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The Sims 4 has Permanently Changed Age Durations

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The new Age Ranges have changed drastically for Normal and Long Age Spans!

After the High School Years Update on July 26th, people started to notice that their sims had more days for each age group. After some reports to EA Help, SimGuruNick weighed in and confirmed that the age durations had been changed.

The Sims 4 has Permanently Changed Age Durations
From: EA Help

New Age Group Durations

We used the tuning files from the game to find the new durations. Below is a chart that shows how long each age lasts.

BabyToddlerChildTeenYoung AdultAdultElder
Short137711115
Normal271321243314
Long4285252888836

Previous Age Group Duration

For reference, below is what the previous age durations were in the game. Some age groups are the same and others have a large number of days added in the new age durations.

BabyToddlerChildTeenYoung AdultAdultElder
Short1.54771212Varies by Sim
Normal3713132424Varies by Sim
Long122852529696Varies by Sim
Credit: Carl’s Sims 4 Guide

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