University and rotational players...

"Kita5399;c-17311511" wrote:

I’m really disappointed by this, but at least I have some time to rework my plans. I always do a test save when installing a new pack, I guess I’ll have a lot to test out. I wonder if switching between households daily would work out, to keep grades up and such?

I don't know. I probably will not be getting it when it first comes out. It may even be after Christmas. So I am really hoping to hear from other rotational players how well it works for them.

I'll be doing a lot of testing with rotational play when I get the game on Friday. I'll post regular updates <3

It sounds like I should avoid rotating during terms if I want sims to have a high performance. I'll probably stick to that and play a term at a time for uni students.

"telemwill;c-17311607" wrote:

"Kita5399;c-17311511" wrote:

I’m really disappointed by this, but at least I have some time to rework my plans. I always do a test save when installing a new pack, I guess I’ll have a lot to test out. I wonder if switching between households daily would work out, to keep grades up and such?

I don't know. I probably will not be getting it when it first comes out. It may even be after Christmas. So I am really hoping to hear from other rotational players how well it works for them.

I’ll do a lot of testing over the weekend, I’ll be sure to post anything I find that works well for rotations.

I did have one vague idea this morning (at 4am, mind you, so bear with me!).
In my BACC, my first Uni student will be Elena Worthington. She was born in the intro round, so she's the eldest of all the children. My rotations are a full week (usually Sunday to Sunday but I can be flexible about this if needed). So if I send her to University, I can play a week (ie. one term) with her in a dorm. I could then (I believe) move her into a residential building (designed to *look* like a dorm but not actually be one) so she doesn't get chucked out into the Manage Households tab.
I could then rotate round everybody else, then come back to her? Assuming she doesn't lose scholarships if I'm rotated away from her for a long time (only my active household ages, so she wouldn't be ageing at this point but she'd still be marked as played).

So, could this be a possibility, or was my brain needing coffee this morning?

I'll be testing this theory regardless in a test save and see what happens. My Brothers Green look forward to it! https://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/froehlich/a038.gif

"MissyHissy;c-17312557" wrote:
I did have one vague idea this morning (at 4am, mind you, so bear with me!).
In my BACC, my first Uni student will be Elena Worthington. She was born in the intro round, so she's the eldest of all the children. My rotations are a full week (usually Sunday to Sunday but I can be flexible about this if needed). So if I send her to University, I can play a week (ie. one term) with her in a dorm. I could then (I believe) move her into a residential building (designed to *look* like a dorm but not actually be one) so she doesn't get chucked out into the Manage Households tab.
I could then rotate round everybody else, then come back to her? Assuming she doesn't lose scholarships if I'm rotated away from her for a long time (only my active household ages, so she wouldn't be ageing at this point but she'd still be marked as played).

So, could this be a possibility, or was my brain needing coffee this morning?

I'll be testing this theory regardless in a test save and see what happens. My Brothers Green look forward to it! https://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/froehlich/a038.gif

Sounds possible to me. I look forward to hearing how it works out. Especially with scholarships. Sounds fun!

Or it could be a huge headache. Only one way to find out! https://www.allsmileys.com/files/kolobok/ward/7.gif
I'll make sure to post updates (with pictures). This should be fun!

"calaprfy;c-17313051" wrote:
I would think there will be no effect on ageing.

If the student sim lived at home with parents, wouldn't they just disappear to classes?

If the student has moved into student accomodation, they are classed as a separate household, right?

Aging settings will work the same way they do now. The issue for rotation players is that each term is 5 days, and the term keeps moving forward while you are not actively playing that student. Apparently a guru said that this will cause your Sim to just get an average grade, because you didn’t help them during that term. It becomes a matter of figuring out how to juggle multiple students, and when to have each one enroll. There are issues involving student housing (how long you can stay after a term ends), and possibly problems with scholarships.

I think my biggest query here is: Do they lose scholarships if they're played but not currently active. So for example, if Elena gets a scholarship and I enrol her on the weekend (so probably Sundays, the day I switch households), I can play out the full term with her. I always switch on Sunday, 6am. So on the Saturday, I could move her out of the dorm, into a residence and keep her there while I switch to the other households.
The big question will be: what happens to her scholarship during the time I'm not actively playing her? Will she lose it, or would that only happen if she stayed active the whole time but didn't re-enrol? https://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/konfus/a014.gif

@MissyHissy I think the moving out might put her scholarship in more danger than if you rotated away before term officially ends and just didn't enroll her into classes for the upcoming week but she'd stay in the dorms. Played Sims won't automatically enroll in classes, they'll wait until you go back to them. Of course, if you want to use that same dorm, the moving out is necessary :/

The questions are: how long can they stay unenrolled in classes before they lost their scholarships and possibly student status (both for inactive Sims and active Sims)? What's the best day to switch in a rotation to prevent the enrollment screen for next term classes?