How to turn off aging in Sims 4

Just like in the real world, your creations in Sims 4 will eventually age and die.

Sims age naturally through seven life stages: baby, toddler, child, teenager, young adult, adult, and elderly. The entire process takes 66, 132, or 528 in-game days, depending on the game’s lifespan settings. As they grow, a Sim will physically change and their needs and abilities will evolve. Many players become attached to their Sims and want them to live forever once they reach the Young Adult or Adult stage (which has the most gameplay options).

Fortunately, there are ways to stop the aging process. This article will detail some of the methods you can use to go beyond their expected lifespan so you can spend as much time with them as possible.

Sims 4: disable aging in game options on PC

Within the game itself, and if you are using a Windows or Mac PC, you can disable the aging process through the game options.

Change game options by:

1. Pressing Pause.
2. Go to the game menu.
   
3. Then, set the “Auto Age (Sims Played)” and “Auto Age (Sims Not Played)” settings to “Off.”
   

Please note that this option is not available on the console ports of the game, so you will have to use one of the following options if you are on a game console.

aging trick

Another way to disable aging on your Sims is to use the cheat menu. The Aging-off cheat can be activated by following these steps:

1. Open the cheat console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C (or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac).
2. Guy “testingcheats true”And press Enter to open the cheat menu.
   
3. Guy “aging-off”And press Enter to apply the changes.
   
4. This will effectively disable aging for all Sims in your game.

The old driver trick

If your character has aged too much for your liking, Age Controller is a useful tool that allows you to manipulate their aging process.

This is also useful if you just want to manipulate a Sim’s age.

To access it, follow these steps:

1. Open the cheat console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C (or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac).
2. Guy “testingcheats true”And press Enter to open the cheat menu.
   
3. To prevent a specific Sim from aging, select them and then enter the command “sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas” and press Enter.
   
4. You’ll be taken to the Create a Sim (CAS) screen, where you can change your Sim’s age category to any life stage you want.
   
5. Once you’ve made the change, save your Sim’s appearance and they will remain at that age indefinitely.
   

potion of youth

A Potion of Youth is a powerful consumable that can be purchased from the Rewards Shop for 1500 satisfaction points. You earn points by fulfilling your Sims’ wishes and desires.

Drinking the Potion of Youth returns the Sim to the start of their current life stage. Regular use (before the Sim ages) can effectively stop their aging process. However, this can be quite expensive and require you to continually play with your Sims’ desires.

Immortality Potion

The Immortality Potion is another method to stop aging in The Sims 4. It is available with the Realm of Magic DLC.

To make an Immortality Potion, your Sim will need to reach level 10 in the Herbalism and Alchemy skills. Once you have reached this point, follow these steps:

1. Use a frog and a vampire fish to create a rare Sixam mosquito trap.
   
2. Capture a Sixam Mosquito by placing the trap in Sixam, which can be accessed through a portal in The Sims 4: Get to Work expansion pack.
   
3. Extract Life Essence from the captured Sixam Mosquito.
   
4. Use the Essence of Life to create a Potion of Immortality.
   
5. When a Sim drinks the Immortality Potion, they will stop aging, meaning they will remain at their current life stage for as long as you play.
   

Resurrect your Sims

While it doesn’t inherently stop the aging process, resurrecting a dead Sim can give you the opportunity to use the other methods mentioned in this article to give them eternal life.

Here are some of the ways you can resurrect your favorite Sims from the grave for another chance at life.

Beg before the Grim Reaper

A staple in The Sims universe, you can always try to beg the Grim Reaper for your loved one’s life.

Although it’s not always successful, it gives you the opportunity to resurrect one of your Sims for more play time.

Write the book of life

If your Sim reaches level 10 in the writing skill, they will be able to compose the Book of Life.

If the ghost of a deceased Sim reads this book, they will be resurrected again, giving them a second chance.

Use ambrosia

Ragweed is a magical dish that can reverse aging and revive a ghost. To prepare it you will need the following:

• Angelfish (can be caught while fishing, higher fishing skill makes it more likely to be caught)
• Potion of Youth (purchased from the rewards store for 1500 points)
• Death Flower (to grow a Death Flower it is necessary to graft a pomegranate and an orchid together, which requires level 5 Gardening)
• Sim with level 10 cooking and gourmet cooking skills.

With the Realm of Magic DLC, you can purchase the angelfish and the flower of death at an alchemy stall in the magic kingdom.

Once you have all the ingredients, follow these steps:

1. Get a Sim to level 10 in cooking and gourmet cooking skills.
   
2. Put the three ingredients in your inventory.
3. Select the Sim.
   
4. Have them interact with the refrigerator.
   
5. Select “Cook Gourmet Food,” followed by “Ambrosia” in the recipe list.
   
6. After it is cooked, place it in the refrigerator to store.
   

When a Sim eats Ragweed, they will return to the start of their current life stage. Regular use can effectively stop your aging process. However, since Ambrosia requires a potion of youth and is equally effective, it is not ideal for this use.

However, when a ghost eats Ambrosia, it returns to the living.

Try the wishing well

Make a wish at the wishing well for a chance to resurrect a deceased sim and give them more time in the game.

Become a vampire

If you want a character to live forever without cheating, you can create or turn a sim into a vampire.

There are a few ways to turn your sim into a vampire:

Create a Vampire Sim in the CAS menu

By assigning the vampire trait to your Sim on the creation screen, you can start your game with your Sim as a vampire.

Being bitten by a vampire

Getting bitten by a vampire is easy, but finding one can be the tricky part. To get started, you need to have the Vampire game pack DLC.

There are a couple of ways to encounter a vampire:

• Set Vampire Nexus as one of your home lot’s traits to attract vampire neighbors.
• Visit the social areas of Forgotten Hollow to find a vampire.

Once you’ve been introduced to a vampire, build a positive relationship with them and then ask them to become your Sim.

This process will take up to three days after being bitten, but once completed, your Sim will have gained immortality and will remain as old as they are forever.

The Sims 4 disables old mods

If you are willing to use custom content, you can use age-defying mods to stop aging within your game.

These include the “No More Aging” or “Ageless and Immortal” mods and can be downloaded from modding websites.

Just be aware of the fact that these mods are not part of the official game and therefore there is a small risk when downloading them.

Make sure you download your mods from a trusted website to ensure you keep yourself and your computer safe online.

Defying time: the secret to stopping aging

In The Sims 4, you no longer have to worry about watching your favorite character age and die.

With the right tools and knowledge, you can use cheat codes, in-game strategies, and mods to extend the life of your Sims.

This will allow you to focus on enjoying other parts of the game without worrying about the aging process taking away your favorite Sims.

Have you used any of these methods to stop the aging process in The Sims 4? If so, what did you do with the extra time with your Sim? Let us know in the comments p below.