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ghamrick75's avatar
4 years ago

Need input on a couple of "multi-purpose" builds

So... "mutli-purpose lots" are not technically a thing and there is no way "technically" to upload such a lot to the gallery as a "mult-purpose lot. This has not stopped me from building a lot (tentatively titled "Fitness Park" that has combined a gym, a pool, a yoga / spa area, a park AND a national park. And it was build without using the "move objects" thing. This leads me to a couple of questions.

1) What should I upload the lot as? It feels a bit cheap to upload it as a "Generic" lot. I was leaning toward Park or National Park but still was not sure. Does it specifically matter?
2) I had intended to add a couple of food stalls but I was informed by another Simmer (forget who is was) that, for the most part, the food stalls were "broken" on commercial lots as they did not auto-generate people to run the stalls. Is that correct? What's the deal there?

And on another note:
3) I've a couple of other builds in the works that would feature a "bonus speakeasy bar" area in addition to whatever the main lot type is going to be. Any other particulars I need to be aware of with regards to making that sort of thing work "properly". I am assuming if the food carts don't "auto-generate" people to run them the the bars in the speakeasys won't either, is that correct?

Oh... and lots in question will all be commercial and not residential lots.
  • depends really

    I would set the first one as gym because that way you get gym instructor and sims are obviously more interested in doing workout activities

    spa items i think spawns the massagers automatically even without the lot type

    idk if park has something though cause i dont tend to have lots of parks but i feel sims would gather sitting at random tables or grilling or playing chess or something like that

    and for food stalls not completely sure either perhaps playtest it

    though i do warn if you have meditation or yoga outside and temperature effects on from seasons and its winter there is gonna be lots of death
  • Yikes. Actually, all of it is outdoors so the gym equipment use would cause death too as would the pool probably.
    Built it on the 50X40 lot in Newcrest. Will see about screen capping it before I upload it. (It is not bad looking, imo!) Might put a comment in the description "not recommended for use in Winter".

    Have deleted the food stall in lieu of more grills at this point.

    Going to play test it as a Park and National Park and see what happens.
  • Reddestiny921's avatar
    Reddestiny921
    Seasoned Veteran
    I usually upload based on the "main" feature like I have a library buried somewhere on the gallery that is just that but has a cafe in it. We have had a lot of additions so maybe one day itll be a feature but for now just keep it simple a bar with a sleeping area could be a cheap motel. A restaurant with a bar is different I've seen a bartender show up even though its still a restaurant. Everything else you just have to pretend a bit.
  • I downloaded a fitness center off the gallery and it included massage tables, yoga mats, all the gym equipment including climbing walls, an indoor pool, basketball court, roller rink, and a bar. It was tagged as a gym.
  • "Chicklet453681;c-17769440" wrote:
    I downloaded a fitness center off the gallery and it included massage tables, yoga mats, all the gym equipment including climbing walls, an indoor pool, basketball court, roller rink, and a bar. It was tagged as a gym.


    Was it an outdoor one?