Party Question
How does one get a successful party? I've read that if the property is clean, food is available, socialization happens and there are fun things to do, the party can be successful. I'm slightly confused as to why some of my parties are successful and others aren't. I'm not upset, just curious and wonder if anyone here might know why. :)
Here are some examples:
In one of Fern and Preston's alternate lives, they got married on the beach. I decorated the lot myself and it was full of fun things, such as an ice-cream stand, tables for eating at, a wedding arch, a chocolate fountain, a bonfire, a dance floor... pretty much anything beach-related and wedding-related I could think of. They invited friends, with whom they had pretty high relationships, and as soon as everyone was there, I clicked the arch for the vows to be exchanged. None of the guests watched the wedding, instead opting to swim. Before the vows were complete, most of the sims were running off, saying that they had a terrible time. I can't remember now since it was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure they got married on Leisure Day. I'm not sure why that party was such a failure.
Fern and Preston also tried to throw a gift-giving party on Snowflake Day and no one showed up. They each had a few friends and even at least one best friend. No matter how many times I restarted that day, no sim showed up.
Fern and Preston had bad party luck during their alternate lives. :P
During this latest version of their lives, they're attending university. Preston threw a bonfire party at The Point. Fern cooked tofu dogs twice because she burned them on her first try. The guests ate the burnt tofu dogs (instead of the perfectly good ones next to them), interacted with the bonfire and danced to music from a small boombox. Fern and Preston were distracted by the beautiful view of the stars from there and ignored their guests for a night of starry romance. The party was a huge success.
Because The Point is soooo beautiful in the autumn, Preston threw a costume party on Spooky Day there. Fern was off doing her own thing, but Preston brought food and invited everyone to eat. He talked to each of his guests at least once and danced with them. The bonfire was lit and there was music. The party was a huge failure, for some reason.
Has anyone ever gotten stressed about playing a day through perfectly? I did about this one day, for some reason. I wanted it to be the best day I could make it. So I redid the costume party at The Point about three times with the same result.
Finally, I decided to just throw it at the house they were renting. Again, Fern was doing her own thing, but I had her set some food out on the counter for the first guest who showed up and turn the music on. The guests were at the house alone for at least a half an hour. Preston arrived late because he was in class (and I should've scheduled the party for an hour later) and his needs were low. He ignored his guests to shower and use the toilet. He broke the toilet and when he finally told everyone to eat, the food was spoiled. By the time I noticed, everyone was already almost done eating it. Everyone was nauseous. Preston only had the time to speak with two guests before everyone was leaving. I saw all the guests standing around and yawning. I expected the party to be a failure, but it didn't bother me this time since I can understand why. This version of the party was certainly entertaining for me to play through and I was prepared to accept this failure party and move onto the next day. But it was a success. The party was le-gend-ary.
I'm a little confused. :P Anyone gave any ideas about this, or any similar experiences to share?
Also thanks for reading this.
Here are some examples:
In one of Fern and Preston's alternate lives, they got married on the beach. I decorated the lot myself and it was full of fun things, such as an ice-cream stand, tables for eating at, a wedding arch, a chocolate fountain, a bonfire, a dance floor... pretty much anything beach-related and wedding-related I could think of. They invited friends, with whom they had pretty high relationships, and as soon as everyone was there, I clicked the arch for the vows to be exchanged. None of the guests watched the wedding, instead opting to swim. Before the vows were complete, most of the sims were running off, saying that they had a terrible time. I can't remember now since it was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure they got married on Leisure Day. I'm not sure why that party was such a failure.
Fern and Preston also tried to throw a gift-giving party on Snowflake Day and no one showed up. They each had a few friends and even at least one best friend. No matter how many times I restarted that day, no sim showed up.
Fern and Preston had bad party luck during their alternate lives. :P
During this latest version of their lives, they're attending university. Preston threw a bonfire party at The Point. Fern cooked tofu dogs twice because she burned them on her first try. The guests ate the burnt tofu dogs (instead of the perfectly good ones next to them), interacted with the bonfire and danced to music from a small boombox. Fern and Preston were distracted by the beautiful view of the stars from there and ignored their guests for a night of starry romance. The party was a huge success.
Because The Point is soooo beautiful in the autumn, Preston threw a costume party on Spooky Day there. Fern was off doing her own thing, but Preston brought food and invited everyone to eat. He talked to each of his guests at least once and danced with them. The bonfire was lit and there was music. The party was a huge failure, for some reason.
Has anyone ever gotten stressed about playing a day through perfectly? I did about this one day, for some reason. I wanted it to be the best day I could make it. So I redid the costume party at The Point about three times with the same result.
Finally, I decided to just throw it at the house they were renting. Again, Fern was doing her own thing, but I had her set some food out on the counter for the first guest who showed up and turn the music on. The guests were at the house alone for at least a half an hour. Preston arrived late because he was in class (and I should've scheduled the party for an hour later) and his needs were low. He ignored his guests to shower and use the toilet. He broke the toilet and when he finally told everyone to eat, the food was spoiled. By the time I noticed, everyone was already almost done eating it. Everyone was nauseous. Preston only had the time to speak with two guests before everyone was leaving. I saw all the guests standing around and yawning. I expected the party to be a failure, but it didn't bother me this time since I can understand why. This version of the party was certainly entertaining for me to play through and I was prepared to accept this failure party and move onto the next day. But it was a success. The party was le-gend-ary.
I'm a little confused. :P Anyone gave any ideas about this, or any similar experiences to share?
Also thanks for reading this.
