Some of my ideas for a farming pack

"Tentacrocacles;d-941987" wrote:
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.

I'd like to see a variation of this.
A 64x64 lot as the 'homestead' lot, and then additional medium sized lots that you can buy as you would buy business lots.
Neighbourhoods could have 6 lots, two being the larger size, and four being medium sized. That way there could be two farms per neighbourhood, or a wealthy farmer could buy all the lots, and have one huge farm.

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.

Personally, I'd rather the off the grid stuff be in a separate off the grid themed stuff pack.

Trivia: 'water silos' are called water tanks in Australia. They're made from corrugated metal, concrete or fibreglass. By law, all new homes must have one (in my state at least). In Australia, we also have dams, hollows designed to catch rainwater.
http://barmac.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/01/Dam1.jpg

Some are pretty big, and get used as a swimming hole.
http://aceaquaculture.com.au/userfiles/images/farm%20dam.jpg

Some are used for growing yabbies.
http://www.aabio.com.au/new/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/P1040569.jpg

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.

I like these!


Farms should mean your sims can grow various grains, and from the grains not only make bread, or porridge, but also yeasty brew by fermenting the grain.