Questions about landlords
Blech:
I also have that problem with the landlord just hanging out for days in the common area, usually ignoring his daily tasks. I have the ControlThisSim hack by Dolphin (I'm sure it's not updated, but it hasn't caused any problems for me), so when I notice that there's stuff he should be doing, I make him selectable and make him do his job. When he finishes, I stop controlling him and he usually goes home. He then works properly for a few days before I have to start the whole process over again. If there isn't anything he should be doing, I just ignore him and let him play chess all night in the rain, alone.
Btw, I'm really looking forward to your new shiny, Inge. I'm gonna go search for this "apartment controller", since it seems to do what I want, with the extra bonus of being current and awesome.
Inge:
Progress report...
Good: The rent from apartments is now going to the nominated lot owner.
Not so good: The unplayables can't see the contents of their apartments (which I sort of knew anyway) but it means they are paying a pitiful rent as if for a completely unfurnished place :(
Back to the drawing board!
ingeli:
Will it be possible to nominate any playable sim, even if they live on the premises? I can see a scenario with a "houseowner" who lives in a part of the house and lives on the rent from the other apartments?
Inge:
Yes - currently any sim you can get onto the lot (teleport etc) and make selectable for as long as it takes to make him lot owner. At this stage the option makes the currently selected sim the owner. I could add an all-family picker, but it didn't seem a priority at this stage :)
In my main test lot, one of the playable sims who is renting an apartment is also the lot owner. It's a remote owner I have not yet tested :D
I think I will make it that the person becoming the owner actually has to pay the value of the lot. It seems more realistic that way. Anyone think this is not a good idea?
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Inge on 2008 September 22, 12:48:04
Not so good: The unplayables can't see the contents of their apartments (which I sort of knew anyway) but it means they are paying a pitiful rent as if for a completely unfurnished place :(
Rent does not include any furniture in the place anyway. The cost of an apartment rental is unchanged whether you furnish it or not, the calculation used to determine rent bases it purely on squareage. This is apparent when you build an apartment building, check its rent cost, move out, furnish, recheck rent costs, no change.
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