Sims count

[stryder67]

What effects the number of sims in say, a community lot? I recently installed LN and added a LN dance club to sunset valley. Whenever I go there, or any other community lot, the numbet of sims is always low, like 8 or so. What settings can I change? I am running fairly decent computer, quad 4 with 4 gig mem. The video card does suck though.

[Saltypaws]

I am not sure if there is any one thing that effects the number of people.  I do know, that some nights, I will go to, let's say The Grind and there will be 15 people there, all on the dance floor and having fun.  A couple of nights later, will go back and there might be one or two people there.  In the high rise lounges, I don't think I see more than three people there at any one time, but the dives seem to draw stars and vampires.  I would like to think there is something that we can change, but I don't think so.

EDIT:  I just read on another thread about shift clicking on the ropes to change the options for what people to get in.  I did not know that, so now, I have learned something new also.

[samoht04]

The Exclusive Lounges are as they are called, 'Exclusive' and will not gather as many people but a Dive Bar is open to all so it will have more traffic. As for the Community lots being busy I think it depends on the Community Lot, I don't think there was ever loads of people on one lot due to performance issues on lower end computers.

[mtglady]

According to the Prima Guide there are certain days and times when the places are 'rocking'.  I had my Sim go at these times and there were more than the 1 or 2 'customers' that normally showed up.

   * Dive Bars are busiest at 2pm for the lunch crowd on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Maximun guests are 8.

   * Dance Clubs are busiest on Saturdays at midnight.  Maximun guests are 14.

   * Lounges are busiest at 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays.  Maximun guests are 10.

I tried this at both Bridgeport and Twinbrook.  I didn't try SV or RV as I haven't played those towns in awhile.  Hope this helps.