Decisions...help, please?

"darrenfroggy;c-17291859" wrote:

"Alwe1507;c-17291815" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-17289128" wrote:
We have toddlers, now, so if you're in any way a family-oriented player, you're going to want Parenthood. This allows you to help direct your little Simmies in the way they should go. There is a Values system that the parents can teach their children to have starting with the toddler. The earlier, the better. Sims can set the table which helps to make the family sit together for a meal. It also helps them to gain manners.

If you're interested in stardom, I am really loving Get Famous. I think the celebrity system beats the one in Sims 3. Not everyone is a celebrity, and although there is supposed to be a way for your would be star to get a boost from knowing a celebrity, I haven't found it. LOL My Sim has worked his fanny off to get where he is.

If you don't mind having mods in your game I recommend MC Command Center, which allows you to set things to simulate story progression, plus a number of assets.

City Living also gives your Sim an actual singing skill.

@GalacticGal - Thanks for your response.

When you say we have toddlers "now" - were they not introduced in TS2 and been a part of The Sims ever since? Or were they removed from TS4 in the base game, like pools and ghosts!?

How would you describe family life without the Parenthood pack?

I am interested in Get Famous. I don't think everyone should be a celebrity!

Does MCCC introduce Story Progression? That was actually one of my most disliked aspects of TS3. I understand that on TS4, the non-playing Sims purely build skill and do not much else?

Toddlers weren't in TS4 until 2 years or so after launch.

I played families before I had Parenthood and what I can say is that it's still fun but that pack adds SO MUCH to family play. The child and teenv values and working on them is a whole new layer to almost every interaction, school brings projects for the kids to work on with their parents' or siblings' help, toddlers get to learn how to say please and thank you and sorry, the parenting skill is fun with chance cards to improve kids' values. Before that, school's just homework and working hard, no after school activities at all.
It's still good but the pack gives the kids more direction in what they're doing.

@darrenfroggy

I can't believe that Toddlers were removed again!! So, EA reduced the life stages to Baby, Child, Teen, Adult and Elder!?

I think you've sold it to me. I've been saying that a lot to people on here, you're all so good at this ?