Sims 4 Horse Ranch info Thread
This an info thread that you can post information or facts about the pack. Egon credit "EgonVM;c-18289930" wrote: Here are lists of things that can be noticed in the livestream (under spoilers...
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Everything I've gathered from the livestream (unorganized):
This is my first viewing, typing it out had me miss some details. I'll have to rewatch it.
Do share some details you found too. I'll put together a more detailed overview eventually.
Spoiler
Some details in the livestream won't be in the final product.
CAS
World
Gameplay
Build mode
CAS
- Many breeds, with the breed showing up in the trait panel like with cats and dogs.
- 11 traits.
- Aggressive horses are meaner and could cause sims to fear horses.
- Foals can be made in CAS. Horses have three life stages: foal, adult, and elder.
- Foals born in-game can have special traits.
- Similar customization options like with cats and dogs.
- Accessories: Hats, tail accessories, saddles, leg warmers etc. There are two outfits: Everyday (when not riding) and Riding (when sims mounts them).
- Outfits for sims can have clean and dirty look.
- Wild rag: a new accessory found under necklaces, but tall enough to cover low collars, so it could be thrown together with many different outfits from different packs.
- Native American hairstyles go into the base game for free.
- Traits get reorganized.
- New traits: Rancher and Horse Lover. Two new aspirations: Championship Rider (Fitness) and Expert Nectar Maker (Food).
World
- Three neighborhoods, 13 lots.
- Weather there will be arid.
Gameplay
- Horses can be hand fed with fruits.
- How's it going to check on horses.
- Multiple ride interactions: walk, trot, and one your sim has enough skill, they can canter.
- Horse riding can be one of likes/dislikes.
- Community board can be used to plan a ranch event, find out about competitions, go on horse training, hiring ranch hand etc. More once I rewatch the livestream.
- Prairie grass is something that can be searched from and can be harvested by hand to collect hay to be hand fed or put in the feeder. Horses can also graze there. It will grow everywhere.
- A new lot challenge which makes the wild grass spread on its own.
- Stalls: these can be assigned to horses, come in different forms and colors.
- Ranch hand can be also hired through the phone. They can take care of animals, plants, repair things, and clean ranches.
- Horse poop has different qualities (which depends on how well is the horse taken care of). Better quality poop is better fertilizer and sells for more money.
- Some new recipes.
- The housewarming gift is a classic cowboy food (already forgot the name).
- New bed roll, like sleeping bags from Growing Together.
- Horses can get spooked by lightning.
- New party bush.
- Equestrian centre allows sims to participate and spectate competitions, buy, rescue, and sell horses.
- Painted ceilings come from the free base game update.
- New dance: cowpoke dance.
- General store sells Mini Goats and Mini Sheep, but you can also buy them from the board, phone, and computer. These come in many colors. These appear in the inventory and then have to be placed in the world. They can roam all over the lot.
- Mini Sheep will give Simoleons upon shearing them. With Cottage Living, you can also get wool from sheep and milk from goats.
- Mini sheeps and goats help in the garden by eating weeds and bugs.
- Sims can count sheep to fall asleep.
- Nectar making: you first need to choose a recipe. So not like before where you just needed to put some fruit in and see what comes from it.
- Occult sims have special nectar they can make.
- Nectar storage is stackable, so it can be put on top of each other.
- Aged nectar sells for more, but opening a bottle will have the nectar last for some days.
- Sims can drink nectar straight from bottle, which can cause a special sentiment to pop up with Foodie sims.
- Another sentiment on seeing a loved one picking up horse poop.
Build mode
- Ranch sign: a customizable sign. You can put many things on it, plus the Riding skill unlocks more signs. It seems like ranch sign can also be named.
- Free cam mode in build mode comes to the base games through patch. Plus there are two extra buttons to paint ceilings in the floor tile menu.
- Some doors allow sim to go through it while riding a horse.
This is my first viewing, typing it out had me miss some details. I'll have to rewatch it.
Do share some details you found too. I'll put together a more detailed overview eventually.
