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Dave1942
New Rookie
2 years ago

Reduce time spent at restaurants etc

I have a problem with Sims Travel. When they travel, they stay at the destination a very long time. As an example, a Sim took her two kids to a restaurant after school for an evening meal, The three course meal was not concluded until 1 a.m. the following day - 9 hours later. The kids were collapsing exhausted and they left more hungry than when they arrived. My suggestion is, when Travel is initiated, on arrival could the Sims time clock be slowed to 10% of its regular rate until they depart home? Leave everything else as it stands - from the player's perspective, the time spent at restaurants etc is fine as it is. There is time for them to eat, chat. mold clay etc, but if they only spent 0.9 of an hour (54 minutes) of their time there they could get on with other stuff etc instead of arriving home hungry and exhausted. It would make no difference to other Sims or anything else, just the ones travelling. It would also make restaurants more realistic.

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  • @Dave1942 there's a link here to the bug reports if you want to take a look at the Game Packs/Dine Out bugs some of these may be contributing to the delays you're facing in Restaurants.

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/READ-FIRST-Compiled-list-of-reported-Issues/m-p/6374117#DO

    I've stopped taking families to my restaurants as I absolutely agree it does take a long time. I take them to the food stalls instead that come with packs such as City Living, Island Living and Discover University to mention a few. They get food straight away and they can head home at a reasonable hour. I've made some food courts or added them to parks where they can each have something different or order a whole pizza to share. They do have to hire vendors to man stalls though. I also use the coffee bars and staff do turn up to man those. I add things like these to bowling and skating spaces or outdoor cinemas and the kids have time for the activities too. I add a few vending machines as well from Snowy Escape because they love the burgers.

    It's a lot less frustrating than the restaurants!

  • Dave1942's avatar
    Dave1942
    New Rookie
    2 years ago

    There's also a Functional Buffet from Somik and Severinka that you can place in a restaurant or your home, or anywhere - You have to hire a vendor to operate it and then you can order food for take out or eat in from its extensive menu. Much quicker than the restaurant but not really as much fun.

    Thanks for your reply!

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