We're a long way away from voting on the top gameplay feature to be included in the new pack, but it's never too early to start talking about it.
I know that many players voted for the eco-themed pack because *washing machines*, however, many posters have pointed out that washing machines are not intrinsic to eco-friendly living, while at the same time there have been a number of posts calling for the return of the canning station. Now I'm torn. I would like washing machines back again, sure, but a canning station would be wonderful as well and, since this is a stuff pack, we are unlikely to get more than one object requiring totally new gameplay.
So this is my question: If it came down to a choice between the two, which would you prefer to see -- washing machines or a canning station -- and why? Which one do you think would be best suited to the theme of the pack? Which one would offer the best gameplay?
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Preserving your own food is eco friendly. It saves on food being trucked all over the place, it saves on trips to the supermarket. And I'm hoping that if it is included, they'll also add the abilty to make cakes in jars.
Laundry would be better suited to a domesic chores pack, alongside vaccumes, ironing, dusting, polishing, and starching shirts to within an inch of their life... Maybe a sort of i love lucy themed pack.
Not laundry - why, I remember hating it in Sims3
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But laundry was just suggested content, it doesn't mean it's 100% what will be in the pack. If you voted for Eco Living, it should have been because you want Eco themed content.
Try answering the question, rather than just yelling at us.
It was part of the description of the pack so I wasn't wrong voting for it because of laundry.
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Using your own logic, I wasn't wrong for voting for eco living, since that's supposed to be the theme, not laundry.
I never said you were wrong in your vote for eco living for the reason you chose but you said I was.
Also I voted for eco living as # 1. Using your logic, I could say I voted for wedding even though it was # 5 in my vote. I would have voted on the other packs if I had realized we could vote 1 through 5. I read it as being able to vote only 1 or 5 on the packs.
You said in a different thread how eco living wasn't your # 1 vote. Here's the link of what you said. http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/915846/my-idea-for-laundry-input-welcome#latest
There's a funny story there.
I didn't even remember what number I voted it at. It was 1, 2 or 3. I think it was 2, but it could as easily have been 1 or 3.
In the grand scheme of things, does it really matter what number I gave it? Cos what we've got is an Eco Living themed pack, not a household chores themed pack.
And to try to stay on topic.
Canning station.
I want to make JAM!!!
We need a toaster, both the pop up kind, and one to use over an open fire... or a toasting fork, for toasting bread, kinda how marshmallows get toasted. And then put JAM!!! on the toast.
And jam can be used to make a new desert: Jam roly-poly.
ETA. I meant to quote so I'll do this instead. @Movotti
Well, going by how big everything in ts4 is.... welcome to your laundry
As for the canning station, here are some real world options:
And it'd be nice if we could have a pantrycupboard like this:
The preserves could go in the top part, and fruits and veggies could be stored at teh bottom.
Or maybe one like this:
And have the canning station inside it.
Interesting points.
A canning station would probably use similar (or even the same) animations as chopping food, and stirring a pot on the cook top.