Energy Decay and BV
MsMaria:
Quote from: Brynne on 2007 October 06, 21:48:33
I couldn't even read that without getting tongue-tied. :-X
That was my intention. :D Sort of a 'we sell seashells down by the seashore.'
eevilcat:
Ok, I've done a little more investigating with this and have noticed an apparent increase when someone in the household has been on vacation. The increased energy decay seems to start happening after the vacation benefits wear off. The benefits I chose included the extra want slot, refreshed, productive, industrious and je ne sais quoi. I suspect that the productive benefit is the most likely offender as that affects needs.
I will do some more testing... I currently have my test 'hood stuck in eternal winter. ;D
jolrei:
Quote from: eevilcat on 2007 October 09, 15:51:29
I will do some more testing... I currently have my test 'hood stuck in eternal winter. ;D
...but never Christmas. Best look out for big talking lions at this point. ;)
I wonder what happens if you choose the more productive, and the refreshed together - do they cancel each other out? Or have I got it wrong - there's one option that causes slower decay in wants after a holiday anyway.
J. M. Pescado:
There is one bonus that actually hurts your work performance when taken: It grants a temporary boost to it, but when that boost wears off, you lose the boosted work performance...and if you were at max already, you will LOSE this if it falls off while you are at work, even if you didn't benefit from it at all because you already had maximum. This can completely hose your promotion schedule.
jolrei:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 October 10, 12:57:03
There is one bonus that actually hurts your work performance when taken: It grants a temporary boost to it, but when that boost wears off, you lose the boosted work performance...and if you were at max already, you will LOSE this if it falls off while you are at work, even if you didn't benefit from it at all because you already had maximum. This can completely hose your promotion schedule.
Heigh ho. Normally my sims' promotion schedules are hosed anyway, as I have an uncanny ability to choose the detrimental answer on any employment chance card that comes up. Consequently, I can have a police chief with 5 maxed skills and a full performance bar who is suddenly busted to police recruit, thus not making it to captain hero for another several days. I can live with the performance bar decline.
Frankly, I think it's unrealistic anyway - after a holiday, I always feel LESS like working in the office, not more.
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