Is outdoor retreat worth it?
I like to have a least one of my sims collect, fish and cook new things. Without telling me specifics please, does outdoor living provide "new" things in these areas. New harestables? Trying to decid...
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@RonneeSimmer @RandomBuzziness @PugLove888 I love your information and suggestions! I think gardening lovers who don't have seasons miss out on so many aspects that are really fun (and some great challenges). It allows you to nuance and customize your gardening in so many great ways! I agree... I hate that the lightening can make my rocket ships or Patchy go poof if I forget to put them in inventory in a storm or add a shelter for patchy... but the sound and visual effects of them are awesome!! (Also note... even if you have lightening and blizzards disabled on 'mystery weather' days on the calendar... you may get them anyway. all bets are off on mystery weather days!
RonneeSimmer... I also didn't mention this part (since you didn't voice interest in pets - which I also consider a very nice pack - the pets are awesome), but if you get pets and go into Brindleton Bay at night with a nice snowfall occurring...
It's breathtaking. Seriously.
EA outdid themselves with this pack, imho. 🙂
@RonneeSimmer Getting back to the Outdoor Retreat game pack, I've found some cool things to do with the Build Mode camping equipment that comes with this pack. I created an unofficial campground on an empty residential lot in Windenburg (from the Get Together EP). All I did with this lot was add some landscaping and changed the designation from residential to generic. The game let me "place in world" all of my camping gear, tent, outdoor shower, cooler, chairs, etc., and rearrange them as I wished. Everything worked fine, even that pesky campfire that usually catches EVERYTHING nearby on fire! Yep, I used that campfire 3 days in a row with no accidents! A miracle, right? I think this might have something to do with me changing the lot designation to Generic but I need to do more experimentation on this. Anyhow that is getting off topic and I'll keep any further discussion on campfires over on the Bug Forum.
I will try to upload some screen shots of my unofficial campground. There were lots of fishing locations, collectibles spawning spots, and harvestable plants nearby and also a beach with a bonfire. My Sim had an awesome camping trip, roasting marshmallows, singing campfire songs, and stargazing. I don't intend for this to replace camping in Granite Falls, that is still A LOT of fun and has all those unique collectibles, but just as a change of pace or for more variety in my game. There are several other lots in other worlds that I think would also work well for this. An unofficial camping lot like this would probably also be a great place for a family camping weekend.
Anyhow, I just wanted to share some of this as to why I think Outdoor Retreat is definitely worth getting if you love outdoor activities for your Sims.
Thanks so much @PugLove888 and @SheriGR and others for the info and discussions, I enjoyed them very much!
EDIT: All CAS and Build Mode items in the screenshots are Base Game or are included with the Outdoor Retreat Game Pack. No CC or items from any other packs were used (other than the location, oops!).
@RandomBuzziness ...good points well made. I had fun building up my 'herbalist collection' of bugs and plants in that world. I took my large household there on vacation a couple of times (along with my pause button), then went 2-3 other times with just my herbalist sim (who stayed with the hermit for a while to get the remainder of what I wanted). Hunting down the plants and bugs in different seasons and times of day/night was a fun challenge. 🙌
