The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat

The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat is the first game pack for The Sims 4, and was released on January 13, 2015. It includes a new destination, many new objects, new outfits and new interactions. It is priced at $19.99 USD, the same as a stuff pack for The Sims 3. There is currently no physical release of the game pack, with services such as Origin being required to install it.

Similar to The Sims 3: World Adventures, The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, and The Sims: Vacation, Sims can go on a vacation. However, it focuses more on camping, similar to vacationing in Three Lakes in Bon Voyage.

Description
Explore the Outdoors!

''New surprises await your Sims out in the wilderness. Explore the all-new destination of Granite Falls, where your Sims can go camping, sing songs or tell ghost stories around the campfire, and enjoy all sorts of new activities!''

Explore the All-new Destination of Granite Falls. Your Sims can escape from their everyday lives into the pine-filled air of Granite Falls. Lay back for a night of stargazing and let your Sims’ imaginations run wild, or join a game of horseshoes to unwind with some friendly competition. Alternatively, find out what adventure awaits within the nearby bramble patch. There are tons of things to do in Granite Falls!

Set Up the Perfect Camp. No camping trip is complete without the proper supplies. Be sure to outfit your Sims with a tent and new hiking gear. Treat your Sims to some roasted marshmallows and share fireside stories of adventure, wonder, and fright with the gang.

Create Exotic Potions as an Herbalist. Build your Sim’s herbalism skill to create a variety of useful potions, ranging from insect repellent to a concoction that can help soothe a tense Sim. This new skill will be useful to help Sims identify which wild plants are edible or poisonous.''

New Game Features

 * New world - Granite Falls
 * A vacation only neighbourhood only accessible when on vacation there
 * Consists of 2 neighbourhoods; one made up of a Park lot and another of 5 rental lots
 * Go on vacations!
 * Sims can use their smart phone to go on vacation to Granite Falls
 * From the rental lot selection page you can choose from 5 different rental lots (6 if you convert the park lot to a rental lot) to stay at
 * There are coolers, tents, portable chairs, fire pits and lanterns to help with almost your sim's every need when they are camping
 * If you're not prepared to camp or just want to buy things for your vacation, there is a "rental" shack in the larger neighbourhood so you can buy supplies
 * Going on vacation uses up your vacation days, so make sure you've saved some up or else you'll be losing some work performance while on vacation!
 * Squeamish Trait
 * Squeamish Sims are nauseated by the sight of creepy crawlies, vomiting, violence and death. These Sims become Uncomfortable near anything dirty.
 * New Nature Aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast
 * Outdoor Enthusiasts want to experience everything nature has to offer!
 * New group activities
 * Sims can tell stories to other Sims around a camp fire or in a tent
 * Sims can watch clouds or stargaze during the day and night, respectively, together
 * New Skill: Herbalism
 * Sims can now learn the new herbalism skill. With it, sims can identify wild herbs and plants and cook them to make many different kinds of remedies
 * Remedies include Insect Repellent Liniment, Sadness Alleviation Lotion and more!
 * Campfire pits
 * Did you realize there were no fire pits in the base game? Well neither did I. But the point is, the're here now, so...
 * With fire pits, your sims can roast hot dogs (or veggie dogs), marshmallows, fish and even beetles
 * Your sims can even sing songs around the campfire and, as mentioned before, tell stories
 * New Party Type: Weenie Roast
 * Get together with your camping buddies and enjoy a night of eating and conversation by the fire! Gold Level reward includes a rustic chess table.
 * You can invite a person to be Grill Master at your party, and at least 2 people as guests and 1 as Host

Comfort

 * Dining Chairs
 * Splinter Sitter
 * Luxury Wooden Dining Chair
 * Sofa
 * Tree Napper Sofa
 * Loveseats
 * Not Your Average Firewood Loveseat
 * The Gordian Smooch
 * Find the Spark Loveseat
 * Beds
 * Gordian Cot
 * AirKushn Single
 * AirKushn Double
 * Rustic Sleeper
 * Glamping Vunderbed
 * Outdoor Furniture (Seating)
 * Stumpy Chair
 * Timber Log Chair
 * A Hard Place
 * The Gordian Spritz
 * Let's Go Fishing Chair (Unlock by completing a Silver tier "Weenie Roast")
 * Tree Trunk Ottoman
 * The Gordian Basic
 * The Gordian Throne

Surfaces

 * Coffee Tables
 * Lumber Jack's Coffee Table
 * Rockin' Coffee Table
 * Dining Table
 * Pocket Puter Folding Table
 * Accent Table
 * Forest Lovers End Table
 * Displays
 * Hand-Carved Wood Shelf
 * Misc
 * Memory Wood Stump
 * The Impenetrable End Table
 * The Pack Cube
 * The Pack Cube: Orthotope Edition
 * Picnicer
 * Picnic Purse Table
 * In and Out Picnic Table

Plumbing

 * Sinks

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 * Take your Sims camping and explore the all-new destination of Granite Falls in The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat!
 * Wander into an all-new destination
 * Setup camp with tents, coolers and campfires
 * Outfit your Sims in new hiking gear
 * Enjoy unique outdoor activities
 * Become a herbalist
 * Reserve your home away from home!
 * This world is unusable because there are no rental units left. Change a lot back into a rental unit in order to have it be usable again.
 * There is 1 day left of this vacation. To extend the trip choose Extend Vacation on the phone or computer.
 * Note: Residences will become Rentals when placed in a Vacation World.
 * You cannot have a baby while on vacation.
 * Go To Lodging

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