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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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AudreyIsAwesome
Can you age kids up to teens? Since I have twins and they are kids but I can’t make them older it’s been 9 days and I don’t have enough for new slot.
<< Anonymous(AudreyIsAwesome)
Anonymous Reply
You have to reach retirement stage and they should have the birthday sign above their heads l mine just reached that
Anonymous
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Saphy
So what are the benefits of retiring over playing your sim? They still take up a slot and if you can't control them that makes it harder to make money. Also if they haven't mastered a honby or career wouldn't starting over with a new sim be worse?
<< Anonymous(Saphy)
Nil Reply
You get Heirloom. No, they wont take up a slot.
princess
what will happen if we retire our sim? are the memories gone? so we have to start all over again from the beginning? can we choose one of our children to be the new playable sim replacing the retired one?
<< Anonymous(princess)
Sims Reply
I think so
<< Anonymous(princess)
Nil Reply
We can't control sim that already retired. But they still around, as NPC. After we make them retired, we can create a new one, so yeah it will start from the beginning for this new sim, for hobby and carrer. And yes, we can choose chidlren that already adult as the new one, just choose option promote when create the new sim.
Anonymous
Am I given a new sim after retiring one?
<< Anonymous
Nil Reply
You can create a new one
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
Do the children of playable sims become playable upon adulthood?
<< Anonymous
Nil Reply
You can make it happen, if you have any slot for new playable sim. When you want to add new sim, there will be option for promote sim and you can select one of child (try it when they already adult).
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
My sim said she was ready to retire but I click on “later” and now I don’t know how to retire her? Help!
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Ughhhh same here
<< Anonymous
anonymous Reply
you can go to the sims info and retire her
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!
Anonymous
I am level 19 and still have my very first sim in the house young as an adult, she has all her traits but it does not let me retire her still what can I do?
<< Anonymous
Jenny Reply
Same thing happened to me but as soon as I got to level 20 it gave the option, just be patient and in one more level you will be able to.
Andreive
How can I grew up my Child into teenager?

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