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: ***

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emorrill
Hero
6 years ago
"AbellaKellaher;c-17267143" wrote:
So I'm not going to vote - I'm going to make another suggestion. Have you thought about/tried instead of leaving the roof empty, you might find an appropriate door arch to color yellow and add two of them to the roof to simulate an M or the golden arches? I did a quick and dirty version for you

https://i.imgur.com/y2E7NrT.jpg

@AbellaKellaher Hmm. ?
I hadn't thought of that...and thank you for testing it out in your game and showing me. :blush: You're so sweet and thoughtful. :kissing_heart:
Those look good, I just need the arches to be shorter and wider...I SO wish I could find something in game that will work besides seeking out CC, but even then I can't find anything that comes remotely close. I get too literal sometimes. :p

"Nikkei_Simmer;c-17267318" wrote:
The restaurant “Golden Arches” is perfect, dear @emorrill . You do know the horrible part of this is that you’ve now made me hungry enough to go up to 96th and pick myself up three McDoubles, alarge order of fries and a chocolate shake. :wince:

Perchance. Is the drivethru open 24hrs? :mrgreen:

@Nikkei_Simmer Thank you buddy. :blush:
Sorry for causing you to crave the sinful food. :( :lol:
~~Our Drive-Thru here is open until...midnight I wanna say and then it reopens at 5 or something.~~ Actually I just looked it up and ours is open 24 hours!!! :astonished: Since WHEN did that happen!?
AbellaKellaher
6 years ago
@emorrill lol I was already in build mode on that lot so it really wasn't a thang :) After building a whole (functioning) town in minecraft, I tend to get creative with objects and using them in ways other than intended lol :) If you look close enough at some of my scenes you'll notice that occasionally. The latest chapter in my story has several pieces used like that. :) Either way I hope you find your solution! <3

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