Some of my ideas for a farming pack

I was going through some old posts of mine on another thread. I thought since it seems like we might be getting a farming pack of some sort I'd throw the ideas I had a year ago back out there.

Running a farm: I'd like to be able to run a farm like a business lot whilst still living on it. The farm lot will have to be a larger lot to fit everything but it would be good to be able to set aside fenced areas for different purposes. Like you can have different pens for the larger livestock and have fenced areas for crops which you can tend to and harvest all at once.

and you can choose to either run it off the grid (have wind turbines and water silos for power and water) or on the grid. Running costs for an on the grid farm would naturally be higher.

New Items: this is just gonna be a list.
-chicken coops of different sizes
-A small herb planter for your kitchen
-More plant varieties
-more rustic decor
-Wind turbines
-Solar panels for your house for either the roof or just to be placed in the yard
-Water Silos (they fill when it rains)
-tin/corrugated iron roofs (with different sound effects when it rains on them vs normal roof)
-Water troughs and feeding stations
-shearing station for sheep

Moodlets: not going to make this one very long but I can think of quite a few moodlets which would be based on where a sim was born and raised.

Missing the Stars: sims who were born and raised in the country or have lived in the country for at least one life stage get this sad moodlet if they visit the city.

Too much smog: sims who were born and raised in the country or have lived in the country for at least one life stage get this stressed moodlet if they visit the city.

Fresh Air: sims who were born and raised in san myshuno get this dazed moodlet if they visit the country, if you were born and raised in the country you get this moodlet from coming home after visiting san myshuno.

Also if you were born and raised in the country and go to live in the city the missing the stars moodlet should pop up maybe once or twice every calendar year. All of the other ones should eventually stop popping up or change once your sim has adjusted to life in a different area.

MasonGamerBoi
7 years ago
I wonder if the farm would be an Entire world tho?
if I designed it... for My Sims, they are Irish-Scottish immigrants whoPlayed their cards right and became one of the worlds biggest wine and beer sellers and Now run a whole Farm.

It would have to be a full world, possibly all in one neighborhood, because I would want my house to be in the midst of the farm. and have a view of all my land.
and each lot would over see different crops.

I'd have a Vineyard (with Winery), Orchard (with Brewery) and then Vegetables & Herbs.
and my Cow and Pig stables would be the central area of the farm.

We're getting Honey with Seasons.

I would love Sarsaparilla, Peanuts, Wheat, Corn (To build a corn/wheat maze is one of my goals), Pumpkins. eventually I want to have a harvest festival on the Farm.

Other objects, Hay Stacks, Hay Bales, wooden Wine and Beer Kegs to store your crafts.
ChampandGirlie
New Spectator
7 years ago
I like the idea of "Missing the Stars". I do think "Fresh Air" would probably be a happy moodlet, but there could also be an uncomfortable one for sims with the city native trait. I'm thinking of something about stepping in cow plum sort of like what came with pets. There could also be one about, "Flies! Flies! Flies!" Too many insects or that the country is too dirty. Some people should get uncomfortable and stressed in the country. Then, there could be something like, "Home Sweet Country Home" for those who love the countryside.
elainepink
7 years ago
I think the farming pack should come with a new world as well. I was looking through the worlds I have now to see it it would be possible to set up a farming community in case they never release a farming pack (I will cry if they don't) and I don't really like what I'm seeing.

I think they should make the new world "open world" like San Myshuno. It's not exactly open world, but I can step out of the apartment and go buy food from a vendor or start street sales. That space right there, should be added into the new world, and that space can be used to host farmers markets, and for kids to play HOPSCOTCH and other farm life activities.

The world doesn't even have to be that big. It can just be atleast five lots in a circle with that middle area being the place to hold the activities. Five big lots of course. Plants take up a lot of space.
TakThomas
Rising Newcomer
7 years ago
"Movotti;c-16551559" wrote:

Never seen them here in SA.
Not much crop watering goes on here either, other than of market gardens and fruit crops in the riverland.

I know I have definitely seen a few big water silos before, probably because I grew up in WAs farming area, although they wouldn't be nearly as big as the wheat ones, just think of them as like water tanks that are far too large to be considered tanks anymore.

Although now that you mentioned it the large tanks were probably for watering the livestock, I just remembered the weather was relied upon to water the crops throughout the year, not the water reserves.

That said I am half right but I'm thinking of the wrong kind of produce. Things like vineyards are set up with a reticulation system over here to keep the grapes hydrated.
2HubbiesNLove
7 years ago
Llamas and Alpacas would be adorable in a farming pack. I mean, milking cows and harvesting eggs from a chicken house would be ideal for a farming pack, but animals that aren't as obvious would make great additions. And just to add for child sims to interact with- an Ant Farm.
Sallimander1502
7 years ago
"2HubbiesNLove;c-16552176" wrote:
Llamas and Alpacas would be adorable in a farming pack.

I agree! It would be awesome to finally have real llamas introduced in a Sims game. Providing wool, they could tie in well with a knitting skill.
Cows, pigs, goats and chicken would be lovely too. And I'd really like bunnies.
ADashofAsh90
Seasoned Vanguard
7 years ago
Love your ideas. I'd also love to have a world come with it, with a huge area for horse training/jumping, and trails to ride on. Many people board horses in real life since they don't live on a farm.
TakThomas
Rising Newcomer
7 years ago
"Dannydanbo;c-16558710" wrote:
"Tentacrocacles;c-16558122" wrote:
@Dannydanbo I like the idea of keeping horses in their own pack. I feel if they were in a farming pack or a pack with other things they probably would be just as bad as TS3 horses.

Plus there's plenty of horse things to go around so they could really flesh it out and make it a standalone equestrian themed GP.

Also to whoever suggested it, I agree we cannot have a farming pack without llamas! It'd be a shame if they have all these llama references in the game without adding an actual llama into the mix!

If horses were in a separate pack, you could still add them to your farm. They don't need to be played separately, just released separately.

of course, I just feel they need a separate release to make sure they work and also look good.
TakThomas
Rising Newcomer
5 years ago
"Elisdream;c-17513448" wrote:
I love your ideas so much.

The fresh air mood should be happy in my opinion ♡ I would love another happy moodlet from stargazing since the countryside's sky looks really clear and stars are more beautiful.

I think at the time I meant that it'd be dazed if you lived in the city for a long period of time and visited or moved to the country, I think if they're from the country they should definitely be happy for the fresh air.

I really hope they do eventually release a farming pack, it's nice to see some of the wind turbines/solar panel stuff I mentioned here pop up in the new EP but personally I'm not too fond of the new EP as a concept.
catcatbump
5 years ago
Reading through this, I'm really disappointed they didn't add more animals to the eco pack. Even a small holding would have added more depth to the game! Getting kind of tired of the same stuff in the packs.... holding out hope if there is a sims 5