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Seasoned Ace

11 months ago

CAS Items Mis-Tagged

Hey Sims 4!

Now that you’ve announced that Sims 4 is going to be around for a long time, I want to help you address what I think is the biggest issue in the game – for someone like me who owns all of the packs and kits. My biggest issue is how long it takes me to sort through the CAS and B/B catalogues because the color filters are inaccurate, mis-tagged, or missing major colors. I’m going to go through the entire catalogue for all packs and kits (and eventually basegame) and find the errors for you.

I also recommend adding more color tags for ambiguous colors, but not using their names, rather just a small color swatch in CAS and B/B filters. It’s really annoying when I want to find all the burgundy swatches, but sometimes they’re coded as purple, sometimes pink, and sometimes red. This happens the most with different purples and pinks.

Ambiguous colors that are sometimes mis-tagged or tagged on different basic colors across packs:

Red-Orange (also known as scarlet, vermillion, coral, salmon and sometimes peach).
2. Orange-Yellow (also known as gold, saffron, mango, or amber).
3. Yellow-Green (also known as chartreuse or neon, sometimes olive).
4. Green-Blue (also known as cyan, turquoise, teal, or aqua).
5. Blue-Violet (also known as indigo or periwinkle).
6. Violet-Pink (also known as magenta, fuchsia, lavender, or orchid).
7. Pink-Red (also known as burgundy, wine, crimson, or maroon).

I do not expect you to add all of these ambiguous colors to your color filters. What I’m recommending is consistency (so all red-oranges are EITHER red OR orange moving forward, and all indigo are EITHER blue OR purple. However, I do strongly recommend new filters for aqua, burgundy, and magenta, because those are distinct enough.

This bug report Hughes-03 entry is about CAS Items in City Living.

Red Filter: In Female Adult Tops there is a violet tunic that shows a dark red bra under. Although there is some red in this item, it’s not dominant and the red filter should be removed.

Red Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there are 2 items that are more red-orange. This includes a short dress with a dog on the shirt and a long dress with folds at the neckline and a split up the left leg. A decision should be made as to how to consisted filter red-orange items across all packs.

Red Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, there is a suit set that is red-violet with flowers on the right arm. I recommend adding this item to a new BURGUNDY filter.

Orange Filter: In Male Adult Bottoms there are plan pants that are much more red than orange. I recommend re-classifying this item as red.

Orange Filter: In Male Adult Outfits there is an outfit with an apron and an orange-yellow t-shirt. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Orange Filter: In Female Child Outfits, there is a Chinese style short dress that is much more red than orange. I recommend re-classifying this item as red. Also, there is a tunic outfit that is more orange-yellow with black accents. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Orange Filter: In Male Child Outfits, there is a tunic outfit that is more orange-yellow with black accents. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Yellow Filters: In Male Adult Outfits, there is orange-yellow pants with a beige jacket over a pink shirt. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Yellow Filters: In Female Child Outfits, there is a tunic oufit that is more orange-yellow. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Yellow Filters: In Male Child Outfits, there is a tunic oufit that is more orange-yellow. I recommend making a decision as to how to filter all orange-yellow items across all packs.

Green Filter: In Female Adult Tops, there is a button up tank top that has two front pockets that is more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Green Filter: In Male Adult Tops, there is a sweater that looks like peacock feathers and is bright green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Green Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, there are snake skin pants that are more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Green Filter: In Male Adult Bottoms, there are dark blue pants with black accents. I see no green at all and I recommend re-classifying this item as blue. In addition, the same snakeskin pants as in female adult bottoms is here and is more green-blue. I recommend adding this item to a new AQUA filter.

Green Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, there are 2 items that are more green-blue that I recommend adding to a new AQUA filter. One is an aqua jacket with tan pants, and the other is a dark aqua long tunic with beaded gold necklaces.

Blue Filter: In Male Adult tops, the same sweater that looks like peacock feathers and appeared under the green filter is appearing under the blue filter. Further evidence that a new AQUA filter would best articulate this color.

Blue Filter: In Female Child Tops, there is a sweater with yellow and purple accents that is more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Blue Filter: In Male Child Tops, there is a sweater with yellow and purple accents that is more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Blue Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, there are a pair of cropped, plain pants that are more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Blue Filter: In Male Adult Bottoms, there are a pair of cropped, plain pants that are more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Blue Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there is a long geometric dress that is green-blue. I recommend adding this item to a new AQUA filter. Also, there is a suit jacket with 5 buttons and lots of embroidery that is paired with leggings. This outfit is much more blue-violet. This is ok, as long as a decision is made as to how to consistently code blue-violet items across all packs.

Blue Filter: In Female Child Outfits there is a cat sweater with purple accents that is green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item. Also, there is a tunic outfit that is more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Blue Filter: In Male Child Outfits there is a tunic outfit that is more green-blue. I recommend adding a new AQUA filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Female Adult Tops, there is a hooded sweatshirt with green in the hood that is much more violet-pink. I recommend adding a new MAGENTA filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Female Child Tops, there is a violet-pink vest over a lavender sweater. I recommend adding a new MAGENTA filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Male Child Tops, there is a violet-pink vest over a lavender sweater. I recommend adding a new MAGENTA filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Female Child Bottoms, there are bright violet-pink pants with aqua strips. I recommend adding a MAGENTA label to this item. Also, there are cropped dark reddish-violet pants. I recommend adding a BURGUNDY filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Male Child Bottoms, there are bright violet-pink pants with aqua strips. I recommend adding a MAGENTA label to this item. Also, there are cropped dark reddish-violet pants. I recommend adding a BURGUNDY filter to this item.

Purple Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there is a long dress with multiple cut away in the front that is much more red than violet. I recommend adding this item to a new BURGUNDY filter.

Purple Filter: In Female Child Outfits, there are shorts with overalls that are more violet-pink. I recommend adding a new MAGENTA filter to this item.

Pink Filter: In Female Adult Tops there is a dark red tunic. I recommend adding a new BURGUNDY filter to this item. There is also a long-sleeved crop top with a llama on the front – this item is more violet-pink and I recommend adding a new MAGENTA filter to this item.

Pink Filter: In Male Adult Tops there is a violet-pink sweater with gold accents. I recommend adding this item to a new MAGENTA filter.

Pink Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there are 3 items that are more violet-pink. This includes two dresses with a similar long-sleeved, a symmetrical silhouette, one has paisleys and one has a gold geometric design, and also a short dress with a purple top with lime green accents and a large belt. All 3 of these items should be added to a new MAGENTA filter. Also, the raccon custome is more peach than pink and should be re-classified under the red or orange filters.

Pink Filter: In Female Child Outfits there is a cat sweater that is much more red-orange or coral. I recommend re-classifying this item as either red or orange (and keeping all red-orange items consistently classified across all packs).

Pink Filter: In Male Adult Outfit there is a long red jacket over a yellow sweater. I see no pink. I recommend re-classifying this item as red.

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14 Replies

JakeTheDog104
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago
TYSM for this report! I support the proposed change!
NeutrinaEditora
Seasoned Vanguard
11 months ago
What a detailed comment, I have learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
abookwyrm87
Seasoned Newcomer
11 months ago
This is amazing. It would be fantastic to actually get better colour filters
kathmhughes
Seasoned Ace
11 months ago
This bug report Hughes-11 entry is about CAS Items in Cottage Living.
I have officially found over 500 errors in color filters in CAS.
Hi, I’m a tenured psychology professor who teaches on color perception – and my real name is Dr. Hughes (could be a fun pun with Hues as in colors). I find the biggest issue in the game for me, is that searching the CAS and BB catalogues takes forever, due to inefficient and mislabelled color filters.
Ambiguous colors seem to be behind the majority of these errors, but not all. When it comes to ambiguous colors, I know sometimes it’s preferable to split right at the color threshold (when aqua is slightly more green or slightly more blue), but I’d argue that’s not reasonable with so many thousands of items in the Sims 4. At this point, given the number of aqua and magenta items, I do think they need their own color filters.
There are a lot of issues with purples and pinks in the game, as purple appears to be defined as anything between violet and burgundy, except for a rose pink. Pink seems to be defined as everything from a pastel lavender, magenta, rose pink, light red, to a faded orange – which is half of the color wheel in pastels. I’m switching out purple for violet and defining pink as a cerise or rose.
Ambiguous colors definitions to refer to:
Red-Orange (scarlet, vermillion, coral, salmon, peach).
2. Orange-Yellow (gold, saffron, mango, amber).
3. Yellow-Green (chartreuse, neon, olive).
4. Green-Blue (cyan, turquoise, teal, aqua).
5. Blue-Violet (indigo, periwinkle).
6. Violet-Pink (magenta, fuchsia, lavender, orchid).
7. Pink-Red (burgundy, wine, crimson, maroon)
Here's my ongoing chart with up to date errors:
This bug report Hughes-11 entry is about CAS Items in Cottage Living.
Red Filter: In Female Adult Tops, the bartender vest and the red-orange shirt under a green jacket are both red-orange. The open cardigan with flowers is orange and not red.
Red Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, the rolled up pants are orange, not red.
Red Filter: In Male Adult Bottoms, the rolled up pants are orange, not red.
Red Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there’s orange denim skirt with suspenders over a yellow shirt. This is orange and not red.
Red Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, there’s an orange jacket over green overalls. This should be labeled orange and not red.
Yellow Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, the denim overall shorts are orange and not yellow.
Green Filter: In Female Adult Tops, the open cardigan with a mushroom is green-blue and needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Female Adult Tops, the sweater with 3 buttons and a rounded plaid pocket is green-yellow.
Green Filter: In Male Adult Tops, there’s a blue-green sweater under a brown cardigan. This needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Female Toddler Tops, there’s an off the shoulder sweater with 3 diamond stiches down the front that is green-yellow.
Green Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, the courdroy short skit is green-blue and needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Female Child Bottoms, the flowered leggings are green-blue and need and AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, the rustic outfit with a red scarf is more green-yellow, but honestly more yellow than green.
Green Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, there are blue-green suspendered pants with a yellow-green shirt. This item needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Female Child Outfits, the overalls and a green-blue ribbed sweater needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Male Child Outfits, the overalls and a green-blue ribbed sweater needs an AQUA filter label.
Green Filter: In Female Toddler Outfits, there’s a romper with cap sleeves and a carrot on the pant leg that is green-blue and needs an AQUA filter label.
Blue Filter: In Female Adult Tops, the sweater with 3 buttons and a rounded plaid pocket is blue-green and needs an AQUA filter label.
Blue Filter: In Male Adult Tops, there’s a blue-green sweater under a brown cardigan. This needs an AQUA filter label.
Blue Filter: In Male Adult Tops, there’s an open ribbed sweater over a yellow-green shirt. The sweater is actually blue-violet.
Blue Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, the long pants with a brown belt are a dark blue-violet.
Blue Filter: In Female Child Bottoms, the flowered leggings that appear are actually green with only a little blue.
Blue Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, there’s a short dress that looks transparent at the top and has flowers and white spots. It’s more blue-violet.
Blue Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, the overall denim shorts with a fox are blue-green and need an AQUA filter label.
Blue Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, the Mayor outfit with medal does not have any blue.
Blue Filter: In Female Child Outfits, the apron outfit with a bee has a blue-green jacket and needs an AQUA filter.
Blue Filter: In Male Child Outfits, the apron outfit with a bee has a blue-green jacket and needs an AQUA filter.
Purple Filter: In Female Adult Tops, 3 items are blue-violet. These are the bartender vets, the sweater with 3 buttons and a rounded pocket, and the cropped top with puffy sleeves.
Purple Filter: In Female Child Tops, the frilly shirt with a bow is blue-violet. In addition, the striped sweater has blue-violet stripes, but also violet-pink stripes. For the violet-pink stripes, this item needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Purple Filter: In Male Child Tops, the frilly shirt with a bow is blue-violet. In addition, the striped sweater has blue-violet stripes, but also violet-pink stripes. For the violet-pink stripes, this item needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Purple Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, 3 items are blue-violet which include the pants, the shorts, and the skirt.
Purple Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, 8 items are actually blue-violet. These are the cotton overalls over a white tank top, the short dress with transparent shoulders, the long button-up house coat with a flowered collar, the mid-length plaid dress over a pink t-shirt, the sweetheart neckline dress with puffy sleeves and flowers, the overall denim shorts with a fox, a second dress with transparent shoulders (both in this category are blue-violet), and the blazer with brooch and dark skirt.
Purple Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, the puffy dress with an apron is actually red-violet.
Purple Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, the brightly colored dress with a flower brooch on the sweater is actually violet-pink and needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Purple Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, the rustic outfit with scarf is violet-pink and needs a MAGENTA label.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Tops, 3 items are yellow. These include the yellow/cream jacket over a white turtleneck, and the yellow shirt under a blue jacket.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Tops, 6 items are orange and not pink. These are the open cardigan with a mushroom, the cropped top with puffy sleeves and white flowers, the loose misshapen sweater with 3 flowers in the middle, the orange shirt under a darker orange darker with red flowers, the sweater with 3 buttons and a rounded pocket, and the knitted sweater vest over a white t-shirt.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Tops, the blouse with a square neckline is a faded violet-pink and needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Pink Filter: In Male Adult Tops, none of the 4 items are actually pink. The plaid shirt and the ribbed open sweater are yellow. The pull-over sweater with a front pouch and the open jacket with two pockets are both orange.
Pink Filter: In Female Child Tops, there are 2 items that are actually orange. These are the frilly top with a bow, and the orange cardigan over a yellow shirt.
Pink Filter: In Female Child Tops, the hoodie with flowers on the arms is violet-pink and needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Pink Filter: In Male Child Tops, there are 2 items that are actually orange. These are the frilly top with a bow, and the orange cardigan over a yellow shirt.
Pink Filter: In Male Child Tops, the hoodie with flowers on the arms is violet-pink and needs a MAGENTA filter label.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, 4 items are orange and not pink. These include the short courdroy skirt, the long layered skirt with flowers, the wide legged cropped pants, and the shorts with white flowers.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Bottoms, the long pants with a belt are beige and perhaps yellow, but not pink.
Pink Filter: In Male Adult Bottoms, the short cargo pants are not actually pink. This filter can be removed.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, 7 items are actually orange and not pink. These include a puffy orange apron over a yellow dress, a light peach wrap dress with ruffles at the hem and tied to one side, cotton overalls over a white tank top, a long dress with 11 eleven buttons and puffy sleeves, a short dress with a scooped neckline and puffy sleeves, a plaid dress over a white t-shirt, and denim overall shorts with a fox.
Pink Filter: In Female Adult Outfits, 2 items are yellow and not pink. These are a short denim skirt over a white long sleeved shirt with a flowered collar, and an aproned outfit with a carrot and a radish on it.
Pink Filter: In Male Adult Outfits, the suspendered pants are with an orange shirt, not a pink shirt.
Pink Filter: In Female Child Outfits, the apron outfit is actually orange and not pink.
Pink Filter: In Male Child Outfits, the apron outfit is actually orange and not pink.