Where have all the bouncers gone?

[Lizzy3272]

Has anyone else had the problem where you can't get into a club because there's no bouncer there to let you in?  The club was the "hotspot" that night and No Sim could get through the front door!  I looked all over the club and the bouncer was no where to be found!  I've sometimes found them partying on the dance floor, but no such luck this time...

Does anyone know if there's a cheat to force them to show up?

[Lilygirl]

I don't know if there is a cheat but I do know that you can click on the door to the bar to "enter" if your Sim's celebrity status is high enough (instead of having to click on the bouncer.) There are also a couple other interactions with the door that should cause the bouncer in charge to come over and talk to your Sim; things like "sneak past bouncer" which, interesting enough, makes your Sim talk to the bouncer instead of just trying to sneak past them. 

Maybe try clicking the door to make the bouncer come over to talk to your Sim.

[Lizzy3272]

"Enter" was greyed out - probably because the bouncer wasn't there...  When you moved the mouse over the "Enter" it didn't say anything either (usually it'll say "Must have 3 star Celebrity Status to enter" or something).

[templesmom]

Was it before 5pm? The clubs aren't open before that. I just found that out myself.

[Lazycrockett]

I'm having the same issues with bartenders not being behind the bar?  What I thought would be an easy life reward, according to my agent has turned into a pain in the rear.

[Lizzy3272]

Was it before 5pm? The clubs aren't open before that. I just found that out myself.

It was around midnight... not to mention I was probably there for hours (in Sim time)...

Usually if you scroll over the icon above the club it will tell you the hours they're open right under the name.  Some clubs open at 2pm, others don't close until 4am. 

[Jonna]

Is this happening in BP?  I've had this happen on a World I created myself, I think it happens because I had six different bars/clubs but only five families living in town.  That is to say, maybe I didn't have enough residents to support the night life atmosphere I'd created.  But I don't really know if that's why, because it always seemed to be the same bars that didn't have bouncers or that didn't have bartenders.

[Lizzy3272]

Its only happened to me in Sunset Valley.  (So far anyways...)  I would think SV has enough residents to go around, but that's a good thought...  Too bad being a Bouncer isn't available as a part-time job! 

[Saltypaws]

If you have just started a town, it may take a couple of sim days to place a bartender or bouncer.  After a certain amount of time, I did not have that problem anymore.  It is like when you first go into a new town and there are no gems or insects, it takes time for them to show up.  Now if it has been more than a few sim days, then I would not know the issue then, but so far I have not really had too many problems, as of yet.  I am not a patient person, but I have had to learn patience, especially with this game.

[Swede1992]

I can confirm that I've never have had these problems in BP. It may very well be as Salty said.

[Saltypaws]

This is true, I have never had this problem in BP, the only problem I have had, is the mixologist likes to mingle and play darts, lol.  They are there, but I guess they would rather join in the fun than bartend, but eventually they get behind the bar and do their job.  I would like to have that kind of job, ol.

[Swede1992]

It's funny in a way, lots of citizens in my game are vampires, so the bounces die off by thirst since they almost never drink from anyone. LOL. I knew plasma drinks wasn't a good substitute.
The game seems to be able to replace these minor disturbances when they come up really well. The factor in this bug must be that story progression demands some time to make it work.

And yes, bartending here seems indeed to be a really nice job. Except when they ironically die of thirst though.