Macro Control: Macrotastics
mommytotwo:
Ahh ok, looked a couple of posts up and didn't see that. Went back a page and I did, I somehow missed it when I read through the thread. I have 3 kids under 5, so I know ALL about patience. ;) :)
Karen:
Quote from: jsalemi on 2008 March 05, 22:48:55
According to a message from Pescado a few up, the Hobbinate functions aren't all working yet (only arts & crafts is working so far, if memory serves). Patience, grasshopper.
But the latest version is MUCH smoother than previous versions. I'm not getting errors anymore. From what I've seen so far, I think Hobbinate is going to make this EP trivially easy to play.
Karen
Emma:
Quote from: karen on 2008 March 06, 00:15:33
From what I've seen so far, I think Hobbinate is going to make this EP trivially easy to play.
Karen
Why? It just stops you manually directing your sim to hobbinate-it isn't like it adds enthusiasm or anything. Your sim would be doing it anyway. Like macro>garden>talk for example, instead of clicking on each individual plant/tree, it makes your sim go to each one just stopping for motive replenishing. You'd be doing it anyway, but with a lot more clicks of your mouse. ;)
jolrei:
Quote from: karen on 2008 March 06, 00:15:33
From what I've seen so far, I think Hobbinate is going to make this EP trivially easy to play.
I see this as a fun vs. tedium issue. As there is no way to "win" the sims, it is all about how well your story is running, what lulzy things your sims are doing, building the generations, fulfilling goals, or whatever. If you have lots of fun giving constant directions to your sims for each and every task (I used to like this method), then by all means refrain from using macros.
What I found was that micro-managing a household of 6 or more sims got so tedious that it was no longer fun. Macros are indispensible for this, and hobbinate is a logical addition to the macrotastics package.
Karen:
And I'm not disagreeing with any of that. I have been using macrotastics, skillinator, BUY, etc. since they were first released, and couldn't play without them. All I was trying to say was that if the point of this EP is to acquire enthusiasm points, visit hobby lots, etc, then setting your Sims to Macro...Hobbinate will make that process more or less effortless. (Nothing wrong with that, of course.)
I should know better than to make general statements like that about an EP that's been out less than two weeks. I haven't played it enough myself yet to really decide whether I like it or not. Of course I realize that everybody's playing style and reasons for playing are different. That's one of the strengths of the game, that you can play just about any way you want. I don't usually play with specific goals in mind (although I admit that the BV "uncover all the vacation secrets" thing was way more appealing to me than I expected it to be).
I imagine that as time goes on, I'll fold the "hobbinating" into my normal gameplay and it will become just another thing my Sims do as part of their everyday routine. Right now I'm still getting used to it, just like everybody else.
Karen
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