Hampers Everywhere: The easiest way to ensure you don't get dirty clothes on the floor is to put a hamper in every room of the house. Hired Help: Of course, there are others who can do the tedious task for you, such as hired maids call for services on your cell phone to hire a daily maid. Pause the game and drag the icon in the Sim's action queue this ensures all laundry on the lot gets picked up, not just those in hampers. Washing Clothes: Interact with the washing machine and have a Sim start the laundry. Pick them up and drag them into the hamper using the mouse you don't need to switch from Live Mode to do this. If they change clothes too often before you do the laundry, or if they change clothes in a room where there is no hamper, the clothes will appear on the ground. Using Hampers: Once you put down a few hampers in your house, they'll automatically fill up each time your Sims change clothes, providing he changes clothes in the same room as the hamper. Unlike the regular gnome you can purchase, this one resembles a bear. The red, higher-quality items are less prone to breaking, which will leave your Sim feeling a bit more secure as he sniffs his fresh laundry.īonus: When you purchase the most expensive appliances, your Sim has a small chance of finding a laundry gnome when washing or drying clothes. The white, lower-quality appliances are more prone to breaking, which leads to an overflow of soapy water inside your house. Like other items, the quality of the appliance depends on how much you're willing to spend. You'll need at least one of each to set up the most efficient laundry system in your home.
Clicking the hamper icon reveals a list of new laundry-related items, including washing machines, dryers and hampers.
Getting a New Laundry SystemĮntering Buy Mode in "The Sims 3" reveals a new icon in the Bathroom category: a hamper. Laundry options are only available if you have purchased any laundry items from The Sims Store or if you own the "Ambitions" expansion pack. If you haven't taken advantage of the new laundry options available in "The Sims 3," you may have just found your culprit. Everything seems to be going perfectly for Joe Sim: He just got married and had a baby, but his mood seems to be really poor despite his success in life.