What off-grid items, skills and bonuses would you like to see in your game
While there is a lot of CC or mods available for this lifestyle, my preference is not to use this. There are times however when it is unavoidable as about 50% of my games are played micro home, off-grid, simple living, cottage industry or farming lifestyles. The other 50% are luxury homes in comparison 🤣. I really enjoy the rags to riches/apocalypse legacy challenge gameplay
Things I would like to see added are:
* food dehydrator (we have canning, but dehydrator would be another option for preserving fruits and veggies) needs to be off-grid version that maybe takes longer than the electric version
* aquaculture system built into a small windowed alcove for herbs and small vegetables, mine’s off-grid as it uses a solar-powered pump (could be added to some of the windows that are already in our BB catalogue). My system is a set of white food grade pipes with holes and basket insert for plants. It fits in a window that measures about 25cm (10 inches) deep by nearly 3 metres (about 8 feet) long with regular louvers that can be partially opened by winding a lever.
* basic crops (wheat, corn, rice, cane…) and mill to make flour, sugar…
* workbench (or special kitchen bench added to existing kitchen benches) to make soaps, cleaning products, perfumes and aromatherapy oils and medicinal tinctures from herbs and plants which could then be used like herbalism and magical potions can (new skill that could be learned from elders from the various cultures, research in books or computer, and of course experimenting with potentially negative or disastrous outcomes like the science potions). Cleaning products might super speed the time it takes to clean (half or quarter of the time it takes without). Using homemade soap could speed shower time and therefore save water (mood boost?). Mood boost when wearing perfume (multiple versions of perfume bottles already available in decorations in game).
* paper and card making activity/skill set that could include making paper pads for writing ie books and writing skill, scrapbooking that could be given as birthday presents, belated wedding gift or at baby shower or baby’s first birthday…, card making and cards could then be given/posted for thanks, congratulations, birthdays, holiday seasons…
* butter churn
* expansion of the types of cheeses we can make (especially now we will be able to use goats milk as well)
* off-grid stereo
* an off-grid computer (laptop with battery that needs to be recharged at work, at a friends house maybe in exchange for homemade gift, or at the library for example). Could also have an old fashioned typewriter or pen and paper (expansion of existing homework and journal gameplay) - for developing writing skill and writing books. There would, however, be no connection-based activities like ordering, socialising, researching, multiplayer gaming…
* 1 and 2 square hall-stand/closet/mudroom that you actually use for coat, hat and protective boots… when you come inside
* mower for keeping grass lawns tidy (maybe a tractor and hay-baler for the ranch pack) which is then used to feed animals
* Compost station for making soil improver and fertiliser or mulch
* reusable water container (bottle, camelpack…)
* mood boost lot trait for being eco-friendly
* sim able to make some money teaching/tutoring/mentoring other sims in off-grid lifestyle skills (ie university tutor sessions). Could even expand to farm-stay style tutoring where visiting sim stays and shadows for day one, then helps day two. Visiting sims can opt to stay overnight and pay to sleep camping in tents (cheapest), in bunk beds in barn with very basic bathroom, or in the farmhouse guest bedroom or in mini self-contained cottage (most expensive).
So many gameplay possibilities!
Be nice if some of this could be added as base game update, and the rest as a kit or pack we purchase to expand gameplay in this lifestyle.
Things I would like to see added are:
* food dehydrator (we have canning, but dehydrator would be another option for preserving fruits and veggies) needs to be off-grid version that maybe takes longer than the electric version
* aquaculture system built into a small windowed alcove for herbs and small vegetables, mine’s off-grid as it uses a solar-powered pump (could be added to some of the windows that are already in our BB catalogue). My system is a set of white food grade pipes with holes and basket insert for plants. It fits in a window that measures about 25cm (10 inches) deep by nearly 3 metres (about 8 feet) long with regular louvers that can be partially opened by winding a lever.
* basic crops (wheat, corn, rice, cane…) and mill to make flour, sugar…
* workbench (or special kitchen bench added to existing kitchen benches) to make soaps, cleaning products, perfumes and aromatherapy oils and medicinal tinctures from herbs and plants which could then be used like herbalism and magical potions can (new skill that could be learned from elders from the various cultures, research in books or computer, and of course experimenting with potentially negative or disastrous outcomes like the science potions). Cleaning products might super speed the time it takes to clean (half or quarter of the time it takes without). Using homemade soap could speed shower time and therefore save water (mood boost?). Mood boost when wearing perfume (multiple versions of perfume bottles already available in decorations in game).
* paper and card making activity/skill set that could include making paper pads for writing ie books and writing skill, scrapbooking that could be given as birthday presents, belated wedding gift or at baby shower or baby’s first birthday…, card making and cards could then be given/posted for thanks, congratulations, birthdays, holiday seasons…
* butter churn
* expansion of the types of cheeses we can make (especially now we will be able to use goats milk as well)
* off-grid stereo
* an off-grid computer (laptop with battery that needs to be recharged at work, at a friends house maybe in exchange for homemade gift, or at the library for example). Could also have an old fashioned typewriter or pen and paper (expansion of existing homework and journal gameplay) - for developing writing skill and writing books. There would, however, be no connection-based activities like ordering, socialising, researching, multiplayer gaming…
* 1 and 2 square hall-stand/closet/mudroom that you actually use for coat, hat and protective boots… when you come inside
* mower for keeping grass lawns tidy (maybe a tractor and hay-baler for the ranch pack) which is then used to feed animals
* Compost station for making soil improver and fertiliser or mulch
* reusable water container (bottle, camelpack…)
* mood boost lot trait for being eco-friendly
* sim able to make some money teaching/tutoring/mentoring other sims in off-grid lifestyle skills (ie university tutor sessions). Could even expand to farm-stay style tutoring where visiting sim stays and shadows for day one, then helps day two. Visiting sims can opt to stay overnight and pay to sleep camping in tents (cheapest), in bunk beds in barn with very basic bathroom, or in the farmhouse guest bedroom or in mini self-contained cottage (most expensive).
So many gameplay possibilities!
Be nice if some of this could be added as base game update, and the rest as a kit or pack we purchase to expand gameplay in this lifestyle.
