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DeepPurpIe
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

Living/Renting in Sulani

I moved a Sim family to Sulani when I first bought Island Living but found it.. I don't know. Too much like a vacation and couldn't connect to the game play. I was hoping I could turn the lot I built into a really nice vacation rental similar to what you would see in granite Falls but apparently you can't do that. So I was wondering if I could turn an existing house into a retail lot without losing the construction and decor. I really wish I could make it an option for any sim to rent but I guess that's not possible so this is my next best option. Then I would have the sim family buy it and visit on the weekends or whenever.

Do you guys think that will work?
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  • SarahsShady77's avatar
    SarahsShady77
    6 years ago
    I've made a small beach cabin and pretend it's a rental when my sims visit the island. It mostly works for me. 1 downfall is that other sims walking by just let themselves in and use the 'rental' too..
    It would've been really cool if there were hotel lot venue though.
    I was thinking, maybe with a little tweek of Discover University's dorm lot venue a talented modder could create a working hotel/tourist lot type.
  • Bluegayle's avatar
    Bluegayle
    Hero
    6 years ago
    I'm using the wreckage and changed it to National Park, Just had to add a grill. Did some changes inside for a family stay.
    My family uses it for a "holiday" but it is kind of a pain to micro manage them so they don't go home before I am ready for them to leave.
  • keekee53's avatar
    keekee53
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    "Netzspannung;c-17394682" wrote:
    "DeadFishy;c-17394558" wrote:
    But if you make it a national park do other people show up to the lot. Now that you mention this I think I did something similar with dine out in that I had a restaurant and an apartment attached to it and they just lived in the apartment and satisfied their needs on it. However, as soon as I saved and exited they would show back up on their original lot.


    No, with the lot type 'National Park' other Sims will not randomly show up. No other Sims will come and use the stuff because the lot type has no requirements so there is no coded behaviour. But Sims still pass by the lot and of course you can invite Sims by phone to come and visit the lot.


    wow I am totally doing this
  • fullspiral's avatar
    fullspiral
    6 years ago
    "Finvola;c-17394718" wrote:
    A Generic Lot would work too, would it? No NPCs wandering in and out of there either I think.


    generic lots have always worked until recently. I have used them in numerous ways. As B&B's in every world so sims can go stay in a different world and it feels like a vacation.

    I've also used them as "storage" facilities for some of my collector sims so they don't get dinged by high bills for having all that stuff on their home lot. And all that stuff in their inventories when traveling because that can bog the game down.

    The last generic lot I made, 2 waiter sims showed up after the "renters" went out to supper. No idea why, or when that change was made.

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