The Romantic Life of a Sim
Motoki:
NL let's University students actually venture out of the University town now. Not only can they go downtown (and not have to worry about their college timer ticking away and having to go to class while on a date) but they can also visit community lots in the main neighborhood now too.
It really doesn't change the university dynamic too much and I still don't really care for having them go to university and usually cheat my way through, but it does give a little break from it if you want and community lots in general are actually worth going to now.
Regina:
Okay--that's what it was--the college timer! You'd think my memory could be a tad bit better, even when reading about something in which I have only a minute interest. :P
And that brings to mind something that I like about NL over Uni. When you send a sim to Uni you have to be there with them. I can take my sims on dates or what have you as the mood strikes. Sometimes I just don't want to bother with taking them anywhere and sometimes I want them to go shopping, out to lunch, or be able to go on dates--even the old married couples.
Sagana:
At least that sounds a bit better Motoki - at least they can interact with the people in the neighborhood, and maybe I'll switch back and forth enough to keep the timing right and not get too tired of it. (When my current crop of children grows up, I'll give it a shot).
I agree with both of you :) I just don't enjoy Uni. I didn't like the idea of it, but I got it to try, created some sims with ideas I had, did the dorm bit a little, let some pledge, did the secret society thing and got bored. And I just don't like switching back and forth (I'm kind of obsessive, so when I have sims I like, I want to play those), so I didn't even just switch back to a neighborhood, but quit playing Sims2 altogether. With NL, I still liked the idea of my college kids, so I dropped them all out, moved them into a house downtown and am now having fun again :)
And yeah, visiting community lots is actually fun. They did an awesome job of making it run well, even with my poor graphics card. Though I'm going to have to download some new ones as I'm getting bored with the ones that shipped (I've been to them a lot by now).
ZephyrZodiac:
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One thing I believe Uni has that NL doesn't is the coffee shop options. With only NL you can't even put a coffee pot on a community lot which is kind of stinky. I remember keeping my sims in TS1 going for days on community lots with espresso machines. LOL
If you changeLotZoning residential, you can put the espresso machine into your downtown lot (beds too if you want) then changeLotZoning community (or whatever the description is for NL) you should be able to use those objects. (You need to save and exit after each change though.)
Process Denied:
Nl is awesome for Uni students. I created a downtown community lot that you could actually live at. It has everything even rooms(it's a resort). My students take weekends and holidays off from school. They can call their friends if they have a cell. They get invited on dates and can go on dates. It is awesome!!!! The sororities and frats have special outing groups so they will periodically all go out as a group. If they are behind in their skilling,the resort has everything you need to skill up. Plus you might run into a friend that you haven't seen for a while. Possibilities are endless. If you don't have NL you are missing out.
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