How long do you make your sims age?
So I am curious how long you make your sims age do you leave it at the default way or do you make it so they age really slow or do you make them age really fast I am curious.
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I play on normal life span and I'll pause aging periodically if I want to spend time with a specific sim at a specific age for longer.
Usually, I try to get through the child phases without pausing but I sometimes pause aging for YAs and adults. My StrangerVille hero didn't have money or mood cheats but I turned her aging off so I wouldn't be thinking about it during the mystery. Once a sim has a kid or kids, I usually no longer pause aging.
An exception is if I'm playing an adult like a GTW sim or I really want a parent to leave the house, I may pause aging during the toddler phase. I like to give all the toddlers an equal amount of time for skill development. I also have a rule that they must be potty-trained to age up because otherwise they would not be admitted to school. They can have any other combo of skill development but that's non-negotiable at their schools.
My unpopular op is that I really like the YA phase so I'll sometimes pause aging while sims are figuring things out. I'm playing a gradually aging generational rotation. It's gradual because I rotate out so they get time at the various life stages while I'm not playing them as NPCs around the various sim worlds. I like going to the community lots and recognizing different sims. I sometimes decide what to do next based on that.
Usually, I try to get through the child phases without pausing but I sometimes pause aging for YAs and adults. My StrangerVille hero didn't have money or mood cheats but I turned her aging off so I wouldn't be thinking about it during the mystery. Once a sim has a kid or kids, I usually no longer pause aging.
An exception is if I'm playing an adult like a GTW sim or I really want a parent to leave the house, I may pause aging during the toddler phase. I like to give all the toddlers an equal amount of time for skill development. I also have a rule that they must be potty-trained to age up because otherwise they would not be admitted to school. They can have any other combo of skill development but that's non-negotiable at their schools.
My unpopular op is that I really like the YA phase so I'll sometimes pause aging while sims are figuring things out. I'm playing a gradually aging generational rotation. It's gradual because I rotate out so they get time at the various life stages while I'm not playing them as NPCs around the various sim worlds. I like going to the community lots and recognizing different sims. I sometimes decide what to do next based on that.
