Lot Sync Timer: how do YOU use it?
Karen:
I have been using the Lot Sync Timer since the first version was released (I'm currently on day 184 on most of my lots, 183 on the rest). I play all my lots in rotation, roughly 24 to 30 hours each. I stop playing each lot either just after 6pm, or after some significant event that I'm waiting for, like a death or age transition, is completed in the evening. The synctimer really helps to keep track of which lots in the rotation haven't been played yet (especially handy since I always play them in random order).
I have all my lots synchronized to the same day of the week as well. On the rotation I'm currently playing, for example, all my lots start out on Tuesday evening and I play them through Wednesday evening. If I create a new family, I always sync them to the same day of the week as the rest of my lots.
Like a lot of the other Pescado hacks, the synctimer is absolutely essential to my gameplay. I can't imagine playing without it.
Karen
madamejeanie:
Quote from: Kyna on 2008 February 23, 23:25:45
Quote from: AuKestrel on 2008 February 23, 13:42:56
So what I really wanted to say was, WOW. How do you limit the families to 1 child each?
I use ACR to decide when they'll get pregnant - I send them to autowoo with ACR every day (if they're on similar work schedules/not busy) until they fall pregnant. Once they've reproduced, my sims don't get any more woohoo action, unless they happen to get some down at a community lot when they're out of my control.
LOL! Your poor sims!
I use ACR and just let the little buggers go for it when they feel like it. Family sims "try for baby" more often, but the rest of the babies in my 'hood are "oopsie!" babies.
Ryslin:
I was never able to get the hang of the sync timer. I have a very hard time remembering things. I really should learn to use it.
As it is I play in 1 week rotations on double speed. Thus the boring isn't THAT boring. I number each house in their "about this family" box in the neighborhood view thus if I am on 12 -goth I know that either Goth hasn't hit monday yet, or (which happens sometimes) I load find they ARE on monday, and then can go load whoever is going to be 13. Game sims who start out mid week get no break. Everyone is saved 5am Monday morning ready for the week.
College get sent in batches because college makes my brain bleed. I ram rod them through as fast as possible, get them back into the sim bin and add them to rotation after a full neighborhood rotation. That provides the "they were gone" time.
Jelenedra:
Seasons helps alot. I play each household for an entire season then move on. That way, from neighborhood view I can see who is behind by what season they're at.
Gamblor:
Quote from: Jelenedra on 2008 March 06, 16:41:43
Seasons helps alot. I play each household for an entire season then move on. That way, from neighborhood view I can see who is behind by what season they're at.
Thats a good idea to play each lot that way. :)
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