Elder

An elder is the last Life stage in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.

The Sims

In The Sims, elders are one of the adult stage. Age did not matter in The Sims, since there are no face expressions in The Sims. The only difference between a real adult and a real elder in The Sims is the head and clothes.

The Sims 2

Elder is the final life stage in the Sims 2. Sims will have grey hair and a hunched back in this period. After this state, the Sims dies of old age. It's the only age that doesn't have a fixed duration - The days remaining theoretically depends on the aspiration bar when that Sim age, the higher it is, the longer he or she will live (generally around 70 days, Perma-platinum may increase it to around 80 days) . Elders do not have many special interactions, but a notable feature is that if two elders are married as Adults, they can throw a golden anniversary party. Elders can retire and live off a pension if desired (since it's usually a big want, it's highly recommended that they do). If an elder lives a good life (when there aspiration bar turns platinum), their grave will turn golden.

Examples of Elders in The Sims 2

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  One deceased Elder of Veronaville, Julius Caesar

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  One deceased elder of Veronaville, Lady Scott

The Sims 3

Elder is featured in The Sim 3.

Examples of Elders in The Sims 3

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  A male Elder Sim in The Sims 3

In the Sims 3, Elder is the last life stage before Death. Sims have Grey Hair but can dye it if they want to. They can't have any children. How long this life stage lasts depends on how long you set your Sim's life. (You can set it at 25 days, 95 days, or over.) After this life stage ends, Sims die of old age. Elders have 5 traits. The next life stage is Death.

Elders differ from the Adults and other life stages in that instead of standing up straight they are hunched overand they aren't as fast at doing tasks. Also instead of having a bar in Simology that indicates how many days left until they age, the bar states how many days the Sim has lived.