Don't Talk, EAT! grrrr
sanmonroe:
Quote from: dsk on 2005 September 22, 16:59:51
The only problem is, when you have a family of four sitting down for a meal together, it shouldn't take 4-5 hours for everyone to get full! They talk so friggin much that the hunger motive goes down only slightly less than it goes up. It's so annoying that I've had to start staggering my sims so each one eats alone.
Just pretend they are Italian.
AnnaM:
Quote from: Ancient Sim on 2005 September 22, 22:02:53
What I don't like is the way single Sims out for a meal are sat at separate tables, I'd rather they were put with someone else, or even better asked "Do you want to dine alone, or with other Sims?" That way if they needed social, or to meet people, they'd have the chance.
Someone already suggested forming a casual group before leaving home. What I have done a few times is form a casual group on the spot, in the restaurant (though of course people you have never met are unlikely to accept).
The other thing is -- I think that is what the option "Be seated at counter" is for. I say "I think" because I haven't actually had a chance to test it yet, but I think it means that you will have a chance of socializing with other Sims who are sitting at the counter, either eating or drinking. (I'll test it next time I get a chance...)
dusty:
I just had a sim child get rejected from private school because the headmaster took too long to eat his meal with all the chatting, so food points stayed at zero. When I had him back over I made him eat alone. :-\
C.S.:
Quote from: AnnaM on 2005 September 23, 17:03:33
Quote from: Ancient Sim on 2005 September 22, 22:02:53
What I don't like is the way single Sims out for a meal are sat at separate tables, I'd rather they were put with someone else, or even better asked "Do you want to dine alone, or with other Sims?" That way if they needed social, or to meet people, they'd have the chance.
Someone already suggested forming a casual group before leaving home. What I have done a few times is form a casual group on the spot, in the restaurant (though of course people you have never met are unlikely to accept).
The other thing is -- I think that is what the option "Be seated at counter" is for. I say "I think" because I haven't actually had a chance to test it yet, but I think it means that you will have a chance of socializing with other Sims who are sitting at the counter, either eating or drinking. (I'll test it next time I get a chance...)
Still haven't got Nightlife, but I'm guessing "Be seated at counter" means meeting new people, the way sims do when they sat the bar (e.g. the University Way community lot in Uni) and there are already other sims on the bar stools?
The reason I ask is that I don't want my sims to know and befriend too many people at once. I usually have my sims concentrate on macro-skillinating on weekdays and call friends on a Saturday to maintain friendships. With autoyak and about 30 friends, it takes about one whole day from the moment it is light till late into the night before they've repaired the slides in the daily relationship meters over the week. And thank goodness for cellphones!
It'd be great if talking to a stranger sim doesn't automatically mean a memory of having "Met so-&-so" and instant exchange of phone numbers until they've been (self-)introduced. It shouldn't count as having met someone until there's a handshake or somebody's been greeted, or something to that effect, but oh well, it's Merola's Mind Control Mirror to the rescue in the meantime....
So, can someone verify this please? Many thanks in advance.
buddha pest:
Quote from: dsk on 2005 September 22, 16:59:51
Hopefully someone will make a hack.
I'm betting a lot of money J.M. is not going to tolerate well the inefficiency of this taking-hours-to-eat business.
Family meals are quaint and all, but it's pretty obvious why everybody's sims are falling asleep face first in their plates so often.
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