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Where do you take sims for dating or family activities to become closer?
PinkPaws66
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I don't know great places to go? Got most packs.
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PinkPaws66
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With all lots in all worlds replaced with better versions, there's no where I do not take my Sims. I go everywhere with them. My favorite places though are parks when the weather is good, because there are so many fun activities for a family there, and pools. That's for families. For dating, generally restaurants, bars, nightclubs and lounges. I have a bowling ally/arcade in my game that is also a really fun date night. It has tons of games, and also a bar for food and drink, and of course, bowling.
But truly, I take my sims everywhere. Even just a afternoon to go grocery shopping is fun, because the grocery store I built in one of my worlds has a bar and cafe inside the store and around back I put a small park with playground equipment for toddlers and kids as well as a basketball court, so when my Sims need groceries I'll bring the whole family along and let the kids and teens play in back while the parents go shopping, and perhaps enjoy a short break at the bar, inside.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
Or the cinema to watch a romantic movie, maybe followed by a meal out. Or even to the beach, building sandcastles and swimming and sunbathing together with a picnic or bbq afterwards.
For families, I like the beach and parks in good weather. For snowy times I like to take them sledding or ice skating. For rainy days, maybe just a day at the local library (with a kids play zone inside while the adults relax with a book or play on the computer).
Nightclubs with a Dance Floor
The Pool Lot world in Windenburg
A Bowling Alley and Skating with Lots I place for that
A Romantic Hotel which I downloaded. Well it's a rental but it's basically like staying in a Hotel.
Occasionally I'll send them on a vacation to Sulani.
Occasionally the Onseen Lot in the Snowey Escape World. That's a great date location.
The lot on top of the highrise in Myshuno that has the bubble blower. I forget the name but I placed a hottub up there as well making it very romantic.
A Nice Romantic Restuarent I downloaded.
Oh yes I take my couples to karokes as well.
Karaoke bars in San Myshuno
Beaches in Sulani
Spas and restaurants placed from prospective packs.
**Im not a builder so I only slightly change shipped lots to add content from other packs.
For dates I usually go with restaurants, sometimes bars, nightclubs and karaoke lounges.
- Several restaurants. I have different kinds like: A family restaurant, Pancake Restaurant, Cafe's, a food truck next to waters in Brindleton Bey, an expensive and chique restaurant for the rich sims
- Bowling Alley
- Skating Ring
- Cinema (using the big screen from Movie Stuff, there are a lot of cool builds on the gallery)
- Museum
- Beach
- Karaoke bar's
- the Festivals that came with City Living
And honestly more. What I like to do is look at all the Activity Objects in the game and somehow try to plan out what kind of community lots I can create/download for them. So that almost every object can be used on community lots and maybe even have clubs for it.
For example: I don't like having the Archeology Table in sims houses. So I downloaded a Museum and edited the build to add a small workshop room with the Archeology Table. We could even create a Club for sims that are into Archeology and the museum is their hangout spot.
If they have a hobby that can be done together somewhere, such as Bowling or Fishing, it makes a good date option, unless your sim absolutely hates the activitity in question.
If they are Outdoorsy or Loves the Outdoors, then Parks, Beaches and similar outdoor locales will provide them with a Happy moodlet and boost their mood, making for a better date.
If they are a Goofball/Likes Comedy or a Music Lover/Likes Violin/Likes Guitar/Likes Piano, they might enjoy a trip to the Lounge to watch a performance, while one who Likes Singing would have fun at a Karaoke Bar.
Art Lovers and would enjoy Galleries, Museums, Arts Centre and Parks with lots of statuary, and possibly Retail lots selling those, photographs and prints too.
Foodies/Gluttons will enjoy restaurants as long as the food is decent quality, and might enjoy a Café, Bakery or Ice Cream Shop too.
Just some examples.
Wow! Is your gallery name the same and do you have that grocery store up for download? Also do you need a mod to go grocery shopping in sims4? Eta: i never know where to take groups of Sims, particularly across age groups, because most community spaces and venues are so narrow in focus that it's not family-friendly, and the date spots are so barren and empty.
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My Gallery User name is actually different. My forum name pre-dates Origin but now game login (and thus gallery name) is tied to Origin so it just ended up that way. I honestly wish it wasn't different, but it is what it is.
Regardless, it doesn't matter...because I don't upload much of anything to the gallery. I use a lot of CC and mods in my game while at the same time being a person who doesn't like to download anything with CC and mods so, out of respect for other people who also don't like to download things which used CC and Mods...I upload very little.
In this case, however, it doesn't matter! The grocery store in my game is a modified version of someone else's grocery store. The base store is incredible, I just put it on a larger lot so that I could add the playground in the back. And I added more display cases and food inside to be sold plus the Cafe (which requires a mod to be auto-staffed). The base lot that I worked from is on the gallery here: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/86CF1205F8FB11EB8DE0486C5771AD1E
And no, you don't need mods to go grocery shopping, just the Get to Work pack. It's set up as a retail lot, and literally ALL of the food and ALL of the ingredients in the game except for the Red and White wrapped meat from Cottage Living can be marked for sale at a retail location. Even the jams and conserves and mayo and eggs and all the different types of milk from cottage living are for sale in my grocery store. Just not red and white wrapped meat, unfortunately. You can buy and sell fish at least though.
I added the Cottage Living grocery store vendor stand to the side of the store outside so that I can also still get red and white wrapped meat when I visit it. I just wish I could buy them INSIDE the store with all the other ingredients.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
For family activities, I have several multifunctional parks with toddler and children playground equipment. I even added some pet equipment so the dogs can join in on family outings. I also have an ice cream parlor where my Sims can take the whole family for a treat. It's a retail store that sells ice cream bowls and toddlers can eat the ice cream, too.
Ok, this is strange. I read your post yesterday where you spoke of your grocery store and thought that was a great idea. I searched the gallary and came across this very same grocery store and downloaded it last night. I spent the next hour or so changing it a bit. It is such a cute idea and my simmies love going to the store.
Thanks to your post, I now have a grocery store in my game. So funny and fun that we ended up using the same store : )
Well, it really is the best looking grocery store in the gallery! Assuming you like "country charm" at least. And Simmaddness put so very much effort into it, clearly, with how much individual produce is all carefully arranged both in the windows and out in the sale area.
If you are using it, Some suggestions for alterations that I would offer is:
If you are into Cottage Living, also maybe add some wool for sale up where there is already miscellaneous items being sold.
And if you are open to using mods, add the mod by LittleMsSams that lets you add a lot trait which adds staff to the bar upstairs automatically. If you are interested in having the bar operate without having an active Sim staffing it. I did this and also added a cafe counter in the same area. Makes for a nice upstairs area to have a drink and buy some food if you want to eat right there in the store.
It's a great store for sure.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
I said this in a similar thread but I LOVE the community centers for all sorts of play. I download lots from the gallery and heavily edit them to be true community centers. My community centers typically have a meeting room, a yoga studio, a place for kids to play, game tables and ping pong tables, knitting circles, sometimes even a laundromat. Sometimes my families will spend whole days whiling away at the community centers. They work great for vanilla players because a few vendors will show up to man stalls and the market tables will fill up even if you haven't changed the community center into a marketplace, for example.
However, some of my favorite lots that I ever downloaded that helps with family bonding are parks in general, especially Moonlight Owl's "Festival Parks." Each park has been edited for each season's festival. So the Leisure Day version has a roller rink, outdoor movie setup, etc. Here's an example.
But I think one of the best all-around spots that comes with an expansion pack is that park in San Myshuno. It's a large lot with lots of romantic settings. It has things to satisfy any needs that sims might suddenly come up with on their date (toilets, mirrors, kitchen, bathtub, coffee maker, mirrors.) It even has a bar to mix your own drinks, a piano for musical sims to serenade with, and a telescope for 🐸🐸🐸🐸 sims to woohoo.) But the best thing of all is that it is relatively secluded, so you don't have to worry about strangers walking up to you and interrupting your date.
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For dates I like going to the restaurants. At least when they work I do. I also like going to a Lounge.
For family fun nights out and about its either bowling or a movie theater. There are lots of great theaters on the gallery. I have 2, one is a bar and the other a lounge or nightclub can't remember what I uploaded as.
If I have toddlers I go to my updated willow park.
Besides those the usual bowling alley, skating rink restaurants nightclubs the stuff everyone has.