Goodbye Claire.

"doggers123;d-991888" wrote:
One of my first sims i played with for a long time is days away from death, and I feel so sad. How do you deal with your favorite sims dying?

It's heart-rending, that much is certain. It's like reading a very good book in which you really love the main character and then that character is killed or dies. Hard to finish a book when you can't see the words for the tears in your eyes. As for how to handle the loss of a dear Sim. I have a confession to make. I generally restart a new game save starring the Sim who passed on. I also play on LONG. I have to say I have had key Sims die prematurely, as it were, making the plot moot. So a Restart is my only option. Can't even recall how many times I've had to Restart — it's that bad. My hope is to see my Global Superstar still performing live concerts in his elder years. Of course, he's not yet reached elder. He became an Adult two games saves ago before a patch hit that scuttled the game. I played a TEST save until my mods were updated, but upon installing the key updated mod, something went awry and he lost all the albums and songs he was receiving royalties on. Too hard to make that up, I started anew, figuring it was flat out easier for him to write songs for license and to record albums on his way up to the top. Also, he earned his status in just eleven Sim days than the previous save. So, despite the fact that I was truly enjoying playing the domestic side of his life, it is what it is. Just got him married again and his first child is born. However, Cottage Living is also almost upon us, so I will be playing a different save for quite some time.