such an adorable voice, adorable accent. and so sweet and creative. i've never watched your videos or even heard of you before, but this has really helped me. also, ideas: 1.) have a randomizer (random number generator, wheel picker - i like using the wheel randomizers) pick events such as random deaths, layoffs, and pregnancy when you get stuck. 2.) don't be afraid to kill sims off; it can really help make the game more interesting and affect all of the sims in their lives. 3.) play with lifestyles; everyone has their own lifestyle. One sim might be a healthy-food nut while another one might be a frequent traveller. if their personalities change, make sure that their lifestyles still suit them. 4.) move sims out occasionally. I still really struggle with this one, because i get really attached to homes. I'll move a teen out onto a flat lot with an ungodly amount of money when they're around 16 (age estimate since it doesn't have actual ages). Then, i'll build them their dream home and have them stay there until they eventually die. Who would wanna live like that? 5.) if a teen sim is an over-achiever, try to max some of their skills out and get their grades and performance to the max (as well as obviously completing homework) so they can graduate early. After that, when they go to university is your choice. But also don't do this too often. Don't fill your game with over-achieving robots like i usually do. Sometimes, you can have sims drop out if they're too stressed out (this can even include at home!!), or they just absolutely hate school, or their dreams don't require a diploma or GED. If their dreams change, you can have them get a GED and even go to university. 6.) Cause some mischief and chaos but not too much. Have a teen cause so much mischief and chaos that they get expelled. Or have them skip so many days that they get expelled. But also have calm, relaxed, and easy days. 7.) fulfill wants and lean into fears. fulfilling wants is so fun and interesting. and don't use fear-be-gone potions often if at all. lean into the fears. expose your sims to scary situations. have them actually confront their fears. and then, have them get over them however they need to. 8.) DON'T. RUSH. GAMEPLAY. Don't max your sim's skills and everything and then just age them up early, espeecially since this messes the ages up. there are INFINITE possibilities in sims 4. So, practice a skill and then do something else fun. go on vacations. ENJOY EVENTS AS THEY COME. So, during karaoke night at the bar, sing karaoke. During other events like ghost night at bars, if you can, have them enjoy those events. Go to sports days and career days and prom if you can. 9.) let your sims live their lives. don't give your teen the 2 highest-paying part-time jobs with the most hours and then get to the max levels unless they're actually an over-achiever. Don't have them do everything under the sun to make as much money as physically possible and then have them move out into a big, fancy home and get married and have kids as soon as they age up. Give them hobbies like you said. Give them personalities. Have them focus on things other than school, university, and family. even if they're parents, give them time off. have them go on solo vacations or go to a karaoke bar alone. 10.) have sims who live in several worlds and all around them. Have at least 1 household in most neighborhoods. Have some sims in small towns where everybody knows everybody or the big city where everyone's always on the move, no one owns their home (only rents it), and there's not as much time for socialization. 11.) build homes on empty lots. if you don't like a pre-made house, bulldoze it and make or download a new one. Have the houses in every single neighborhood be the same style unless the owners are rich and had a custom one built. Get used to styles, even if they're not your favorites. Embrace different cultures and styles other than your own. Have sims who like the culture and sims who don't. people like different things. it's part of being a realistic creature.
Thank you so much for this comment, you are so kind! And these are some amazing ideas, there are quite a few points that I could really use to spice up my gameplay. Thank you for sharing!!🩵
I was already trying to add family pictures to the walls, but I never even thought about also adding pictures of the scenery and parties / events etc! Thank you, I love it 🥰💖!!
i find this to be the best way to play with my legacies! theres also a family tree mod called Life Generator by Sacrificial Junior that automatically makes relatives for you
This is my favourite way to play. I play a few households rotationally which I find helps keep me invested in my save. I love the households interacting and let the game (and some imagination) drive the stories. Thank you for sharing your ideas - there are so many options in game now for this type of play it's hard to remember them all ❤
Well this is going to help me not become bored with my game. I've been sturggling playing it for a bit because I just get bored. I never thought to give them family or other friends before I played them! Thank you for the tips and ideas!
@@ChristinaBrownChrysanna i completely agree, the sims 4 is such a fun game if you take the time to be creative and dive into all that the game has to offer!:)
I already have all expansion packs except the last 4, some game packs, some stuff packs and even some kits. So, I already have lots of things to do. Most of the time, I am working on aspiration-building, career-and-skill-building and whim-fulfilling. Occasionally, an event pops up, and I will do that. Birthdays, weddings, holidays, parties, etc. There is always something to do. Even building is a game.
Lou! This video is amazing (also the editing? so so so cute) I enjoyed it so much and you gave really good tips! I feel even more inspired 🥹 I love the way you play the game, thank you so much for this video 💗
Zoe thank you for always being so sweet💗! I'm so happy you enjoyed it and that I could inspire you, and thank youu I really tried my best with the editing:)!
good tips! ive been following those too. almost 2 years playing my save file 😹 i also do time skips in my save file when i get bored or i switch to the family members household. its fun
thank you! And oh my, playing for almost 2 years in one save is so impressive ✨. thanks for the other recommendations, trying out time skips seems like a great idea to prevent getting bored!😄
@@plumloup well, not save exactly. i got bored of the save, but moved ALL of the family members to a new one. it took so much work setting the relationships again, but it was worth it. so same family, not save 😂oops!
Same here I took a very long break because I got tired quickly from it even if I have a lot of mods I like to rush gameplay or don’t have a storyline to go with it at all I just go with the flow
These are all great tips, but I still miss the open map! It was easier to be invested in multiple plot lines when I could switch control between sims without a loading screen. I could have one sim on a date, while the other one had friends over, while the other one was at work. I could queue up specific actions for all my sims no matter where they were on the map. There are a lot of times where I want my sims to do things in a particular way, but I dont want to actually have to watch them do it. In TS4, when I choose to go to work with one of my sims, I have to actively postpone progressing the storyline for the sims who aren't on that lot. Since time is still moving for other sims, it's impossible to spend as much time with each storyline as you could in TS3. Maybe I'd feel better about it if the options to control sims on other lots were a little more diverse.
I think you have a really good point here, the open world in the sims 3 was truly so cool. I also still really miss that aspect in the sims 4. And I agree, it would be so much better if we had more options for what our sims could do while we can't control them!
I watched like multiple videos today about this topic and honestly yours is one of the only ones that actually caught me. You have firstly just such a nice way of talking and you seem so emerged in the whole sims world. I genuinely feel like you love this game and love to create stories. I love this game too, I have been playing since I was a little kid but I just started to like feel so empty and unsatisfied with my gameplay. It always starts great and then it just ends in smth i dont enjoy anymore. But I feel like your video really helped me and I think I can maybe come back to enjoying this game more. I wrote done some things to do and focus on and especially to not rush myself with anything. I really appreciate your effort and the video
I am the complete opposite to this. I found that trying to play my Sims game like its a dollhouse simulation makes the gameplay too slow and unexciting for me. I am having to relearn to set my standards for myself and stop comparing my gameplay style to other simmers. This means accepting drama, accepting wild and wacky events, let chaos reign. Let the fun be randomized and go with the flow, because at the end of the game, the Sims isn't real life and its pointless to expect a game that's constantly got unrealistic events (and art style) to replicate my life, or anyone else's. Obviously, there's still storytelling involved but trying to fight the game just to micromanage it took away the fun for me, especially because I come from the original days of the Sims 1 where storytelling wasn't at the forefront of it, but surviving was. So, I play on shorter lifespans, I've increased the hardness of their needs and have made it so earning relationships is harder, to give the game a "fight or die" feeling, making those special moments all the more magical.
That sounds like a fun way to enjoy the game as well! Im glad that that play style is working for you, in the end the sims is really open ended, and for the player to decide how they want to enjoy it! :)
I just create family members while I'm in create a sim, using the genetics of my main sim! and then I just split the household, and move the family members in a seperate house!
thank you lou!!!!! i loved it, the tips are really great🫶 i really like when simmers really enjoy the game, some of them play rushing everything, i don’t like that, it’s not my vibe, it’s great to play with the normal speed… will rush? right? i think you get me 😚🤍 byeee
Hey! Thank you so much🩵! And haha yes, everyone has their own play style but rushing really takes the fun away for me personally, so normal speed it is for me😄!
such an adorable voice, adorable accent. and so sweet and creative. i've never watched your videos or even heard of you before, but this has really helped me. also, ideas:
1.) have a randomizer (random number generator, wheel picker - i like using the wheel randomizers) pick events such as random deaths, layoffs, and pregnancy when you get stuck.
2.) don't be afraid to kill sims off; it can really help make the game more interesting and affect all of the sims in their lives.
3.) play with lifestyles; everyone has their own lifestyle. One sim might be a healthy-food nut while another one might be a frequent traveller. if their personalities change, make sure that their lifestyles still suit them.
4.) move sims out occasionally. I still really struggle with this one, because i get really attached to homes. I'll move a teen out onto a flat lot with an ungodly amount of money when they're around 16 (age estimate since it doesn't have actual ages). Then, i'll build them their dream home and have them stay there until they eventually die. Who would wanna live like that?
5.) if a teen sim is an over-achiever, try to max some of their skills out and get their grades and performance to the max (as well as obviously completing homework) so they can graduate early. After that, when they go to university is your choice. But also don't do this too often. Don't fill your game with over-achieving robots like i usually do. Sometimes, you can have sims drop out if they're too stressed out (this can even include at home!!), or they just absolutely hate school, or their dreams don't require a diploma or GED. If their dreams change, you can have them get a GED and even go to university.
6.) Cause some mischief and chaos but not too much. Have a teen cause so much mischief and chaos that they get expelled. Or have them skip so many days that they get expelled. But also have calm, relaxed, and easy days.
7.) fulfill wants and lean into fears. fulfilling wants is so fun and interesting. and don't use fear-be-gone potions often if at all. lean into the fears. expose your sims to scary situations. have them actually confront their fears. and then, have them get over them however they need to.
8.) DON'T. RUSH. GAMEPLAY. Don't max your sim's skills and everything and then just age them up early, espeecially since this messes the ages up. there are INFINITE possibilities in sims 4. So, practice a skill and then do something else fun. go on vacations. ENJOY EVENTS AS THEY COME. So, during karaoke night at the bar, sing karaoke. During other events like ghost night at bars, if you can, have them enjoy those events. Go to sports days and career days and prom if you can.
9.) let your sims live their lives. don't give your teen the 2 highest-paying part-time jobs with the most hours and then get to the max levels unless they're actually an over-achiever. Don't have them do everything under the sun to make as much money as physically possible and then have them move out into a big, fancy home and get married and have kids as soon as they age up. Give them hobbies like you said. Give them personalities. Have them focus on things other than school, university, and family. even if they're parents, give them time off. have them go on solo vacations or go to a karaoke bar alone.
10.) have sims who live in several worlds and all around them. Have at least 1 household in most neighborhoods. Have some sims in small towns where everybody knows everybody or the big city where everyone's always on the move, no one owns their home (only rents it), and there's not as much time for socialization.
11.) build homes on empty lots. if you don't like a pre-made house, bulldoze it and make or download a new one. Have the houses in every single neighborhood be the same style unless the owners are rich and had a custom one built. Get used to styles, even if they're not your favorites. Embrace different cultures and styles other than your own. Have sims who like the culture and sims who don't. people like different things. it's part of being a realistic creature.
Thank you so much for this comment, you are so kind! And these are some amazing ideas, there are quite a few points that I could really use to spice up my gameplay. Thank you for sharing!!🩵
@@plumloup you're welcome. thank you.
omg thank you so much for this ily
I was already trying to add family pictures to the walls, but I never even thought about also adding pictures of the scenery and parties / events etc! Thank you, I love it 🥰💖!!
Aw I'm so glad I could give you a new idea! Thank you for watching and commenting! 💗
i find this to be the best way to play with my legacies! theres also a family tree mod called Life Generator by Sacrificial Junior that automatically makes relatives for you
Thats so cool, I've never heard of that mod before!:)
This is my favourite way to play. I play a few households rotationally which I find helps keep me invested in my save. I love the households interacting and let the game (and some imagination) drive the stories.
Thank you for sharing your ideas - there are so many options in game now for this type of play it's hard to remember them all ❤
Thank you so much for watching❤️. Ooh and playing rotationally is such a good idea as well, to keep the game fun and interesting!
Well this is going to help me not become bored with my game. I've been sturggling playing it for a bit because I just get bored. I never thought to give them family or other friends before I played them! Thank you for the tips and ideas!
Aw that makes me happy! I really hope you are able to have fun playing the sims again. Thank you for watching! :)
omg, ty for this video. it is so hard nowadays to find sims 4 as interesting as it was back then. ty for this again :)
Of course! I hope the tips are helpful, thank you for watching!:)
@@plumloup thank you. and you're welcome.
@@plumloup I've been needing a video like this forever. I love Sims 4 and most of the aspects of it. it's such a rich and enjoyable game.
@@ChristinaBrownChrysanna i completely agree, the sims 4 is such a fun game if you take the time to be creative and dive into all that the game has to offer!:)
I already have all expansion packs except the last 4, some game packs, some stuff packs and even some kits.
So, I already have lots of things to do.
Most of the time, I am working on aspiration-building, career-and-skill-building and whim-fulfilling.
Occasionally, an event pops up, and I will do that. Birthdays, weddings, holidays, parties, etc.
There is always something to do.
Even building is a game.
These are some great points!! There really are so many things to do in game, especially if you have quite some packs:)!
Thankyou for the tips on this! I normally speed run to having children,I don't know why but this is encouraging me to sloooooow down the gameplay
Thats so great to hear!! I hope you will enjoy taking it a bit more slow! 🩵 Thank you for watching:)!
Lou! This video is amazing (also the editing? so so so cute) I enjoyed it so much and you gave really good tips! I feel even more inspired 🥹 I love the way you play the game, thank you so much for this video 💗
Zoe thank you for always being so sweet💗! I'm so happy you enjoyed it and that I could inspire you, and thank youu I really tried my best with the editing:)!
good tips! ive been following those too. almost 2 years playing my save file 😹
i also do time skips in my save file when i get bored or i switch to the family members household. its fun
thank you! And oh my, playing for almost 2 years in one save is so impressive ✨. thanks for the other recommendations, trying out time skips seems like a great idea to prevent getting bored!😄
@@plumloup well, not save exactly. i got bored of the save, but moved ALL of the family members to a new one. it took so much work setting the relationships again, but it was worth it. so same family, not save 😂oops!
I really needed this video TYSM for the tips!! Your gameplay always looks super fun 💕
Aw thank you so much Sarah, I hope the tips helped!💗 :)
Tysm for this :D I've been feeling so bored with the game lately and didn't know what to do 😔
Of course! I really hope some of these tips will help☺️!
Thank you for your great tips!!!! ❤❤ You made me want to play the sims again after a long long time 😍💖
Aw that makes me so happy to hear! I hope you have fun when you play the sims again!💓
Your voice is super calming and you sound so sweet, new sub and tysm for this video!!
Aw thank you so much :), i really appreciate you giving my channel a chance!
lou thank you for the tips!! this video made me wanna open the game after a LONG break haha
aw heyy rita! I'm glad I could help you in some way! I hope you have fun in your game :) 🩵
Same here I took a very long break because I got tired quickly from it even if I have a lot of mods I like to rush gameplay or don’t have a storyline to go with it at all I just go with the flow
@@55starr.k I hope you are able to enjoy your game again sometime soon! 🩵
These are such fab tips and tricks!!
Aw thank you so much, I'm glad you like them!! :)
This was such a nice video to watch, great tips ! 🤗
Heyy!! Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you think the tips are great!🩵☺️
Great video thanks! I like to make my Sims favorite channel the very first one they watch on their own lol
Thank you so much! And I really love that idea too, might try that sometimes as well! :)
These are all great tips, but I still miss the open map! It was easier to be invested in multiple plot lines when I could switch control between sims without a loading screen. I could have one sim on a date, while the other one had friends over, while the other one was at work. I could queue up specific actions for all my sims no matter where they were on the map. There are a lot of times where I want my sims to do things in a particular way, but I dont want to actually have to watch them do it. In TS4, when I choose to go to work with one of my sims, I have to actively postpone progressing the storyline for the sims who aren't on that lot. Since time is still moving for other sims, it's impossible to spend as much time with each storyline as you could in TS3. Maybe I'd feel better about it if the options to control sims on other lots were a little more diverse.
I think you have a really good point here, the open world in the sims 3 was truly so cool. I also still really miss that aspect in the sims 4. And I agree, it would be so much better if we had more options for what our sims could do while we can't control them!
This was so helpfull!!! Thank you 😊
Im glad it was helpfull!! 🩵☺️
I watched like multiple videos today about this topic and honestly yours is one of the only ones that actually caught me. You have firstly just such a nice way of talking and you seem so emerged in the whole sims world. I genuinely feel like you love this game and love to create stories.
I love this game too, I have been playing since I was a little kid but I just started to like feel so empty and unsatisfied with my gameplay. It always starts great and then it just ends in smth i dont enjoy anymore. But I feel like your video really helped me and I think I can maybe come back to enjoying this game more. I wrote done some things to do and focus on and especially to not rush myself with anything.
I really appreciate your effort and the video
Hi! First of all thank you so much for watching and for the compliment!
I am the complete opposite to this. I found that trying to play my Sims game like its a dollhouse simulation makes the gameplay too slow and unexciting for me. I am having to relearn to set my standards for myself and stop comparing my gameplay style to other simmers. This means accepting drama, accepting wild and wacky events, let chaos reign. Let the fun be randomized and go with the flow, because at the end of the game, the Sims isn't real life and its pointless to expect a game that's constantly got unrealistic events (and art style) to replicate my life, or anyone else's. Obviously, there's still storytelling involved but trying to fight the game just to micromanage it took away the fun for me, especially because I come from the original days of the Sims 1 where storytelling wasn't at the forefront of it, but surviving was. So, I play on shorter lifespans, I've increased the hardness of their needs and have made it so earning relationships is harder, to give the game a "fight or die" feeling, making those special moments all the more magical.
That sounds like a fun way to enjoy the game as well! Im glad that that play style is working for you, in the end the sims is really open ended, and for the player to decide how they want to enjoy it! :)
Thank you for the great tips ❤
No worries!! And thank you for watching!❤️💫
Great tips!! Thanks!
No worries, i hope they help!:)
Hey pumlouppp! love your videos! :)
hey :)! thank you so much, I'm really happy to hear you enjoy my videos! 🩵
thank you!
hope the tips will help!! :)
sweet ideas!
thank you!! :)
Wait- so how do you add family members without creating a whole other set of sims you have to play?
I just create family members while I'm in create a sim, using the genetics of my main sim! and then I just split the household, and move the family members in a seperate house!
@@plumloup got it! Girl I thought I was missing out some CAS secret 🤭🤭 thank you 🙏
@@PoetLaureate16 yay! Im glad you got it!:)
6:57 what pack is that?! I wanna ski like that so bad
@@Luna-ii4mx it's the snowy escape expansion pack!
What world it this? It is beautiful!
Its Britechester, the world that came with the discover university pack! :)
what world is your sims house in?
Its in Britechester, the world that comes with the discover university pack!:)
@@plumloup thank you!!!
thank you lou!!!!! i loved it, the tips are really great🫶 i really like when simmers really enjoy the game, some of them play rushing everything, i don’t like that, it’s not my vibe, it’s great to play with the normal speed… will rush? right? i think you get me 😚🤍 byeee
Hey! Thank you so much🩵! And haha yes, everyone has their own play style but rushing really takes the fun away for me personally, so normal speed it is for me😄!
Couldn't agree more...fellow normal speed player here👍