Wants & Fears Sanity "Death To All Nesses" Public Beta Edition
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
Now here's the problem: I flirted everyone into my favor (talk about manipulation), which means I've got a lot of crushes out there. I have to be careful where I go and who I'm with, and if I let my Sim autonomously interact with another Sim, chances are he'll end up flirting with a former crush while he's around another former crush, or worse, while he's with the person he's really dating/engaged to/married to. Thus I almost never let Sims autonomously socialize, and I rarely invite former crushes over to parties (unless time has finally killed the pink heart, but that seems to take forever).
It sounds like you need Romance Mod, and maybe the Undiscovered Shiny which actually causes the extinguishment of old love/crush hearts during the marriage process. Ask Fat Gwilly People.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
I like control. Maybe it's because of my military background, or maybe it's because I love exerting God-like control when I'm a pathetic non-awesome boob in real life. I'm the same way in real life: I can't stand being the passenger in any car; I have to be the driver, or I'm a nervous, paranoid wreck. I don't like letting anyone else drive in the Sims either. I run a very tight ship in every household, and I won't let my Sims do anything (most of the time) without my explicit consent. They all go to bed at the same time, rise at the same time; they go to the bathroom, shower, and relax at the same time. The only time their schedules tend to vary is with work, school, off-lot activities, or during play time, but even though they aren't always doing the same thing, I make sure they are doing exactly and only what I tell them to do (or I end up cussing like a sailor, since I am one, when they deviate - damn mp3 players and handheld games). The only thing I won't let them do together anymore is eat. I mean seriously, WTF? Four hours for a frickin' meal? Now that I know about JM's No Eat Crap and Crammyboy's Eat More Talk Less, I'm going to check one of those out.
It sounds like you definitely need MOAR AWESOMENESS, because the description of your gameplay sounds EXACTLY like mine.ish that could be changed. You'll fall in love with Macrotastics the moment you see the control box. With Macrotastics, there is no whine, only "SIR, YES, SIR!".
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
I don't know whether it's a bug or a feature, but I've never had to send my employees on a single break for one reason alone - they are all set to be ridiculously overpaid. From the moment they arrive to the time I cut them free, they get no pee breaks, lunch breaks, or lounging breaks. They do exactly what they were hired to do, and they do it until the store is closed. I've never had them quit or walk away from a task. With this method, it negates most of the reasons I'd even need BRY.
Uh...I don't think what you describe is POSSIBLE. Motive decay doesn't just STOP because you pay them more. They WILL stop functioning eventually. Perhaps your attention span is just too short to notice, but you MUST try BRY, the efficiency increase is HUGE.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
I do sometimes adjust their pay, just so it can be recalculated to include new badges (although that seems to have relatively very little monetary benefit; skills seem to count more than business badges for some stupid reason).
Sounds like YOU need "relevant wages", which makes only relevant skills and badges count.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
I honestly don't understand why I would want to do that, though. "The more, the merrier," is my motto. The way I see it, every Sim I turn away is a Sim from whom I could be gaining stars and, more importantly, simoleons. Plus, with sales encompassing most of my life's work experience, I couldn't think of very many realistic locations where clientele would be truly limited. The closest examples I can think of would be Fifth Avenue stores where only the rich could really afford to go, or lingerie stores like Victoria's Secret, which would be mostly populated by women. However, a non-rich Sim could still go to browse a Fifth Avenue store (or may have saved up just enough for that one item that he or she intends to impress the friends/family with, or maybe it was a gift); men can still go to lingerie stores, and often do (whether because they were dragged along, are shopping for a girlfriend, or are interested in the products for themselves).
Classic example: Gay bars. There's also another very simple reason: restricting the clientele of a Sim business can actually make it easier to gain more stars faster, due to one factor that differs from real life: In real life, you're not limited to a maximum of N customers at once: Clogging the works with low-yield customers that don't even understand what they're there for simply jams your store with people who stand around and complain as they don't even understand why there's NO FOOD in a clothing store. Even if you don't wish to limit clientbase, the selector also lets you designate business PURPOSE, so sims show up with appropriate motives.
A final reason should appeal to your control-freak ways: When you lock out playables from a certain business, YOU control their buying habits, rather than having to constantly empty their inventories (At a loss!) of all useless crap they buy for no good reason.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
And I think perhaps I'll at least give Macrotastics a whirl, if for no other reason than to see exactly what it does. I really hope that you don't think I'm trying to simply reason away your suggestions, though.
The Macro set is our flagship product. It is simply the best, of the best, of the best. It is the most Awesomesauce thing in Sims. Whether you just want to avoid carpal tunnel, or rule with a 42-pound, allegedly portable fist, this is for you.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 04:56:43
So I'm trying to be more selective now, and I'm focusing mainly on creators that have established good repuations for stable, worthwhile mods [+3500 Aspiration] (yes, that was fulfillment of the "WooHoo with JM" Want).
More Awesome Than You: Accept no Kewian-based substitutes.
Quote from: JCSpencer on 2007 October 13, 20:27:29
I guess I misunderstood what Macrotastics was about. But I have to ask... if it does the same thing I'm already doing, why do I need it? Wouldn't this be more for people who can't stand the tedium of micromanagement? And is that "take off helmet when green" thing part of the mod, or at least controllable? I don't want them taking it off if they turned green, 'cuz then I gotta work up asp to get it back on.
An excellent idea. I'm glad I thought of it! Helmet retention in the event of ASP-dangerzone will be added to next version.
Quote from: Zazazu on 2007 October 16, 18:57:10
The easy solution is to never have parties. I mean, why would you invite a whole bunch of people over just so you can feed them and they can dirty your toilet & dishes? This makes no logical sense. Go to parties, don't throw parties.
That's what locking the fridges is for. NOBODY TOUCHES THE PRECIOUS!
mitchellcjs:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 October 16, 19:02:11
It sounds like you need Romance Mod, and maybe the Undiscovered Shiny which actually causes the extinguishment of old love/crush hearts during the marriage process. Ask Fat Gwilly People.
Mr. Gwill? Could you please request this shiny? It sounds WONDERFUL.
nekonoai:
To the best of my knowledge "Fat Gwilly People" are female.
mitchellcjs:
Mr./Ms. Gwill, I apologize for not knowing your preferred gender-based title, but would you please ask for this undiscovered shiny?
Gwill:
As it turns out Miss Fat Gwilly One is already in possession of a certain dropoldloves.package and might just sit back and point and laugh (maniacally) until people acknowledge her as female.
Since I can not wield my awesome power without doing the hugely embarrassing "release shiny dance", I feel like sitting back and abusing my powers for a while. Grovel brief mortals!
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