Sim is working out whether or not he'd like to remain friends with both halves of the former couple and what he thinks of the new pairing.
