Slowing Down Sim Time
Zazazu:
Quote from: Cyjon on 2007 May 08, 01:35:06
Obsessed? Me?
I'm obsessed in the reverse. I can't play more than one family at a time. I tried the prosperity model and didn't get past generation one. I play one family (now moving lots every generation since I'm trying to fill the empty space in my "urban" neighborhood) until I'm so thoroughly bored with them and craving CAS so much I just have to make a new sim. Then I completely forget about the first family. I absolutely would hate it if time was longer or sims took longer to grow up. I always grow toddlers, children, and adults up at the first opportunity. I usually cut teen-hood and elderhood down by half.
I can't wait to see how those genes will splice...My current family is an Alphabet challenge. A's were cute, B's and C's were mostly ugly, and the D child is extremely handsome.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Cyjon on 2007 May 08, 01:35:06
This does not make very much sense, since having an unfinished doesn't penalize homework until you accumulate 2, anyway.
It's not the penalty, it's the bonus. You go up a letter grade if you have no homework.[/quote]
You also go up if you only have one homework. Homework causes no penalty unless you accumulate two.
Quote from: Cyjon on 2007 May 08, 01:35:06
A better way to have done it would probably have been to start kids with a D then give them the free day 1 bonus to a C rather than skipping a day and generally confusing the issue.
Would have made more sense if they start at A+, like real life, and lose points by screwing up. Problem with starting with D is then it's impossible to go to private school. It's just wonky, and the penalty isn't even about the homework, the penalty applies to going on the first day, so it ACTUALLY penalizes anyone who doesn't transition at the start of a weekend, while having no effect at all on someone who does, causing Wednesday Night to be *THE* de-facto try-for-baby day. Accept no Kewian-based substitutes.
AuKestrel:
Quote from: Cyjon on 2007 May 08, 01:35:06
Quote from: aukestrel on 2007 May 07, 15:39:51
Wow, how do you have the discipliine to only play one day at a time?...Do you just "stop" at 6:00 a.m. each day or something like that?
That's how I do it. To keep track of events I have evolved from handwritten notes to two Excel workbooks (one for Sims 2 in general and one to track this particular neighborhood), two Word documents (one for narrative events and one for behind the scenes notes which generally involve me typing STUPID GAME!!! over and over) and Legacy (free geneology software which is very nice for tracking my sim generations).
Obsessed? Me?
The first thing I thought was, how much RAM do you have? ;) I take it you are Alt-Tabbing between the docs and the game?
I am really going to try this, just to see if I can do it. I think I'll have to pinch myself and/or stop speeding up night time when they sleep, since there's no way (that I know of) to set my computer alarm to synch with the Sims' clock. I may also have to overcome my fear of the unknown and try out the lot sync timer.
Are you playing a particular challenge? The idea of playing the Legacy challenge Prosperity style interests me but as I said I have not had the self-discipline to do it.
*off to look for Legacy software*
Cyjon:
Quote from: aukestrel on 2007 May 08, 14:55:31
The first thing I thought was, how much RAM do you have? ;) I take it you are Alt-Tabbing between the docs and the game?
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Are you playing a particular challenge? The idea of playing the Legacy challenge Prosperity style interests me but as I said I have not had the self-discipline to do it.
*off to look for Legacy software*
I'm using two separate computers. I'm a statistics weirdo so I do Excel things with almost every game I play.
I'm not doing a challenge, though I'm going to do an unoffical Apocalypse challenge in a few game days when the designated victim graduates. Unofficial meaning I'll follow the rules when I feel like it and ignore them if they become annoying.
You can get the legacy software from http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadLegacy.asp . The password is "family" so you can avoid giving them your email (though they've never sent me anything other than the password). The software lets you add pictures, events, generate family trees and web pages, etc. It's pretty nice.
SaraMK:
Quote from: Cyjon on 2007 May 10, 03:23:00
I'm using two separate computers.
Have you got them sitting side-by-side on your desk?
I thought I was alone in my insanity.
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