As suggested in the title, starting a new save shows all kinds of stuff that is very usefull to new players, but not at all to experienced players.- Whole worlds full of pre-build homes, I'm spending a lot of time tearing down all residential lots every time I need a new save.*- Having to go through CAS and create a household, usually I already have a household that I want to put in said new save.- Having to place a household AND moving to the lot right away, instead of as it works later placing the household but staying in the world. Or, rather, not having to place on at all untill you are ready for it.These are a few things I would like to see available in starting a new save, or as options of sorts.I marked the first thing with a * for a reason. I have ofcourse thought about making a save with empty lots and backing that up. However, occasionally I have issues with a corrupted save that are even found in my clean (no mods & unplayed) empty lot save, causing me to have to create a new one, spending hours to demolish all the homes before I can play again.A little while ago some of these points were listed in the patch notes and then later removed, I wish to put them back on the agenda.Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for considering the possibilities!

I still to this day don't understand why we are forced to create a new family everytime we start a new game and don't have the option to choose an already existing family.I think I saw this on the Cats and Dogs patch but then I went into the game and it was the same, very disappointing EAxis.

"Netzspannung;c-16281141" wrote:Nobody is forced to create a new family when starting a new game. Just go to your library from CAS and chose an existing family, if that is your preference.https://emmausroadministries.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/af3ec-image.jpg

"Netzspannung;c-16281141" wrote:Nobody is forced to create a new family when starting a new game. Just go to your library from CAS and chose an existing family, if that is your preference.A new family doesn’t have to be a freshly created batch of Sims. Picking an existing Sim from your library is still creating a brand new household for the new save. So yes, players are forced to create a household before they can access any other part of the game. I remember Maxis saying they were patching the game to bypass CAS and go directly to the world screen for new saves - not sure where that update stands as it’s been several months since we heard about it and no such change has been made. It has always bugged me that they force CAS on you as soon as you start a new game.

It’s especially annoying because you have to save the household even if you didn’t change it at all, so I have to delete the duplicates from my library.

"AlHollandiyah;d-933928" wrote:As suggested in the title, starting a new save shows all kinds of stuff that is very usefull to new players, but not at all to experienced players.- Whole worlds full of pre-build homes, I'm spending a lot of time tearing down all residential lots every time I need a new save.*- Having to go through CAS and create a household, usually I already have a household that I want to put in said new save.- Having to place a household AND moving to the lot right away, instead of as it works later placing the household but staying in the world. Or, rather, not having to place on at all untill you are ready for it.These are a few things I would like to see available in starting a new save, or as options of sorts.I marked the first thing with a * for a reason. I have ofcourse thought about making a save with empty lots and backing that up. However, occasionally I have issues with a corrupted save that are even found in my clean (no mods & unplayed) empty lot save, causing me to have to create a new one, spending hours to demolish all the homes before I can play again.A little while ago some of these points were listed in the patch notes and then later removed, I wish to put them back on the agenda.Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for considering the possibilities!... anyway, I was referring to OP and specifically the bolded bullet point above. This is about starting a new save, so where is the household you "already have" coming from if not from your library or the gallery? Is the family you "already have" a pre-made family? Even if that were the case, why could an "experienced player" not create a dummy household, move them in and go to "Manage Worlds" to choose any pre-existing household they want? After you choose your family you can delete the dummy household you created. You just need at least one existing household marked as played, as any "experienced player" knows. If any of you could answer that - with words not gifs or jpgs - that would be great.edited for typo

New save options: Empty lots & skipping CAS

22 Replies

Sigzy_29
Legend
7 years ago
I still to this day don't understand why we are forced to create a new family everytime we start a new game and don't have the option to choose an already existing family.

I think I saw this on the Cats and Dogs patch but then I went into the game and it was the same, very disappointing EAxis.
Netzspannung
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Nobody is forced to create a new family when starting a new game. Just go to your library from CAS and chose an existing family, if that is your preference.
Sigzy_29
Legend
7 years ago
"Netzspannung;c-16281141" wrote:
Nobody is forced to create a new family when starting a new game. Just go to your library from CAS and chose an existing family, if that is your preference.

https://emmausroadministries.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/af3ec-image.jpg
drake_mccarty
7 years ago
"Netzspannung;c-16281141" wrote:
Nobody is forced to create a new family when starting a new game. Just go to your library from CAS and chose an existing family, if that is your preference.

A new family doesn’t have to be a freshly created batch of Sims. Picking an existing Sim from your library is still creating a brand new household for the new save. So yes, players are forced to create a household before they can access any other part of the game.

I remember Maxis saying they were patching the game to bypass CAS and go directly to the world screen for new saves - not sure where that update stands as it’s been several months since we heard about it and no such change has been made. It has always bugged me that they force CAS on you as soon as you start a new game.
ValiantRedKnight
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
It’s especially annoying because you have to save the household even if you didn’t change it at all, so I have to delete the duplicates from my library.
Netzspannung
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"AlHollandiyah;d-933928" wrote:
As suggested in the title, starting a new save shows all kinds of stuff that is very usefull to new players, but not at all to experienced players.

- Whole worlds full of pre-build homes, I'm spending a lot of time tearing down all residential lots every time I need a new save.*
- Having to go through CAS and create a household, usually I already have a household that I want to put in said new save.
- Having to place a household AND moving to the lot right away, instead of as it works later placing the household but staying in the world. Or, rather, not having to place on at all untill you are ready for it.

These are a few things I would like to see available in starting a new save, or as options of sorts.

I marked the first thing with a * for a reason. I have ofcourse thought about making a save with empty lots and backing that up. However, occasionally I have issues with a corrupted save that are even found in my clean (no mods & unplayed) empty lot save, causing me to have to create a new one, spending hours to demolish all the homes before I can play again.

A little while ago some of these points were listed in the patch notes and then later removed, I wish to put them back on the agenda.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for considering the possibilities!

... anyway, I was referring to OP and specifically the bolded bullet point above. This is about starting a new save, so where is the household you "already have" coming from if not from your library or the gallery? Is the family you "already have" a pre-made family? Even if that were the case, why could an "experienced player" not create a dummy household, move them in and go to "Manage Worlds" to choose any pre-existing household they want? After you choose your family you can delete the dummy household you created. You just need at least one existing household marked as played, as any "experienced player" knows. If any of you could answer that - with words not gifs or jpgs - that would be great.

edited for typo
AlHollandiyah
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
I know I can choose another household either by replacing the one in CAS or by ditching the temp one after I evicted them, but I was referring to the fact that I think it shouldn't be necessary. I have to go through all these boring tedious steps before I can actually start playing. And as one of the patch notes listed skipping CAS altogether for new saves that shows to me I am not the only one requesting that. So I hope that where it didn't make that specific patch in the end it will still be added some day.
Sigzy_29
Legend
7 years ago
"Netzspannung;c-16281386" wrote:
"AlHollandiyah;d-933928" wrote:
As suggested in the title, starting a new save shows all kinds of stuff that is very usefull to new players, but not at all to experienced players.

- Whole worlds full of pre-build homes, I'm spending a lot of time tearing down all residential lots every time I need a new save.*
- Having to go through CAS and create a household, usually I already have a household that I want to put in said new save.
- Having to place a household AND moving to the lot right away, instead of as it works later placing the household but staying in the world. Or, rather, not having to place on at all untill you are ready for it.

These are a few things I would like to see available in starting a new save, or as options of sorts.

I marked the first thing with a * for a reason. I have ofcourse thought about making a save with empty lots and backing that up. However, occasionally I have issues with a corrupted save that are even found in my clean (no mods & unplayed) empty lot save, causing me to have to create a new one, spending hours to demolish all the homes before I can play again.

A little while ago some of these points were listed in the patch notes and then later removed, I wish to put them back on the agenda.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for considering the possibilities!

... anyway, I was referring to OP and specifically the bolded bullet point above. This is about starting a new save, so where is the household you "already have" coming from if not from your library or the gallery? Is the family you "already have" a pre-made family? Even if that were the case, why could an "experienced player" not create a dummy household, move them in and go to "Manage Worlds" to choose any pre-existing household they want? After you choose your family you can delete the dummy household you created. You just need at least one existing household marked as played, as any "experienced player" knows. If any of you could answer that - with words not gifs or jpgs - that would be great.

edited for typo

So...where is the reason as to why this isn't possible or why you wouldn't want this?
Netzspannung
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"AlHollandiyah;c-16281430" wrote:
I think it shouldn't be necessary.

Fair enough. Personally, I don't mind it because it is one of the few things in the game that have a work-around, which does not affect my enjoyment of the game. But I do appreciate that it might feel different to you.
Netzspannung
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Sigzy05;c-16281431" wrote:
"Netzspannung;c-16281386" wrote:
"AlHollandiyah;d-933928" wrote:
As suggested in the title, starting a new save shows all kinds of stuff that is very usefull to new players, but not at all to experienced players.

- Whole worlds full of pre-build homes, I'm spending a lot of time tearing down all residential lots every time I need a new save.*
- Having to go through CAS and create a household, usually I already have a household that I want to put in said new save.
- Having to place a household AND moving to the lot right away, instead of as it works later placing the household but staying in the world. Or, rather, not having to place on at all untill you are ready for it.

These are a few things I would like to see available in starting a new save, or as options of sorts.

I marked the first thing with a * for a reason. I have ofcourse thought about making a save with empty lots and backing that up. However, occasionally I have issues with a corrupted save that are even found in my clean (no mods & unplayed) empty lot save, causing me to have to create a new one, spending hours to demolish all the homes before I can play again.

A little while ago some of these points were listed in the patch notes and then later removed, I wish to put them back on the agenda.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for considering the possibilities!

... anyway, I was referring to OP and specifically the bolded bullet point above. This is about starting a new save, so where is the household you "already have" coming from if not from your library or the gallery? Is the family you "already have" a pre-made family? Even if that were the case, why could an "experienced player" not create a dummy household, move them in and go to "Manage Worlds" to choose any pre-existing household they want? After you choose your family you can delete the dummy household you created. You just need at least one existing household marked as played, as any "experienced player" knows. If any of you could answer that - with words not gifs or jpgs - that would be great.

edited for typo

So...where is the reason as to why this isn't possible or why you wouldn't want this?

For the same reason that I don't respond to people on this forum with snarky pics instead of my words: It would not add to my enjoyment of the experience. But I already conceded that this is apparently an actual issue to other players, because OP was kind enough to explain that the work-around is a hassle to him/her.
And I never implied it was not possible.