We Need Real Multitasking

"Noree_Doree;c-16907993" wrote:

"invisiblgirl;c-16907924" wrote:

"DreamaDove;c-16906489" wrote:

"Mindsimscreate;c-16905829" wrote:
Yes, like I’m real life. I’ll tell my sim to watch the romance channel and flirt with her boyfriend and she’ll turn off the tv just to flirt once before she turns it on again.

Oh yeah, I HATE that they do this with the TV. I like to have the TV's on almost always since it's nice background noise, but they just turn them off all the time. They can't even leave it on while going to the bathroom.

What I do is reset a sim while they're watching the tv, that makes it so the tv stays playing while the sim is not watching it. It's nice for community lots.

I'm not a fan of televisions as background noise (in real life or the Sims), but it's annoying when I want my toddler to watch television. She can't turn it on by herself, and there is no option for the adult to just turn it on without watching. When I cancel the adult's 'watching' action, she turns off the television. I wish it worked more like the stereos. I usually don't even bother with a television in my Sim houses.

They should really change that. IRL a toddler of 2 or 3 would know how to cut a tv on or at least mine does lol

YEEESSS! I don't understand that. How can they not turn on the tv? When my kids where little I remember them doing it themselves.

i was under the impression what when sims 4 was advertised and released our sims were meant to be: great multitaskers, able to remember things, and more in touch with their emotions.

so im pretty sure, IMO at least, they fell short. they take forever to do anything (i dont mod), they take forever to cancel an action, they dont remember and their emotions are another topic altogether.

im all for being able to do other things while food bakes, and beverages brew and if we forget and the food burns or the beverage gets cold well thats some added realism right there.

when the kettle is boiling for my coffees im on the computer or watching tv, or cleaning something and if i forget thats all good coz i can turn the kettle back on and this time id stand there so as to not forget a second time.

we have timers for the food that takes a while to cook. if we get there too slow when the timer beeps and its overcooked/burnt thats on us

i think if we want to leave something on when our sims are finished we should have a 'stop using but leave on' option. i often walk away from my computer or tv and leave them on if i have something quick that needs doing, and then resume where i left off; its a hassle, especially the computer, turning things back on every 10-15 mins some days. if our sims could play music through the tv or computer theyd be on all day.

"sazzieJ;c-16908857" wrote:
i was under the impression what when sims 4 was advertised and released our sims were meant to be: great multitaskers, able to remember things, and more in touch with their emotions.

so im pretty sure, IMO at least, they fell short. they take forever to do anything (i dont mod), they take forever to cancel an action, they dont remember and their emotions are another topic altogether.

im all for being able to do other things while food bakes, and beverages brew and if we forget and the food burns or the beverage gets cold well thats some added realism right there.

when the kettle is boiling for my coffees im on the computer or watching tv, or cleaning something and if i forget thats all good coz i can turn the kettle back on and this time id stand there so as to not forget a second time.

we have timers for the food that takes a while to cook. if we get there too slow when the timer beeps and its overcooked/burnt thats on us

i think if we want to leave something on when our sims are finished we should have a 'stop using but leave on' option. i often walk away from my computer or tv and leave them on if i have something quick that needs doing, and then resume where i left off; its a hassle, especially the computer, turning things back on every 10-15 mins some days. if our sims could play music through the tv or computer theyd be on all day.

Yeah they overhyped the key features trying to cover the games shortcomings, which outnumbered any new ideas the game offered. There were so many miscommunicated selling points that ultimately it showed even the studio didn’t quite know what players were going to end up with - and in the end we didn’t even end up with exactly what their own advertising made the game out to be.

@Stormkeep It does finish the whole thing. It might be about timing, however, I did notice even when I would cancel the action while they're in front of it they still brew the coffee/tea. But if you want to be sure it brews I would wait until you see them pouring the coffee beans/tea powder (?) into the machine and then cancel the action. It should still brew and your sim will have 3 cups ready for them when they go back to the machine.

Well the cooking thing is a safeguard. In previous sims games leaving the oven while something was cooking would result in the food burning and eventually a fire would start. In Sims 4 it just stops cooking entirely because anything else would be way too dangerous for the game.

I don’t really use the coffee pot often, my sims are drawn to it and always getting coffee which I find a little annoying, but they are automated to get a cup after brewing it; similarly to making their bed after waking up, and washing their hands after using the toilet. “Smart-er sims!” I’m sure they could separate the two interactions, but I don’t know if that’s really on their radar.

Eeer... No, thanks! :s I mean, I get the idea, and in theory it's great, but my sims already get nothing done in time because they always want to do everything at once, and then comes the random other sim to hug... Also, in what universe is it possible for TS4 sims to go to the bathroom or do anything else meaningful in the short time it takes for a coffee or something in the oven to finish? This was possible in TS2 only because sims weren't so mind-bogglingly stupid back then...

"Stormkeep;c-16908046" wrote:

"Noree_Doree;c-16907993" wrote:

They should really change that. IRL a toddler of 2 or 3 would know how to cut a tv on or at least mine does lol

No kidding!
What is even crazier is those same toddlers in the game can and do know how to use a tablet computer (the wabbit tablet) to watch videos and play games...yet they don't know how to push one button on a remote? LOL

@WildIrishBanshee, you're reply was quite funny...and so true. Until that coffee is brewed in the morning, who has the functionality to multi-task?

One of the households I normally play has a dude with 5 toddlers, lol. He doesn't get much sleep, obviously, so he relies on coffee a lot and I wish he could just set the coffee to brew while he goes put a toddler in a high chair or does some dishes. It was so annoying for me for the sim to take forever I ended up modding it out so that coffee brews almost instantly.

@DreamaDove, yah, I modded both the coffee brewing and the tea brewing for similar reasons. Sims really should be able to do something else while it brews so modding it to be nearly instant is the next best thing to making it so. My Sims also rely heavily on either tea or coffee (varies by sim)...more because it emulates my own life than any necessity though. I even modded it so children can grab themselves a cup of tea.

"DreamaDove;c-16906521" wrote:

"GoldenBuffy;c-16906345" wrote:

"Oldeseadogge;c-16905821" wrote:
Maybe the devs want to avoid burned meals. In TS2 sims generally do other things while cooking is in progress, and sometimes wind up with burned food if they get too involved with that alternate activity. Still, I wholly agree with the OP.

I loved that though. You sim would get distracted or just start doing other things, and then forget about dinner. For me it added a small touch of realism. I would like that back. Like now, if your sim stops cooking for watching something in the oven, nothing really happens. :/

But I've felt the same way about the coffee and tea pots. I know when I'm making a cup or pot, I walk away, maybe make a bagel or something, then come back to get a cup once it's finished brewing.

Side note: I hate when your sim is making dinner, or just a group meal, or they just served a meal. Other sims will ignore that and either make a single serving of something, or grab leftovers from the fridge.

@GoldenBuffy if you use mods, there's this excellent mod by LittleMsSam that fixes that: https://littlemssam.tumblr.com/post/175406636578/no-auto-food-grab-after-cooking-this-mod-prevents
description:

This Mod adds a custom hidden Buff to all your Sims in the Household when someone cooks. This Buff has a Duration of 120min or 24hrs.

The Buff prevents all Sims to autonomously take a Plate or grab a Snack from the Fridge/Cooler or cook as long as the Buff is active. (It disables the Interaction)

The “Call to Meal” Interaction will remove the Buff and your Sims will eat. You can also take a Single Dish via “Take a Meal” which will delete the Buff of the active Actor.

This Mod is compatible with my “Choose who you Call to Meal” Mod!

I was using that mod, but for some strange reason it would remove the "Call to Meal" option for me. Even after she updated it, it's still doing the same thing. And I honestly think I'm the only person who uses her mods, that is having that issue. lol

"GoldenBuffy;c-16908584" wrote:

"DreamaDove;c-16906521" wrote:

"GoldenBuffy;c-16906345" wrote:

"Oldeseadogge;c-16905821" wrote:
Maybe the devs want to avoid burned meals. In TS2 sims generally do other things while cooking is in progress, and sometimes wind up with burned food if they get too involved with that alternate activity. Still, I wholly agree with the OP.

I loved that though. You sim would get distracted or just start doing other things, and then forget about dinner. For me it added a small touch of realism. I would like that back. Like now, if your sim stops cooking for watching something in the oven, nothing really happens. :/

But I've felt the same way about the coffee and tea pots. I know when I'm making a cup or pot, I walk away, maybe make a bagel or something, then come back to get a cup once it's finished brewing.

Side note: I hate when your sim is making dinner, or just a group meal, or they just served a meal. Other sims will ignore that and either make a single serving of something, or grab leftovers from the fridge.

@GoldenBuffy if you use mods, there's this excellent mod by LittleMsSam that fixes that: https://littlemssam.tumblr.com/post/175406636578/no-auto-food-grab-after-cooking-this-mod-prevents
description:

This Mod adds a custom hidden Buff to all your Sims in the Household when someone cooks. This Buff has a Duration of 120min or 24hrs.

The Buff prevents all Sims to autonomously take a Plate or grab a Snack from the Fridge/Cooler or cook as long as the Buff is active. (It disables the Interaction)

The “Call to Meal” Interaction will remove the Buff and your Sims will eat. You can also take a Single Dish via “Take a Meal” which will delete the Buff of the active Actor.

This Mod is compatible with my “Choose who you Call to Meal” Mod!

I was using that mod, but for some strange reason it would remove the "Call to Meal" option for me. Even after she updated it, it's still doing the same thing. And I honestly think I'm the only person who uses her mods, that is having that issue. lol

Make sure you only choose one of the .package files, they're variations of the same mod and conflict with each other. Also, make sure the script file is either directly inside your mods folder, or at most only 1 folder in. Any more and the game will not detect it. Make sure that's the case, clear the cache, and try again. Also make sure that script mods and cc are turned on in your game settings (2 settings).

If that doesn't fix it, there might be a conflict. You can try the 50/50 method to find the culprit.

Otherwise, try using the package conflict detector to find conflicts between your mods.
Generally, look for conflicts between tuning files.