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    Which household room light option do you mainly use?

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    hunniboo1hunniboo1 Posts: 1,510 Member
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    I used to use the always on option for all rooms until recently. Now use the auto light option because it just makes more sense lol.
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    Which household room light option do you mainly use? 116 votes

    Always on
    18%
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    Auto lights
    75%
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    Turn off
    0%
    Other:
    6%
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      SelinaKylesSelinaKyles Posts: 4,337 Member
      edited September 2020
      Auto lights
      Auto-lights...but am curious who would be so evil to themselves to force themselves to manually turn them on each time their sim enters a room
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      HopeyStarrHopeyStarr Posts: 1,276 Member
      Auto lights
      Started using auto lights in the bedroom. It felt more realistic for the lights to go out when my sims are sleeping.
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      hunniboo1hunniboo1 Posts: 1,510 Member
      Auto lights
      SelinaKyles wrote: »
      Auto-lights...but am curious who would so evil to themselves to for them to manually turn them on each time their sim enters a room

      You know im cracking up at that :D because the option is there for a reason so there is really somebody torturing their sims lol
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      SelinaKylesSelinaKyles Posts: 4,337 Member
      Auto lights
      hunniboo1 wrote: »
      SelinaKyles wrote: »
      Auto-lights...but am curious who would so evil to themselves to for them to manually turn them on each time their sim enters a room

      You know im cracking up at that :D because the option is there for a reason so there is really somebody torturing their sims lol
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      So_MoneySo_Money Posts: 2,536 Member
      Depends on the room. Bedrooms, bathrooms, and offices are set to auto lights. Rooms in the heart of the home that sims pass through all the time (kitchens and living rooms) are always on.
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      SERVERFRASERVERFRA Posts: 7,127 Member
      Auto lights
      Inside the home is autolights & the outside lights stay on.
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      mustenimusteni Posts: 5,406 Member
      Other:
      I usually pick a couple of lights that are always on. I pick lights that are on routes that are frequently used. Otherwise I use auto-lights.
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      izecsonizecson Posts: 2,875 Member
      edited September 2020
      Other:
      I only autolight Bedroom, Kitchen and Living Room, I left bathroom and dining room lights always on.
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      Admiral8QAdmiral8Q Posts: 3,326 Member
      Other:
      So_Money wrote: »
      Depends on the room. Bedrooms, bathrooms, and offices are set to auto lights. Rooms in the heart of the home that sims pass through all the time (kitchens and living rooms) are always on.

      I used to have everything on all the time, just tweaked the colour tone and brightness. More recently though I've been doing the same as SoMoney, but have a few small or dim lights on all the time in bedrooms that stay on when the main bright lights are "auto-off".
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      texxx78texxx78 Posts: 5,657 Member
      Auto lights
      Auto lights just because it's beautifull to watch :)
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      DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 3,355 Member
      Auto lights
      Auto lights, but I'll often have wall lights in halls or in the bathroom that are always on. Same with nightlights in toddler and kid's rooms, unless I put in fairy lights.
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      phantasmkissphantasmkiss Posts: 1,520 Member
      Auto lights
      I also have the nightlight in the kids' rooms always on, but otherwise auto light. And yet somehow the monster on the bed still shows up. Coolala, why won't you Defend?!
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      Nate_Whiplash1Nate_Whiplash1 Posts: 4,123 Member
      Always on
      Always on, just because I'm too lazy to change it lol
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      babajaynebabajayne Posts: 1,866 Member
      Auto lights
      Always auto lights, with one exception. In a dorm room, if one roommate is going to sleep I turn the overhead light off and any other roommates will use a lamp in the same room. I just think it’s considerate.
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      GwastenMicaGwastenMica Posts: 76 Member
      Always on
      Always on because I am lazy and forget that I can use auto. In my legacy family I use auto because it is the house I spend the most time in. I usually have one light in the hallway always on, like a night-light.
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      joRN1414joRN1414 Posts: 1,669 Member
      Auto lights
      and I always change them all to cool white to get rid of the yellow tinge. If I use candles I will most times set those to always-on after I set auto lights.
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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      Auto lights
      Mostly auto lights, but hallways and bathrooms I generally leave on all the time.
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      BeardedgeekBeardedgeek Posts: 5,520 Member
      Auto lights
      joRN1414 wrote: »
      and I always change them all to cool white to get rid of the yellow tinge. If I use candles I will most times set those to always-on after I set auto lights.

      Heh. I am the opposite. I find most houses from the gallery are way too sharply lit. I prefer to have spotted table lights and then floor lamps with a soft glow, so very shadowy rooms with interesting light / dark differences.
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      OnverserOnverser Posts: 3,364 Member
      Always on
      Always on. I'm too lazy to try anything else to be honest. I don't like rooms being dark.
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      ConfutusConfutus Posts: 113 Member
      There are options? Not something I've paid much attention to. I think my default is always on, but auto-lights would be good sometimes.
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      storyystoryy Posts: 417 Member
      Other:
      I use both "auto" and "always on," depending on the household or gameplay style that I'm playing. For example, in a household that is eco-friendly, I use auto because it makes it seem like they are intentionally turning lights on and off in each room (no idea if it actually affects their power usage honestly). Sometimes I'll use "always on" for certain areas in the house just for my own ease.

      I keep all the lights on when I just want to see everything all the time. Which is most of my saves!
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      SindocatSindocat Posts: 5,622 Member
      Always on
      HopeyStarr wrote: »
      Started using auto lights in the bedroom. It felt more realistic for the lights to go out when my sims are sleeping.

      This, exactly. Autolights in bedrooms. Anywhere else, the just stay on.
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      joRN1414joRN1414 Posts: 1,669 Member
      Auto lights
      Beardedgeek wrote: »
      joRN1414 wrote: »
      and I always change them all to cool white to get rid of the yellow tinge. If I use candles I will most times set those to always-on after I set auto lights.

      Heh. I am the opposite. I find most houses from the gallery are way too sharply lit. I prefer to have spotted table lights and then floor lamps with a soft glow, so very shadowy rooms with interesting light / dark differences.

      I tried that but everything seems just too underlit. You do have a point though, so I'm going to try it. I tend to use a lot of windows too, and that provides some of the same effects in rooms my Sim isn't in. lol.
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      StutumStutum Posts: 1,146 Member
      Auto lights
      Auto lights, mostly.
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      Karababy52Karababy52 Posts: 5,952 Member
      Auto lights
      @joRN1414 I always change mine too, but I set them to neutral. I don't like the default yellow tinge either. It makes white objects look so dingy and blue objects look green. I also use a lot of windows and mostly the small, round overhead light in rooms, but I don't go overboard with them, just one in each room. The one exception is bedrooms, I like to put table lamps and candles in there for a softer light. Sometimes I'll even put wall lights behind paintings for an even softer effect.
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