Farmers' Set (With harvestable crops, electric fence & social scarecrow)
 

UPDATE 3 Feb: People using non-US English versions of the game may have noticed that the pie menu options do not show up in game. This should now be fixed, and I apologise for the inconvenience. The plants, basket, fence and scarecrow files have been affected. The wheelbarrow and sign recolour have not. (There's one of the reasons this is in the "in testing" section of the downloads )

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UPDATE 30 Jan: Guess who forgot to change the GUID in the wheelbarrow sculpture? I am officially very, very embarrased. And shame on the 3,800+ of you who didn't even notice! So if you're missing your apple-on-a-podium statue, you had better redownload it now.

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This is a set that I have been working on, on and off (more off than on I'm afraid) for the past couple of months. It does contain hacked code. In some objects the modifications are minor. In other objects the changes are quite extensive.

Warning: Some of these objects can still be considered in beta. They have all gone through closed beta tests, but there may yet be undiscovered bugs. If you should find something you consider to be a bug, please let me know asap so that I can fix it.

The Farmers' Set

Objects:
Harvestable Crops
These plants periodically grow fruits which can be harvested by a sim. The sim may choose to harvest just one plant, or to harvest all of a particular type of plant in sequence. For example, by selecting "Harvest All" on an apple tree, all apple trees will be harvested. When a sim begins to harvest fruit from the plant, a harvest basket is created which keeps track of how much fruit has been picked. Once harvesting has been completed, the fruit in the basket may either be sold for simoleans, or used to restock the sim's fridge. The crops require periodic watering. If they are not kept watered they will lose their fruit and their leaves will turn brown. Eventually the leaves will fall off, and some time after this the plant will die completely. This behaviour is common to all of the crops, however they each have different regrowth times, different food values, and different fruit sale values.

The harvest basket object is required for the crops to function correctly. In order to use any of these crops, you must first download the harvest basket.


Harvestable Apple Tree
Poly count: 1604
Location: Decorative > Plants
Filename: echo-harvestapple.package

Harvestable Grape Vine
Poly count: 160
Location: Decorative > Plants
Filename: echo-harvestgrape.package


Harvestable Lettuce
Poly count: 336
Location: Decorative > Plants
Filename: echo-harvestlettuce.package


Harvestable Red Cabbage
Poly count: 336
Location: Decorative > Plants
Filename: echo-harvestcabbage.package


Harvest Basket
Poly count: 150
Location: Created when harvesting crops (non-buyable)
Filename: echo-harvestbasket.package
This file is needed for the rest of the harvestable crops to work


Sociable Scarecrow
As well as being good to kick for stress relief, this scarecrow is also able to boost a sim's social points. The "Tell a Secret" option and the "Flirt" option both increase social. Flirt increases it more dramatically, but it is only available when the social motive drops below the half way mark.

Poly Count: 1381
Location: Decorative > Statues
Filename: echo-scarecrow-adultm.package


Electric Fence
In order to easily add pie menu controls, these fence pieces are buy mode objects, not proper fence pieces. It will, however, completely block a sim from passing through it. The electric fence comes across three files, which are described below. When touched by a sim, said sim will experience a (not so) mild electric shock. One of the more swift ways of removing an unwanted sim.


Straight fence mesh
Poly Count: 112
Location: Decorative > Statues
Filename: echo-zapperfence.package
Required for a straight section of fencing.

Corner fence mesh
Poly Count: 170
Location: Decorative > Statues
Filename: echo-zapperfence-corner.package
Required to turn a corner in the fence.

Fence Sign recolour
Filename: echo-zapperfence-nosigncolour.package
This recolours the sign on the straight fence to be transparent, so that the warning notice does not need to appear on every fence segment

Wheelbarrow
Poly Count: 1404
Location: Decorative > Statues
Filename: echo-wheelbarrow-0712.package
This one's purely decorative, but it fits with the theme so I'm including it.

More crops
If you're looking for more harvest-compatible crops, a few very talented meshers have already obliged:
SimAddict99's Crops on MTS2
Teresa's Crops on InSim

Use and reuse
For the first two weeks after release, I ask that this object not be cloned or redistributed, so that any possible bugs can be identified and fixed before the files spread. After that time, the following guidelines apply. (Recolours need not wait two weeks, as bug fixes should not cause recolours to change.)

Recolouring
The scarecrow, wheelbarrow and electric fence warning sign are all recolourable. You are welcome to recolour these and distribute your recolours in any way that you wish. Unfortunately, due to the way that the textures are switched around in the crops, they are not currently recolourable. The harvest basket cannot be selected in buy mode, so recolouring it would be pointless.

Cloning and derivative objects
As with all my objects, I'm very liberal in letting people remesh these objects, or borrow my code for their own derivative objects. In the case of the harvestable crops, remeshing according to most tutorials will not work completely. If you wish to create more harvestable crops (please do, my farmer sims would love you), then PM me or post here and I will gladly step you through the process of creating new crops. (It's not much harder than normal remeshing, just a couple of extra steps).

Using in lots
If it makes sense to use these objects in a lot (ie - you're sharing a farm or a house with developed garden,) then you may include these objects in a distributed lot with credit. However, I would prefer that lots created with the express purpose of mass distributing downloaded objects not include these. The former celebrates a creator's work, while the latter celebrates the redistributor. If you're not sure which category your lot falls into, then ask me directly - I'll most likely give permission .

In General
You can recolour and share to your heart's desire. That includes pay sites if you so choose (but I'm a strong supporter of free sites). Credit is appreciated, and links to my site make me happy. I also love to see what people make, so feel free to message me if you create something.

Credits and thank yous:
- Quaxi, for the SimPE software. Without that, I'd be staring bemused at byte code.
- Numenor, RGiles and Quaxi, for the CEP. Objects that are recolourable owe this ability to the CEP.
- Peter Jones for the Simantics plugin. The ability to get immediate feedback on the changes being made to the BHAV code made this project practicable.
- Sherri, Natasha, Andrea, Anthony, and Jerri, the wonderful players who volunteered to beta test these objects in their games and provided valuable bug reports and suggestions.
- LyricLee, who explained this newfangled way of uploading objects to me

Other notes: The scarecrow body mesh is heavily based on an in-game body mesh made by Maxis. The trunk of the apple tree is based on the trunk of the money tree. The grape vine leaves was based on two images copied from a Google Images search. The rest of the meshes and textures are (unfortunately) entirely my own work .

Amazing work- And such incredibly useful hacks- Thank you echo

Thank you very much, Echo

You did such an excellent job on this set! :D


*Goes to click Thanks button and give you 5 Stars*

I have been wanting this sooo bad. this is amazing.thank you soooo much!

A M A Z I N G!!! Official farming EP? We don't need no stinking official farming EP!

You read my mind!! i was just thinking yesterday about how i missed not being able to make my own crops like you could in the sims1! this is really really cool, great work!!

Wow! I know that a lot of people have been wanting garden objects. This is a great set!

you are so awesome.......i am in awe of your work.......

Amazing!!!

I can't wait to try the "flirt" option for the scarecrow.

This is too perfect. Last time I played I was building a garden in my self-sim and fiance-sim's house and all I had was tomatos and beans. xD

omg...this iss soo brilliantt! :insane:
now my elder sims have something to do :salute:
thankx for sharing with us :cdance:

can't wait to experiment... i'm quite impressed... i have absolutely no idea how to make these things! and with the quality coming out... i don't know if i even have to learn!

this is great! awesome work!

Very very good Echo. You never cease to amaze me! Thank you!

ok drum roll,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you did a good job


-----Casey

Muahahahahahahah:twisted:

Now let's see Old Mortimer Goth come to my house without permission. :twisted:

Thanks Echo!

Harvestable crops, flirtable scarecrow AND an electric fence. What more could a gal need. Thank you, you are awesome :baloons:

that was alot of work wasnt it? thanks very much!

Heh heh, can you say "Unleashed"?

Wicked. :gidea: Hmm...an electric fence box..... :evil:

frito: Actually, I spent more time on the meshing/UV mapping than the hacking... But that's more the fault of my very poor meshing ability than anything else!

Thi is great. Thanx

OMG!!! you are truly amazing!!! Not only farm stuff, but WORKING farm stuff, was one of the things I missed most from Sims 1.
Thank you ever so much!! *hugglz*

I LOVE IT. Great alternative towards buying groceries, i'm sure me and the scarecrow will have some wonderful conversations together. Nice work.

iam runninga vanilla sims2 right now because my nightllife disc broke andd no problems whatsoever!!!

whoa! I didn't even know this would be possible, i have farm hoods and needed orchears. 2 thumbs up

Now these are great, I just downloaded and I'll be playing shortly. Ever thought about flowers and such? I've been begging but no replies. Thank you for your wonderful work!

VERY cool! This is just amazing! I love it! :D

You are truely amazing! I am in awe! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

thank you so much, very great work

This is very cool! I have several medieval peasant families that will really like the extra cash that farming will give them. (My poor peasants always seem to get twins!)

You should get paid for this!

this is great now my retired sims have something to do..thanks..

Thanks for the excellent work now farms are nearly here. :D

Wonderful and creative! Thank you so much for adding yet another dimension to The Sims 2.

Oh wow..I'm so excited to see this! Times like this, I wish I could hit the "thank you" button more than once! Thanks so much!

Thanx
 

Wow. Thanx! That's too awesome. Good work!

Ummm... WOW! :bow: Thanks so much!

ldms

Oh wow! This was one of the things I missed most from sims1. Now if only someone will make the chickens that ate food and laid eggs I will simply expire from happiness LOL
THANK YOU!

Oh, wow, that is so great. Awsome work, thank you! If this is possible, I wonder about pets? Or useable weapons? Great job. <Two thumbs up>

BigBlackWings: I believe Vampcat already made some usable weapons: http://www.variousimmers.net/vsimfo...splay.php?f=105

Oh man, this is like a dream come true!!!! I cannot tell you how much I missed my Sim1 goodies from C&C enterprises. This is so totally awesome. I happen to have a family called Farmer...and I am thinking that this is the set for them! I will report back if anything wonky happens...but I am sure as with all of your objects it will be superior. Thank you for your time an efforts, this is way cool.
Karr

OMG, that's incredible!!! And such generous policies, too.... thank you Echo, you rock!! :D

Kool
 

:baloons: this is awsome! thanks a heap it really helped in one of my sim stories ill make sure ur in the credits!

This is totally awesome! Thanks!! :*)

Oh yeah I was looking at your site the other day and thinking *now theres something that would make me actually play the game*. Thank you Echo (and those who helped Echo) this is absolutely brilliant and bound to be great fun! As for your policies I only wish the majority of creators could be as community minded and generous - may karma reward you faithfully for your kind spirit =)

what do you do with what you harvest, I guess i would find this is the coolest!!

Fantastic! I am so excited to use these in my game Thank you!

It can either be put into your fridge, restocking it (like the food you get delivered) or you can sell it for simoleans.

finally sims2 on console things have come to pc thanks you for making this. :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

o CRUD i just downloaded them all then i saw that it required nightlife and uni EPs...... DOH :sadpanda: :mad:

mongolianfly: I don't believe it requires them, it's just not tested without them. If it works for you fine, let me know. When I get a few more confirmations I'll add original sims to the compatibility list.

Echo, thank you. Are you the same Echo with the fantastic rug mesh? I have tons of those. If it is, EA should hire you! My game has just taken on a whole new level! Absolutely incredible
are we allowed to give 10 stars? 5 for creativity and 5 for game play? :insane:

Yup.

wow can't belive I chatting with a master craftsman cool In that case thanks for that also *the rug*

ooh, i feel compelled to comment, I cant wait to use the electric fence

Wow! I'm going to try the socialbe scarescrow first, but I adore the whlole set. My Hicks family has been waiting for something like this. (The new Hicks in the 'hood are Edwin's grandchildren).

Thank you so much! The victory gardens in Unleashed were one of my favorite things about Sims 1. I was pining and now you have given me a reason to live again. Now if I can only find a way to turn peope into toads, my life will be complete.

Holy crap! Amazing. Def 5 stars!! Thanx
I'm gonna have a LOT of fun with the Zapper fence hehehe

Very nice work Echo- cheers

this object is just amazing, i cant beleive you managed to do that. wow

Great job, thank you.

nice work thanx
 

the two electrick screenshots is funny well anyway good work and thank you so muck :salute:

Amazing!! I can't wait to experimente your great work!!! thank you, you're excellent!!

I have'nt words. It's just I need! Thanks a lot! :-)

U ARE A AMZING PERSON keep it up u desrve a thank you for that and a five star rating

Awesome work! Great hacking too. Im going to download right now. =]

Thats great I'm so thankful for these!

Hay awsome stuff can't wait to put it in. Do u know if animals could be made to move?? this stuff is trully amazing can say enough.......

Thank you, Echo. I know i will be using all of these objects in my game right away.

is this possible omg, this is soo cool i gona download stright away

I love this. It is absolutely wonderful. Thank you! I loved my gardens in Sims 1 and now have them again.

I love you! Its super! Super! Super and Super!

Ver nice work, Thank you

wow, you're such an incredibly talented creator, Echo
most of us just add frills to the game, you actually add gameplay
fantastic job on the set
you're my hero
thank you!

I have said it before and I will say it again. Maxis EP-makers can't hold a candle to the modders of the community.
Thank you for giving us another of the "impossible" objects for the game.

woot ^^

those fences will definately come in handy in ChavTown :D
and im glad someone thinks the same as me and missed the farming so much
(i used to remake Harvest moon in sims1 lol....)

so...how many of you think that the next add on after Buisness will have Maxis version of farming, now they know we still want it? :P
(i mean, nightlife ogt rugs after modders made them heheh)

and again, Thanks Lots, Echo *does the Nook raccon grin*
all we need now is gold statues of the top 10 modders for display ^^

Wheelbarrows full of thanks to you!!! I can't wait to try it. You rock!!!
:nod: :nod: :nod: I'm just wondering though, do you have to use the electric fence in order for the fruit trees to work right?
Leninasim

Oh my god!!! that's incredible! i didn't believed someone could do something loke that. thank you very much!!!

Lenina: Nope, the only thing you need for the fruit trees to work is the harvest basket (and, naturally, the fruit tree ). The electric fences are completely self contained.

This is great! Thank you!

OMG thankyou sooooooooo much.

Just when I think that I have enough downloads and decide to stop before my computer starts puking, something like this comes along and I need to have it.

You totally rock!!!! your objects are fab!!!!! :baloons: :salute: :bow:

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much!

Awesome! Amazing! You read my mind! This is the one thing I have been wanting for a long time!

Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome! *drools*

Now I can bring Farmer Timmy back. xP

Oh, how I missed farming. Thanks so much!!

Hay awsome stuff u have hit the jackpot with this thanz heaps. do u know if it would be possible to make animals move???? :p

AMAZING job!!!What a great idea!!!

Absolutely fantastic!

Thank you so much for all the work you must have put into this set, and thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Echo,
Thank you so very much for these. It was one of the things I missed most from Sims1. I love all of your things. Thank you.

Carole

Owner
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/CarolesSims/

This is amazing. Thanks soooo much!

WOW!That's soooo cool!Thank you so much!

Possible? Yes. Simple? Practical? Realistic? Not so much at the moment I'm afraid... But eventually it should be doable.

This is SO COOL! I've really wanted a harvestable tree for so long. Can you please make a fantasy type tree as well? Like a big fluffy pink cotton candy tree or a just a tree with candy on it? That would be wonderful. I want more anyway, whatever you decide to make will be great.

Also, you know how people edit the pile of garbage? Well I think there should be a pile of rotting apples just for an effect of having someone kind of lazyily forgetting about their pile of apples in the yard.

And you know how when you are playing with the surgury table and you remove all the weird organs? Well it would be cool if you could figure out how to add that to the tree. They could go over to the tree and "Remove bad apples" or "Remove pests" or whatever. Of course they'd be throwing away green things and blue things and all kinds of weird things.

Maybe you could make a maple tree and use the drinking animation so they are drinking syrup. Well anyway, no one really wants to drink syrup straight but maybe it can be a beer tree? LOL.

Great job! This is the coolest thing I have ever seen!

Thank You!
 

At Last! At Last! This is sooo great, Thank you! Yahoo! Farm simmies, I'm com'in back! At Last, they can plant and have something to do around the house! I'm beside myself with joy! I don't have to wait for a stink'in EP, in who-knows how many years!?! You Rock. :salute:

What could be added to all these comments?
Only my many, many thanks for all the time you spent to do this collection which hardly could be payed!
hexameter

Thats FANTASTIC!!!!! thanks a lot!!!! :clap: :clap:
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Amazing! Thank you

Ow this is great!!
i am netherlands (dutch) and i kan nod good english!!
Bad this is as cool download!!
you are the best!!!!!

from Chloe