Playing Large Households - Tips?
I was curious how large of a household others Simmers play and if they have any tips for managing a large family. I usually don't play with greater than 4-5 Sims. However, my Sim just had triplets an...
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I suggest this because I play mainly large households in all these games. In this game we are lucky we can take one to a community lot and leave them there. You can give them things to do while they are away out of your hair. Sometimes you just need a break from so many. On really hectic days take several to different places and leave them there. The game (since the last patch in May) sends them home on their home and you can't actually leave them there for hours anymore so it's good to get them out sometimes so you can deal with those at home.
Leave often with one you prefer to keep their social obligations up and to keep their friends. If you don't they will lose their friends and you will basically not know anyone else over time but the family.
Lock doors! To keep them out of each other's rooms and or out of rooms you want for a specific Sim to use the pc or tv or whatever. If you don't they all wind up hanging in somebody's bedroom or in a room where you wanted one Sim to use for their work or whatever.
Cook ahead! Make a Sim cook breakfast meals and at least two dinners ahead of time so they can feed themselves and get to work on time.
Skip the chores and make sure they are keeping up social and friendships. Promotions come eventually and if you stress about it, then large households become a grind.
Don't forget to set aside time for quite time and group outings together. It makes it less dull.
Hire a maid, and a repair guy. Replacing stuff is more expensive.
Have fun sometimes hectic is hilarious in these games.
Oh, one more do not have any bathroom access where Sims can go through one either side. They will do that all and use it as a path to get to other rooms (shortcut). It will only lead to bad moodlets and interruptions.
I suggest this because I play mainly large households in all these games. In this game we are lucky we can take one to a community lot and leave them there. You can give them things to do while they are away out of your hair. Sometimes you just need a break from so many. On really hectic days take several to different places and leave them there. The game (since the last patch in May) sends them home on their home and you can't actually leave them there for hours anymore so it's good to get them out sometimes so you can deal with those at home.
Leave often with one you prefer to keep their social obligations up and to keep their friends. If you don't they will lose their friends and you will basically not know anyone else over time but the family.
Lock doors! To keep them out of each other's rooms and or out of rooms you want for a specific Sim to use the pc or tv or whatever. If you don't they all wind up hanging in somebody's bedroom or in a room where you wanted one Sim to use for their work or whatever.
Cook ahead! Make a Sim cook breakfast meals and at least two dinners ahead of time so they can feed themselves and get to work on time.
Skip the chores and make sure they are keeping up social and friendships. Promotions come eventually and if you stress about it, then large households become a grind.
Don't forget to set aside time for quite time and group outings together. It makes it less dull.
Hire a maid, and a repair guy. Replacing stuff is more expensive.
Have fun sometimes hectic is hilarious in these games.
Oh, one more do not have any bathroom access where Sims can go through one either side. They will do that all and use it as a path to get to other rooms (shortcut). It will only lead to bad moodlets and interruptions.
