I've been regularly reading the forums now for a few weeks (since I properly got back into TS4), and I'm very curious about what speed you use when play? Since around TS2 I've used a mix of pause (to build up a queue) and then ultra-speed until everything is done, but I'm starting to realise that this is probably the reason that I never really get attached to sims and households and maybe I would enjoy the game more if i took the time to actually watch..

I turn on ultra speed when my sims are doing boring tasks (showering, cooking, that kind of stuff) and walking, and use normal speed when my sims are socializing, going on dates, partying, dining out etc.

I usually play on fast, pausing whenever I have to direct my Sims (autonomy off). I only use ultra for long-term tasks, like painting or reading.I agree, however, that I miss some of the little stuff playing on fast speed, but I get too impatient, and Sims are so slow sometimes.

i only use normal speed and pause alot

The normal speed, I'd imagine. I do fast forward through the boring stuff but it'd be extreme to say I spend most of my time fast forwarding.

I do 1 speed/ normal 99% of the time. I use 2 or 3 with a single sim or if just one sim is home.I do 3 speed at nights but started doing 1 sometimes.I also pause most of the time to que up interactions or in the mornings and nights to get sims ready for the day/night.

What play speed do you use most often?

burnished_dragon
New Spectator
6 years ago
Normal speed and pause and occasionally I will speed up, when it's a task that takes way too long and other sims are not doing things that need supervising.
Simburian
New Traveler
6 years ago
This is the only Sims game that I enjoy most at normal speed. You get time to check up on other members of the household and get them ready for lunch, such things as clearing and setting the table whilst your main Sim is preparing the Grand Meal, It also allows for quick updates on other household members' needs in the lower right hand panel at the same time.
Purrloin9
6 years ago
Do some people play the game without pausing or something? I don't see why that should be a separate option. I went with it since I pause, but I thought most people did anyway.

Anyway, I play on normal speed.
Simburian
New Traveler
6 years ago
"ListentoToppDogg;c-17018620" wrote:
Do some people play the game without pausing or something? I don't see why that should be a separate option. I went with it since I pause, but I thought most people did anyway.

Anyway, I play on normal speed.

I went with the one that I use longest! I actually don't need to pause much at all. Not as much as I needed to in Sims 3. :)
saldukele
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
It really depends on how many sims I have and what are they doing. If I only have 1 sim I would fast forward through boring activities, as I don't enjoy watching them take a bath for an (sim)hour :D when I have more sims in the household then I only fast forward if they all sleeping at the same time, although that rarely happens in my households :D I'd say I play mostly on normal speed with a lot of pausing.
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
Normal speed is the speed I like. I go to pause if I have to leave the room or pc for any reason.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
6 years ago
Mostly normal unless as others have said they're doing something that takes a really long time, especially if I only have the one sim and can't focus on someone else in the house. I use pause to queue up actions, especially in the GTW careers where a lot of the tasks require you to find something specific or find a multitude of things.
thatdamian123
6 years ago
Erm doesn’t anyone else experience lag and other issues when using utlra speed?

I mostly play in normal speed, I used to use the double speed a lot more but I find I have to keep an eye on my sims to make sure they complete all the tasks I give them, as a) sometimes they skip things in a queue, and b) when they stand there trying to load their next animation or interaction/whatever it is, it takes them the same time irl to load wether at ultra speed or normal. So you kinda “lose time” when playing in ultra too much. I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone lol but essentially, there are too many bugs/issues with the game for me to trust letting it play out in anything other than normal or double speed (obviously unless they are sleeping). Here’s hoping they fix all the bugs one day.
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
"ddd994;c-17018711" wrote:
Erm doesn’t anyone else experience lag and other issues when using utlra speed?

I mostly play in normal speed, I used to use the double speed a lot more but I find I have to keep an eye on my sims to make sure they complete all the tasks I give them, as a) sometimes they skip things in a queue, and b) when they stand there trying to load their next animation or interaction/whatever it is, it takes them the same time irl to load wether at ultra speed or normal. So you kinda “lose time” when playing in ultra too much. I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone lol but essentially, there are too many bugs/issues with the game for me to trust letting it play out in anything other than normal or double speed (obviously unless they are sleeping). Here’s hoping they fix all the bugs one day.

I don't - I just don't care to play my game in anything but normal mode except when the game itself switches to that mode. I never get any lag though in the game. I run an 8 core desktop gaming rig that we built for me and it plays the game smooth as silk. - Thank goodness.
elelunicy
New Spectator
6 years ago
Normal speed for sure. The quality of simulation suffers greatly on higher speeds. Way more instances of Sims standing around doing nothing, pausing within an interaction, clipping through each other, walking through objects/walls, teleporting...all these are symptoms of simulation being overloaded.