Can we talk about the very extremely annoying pee walk!

Also no one will complain about this as always, Simmers do not care if they have to use mods to fix such serious game breaking issues such as this, the pee walk has caused way too many issues for me since 2014, also I literally saw NO ONE walking that way if they have to go to the bathroom smh...running animation would make a billion times more sense than slow walk....fix this Maxis!!

In TS2, sims in urgent need of the loo run there, not waddle.

The Sim Team hardly ever reverses a decision they made, so a mod will remain your only choice, not the worst one given that this is a tiny mod that hardly ever needs an update. Btw, the pee walk is not an idle animation, but a walkstyle override.

"83bienchen;c-18268001" wrote:
The Sim Team hardly ever reverses a decision they made, so a mod will remain your only choice, not the worst one given that this is a tiny mod that hardly ever needs an update. Btw, the pee walk is not an idle animation, but a walkstyle override.

Oh sorry my bad, but yea no this is not acceptable, I hope other Simmers agree with me that it's time for the lame animation to go...it makes the game seem like a kindergarten game for 6 year olds.

"83bienchen;c-18268001" wrote:
The Sim Team hardly ever reverses a decision they made, so a mod will remain your only choice, not the worst one given that this is a tiny mod that hardly ever needs an update. Btw, the pee walk is not an idle animation, but a walkstyle override.

They better NOT include this ridiculously childlish animation in Project Rene or I will riot.

It's not that I don't agree with you, I mean I modded it out myself for a reason years ago.

I just sometimes feel that they're so out of touch with what actually makes a Sims game engaging and fun.

Another example is the wants and fears update that came with completely overpowered and thus meaningless fears plus the inability to smash whims that were broken or unfitting.

Infants are great, but they do come with restraints, too, because the game tries to keep them happy by intervening with the player's control.

You are supposed to send them to the bathroom before they need to pee walk. If you think about sending them to the bathroom only when they get to the pee walk stage, then you have left it for too late.

I suggest putting your Sim on a schedule so these things are taken care of before they become critical. What adds the gaming element to the Sims is failure states. You have to take care of the needs or the game "punishes" you. That pee walk is part of the "punishment", losing bladder control is next, then your Sim is embarrassed, may have a bad memory, etc.

I think it's a problem only if you don't play it as a time management game. Which is totally fine! I don't either. But that is the way the game was designed, and one purpose of mods to change the game design. Keep in mind some people want these game elements there. So you either have to mod the game or take care of the needs on a schedule. For example, try sending your Sim to pee when they first wake up. If they come home and the green is getting low, send them again. I never see the pee walk, and I have some households with 7 or 8 Sims.

Edited to say: You can also "cheat" the needs up in various ways. Like you're already doing. Using cheats is not cheating if you have more fun that way. I have UI Cheats installed. I try not to use it for needs, but sometimes you do get tired of constantly having Sims in the bathroom.

"crocobaura;c-18268050" wrote:
You are supposed to send them to the bathroom before they need to pee walk. If you think about sending them to the bathroom only when they get to the pee walk stage, then you have left it for too late.

Ok but is that supposed to be an excuse for the slow pee walk animation or what?

"telemwill;c-18268103" wrote:
I suggest putting your Sim on a schedule so these things are taken care of before they become critical. What adds the gaming element to the Sims is failure states. You have to take care of the needs or the game "punishes" you. That pee walk is part of the "punishment", losing bladder control is next, then your Sim is embarrassed, may have a bad memory, etc.

I think it's a problem only if you don't play it as a time management game. Which is totally fine! I don't either. But that is the way the game was designed, and one purpose of mods to change the game design. Keep in mind some people want these game elements there. So you either have to mod the game or take care of the needs on a schedule. For example, try sending your Sim to pee when they first wake up. If they come home and the green is getting low, send them again. I never see the pee walk, and I have some households with 7 or 8 Sims.

Edited to say: You can also "cheat" the needs up in various ways. Like you're already doing. Using cheats is not cheating if you have more fun that way. I have UI Cheats installed. I try not to use it for needs, but sometimes you do get tired of constantly having Sims in the bathroom.

Oh yess, I think I could try that (sending my Sim to the bathroom when they first wake up) or even getting the reward trait so that my Sims no longer need to pee :lol: would be much better as my Sims are often working and gardening, I usually love playing through the Aspirations myself as they are like mini games in-game.