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The cow/llama shed door is a black hole: Looks Dreadful, Needs Updated
SappySifaka
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Super stoked for this pack overall. However, I do have one major gripe (aside from picnic baskets being tied to tables). Why is the cowshed entryway a Looney Tunes-style solid black hole? This feels incredibly immersion-breaking and erodes the magic of the storybook atmosphere that the team has so wonderfully created with this pack. Even if the team doesn't have the time/resources to model and animate the full interior, could we at least get a fade texture or a door that opens and closes? I'm trying hard to enjoy my general excitement for this pack and not fixate on this, but it's such an eyesore and draws my attention every time.
I'll say it straight up, please fix this EA. The pack is beautiful, and it deserves a cowshed that doesn't look like a Looney Tunes hole. At least toss in some kind of fade along that SHARP bottom edge, please, please. Much love
black hole 2 by Sappy Sifaka, on Flickr
black hole 1 by Sappy Sifaka, on Flickr
I'll say it straight up, please fix this EA. The pack is beautiful, and it deserves a cowshed that doesn't look like a Looney Tunes hole. At least toss in some kind of fade along that SHARP bottom edge, please, please. Much love
black hole 2 by Sappy Sifaka, on Flickrblack hole 1 by Sappy Sifaka, on FlickrPost edited by SappySifaka on
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So the shed is more or less a rabbit hole, even our poor cows and lamas can't escape rabbit holes in the sims4...
lol, I totally get what you mean. Although, doors auto open and close for sims as well, it isn't like they use the door knob. So relative to that, shed doors auto opening and closing for cows/llamas in the Sims 4 wouldn't be that weird. I'd obviously prefer an open shed with a visible interior, but anything would be better than this black hole
Yeah, totally. Although, I wouldn't mind the shed being a rabbit hole that much if the opening didn't look so jarring. I'd obviously prefer a fully visible interior, but given that this iteration of cows and chickens (and the addition of llamas) already seems like a much more detailed take than in the Sims 3, I can understand why the sheds are rabbit holes. If the focus went into giving the animals unique animations, gameplay, personality, and purpose then a rabbit hole shed is totally fine to me...just make it look good, ya know?
Yeah, it looks like they put a lot of detail into the animals, so it looks a bit off that the sheds just have black holes that they will probably fade into. I wonder how big the area is that they will roam around.
I'm guessing they will fade into those when you are sleeping so the game can go into 3x speed.
I feel that. But at the same time, one issue doesn't erase the presence of another. I agree that base game upgrades (free babies, cars, edit neighborhood) and bug fixes are desperately needed, but design and graphic standards are also an essential element of any game. I'm not going to not call out an issue just because there may be larger ones that the team is already aware of.
I wonder that too, I thought about building them a barn during the winter but...that doesn't work if they are locked to their own shed.
Oh, that's interesting. I hadn't thought about how the animals might react to weather events. I imagine they'll just go into their sheds when it's raining, snowing, sub-zero. I do hope they leave footprints in the snow
Why would you think they would get cold? I don't recall cats and dogs being affected by temperature and they aren't "object" animals. Am I missing something?
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
Yeah, I agree with you there. I think the ability to build our own sheds/barns would have been A+. That being said, I think the style of the shed object is totally fine, minus the black hole entryway. I personally like the style of this shed better than the cowshed from the Sims 3 store (which also has a black hole for an entryway). BUT, I still recognize that the Cottage Living shed is in a very specific style. Players who want a more contemporary/modern farm look might not be happy with the provincial look that the sheds have (unless there are one or two variations of the shed).
Well, maybe pets don't literally get cold, but for whatever reason, my Sims' dogs and cats always run back indoors during thunderstorms and blizzards, and their little icon shows the orange colour of the tense emotion. They also do not go outside, except to go potty, when it is bitter cold. So I assumed they were at least somehow aware of the temperature. It would be unrealistic if the cows and llamas stood outside unaffected in the bitter cold or in a snowstorm, but it would be annoying if they spent all their time inside their sheds as well, especially if there a couple of days of storms in a row (as sometimes happens in Windenberg). I don't know which would be worse, honestly. I presume you can't milk or shear them when they are inside their sheds.
Fortunately, a simple little reskinning in photoshop should do the trick with a decent barn door graphic.
But for those that don't know how to do recolours, I hear that cows and llamas have a thing for curtains. Maybe those stylish Royal Valance ones from Get Famous with the gold trimming? Who doesn't like a little bling bling in their life, amirite? Or perhaps Daisy the Rainbow Cow would prefer something a bit more fun and colourful like the ones from Cats and Dogs....
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
A door would a much better option. 😎👍.
I hope you see the animals walk in and out and not just appear/disappear. I need to watch the trailer again. Also, if it’s one animal per shed then you have to place a lot of sheds if you want more. I’m hoping you can set the amount of animals per shed.
Although in Sims 3 the bistro, bookstore etc have a little interior as Sims enter and exit. As long as you don’t zoom in too close. Maybe they could do the same with the animal sheds? 🤔
I don’t like the teleporting aspect. (Like I’d rather Sims going to work walked off to the edge of the neighbourhood than just disappear outside their house.)
I'm wondering if we can breed cows and llamas or are they sexless? I'd love to see some calves and crias eventually if they aren't now.
The Sims also has to milk the cows when it is blistering cold, which might kill you Sim.
The Cow shed in TS3 is similar, but at least you can see the inside of the doorpost and part of the ground is faded. Adding those details alone would make a huge difference.
I agree with others. It looks like they're doing another ballpit on this one...