The Sims 4: Horse Ranch - Feature Overview Trailer Discussion Thread

Honestly, kind of miss the times when expansion packs had like 4 (later 2) separate gameplay trailers. But I guess the devs want to put more emphasis on the livestreams now.

Overall, the trailer left me cold. A lot of the stuff seems a bit... surface level? Like yeah, you can make nectar, and it'll be bad at first, then better as you learn more, and you can sell it... but anything else? Is there an aging system? Like, the older the nectar the better it is? Can you mix and match ingredients, do experiments, host or visit nectar tasting events? (That isn't just inviting sims over and pretending they're giving out reviews lol.) If nectar making is the only big skill here, then it surely must be a bit more in depth than cooking and mixology are, right?

And HOW do the competitions work? How do you sign up? Is there a preliminary period where you have to learn certain things with your horse to ensure greater succeess? Can there be rivalries..? Do you gain some sort of reputation when you win a competition? Or what?

And the mini animals where barely in the trailer, I feel like. Yes, you can feed them, pet them, clean them, whatever. But can you do anything with the wool of a mini sheep? Make clothing? Intergrate it with nifty knitting? Can you form deep relationships with them as well?

The trailer also didn't really showcase anything new that we haven't seen yet, and alongside leaving things in the dark, it's not a good way to assure me that it is worth the price. (Though, have any of the EPs ever been?)

"Cherryrose_x;c-18286597" wrote:
I am also really hoping that horses aren't locked in the new world.

Looking forward to seeing more. The trailer didn't really share too much extra info. Liking the idea of a ranch hand though and agree the goats are super adorable.

I do wonder if there is a difference between the ranch hand and the gardener service. He obviously helps with horses, but can he help with just regular gardening, and can he help with cows and chickens too?

I don't see how they can limit horses to only that one world if they are part of your household. That wouldn't make any sense to me. I was concerned that that would be the case in Cottage Living when that came out, but you can have them anywhere even though they weren't a part of the sims household. I believe all the animals in the ranch pack with be able to be used in all the worlds.

I didn't see a lot that wasn't already shown in the first trailer tbh.

Loved the gameplay trailer :mrgreen: hoping to see more about the world and if they will reveal any other tidbits with the livestream. My horse lover dreams are coming true. :heart:

Hmmm... it was disappointing.

I'm still very excited for the pack but I felt like the gameplay trailer didn't really tell us much that we didn't already know.

And, yes, it would've been nice to have had the main trailer sim be a guy for a change. I'm sure @CAPTAIN_NXR7 could've given them a few pointers for one if they were stuck. I'd have liked to have seen one of his sims in the trailer ?

As a horse lover I'm very impressed with the animations, especially the foals... so cute!!! I can't wait to play.

Horses are really difficult to animate... I don't think people realize how much time they must have spent on it :o From what I've seen so far I think it's really well made!

I really like that rainbow ? horse statue and I love the clown horse as well.

> @simgirl1010 said:
> Wonder how the manure is stored? :#

Probably in your pocket, with everything else. :s :D

I still plan running a retail store specializing on manure ;) I hope it's possible and that flies won't become a problem.