The Swatch Files - Players Investigation into BB Swatches

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I noticed sometimes players place bug reports for missing swatches, and sometimes they just get moved to feedback. I recently started looking into swatches, and noticed both apparently missing and seemingly by design skipping (shared or swap out options) of swatches.I thought maybe having a discussion thread where players can post swatches they think are missing and other players can give the opinions "Missing" or "By Design" before one decides to post on the bug forums or feedback forums. As well for having a place to discuss swatch sets/pairing.Example:Spoiler (Highlight to read)L&amp;D has a wide range and very close to complete swatch set. Some missing could have been by design meant to be swapped or doubled up.Brown/Turquoise Swatches: There is also 2 variants of Turquoise. One Turquoise on it's own, but some missing, and one Turquoise with a Cool-Brown wood. The fact these swatches' seem interchangeable/doubled up, does that mean the gaps are by Design?Black/Dark Grey Swatches: There is 2-3 Black/Gold (meant to match the black marble with gold fleck and fixtures/hardware/accents), Black/Dark Grey, Black/Grey(/sometimes with gold fixtures/hardware/accents). So these are very swappable and gaps may be by design. Is it 2 black swatches and 1 grey, or 3 black swatch variants meant to be swapped/shared amongst each other?Blue Swatch: These have some decent amount of gaps, I doubt they are by design but who knows.Light Grey/Grey-ish Blue Swatch: Easily swappable with the white swatches, but against the blue-ish grey wood options seems missing.&nbsp;White Swatches: There is up to 4 if you include the Light Grey/Grey-ish Blue and the White/Warm Brown swatch. There is a White and White with Gold (fixtures/hardware/accents), occasionally only having one white option (so missing the gold fixtures/hardware/accents).Pink Swatch: This one seems to really only be missing a couch. From what I can see so far most of this swatch has a counterpart, especially for comfort objects. This one I am highly considering opening a Bug Report for a missing swatch.&nbsp;L&amp;D has a wide range and very close to complete swatch set. Some missing could have been by design meant to be swapped or doubled up.Brown/Turquoise Swatches: There is also 2 variants of Turquoise. One Turquoise on it's own, but some missing, and one Turquoise with a Cool-Brown wood. The fact these swatches' seem interchangeable/doubled up, does that mean the gaps are by Design?Black/Dark Grey Swatches: There is 2-3 Black/Gold (meant to match the black marble with gold fleck and fixtures/hardware/accents), Black/Dark Grey, Black/Grey(/sometimes with gold fixtures/hardware/accents). So these are very swappable and gaps may be by design. Is it 2 black swatches and 1 grey, or 3 black swatch variants meant to be swapped/shared amongst each other?Blue Swatch: These have some decent amount of gaps, I doubt they are by design but who knows.Light Grey/Grey-ish Blue Swatch: Easily swappable with the white swatches, but against the blue-ish grey wood options seems missing.&nbsp;White Swatches: There is up to 4 if you include the Light Grey/Grey-ish Blue and the White/Warm Brown swatch. There is a White and White with Gold (fixtures/hardware/accents), occasionally only having one white option (so missing the gold fixtures/hardware/accents).Pink Swatch: This one seems to really only be missing a couch. From what I can see so far most of this swatch has a counterpart, especially for comfort objects. This one I am highly considering opening a Bug Report for a missing swatch.&nbsp;

hollownessdevour · Answer

I honestly think the pink&nbsp;Tufted Elegant Sofa swatch from L&amp;D is a missing swatch. Other missing swatches, I am on the fence that it is by design or meant for overlap/doubling up—but this one.Thoughts?Edit:Studded Trunk of Secrets, Giant Mollusk Poof*, and&nbsp; Tufted Elegant Sofa&nbsp;all seem to be missing for this swatch.*edited so it wouldn't be censored

destroyersims · Answer

I guess I could it put it out here that I'm currently ploughing through the entire base game catalog for missing swatches and will eventually formulate a some kind of report on it to the forums, so consider this as a heads-up for anyone else who has been thinking about that!

hollownessdevour · Answer

I was thinking of doing something like this for the most recent EPs (L&D, EbN (but actually this EP looks to be a complete swatch palette EP besides one wrong coloured cabinet which I already reported) and R&L especially, and some GPs/SPs/Kits (CCSP, LBMB).

Eventually, work backwards, I just think Base Game and newest packs might be a good start point. If you want we can post findings here until a more complete report can be made for bug report(s)?

Doing this for missing swatches for this thread/eventual bug report(s), and for an argument on Universal Base Game and Cross-Packs Swatches. There is also desire for universal swatches I noticed on the Sims 4 reddit, especially base game stairs and wood swatches.

I just needed a swatch break (dreaming of Sims swatches the past two nights LOL).

lielf · Answer

Definitely missing. Plus, the dark pink sofa in the front doesn't match either of the front two benches. One looks almost russet in hue, and the other is peachy in comparison.

hollownessdevour · Answer

Yeah, some of the L&amp;D swatches are two tones. For example a dusty pink (seems to mostly be used for woods), and a peach-pink used for the marble and some chairs/sofas.

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