Ok, so, *now* what are your plans for Eco Lifestyle?

I no longer hate it as much as I used to, but I still won't buy it for full price. There are some features I can't stand and may require mods to get rid of and I find the new world rather unimpressive. So maybe I'll buy it some time at future, on sale or as a part of a bundle. Or maybe not, depending on whether or not I'll like the other upcoming packs more.
What I would do with it? Use the new machines and some CAS items, feed Knox to a cowplant. Turn San Myshuno into a trash heap.

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
Now that we know it won't be as bad as we all feared and many of us, myself included, have decided to get the pack: what are you planning to do with Eco Lifestyle?

I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot. I can't wait to finally have something better to turn it into than what it is now since I never really go there and with the food stalls up front, I think it'll be fun!

What about you guys?

Speaking of food stalls, I wonder if they will now function properly when paced on the new community lot. I intend to make a sort of market with all of them.

"crocobaura;c-17510218" wrote:

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
Now that we know it won't be as bad as we all feared and many of us, myself included, have decided to get the pack: what are you planning to do with Eco Lifestyle?

I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot. I can't wait to finally have something better to turn it into than what it is now since I never really go there and with the food stalls up front, I think it'll be fun!

What about you guys?

Speaking of food stalls, I wonder if they will now function properly when paced on the new community lot. I intend to make a sort of market with all of them.

I would think so, at least on the marketplace version of the lot. Usually, when they code it in from the beginning it works like a charm - kind of makes me wish they'd let us use the cafeteria item in normal libraries, not just student lots :D But yeah I think we'll be able to do that, since there's also a functioning food stall in the trailer on one of these lots.

I think community lots will be super fun to play around with though!

"SimTrippy;c-17510222" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17510218" wrote:

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
Now that we know it won't be as bad as we all feared and many of us, myself included, have decided to get the pack: what are you planning to do with Eco Lifestyle?

I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot. I can't wait to finally have something better to turn it into than what it is now since I never really go there and with the food stalls up front, I think it'll be fun!

What about you guys?

Speaking of food stalls, I wonder if they will now function properly when paced on the new community lot. I intend to make a sort of market with all of them.

I would think so, at least on the marketplace version of the lot. Usually, when they code it in from the beginning it works like a charm - kind of makes me wish they'd let us use the cafeteria item in normal libraries, not just student lots :D But yeah I think we'll be able to do that, since there's also a functioning food stall in the trailer on one of these lots.

I think community lots will be super fun to play around with though!

You can use the cafeteria in other lots, but you need to hire the vendor.

"crocobaura;c-17510229" wrote:

"SimTrippy;c-17510222" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17510218" wrote:

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
Now that we know it won't be as bad as we all feared and many of us, myself included, have decided to get the pack: what are you planning to do with Eco Lifestyle?

I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot. I can't wait to finally have something better to turn it into than what it is now since I never really go there and with the food stalls up front, I think it'll be fun!

What about you guys?

Speaking of food stalls, I wonder if they will now function properly when paced on the new community lot. I intend to make a sort of market with all of them.

I would think so, at least on the marketplace version of the lot. Usually, when they code it in from the beginning it works like a charm - kind of makes me wish they'd let us use the cafeteria item in normal libraries, not just student lots :D But yeah I think we'll be able to do that, since there's also a functioning food stall in the trailer on one of these lots.

I think community lots will be super fun to play around with though!

You can use the cafeteria in other lots, but you need to hire the vendor.

Yeah I know, I just wish the vendor would show up automatically :D

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot.

I'd love to do that too, but I'm afraid it's not possible since you can't change the lot type of that thing. :/

I have found a purpose for Magnolia Promenade! Ever since I started playing TS4 in early 2017, I've been contemplating what to do with this small, boring, not very unique world. Over the course of time, I considered making it an eternal winter world (which didn't last long because the effects of the weather machine are only temporary), a sort of school campus for kids and teenagers to hang out (which I didn't go through with because I figured we'd get a university world sooner or later), and a recreation centre for women only (using a custom lot trait by Little Miss Sam). At the moment, my Magnolia Promenade is still the latter, but unused because I never actually send anyone there.

Now I can finally make it unique by turning it into a post-apocalyptic dirt world for only the bravest, most adventurous survivalist sims! I'll rewrite the world biography to include some kind of mysterious natural disaster that turned the formerly beautiful Magnolia Promenade into a radioactive wasteland, the lots will be equipped with traits to make life has hard as possible for the sims living there, and I hope that the heavy fog we saw in the trailers can also be summoned somehow. >:)

1) Gonna pollute Mirage Park, neighborhood in Oasis Springs where Johnny Zest lives, and probably Spice Market. Maybe I'll make Windenburg island and Brindleton Bay beach neighborhood green, but I'm not sure.
2) Let my Leslie Knope sim persuade others to vote for community gardens. More parks! And maybe Ron Swanson will try to sabotage her and make people vote for maker space. “People who buy things are suckers”, after all ?
3) Create a poor family who lives in a shipping container and play sort of Rags to Riches/Runaway teen mix with it.

I never hated it, but I had my disappointments. Of course though, I will always find a way to integrate any pack into my sim story. Just to begin, I will make some good use out of the new world. Exploring and new scenery is always a nice thing for storytelling. The pollution I think is gonna work well for dramatic apocalyptic scenario for my sim story. For the most part, I've been playing close to real life up until StrangerVille was released. Now, a magical portal that leads to a new world has been discovered etc! Things are getting pretty interesting. Of course, the new CAS and build mode items will be a nice addition.

"GrumpyGlowfish;c-17510246" wrote:

"SimTrippy;d-976043" wrote:
I think one of the first things I'll do is turn the San Myshuno park into a community lot.

I'd love to do that too, but I'm afraid it's not possible since you can't change the lot type of that thing. :/

I have found a purpose for Magnolia Promenade! Ever since I started playing TS4 in early 2017, I've been contemplating what to do with this small, boring, not very unique world. Over the course of time, I considered making it an eternal winter world (which didn't last long because the effects of the weather machine are only temporary), a sort of school campus for kids and teenagers to hang out (which I didn't go through with because I figured we'd get a university world sooner or later), and a recreation centre for women only (using a custom lot trait by Little Miss Sam). At the moment, my Magnolia Promenade is still the latter, but unused because I never actually send anyone there.

Now I can finally make it unique by turning it into a post-apocalyptic dirt world for only the bravest, most adventurous survivalist sims! I'll rewrite the world biography to include some kind of mysterious natural disaster that turned the formerly beautiful Magnolia Promenade into a radioactive wasteland, the lots will be equipped with traits to make life has hard as possible for the sims living there, and I hope that the heavy fog we saw in the trailers can also be summoned somehow. >:)

Ahhh cr* you're right, I forgot. Now I know why I never do anything with that :joy:

Fine then I guess I'll have to turn it into a maker space myself by adding the equipment lol. The problem is: I guess no one will show up to use it, just like no one ever uses my skating rink there. They should really just let us change that thing, it doesn't even do anything all that special anyway, except the fireworks, which to my knowledge work everywhere else too.

But I fully agree about Magnolia Promenade! I really liked your ideas for it. Wonder if a community lot would work though since none of my sims live there so no one will vote? I only use Magnolia Promenade for two lots I made, this community hangout and this restaurant . Other than that, it's errr.. yeah, empty doesn't cut it xD So I agree, this pack might bring some much needed life back to the boreville town center!

I’m gonna pollute the S out of that desert town I never play. I have two babe twins rn ready for university. One will get like Ds and move to Del Sol to become a failed celebrity and the other will get As in political science, move to Portland/Evergreen and work his way up to the top of the Political Career. His loser brother will often call and ask for money, probably move into his house, and then get his big break on a crime show.