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 Thank you for letting us know! I hope you will get a great deal of enjoyment out of all the new packs! 🙌🥳
I have found the same thing about the (baked items) recipes...
- Even if I un-tick the box "Use Fresh Ingredients" in 'baked' items, for instance, my sim with baking skill of 10 has many of the recipes greyed out unless I grow and have in inventory/harvested the specific ingredients (ie - Shepherd's Pie, Artisan Herb Bread, Lemon Meringue Pie, etc.) They actually have the plants for that but I'm just currently super-selling from them until the bug is fixed and only cooking with non-fresh ingredients. Normally, though, these options are available for them since they own these plants.
However.... in the Gourmet recipes...
- If I un-tick the box "Use Fresh Ingredients" in 'gourmet' items, my sim with gourmet cooking skill of 10 has no recipes greyed out.
- If I tick the box "Use Fresh Ingredients" in 'gourmet' items, my sim with gourmet skill of 10 has many of the recipes with greyed out ingredients unless I grow and have in inventory/harvested the specific ingredients. But... in that case she is still able to make the items, so I've never fully understood the purpose of that or how /if it effects the final product.
@SheriGR Sorry you are experiencing cooking issues too. Try selling your produce and sending your Sim on vaca like I did. Maybe that'll fix it for you too. I know with the new patch we don't have to sell off our produce anymore but I don't know which action solved this issue for me, so why not try both 😃
@RonneeSimmer Thank you for the advice. 🙂 This particular 'issue' isn't anything new (the one I was describing). Unfortunately it's likely by design, and mainly specific to the baking skill plus some other specific 'special' items. It does provide some motivation for those intent on learning/adding particular food items to grow those harvestables, add bees to your lot/garden, obtain some rare fruits, etc.... or in the case of some recipes from City Living, to attend the spice festival. (Or if I feel very adventurous, play with my CowPlant rather than sticking it in inventory and writing rants about how I hate my CowPlant 😉)! 🙌
