The Sims 4: Cottage Living

The Sims 4: Cottage Living is the upcoming eleventh expansion pack for The Sims 4. It was announced on June 10, 2021 and is set to be released on all platforms on July 22, 2021.

The expansion is focused on country life, and includes various animals such as cows, chickens, llamas, rabbits and foxes. It also features an England-inspired rural world of Henford-on-Bagley. The pack includes elements of The Sims: Unleashed, The Sims 2: Seasons, The Sims 3: Pets, and farming sets from The Sims 3 Store.

Official description
Raise or Befriend Animals – The cottage cow provides fresh (flavored!) milk for everyone while chickens lay eggs in the coop. Gather llama wool for crafts, but beware of mischievous foxes – the pesky critters love eggs! In the forest, keep an eye out for wildlife like rabbits and birds to earn their trust for occasional gifts and help in the garden.

Live Off the Land – Make cooking and gardening fun for the whole family. New recipes and Lot Challenges require fresh ingredients for each meal. Whether Sims grow their own produce, visit the village market, or forage in the wild, fresh is best! Up for a challenge? Try growing oversized crops to enter into the competition at the Finchwick Fair.

Embrace Village Life – Henford-on-Bagley is a cozy village where everyone knows everyone. So pack a picnic basket and cross-stitch hoop, and head down to The Gnome’s Arms pub to kick back with the locals after a long day. Earn unique gifts and learn about the town’s lore from neighbors, or participate in the Finchwick Fair to show off your most prized cow or chicken.

Worlds and neighborhoods
The expansion includes a new world - Henford-on-Bagley. It is a rural, UK countryside-inspired world.

New additions
New Farm Animals


 * Bunnies
 * Chickens
 * Cows
 * Farm Llamas
 * Wild Birds
 * Foxes

New Objects


 * Animal sheds
 * Chicken coop
 * Embroidery hoop
 * Food stalls
 * Picnic basket
 * Rabbit hole
 * Canning tied with stove and cooking skill

New Trait
 * Animal enthusiast

New NPCs


 * Agnes Crumplebottom
 * Agatha Crumplebottom

New Collectibles


 * Plants
 * Aubergine
 * Lettuce
 * Pumpkin
 * Watermelon
 * Llama wool
 * Chicken egg
 * Cow milk

New Activities:


 * Collecting eggs, feeding, and hatching Chickens
 * Milking Cows
 * Cutting wool from Llamas
 * Befriending Birds, and wild Bunnies
 * Growing large produce
 * Participating in the Finchwick Fair
 * Ordering produce
 * Baking with kids
 * Having picnics
 * Making craftables with wool
 * Swimming in local waterholes, and at home ponds.

New Lot Traits


 * Simple Living Lot: makes cooking cheaper, but it also means recipes depend entirely on what you’ve got in your inventory. Forage in the nearby woods for mushrooms and berries, borrow some milk and eggs from your animals, and keep your garden full.

New Recipes


 * Beef Wellington
 * Yorkshire Pudding
 * Bangers and Mash
 * Pasties

Build Mode Updates


 * You can now use the terrain tool to build your own open water pond enclosures on your lot. (Sims can swim in these)

Trivia

 * This is the first pack in The Sims series to be exclusively focused on farming and country living.
 * The reveal trailer features a simslish version of "Be Sweet" by Japanese Breakfast.
 * For the first time in The Sims history, Farm Llamas are functional animals instead of an inside joke.
 * Is the first pack from The Sims 4 with pre-order bonus. The last one was The Sims 3: Into the Future

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