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siljemeum
Rising Rookie
2 years ago

The Sims 4 (Victorian/Medieval)

This is my first post, so please bear with my lack of coding in this. I just really want to get my ideas through.



I have always loved The Sims as well as era games, and I have for some reason usually stuck to playing modern simmies in The Sims 4. These days though, I realised I'm lacking a more olden ways of playing, without having to go complete The Sims Medieval for the experience. I suspect I've found a bug in the game too, as I can't use the generator to fire up kitchen appliances for prepping veggies and this bugs me massively.

With the new packs Bust The Dust and Cooking Hustle I am seeing some inconsistencies (true to the The Sims 4 franchise). We got "Simple Living" with Cottage Living and "Off the grid" with Eco Lifestyle, and as I love both of these concepts I would love to go for a completely off the grid, old fashioned type of household! I do like the dust, but without electricity I cannot vaccuum. I love living simply and prepping ingredients, but this too requires power! With the Laundry Day pack we were lucky enough to have a design team who thought about this, and we had washers and driers AS WELL AS washing tub and a clothesline!



My current suggestions are as such:


- Adding all candles to a sub-category in Lighting. Not all candles show up under "Functional Off The Grid" 
- A dustpan and broom for sweeping the dust, perhaps a bucket of water to scrub the floors (this should have been included in Bust The Dust)
- Old fashioned manual kitchen appliances and functional mortar to make doughs, prepped veggies/meats
- A stovetop kettle for coffee and tea (adding kettle function to the "While the irons hot" fireplace)
- Cast iron waffle iron! 

- Butter churn

- Victorian wash stand

- Functional bar cabinets like "16th Century Monte Vista Globe Bar" (more selections)

- Old Fashioned typewriter solely for writing (books, letters, journal entries)
-Watercolor setup like the portable laptop, but for smaller artworks for adults (watercolor, gouache, pastelles)

These are just my initial thoughts, but even as a modern girl I enjoy doing manual and offline crafts and tasks in my day-to-day life.

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  • PugLove888's avatar
    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    2 years ago

    @siljemeum , there is a typewriter in the game, but I think it came in the Cottage Living EP.  It functions as a computer though, but at least it looks like a typewriter! 😅

    I completely agree with you !!!! (I clicked "Me Too" on your post!) I would love the Bust the Dust kit if it had a broom and dustpan!  (Or if you only got dust if you placed a vacuum, similar to how you only get dirty laundry if you place a hamper on your lot with the Laundry Day SP!)  I never play Off the Grid anymore because of the Bust the Dust kit! 😡  I don't want to get rid of the BTD kit, but I don't want every house to have dust, especially those houses that are OTG! 😓

    I love stories set in different times in history, and with the new Castle kit, a lot of us want to be able to play in an Off the Grid castle and not drown in a sea of dust! 
    And I completely agree about the candle situation!  It drives me bonkers when I want to use a certain candle and it isn't considered Off the Grid! 🤦‍♀️🙄😥

    I'm tagging @SheriGR on this because I think she would be in agreement with us! 😀

    I also love your OTG cooking suggestions! Well done! 🥳🥰

  • Vyo4's avatar
    Vyo4
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    I would love to hear the tick-tacking of a typewriter in the game. It would make the Journalist and Detective careers feel more noir.

    A dust pan and broom is sorely needed when living Off-The-Grid. Eco Lifestyle was released well before the Bust the Dust Kit, so it should've come with Off-The-Grid dust-busting capabilities. EDIT: Bust the Dust came out March 2021, but Off-The-Grid lot challenge came with Island Living released June 2019, then made available to Base Game July 2021. Because Off-The-Grid was available over a year before Bust the Dust, it should've accommodated an off-grid dust busting Broom.

    Candles that are only found in Table Lamps but missing from Off-The-Grid Lighting:

    1. Extraordinary Elegant Lamp (My Wedding Stories)
    2. Moment of Peace Tea Set Tray (Paranormal)
    3. Bow-tiful Candellight (Seasons)
    4. Totally Lit Bug Light (Realm Of Magic)
    5. Sconce for Little Light (Realm Of Magic)
    6. Light My Way to the Moon Lamp (Little Campers)
    7. Lantern in a Paper Cylinder (Snowy Escape)
    8. Stone Toro Lantern (Snowy Escape)

    REQUEST: Convert to Off-The-Grid:

    1. Barnyard Lamp (Cats & Dogs) - there's literally a candle inside the lantern.
    2. Lilacs & Lanterns (Movie Hangout)
    3. Coolala, The Defender Wall Light - poor kiddos can't escape Bed Monsters if living Off-The-Grid

    NEEDS CORRECTION:

    1. Menorah (Holiday)
    2. Kinara (Holiday)

    These candles are for some reason listed in Miscellaneous Decorations, but they're functioning candles. The same celebration lights, the Forest of Lights Menorah and the Seven Principals Kinara, that came in the Seasons pack are correctly listed in both Table Lamps and Off-The-Grid. Need to correct the categorization of the Holiday stuff Menorah and Kinara, please.

  • PugLove888's avatar
    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    2 years ago

    @Vyo4 Thank you for listing these!😇  Also, thanks for mentioning how the children need something to ward off monsters when off the grid!! They really should make the Coolala Defender an OTG light source for that reason!  
    Also, nice catch with noticing the Menorah and Kinara should be listed in light sources!  I still think they also need to remain as decorations, but they should be in both categories! 😊

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