#Sims 4 retail mod mod

I create three types of clubs in my game вЂ“ age-based, family, and hobby. I treat self-employed careers like any other and they are subject to the same career rules as traditional careers.

I make this decision on a Sim-by-Sim basis depending on the particular SimвЂ™s personality. Sims who have an aspiration, hobby, or trait that would lend itself well to self-employment may register with the Ministry of Labor.ДЇor example, Darren Dreamer is a Painter Extraordinaire, so he registers to become self-employed and earns money selling paintings. If their traits are no help, I roll to randomly choose. A creative Sim may go into the artist career, a foodie into the culinary career, etc. If they donвЂ™t have an aspiration that corresponds to a certain career, I look at their traits. If Sims donвЂ™t roll the whim for a specific career, I use their aspirations as a guide.

They roll the whim to start a certain career (thanks to The Personality Mod).

Upon dropping out of University and moving back home.

Upon aging up to a Young Adult if they do not go to University.

I have my Sims join a career in four instances: It determines if they grow up well or not. This aspiration works similarly to the Grow Up Lifetime Want from The Sims 2.

#Sims 4 retail mod mod

Child AspirationsДЄll children in my game get the Grow Up Aspiration (get the mod here). I just choose the aspiration that I feel suits the Sim the best.

I really donвЂ™t have a set-in-stone method I use for this. I choose my SimsвЂ™ main aspirations based on their traits, likes, reward aspiration, and any other information I have about the Sim. I choose a SimвЂ™s reward aspiration upon aging up to teen. You could end up with a Family Sim with a Deviance aspiration or a Popularity Sim with a Nature aspiration, etc. This adds a lot of personality to your Sims. If a Sim has an aspiration that doesnвЂ™t fit into any of these categories, I roll a random number between 1 вЂ“ 6 to assign them a reward aspiration. I also use The Personality Mod, which gives Sims a reward aspiration tied to specific whims. I use the Lifetime Aspirations mod, which makes aspirations more like they were in Sims 2 and adds a lot of new ones. I play with the Normal Sims 4 lifespans, and make no changes to the duration of each life stage. *I used to auto-age unplayed Sims, but I found I preferred the Sims 2-syle aging, where townies and NPCs do not age unless I make them playable.

Auto-Age (Played Sims) вЂ“ Only Active Household.

In game options, I make the following changes to aging: I also UNCHECK the box under Get Famous because I like to play with fame. In the gameplay settings, under вЂњPack settings,вЂќ I UNCHECK ALL boxes under Eco Lifestyle and Bust the Dust. See вЂњRotationsвЂќ section below for more information. I also play rotationally вЂ“ meaning I play the entire neighborhood starting with one family and cycling through them all in rotations. Otherwise, whatever happens in their lives is totally up to them. I only direct my Sims to do things that they have a whim for or to take care of their basic needs and keep them alive.

I let my Sims fail, and many will not rise to the top of their careers or achieve their lifetime aspiration вЂ“ just like in the real world.

The Whim Overhaul Mod and Personality Mod are NECESSARY for this play style. They must вЂњwantвЂќ to do these things by getting a whim for them or doing them autonomously. This means I donвЂ™t force my Sims to do things like work on their careers, build skills, or pursue relationships. I play using a wants-based (or I guess in The Sims 4 we could call it whims-based) style.