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Simbology's avatar
6 years ago

Is this a bug? - bedroom ceiling decorations

When I select object by room and select bedroom>>ceiling decorations it shows a huge selection of what I think are kitchen ceiling options.. Such as pot hanging racks, oven extractors etc and only one ceiling fan and a child's mobile which I think belong in the bedroom.

But by selecting kitchen, there is no real way to find those kitchen ceiling decorations (kitchen hanging racks etc). They are not under the oven/extractor selection, nor can they be found in the kitchen decor or kitchen lighting.

I was just wondering if it was intended to be this way or a possible bug. It's weird having to go to the bedroom to select a kitchen hanging rack, unless I'm missing something and there is an option somewhere...

3 Replies

  • PugLove888's avatar
    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago

    @Simbology, it isn't a bug.  It is like how they have umbrellas sorted... the umbrella stand that came with Seasons if found by clicking on an icon of a fruit bowl that is either in the kitchen section on the counter or in the dining room section on the dining table!  It doesn't make sense, but that is just how it is.

    The funny thing is that ceiling fans have only been in the game a little over a year!  The fist were introduced in the wonderful Carribbean update that we got in the Summer of 2018!  The only other ceiling fans were in the Island Living EP that was released last June. The ceiling fan icon is pretty new, so I can't remmeber how anybody found the oven vents by the Sort By Room category ... I usually just used the Sort By Function category for the oven vents.  😃

  • @Simbology Ceiling fans are in decorations. At lease they are easy to find there now since they have their own group. They used to be in with clutter, if memory serves... which is, well, pretty cluttered. @PugLove888 I always go to Appliances > Misc/three dots to find the umbrella stand. Weird location, huh? Also, stove vents are in Appliances > Stoves. Other weird items (for a couple of examples...) the butler statue with the serving platter? Under Surfaces > Misc/three dots. Bookshelves? Under storage. Sort of makes sense, but my intuition was to go to Activities > Knowledge.


    SheriGR ☕ – I don’t work for EA

  • PugLove888's avatar
    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago

    @SheriGR, thanks for the additional suggestions!  It is so wonderful that we have more than one way to find items in Buy/Build Mode! :eahigh_file: I am a very visual person, so I prefer the Sort By Room feature to find things... but a lot of other people prefer the Sort By Function feature to find things!  I sometimes use the Sort By Function way of searching, but not very often, just for cetain items! 😉