I'm assuming you left it off on purpose but my sims do most of their activity by visiting each other at home.
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My answer is that I like having a blend of the different lots. I do send my sims out to different places and I like to mix it up. I have everything from a nice swimming pool, to a Fitness Stuff themed fitness center, a movie theatre/bowling alley, an ice rink I downloaded, a flowery cafe I downloaded, a library for Newcrest, 8+ restaurants, etc. There's a lot going on and I have a lot of options for where to send sims.
I don't want sims to be too similar to each other so with all the different types of venues, I have more fun. I do have numerous bars and I edited some of them. I redid the bar in Brindleton Bay to be a chowder restaurant. The one in Oasis Springs and the Sgt. Pepper Pub were redecorated. There was a Maxis-made swimming pool that I added to Oasis Springs that is great. I added pools to nearly every gym except the one in San Myshuno.
My favorites are: Spas, spa/gyms, karaoke bars and discotheques and I wouldn't say No to an all ages arcade that came with a new pack, or, at the least, more build items so I can make a good one.
I try to use them all equally, but for many of my own builded lots are technically parks, but I use gym, museum (considered as churches and schools), bars and retails lot almost the same amount as parks.
I chose bar because I forgot about restaurants until I peeked at the replies. I've downloaded so many different restaurants for my sims to go to; it's my go-to activity when I have nothing for them to do for a while but want them to do something. And there's so many specific ones! I found a Selvadoradan one and a Batuuan one, plus tons of other random ones. That said, I've never run one because it doesn't fit my play style. Multipurpose community lots (particularly ones with tons of skill items) have really been growing on me; it's so nice to let my sims just have their houses without all the random stuff they need for their careers.
I like parks, because I really love nature in real life and I love taking my sims out to nature as well. It is also one of my favorite thing to create in the game.
The second one would be a bar/lounge/karaoke lot, because it is just fun to create differently themed bar lots for different types of sims to hang out. I have a goth club, a small pub, fancy nightclub for adult sims, etc. The options are endless and it is fun.
I don't usually build community lots, but I didn't really like any of the bowling alleys in the gallery so made my own. Fairly straightforward building (modeled on the Wakefield Bowladrome* in the Boston suburb I grew up in, a squat rectangular flat-roofed building with an HVAC system on the roof), but whereas the real-world building has 20 lanes and no food/drink facilities other than a couple of vending machines, my Sims version is six lanes and has a "liquor license." Same mid-20th century retro architectural style and open interior layout though. I stuck it in a vacant lot in Brindleton Bay.
*yes, the same one George Clooney and Ben Affleck shot a movie at earlier this year. My hometown has a fun history—we also played host to a goodwill/diplomatic delegation from the Soviet Union at the butt end of the Cold War and someone got the idea to take them candlepin bowling at that same alley!
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My favourite lot type and my most used lot type are different because of the way the game forces you to use "bar" for almost any community lot that you might want that doesn't fit into the other categories. Bar is my most used but I enjoy playing in a haunted residential or tiny home the most.
Choices offered are a little to restrictive. my favourite type of lot is a spa/gym/swimming pool combo. if i can get it right, it will be seen as an all day spa where a sim can spend hours getting ridiculously pampered, they can get a little drink, some exercise and at the end of the day, a nice relaxing swim in the pool.
I'm still trying to find the right balance and what venue works correctly (for the autonomy) to all three to make the combo complete.
Retail. I have quite a few retail shops. A wellness shop with spa items and herbal potions. An apothecary shop, bridal boutique, clothing stores, bookstore. Next on the list is an accessories shop.
Outside of the home lot - it's got to be restaurants, but my Sims also spend a fair amount of time at festivals, not sure if this technically counts as a lot.
Aside from residential, my most visited lots would be restaurants and parks/national parks. I tend to make generic lots often, but not always, and depends on the save. Generally, I dislike seeing an influx of townies when my sim visits a lot, and they either take the equipment my sim needs to use, or butt in uninvited into private conversations.
At this moment in time it's a tie between concert venues and restaurants. My singer Sim (Global Superstar) performs at least once daily and is generally hungry by the end of his set. So, he takes his best girl out to eat. Plus, most of my engagements happen at some of the finer eateries I have sprinkled across my neighborhoods.
I like to build handsome libraries (and one time a wilfully hideous one) and equip them with a wealth of everything. If I've a sim who can't afford a comfy bed, they can go and use one in the library.
I realise actual libraries aren't like this, but they would be if I was mayor.
I redid the bar in Brindleton Bay to be a chowder restaurant.
That is such a good idea! If I were better at redecorating buildings, I'd do the same thing. A restaurant like that, right down by the wharf, is such an iconic New England feature.
I can't speak on a favorite because I try to have my sims visit all lot types and I build different things on all the lots. My LEAST used lot type is generic.
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I'm assuming you left it off on purpose but my sims do most of their activity by visiting each other at home.
I don't want sims to be too similar to each other so with all the different types of venues, I have more fun. I do have numerous bars and I edited some of them. I redid the bar in Brindleton Bay to be a chowder restaurant. The one in Oasis Springs and the Sgt. Pepper Pub were redecorated. There was a Maxis-made swimming pool that I added to Oasis Springs that is great. I added pools to nearly every gym except the one in San Myshuno.
Most used lately is haunted house residential.
Most used community lot is the restaurant.
Most creativity stimulating community lot is the community spaces.
Runner up community lot is vet clinics.
The second one would be a bar/lounge/karaoke lot, because it is just fun to create differently themed bar lots for different types of sims to hang out. I have a goth club, a small pub, fancy nightclub for adult sims, etc. The options are endless and it is fun.
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*yes, the same one George Clooney and Ben Affleck shot a movie at earlier this year. My hometown has a fun history—we also played host to a goodwill/diplomatic delegation from the Soviet Union at the butt end of the Cold War and someone got the idea to take them candlepin bowling at that same alley!
And remember this above all. Our Roman gods are watching. Make sure they are not ashamed!
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I'm still trying to find the right balance and what venue works correctly (for the autonomy) to all three to make the combo complete.
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I realise actual libraries aren't like this, but they would be if I was mayor.
That is such a good idea! If I were better at redecorating buildings, I'd do the same thing. A restaurant like that, right down by the wharf, is such an iconic New England feature.
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