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GalacticGal's avatar
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
2 months ago

When The Story Time Fights the Game Time

Once again, I have written myself into a bit of a corner, if you will. I sent five teens to university. Without thinking about the passage of time, they completed their first term.  And went on to their second term. This is problematic. I've got only 7-day seasons, and I set the Award Shows (in my mind) to the first Sunday of each month. Marking Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter for the awarding of four of music's top awards: Song of the Year, Best New Artist of the Year, Record of the Year; and finally, Album of the Year.

My teenaged Rock Star has won the first three, thus far for the year 2275. Since they have begun their second term, would that be 2276? Technically, it's just now Winter in the same 'year' I began their higher education. What year should I consider it to be in my game? Is it total insanity for the story's sake to suggest they each are on an accelerated track?

What would you do? I really don't feel like removing story updates to fix this problem. Please help!

 

  • No, it's not insane at all. They are currently on an accelerated track. This makes MORE sense. Later, you can slow them down if you like.

  • simmerLella's avatar
    simmerLella
    Rising Adventurer

    No, it's not insane at all. They are currently on an accelerated track. This makes MORE sense. Later, you can slow them down if you like.

  • A 7day season doesn't give you much time to play out a good story...if I'm reading this right. 

    I play the full 26/28? days. I save and play the same save until I get the storyline down for each sim saving periodically before moving on in gameplay.

    Their skills and ambitions update slowly this way as well. Slow burn.

    • GalacticGal's avatar
      GalacticGal
      Seasoned Ace

      I normally play a 14-day season, but I started my Sims out with Erik being an infant, and Aaron a toddler. The others were born in-game. I will be switching back to the 14-day seasons once they graduate university. I play on Long, as well, and turned aging off for close to a week before I sent them to Uni.

  • I have 3 duplicate saves of my main game that features every household I play and all my worlds. I play a different scenario in each of the saves for different sims that I want to feature in a story. I could have up to 50 saved games if I wanted a save for each household but it's easier to just do 3 saved games. Save As is a great feature that I like to use. I continue to play the same save in each save until I have accomplished something like a lifetime reward skill or have a good storyline with pictures to add or both.

    • GalacticGal's avatar
      GalacticGal
      Seasoned Ace

      I have since resolved how to sort out this slight mess I made for myself. But it is quite possible you've given me a work-around for the pictures and gameplay I will need for one of my Sims. I know that removing her from the save she's in currently (with her entire family and friends she's made) will break those relationships. If I play things in a duplicate save, as you mentioned, then I can get the pictures needed for her own storyline. I will be able to carry on in the main save once she gets back from her mission. Thank you!

      Bree will be in Starfleet Academy for three years, then have her first mission. I can then segway into the story once again, Joe in the meantime will finish med school, and the rest can carry on. I am so glad I took a moment to read my emails!