Your best tips on historic gameplay
I'm playing a historic save for the first time, and in some ways it's easy, in others it's a steep learning curve. Things like figuring out how fast time should move, how to deal with the changes of d...
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@Daravi Keeping track can be daunting when the family start growing. I've actually used a free family tree service online to keep track. Then I'm not limited by the family tree in Sims which will eventually break.
To keep track of birthdays I make each birthday a holiday in game (no time off work, no decor, nothing to do) just character's name and birthday. That way I can keep track even as the family is split on many households.
And yes, having the wrong settings for MCCC can definitely mess up your save. In my game there is no such thing as divorces, all marriages are opposite sex (I wish we had a money setting too, to prevent marriage over class borders) and same age group and the ones most likely to be married off are YA (although MCCC still loves marrying off widows for some reason. Your husband died yesterday? You must be lonely, here is a new husband). I've also set risky woohoo and try for baby at the same percent as birth control wouldn't be a thing for most people. I keep the risk/chance at 11%. As birth control becomes a more common thing I'll change that to reflect it.
And yes, I had this idea of playing with limited CC first as well, but let's face it it gets boring and less immersive. Good CC enhances historic gameplay.
@Kellogg_J_Kellogg Thank you for those kind words. I do try, and agree that research is important. With that said, my advice is to keep research fairly local to where your sims are, as regions can differ wildly in everything from inheritance to the access of hospitals. And don't shy away from the bad stuff in history. That would make the game boring (in my view at least). But also, be reasonable and don't be afraid to make some simplifications if you feel it's warranted for your game. It should, after all, be a game and fun for you as well.
@SnowBnuuy Those are some really good tips. I've used some of those myself. I might add HappyLifeSims (especially for the 10s, 20s and 30s) and Lili's Palace for off the grid functional objects for older periods. There are also plenty of find-cc places that lets you search per decade and will link you to quite a few different cc-makers.
Another tip of mine is to keep the names suitable for the time. There are plenty of lists of names that were popular in various decades and countries which makes it easy.
To keep track of birthdays I make each birthday a holiday in game (no time off work, no decor, nothing to do) just character's name and birthday. That way I can keep track even as the family is split on many households.
And yes, having the wrong settings for MCCC can definitely mess up your save. In my game there is no such thing as divorces, all marriages are opposite sex (I wish we had a money setting too, to prevent marriage over class borders) and same age group and the ones most likely to be married off are YA (although MCCC still loves marrying off widows for some reason. Your husband died yesterday? You must be lonely, here is a new husband). I've also set risky woohoo and try for baby at the same percent as birth control wouldn't be a thing for most people. I keep the risk/chance at 11%. As birth control becomes a more common thing I'll change that to reflect it.
And yes, I had this idea of playing with limited CC first as well, but let's face it it gets boring and less immersive. Good CC enhances historic gameplay.
@Kellogg_J_Kellogg Thank you for those kind words. I do try, and agree that research is important. With that said, my advice is to keep research fairly local to where your sims are, as regions can differ wildly in everything from inheritance to the access of hospitals. And don't shy away from the bad stuff in history. That would make the game boring (in my view at least). But also, be reasonable and don't be afraid to make some simplifications if you feel it's warranted for your game. It should, after all, be a game and fun for you as well.
@SnowBnuuy Those are some really good tips. I've used some of those myself. I might add HappyLifeSims (especially for the 10s, 20s and 30s) and Lili's Palace for off the grid functional objects for older periods. There are also plenty of find-cc places that lets you search per decade and will link you to quite a few different cc-makers.
Another tip of mine is to keep the names suitable for the time. There are plenty of lists of names that were popular in various decades and countries which makes it easy.
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