I’m a new-ish Simmer; I’ve been playing TS4 for several months, rather than for several years. I own all 11 expansion packs, seven game packs, 10 stuff packs, and four kits. I was able to take advantage of bundles and sales.
For that reason, most aspects of the game are also still new-ish to me.
I haven’t had a Sim run a business yet. I’ve had Sims practice medicine, and I’m planning to have a Sim become a veterinarian. While I haven’t had a Sim scientist, I’ve had run-ins with aliens, including an abduction that resulted in my male Sim getting pregnant.
I don’t have the vampire pack, and while I’ve never played a merperson Sim, I’ve had Sims become friends with them. In one save, my Sim was dating a mermaid.
Realm of Magic is a fairly new addition to my collection, so I’m definitely still exploring the possibilities of Spellcasting.
My Sims love interacting with pets. My real household does, too. My main characters usually adopt a dog, a cat, or both.
Most of my Sims visit Granite Falls, Mt. Komorebi, and Sulani for vacations. They’ll ski, snowboard, and climb at Mt. K fairly often. Two of my Sims called Mt. K their home. My current “main character” has grandparents who have retired to Sulani, so I experience island life fairly often. As I write this, my current Sim is hanging out at the park in Willow Creek, playing chess and grilling dinner for the gang. It's a remodeled park, but those kinds of lots are still essential to my Simming style.
San Myshuno remains one of my favorite worlds. My Sims often attend the festivals; student Sims do so less frequently because they're often studying or enjoying campus life. While I don’t often have my main characters live in apartments, I usually create supporting actors who do. San Myshuno is often an important setting for the stories my Sims and I create.
My single Sims almost always accept invitations for dates, and they often ask other Sims out. Married couples often go on dates together. Only one of my Sims chose the bushes for their first Woohoo, but I’ve had more established couples sneak into the bushes for intimate reasons. (Incidentally, my Sims have solved their issues with Bladder needs there, too…which makes them much less attractive trysting places.) Some Sims party all night in Windenburg, while others don’t; it depends on the character I’ve created. I do tend to create Sims who can sing well, and many pick up a guitar. That §500 prize for winning a karaoke contest can make life much easier for a Sim of modest means, and busking for tips is a decent side hustle.
I haven’t played many Child Sims, because many of my main characters are young singles or couples. They also tend to be less affluent, so they’re not throwing lavish parties. Right now, they’re more likely to be scratching out a living on a small farm in Henford-on-Bagley, considering an evening at the Gnome’s Arms to be a big night out. Some knit and cross stitch, if it seems like they would enjoy that activity. One of my Doctors found it very relaxing to knit after he finished a tough shift. He became a legendary Plopsy creator.
Get Famous and Eco Lifestyle are the packs I find myself using the least. I like and use a lot of Build/Buy items and CAS stuff from those packs, but I haven’t done much more with them. On the other hand, I can’t imagine playing without Seasons or Cats & Dogs. Those were also the first two packs I bought. City Living and Discover University are almost as essential to my usual playstyle.
This was a fun set of questions to answer.
