Terminology: ◆ Preclicking During loading screens, there are windows of time in which the player can interact with the game, but still be blinded by the loading screen. Interacting in this window is known as preclicking.

Preface: Currently, this method appears to be optimal for both with and without expansion packs. I expect there will be small menu optimizations that could save precious seconds, especially involving preclicking. Additionally, the traits/size/aspiration of your sim don't matter.

Part 1: The setup Due to the tightness in timing on this category, it is imperative to have as fast an interaction time as possible on menus. For me, the greatest improvement was disabling Laptop Mode, which saved me up to two total seconds of menu interaction time!

I suggest using Razer Cortex to clean up processes that would otherwise cut into your game's processing time.

Finally, there is one (slightly dangerous) way to improve the game's speed. If you aren't computer-savvy, however, I cannot recommend you try this. If your game never gets close to 100% CPU usage, you can open task manager on PC and set its priority to "real time." Real time priority means that the game's processing on the CPU takes priority over EVERY other possible program not in real time priority. As a consequence, if the game maxes your CPU usage, it'll actually prevent you from even using your mouse/keyboard, and you'll need to restart to fix it. Use this at your own risk.

The Guide: ◆ Select Willow Creek ◆ Purchase Bargain Bend and move in ◆ Spam click F5 and left mouse click while on the loading screen ◆ Click on "Just Go to Manage Worlds" (Timing begins roughly when this screen opens) ◆ Select the Goth's house while on the loading screen (You'll here a UI click sound if you do this right) ◆ Before the loading screen ends, position your mouse where the triple dot menu in the bottom right is ◆ Select the move out option (top) ◆ Select Bargain Bend and move in the Goths (there will be a slight delay after this) ◆ Click on Bargain Bend, press the triple dot menu, then manage family (leftmost) ◆ Click on the second button from the left on the window that opens (manage family) ◆ Click "Other Households", "Oasis Springs", then the Landgraab family (the order between Willow and Oasis on this menu appears to be random) ◆ Select all the Landgraab members and move them into your home ◆ Select Bargain Bend (this time there isn't any delay between the merge and clicking) ◆ Open up the same manage family menu ◆ Create a new household (top button) and move everyone out but your sim ◆ Move the Pancake family and Spencer-Kim family in as you did with the goths ◆ Select Bargain Bend one last time, and click to enter it This loading screen indicates the final completion time of the run, as loading screens aren't included in times.

Thanks to: KLucius for theorycrafting on stream with me