Ah! Just finished my first Harvest Fest. Ay, yi, yi! As IRL, talk about stressful. My sims are exhausted!I planned to invite the neighbors for dinner and I made outfits for them and my sims. After decorating, cooking and making sure my sims were dressed properly, I invited neighbors over. Of course they show up in totally inappropriate clothing so as I'm trying to get them to show the right outfits. Meanwhile, one sim is constantly trying to grab a plate before I'm ready to call everyone, another sim is eating cereal while a beautiful turkey dinner is waiting, dad went out to take out the garbage so now he's in his winter clothes, and the toddler went to bed. It took every ounce of my patience to get everyone clothed and eating at the same time! After dinner (which finally happened and went well) mom immediately went to sleep. I mean, I don't blame her, but they still have guests!A few lessons learned: make sure everyone has their party wear planned and throw a dinner party so everyone automatically changes. Hide dinner in household inventory until absolutely ready. Also plan dinner early so sims aren't trying to go to sleep.The guests have left and everyone is sleeping peacefully. I think I need a nap, too! That was hard work! :D

I've found trying to do the holidays and setting them up perfectly rarely works and is very stressful. Even not trying to do so is stressful. My single sim just had Winterfest. He couldn't decorate the tree right and got angry then when trying to make the Grand Meal he set the stove on fire and didn't have the money to replace it. Father Winter also showed up angry.

"Rae357;c-16567243" wrote:I've found trying to do the holidays and setting them up perfectly rarely works and is very stressful. Even not trying to do so is stressful. My single sim just had Winterfest. He couldn't decorate the tree right and got angry then when trying to make the Grand Meal he set the stove on fire and didn't have the money to replace it. Father Winter also showed up angry.Bah-humbug. :D Sims can be frustrating while setting up things like this. I should have just turned autonomy off.But when everything finally comes together, it is pretty rewarding since they made it so darn difficult in the first place.

I’ve had stressful holidays. It was insane trying to get everyone on the right page for everything.

Haha good advice. Actually finished celebrating new years for my sims. Mom had mad a grand meal before everyone came luckily no one touched the meal for a few hours cept for Katrina Caliente who was just eating by herself guess she got tired of waiting while everyone was watching the new years count down. Thought it was nice sims could just spawn a drink to toast and it actually gets their hunger up too and then other sims are able to spawn the drink to share in the toast.

"LadyKyn;c-16567409" wrote:Haha good advice. Actually finished celebrating new years for my sims. Mom had mad a grand meal before everyone came luckily no one touched the meal for a few hours cept for Katrina Caliente who was just eating by herself guess she got tired of waiting while everyone was watching the new years count down. Thought it was nice sims could just spawn a drink to toast and it actually gets their hunger up too and then other sims are able to spawn the drink to share in the toast.Oh good to know! It’s not New Years in my game yet, but I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. My house doesn’t have a bar. All I can think is “KATRINA!” From The Sims Supply videos (if you watch those) :D

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Gnoviere
7 years ago
My Harvest Fest ended with a gnome invasion. They basically destroyed my house -- every sink was shooting water all over the place, Sims were crying in their rooms. Good times :expressionless:
LaurenLoser
7 years ago
"Rae357;c-16576652" wrote:
Another ruined holiday, he's just not good at these. My sim proposed on Love Day to his best-friend/soulmate/girlfriend, maxed relationship and she turned him down. He was mortified.

Oh no! I’ve never had a sim rejected before! Kinda wish it would happen... makes for interesting stories anyway! >:)
LaurenLoser
7 years ago
"Derella;c-16576705" wrote:
My Harvest Fest ended with a gnome invasion. They basically destroyed my house -- every sink was shooting water all over the place, Sims were crying in their rooms. Good times :expressionless:

:# I disabled gnomes. They seem fun, but not for my current save (too unrealistic).
Pegasyms
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Rae357;c-16576652" wrote:
Another ruined holiday, he's just not good at these. My sim proposed on Love Day to his best-friend/soulmate/girlfriend, maxed relationship and she turned him down. He was mortified.

That happened to me when my sim proposed to his GF on WinterFest - she turned him down. Haven't had that happen in a long time in my game.

My sim was very upset. His GF still ended up getting pregnant, but he kicked her out after she had the baby, and he found a new GF/wife.
lomelinde7
7 years ago
Ugh I gave up on trying to get them to be in the right outfits. I am getting more and more annoyed that they don’t change out of their cold weather clothes once they’re back inside! What’s the proint of having a thermostat if the sims are all going to sit and eat in their hats and gloves anyway? That and the excessive lightning strikes are starting to wreck the whole experience for me! Good thing I love so much about the EP too
Reddestiny921
Seasoned Vanguard
7 years ago
I rotated with four families for one Christmas the first three got everything but the last was just scraping by on time, I think if I had prepared dinner on Christmas eve like I had some decorate for that could have gone smoother. Though I'm odd so it at least sounds enjoyable, maybe give yourself an extra day to prepare.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
7 years ago
"Derella;c-16576705" wrote:
My Harvest Fest ended with a gnome invasion. They basically destroyed my house -- every sink was shooting water all over the place, Sims were crying in their rooms. Good times :expressionless:
Way to funny but sad to during a holiday :joy:
--Asiram900--
7 years ago
I cheat their needs to avoid this :lol:
filipomel
New Spectator
7 years ago
A fire erupted in my house during harvest fest, the gnomes also struck my sims with lightning! Everyone survived tho so it’s all good.

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