do you ever pretend you're a sim?

No, but I do use the lot squares method to estimate size of RL buildings. If can later compare to actual dimensions, the estimate is usually quite accurate.

Hehe, yup, sort of, once I had a long chat with go worker before work, I remember thinking after: "That must of maxed my social meter full green" :D

Oh yeah the negative moodlets are real

especially when i go outside and need to speak to fellow human for some reason
always results in very tense moodlet

I wish I had the all resolving bathtub at least waiting for me when i get back home but alas I am not so fortunate

One thing I like about Sims is that I can sum up my thoughts in moodlets, and it's a great way to not take things too personally. Like, whenever I'm angry, I think I have the "Aggravating Conversation" moodlet lol (even thinking of the picture with the smiley face with the devil horns).

Also, for trolls online, the animation of the Sims snickering and giggling and slamming in their keyboard is the best way I can picture them lol.

Much like my sims I sometimes find myself trolling teh forums.

"ignominiusrex;c-18190210" wrote:

"JusGaminDLC;c-18190206" wrote:

"Oldeseadogge;c-18189946" wrote:
No, but I do use the lot squares method to estimate size of RL buildings. If can later compare to actual dimensions, the estimate is usually quite accurate.

@Oldeseadogge I do this too and have found this to be true as well.

Curious how you do that. Do you have a size in mind for how big the lot squares are in sims, or how they translate into feet or meters?

I do a rough guestimation too.

For me, I basically divide the RL measurements in half. So for example if a room in RL is 10ftx12ft, in the game I would make the room 5x6 tiles.

If you think about it, a double bed in the game is 2 tiles wide by 3 tiles long, so in RL that would be approximately 4 feet wide by 6 feet long, which is pretty close measurements. A RL double bed measures 54 inches by 75 inches so it's pretty close to at least get the general idea.

"ignominiusrex;c-18190210" wrote:

"JusGaminDLC;c-18190206" wrote:

"Oldeseadogge;c-18189946" wrote:
No, but I do use the lot squares method to estimate size of RL buildings. If can later compare to actual dimensions, the estimate is usually quite accurate.

@Oldeseadogge I do this too and have found this to be true as well.

Curious how you do that. Do you have a size in mind for how big the lot squares are in sims, or how they translate into feet or meters?

Considering that graph paper was originally made for architectural blueprints - and Will Wright originally created the first Sims game to be an architectural game - the conversion of the squares in the game and actual building proportions is hardly surprising. It would be surprising if it did NOT convert naturally. Just use a CAD program to design a home, and you'll see how Maxis uses an almost identical system. Just remember that the CAD programs came FIRST; they did not "steal" the idea from EA or the Sims.

On topic:
A friend of mine is a simmer, and we often refer to various friends of ours as "family Sims," "popularity Sims," or "knowledge Sims". I personally would have to give myself the Needs No One trait, because I require zero social interactions with anyone, ever. I am quite happy living in isolation. (Lockdown during the pandemic was more a relief for me than any kind of hardship. The only hardship was sometimes being able to buy things I needed.) I don't get negative moodlets being around people, but I do get positive moodlets when I'm alone.

@Simmingal: I like your idea of playing Sims music while doing chores. Sounds like it would make it fun.

Sometimes I'll greet a friend who is also a simmer by saying Sul Sul. Sometimes I'll say one of my bars is low like usually hunger or social.

"ignominiusrex;c-18190210" wrote:

"JusGaminDLC;c-18190206" wrote:

"Oldeseadogge;c-18189946" wrote:
No, but I do use the lot squares method to estimate size of RL buildings. If can later compare to actual dimensions, the estimate is usually quite accurate.

@Oldeseadogge I do this too and have found this to be true as well.

Curious how you do that. Do you have a size in mind for how big the lot squares are in sims, or how they translate into feet or meters?

TS1, in build mode, says that 1 square= 9 square feet, which means 3 feet a side. This is the only version that gives the area.

I heard someone on the bus the other day greet her friend with "Suuuuuuuuuul" but I wasn't 100% sure that wasn't the friend's name or something so I didn't put my oar in