I realize I really don't change the hairstyle of my sims, especially males, as they get older. But now with the more "trendy" hairstyles, it's a bit weird to have my male elder wear a fade and quiff. Not that it can't happen in real life, but it's unlikely. I never use the bald hairs, and not because I wouldn't, but because it's not gradual enough for me to just go from full hair to bald after one birthday.
"aaronrulz;915069" wrote: I realize I really don't change the hairstyle of my sims, especially males, as they get older. But now with the more "trendy" hairstyles, it's a bit weird to have my male elder wear a fade and quiff. Not that it can't happen in real life, but it's unlikely. I never use the bald hairs, and not because I wouldn't, but because it's not gradual enough for me to just go from full hair to bald after one birthday.
What about you guys?
I have to change their hair because each time my sims age up they get some weird and wacked out hair do it doesn't stay the same on my sims
I pretty much always change the hairstyle according to age, both for men and ladies, I also use the grey/brown, grey/black hair colors to transition dark haired sims nearing the end of the adult stage to grey elders. I have used the balding hairstyles quite frequently. I also often add glasses and update clothing to be age appropriate. For me it gives a more gradual feel to the age transition. I play on long life span.
My teen and young adult Sims usually have similar hairstyles, but I always change it up the moment a Sim starts to have children... lol I don't really do the "cool parent" looks. By the time my Sims are elders, I try my best to do a variety of balding, receding, and regular hairstyles for my male sims. The female Sims vary between short and long hair (but usual shorter). I sometimes make my older Sims wear glasses as well. I try my best to consider realism when I play my game.
I think it would actually be interesting if there were more receding hairstyles for the male Sims. It would definitely make the game more realistic when it comes to adult and elder males.
"kokoro80;15645073" wrote: I pretty much always change the hairstyle according to age, both for men and ladies, I also use the grey/brown, grey/black hair colors to transition dark haired sims nearing the end of the adult stage to grey elders. I have used the balding hairstyles quite frequently. I also often add glasses and update clothing to be age appropriate. For me it gives a more gradual feel to the age transition. I play on long life span.
I do for Sims I'm actively playing with some frequency, but not for others. For my regularly played Sims, I like to play out the whole changing-through-your-life process. With Sims I more often just interact with or see around, I'll change their clothes if they're strikingly inappropriate but rarely their hair - nothing that makes it take longer to recognize them at a glance.
"kokoro80;15645073" wrote: I pretty much always change the hairstyle according to age, both for men and ladies, I also use the grey/brown, grey/black hair colors to transition dark haired sims nearing the end of the adult stage to grey elders. I have used the balding hairstyles quite frequently. I also often add glasses and update clothing to be age appropriate. For me it gives a more gradual feel to the age transition. I play on long life span.
I nearly always change the hairs with age. Some just look silly to me on an older sim and there's some that I find ridiculous on younger sims too. Sometimes I just randomly change hairs in the same age range though too so maybe I'm not a good representation of things. I also change the hairstyles from outfit to outfit. If a sim has long hair, all the outfits will also be a long hair style, etc...
Depends. From babies up til teens I do. Then after that depends on the sim. Basically to show some maturity and time passing. Some sims as they get older may change hair style, even color, while some may barely change at all.
depends on the sim, I don't think older sims look off with any particular hairstyle or that younger sims do either, it's just whatever fits them with hair and clothes. I once put Nancy in a skintight bodysuit while keeping a more professional updo so she could show off her diamonds to impress her younger boyfriend, where as Bella started to dress more conservatively as she got older and was free with her hair. Though I do like a lot of changes to show my sims aging as I see fit fun for storytelling.
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