Macro Control: Macrotastics

[Emma]

I think you are right, because I have a hack that allows the lunchlady in the dorm to put all untended assignments in the trash compactor which errors on a fairly frequent basis (not enough to warrant taking the hack out though)

I actually thought it was that that was causing the looping error, but even without it it still loops. I am getting sick of this game.

[Zazazu]

I still love the game, I just don't get the reason why Ikea (I'm assuming it's Ikea's fault, or FT P3) would screw with compactors. There were no compactor issues needing fixing with P3, and Ikea had nothing to do with compactors. I'm sick of the dumbass programmers EA hires.

[Emma]

Umm...Pescado? I am still having issues with macro>eat. It doesn't work when food is not already available. If sims have to cook for themselves, all that happens is the command loops. No errors generated. Replaced all relevant kitchen equipment. No custom cooking equipment or fridges. Happens in all lots and in a clean version with just the most recent macro related hacks installed and no other awesome and non-awesome hacks. All EPs/SPs, FTp3.

[witch]

I just had an error with renaming a sim. I shift-clicked and chose rename. I selected the first name and clicked on cancel when the error popped up. Then I made the first name into a last name. When I tried to choose the first name again, I got an exception error and the game terminated.

I have included both logs but I suspect the first log was only generated when the initial first name was changed. I've got the exception log but I guess it won't tell you much either.

[J. M. Pescado]

This is normal behavior. The game does not want to allow instant usage, but will tolerate this if you do not attempt to do it twice in a row while the game is still paused. If you do it twice in a row, you will crash.

[witch]

Yes, I was paused. OK. Won't do that again. Ta.

[Emma]

Can I make a couple of suggestions for macros that could be added in the future? I would love a macro>paint option for those sims that have full creativity that want to paint and sell masterpieces and also a macro>work out for sims with full body point who want to get fit.

Also, could either macro>clean or macro>garden include picking up and disposing of leaf piles?

Cheers.

[Milhouse Trixibelle Saltfucker III]

If she can, can I? I've always thought there should be a macro>power idle for pets - their default AI is a lot less stupid than the sims' own, but there are situations in which I'd rather they were a bit more efficient. And also a macro>train type deal that would make the pet repeatedly perform the most efficient action for training any specific trait, with wait time in between for praises.

On the non-pet front, could there be skillinators for dancing, pool , and meditation, since those have hidden skill levels?

[jsalemi]

On the non-pet front, could there be skillinators for dancing, pool , and meditation, since those have hidden skill levels?

The skillinator for dancing already exists, since sims can get a scholarship out of high dancing skill. It may only be active for teens (and maybe kids) though.

[Emma]

Skillinator for Pool exists too.

[Roux]

You need a pool table on the lot for the option to appear. I think you may also need a stereo for dancing to work as intended.

I still want sim children to Macro-Clean. If they can garden and fish as underage slave labor, why can't they clean as well?

[Milhouse Trixibelle Saltfucker III]

ORLY? I have a lot with both objects and I've never seen it. Huh...

[J. M. Pescado]

I still want sim children to Macro-Clean. If they can garden and fish as underage slave labor, why can't they clean as well?

Children can't clean all things, so when performing the Clean function, they barf. Not all of these items check for this condition in the Functional Tree Test, so there's no way to know what will cause this.

[Roux]

Well, thanks for the explanation. My high-neat sim kids will have to continue to clean manually or autonomously. At least they can Take Out Trash!

[kool]

Is there anyway to beable to just Macrotastics for autoyakyak, And turn off everything else for auto que food ect. Myself all i need it for is autoyakyak.
I was playing other day and was trying to having my sim restock buisness and Macrotastics kept queing to eat food, Her bar was at 50% and i couldn't override it. So i exited game and took it Macrotastics out of mods folder. I wasn't on power idle ethier.

Thanks,

[J. M. Pescado]

Just let it do its thing. The system is smarter than you. And it must have spotted free food! Musn't waste free food!

[Entgleichen]

I get errors when having employees as farmers, as well when clicking on specific sims. This only happens on a specific lot and could have to do with the fact that it is a real big 6x5 farm.
Is there a chance that you might fix this, J.M.?

Months ago, I posted this, and the problem still exists. Wouldn't it be possible to fix it? I can't play the farm without macrotastics, and with it, I can't either so far.
To decribe it more precisely, most of the menu options have disappeared too,when I click on the sims.

[J. M. Pescado]

This is a problem with the hardcoded iteration limit. I have not yet found a viable workaround for this issue yet.

[Roux]

I'm getting some errors during Macro-Clean and Macro-Take Out Trash in apartments. My layman's interpretation of the error logs is that it's barfing on the trash chute object. They are using the chute, but the error is popping up. Let me know if you need more info.

[J. M. Pescado]

Right, well, gimme some time to actually *SEE* a trash chute first.

[Roux]

Prelim tests on new version appear to have resolved the errors. *Clicks thanks button.*

[SJActress]

I have the same issue Emma describes with IKEA installed and patch 3. Sims pick up the phone, dial and then put it down again.

I have this exact same problem as well.  Had it with FT p1, FT p2, and now AL.  All EPs, no SPs.  It results in Macro-->Hobbinate not working at all, because they can't call Targets first.

[witch]

I just discovered this today. My sim picked up the phone and then put it down again without calling. I usually get them to use their cellphones, but the cells have been disappearing every time the phone rings. 

[J. M. Pescado]

I have this exact same problem as well.  Had it with FT p1, FT p2, and now AL.  All EPs, no SPs.  It results in Macro-->Hobbinate not working at all, because they can't call Targets first.

Old Phonehack quirk. Go reupdate and check for Nesses.

I just discovered this today. My sim picked up the phone and then put it down again without calling. I usually get them to use their cellphones, but the cells have been disappearing every time the phone rings. 

I am completely unable to reproduce this feature, as it has consistently worked flawlessly in my game.

[LK]

I just discovered this today. My sim picked up the phone and then put it down again without calling. I usually get them to use their cellphones, but the cells have been disappearing every time the phone rings. 

My Sims are successfully able to call out, but I am experiencing the cell-phone-goes-poof-when-answering bug too.  So far as I can tell, it's probably because of the extra phone features added in AL that they never translated to the Uni cell phone, but just a guess.  Pretty annoying either way.