University Dos and Don'ts?

[Regina]

I came into a bit of spare cash so I went ahead and picked up University.  (Thank you to those here who pointed out the enhancements NL gives it because that's what made me finally decide to buy it after all this time.  I think now it might be at least halfway interesting and that thought combined with the new features and objects made up my mind for the purchase.)

Anyhow, before I digress even farther, I wanted to ask you all for your input, sort of a dos and don'ts type things of things of which I should be aware.  For example, I have one teen sim.  When do I send her to college?  What's this stuff I've read about Sim IQ?  How about resurrecting sims?  How does that work?  Which mods do you all feel are important?  And, well, any other useful tips you all might have.

[J. M. Pescado]

What's important? The FFS "More Awesome Than You" director's cut for Uni.

[Regina]

What's important? The FFS "More Awesome Than You" director's cut for Uni.

LOL  I kind of figured that went without saying. 

[Dark Trepie]

Be sure to sqeeze every possible scholarship you can out of that teen before you send her off.  The easiest ones are the A+ scholarship, the top of teen career scholarship, and all of the skill based scholarships (level 8 in each skill).

What not to do?  Don't get friendly with Drama professors.  Unless, of course, you like drama.

[skandelouslala]

You can send a teen to college any time..I like to play them out for at least a little while to build up scholarships.  You have right until before they turn into an adult to send them to uni..

Resurrecting sims...you have to be in the paranormal career track...the career reward allows out to bring sims back from the dead...pay the reaper well or you'll end up wit a zombie.  If you pay really crappy...NO SIM FOR YOU!

I agree with not getting friendly with the drama professors lol

Other than that..just play and have fun

[Regina]

Okay, so far so good--thank you for the great info!  One thing I forgot to ask earlier, is, can I install Uni over the top of NL, then re-install NL or do I need to uninstall my whole game and start from scratch?  I know in TS1 you could install previous expansions over the top, then install the last expansion back on without a problem.  Naturally I have to do everything backward.

Sounds like I need also to look up that Drama Professor thread. LOL

[veilchen]

I don't know about the installing, because I do a clean-install. You know, copy the existing folder and put it somewhere safe, uninstall, re-install and then add the stuff I need from the saved folder.

However, if you have NL, be sure to carefully read the mod read-me's. Some uni stuff is not compatible with NL.

The sim IQ is readable when using the 'eye in the sky'. Just click on it, choose options, then choose IQ. It will then tell you the IQ of the sim. It's in one of the babycontroller packages, but I can't, at the moment, tell you exactly which one.

[Regina]

I'm backing up my files now.  My daughter just told me that Nightlife can be uninstalled without uninstalling the whole game, so I think to start I'll try uninstalling NL, then installing Uni, then re-installing NL.  Hopefully that'll work!  Oh, so many unknowns I find myself procrastinating. 

[veilchen]

Good luck Misty. And when you find yourself bored with Uni, which will be tomorrow at the latest (joking, sort of), come back and we'll tell you how to successfully fast-forward the uni-years while still reaping the benefits.

[Bangelnuts]

Good luck Misty. And when you find yourself bored with Uni, which will be tomorrow at the latest (joking, sort of), come back and we'll tell you how to successfully fast-forward the uni-years while still reaping the benefits.

I always fast forward Uni it bores me to tears but gives my simmies an edge in the job market and in the social arena

[Regina]

Good luck Misty. And when you find yourself bored with Uni, which will be tomorrow at the latest (joking, sort of), come back and we'll tell you how to successfully fast-forward the uni-years while still reaping the benefits.

Are you kidding?  I was completely turned off by the idea of Uni before it ever came out!  LOL  I won't be waiting until tomorrow to be begging on how to fast-forward the Uni time--I remember that being somewhere, so I'm begging now! LOL

The installation went pretty smoothly from what I can tell.  I uninstalled NL, then installed Uni and re-installed NL.  The game starts up fine.  Now I just need to enable custom content, patch and put all the custom stuff back in and hopefully will be good to go!  Geesh, that sure loads fast without all my CC!

From reading above it looks like I'll need to get that teen sim a job and let her work to the top for the scholarship, so that'll involve a couple of sim days.

[Regina]

Well, that was SUCH a productive evening!  NOT!! LOL

After getting my game all put back together I got started on getting little-miss-I'm-a-teen-sim ready for Uni, then the family decided we needed to start watching the first season of SGA we just got.  We don't have TV, so we buy a couple of shows on DVD, then we get glued to them.  Soooo, five episodes later, I finished playing her first day.  I did get her a job and she got one quick promotion, so we're on our way.  She's close to having Creativity maxxed so maybe I'll see if I can get that done before she goes.  Trouble is, she has four younger siblings.  I figure within a couple of sim days either she's going to run away to college or I'm going to go nuts getting her there.  (I have no clue how people play with 20+ sims in their game--I can barely manage 7 or 8 [wuss indeed]!)

[Kitiara]

My Uni Don't  ---   Never marry a mascot. Or cheerleader.

[Regina]

My Uni Don't  ---   Never marry a mascot. Or cheerleader.

Okay--I'll bite:  why?  (I've heard mascots are bad news, but haven't seen anything about cheerleaders.)

BTW, thank you!

[Ness]

one might also add the streakers to the list!

apparently, they don't completely stop being mascots, cheer leaders or streakers...  which results in a little weirdness when they are moved back into the main neighbourhood.

[Bangelnuts]

one might also add the streakers to the list!

apparently, they don't completely stop being mascots, cheer leaders or streakers...  which results in a little weirdness when they are moved back into the main neighbourhood.

I had a streaker marry Allegra Gorey Before and other than him wanting to sleep naked.  he didnt wander around nude after their Baby was born he quit even sleeping nude.and he limited his nude activities to the bath tub after that so gradually if they are married and become playable characters they stop the streaking.so in the case of the streaker patience is the key. the llama is actually a friendly mascot its the cow I chase. the Ll ama never totally stops the cheerleaders do stop completely

[JenW]

I thought all that mascot/cheerleader buginess was supposed to be fixed in NL and/or the patch?

Jen

[Bangelnuts]

I thought all that mascot/cheerleader buginess was supposed to be fixed in NL and/or the patch?

Jen

if it has been I havent noticed it but then again I havent incorporated a mascot into a family since before the patch

[veilchen]

I was completely turned off by the idea of Uni before it ever came out!  LOL  I won't be waiting until tomorrow to be begging on how to fast-forward the Uni time--I remember that being somewhere, so I'm begging now! LOL

From reading above it looks like I'll need to get that teen sim a job and let her work to the top for the scholarship, so that'll involve a couple of sim days.

Well, my fast-forwarding include several essentials: TJ's college adjuster plus, Merola's painting and mirror, and JM's college rampage. The Rampage and the Adjuster are, in my opinion, an absolute 'must have' for collage fast forward.

I also have TJ's alien abduction higher odds mod. It gets the teen the abuction scholarship, which is a nice $1,200 (or 1,500, I'm not sure).

To save them money should I decide to have them rent, I put their parents/guardians old stuff into their inventory, so they can furnish their house. Looks like my apartment did way back when, when I first started college. Odds and ends, not matching, all gifts from thougtful relatives.

[Bangelnuts]

I was completely turned off by the idea of Uni before it ever came out!  LOL  I won't be waiting until tomorrow to be begging on how to fast-forward the Uni time--I remember that being somewhere, so I'm begging now! LOL


Well, my fast-forwarding include several essentials: TJ's college adjuster plus, Merola's painting and mirror, and JM's college rampage. The Rampage and the Adjuster are, in my opinion, an absolute 'must have' for collage fast forward.

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yep I use TJ's college adjustor and merola's multi painting as well at uni I couldnt live with out it

[eaglezero]

Have your sim rent a house rather than living in the dorms. Then, shortly before your sim graduates, send another sim to college and have them live in that house. That way you can keep upgrading the house until you have an ubercool college pad with all the study party essentials.

Really, the only thing Uni is good for is increasing friend-count and skill-level to whatever is needed for their planned job. Use the college adjuster for their grades.

[veilchen]

Why Eagle, I am shocked. Why, when I was first going to college we NEVER partied, we always studied, we were obedient...(I think my mother just fainted, hold on I'll be right back)

I do the same thing by the way. However, due to my forgetfulness, I neglected to update one of my uni-lots to NL and the house was lost, darn it. It would have been so easy to update it, it was one of the best houses on campus, fully furnished with luxury items and ridiculously low on rent and bills. I was ever so angry at myself.

[Bangelnuts]

Why Eagle, I am shocked. Why, when I was first going to college we NEVER partied, we always studied, we were obedient...(I think my mother just fainted, hold on I'll be right back)

I do the same thing by the way. However, due to my forgetfulness, I neglected to update one of my uni-lots to NL and the house was lost, darn it. It would have been so easy to update it, it was one of the best houses on campus, fully furnished with luxury items and ridiculously low on rent and bills. I was ever so angry at myself.

I hope your Mother has revived again...........Mine is still a bit woozy after coming around from reading your post.I know in my first semester of college all we did was party err Mom's not in the room so I had free license to tell the truth there its a wonder I passed Finals thats first semester LOL.anyhoo alot of my teens enter Uni and go straight to graduation with honor's thanks to TJ's college adjustor. but not all of them I have on YA there who is still a Junior in the mean time her younger sister has been there and graduated along with her 2 younger brothers and her twin brother

[Dark Trepie]

I only fast foward through the college phase until my CAS YA's have enough money to rent a house and get out of the dorms.  I loath living in the dorms (although J.M.'s new No Dormie Invulnerability hack has made dorm life a lot more entertaining).

When they're in there own place I usually play normally.  But sometimes I'll fast forward through that too if I'm in a hurry.  It depends on my mood.

[Bangelnuts]

I only fast foward through the college phase until my CAS YA's have enough money to rent a house and get out of the dorms.  I loath living in the dorms (although J.M.'s new No Dormie Invulnerability hack has made dorm life a lot more entertaining).

When they're in there own place I usually play normally.  But sometimes I'll fast forward through that too if I'm in a hurry.  It depends on my mood.

I just got done fast forwarding a YA through Uni and he is currently at his wedding reeption.he went from Teen to Married in 24 Sim Hours