Make Camping more realistic/ add hunting?

I don't think anyone really goes hunting while camping. Camping is more for relaxation and maybe fishing. It takes a lot of effort to hunt and then prepare a big animal like a deer or wild hog. And whatever bloody bits you discard would attract other big carnivorous animals like wolves and bears and no one wants that.

Hunting while camping is not even a often thing. Only in few cases like survival camping or hog riding.

Instead hunting, maybe archery, improved fishing or axe throwing. Maybe adding wolves or deers but not for hunting.

"Gamer_34567544;c-18172801" wrote:
More as outdoor activity, then? Camping as-is... all I see that's new is maybe herbalism and horse shoes.

They could bring back bird watching from TS2 and expand on the bird feathers/pictures collection. Add more rock climbing locations, maybe even a small ledge/cave sims could shelter in, beaver dams and tombstoning, mountain bike rides, etc. Many times camping is just a secondary activity or a necessity while people are out in the wilderness pursuing other activities. Maybe they are there for mountain sports like mountain biking, rock climbing, cave exploration, rafting, etc., or sometimes photography, trying to take pictures of the elusive snow leopard in its natural habitat, or bigfoot, or the milky way and the planets.

I'd be extremely surprised if you ever see hunting in this game given that in cottage living animals have to be traded for meat as an interaction, rather than "send to butcher and receive steaks" and to be fair its because it upsets some people, especially certain organisations and inevitably everything becomes political these days and leads to bad press. Now archery as a sport hobby would be interesting, canoeing would be another good one but would require more worlds with interactive water. I like the bird watching idea and the photography too. So in general more outdoor stuff would be nice.

Most camping place forbid hunting also hunting is restricted in many country. I prefer watching bird and deer more than hurt them.

> @Gamer_34567544 said:
> Should they make camping more realistic, or harder? Ie, let storms ruin your tent and having to build or find shelter, gathering wood for camp fires or crafting, hunting for food, etc? I would be cool if hunting was a rabbit hole, like in Sims Medieval if they didn't want to animate animal deaths, just give them a little more to do. Exploration, maybe add a real bear that won't necessarily kill, but it could hurt them? I mean, camping is roughing it out, not hanging out in a green paradise. Maybe add archery or other hunting weapons and tools to enhance the hunting skill? It would give those with the rags to riches challenge a more enhanced experience if out in the open. Maybe even add traps in the rabbit hole and use caught meat as bait for bigger game. If one is going to add hunting, maybe they can add jerky or the ability to make trail mixes. Or boil river water for "safe" water. Stuff like that?

I agree with everything you're saying! Like if camping had more realistic features such as hunting, storms influencing your tent causing you to have to search for shelter, etc. I would actually play it more and enjoy it

I have a fear of outdoors, so I'd fear ticks and vipers.

And yes, it would be great to see animals in the wild too. I keep adding rabbit stumps, bird trees, and fox lot challenges to every Granite Falls lot due to this.

Right now, it does seem like go outdoors and relax. It is the first game pack after all (with rumors of it getting a refresh)...

Wondering if they'll ever make a return of deer in the game? They had them in TS3. Would be amazing to see them, plus some new ones.

More as outdoor activity, then? Camping as-is... all I see that's new is maybe herbalism and horse shoes.

Where I live people like to camp and hunt. It's not legal (because the woods around me are a wildlife reservation) but they do it anyway. It is very common for people to hunt & camp in my area. I wouldn't object to it being added. I think there are hunting mods for Sims2.