The Sims 4 is packed with expansion and game packs, and many of them work together in fun, unexpected ways. Let’s take a quick look at how Cottage Living interacts with the rest of your Sims expansion packs and what you can expect in terms of cross-compatibility.
Cottage Living and Cats and Dogs
The Animal Enthusiast trait from Cottage Living works perfectly with pets from Cats and Dogs, and horses, goats, and sheep from Horse Ranch.
If your Sim adores animals, this trait makes every interaction feel a little smoother and more fun, no matter which pack the animals come from.
Aggressive dogs from Cats and Dogs can actually help protect your farm in Cottage Living. They’ll chase away foxes that try to steal your eggs.
Cottage Living and Seasons
If you have the Sims 4 Seasons expansion pack, you can see how seasons change life on the farm. Weather affects what your Sims can do on the farm.
For example, you won’t be able to grow crops in your garden. Well, if you want to grow plants year-round, you need to build a greenhouse.
In winter, you should buy warm clothes for your animals to keep them cozy when they’re outside.
Don’t worry, your cows and llamas won’t freeze outside in winter, but they’ll appreciate a warm blanket on their backs when it’s snowing.
If there’s a lot of snow on the ground, your chickens will leave footprints when they go outside. Baby chicken footprints are smaller and closer together than those of adult chickens.
Cottage Living and For Rent
Tenants might water the plants now and then, but they generally won’t help with anything unless it fits their interests.
Running a farm on a rental lot can feel awkward. Only the household that buys the livestock gets all the farming features. Landlords can clean the shed, but they can’t look after the cows.
Cottage Living and Horse Ranch
Ranch Hands do look after Cottage Living animals. They also tend to weeds, clearing them from both oversized crops and regular garden plants.
The only nectars that work across packs are the occult ones. You need to be the matching occult type to learn each recipe. Spellcasters can make valerian nectar, vampires learn plasma fruit nectar, and werewolves craft moonpetal nectar.
Horses will interact with other animals on their own, but chickens usually seem pretty frightened by them.
You can shear mini-sheep just like llamas, and their wool is perfect for knitting or cross-stitch projects.
You can also sell mini-sheep wool. White and cream fetch the lowest prices, while the unnatural colors and brown sit in the middle. Black wool brings in the highest value.
Cottage Living and Nifty Knitting
Llama wool can be used for fun knitting projects, and you can even change its color by feeding your llamas different treats.
Happy Simming!