Yes to all these ideas. I approached it in a small way as I thought it's harder to say no to lol. I've seen discussions before that horses aren't practical or feasible and unlikely to happen but I see a llama outside a shed and think that could easily be a horse.
I'd also love geese and more interactive ducks because the ducks in my pond do nothing much. Geese can be quite aggressive (a neighbour keeps a goose and it has quite the temper) so seeing a Sim being chased around by one would be highly amusing...just as it is IRL. I left out pigs as I thought what do we get from pigs in terms of produce, etc...and then I didn't want to think about that anymore!
I'd love an equestrian pack but I've been critical of new packs before bug fixes. Although additional animals using the sheds could almost be a kit, depending entirely on the functionality. Or a small companion pack like My First Pet which expands on Cats and Dogs.
For an equestrian pack I can picture it being set in a small world similar in appearance to Glimmerbrook or even Strangerville. Both have features that would be perfect for horses in a country setting or those canyons in Strangerville. I just look at that and want to build a ranch. It could also be a similar world to Henford on Bagley, if it had it's own world that is. I mean in the way that some worlds look as if they fit together. The equestrian centre I've visited IRL was in a similar kind of setting as Granite Falls or Glimmerbrook (which I find quite similar). I immediately wanted to go home and build one myself!
I'd compromise on a small addition just to have them but yes I'd love an equestrian pack too.
@simsplayer818 , putting the sheep, alpacas, ducks, etc. in a kit might be a better way to go if they ever were going to have a more expanded selection of farm animals. But they would have to give us a new-styled barn because if they didn't it would be My First Pets all over again with a pack that needs another pack to use some of the content. I don't think they would go that route again , since they got a lot of complaints about it.
@simsplayer818 ,I can see what you mean by how your farms end up looking similar. I am a person that likes variety, so I would like to have sheep, goats, ducks, geese, alpacas, donkeys, and horses (and unicorns!). But I was just trying to be practical, in that other than looks, most of these animals are rather redundant, so I don't think EA will spend more resources on them, except maybe horses/unicorns since those can bring some different gameplay! But if they had a bonus farm pack with these animals, I would want it and get! 🤪🤣 I certainly want horses in the game! 🥳
I haven't played much with the bugs... I keep forgetting them since I don't like the idea of eating food made out of crickets and grubs, no matter how nutritious they are. 😅
We have deer, rabbits, and bats near where I live (I live in the suburbs, but not too far from both the city and rural areas. I have never seen foxes but I think we might have those as well, at least nearby. I have seen the other 3 I have mentioned, as well as possums, skunks, raccoons , and coyotes! But I've never seen wild peacocks! 😮😍
it didn't bother me that the My First Pets Stuff SP had items that could have gone in the Cats & Dogs EP because everyone overlooks one fact... Cats & Dogs had more Build/Buy items than any other EP , except for Get Together! 🤨
Get Together, was the second EP and we desperately needed more B/B items at that time! The only EPs and GPs that came before Get Together were Get to Work (EP) , Outdoor Retreat (GP), and Spa Day (GP). But Get Together is the only EP that has more B&B items than Cats & Dogs, and it was only 5 more items!
Here is the breakdown of Build & Buy item amounts for EP's:
Seasons - 158
Cottage Living - 160
Island Living - 164
Eco Lifestyle - 170
Snowy Escape - 178
Discover University - 181
Get Famous - 255
City Living - 271
Get to Work - 282
Cats & Dogs - 325
Get Together - 330
So, with Cats & Dogs you got over twice as many B&B items as Season or Cottage Living, and 2 shy of doble the amount of B&B items as Island Living, plus a new beautiful world, many CAS items for people and pets , including a custom fur/painting tool. They had more ideas than they had room or probably time for, so instead of letting these ideas go to waste, they put them in a Stuff Pack. I don't have a problem with that. If the pack was very sparse I would understand, but the pack was almost tied with the pack that has the most B&B items to date! C&D has the most "bang for your buck" for Build & Buy objects, right after Get Together! 🤨 The only real drawback to me is that people who don't care about dogs and cats but love small pets that MFPS has were left with a pack with a bunch of items that they aren't likely to use, or that don't match anything. 😥 I feel bad for them if they really love small pets but have no interest in buying the Cats & Dogs EP.
Also, there have been several times throughout all the versions of the Sims where we see the developers' ideas for a pack (either before the pack gets made like with the community votes on some of the Stuff Packs) or after the packs come out, where I have heard players saying they wish they would have still released those ideas, because they would have bought them even if it was in a different pack. While those players might be smaller in number, they do still exist.
So don't feel too bad about buying My First Pets Stuff if you like the items in it. 🥳 Cats and Dogs already had plenty of content and these items would have just been a waste of good ideas! 😉
Donkeys! Now there's an awesome idea! If I can't have a horse I'd settle for a donkey!
