Normal Life!

I'm a very new player – I got The Sims 4 to keep myself entertained during social isolation!

I played The Sims 1 way back in the day, though... And I occasionally re-visited my old neighborhood, until the game was too old to run on my present-day computer.

I never upgraded to later games because there was no way to import all my old families, and I was awfully attached to them. Plus, I didn't want to have to watch them age and die! (There was no aging or death from old age in The Sims 1.)

But The Sims 4 was on sale for almost nothing, and social isolation was clearly going to last a while, so I decided it was time to give it a try. And so far, I'm really glad I did! It's truly amazing to see how far the game has come over the years! Things that required mods are now basegame, and the mods go so much further, and there's just so much more detail and more options!

EA definitely knew what they were doing, giving the base game away for so cheap – they got me hooked, and I just spent quite a bit of cash on expansion and game packs :lol:

"ArcherDK;c-17432642" wrote:
I don't know. I pretty much never speak to strangers unless I have to and friends are nonexistent for me.
This isolation does not bother me at all. For my sims, it's pretty much the same.
Socializing only if the whim strikes.

It different for everyone, of course. Just a different opinion.

Pretty much the same but I have brothers and sister and their children via phone. I can manage months without seeing anybody as long as the online shops keep coming! There don't seem enough hours in the day to get through everything, books, games, TV. trying to avoid the hoovering and washing up as the dishwasher has given up the ghost.

I'm just trying to build the ideal house in Sims 4 to self-isolate in. I've chosen that 64x64 lot in Brindlington Bay for a start and it's going to have a high security fence around it! Probably one Sim and his/her dog and cat...........

"icarus138;c-17464421" wrote:

EA definitely knew what they were doing, giving the base game away for so cheap – they got me hooked, and I just spent quite a bit of cash on expansion and game packs :lol:

First of all, welcome!

Yeah, I thought I'd try out Sims 4. Now I've bought so many packs since then. :D

"calaprfy;c-17465330" wrote:

"Eurostar1127;d-973585" wrote:
Ay least my sims do not have to social isolate. I wish this was the case in the real world! The UK is in total social isolation. I wish that I could somehow transform myself into the Sim world. This is just the beginning. What is normal life, who knows? Lucky Sims!

I live in the UK and am a key worker but chose to self-isolate on medical advice due to my underlying respiratory issue. My brother, who lives elsewhere in the UK, has tested positive and has to isolate.

I am managing easier than some probably because I spend my spare time gaming alone in my room anyway. And one person has been nominated to go to the shops when need be.

I'm sure the older generation suffered a great deal more during the world wars. I see it as one long period of suffering in order to emerge safely into normality. But life may never be the same again.

I'm an elderly Simmer and do remember a bit about WW2. We had to put up with food rationing until 1953 and us 4 smaller children didn't really realise the war was going on. Our parents protected us. My uncles all went on active duty but survived fortunately.

We all got through that and will get through this in time. It's a different battle for this generation but one that might change things for the better in the future.

Keep safe everybody and please do keep at least 6 feet or 2 metres apart and you might help some person of my age survive this too. They are the Silent Generation, not Baby Boomer (after 1945).

Now going back to my building of a dream property in Sims 4. I'd always dreamed of being an architect but failed my maths O level! :D <3

Life has changed a lot for me since the virus hit. I haven't been able to play Sims really. My Mom broke her hip just before, so we decided it would be best to bring her here to recover rather than an assisted living facility. I am so glad we did as those have been hit pretty hard. Fortunately she has improved a good bit and can do most things herself, so hopefully I can get some Simming in before too long.

I'm feeling Blue. :(

"First rule when you are dancing: Don't care if anyone is watching."
This song is older than the dancers in this video. I used to dance to this. Back in the old days.
When I was fit and young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0fk5L1ifbo

"Admiral8Q;c-17488905" wrote:
I'm feeling Blue. :(

"First rule when you are dancing: Don't care if anyone is watching."
This song is older than the dancers in this video. I used to dance to this. Back in the old days.
When I was fit and young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0fk5L1ifbo

Thanks! Now I feel old. :D