I am really trying my hardest to finish a legacy but it seems that no matter what I do I get to the point where my founder is elderly and I don't want them to die haha. I also probably never finish one because I always try to write a story about it. Have you ever finished one?

They are never really gone even when they die. Keep their graves and you can still socialise with their ghosts.I like the random legacy, but often restart when we get new packs. I also like playing rotationally in my main game. I play the premades to it takes a while for generations to advance.

I have a legacy challenge save in TS4 but it's only gen 3 I think? In another save, on short lifespan, I'm on gen 7 or so (wanted to make it to gen 10 at least once). Overall I prefer rotational play and got kind of bored with both of those. I like breeding sims and I like the beginning where there's a challenge but after that it's not much fun.In TS2 I made it about half way through... It was better there because it was part of my regular play but in TS4 sims gain skills even when you don't play them so challenge needs to be done in a separate save. I've pretty much given up playing legacy style. Eventually there might be a very long family line in my rotation but I'm not aiming for it on a purpose.

I've only just done it though, and not following the 'traditional rules', I made up my own. But I'm on generation 13 of my first legacy family (I only ever got to gen 3 or 4 before this). I think the secret for me has been to try and mix it up a bit in terms of stories and character traits. I usually play the same sims over and over, but this time I've made them all a bit different, or randomised a few things which has kept my interest. I also use the normal life span and 7 day seasons so it feels like each sim life is long enough to do what I need to but speedy enough to not get too attached to each sim :) Now weirdly when I think of playing a different family it feels wrong! So I think I'll be playing this legacy for a while!! :D

Once, in sims 2. Every generation got a new expansion to keep things interesting.

I’ve tried Legacy style play, where I set out with no cheats and the aim of playing through generations many, many times.I have always got to generation three maximum.I’ve had a tonne of fun trying all sorts of Sims. They’ve lived in apartments, they’ve lived in Willow Creek and Oasis Springs; once one Sim literally began with NO home.They’ve had all sorts of jobs/careers and different personalities and styles.I think some of the problems are - I get distracted with new ideas- I get distracted with real life and give up the game, sometimes for months and then I end up starting over when I return- For a long time I didn’t want to let my precious Simmies die- Stories and story blogs are actually hard to maintain- All my Sims to date have ended up being ‘perfect’ parents who raise gorgeous little munchkins and they all want for nothing. Something about that has been too much the same from game to game to make it super appealing to continue with the kiddos (weird, I know)

Have you finished a 10 generation Legacy? (or more)

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xPIXLxGaming
6 years ago
I've only made it to the second generation and got bored. By that time, I had made enough money from painting or whatever that I could afford to buy anything. However, my founder always has a butt load of kids and by the time they get to teens, I get overwhelmed trying to figure out which one I want to focus on. I know I need to focus on the heir, but I just love their little siblings so much and want to see them grow too!
MrGiggleTickle
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
Yes, and I'm still going with that family since August of 2017. Been past Gen 10 for a little while now.
Stardust1488
Seasoned Adventurer
6 years ago
@invisiblgirl That's amazing! Did you keep score?

@simwolf So many legacies! So it's basically one continuous legacy? That's crazy! lol

@seaprincesshipst Yeah I had a lot of problems with the sims 3. By the time the 3rd gen was born the game was glitching pretty badly. Good luck!

@LindsaySeddon1 If my sims have too much money I think I will find a way to write it into my story that they lose it somehow. Or lose a lot of it lol.

@EA_Mai I am this exactly! I want to play it out differently or play a family a different way and just leave the legacy behind lol

@Frn0731 Well done!

@xPIXLx I always want to see the children succeed and I want to play all of them and make their lives great. But then I get overwhelmed as well. It's a bit crazy in my legacy at the moment with only 3 kids lol

@DoodlyDoofus That's great! Playing it for so long, how do you not get bored?
March306
6 years ago
I have only finished one so far. I have started many without finishing. The one I actually finished I quit for a few months and went back to it I wrote notes so I would be able to go back. I named all my heirs and spares after Game of Thrones characters. My current legacy I am trying to name heirs and spares after Pretty Little Liars characters (tv series based on a book). I used one of the PLL characters (Spencer Hastings) as my founder.That GOT legacy my founder was the sim version of Emilia Clarke (plays Dany).

These are the generation 10 twins of my GOT legacy.

https://i.imgur.com/zODAbxn.png

https://i.imgur.com/55j5OPV.png

They had Vlad's genes.
goofhead1
6 years ago
Yes! I am currently on generation 17 or 18 depending on if I count the founder or not. I actually quite enjoy my little family I have created.
vrouwe_jess
New Spectator
6 years ago
I'm really close!! My 9th generation has been born now
Gaphlipta
6 years ago
I've actually never been able to get passed the founding generation before getting bored and moving on to a new family.
Rai357
6 years ago
I get too attached to my founder sim and then I get too bored to play. I don't think I've ever played long enough for a founder to die of old age.
Stardust1488
Seasoned Adventurer
6 years ago
"Rae357;c-17005222" wrote:
I get too attached to my founder sim and then I get too bored to play. I don't think I've ever played long enough for a founder to die of old age.

I'm getting close to my founder becoming a elder... fingers crossed I can get past this point lol
Brexoxoxo
6 years ago
I get bored quick. The furthest I have gotten was 4 generations, then l started a new game lol

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