When waiting for Cottage Living to release, I was planning on what to do with farm animals. I wanted to make a petting zoo, a vacation residential with a farm for those of my Sims living in the city, adding some chickens and a cow to the National Park in Granite Falls (kind of like in many Center Parks), spicing up my community gardens with them, adding a lama to the park in Oasis Springs, ...I was sad when I discovered that we can only buy livestock on owned lots, but first thought they might not be working elsewhere.Then I found out that they work flawlessly when enabled on other lots with just minimum changes to the game's tuning files.So I beg you EA, please make these simple tuning changes with an update for Vanilla players to be able to enjoy the endless possibilities farming animals on any lot will offer.Are you with me?Pretty please and thanks in advance!Technical info on how to change the tuning:Spoiler (Highlight to read)Simply remove the line from the following tuning files:purchasePickerInteraction_AnimalObjects_ChickenspurchasePickerInteraction_AnimalObjects_LivestockPensI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_LlamasI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_Llama_YellowsI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_CowSimply remove the line from the following tuning files:purchasePickerInteraction_AnimalObjects_ChickenspurchasePickerInteraction_AnimalObjects_LivestockPensI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_LlamasI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_Llama_YellowsI_AnimalObjects_HarvestFrom_CowDisclaimer:I know there's a workaround for this by buying animals using an otherwise unplayed Sim, putting them in his/her inventory, bringing them to the lot and never touching that Sim again, but that is tedious and will also not allow for milking cows or getting wool from lamas.There is no downside in enabling cows, lamas and chickens on any lot.Players who do not want them will never have to use them.It's hardly any work to change this.

That or allowing sims to purchase and own other venues, as My sims are wealthy enough and it is part of their story that they do essentially own the world.I too was hoping on setting up my sim’s farmlands around their castle and set it to “Park” and have those who reside in the world work the farm. But now made them residential lots had my sims purchase those lots with their money, allocated and additional $100,000 and hired some live in care takers and used club gatherings to tend to the garden and care for animals.

I'd definitely love to add them to the Eco Community Garden Space. Seems like a perfect addition there.

Very creative workaround, @MasonGamer. We shouldn't need one though as this could so easily be changed by EA.You're right, @Calico45, livestock would go really well with the Eco Community Garden Space.

Yes, please. I was the one who posted about the workaround, which so far is the only viable way I've found to have animals on public lots, but it's a real pity we can't clean / shear /milk the animals this way. It would be great to be able to place animals on public lots directly. :)

@TARDISgrade: Yes, I saw your lamas in Selvadorada and was pleased that it was at least somehow possible to get livestock to appear on Community Lots. Cudos for exploring that.Also Lamas are actually perfect for use in Selvadorada - which makes my request even more legit as you cannot have an owned lot in Selvadorada.

Petition: Farm Animals everywhere

MasonGamerBoi
4 years ago
That or allowing sims to purchase and own other venues, as My sims are wealthy enough and it is part of their story that they do essentially own the world.

I too was hoping on setting up my sim’s farmlands around their castle and set it to “Park” and have those who reside in the world work the farm. But now made them residential lots had my sims purchase those lots with their money, allocated and additional $100,000 and hired some live in care takers and used club gatherings to tend to the garden and care for animals.
Bluebell23456
4 years ago
I'd definitely love to add them to the Eco Community Garden Space. Seems like a perfect addition there.
83bienchen
Seasoned Novice
4 years ago
Very creative workaround, @MasonGamer. We shouldn't need one though as this could so easily be changed by EA.

You're right, @Calico45, livestock would go really well with the Eco Community Garden Space.
le_TARDISgrade
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
Yes, please. I was the one who posted about the workaround, which so far is the only viable way I've found to have animals on public lots, but it's a real pity we can't clean / shear /milk the animals this way.

It would be great to be able to place animals on public lots directly. :)
83bienchen
Seasoned Novice
4 years ago
@TARDISgrade: Yes, I saw your lamas in Selvadorada and was pleased that it was at least somehow possible to get livestock to appear on Community Lots. Cudos for exploring that.

Also Lamas are actually perfect for use in Selvadorada - which makes my request even more legit as you cannot have an owned lot in Selvadorada.
SilentK008
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
Yes!

I would live to have lamas in the jungle world and cows over in Granite Falls. You could visit a farm and help out for a few days. The pay could be the produce that you take home.

Having a sim helping out at a farm instead of owning and running it.
83bienchen
Seasoned Novice
4 years ago
I see where you're coming from, @Sindocat. This doesn't need much attention though. The tuning files can be changed in less than a minute.
AineOfMay
Seasoned Spectator
4 years ago
I agree, that would be an awesome addon for the game - also extra bonus points if they allow us to own lots and assign lots to sims.
Sharooonia
New Spectator
4 years ago
Yes please, it's silly that we even have to ask for this. It should just already be a thing.
g01denswan
Seasoned Observer
4 years ago
The ability to take care of farm animals and harvest animal products on other lots would be great as long as it’s only allowed on specific lot types. I would not want sims from other households or townies to steal milk, wool or eggs from my sims lots.