"keekee53;c-16921808" wrote:
Wow I actually like the time between gigs. I like my sims being able to enjoy other things however I love options. OP, your idea to allow the ability to take more gigs sounds great to me.
I also like how my sims are not getting paid a lot of money for gigs. Some of my low end actors are struggling in a city apartment which is realistic to me. Having said that, once sims start reaching celebrity level 4 and 5, they should be in more demand and therefore get higher pay.
I think booking multiple gigs is more realistic and provides that pay bump its a win win and adds a bit more depth. Either way I'm glad you liked the idea. As for the low pay early on I agree. My sim was struggling to pay his bills for a long time. I went an entire week without power or water when I finally paid the bill to get my stuff turned on it was such an accomplishment. However like you said after about level 5-6 I began to realize that I'm making about as much now as I'm ever going to make in this career which is just astonishing really. Plateauing out even before hitting level 8 should really really not be a thing.
Side note and a tad bit off topic:
Ultimately I ended up converting a retail store into a film studio and began recording movies on drones. I have an editing office where my films get processed. So my sim still gets to act and his partner is the camera operator and executive producer. I have a club from get together where I have my other actors so I can set their outfits and have them act along side my sim. Its honestly been a great choice I'm up to 4500 a day.
Pic for those interested
https://i.imgur.com/RXMfWgN.jpg
"aldavor;c-16921644" wrote:
Apologies for the semi-necro, but I'm spitballing for a mod to raise gig payments; what, in your esteemed opinions, would be a fair multiplier of the current min/max values? Thee are the 'between' figures that are given when you ring up for gigs from your agencies.
For instance, 10x across the board, or commercial gigs say 10x and movie/tv gigs 5x ? Would love to hear your opinions. TIA.
@aldavor
My personal opinion is that pay should be based on celebrity/career level in relation to the gig you have. I understand modding is no easy task even for simple textures. If you want to discuss this option we can but for now ill answer the question you asked specifically.
Commercials I believe are fine, they range from around ~450$
Day time TV averages out to be around ~1250$. I would prefer this number to be higher around 2-3,000$. Its a wide range but I have to consider it being to much money to give sims early on in their career. I would say stick closer to 2,000$.
Prime time TV averages out to be 2,750$ roughly this is where the curve should start trending up IMO. My gut tells me 4,500-6,000$ and that seems fair for sims starting to reach the end of their career as well as gaining some fame.
Movies need to be 10,000+ preferably closer to 12,000$. These are the gigs you get at the end of your career so they should pay like it. That puts you at 24,000$ a week which is a starting point I think.
I don't think that 24,000$ at level is necessarily enough but it I thinks a good bench mark to work around.
These are my recommendations based off the top of my head. Its very hard to gauge because the struggle should be hard in the beginning but should quickly gain massive traction after being promoted and getting famous. Prime time TV and movie stars make massive bank in real life. Especially TV. I think the career is very balanced in the beginning, okay in the middle, and terrible at the end. At the same time these gigs are not necessarily restricted heavily by level so its very reasonable to assume that a sim at level 6 of the career could be making 24,000$. Its just kind rough no matter what way you slice it.
I peak in the forum from time to time so I'm always happy to talk it over more if you want. Also happy that this thread got bumped because I'm still kinda salty about making so little money with acting. But it is what it is.
EDIT: let me post this link so that everyone can see just how much you get paid for each individual gig. Its on simsvip I think its an excellent resource for those interested.
simsvip.com/sims-4-get-famous-guide/#Gigs
