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Learn about the full features of Dine Out Reloaded v2.5 and 3.0 Here. Consider supporting my work if you like what you're reading! 

Larger Groups

The biggest group Dine Out supports is actually the family dinner, which caps at 3. And with only one child Sim. You almost never see large amounts of Sims in a dining group. I've got a fix in the works for this, and it will be OPTIONAL. To add a chance that groups will be bigger sometimes, giving you a reason to use those 8-seater tables!

Better Diner Arrival

Right now, Dine Out does something really dumb when you open. It spawns all the situations for diners at once, and loads the LEADERS. However, the other guests get put in line to spawn. So it's entirely possible that the first diner in a group will show up, but the rest won't be there for another half hour. I have fixed this and it will be going into the next version.

Super Smart Table System

Dine Out likes to seat guests outdoors, even if there is literally a thunderstorm or in freezing temperatures. I plan to make the table system prefer clean tables that are indoors first (if weather is bad). 

Better Waiter Cleanup

Right now, waiters do not autonomously clean until an order is ready and a table has dirty dishes on it. This was part of me fixing/rescuing stuck player orders when items are blocking delivery.

I will soon switch to watching for new guest arrival and telling waiters to clean if at least a couple tables are dirty. I will let you decide how many need to be dirty, by making this an option you can change!

Player Can Seat Themselves

I also have a system already working where when the player shows up at restaurants with the 'Guests Seat Themselves' option that will let you pick a table and skip the host, just like the guests do.

Hoping to Add More

I  also want to make it possible that guests can get up to get their meals when they're done, so you can make fast-food type locations. This will be the next thing I work on after Sims Summit news coverage.

Learn about the full features of Dine Out Reloaded v2.5 and 3.0 Here. Consider supporting my work if you like what you're reading!

Comments

Anonymous

This is awesome. Love the thought about guest getting their own food. This means that my character can cook, and another household member can clean wiithout the need for host AND waiter. But please check that the played chef actually stays at his task, or autonomously checks for orders to be cooked. Today my played chef only cooks if there is orders then leaves the station and don`t return unless told so. And love the option to finally fill all seats at the table. Question for you Carl.. Could you make the restaurant work with only a few seats? A typical fastfood joint where I live don`t have 16 seats. With the guest getting their own food option, this would be nice

Anonymous

OMG NOW I CAN FINALLY RECREATE BOBS BURGERS IN THE SIMS! THANKS :D

Anonymous

Carl, you are my hero!!! I've been waiting on a reliable mod to fix what would have been my favorite DLC. Not only did you fix it but you are making it so much better. Thank you so much!

Anonymous

Can't wait using the current one but my waiters are so slow still but love cooking in a restaurant myself

Anonymous

I happened to catch James Turners new video about this mod and thought it was great. So I downloaded this yesterday about 5pm and did not stop playing until 3am. I had so much fun with my SIM playing as Chef. I had my customers sit with and without the hostess and it worked beautifully. Thank you for creating this mod and for all the mods you make for us.

orangesodaaa

Quick question. Are the shift + click options global? Or are they per restaurant? I think i tried to do different setting for different restaurants but it was the same?

Anonymous

I'm watching James video now and omg this mod is so awesome I can't wait to play with it!!

Anonymous

i found this mod about a week or two ago but thanks to james turners new video about this mod, i just had to become a patron, im also interested in your game overhaul mod as well ! thanks for this and keep up the great work you do !

Anonymous

Same here! I was so excited that I couldn't wait and jumped on the computer to become a patron. James' praise for this made me want to get it even more though..

Anonymous

Same as well! I was never interested in using pack-specific mods (esp Dine Out) until I got to that round of the Not So Berry challenge haha

carlssims4guide

They settings are universal. To see the menu testingcheats on must be used (to avoid it stuffing up your menus). Someday I may do restaurant-specific settings!

carlssims4guide

Hey David, thanks for joining up! I want to get back to Gameplay Overhaul with some of the new things I've learned. Want to improve burglars a good bit and return to my retail mod. So many things to do!

Anonymous

so having an issue in 3.02 where guests after they finish their food just stay in my restaurant and wont leave even after i close the store

Anonymous

I'm having issues where the waiters just stand around not cleaning tables or taking orders

cuteusagi

I'm having this same issue, or it takes them forever to begin. I was wondering is the sim lag or just something odd with the waiters lol

Anonymous

same! a couple of times, it worked fine, but then they just stopped altogether. now I have to press the take order button under management to get them to start.

Anonymous

I loaded into a restaurant that I already own. I activated testing cheats on and can't find the pie menu to allow me to select roles for my sims. =/

Anonymous

I had to remove the gameplay overhaul mod to get this one to work :/