I always played rotationally, so whenever I add a new world (I call them districts in my game), I will also add every single residential lot to my rotation. I must have more than 100 households. I play with aging off, but turn it on for New Years Eve only. Then all sims age 1 year. Downside is that this many households means I mostly stop by each house only for a day, maybe up to 3 days if there is some reason for it. Some houses I won't even check unless there is a birthday etc. My routine and focus has changed over the years, and when I need it, I might squeeze in one extra year without the aging, just to have enough time to explore say a new world. When I implemented aristocracy and a royal family I probably added two extra calendar years to play them and get time enough to add their history to their homes etc. So, although my routine is very strict and calculated, I can take a break from the routine whenever I see it needed. Because I focus more on the community aspects than many other simmers, I also want to develop community and play through minimum 3-4 years every RL year. There is an election coming up every 5 years, and other repeating community aspects like sports tournaments and film productions etc. You can see much of my progression as I share it online:
https://www.hinsides.no/ts4/registry/community00.html
Blog: Simmerville's Sims
How do you manage to keep track of so many households and Sims?? I only have eight households, and that's still pretty manageable because every household gets a full Sim week, but since a few have kids, those kids will grow up and start their own families sooner or later and so on, so I'll end up with more than just eight households. Any hints on how to keep track what's going on where? I already use MS Notes but I think in the long run, a spreadsheet might be better for a quick overview.
