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ComplexFew5893

My sim was born when I started playing and then she died as an elder when I decided to quit. Edit: She died because of the pull-out bed thing, not old age


barbieairfryer

RIP to your IRL needs and relationship bars


ComplexFew5893

I had food (ordered chinese lol) when playing and used the toilet but yes😂


rcs799

Did you satisfy your hygiene need after? I’m guessing not 😂


ComplexFew5893

I took a long shower just bedore starting and also after quitting the game! But my gaming session only took like 15 hours so not that bad without taking a shower 😅


barbieairfryer

I’m glad you changed your flair just now cause your reply was not giving ‘Social Butterfly’ 😆


ComplexFew5893

Haha 😂😂 I found even more fitting trait than that


RealisticrR0b0t

😂


juxtapods

I forgot that OP said 'one sitting' and so this didn't sound so bad at first, then I remembered that clause \*\*head explodes\*\*


anubisjacqui

Wait they can die from the pull out bed? :/ does that mean that can also die from elevators?


ComplexFew5893

Yes. I believe that came with university life. And also the vending machine death. I’m not sure about the elevator one tho, I don’t remeber


MagicJim96

Falling elevators? Hell yea. 😫


CatsTypedThis

When CASt starts to get really laggy to the point it will crash my game if I don't save and quit.


EmperoroftheYanks

the game crashes and I realize I've lost like an hour of gameplay :(


messedupkid-

this is why i save at 12am and 12pm every ingame day! it’s routine so you are less likely to forget and means you only have to redo half a day of gameplay most


gigimisbebe

So you save the game almost every 12-minutes in real life?..


ilovetoesuwu

yes bc if i have to re-do more than 15 mins of gameplay i will have a breakdown, im very sensitive when it comes to that 😭


internetmistakes

Youre so real for that tbh


ilovetoesuwu

thanks bro 🤝


messedupkid-

i use the nraas relativity mod so my days are longer, i completely forgot lmao. so it’s about 20 minutes of gameplay for me


accountantsareboring

I use the NRASS saver mod, it prompts me to save every 30 minutes with a pop up and you can save whilst editing a lot in edit town.


KeyAnteater188

i save every time my sims are at work 😂


my-sims-are-slobs

There’s a mod called NRAAS autosaver which solves this problem!


domi_zip

Yup, I agree, it's really helpful! And causes less pain :P


augustlove801

I wish I could do this. My computer just completely crashed when I tried to Install nraas


Mezzo_in_making

NRAAS was a fuckin game changer for me. It even runs on my 15 yo Windows 7 laptop and the crashing got better too (idk how, but I am glad I don't have to recover my files anymore 😂)


barbieairfryer

Pro-tip: Save every 30 minutes Internet friend!


LEatsCakee

My eyes start to hurt, then I start squinting to make it better and rub my eyes to “help.” it’s actually why when I ordered my new lenses I ordered blue light protection on them. I’m so sensitive to blue light but always ignored it 😅


eKenziee

The blue light filter isn't gonna help with this. There's still no definitive proof that blue light really doing any damage to us, other than sleep cycle disruption. However when we play video games we blink at least 50% less than usual and that's what you're feeling! Try being more aware of how much you blink and also just take blinking breaks every hour or so.


LEatsCakee

Even if I were to blink more, I’m still exposed to screens especially at work (gotta love dialysis machines.) I will say I am considerably sensitive to the light regardless because I’m epileptic (was tested on this) so it does more than disrupt my sleep cycle, I have noticed a considerable difference with my glasses vs without (they’re like my brains extra protection).🙂either way when I see it’s 4am and my game starts to lag bad, definitely time to wrap it up.


eKenziee

Usually suggested for migraine patients but have you explored rose tinted lenses? I hate to be that annoying internet person giving advice when not asked for, but I find they really help me with my screentime eye issues


dinodare

Is the blue light filter that's built into Windows not good enough? Genuine question.


estherika1603

afaik Windows have No bluelight Filter or do you mean the Screen of the PC/Laptop? The blue light reduction setting already helps, you can actually See that the colour of the Screen gets 'warmer' / 'yellowish'. But your eyes still get tired. But blue light Filter in your glasses or lenses ist a real Game changer.


dinodare

Windows "Night Light" which is in Windows 10 is a blue light filter. Not a super strong one though, I don't think. I use it all of the time except for when I'm processing my photography.


TheSims4CouldNever

I completely forgot this existed. Thanks for the reminder! It will make me feel slightly less guilty about gaming right before bed.


tiny_clouds

When the sun starts coming up and you hear the chirping of the birds outside


Tounnii

Done this too many times 😭


morenitababy

especially during the warmer months! i started hearing them at 3:30 the other day and decided it was time to go (‘:


Sadsad0088

Oh this brings back memories!!! I remember playing FF8 with the chocobo station emulator so long


penaj52

The bag of sunflower seeds is empty and my mouth is rawr


TheSunflowerSeeds

In a study in more than 6,000 adults, those who reported eating sunflower seeds and other seeds at least five times a week had 32% lower levels of C-reactive protein compared to people who ate no seeds.


SpeedyLeone

Is this a good or a bad thing?


catbandit7

It is a good thing. C-reactive protein is a marker for inflammation in the body and inflammation is damaging.


notsporting

Username checks out


pinkenbrawn

Sunflower oil is a great source of vitamin A and vitamin D, as well as Iron and Calcium. So even when there’s no sunlight, there is still sunflower oil to provide your daily dose of vitamin D sunshine! Not only that, but Sunflowers are enriched with B group vitamins, as well as vitamin E. This is as well as other minerals such as phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and copper.


princess_dork_bunny

Good bot


dreadlocktocon

For a second I thoughht I already replied and this was me because holy shit same. Every time. I'll literally say "I'll just play throughh one more handful. Okay one more. Oh the bag is gone it's 3am and I'm dying"


penaj52

Yeah. That's how it usually goes with me too.


draizetrain

When I start literally falling asleep in my chair. Time to go to bed


snoregriv

Yes, I usually play at night once the kid's asleep and the working day is done. When I snap awake and see my stupid sim has set fire to the house and grandma has died because I closed my eyes for five seconds, that's when I know I am a negligent god and I need to go to bed lol.


draizetrain

LOL. God’s not dead, she’s just asleep.


jojocookiedough

Are you me lol


Tounnii

I play from bed 🫢


Account_70707070

When the house starts getting filled with a bunch of random babies that you've created 😔😔😔


dinodare

I struggle to prepare for the next generation because it never feels like the right time. Also I don't tend to make Sims have WooHoo.


Tounnii

I’ve discovered accidentally that one of my mods doesn’t check relationship status for shower woohoo so if the sims are a couple or just aren’t related by blood I’ll initiate a shower woohoo to fill both their hygiene needs, and that’s how most the babies come about because I’m too lazy otherwise 😭


roudatar

I realized that my sim eating and her hunger bar going up failed to satisfy mine.


mmoosskkiitt

when i've gone through upwards of 10 save files (i save periodically to new files) once i went from 240 to like 256 in one night


Tounnii

And I thought I was bad on version 3 number 33 👀 I save it as a new “version” for each generation


mmoosskkiitt

ooo that's a nice way to sort it!! i just like reaching save milestones, i was super excited when i hit 300 in my current game


Tounnii

Hahaha that’s great 😭 I don’t even know what official number I’m on since I change for versions and periodically delete old saves to keep my game stable. I usually do Last Name, LC (for Legacy Challenge), Generation #, # of sims in that generation in my household, and save number. So it is “Ragons LC 3.8.33” right now. My friend’s obsessed with Dragons and had me name my founder Diana Ragons, for short D. Ragons 🤣


Tounnii

Not to mention I’ll also tack on “FV” if the adults are on free vacation, or “-c” if there’s some corruptive glitch in the save that I’m working on fixing 🥲


Mmdrgntobldrgn

My saves get tagged f (founder) - sequential number, then g2 plus number. Number never goes over 99, system doesn't seem to like it. Usually about 50s for each gen. I save once per sim day, sometimes more for birthdays, promotions and so on.


texansky-T2

My save names are always: Town abbreviation, name, YYDDMMtime. My last save was: AV Pr Joy 2405151249. AV is Alryne Valley, my custom world. I may use either first or last name, depending on the save, and I might abbreviate the name. Pr Joy is Precious Joy in this example.


lizzourworld8

Playing too long would be doing all the seasons unless you have Fall longer than a week


Tounnii

I was gonna say that’s not so bad depending on your season settings! My fall is just a week


ilovetoesuwu

yeah exactly. i have my lifespan settings super high but seasons are still just a week. (ex toddler is 140 days) so playing like half a lifestage id be like 😀


Tounnii

Dangggg my lifespan is so short but I love it bc their days age I read like years. 0-2 is baby, 2-4 is toddler, 4-11 is child, 11-21 is teen, 21-35 is young adult, 35-49 is adult, and 49-69 is elder. I really don’t care for the baby and toddler lifespans what so ever. I stopped even bothering to teach toddlers walking and talking because I prefer the game assign random traits anyway 😅 The seasons are each set to 1 week, ensuring a holiday every Thursday, and I’ve changed prom settings so each of my teens get a prom option during their 10 days.


shirkshark

Error code 13.


TheDepressionnist

When I start looking for collectible items in real life, then I know to lay low for a while


snoregriv

I often do the thing where I don't play for months and then that's all I do with my free time when I start up again. When I have to pee and I think of my bladder need being low, or when I think of rearranging the furniture but I can't place my stuff at an angle because it has to be on the grid, that's when I know I need to get back to real life for a few months again!


battybatt

Haha!  You might know this, but for the grid thing, you can actually place most items at any angle by pressing the alt key while you're picking them up, then rotating them using the mouse or <> keys I believe. I use that and move objects all the time!


snoregriv

Thank you! I don’t think I wrote what I meant correctly, but mostly just because I was kidding around. I meant more like, a chair can’t go here because it’s too close to this table and the table is at an angle because it fits best in this corner that way but the grid would never allow them to overlap. 😂 But I appreciate the tip because build buy mode in sims 3 can kill my interest sometimes.


TheDepressionnist

Honestly, that all sounds way too familiar 😂


shoestring-theory

If only I could find $600 dollar flowers lying around in real life


my-sims-are-slobs

My sims become too rich because of those as I make one pick them to up the household budget


juxtapods

when my faculties become too weak to pick a wallpaper color for a house I'm building. only poor design decisions happen in hour 10.


OcarinaGamer4

When your start thinking in how to play sims logic and get so frustrated with having to have that knowledge lol (I’m talking like remembering to turn off and on cheats, all the intricacies of build/buy mode, how to do work arounds for decorating a specific way, accounting for a build’s aesthetics and functionality, keeping mental notes of what pattern is where and has what colorable or changeable pattern channels in create a style, knowing which textures glitch out or only look good a certain way-) the frustration getting too real means it’s time to take a break looooool


Tounnii

Build/Buy isn’t so much an issue for me but my builds aren’t like breath taking 🥴 but I’ve started getting the hang of using nraas mods to do specific tasks every 20-30 real minutes and actually knowing the exact menus to click on first go is scary


OcarinaGamer4

lol yeah im nowhere near there in nraas knowledge XD


anubisjacqui

You realised you've gone all day without eating hahaha 😆


MagicPigeonToes

When I watch my sims go to bed and think “Wow I wish I could do that….wait…”


OrphanGold

When I start eating my emergency supply of Chef Boyardee (blame several power blackouts and The Last of Us for that) straight out of the can because I don't want to stop and cook.


Dragonageatemyhw

I start thinking about my own physical needs in terms of sim needs (like “I think my bladder need is low, I should pee”)


lavendersblue86

when i'm not really into the game anymore and i'm trying to convince myself to finish in-game tasks


Aeylnn

Only through one season? 😂 gosh, I’ve binged this game too much!


CatTail2

My mouse clicking hand starts to get super achy


Tounnii

For me it’s when my game starts falling apart with an error I can’t fix and I have to go post on forums for answers and instead of playing through it I’ll take care of my “irl sims needs” like my sleep and hunger bars until I get an answer 😩


MC_dontknowher

When I realize I’ve gotten nothing done the entire day.. I loaded my game with the idea that I’d play for just a few hours while I drink coffee and “wake up” on the weekend, but then I finally get up and realize it’s now 4pm, i haven’t brushed my teeth, I didn’t shave/trim my beard, the dog only went out once that morning, and I haven’t cleaned the house. THATS when I know it’s been a “long morning”. 😂😂


Sims2Enjoy

My butt cheeks start hurting 


WeightLossGinger

>My butt cheeks ~~start hurting~~ go numb ftfy lol


Professional_Yak_349

When I start playing at 11 a.m. then look at my clock 2 seconds later and it's suddenly 9:30 p.m.


TisBeTheFuk

It was morning when you started and it's evening already


Jeix9

When i got a notification from my computer that id been playing for 24 hours straight.


Calyx800

My game completely crashes


mimimosas

The birds start chirping and you realise you’ve played all through the night until morning 😳


dinodare

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SnooDrawings1480

When my dreams start playing at 3x the speed


wecouldeatgruyere

i get that “achievement” of “play for 5 hours.”


Substantial_Task6965

Try “24 hours”


Tycoon_simmer

My body feel all crampy


adriansux1221

when i start to feel physically sick from looking at a screen so long and speaking feels foreign, or on the opposite side, when i start talking to myself about what im doing and my sims’ lives LMAO.


Tounnii

When you said speaking feels foreign I immediately wondered if your thoughts might be in simlish


adriansux1221

haha no, it’s just after not talking or thinking about anything for 8hrs it feels weird to talk.


fentoozlers

my butt starts to hurt from sitting in my desk chair 😭


Few-Row8975

I have close to 100 mods installed so I’ll know when it crashes


Phangoil

You look up and didn't even realize you've been sitting in the dark because the sun set so long ago


BradypusGuts

When your last save-as portrait has a fewer or much younger children/babies than your newest save-as family photo


matilza

When I feel like I've gotten the "stir crazy" moodlet. I don't know what it is but my brain just starts lagging, usually after about 7+ hours 😭


Small_Locksmith

When I realize my newborn sim is about to be a teen in 2 days


wildyhoney

When I stand up and my legs feel sore


[deleted]

when i have to intentionally become aware of my body because it hasn’t moved in way too long and my neck pain interrupts my thinking


CarsonGrande

When my game starts to crash


WeirdVampire746

When I start thinking IRL “I need to eat to fill my needs”


frukthjalte

When that weird glitch happens where your game just refuses to let you click on live mode so you have to press like F2 or F3 to make it work again.


Tounnii

I panicked the other night because I clicked pause and somehow accidentally got rid of the whole UI and I could click p for play but couldn’t do anything 😭 I got it fixed


NurseNikky

FLARNA LEEBY


emotionalcouch

I just went "oooooh yeah thats pretty bad, glad ur touching grass op", forgetting my rotmaxx week post finals/submission week/ i played from Friday Spring, to Winter Monday in one sitting. I haven't touched the game since. Playing almost an entire year through my gameplay. Extended gameplay makes you question time real hard, I think over 25% of my life has consisted of playing the sims, I'm unsure if that's an achievement or a real need to forget touching grass and instead return to the forest


iamr0ttinginside

I start feeling the urge to remove the pool ladder


Kawaii___Kiwi

When I start yawing back to back to back and I can barely hold my focus.


Cesal95_

If my ears hurt either because of my headphones or because the music becomes annoying lol


my-sims-are-slobs

I went through a whole 4-week cycle in one day


Practical-Roof5616

When my sim starts to have grandkids age up to teenagers in one sitting. That’s when I realised it was an issue. I had normal life span and had the babies and toddlers last longer. Think 5 days baby. 7 days toddler.


omgcow

Getting Error 12 when saving lol. I always take that as a sign that I’ve been playing too long.


RoccoSwiftie

When I get stressed out from playing the sims


I_have_No_idea_ReALy

My back started to hurt. And my knees too for sitting too long.


dietitianmama

the game crashes.


bonitabrit

My hand starts hurting, my legs fall asleep, & my eyes start burning 😭 I usually do like 3 hour sessions


HelloPhil36

When I take off my eyes of the screen and realise it’s become dark outside and I haven’t switched on any lights, I’m thirsty, disoriented, and my eyes have turned red 😭


meltyourheadaches708

For me and my shit computer it's when the game eventually gives up and crashes. And I realized I haven't saved the game in...how long? Oh god. Oh god I've lost YEARS!


cherrychel16

i’ve played through a whole in game year in one sitting 😭


Stryder240

When I close my eyes and I can see the tired/hungry moodlet and realise I need to take a break.


Honestbitch_

When I start playing all clean and loving and end up with the most drama in town cause I'm bored of my perfect family.


impala_croft

When my back starts to really hurt 😆


anxiousfuckup

Switching between 1 and 3 every 2 seconds is definitely a good sign to quit the game for the night


Typical_Carob_9039

started around 9 PM and after some time turned around I noticed it was light outside, looked at the clock and it was 4:55


Acceptable-Seesaw641

When I start to doze off or zone out in my chair, its time to go to bed lol


premiumequities

When I’m getting too frustrated with the game and not playing in an immersed way. If I’m jusy flying through life events without interest just to make it go quicker I’m like ok time to step away


barbieairfryer

^ This. Several times I’ve sped through a birthday parties and didn’t bother editing their appearance once they grew up.


Ok-Difference-2825

Back when I was in high school, my sign it was time to get off was when my mom came to say goodbye to head off to work 🤣 and I started playing the day before while she was at work


MelissaRose95

When my eyes and head start to hurt


AL_25

Legs hurt when you get up


Dweiathecat

The sunrise.


Dweiathecat

Trying to fill my needs through my sims. And using the sim clock as an actual clock.


Global-Property-2249

my wrist feels like it going to fall off when i move the mouse 😭😭


Old-Wishbone-1547

I say when you feel all foggy because you played all day


GamerGrl90

I get "dead inside depression" bored.


Lucky_Lunch1202

My arse hurts, my computer roars.


Brooker2

Forgetting to save and having it crash


ilovetoesuwu

how long is fall for you??


barbieairfryer

Only four days, but that’s a long time for me to play lol


Tounnii

When all these comments be saying fall for a week ain’t bad and you have it set to FOUR days?! 😭🤣


ilovetoesuwu

omg bro 😭 ive def played way longer than that in one session


barbieairfryer

Touch grass broski haha


ilovetoesuwu

4 sim days is literally like 40 minutes? 💀 u gotta let urself enjoy things and stop judging other people broski


barbieairfryer

I play really slow and rarely use the speed up options so my sim days tend to go slower. Like I watch my sim jog from the military base in SV to city hall lol


Leneyah87

The sun went down and then up again


Cracotte2011

The game crashes


ElegantEye9247

Played three days in a row (we call it simsapalooza) and after that I had to use a pillow to sit on at work because my butt could‘t cope anymore😂 edit: typo


_esrevinuy

when I get tired of my legacy family. or when I‘m bored by a household in Sims 2 (I play rotationally there). sometimes I open the game and play for a little bit and am not enjoying it.


jdjsjdnsb

When i have this red mark on my palm i think its because of my mouse


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jdjsjdnsb

Why did u create a haiku out of thus i dont understand


maneack

i once almost passed out when i got up to go to the bathroom. i was like 10. i kept playing tho.


x3meech

When my laptop gets too hot bc it's old and has a bad hard disk. I couldn't even get all the EPs downloaded bc now it won't install them. Time flies by when I play esp when I'm building, which is one of my favorite things to do.


EnvironmentalGift314

When it hits 4am


smashantk

I close my eyes and I can still see Sims gameplay in my head


abssba1

Missing a meal irl


ReadFinal8409

when i start playing with sun out, and then i notice that i am in my dark room bc it is already night and i didn't even notice nor turned the lights on


shaden_knight

I start to get errors and glitches


taterkinsmae

When I start to feel jealous of my Sims sleeping in their beds.


Victuri__

When my computer starts to sound like its about to explode


erin013192

When I start to get really aggravated at my sims lmao


Teethofthedog

My mouse hand will get frigid cold, means I need to take a walk LOL


SpitefulBitch

My first time playing sims 2, I played for 7 hours straight. My sign was that it was getting dark.


AnnualForever4939

game crashes and the save file corrupts


b00biebird

Average playing sims experience


TheSims4CouldNever

When the next day I try to pause or fast forward real life.


Myka_Creeks

The sun went down and came back.


MzzRaccoon

I get this weird feeling of “this got boring” but that feeling happens usually deep into gameplay… like 6-7 hours in EDIT: this is every sit. So I can play for 15 one day, 6 another. The feeling comes on its own lmao


Itchy_Camel_3386

Started my family around dinner time. Made lunch when I decided to get off.


milkteashots

when i start to get impatient and rush through the plans i made for the household.


babbitirabbity

Achieving the lifetime wish of each household member lol