Autonomy

[Peanuts61]

Hi everybody!

i am so sorry for asking this question, but i need to know... when you want your sim to take care of themselves, should that box be checked or unchecked? i ask because my sim just stand around scratching their heads and won't do anything unless i click on something for them to do.thanks gang!

[MrsFlynn]

To have Sims take care of themselves, you have to have free will turned on or set to high free will. With Sims 3, there are 3 autonomy settings: High, medium and low. The same goes for any pets your Sim family may have.

Sims 3 Options Overview 
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=27533.msg455148#msg455148

[Peanuts61]

thanks! so i don't have to check or uncheck any box? because i have freewill on high but sims just stand around scratching their head and won't do anything! it wasn't like that when i played sims 3 for the first time so i thought maybe some kind of glitch crept in

[MrsFlynn]

You might want make sure you have the option Disable Autonomy unchecked if you want free will to work -

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[Peanuts61]

thanks so much!