We really need a tarp object or carport cover to appear over the electronics at Geekcon so that the whole festival isn't ruined when it rains. Nothing like getting a goal like "enter a contest" at Geekcon, only to have all contests broken by the rain and the only thing you can do is build a rocket, buy a shirt, or get food or head indoors to the nearby karaoke bar (where no contest is going on, unfortunately). Likewise with the outdoor dance parties my Sim randomly gets invited to at the Ruins etc. where nobody can dance because the DJ booth is broken because nobody put it under a stand with a tarp. https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/026862/026862111036.jpg https://www.acecanopy.com/resources/acecanopy/product/medium/ac1220_67127.jpg?1671https://jupiterplay.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Yalp-Fono-DJ-Booth-Aberford-Park.jpghttps://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51awFfmiwSL._SX425_.jpg

geekcon always seems to happen when its raining. the whole event gets completely ruined. tarps, sunshades, marquees should be added to all festivals so our sims have a shady spot when its hot, shelter when its raining, and most importantly can enjoy/utilise electronics at geekcon

It's almost like the residents of San Myshuno had never experienced weather before. Which, with the addition of Seasons, we know is a lie. Overall, it doesn't seem like the devs considered how the festivals would function with weather at all. Especially Geekcon, which has all these electronics placed outdoors. Add roofing to Geekcon!

@Magdaleena Exactly! They did not consider what seasons would do to festivals. Geekcon is really the only good festival and it is ruined so often by rain - so what I had already paid for, I can barely use anymore. They should have put Geekcon indoors when they came out with seasons.

The glare from this oversight is blinding. The least they could have done is program it so that with seasons installed, festivals would happen in their own designated seasons...then again, that would probably glitch up and break too. TS4, everybody! -_-;

"SimsLovinLycan;c-16905400" wrote:The glare from this oversight is blinding. The least they could have done is program it so that with seasons installed, festivals would happen in their own designated seasons...then again, that would probably glitch up and break too. TS4, everybody! -_-;Ideally, they would've put the festivals on the event calendar that came with Seasons. There's really no reason not to: just show them as events.

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LadyKyn
Seasoned Scout
7 years ago
The Do booth is more so annoying especially since I thought I'd try to go to another invite at the bluffs and it wasn't raining BUT the Do booth was out of commission and claims it can't be used in the rain though it wasnt raining nor could my sim fixed it. So ended up plopping a extra so booth on the ruins lot so Sims could dance since they'll just socialize and spam the poor bartender ordering drinks. :#

Course this is surely a bug. Kinda wish sims wouldn't get invites out of the weather will be bad or at the very least how the weather is in other worlds at the time than the one you're in.
Sazzmoo
7 years ago
geekcon always seems to happen when its raining. the whole event gets completely ruined. tarps, sunshades, marquees should be added to all festivals so our sims have a shady spot when its hot, shelter when its raining, and most importantly can enjoy/utilise electronics at geekcon
Magdaleena96
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
It's almost like the residents of San Myshuno had never experienced weather before. Which, with the addition of Seasons, we know is a lie.

Overall, it doesn't seem like the devs considered how the festivals would function with weather at all. Especially Geekcon, which has all these electronics placed outdoors.

Add roofing to Geekcon!
GypsyRozLyn
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
@Magdaleena Exactly! They did not consider what seasons would do to festivals. Geekcon is really the only good festival and it is ruined so often by rain - so what I had already paid for, I can barely use anymore. They should have put Geekcon indoors when they came out with seasons.
SimsLovinLycan
7 years ago
The glare from this oversight is blinding. The least they could have done is program it so that with seasons installed, festivals would happen in their own designated seasons...then again, that would probably glitch up and break too. TS4, everybody! -_-;
FaerieRose84
7 years ago
Seasons/weather need to be base game features next time, so oversights like this don't happen.
userafw
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"TamakiSakura84;c-16905617" wrote:
Seasons/weather need to be base game features next time, so oversights like this don't happen.

I agree, but fear it would increase the time required for debugging everything before base game release considerably, possibly exponentially.
userafw
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"SimsLovinLycan;c-16905400" wrote:
The glare from this oversight is blinding. The least they could have done is program it so that with seasons installed, festivals would happen in their own designated seasons...then again, that would probably glitch up and break too. TS4, everybody! -_-;

Ideally, they would've put the festivals on the event calendar that came with Seasons. There's really no reason not to: just show them as events.
TS1299
7 years ago
"DanmanNefarius;c-16906094" wrote:
"SimsLovinLycan;c-16905400" wrote:
The glare from this oversight is blinding. The least they could have done is program it so that with seasons installed, festivals would happen in their own designated seasons...then again, that would probably glitch up and break too. TS4, everybody! -_-;

not ts4, just ea games. this kind of crud also happened a lot in ts3, but that's what happens when a cashgrabbing company takes over a franchise. they just rush more exp packs to make more $$$ instead of taking the time to make the previous ones work properly. this is why i just don't bother with outdoor events or festivals anymore which is too bad since geekcon is the only fun festival of the bunch. and now GF is ruining the nightclubs and lounges because of the endless dancing celebrity watching thing…. ts4 will become a stay at home and don't bother with commercial lots anymore game if this keeps up.

I never experienced that bug yet I always send my sims on community lots. I think its not a universal issue. Also the franchise had been leading by EA ever since the first game.
bmso85
7 years ago
I've experienced this myself, I think it's more a timing thing than it is a bug because it's only happened twice most of the time it was usually just cold or smoldering for the Geekcon.