Generic Lots are Still Ghost Towns
This has been a problem since the base game came out, but...Well, it's about the Generic lot type. It's the lot type that allows for the most creative freedom with community lots, since there's no ite...
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"ChampandGirlie;15618912" wrote:
OP: I agree with you about generic lots. I tried making my own cinema with Movie Hangout Stuff by building a generic community lot with snacks, a bar and fun activities. I ended up needing to label it a "lounge" in order to get people to show up. I haven't visited that lot lately but when I did, it was weird. Only a few elderly men showed up and were hanging around in a creepy way. I guess that's why I haven't gone there much.
I still have my small cemetary listed as a generic lot because I don't want to add bathrooms and a hotdog grill to a cemetary. Lol. Whenever I am in a neighboring lot and I click on a generic lot, the travel icon says something like, "Travel to the Isolated Venue." Erm, that kind of works for a cemetary but NOT for a movie theatre complex.
I agree with you that it limits flexibility.
Not that I have tried it for a movie theater, but I use all-in-one community lots in all my towns, so I know a bit about what to use to "push" NPCs to do what I want them to, and I was wondering if you've tried the "bar" venue for your movie theater? The bar pushes NPCs to watch TV, and it spawns sims of all ages instead of mostly elderly, as with the lounge. Lounge is better for getting more visitors earlier in the day, but I'd still expect the bar to work way better than a lounge.
