EA Staff@CMeki& @unseenlarks , I'm so glad y'all liked the avocado pictures from the Jungle Adventure GP that I posted! Avocados are so popular now because we have discovered how good they are for you -- a shame I don't like them. 😳 The game also has black beans to harvest and "Emotion Berries"! I finally found an emotion berry tree after extensive searching! Haven't used them yet though. The black beans come in pods just like real beans! In the inventory they look like darker versions of mesquite pods or mimosa pods. But the plant doesn't look like either one of those. I need to Google a picture of a real black bean plant, now that I think about it!
No, the Sim in the picture eating the Avocado isn't me! I'm not as muscular as she is and her hair is darker. I didn't even make this Sim because I made a large Sim family to try out all the new CAS options, but didn't want to travel with them yet, at least not on my first trip! Its too hard to take care of a toddler and 2 young kids in while exploring the jungle for the first time! So, after I made the large family, I just downloaded some Adventure Sims from the Gallery ... I think they were favorited by Maxis. They each have one of the 2 different new Aspirations that came with this pack! @unseenlarks, the Sim eating the avocado must have enjoyed it because she got a good buff from it -- I think she is just contemplating whether it is a fruit or a vegetable! 😉 She needs to realize that all fruits are vegetables, but not all vegetables are fruits! 🤨
LOL! Simlish phonetics! 😃 That's a good one!
Yes, the volcano project that came with the Parenthood GP does remind me of a tamer version of the one on the Brady Bunch! (Cool that you guys called it the Brady Tribe in your country!) The episode in question is called "Today, I Am a Freshman" from 1972. The plot is about Marcia primarily, but Peter and the volcano steal the show! The volcano's best part is at the end. You should be able to find it on the internet. Every time my Sim kids bring home a volcano for their school project, I think of this episode and it makes me laugh! 😃:eahigh_file: There are several other projects in the game, but the volcano is my favorite! (I even made one in the 4th grade!) It's a good thing for our Sims that Selvadorada doesn't' have an active volcano! 👿
I have a list of the foods and drinks at the food stands in the marketplace at Puerto Selvadorada:
Drinks:
Horchata
Yerba Mate
Espuma Agria
Food:
Arepa Rellena con Perico
Arepa de Pabellón
Empanadas de Verde
Pastel Palmito
Platanos Fritos
Pastel de Camarão
Buñuelos
The Pastel de Camarão must be from Brazil since they use tildes over their vowels, which is Portuguese. 😉
However, none of the times when my Sims ate at the food stall did they "learn" the recipe like they do with other exotic foods from City Living or even the seafood dishes from Cats & Dogs! I don't know if this is as intended, or if it is a glitch in my game, or if it is a bug for others as well. 🤔
I love the head scarves that come with this pack also! I've worn these off and on over the years, of varying widths. But right before this pack was announced, I bought 4 new ones ... 2 with solid colors and 2 with patterns! :eahigh_file:
@CMeki, the very first time I had a Sim open a treasure chest, he turned into a skeleton! 🥳
Here are some pictures from the game:
The various recipes build culture awareness. I would have loved to be able to learn the recipes but I think it is on purpose that you can't.
Regarding emotion trees I went to the royal baths and found 5 there. You can also plant them at home.
BTW. Since you have pets did you notice the bug with pet bowls in the inventory or perhaps you didn't bring any pets along.
Well what do you know I just ate Buñuelos and learned how to make it at home. Maybe you need a certain level of culture to learn the recipes. I am at level 3.
@jpkarlsen, thanks that makes sense about the recipes! 😇 One of my Sims just reached cultural level 3, but I haven't tried to have her make any food since then.
I haven't found the Royal Baths yet! But I found one of the Emotion Berry trees on that long stone ledge with the large medallion overlooking the river below! Such a view! 🤨 ❤️
No, I haven't brought any pets to the Jungle yet. I thought of trying to adopt a stray by putting out food bowls for them, but I haven't tried that yet, since I wanted to concentrate on cultural and archeological activities! 😉
At the place where there are 4 portals take the one on the left. The Temple has only 1 emotion tree. I have now completed exploring the temple. Hopefully some of the blocked path will be open on my next vacation.
hi @PugLove888,
LOL... yes, your Sim could be really puzzled... i'm glad she got a positive buff, though! maybe she was thinking, "i don't like it, but it's good for me" or just inspecting it... and wondering... for too long. i loved that picture.
(oh, i looked up the Brady Bunch volcano "incident" (LOL) online and it was very funny! i never made a volcano in school, it would have been a nice project to work on.)
it's a relief Sims don't have to worry about that! there's already enough danger, right?
OMG! thanks for the foods/drinks info! Sims can drink mate! i'm sorry in advance, because i'm going to sound like i'm being a know-it-all: they used "yerba mate" to mean the drink? that term (well, one of a few) is used to refer to the plant. its leaves and stems *are* ground and used to make the infused drink (infusion?) which is simply called (one of its names, too) "mate".
"mate" is also a term (you guessed it, one of a few!) used to mean the container that people (Sims, too?) drink it from. this can have different shapes, but sometimes looks gourd-like. and the "metal straw" used to drink from it (LOL, way to state the obvious, sorry) acts like a filter, so you get the drink and not the thick ground powder/bits of stems. XD
i can't help feeling happy that they added it, though... also, empanadas. and buñuelos! -> my great-aunt used to make these, filled with... i think the word is "chard"? and while not my favourite food, they remind me of her. <3 (hi, @jpkarlsen, i hope your Sims enjoy them!)
do you like palmitos? um... do you know them as "palm hearts", maybe? (so many things i have to translate in my head and i'm not sure of! embarrassing!)
i hope your Sims end up learning how to make these awesome foods/drinks!
head scarves are the best! i wear them when it's windy, whenever i go to the beach (which isn't often, LOL), or just because i love them! <3 now you have to make *your* Sim-self wearing one of those!
and thank you so much for the pictures! that bridge makes me feel a little nervous! XD
