Topic

Butler IMs

I arrived home and spoke to my Butler, critter, and was informed that too many people had visited the street for hir to just tell me so I would get an IM with the details.
Great!
The IM popped up and flashed as new ones do and I wandered off into my house to read in there.
Unfortunately the IM window closed when I entered my house.
According to Live Help Guides this is because you are too far away from your Butler to command it when inside the house.

1) I understand not allowing commands to work once inside the house, but the IM should remain open.
I lost that list of people and will never know who was there.  Not exactly earth shattering but it's going to bug me now.

2) Don't call it an IM then, as people IM me from all over UR.

So, please, either leave the IM open but communication to no longer work once you walk away (my preferred option) or change what you call the message as it's misleading.

Thanks for hearing me out.

Posted 6 months ago by xombiekitty Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I agree that it would be nice if the IM remained open (but the butler appeared offline) the way other IMs do.  I got to read my last IM list and thought I would randomly visit some of my visitors, but after I visited one, the list was gone.

    Or maybe the botler could always remember the last 20 visitors, regardless of time, like Caller ID?
    Posted 6 months ago by RainCat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have had this problem too, although not often since I am not usually a high-traffic street despite the trade routes.
    Posted 6 months ago by Umbra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You're right. Butlers will no longer close the IM window.
    Posted 6 months ago by Etna Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Would 't it be better to have the b0tler MAIL the list to you? That way you'd have a permanent record to refer to.
    Posted 6 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay! Thank you, Etna & TS!
    Posted 6 months ago by xombiekitty Subscriber! | Permalink