Sims 2 Style But Elders Keep Dying?

[TisiphoneStar]

I'm not 100% if this is a bug or a feature but I've used the optional file to enable Sims 2 style aging, so that my other sims don't die when I'm playing other sims; however, I still get messages that other elder sims in the neighbourhood keep dying of old age. Aren't they supposed to be suspended in time? Should I be checking story progression on or off if I want to enable this feature? Thanks!

Sorry about my n00b-ness. 

[feistyredhead]

Elders still died in the Sims 2, so you will want to turn story progression off

Hope this helps

[J. M. Pescado]

Elders dying isn't apparently a function of aging, which is why it is not being caught by aging: Elders just randomly die.

[Bandit]

Elders dying isn't apparently a function of aging, which is why it is not being caught by aging: Elders just randomly die.

Kinda like real life then, right?

[Claeric]

Elders just don't technically age at all. The bar goes up because after a set amount of time, they'll die, but before that, they have a random chance of just dropping dead each day. So when aging is off that bar goes nowhere, but that random chance is still there. I think Story Progression won't even stop this- it'll still happen with story progression turned off.

[TisiphoneStar]

Ah! Ok, I see now, so it's a function and not a glitch. 
I guess it is kind of realistic, though cynical.

[Claeric]

It is a little odd, though, that your town will eventually become a youth utopia devoid of old crones collecting on social security.

[jezzer]

I think that's what they were aiming for in "Logan's Run".

[Buzzler]

Elders just don't technically age at all. The bar goes up because after a set amount of time, they'll die, but before that, they have a random chance of just dropping dead each day.

That is wrong. Elders age just the same as every other sim. They have a certain minimum lifespan and once that is reached they have a certain daily chance to drop dead. And dropping dead is totally a function of aging. It's getting handled in the DayPassedCallback() in the AgingManager class.

[radiophonic]

Beats killing them off by hand.