EA should give Outdoor Retreat a refresh. Nothing crazy, with the main thing being a liveable version of the world. Keep the current version of the world available as a vacation world but add another copy of the world to the main(not vacation) map, update it to include swimmable water.
Then add a couple of basic bb items such as a line of sleeping bags and hammocks. Maybe a metal detector that could work similar to the scanner in Strangerville
All I want from OR in an update is unique thumbnails for insects (instead of the generic placeholder), insects available in all worlds, and if possible a better looking insect container (for collection displaying).
Agreed, all it really needs is insects in all worlds and a nicer container for them- and the new butterfly net animation t be used when catching them.
The pack does what it says on the tin. It's an underwhelming tin, but it never claimed to be anything more than that. If anything, now that rentals have been base game for a long, long time- it should just be given away for free, IMO.
Would be great if they made it livable like regular worlds and added swimming spots. Would also love if they added a chance for wolves or bears to scare your sims, like a lot challenge.
Yes!! To swimming in the lake . Also the water sports that came with island living, and kayaking that is coming in the new pack would fit great in this pack.
100% agree! It doesn't have to be a lot edited at all, just add some functionality to this pack retroactively. I'd also love if they gave OR the natural living skill too, or an approximation, because they gave EbN herbalism, ahem, the apothecary career, and they're giving Adventure Awaits butterflies. I'd also love if they updated the graphics on the chipmunks that run throughout Granite Falls too to be a little cuter/less blocky.
Yes to adding swimming locations to Granite Falls rivers and lakes! 👍
Another feature to add to an [OR] refresh is the ability to dry fruit in the oven and make Trail Mixes to take on hikes. That could be an easy addition to implement.
Kids could draw bugs, bears and forest scenes on the Activity Table.
Cross-pack Scouting [Seasons] with a Junior Jackalope Badge after a weekend of camping.
Bumping this and adding that Herbalism from this pack is worthless and needs a huge overhaul. Most of the recipes are only useful while in that forest and no where else. By far the most useful recipe is the fertilizer one but then you can't use it on plants because of changes made by later packs.
What I would like to see in an Outdoor Retreat Refresh:
Compared to hiking in later packs, like Snowy Escape or Growing Together, the hiking in Granite Falls is. Dull? In other packs, sims can hike in groups and have conversations while hiking, and build relationship/form sentiments after the hike. Things also happen to them on the hike, like wild life encounters, but I understand that would be very difficult to add.
But maybe sims can at least hike in groups and talk? As is, sims vacationing in Granite Falls randomly walk around on their own, and then often stand around playing with their phones in the middle of the forest because they are way off lot and away from anything interesting to do.
I'd like to have my sims hiking in a group, talking and having fun together, and ideally the hike is a loop that takes them back to the lot (like "go jogging" does). That would be much more interesting to watch, and make the hiking activity more meaningful.
It's one of the most needed packs (much more than Spa Day) and yet they didn't do any refresh to it. I'd also like to see:
• Interactive insects and insects on other worlds;
• Bigfoot and Ghost NPCs;
• Foxes (with Cats and Dogs or Cottage Living)
• Camp grounds lore;
• Active/Semiactive forest ranger career;
• Better hiking and climbing;
• Seasons' scouts gathering in Granite Falls;
