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TakThomas
Rising Newcomer
7 years ago

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.

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  • ADashofAsh90's avatar
    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.
  • Movotti's avatar
    Movotti
    New Spectator
    7 years ago
    "Dannydanbo;c-16554931" wrote:
    "ashcrash19;c-16554843" wrote:
    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.


    I want horses too, but in a pack of their own. And tbh, horses won't really contribute to a farm pack. The can't do chores like pulling a plow. They are more for pleasure. I think they would work well in a Equestrian pack or Dude Ranch Vacation pack.

    Isn't a 'dude ranch' just a fancy name for a big cow farm?

    Horses have plenty of use on a sim farm.
    They could be used to pull a plough, or an old style harvester.
    http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/49389/1/Horse-drawn%20Sunshine%20Harvester.jpg

    They could be used to run a thresher
    https://photos.smugmug.com/OldWorldWisconsin/Animals-of-Old-World/i-kbD9wSK/0/12230e52/L/0209016-040D%20Horse%20treadmill-L.jpg

    They can be used to power a mill (flour, sugar, cotton, wool, whatever)
    https://opimedia.azureedge.net/-/media/images/fcm/editorial/articles/magazine-articles/2008/02-01/evolving-uses-for-steam-power/cottongin.jpg

    They can be used to round up stock, and take it to market.
    They could be used to pull a hay cart (which could double as picnic or wedding transport)

    I think a lot of people would like to have horses for both work and pleasure.



    Pigs/hogs
    Muddy pigsty
    Truffles, meat, lard

    As much as I love pork snags, I don't think they'd include a slaughterhouse :/
    The same goes for all forms of farmyard meat. We can want it, but the likelihood of it being included is very slim.

    Goats
    A set of rocks they can climb on and jump from
    Milk, meat, cashmere wool

    I love goats. They're such bonkers critters
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/7b/56/d07b56322357bddb50862099b8929da1.gif
    https://i1.wp.com/gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Buttermilk-the-Goat-knocks-down-other-goat.gif?ssl=1
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e0/78/ab/e078abe8bb2532c51c8a54681ff874ef.gif

    They barely need rocks to climb on and jump from ;)




  • TakThomas's avatar
    TakThomas
    Rising Newcomer
    7 years ago
    @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!
  • TakThomas's avatar
    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.
  • 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.

  • TakThomas's avatar
    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.
  • 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
  • "Tentacrocacles;c-17514363" wrote:
    "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.


    Haha, yeah, having a city sim get dazed while visiting the countryside would be hilarious. Honestly same, I'm not excited at all about the new pack's concept, is just not appeaing to me. I really hope they release a farming pack at some point. I think the wind turbines and solar panels are great but actually that only makes me more excited for a possible farming pack comming eventually. haha In the meantime, I just love to hype up all the cool farm ideas! it's so satisficing. This post is great.

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