So after a few Simless days (ever since the patch introduced this "ageing in CAS" bug) I decided to throw caution to the wind and just play my game, and avoid going into CAS. Even though I don't need to use CAS, knowing that I can't do it without my Sims rocketing along their lifespan has me on edge the whole time. I just introduced a new character to my household and I had to go into CAS for about thirty seconds to fix a few of his accessories, and he aged up into an elder! I had to use full edit CAS to age him back down and even then, he aged seven days into his new adult lifespan just in the time it took me to hit the tick in the corner of the screen. I'm now constantly checking both my Sims ages almost obsessively whenever I do anything in an external menu (including Build mode because I saw someone claim their Sim aged while they were building, of all things). Both have had to have a cheated in Youth potion, which feels very cheap on a Legacy playthrough but needs must.I know they're working on a fix but this just feels bad. Even going along with the "don't use CAS" advice the Gurus gave has me all tensed up while I play. It's not very easy to enjoy the new EP with this hanging over our heads.

"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!

"GalacticGal;c-16838551" wrote:"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!5.2.4 is out actually, you have missed two updates. :smile: @MuggyQuasar, as far as the aging thing goes...just look at when your sims should be aging up and add their birthdays as holidays to the calendar that many days in the future. Then turning aging OFF in game options for played sims and use either cheat codes (for aspiration points) or MCCC to get free potions of youth to use every time you exit CAS. Manually age up your Sims on the day their birthdays come around.Been working for me great doing it this way. I actually just gave myself enough aspiration points to buy 20 potions of youth so I don't have to go through the bother of adding them every time I use CAS. It's been only a little inconvenient at this point.

"Stormkeep;c-16838555" wrote:"GalacticGal;c-16838551" wrote:"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!5.2.4 is out actually, you have missed two updates. :smile: @MuggyQuasar, as far as the aging thing goes...just look at when your sims should be aging up and add their birthdays as holidays to the calendar that many days in the future. Then turning aging OFF in game options for played sims and use either cheat codes (for aspiration points) or MCCC to get free potions of youth to use every time you exit CAS. Manually age up your Sims on the day their birthdays come around.Been working for me great doing it this way. I actually just gave myself enough aspiration points to buy 20 potions of youth so I don't have to go through the bother of adding them every time I use CAS. It's been only a little inconvenient at this point.This is a decent workaround, I'll give it a go. The thing is because I'm doing my Legacy playthrough, and the time limit is kinda of important if you wanna have a fair score, the fact I've already lost track of where my Sims ages were at makes me sad. My spreadsheet of victory is now undermined.Not the biggest problem anyone's ever had, but I've worked hard on this Legacy, haha.

"loubyloulou;c-16838585" wrote:Beware though - there are reports of Sims ageing even when aging is off. And yes, I'm finding this bug annoying and stressful too - it's making me not want to play at all :/ They indeed do age with aging off. The point of turning it off is so they don't actually age UP automatically to the next life stage the second that you exit CAS. That gives you enough time to click to drink the potion of youth. The distinction between "aging" and "aging up" is crucial here.

Mod fix! Does not conflict with MCCC and respects its custom aging settings:https://twitter.com/ScarletQueenKat/status/1064221510775144448

Playing while avoiding the ageing bug is very anxiety inducing

42 Replies

MidniteHearts
Seasoned Veteran
8 years ago
I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.
GalacticGal
Legend
8 years ago
"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:
I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.

There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!
JaggidEdje
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"GalacticGal;c-16838551" wrote:
"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:
I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.

There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!

5.2.4 is out actually, you have missed two updates. :smile:

@MuggyQuasar, as far as the aging thing goes...just look at when your sims should be aging up and add their birthdays as holidays to the calendar that many days in the future. Then turning aging OFF in game options for played sims and use either cheat codes (for aspiration points) or MCCC to get free potions of youth to use every time you exit CAS. Manually age up your Sims on the day their birthdays come around.

Been working for me great doing it this way. I actually just gave myself enough aspiration points to buy 20 potions of youth so I don't have to go through the bother of adding them every time I use CAS. It's been only a little inconvenient at this point.
MuggyQuasar
8 years ago
"Stormkeep;c-16838555" wrote:
"GalacticGal;c-16838551" wrote:
"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:
I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.

There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!

5.2.4 is out actually, you have missed two updates. :smile:

@MuggyQuasar, as far as the aging thing goes...just look at when your sims should be aging up and add their birthdays as holidays to the calendar that many days in the future. Then turning aging OFF in game options for played sims and use either cheat codes (for aspiration points) or MCCC to get free potions of youth to use every time you exit CAS. Manually age up your Sims on the day their birthdays come around.

Been working for me great doing it this way. I actually just gave myself enough aspiration points to buy 20 potions of youth so I don't have to go through the bother of adding them every time I use CAS. It's been only a little inconvenient at this point.

This is a decent workaround, I'll give it a go. The thing is because I'm doing my Legacy playthrough, and the time limit is kinda of important if you wanna have a fair score, the fact I've already lost track of where my Sims ages were at makes me sad. My spreadsheet of victory is now undermined.

Not the biggest problem anyone's ever had, but I've worked hard on this Legacy, haha.
loubyloulou
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"MuggyQuasar;c-16838572" wrote:
"Stormkeep;c-16838555" wrote:
"GalacticGal;c-16838551" wrote:
"Phantasi33;c-16838497" wrote:
I know what you mean. I can't even make a new game without worrying about the sims aging up while I'm in CAS. The only thing that could temporarily solve the problem is to let the sims age up and using MC Command, age them back down. In the meantime until there's a fix, I'm just gonna download some new cc.

There is a new hotfix for MCCC. 5.2.2 is out!

5.2.4 is out actually, you have missed two updates. :smile:

@MuggyQuasar, as far as the aging thing goes...just look at when your sims should be aging up and add their birthdays as holidays to the calendar that many days in the future. Then turning aging OFF in game options for played sims and use either cheat codes (for aspiration points) or MCCC to get free potions of youth to use every time you exit CAS. Manually age up your Sims on the day their birthdays come around.

Been working for me great doing it this way. I actually just gave myself enough aspiration points to buy 20 potions of youth so I don't have to go through the bother of adding them every time I use CAS. It's been only a little inconvenient at this point.

This is a decent workaround, I'll give it a go. The thing is because I'm doing my Legacy playthrough, and the time limit is kinda of important if you wanna have a fair score, the fact I've already lost track of where my Sims ages were at makes me sad. My spreadsheet of victory is now undermined.

Not the biggest problem anyone's ever had, but I've worked hard on this Legacy, haha.

Beware though - there are reports of Sims ageing even when aging is off. And yes, I'm finding this bug annoying and stressful too - it's making me not want to play at all :/
JaggidEdje
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"loubyloulou;c-16838585" wrote:

Beware though - there are reports of Sims ageing even when aging is off. And yes, I'm finding this bug annoying and stressful too - it's making me not want to play at all :/

They indeed do age with aging off. The point of turning it off is so they don't actually age UP automatically to the next life stage the second that you exit CAS. That gives you enough time to click to drink the potion of youth. The distinction between "aging" and "aging up" is crucial here.
Perthelia
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I just had a couple of teens age down a few days each.
Duhgirl2u2
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I'm curious, I went ahead and broke down and bought the expansion before I was going to do so (because I am weak) so I can't check myself... When going into CAS, can you purposely age your sims down an age so that when they leave CAS they are the correct age? Its not a fix by any means but would be a heck of a lot less frustrating.
luthienrising
Hero+
8 years ago
Mod fix! Does not conflict with MCCC and respects its custom aging settings:

https://twitter.com/ScarletQueenKat/status/1064221510775144448
MuggyQuasar
8 years ago
"luthienrising;c-16838672" wrote:
Mod fix! Does not conflict with MCCC and respects its custom aging settings:

https://twitter.com/ScarletQueenKat/status/1064221510775144448

Praise be (string of prayer hand emojis here)