"SimmerGeorge;c-17908223" wrote:
I hope cows aren't just an object in build and buy. But after watching the trailer I'm convinced at least chickens are objects. If this is the case with both then 2 of the new animals are already not offering much gameplay.
The cow and chickens from the Sims 3 store were objects and in my opinion they offered plenty of gameplay. After they were released I had a couple of farms and really enjoyed myself playing with those animals as part of a horse ranch, a crop farm, a dairy, etc. These animals look like they have even more going on with them than did the ones from the Sims 3, since they produce different flavours of milk, different colours of wool, and there is cross-pack compatibility with Nifty Knitting etc. (I am still hoping to find out that there is lots of cross-pack compatibility with Cats and Dogs too because I want my dogs to be able to chase off or fight foxes, and interact with the other animals etc). In this pack it also looks like the ingredients these versions of the animals will produce like milk and eggs will be essential for lots of recipes and even for all cooking in general (with the Simple Living Lot Challenge). As well, toddlers can even interact with chickens (which I don't recall from the Sims 3 chicken coop). Additionally, at least this way, none of the animals will take up one of the precious 8 slots that I want for my family members and their pets. For instance, in this game, I am hoping to run a real dairy, with a herd of about 10 cows, on the biggest 64X64 lot; this would not be possible if the animals weren't objects.
