Cowplant is really nerfed and ineffective in TS4. Dies quickly, kills only second time (almost impossible). And sims pay little attention to it. Planted SEVEN of them in the park, all died before killing any sim, one was able to eat a sim once, without killing. Just a decoration, sadly.
Moreover, the "Eat" option of SimRay has absolutely no effect.
I used Vampire power to make sims hungry. It works first time. But sims won't eat a cake the second time even being hungry.
All on community lot (park).
The cow plant performs well in my bakery. For a meringue cake, it needs the essences of the cow plant. The Essenz deliver me compliant customers who like to be attracted by the cow. My baker only needs to be careful to milk the cow and feed her for her cooperation.
The customers should not go away. Would be bad for business, if there were no more customers. I built a shower for the maltreated customer in the shop. They get fresh and can go shopping again.
At home I prefer to include the cow. For a western saloon in the desert, a withered cow plant makes an excellent decoration, so authentic.
