Umbrella owner trait

The system is simple for me.

Every NPC sim automatically get an umbrella if they don't have it and they need it due to rain. To get your sim an umbrella, there are two ways:
1. Get the umbrella rack.
2. Switch households and get that sim you want to get an umbrella to get out during rain.

Though it is an annoying system to those who don't want a particular sim to have an umbrella and play rotationally.

Ah, so that's why all my other sims manifest umbrellas. I play irregular rotations and switch households a lot.

Thank you for the explanation, looks like I'll be fine with my challenge sim as long as I stick to his household.

I dislike how sims take out their umbrellas autonomously so much weird glitchy stuff could be avoided if they didn't

like sure its funny sometimes but like 90% of the time its just kinda annoying

If you do switch household and your sim acquires an umbrella autonomously, you can click on an umbrella stand to put it away. That removes the assignment, afaik.

One of my biggest complaints is that we as a player cannot choose who does and doesn’t use an umbrella.
Autonomous umbrella & phone use...really… I’m losing my temper just thinking about it.

"EmmaVane;c-18230732" wrote:
If you do switch household and your sim acquires an umbrella autonomously, you can click on an umbrella stand to put it away. That removes the assignment, afaik.

@EmmaVane Most of my Sims do not even own an umbrella stand and they still manage to whip out an umbrella at the slightest hint of drizzle.
Are you saying that by placing an umbrella stand in my sims’ house I should be able to manually put away the umbrella so that my sim doesn’t use it autonomously? Ever? Even when they’re in the rainforest a few days later?

I will try this regardless.
Let me do a little rain dance for my sims... ?

@Simmingal you mean like this?
https://i.postimg.cc/NjCNvJq1/08-that-good-old-umbrella-through-the-nose-prank.png

@mightysprite Oh, wow! Who would have thought that this harmless life simulation game would ever include such a brutal new death: Impaled through the face by an umbrella! :D

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18230738" wrote:
One of my biggest complaints is that we as a player cannot choose who does and doesn’t use an umbrella.
Autonomous umbrella & phone use...really… I’m losing my temper just thinking about it.

"EmmaVane;c-18230732" wrote:
If you do switch household and your sim acquires an umbrella autonomously, you can click on an umbrella stand to put it away. That removes the assignment, afaik.

@EmmaVane Most of my Sims do not even own an umbrella stand and they still manage to whip out an umbrella at the slightest hint of drizzle.
Are you saying that by placing an umbrella stand in my sims’ house I should be able to manually put away the umbrella so that my sim doesn’t use it autonomously? Ever? Even when they’re in the rainforest a few days later?

I will try this regardless.
Let me do a little rain dance for my sims... ?

Yes, it'll work as long as you're playing this specific household. After switching to another family your sims may have an umbrella again.

"EnkiSchmidt;c-18230864" wrote:
@EmmaVane Good to know! I'll do that with unwanted umbrellas in the future. Can I safely assume that umbrella stands on community lots will work for this purpose?

I believe so, yes. I've used them at other sim's houses, so I assume lot ownership is unrelated, which makes sense as it's a hidden trait on the sim.

I use MCCC and there is a function that allows for me to pick my Sims' favorite umbrella, as well as set their favorite drink.