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How many days would most of you like age stages to last?

Baby:
Toddler:
Child:
Teen:
Adult:
Elder:
 
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Guardian Pegasus wrote:

> How many days would most of you like age stages to last?
>
> Baby:
2 days, maybe one. This is the most annoying age, but it ought to be
slightly shorter than how long a pregnancy lasts, so I don't need so
many cribs.
> Toddler:
3.5 days so they can get that last point in charisma. What, you don't
insist they only play with the bunny so they don't have to stand in
front of a mirror as an adult? I don't let them do anything else, except
teaching them to walk and talk.
> Child:
The 7 days they have now is fine with me.
> Teen:
2 weeks is too long. 7 days is fine for this stage.
> Adult:
50 days. Really, they aren't adults long enough. Or I need a Middle age
where they aren't fertile, but you don't have to worry about them
keeling over abruptly.
> Elder:
14 days or so is fine.. if there is a middle age. I would like to know
how many days they have left, so I can plan accordingly though.

-georg
 
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"Guardian Pegasus"
<Pope.Been-a-Dick.Adolf.Panzer.Rat.Nazinger.Torquemada.II@holysee.va> wrote
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> How many days would most of you like age stages to last?
>
> Baby: I keep them at that stage a couple weeks.They don't need so much
attention.( I just love to get them pregnant and have babies)
> Toddler:Until they walk talk and go to the potty and have at least 3
points of each skills.They're not sleeping long enough.5-6 days.
> Child:It depends.I don't send them to school everyday and when they're
home i make them build lots of skills so it's easier when they go to
college.10days.
> Teen:10 days.They find a sweetheart get a job reach the top and then go to
college.
> Adult:Very long.As someone said,i'd like them to get a bit older
everyday.They look young and then,bang! It's not like this in IRL.I keep
them there long enough to take care of their grand children.I move them in
with mom and dad and the baby and then move them back with their
spouse.Don't need a nanny that way.
> Elder:10 days.Because,there comes a time when i don't know what to do with
them.They eat sleep and not much else,but when they're about to die,i don't
want them to go cause i became very attached to them.Maybe it's stupid but
what can i say.I love my Sims.
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:14:03 GMT, georg <thegeorg@stny.rr.com> wrote:

>3.5 days so they can get that last point in charisma. What, you don't
>insist they only play with the bunny so they don't have to stand in
>front of a mirror as an adult? I don't let them do anything else, except
>teaching them to walk and talk.

What's teaching them to walk and talk good for, anyway? Except giving
aspiration points?

> Child:
>The 7 days they have now is fine with me.
>> Teen:
>2 weeks is too long. 7 days is fine for this stage.
>> Adult:
>50 days. Really, they aren't adults long enough. Or I need a Middle age
>where they aren't fertile, but you don't have to worry about them
>keeling over abruptly.
>> Elder:
>14 days or so is fine.. if there is a middle age. I would like to know
>how many days they have left, so I can plan accordingly though.

What do you mean middle age?
 
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Guardian Pegasus wrote:
>>> How many days would most of you like age stages to last?

I think the current stage lengths are fine, but I agree that a middle age
would be good.

> What do you mean middle age?

When a teenage, or young adult hood, ends sims become adults, they look
exactly the same at the equivalent to 25 as they do at 45. Whereas, IRL, we
don't, so sims should age a bit more often and maybe have a stage between
adulthood and old age. An idea for TS3 would be maybe getting rid of
physical life stages and having sims age daily so they look slightly older
each day, rather than looking 25 one day, then 60 the next.
 
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> Guardian Pegasus wrote:
>>>> How many days would most of you like age stages to last?
>
> I think the current stage lengths are fine, but I agree that a middle age
> would be good.
>
>> What do you mean middle age?
>
> When a teenage, or young adult hood, ends sims become adults, they look
> exactly the same at the equivalent to 25 as they do at 45. Whereas, IRL,
> we don't, so sims should age a bit more often and maybe have a stage
> between adulthood and old age. An idea for TS3 would be maybe getting rid
> of physical life stages and having sims age daily so they look slightly
> older each day, rather than looking 25 one day, then 60 the next.

SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.

Granny.
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Pfft - Bloody hell, can you imagine the programming for that!!

Best wishes
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> > What do you mean middle age?
>
> When a teenage, or young adult hood, ends sims become adults, they look
> exactly the same at the equivalent to 25 as they do at 45. Whereas, IRL,
we
> don't, so sims should age a bit more often and maybe have a stage between
> adulthood and old age. An idea for TS3 would be maybe getting rid of
> physical life stages and having sims age daily so they look slightly older
> each day, rather than looking 25 one day, then 60 the next.
>
>
 
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Ah - are we allowed to ask then?


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> SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.
>
> Granny.
> >
> >

Anyway, you're right 60 is not old these days.

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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:54:58 +0200, Guardian Pegasus
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>How many days would most of you like age stages to last?
>
Baby: 2
Toddler: 3
Child: 10
Teen: 20
Adult: 50
Elder: 20

No problem with the multipurpose painting:)
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:06:33 +0200, Strider <aaaa@aaa.aa> wrote:

>No problem with the multipurpose painting:)

Can you use it to program the durations?
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:26:07 GMT, "Granny Grumpling"
<marrowjam@[reallywild]blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.

LOL... I sense... great anger, and disdain in this one!
 
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"Guardian Pegasus"
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> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:26:07 GMT, "Granny Grumpling"
> <marrowjam@[reallywild]blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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>>SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.
>
> LOL... I sense... great anger, and disdain in this one!

Just shock-horror. You wait until they get to be fifty-nine and see how they
change their minds.

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Granny Grumpling wrote:

> "Guardian Pegasus"
> <Pope.Been-a-Dick.Adolf.Panzer.Rat.Nazinger.Torquemada.II@holysee.va> wrote
> in message news:cgmda1pikc0062ofbmhclnqq6luu2sfdoe@4ax.com...
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>>On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:26:07 GMT, "Granny Grumpling"
>><marrowjam@[reallywild]blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.
>>
>>LOL... I sense... great anger, and disdain in this one!
>
>
> Just shock-horror. You wait until they get to be fifty-nine and see how they
> change their minds.
>
> GG
>
>

I agree with Granny. People don't look old until they are 80 at least.
Does depend on how hard you've abused yourself, mind, but my Da looks
the same at 60mumble then he did at 40mumble. Not much grey, not much
sag, still strong and determined, and fully able to kick my ass.

Gram is only just beginning to look old me. She hit 93 in March.

-georg
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:43:02 +0200, Guardian Pegasus
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>On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:06:33 +0200, Strider <aaaa@aaa.aa> wrote:
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>>No problem with the multipurpose painting:)
>
>Can you use it to program the durations?

No:)
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:49:02 +0200, Strider <aaaa@aaa.aa> wrote:

>>Can you use it to program the durations?
>
>No:)

Send an e-mail to Guardian.Pegasus@Gmail.com

I'll send you a global hack with your desired durations. Tested it
myself, for hours now, trying to screw it up as much as possible, but
it works like a charm :)
 
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"Will Bradshaw" <spam@beasolutions.com> wrote in message
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> Guardian Pegasus wrote:
>>>> How many days would most of you like age stages to last?
>> What do you mean middle age?
>
> When a teenage, or young adult hood, ends sims become adults, they look
> exactly the same at the equivalent to 25 as they do at 45. Whereas, IRL,
> we don't, so sims should age a bit more often and maybe have a stage
> between adulthood and old age. An idea for TS3 would be maybe getting rid
> of physical life stages and having sims age daily so they look slightly
> older each day, rather than looking 25 one day, then 60 the next.

I change their makeup and hair every few days or so so they look like their
age :) For women, I have them wear less and less flamboyant makup as they
get older, and change their hairstyle from long free hair to wearing it in
buns and stuff. It looks a whole lot more real that way. Also, as a new
adult I will die their hair in funky colors but as they get older I let them
have their natural color again. I should really make salt-n-peppa versions
of all the hair colors so I can have them get grey hairs gradually :)
 
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 13:59:16 +0200, "Yvette Hoitink" <hoitink @ home .
nl (spaces added to avoid spam)> wrote:

>I change their makeup and hair every few days or so so they look like their
>age :) For women, I have them wear less and less flamboyant makup as they
>get older, and change their hairstyle from long free hair to wearing it in
>buns and stuff. It looks a whole lot more real that way. Also, as a new
>adult I will die their hair in funky colors but as they get older I let them
>have their natural color again. I should really make salt-n-peppa versions
>of all the hair colors so I can have them get grey hairs gradually :)

You could use the plastic surgery machine to change their physical
appereance too :) And make them eat to gain weight... LOL
 
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"Guardian Pegasus"
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> On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 13:59:16 +0200, "Yvette Hoitink" <hoitink @ home .
> nl (spaces added to avoid spam)> wrote:
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>>I change their makeup and hair every few days or so so they look like
>>their
>>age :) For women, I have them wear less and less flamboyant makup as they
>>get older, and change their hairstyle from long free hair to wearing it in
>>buns and stuff. It looks a whole lot more real that way. Also, as a new
>>adult I will die their hair in funky colors but as they get older I let
>>them
>>have their natural color again. I should really make salt-n-peppa versions
>>of all the hair colors so I can have them get grey hairs gradually :)
>
> You could use the plastic surgery machine to change their physical
> appereance too :) And make them eat to gain weight... LOL

I haven't used the plastic surgery machine (haven't played that carreer yet
and I don't like hacks) but it sounds like fun!. I'll give some of them the
puffed-up lips like you see on rich middle aged women in the US a lot (I'm
soooo glad that craze hasn't hit Europe yet).

Indeed I have them excercise less and less as they get older so they gain
weight yes :) That's not a conscious decision but I tend to do the skill
building in the early parts of their carreer. By the time they're in the
middle of the adult phase, most of my sims are maxed out on their skills so
they don't have to excercise anymore :)

Yvette
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:16:10 GMT, "Maxon"
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>Pfft - Bloody hell, can you imagine the programming for that!!

It wouldn't be *that* hard... they've already got the two basis ones,
adult and elder... just plug in some intermediate values and create a
morphing effect from young adult to elder...
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:17:01 GMT, georg <thegeorg@stny.rr.com> wrote:

>Gram is only just beginning to look old me. She hit 93 in March.

LOL... when you've known someone your whole life, they somehow tend to
sneak under the radar, don't they? My parents are just about to hit
50, and I still don't think they've changed much the last 25 years
that I can remember lol
 
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:16:10 GMT, "Maxon"
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>Anyway, you're right 60 is not old these days.

Definately not. People are working into their 70's. I'd say 70 is old
though.
 
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That's because you're not.

!

Best wishes
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> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:16:10 GMT, "Maxon"
> <jen.magson@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote:
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> >Anyway, you're right 60 is not old these days.
>
> Definately not. People are working into their 70's. I'd say 70 is old
> though.
 
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 08:06:53 -0400, "claire veilleux"
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>> Adult:Very long.As someone said,i'd like them to get a bit older
>everyday.They look young and then,bang! It's not like this in IRL.I keep
>them there long enough to take care of their grand children.I move them in
>with mom and dad and the baby and then move them back with their
>spouse.Don't need a nanny that way.

How very long? I programmed mine to 50 days, but it still doesn't seem
enough... maybe I'll go for 75.
 
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"Guardian Pegasus"
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> On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 08:06:53 -0400, "claire veilleux"
> <cveilleux@lynxx.net> wrote:
>
> >> Adult:Very long.As someone said,i'd like them to get a bit older
> >everyday.They look young and then,bang! It's not like this in IRL.I keep
> >them there long enough to take care of their grand children.I move them
in
> >with mom and dad and the baby and then move them back with their
> >spouse.Don't need a nanny that way.
>
> How very long? I programmed mine to 50 days, but it still doesn't seem
> enough... maybe I'll go for 75.

I don't know how long it could be i never really checked that but they drink
lots of elixir....
 
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"Maxon" <jen.magson@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Ah - are we allowed to ask then?
>
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>> SIXTY!!!!! Make that eighty. Seventy-five... seventy. Not sixty.
>>
>> Granny.
>> >>
>
> Anyway, you're right 60 is not old these days.
>
Damn right!!! And anyway, even if one does look greyer and wrinklier, and
got a bit of a sag, one doesn't FEEL old.
One feels... well... Oh, okay. Achy. 8(
But a young achy.
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