
So long as you also make an adult, you could control the child primarily and let the adult use free will to take care of themselves. Sims by default start as young adults, which gives you time to develop skills and careers before they grow old. Also in that corner, you can click to make your Sim an Adult (think middle aged) or Elder.

You may need to change the gender depending what type of Sim you plan to play. When you first start up Create-a-Sim (CAS), you will be given a random Sim.

Otherwise you only need the male/female icons. will let you further customize the Sim, their tastes, and sexuality. How to Change Gender and Age of SimsĪ Sim's gender is set using the top-left menu. This image explores the basics and shows you how to do several things to customize or save your Sim. When you click the Sim or traits area, extra menus will appear. This image shows the various areas of the Create-a-Sim interface. Making a Sim: How To's of Create-a-Sim Click to Enlarge. For this tutorial, I recommend you pick 'Make a New Game' in the top right corner of the main menu, as the process is different if you jump into a world that is already populated with Sims. You can switch households at any time, or play one of the townie households in one of the neighborhoods. Each save file is tied to a world and the various neighborhoods you own, which you can freely move between. This is a fresh start.Įach household you create can either be in the last played world, or an entirely new one. Making a New Game Making a new game means no Sims either you or your family and friends have created will live in that world. Throughout the guide I'll sprinkle in some FAQs that players ask, like what happens when you play as a child and how to change a Sim's clothes and outfits once in the game. Here are the things you need to know in order to customize your Sim, save them to the library and gallery, and how things like Apirations and Traits will impact your Sim.

Making a Sim is the very first thing you do in the Sims 4, so a tutorial explaining the Create-a-Sim interface should help a few new players. The Sims 4 How To's Make a Sim and Save it to the Library and Gallery
