Multi-purpose lots

Personally, the old TS1/TS2 idea of assigning a lot as either "residential" or "community" made multi-purpose lots much simpler. Lot "traits" so to speak were defined by the objects placed within them, and those objects each had their corresponding NPCs. Now in TS4, a body can have a designated nightclub building on a lot, but if the lot trait is "restaurant", no one will be dancing there, regardless of hiring a DJ NPC.

I am cautiously hopeful of something like this or a multi-trait lot in the future, because TS4 has seen revamps in aspirations, careers, and even gameplay interfaces. (ie. town maps) Could even pose as a solution to the dreaded culling. Until then, I guess I'll read. :)

I would love this so much, I have so many multi venue lots right now, and while its easy to switch in live (except retail) I really wish they were truly combined and that all community things functioned on all community lots. (including multiple attended stations of the same ie bar/cafe/the desk etc)

Yes! I would love to see this too!
I'd like to be able to have gym, spa and swimming pool in the same place, for example.
Or restaurant, and cupcake shop.
Or Plazas with a few buildings on a lot like stores, restaurants, etc. etc.

It is 2020 and the world is about to go on full lock down! And there still no multi-purpose lots! I say we push for this in the upcoming update or even expansion pack or stuff pack.

I think it's a lovely idea. I use multi-purpose lots all the time but the ability to add a secondary lot type is wonderful and would be so useful. Right now, I work around the limitation by changing lot type during gameplay. I've got a few lots I do this with.

I have my Creek Street, which is a Bowling Alley, Cinema and Restaurant. It's set as a 'bar' most of the time, since that generates NPC bowling teams and the Movie Hangout Stuff TV screen fits the criteria. When I want the group I'm visiting the lot with to have dinner, I change the lot type to 'Restaurant' (I set the menu up when I built the lot) and wait for the host, waiters and chef to arrive (didn't take too long). Once I was done, I changed it back to 'Bar' again.

I also do this with my Up The Amp Music Festival Lot. I leave it set as a 'Karaoke Bar' most of the time but when I want there to be some dancing instead of singing, I switch it to 'Dance Club'. It seems to work well and doesn't have too big an impact when I'm playing, either.

It would make that job significantly easier if we could add a secondary lot type though <3

This could be solved if they made more vendor booths that were a little more generic.
Something like the Realm of Magic booths, where they have a version that looks like a building, except less overtly magical.

You could have booths that slot into a wall, that resemble storefronts. Your Sim could enter the store, talk to the vendor, and buy groceries (ie fresh ingredients), new unlockable video games, or unlockable clothing. Something resembling the stores in the Sims Freeplay's Sunset Mall:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5GfgVqAUJt4/VMfzn6jmayI/AAAAAAAAACE/PKBD6BbTM_k/s1600/image1%281%29.JPG

With something like this, any lot could become multi-purpose, to an extent. Own a retail lot? Now your business is one of several, in an actual mall.
Going to the gym? Why not stop next door first, and buy a smoothie?

"kwanzaabot;c-17449735" wrote:
This could be solved if they made more vendor booths that were a little more generic.
Something like the Realm of Magic booths, where they have a version that looks like a building, except less overtly magical.

You could have booths that slot into a wall, that resemble storefronts. Your Sim could enter the store, talk to the vendor, and buy groceries (ie fresh ingredients), new unlockable video games, or unlockable clothing. Something resembling the stores in the Sims Freeplay's Sunset Mall:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5GfgVqAUJt4/VMfzn6jmayI/AAAAAAAAACE/PKBD6BbTM_k/s1600/image1%281%29.JPG

With something like this, any lot could become multi-purpose, to an extent. Own a retail lot? Now your business is one of several, in an actual mall.
Going to the gym? Why not stop next door first, and buy a smoothie?

We have the vendors stalls, but you need to pay the NPCs to show up and then they stay for like 3 hours and leave. I tried to make a sort of outdoor market with all the available stalls but it doesn't work that smoothly as when the vendors show up by themselves and stay on the lot as long as your sim is there, or at least longer than 3 hours. I would like for my sims to be able to sell their stuff in in a grocery store, so a real store would be much nicer, and you can decide what to sell in it. Alternatively, EA could build an entire neighbourhood shaped like a mall, with individual lots placed where the ownable shops should be. Each floor would be a different sub-neighbourhood. And there could be different stalls, like you suggested, between the ownable lots.

Fifi, I like that idea.

In saying multi purpose, I really wish they'd introduce hotels or motels, In some kind of like vacation pack? Camper vans/Motor homes too, Cafe's and gym's would be great, as would a pool and a gym, or a library and a cafe!

I still need the multi-purpose lots after 4 years!!