playing the sims, but i can *only* do what my sim wants

[@kaialexander6806]

I wasn't expecting so much of this video to be an extended sleepover with Mortimer Goth who keeps crying in Stanley's bed.

[@carsonbusby263]

fr😭 is this part of a dlc tho? ive never had a sim ask me if they could stay over

[@carmenwarner9258]

@@carsonbusby263 yes it's from Growing Together

[@_a_catyy_]

i’m reading this comment before watching the video and i just… wow. Stanley never fails to amaze me.

[@darkmatter9651]

Ah yes, the Stanley/Mortimer angst fanfiction

[@rainygreymornings]

While absolutely hating Stanley and being his sworn enemy. What’s that all about? It does read like fanfiction.

[@selkiefluff]

Making enemies pointlessly, trying to get into keeping plants but not committing, starting an awful looking mural on his own walls, Stanley is really living that tiktok influencer lifestyle, huh

[@blueblack3591]

😂 good point

[@RudeBeetle]

I love Stanley. I would like to see a like 1 generation play where he gets to build a house and have a little hot dog family

[@CatieMannino]

Oooh yes!

[@berrysmith9869]

Me too!!

[@faedayz]

yesssss

[@TheAshesvondust]

Yes! He could marry a corn dog and have a child named Vienna Sausage lol

[@adventurouspeach]

I would love her to have him raise infants while doing his get rich quick scheme

[@MochiMoch-z5r]

I swear Stanley is like Barbie from the amount of times he has had jobs 😭

[@northerngamer207]

As a Barbie fan this comparison is so true Stanley has done it all 😂

[@erikaheck8261]

Stanley and Barbie should meet tbh😭

[@northerngamer207]

@@erikaheck8261 they definitely should they might have a lot in common or similar jobs lol 😂 i

[@sincerelyalaskax]

hes trish from austin and ally!

[@MUSlCL0V3R4EV3R]

Real

[@star2705]

You could combine this with a get rich challenge, and give Stanley traits like "Ambitious", to prompt him to want a job, and "Collector" to encourage him to collect things. "Can I get rich in the Sims by only following whims?"

[@Meggie_B]

Yes! I want to see this

[@kristyns1640]

omg genius

[@adalieburton1415]

Kayla’s literally gentle parenting the hot dog 😭

[@gr33ngirlsea]

That's what it is! I loved her "huh, okay, so we're doing ___ now..."

[@fancyfeet711]

"gentle parenting a hot dog" is not a sentence I ever expected to make sense 🤣

[@lesliefoster772]

The fact that Stanley chooses to go camping for vacation on the one video he actually has a real house just shows he doesn't need a roof and a bed to have a good time

[@pedrovallefin8406]

He's much too used to being homeless. Sleeping every night on a bed must have been really uncomfortable for him. Almost as uncomfortable as not being able to do any get rich quick schemes. Its like when a workaholic retires and doesnt know what to do with themselves cause their work was their entire personality. Stanley without homelessness and rich quick schemes isnt Stanley.

[@shannonm6118]

Also just wanting to be outside doing nothing in particular for hours 😂

[@wow2926]

I love whims/wants, I've never turned them off. I ignore them a lot, but sometimes when I feel bored it's nice to indulge in my sim's impulsive wish to break off their engagement, date the pizza delivery man, and buy an observatory

[@MademoiselleRed1390]

SAME!

[@lady_apocalypse178]

I always turn them of because of the new fears thing, before I usually kept them on and occasionally used them but a few months ago my sims kept on walking around scared bc I didn't use them and that pissed me off too much. 😅

[@wow2926]

@@lady_apocalypse178 I wish wants and fears has a separate toggle so we could turn one off but not the other :/

[@wrightcember]

@@lady_apocalypse178thankfully, the fear for not satisfying whims is really easy to clear, but the ithers i genuinely cheat away cuz theyre SO ANNOYING.

[@bshrib72]

Same!

[@giannabarbee]

I know Stanley has the evil trait but I didn't expect him to be so... evil.... and insecure lol

[@pedrovallefin8406]

Being evil and being insecure usually go hand in hand, so no surprises there.

[@criidawg]

"So, what do you want now, materialistic sim?" 'pool' "WE ALREADY HAVE 28 POOLS!"

[@penguins776]

James Turner did an upgraded one of these style challenges which was in addition to the whims you have to do everything the game tells you (click yes on every pop up as well)

[@hollyschmidt9316]

So he went to batuu? 😂

[@DoveJS]

@@hollyschmidt9316 I'm pretty sure he did! (That was a while ago.) I think he sent his Sim home shortly after because you just can't fulfill that many whims out there. The social ones, sure, but not a lot of the activity related ones.

[@penguins776]

@@hollyschmidt9316 he started the video in Batuu but quickly left because he didn't want to make it a star wars only video.

[@Jundesite]

Stanley is honestly the channel mascot now.

[@BadaBing511]

Love that he was self sufficent. He made food, found a new romance, and didn't burn down the house!

[@felbarashla]

I would love to see this again with some different traits. Edit: I believe the more you do something the more the related whims seem to come up. so the more you are mean the more mean whims pop.

[@naomi.j.m.]

Yeah, she could randomize the traits and see what it’s like with different combinations of traits!

[@myrandamiller91]

I have a great combination of traits for this. Loves the Outdoors, Foodie, and Romantic, plus have them "Like" a bunch of unrelated things like jazz music, rock climbing, affection, and Baking, and maybe a handful more. Then give the Renaissance Sim aspiration so they want to develop several skills and do several things.

[@Lily-xo4vt]

Knowing Stanley this video is going to be interesting 😭

[@TheCassMtz]

“They’ll have a depleted energy bar and choose to nap on the couch” they’re just like me

[@thea5063]

I miss sims 3 wishes. In sims 3, there used to be a 'wishacy' legacy challenge. Basically you go through a legacy by only doing what your sims wishes. So for instance, you cant get married or have kids until your sim wishes for that. In general, the wishes in sims 3 were so much better and they really got you to explore the game, rather than just being based on your traits. I really miss this and I wish I could do a wishacy challenge in sims 4 :(

[@annnnn1347]

Maybe the Sims 4 team can come up with some sort of update, where we can set a bed time. I would definately love to set a bed time, by clicking on the bed, then being able to set a bed time and having my sims go to bed at that time. Maybe the Sims 4 team could also create like a little alarm clock and then that could be used to set a wake up time. I feel like having routines are really helpful when taking care of my sims needs and it also gives me more time to do other things.

[@Acquaintance6336]

Sims 3 used to have an alarm clock! You could set the time it would go off (it's default setting was one hour before work/school) and it would start ringing and wake the Sims up

[@saganathasme]

There's an alarm clock mod if you can do mods. It's called Sunrise Alarm Clock from Lot51

[@_DefNotNoah_]

Debate captains only works when the sim you're talking to also has the geek trait. In my experience, even then sometimes it doesn't show up, though. Also, the wants will go away on their own after a while unless you pin them by hovering over them and clicking the little pin button in the bottom right of the want bubble.

[@WelcomeApathy]

They get rerolled after sleeping or if they aren't able to be done, such as eat at a food stall but you've left the festival.

[@taviahaberman2065]

... am I? A Sim left to my own devices??

[@Hyper_Fixation]

Lilsimsie is the Narrator in an unexpected Sims Stanley Parable XD

[@CianaFlowers]

I love this idea! It'd be fun to see you randomize traits and aspirations then do it because the family orientation trait is wild with wanting you to have a child LMAO

[@ottothegremlin]

I am obsessed with your sweater Kayla!

[@liablau]

Same omg it's SO pretty! I want it 😍

[@multipleSpiders]

love how painted that cheesy mural of people holding hands peacefully across the globe, despite the fact that he wants to be enemies with everyone and constantly beats people up

[@KingsleyCody]

Was looking for a simsie video I hadn’t seen while I lay down for my nap…the world has provided!

[@DelphineBelladone]

My favorite "follow the wants and fears" thing I ever got in a Sims 4 game was I had a Sim who for some reason as a young adult got a fear of death (I still don't know what triggered it because she never had any close calls). So when I tried to make her get over the fear by talking to elders and the Grim Reaper, she went off and decided she was soulmates with the Grim Reaper, and the next day, she decided she wanted to "Try for Baby with Grim Reaper" from being romantic partners..... Naturally I absolutely let her even though it was incredibly annoying trying to kill a sim to get him to show up and then finding a way around the whole "he's the Grim Reaper" thing. They made a really cute kid though.

[@mrfarina1474]

that clip near the end with stanley laying on the ground looking at the stars after using the bathroom was pure gold

[@kelly-bo-belly]

22:49 the granite falls vacation is actually popping up for all my sims. I think it’s the sims trying to get us to explore packs that simmers don’t use.

[@WeywardPatterns]

I had the thought to do a Whims Only Legacy Challenge... like how long could you go in a legacy with only whims and random traits. Cause they do get baby making whims so eventually you'd get a sim who didn't and then legacy over. Idk... I'm tempted.

[@BadaBing511]

That would be fun. You could try to keep them alive long enough to see if they want to carry on their legacy.

[@thea5063]

I tried... it doesn't really work. There used to be a 'wishacy' legacy challenge in sims 3 and it was my favourite challenge but it's so hard to recreate in sims 4 bc sims 4 whims are usually just based on traits and they get really repetitive after a while. Also a non-romantic or family oriented sim will never want to have a child so you're stuck then 😂

[@carleighbear]

simsie should do a “riches to rags” challenge where she starts as Nancy Landgrab and has to try to make them go broke 😂

[@Chaos_Fairy]

The tree house. My sims all but fight over sleeping in it. Another item my sims obsess over is the globe bar. If you ever wanted to role-play a functional alcoholic, just place one of these bad boys down.😂 Also yes to another challenge like this with different traits.

[@reverie_44]

finally Stanley gets a break he deserves it tbh

[@fivesilvercoins]

wouldn't it be incredibly cool if, for example, a creative sim would get a great variety of really wild wants that pushes them out of their comfort zone (try new skills, go to venues, random stuff like streaking, etc.), while maybe a loner or gloomy sim might only ever get very few and unimaginative wants that keeps them in the house. i think it could go a long way to make sims feel like individuals

[@potted_plant]

please try this again with different traits, it sounds like fun!

[@Kenize._.]

When I see Stanley u already know it’s gonna be a good video

[@TheOG-GG]

LilSimsie - I can ONLY do what my sim wants to do Also lilSimsie - "Cancels interactions Stanley autonomously puts up"

[@AnneliesDeroy]

The repetitive wants are good if you do a challenge, like the 100 baby challenge one. One of the repeated wants is "have a child" if your sim is family-oriented

[@MademoiselleRed1390]

I loved this challenge. It would be great with other traits, probably the ones that would allow for the most experiences and better socializing, maybe career related so can get a job. And it would also be interesting if you had to accept the game invitations.

[@grammar_ash]

13:15 "No! I'm the problem! It's me!!" lmao Stanley Humphrey is the anti hero for sure

[@kjohnson9204]

There was a Sims 3 challenge where you have room mates, random roll their traits, and then play the game based on wants and wishes. It makes for a crazy game play

[@barkergirl33]

I really liked seeing Stanley getting to do everything he wanted, he deserves it. I'd like to see another video with different traits and see how different it is. Stanley did a really good job taking care of his needs, I was surprised.

[@laulausimsieyt]

I got Mortimer’s call too and he’s got into a fight with Bella I was like no physical fight in my home. Then there was a thunderstorm and tried to get him to come inside, but he wouldn’t stop playing in the mud puddle. And he almost got struck by a lighting then they left, two days later Bella came to visit my sim and she was pregnant. I was so confused 😅.

[@Kristenhas3cats]

This was so satisfying! Stanley got to live his best life!

This title is exactly how I play. That's why I play the sims 2, BEST wants ever

[@TheeShifty]

Poor Simsie.. having to listen to Stanley but, maybe redemption for him? Nvm he instantly wants to be mean..

[@liablau]

Lmaooo 💀

[@bones7121]

you should do this again in the sims 3 / 2 to compare. i love playing wants based gameplay in sims 3

[@hailey1474]

kayla, i just want to say thank you. your consistent and top quality uploads have really made a difference in a lot of our lives. you’re my favorite youtuber to wind down to after my frequent panic attacks. we know you’ve been going through a lot lately, and i hope you know we all appreciate you and your content🤍

[@kadnicole]

Perhaps the next challenge could involve earning enough whim points (I think it's around 5000) to unlock the potion for trait changes. With new traits come new whims, until you can purchase the potion again, and so on

[@bayleegallenstein4736]

i made a whole legacy challenge around this!! u pretty much got it down lol, follow the whims is the main objective. i also have it to where u HAVE to say yes to every pop up (excluding the stupid phone call ones) so discovery and likes and dislikes you always say yes to. i also follow the aspiration as that’s the main thing your sim wants to do. i randomize traits and aspiration and everything for the heir, and same for their children. since you can only have kids if your sim wants to, in the case my heir DOESNT want a child, i’ll adopt close to the end of their adulthood to keep it going. it’s super fun!! i have ui cheats so i allow myself to reroll the real dumb ones that are super repetitive, like vacationing to granite falls lol. it keeps the game interesting for me because traits and the world and the sins around you make it different every time! fun if you’re feeling a little uninspired for sure :)

[@milaeberly]

Kayla, I just wanted to let you know that your videos have been really cheering me up lately. I started my junior year of college on Wednesday and unfortunately on Tuesday night, my childhood dog that I have had since 1st grade passed away. I have been struggling a lot emotionally and have found it hard to find things to make me feel better. I have been playing the Sims since I was in elementary school and the Sims 3 has been a comfort game for me. I just wanted to thank you for making videos and bringing a lot of enjoyment to me. Thank you Kayla

[@BecBan]

I’m so sorry for you loss 🖤🐾

[@marieerikson]

Stanley's fears are too realistic lol

[@Lilnaturefreak13]

stanley rlly deserved this break!!! id love to see you do this again but with an all new set of traits ! :) maybe glutton, kleptomaniac, hates children, ect. - some of the ones that maybe arent used so much in day to day gameplay. Much love!

[@DoveCalderwood]

This is my normal playstyle. I try and follow what my Sims want

[@soffox3489]

me too! way more fun. Especially with custom whims

[@cwatkins7749]

Same! I still have goals for my sims but I love following their wants

[@ninimeggie4771]

Until they got rid of whims for wants, toddlers used to take care of themselves perfectly based on whims

[@JessieBeez]

Would love to see with different traits!

[@maxevocal]

I love how wacky this game can get just based on rng alone 😂 The whims/wants challenge is very fun

[@rowanrooks]

This was fun! I would definitely be interested watching this with some weird or random traits to see how it changes the challenge. I might actually try this in my own game soon. I feel like I need a change of pace, and this would definitely make me try some different things.

[@justynakolniak4091]

Hi Kyla, i love your sweater. It looks amazing and super cozy. As an amateurs crafter myself - I'd love to make one like this.

[@catchingstars7]

Fight is at 7:18 and then afterwards is the dialogue box.

[@beta_nd_greeble]

this is so wholesome... I love this, i could watch these forever

[@kileywilliamson8039]

Can you make a video speedrunning every single aspiration? And save up all the reward points till the end

[@WelcomeApathy]

This was super fun! I watched Gluon's stream when he did it and it was quite funny. Even if some of the stuff is monotonous, it's still entertaining with your guys' commentary and everything. :) Would definitely be interested in this with different traits. Maybe play multiple Stanleys at once with different traits?

[@wanderinghappygal]

I love that the first chance you gave him freedom he went on a vacation😂

[@Mrspcombs23]

This makes me think Stanley is just fed up with all the rags to riches challenges and just wants to make an enemy of all sims. Lol

[@Bunnybananabunny]

Hah, how silly of sims to choose to nap on the couch when tired instead od going to bed, she said, at 11pm whilw lying on the couch watching this video with only one eye staying open but being too lazy to go to bed😂🙈

[@sleepingincoffins]

i'd love to see this again with different traits!!

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I did a whims challenge shortly before they changed it to the wants system, and the old whims system was a lot more varied and less repetitive. With the old whims system you would get whims based on your skills, aspiration and emotional state, not just your traits.

[@Ena-wd1kb]

LILSIMSIE YOU ARE SUCH AN AMAZING KZbinR!! ❤️❤️ I LOVE YOU AND STANLEY

[@aymeelynn_]

have been here since a few hundred K subs. love you lots!!!! great job on everything you do!!

[@wow2926]

My favorite traits for this kind of challenge are adventurous, materialistic, and noncommittal!

[@isadoracancherini7873]

Kayla, please do more of this!! I loved it so much, had so much fun, didn’t want it to end 😅 i’d be delighted to watch more of it ❤❤❤

[@kam6420]

Definitely want to see this type of video again for Stanley but with totally different set of traits and likes. I mean this hotdog had been through a lot, he deserves it 😂

[@ingy3661]

I love watching your videos before bed, also I love your sweater!!! It suits you so well 💖

[@Dinnyeify]

Really glad that after all this time grinding and hustling and suffering, Stanley finally gets to do what he wants!

[@MarcFutoran]

I wondered about changing the traits, like do all the really bad ones and then do all the really good ones. Interesting ideas, go for it.

[@unnurhrafnsdottir9424]

I'm here for this whimsical detour of "treating stanley like the spoiled babygirl he deserves to be" gameplay.

[@LinaGForero]

I love your sweater Simsie! its so cute!

[@steggopotamus]

I certainly try to remember to do the wants a lot when I play. But, my most reliable way to regularly get points is to just deny them basic needs until the want bubble pops up. Makes me a little sadistic. But it's easy enough to do if there's a toddler to take care of.

[@stegosagus]

This was a really fun video, I would definitely like to see another with other traits and aspirations. I think if you also have a house with more skill building things so he can autonomously try them and build those skills he might get more variation? - Also I have tried solving my Sims fears, never works. - Also, I will be trying this myself

[@onerogueidea9873]

I couldn't help but notice on the last night with Mortimer. You had him sleep without the want. Looks like we need another whole video ❤

[@MaddieBullock]

I hope Kayla does more videos like this. It's fun to watch 😂

[@blorp444]

stanley needs a nice relaxing camping holiday, maybe a spa day

[@mi1kguts]

i miss when bigger wants meant getting more aspiration points in sims 3. getting married was like 10,000 and having a baby was 5,000

[@mirmirfied44]

Listen. Sometimes my energy need is red and I nap on the couch too. Let stanley live!!

[@dinidanniasosuus]

The Whims very much do depend on you're traits. If you don't have any social traits the whims for social interaction also don't show up as much.

[@BadaBing511]

I don't love the wants and fears. But I don't miss the 'buy a bee box' either.

[@spiders_silk]

Id love to see another video with different traits- the wants system is so interesting to me

[@Pickledwitch]

This was fun, Stanley had a good day 🤣

[@lindenhartnellpink419]

Hayy so I was wondering if u could do only build with movie night hangout,nifty knitting ,decor to max ,pastal pop kit, tiny living like all them neon coloured items we never reslly get to see but if u see anything else like thst from other packs defo add them in

[@danellematthysen]

Totally do the different traits experiment.

[@derangedone13]

Also, I feel like you need to make special merch that is Stanley on a Stanley tumbler!

[@Mardiloveyt]

I totally would watch this with a different set of traits. Super cool video and idea ❤

[@marvelous_wifeyy]

0:09 enemies to lovers ofc 😮

[@Haileyjays]

Would be awesome to do this again but start in an empty house, if his whims say he is hungry you can buy a fridge, or a bed if he says he wants to sleep etc.. so you only furnish the house with things he says he wants.

[@Haileyjays]

Make him materialistic

[@soimsha.]

Send him camping but have the worst traits possible for a camper

[@seriliaykilel]

I always keep the wants open - they naturally add points and you can lock the ones you think will naturally fit in with your gameplay

[@MelindaAustin-o8f]

Can you do a video of where Stanley tries to survive off the money that an infant, toddler, or a child makes?

[@manahelfinstine8660]

4:35 this feels like a call out 😭 sometimes I'm just too tired to go to bed

[@helenbuxton210]

An evil but insecure Stanley, not the video I was expecting but I didn't know I also needed this 🤣