Handy little bit of Headmaster trivia I learned today.
kewian:
Yeah...Dad tends schmooze really poorly..the kids are way better.
Hook:
I've run that headmaster scenario at least 50-75 times just testing things. Save the game about 4 PM, then call the headmaster and run the scenario. Exit without saving. Reload the game, call the headmaster. Repeat as necessary.
At the time, I was trying to figure out why a headmaster would turn your family down the moment he arrived. Weeds in the yard? The headmaster will pull them. Broken stuff, dirty stuff, homework laying around, nothing mattered. In the end I concluded the only way a headmaster will turn you down immediately upon arrival is if you call him the day before.
I did learn a lot about headmasters.
It seems that the headmaster's personality stats are randomized with each visit. The same headmaster who is a slob one visit might be a total neatnik the next. Slob headmasters don't care at all about dirty stuff. Neat headmasters prefer clean. Slob headmasters give a bonus for meals: they eat faster so their hunger goes up more, giving you more meal points. This is pre-Nightlife, and I haven't tested what all this chatting during meals does to your meal score. It's possible that a neatnik headmaster will turn you down during the scenario with a message about how the environment isn't suitable for kids. My best guess is having broken stuff around, or even the dirty dishes from the meal he just finished.
Serious headmasters will play chess. Make sure you have someone playing with him to get a lot of schmooze points. More playful ones will prefer the TV. Make sure he's not watching alone. When my Sims do the headmaster scenario, the only fun objects on the lot tend to be the chess board and TV, so there's not a lot of choice. :)
I usually check the headmaster's stats *after* the scnenario has ended by making him selectable with Meroloa's Mind Control Mirror. Making him selectable earlier tends to end the headmaster scenario, at least with the Mirror.
My highest score was 164 with 52 for the meal, 52 for the tour and 60 schmooze. Max schmooze is 60, max tour is 54 (39 points then show the bathroom for another 15 points). Not sure what max is for the meal.
If the headmaster scenario is such a nightmare, run a few practice sessions like I did. Play to play, not for score. Knowing you're not intending to save the game takes away the pressure.
Hook
BlueSoup:
Quote from: Hook on 2005 October 30, 17:09:18
This is pre-Nightlife, and I haven't tested what all this chatting during meals does to your meal score.
Thanks, Hook, I'm sure that will be helpful for a lot of people. :) When I have run the headmaster scenario since NL, I didn't notice a dramatic increase in the meal score (I tend to always serve pork chops), but I did notice it in the schmooze score when they're chatting at dinner. I always hate schmoozing (must be a rub-off from real life ;)), so that was nice to see.
Bangelnuts:
Quote from: BlueSoup on 2005 October 30, 17:17:06
Quote from: Hook on 2005 October 30, 17:09:18
This is pre-Nightlife, and I haven't tested what all this chatting during meals does to your meal score.
Thanks, Hook, I'm sure that will be helpful for a lot of people. :) When I have run the headmaster scenario since NL, I didn't notice a dramatic increase in the meal score (I tend to always serve pork chops), but I did notice it in the schmooze score when they're chatting at dinner. I always hate schmoozing (must be a rub-off from real life ;)), so that was nice to see.
also dont call the headmaster til 5pm any earlier than that and forget private school even post nightlife earlier than 5pm results in an instant turn down no matter how fancy the house is
BlueSoup:
You have to call him a little earlier, considering he arrives at 5 pm.
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