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Cottage Living: Prep and Plans
simgirl1010
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We were having a wonderful bookstore discussion in the cottage living positive thoughts thread so I thought we could continue that discussion here along with whatever other preparation and plans you have for Cottage Living. Will you be starting with a new family, playing with one of the families that might come with the world, or moving an existing family to Henford-on-Bagley. What shops or community lots are you planning? Are you leveling up some of your sims' cooking, baking, gardening skills? I'm sure we'll have lots more to discuss as more information is released.
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I'm going to convert the 64x64 in Brindleton Bay to a farm lot so I may start building that as I won't need so many new items as I want it to fit in with Brindleton Bay still.
I also may build some shells with basic furniture/layouts and the terrain done so I can have a headstart in building in the new world.
I'll want to make new sims (or maybe some of my sims will have kids that move out), but probably will wait as I'll mostly want to use new CAS for them.
I do not usually prep for a new pack, I just plonk it into my game and go forth from there. I will probably be reviving a previously played couple though. I used to play them in Glimmerbrook in an OTG lot and do a mini version of farming crops, so they will be happy to move to the English countryside and farm for real. I will do the lot challenge with them that requires fresh ingredients.
A library sounds like a good idea too.
In terms of farms, I had one farm at Rustic Residence with a greenhouse. It's inhabited by an elderly Lucas Munch who runs it as a family hobby farm. He's a vegetarian who eats his own meals with veg so he was an early adopter of this style. I also installed a swimming pool. While he will probably continue his farm, he was always off on his own. I could see him competing in garden contests.
About the pack, I'd look at the world at first to get a sense of it. I'd look over the households living in the world but I'd probably move in someone new to an available house to learn the pack. That may be someone moving from another world like San Myshuno to start farming. I also have a household that is half-British, so it may be that they would move there. They have been living in a download that has a cottagey look but some functional issues and small hallways. I could see moving them and turning their current lot into something else.
I would customize the village over time. The main thing is that we haven't actually had a world like this. I turned StrangerVille into a dusty rural town but it's one without a lot going on. For this, I'd explore the pack and then develop the village over time. I would roughly relate it to Glimmerbrook which is like a hamlet.
And if power/cooking/plumbing works off the grid im making a new decades challenge save.
I'm not a builder, so I won't make any builds in advance. Even if I was, I'd wait to see all the new build/buy because I'd renovate everything anyway. I'll just wait for a few of my favorite builders to start making stuff for the new world and download my favorite lots.
The biggest prep I did was putting in for vacation time off the two days after release so I can play. Got waitlisted (coverage based job), so fingers crossed I won't have to wait for my weekend to play.
However if I keep playing and the children also fit the new pack I’ll keep playing a bit. I love my sims gardening so who knows lol.
I'm actually looking forward to seeing what everyone else is doing. Everyone here is so creative, lots of ideas to steal!
I'll be adding the premades to my rotation (except any with special roles), so...
I really have to finish my base save so that all the premades are up to date with seasonal outfits, pack related character development and more activities/voting boards etc added to the open street areas.
This is actually a great plot. Sounds like the backdrop to a fairy tale.
Once upon a time there was a poor orphan little girl who lost her beloved Aunty. She was sent far away to a magical land to live with her long lost cousin that she never heard of. This cousin of hers was an unusual & freaky lady. She had green skin & dabbled in the dark arts. The little girl wasn't sure if her cousin was wicked or good.
Can anyone guess who the little girl & her cousin is?
I've got it down to two concepts, that I just posted to my blog, but I'll just post them here, see if anyone has any preference. Not that I'll share much of it, but it's for my own enjoyment, it's always more fun to play with somewhat of a story idea behind it.
A Vet’s Life - In The Country
The return of a classic, with a twist.
After the premature demise of his beloved wife Jasmin, Derek has been feeling rather depressed. Little Lynn thinks she knows just the thing to cheer her dad up. How about they move away from Brindleton Bay and make a fresh start? The vet practice in Henford-on-Bagley has been in dire need of a new vet and there’s a little farm for sale in the vicinity. As old Nugget and Sly tag along, will Derek find happiness again among the udder chaos of country life?
From a long forgotten (attempt at) legacy, Poppy Addison is all grown up now. She’s recently inherited old Grandpa McAlister’s farm (who died peacefully in his sleep not long ago) in the lovely little hamlet of Henford-on-Bagley. Once Poppy arrives here, the farm is in a sorry state and it’s her job to restore it to its former glory.* She cannot do so without the help of the local villagers. A new adventure awaits and many new friends are to be made.
* Poppy may bring along her sister Holly for this.
I could probably make this a poll actually, but oh well.
As for the bookshop idea, Henford-on_Bagley needs a bookshop! It's a shame that in my grand plan I already have a bookshop in Windenburg... so I may need to change things. I may move the florist from Willow Creek to HoB, though.
Thank you. It is actually a way for me to continue the origin story while also playing the new pack.
The green skinned cousin sounds like Elfaba from wizard of oz? Am i correct?
I usually build big houses, so this is a challenge. I have two families ready to move in, one is a single who is living off grid in Evergreen Harbor. Both are gardeners, no tv in the family home and they interact with each other more.
Go ahead, I'm sure there are more people with similar ideas.
You know, Derek was my test sim for Cats & Dogs back when it released. And seeing how Henford-on-Bagley just screams "All Creatures Great and Small", I figured I might as well bring my vet back.
That said, HoB also gives me serious Midsomer Murders vibes, especially the harvest contest, so I may play around with that idea as well.