What have you learned about your game style

Building
I love building and its my favorite aspect of the Sims 4 even though I'm not that good at it. Typically I start out just building my own homes or redesigning Maxis ones, then end up redesigning/rebuilding everything. In. The. Entire. Game. Yes, it becomes almost obsessive. Then I'll start inventing things to build like theaters and video arcades. Sometimes I'll use things/lots from the Gallery when I find one I just love, but usually they don't get to stay long before I end up building over it or doing a complete redesign. (When I redesign something from the gallery I never re-upload it because it wasn't mine. Unless its something the original creator requested from the community; Or, when the OC was Maxis... in which case, credit where credit is due.)

Game Play
I usually play, aging on, short life span unless I just really love a sim/family, in which case I'll switch them to normal life span. Even when I really love a family, my curiosity about how their family line will turn out keeps me from turning off aging and keeping them forever. That said, I ALWAYS save a copy of my 1st generation to the gallery (like a wedding cake topper) for later use :smiley:

My favorite way to play is family style, but I nearly always start with just one single adult or young adult sim. Usually young adult so that I have longer to get them where they need to be in life before they kick the bucket. I love diversity in my sims, so I often hunt for sims who are beautifully different from my founding/born-to-the-family sim.

I like a mix of sizes, shapes, personalities, genders, skin tones, hair types/styles, eye colors, etc... so I rarely follow the Matriarchy/Patriarchy rules for Legacy style challenges. I think sims are delightfully genderless and just love who they love so its easy to allow them free range. :)

I love my toddlers and have been known to frequently give them the "Independent" trait so that I can just play them through the "toddler years" without too much parental interference. I am a micromanager. Badly. My sims call me a nasty name and tell me to let them be free all the time. They think they need to relax and enjoy life...stop and smell the roses but I'm like, "NO! You go learn to paint! (or cook, or get strong, or....)You can relax when you've learned everything that life has to offer and you are an elder in your golden years!" I always let them retire when they hit elderhood unless they are a workaholic and want to keep working.


TLdR: I had no idea I have so many rules for myself; But, oh well, its my game I guess so I can play how I like. My sandbox, my rules hehe! <3