January 2019
Hello,
I've tried this tpoic on the Dutch side, but it seems like a dead forum hahaaa.
I bought Sims 4, after playing Sims mobile for a few months and I just don't get it.
I keep seeing the house, as my sim goes to work.
At her job she really needs to go to the bathroom, but I cannot get her home as she has to end it.
Once home, it takes a long time for her to finish pieing.
While talking a *, she is really hungry and needs some pleasure time, but cooking a meal is also talking hours of her time that once her meal is ready she needs to go to bed as she has to go back to her job in just 3 hours.
She hadn't even start eating her meal 😳😳
And also when she has leftovers, I cannot find it in the fridge...
There are more things like this.
Why can i not go to her job? I am litterally staring at an empty house..
I just don't get it...
Can anyone help me understand it?
Grtz Sandra
January 2019
Greetings @Mrs_Bloody_NL;
I'll try to answer your questions and observations as best I can here:
The Sims 4 focuses on each Sims' life, or multiple Sims if you happen to play a "lot" with multiple Sims. Each Sim has multiple "Needs" which need to be fulfilled to keep your Sim happy and at their best potential, whereas they also have "Whims" which are things your Sim "wants" to do; these can be completed to give your Sim Lifestyle Points to make their life easier.
- There are three "types" of jobs in Sims 4, depending on what Expansions and Packs you have installed with the game. If you have just the base game, you will only have one type; I have listed them below:
- Careers (Base Game & Expansions): Careers are jobs that your Sim goes to at a specific time, and comes back after their work day has finished. Details of what your Sim needs to do well at their job, as well as any Daily Tasks they can do at home during non-work hours to boost their performance the next work day can be found in the "Career" tab on the bottom-right. In these jobs, your Sim will leave the active lot, and won't come back until their shift ends. The game normally will fast-forward to accommodate this downtime, unless you have additional Sims on the lot which can be played. While your Sim is at work, if you select the Briefcase symbol above their icon on the bottom ribbon, you can toggle various tasks your Sim can perform while at work; from Socializing with Co-Workers, to Working Hard to do even better at their job, you get some limited control over your Sim even when they're away.
- Professions (Get to Work / Get Famous / Cats & Dogs Expansions): Professions are jobs that you will travel to the work site with your Sim to help them perform well at their job. While at the work site, you must have your Sim complete tasks related to their job to improve job performance and eventually get promoted. Professions are a lot more interactive than Careers since you still have full control over your Sim. If you have multiple Sims from your main lot, you can swap between the two lots, or control them remotely similarly to how you can adjust a Career-focused Sim; you can select the "travel arrow" symbol next to their icon on the bottom ribbon, which will give you options for the Sim to take care of themselves.
- Work-From-Home (City Living): Work-From-Home jobs are a sort of hybridized job type between Careers and Professions. When it comes time for your Sim to work, you are given the option to go into work (Which will have the Sim leave the lot in the next hour, similar to a Career), you can have them Work From Home (Which functions like a Profession, except you don't have to leave your home lot). You also have the option to take PTO, which consumes a Vacation Day. Work From Home jobs allow you to get the best of both worlds, and the tasks you need to perform for a Work From Home character, depending on the job, can encourage your character to leave home and socialize with other Sims...and get paid for it!
Some early gameplay tips revolving around what you mentioned:
- Early on in-game, your Sim is going to be rather needy as it can take time to achieve a balance of the Sims' needs versus what you want them to accomplish. Focus on making it so your Sim is in good shape with their Needs before you start looking to overachieve. If possible, see if you can find ways to combine fulfilling needs two or three at a time, rather than one at a time. (For example, have your Sim eat a Quick Meal from the fridge, while also watching TV. You'll satisfy Fun and Hunger, and if you're watching a skill-based channel, you also can gain some Skill.)
- For restoring Energy, try and find a bed that restores Energy at a good rate; cheap beds are convenient, but can be uncomfortable, and can slow the rate your Sim gets Energy back. If you can't afford a decent bed, try and pace what time your Sim goes to bed, versus how much Energy they'll need when they go to work. You can curb how much Energy is needed by having your sim become Energized by drinking coffee, taking a nap, or taking a brisk shower.
- When you put leftovers back in the fridge, there are two options to recover them; you can select the option "Get Leftovers" or select the "Open" option, then select the specific food item you want to eat from the menu.
If you need additional information, feel free to ask!
- B
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@Mrs_Bloody_NL There may be information specific to this game version in this guide that you will find helpful: http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/tutorials/sims.php
January 2019
Thank you all for the tips.
I will go and try it all in the game and buy the expension pack in the future.
January 2019 - last edited January 2019
@Mrs_Bloody_NL A few things that I do that I thought I would mention:
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@Mrs_Bloody_NL I just now added more 'tips' to the previous list, so you may want to re-check to see if anything is helpful that wasn't there before. Have fun!
January 2019
@SheriGR Thank u for all those usefull tips, will look at it this afternoon 🤗 and have it a go.
I understand that I also have to buy some extra bundels or expension packs 😁 and an extra sim.. I only have 1 sim now.
I will not give up 🤗
January 2019 - last edited January 2019
@Mrs_Bloody_NL
Glad to hear it. Have fun with your new toy and new sim(s)! :eahigh_file:
Given that you mentioned that you want to add a sim(s) to the household and purchase expansion(s)/pack(s), I thought I would add a couple more 'tips' that I found helpful in my games: