When family gameplay starts to annoy me a bit I move onto the next household. I don't scrap a save as I'm building a community in one save file. I want to keep seeing how the families get on and then have new families befriend them. I like to make kids clubs and invite the kids from my previous households to keep in touch with them. I also link them as cousins to keep extending the family beyond that household. I'm very maternal over my little simlets. If I see them around the game I do check if they look happy but if I see them at the hospital I freak out (tell self they are only pixels repeatedly, calm self 🥺).
But my biggest tip for family gameplay is reward traits. Everyone has Steel Bladders, everyone has Carefree and Hardly Hungry and Incredibly Friendly, Seldom Sleepy. Basically any reward traits that make them lower maintenance. I either get them for the whole family including kids by completing the Making Money Scenario at the start of the household or by using cheats to add aspiration points. But I refuse to play families without them, I just find it impossible to juggle all those needs if it's a large household. 🏡
simsplayer818 What is/how do you use, the cheat to get more aspiration points? I used to know of one, but I think it became defunct after one or another of the game updates...
So yeah, if you can tell me how, I'd really appreciate it, thank you in advance!
serendipity38 no problem, here are the codes you'll need:
testingcheats true to enable cheats first, followed by:
sims.give_satisfaction_points then add the amount you want to add after the space. I usually do sims.give_satisfaction_points 50000
I just used it so it should work for you 🤞. I'm on console and it disables console achievements and trophies but I figure it's worth it for smoother family gameplay! I've only used it on ages child and above though. I don't think I've used it on the ages below child.
simsplayer818 Thanks so much! I'm on a PC, but hopefully it'll work for me as well. I'll try it next time I'm in game. Thanks again!
serendipity38, type "the sims 4 aspiration points cheat" into your browser's search bar, or, alternatively, you can bookmark the following Cheats Guide that I'm linking below for you. (My TS4 experience is slightly sadder now that Carl is no longer producing his guides to the new expansions, game packs, and stuff packs. )
