How do I make bars/clubs stay open all night?

You could always use a mod.

http://iplaysims.com/forum/files/file/750-23-hour-bars-and-clubs/

bklienhart wrote:
I put a pro-bar in my laundromat. You can go do your laundry any time, but the bartender only shows up during certain hours and you can only buy a couple of drinks.

lol, that's hilarious.

I always put a pro-bar in my fitness clubs. The bartenders make protein shakes and autumn salad for your sims. :D

"Leutiankane;c-11830079" wrote:
if you ctrl+shift click the pro or dive bar in build/buy mode it gives you the option now to set the shifts for it. been that way since IP apparently.

Curious if this indeed works!

(yes I’m aware this is an old topic but I’d like to know if there is an actual way to avoid the curfew :o ?)

"Epierc32;c-16888884" wrote:
> @cameranutz2 said:
> You could always use a mod.
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>

That link doesn't work anymore.

It was posted over six years ago, so that's not surprising. ;)

Shimrod has a 23 hour bar/venue mod still going at The Sims Asylum. Must be registered and logged in over there to see anything.
http://simsasylum.com/tfm/index.php?/topic/2762-23-hour-bars-and-clubs/

"igazor;c-16888996" wrote:

"Epierc32;c-16888884" wrote:
> @cameranutz2 said:
> You could always use a mod.
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>

That link doesn't work anymore.

It was posted over six years ago, so that's not surprising. ;)

Shimrod has a 23 hour bar/venue mod still going at The Sims Asylum. Must be registered and logged in over there to see anything.
http://simsasylum.com/tfm/index.php?/topic/2762-23-hour-bars-and-clubs/

@igazor, It would seem like @Epierc32 plays TS4 given their posting history is on different TS4 threads... ;)

@Epierc32, if it is TS4 that you're playing and need a mod for this, then it might be best to look over in The Sims 4 Modding & Custom Content section or ask in one of those threads over there as this is an old The Sims 3 thread from 2012... ;)
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/the-sims-4-modding-and-custom-content

Before this topic gets closed, I’d like to know if this indeed works: if you ctrl+shift click the pro or dive bar in build/buy mode it gives you the option now to set the shifts for it. Personally I’m more interested in that than in how old this topic is and whether the person who posted in it is a Sims 3 or a Sims 4 player (as far as I know Sims 4 doesn’t have curfews so I can’t imagine this simmer is confused). I’m a Sims 3 player and this concerns Sims 3 (and I hate the curfew for nightclubs, I’d love to be able to control that).

"JoAnne65;c-16889082" wrote:
Before this topic gets closed, I’d like to know if this indeed works: if you ctrl+shift click the pro or dive bar in build/buy mode it gives you the option now to set the shifts for it. Personally I’m more interested in that than in how old this topic is and whether the person who posted in it is a Sims 3 or a Sims 4 player. I’m a Sims 3 player and this concerns Sims 3.

IP adds the options on LN bars to hire a resort worker and assign standard resort worker shifts to the bar object (that is, Day, Night, Graveyard). You can do that on a resort by either clicking on the bar or CTRL+SHIFT clicking on the bar in build/buy mode (this also works for the pool bar, check-in desk, and snack stand). This functionality also shows up if you CTRL+SHIFT click on the bar on other lot assignments. It obviously wasn't intended to be used to set or alter hours on LN bar and lounge venues. I've never tried it on an actual LN bar/lounge lot assignment so I don't know if those settings would override the hours set by the lot assignment. You'd have to try it and see. You might get the venue closing per the lot assignment but the bartender tending the bar during off hours. In other words, setting hours for which the bartender tends the bar might not affect the venue hours, which the OP is asking about.

I wouldn't set bars open 24 hrs anyways (or even 23). There have been posts on NRaas suggesting that game issues with aging up bartenders can be due to them not having enough time off to hibernate properly off-world to age transition. I use Shimrod's 23 hr bars mod but have modified it to close them earlier. IIRC, in creating his mod Shimrod couldn't keep the bars open 24 hrs because that interfered with how the game chooses the day's hotspot. Resorts are never hotspots so keeping a LN bar manned for 24 hrs isn't an issue (and the game seems to rotate them around on it's own so stuck aging with resort workers hasn't been an issue I've come across).

@JoAnne65

https://i.imgur.com/7HWbqlL.png
Confirmed. You can set shifts with ctrl+shift clicking, while in buy mode, on the pro bars from late night.

"JoAnne65;c-16889082" wrote:
Before this topic gets closed, I’d like to know if this indeed works: if you ctrl+shift click the pro or dive bar in build/buy mode it gives you the option now to set the shifts for it. Personally I’m more interested in that ...

The only way I know of to impact bars' hours of operation properly without conflicting with the venue times besides using standalone mods like Shimrod's or Bluegenjutsu's from the same Asylum site is to carefully mod/edit the Bar and Venues xmls (both of them). And then even if we manage to keep the bar and venue hours in sync with each other we get the delightful scenario where sims all across town are grouping up and marching off to the dance clubs at 4:30 or 5 am on weekdays because they don't "realize" they should be having/serving breakfast and getting ready for work or school soon. Planning ahead was never an inactive sim's strong suit. I guess that scenario works in some worlds, but not so much others we would expect to be more quiet at that hour.

@TreyNutz @Satanu_Reeves @igazor So if I understand it correctly and distillate a conclusion, technically there is an option but the mechanics of the LN pack in general make it not very advisable to do so. Thanks!