My sim with simple living lot challenge somehow got orange juice from the fridge. I think it was from the fridge anyway, not sure where she would have got it from otherwise.
We can still get orange juice because it's a specific drink that alleviates illnesses. Sims still need to be able to heal illnesses with orange juice or tea from the tea maker (rather than buying medicine) so I guess they omitted orange juice from the challenge restrictions, which makes sense.
Did they change that? When CoL first released, that was not the case. You could only get orange juice (and the rest of the quick meals) if you were using a high chair.
I have a Border Collie on my farm. She's a replica of my real life dog who passed away in March.
@simgirl1010 Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. It's wonderful that she can live on in your game.
This is my in-game Border Collie. I named her Luna because the white pattern on her face is quite unusual and shaped like a crescent moon.
She's a friendly, active, adventurous dog who protects the chicken coop from her fox-buddies. They're a nice bunch those foxes, but you know, a fox is a fox.
My sim with simple living lot challenge somehow got orange juice from the fridge. I think it was from the fridge anyway, not sure where she would have got it from otherwise.
We can still get orange juice because it's a specific drink that alleviates illnesses. Sims still need to be able to heal illnesses with orange juice or tea from the tea maker (rather than buying medicine) so I guess they omitted orange juice from the challenge restrictions, which makes sense.
Did they change that? When CoL first released, that was not the case. You could only get orange juice (and the rest of the quick meals) if you were using a high chair.
I've been giving my sick sims orange juice the entire time on their HoB farm with the simple living challenge. So I just assumed everyone else has been able to as well? Or maybe the problem is specific to one or two fridge types? I'm using the fridge from the country kitchen kit on my farm.
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Okay, ignore everything I just said... false alarm!
It seems I got my two farms confused (one has the simple living challenge and one doesn't). Just went into my game to check and the one without the simple living challenge is the one that my bug bitten sick sims are able to get orange juice from the fridge, the other one with the challenge they can't have orange juice and instead have been making tea.
Sorry for the confusion! Rotational play.... *sigh*
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
Some time ago I was frustrated with Sims 4 so I uninstalled it to free up space on my PC and swore I wouldn't buy any new packs. However, I recently got some extra memory as I had been missing the game, and I had got tired of The Sims Medieval, having played it a lot recently. I've been enjoying playing Sims 4 again over the past couple of weeks and I just succumbed to Cottage Living this evening because it looks like it has some feature I'd wanted for a while, and I enjoy the aesthetics of the items as shown on Origin. Besides, it's been a tough few weeks so I decided that I earned it.
I'm sure I will. I can already see loads of things that will be good if I go back to historically-themed saves, and for living off the land. I almost shrieked when I saw the new computer that resembles a typewriter. I wouldn't want to actually live in the past but it's fun to play pretend from time to time.
My sims are still in Uni, so it will still be a while before I am playing Henford.
But I did toss rabbit and bird stumps onto The Bluffs lots in Windenburg.
My students have the weekend off and I wanted them to get some fresh air.
Their club has Take Care of Animals, as well as swimming, diving, and hanging out by the fire as activities.
They are actually playing with the rabbit and observing the birds on their own.
I only have one rabbit though.
Do I need to add another stump to have two?
I was up far too late last night making sims based on characters from the 90s sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, because the village just seems so perfect for them. I have just a little bit of setting up still to do then I can finally take a proper look at the village, the new items and the animals.
As I mentioned before, I'm exploring Henford-on-Bagley with sims based on characters from The Vicar of Dibley. It's set a couple of years ago after the passing of the main character's friend Alice, as mentioned in last year's lockdown specials.
Of course, my first full in game week was spent with the vicar herself.
Here's Geraldine with her husband Harry.
Geraldine and Harry have a daughter called Alice, named after Geraldine's friend and verger.
On Saturday, the family headed out to the faie. They were disappointed that there's not more to see and do, particularly when you're not actually a farmer, but Geraldine did buy a chocoberry from a stall.
She quickly planted the chocoberry when she got home.
I have to say that I was expecting more from the village fair. I'm sure it will be much more fun when I play a farming household. I thought about giving Geraldine's family some chickens but I'm not ready yet. Ah well, time to do some Easter themed things then on to the next household.
If you can not find a rabbit because your relationship has gone down and they no longer come to the farm, you have to focus the camera on the rabbit. The rabbit I was looking for was in his rabbit home.
I befriended way to many rabbits and my relationship with Peter rabbit went down. I had to travel to the other side of my neighborhood to select the option to try and lure rabbit out because that is where the camera took me. Several times I did this every three days or so. Finally on this very day, Peter came out of the rabbit home and I rebuilt the relationship. Hoping he comes back to the farm because he does have chores.
Do you ever do things in the game like befriend far too many rabbits and it becomes overwhelming because you've taken on too much for one Sim? Well, that is me. I went from 8 to 4 different color rabbits. Still looking for one more to have 5 rabbits total.
Decided to try raising chickens on my farm. Usually, I'll sell an animal to try another animal for awhile. Even when Daniel gets married, I'm not sure if I want to have more than one particular animal at a time. I may just continue doing what I'm doing because I enjoy doing other activities with my Sim.
I've just started to explore the new animals. The two elderly friends Jim and Frank got a pair of chickens. Here's Frank holding the female, who he has named Maggie (after Margaret Thatcher). I haven't explored the animals yet but the chickens seem really cool.
Meanwhile Jim, who fancies himself a lothario, decided to flirt with a woman he met at the pub a couple of days before.
Enjoyed watching this build video of an Aristocratic Family Manor with a dreamy garden in Henford-on-Bagley on the 64x64 lot by Marmelad. Although my world and families are already set, this is a really nice build by a very talented builder. Watching build videos always gives me good ideas. It is amazing what other builders come up with.
Finally, I got snow in Henford-on-Bagley. I'm also tempted to have a winter wedding--almost. Due to the cold and the ceremony being outside, the guest would change into their winter clothing and ruin the moment.
The new mushrooms are visually stunning to look at. The only mushroom I'm missing is the mysterious mushroom. Personally, I like the challenge of trying to find the mushrooms in the wild.
Daniel invited his whole family over and my first hatchling arrived during the party.
Thanks for posting all the farm dog pics. I like seeing what type of farm dogs others are adding. When I was testing things with the foxes, Polly's traits were Aggressive, Stubborn, and Troublemaker. Although Butter was afraid of Polly, she was an adorable little terror to have around during my test. Some times it is fun to have a pet with the most difficult traits.
@CAPTAIN_NXR7 You captured a great picture of Luna with the nightly sky.
The only mushroom I'm missing is the mysterious mushroom.
You're not missing any mushrooms, then.
There's no such thing as a mysterious mushroom you can plant. When you see a mysterious mushroom out in the wild and pick it, it gives you one of the other \ mushrooms. It's not a unique type of mushroom. It's only mysterious to you because you don't know what it is until you pick it.
After playing this for a while I will rank this in my top 5. I love that Sims can swim. I love animal interactions. I really like the quests from the grocery lady and delivery boy. I've only been able to use that free delivery ticket once though. I keep forgetting. I'm still working on my gardening. I adore most of the BB stuff. I wish there were more food-type clutter items, but when you make the cheese and bread you can sit them on the counter for a week without spoiling so they act as clutter. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new recipes. So yeah, I'm getting a lot of play from this one. I've experienced Spring and a bit of summer. I can't wait until Fall and Winter though.
"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!" -Auntie Mame
The only mushroom I'm missing is the mysterious mushroom.
You're not missing any mushrooms, then.
There's no such thing as a mysterious mushroom you can plant. When you see a mysterious mushroom out in the wild and pick it, it gives you one of the other \ mushrooms. It's not a unique type of mushroom. It's only mysterious to you because you don't know what it is until you pick it.
I went into a brand new save to do a cheat and look at all the new mushrooms that came with Cottage Living. Here is the mysterious mushroom and it can be planted. When you harvest it, you get mysterious mushrooms. When one is forging around the Bramblewood, which is where my farmer lives, the mushrooms you pick say Strange Mushrooms. The rare Nightly mushrooms are actually labeled as such. I have not run into a mysterious mushroom; so, I do not know if it will be labeled Strange Mushrooms or as Mysterious Mushroom. Because the mysterious mushroom is rare, it is going to be a challenge to find.
My Cottage Living also has the Mysterious Mushroom too. You can find it in the BB.ShowHiddenObjects. I've actually collected all the plant garden foods from all the packs including Cottage Living for my sims gardens.
FYI: Watch out if your sims eats a Midnight Egg, their eyes will glow a fire orange-red & they will have fire powers even when they aren't Spellcasters.
I like it far more than I thought I would. I am still not interested in the bigger animals, but I did get a chicken coop. I don't bother making friends, I just keep them happy enough, I basically treat it as an IRL chicken coop (aka free-range egg factory).
Speaking of nothing in particular tho, is the Fair anything worth gunning for? Because I have been playing for four Sims weeks so far and completely ignored oversized veggies (as in I have not planted any) or anything else to do with the Fair. Unless the prices are amazing I don't really see the point.
At this point I use very few features of the expansion outside of the bunnies and the lot traits, Oversized veggies seems to be way too much work, cows are not my jam (tho Jam is my jam, I do use the canning). I just do my Uni homework at the pub and run errands until I can get all the Chicken Coop upgrades eventually.
I play with aging off anyway, so I don't have to feel stressed.
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I have a Border Collie on my farm. She's a replica of my real life dog who passed away in March.
Unfortunately we don't have sheep in the game and can't herd our cows and llamas.
Did they change that? When CoL first released, that was not the case. You could only get orange juice (and the rest of the quick meals) if you were using a high chair.
@simgirl1010 Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. It's wonderful that she can live on in your game.
This is my in-game Border Collie. I named her Luna because the white pattern on her face is quite unusual and shaped like a crescent moon.
She's a friendly, active, adventurous dog who protects the chicken coop from her fox-buddies. They're a nice bunch those foxes, but you know, a fox is a fox.
I've been giving my sick sims orange juice the entire time on their HoB farm with the simple living challenge. So I just assumed everyone else has been able to as well? Or maybe the problem is specific to one or two fridge types? I'm using the fridge from the country kitchen kit on my farm.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
It seems I got my two farms confused (one has the simple living challenge and one doesn't). Just went into my game to check and the one without the simple living challenge is the one that my bug bitten sick sims are able to get orange juice from the fridge, the other one with the challenge they can't have orange juice and instead have been making tea.
Sorry for the confusion! Rotational play.... *sigh*
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
But I did toss rabbit and bird stumps onto The Bluffs lots in Windenburg.
My students have the weekend off and I wanted them to get some fresh air.
Their club has Take Care of Animals, as well as swimming, diving, and hanging out by the fire as activities.
They are actually playing with the rabbit and observing the birds on their own.
I only have one rabbit though.
Do I need to add another stump to have two?
Of course, my first full in game week was spent with the vicar herself.
Here's Geraldine with her husband Harry.
Geraldine and Harry have a daughter called Alice, named after Geraldine's friend and verger.
On Saturday, the family headed out to the faie. They were disappointed that there's not more to see and do, particularly when you're not actually a farmer, but Geraldine did buy a chocoberry from a stall.
She quickly planted the chocoberry when she got home.
I have to say that I was expecting more from the village fair. I'm sure it will be much more fun when I play a farming household. I thought about giving Geraldine's family some chickens but I'm not ready yet. Ah well, time to do some Easter themed things then on to the next household.
I befriended way to many rabbits and my relationship with Peter rabbit went down. I had to travel to the other side of my neighborhood to select the option to try and lure rabbit out because that is where the camera took me. Several times I did this every three days or so. Finally on this very day, Peter came out of the rabbit home and I rebuilt the relationship. Hoping he comes back to the farm because he does have chores.
Do you ever do things in the game like befriend far too many rabbits and it becomes overwhelming because you've taken on too much for one Sim? Well, that is me. I went from 8 to 4 different color rabbits. Still looking for one more to have 5 rabbits total.
Decided to try raising chickens on my farm. Usually, I'll sell an animal to try another animal for awhile. Even when Daniel gets married, I'm not sure if I want to have more than one particular animal at a time. I may just continue doing what I'm doing because I enjoy doing other activities with my Sim.
Blue, Chirpy and Tiny heading in for the night.
Meanwhile Jim, who fancies himself a lothario, decided to flirt with a woman he met at the pub a couple of days before.
The new mushrooms are visually stunning to look at. The only mushroom I'm missing is the mysterious mushroom. Personally, I like the challenge of trying to find the mushrooms in the wild.
Daniel invited his whole family over and my first hatchling arrived during the party.
Thanks for posting all the farm dog pics. I like seeing what type of farm dogs others are adding. When I was testing things with the foxes, Polly's traits were Aggressive, Stubborn, and Troublemaker. Although Butter was afraid of Polly, she was an adorable little terror to have around during my test. Some times it is fun to have a pet with the most difficult traits.
You're not missing any mushrooms, then.
There's no such thing as a mysterious mushroom you can plant. When you see a mysterious mushroom out in the wild and pick it, it gives you one of the other \ mushrooms. It's not a unique type of mushroom. It's only mysterious to you because you don't know what it is until you pick it.
I went into a brand new save to do a cheat and look at all the new mushrooms that came with Cottage Living. Here is the mysterious mushroom and it can be planted. When you harvest it, you get mysterious mushrooms. When one is forging around the Bramblewood, which is where my farmer lives, the mushrooms you pick say Strange Mushrooms. The rare Nightly mushrooms are actually labeled as such. I have not run into a mysterious mushroom; so, I do not know if it will be labeled Strange Mushrooms or as Mysterious Mushroom. Because the mysterious mushroom is rare, it is going to be a challenge to find.
At this website, they have the harvestable items listed: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Gardening_(The_Sims_4)
FYI: Watch out if your sims eats a Midnight Egg, their eyes will glow a fire orange-red & they will have fire powers even when they aren't Spellcasters.
Speaking of nothing in particular tho, is the Fair anything worth gunning for? Because I have been playing for four Sims weeks so far and completely ignored oversized veggies (as in I have not planted any) or anything else to do with the Fair. Unless the prices are amazing I don't really see the point.
At this point I use very few features of the expansion outside of the bunnies and the lot traits, Oversized veggies seems to be way too much work, cows are not my jam (tho Jam is my jam, I do use the canning). I just do my Uni homework at the pub and run errands until I can get all the Chicken Coop upgrades eventually.
I play with aging off anyway, so I don't have to feel stressed.