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Title: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: twistingsims on 2007 August 08, 23:07:16
 ???

Just wondering if it is possible, if not, is there a mod out there that might?  I did check this forum for any discussions regarding this topic.

Thanks



Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2007 August 09, 00:06:35
Answer: Nope, not at this time, and with Uni being kind of a neglected child, it's not likely to be made.


Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: sewinglady on 2007 August 09, 00:58:24
Since graduation from University is the game equivalent of a birthday, I don't believe there's a way for two or more sims to graduate simultaneously.

If there's a birthday hack out there where you can have multiple sim birthdays simultaneously, then maybe possible...but not something I'm aware of.

Also there's actually two separate occasions that happen when a sim 'graduates'.  Multiple sims can return from the 8th semester exam at the same time and technically, they have graduated simultaneously.

However, the act of moving them back to the neighborhood is where they morph into the full adult state and only one sim can do that at one time.


Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: gali on 2007 August 09, 01:25:56
"Since graduation from University is the game equivalent of a birthday, I don't believe there's a way for two or more sims to graduate simultaneously." [sewinglady].

What do you do when you have twins? You buy 2 birthday cakes, and they blow out the candles one after another.

So, the birthday cake is the importabt factor in multiple birthdays (graduations?).

But we don't have a birthday cake when the students graduate, and therefore it's impossible to graduate more than one student at a time.

May be, if some modder will include the birthday cake in the graduation "ritual" (party) - he will enable the graduation of more than one sim. But, it demands brand new programming of the event.

I think you can write EAxis, and ask for an update of the graduation ritual, including the birthday cake, and enable by that graduation of multiple students. 




Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: Brookemz on 2007 August 09, 03:23:43
I've graduated more than one sim at a time....I sent twins to college.....I just threw two different graduation parties for them, though I could've just moved them back the 'hood.


Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: Paperbladder on 2007 August 09, 03:28:57
IIRC, If two people are born on the same day then at 6:00p they will both have their Age Transitions triggered.  I don't know if it'll be sequential or simultaneous for the Age up animation though.  Uni's a little bit more difficult to Sync without using cheats since it's judged by the hour, not the day.

If you skip the Grad Party, or use some other party then they might be able to use the same Taxi to go home (Considering the hours till graduation are the same).  I never actually have done this though and haven't played Uni since it came out.


Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: Marhis on 2007 August 09, 03:40:51
I interpret the topic as graduation = launch grad party and/or move out and return to neighborhood, because there are the only things that cannot be done by more than one sim at once.

If you try to move out another sim while the first one is still on its way to the taxi, you'll get a message telling you that you can't, and you have to wait until the first sim is completely moved out.
Also, no more than 1 grad party at once may be thrown in the same lot, just like any other party. I think it's because of the party controller: there can't be more in the same lot at once.


Title: Re: Graduating more than one sim at a time . . . Is it possible??
Post by: twistingsims on 2007 August 10, 22:21:38
 :( damn, that's what I figured!

I can see why they can only graduate one Sim at a time, same as the birthday scenarios.  However, I do seem to remember that before OFB or Pets, (can't remember which one now), that any other Sims that were finished at the same time and you invited them to the grad party, they would come in their grad suits, even to the point they would continue to wear that same suit until you played them again or made them playable.   ::)

Now I don't know if that part was removed over time or if I have a mod that stops it, but I don't think I do.  I do have JMP's clothes hack, but I removed the part were I could choose their adult clothing before returning to the neighborhood.

It does remind me thou of the other things we lost as other expansions were added, like everyone at the party taking a piece of birthday cake and that very cool greeting we used to get before UNI !  :'(

Thanks for all your help, I do appreciate it!!  ;D