I don't think this would get you a dream date...
Brynne:
Hmmm...that's very interesting. And probably explains why some of my family sims are obsessed with their spouses and some are obsessed with...other sims' spouses.
RainbowTigress:
Quote from: Zeljka on 2005 October 22, 05:31:35
I've discovered you can easily train a Sims to want whatever you're willing to give them which sucks because whatever you do in the beginning to make them happy will be the only thing they ever seem to want.
That's what I've found. You can change a sim's wants over time too, though, not just by how they were in the beginning. I've had some CAS sims, townies, and Maxis pre-made sims who spun up the usual wants for their aspiration, like fortune for example, and they were boring until after a while they started to spin wants having more to do with the sim I'd paired them with, if I was consistent about it. Even though they'd still spin wants for buying stuff, they would spin wants to do stuff with their SO sometimes.
Zeljka:
yes, but it really takes the fun out of it when you have to train variety. I like the toddler stage. Everything is just so cute and adorable, except for those annoying wants.
be talked to by dad, now talked to by mom, now tickled by dad, now tickled by mom, oh, mom come snuggle me, dad, your turn, mom, stop dinner and read to me, dad? your turn, ooh, finally I want a skill, oops, now I've wet myself, and am ready to pass out and even though mom is still holding me, she's going to put me down so everyone else in the house can take a grab at me until I pass out on the floor.
Finally, you can proceed with your own lives, oh, but stand with hilarious worry faces for a few minutes first. Then lose interest and wander off, don't worry
I'll wake up just in time to re-interrupt everyone and when I'm refreshed, I will respin the alternating parent things so that my whole toddlerhood is wasted.
ok, so it's not quite that bad, but I'd like them to want interactions from one person and not necessarily a parent. I'm sure I've seen 'be snuggled by grandparent' in SimPE, so why don't I see it in game? Or maybe that's a child interaction, but have I even seen that?
I prefer single parents and putting them in a room in a race to build skills. I've even put off potty training until their last day because a diaper change is quicker than multiple trips to the potty and baths... heh heh
Perhaps I'm just getting bored, I've been on a feral child kick lately and have been setting parents as townies and abandoning toddlers and children.... it's fun for now...and they learn to become efficient very quickly.
laeshanin:
Quote from: Zeljka on 2005 October 22, 11:28:08
yes, but it really takes the fun out of it when you have to train variety. I like the toddler stage. Everything is just so cute and adorable, except for those annoying wants.
be talked to by dad, now talked to by mom, now tickled by dad, now tickled by mom, oh, mom come snuggle me, dad, your turn, mom, stop dinner and read to me, dad? your turn, ooh, finally I want a skill, oops, now I've wet myself, and am ready to pass out and even though mom is still holding me, she's going to put me down so everyone else in the house can take a grab at me until I pass out on the floor.
Finally, you can proceed with your own lives, oh, but stand with hilarious worry faces for a few minutes first. Then lose interest and wander off, don't worry
I'll wake up just in time to re-interrupt everyone and when I'm refreshed, I will respin the alternating parent things so that my whole toddlerhood is wasted.
ok, so it's not quite that bad...
Oh, it sooo is! ;D
Hook:
Zeljka, great info. Thanks for posting, and if you've done any other interesting experiments, please write 'em up for us!
This confirms what I've been posting since Sims 2 first came out. People complained about romance Sims in particular always rolling up romance wants when they were married. But I found that if you treated a Sim as if it were a different aspiration, it would get the wants of the different aspiration.
The first family I ever made had a CAS knowledge Sim wife and her romance townie hubby. He was inside studying to fulfill his knowledge wants (for a job promotion in this case) while she had romance wants. So I sent her outside to let her flirt with the grocery delivery lady. In her undies. Then I had her skip back inside, which just seemed somehow appropriate. :) And the grocery lady got a crush, while my Sim didn't.
Hook
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