Slacker Babysitters
Silverdrake:
I don't know whether my computer is not up to the task, or if the babysitters are programmed to stand in front of the crib and ignore the baby while it screams in distress? The nannies in TS2 were hilariously horrible, but at least they'd occasionally change a diaper or feed the kid. If I send my sim home early to fire the babysitter, I immediately get the message that the babysitter is done for the day and takes 75 simoleons, grrr! So they do NOTHING, and can't be fired. Is it supposed to be this way? Punishment for going out while you have a larva?
Silverdrake:
I noticed that all the maids are kleptos! The joke's on us.
Motoki:
Yeah they are pretty bad. I miss my nannies dammit!
That being said, besides modding the babysitters to elders and throwing them in the CAS to look the part, I also cheat their damned traits. No slobs or keptos!
By default, it seems, they are attracted to various 'fun' things around the house and will do inappropriate things instead of constantly working. I think this is the 'feature' EA brags about on the load screen that 'Not all sims work hard for their pay, keep an eye on those you hire!' etc. ::) Except it's not just certain ones but all of them that are like that.
The thing that gets me though it how ineffective they are. Even if you XML tune them to just work and remove negative traits via debug commands, they still just stand there staring at the crib half the time, or will complain about the kid screaming (hello, that's your JOB!) or will leave them tired or stinky in a high chair where they throw an absolute fit!
We really need an effective babysitter/nanny mod. :-\
Silverdrake:
I never thought I would miss the TS2 nannies so much :(
Motoki:
Quote from: Silverdrake on 2009 July 18, 18:14:31
I never thought I would miss the TS2 nannies so much :(
Oh my babysitters look like them now thanks to Userunknown's mod + Edit in CAS + my tinkering around with the design tool on some clothing.
I just need to get them to work better now, that's the hard part. I don't even care if they pee all the damned time as long as they actually take care of the damned kids!
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