Your Sims' life doesn't end after their retirement. They will not be disappeared, but will still stay as your elders. Elders are similar to your grandparents. They are the oldest member of your family. In The Sims Mobile, elders are Sims with maxed out traits. They cannot consider as elder just because of their longevity in the game.
Once you've decided to retire your Sims, they will no longer be playable, but you can still interact with them and establish stronger relationships. Your playable Sims can earn XPs if you interact with them. They will function as your grandparents that will teach you often about life and everything they know. That is what we called "Mentoring".
After a few weeks, your retired Sim will still bid goodbye and leave. This is the hardest part since you've established a strong bond with your elder, they will still decide to go on a separate way.
What is "Mentoring"?
Mentoring is a means of supporting and encouraging someone. It's a successful way to aid a person to move forward and develop in his/her chosen path.
In latest installation of The Sims Mobile, this social event was introduced. Mentoring is an interaction between your playable Sims and your Elder Sims. It is an event where seniors are passing their knowledge to the young ones and allowing them to earn Hobby or Career XPs.
Mentoring Requirement
The sole requirement to have this kind of social event is to have an Elder Sim. For you to have an Elder Sim, you must retire your playable Sim. Please take note that you can no longer control retired Sims, in addition, retiring a Sim will give you a Heirloom. Click here for more information about retirement.
Yes I can. The wierd the thing he wasnt an elder before moving in but did when he moved in. He only has three traits and should've got his fourth one quite a while ago. Ive had a couple generations retire behind him and he is still there
If you don’t have the option to socialize with the elder sim, that means they have died.
Anon
What if you retire a sim then move them out, but still want to interact with them? Do they still hang around town or did they just disappeared forever?
Once you move them out, you can't interact with them. Elders can live in your house and you can interact with them until the blue birthday cake icon appears above them. Once that happens, they leave forever.
No heirloom
My retired Sim has no heirloom. Game says she completed no life goals, but she did. She got married and had kids. She also had a career and a hobby. Is this a bug?
I'd like to know the same thing. It has been happening since the Update. I've had 3 sims leave no Heirlooms even though they've gotten married, had kids, and completed events and jobs/hobbies. I'm getting eally irritated
Having the same issue. On my second generation and the daughter can't interact with her parents after moving them out (she could at first). Idk if they died in game bc I don't see them around town at all, or if it's a bug.
Sam
I retired a character and she’s still living in the house. How do I get the mentoring option to show up?
I'm pretty sure they will die. I always move my retired Sims out and after about a week or two their spot in my playable sim's contact will be gray and you won't be able to click on it.
Anonymous
does your elder leave the family?and if they do,do they leave an empty spot or do you have to buy it again