Gameplay: How do YOU keep track of sim lifes?
purplebunny:
I have notebooks (way, way too many notebooks) for tracking individual branches of the family tree, as well as determining who is in each college 'class'. I also use my notebook to keep track of plot ideas and to write out scene-by-scene breakdowns of shots I need to get for my various plots.
I've started using index cards to track stats for individual sims. I track:
Name/Gender
Personality/Horoscope/1o Aspiration/2o Aspiration
Lifetime Want (and subsequent, if the first is fulfilled)
Parents
Spouse(or partner--not all of my sims get married)/Gender preference
Children (with a note whether they were adopted or if the father is other than their spouse/partner)
Skintone DNA
Eye DNA
Hair DNA
Any other pertinent notes go on the back of the card, and they're filed alphabetically by generation.
Kyna:
I'm still limping along with Sims2DB (which is still available at MTS2, although it hasn't been updated for 2 years). I print out a "household plans" report for each household and then keep them in rotation order, with notes scribbled all over them to remind me what I'm planning for the sims in each household.
I have been considering the index card method over recent months.
There is a current thread by Rufio about the program he has developed, including discussion with Inge about importing data from SimPE. When the SimPE-import function is added to his program, I'll probably switch to it. Given that SimPE's coders are going to be very busy over the next couple of weeks updating SimPE for AL, I expect it'll be a while.
ingeli:
I made the Windlebridge site for my documentation - its built on a sharepoint server list, with additional lists for houses, hoods, and other little things to keep tracks of :P. With 1000 sims its necessary to keep some track of things. I also use GenoPro for the genealoy - but I have also tried several other genealogical programs. The good thing is that the Gedcom file format can be transferred to try out different programs before you decide.
The advantage I see with GenoPro is the options for saving pictures both for individuals and for events (weddings ect) and places (houses). And that its super easy to generate all the htmlpages to keep local on your comp or publish to a webpage of your choice. Some of the genealogical programs I tried were very pretty but you could only publish to THEIR website.. and I for some reason didnt want to have my fictional families on a serious genealogical big site, that didnt feel right.
Link to Windlebridge main genealogical page: http://portal.charlamov.com/windlebridge/FamilyTreePages/windle/default.htm
I only register the breeding sims in the GenoPro database.
rufio:
I assume my program in Peasantry was part of the inspiration for this thread (and it's already been mentioned), so I won't go into it again. I actually used to keep track of genetics too, though, but without SimPE working for me it gets to be a bit of a guessing game.
Sagana:
I don't keep track either. I use the lot sync timer to make sure I play the houses the same amount (sometimes a few days a round, sometimes more - just depends) and the 3 sims any playable knows best get aged up with them when they age up and killed off as elders when the elders die. I find it frustrating that the BV sims don't make the list so any BV (or NPC clerks) my townies are best friends with get teleported in and aged when they do as well. If my sims and I don't know them, I don't care if they stay young too long. I do hate seeing the same names too often so I seldom miss too many townies.
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