No Greek options on the phone
Zazazu:
Huh? Jolrei, there has to be an occupied greek house. Basically, a house with residents showing as such on the subhood view. If there is no such house, there aren't any Greek houses to join. There's no such thing as the game creating Greeks (beyond those default occupied houses, which you shouldn't have with the empty templates).
jolrei:
By Jove, I think I've finally got it! OK then, my Uni, which was created off a clean template, therefore has only the greek house buildings, but no Greeks. Since the game will create no Greeks, these now empty houses would appear to be useless, unless I can get someone to move in and start a greek house there.
Dammit, I should have just stuck with Academie La Tour!
Khan of Wyrms:
Quote from: jolrei on 2007 November 20, 20:13:58
Dammit, I should have just stuck with Academie La Tour!
Why? Greek houses make University almost tolerable. Here is the program:
1. Found Greek House by using the phone. I recommend at least three or four residents before founding, to start.
2. Throw parties constantly and ask for pledges. Order pledges around to clean/garden/write term papers/etc. while in pledge period for no influence cost. If they leave, call and invite them back.
3. Invite new members to move in after pledge period. Any resident of the house can do this regardless of relationship level. Build house to maximum resident level, which is 8 without cheats.
4. Did I mention throw parties constantly? Keep hands off pause button, don't sweat the details, and do your best.
5. Try to keep the maximum number of residents as much as possible. When one graduates and moves back to neighborhood, ask another to move in.
6. Throw lots of parties and repeat, ad nauseum.
By using the above program, I can have graduates from University almost every game session that I play a Greek House. Plus, if you do it right, not every single student will pass with a 4.0 GPA, and some might even be put on academic probation. Resist the urge to micromanage and don't bother with aspiration until a sim graduates. Do to the slowed decay of motives, I have found that University students manage their own basic needs better than typical sims. University sims can survive on pizza and espresso, and in Greek Houses they don't even need beds, they can sleep on the floor if they just have to.
(Cheaty Tip: Using Ingelogical shrub or other such device ensures the sims you want to join can meet the house members.)
jolrei:
I hadn't thought of the pledge period perks of getting other sims to do stuff for no influence cost. That could be worth something.
Zazazu:
Feh. How do you think Aquitaine Ridge got a 4.0? It surely wasn't through her own work. It was the 20-or-so pledges, and the parties kept her Pleasure-then-Popularity butt in platinum. I started it at one sim, moved in another after a semester, then her two siblings on the third year. 1x2 lot, unfurnished on move-in with barely enough to buy the cheapest toilet, shower, a fridge, and one cabinet, but by the end it was very nicely furnished with a large pool and landscaping.
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