So yesterday I went into CAS to give Catarina Lynx (the cat lady) a makeover and I was pretty shocked to see that she's labelled as a young adult. This sim does not look like a young adult by any stretch, in my opinion she looks like a 40/50 something woman who's never married and now lives alone with her 4 cats. That's the character bio I get from her, she's definitely not a young adult in her 20s.So I looked into other sims in the game and this seems to be very much a running theme, so many premade sims who look like adults are labelled as young adults for some reason. For example all of these sims below are "young adults"...https://i.ibb.co/Qp4xkZv/Be-Funky-collage-1.jpgIn my opinion none of these people even vaguely look like they're in their 20s. Some of them even have teenage kids but are still young adults according to the game. It just seems very questionable, almost like they just made them to be adults and forgot to age them up

Sometimes, people want to look older than they are...With those sims who have teenage children, I agree.

Good question. I don't mean about the looks-- most of those characters do look like they could be in their 20s to me. Not all 20somethings like to look like big kids ;) But someone with teen children shouldn't still be in the young adult stage. Maybe they wanted to give these characters more time in the game before they die? Or maybe just an oversight?

I think Ulrike could be young adult but I agree that the rest do look a bit older

"mightysprite;c-17861361" wrote:Good question. I don't mean about the looks-- most of those characters do look like they could be in their 20s to me. Not all 20somethings like to look like big kids ;) But someone with teen children shouldn't still be in the young adult stage. Maybe they wanted to give these characters more time in the game before they die? Or maybe just an oversight?Yes, I always assumed that this was the reason. Townies already die every time you blink, so making them older than young adults wouldn't be wise. If you have aging on, they'll soon change to adults and elders anyway.

It depends when you feel that you become an adult I guess, I think that adult sims in the sims4 look pretty old so the young adult stage should actually be longer than what it is in the game.I often feel that people in real life can look more older or younger than what they are as well.

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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Sometimes, people want to look older than they are...
With those sims who have teenage children, I agree.
mightyspritesims
Legend
5 years ago
Good question. I don't mean about the looks-- most of those characters do look like they could be in their 20s to me. Not all 20somethings like to look like big kids ;) But someone with teen children shouldn't still be in the young adult stage.

Maybe they wanted to give these characters more time in the game before they die? Or maybe just an oversight?
permanentrose537
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I think Ulrike could be young adult but I agree that the rest do look a bit older
janyses
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"mightysprite;c-17861361" wrote:
Good question. I don't mean about the looks-- most of those characters do look like they could be in their 20s to me. Not all 20somethings like to look like big kids ;) But someone with teen children shouldn't still be in the young adult stage.

Maybe they wanted to give these characters more time in the game before they die? Or maybe just an oversight?

Yes, I always assumed that this was the reason. Townies already die every time you blink, so making them older than young adults wouldn't be wise. If you have aging on, they'll soon change to adults and elders anyway.
logionX
Legend
5 years ago
It depends when you feel that you become an adult I guess, I think that adult sims in the sims4 look pretty old so the young adult stage should actually be longer than what it is in the game.

I often feel that people in real life can look more older or younger than what they are as well.
luthienrising
Hero+
5 years ago
I've always thought, based on YA and A having the same age lengths, that Maxis was using the typical demographic ranges sociologists use, so YA is up to 40, then Adult up to about 65. You could have teens while still a YA if you're past mid-YA, then, especially if you started have kids fast. Honestly, I think some of the Sims are just fleshier, not older-looking. Maybe that makes them seem older? Easy to pop into CAS and age them up, anyway.
Simmingal
Hero
5 years ago
naw im YA and i look vaguely like one of these people so it is very possible to look like that as YA

as for story well that might be bit more puzzling but i tend to age my sims based on looks rather than the "they'd be this age realistically" factor cause i have quite few vampires and other occults with mysterious immortal ages in midst

i just like to think they look young for their age so people see them as ya though their age be whatever

funnily enough this leads to some funny stuff like vlad being judith wards "young boytoy husband" even though it looks the opposite :lol:
GalacticGal
Legend
5 years ago
I don't know their names but the two on the bottom row, screen left and the guy in the middle definitely look like full-blown Adults. I notice a difference whenever my YAs age up to Adults. They get a fuller face and creases from their nose to their mouths. I'd use the actual name for these lines, but it gets censored. Face/palm.
GalacticGal
Legend
5 years ago
"luthienrising;c-17861461" wrote:
I've always thought, based on YA and A having the same age lengths, that Maxis was using the typical demographic ranges sociologists use, so YA is up to 40, then Adult up to about 65. You could have teens while still a YA if you're past mid-YA, then, especially if you started have kids fast. Honestly, I think some of the Sims are just fleshier, not older-looking. Maybe that makes them seem older? Easy to pop into CAS and age them up, anyway.

I regard YAs as 18 to about 35-ish. 40 is the start of Adulthood. Mid-life is after age 50. 65 is when we in the USA get on Medicare. So 65 is the beginning of the last leg of the journey, so to speak. I just turned 66. :open_mouth:
Onverser
5 years ago
"GalacticGal;c-17861491" wrote:
I don't know their names but the two on the bottom row, screen left and the guy in the middle definitely look like full-blown Adults. I notice a difference whenever my YAs age up to Adults. They get a fuller face and creases from their nose to their mouths. I'd use the actual name for these lines, but it gets censored. Face/palm.

I assume it has to have been a mistake with the guy as they even gave him age lines and creases as skin details

https://i.ibb.co/MnF7W0d/04-19-21-5-04-44-PM.png