@PugLove888I'm from Norway so maybe that's why I'm quite used to having the trashcan under the sink. I might have confused trashcan and trashbin :D but we have the trashcans with the plasic bags or "enviroemntal friendly" bags stored under the sink or in cabinets. We still have to take out the trash as everyone else, but it's just more convinent to have it stored there for us. I'd personlly just like to have more choices in sims.
It is more of the scandinavian style of kitchens maybe.
When it comes to the stove they should have made it so that you can put the oven under the stove if youæs like or keep them seperate. Just really love the style of keeping the cabinet but having the induction stove on top. Maybe also be able to put the oven on the tall cabinets in the middle like some kitchen have. There are so many different kitchen styles that are out there and I wish sims would make it possible to have more functional varieties.
I love the sims so much and building is my absolute favorite thing, but after five years and the development in tecnology I feel like we should have gotten more. At least have more options and not just another bar that is just looking a little different.
I've seen that there is a lot in the sims that is just the same, just a different "style" on it. Like the fireplaces. There are no fireplace that is small and modern. They all look very similar in the shape. I've seen so many amazing cc creators that make free stuff that has more varietythan what we pay for in the packs.
@kameo123, yes there are some differences in how houses are set up in different countries. I enjoy watching a show called House Hunters International, where people look for a new home all over the world. I've noticed in some countries it is common to put the laundry machines in the bathroom, while other countries put them in the kitchen. In the U.S. we usually put them in a small room by themselves, or in older houses with basements we will put them down there. Some countries do not have ovens at all in the average kitchen.
I do know some people who put their trash under the sink in the U.S. but it seems to be more up to the individual family.😉
And I can see the desire to make your Sims' houses match what you have in your country. That is only natural! 🙂 Some people were puzzled as to why the dorms in Discover University didn't have kitchens in them , only a mini fridge and microwave. In the U.S. that is common in order to avoid fires. Some dorms in the U.S. do have a cafeteria in the common area, but others don't have that at all and the main areas to eat are the Student Commons, just like in Discover University.
I agree with you about the bars in the game! There are way too many, which is silly since many people don't have a bar in their home at all. 🤨 (But I do like the one that came with Discover University 😳😃 )
Yes, the small modern fireplaces were present in the Sims 2 and the Sims 3! 🙂 The were kind of round and tapered at the top. I miss those as well! I don't know why they are absent in The Sims 4. 🤔 Hopefully we will get it back for TS4 eventually! 🤞
The house I grew up in had the stove on set in the countertop above some cabinets and the oven on the wall with cabinets above and below it. When I remade that house for TS4, I just had to put the stove-oven combination where my mom's stove would be, and instead of an oven in the wall, I just put floor cabinets that wen from floor to ceiling. It works, but I would rather have had the two separated, just like you mentioned! 🙌
@PugLove888Oh I love watching documentaries like that! Seeing different styles and cultures represented in houses is dacinating and inspirational.
Becasue I enjoy trying to make "cultural" houses that match someones backroun, I loved the build and buy stuff from jungle adventure: It opened up so many different things that matched some of the more south American styled objects and flooring we had. The only annoying thing is the swathces. Why don't some of the woood swatches match"!?!?!?
That is one major problem I find with new packs. There should be a set of wood tones that all build and buy objects should have. They do remebr to put in a completly white and black in the newer packs, but sometimes I want a more natural wood tone and I am stuck with just a few that match. Therefor all my builds have white windos mostly 😃
We have our washer and dryer in the basement, but in our old house we had it in a seperate room. I forget to make a seperate room for it in sims so it just ends up in one of the bathrooms 😃
I loved the bar from DU it was so perfect and with the thingy on top made it more unique.
I struggle a lot with trying to make my house becuase we have split leveling with out dinigroom and livingroom. It just looks wonkey and can't put the dors to the patio outside because of the walls and stuff.
I've actually downloaded two new kitchen sets (cc) today that work really well with modern and traditional houses. I find myself going on cc shopping sprees quite often lately. I've downloaded in total 17 kitchen sets 👿 And I've mostly downloaded all of peacemakers objects sets cc as well.
If the sims made more content that was comepletly new, like L-shaped sofas or bunkbeds I think a lot of cc creators could make different styles ofr that so that everyone could have more options. Thats mostly what I wish for the sims to do.
Do you use any cc? I personally only stick with maxis match
@kameo123, Yes I also love learning about different cultures! I love the Jungle Adventure Pack, Island Living Pack , and the City Living Pack for those reasons! ❤️ And I agree about the lack of matching swatches! There should be a standard range of wood tones with several shades of brown and also a black, white, and gray wood swatch!
Most of my builds have white windows too! But I usually just download from the Gallery as I am not the greatest at making houses, and am much better at making Sims! 😃
Most houses in the U.S. that don't have basements have traditionally had the laundry located in a small room connecting the kitchen to the garage. (And really old houses without basements have the laundry in the actual garage) But the trend in newer houses is if your house is a 2 story house, the laundry is now upstairs where most of the bedrooms and bathrooms are. This makes it easy to wash all the bedding , clothes, and bathroom towels! 💡🙌
I don't play with laundry in the game too much and when I do, I like the wash tub and clothes line! 😉
Ooh, split levels are so hard to do in TS4! 😞 I hope you can find a way to make your house! I had a childhood friend with a fantastic split level home (it had 4 levels that were separated by half-staircases and one side of the house was built into a hill. But I can't make it in the game, and that really makes me sad! ☹️
No, I don't use CC in TS4, but I used to in TS2 and TS3. I used a lot of CC in TS2! 😃 But when playing TS3, I had a lot of problems with Mods and CC so I took it all out and have never played with it after that! 😢 I also don't really want to go through the upkeep of using CC and Mods, and then sorting through all of them when an outdated item messes up my game. 😞 But when I did use CC I had a lot of items since it was so hard to not keep adding items! And while I won't use it in TS4, if I were going to, I would probably use Maxis Match items since they look the best with the items that come with the game! 🙂
I saw someone on YouTube make an L-shaped sofa with some of the furniture we got with Discover University. You just have to use the bb.moveobjects on cheat and hold down the Alt key to position it just right.
And yes, I really want bunk beds!!!! 🙌 I think almost everyone does! 😇
Oh tahts so cool with the laundery. I should really start to plan my builds more. I really don't plan them enough when it comes to rooms and such if I don't have sims already made for that lot.
The woodswatch problem is a serious issue. I feel like they should have done it from the sart so that the task isn't too big to fix now.
I tried making my house several times but we live in a slope so it's super difficult making it look good. And the sizing with rooms, stairs and doors is impossible to match.
HOW DO YOU PLAY WITHOUT CC!!!!!!!!!! I honestly can't play without it! I have the four collums in cas and I have also downloaded so marny witch hats, hairs, clothes and everything. I feel like with cc is that once you start you becoma a addict and hoarder. I have around 3k cc items I think or more. It's riddiculous. But it improves my game so much that I think I'd struggle if I went back to being cc free.
The upkeep hasn't been problematic, EXCEPT for whrn the dicover univeristy patch came up and it ruined my whole game. That was stressfull and horrible. It was the only time it had happened tho. Otherwise it has been really nice.
I love playing with simcity loans since I can make my sim take a morgage and then build a beautiful house, and pay it down like irl. Makes for more realisic gameplay and motivates me to actually make a family and not use cheats.
Ohh yeah the new sofas from Discover Univesity is perfect for making L-shaped sofas. I downloaded a sofa set that had L-shaped sofa in it and it works so well! Uses the loungechair animation from the island living update.
I think bunkbeds would have been amazing for city living and university. Could make a really cheep dorm with bunkbeds and such or have cute sibling rooms with bunkbeds.
Honestly I'm waiting for the sims 5, Really wanna see what they could make withthe current tecnology and improve the game series with the feedback and experience from sims 4.
I rearly play in livemode because it gets boring really quick. My sims stay at home and go to work and thats it. I miss the open world or some sort of freedom that would make it easier to just travel without having to go through a loadscreen. Also I miss the usage of cars and bikes to travel from work back home and everything. It runs a lot better with sims 4 and the restrictions, but hopefully they might include more openworld in sims 5 or open neighbourhoods at least. AND MORE LOTS! I miss habing many lots and being able to place down more lots. I fill up newcrest so fast it's crazy!
