Farming

SimNation has recently incorporated farming into the game, offering players the opportunity to cultivate a variety of crops, including vegetables and berries. Among the vegetables available are tomatoes, green beans, carrots, and lettuce. Additionally, players can grow two types of berries: elderberries and grapes.

These crops serve a crucial purpose in the game, as vegetables can be used to create a nutritious salad, considered a superfood that significantly boosts your Sims' needs. Similarly, berries can be crafted into a revitalizing nectar that also provides a substantial boost to your Sims' needs.

With these new farming options, players can enhance their Sims' lives by nurturing these crops and utilizing them strategically to ensure their Sims thrive.

Chickens have arrived in the game as well. As you nurture these charming creatures into adulthood, they'll reward you with eggs that can be used to bake superfood cakes, boosting your Sims' needs just like vegetables and berries.

Caring for your crops requires diligent watering. Opting for sprinklers and an irrigation control system streamlines this process, though some may prefer the hands-on approach of watering manually. During harvesting, some plots may perish and need replanting, while others survive and regenerate faster than freshly planted crops.

Occasionally, your efforts in gardening may yield a "super vegetable" as a reward. Placing this extraordinary crop on the ground and having your Sim consume it will transform them into a giant, maintaining this size until they leave the lot. However, consuming multiple super vegetables before returning to normal size can lead to dire consequences, potentially resulting in the death of your Sim.

Coverage areas of the sprinklers and sprayers

If you plan to use the Irrigation Control, you need to set the timer for each watering.

Creating a salad requires gathering one of each vegetable ingredient: tomatoes, green beans, carrots, and lettuce. This nutritious dish not only satisfies hunger but also boosts your Sim's energy and fun levels. Each harvested plot of vegetables yields one ingredient specific to what was planted, ensuring a steady supply for your culinary adventures.

To craft these salads, you must first acquire the salad station item from the catalog. This essential piece allows your Sim to combine the fresh ingredients into a beneficial meal.

To craft nectar, the process begins with harvesting grapes and elderberries. You'll need a total of five elderberries and five grapes to press them using a dedicated pressing item. Once pressed, these ingredients are stored in the nectar bar.

From there, you can choose to create either regular nectar or honey nectar using the stored ingredients. Nectar is a versatile beverage that not only satisfies hunger but also provides comfort, enhances fun, and boosts energy levels for your Sims.

• Grape Nectar: Requires four bottles of pressed grapes.
• Elderberry Nectar: Requires four bottles of pressed elderberries.
• Honey Nectar: Requires two bottles of pressed grapes and two bottles of pressed elderberries.

Baking a cake involves a multi-step process that begins with gathering eggs laid by chickens and churning butter using the Butter Churn. Each cake recipe requires one tray of eggs and three units of butter.

To proceed, you'll need to acquire the Baker's Oven from the catalog. This essential appliance enables you to combine these ingredients and bake one of five types of cakes available. These cakes satisfy hunger, boost energy, and provide comfort.

To bake a cake, your Sim needs at least a Cooking skill level of eight. The higher the skill, the better the results. With lower cooking skills, there's a risk of burning the cake, which can lead to a fire.

You have the option to purchase chickens either as chicks or as fully grown adults. If you choose chicks, you'll need to nurture them until they mature into egg-laying chickens. On the other hand, adult chickens are ready to lay eggs immediately upon purchase. These eggs appear as cartons on the ground and can be added to your inventory for baking cakes or sold directly by clicking on them.

To ensure the well-being of your chickens, it's crucial to keep them fed. You can accomplish this by using a feed bag or directly interacting with the chickens to queue the feed action. Neglecting their food needs may result in the unfortunate death of your chickens.

To acquire chicks or adult chickens for your farm, you'll first need to invest in a nesting box. This essential item serves as the point of purchase for these feathered companions, providing a central location where you can select and bring home your new additions to the flock.