Something that has really bugged me for awhile is the the way the game seems to remember achievements and jobs mastered. After 5 or 6 generations, or more, of heirs mastering their jobs, I end up with an attic full of their job rewards from promotions. As long as the rewards are there, the game remembers that the legacy has completed those jobs. But they also take up a lot of memory, and the house starts bugging out, lagging, and sims take too long to do things.If I go in and clear all that stuff out of the attic, then it really refreshes and speeds up the house again. Except at the same time, the game has now forgotten every single job completed in the legacy and the family is back to square one.It would be better if the game would tag the household with the completion instead of the stuff in their attic. Because you can't conceivably play a legacy for more than 8 generations if you're completing 2 or sometimes 3 jobs a generation, before the house is ridiculously laggy. My highest legacy is 13 in sims 4, but that family had to clean out their attic twice and it irritated me no end both times.Thanks.Dez

Wow the game actually forgets about rewards earned if you delete the object? I did not know that. Glad I haven't deleted anything yet (still in Gen 3 so not experiencing lag).

Did not know, so thanks for sharing. Not that I completed many careers, but good to know.If it was my legacy, I'd rather take a photo of the sim with the reward item to hang on the wall. That way I'd not let go of the memory even if item was deleted. Perfect for the hall or library wall?Or - what exactly s it that the game remembers? What effect does it have? I know objects are unlocked in the catalog, but you are probably referring to something else?

Have you tried to use the "Save As …" option periodically? This is supposed to clear off any glitches on a lot. Also, try deleting the thumbcachefile before playing. I played Pinstar's Legacy Challenge. Since I didn't play every single day, it ended up taking me just over a year to complete that challenge. Ten generations is all you have to achieve, with the tenth generation potential heir being born and then you can quit. I don't recall struggling with lag, even though I played on the very same lot, as per the rules. This was something I found I had to do with Sims3, as well. Give it a try and see if that helps. I also agree with keeping the job reward objects in the family inventory. Sometimes, I'll hang the police emblem on the outside wall of my lot. I also used to let my Sims use the doctor's desk. The musician got to keep his small rug in his room and any trophies accrued. What I don't like is how the utilities (more like taxes) includes the stuff in your Sims' inventories. :open_mouth:

That's true, it's so annoying when the game starts lagging but you don't want to get rid of the rewards.

Are you clearing out the Attic by selling items or putting into the household inventory? If you put them in the household inventory I don't think you'd run into to this issue.

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11 Replies

evelynin
7 years ago
That's true, it's so annoying when the game starts lagging but you don't want to get rid of the rewards.
LolaLuvsSims
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Are you clearing out the Attic by selling items or putting into the household inventory? If you put them in the household inventory I don't think you'd run into to this issue.
Chessack
7 years ago
Wow the game actually forgets about rewards earned if you delete the object? I did not know that. Glad I haven't deleted anything yet (still in Gen 3 so not experiencing lag).
Phonecallz
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Oh I didn't know this... I just sell all the reward items if I don't need them.
Simmerville
Legend
7 years ago
Did not know, so thanks for sharing. Not that I completed many careers, but good to know.

If it was my legacy, I'd rather take a photo of the sim with the reward item to hang on the wall. That way I'd not let go of the memory even if item was deleted. Perfect for the hall or library wall?

Or - what exactly s it that the game remembers? What effect does it have? I know objects are unlocked in the catalog, but you are probably referring to something else?
Kathykins
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Simmerville;c-16649161" wrote:
.... Or - what exactly s it that the game remembers? What effect does it have? I know objects are unlocked in the catalog, but you are probably referring to something else?

I was wondering too. It's been a while since any of my sims reached the top of their career (been playing new saves recently), so I don't remember what they get. I do know that the items unlocked in build/buy will stay unlocked within the household. I've had sims who earned them move out, and I could still place those items in the house they were earned.

Depending on their usefulness, I'll place and use the objects (like items with useful emotional auras or if they are just decorative), keep them in family inventory, or delete them.
Lyrie18
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Whoa! I did not know this! Eerk.....I delete all the ones I got so far in the doctor career :(
GalacticGal
Legend
7 years ago
Have you tried to use the "Save As …" option periodically? This is supposed to clear off any glitches on a lot. Also, try deleting the thumbcachefile before playing. I played Pinstar's Legacy Challenge. Since I didn't play every single day, it ended up taking me just over a year to complete that challenge. Ten generations is all you have to achieve, with the tenth generation potential heir being born and then you can quit. I don't recall struggling with lag, even though I played on the very same lot, as per the rules. This was something I found I had to do with Sims3, as well. Give it a try and see if that helps. I also agree with keeping the job reward objects in the family inventory. Sometimes, I'll hang the police emblem on the outside wall of my lot. I also used to let my Sims use the doctor's desk. The musician got to keep his small rug in his room and any trophies accrued. What I don't like is how the utilities (more like taxes) includes the stuff in your Sims' inventories. :open_mouth:
deztech
Rising Adventurer
7 years ago
I've done lots of different legacy challenges, including Pinstars, though after the first time I give myself more leeway to change things up. I get bored of being on the same lot.

Anyways, what I was referring to is being able to see your unlocked rewards in the catalog. For instance you get an awesome computer for completing the Oracle career path of criminal.

If you go into the attic (family inventory) where everything goes as its earned, and delete those items without the sim who earned them still being on the lot (because they moved out or died) then it's gone from the catalog.

This matters. Consider the fridge you get from the cook culinary career. If its placed in house by the sim who earned it, they pass on, their heirs move a time or two, oops the fridge bugged out (because technically they don't "own" it) so you sell it to rebuy it for the house. Except you can't. Because no one in the current house unlocked it and now that it's gone the game doesn't remember anymore that it used to be unlocked.

Insofar as the lag I mentioned, that's something purely related.fo the.family inventory. The more full.of junk it gets, the laggier the house gets. Not the game. The house. Cleaning.caches dosen't help with that.

Dez
LolaLuvsSims
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
That's so odd at @DezCordero I've had pretty full household inventories and never had issues. I usually only run into problems once the personal inventories are packed. Maybe you could get a storage unit(retail lot) to keep all of your items in.