Patio Kitchen

Welcome to my first ever kitchen set-Patio Kitchen and Dining which I have a feeling people will like and enjoy it.

So sometime last year, I thought I could make just a counter since I have never done one , but then I had to stop due to my broken arm. Did I say broken arm------Yah I did. Broke it while playing Basketball. But then again after recovering from it, the thought of the counter came right back into head and so I made up my Mind on going for it this time around.

So yes, this outcome started from me trying to learn counter meshing and to see if I could succeed. After many attempts and failures I finally got to get a working counter by Using the Patio Counter from TS3 as my base. After getting the counter to work, I thought to myself why not add some appliances and I went about doing that also. Having finished this more thoughts came into my head and this single thought resulted to me making the Patio Kitchen.

The set contains both counter with doors and drawers as well as two Island counters which are slaved to the main counter. To complement the counters I thought of adding some cabinets and thus a total of 13 cabinets were created which can be used in any combination. One of the cabinets is meant to act as a fake oven. All the cabinets are slaved to the AP_PATIOCABINET 01 .

Also there are two counters referred to as deco counters, the two of them were made to go with the long cabinets since sims were always happy placing food on the counter when the big cabinet is over a main counter and as a resulting effect, it normally hides the food resulting to food spoilage and flies. To prevent this, the two deco counter can be used and as such sims cannot place food there anymore ( I recommend to always use the deco counters with the long cabinets).

Of course every kitchen needs appliances, and so I made 3 fridges, 2 stoves, a dish washer and trash compactor. The main fridge is a standalone object with its own recolor while the rest of the appliances are slaved to the counter mesh.

Having a kitchen requires a dining for eating and so I added two dining tables and a dining chair to go with them. Oh yes counter islands require a bar stool leading to me adding a bar chair to go with the Island counters.

The main counter mesh has 13 recolors widening the options for different combinations. The cabinet has 11 recolors that can go with the counters. Most of the other objects that make up the set are slaved to either the counter or the cabinets and sometimes to both. Some objects are standalone meaning they have their own recolors and are not slaved to any object.
Well, below is all the information you need to know about the set. It is my that you find it interesting to use in your game.

Name	Position	Price	Catalog Location	Polycount	Recolor Subset	Subset name	Slaved to
AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh	Master	400	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	588	2	countertop/counterfinish	None
AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Drawer Mesh	Master	400	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	175	2	countertop/counterfinish	None
AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Corner Mesh	Master	400	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	636	2	countertop/counterfinish	None
AP_Patio_CounterIsland	Slave	270	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	588	2	countertop/counterfinish	AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio_CounterIsland_2	Slave	270	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	722	2	countertop/counterfinish	AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio_Counter Deo 1	Slave	200	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	522	2	countertop/counterfinish	AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio_Counter Deo 2	Slave	200	Buy mode – surfaces-counter	522	2	countertop/counterfinish	AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh

Name	Position	Price	Catalog Location	Polycount	Recolor Subset	Subset name	Slaved to
AP_Patio_Dining 2x1 Table	Master	275	Buy mode – surfaces-table	1140	1	tabledining	None
AP_Patio_Dining_2x1 Table2	Slave	250	Buy mode – surfaces-table	392	1	Counterfinish	PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh/ PatioKitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_Patio_Dining Table 1x1	Slave	150	Buy mode – surfaces-table	392	1	Counterfinish	PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh/ PatioKitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Diningchair	Master	100	Buy mode-dining-seating	550	2	wood/cloth	None
AP_Patio_ Barstool	Slave	200	Buy Mode-Kitchen-Miscellaneous	550	2	wood/cloth	AP_PatioKitchen_Diningchair

Name	Position	Price	Catalog Location	Polycount	Recolor Subset	Subset name	Slaved to
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh	Master	200	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	254	1	wood	None
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet 02	Slave	200	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	498	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet 03	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	224	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Microwave_Cabinet 01	Slave	200	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	202	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Microwave_Cabinet 02	Slave	200	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	498	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_CabinetOven	Master /Slave	800	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	450	2	wood/ surfaces	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet Long	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	196	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet Long 2	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	790	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet Long 3	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	352	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet _Fridgetop	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	202	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Cabinet _Fridgetop_2	Slave	300	Buy mode – surfaces-shelfs	352	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP PatioKitchen Cabinet lighting	Slave	250	Kitchen – Lights-Walllights	930	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh
AP PatioKitchen Cabinet lighting2	Slave	250	Kitchen – Lights-Walllights	634	1	wood	Kitchen_Cabinet 01 Mesh

The Cabinet 03, has 6 decorative slots to hold some of those your sims small clutters.

Name	Position	Price	Catalog Location	Polycount	Recolor Subset	Subset name	Slaved to
AP_Patio Kitche_Fridge	Master	2000	Kitchen-Appliances-Refrigerator	1023	2	Fridge front/Interior	None
AP_Patio Kitchen_Fridge_Slave	Slave	1500	Kitchen-Appliances-Refrigerator	1433	1	counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio Kitchen_Fridge_Slave2	Slave	1500	Kitchen-Appliances-Refrigerator	2390	1	counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio Kitchen Stove	Slave	1000	Kitchen-Appliances-cooking	726	2	Countertop/Counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_Patio Kitchen Stove V2	Slave	1000	Kitchen-Appliances-cooking	682	2	Countertop/Counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_DishWasher	Slave	550	Kitchen-Appliances- Large Appliances	1090	1	Counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Trashcompactor	Slave	375	Kitchen-Appliances- Large Appliances	815	1	Counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_Microwave	Slave	400	Kitchen-Appliances- Small Appliances	1108	1	Counterfinish	Kitchen_Counter Mesh
AP_PatioKitchen_HoodAlarm	Master	80	Kitchen-Electronics- Small Electronics	202	1	firealarm_front	None

Do note that the hood alarm was made to fit into the cabinet mesh master and cabinet 02, and so requires the cheat “moveobjects” to fit into it.

Name	Position	Price	Catalog Location	Polycount	Recolor Subset	Subset name	Slaved to
AP Patio KitchenSink	Master	560	Bathroom/kitchen – Plumbing-sink	606	1	Sink	None
AP Patio KitchenSink 2	Master	650	Bathroom/kitchen – Plumbing-sink	972	1	Sink	None
AP_Patio_Countersink	Slave	500	Bathroom/kitchen – Plumbing-sink	1462	2	countertop/counterfinish	AP_PatioKitchen_Counter Mesh

AP Patio CookMag	Master	150	Decorative-Miscellaneous	176	Bookbody	None
AP Patio Cook Book	Master	150	Decorative-Miscellaneous	600	Bookbody	None
AP Patio Kitchen Pot Plate	Master	20	Kitchen- Decorative-Miscellaneous	1056	None

COUNTER UPDATE.
I have worked on the counter files to fix the issue of the white line appearing under the counters. In the AP_PatioKitchen_Counter_Fixed file are included all the counters. That is the counter mesh, the two island counters and the two deco counters. Please delete those objects from your downloads folders and replace them with these ones.

Also please note that the two counters with the word deco in their name. Just like it says they are just decorative counters and nothing more. They are decorative counters and Sims cannot use them for food preparation and you cannot place a sink on them. That is the function of the counter mesh. The reason for the two deco counters as I stated earlier is for them to be used with with the long cabinets. Normally when Sims cook, they are usually placed on a counter that is nearest to them. So if you use the main counters with the long cabinets, Sims will place food on them and the long cabinets will hide the food from view and when you have spoilt food you will not get to know. So to use the long cabinet and not worry about that happening, use the deco counter under the long cabinets and Sims will not place food on them to prevent the food hiding.


Additional Credits:
SimPe, Milkshape, Lithunwrap, UVMapper, EA,Photoshop, Gimp,Numenor-whose template was used