Cannot Plant Cowplant Berry in Planter *Fixed*

EuphorialQueen

Cannot Plant Cowplant Berry in Planter
From the beginning of the game it has been possible to plant and grow the Cowplant in the square planter.
Now (today) I can only plant it on the ground. I realize the Cowplant takes up a lot of space but still ...

I was able to pull the Cowplant Berry out of personal inventory and place in the middle of the planter.
I selected it and had the option to plant. My Sim went thru the motions of planting and it temporarily showed the usual dirt mound.
Then the Cowplant Berry went back to normal and I got the message "A Cowplant Berry failed to germinate. Try putting it on a more open place before planting it.

*This was a new game with a newly created Sim.
*Zero Mods and Zero CC
*The Cowplant Berry was created by grafting a Dragonfruit and Snapdragon
*The Planter was the large square type crafted on the Workbench by my Sim

rosemow

Hello
Just to make sure that it is not your game causing the issues, try repairing the game and see if that may help. To do that, right click on the sims 4 picture in Origin and click repair.


Try resetting your sims 4 folder and see if that helps. To do that, move your sims 4 folder ( that is in Documents -Electronic Arts - then the sims 4 folder is there ) to the desktop. Then start the game, and a new sims 4 folder will be generated. Exit the game and then copy back the "options.ini" or " options " file and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music " and "mods" folders from the desktop sims 4 folder to the new sims 4 folder, replacing the new generated file/ folders with the old file/folders from the desktop sims 4 folder.

EuphorialQueen

@Rosemow Thank you for the helpful suggestions. This was already a new folder and repaired before playing today.
This save has only been played two Sim weeks. There is nothing in family inventory and since I am playing a survival type challenge there are only a limited few things on the lot. Personal inventory only has a couple frogs for breeding and produce is sold off after harvesting. I did save and quit and taking a break to do real life stuff. Will test again after I get back in game.

rosemow

Hello
I hope that the issue may be fixed when you test again in your game

DragonAge_300905

Is there lots of room around the planter? If another planter or something else is too close to the planter, it won't plant.

rosemow

Hello
I was reading what you wrote in the first post again. Try using a planter from bulld/buy mode instead of one that your sim created using the woodworking table and see if that helps. There also needs to be a lot of free space around where you place the planter.

EuphorialQueen

@DragonAge_300905 @Rosemow
There was plenty of space around the planter. I had a few minutes to go back in the save but need to wait for more Cowplant Berries to be ready to harvest from the spliced plant.
Closed the game and restarted computer. Going to relax with some TV (in real life) and dinner before I go back in game.
I will report back later.
*I also have another save with a Level 10 gardener. I can test that game to see if it is happening in that save.

DragonAge_300905

Maybe try a planter from build mode like rosemow suggested.

rosemow

I hope that you enjoy your meal and watching real life tv It will be good to read the results of testing later on.

DragonAge_300905

I'm wondering if it could the level of your sim's handy skill. Do you have a level 10 handy skilled sim or lower? Try using a level 10 handy skilled sim to build a planter and then see if you can plant the cow berry in it.

Eta If you need a level 10 handy skilled sim. I have one on my gallery. Her name's Kitty Kat and my gallery id is INDYANNA2. You can use her for testing if you don't have a level 10 handy skilled sim.

sunman502

Now this interesting because I never knew that cowplants can be grown in a planter simply because they to big to fit in one when they mature into to a full grown cowplant. Now if you still want your cowplant in a planter. The I have the perfect fix for you. Simply plant your cowplant berry in open ground, and let them mature into a full grown cowplant. Then use MOO, and place them in the planter of your choosing. Problem solved.

EuphorialQueen

sunman502 wrote: »

Now this interesting because I never knew that cowplants can be grown in a planter simply because they to big to fit in one when they mature into to a full grown cowplant. Now if you still want your cowplant in a planter. The I have the perfect fix for you. Simply plant your cowplant berry in open ground, and let them mature into a full grown cowplant. Then use MOO, and place them in the planter of your choosing. Problem solved.

@sunman502 Great suggestion The fully grown Cowplant can be placed in the Garden Planter (Large square one) without using MOO
That being as long as there is enough space in front of the planter.

EuphorialQueen

@Rosemow @DragonAge_300905 @sunman502
Finally found time to play
To be thorough I reset the Sims 4 folder and copied over the saves, Options.ini , User Setting.ini and ReticulatedSplinesView and Tray folder.
I also did the Repair action before starting to play. I used the existing Garden Planter crafted by my Sim (Level 10 Gardening / Level 7 Handiness).
I was sure I had grafted to create a Cowplant Berry (might have caught by fishing?) but had to create a new grafted plant.
NOW I can finally place and plant it. *WHEW*
Thank you all for taking the time to read and help resolve this issue.

rosemow

Hello
It is good that the issue has now beeb fuxedm and you can plant the cowplant in the planter.

EuphorialQueen

DragonAge_300905 wrote: »

I'm wondering if it could the level of your sim's handy skill. Do you have a level 10 handy skilled sim or lower? Try using a level 10 handy skilled sim to build a planter and then see if you can plant the cow berry in it.
Eta If you need a level 10 handy skilled sim. I have one on my gallery. Her name's Kitty Kat and my gallery id is INDYANNA2. You can use her for testing if you don't have a level 10 handy skilled sim.

Took a peep at your gallery and you have some awesome creations

HollyJollyLife

had that problem, fixed it about and hour later!

EuphorialQueen

@HollyJollyLife
I thought about it *after* it was fixed.
I was living on Oakenstead in Willow Creek. That particular lot is notorious for having areas that are not even/flat. After successfully testing in another save I had that lightbulb moment.
Went back to the original save. Sure enough.... there was an area near that planter that was clipped by uneven terrain. ^*Derf*^
Placed the Cowplant Berry in the planter and moved to a totally different area. After all that repairing and making a fresh folder. *Sigh*
#FeelingFoolish
I always try alternate methods to troubleshoot. Must have been asleep at the wheel when this happened.

rosemow

It was great reading the updated information about the cause of your issue