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Aging and Retirement in The Sims Mobile

How to retire, aging, heirlooms, traits
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update 10/04/2018

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Death is one of the inescapable part of being a human. Aging is also included since we can't remain forever young. We will eventually grow up and become matured. Death may come unexpectedly because of accident or disease. It may also occur naturally as we grow old.

In the Sims Mobile, Sims also experience this natural process in a different way.

Aging

Sims will stay fully grown adult once you created them. They will not grow old like us. They are not aging for each day or year they have existed in your game. The only kind of Sim that will age and grow is a baby Sim.

For the Sims to age and be mature, they should perform interactions with the other Sims and build relationships. They should gain and hone their skills by executing and completing events. Their traits will be the factor of their adulthood.

Retirement

Sim's retirement from the game is now in the player's hands. In the former version, elder Sims have only two days before automatically retiring. This gives you a disadvantage to step upward with your Sim's career and hobby; hence, limiting your ability to unlock objects and other stuff.

Now, once you've reached player level 16 and max out your Sim's traits, you will receive a prompt to retire that particular Sim or not.

The retirement option will be available in the Trait menu of that said Sim. Retired Sims will leave a Heirloom. These can unlock new traits, levels and other bonuses.

NOTE: If you missed or disregarded the retirement notification, you have to imaginary raise another trait to get the prompt or the option to retire. The game doesn't have a progress bar for traits. Basically, you need to play and pray to receive that option again.

TIP: To raise another trait, consider the traits that you have with your Sim. For an example, if you have "Kind of a Big Deal" trait that boost your DJ Career, assign your Sim to be a DJ and perform lots of DJ career events.

Retired Sims will not be gone forever. They will still be around, but not playable. They can mentor your current Sims to earn XP. Mentoring is passing the knowledge of your retired Sims to your current playable Sims. That is similar to your granny scolding you about life and experiences.

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Anonymous
It's been a few days since my sims have maxed out their traits, I am above level 16, I am in generation 2 getting ready for generation 3, why can't I get my 2nd generation sims to retire?
<< Anonymous(Lauren)
Anonymous Reply
me too. why is this happening :(
<< Anonymous
SimmermaN Reply
based on our game experience, if you missed or disregarded the retirement notification, you have to imaginary raise another trait to get the prompt or the option to retire. The game doesn't have a progress bar for traits. Basically, you need to play and pray to receive that option again.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
I swear yoy can retire your sim by clicking add new player? You'll see your sim and i thougjt i saw retire. I can't verify that right now becausey sim is currently working, lol.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Yh I can’t either
Nae
Do children grow up to adults ?
<< Anonymous(Nae )
Anonymous Reply
Yes
<< Anonymous(Goddess_Yoona)
Anonymous Reply
Same here, it gave me a new sim instead, that sucks
<< Anonymous(Goddess_Yoona)
princess Reply
so if you purchased the add sim, you will create new sim instead of choosing one of your children?
<< Anonymous(Nae )
Anonymous Reply
Yes
Anonymous
Sims traits are maxed out and she had the option to retire but it went away help?
<< Anonymous
Shannon Reply
Same thing just happened to me. I have retired 3 Sims already and on the 4th (after delaying retirement) the Retire option disappeared from the Traits tab. :(
<< Anonymous(Shannon)
Anonymous Reply
This just happened to me. Did yours ever come back?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Yes after I leveled up one more level to level 20
<< Anonymous
Jason Reply
I am having this EXACT same problem, the option to reetire has just disappeared and the option won't return. I am on gen 3 and wanted to move to gen 4
Kian
Aside of life and death...I have a problem , can anyone help me?!

I can't move my carpets...you know , I tap and hold them , but still it doesn't working... Please I need help(sorry for my bad English)
<< Anonymous(Kian)
Michelle Reply
You can go into the tab where you buy furniture and click the tab with the chair. If you go to decorations and then to floor decorations, you can then hold the carpet and then you should be able to move it around.
<< Anonymous(Michelle)
Anonymous Reply
Thank you❤
<< Anonymous(Kian)
Gohan Reply
I too had the same problem but all you need to do is click on the carpet and select the trash box and it will automatically be removed
<< Anonymous(Kian)
Mya Reply
It’s ok and I need help to
Anonymous
I have 4 kids in my sims mobile game 2 of them are children one of them is a toddler and one is a baby but it's been days and non of them are growing up
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Pls reply
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
they will definitely grow up eventually shouldnt take too long.
<< Anonymous
SimmermaN Reply
You should not force them to be an adult. Let them enjoy their time as a kid. Soon, they will realize it so hard to be an adult anyway. :)
<< Anonymous
Yeet Reply
Maybe try updating the game? I noticed that my baby wasn't becoming a toddler and my toddler wasn't becoming a child so I updated the game and the birthday cake appeared above their heads when I started an event after the update.

I hope this helped!
Hand holding bubble?
My retired sim has a bubble over their head of an adult and kid holding hands. What does that mean?
<< Anonymous(Hand holding bubble?)
Anonymous Reply
Me too and it's annoying me
<< Anonymous(Hand holding bubble?)
Anonymous Reply
Me too, and they still live in my house even though they’re supposed to move out
<< Anonymous(Hand holding bubble?)
Anonymous Reply
No one has an answer for this yet?
<< Anonymous(Hand holding bubble?)
Rums Reply
It means if u click the bubble, then u will find an event where u can get 2 heirloom tickets after completing the event. After completing this event 3 times (each day 1 event) your retired sim will permanently go in the previous generation & will move out from the house & game...kind of your sim will die.
Anonymous
Both of my sims have 4 traits and I want to make room for the next generation but I can’t get them to retire. I am level 16 and have been for 2 days now, but in thentraits section, the retirement option isn’t there. I really want my sims gone so I can control the next generation of my sims.
Please help
<< Anonymous
Anonymouss Reply
Me toooo
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Same here
<< Anonymous
:( Reply
I’v been level 16 for a week now so ur lucky
<< Anonymous
Lol Reply
Hahahaha... Wait, you will miss your sims... Really...
Lala
I’m on level 17 already and I am still not getting the option to retire one of my two original sims. Their son just evolved into a grownup and I would like to make him playable instead of one of his parents because I still don’t have a 3rd slot for a playable sim. What exactly does my sim have to complete to be able to finally retire? Thank you!
<< Anonymous(Lala)
SimmermaN Reply
Did you already maxed the traits of that Sim you wanted to retire?
<< Anonymous(Lala)
Zee Reply
My option to retire didn't pop up on my first sim until level 20 I think & then level 21 for my 2nd sim. My traits aren't maxed out but I complete a lot of events cause I want the funds. LoL.
<< Anonymous(Lala)
George Reply
You have to get another option for a new trait and then press the retire button that will pop up with igt
<< Anonymous(Lala)
Anonymous Reply
I think that its weird that your kids are all grown up but you can't retire... With me and a lot of others, your original character's kids don't grow up all the way until you retire
Yeet
So can you control children once they become adults?
<< Anonymous(Yeet)
Jessica Reply
No, you cant
<< Anonymous(Yeet)
Anonymous Reply
Yes you can, once you retire a sim you must click on the family portrait and it will say something along the lines of compose
<< Anonymous(Yeet)
Nil Reply
Yes you can if you make them playable character. When you create a new sim just choose option promote so you can select one of children (adult) as a new playable character
Anonymous
2 of my playable Sims are married but 1 of them is ready to retire. I want to retire her but he's not ready to retire yet.
So would that automatically make him retire with his spouse?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
No
<< Anonymous
Simmy Reply
I retired the husband sim today after rejecting the retire option for awhile and it automatically retired the wife when I wanted to retire her separately:/ & I only got 2 retirement chest
<< Anonymous(Simmy)
Simmy Reply
Whoops I meant 1 retirement chest
Anonymous
I’m wondering if after one of my sims retire if I still have to pay to get another or does that slot open up for one of my children? Someone please answer asap
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
That slot opens up for another Sim.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
If you retire a sim they will free up a new playable spot but you still need to age-up one of their kids and promote them to the open spot
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Thank you
anön
After sims retire, do the character slots become empty, and can you replace them with the kids your previous sims had?
<< Anonymous(anön)
Anonymous Reply
Yes, after you can choose to play as one of your children. Something similar to a family tree will show up and you can choose there
<< Anonymous
same anön Reply
Okay, thank you very much!
<< Anonymous(anön)
Anonymous Reply
yes u can when u click on the family picture of the whole family whichever one u want just click promote

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