I know this sounds pretty pathetic but I only own the base game and Get to Work in TS4. When I go into the gallery I select only the packs I have in the Packs dropdown many on the left side of the screen. I search for items (usually lots) and it keeps showing me house lots that contain items from other packs with only a few that match my criteria. What can I do that I haven't already done that will make more compatible items show up in the gallery (in the community section? Thanks!

Hello @PurpleSweetTart @Phantomlover1717 @crinrictIf I'm understanding the topic correctly, I believe this is by design. The pack filters are intended to be inclusive rather than exclusive. In other words, they will display any gallery items that include those packs, regardless of whether other, unselected packs are also included in the item.

[BY DESIGN] Filters for packs not working in the gallery

119 Replies

Phantomlover1717
Legend
10 years ago
@PurpleSweetTart moved to the bug forum. I checked it out myself, checked Get to Work (Dutch: Aan het Werk), got results with other packs, like the clubitems and stuff from Outdoor Retreat.
I couldn't find any threads about this, might be there is one already, but the people that know that much better will take care of that.
crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
There is .. I don't know where though and it was never added so this one will be added

EDIT: Changed the title to better reflect the issue

@PurpleSweetTart
SimQARobo
EA Staff
10 years ago
Hello @PurpleSweetTart @Phantomlover1717 @crinrict

If I'm understanding the topic correctly, I believe this is by design. The pack filters are intended to be inclusive rather than exclusive. In other words, they will display any gallery items that include those packs, regardless of whether other, unselected packs are also included in the item.
crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
Since my English is failing me, this is how I would expect it to work.

Let's say I have Get to work but not Get together.

I would then tick get to work but not get together cause I don't want any lots that contains stuff that I don't have.

If that's not the intention of the filter, then I think you guys should re-think it.

@SimQARobo

So if I understand you right, I can only filter lots that I want to have a certain pack. Say if I want something from Get Together to be included, I tick it. This mean, that lot can also contain stuff from any other pack but doesn't have to ?
SimQARobo
EA Staff
10 years ago
I will send your feedback to the team.

Thank you 🙂
crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
I'm going to mark this as by design for now then ..

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daleylife
New Vanguard
9 years ago
I started up a new game and just discovered this issue that's "by design."

I really think this needs to be looked at.

I don't have any of the Stuff Packs, so I have all of them unticked. Yet, all lots that show up for me include things from the packs.

The filters are useless if they don't filter stuff out.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
I agree with you.

It's better if you post in the feedback forum over at the officials though.
Anonymous
9 years ago
It's a terrible system.And goes against every design norm of games. You have multiple options, you tick the options for what you are specifically looking for - not you tick the item and we'll include that along with everything else, totally useless - but by design, IE buy every pack we have and you won't have an issue.
Zasz_Zerg
Rising Ace
7 years ago
Bumping this because it creates a useless feature. By default every creation includes the base game or at least one pack/expansion. So either we see the bare minimum and miss out the overwhelming majority of creations or we see all but cant benefit from only an unknown amount of the features except the walls. Its ludicrous.
Seriously. Why the plum would I want to look for stuff I cant use when I have a filter indicating I want to look for only certain creations that match my available content?