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The 12 Days of Simsmas - Day 7: Holiday Dinner Party

Day 7: Holiday Dinner Party


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Welcome to Day 7 of The 12 Days of Simsmas, today we're hosting a dinner party to celebrate the holidays with all our loved ones.

Host a holiday themed dinner party and see if you can earn gold for this goaled event. Share screenshots of your party, and show off your rewards! 



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  • permanentrose537's avatar
    permanentrose537
    Seasoned Adventurer
    2 years ago
    @mcrudd here are my best tips for getting them all to eat at the same time.
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    It works best if you have all the guests in your household so you can control them, and yes turning off free will is a must lol. I have one sim take enough servings of food and put each plate in their inventory. Then I make everyone sit. Then I drag a plate in front of each sims. While on pause, I select the “eat” option for each sim and then I unpause. You can start a couple conversations after they all have been told to eat so it’s not just everyone eating in silence lol. Even then, there’s still only such a limited amount of time that you can get a good screenshot ?
  • belalucina's avatar
    belalucina
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago
    @simgirl1010 that's such a lovely set up <3

    @Ellupelluellu it was cozy. Everyone packed inside June's small cabin. :D the tree was on fire with invisible fire and for some reason, July was in half mermaid form. Not sure what was going on there. Your pictures of your party are lovely. Love the ones with the animals getting their Christmas dinner too. :)

    @permanentrose those are some good tips!

    @EA_Cade happy anniversary! ?

    Nice photos everyone. :)

  • simgirl1010's avatar
    simgirl1010
    Hero
    2 years ago
    @mcrudd I was able to get them all seated with autonomy off but you'll notice no one is eating in my pic. I didn't feel like dealing with trying to make them eat. ?

    @Ellupelluellu and @Belalucina thanks. ? I really had fun with this one.

    @permanentrose thanks for those tips. I did only use household members but never considered the plates in inventory thing. I still have everything set up so might give it another go

    @Mariefoxprice83 looks like a good time was had by all.
  • mcrudd's avatar
    mcrudd
    Seasoned Vanguard
    2 years ago
    "permanentrose;c-18338087" wrote:
    @mcrudd here are my best tips for getting them all to eat at the same time.
    Spoiler
    It works best if you have all the guests in your household so you can control them, and yes turning off free will is a must lol. I have one sim take enough servings of food and put each plate in their inventory. Then I make everyone sit. Then I drag a plate in front of each sims. While on pause, I select the “eat” option for each sim and then I unpause. You can start a couple conversations after they all have been told to eat so it’s not just everyone eating in silence lol. Even then, there’s still only such a limited amount of time that you can get a good screenshot ?


    Hahaha good tips, I will try it again, since after the pic I just exited the game totally frustrated LOL.

    "simgirl1010;c-18338101" wrote:
    @mcrudd I was able to get them all seated with autonomy off but you'll notice no one is eating in my pic. I didn't feel like dealing with trying to make them eat. ?



    Hahaha well as you can see at my table there was not much feasting happening there either, mostly empty table and sims forced to sit and pose LOL

  • Haneul33's avatar
    Haneul33
    Seasoned Adventurer
    2 years ago
    I'm sharing an old image (so no goaled event screenshots), but I normally just call all the Sims to meal and that works well enough for me. I never turn off autonomy. Somehow I managed to get everyone seated in the second photo, including non-household members.
    https://i.imgur.com/KTRbmj1.jpg
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    https://i.imgur.com/pMrbydH.jpg
  • mcrudd's avatar
    mcrudd
    Seasoned Vanguard
    2 years ago
    Ugh I give up :/
    This does look a bit better though ;)
    https://i.imgur.com/FKhFKyF.png
  • Haneul33's avatar
    Haneul33
    Seasoned Adventurer
    2 years ago
    @mcrudd It looks good. :) Everyone is seated happily at the table and no one is messing with the high chair.
  • atreya33's avatar
    atreya33
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    The newest sims couple in my game have invited their friends over for a Christmas dinner.
    https://i.imgur.com/8NOoCNU.png

    "permanentrose;c-18338087" wrote:
    @mcrudd here are my best tips for getting them all to eat at the same time.
    Spoiler
    It works best if you have all the guests in your household so you can control them, and yes turning off free will is a must lol. I have one sim take enough servings of food and put each plate in their inventory. Then I make everyone sit. Then I drag a plate in front of each sims. While on pause, I select the “eat” option for each sim and then I unpause. You can start a couple conversations after they all have been told to eat so it’s not just everyone eating in silence lol. Even then, there’s still only such a limited amount of time that you can get a good screenshot ?


    This is about the same method I use. It is tricky to get them all to sit and eat at the right time. Only difference is I didn't drag the plate in front of them but told them to eat directly from their inventory. I also find the buffet table (luxury party stuff/wedding stories) convenient for getting enough food quickly without spending much time in live mode to cook.
  • SkeilahTS4's avatar
    SkeilahTS4
    New Novice
    2 years ago
    Well, this was chaotic :p

    Spoiler

    https://i.imgur.com/ZkXrvDf.png
    Theo prepared everything beforehand. The family came over, so everything had to be perfect.

    (Theo) "I still miss something..."

    https://i.imgur.com/wvX2NJe.png
    (Theo) "That's better."

    https://i.imgur.com/gaR57BI.png
    Oh no! Theo's oldest son and wife are eating the Ham Dinner Theo made for his family!

    https://i.imgur.com/ty6KNrM.png
    (Abbey) "I'm sorry, I'll clean the table."
    (Theo) "Guess I'll prepare a new Ham Dinner..."

    https://i.imgur.com/BU0aGgc.png
    Theo is proud of his Ham Dinner.

    https://i.imgur.com/6h6e3f6.png
    Guests are slowly starting to arrive... ( That's Theo's twin-sis and father)

    https://i.imgur.com/tAwbrO8.png
    It's difficult to get everyone at the table. This is the best picture I got.

    https://i.imgur.com/oHxOglh.png
    Chaos, but everyone seems to have fun. Also, what's up with the skirt?

    https://i.imgur.com/aB49HS0.png
    (Caleb) "Need a hand?"
    (Theo) "Thanks, but I'm good. You enjoy the party too!"

    https://i.imgur.com/MQWCBqR.png
    That's a lot of dishes.

    https://i.imgur.com/QyjMU3Z.png
    After cleaning up everything, I tried letting them sit back at the table to talk a bit more. This went pretty well!

    https://i.imgur.com/v3xrGoN.png
    Oh no, Theo, what's up?

    (Theo) "I forgot that I'm a Vampire for a moment... I ate from the Ham Dinner..."

    https://i.imgur.com/ja5yzjj.png
    Well... At least we got a Gold Party Dinner? :D

  • simgirl1010's avatar
    simgirl1010
    Hero
    2 years ago
    @Atreya33 beautiful decorations. Looks like they had a lovely dinner. ? I'll have to try the eat from inventory next time.

    @Skeilah great pics and story. ?

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