The Subtleties of "Invite Over"

[MoMoll]

Thanks for that tip Hosfac.

[xFezIsAFreakx]

Ooh! Thanks for that, Hosfac! No more random outings, yey!

[TheChronicR]

Thanks for that tip, Hosfac! Renee Littler wasn't pleased by the "outing" (my Sim invited her over the other day) and so their relationship level dropped. Unfair, but for the last time. Ha!

[Frey]

A way to prevent an invite from becoming an outing is to greet them before they ring the doorbell.  Simply watch for the other sim to arrive, and then pause the game and cue up a "Greet" interaction.  When you unpause, the cued interaction will interrupt their "Ring Bell" interaction.  Your sim will go to invite them inside without forming a group.

You're right! That's why I never get outings with my sims at home! I always do this because with eight sims in the house, having guests inside can get really annoying, specially if they are superstars because all the other sims start the silly "wow! a superstar!" thingie and interrupt what they're doing. Anyways... I had never realized this was the reason why my sims' invites never became outings, but it makes a lot of sense!

I just give them all nectar and they leave happy. Party hardy!

that's so right.