Restaurant and Seating?

vintagesaturday · April 2016

I am excited about any and all new TS4 content, so getting the teaser trailer today is great! Of course there's all particular content people want, but the thing I love most about these forums is getting to share joy over sims together since in real life I don't know people who play.

Anyway, my main concern with the restaurant pack (though exciting, more date options!!) is the whole seating issue. Currently, at home or out wherever, sims sit and eat but whenever you have them talk to their date or kid they get up and awkwardly play musical chairs and shift seats a million times rather than simply sitting, eating, and talking. I didn't used to have this issue but it started at some point I guess.

Do you think this will be fixed within the restaurant pack? I would hate to have sims out to eat and every time they speak to get up and try to switch spots at the table xD

Otherwise I think it would be really cool - it's nice to have another date option and I can already imagine the different food places like bistros, sushi, greasy diner, fancy restaurants, etc.

thodges24134 · April 2016

I really hope they fix the musical chairs issue. Not likely but we can hope right?!

Polyrhythm · April 2016

I'm partly worried about this and the time it takes Sims to eat. I know people don't go in and out of a restaurant in 10 minutes, but sometimes the amount of time it takes to eat is crazy, especially when there's multiple Sims (like a family)

TheMomminator · April 2016

I also hope that they can do something about group conversations that just happen. Its hard to have a private date or moment because The Trudgers always barge in to chat.

vintagesaturday · April 2016

I totally agree! I noticed it takes a long time for my whole family to eat as well, it would be nice if that sped up a little. I can never get them to finish a meal before leaving the house xD

Chimp2678 · April 2016

I know. Hopefully, it will be fixed. Currently, I had a mod that disable/minimize musical chairs.

Hermitgirl · April 2016

I kind of hope they tie in the whole seating, ordering, serving ect together in some way that your couple or group stays together. I'd rather have some restrictions there than have them free roaming...
I am excited for the pack but admittedly a little nervous about it working without bugs.

vintagesaturday · April 2016

I agree, bugs are a definite concern. I'd really like the option to either dine out on a date and make sure others don't join, or have a family outing. It would also be cool for a club or group of friends to go - like a bunch of teens could go out to eat before prom or have a double date or something.

SimsFanatic2688 · April 2016

It doesn't take sims that long to eat. Its never bothered me anyway. The musical chairs worries me though as that is still an issue but doesnt seem to be as bad as it used to be.

imhappy · April 2016

That's probably why the game pack is delayed. (Or at least such a long time since the last pack.) They are working out all the bugs.

vintagesaturday · April 2016

That's true, hopefully they are working them out ahead of time.

And my sims tend to take 2 sim hours or so to eat, sometimes a little less but usually I don't even have time for them to eat in an hour before school or work because it takes longer and they're late.

SimsFanatic2688 · April 2016

vintagesaturday wrote: »

That's true, hopefully they are working them out ahead of time.

And my sims tend to take 2 sim hours or so to eat, sometimes a little less but usually I don't even have time for them to eat in an hour before school or work because it takes longer and they're late.

Thats really odd my sims never take that long...

vintagesaturday · April 2016

Really? That's so weird, I don't think there's anything in my game to make it take them longer than it otherwise would. I just assumed everyone ran into the long meals.

Polyrhythm · April 2016

They don't take too long by themselves, but when I have bigger groups they take a while. They take long pauses between each bite to talk, which can go on for a while, I eventually got a mod for it. Maybe they'll tweak the time it takes in the next patch.

vintagesaturday · April 2016

Yeah maybe that's my problem since it's always the big family of 6 together. If I have them alone it might be better and take less time. I hope this is adjusted too - if going out to eat it'd be really nice to choose the length of time for a meal. Some people might rush and eat quick but it could be nice to have a longer dinner date too.

BrokenChaos69 · April 2016

I'm hoping the Sims will be sort of tethered to the table for the entire meal and that random wandering isn't a thing so they won't be disturbed.

vintagesaturday · April 2016

Me too!

pixiejuice · April 2016

BrokenChaos69 wrote: »

I'm hoping the Sims will be sort of tethered to the table for the entire meal and that random wandering isn't a thing so they won't be disturbed.

^ I was thinking this, too. Like how watching movies is done, they usually sit in one place and finish the action and don't get distracted by random conversations and other sims wanting hugs, lol!

Cinebar · April 2016

No, I don't believe it will be fixed. If this is real then I think you will have to use a very specific table and chairs to get them to sit still and eat and then leave, but there may be a few bhavs tied to the table (like the crib) to do particular things at that particular table like toast, (which is already in the game) and or hold hands or something, (caress hand). But I think the wanting to move closer to a Sim is here to stay and very annoying indeed, and why you may see you have to use a particular table with bhavs tied to it specifically for restaurant service. If they do get served.

Dannydanbo · April 2016

Maybe, if push comes to shove, I could create a restaurant that has private dining rooms for each group. Then, when they go out to eat, they sit at a table in a private room, I remove any extra chairs, and lock the door to the room but allow employees so the waiter can come and go. It seams like a lot of work, but my sims are worth it.

chichinghui · April 2016

I wonder if they will be creative enough that somehow this pack will do something like a "Get To Work" thing with the culinary career. I know the possibility of that happens is low.

Cinebar · April 2016

I think it has been hinted we may need cooking skills and the only reason for that would be so our Sim could cook the food right? I wonder. Maybe, it's like TS3's stove...I don't know I don't want to speculate too much and feel let down when they actually reveal it.

Dannydanbo · April 2016

Unless we hire other sims to be the chef, so we would want them to have high skill levels.

ULIBABA66 · April 2016

Am I the only one who doesn't have the Musical Chairs problem in my game? If you have too many chairs in a household, just remove the unnecessary chairs and leave there as many chairs as there are Sims in the household. I think that could help

thankucatgod · April 2016

ULIBABA66 wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't have the Musical Chairs problem in my game? If you have too many chairs in a household, just remove the unnecessary chairs and leave there as many chairs as there are Sims in the household. I think that could help

I don't really have problems with it, but I take steps to avoid it. I had a family with color coordinated chairs. I added another chair for my sims boyfriend, and I would remove it when he wasn't there so they wouldn't try to sit in his chair. They never left the table itself, either.

Cinebar · April 2016

I shouldn't have to redecorate to fix a multitasking problem. It's their obsessive need to sit when talking (Per gurus they prefer to sit in this game) so they are going to move around. I could kill them all.

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