How do I wean myself off of snapdragons?
Ellatrue:
Granted, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN HOUR TO PEE.
EsotericPolarBear:
Quote from: Invisigoth on 2008 February 07, 05:05:54
Quote from: EsotericPolarBear on 2008 February 06, 19:01:54
Quote from: Process Denied on 2008 February 06, 18:52:56
I was concerned about this issue. My game is full of so many hacks(by the way, make it so enjoyable) that I was wondering if I could play without hacks. That is probably the main reason that I bought Lifestories. I play hack free and it is nice to know that I don't have to play with hacks if I don't want to--but it is way better with hacks. I don't see snapdragons as being that bad-I put one on each nightstand and they wake up refreshed instead of waking up like they had just ran a marathon in their sleep. If you still want them to eat breakfast together and you have the InSIMinator then make them have 50% hunger lost and then they will eat breakfast. With snapdragons, you will be able to manage their needs in a normal way.
Really, I think the need to mood ratio is just off. I mean, when I wake up in the morning, I need to piss and take a shower, then eat breakfast...but I don't wake up grouchy and depressed just because I have to do the morning routine (and said routine doesn't take me three hours)
Maybe there's a happy medium somewhere out there...
I just don't understand what your problem is. I think that most of us would agree that handling our sims' needs is a manageable and fairly easy process. You've received a lot of excellent advice, and if you try this stuff I am sure that you will find that it isn't actually that hard. I am getting the sense that you really just want to complain about the game.
I'm not saying that I have trouble managing their needs anymore (I think I've actually got a handle on it, even without JM's wonderful macros, thanks to advice here). I just disagree with the setup on principle. I'm not complaining, just discussing. Am I not allowed to disagree with and discuss game mechanics?
ZiggyDoodle:
Since you disagree with certain mechanics of the game, then go cold turkey and stop using whatever mod irks you. Just discussing your angst won't accomplish anything. Do something about it.
I personally love the snapdragons and have them set up in each bedroom. It's always nice to get a good night's rest. ;)
Zazazu:
Quote from: Ellatrue on 2008 February 07, 05:26:06
Granted, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN HOUR TO PEE.
Yes but then, WE'D HAVE THE ENSUING TIME FILLED WITH WATER BALLOON FIGHTS!
Should'a would'a could'a, the game is what it is. It's insanely easy to control a full family of sims if you pay some fracking attention, even in an unmodified game. I have no sympathy. Try a 4-adult, 15 child (including 3 toddlers) Free Love Cult house. Then go back to a simple family, and everything seems ridiculously easy. Heck, I've been giving my sims every other day off from being told what to do (excepting caring for babies). If they have to piss badly enough, they'll go...even without BathroomUsesYou, which I don't use. Only sloppy sims will walk around stinking, which is fine...they are SLOPPY. And as long as the refrigerator is stocked, they won't starve. Quite the opposite. Burn down the house, sure, but that's what water sprinklers and alarms are for.
Anyways. Haven't used a snapdragon since the first month of OFB, and that was only in a ticket-biz. Now, I have Jumbuktu (Jumbuk IV) in a bedroom of one of my sim houses, surrounded by treasure and flowers, but that house isn't even occupied now as crazy died.
Ellatrue:
You have to admit though, the taking an hour to pee thing is obnoxious. It kind of makes sense for most other things in the game, but the peeing isn't even remotely comparable to real life. "Sympathy" not withstanding, it's ridiculous. Like EA WANTS the bathroom to be occupied at all times, so other sims can't use it, and pee themselves. Call it a pet peeve, but it just drives me crazy.
Ziggy: the poster was talking about the mechanics of the game itself, not the mechanics of a mod. Removing whatever imaginary mod you were thinking of won't fix the problem. ::) Neither will being rude about it for no reason.
Okay, so if you want to talk about game mechanics: what aspect of the game would you change, without making it too easy? Is there anything that you think should be harder? If it were much easier to fill their needs, I think the game would be a lot less compelling.
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