Every time i started a new save i had to do things like put in additional houses, put in public venues like restaurants and the bowling alley, add lot traits to parks, etc etc which obviously becomes very tedious after more than a few times.So i created a world where all the worlds were set up to my liking and from that save, i spawn all my other new saves with a simple "save as".Anyone else do this?

"GalacticGal;c-16288958" wrote:No, but I would love to start. It is tedious, and if something vitally goes wrong and the best thing is to start anew all of that work is for naught. One day, I'll just take the time to set the world up the way I want it and then do a Save As. How do you get it to come up when you're wanting to use it, though? Just load it and do a save as before you plant your family?Yeah i just load it up and hit "save as" to create a new file, then make my sim and move them in as usual :) just make sure your template file is clearly labelled as such. I "save as" constantly so the names of saves wont get changed to something like "Saved Game 4" or something lmao

"somethingstellar;c-16288969" wrote:"GalacticGal;c-16288958" wrote:No, but I would love to start. It is tedious, and if something vitally goes wrong and the best thing is to start anew all of that work is for naught. One day, I'll just take the time to set the world up the way I want it and then do a Save As. How do you get it to come up when you're wanting to use it, though? Just load it and do a save as before you plant your family?Yeah i just load it up and hit "save as" to create a new file, then make my sim and move them in as usual :) just make sure your template file is clearly labelled as such. I "save as" constantly so the names of saves wont get changed to something like "Saved Game 4" or something lmaoThank you. Not sure how soon I'll get to it, but I'm always doing the Save As, since someone suggested it keeps the save from getting corrupted. And, I label them, too. Just wish said labeling would show up in the document folder. It used to be so much easier …

"GalacticGal;c-16288958" wrote:No, but I would love to start. It is tedious, and if something vitally goes wrong and the best thing is to start anew all of that work is for naught. One day, I'll just take the time to set the world up the way I want it and then do a Save As. How do you get it to come up when you're wanting to use it, though? Just load it and do a save as before you plant your family?Yes, you set up the template, I use " Template 01" as the file name. Then when you want to start a new game, select this save file to load and immediately , once it loads, select " save as" and name it whatever, now you can use this game file to start your new play. Your template is untouched.One thing I noticed, is that in a game file you need to always have one household selected as played/active, whatever its called now. The game does not like when there are no houses selected in that.

In all my templates, Johnny Zest is always the selected household and therefore the thumbnail for them, one, because I leave the neighboring lot to his "pebble burrow" empty, to use to load gallery sims as townies, and, two, cause I just like him, and I can tell its the template at a glance by the thumbnail.

Anyone else do this? I do it sometimes - I call them Master Saves.In trying to post the above I get this:You have posted 0 times within 150 seconds. A spam block is now in effect on your account. You must wait at least 150 seconds before attempting to post again.^Ha ha - oh my aching sides! I won't have a dry night tonight. How about bullying a real troll?Punished for posting 0 times in 2.5 minutes.One minute you are in trouble for spamming, then you are in trouble for not posting enough in 2.5 minutes.

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GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
No, but I would love to start. It is tedious, and if something vitally goes wrong and the best thing is to start anew all of that work is for naught. One day, I'll just take the time to set the world up the way I want it and then do a Save As. How do you get it to come up when you're wanting to use it, though? Just load it and do a save as before you plant your family?
LayeLeeSims
7 years ago
"sunblond;c-16288982" wrote:
"GalacticGal;c-16288958" wrote:
No, but I would love to start. It is tedious, and if something vitally goes wrong and the best thing is to start anew all of that work is for naught. One day, I'll just take the time to set the world up the way I want it and then do a Save As. How do you get it to come up when you're wanting to use it, though? Just load it and do a save as before you plant your family?

Yes, you set up the template, I use " Template 01" as the file name. Then when you want to start a new game, select this save file to load and immediately , once it loads, select " save as" and name it whatever, now you can use this game file to start your new play. Your template is untouched.

One thing I noticed, is that in a game file you need to always have one household selected as played/active, whatever its called now. The game does not like when there are no houses selected in that.

Yeah my "last played" sim on my template file is the last sim i housed. it made me play him automatically and now his picture is permanently featured lmao i exited ASAP and removed him from played households on the household manager but hes still #1
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
So, let me see if I have this straight. I get into my template save, select a household, and then do a save as?
LayeLeeSims
7 years ago
"GalacticGal;c-16289000" wrote:
So, let me see if I have this straight. I get into my template save, select a household, and then do a save as?

Yep!
Like with my new sim i just made.
-I just loaded up my template like a normal save.
-I evicted a sim in a starter home i needed.
-Then i created her like a normal new sim.
-Moved her in to her starter home
-Then clicked "save as" and saved it under a new name.

Ouila! New sim family in a new save. Everything there but my template remains untouched as long as i dont overwrite the file
3KNPen
7 years ago
I have one started. I'm slowly building the world but I was impatient to use it so I have started some saves in the the half completed file. I plan to switch out some of the households from time to time so I don't get tired of seeing the same old townie sims all the time.
LayeLeeSims
7 years ago
"3KNPen;c-16289025" wrote:
I have one started. I'm slowly building the world but I was impatient to use it so I have started some saves in the the half completed file. I plan to switch out some of the households from time to time so I don't get tired of seeing the same old townie sims all the time.

Thats why i love the story progression mod honestly lmao Im never bored because i like seeing who ends up married to who and having kids hahahaha its different every time. and after the first generation is dead and gone, all the sims im dealing with are the different offspring that came from all of them.
Mandarim_7412
7 years ago
Same here, I don't play the same save for too long because I get bored and also to keep the game running smoothly so I set a template to save me the trouble of starting fresh since I rebuilt all the worlds! Planning the world - not building, not decorating, just planning the zones and neighborhoods - is 50% of the fun in the sims for me :)
Karababy52
New Spectator
7 years ago
"sunblond;c-16289498" wrote:
"Karababy52;c-16289331" wrote:
BTW, there is a blank save file on tumbler, I found it on "Lana CC Finds" there is a menu where you can find a few game saves, in fact.

Cool, I don't need any now since I've created my own, but thank you so much for the information anyway! Hopefully it will help someone else who doesn't want to take the time to make one themselves. :)
aejp24
Seasoned Novice
7 years ago
I do this too. I get tired of making everything again.
LayeLeeSims
7 years ago
"plopppo2;c-16289233" wrote:
Anyone else do this?

I do it sometimes - I call them Master Saves.

In trying to post the above I get this:
You have posted 0 times within 150 seconds. A spam block is now in effect on your account. You must wait at least 150 seconds before attempting to post again.

^Ha ha - oh my aching sides! I won't have a dry night tonight. How about bullying a real troll?
Punished for posting 0 times in 2.5 minutes.
One minute you are in trouble for spamming, then you are in trouble for not posting enough in 2.5 minutes.

Omg hahahaha i dont think ive ever gotten that