Sims only use dishwasher to clean dishes
Sims will only use the one dishwasher on the lot to clean dishes, despite having multiple sinks all around the property. They will travel across the property, through multiple doors, passing all sink...
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This would not make sense in real life as generally the dishes would need to go to the kitchen anyway and the sinks around the house will not have dish washing liquid on hand and no brush either.
If I have a picnic area far from the kitchen I will also place a dishwasher close by.
I sometimes have multiple kitchens on a property. Recently, I have a complete outdoor kitchen area on a patio. My sims will take their dishes from the patio all the way inside the house to the dishwasher in the kitchen. They pass multiple sinks to get to the one dishwasher. I have had a build in the past where they will pass other dishwashers to use the one in the kitchen. This has been ongoing for a while and I don’t see why this makes sense. If a sim can throw a plate in the garbage, they should be able to choose to use a nearby sink over a distant dishwasher.
Perhaps sinks should be designated as bathroom vs kitchen, allowing kitchen sinks to be used for dishes.
@WendyPortledge I most certainly like the idea of designating sinks as bathroom vs. kitchen. We can click on a door to designate it as the front door. Why not click on a sink to designate it as a kitchen sink and therefore acceptable for washing dishes? I also agree that sims should not be bypassing a kitchen sink just to go to a dishwasher. That is a valid concern for sure.
