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Can Someone Please Explain Vending Machines?
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The food vending machine from Get to Work and the pet treats vending machines from Cats & Dogs are really cool ideas, but I'm having great difficulty with them.
I can't figure out how to get food from the GtW one. I click "Buy Snack" and the pastry and premade meal options are grayed out. When I hover over them it says "No available fridge". Then when I add a fridge, there is still no option to get them. Do they only work on bakery retail lots along with the warming rack and ice box?
The pet treats machine is more of a complaint than an issue. I understand that vets must make treats and stock the machines. However, this is really dumb because, what if we want to buy treats for our pets from like a "dog park" lot? I think there is a "give treat" option in the social menu, but still, it would be nice to be able to purchase them from the machine any time.
I can't figure out how to get food from the GtW one. I click "Buy Snack" and the pastry and premade meal options are grayed out. When I hover over them it says "No available fridge". Then when I add a fridge, there is still no option to get them. Do they only work on bakery retail lots along with the warming rack and ice box?
The pet treats machine is more of a complaint than an issue. I understand that vets must make treats and stock the machines. However, this is really dumb because, what if we want to buy treats for our pets from like a "dog park" lot? I think there is a "give treat" option in the social menu, but still, it would be nice to be able to purchase them from the machine any time.
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Nope. The only pre-stocked pet treat vending machine is in the Maxis vet as long as you don't own it. Once you own the lot the vending machine becomes empty.
I will repair my game and see if the regular vending machine will work properly.
Actually, the pre-stocked vending machines are only found in the vet clinics as these treats are meant for making pets ill, well, age up and down and to resurrect dead pets. If you own the pre-made vet clinic, it is empty. If nobody owns the vet clinic and you have your sim buy a treat there, all the treats are there and you can buy as many as you like.
Does the lot have any microwave? These two things you can't choose require the microwawe instead, not fridge. I'll have to test it out and see if it says fridge for me.
Edit. Now it said it needs a microwave and a fridge. Putting the microwave didn't help at all. It still requires a fridge, even through there is one on the lot and it doesn't usually need one. Maybe this was made so it cannot be used outside of the workplaces. Or maybe you should move this under the Bugs and Gameplay Issues category as I do see it as a glitch.
I found the best way to stock it is this: Get 3 vets, level them up to 10, and then have them spend one day a week making the ambrosia treats. You don't get charged the $300, and you get a lot of treats. You just have to make sure to instruct them ASAP after they finish. I wish I could just tell them, okay, today you're making treats, but no, I have to tell them each time.
I think there is a stocked version in the buy debug section.
Or chatting. Or wandering off to get water. I usually let mine get away with going off to take out the trash at the beginning of her shift, just because a clean hospital seems like a good idea.
Guess I got lucky then. I've been able to use that vending machine since C&D.
As for the C&D vending machine, I don't play actively as a vet at this point. It is good to know that if I do then the vending machine may not automatically stock itself anymore. Most of my households are getting pets now, so I visit the vet as a patient quite a lot. Sometimes the vet's office works well and sometimes it is a bit bugged. The appointments don't always complete fully. Sometimes the vet or vet tech will just stand there with the pet patient on the pet bed but they won't complete the spay/neuter or shot. I then have to just send the owner and pet home and try again later, when it usually works.
I am very glad to see that they've fixed the preventative shot because that really needed to happen. As for the vet vending machine, I've said this but I'd like to see a few "regular" treats in the machine. Currently the only one that I buy is the wellness treat or I'll give them the $5-$10 treats. It would be great if we could give them a few more varied treats and if the vet sold those, my owners would buy them.