This definitely a big want of mine bc the microwaves we have take up counter space, and honestly, who actually has a counter top microwave irl in the year of our lord TWENTY NINETEEN?? Catch up with the times TS4 dev team!
We call them built in microwaves in the uk. I've never seen one just mounted on a wall by itself here. I use them in game before I get the oven. It stops my Sims from burning up too soon. There have been explosions and accidents in real life though when inexperienced people try to cook eggs in them without piercing the shells first!. That could be quite a good experience in Sims 4. >:)
Unfortunately those are for Sims 3. There is another set for Sims 4, but apparently the Get Famous update made them unusable? Haven't tried them myself yet.
They are unuseable, I downloaded them the other day. :/
"this-is-norm;d-953890" wrote: This definitely a big want of mine bc the microwaves we have take up counter space, and honestly, who actually has a counter top microwave irl in the year of our lord TWENTY NINETEEN?? Catch up with the times TS4 dev team!
I do. Actually there are no upper cabinets in my kitchen at all, only counters and one tall cabinet to store the food. But I agree that there should be wall mounted microwaves and ovens in the game.
"this-is-norm;d-953890" wrote: This definitely a big want of mine bc the microwaves we have take up counter space, and honestly, who actually has a counter top microwave irl in the year of our lord TWENTY NINETEEN?? Catch up with the times TS4 dev team!
I have a counter top microwave but I LOATHE it. It has the habit of not cooking properly. It's also one of those types that doesn't have a digital input, instead using a manual timer. As long as we get wall mounted microwaves that don't misbehave, I'll be happy.
In real life I've only ever had counter-top microwaves. I had a Montgomery Ward 3.0 cu ft convection microwave for 22 years before a power surge finally took it out. I still have it down at my workshop & hope to one day find a way to fix it. It was one of those ugly ones with the fake-wood pattern on the outside, but it was still awesome at cooking. The over-the-range microwaves tend to be smaller in terms of internal space & they are more expensive than the ones that sit on counters- but, I like the idea for in-game.
Even if my Sims don't use a microwave, I always add one because I want my kitchens to be complete.
A lot of the modern microwaves are mounted just under an upper cabinet or above the range/cooktop & they have to be at least 30" above the cooktop to be to code so they are too high. I've also seen the microwaves mounted down low- obviously designed for either short people or those lucky people who don't have back problems and can bend easily. Ideally, I like the kind that are mounted low enough to reach into and clean easily but over a prep surface.
I was looking at real estate pictures and liked this & liked the layout with the microwave on the right side. It's a little bar area off of a kitchen in a fancy house.
