One Day Equals One Year Pet Lifespan
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Maxis Pet Lifespans
Large Dog
Puppy - 4 days
Adult - 22 days
Elder - 6-11 days
Small Dog
Puppy - 4 days
Adult - 26 days
Elder - 6-11 days
Cat
Kitten - 4 days
Adult -26 days
Elder - 6-11 days
My Pet Lifespans
Large Dog
Puppy - 3 days
Adult - 5 days
Elder - 3-5 days
Small Dog
Puppy - 2 days
Adult - 10 days
Elder - 3-5 days
Cat
Kitten - 2 days
Adult - 9 days
Elder - 2-5 days
Equal Version
If you don't like the large dog lifespan being so much shorter than the small dog lifespan, then you can use the equal version which edits the large dog lifespan to be the same as the small dog lifespan.
Tuning
If you want to edit the lifespans then you just need to open it in SimPE and edit it just like a sim lifespan mod. You just need to be aware that the numbers you put in SimPE are 1 less then the actual lifespan length. (So if I wanted the kitten lifespan to be 4 days I would put the number 3 under Kitten Min and Kitten Max.)
Known Issue
Chris Hatch's neighborhood age correct does not fix pet lifespans so all existing pets in your hoods won't have this aging system until they age up.
Credit
Tom Duhamel - This mod is an edited version of his custom pet lifespan mod.
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realistic pet lifespan equal.rar | rar | |
realistic_pet_lifespan_equal.package | package | 909 |
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realistic pet lifespan.rar | rar | |
realistic_pet_lifespan.package | package | 909 |
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1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
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