Okay, I've Purchased Extra Gear, Why Can't I Go Exploring? Solved, But What an Adventure!

Thank you, Chazzzy, I do just that. I really had no idea my Professional Critic Sim Dad was so very inept. To think two of his children are genius. :open_mouth:

"alan650111;c-16350135" wrote:
You have to find the spot where you can clear terrain with the machete/your hands. You'll get the pop ups about something that your sim encounters. After that, you can "travel through" and that takes you to next part of jungle. If you already are staying at the jungle in a place, the adventuring is all about going around the jungle and exploring. There is nowhere you need to click on the map to start your adventures.

Ok, thanks for the help. I did the machete/hands thing and went forward. That's where I found the places to excavate, but that was about it. My sims were staying in a hotel there. I saw there were parts of the jungle that had '?' marks over them. I take it I have to 'earn' access to those places?

"catloverplayer;c-16350143" wrote:

"MysticOne;c-16350131" wrote:
Well you're further along than I am. Where did you find a place to buy equipment? Sent my sims to the jungle. Nothing to do but excavate, got bit by spiders and stung by bees........ never came across a store, other ppl, jungle animals, nothing.

Store is at the marketplace. You click on a table were the npc is to buy stuff. You can also click on the table to buy items from pets and outdoor retreat but I don't remember the name of the interaction.

Thank you for help. Is the market place at the jungle sight? Cause I didn't see it. I'll go check again. Again thank you

"GalacticGal;c-16350257" wrote:

"Dannydanbo;c-16350252" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16350242" wrote:
Thank you so much! Once I was able to find the entrance to the trail (I clicked many a time before it gave its name again) I was able to take my poor, beleaguered family on the WORST vacation of their lives. LOL We're talking being unable to walk with the sloths, but being startled by a colony of bats. Later on, they cross a rather sketchy suspension bridge, only for Dad to get stung by bees, his second son get attacked by fire bugs and the Dad, attempting to get amorous with Mom discovers a spider! Of course, he tries to stand still, so as not to upset it. However, the spray he purchased he can't use. He can either place in the world or place in inventory. What the heck? After the third son extinguished the fire about to consume his next older brother, Dad did the only salient thing to do. He took them all back to the Field Station and from there, they went home. Oh, and another thing that didn't appear to work. The little daughter is inspired by a couple of excavations she made, and wanted to see if she really had anything. Unable to use the archaeological fold up table at the Field Station, she borrowed her Dad's recently purchased one. Neither of them could do anything more than to take the relics out of the inventory or put them back. Face/palm.

Well, if they're having a horrible time, then it's a perfectly normal family vacation. :D

The items like spider spray are used automatically by your sims without you telling them to use it.

Wow. That speaks volumes to how uniformed my Sim really is. :'( I had to tell the third son to extinguish the fire on his next older brother. Man, I've heard of sibling rivalry before, but this is just plain despicable. I am aware that third son only a short time before wished very much to ditch his family … :open_mouth:

Do they have to 'brew' the spray or can they buy it?

"MysticOne;c-16350649" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16350257" wrote:

"Dannydanbo;c-16350252" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16350242" wrote:
Thank you so much! Once I was able to find the entrance to the trail (I clicked many a time before it gave its name again) I was able to take my poor, beleaguered family on the WORST vacation of their lives. LOL We're talking being unable to walk with the sloths, but being startled by a colony of bats. Later on, they cross a rather sketchy suspension bridge, only for Dad to get stung by bees, his second son get attacked by fire bugs and the Dad, attempting to get amorous with Mom discovers a spider! Of course, he tries to stand still, so as not to upset it. However, the spray he purchased he can't use. He can either place in the world or place in inventory. What the heck? After the third son extinguished the fire about to consume his next older brother, Dad did the only salient thing to do. He took them all back to the Field Station and from there, they went home. Oh, and another thing that didn't appear to work. The little daughter is inspired by a couple of excavations she made, and wanted to see if she really had anything. Unable to use the archaeological fold up table at the Field Station, she borrowed her Dad's recently purchased one. Neither of them could do anything more than to take the relics out of the inventory or put them back. Face/palm.

Well, if they're having a horrible time, then it's a perfectly normal family vacation. :D

The items like spider spray are used automatically by your sims without you telling them to use it.

Wow. That speaks volumes to how uniformed my Sim really is. :'( I had to tell the third son to extinguish the fire on his next older brother. Man, I've heard of sibling rivalry before, but this is just plain despicable. I am aware that third son only a short time before wished very much to ditch his family … :open_mouth:

Do they have to 'brew' the spray or can they buy it?

They can buy the spider spray and much of the other items, but if you have Outdoor Retreat some of the herbalism potions can come in handy like insect repellent (not sure if that works for spiders) and some of the others.

I'm getting rather annoyed. I've traveled between lots so many times and I've yet to see a single machete on the tables. Arrgh. I don't like how everything's random. I can't explore the jungle without one!! I'm sure not going to use my huge ass claws.

"tobumon;c-16350817" wrote:
I'm getting rather annoyed. I've traveled between lots so many times and I've yet to see a single machete on the tables. Arrgh. I don't like how everything's random. I can't explore the jungle without one!! I'm sure not going to use my huge plum claws.

I thought that too but after a few days on vacation I started talking to the vendors and the machete appeared on the table to buy and all this other stuff I needed so hang in there and chit chat with them for a bit :)

"stilljustme2;c-16350798" wrote:

"MysticOne;c-16350649" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16350257" wrote:

"Dannydanbo;c-16350252" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16350242" wrote:
Thank you so much! Once I was able to find the entrance to the trail (I clicked many a time before it gave its name again) I was able to take my poor, beleaguered family on the WORST vacation of their lives. LOL We're talking being unable to walk with the sloths, but being startled by a colony of bats. Later on, they cross a rather sketchy suspension bridge, only for Dad to get stung by bees, his second son get attacked by fire bugs and the Dad, attempting to get amorous with Mom discovers a spider! Of course, he tries to stand still, so as not to upset it. However, the spray he purchased he can't use. He can either place in the world or place in inventory. What the heck? After the third son extinguished the fire about to consume his next older brother, Dad did the only salient thing to do. He took them all back to the Field Station and from there, they went home. Oh, and another thing that didn't appear to work. The little daughter is inspired by a couple of excavations she made, and wanted to see if she really had anything. Unable to use the archaeological fold up table at the Field Station, she borrowed her Dad's recently purchased one. Neither of them could do anything more than to take the relics out of the inventory or put them back. Face/palm.

Well, if they're having a horrible time, then it's a perfectly normal family vacation. :D

The items like spider spray are used automatically by your sims without you telling them to use it.

Wow. That speaks volumes to how uniformed my Sim really is. :'( I had to tell the third son to extinguish the fire on his next older brother. Man, I've heard of sibling rivalry before, but this is just plain despicable. I am aware that third son only a short time before wished very much to ditch his family … :open_mouth:

Do they have to 'brew' the spray or can they buy it?

They can buy the spider spray and much of the other items, but if you have Outdoor Retreat some of the herbalism potions can come in handy like insect repellent (not sure if that works for spiders) and some of the others.

This is just a stab in the dark, mind you, as I am by FAR NO EXPERT (as I keep proving over and over … ) but since a spider, technically, isn't an insect, I would be surprised, though pleased, should the insect repellent work against them. But, this IS the Sims, and all bets are off. ;)

"GalacticGal;c-16350242" wrote:
Thank you so much! Once I was able to find the entrance to the trail (I clicked many a time before it gave its name again) I was able to take my poor, beleaguered family on the WORST vacation of their lives. LOL We're talking being unable to walk with the sloths, but being startled by a colony of bats. Later on, they cross a rather sketchy suspension bridge, only for Dad to get stung by bees, his second son get attacked by fire bugs and the Dad, attempting to get amorous with Mom discovers a spider! Of course, he tries to stand still, so as not to upset it. However, the spray he purchased he can't use. He can either place in the world or place in inventory. What the heck? After the third son extinguished the fire about to consume his next older brother, Dad did the only salient thing to do. He took them all back to the Field Station and from there, they went home. Oh, and another thing that didn't appear to work. The little daughter is inspired by a couple of excavations she made, and wanted to see if she really had anything. Unable to use the archaeological fold up table at the Field Station, she borrowed her Dad's recently purchased one. Neither of them could do anything more than to take the relics out of the inventory or put them back. Face/palm.

That'll teach you to bring the family to the jungle! lol. In order to use the archaeology table, you have to level up your skill a bit. The sims will use the bug spray on their own when bug disaster strikes, but you have to have the right sprays. I actually love that sims don't automatically start out being skilled jungle explorers, and that the market items rotate availability so you can't just buy 50 of everything you need immediately. It's fun to see the interactions open up as you get better, and stops things from getting stale too quickly. Keep going, keep leveling up those skills, and soon your family will be seasoned pros. :)

"Chazzzy;c-16350294" wrote:
Pro tip: Buy a couple machetes. You get one when you first arrive but I suggest you buy a few more before you begin the journey.

After my sim went through the first obstacle, he got a pop up saying he lost his machete in the jungle and had to go through all the other obstacles with no machete and only his hands. Using your hands takes FOREVER!

Unless my sim was incredibly lucky she never lost that and got to the temple where her husband got poisoned and so after that I just made him try every trap because he couldn't have gotten any worse then he was. :joy:

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