"Calico45;c-17604916" wrote:
The bills rework with power consumption and water consumption was done after TL, so they did do their consideration. They decided indoor temperature control was expensive in power consumption and this consumption is tied to the object itself rather than the tiles, like all the other objects. To do so otherwise would require reworking it. Personally, I find it rather realistic within the limited framework.
I am well aware that some people produce their own power for off the grid living, it is even a feature of Eco as discussed, but rarely do I think of a real family relying on a singular solar panel or turbine. It takes more, right?
Actually, no it wouldn't require reworking it. Yes, for individual lot sizes, by number of tiles, that would be a nightmare. But when Tiny Lots already have traits and buffs roaming around in the background, it wouldn't be that difficult to use them to reduce power. I'm looking at the coding for thermostats right now; just haven't worked it all out yet. There's one in bills that says "
229435" that cuts bills down if you're in a tiny home. That could likely be applied to the power consumption for the thermostat. They "did their consideration" like they usually do; with no consideration how everything plays together, and not how to make it work the way it could. If I'm sitting here in my living room and am close to working it out, they could too.
As for the power off on the thermostat, it looks wonky to me. Can't figure out how they did it (or why they did it that way).
