How to make your sims more "real" without script mods
Physical:
1) To avoid Same Sim Syndrome, roll two sims. Play with genetics and randomize a teen until you have a sim you like. Delete the original rolled sims. Change the newly created sim's age to the age you want to play.
Personality:
2) Give your sims one negative trait. This doesn't have to be anything terrible, you can make them clumsy or squeamish or something. Flaws will make them more realistic as well as more interesting.
3) Once your sim is on a lot, cheat them 1 to 3 reward traits that fit the personality you want them to have.
4) Give your sim a hobby.
5) Give your sim a visual preference for clothes, decor, or both. For example: bright colors, neutral colors, pastels, rainbows, minimalist look, cluttered/busy look, shiny things, things with texture, whimsical/fun things, dark/macabre things, etc.
6) Give your sim a favorite animal or insect. This doesn't necessarily have to be an animal available in game. For example, if you have a child who really likes ladybugs, you can decorate their room in black and red.
7) Have your sim be a collector of something. This doesn't have to be something officially collectible. For example, they can collect snow globes (an official collectible) or wall art that features nature (not an official collectible).
Romantic Side:
8) Without downloading any mods, assign your sim a physical preference for potential romantic partners (in your head). Only allow them to date other sims who fit that preference. For example, they might prefer redheads, or sims with brown eyes, or sims with big boodies, etc.
Skills:
9) Cheat your sim skills they would already have at that stage in their life. Don't go above about 50% of total points available so that they still have some room to grow.
Friends and Back Story:
10) Who your friends are says a lot about you. Give your main sim a friend group of 2 to 3 sims that you create to specifically be their friends.
11) Start your sim off at the life stage BEFORE the one you want to play. Have them do things with their friends and family to build up experiences and relationships before starting their journey. For example, if you want to play a young adult who just moved to the big city, first start them as a teen in a small town. This gives them some history going into whatever story you're creating for them, and they're not just some nube sim all alone in the world.
12) If your sim is YA or older, think about what clique they were in in high school and how that influences their behavior and attitudes today.
What else? Share your suggestions for making your sim more realistic without using script mods.
1) To avoid Same Sim Syndrome, roll two sims. Play with genetics and randomize a teen until you have a sim you like. Delete the original rolled sims. Change the newly created sim's age to the age you want to play.
Personality:
2) Give your sims one negative trait. This doesn't have to be anything terrible, you can make them clumsy or squeamish or something. Flaws will make them more realistic as well as more interesting.
3) Once your sim is on a lot, cheat them 1 to 3 reward traits that fit the personality you want them to have.
4) Give your sim a hobby.
5) Give your sim a visual preference for clothes, decor, or both. For example: bright colors, neutral colors, pastels, rainbows, minimalist look, cluttered/busy look, shiny things, things with texture, whimsical/fun things, dark/macabre things, etc.
6) Give your sim a favorite animal or insect. This doesn't necessarily have to be an animal available in game. For example, if you have a child who really likes ladybugs, you can decorate their room in black and red.
7) Have your sim be a collector of something. This doesn't have to be something officially collectible. For example, they can collect snow globes (an official collectible) or wall art that features nature (not an official collectible).
Romantic Side:
8) Without downloading any mods, assign your sim a physical preference for potential romantic partners (in your head). Only allow them to date other sims who fit that preference. For example, they might prefer redheads, or sims with brown eyes, or sims with big boodies, etc.
Skills:
9) Cheat your sim skills they would already have at that stage in their life. Don't go above about 50% of total points available so that they still have some room to grow.
Friends and Back Story:
10) Who your friends are says a lot about you. Give your main sim a friend group of 2 to 3 sims that you create to specifically be their friends.
11) Start your sim off at the life stage BEFORE the one you want to play. Have them do things with their friends and family to build up experiences and relationships before starting their journey. For example, if you want to play a young adult who just moved to the big city, first start them as a teen in a small town. This gives them some history going into whatever story you're creating for them, and they're not just some nube sim all alone in the world.
12) If your sim is YA or older, think about what clique they were in in high school and how that influences their behavior and attitudes today.
What else? Share your suggestions for making your sim more realistic without using script mods.
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