Okay so according to the leaks we are finally getting nectar making which I have been wanting for a while now. I'm nervous though that it's just going to be juice fizzing 2.0. I want nectar tasting and the ability to have a winery. I want something similar to what we had in sims 3 and I'm concerned that it's just going to be a bottling thing. Are we getting different types of grapes?

Yes, I was surprised to see nectar making when we already have juice fizzing. I hope it feels completely different from juice fizzing - otherwise what’s the point?

Nectar making is also important to me and I am anxious to learn more about how they're implementing it. So far, I've only seen a barrel and a stomping machine in the leaked images. Aging is very important in the process, so I doubt they won't include it. I'm a bit surprised that this pack includes nectar making specifically since grapes grow predominantly in Mediterranean climates, not deserts. Thus, I'm not sure if it would make sense to have grape farms (and thus different types of grapes) in this world - but if they're adding nectar making, I'm assuming there will be. White wine can technically be made from red grapes in real life, but of course it would be more fun and make nectars feel more unique to have different types - especially if grapes from different worlds make nectars feel more regionalized. I'm hoping the nectars will be customizable. I hope we have the option of making nectar red/white/sparkling/pink, and that we can add other types of fruits/berries/herbs for more complex flavours - and maybe even effects, such as chamomile from Outdoor Retreat making sims calm, poison berries making sims sick etc. Naming bottles would allow us to recreate real wine types, name it after our farm or world, or just mess around and have fun. How long we age a nectar not only increases its value, but also maybe influences how sweet/bitter/dry it is. I'm hoping we can age nectars in barrels before transfering them to bottles, or just tap them into a glass straight from the barrel, since that would be fun for medieval saves.It would be cool if certain sims don't like nectar, or only like sweet nectars, and that it will be shown through their buffs after drinking some. Opening a bottle of sparkling nectar can be a fun occasion, but the cork can also pop into someone's eye. Drinking nectar during a celebration (birthdays, weddings, New Year's etc) can give a buff similar to how bday sims get happy from eating cake - the nectar makes it more fancy/special.I'd love if the pack isn't limited to only grape nectar and allows us to make other types of drinks. Corn, wheat and oats suit a ranch theme, which could be used to distill spirits such as bourbon and whiskey. Fruits can be used to distill brandy or "fruit nectar." A plasma fruit nectar collection for my vampires will make me very happy.

I'm all in for nectar variety, but I normally find any feature with more than 10-15 recipes overwhelming and I rarely bother to learn all about it. In my game I currently use a nectar making mod (by icemunmun?) which is very well done, except the aging is lacking. It makes nectar into something to make and drink, and I also sell it in retail stores. But it has no value for investors, and there is no point in storing those bottles in a cellar. The value increase over time will be a very much missed feature, recalling my sims storing them down deep into the ground such as level 3 basement, as I think value increased faster the deeper they were stored. Walking those stairs took a fair share of my gaming session, but I never saw it as wasted. It was an important part of the game of the nectar making household :)In my game I have assigned certain nectar versions to most districts, seeing them as old traditions of worlds or Houses. I rarely use the eco fizzle juice thing as it mainly is making+drinking/selling and lacks the traditional aspects. So, nectar making will be very welcome in my game :) 10 versions + aging will make me happy enough.

What would make Nectar Making different from Juice Fizzing would be the ability to store nectar and have it increase in value over time! (Just like wine in real life) I can‘t wait to have my own nectar cellar in Sims 4Also I hope we have the ability to use every fruit available in the game for cross-EP play. For example, plasma fruits from Vampires to make plasma fruit nectar, blueberries from Cottage Living or elderberries from Outdoor Retreat.

"FreezerBunnyCowplant;c-18278901" wrote:What would make Nectar Making different from Juice Fizzing would be the ability to store nectar and have it increase in value over time! (Just like wine in real life) I can‘t wait to have my own nectar cellar in Sims 4Also I hope we have the ability to use every fruit available in the game for cross-EP play. For example, plasma fruits from Vampires to make plasma fruit nectar, blueberries from Cottage Living or elderberries from Outdoor Retreat.In real life I know someone who made wine from various fruits. I would definitely like some more fruit options. fruit wine

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Zenionith
2 years ago
"LSM36;c-18279625" wrote:
The blog post mentions nectar, and you know how we were wondering what we could use other than grapes? They mentioned potatoes! And vague other fruits plus trash. But potatoes which means sim vodka. So idk I kinda think we can make mead maybe without a kit. And if we actually had wheat or rye, or whatever else is in whiskey, we could make that too. And beer. Like I feel like they need to add harvestables to this pack. They can't just say it's animals and give us another pack with nothing new to grow/gather.

I don't think I've even seen any collectables/harvestables in the GrwT world.

You can also use the new harvestable Prairie Grass to make nectar! If you look at one of the official screenshots you see a nectar bottle with a grass icon.
https://i.ibb.co/yRLkCzS/52-B74104-00-F9-49-C8-8922-C0186511825-C.jpg

Also in this screenshot it looks like there will be plasma fruit nectar, since the icon on the bottle looks like a glowing plasma fruit! That means vampires can safely enjoy nectar too.
meeshwood
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I think I'm actually more excited for nectar making than the horses. It seems like its been well thought out and executed but I guess we will see. Not sure how I feel about trash or prarie grass nectar but I like that it was included. I'm very happy to see that it can be aged. I'm hoping there is an option for tasting and a way to set up a winery as a community lot even if it has to be done as a retail location.
SheriSim
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"LSM36;c-18279625" wrote:
The blog post mentions nectar, and you know how we were wondering what we could use other than grapes? They mentioned potatoes! And vague other fruits plus trash. But potatoes which means sim vodka. So idk I kinda think we can make mead maybe without a kit. And if we actually had wheat or rye, or whatever else is in whiskey, we could make that too. And beer. Like I feel like they need to add harvestables to this pack. They can't just say it's animals and give us another pack with nothing new to grow/gather.

I don't think I've even seen any collectables/harvestables in the GrwT world.

I think someone mentioned in a forum post somewhere that there was a rose bush somewhere…. I can’t even remember which neighborhood.though. I’m preparing a family to move to the warf. I want to see the whales and Emily the sea monster that is supposed to show up there.
PaNDiee
Rising Ace
2 years ago
My family business is making wine so I want this very very much!
evamadel
New Traveler
2 years ago
OK guys what do you think?? I enjoy the nectar making, BUT there’s no button “call to grab drink” so no one besides the active sim drinks the nectar after I have poured the glasses. This needs to be fixed, how can I let the sims team know? It’s so boring throwing parties and the glasses are left untouched. And why isn’t “drinking nectar” a club activity?

Other than that, I do enjoy it, wish nectar making was a career as well. Oh another thing, I sell nectar bottles, but the aspiration does not work properly, it only says nectar sold for 300 when I’ve sold for 30.000
Simmerville
Legend
2 years ago
I did not explore the nectar feature a lot yet, but love that we finally got the nectar making. My only disappointment so far is that pouring multiple glasses will place them at dining table seats. It looks strange when nobody are seated there. I wish we could serve x glasses on a tray, then click the tray to have gusts help themselves. Aaand, I wish it was possible to drink without getting seated at a dining table (maybe it is, I just did not see that yet). I'm fine with the recipes system being a tad simple. Experimenting/mixing would be fun, but I will do fine as is.
ck213
Legend
2 years ago
https://youtu.be/WyI6_ga-1BU?si=cQIxaQvFYDAo_Fox
I haven't played in so long that I forgot about Nectar making.
I haven't bought Horse Ranch and I've only experimented with Growing Together.

Nectar making was one of my favorite game play loops in the Sims 3.
I would have a sim play a rags to riches life with Nectar Making a key path to riches.
Horses and a mansion was my end-game goal. I will probably come back to TS4 with the next interesting EP or game pack and I will play nectar making again. :)

From the video, it looks like rags to riches though Nectar Making will be easy.

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