Learning new ways to do things is part of the fun. :)
Looking forward to getting my fill of Ziggy-ness, lol
"Karababy52;c-17203345" wrote:
In light of that, before I can upload and post a link, I have more score questions. Do contestants earn one point for just attempting to cook? For instance, let's say they take ingredients out of the refrigerator, but drop the cutting board on the floor because they can't use the stove. Or they prepare the food, put it on the stove, but then have to stop because the stove isn't working for whatever reason. Do either of those scenarios count as 'prepare' food?
Let me explain with an example from my game ...
Sim A pulls the ingredients out and for whatever reason got interrupted and set the cutting board on the floor. Later on, Sim B comes by to pick the food up (after Doodle had eaten it several times ...
ewww!!!) and continues preparing it. Sim B got interrupted while cooking and left the pan on the stove. Sims B is awarded 2 points for using the stove.
(In case you're curious, Sim C came by and cleaned up the mess. Got a point for throwing away trash!)
Bree & I discussed as it was happening and this is what we came up with:
The points are given to a Sim for using the stove ... using the grill ... making food using the COOK action when making a meal even if it doesn't require actual cooking (my Sims enjoyed making Faux BLTs).
"Karababy52;c-17203345" wrote:
Do Sims that grab a quick meal get a point for preparing food? Normally I wouldn't question this and say no, they shouldn't. But if you hover over the food, it says 'made by' the Sim who took it out of the refrigerator.
No, they do not earn points.
"Karababy52;c-17203345" wrote:
What is the rule about a stove that has been repaired, but still can't be used because a pot with uncooked food is sitting on it? Can I drag it off the stove to a counter?
In my example above, I left the pan on the stove. It was taken care of in the same day.
If the pan is going to sit on the stove for days, preventing Sims from cooking, I would probably use the Hand of Sim and move it to the trash/delete it. Nobody gains points by finishing the cooking or cleaning up afterwards. "You snooze, you lose! " is how I look at it.
"Karababy52;c-17203345" wrote:
How do you determine who is responsible for breaking an appliance when the appliance just breaks on its own without any interaction? Nobody? For instance, let's say a Sim is on their way to the refrigerator to get ingredients to cook something. Before they even reach the refrigerator, the stove breaks. Would that Sim be penalized? Or is this penalty only enforced if an appliance breaks while a Sim is actually using it?
In play-through 2, the fridge broke. The only one nearby was the cat sitting on the counter. Nobody got dinged those points.
The next two situations happened during the first play-through:
I seem to recall a moment where several Sims were watching TV and it broke. I dinged each Sim.
The stereo broke but nobody was in front of it when I noticed so I dinged the last Sim that danced since they happened to be moving away from the stereo and on to something else. You can't sneak that past me, silly Sim!
"Karababy52;c-17203345" wrote:
EDIT: I forgot one thing. Would a Sim get penalized for walking in on someone taking a shower even if neither Sim gets an embarrassed moodlet or any reaction at all?
Bree added this rule while I was partway through the play-through on the first house because she wanted to add a few more ways to add negative points (not too many!) and even out the scoring a bit.
I'll be honest: I didn't know this was a rule/pay attention until it came up in conversation so I know I missed quite a few times, lol
I also missed a couple of times after knowing because it wasn't yet part of my routine of things to check for.
The embarrassed reaction is great at helping the player catch this happening!
The way my bathrooms were set up in the first house, a Sim had to walk past the shower to get to the toilet. Sinks are opposite the shower.
Sim A in shower, Sim B goes to use toilet or wash hands/dishes. B gets dinged.
Sim B using toilet and Sim A comes in to use shower. If neither notice the other ... meaning if the one showering finishes before the other needs to use the sink ... I didn't ding points. If B uses the sink while A is showering, B gets dinged because they can see the other via the mirror. To be honest, I was half tempted to ding A as well since they caused this.
If you would rather not worry about this UNLESS you get the reaction & moodlet, that's fine. The main unwritten rule is that this should be fun to play! Keep it fun and you'll enjoy it all the more. :)
