I think the hiders that people have made with S3PE are great at reducing multiples of the same item that are merely recolored. Now I'm looking at a way to hide some of the EA outfits I'd never choose, but that came with EPs, SPs, worlds, venues, or sets that I like some parts of.
My point on the limited color wheel is that it would be better to just have one version of everything that we could color ourselves with one tool rather than to offer different colors of each item. In the long run, it would be much more versatile and take up less space (I think, though I could be wrong) than having several options for each individual item.
So, I love being able to texture and color as I choose, but obviously this was a major effort/problem that was left out of sims 4 for a reason. Maybe, a simplified version that still offered some textures and colors across the wide spectrum of roofs, floors, walls, and clothes could work.
We can all cycle through toddler options in CAS super quickly, but some systems crash with female YA options. Being able to "throw out" what I don't want, or being able to load only what I do like ... that would help cut back enough to prevent long waits and crashing. Sets, venues, and worlds have an all or nothing approach to installation, unless you install according to individual item numbers that some simmers have found for them. Unfortunately, not all things can be installed individually.
This is something that might make me move on. Something that has what I like now, at least in a limited way; but that also offers me more - not in overwhelming quantity, but in ability to individualize everything the same way.
