Magical Beans!!!

With the stump in buy catalog and able to get the special seeds from the Rare Seed packs (are those only available in Seasons though?) I guess they never really left. There was also a Growfruit challenge that offered as prizes special planter pots (you can get those in buy catalog with the cheat that unlocks all the locked items like career rewards), but you can still buy the Growfruit at the Ranger Station in Granite Falls if you have Outdoor Retreat installed.

A lot of those in game events (Day of the Dead, Grow Fruit, Kindness Challenge, etc) are still somewhat accessible through game play.build and buy mode, but it was kind of cool to experience them live and actually have to meet a sim out on the streets to complete it. It is nice that players can still experience these things though even if they missed the events

When I started playing, the only event that happened was the positivity challenge,
with Millie Bobby Brown. I actually did it while playing the tutorial. I wish I had started with TS4 earlier, so I could've enjoyed more of this events.

"PenguinFoop;c-17755053" wrote:
Hopefully they'll bring them back!

I'd rather have real plantsims added instead.

"IObelle;c-17755537" wrote:

"PenguinFoop;c-17755053" wrote:
Hopefully they'll bring them back!

I'd rather have real plantsims added instead.

@IObelle You mean plantsims who stay plantsims permanently?

Another cool thing about the portal tree is that you can send the Sim back into it to explore again and they return with collectibles like fossils. I have my Sims plant extra Forbidden Fruit seeds because the tree grows and evolves faster than other trees and most plants, plus the fruit sells for quite a bit of money.

"permanentrose;c-17755562" wrote:

"IObelle;c-17755537" wrote:

"PenguinFoop;c-17755053" wrote:
Hopefully they'll bring them back!

I'd rather have real plantsims added instead.

@IObelle You mean plantsims who stay plantsims permanently?

Yes, like in ts2 and ts3. With leaves instead of hair and the ability to have plantsim babies. Either by growing them (like in the previous games) or through pregnancy.

"IObelle;c-17755714" wrote:

"permanentrose;c-17755562" wrote:

"IObelle;c-17755537" wrote:

"PenguinFoop;c-17755053" wrote:
Hopefully they'll bring them back!

I'd rather have real plantsims added instead.

@IObelle You mean plantsims who stay plantsims permanently?

Yes, like in ts2 and ts3. With leaves instead of hair and the ability to have plantsim babies. Either by growing them (like in the previous games) or through pregnancy.

Oh that's cool, I never played those games extensively enough to experience that!

"PriestessBizarre;c-17755724" wrote:
who is Patchy? I got all my magic beans through buying the rare seeds. It took ages to get all of them lol.

The answer you seek can be found in Are You Really Cheating on Your Spouse if You Woohoo With A Scarecrow. :D

@PenguinFoop

1. No, they don't really need houses. In ts2 I sometimes built a treehouse where I had some plantsims and bigfoots living together, but it was really only for bigfoot's sake the house was needed.

2. No they won't die. They do pass out though, and lack of water will make them wilt. A passed out wilted plantsim can be watered by another sim with a watering can!

3. In ts2 they don't need to sleep, though it's good to have atleast a tiny greenhouse with a sun lamp, to keep them in good mood during the night.
In ts3 they do need to sleep and can do so in a regular bed or by photosynthesis.

4. They could only do this in ts3. They would dig themselves into the ground to photosynthesize.

5. All the other things that any other sim would do for fun. They did have some unique abilities though. In ts2 they could play pranks on other sims by blowing pollen on them. In ts3 they had special kisses.

6. Of course they could only get sunlight during the day and they didn't get less on cloudy winter days compared to sunny summer days.
And as I said before, during the night, they had the sun lamps in ts2 and they slept in bed/photosynthesized in ts3.

7. Yes, like any other sim they too could pick and sell crops! XD
In ts2 there's a juice blender where you can put veggies and fruits (and even boots that you can get from fishing). A plantsim's water need will be filled by drinking it!
They are also better at gardening than other sims and can talk to plants.

8. In ts2 that would be the only way to get water unless you had a pool, shower or lived on a beach lot.
In ts3 there's the photosynthesis and also swimmable lakes.