Cottage Living Gameplay Trailer 7/1

"mikamakimon;c-17924759" wrote:

"DaWaterRat;c-17924585" wrote:

"mikamakimon;c-17924053" wrote:


Just editing to add, after I've rewatched the trailer, I realized there are already so many mushrooms in the game. We have the basegame mushroom, the morels from Outdoor Living, and this new pack has the oversized mushroom and multi-coloured ones shown in the trailers. Why are there so many now, and what purpose do they serve?

to be clear, the following is a joke response

Fairy rings are made of mushrooms...

That reminds me, isn't there a ring of mushrooms already in Britechester? So even more mushrooms now, and still no fairies, lol

The fairies are there, we just can't see them...

I love all the cool historical CAS, build objects & gameplays. This is so going to be fun. :p

"SERVERFRA;c-17922740" wrote:
Ok, I so love that children can knit, will be able to stitch & help with cooking. What I don't get is why they still can't do paintings? In sims 3, children could always do paintings.

They have all the children’s tables where they can draw and color

"DaWaterRat;c-17924585" wrote:

"mikamakimon;c-17924053" wrote:


Just editing to add, after I've rewatched the trailer, I realized there are already so many mushrooms in the game. We have the basegame mushroom, the morels from Outdoor Living, and this new pack has the oversized mushroom and multi-coloured ones shown in the trailers. Why are there so many now, and what purpose do they serve?

to be clear, the following is a joke response

Fairy rings are made of mushrooms...

Actually they are mushroom made in the real world! They grow out in circles as they get older and some of them might be poisonous. Some countries used to believe they are made by dragons, Austria I think.

"Amapola76;c-17923039" wrote:

"Onverser;c-17922843" wrote:

"Amapola76;c-17922732" wrote:

"Onverser;c-17922725" wrote:
canning which is pretty clearly just herbalism recycled, cross stitching is blatantly just knitting recycled

Kind of, yes. But... people have been asking for canning and asking for cross stitching, and they gave them to us.

I'm not sure there would have been any logical way to make either of them that didn't recycle a bit from previous skills, and I'd still much rather have them than not.

That's true, but it doesn't really give a good impression on the pack when a quarter of the trailer is spent showing off recycled content

I understand what you're saying. But on the other hand, all food is recycled content in one sense, but I still love getting new recipes in every pack. All clothes are recycled content in a sense, but people anxiously await the CAS reveals. We already have chairs and tables and ovens and beds, etc., but that doesn't make me any less curious about what new styles we will get for each pack.

That's not to say I don't also want entirely brand new content. But I feel like this pack delivers on that pretty well. The chickens, cows, and llamas alone are completely new gameplay; it may not be gameplay that's interesting to you, but it is new.

I never said there wasn't new gameplay? I said there was animals which do the job for those who are interested, but in my personal opinion it's not 40 dollars worth there for a few basic animals and some recycled gameplay elements.

"Onverser;c-17922725" wrote:
A lot of talk and not much content really. A whole 30 seconds of waffle about canning which is pretty clearly just herbalism recycled, cross stitching is blatantly just knitting recycled, more plant/gardening options that actually look like plants instead of bushes is nice but could've been an update, the animals sort of do the job for those interested but otherwise meh. Seemed a real struggle for them to make just 4 minutes worth of video on this pack which isn't a great sign :#

Still in a wait and see mode, but pack does look more interesting. The Limey Llama was s nice touch, as is the overall British feel. Am reminded of the Cotswolds, actually. That black hole animal shed is an eyesore, though, especially in the context of 2021 game technology and the proven EA ability to paint convincing backdrops.

Awe..., the little bunny is so cute. <3

"Onverser;c-17922725" wrote:
A lot of talk and not much content really. A whole 30 seconds of waffle about canning which is pretty clearly just herbalism recycled, cross stitching is blatantly just knitting recycled, more plant/gardening options that actually look like plants instead of bushes is nice but could've been an update, the animals sort of do the job for those interested but otherwise meh. Seemed a real struggle for them to make just 4 minutes worth of video on this pack which isn't a great sign :#

It's fine if the pack doesn't interest you, but this isn't accurate. Just saying that something is recycled doesn't make it so. Does the activity do the same thing, use the same animations and/or have the same properties? If not, then it is not recycled. In response to your point, cross-stitching in the pack comes with 34 new designs which can be displayed or hung on the wall, plus cross-stitching from reference for even more unique designs. The animations from what I have seen look completely different, with sewing motions and the sticking of a needle in fingers, and are nothing like the knitting animations. Nifty Knitting is actually one of my favourite packs and it has many different products, decorative, and useable, as well as a new aspiration, some of which can be unlocked in CAS, as well as an Etsy-like selling market. Cross-stitching will have both different products and new animations from knitting.

The same point applies to herbalism and canning, leaving aside the fact that we had canning in both the Sims 1 and the Sims 3, and it is more likely they are bringing back a popular feature from earlier games that players have been asking for, than simply reusing a niche activity from an early GP. The animation for herbalism involves a sim stirring a small saucepan on a stovetop or a grill with the requirement of certain ingredients in your sim's inventory. The animations for making jams and conserves look more involved to me, with yes a saucepan stage but also a step that apparently involves sealing the jars in a large crockpot. If anything, herbalism reuses general cooking animations, just as canning seems to do too. However, with the new group cooking options, probably the whole family will be able to help with canning (which is how it worked in my house growing up), and to me this suggests new and different gameplay from what we've had before. Presumably the jams and preserves will also be useable as ingredients in a wide number of recipes, edible on their own and (hopefully) spreadable on the baking and pastry items already in the game. So they will obviously do more than cure a buff caused by a toxic plant or an insect bite.

I think they haven't revealed everything that is happening in this pack even in this latest gameplay trailer. For instance, what is going on with that demonic-looking red-eyed chicken that was briefly shown in the trailer? How many new harvestables and recipes will be included? How will the lot challenges work (which also seem to involve new gameplay)? What kinds of errands will there be, and how will the Finchwick fair and its competitions work? I am glad the embargo is lifting early as I intend to watch a lot of gamechanger videos to find out even more than this trailer showed.

Such a cute bunny! Makes me wonder if bunnies will come in just one age or if there might even be bunny kids jumping around :)

Bunnies are so sweet and adorable! Especially the babies! My daughter has bunnies as pets so I have had the joy of seeing them grow and play. They even enjoy playing with the cats, who are their best friends! Sometimes I think that the bunnies think they are cats with the way they play! Looking forward to playing with them in the game! Thanks for the pics Heart4u - definitely put a smile on my face! :)