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Update - 23, Jan 2018 : Non- English strings fix
--- I sort of messed up some of the non-English strings again! So they are fixed now
--- Fixed the Club interaction
Update - 20, Jan 2018 : New Preserves
1. Excluded the traits - Evil and materialistic from the Embarrased 'Sold to Corporation ' Buff
2. Fixed the 'Sold to Evil corporation ' Interaction and Parsnip Pickles
3. Recipe changes
- Added Onion requirement to Chili pickles
- Added Herb requirement to Green Chili Spread
4. Added 15 new preserves and 8 new buffs
1. Honey spread
2. Chamomile Spread
3. Salmon Spread
4. Heart Jam
5. Mango Jam
6. Mango Pickles
7. Mango Chutney
8. Guava Jam
9. Guava Pickles
10. Plum Jam
11. Sweet Chili Plum Pickles
12. Pumpkin Jam
13. Pumpkin Butter
14. UFO Jam
15. Elderberry Jam
*See SkillLevel-Ingredient and Buff Tables below for details
5. Added Ingredient Optional Packages for the preserves - Ingredient requirement for preserve making is optional
Choose Ingredient Optional version if you want the sims to be able to make the preserves without the specific ingredient in their inventory. ( If you want the preserves to always require inventory simply choose icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA and icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_Custom ).Do not put both icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA and icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA_IngredientOptional in your game. Choose only one. Same for the custom ingredient preserve.
Compatible with PC 1.38.47.1020 / Mac 1.38.47.1220
Minor Update - 12th Nov 2017
An attempt was made to fix the Transparency issues of the retail shelves post patch.
Update - 9, Nov, 2017 : Pets Patch
--- Updated to Pets Patch (PC - 1.36.99.1020 / Mac 1.36.99.1220)
--- Added Russian Translations by ViolettaJevans
--- Canning Skill Tweaks to make the skill more balanced
--- Price Tweaks
--- Slots added to the Canning station - 29 small + 3 medium
--- Skill icon reduced in size ( The icon will not disappear at low settings any more )
--- The sim now eats preserve from the Jar with a spoon ( and not a fork )
--- New model for Poor Quality Preserve added
Update - 7.08.2017 : Misc Bug Fixes and Translations
---- 1. Added Translations - Traditional Chinese (konansock , wuccwzt ), POR_BR (simshout), German (Jevi) and French (YuuNyuu)
---- 2. Added Outdoor Retreat GP as requirement for the mod ( as some users without OR were having some issues)
-----3. Flirty Buff with Berry Jam will no longer appear in children
---- 4. Plasma Jam and bread will increase thirst and and a small amount of hunger for vampires
---- 5. Fixed some wrongly appearing strings
---- 6. The Garlic Spread can be properly made now if you have 6 harvestable custom garlics in your inventory
---- 7. Some minor bug fixes
Update - 7.08.2017
--- So yeah, while merging the individual files some of the Non-english strings went missing ( ). I have updated the packages with the missing Non-English strings.
--- If you want to help translate the mod, I have added the strings to this comment . The package contains 3 string tables. (translation will be much appreciated)
--- If any last exception appear then download the file icemunmun_Black_plate
1. Introduction
I loved the Canning Station from Sims 3 and have been wanting to recreate it in sims 4 for quite some time. When I saw the poll for the eco Living SP, I knew this theme was not going to win because Laundry!!
Anyway so I took up my half finished stuff and finished it asap!
2. What does the mod do? Catalog Details
The Mod adds -
i) Canning station (To make various kinds of preserves)
Catalog Details -
Name - Canning Station
Price - 2000 Simoleons
Location - Appliances --- > Stove
Presets - 6 presets
ii) A new 10 level custom Canning Skill
iii) Retail GTW shelves - Comes in two sizes
Catalog Details -
Name - Canning Preserve Display / Canning Preserve Display - Medium Height
Price - 200/120 Simoleons
Location - Surfaces --- > Display
- Function --- > Retail
Presets - 10 presets
Slots - 24 small + 6 medium / 16 small + 6 medium
3. Interaction on the Canning Station
i) Make Jam ( Available from Canning Skill Level 0)
--- Requires 6 harvestables
--- Makes a Jar of Jam which is then put on a surface or into the inventory by the sim.
--- Gets a special Buff (This is my Jam!)
ii) Make Pickles (Available from Canning Skill Level 3)
--- Requires 6 harvestables
--- Makes a Jar of Pickles which is then put on a surface or into the inventory by the sim.
--- Gets a special Buff (Pickled Life!)
iii) Make Spreads (Available from Canning Skill Level 6)
--- Requires 6 harvestables
--- Makes a Jar of Spread which is then put on a surface or into the inventory by the sim.
--- Gets a special Buff (Spread The Love)
4. Canning Skill
--- 10 Level Skill
--- 3 Skill Books available from the bookshelf :---
i) Canning Skill Vol 1: To Can or Not to Can?
ii) Canning Skill Vol 2: Cantastic Fruits and Where to Can Them
iii) Canning Skill Vol 3: If I can can, I will can!
--- Custom Skill icon
--- Custom Speech and thought bubbles
--- Skill can be gained by reading the skill books or by making Preserves
--- Different Skill levels unlock different Preserves
--- Making Preserves is a Custom Club Activity (Get Together EP)
--- Each Jar costs 120 simoleons. Price maybe modified according to skill level
--- Jar can be sold from Inventory/Retail Shelves/City Living Craft tables
--- Jars of preserves do not spoil
--- Jars are not found in the catalog but are searchable by the name of the preserve (If you want to grab them quickly)
Interaction on the Jars
i) Eat
--- Sim eats Jam/pickle/Spread directly from the jar with a fork
(Issue - The jar has the lid on while being eaten from. Also sometimes the empty jars shows prices. Please ignore and clean them up. No cheating and selling empty jars!)
--- Gets special moodlet ii) Eat with Bread
--- The Jar is consumed and 6 plates of Bread with preserve appears in the inventory.
--- The plate of Bread with Jam/Pickle/spread can be eaten as normal food
--- The plate of Bread with Jam/Pickle/spread is toddler compatible
--- The plate of Bread with Jam/Pickle/spread can be packed into Lunch Sacks (Parenthood GP) iii) Sell To Evil Corporation
--- Jar can be sold for a hefty profit
--- Sim gets Special buff
8. Custom Buffs
Custom Buff
Origin of Buff
Mood
Duration
Sell Out
Sell Jam to Evil Corporation
+2 Embarrassed
6 Hours
Right From The Jar (Jam)
Eat Jam from the Jar
+1 Energized
1 Hour
Right From The Jar (Pickle)
Eat Pickle from the Jar
+1 Energized
1 Hour
Right From The Jar (Spread)
Eat Spread from the Jar
+1 Energized
1 Hour
Be Berrilicious!
Eat Berry Jam from the Jar
+1 Flirty
1 Hour
Hot N Chili
Eat Chili Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
Chocolate Cravings
Eat Cocoa Spread from the Jar
+1 Playful
1 Hour
Be A Little Corny!
Eat Corn Relish from the Jar
+1 Playful
1 Hour
Cool As A Cucumber
Eat Cucumber Pickles from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
Something Fishy!
Eat Smoked Fish Spread from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemon Jam!
Eat Lemon Jam from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
Lets Ketchup!
Eat Tomato Ketchup from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
This is my Jam!
Crafted Homemade Jam
+1 Inspired
1 Hour
Pickled Life!
Crafted Homemade Pickles
+1 Inspired
1 Hour
Spread The Love
Crafted Homemade Spread
+1 Inspired
1 Hour
Canning Master
From Making Impeccable Canning Preserve
+1 Happy
4 hours
Mango Musings
Eat Mango Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour (Has minor need and skill boosts and )
Pumpkin Preserves
Eat Pumpkin Preserve from the Jar
+1 Happy
1 Hour (Has minor need and skill boosts and )
Great Garrulous Guava
Eat Guava Preserve from the Jar
+1 Energized
1 Hour (Has minor need and skill boosts and )
Preserved Plum
Eat Plum Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour (Has minor need and skill boosts and )
Sweatheart Jam
Eat Heart Preserve from the Jar
+1 Playful
1 Hour
Eclectic Elderberry
Eat Elderberry Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
UFO Jam
Eat UFO Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
Stress Soother
Eat Chamomile Preserve from the Jar
Removes all negative buffs
Sinful Honey
Eat Honey Preserve from the Jar
+1 Confident
1 Hour
9. Requirement -
Outdoor Retreat Required
Optional - Vampire GP for Plasma fruit , Custom plants (If you do not have the pack or the custom plant, the preserve will simply won't appear on the list)
11. Issues - Mainly graphical at lowest settings - The canning pot becomes translucent
- The skill icon disaappears - to be fixed in the next update
12. Future direction - Addition of more moodlets
- More options for gameplay enhancement
- Support for more EA and Custom harvestables as they are released
Viii) GTW Retail Shelf – Medium Height -
High LOD - 316 Vertices/200 Polygons
16. Translations - Traditional Chinese (konansock , wuccwzt ), POR_BR (simshout), German (Jevi) and French (YuuNyuu)
16. Files –
a) icemunmun_Canning_Base - The main mod
b) icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA - The Preserves using harvestables included in the game. Requires icemunmun_Canning_Base. This file is required for the preserves to show up in game.
c) icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_Custom - The Preserves using custom harvestables. Requires icemunmun_Canning_Base. This file is required for the preserves to show up in game.
d) icemunmun_Canning_RetailShelves_GTW - Retail shelves. Requires Get to Work EP.
e) icemunmun_Black_Plate - Required for black plates of the Bread and Preserve
If you have even one custom harvestable then you require files a, b and c, e (icemunmun_Canning_Base, icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA, icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_Custom, icemunmun_Black_Plate )
If you have NO custom harvestable then you require files a, b and e (icemunmun_Canning_Base, icemunmun_Canning_Preserves_EA, icemunmun_Black_Plate ) Note - I have separated the files because it will be easier to update in future
17. Thanks
-EA Maxis for Grandma's Canning Station for some meshes and ideas
-s4pe
-Sims 4 studio
-TSRW
-Blender
-Photoshop
- Canning station Overhaul by Butterbot for inspiration
- All my simming friends for the feedback and encouragement. Love you all!
-Thank you to everybody who have reported issues and helped in testing
You must have the expansion, game version or stuff packs listed below installed to use this custom content. Please see the post text for any exceptions.
OMG!!! I fall in faint! I loved canning already in Sims 1 and had also voted for it at the poll for the Eco-GP and than I was so sad about laundry-theme has won. Thank you so much, you're the BEST!
Unfrickin' believable. This is just.... Wow. Gonna go finish my farm now. All favs from me and throwing a little shade at EA with all their excuses why we can't have cool things. Leaving with a 90 degree bow in your direction.
It's finally there!! YAY I've been waiting for it since I saw your WIP months ago Thank youuuuuu <3
I loved the canning station overhaul Butterbot did for sims 3 so much so I am glad to see it now for Sims 4! Being able to sell the preserves using GTW shelves or with the city stands is so awesome! Finally all those harvests will be really useful - either feeding or making moolah ^^ I oversee grannies being slaved haha. And so glad all those CC harvest will be usable with the station! Vampires having a recipe is so cool, also thank you for the grunge recolor, sims 4 highly need to be grungified.
#23 6th Aug 2017 at 9:26 PM
Last edited by icemunmun : 6th Aug 2017 at 9:56 PM.
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Thank you everybody! I am overwhelmed by all the love for this
I have found a few non-English strings missing (these went missing while merging the individual files) and I am fixing them. Will also upload the strings for translation!
The package file with the string tables attached to this comment.