Paint Usage For Multiple Panels

[Penny C]

I have my painting fully upgraded and I noticed something about the consumption of paint when painting. Firstly, I upgraded everything in amount of paint used when painting, secondly I upgraded painting speed, and finally the option to paint multiple panels. Each section was upgraded fully before moving to the next. This was tested on a new play of the game so I could test the upgrades and usage as they came along. Now here is what I have noticed...

When I first started I needed a whole can and a third of a second to paint an average sized room. When the paint usage was fully upgraded that dropped down to approximately four fifths of a can per average room. But then I upgraded the panels painted at once option... And now if I actually paint more than one panel at a time I'm using almost the same as if I hadn't upgraded the paint usage at all.

But... If I slow my painting back down and deliberately paint one panel at a time, it's back down to saving on the paint used and I can do the room in less than a single can again. I don't remember this happening last month when I was playing, but everything else I could find seems to point that it having started during the last update. The only thing different I'm posting is that I didn't see anyone else noticing that painting a single panel at a time does allow you to save on your paint usage again.

Cheaper slow painting or more expensive rush jobs?

[Simmyish1]

Hey,

I've bought this up with the devs and they are looking into it :)

[Lord Sputnik]

*Raises thread from the dead*
Any news on this? Fully upgraded paint lets you do 18 full wall segments one at time, but doing 2 at once means I can only do 8...

[SassyJo]

Originally posted by Endar the Great:

Just yesterday (11/5/21) my game started seizing up when cleaning windows or just cleaning with the mop. It stays seized for just a minute or two then starts back up like normal. This just started, I don't get it, Ive not had any issues till now. Please fix this. It makes for very irritating game play.

Please create a new thread for this, rather than hijacking another thread.

[SassyJo]

Originally posted by Lord Sputnik:

*Raises thread from the dead*
Any news on this? Fully upgraded paint lets you do 18 full wall segments one at time, but doing 2 at once means I can only do 8...

*Raises thread from the dead 2 years later*
ANY updates on this, devs?? Reczberg?

This is still a problem in November 2021.

[tatiana]

Thank Goodness! I thought I was imagining it ;)

Some threads are worth resurrecting...

Also, if you are trying to paint walls in stripes of different colours, being able to paint multiple panels at once actually makes it Harder, due to a greater likelihood of making a mistake. So maybe this upgrade is not worth getting at all - the marginal increase in speed isn't worth the greater paint usage atm.