depends what i'm doing or what i'm wanting. i mean for basic things, like if the house is empty and i'm building the basics room by room then sort by room. i'll put the fridge, counters etc all together.
but when it comes to decorating and more intricate building or thinking of ideas of how to spruce the place up a bit then i sort by function, because it's easier to say.. click wall lights instead of ceiling lights etc
I have an interesting system where I usually use sort by function, but when I go through to decorate each room, I leave the sort by function decoration tab open and use the sort by room categories if I need to add in chairs, etc, so the game doesn't have to keep loading different categories. Also, using sort by room for bathrooms and kitchens is way easier to find all the appliances, etc. you need.
Sort by function,been using it so long that "Sort by room" feels like learning a new language.So used to using the puppy paw symbol to buy my bird cages pet beds and stuff.
I use "Sort by function" but I have also used sort by room on occasion as well...
I should also add that sometimes if I can't find what I'm looking for in either tabs, then I take to using the collection folders if I know what EP the item came with...
I couldn't really choose either answer, as I use both about equally. It depends on what I'm doing. If I'm furnishing a house, I'll use sort by room, because it's the simplest way to go from one item to another for the same room. But at other times, it's easier to sort by function.
I can't remember now what it was, and I don't have my game open, but I was looking for an item once ( I think it was a light ) and I couldn't for the life of me find it in the Function sort, but I switched to the by room tab instead, and I found it once I switched.
I can't remember now what it was, and I don't have my game open, but I was looking for an item once ( I think it was a light ) and I couldn't for the life of me find it in the Function sort, but I switched to the by room tab instead, and I found it once I switched.
You know I've had that happen too, only vice versa.
I couldn't find what I was looking for in the Sort by Room tab, so I went to Sort by Function and found it.
And as it was mentioned earlier ( @CravenLestat ? ) , the sort by Function was in the Sims 2 and I was a die hard fan of that game so when the sort by Room came out with Sims 3, it was too foreign to me so I never used it.
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but when it comes to decorating and more intricate building or thinking of ideas of how to spruce the place up a bit then i sort by function, because it's easier to say.. click wall lights instead of ceiling lights etc
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I should also add that sometimes if I can't find what I'm looking for in either tabs, then I take to using the collection folders if I know what EP the item came with...
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I thought of adding "use collections folder" as a third option. But oh well...
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You know I've had that happen too, only vice versa.
I couldn't find what I was looking for in the Sort by Room tab, so I went to Sort by Function and found it.
And as it was mentioned earlier ( @CravenLestat ? ) , the sort by Function was in the Sims 2 and I was a die hard fan of that game so when the sort by Room came out with Sims 3, it was too foreign to me so I never used it.
Although I tend to use "by room" first, I almost always get lighting, decorating items, baby stuff and fun stuff "by function".