Overriding Business-related wants on a Home Lot--Possible?
richlenore:
I did google every possible combination of the above question without coming up with anything, btw, but poke away if this is a stupid question. I prefer my businesses to be on residential lots, but each time I've tried a new business, every person in the family starts to roll only business wants. My last family all wanted to hire someone--anyone. Even the teenagers wanted to hire their best friends. I have mostly MATY hacks, including greater LTW variety. Is there a hack that would keep every single want slot from being clogged with wanting to hire someone? This always happens after about the 2nd or 3rd day of running a business. Quitting the lot and then returning seems to reset and then I get some other want types rolling in. Is this "normal" or is something getting stuck somewhere? *Sits back and waits for poking to commence*
adelegarland:
I think its a problem with hacks. I have many home businesses and don't get that problem. Occaisionaly one of the kids gets a "hire someone" want but it goes away pretty quickly. But i never get that many. i think you should remove the hacks and try again... Hope that helps a little.
jolrei:
Sims often seem to get wants related to whatever they are currently doing. If they meet someone new, they inevitably get wants to have that person as a friend (and then best friend, in saecula saeculorum, ad nauseum). Stands to reason, especially given sadorandomness in the game, that if your sims have been working on the family business for 2-3 days, they will start rolling more wants in this area.
That said, I have never had a sim whose wants are totally taken over by the business wants, nor do all the family members get "obsessed" in this way (mind you, I don't generally have the whole family involved in the business).
It certainly does not hurt to check your hacks and download any updates. Have you tried using the lot debugger to fix/nuke/etc. anything that might need it?
Jelenedra:
Also, are you letting your sims sleep? If you're not doing anything to make a sim re-roll their Wants, it might seem like they're stuck on one thing all the time.
richlenore:
Thanks for the suggestions. As a matter of fact, I do tend to keep them obsessively slaving away at their business so they can make a lot of money quickly, so maybe it's no wonder that they want to hire some help! I have tried the Lot Debugger with no effect, and letting them sleep. What helps the most is leaving the lot and reloading it, then everything resets. The problem may be more related to the way I'm playing them, with an object hack to keep them in Platinum and all their needs in the green, so that probably explains the lack of variety in their wants. I will try playing without using the hack and not keep the business open for 24-7 and see how it goes. Thanks again!
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