That Chair is for Computer Users!!!
Ancient Sim:
I know this is available in Power Idle mode, but is there a separate stand-alone hack to stop Sims autonomously using desk chairs to read, or eat pizza, or whatever? This is very annoying on Uni lots, when often they can only afford one computer and someone needs to use it to write their term paper. I finally had enough of it today when one of my YA's who needed to study FAST (as well as eat, shower & wee-wee) used-up his last influence points to get a dormie to write his term-paper while he did an assignment ... well, you can guess the rest. Although there were two computers, one of them was already occupied by a termpaper-writing Sim and the other ... well, another of the YA's had sat on the chair to read a stupid book, so the dormie shrugged her shoulders and went off to play the piano. I ended-up having to use the clock to postpone the exam, which I don't like having to do unless I'm forced. I'm sure I saw a mod for this somewhere, but if there is one I can't find it. What gets me is, there are nearly always far more comfortable chairs either nearer to the bookcase or almost as close. Sometimes it's as stupid as one being on the left and the other being on the right and them choosing to go the wrong way.
gali:
You have to put the computer desk as far as possible from the "using chairs" objects, such as bookcases, or kitchen counters.
Usually, I put all the bookcases outside, together with the chess tables - no bookcases in the rooms.
Also, I put a counter near the mail box, to ease the pizza eaters, which will go to the nearest counter to put the pizza, and will use the sofa, or the chess seats to eat it, or read a book.
No one will go to the room with the computer, unless they want to play SS3, or you send them to write their term papers.
Emma:
You can just 'shoo' them-they move pretty quick ;D
Inge:
I find the whole thing of sitting at random chairs to eat irritating. It used to be irritating in Sims 1 where they couldn't eat at all unless there was a dining table, but they still do that silly musical chairs thing where if you tell them to eat a meal at the table they are already sitting at they have to stand up and find another chair to do it at.
J. M. Pescado:
The secret to manipulating chair behavior is that Sims love to sit in the most expensive chairs, even if it is actually further away than the obvious logical alternatives, like the couch. Therefore, when you want to discourage sims from sitting in the computer chair, buy a crappy one that has a poor comfort rating. That'll discourage them from sitting in it nearly as much.
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