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How to Turn off Autonomy in The Sims 4

All the control at your fingers tips!

With The Sims 4 comes a lot of freedom. Freedom of choice in character creation, and in building your own dream home in whichever climate you please. That freedom also extends to your sims themselves with the help of the autonomy mode. If you wish to limit your Sims' actions, turning off autonomy can be a viable solution. Here's how to do it.

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How to change Autonomy for Sims in The Sims 4

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Of course, autonomy is great for leaving your sims to their own devices, especially when you have created a big family. However, they sometimes do go off into their own world and do things that are not exactly what you had planned. Switching off autonomy mode is a good way to get your sims back on track. In order to turn off autonomy in The Sims 4 you will need to follow these steps:

  • Boot your game
  • Load your save file and enter live mode
  • Click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner
  • Select Game Options>Gameplay>Autonomy
  • Click the drop-down list for autonomy and select off

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What does Turning off Autonomy do in The Sims 4?

Your sims will be at your full command. In gameplay circumstances where you have a lot of Sims this can be useful, as it gives you time to select tasks that may otherwise be missed such as cleaning the house. Depending on which packs you have installed, the dishwasher sometimes gets neglected or the laundry gets left out everywhere. This helps to solve those situations.

If you have low household funds then doubly so as a cleaner comes at a cost! And to be honest, sometimes the cleaners don't even do all of the jobs anyway. You can turn autonomy back on at any time to resume having your Sims go on their merry way without constant control.

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Hannah Townsend
Hi there! I'm Hannah and I am a guide and news journalist for PGG. My gaming adventures started back in '98 and I have been an avid gamer ever since. You will usually find me playing the likes of The Last of Us, Days Gone (I like zombies), the GTA Series and The Sims to name a few!
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