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2b7be13d86f6a3e2
Seasoned Newcomer
21 days ago
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[AA] [SD] Custom Venue: Give Massage not option for activity

In the recent YouTube short, it shows various possibilities for Custom Venues with various packs installed. One notable one was for a Spa that had workers front and center giving Massages on both tab...
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  • DizzyDee-K's avatar
    DizzyDee-K
    19 days ago

    You can create a Getaway at a Spa Venue and all the Spa Employees will show up to offer their services. Use the phone or the calendar to create a Getaway Schedule. You can make it a one time event or a repeating event. 

    I made a one day event. No overnight. If you want create a multi day event you'll need to add beds.

    The Spa Retreat participants did use all the facilities. Except meditation, maybe because this was a brand new vanilla game and no one had any Wellness skills. 

    I just let my Sim do whatever. Everyone more or less followed the schedule. 

    If you want to own and run a Spa, using the Small Business system from Businesses & Hobbies might be a better bet. 

    Spa activities - like massage - on a Custom Venue seems to work best if you click on the massage table and hire a Sim. The hired Massage Therapist will pretty much stick to their job.  Whether Sims you do not control will be pushed to get a massage is hit or miss. 

    But, if you just want a Spa Getaway... Create a Getaway at a Spa Venue. Save it. Use/Edit it and add it to your calendar whenever you like. 

    I think people are a conflating Custom Venues and Getaways. 

    Getaways can be pretty much anywhere. You can create a recurring Sunday Dinner Getaway at Gramma's house for the whole family. (I suggest that you not schedule any "cooking" or "eating." Instead have a played Sim start cooking and invite everyone to "join" and then "call to meal.")

    Custom Venues use the same or a similar schedule, but the schedule is tied to that venue. Like Kids Camp. 

    There are a number of activities available in Custom Venue and Getaway schedules that don't quite work as expected. I hope they get tweaked. 

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DizzyDee-K
Seasoned Ace
19 days ago

You can create a Getaway at a Spa Venue and all the Spa Employees will show up to offer their services. Use the phone or the calendar to create a Getaway Schedule. You can make it a one time event or a repeating event. 

I made a one day event. No overnight. If you want create a multi day event you'll need to add beds.

The Spa Retreat participants did use all the facilities. Except meditation, maybe because this was a brand new vanilla game and no one had any Wellness skills. 

I just let my Sim do whatever. Everyone more or less followed the schedule. 

If you want to own and run a Spa, using the Small Business system from Businesses & Hobbies might be a better bet. 

Spa activities - like massage - on a Custom Venue seems to work best if you click on the massage table and hire a Sim. The hired Massage Therapist will pretty much stick to their job.  Whether Sims you do not control will be pushed to get a massage is hit or miss. 

But, if you just want a Spa Getaway... Create a Getaway at a Spa Venue. Save it. Use/Edit it and add it to your calendar whenever you like. 

I think people are a conflating Custom Venues and Getaways. 

Getaways can be pretty much anywhere. You can create a recurring Sunday Dinner Getaway at Gramma's house for the whole family. (I suggest that you not schedule any "cooking" or "eating." Instead have a played Sim start cooking and invite everyone to "join" and then "call to meal.")

Custom Venues use the same or a similar schedule, but the schedule is tied to that venue. Like Kids Camp. 

There are a number of activities available in Custom Venue and Getaway schedules that don't quite work as expected. I hope they get tweaked. 

  • 2b7be13d86f6a3e2's avatar
    2b7be13d86f6a3e2
    Seasoned Newcomer
    19 days ago

    I 100% get what you are saying, but when you include things like Tend Bar/Coffee/Boba Shop and Serve Food interactions, among others, you pretty much encompass most of the NPC roles present in the game. Why leave out Give Massage interaction? Its also an NPC Role. Same should be done for the Tattoo Table and Vendor/Stalls. Like if I wanted to create my own Foodie Festival/Farmer’s Market as a Getaway, there is no realistic way to do it with the missing “Tend…” interactions. I just think it should be consistent across the board.

    • DizzyDee-K's avatar
      DizzyDee-K
      Seasoned Ace
      19 days ago

      2b7be13d86f6a3e2​  Yes. I agree. The Club system, Small Businesses, Custom Venues and Getaways all have activities where no one is pushed to complete the activity. Whether it's an NPC role or your own Sim. And when they do, it feels like random chance. 

      You can add to this, if you like: [GTW][BH] [AA] Assigned/Scheduled activities/roles not taking place as expected

      I once contemplated hunting down all the activities that don't trigger any actual activity, but just thinking about it is exhausting. 

  • Gerogie18's avatar
    Gerogie18
    Seasoned Newcomer
    13 days ago

    I really disagree with this being marked as a solution.  players expect for the ability to make a role where they can assign the specific sim to be able to tend massage tables and chairs.  It is the entire point of this function.  I can already take my sims to spas without AA.

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