Why the only microscope that exists in the game is so huge? They never thought to put some normal ones in the games, like desk microscopes? I have a gardener sim and sometimes she needs to make some plant analysis, but I just skip these quests because her house is really small and I don't have space to fit it. I'm just wondering if anyone thinks the same about the only microscope size available in the game.
@jupkmn , oh, pretty much everyone hates that microscope!!! ๐ It is ridiculous in anything but work environment/science lab , or maybe the underground lair on a private lot with a mad scientist type of Sim! I don't mind it in the Get to Work EP's Science Lab because it makes sense there, but I hate it everywhere else and only have one in all my lots across all my save game files! And that Sim is a mad scientist and has Aliens for children , so it makes sense for him and his bizarre family!
But with all my other nerdy Sims i have to deny them the microscope because it is ridiculously large! The same with the telescope (though at least there is a somewhat good reason that is so large , as it doubles as a woo hoo spot! ๐
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I have had friends who had small desktop microscopes as kids, and much smaller telescopes! I think they made them this size just to be funny, but the joke gets really old when your genius Sim can't use anything in their apartment or small home! ๐ฅ
When we had the community vote in late 2019 that resulted in the Nifty Knitting pack, one of the packs we could vote on was a science/technology pack that would have included a smaller microscope and telescope! ๐คจ I really wanted to vote on that, but I wanted to have knitting in the game even more! ๐ But that was my second choice just to have the smaller microscope and telescope! My hopes is that they give those to us soon!
If you aren't adverse to mods, there's a mod here which includes smaller microscope: https://sims4updates.net/skills-hobbies/smaller-microscope-alternative-by-esmeralda-at-mod-the-sims/
@jupkmn , yes, I've been playing since The Sims 1 as well! ๐ They had a small telescope in that game that was perfect. In Sims 2 they did have a slightly bigger one, but i think they also had one like in TS1 too. But the bigger one was still pretty small in comparison to the one in TS4. ๐
I don't remember any microscopes in any of the other versions of the game, but maybe they had some. ๐ค
@AppleBlossom3 , I think all of your ideas are good ideas for Kits!๐ In fact I have wondered if they would make a music Kit with the ability to create bands, and at least a drum set, maybe a saxophone , bass (orchestral type) or trumpets, etc. And a lot of people want the pool table!
They might still do some of these ideas for kits... we have just had several kits already just in the first half of the year, which is a bit much. They might be spreading them out more for the future. But I don't really know.
@jupkmn , yes the previous packs microscopes were much more realistic! ๐
@wahini2024 , while I'm sure some labs have large microscopes (possibly scanning electron microscopes) , most labs have the small table top microscopes. Same with universities. It depends on the lab or department. But I don't think even scanning electron microscopes are quite as big as the one in the game, from what I remember from pictures. And they certainly don't have a seat! ๐คฃ
There has always been some sort of microscope and/or telescope in the game. I missed your the telescope used to fit perfectly on the patio and look like one you'd have in your house, still my Sims could go out to their patio and stargaze, maybe get abducted by aliens. Now I have to make sure the lot is big enough to put one in their yard that's way too easy to spot.
My random guess is that it was for the animations. If the item is huge it controls the area where it happens (or even eliminates the Sims animation in favor of a rotating telescope animation in the case of the backboard observatory).
