Hey fellow Sims 3 Simmers! :grin: I'm reliving my Sims 2 days by having my sims run a McDonald's restaurant. :p Naturally the only thing close to Sims 2 OFB in the Sims 3 is the "Business as Usual Bistro" and "The Savvy Seller" store sets. (Yes I have the stuff from NRaas to improve on them ;) ). In this case I will be making this McDonald's into a "Bistro." :blush:Anyway, since I'm terrible at building I found someone who already built a McD's restaurant online and uploaded it to share with the world. I took advantage of that. :mrgreen: *So all credit towards the basic build of this lot goes to TBHOW on YouTube. (They did a speed build of it and included the download in the description. It does come with a bit of CC - which I didn't add all of it in because I had other stuff that would suffice - just FYI. :) ) Here's how it looks:https://i.postimg.cc/3R6253p6/mcds-original.jpgSo taking this very well built McD's, I went and added my own, personal touch and design style to it. :blush: Because...isn't that what we all do? ;) I felt the exterior needed improvement. And I realize the builder was trying to make it look like a modern, big city, McD's which is cool, but I wanted to add some of the small town McD's looks to it, because...I like them. ;) So I looked up pictures of basic McDonald's exteriors to get an idea of how I could improve on it my way. I settled on this photo (even though it's a little dark...):Spoiler (Highlight to read)https://table.skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/081F2267-3AFB-400E-9842-C33374F3EDA1-800x400.jpeghttps://table.skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/081F2267-3AFB-400E-9842-C33374F3EDA1-800x400.jpeg^I want you to pay particular attention to the yellow arch thingy right above the McDonald's lighted letters on the roof. Got it? :) I tried to recreate that the best way I could onto this building and...part of me thinks it looks good...but the other part of me is like, "Meh." :confused: So that's where your opinions come in to help me decide whether I should keep it or not. :p Yay or nay to that yellow arch thing on the roof?Yay:https://i.postimg.cc/zvZvZLLM/Mc-D-Poll-1.jpgNay: https://i.postimg.cc/NF6Mggm0/Mc-D-Poll-2.jpgBonus pic:Spoiler (Highlight to read)Here's how it looks all lit up at night, WITH the yellow arch thingy:https://i.postimg.cc/k4tGpN5K/Mc-D-Poll-4.jpgHmm...Should've done at night without the yellow arch thingy, but I didn't...sorry. I was just anxious to get this poll out. :p Here's how it looks all lit up at night, WITH the yellow arch thingy:https://i.postimg.cc/k4tGpN5K/Mc-D-Poll-4.jpgHmm...Should've done at night without the yellow arch thingy, but I didn't...sorry. I was just anxious to get this poll out. :p ***See the finished product of this McDonald's lot in the "What Happened In Your Sims 3 Game Today?" thread, which will be coming soon! :star: ***

The yellow arch things on the roof are to prevent birds from nesting up there and from flying into the HVAC system. Don't ask me how I know this. (Actually I'm just making that up, but I tend to speak with authority having worked my way through college and grad school, and a bit after, in one of those McCareers).For next time perhaps, there is a third alternative in TS3 for food service to consider that I use a lot. That would be the bakery store set displays with the NRaas Cupcake mod so that the displays carry whatever kinds of food/recipes you want to make available to your customers. It's won't be exactly a fast food joint as you won't see the workers preparing the food or working/cleaning a fry station, but it does do a pretty good job of emulating counter service. I find that the bakery cash registers still make a mess of Role Sim assignment even with NRaas Register in play, so instead I station one or more custom Role Sims by way of Arsil's mod from MTS behind the counter so it looks like they are actually working back there. Others' experiences may vary, but we all still have "billions and billions served" or whatever. :)

@igazor Good to know! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. :star: The yellow arch thing on the roof is to keep birds from flying into the HVAC system. Don't ask me how I know this. (Actually I'm just making that up, but I tend to speak with authority having worked my way through college and grad school, and a bit after, in one of those McCareers).^I totally believed that for a second! :lol: I was like: :open_mouth: Really!? To :lol: I too worked at McD's way back when, when I was 16. Worst job ever....... :unamused: I was good at my job, but my managers were awful! :angry: Anyway! Carry on my friends. :)

@emorrill Yay! Can I have a Big Mac, pretty please? :)

I like the yellow trim, it adds that little something extra to it! Great job.

I voted 'Yay' for two reasons. 1). Because the roof looks kind-of empty with nothing up there and, 2). It's in the SimVerse and doesn't have to be exactly as the ones in our world are.

emorrill

Hero

6 years ago

Yay or Nay?

Hey fellow Sims 3 Simmers! :grin:

I'm reliving my Sims 2 days by having my sims run a McDonald's restaurant. :p Naturally the only thing close to Sims 2 OFB in the Sims 3 is the "Business as Usual Bistro" and "The Savvy Seller" store sets. (Yes I have the stuff from NRaas to improve on them ;) ). In this case I will be making this McDonald's into a "Bistro." :blush:

Anyway, since I'm terrible at building I found someone who already built a McD's restaurant online and uploaded it to share with the world. I took advantage of that. :mrgreen: *So all credit towards the basic build of this lot goes to TBHOW on YouTube. (They did a speed build of it and included the download in the description. It does come with a bit of CC - which I didn't add all of it in because I had other stuff that would suffice - just FYI. :) )

Here's how it looks:
https://i.postimg.cc/3R6253p6/mcds-original.jpg

So taking this very well built McD's, I went and added my own, personal touch and design style to it. :blush: Because...isn't that what we all do? ;)

I felt the exterior needed improvement. And I realize the builder was trying to make it look like a modern, big city, McD's which is cool, but I wanted to add some of the small town McD's looks to it, because...I like them. ;) So I looked up pictures of basic McDonald's exteriors to get an idea of how I could improve on it my way. I settled on this photo (even though it's a little dark...):

Spoiler

https://table.skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/081F2267-3AFB-400E-9842-C33374F3EDA1-800x400.jpeg

^I want you to pay particular attention to the yellow arch thingy right above the McDonald's lighted letters on the roof. Got it? :)

I tried to recreate that the best way I could onto this building and...part of me thinks it looks good...but the other part of me is like, "Meh." :confused:

So that's where your opinions come in to help me decide whether I should keep it or not. :p

Yay or nay to that yellow arch thing on the roof?

Yay:
https://i.postimg.cc/zvZvZLLM/Mc-D-Poll-1.jpg

Nay:
https://i.postimg.cc/NF6Mggm0/Mc-D-Poll-2.jpg

Bonus pic:

Spoiler

Here's how it looks all lit up at night, WITH the yellow arch thingy:
https://i.postimg.cc/k4tGpN5K/Mc-D-Poll-4.jpg

Hmm...

Should've done at night without the yellow arch thingy, but I didn't...sorry. I was just anxious to get this poll out. :p

Here's how it looks all lit up at night, WITH the yellow arch thingy:https://i.postimg.cc/k4tGpN5K/Mc-D-Poll-4.jpgHmm...Should've done at night without the yellow arch thingy, but I didn't...sorry. I was just anxious to get this poll out. :p

***See the finished product of this McDonald's lot in the "What Happened In Your Sims 3 Game Today?" thread, which will be coming soon! :star: ***

igazor
6 years ago
The yellow arch things on the roof are to prevent birds from nesting up there and from flying into the HVAC system. Don't ask me how I know this. (Actually I'm just making that up, but I tend to speak with authority having worked my way through college and grad school, and a bit after, in one of those McCareers).

For next time perhaps, there is a third alternative in TS3 for food service to consider that I use a lot. That would be the bakery store set displays with the NRaas Cupcake mod so that the displays carry whatever kinds of food/recipes you want to make available to your customers. It's won't be exactly a fast food joint as you won't see the workers preparing the food or working/cleaning a fry station, but it does do a pretty good job of emulating counter service. I find that the bakery cash registers still make a mess of Role Sim assignment even with NRaas Register in play, so instead I station one or more custom Role Sims by way of Arsil's mod from MTS behind the counter so it looks like they are actually working back there. Others' experiences may vary, but we all still have "billions and billions served" or whatever. :)
emorrill
Hero
6 years ago
@igazor Good to know! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. :star:

The yellow arch thing on the roof is to keep birds from flying into the HVAC system. Don't ask me how I know this. (Actually I'm just making that up, but I tend to speak with authority having worked my way through college and grad school, and a bit after, in one of those McCareers).

^I totally believed that for a second! :lol: I was like: :open_mouth: Really!? To :lol:

I too worked at McD's way back when, when I was 16. Worst job ever....... :unamused:
I was good at my job, but my managers were awful! :angry:

Anyway! Carry on my friends. :)
jillbg
6 years ago
@emorrill Yay! Can I have a Big Mac, pretty please? :)
bekkasan
6 years ago
I like the yellow trim, it adds that little something extra to it! Great job.
mw1525
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
I voted 'Yay' for two reasons.
1). Because the roof looks kind-of empty with nothing up there and,
2). It's in the SimVerse and doesn't have to be exactly as the ones in our world are.
emorrill
Hero
6 years ago
"mw1525;c-17262670" wrote:
I voted 'Yay' for two reasons.
1). Because the roof looks kind-of empty with nothing up there and,
2). It's in the SimVerse and doesn't have to be exactly as the ones in our world are.

^I'm with you on that. :blush:
Rflong7
New Vanguard
6 years ago
Nay for me. It's too much for my simple tastes. :)
king_of_simcity
6 years ago
I would say Nay for now. Might have to ask a creator to find an arc that fits the exact one :smile:

I must admit I do miss the old style McDonald's with those plastic red chairs. In my area they all went 'Bistro looking' in 2012.

Would be awesome if you could find a Ronald to fit on the top though!

https://images.vice.com/vice/images/articles/meta/2013/12/12/patrick-keiller-has-been-filming-londons-slow-collapse-since-the-1990s-1413263485522.jpeg?crop=1xw%3A0.873059866962306xh%3Bcenter%2Ccenter&resize=2000%3A*
mw1525
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
@emorrill - Were you aware, Sandy of ATS3 has created a McDonald's set? She has all the furnishings and even some custom foods. Here's the link just in case you want to check it out (if you haven't already) :).

McDonald's Restaurant:
https://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_downtown_68.shtml
igazor
6 years ago
"mw1525;c-17263315" wrote:
@emorrill - Were you aware, Sandy of ATS3 has created a McDonald's set? She has all the furnishings and even some custom foods. Here's the link just in case you want to check it out (if you haven't already) :).

McDonald's Restaurant:
https://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_downtown_68.shtml

OMG, that's a horrible set of screen shots! There's way too much food in the bin/pass-through with no customers in line (and what are fries even doing in there?), someone is serving a happy meal without having drawn the drink first, lids on hot beverages are not optional, the dining area needs to be cleaned up immediately, and there's no prices on the menu boards. I demand to speak with the manager, but they're probably too busy chasing birds off the roof!

(sighs) Ever wish you could erase around 15 years of your life from your memory completely?

Just kidding of course, Sandy's stuff is always brilliant. :)