removing service/NPC sims
littleblackdog:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2012 February 12, 13:33:08
The core nature of the game is not designed to suit your weirdo urges to build strange neighborhoods. However, if you want to minimize the number of NPCs that appear in your game, remove things that cause them to appear: No rabbitholes, no registers, don't call for any services, type "unsubscribe" into the console in AwesomeMod to prevent the annoying newspaper kid from showing up, etc.
I have already done all the things that you have suggested, and indeed those actions do prevent service sims of anykind from showing up. I had hoped to accomplish my goal and have at least one community lot on the island. If there is any lot that does not have a playable sim living on it, the lot spawns NPC's. Even empty lots. It is not possible to have a community lot or a residential lot in the world, that doesn't spawn townies.
I wanted to build a castaway Island, and watch it grow to a village. No weirdo urge, just wanted to be GOD!
ETA: I was also playing on a inadaquate system, and have since the 1st post updated to a better computer. I am now able to play bigger and better worlds.
jezzer:
"Hmmm... a suburban community construction game. I KNOW! I'LL MAKE A SPACE STATION!!!!!
...
PESCADO!!! WRY MY ANTIGRAVITY NO WERK!?!?!?!?!!?"
kissing_toast:
Quote from: littleblackdog on 2012 February 13, 01:46:53
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2012 February 12, 13:33:08
The core nature of the game is not designed to suit your weirdo urges to build strange neighborhoods. However, if you want to minimize the number of NPCs that appear in your game, remove things that cause them to appear: No rabbitholes, no registers, don't call for any services, type "unsubscribe" into the console in AwesomeMod to prevent the annoying newspaper kid from showing up, etc.
I have already done all the things that you have suggested, and indeed those actions do prevent service sims of anykind from showing up. I had hoped to accomplish my goal and have at least one community lot on the island. If there is any lot that does not have a playable sim living on it, the lot spawns NPC's. Even empty lots. It is not possible to have a community lot or a residential lot in the world, that doesn't spawn townies.
I wanted to build a castaway Island, and watch it grow to a village. No weirdo urge, just wanted to be GOD!
ETA: I was also playing on a inadaquate system, and have since the 1st post updated to a better computer. I am now able to play bigger and better worlds.
I was under the impression that AM doesn't spawn sims unless they are needed, like for bosses or coworkers. Have you tried setting the Awesome story pop cap to a really low number, other than 0?
littleblackdog:
I did not try adjusting the population cap. I have given up.
littleblackdog:
Quote from: jeromycraig on 2012 February 13, 14:48:07
"Hmmm... a suburban community construction game. I KNOW! I'LL MAKE A SPACE STATION!!!!!
...
PESCADO!!! WRY MY ANTIGRAVITY NO WERK!?!?!?!?!!?"
Nothing constructive to add?? NO?? Then go play on the freeway or something.
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