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We know dating can be kind of tricky sometimes in real life, and inThe Sims 4: Lovestruck, we’ve finally got more depth to our Sims' love lives, for better or worse. Dating in the base game can get a little frustrating sometimes, but Lovestruck is out to fix that.
Dates in The Sims 4 have more depth than ever in Lovestruck. They still function as timed events, but you have much more control over what’s said and done during that time (and way fewer interruptions, too). Is WooHoo on the table? Now you can say so ahead of time!
How To Schedule Dates
The first step to any successful date in The Sims 4: Lovestruck isplanning the date eventwith your potential partner. You can do this a few different ways, either by:
In The Sims 4: Lovestruck, you may even get asked out on dates instead of always being the one to ask!
No matter what kind of date you choose to send your Sims on, you’ll haveplenty of locationsyou can send them. Choose one of the beautifulromance-oriented locationsaround the world added in the expansion, Ciudad Enamorada, head toone of your houses/apartments, or ventureout on the town.
You’ll also need to choosewhat kind of social interactionswill happen on the date. If you’d like your Sims to keep things lighthearted and chat, you’re able to select only social options. Trying to get someone in bed sooner than later? Let them know up front whether WooHoo is on the table for the date.
How To Have Successful Dates
There Are Different Kinds Of Dates
When you choose to begin a romantic occasion with someone for a date in TS4 Lovestruck, you’ll have plenty of options that allow you tocustomize each date to your preferences. To begin, you’ll need to choosewhat type of datethis is going to be.
The types of dates in The Sims 4: Lovestruck are:
Be sure tochoose the appropriate style of datefor your Sim and their partner - don’t want to move too fast and scare them off, do we?
The social requirements chosen inform thegoals of the dateyou’re given once the occasion starts, which are far more numerous and in-depth in The Sims 4: Lovestruck. This is the game’s way of encouraging you to follow your own rules in an effort to grow closer to the Sim you’re on a date with.Finish goals to improve the quality of the date.
Dates Are Scored Events
Like other social events,dates have an event scoreup in the top-left corner of the screen, a meter that gradually fills as youcomplete the goals for the datelaid out in the bubble of to-do tasks and goals below the timer for the date.
The more you finish the goals given to you for the date, the better score your date will get. Bringing Sims on good dates over and over is a great way to get them interested in a romantic relationship with your Sim!
Like other events in The Sims 4, you stand to earn a fewprizes added to your inventorydepending on the quality of the dates. You may even get aCapture the Memory photographof your Sim and their special someone to commemorate the occasion ofreallygood dates!
Toward the end of the date, your Sim’s partnermight ask to extend the dateif they’re having a great time. Should you accept, you and that Simgo back to your home lottogether to continue spending time together, even though the date itself is over.
Counter to extending the date, if you’re out with someone and you know you’re really not feeling the connection, you canend a date earlyby eitherclicking the timeron the event gauge and confirming your decision, or you could eventell your date you’re leavingdirectly from the socials pie chart.
