This mod came about for a number of reasons. Not least it drives me nuts when sims autonomously cook up a mess of cupcakes when they're hungry, even though there's plenty of Impeccable meals laid out on the counter for them. Equally as annoying, is the actual cupcake machine itself. The design of it. I'd bet even money the artistic dev who drew that up had been eating a few special hash-laced cupcakes before they got on the drawing board. Then offered the rest of those special cupcakes for those on the approval committee to give it a thumbs up. Sheesh, (or indeed hashish more like) is that thing a monstrosity, fit for no home.

A while back, the very creative Esmeralda gave us a remade cupcake machine that could happily fit the theme of most home kitchens, without making a player's eyes bleed in horror. It's on MTS here -  http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=558124

Although, in making it neater and smaller, it meant the animation to fill it with batter was a bit off. As this is one of the very few CC objects I use in game, since it is a truly marked improvement over the Maxis monster, I also tweaked the need for batter to zero, so it never runs out.

The changes this mod makes to the cupcake machine are -

1 - No autonomous making cupcakes or baking.
2 - Quicker making cupcakes now 6 minutes. (Half default time.)
3 - Endless batter, it never runs out so no more refilling needed.
4 - It never gets dirty, so no more cleaning needed.

The last two more specifically implemented for the Esmeralda version, but work for the Maxis default behemoth version just as well, just in case you have something of a steam punk cupcake factory where the Maxis one actually fits in rather well.

 

cool1_food&drink_CupcakeMachineReworked.rar  - Updated for 1.47

For patch version compatibility status, please see most recent Patch News thread for the TS4 Food & Drink Mods section.

 

XML Resource Used:

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E882D22F!00000000!00000000000033E9.cupcakeFactory_MakeRecipe_Staging_Basic.InteractionTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000000!00000000000066E0.cupcakeMachine_CookGroupCupcake_Autonomously.InteractionTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000003!000000000001B6A0.cupcakeFactory_MakeBakingRecipe_Staging_Basic.InteractionTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000003!000000000001B75F.cupcakeMachine_StartBakingAutonomously.InteractionTuning.xml
B61DE6B4!00000000!0000000000003A10.object_cupcakeMachine.ObjectTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000000!0000000000017D5B.cupcakeMachine_CookCupcake_Autonomously.InteractionTuning.xml

This will conflict with any other mod using same resources. Mod first made and uploaded with Game Version 1.32.1.1020

 

Thanks and Credit: Simsasylum, Sims4Studio, our sims community, EA Maxis, Esmeralda

Thank you! I'm wondering though, would this also have any effect on ATS4's "Muffin Maker" (which actually makes cupcakes)?

At a glance, I don't think this mod will have any effect on the Muffin Maker. From the description given, it looks like a standalone object with its own XMLs.

Thanks!

Haha.yeah.I do have Esmeralda version.I love it! Thank you for understanding the eyesore and the suffering 

Thankyou. Cupcakes are back on the menu.

Thanks *doing a little happy dance*. I use Esmeralda's machine a lot. I love the design of it (miss her *sob*) but your improvement makes it even more enjoyable

Updated for Patch Version: 1.36-to-1.39

Thank you for the mod! 

Oh wow, thank you so much for this mod and the link to Esmeralda's awesome cupcake machine.  I'd cleaned out Mods folder and had accidently deleted it.  I couldn't find it until this link.thankyouthankyou!  I just love your mods! 

Thanks i used much Esmeralda cupcake, as it give me errors i deleted, now i use rarelly the maxis cupcake with Shift +?¿, making it small to one tile, is weird but works so now with your awsome mod will be perfect, i download again it . Thanks

 Updated for 1.44

Updated for 1.47

Nice. But I wonder can you make a version that only stops autonomous use? I'd rather not do away with the refilling and cleaning because I find refilling and cleaning the thing more realistic. :D 

Probably not, as it's not a thing I want to spend too much time messing around with. From my own game experience, sims don't use this thing often enough for me to dedicate too much micro modding alternatives to its functions. I'm happy enough with the current mod and have not experienced any aberrant or annoying behaviour in game that would compel me to change it. I know I devised this mod to work most favourably with the Esmaralda cupcake machine. Hence eliminating the cleaning and refilling needs. As much as I understand your request, I don't know if I can start digging into it as a side thing. For as long as Maxis intend to keep patching this game, I'm pretty limited in the amount of alternative version mods I'm willing to do.  For my own sanity.