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== The Sims ==

== The Sims 2 ==

* '''[[Teen#The Sims 2|Teen]]:''' (up to 15 days) Note: With ''[[University]]'', Teensteens can grow up early in order to go to [[College (sub-neighborhood)#The Sims 2: University|college]].

Note: The durations of life stages stated here are subject to two caveats. The first is that the <code>aging off</code> cheat suspends aging for all Sims. The second is that, from Teenyeen onwards, Sims can use the [[Elixir of Life]] reward object to prolong life by 3 days (if successful) or shorten it by 3 days (if unsuccessful). Drinking from the [[Laganaphyllis Simnovorii|cowplant]] will also prolong life for five days.{{vgversion|University}} A successful '''Give Me A Long Life''' [[Genie#The Sims 2|wish]] will prolong life for four days.{{vgversion|FreeTime}}

Sims that are teens or older can become [[zombie]]s{{vgversion|University}} or [[vampire]]s{{vgversion|Nightlife}}, which also stops them from aging. Nevertheless, teen vampires or teen-zombies can age by going to university. This action will change their age to "Youngyoung adult", and graduating will change it to "Adult"adult, just like "normal" Sims. Also, [[PlantSim]]s have only three of the seven life stages: toddler, adult, and elder.

If a residential lot originally built in a [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] [[sub-neighborhood]] is placed in the [[Lots and Houses bin]], and then in a non-college area, its aging controller may remain stuck. Sims moved into such a lot will not age until they are moved into a lot with a working aging controller. The aging controller can be unstuck by moving the Sims out, making a [[Buildbuild mode]] edit that changes the way the lot appears in the neighborhood view, and moving the Sims back in.

When a Sim is within one Sim day of transitioning from one age to another, it's their "[[Birthdaybirthday]]", and they can then either wait for 6 pm when they will automatically grow up, or players can trigger the age transition themselves with the "Grow Up" self-interaction, or the [[birthday cake]]. When using the cake, babies and toddlers depend on a teen, adult or elder to bring them to it. Furthermore, babies don't have the "Grow Up" [[interaction]] - they always need the assistance of an older Sim to become a toddler, no matter what. Using the "Grow Up" interaction will cause the selected Sim to grow up a day early.

== The Sims 3 ==

In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', by default, all households in the neighbourhoodneighborhood observe the same game clock. This means that Sims not part of the active household but are due to age up will do so off-screen.

There are seven life stages in ''The Sims 3''. {{See also|Lifespan}}

With [[The Sims 3/Patch 22|patch 22]], a new option enables players to adjust lifespan for each life stage. Some [[life state]]s have a lifespan multiplier that extends the ages in young adult and adult stages. For example, [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|vampires]] have 5x multiplier, which extends a Sim's age in young adult to 105 days in Normalnormal setting or 1125 days in Epicepic setting.

As in ''[[The Sims]]'', there are only 3 life stages in ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'',: [[baby]], [[child]], and [[adult]]. The player cannot create children or babies, only Herohero Sims, who can only be adults. While the "Age modifier" can be used to make a Herohero Sim appear older, technically the Sims are still adults. Female Sims with this appearance can still be impregnated.

In a recent patch, the "Child Succession" feature was added,. If a hero Sim who had one or more children diesdie, then the new hero select menu will have the option to choose "Child Succession". This will make the child Sim the new hero, as a controllable adult Sim.

''[[The Sims 4]]'' has seven life stages: baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and elder. Unlike ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'', ''The Sims 4'' initially did not have the toddler life stage, itwhich was added in with the [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_4/Patch_46[The JanuarySims 12,4/Patch 2017,46|Patch patch46]].

All played Sims who are not in the active household will age automatically off-screen, unless Autoauto-age is switched off or to 'Only Active Household'.  

Occasionally, a Sim may get an invitation over the phone from anothertheir Simfriend living in a different household to attend their birthday [[party]], which can be up to several days before the latter Sim is actually due to age up. The former Sim may decline and the latter Sim will age up at the time they are due to do so.

The Sims FreePlay has 6 stages. They are Infantinfant, Toddlertoddler, Preteenpreteen, Teenteen, Adultadult, and Seniorsenior. Unless youthe haveplayer has unlocked the final stage of the quests, life dreams and legacies, youthey will have to pay 5 life points to make a birthday cake, to age yourtheir simsSims up. There are cheats to get round this though.

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