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Bills are too low for rich sims?
Pegasys
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So, I love the new billing system - but bills are too low for rich sims, at least for the one family I have been playing. I don't know if this is intended or a tuning problem/bug. My rich family has the largest house in Brindleton Bay, worth over $200,000. Their weekly bills, with thermostat on, in fall/winter, came to only $460. The "Lot Taxes" part of the bill was $300. I thought maybe there would be other taxes added on, but nope - they were $0.
In comparison, I played a whole week of a single sim in Willow Creek in a small house/lot worth around $12,000. This sim's Lot Tax part of the bill was a bit over $200. At the end of the week her bill was $424 - which seems reasonable (she was not being careful about her power/water usage).
Before, I appreciated having higher bills for larger lots. I'm really really hoping this is a bug, or are there taxes at the end of the month? Because this is not appropriately scaled. I liked having the challenge of having to pay a few thousand dollars or more per week.
Update: So I completely removed my Mods folder, and moved a test sim into a new house worth $155,000. The Lot Value portion of the bill is still just $300. Someone else mentioned something about taxes, but I haven't seen that go above $0. So is this a real change - has anyone seen their bills higher than a few hundred?
In comparison, I played a whole week of a single sim in Willow Creek in a small house/lot worth around $12,000. This sim's Lot Tax part of the bill was a bit over $200. At the end of the week her bill was $424 - which seems reasonable (she was not being careful about her power/water usage).
Before, I appreciated having higher bills for larger lots. I'm really really hoping this is a bug, or are there taxes at the end of the month? Because this is not appropriately scaled. I liked having the challenge of having to pay a few thousand dollars or more per week.
Update: So I completely removed my Mods folder, and moved a test sim into a new house worth $155,000. The Lot Value portion of the bill is still just $300. Someone else mentioned something about taxes, but I haven't seen that go above $0. So is this a real change - has anyone seen their bills higher than a few hundred?
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I would report it on the Bugs HQ.
Sim Stuff by Pegasys
Do the low bills still happen for those who have the Eco EP installed? Sometimes an EP "fixes" a bug that appears in a pre-release patch.
I'd like to know because I don't plan to play the game until this is fixed or there's a mod to fix it.
Sim Stuff by Pegasys
A pattern I have noticed is that the more sims you have in a household the higher the power/water usage will be. I play with 6 teens at the moment and it does kind of build up. But not a lot of lot taxes even in massive homes, that's true.
Yes far too much. Now it's 1/10th or less. Totally changes removes a vital gameplay element. My rich sims need a reason to keep working. Before, at least high bills could provide for a possibility of challenge. I do think it's a bug though, not intended.
Sim Stuff by Pegasys
Hmm.. I have never had really rich sims but I let my sim pay “taxes” on each lot. I place a little kiosk for food and entertainment on almost every lot that my sim pays for. Little money sinks that add up over time.