Top 10 Aging Actions in The Sims: FreePlay
01. Hobbies
The issue of hobbies is a tricky one, since there are certain ones that can only be done when a Sim has reached the Adult Stage. With that in mind, here is the list of hobbies below, with the Life Stage noted that should be the one you master them in.
Before we get to that though, there are a few tactics that need to be covered...
The best way to really get the most out of the hobby system - as cold blooded as this may sound - is to have a designated Sim master that hobby and then, once they reach Senior Status, basically have them retire from all other activities, holding them as your designated go-to Sim for that action so that you always have it and them available for Weekly and Social Tasks.
The next tactic is to create what is basically a designated drone class - the Sims who do all of the time intensive tasks and who you use to farm LP (who are not preteen or teen) and who you use for the bulk of the weekly and social tasks. They are basically the drones - the worker bees - the ones whose life is spent (literally) in service to others. Honor them, sure, but USE them.When a new hobby is added to the game that can only be done by an Adult or a Senior, you are best served by having one of the drones master it, since mastery is ultimately not just meant to provide a Sim who can do that Hobby for any weekly or social tasks that pop up, there is also mastery of the hobby in order to obtain the mastery rewards...
Finally you should bear in mind that with the exception of the Ghost Hunter hobby - which pretty much all of your drone class Sims will do for LP farming purposes, you should not plan in overlap in hobbies. That is to say you should have one designated Sim per hobby. You keep them healthy and happy and in reserve once they reach Senior Life so that you always have them handy for that purpose. But once a Senior gets close to death you want to begin training their replacement for that hobby immediately.
You may have qualms about using a system in which a Sim is a designated hitter for a specific skill or hobby, but that really is the most efficient and effective means of covering all of the skills and hobbies that you need covered for the game!
Yes, that reduces a Senior Sim to the status of Tool, but when you think about it, and considering all of the work that went into making that Sim and shaping their life, they deserve a relatively happy Senior Life Stage that allows them to be as useful to the community as possible, right? Right!
Here is the Hobby List:
Ballet - Preteen (Can't Farm LP)
Bird Feeding - Senior (Does not Farm LP)
Broomstick Flying - Teen (Farms LP) / Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Diving - Preteen (Farms LP) / Teen (Farms LP) / Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Fashion Designer - Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Figure Skating - Preteen (Farms LP) / Teen (Farms LP) / Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Fishing - Adult (Does not Farm LP) / Senior (Does not Farm LP)
Ghost Hunter - Adult (Farms LP)*
Horse Tricks - Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Horse Vaulting - Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Martial Arts - Preteen (Can't Farm LP)
Quilting - Senior (Does not Farm LP)
Showjumping - Adult (Does not Farm LP)
Teen Idol - Teen (Farms LP)
Woodworking - Adult (Does not Farm LP)
The notation 'Does not Farm LP' basically means just what it says. The Ghost Hunter hobby that you have your Drones doing is probably the most effective at least in terms of farming LP.
Hobby Training Aids
Unlike the Careers your Sims can master, hobbies are basically elective activities that are leveled up by doing them. For example to level Ghost Hunting you search for and capture ghots!
The following is the list of Hobby Training Aids that may be available in your Neighborhood or in the Neighborhoods of your Mates (Neighbors). A recent change in the structure of the game made finding and choosing the Training Aid you need all the easier as they have been Tabbed to suit the Careers or Hobbies separately.
To obtain the Training Aids you will need to have the Hobby Shop in your town and have it built. Once you have access to that shop, open the town map, then move to the west river bridge where you will find a line of three commercial buildings built along the banks of the river - those are The Salon, the Pet Store, and The Hobby Shoppe. You want the Hobby Shoppe.
Hobby Name - Training Aid Name - Cost
Fashion Design - Fashion Studio - $2,500
Quilting - Quilting Kit - $2,500
Teen Idol - Cheap Microphone - $650
Teen Idol - Premium Microphone - $5,500
Teen Idol - Standard Microphone - 5 LP
Teen Idol - Expensive Microphone - 10 LP
Teen Idol - Cheap Keyboard - $650
Teen Idol - Premium Keyboard - $6,000
Teen Idol - Standard Keyboard - 5 LP
Teen Idol - Expensive Keyboard - 10 LP
Teen Idol - Cheap Guitar - $650
Teen Idol - Premium Guitar - $6,200
Teen Idol - Standard Guitar - 5 LP
Teen Idol - Expensive Guitar - 10 LP
Teen Idol - Cheap Bass Guitar - $650
Teen Idol - Premium Bass Guitar - $6,500
Teen Idol - Standard Bass Guitar - 5 LP
Teen Idol - Expensive Bass Guitar - 10 LP
Teen Idol - Cheap Drum Kit - $650
Teen Idol - Premium Drum Kit - $6,000
Teen Idol - Standard Drum Kit - 5 LP
Teen Idol - Expensive Drum Kit - 10 LP
Woodworking - Woodworking Bench - $1,800
Note that for the Teen Idol Hobby the quality of the Training Aid does matter.
* Adult Sims who have been made Ghost Hunters are basically the Sims you have designated as expendable. They are, along with your Preteen and Teen Sims, your LP farmers. They are responsible for obtaining the bulk of your LP income, but they are also pretty much expendable. They burn hot and bright but they also die pretty quick compared to your other Sims... Just saying these are the ones you have tasked with doing all the dirty work!
Conclusions for the Hax
There you have it. A little creative thinking, a small amount of extra effort, and taking the steps to make sure that your Sim homes have the right tech in them, and what you have as a result is a longer life for your Sims!
We are not here to pass judgment on the decision to make the Life Dreams & Legacy mission add permanent death to the game mates, we are here to offer you guidance towards making those Sim lives last as long as you can - and we think we've done that nicely here!
We hope that our strategies here really help you and help your Sims!
What if you do not complete Life Dreams so your Sims do not die. Does it prevent more missions being available?
Why use only alternate parents for your baby? Use every Sim so the parents do not die so quickly
Click the red car in the park and then click "go to villa"
I cant find the villa in a dance to remember quest. Help
Go to the park, use the car just outside the park to go to the villa.
Gave me my dream house
How do I change a toddler into a pre-teen?
You bake a cake and once you have a cake you tap the toddler/infant and you select have birthday and that ages them
It will not give me the cake in the line it's still behind dark gray no matter what I do I can't get it
You might need a2star fridge
The reason for that will depend on what quests you are doing and the Sim in question. My best advice is to try with a different adult Sim.
To get XP fast make your sim change from sleepware to everyday clothes at a wardrobe. Every time the sim gets changed you get 3 XP
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how to turn your baby into a toddler
In the pre-Life Dreams and Legacies System you needed to bake a birthday cake (which cost you 5LP) then have the birthday party for the Infant you wanted to turn into a Toddler. After LD&L expansion the process happens automatically after the Infant in question has lived X number of days.
I just cannot figure out how to age baby to toddler. Any help? Thanks
Bake a cake for them.Then hit birthday party on baby.
Baby to toddler steps: First u need to have 1 of ur sims be on the cooking level where u can choose the bday cake. When u tap stove choose baking. Buy it for 5 life points. Bake it for 1day. Then after that go to ur baby and hit the selection Have Bday, push yes. Wham!! Your baby instantly turns into a toddler. Then u will be able to name, pick eye and hair color and face and hairstyle.
I don't know
You can get plenty of LP by just doing the hobbies collections over and over.
How do you get free lps and $ without watching an ad
I feel its a cheat that it says 13 mb when your on the playstore... then you open it and..! 876 MB Dafudge!
That is.... chocalate fudge not normal fudge..
I don't understand my sims still need to be aged using the birthday cake and will not age themselves
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How can you get free LP's without watching a movie?
why i cant do the life dreams and legacies?
i would like to know how to practice soccer in another sims town
Scary but gives good info
hmm actually get the Windows Phone version of the game which never updated to age automation (and probably never will)
Great article Chris, thanks. I'm sure this will be very informative for a ton of FreePlayers.