I'll do you one better
My thinking: sims don't have to use soap when they wash their hands, or shampoo, or anything to clean dirty counters and tubs. So why use a detergent and make one game feature disproportionally more detailed than other similar features?
So, how about this idea..
Sims use cleaning and toiletry supplies for everything related to washing, cleaning, and personal hygiene!
Hear me out, this is how it's gonna work
You buy special items like soap and place them around the house like you would place bathroom clutter. Every time sims clean something or bathe, they subtract points from a nearby product if there are any. Once a bottle/box is used up, it disappears and notifies you if it was the last one.
While most interactions are still available even without supplies, having and not having them has advantages and penalties.
House cleaning takes longer without supplies and goes faster with them.
Same goes for bathing, with a difference: there's limit to how clean sims and pets can get with water alone.
(Yes, I have been writing the description, crazy stuff!)
Affected Interactions
So, there are two major groups of products: for house cleaning and for body care. They are mostly separate, but some things like regular soap can be used in both cases.
House Cleaning (think dish liquid, detergent, cleaner spray, washing powder, soap)
- Wash dishes in sink
- Wash dishes in dishwasher
- Wash clothes in sink
- Wash clothes in washing machine
- Clean Pet Food Dish
- Clean Pet Bed
- Clean Litter Box
- Clean Dog Cage
- Clean Toilet
- Clean Sink
- Clean Bathtub
- Clean Shower
- Clean Counter
- Clean Stove
- Clean Puddle
- Clean High Chair
- Clean Aquarium
- Clean any other object that uses cleaning tracker
Personal Hygiene:Â (soap, shampoo, body wash, bath bottles, toiletries)
- Take Shower
- Take Bath
- Take Bubble Bath
- Bathe Toddler
- Wash Pet
- Wash Hands
- Sponge Bathe
- Bathe Baby
- Change Diaper
- Wash Face
- Brush Teeth
- Apply Zit Cream
Pictured objects are included as separate files (+ one more paper towel). Can be found in Plumbing - Misc. One product has around 16-45 uses (half the initial price)
Testing time!
Hit me with conflicts, bugs and cute clutter
I'm especially interested in a storage-like object that's like a whole container/shelf of various supplies. I would make that object a source of refilling all the little ones, if that makes sense
Credits: Tvickiesims, Decat, LordCrumps, CrispsandKerosene, Moune999, misty_fluff