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Yes this would be my negative also. I'm going to move my main sim to Chestnut Ridge where she'll have all the animals from Cottage Living plus a couple of horses so they can breed. Then I'll hire a ranch hand to help her out. Wonder if we can hire more than one ranch hand? 🤔
I am more annoyed, that we are probably not going to be able to control horses.Evan if they are household members? I feel like I am wasting space and wish we had more room.I hope least we know there needs and skills.With maybe a cheat that can control them? Unlike Cats and Dogs.
Yeah as much as I like the worlds we have I don't really get why every pack has to have a world I would rather have more resources go into adding more gameplay
in this pack I get it though since there needs to be places to ride those horses
like this to me makes sense
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Probably because we don't have a create a world tool.
yeah the eyes look little weird to me too i assume they were trying to match ts4 art style but its just kinda weird
I think they must have taken reference from western style riding rather than dressage
but i also only know dressage form so I can't really comment on how correct it is for western riding
I mostly just find the reins appear almost too thin
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So that leads me to wonder if Sims can ride together, as in, each on their own horse but traveling together. The trailer only showed single Sims riding alone. It also would have been awesome if two Sims could ride double on one horse. A child with an adult or a couple riding romantically.
But what really has my apprehension is, will Sims be on their phones while they ride? Will they be standing around playing games or using social media or browsing the web while horse poop accumulates and the beautiful world and horses live on without their attention? This is always the end problem for me that makes me hesitate about updating my game for a new expansion. There is no way to turn off the mobile phone use, not even with a lot trait. If you notice, the majority of game trailers always try to sell us this image of a pack that functions as presented, with Sims only focused on the new content, living this new theme dutifully and promising immersion.
But we all know what's really going to happen. The horses will get ignored for the computer or other electronics, Sims will be riding with their phones out, and poop will become a nuisance the Sims wander around complaining about until they enter a room with the new, nice decorations. I like the promise of the pack, but the reality is going to be different.
And please tell me they didn't leave out actual unicorns. There's still a chance, so I won't spill gloom on that just yet. I want a shiny, black, fierce unicorn with red, glowing eyes for my Vampires to ride. I also want a goat Familiar for my Spellcasters.
There's so many different things you can do with a ranch theme;
This is a theme that could've had a lot of fun ideas, instead it feels like they made horses, spent five minutes making a couple other things and called it done which is a real shame.
Cats move different from sheep and goats, don't think that was the reason they choose to make them small sized. I know people make lions and zebras and foxes out of dogs and racoons out of cats, but they move differently so they don't look realistic. These sheep and goats move realistically, they jump and bounce like real sheep and goats do. They probably made them small because they are cute and can be hugged by toddlers. If a big sheep head butts you there is real potential they could hurt you. But these tiny ones, are just tiny and cute. Now I wonder if sims can sell their meat too or just their milk and wool.
Not gonna like horses taking up a family slot also. The trailer didn't show a lot for me to get excited about besides gameplay for horses, nectar making, lambs/goats (objects), and line dancing. There might be some more as it looks there 'could' be a wicker basket hobby of sorts or maybe it was decor, but it'd be like crafting objects much like knitting and cross stitching.
I assume being able to finally paint ceilings is coming in a base game update.
Also another desert world, so that makes three we have all together? I like deserts, but I do like variety more than anything.
CAS and Build buy? Thus far most of it looks it doesn't look like anything we haven't gotten in base game, henford, country kit, and strangerville. Just more leather and cowprint. Just more variety. I like stuff like that, but how much country aesthetic build buy do we actually need???
Can't even really enjoy doing a farm and now combo of a ranch since the gardening bug STILL plagues this game.
All we need then is the tractor from Sims 3 for hay rides and watering and harvesting plants lol . Wouldn't be suprised to see that appear as a stuff pack or costlier kit pack lol
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Absolutely. As a California resident this setting (ranch+winery) makes total sense.
Yes, that makes sense.
Also a Californian resident. Horses and vineyards are very common around where I live. There's a boarding facility not too far away that even has a vineyard in the middle of their training/race track.
Anyways, i was very excited for horses but i really don't want another, fancier version of oasis springs/strangerville, and i really don't care for western riding, barrel racing, or the cowboy aesthetic/lifestyle, so my enthusiasm has been curbed. Really hope there's tack that isn't all yeehaw, or equivalent to the neon nylon harnesses from C&D
**Also a side note but a lot of TS4 EPs feel like they don't expand the entire game like they are supposed to, but mostly effect the world the pack comes with. Snowy Escape, HSY, C&D (because you can only get stray pets in Brindleton Bay and cant even have a pet graveyard in other worlds because its set dressing) and from the trailer it feels like that will be the case with Horses. Obv not sure yet, but thats how it looks as the horse training lot I believe is not able to be placed anywhere just like the HS lot from HSY.
Well I looked them up too and they are rare breed or not very popular they also called babydoll, they missed out a chance to add proper size sheep that most people familiar with
Even the mini ones in real life still look too big for the ones in the trailer
Both sheep and goats have same sizes as each other and same as cats but fluffier 🙄
Would you be so kind sharing the link to the screenshot with all the build/buy items? I'd love to take a look at all the items of the upcoming pack.
Edit: I found it!! 😍