Community lot: Difference between revisions

As in ''The Sims'', residential lots become static when a Sim visits a community lot. Sims do not age while on community lots, but their [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|aspiration]] level will still decay. [[Babies]] and [[toddler]]s cannot visit community lots, but [[Child#The Sims 2|children]] can if they are accompanied by older household members. If a child is taken to a community lot, neighborhood children may appear with one or both of their parents, while [[townie]] children will come alone. NPC children will not appear if the currently active [[household]] did not bring a child along with them to the community lot.

Much like ''The Sims'', all community lots have at least one [[phone|telephone booth]] and [[garbage can|garbage bin]]. By default, these are located outside of the lot's boundaries and cannot be moved without the use of the [[moveobjects]] cheat. However, additional phone booths and garbage bins may be purchased from [[buy mode]] and placed anywhere on the lot. Sims cannot build skills on community lots, but can build [[Fitness (attribute)|fitness]]. However, there is a [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,11216.0.html mod] that allows Sims to build skill on community lots.

Certain expansion packs had introduced new gameplay [[NPC]]s, that typically can be found in community lots. In ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]'', a downtown community lot may be visited by '''[[Mrs. CrumpleBottom]]''', a hostile old lady who lectures and beat Sims for romancing one another. ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage|Bon Voyage]]'' introduced the [[Unsavory Charlatan]], a pickpocket that may appear on any community lot at random. He will attempt to greet Sims and may successfully pick the pockets of those with a low [[logic]] skill. ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]'' introduced [[witch|high witches]] that may appear on community lots at random, usually accompanied by special effects depending on their alignment.