Can you turn off aging in Sims 4 PS4?

I don’t see how it’s possible to make money and have a family etc starting as a young adult. It feels like it doesn’t give you enough time to progress career + relationships before you’re an elder.

Any tips or ways to slow the ageing process?

Just like in real life, you Sims are influenced by the passage of time. They follow the natural life cycle: they get born, experience childhood and adolescence, age up into adulthood, then they get old and die.

If you want to limit the effects of time on your Sims, there are a few things that you can do to slow down or stop the aging process.

As a matter of fact, many gamers who play The Sims 4: Discover University complained about their Sims getting way too old by the time they graduate.

Sims age up too quickly while in college. They enroll to university as young adults but have wrinkles and grey hair by the time they get their degree.

Some Simmers went as far as asking EA to remove aging during university.

If you want your Sims to keep their youthful look in your gameplay, keep on reading this guide to learn how you can do that.

To stop your Sims from aging in The Sims 4, go to Game Options, select Gameplay, and then disable Auto Age. Turning off the Auto Aging feature will stop the aging process in the game.

Can you turn off aging in Sims 4 PS4?

By default, the aging settings are set to normal. But you can tweak them to control your Sims’ lifespan and slow down or speed up the aging process.

If you want to slow down the aging process in The Sims 4, go to Game Options, select Gameplay, click on Sim Lifespan and select Long in the drop-down menu.

Speaking of gameplay options, there are lots of things that you can control. You can allow your Sims to auto age or not, you can give them free will or none at all.

It’s up to you.

How to stop aging when not playing The Sims 4

To stop your Sims from aging when not playing The Sims 4, navigate to Game Options, select Gameplay, and disable Auto Age for Unplayed Sims.

How to stop aging for one Sim in Sims 4

To stop the aging process for one particular Sim in The Sims 4, you can use the MC Command Center mod and flag individual Sims for No Aging or Immortality.

If you change your mind, you can always bake a birthday cake to age up your Sims.

How to age up your Sims

If you want to age up your Sims after turning off aging, the simplest way to do that is by baking a birthday cake. Click on the cake and select “Add Birthday Candles”. Then, blow out the candles to age up your Sims.

On the other hand, if you want your Sims to eat the cake but not get old, don’t forget to remove the birthday candles first.

Conclusion

If you don’t want your Sims to get old in The Sims 4, navigate to Game Options and turn off Auto Age. You can disable this feature for Played and Unplayed Sims.

Once this option has been turned off, you’ll need to bake a birthday cake to age up your Sims.

By the way, did you know that vampires and werewolves can unlock a special occult ability that makes them immortal?

This guide was updated in August 2022.

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The Sims 4 Bundle: City Living, Vampires, and Vintage Glamour Stuff (Xbox One)

How do I stop my Sims from aging in Sims 4 for xbox 1?

  1. I played for about 5 hours starting as an adult and then the Grim Reaper visited me and I died. Bummer.

Top Voted Answer

  1. In the pause menu > Game Options > Gameplay and under Auto Age (Played Sims) make sure "No" is selected. Don't forget to Apply Changes :)

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Can I stop my SIM from aging Sims 4?

You can either stop the aging for the whole Sims 4 game by selecting “No”, or just for your active households by selecting “Only Active Household”. Apply the changes and return to your forever young household!

How do you age a SIM without automatic aging?

Simply use the shift and click on the Sim you want to age up. Choose the option 'modify in CAS'. Once there, it's easy to manually change the Sim's age, as well as other attributes.