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babytes
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2 years ago

Infants great

So I really like the idea of infants but it’s not babies you know I’m trying to understand why not do a official baby ,baby update also they are basically still objects with a new refresh coming , is it impossible to accomplish ? Because it would have made sense to free the babies and add the infant update also.
  • "SelinaKyles;c-18238417" wrote:
    Probably because there are babies in existence in some player saves and to prevent any chances from completely ruining the save. It’s probably easier to add the new lifestage


    I think you are right. I think changing the object babies to sims would have been too buggy. They would have to 'convert' all cribs to sims across every save for every player, even if people open old saves months after the patch. Same for families saved to the gallery.

    Actually freeing babies would have been a better principle but probably impossible or too complex to execute. So we got the next best thing.

    In this regard I am surprised that newborns get an update too. I didn't think that would happen any more.
  • From what was shown and described in the livestream, having the baby start out in the bassinet is still a good thing. We can take them out of it. As the baby gets older, there's tummy time to be had. Eventually the wee tyke will start sitting up, crawling and eventually pull themselves onto their wee feet using an ottoman. It's a more natural progression toward Toddlerhood. I think we will all know better after they drop. In the meantime, I think we should stave off the case of the 'I'm not happy about this' syndrome. You may be wildly pleased in the end.

    "SelinaKyles;c-18238417" wrote:
    Probably because there are babies in existence in some player saves and to prevent any chances from completely ruining the save. It’s probably easier to add the new lifestage


    You do make a good point there. However, the Infants are a new life stage. A Sim we can create in CAS. They spring (sort of) from the bassinet in due time (which has been shortened from the normal duration) more like they float out of it to a very soft landing. I'm excited for this. I may even finish getting my chosen family ready and then wait until GT drops so that I can be certain my new Infant will achieve the new Milestones, as another player suggested. (I'm thinking, it may even be possible for the baby to be born, to save and then exit from there. we'll see.

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