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Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago

What lot category do you use for a church?

I just built a cathedral (pic on my blog soon), but I have a problem.

I made the lot a Museum, which was a huge mistake because all visitors insist on *view* items on and near the altar. In other words they walk up to where the bishop stands, and it ruins the fun. I don't mind one visiting sim going t the wrong spot, but 5-6 becomes a crowd... Another church of mine I think is categorized as a park, but in this case the outdoors is too tiny to have room for all the required stuff.

So, would be interesting to see what your church categories are, and how they work.

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  • "crocobaura;c-18299191" wrote:
    Most churches I know just sell candles and wine, most often through a trust system, you take the candles or the wine and put the money in a box or tray there. I have a sales tables on the community space lot church, but it's a hit and miss on what it sells and I can pretend it's for charity or something. Other sims can bring their own sales table there if they want to sell something. I like your idea of selling flowers, in my country you always find flower vendors at entrance gate to cemeteries.


    I forgot that those bouquets can also make for gravestone deco. And candles would too, so I really should add candles to that cathedral store in Windenburg. Unfortunately it's a oldtown lot with no room for a graveyard, but I could add a "memorial room" where my played sims can place the newly bought candle/flowers in the memory of someone who is buried elsewhere. The good thing about retail stores is that they will work fine even if the owning sims are not played, so the High Priest's wife won't need to craft candles constantly, but can just restock. Maybe this store can be one selling point for the candle crafters to deliver their goods...

    I don't have the nectar making yet, but will definitely consider selling nectars, too. In my game both Aarbyville (San Sequoia) and Windenburg are trad. nectar regions.
  • I have two churches and I made them both "generic". One of them is basically a park (just with tombstones and a cathedral), the other is technically a wedding venue but it's in the 1890s so I didn't want to classify it as that and be required to put in a DJ booth or whatever.