Hot Take: Fireplaces Are Appliances

Objects by Function > Appliances > Fireplaces

Fireplaces are customarily considered an Appliance, like a heater or a furnace. Fireplaces serve a specific function: Generating heat. Fireplaces can warm-up rooms in cold weather with Seasons pack installed. Fireplaces can warm up chilled Sims.

Fireplaces are an Appliance by reason of:

• More functional than decorative
• Can be upgraded
• Sim can interact with Fireplaces
• Pose a fire risk, decorations do not
• Radiators and Space Heaters are listed in the Fireplace subcategory

Benefits for moving Fireplaces to Appliances:

• Provide a proper home for Fireplaces in the Off-The-Grid category
  • Clear out Fireplaces from the Miscellaneous Off-The-Grid subcategory
  • Move Fireplaces into Off-The-Grid > Appliances
• Open up a subcategory slot in Decorations for new subcategories

Gameplay opportunity

Update Fireplaces to include more interactions:

• Allow cleaning - Fireplaces can clog with soot = Upgrade: Self-cleaning
• Allow breakage - Uncleaned fireplaces can break = Upgrade: Unbreakable
• Mishap: Soot Cloud - covers Sim in ash, deplete hygiene, ash piles, smudged floor

[Seasons] gameplay:

• Description spec: Heat rating
• Footprint: Heat radius
• Upgrade: Increase Heat radius

More consideration: Wood burners/fire places not enough to keep sims warm

Objects by Function > Appliances > Heating & Cooling

Another option is to convert the Fireplaces category into a Heating & Cooling category and include cooling objects:

• Ceiling Fans
• Table Fans
• A/C units
• Floor Fans

When these objects are turned on with the [Seasons] pack installed, it would cool off a room.

Gameplay opportunity

Make these cooling objects functional:

• Allow breakage - Upgrade: Unbreakable

[Seasons] gameplay:

• Interaction: Cool Self
• Description spec: Cooling rating
• Footprint: Cooling radius
• Upgrade: Increase Cooling radius

IDEA: More Cooling objects

• Window Fan Insert
• Portable AC
• Pocket Fan - handheld mini fan, personal inventory object - perfect for Heatwaves if stuck outside (hiking, camping, exploring)
• Paper Hand Fan - personal inventory object (vintage option)
• Neck Fan - wearable accessory, personal inventory object - wear in Saunas to avoid overheating

Thank you for considering my suggestions and ideas.