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Changing club/bar opening/closing times as the owner (Late Night)

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30th Oct 2010, 05:10 PM	Changing club/bar opening/closing times as the owner (Late Night) #1
Kojin Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	Hello MTS Just wondering here. Did any of you modders take a look at this yet and knows if this is even possible ? I just had a quick look but I'm either absolutely blind or there is no set function for the opening/closing times, which would make me kinda cry.

31st Oct 2010, 08:11 AM

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Just did a quick search through the .xml files and found this:
S3_0333406C_00000000_270C087EF75701F3_Bars%%+_XML.xml

It includes code for the venues, including:

Code:

<Venue>DiveBarSports</Venue>

  <PriceMultiplier>1</PriceMultiplier>

  <PriceCapMultiplier>4</PriceCapMultiplier>

  <HourOpen>11</HourOpen>

  <HourClose>3</HourClose>

  <HappyHourStart>17</HappyHourStart>

  <HappyHourEnd>19</HappyHourEnd>

  ...

  </Venues>

I haven't tried changing it yet, but I assume this could be done as a tuning mod.

If you were asking how to do it in game, I don't know, because I don't own a bar yet (though it's the lifetime wish of one of my sims).

31st Oct 2010, 11:15 AM	#3
Kojin Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	Thanks alot for finding this one, I'm not the best if it comes to modding and apparently really didn't see it. Fortunaly theres a way to edit them (at least, it seems like ) Thanks again! Would you mind throwing me the instance name of that one ?

31st Oct 2010, 11:25 AM	#4
velocitygrass Forum Resident Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 666 Thanks: 17014 in 8 Posts 17 Achievements	You're welcome When there's a new EP out, I always export the whole GameplayData.package content to be able to easily search things.

31st Oct 2010, 11:27 AM	#5
Kojin Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	Oh well, I'm completely new to that all and decided I would want to start to try to get into it, but I'm really a noob with this all. Thanks alot for finding that one! Now I only gotta find out how I get that changed XML file to be imported by s3pe.
	Last edited by Kojin : 31st Oct 2010 at 11:40 AM.

31st Oct 2010, 11:55 AM	#6
velocitygrass Forum Resident Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 666 Thanks: 17014 in 8 Posts 17 Achievements	Have you taken a look at this: http://www.simswiki.info/wiki.php?t..._Tuning_Modding

31st Oct 2010, 11:59 AM	#7
Kojin Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	Ha yep, I followed that guide all around. Although in order to find the XML file you told me I had to extract (the search didn't find it and I would have to search through every single hexthingy) so I found it, edited a bit and now wanted to import it to make it a package. Unfortunaly the guide doesn't say anything about importing XML files Ah nevermind. When I clicked "Import" it wanted ti import S3_ files, I changed it to All Files and it worked out fine, bar opening times are changed how I wanted it. Thanks alot again

31st Oct 2010, 12:19 PM	#8
velocitygrass Forum Resident Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 666 Thanks: 17014 in 8 Posts 17 Achievements	I'm glad it worked

31st Oct 2010, 12:46 PM	#9
Inge Jones Mad Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,857 Thanks: 7427 in 17 Posts 18 Achievements	There are already two ready-made tuning mods for this, just to save anyone publishing yet more
	simlogical Please do not PM me with questions about modding. Please post in an appropriate forum and send me a link to the thread if you would like me to try and help.

31st Oct 2010, 12:57 PM	#10
Kojin Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	I didn't find any, and wouldn't have published mine anyway as the staff of the clubs just no longer appears after I was done. I'm basically just trying to learn more about it all and thought I should start off by doing something I personally like, but I would indeed appericate a link to the already made ones so I can just use one of them.

31st Oct 2010, 01:19 PM	#11
Inge Jones Mad Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,857 Thanks: 7427 in 17 Posts 18 Achievements	http://www.sims2workshop.com/viewtopic.php?t=3393 http://www.sims2workshop.com/viewtopic.php?t=3394 http://www.customsims3.com/smf/inde...g27565#msg27565
	simlogical Please do not PM me with questions about modding. Please post in an appropriate forum and send me a link to the thread if you would like me to try and help.

3rd Nov 2010, 06:07 AM	#12
claudiasharon Scholar Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 13847 in 222 Posts 21 Achievements View My Journal	I've made a mod that changes the bar/club times but it's not public yet. There's also one by Carrigon on sims2workshop's website. Which I see a link for already there. Nevermind. LOL.
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3rd Nov 2010, 09:33 AM	#13
Inge Jones Mad Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,857 Thanks: 7427 in 17 Posts 18 Achievements	A third mod for this to be published soon?
	simlogical Please do not PM me with questions about modding. Please post in an appropriate forum and send me a link to the thread if you would like me to try and help.

4th Nov 2010, 03:43 AM	#14
Tuhka Test Subject Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 1684 in 64 Posts 6 Achievements	Hey, I uploaded one of these mods on here yesterday. I'm reading in the comments some of the downloaders are having issues with the NPCs leaving the venues at EA's time. I re-re-re(etc)-tested the mod in my game and it still works just fine : clubs close and NPCs leave at my schedules... I only tunned the "Bars" file so I assumed I must have forgotten something and checked the NPCs file, but the bouncer's and mixologists hours where from "0" to "0", so I don't think that's the problem, is it? I checked the "Venues" file as well, but again, nothing wrong with that or even related with the schedules. Is the problem coming from the file or from the users' games? Note : It's the first mod I ever uploaded, so yeah I'm pretty new at this and couldn't see anything go wrong with that, uhuh.

4th Nov 2010, 03:50 AM

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When I was making my own mod (similar to yours) I saw a section where it said when the bartenders leave after closing and when they come in before opening. I edited those files so they'd come in earlier and leave later even though the bar was closed. I think it was in the bar xml part near the venues.

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Originally Posted by Inge Jones

A third mod for this to be published soon?

LOL I only made it because I wanted to have my own hours since I didn't like the other ones and I was on a mod making spree.

So I don't know if I'll ever upload it though.

For crying out loud you frakking fekik!
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4th Nov 2010, 04:37 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by claudiasharon

I must be blind or something 'cause I really don't see it in the "Bars" file, here's what I can read about a venue (for example the sports bar here) in the original file :

Quote:

<Venues>
<Venue>DiveBarSports</Venue>
<PriceMultiplier>1</PriceMultiplier>
<PriceCapMultiplier>4</PriceCapMultiplier>
<HourOpen>11</HourOpen>
<HourClose>3</HourClose>
<HappyHourStart>17</HappyHourStart>
<HappyHourEnd>19</HappyHourEnd>
<HappyHourPriceModifier>0.75</HappyHourPriceModifier>
<ChanceOfOrderingDataDrink>0.05</ChanceOfOrderingDataDrink>
<ChanceOfOrderingMoodDrink>0.05</ChanceOfOrderingMoodDrink>
<AvailableDrinks>FlamingWaylon</AvailableDrinks>
<AvailableFood>AutumnSalad</AvailableFood>
<IsPizzaAvailable>True</IsPizzaAvailable>
<FoodQualityMinimum>Bad</FoodQualityMinimum>
<FoodQualityMaximum>Neutral</FoodQualityMaximum>
<DrinkQualityMaximum>Nice</DrinkQualityMaximum>
<QualityMinimum>Bad</QualityMinimum>
<QualityMaximum>VeryNice</QualityMaximum>
<HourlyPay>13</HourlyPay>
<SkillMinimum>2</SkillMinimum>
<SkillAnimationMinimum>3</SkillAnimationMinimum>
<SkillAnimationMaximum>9</SkillAnimationMaximum>
<BartenderUniform>bartenderDiveSports</BartenderUniform>
<PianistUniform>NPCPianistLowEnd</PianistUniform>
<UniformProductVersion>EP3</UniformProductVersion>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableDrinks>HogansDeepFriedJuice</AvailableDrinks>
<AvailableFood>HotDog</AvailableFood>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableDrinks>BadReferee</AvailableDrinks>
<AvailableFood>Cheesesteak</AvailableFood>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableDrinks>WinningStreak</AvailableDrinks>
<AvailableFood>Hamburger</AvailableFood>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableDrinks>NaughtyCheerleader</AvailableDrinks>
<AvailableFood>HotWings</AvailableFood>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableFood>OnionRings</AvailableFood>
</Venues>
<Venues>
<AvailableFood>Nachos</AvailableFood>
</Venues>

Of course there's a lot of other stuff like drinks, ingredients and socials but nothing about the hours for the NPCs.

But I can see something like what you're talking about in the "Bartending service" but that's the bartenders we call for home parties, isn't it?

And as said before I haven't met the problem in my game.. :/

4th Nov 2010, 05:07 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuhka

I must be blind or something 'cause I really don't see it in the "Bars" file, here's what I can read about a venue (for example the sports bar here) in the original file :

Of course there's a lot of other stuff like drinks, ingredients and socials but nothing about the hours for the NPCs.

But I can see something like what you're talking about in the "Bartending service" but that's the bartenders we call for home parties, isn't it?

And as said before I haven't met the problem in my game.. :/

Nope sorry, it's in my bartending mod.

Quote:

I believe it applies to the ones in the bars/clubs. It might also apply to ones at home lots as well. It's towards the bottom of the bartending xml.

Closing time I'd assume means when the bar/club closes.

For crying out loud you frakking fekik!
Frelling trasta ko litbak!
Call me M-I-N-Z-Y (Minzy). ;)
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24th Nov 2010, 09:22 AM	#18
Simsimillian Lab Assistant Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 137 Thanks: 215 in 2 Posts 4 Achievements	ehm... I have both a club and two dive bars in Twinbrook and they seem to be open 24 hours a day... The bars have happy hour though, but could it be that there are no open/closing times specified in that hood? If so I would like a mod that gives them the same opening hours as they have in Bridgeport, maybe a bit longer...

26th Nov 2010, 07:10 AM	#19
Srikandi Pattern Pusher Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,397 Thanks: 11422 in 63 Posts 13 Achievements	I've been playing Buccaneer Bay, and the bars there (including the ones I own) have opening/closing hours, the same as in Bridgeport (I think), determmined by the bar type. So it's not a hood thing, anyway.

27th Nov 2010, 08:49 PM	#20
claudiasharon Scholar Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 13847 in 222 Posts 21 Achievements View My Journal	The Sunset Valley bars also have the same opening/closing hours as Bridgeport (without mods).
	For crying out loud you frakking fekik! Frelling trasta ko litbak! Call me M-I-N-Z-Y (Minzy). ;) Some More Sims made by me!

2nd Nov 2011, 06:41 AM	#21
Majuchan Field Researcher Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 311 1 Achievements	OK. my head is goin' to explode now. (I'm currently studying how this process works, I don't understand this language, but I want to learn it). How do I change the opening and closing time of the bars at 1.26 patch level with pets installed? what line should I edit?

4th Nov 2011, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Majuchan

OK. my head is goin' to explode now. (I'm currently studying how this process works, I don't understand this language, but I want to learn it). How do I change the opening and closing time of the bars at 1.26 patch level with pets installed? what line should I edit?

Look at posts 2 and 17 above

4th Nov 2011, 05:42 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Srikandi

Look at posts 2 and 17 above

Thanks! but when I searched houropen at the xml, the search doesn't find a thing, should I make that line myself?

1st May 2012, 12:24 PM	#24
JasonB Test Subject Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1	Can you change opening times for 'hangout' lots with this mod? I'm getting a bit fed up of seeing sims at one of my community lots who have been there for more than five days straight and i end up having to use the reset sim cheat to get rid of them.

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