Business sucks...
tiffyt:
Literally. I am having a few problems...
1. For some reason in my game no one ever makes it past the damn ticket machine. They hem and haw and finally buy a ticket but then just stand there and don't do shit.
I have a gym and the only thing they do is use the damn treadmill though I have a dance studio section and the other machines as well as a masseuse. I use Paladins employee massage controller to make the employee sims sell/give massages so that is working alright and I nixed the buying towels and body stuff because... well cause it was annoying as hell having them all wanna buy junk and nothing else.
Is there a way to make them do other things? Like use the ballet bar in the studio or the other machines and exercise bikes, then maybe take a shower and have a drink from the juice bar?
2. Also at my nightclub they don't come in to dance and have drinks. They stand around the ticket booth after buying a ticket and do nothing. It's so annoying. I hope it's not the whole greeting thing. That shit sucks.
3. I have a restaurant and they act retarded when they see a booth. Everyone wants to sit at the same damn seat in the four seater booth. And barely anyone sits at the bar. Idiots! >.<
4. How can you make sims listen to a band playing while on a stage without them actually trying to go up on the stage? I put a door that only allows employees but when I have a sim try to listen to someone play they wanna get mad cause they can't go through the door? What gives?
I apologize for the length of this post, but I've been trying for like, 3 months to get this shit to work and I am just so frustrated. Maybe you all can give me some advice or tips about what to do. I've tried several hacks but they didn't work out right. The BRY one you have here is slightly confusing and the links for the hacks you need to go with it are broken. I tried to use it but it just made things worse and it messed up my landlords on the apartment lots, made them act like visitors. I am at the point where I'll try anything, even burning down the stores for the insurance ;)
Any help would be appreciated.
~TiffyT
Zazazu:
You don't need to sign your posts. Your username is right there for all to see.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
1. For some reason in my game no one ever makes it past the damn ticket machine. They hem and haw and finally buy a ticket but then just stand there and don't do shit.
I have a gym and the only thing they do is use the damn treadmill though I have a dance studio section and the other machines as well as a masseuse. I use Paladins employee massage controller to make the employee sims sell/give massages so that is working alright and I nixed the buying towels and body stuff because... well cause it was annoying as hell having them all wanna buy junk and nothing else.
Is there a way to make them do other things? Like use the ballet bar in the studio or the other machines and exercise bikes, then maybe take a shower and have a drink from the juice bar?
Get Business Runs You and Customer Selector. Protip: they are available at this site. Use them. Love them.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
2. Also at my nightclub they don't come in to dance and have drinks. They stand around the ticket booth after buying a ticket and do nothing. It's so annoying. I hope it's not the whole greeting thing. That shit sucks.
Again, get BRY and Customer Selector. Your sims are stupid and don't know what's expected of them. For the greeting issue, make sure you've downloaded and applied alfixes, also available from here.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
3. I have a restaurant and they act retarded when they see a booth. Everyone wants to sit at the same damn seat in the four seater booth. And barely anyone sits at the bar. Idiots! >.<
Booths are buggy. I tend to avoid using them. And yes, sims ignore the bar until it seems all other tables are full.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
4. How can you make sims listen to a band playing while on a stage without them actually trying to go up on the stage? I put a door that only allows employees but when I have a sim try to listen to someone play they wanna get mad cause they can't go through the door? What gives?
The townies are trying to tip the performers and are frustrated because they can't get to them. Remove the wall. Deal with them getting on stage, it's the nature of the coding that makes it inevitable.
[/quote]Honestly, all your issues will be fixed by application of the Director's Cut. Individual hacks can be found here (as it seems you do have AL). Director's Cut is here.
tiffyt:
Thanks for the advice. I'm restarting my game and installing them now. Really hope it helps.
Sorry about the signature thing. It's a habit I got from commenting on blogs heh. ^_^
GayJohnScarritt:
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
... I've tried several hacks but they didn't work out right. The BRY one you have here is slightly confusing and the links for the hacks you need to go with it are broken. I tried to use it but it just made things worse and it messed up my landlords on the apartment lots, made them act like visitors.
I have a feeling you have hacks from several different modders still in your game. Check out Paladin's Hack Conflict Detection Utility (google is your friend) and check to see if the hacks you are using, play nice together. But i have a feeling they're conflicting, which WILL cause problems. Your new BFF is Pescado (give him a cuddly hug, he loves it), and then add in other hacks that fit your style, that won't conflict with his.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
1. For some reason in my game no one ever makes it past the damn ticket machine. They hem and haw and finally buy a ticket but then just stand there and don't do shit.
I have a gym and the only thing they do is use the damn treadmill though I have a dance studio section and the other machines as well as a masseuse.
This has to do with how the Sims AI determines what to do: They pick a motive, then go with the most highly advertised object, which will pretty much always be the same few objects. To create more individuality in sims, you need to get the Autonomy Controller and proscribe some objects individually so some sims will simply dislike certain things and not use them, causing them to seek other things.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
2. Also at my nightclub they don't come in to dance and have drinks. They stand around the ticket booth after buying a ticket and do nothing. It's so annoying. I hope it's not the whole greeting thing. That shit sucks.
This all sounds like you have something non-Awesome disrupting autonomy.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
3. I have a restaurant and they act retarded when they see a booth. Everyone wants to sit at the same damn seat in the four seater booth. And barSely anyone sits at the bar. Idiots! >.<
Sounds like normal behavior. Reposition the booth so it's not the closest thing.
Quote from: tiffyt on 2009 April 23, 14:12:24
4. How can you make sims listen to a band playing while on a stage without them actually trying to go up on the stage? I put a door that only allows employees but when I have a sim try to listen to someone play they wanna get mad cause they can't go through the door? What gives?
Computers are terrible at holistic placement. This is pretty much a fact of life.
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