The latestSims 4expansion pack is all about adding to the various stages that Sims experience throughout their lives. Rather than adding completely different gameplay options such as theSnow Escapepack, for example, it improves those already in the game, allowing players to have a much richer experience when investing themselves in a family household -Growing Togetheris often consideredThe Sims 4version ofThe Sims 3Generations pack.
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This guide will focus on thenew Milestone feature added toThe Sims 4with theGrowing Togetherpack; gamers will learn every crucial information about Milestones, such as how they are earned andhow they can influence gameplay.
What Are Milestones?
Milestones work very similarly to memories in older Sims titles -they’re a way to keep up withmajor life events that a Sim has experienced.
If a Sim is born in-game and not created in CAS, they’ll get the Born Milestone straight away. After this, it’ll happen quite frequently. As soon as a newborn baby ages up into an infant, they’ll start unlocking tons Milestones. This can actually happen as soon as they age up; it is quite common to get the First Smile infant Milestone right after they’ve celebrated their first birthday.
Although a Sim will continue to reach Milestones throughout their entire lives, the life stage in which it tends to be most important is while they’re still an infant. The trust is,infant Milestones are crucial in theSims 4because unlocking them is necessary in order for the child to perform more complicated actions, and, on top of this, the Milestones that the Sim has obtained will determine if they’ve aged up well.
Each Sim will unlock their own Milestones as they get older, and they will all have their own unique experiences that mold their personality. It is even possible for a Sim’s mood to change from a past memory related to a Milestone, this is because, later on in life, Sims can look back and reminisce about certain events or incidents. These reflections give insight into how a Sim feels about their choices and the situations that they’ve lived through.
How To Check Milestones
Gamers can check some of their Sims' Milestones in-game by opening the Simology menu. Milestones can be found right underneath the Traits section. In this menu, they will only find Milestones that were acquired during the Sim’s current life stage. They can press the three dots in one of the categories or the Milestones button on top to open a more complex and detailed window.
Depending on the expansion and game packs that the player owns, they can discover exclusive cross-pack Milestones.
In the Milestones menu, players can filter the Milestones that they’ve acquired during a certain life stage, or they can check all at once. It is also possible to set by chronological order or by category. Here are seven Milestones categories:
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Milestones that involve other people such as First Kiss or Had a Baby will include an informational note with the name of the other Sim, so who their first kiss was with, and it’ll also list which of their children was born. There are also Milestones that will mention the World in which they took place; for example, this will happen with the Struck by Lightning and First Woohoo Milestones.
Milestone Wants
InThe Sims 4, there is aWants and Fears mechanic. According to a Sim’s life experience, they can develop Fears that will influence certain aspects of their lives. If there is a fire in the household, a Sim may gain a Fear of Fire which will result in them starting a fire more easily. On the other hand, they also have Wants, which are actions that they’d like to perform and will gain Reward Points if completed, but the player doesn’t actually have to do them if they don’t want to.
Sims can also have their own Milestone Wants, which means certain events that the Sim would like to happen during their current life stage, but the player controlling them doesn’t have to follow through with them. Milestone Wants will appear in the Milestone section with a grayed-out icon.If gamers hover over it, it’ll tell them exactly what the Sim would like to achieve before they move on to the next Milestone age group.
Unlike regular Wants, there is no reward here for completing a desired Milestone other than acquiring some type of in-game benefit. A Sim that wants to learn how to ride a bike while they’re a child will receive this Milestone once they’ve completed the task, and they’ll also be able to use a bike, but there is no additional benefit other than the ones they would unlock either way.
The Sims 4is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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