NEW: Only Bartenders Behind Bars
Whenever I've had my Sim visit a bar, the night descends into chaos. The bartender practices tricks, socializes, or just stands idly by without tending his station, making it impossible for anyone to order drinks or food. Patrons wander the entirety of the lot, including going behind the bar to grab drinks, chat with the bartender, or just to walk across the room. Only Bartenders Behind Bars puts a stop to all that nonsense!
Now, the on-duty bartenders gets pushed back to tend bar if the mod finds that they've stopped manning their station. An optional package adds a 45-minute cooldown between attempts at juggling bottles, keeping your bartender on task. A steep routing cost has been added for patrons attempting to walk behind indoor bars on community lots, so the customers stay where they belong as well. If dirty dishes start piling up, the mod will nudge an idle bartender to clean the area before pushing them back to the bar.
This mod plays well with No Community Dish Clearing and Auto Bar Food Ordering, which together will make your bars feel way more realistic. Only Bartenders Behind Bars is available now on here and on CurseForge! Happy Simming!
TO INSTALL: Download and unzip the file, then put the unzipped folder in your Mods folder.
Comments (9)
Is there a similar mod for the cafe/coffee counters?
There is not yet, but I did notice similar behavior when testing something else at a cafe in Windenburg, so perhaps soon if OBBB is easily adaptable...
Thank you now my Sim won't have to resort to violence to get a drink
I am going to test this for compatibility with the bartender tips mod: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/mods/earn-your-tips I'll let you know what happens.
Please let me know, but I wouldn't expect OBBB to have an effect on an active sim tending bar unless they are actually assigned the game's mixologist role and are recognized as being on shift. They'd have the "Mixologist" tag above their name if recognized.
hello, is this also compatible with littlemssam auto employee mod?
I haven't played with that LMS mod in my game, but from the documentation it appears to have more to do with bartender spawning and hiring? With the business owner doing the job when visiting from another household feature, I am unsure. If they are placed in the mixologist role, then OBBB should recognize them and properly affect their behavior. Please let me know if you experience any weirdness!
Finally!!! Now I can have bars without fences & gates :P
I used to do this too but it was EXHAUSTING setting it up for every dang bar lot!