The new patch (the one from 7. nov) was supposed to enable generic lots for various social gatherings like weddings, b-day parties, etc and I downloaded a church that is designated as a generic lot and plunked it in Newcrest.I fired up a Sim to test it but the only generic lot I can have a birthdayparty for instance (can't test a wedding as I don't have any engagements in my test game) is the summer house in Windenburg (which, btw is the only other generic lot I have).Could it be that the testee is a native of Windenburg but not Newcrest? Is that the issue? Although I am pretty sure the other options weren't limited to Windenburg (can't check right now).

"somethingstellar;c-16203191" wrote:I have weddings in "restaurants" where i stuff the restaurant requirements somewhere to the side. Its the only way i can get people to show up in formal dress without using MC Dresser on all of them every time.oh that's funny, in my case i built a church and added the restaurant items outside of it so my sims can have wedding and reception on the same lot lol. @Stina1701A I did read about that patch and read it was possible, i'll have to try it out in my game and let you know.

There's a glitch related to adding lots from the gallery. Here's an explanation from Brittpinkiesims: "Sometimes, when downloading a lot from the gallery or the library, the game won’t automatically register it as a lot that can be visited for an event and the “Plan a Social Event” page will show up blank. After downloading..., set the lot type to something random..., exit build mode, enter build mode again then set the lot type back to Generic. It will then show up when you go to plan your event."

Well I gave up and designated the church as a nightclub. And now my sims get phone invites to the chapel to party. Hrmph. :lol:

Why not make the church a museum for the duration of the wedding? That would allow for holding a wedding there without triggering phone invites. My church is a library most of the time, as that makes visitors inclined to pick up a book. But museum would work nicely, too.

I don't have the mods you mentioned, the only mods remotely related to venues are Fewer random townies on community lots (not letting go of that one, not even to restore private weddings), Lot dress code and Increased NPC for hire. Though with mods the culprit could be something totally unrelated that would never come to mind. Like that one time my toddlers couldn't grow up because of custom door locks.As for the actual wedding today, I pretended the public interest was too overwhelming to keep it private (foreign princess and old money heir) ;)

Isn't it possible now to have social events on Generic lots?

22 Replies

Stina1701A
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Btw, it does have a kitchen and a bar and one bathroom. The church I mean.
MeadowbrookSims
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I have weddings in "restaurants" where i stuff the restaurant requirements somewhere to the side. Its the only way i can get people to show up in formal dress without using MC Dresser on all of them every time.
cmbaker16
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"somethingstellar;c-16203191" wrote:
I have weddings in "restaurants" where i stuff the restaurant requirements somewhere to the side. Its the only way i can get people to show up in formal dress without using MC Dresser on all of them every time.

oh that's funny, in my case i built a church and added the restaurant items outside of it so my sims can have wedding and reception on the same lot lol.

@Stina1701A I did read about that patch and read it was possible, i'll have to try it out in my game and let you know.
Madamelee
Legend
8 years ago
I tested it and the lot doesn't show up
janyses
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
There's a glitch related to adding lots from the gallery. Here's an explanation from Brittpinkiesims:

"Sometimes, when downloading a lot from the gallery or the library, the game won’t automatically register it as a lot that can be visited for an event and the “Plan a Social Event” page will show up blank. After downloading..., set the lot type to something random..., exit build mode, enter build mode again then set the lot type back to Generic. It will then show up when you go to plan your event."
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
8 years ago
I tried this and it didn't help. The lot in question used to be a park. It's not from the gallery, I built it myself earlier this year.
After the Nov patch I zoned the lot generic, but it didn't show up in the list of venues allowed for a wedding.
Then I tried your suggestion: zoning as a park again, exit build mode, go back in, re-zone generic. It still didn't show up.
Stina1701A
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Well I gave up and designated the church as a nightclub. And now my sims get phone invites to the chapel to party. Hrmph. :lol:
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
8 years ago
Why not make the church a museum for the duration of the wedding? That would allow for holding a wedding there without triggering phone invites. My church is a library most of the time, as that makes visitors inclined to pick up a book. But museum would work nicely, too.
LivininSim
8 years ago
"EnkiSchmidt;c-16227263" wrote:
Why not make the church a museum for the duration of the wedding? That would allow for holding a wedding there without triggering phone invites. My church is a library most of the time, as that makes visitors inclined to pick up a book. But museum would work nicely, too.

Yeah, museum works pretty well. You will get random walkbys through out the lot. Sometimes the guests will wander off to look at whatever art is on the walls, usually during the ceremony itself, lol. I usually make a section that is able to be roped off with a fence and gate, the museum part, and put the marriage hall, dining area, bar and kitchen in separate rooms.

The nice thing about a Generic Lot is that it can be a private wedding. I haven't tried it yet, but I hope they fix it so this is possible.
janyses
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"EnkiSchmidt;c-16227086" wrote:
I tried this and it didn't help. The lot in question used to be a park. It's not from the gallery, I built it myself earlier this year.
After the Nov patch I zoned the lot generic, but it didn't show up in the list of venues allowed for a wedding.
Then I tried your suggestion: zoning as a park again, exit build mode, go back in, re-zone generic. It still didn't show up.

I'm guessing you're experiencing a different bug since your lot didn't come from the gallery. You're not using any mods that might interfere with lot types? Like Zerbu's school or his venue list? Any from Brittpinkiesims or LittleMsSam? If you have any mods at all, I would try without just to be sure. I haven't tested any generic venues since the patch so I'm hoping the fix actually works.