Sim AI inconsistent
Aldonn:
I'm getting kinda annoyed with Sim AI and was wondering if anyone had any advice.
I'm finding my Sims are spending too much time just standing around doing nothing. They like to just stand there. I've started using Supreme Commander but even then they like to stand there. I turned it to random crap and it's better, but they still aren't doing all the things I wish they would. And it keeps turning off at random times so I constantly have to remember to turn it on, and switch it to random crap for each sim regularly. Is there anyway to just have all my sims working on random crap at all time?
Why I say they're not doing things I want them to: I was playing one sim, switched to another family for a day then checked back, and the first sim had suddenly gone out, met another sim I'd made...one he'd never met before, made good friends with her, and was touring a theatre with her as I watched. Sweet, I said as I switched to his household again. He then came out of the theatre with her...and just stood there. Told him to try talking to her, he said a couple things, and they both stood there saying nothing to each other for an hour. Then a random old guy ran up and slapped him, and he got so scared he ran home flailing his arms.
But why are my sims standing there? I want to be able to make sims, and then just watch them live out their lives. I want them to be able to make decisions, and friends, and go places on their own. Why do they just keep standing there?
Claeric:
My guess is because it's a game, and the point is to play it, not look at it.
Aldonn:
I do play it. I create things, and houses, and people, and a world, and then I observe as they all interact in interesting and awesome ways. Isn't that the point of the Sims? Whats the fun if I make the sims do everything? No fun at all, I get my fun out of watching them do things I wouldn't think of. Things I can then tell my friends "Hey,, you totally slapped a guy when he tried to say hello to you. And then you flirted with another dude and passed out" or whatever.
Slymenstra:
Just out of curiosity what level of autonomy do you have it set at? I have the opposite problem because I play on high autonomy...my Sims cry over the death of their mother and then 1 second later they are flirting with the neighbor, then they run off dancing, cook burgers, and read a book!
If you just installed Ambitions or the patch, your settings may have been reset and it might be set on low or no autonomy.
Other than that I can not help you! Someone with more computer guts knowledge will have to chime in.
morriganrant:
I have the same issue. On high they do too much, on low, well, it acts as if it is off. They will stand there, in a completely vanilla game, and piss themselves or starve to death, when before, they were at least go off and do basic things while I focused on one of their housemates. I like playing large families. With the game like this, this is nearly impossible to do because they will just stand in one spot and die while I follow another sim to work.
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