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Eco Lifestyle Happy Play Thread
simgirl1010
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This thread is replacing one that started in General Discussion. The OP has requested that the original thread be closed. So please post your fun discoveries, questions, gameplay tips, etc. It's all about having fun with Eco Lifestyle.
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https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/980067/close-please-someone-else-re-boot-happy-eco-chat-if-you-want-to/p1
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@izecson Hia. You asked me if I would put up the industrial lot on the Gallery. I posted a CC-free version there for you.
https://www.ea.com/sv-se/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/DB26FD63E39711EA8523FCBC241A330F?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=SilentK008&max=50&maxis=false
If the link doesn't work you can find me under SilentK008
@CAPTAIN_NXR7 The hairstyle you liked is CC-hair. Will take a quick look at my Tumblr.
https://teanmoon.tumblr.com/post/145225945983/evelyn-hair-by-teanmoon-comes-in-all-maxis-colors
Cheers!
Lol, thank you! at first I thought it was one of the premade lot so i double checked in my game and didn't find any, I always bad at creating outdoor area for my sims, and yours looks very peaceful and 'normal' i'll be grabbing it next time im in game.
Anyway, I'm very happy with Eco-Lifestyle. My Sim family has lived there since launch actually. I still have fun with everything and if something is currently buggy, I just don't play with that feature until it has been fixed. And that, might I add, is an excellent strategy to avoid frustration.
I haven't been quite successful yet making my family live off the grid for a longer period, but I actually want to give it a proper go.
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
I've got plans to have at least one in each world with a different function. Mainly I have plans for a maker space in my "rough" San Myshuno neighborhood, with plenty of dumpsters for trash treasure hunts! Right now it's a toss-up between a community garden and a market space for my Willow Creek one. 🤔
Either way! Just another great feature of this pack. Like I said before, it really does affect all of your worlds (if you want it to, of course), and I feel like it's brought a lot of life into my save!
@SilentKitty Cheers for the link!
Your Tumblr? Do you mean you created this CC?
No no no
I have a tumblr to organize the CC-resources that I use. Otherwise I would never remember where I got things.
Ah, I see! That's actually a good idea.
The artist that you directed me to has some nice content btw! There are so many great content creators that I don't know about yet!
Thanks for opening this thread @simgirl1010 .
Yes, there are things I don't like in the pack but Sharing is Caring is just one of the few annoyances, not something I'm going to spend all my time focusing all the hate and anger I can muster
The other N.A.P.s I like. I finally met Knox in one of my games. I want to add my one sim who wants to eco-speak with everyone to befriend him. Who knows maybe if Knox had a minion (I mean helper) to enforce the Green Agenda sims might listen. I am waiting for the day Knox decides to start the sim equivalent of E** in the game with his minions in place to stop the spread of destruction to the environment. That is how I interpret him but since my sim only recently met him maybe I'm just misinterpreting his passion for something a bit more sinister else altogether.
Q: Can anyone tell me how the footprints work? For example, if I turn that off, can I place any flooring or wallpaper that I wish without it doing something to the environment?
A: Yes, precisely. If you have Eco-stuff turned on in settings then the eco-rating on walls and floors will matter. If you turn it off you can place anything. Also, CC-walls and CC-floors have no rating so you can place those without impacting the rating.
Q: And can you still cheat an area to polluted or green with it off, or will the game just push it back to it's neutral/default state?
A: Yes there are cheats to go into Green, Neutral or Industrial.
I'm still sort of dipping my toes in this pack, I like to discover things by and by while playing. Industrial is fun but it doesn't do much visually. But it is nice to have my little sims uncomfortable and coughing all the time. Think it will be much more fun with industrial areas in Evergreen Harbor.
The liveedit-objects for Eco Living are awesome. Broken furniture and old refrigerators just ready to be dumped into any... dump.
There are a few things that I'm not as crazy about but I'm definitely using this pack, especially the world. I do sometimes like to use fireplaces and grills.
I've avoided passing Sharing Is Caring because I turned off external voting for NAPs. I'd actually like to see even more NAPs, perhaps not so many very silly ones, but I've gotten used to implementing some of them. I like that each neighborhood can be a bit different. I really like that family members visit each other more often now. I could have even more lots like the rowhouse starter homes in EH. I have a sim living in one of the apartments and I'm sure others will move in. I'm going to kind of do my own thing with EH but I will assign one type of community space per neighborhood per world. It will be one maker space in Conifer Station, one garden likely in Grims Quarry and one market probably in Port Promise. I moved in a Grims family who are descendants of Arnold Grims and his quarry. They are parents and a somewhat rebellious daughter and heiress.
I might switch the eco-footprint on or off as I go along because I do like winter fireplaces and my own decor.
I'm someone who wants to clean up the world not make it a lot more industrial. I've had a little difficulty making it green but I can try.
@SilentKitty Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions! That's really helpful information.
I know it seems weird to think about getting the pack when I want to turn the main features off, but there are a few aspects of the pack I'd like to use for different purposes. (I'm just not interested in playing out the "going green" realistic lifestyle and consequences.) I'll most likely still wait for a sale, but now I don't feel as apprehensive that it will be too invasive if I do buy it.
Thanks again!
Also I don't want to step on any toes o' course, but I haven't found something similar to what I have in mind. Still, if any of yous guys know about one, please lemme know! ✌️
That would be awesome, if I see anything I will post it
Bless! I'm glad you like the idea ;u; Since I wasn't finding anything, I went ahead and made the guide! Didn't take as long as I thought it would after all~ Hope it's alright if I post a link here!
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/980315/your-friendly-neighborhood-n-a-p-guide
And of course to stay on-topic, like I said in the previous iteration of this thread...boy do I love N.A.P.s! Once you get the hang of them, they're super fun to play with. Honestly I wish we had even more to choose from!
I have a lot of fun building with the pack too. It pairs really well with Laundry Day, Tiny Living, Nifty Knitting, Get to Work, and Cats and Dogs. I like the patch that came along with the pack too which influences what kind of wall and floor effects environment and I wouldn't mind that expanded on more. Like it would be funny to have a fear emotion and the spooky wallpaper make Sims scared.
I have managed to turn neighborhoods both industrial and green. Green was super-easy for me don’t know why. My sims love grass and plants everywhere and there is next to no electronics, that might help. Making a neighborhood go industrial took effort and planning on my part.
Might be bugged? I have one old save that is just wonky when it comes to eco footprints.
So is it like older saves have some troubles with Eco Footprint gameplay?
Well I personally noticed eco footprint seem to reset to Neutral if sims haven't visit a neighborhood for a while. Though Port Promise and the quarry resets to Industrial and Green instead, or so I saw that.
Another thing is it takes a while before eco footprint goes into either Green or Industrial, but reloading the lot sometimes made the gauge to "lose" progress?
Furthermore those togglable appliances which adds industrial points are always considered ON after the house's just finished loading it seems? They don't contribute to industrial footprints once they are considered off, though. The issue is the game will think the neighborhood's more industrial than it should be
Regardless, I did enjoy turning stuff green! The process gave me a chance to sit down and look at things, you know, pay a bit attention to design details I never notice in some homes.
But then, I also think we really shouldn't, or precisely, can't, leave all the green stuff in games. From conserving power, water an all sorts of resources to planting something*, there's a lot to be done.
Eco Lifestyle served to remind me of that, not shielding myself from contributing to the problem IRL.
*some gardening skill required.
I never really got into playing in Del Sol but having it as a really smoggy inner city nightmare is perfect for me! Love having a few areas that are a sharp contrast to lush beautiful Sulani where my sims often end up.