One of the things that has bothered me most while playing The Sims 4 is the behavior of Sims in certain community lots, especially in bars.This is because it seems like the Sims have an absurd fixation on televisions while they are in those lots, which causes several of them to simply stop around the television and just hang around and do nothing else.There are lots of fun objects that can be added to these lots for the Sims to use, such as the bubble blower, the card table, foosball, and a few others. The problem is that, as you can see in this image, even though the lot is full of Sims (ignore bear fantasies), none of them use the objects I mentioned. Objects are standing there, and it's extremely rare to see Sims in bar lots interacting with things other than: televisions, bar, stereo or microphone. And that's a problem.https://i.imgur.com/pMZQjzV.jpgWe expect Sims to make better use of the objects we add to the lots, but they don't. They always have a very large fixation by televisions or bartenders.Please change this, and let Sims also have a better chance of using other objects like the ones I mentioned.

This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink. They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.

"Cynna;c-16484047" wrote:This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink. They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.Yes, exactly

Put the tvs under the building. That ends the problem.

"Cynna;c-16484047" wrote:This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink. They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.You are so right. I literally had to create some groups that hit certain bars and added play pub games as an activity of the group. Now at least they are rotating through the games.

I'd rather just see Maxis forward-face the weighting of attraction to objects etc to us in a config file or something.They keep tweaking things and sometimes it is not what people want. This is why there are mods that prevent autonomy to computers, dancing at a stereo, getting a glass of water, etc, etc.Mods are all very well, but I'd like to be able customise the level of attraction rather than simply activate or deactivate it.

Please improve the behavior of Sims in bar lots.

16 Replies

Cynna1065
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.

This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.

The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink.

They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.
SimsTime
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Cynna;c-16484047" wrote:
This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.

This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.

The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink.

They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.

Yes, exactly
catitude5
7 years ago
Put the tvs under the building. That ends the problem.
keekee53
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Cynna;c-16484047" wrote:
This is a good example of when traits should come in. Every single Sim shouldn't have the same unbroken fixation on the same object. Some Sims should prefer foosball, others should want to play darts, still others should want to play poker or use the bubble blower.

This is the reason that one of the most common complaints about TS4 is: all Sims feel the same.

The oddest thing? It's gotten worse as the game ages. When the game was first released and there was little to do, it seemed like the Sims spread out more. Some would be dancing or watching the television. Others would be playing with the VR rigs or having a drink.

They've all been somehow lobotomized and then assimilated.

You are so right. I literally had to create some groups that hit certain bars and added play pub games as an activity of the group. Now at least they are rotating through the games.
ploppo2
7 years ago
I'd rather just see Maxis forward-face the weighting of attraction to objects etc to us in a config file or something.

They keep tweaking things and sometimes it is not what people want. This is why there are mods that prevent autonomy to computers, dancing at a stereo, getting a glass of water, etc, etc.

Mods are all very well, but I'd like to be able customise the level of attraction rather than simply activate or deactivate it.
paradiseplanet27
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
The only behavior I'm most bothered with Sims in bars is how much money they waste ordering drinks constantly. If it's not the tv, it's all the money they waste on drinking. Sims are alcoholics and need to go to AA or rehab.
ChadSims2
Seasoned Rookie
7 years ago
It seems to be this way with every lot type they programmed the Sims to only really care about the few specific items they set for each lot type bars get television stereos and the mic and they ignore everything else which is very annoying. I swear if they add a pool table ever and its not a bar approved item...
boni06
7 years ago
"paradiseplanet;c-16497593" wrote:
The only behavior I'm most bothered with Sims in bars is how much money they waste ordering drinks constantly. If it's not the tv, it's all the money they waste on drinking. Sims are alcoholics and need to go to AA or rehab.

Yes!! I can't leave them alone for a second or my sim that has $200 to his name will waste $60 on a drink and go back for another one!
boni06
7 years ago
"ChadSims2;c-16499189" wrote:
It seems to be this way with every lot type they programmed the Sims to only really care about the few specific items they set for each lot type bars get television stereos and the mic and they ignore everything else which is very annoying. I swear if they add a pool table ever and its not a bar approved item...

I think I saw something that basically sims 4 sims are coded to do certain stuff on certain lots. I believe it was a modded that said that. So I'm guessing the required items are what they will use on the lot because the coding tells them so and that's why they ignore other objects.
Movotti
New Spectator
7 years ago
HA!

I visited the lighthouse island in brindleton bay, and everyone was upstairs in the office, reading books.