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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In my largest family I have 15 sims in my household as well - it is quite challenging, but I love playing large families.
These are my tips:
1) I have parents and teenagers that are working towards their cooking skill. It is good to have a couple of stoves and cook many meals at one go. If you fulfill the cooking aspiration you can cook meals that will never spoil. I have a stay at home mom and she places all the left overs that will expire soon on the table (buffet style) when the kids get home from school and calls everyone to a meal.
2) Form groups: this has made my made caring for sims in a large family so much easier! I form one group with the teenagers and another with the children. Having to click on each sim to get them do things is so tedious. I have my kids do their homework together and sometimes swim or anything else you can do in a group.
3) I will choose a sim to clean all the dishes which are generally strewn all over the house.
4) The pause button is your friend! I don't micromanage that much - I tend to let them go wild after they have taken care of their basic needs. Pausing allows me to que up actions for all my sims if I want to skill them up.
5) Both parents and teens rotate between repairing broken objects so everyone gains skills. In large houses things break often and it's nice to have another hand to fix things. This skill can be used in woodworking as well. I hope this was helpful, good luck on your large fam! :)
These are my tips:
1) I have parents and teenagers that are working towards their cooking skill. It is good to have a couple of stoves and cook many meals at one go. If you fulfill the cooking aspiration you can cook meals that will never spoil. I have a stay at home mom and she places all the left overs that will expire soon on the table (buffet style) when the kids get home from school and calls everyone to a meal.
2) Form groups: this has made my made caring for sims in a large family so much easier! I form one group with the teenagers and another with the children. Having to click on each sim to get them do things is so tedious. I have my kids do their homework together and sometimes swim or anything else you can do in a group.
3) I will choose a sim to clean all the dishes which are generally strewn all over the house.
4) The pause button is your friend! I don't micromanage that much - I tend to let them go wild after they have taken care of their basic needs. Pausing allows me to que up actions for all my sims if I want to skill them up.
5) Both parents and teens rotate between repairing broken objects so everyone gains skills. In large houses things break often and it's nice to have another hand to fix things. This skill can be used in woodworking as well. I hope this was helpful, good luck on your large fam! :)
