The Sims 4 Greenhouse Haven Kit is bad (sorry just being honest)
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2023
- The Sims 4 Greenhouse Haven Kit Review! I reviewed the latest Sims 4 greenhouse kit!
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My take on kits is "why spend 5€ on kits when i can have better and nicer things for free thanks to the wonderful CC creators out there"😊
Yes! I have a CC set very much like this, but so much nicer.
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The audacity to release these kits right after a gamebreaking patch 😭
It’s official: I only trust Satch for reviews. Satch, truly, I rely on your honesty for all things Sims 4. Your humor speaks to me as well. Thank you for taking time to review this! I will continue to use cc for my greenhouses and basically all other things lol
@@kamsm.2556 it’s so embarrassing. i really enjoy building so i am not as effected by gameplay/lack of currently. however, i became more of a builder BECAUSE gameplay lacks so much depth. i had to download multiple mods just to enjoy it. i absolutely agree with satch that it doesn’t even feels like a sims game anymore.
After LGR practically retired from reviewing Sims 4 packs, Satch really is one of the only sim youtubers that are being honest about the content that EA has been releasing. Simyn is another honest reviewer, but the rest are honestly bootlickers
@@yageshabazz3456 there is also fake gamer girl + i belive LGR still does reviews but only ep
@@yageshabazz3456 i would also add carl to that list. Granted he has switched from doing as many reviews and such to actually modding and making the game better for everybody. Which is always nice ;)
@@yageshabazz3456 same!
I'm personally partial to how sims 2 did greenhouses. Yes, it was goofy... But it wasn't just walls! You are so right when you say it needs functionality
The idea of the plants having a better vitality and faster growth in the greenhouse would have made it so much better. I wish I had a better reason to build an actual greenhouse in this sims. I’ll just stick to plant boxes on the lawn!
@@kawaiipikafum2530 I think now that everyone is good and pissed off about it modders will probably have a FUNCTIONAL greenhouse soon. That usually does the trick, lol, so don't give up hope
How were they goofy?
@@kawaiipikafum2530 The difference is if you have seasons pack the plant just become a pile of dirty when change seasons. When they are sheltered they can grow in any season. The only downside is they actually grow a bit slower when sheltered.
@@countrye3013 it was just kind of a backwards approach, making the windows and wall panels individual bb items. Especially considering (and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm going off childhood memories lol) the roofs were much more like actual regular roofs than items
EA’s Greenhouse Haven Kit is the kit your mum says you have at home when you ask for a greenhouse kit
It’s honestly refreshing to have an honest simmer that wont sugar coat it. A lot of people are afraid to call out EA on their bs
so true
A lot of people are afraid to call out EA? All the Simmers I watch are constantly calling out EA. All the Simmers I see online are constantly calling out EA.... but calling out EA doesn't matter. It's farting in the breeze & they're upwind from it. Calling out asshats all day doesn't matter. You know the saying actions speak louder than fucking words?... Till Simmers put their fucking foot (feet?) down & tell EA to go shit themselves till shit gets better, they'll keep on taking our money & giving us trash. Talk is fucking cheap & doesn't get shit done.
I love the difference between his vid and the bigger simmer vid. Just look at the staggering difference between his vid and lilsimmies
@@Luna-ip4riwell, but I don't think lilsimmsie is dishonest about it either. She said in every kits video that she dislikes kits and thinks they are way to expensive and that she would not buy them if it wasn't her job. She likes building a loot, so it's natural that she is more happy with a build kit than other ones, but she made it really clear that she actually thought the greenhouse kit would be absolut garbage and is therefore happy to see it at least comes with good swatches etc. That is a more positive look on the kit, but it's also very transparent.
That you happen to agree with him does not mean that everyone else is afraid to speak up or that they lie.
@@vorgebrauchschutteln3859 i think lilsimsie has just really excitable personality and her gameplay preferences really affect her reviews, I don’t think she’s exactly being dishonest but Satch offers much more balanced view if you actually want to know whether something is objectively worth the price tag.
Interestingly enough, The Sims 3 did have a greenhouse object that I wish was included in this kit. It was a structure that had water sprinklers on top so it could auto-water plants placed under it. Especially because The Sims 4 already had a sprinkler mechanic, this could've been a nice inclusion...
I could be wrong, but I think the sprinklers from seasons can water a few plants. I only saw it once while someone was playing, and it worked only once (of four gardening boxes, only one gardening box holding four plants were actually watered)
edit-havent tested it myself
It's a store item no? I remember that using it with the PVZ Sunflower (from the store too), was like cheating because you could get your plants instantly grow.
this kit is basically a bunch of clutter and 0 functionality ( kinda typical for s4 tbh, sadly
@@thorasaylor5075 Yes, the sprinklers from Seasons and there are also the vertical planters from Eco-Lifestyle that can be upgraded to have automatic watering and pest control + the hydroponic planters from the same pack, you can unlock with the green-technician career.
It was a premium store item but I loved it...
Remmember when in Sims 2 there was special wall type that was just glass wall. Yeah I miss it so much.
Remember when it came with Seasons because of the whole gardening system and wasn't split into different packs just to make more money... Yeah, good times.
@@kacpernowak1535 the problem is it’s all about money now. Such as DLC for other games or paying for subscriptions, it’s just sad.
@@heartroll8719 for big companies, at least... this is why we should support indie games!! And pray they don't sellout to big companies!
**PREACH**
Literally had the same exact thoughts on it as you. When I saw the list of items leaked on twitter I knew straight away that Max20's set was hands down better than Maxis' attempt. This kit is just a lack luster clutter kit at best
The only decent thing in this pack is the flooring. Maybe you could work on your own version? 😊❤❤❤❤ please…
I just watched lilsimsies videos and it's crazy how drastically different someone's review and comment section can be. It seems like sunshine and rainbows over there for everything EA releases lol
TRUE!
"Ohhhh this is soooo cute..." and "this pot is game changing guys, we never had this in any sims games before" is that how it sounded like? lol. She's a joke.
i can't stand her since that time she leaked the map for snowy escape and a young fan tweeted screenshots at her, curious abt the stream and she just let her(the fan) be the scapegoat as gurus and fans alike teared her(the fan) down on tt
gurus were saying the map leaked wasn't the one from SE, but when it released, lo and behold, it was
i haven't heard of her apologizing or owing up to that, so
i don't like her.
Literally calling that roof thing amazing when u can just... paint the roof...
I dont know how these people are still enthusiastic after 9y. I'm over it and I have been playing since last Fall.
I don’t care for clutter I prefer things to be functional. I miss in the old Sims games where you you have to water the flowers or they will die. Also trim the hedges. I would like a kit that has a bunch of floor swatches and wallpaper. I would like more tile and stone flooring.
THIS!!! I miss those so much. When there is actually a reason to take care of your garden. Tedious at times yes, but you have something to do rather than imagine you have a garden. It makes the world more alive rather than just it being static. Another thing I like about fauna withering (and eventually dying if you don't take care of them) is you get to buy them again. It's so easy to make money in the Sims 4, and you end rich sims all the time because they have nothing to spend it more with, otherwise you'll just end up a house full of non-functional clutter. My biggest issue with the Sims 4 is that it doesn't have incentives to do anything. Why have friends? It's not like you need to build relationships to advance in your career, like previous sims games did. Why buy a more expensive toilet? You can just level up your handiness skill and upgrade your toilets.
The circular bench would look amazing around a tree!! Wow!
I love how satch just gets right to the chase
Right! We don’t need a long, overly enthusiastic intro and a rundown of what the video is going to be about. Just show us what it is lol 😂
They need to start selling kits like “buy 2 get 1 for free”.
Amount of kits is insane. Their contents are so small.
You know what? Make that “get 3 kits for price of 1”. Then I might get some 😅
I also don’t understand most of them. Men fashion gives you skirts for men. But I can just remove “men” tag in CaS and boom. Every skirt I have is now available for male characters.
Greenhouse kit is stupid. I though it actually will make plants grow better or faster. I can make wall made of windows without any kits lol.
Yeah, it seems like kits are the new stuff packs. Lots of that should be in other packs. Like they can merge 2-3 kits as a stuff packs or include it in a Game Pack and people would still buy.
I actually thought, back when we were getting gameplay, CAS, and BB kits, that they were eventually going to introduce an option to bundle three kits together for a reduced price (one gameplay, one CAS, and one BB). I might actually be willing to pay $10 for basically the ability to build your own stuff pack. But individual kits? Nah that's such a ripoff.
That'll never happen lol, they're gonna choose whatever makes them the most money.
I dont understand how these kits are not just updates. Like we have game packs, stuff packs, expansion packs and kits for a game that used to cost like 40$. It's absoluely insane.
So glad you said modder's/CC creators have already created this - thought the windows and doors looked eerily similar to CC I already have 🥲
The fact we can make greenhouses with literally 1 roof in the basegame 😭
Exactly 😂
so basically.. everyone with cc already have *even better* items
People with cc probably have actual functional greenhouses
Thats been the case for years
I've downloaded so much plant related CC 😂
I have not purchased any kits for Sims 4 and I don't plan on buying these kits either. Thanks for another great video! 🤗
I only downloaded the Desert one when they put it out for free, the only time a kit was worth the price
I've gotten way more out of mods then kits. I don't see a reason to buy kits when I get waaay more from mods. Theres way more.
EDIT: way more
This is why I love your channel. You always say exactly how I feel about EA. We love the sims, but the EA overlords drain all of the heart and souls out of the game. It’s so bad (but I still play it all the time thanks to mods lol)
Yep, modders carry the game!!!
8:09 You were spot on actually, it was called the Stones Throw Greenhouse, it came with a premade lot and it included the SwiftGro Gardening Station which had a ton of features making your gardening more interesting and effecient. I remember it because I used to see it on my loading screen all the time bc it was one of the images for that simpoint minigame
This would've been the perfect kit for more plantsim gameplay but Naur 🙄
Having only one panel with multiple swatches creates the illusion that there's a lot to choose from 🧐
The CC Pack you showed is one of my most used it's really great and the Sims 4 kits just don't compare.
I love your reviews always honest with no pandering and I appreciate that so much.
I got more excited about finding out the CC kit has a functioning water hose, I have that cc and I didnt know it worked.
I'm not crazy right? Because that gable thing seems useless considering you can just put wallpaper on the roof part. I'm so confused.
Edit: They would've been better off giving us those triangular windows. And also a sprinkler system maybe? Idk if we have that or not. Heck maybe even "open" roof window panes would've been cool.
Edit: Something else I noticed...the green swatches don't even match
Yeah it looks like someone who has never built in game to know it’s useless made it.
Literally what is the purpose of that thing. Also he didn't show it but the windows come in medium height as well EXCEPT u don't get an open version
The gable thing could have been cool if it had a design on it, but it's basically the same as walls. Like if it had a diagonal sunburst design, or some ornamental thing, it could have been useful for Victorian style houses. I just don't get what it's for or what it has to do with greenhouses.
The gable object definitely seems pointless after seeing the difference in this video. Making it a window would have been genius. Or a design like another view suggested so it adds something DIFFERENT.
Satch's example of the 5 little pots object that you can make yourself with 5 of the individual pots kinda stung too. He's not wrong.
@@lickthismiff or just glass, like the easiest thing
I don’t often comment on CZcams videos but just wanted to say thank you for the honest reviews. I’m pretty sick of a lot of other channels making excuses for kits.
My money these days goes to Patreons for great CC creators. Going to add that greenhouse CC to my list, thanks for showing it off! At least I’m supporting someone’s efforts and not the crap EA are releasing.
How tf did this not come with any planters?
Greenhouse and basement kit being released on April 20th....😏
Basemental mod is gonna be even more fun now
the only good thing about these kits lmao
I'm literally shocked the fan actually rotates lol. I thought for sure it'd be another static object.
The only reason I might want this kit is for the flooring, walls and windows. The rest is basically the Garden Clutter Kit I expected lmao. Surprised about the fan working though, that's nice. Maybe in a few years, I'll buy it, but for now I also have Max 20's pack and NynaeveDesign's windows so... :)
Exactly and the Orjanic pack from house of Harlix
yeah sims 4 lacks ambition and it just is full of bizarre choices. like for the longest time we had an entire huge observatory for a telescope ONLY which makes no sense but they havent created a working functional "greenhouse" OBJECT? make it make sense. just weird bad choices. bad calls
That's literally traumatising. Thank you for linking the free CC, I'm not going to pay EA for pretty much a couple of new windows (the only nice thing in there.) I'm honestly so glad we have Satch.
They should’ve at least had water sprinklers like they did in sims 3…
I do like that flooring! Works for a path, or a patio like space. An outdoor shower!
The windows seem like they should have been included in the Industrial Lofts kit...
Also, I've been noticing that most of the time, "new" textures are just ones recycled from older packs. For eg) I was playing around with debug from the Get Famous pack and noticed the debug house roof textures match the ones in Jungle Adventures. They've been recycling content long before Infants and Growing Together. I think they just make content and then EA/Maxis decides to arbitrarily cut them up between packs and kits. It would explain why they all feel so empty and incomplete.
Also playing jungle adventures lately has really pissed me off. I had TS3 World Adventures and OMG it was huge and so much fun! You genuinely had to be engaged and take time to build new skills in order to get through it. They have missed so many opportunities to revamp TS3 content and have chosen....this. I'm sorry but the broken bed item in the basement kit is UGLY...who tf genuinely wants to pay for that???
That brick flooring can also be good in a bathroom (outdoor one) kitchen, pool deck, or fountain bottom.
Previous video with Satch: " I'm looking forward to the Greenhouse kit more than I am the basement. "
Seeing the title of this video: . . . here we go again, EA.
Satch, you are spot on!!! and thank you for the comparison with max20's cc pack. that really drove your points home. that "greenhouse" kit is shocking
Never feel like you're being too negative. You're absolutely correct. EA is throwing us these dumpster fire kits and updates just regularly enough to keep our mods and CC broken. We've spent a fortune on this game and they clearly don't respect the players.
I remember how much I fun I had with the greenhouse in sims 2. Unlike this kit, that was a unique feature that came with seasons and I loved that you could grow plants inside anytime regardless of the season. This kit has some nice items but I can still use the windows and objects we already have to build the same thing. I was hoping we could at least use the table for flower arrangement...
I can’t believe they didn’t give us anything functional
Too bad. I hoped for a real greenhouse because we can make this already. Also disappointing the planting table is not functional. The storage is functional so.. You cán make functional items..
Another really great cc pack is the Cottage Garden Stuff by The Plumbob Society! It's got lots of build buy cc that's got way more variety than this kit and lots of it is functional! It also includes a whole lot of cas stuff, but you can pick and choose which items you want to download if you don't want to get the whole pack. I've had it for years and I definitely recommend it!
Yess, i love it too and the rustic romance stuff is also phenomenal, the cottage garden stuff is how this greenhouse kit should have been, totally agree:)
it is insane to me that this pack did not come with any functional plant pots!
Your suggestions are genuinely so good fr, I feel like a greenhouse object with a growth buff would be super cool, or maybe it could have other buffs that make produce worth more or maybe you could get more per harvest! also omg, I got that coke the other day it was so nice 🤭
Like always, it could have been so much more. It would have been so cool if you could take cuttings from all the houseplants and then propagate your own little baby plant and gift it to other sims or keep it and watch it grow. Like, overall they can do SO MUCH more with plants. Have sims repot the plants and add fertiliser. Have them talk or sing to the plants, stuff like that. That would add a really interesting aspect to houseplants for people who are obsessed with houseplants (like me).
So sad, I have been building greenhouses just like this for ages and without this kit, thanks Satch for reviewing this kit, I will save my money and stick to my mods and CC
I do believe they do have a board that says: _"Dear Maxis dont do anything that makes players happy"_
but also I believe they are losing employees
“my first greenhouse clutter kit” 🤣🤣
Love how they release a greenhouse kit when gardening has been broken for months, even maybe over a year :)))
I discovered you yesterday- absolutely love your personality! You are a gem in the sims community.
I commented on your other video yesterday and said that I‘m excited for this kit. When I saw it in the Sims 4 with the preview I realized that it’s just ridiculous. I was about to buy it but I leaned back and just asked myself why I should do that. My game broke after the last update two days ago, my infants are still stretching and for some reason my sims can’t go to sleep, they just take a nap. I’m so mad at EA, it’s just insane how other CZcamsrs like lilsimsie hype this shit up. Thank you for being honest Satch, great video as always! You said all the things I was thinking about this shitty kit.
At this point these Kits should just be content made by CC creators to be honest. What if they just bought a CC-pack every month or two months from a creator for a certain amount of money and just implement that in the game. It would literally save them money, it would give creators a great opportunity to have their work really take off and get paid good in return and all us simmers win bc it actually works and looks good lmao.
EA have become incredibly lazy. there’s no creativity or passion in anything they release nowadays.
Ugh. I was really looking forward to this one! I wanted the grow lights, the stacked seedling shelves, planter boxes, heat mat (like little versions of the ones you can craft that auto water, etc.) and the walls, windows, roof, and arches in glass and plastic. The fan and bags of soil are what I wanted though. Boo.
I'll stick with my Orjanic cc to make my greenhouse and the stuff I already have from the game.
if a greenhouse is just a house with windows everywhere and a glass roof, you dont need this pack to build one. You can just use the base game and put planter boxes inside the same way smh…
i love your channel so much because you are so truthful about everything!
I built a greenhouse in my game months before this kit using mostly Eco Lifestyle things. It had two parts to it: a room for plants (and inside or under a roof, they grow as sheltered), and the second room was for the crickets and things. Worked perfectly fine like the greenhouse in Sims 2--minus the sprinklers they made specifically for the greenhouse. My sims just went in and watered them like usual. No big deal. To be honest, I'd love to just add the cool stuff from the free CC kit and make it look way better than what EA is charging $4.99 (US) for. Seeing all that it comes with, it seems Greenhouse Haven is an unnecessary kit with a working fan.
It makes me so mad that there is never any gameplay attached to items now. Sims 4 is basically just a building simulator.
Feel like I could alr do this, walls windows plants tf
At first I thought that the kit was alright but then I saw the cc pack and now I can't unsee the cash grabbiness😂😂
i LOVE your sims reviews! you’re so honest and genuine and also so funny
the sims 4 seriously feels like a façade…like it’s just a shell of what it once was with sims 3…
also thanks for showing that FREE cc kit which seems a lot better than the official one EA put out…aaaaaaand i feel like that previous sentence sums up everything one has to know about sims 4.
THANK YOU FOR THE CC LINK!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been looking for something like this for so long!
woah the mod cc pack is waaaaaaaay better than the EA kit lolololol
Better build buy by Twisted Mexi has a kit filter, Satch! Yay! Great video as usual! ❤️
That kit should have been a minor refresh of Seasons.
The end panels of ALL glass roofs should be transparent by default.
There is a third square plant box. You need to build it yourself in the wood work table. It looks like a rougher version of one from Werewolves.
You greatly reinforce my resolve to NOT get that kit. It's just not worth the price. It's not even worth $0.01.
That CC circular bench can obviously be placed around any tree or lamp post. It's shape screams for that use. That CC have more stuff and value than that kit.
One of the window swatches is a screen. I saw it on another CZcams channel, so you could make screen in porches. 😊
Never change Satch. You're honest and humorous, and your reviews are my only go-tos haha. Love your Tik toks too
when you shew the cc creators kit side by side with ea’s it was a bit embarrassing on their behalf 😭 it just emphasises how measly their kits are
If you make a side by side, making a green house without the kit, like we've been doing, next to the new kit, you'd see there is no need to buy the kit.
I love your videos. Can’t say it enough. And I really like that you give your personal opinion on what they should include or how they should have done things as I always agree and on contents that I have played I’ve thought the same or similar. They really should listen to you as you’d improve it. I also wish they’d genuinely ask people who play the game on their opinions before releasing, and I mean all if not the majority. Send out an email to simmers and ask what they think and if they have things to add. Anyway, another great video, thanks for sharing!
Where can I get that cc set? It's gorgeous!
Stoked for my first greenhouse pet stuff which adds worms and nothing else to the game
Thank you satch, when are you reviewing the other kit? Many thanks x
I think it's pretty cute :) I can build some nice indoor gardens now and I'll definitely add the flower arranging table inside one.
Gardening is one of Seasons' major features. If they'd made the items functional, it would be available for $5. Coding the items to only work for people with Seasons (like the infant playmat and Growing Together) would've required more devs. As always, EA chose what would turn the biggest profit. It's much cheaper to create pretty props and people interested in gardening have to pay more than $5.
8:33 For what it's worth, there's actually a small square box with the outdoor retreat expansion pack. I think it's only available through crafting though.
edit: specified expansion pack
Lol 😂 when looking at the single plant, “so this, basically isn’t real” you kill me 😂
that garden pack is the first CC object set that I really like! I might buy it. Always make gardens for my legacies (including not so berry) and 100 baby challenge.
So rare to get an actual review instead of
"Omg new dlc so exciting buy it" video
Every time they come out with a kit the community should push cc packs that do the same concept better
I knew it would be. This was a pointless pack. Especially being released this late in the series. I was just waiting for your confirmation video. Honest reviews as always. You’re appreciated bro.
What is the CC you used? I would love to add it to my game
do the planter boxes even work inside the green house.
Sooo Is It Worth Buying Or Shud I Jus Build My Own😂💯?
Satch i think that corner thing for the roof can be used for bigger roofs like you paint it a different colour and have a nice deatail for those who spend 5h+ for the bulding details
Since you mentioned cc, House of Harlix has a square small planter box like the one you were describing. It slots in one grid tile. It's part of the Orjanic pack!
I 100% agree with you. With the latest packs, I always look for cc and mods that are similar and you can find them very easily. They are for free, they are often better and not broken moders and cc creators really are the backbone of the Sims community. Sometimes I wish Sims was still available on actually CD-ROM because I dearly wish to resell some of the packs I hardly ever use or are too broken to play and just take up space on my laptop.
if anyone is interested in cc good for greenhouses, ORJANIC is really cool, it has glass roofs and even triangle windows
Omg I can not wait to watch your basement kit review im being completely honest when I say this I wonder if you feel it's as trashy and f-ed as I do. I am still p*ssed off about it.
If the grow lights were UV lights and added game play, like improved plant quality, basement grow rooms...420, but placing it over doorways as anti vampire builds.... pro plant sims. Tanning room? Seasonal adjustment disorder moodlet?
ur idea of a greenhouse thats a single item with some gameplay effects is so good
Can we also mention why they wouldn’t do the greenhouse windows for ALL wall heights too?? I went to add a green house to my existing lot that had medium wall height and was so disappointed they weren’t there? It looked so strange that I didn’t end up adding it. I would’ve preferred that than an item clustering 5 small plants that I could’ve done myself like you said.
So basically this is the same thing I've been doing to make greenhouses before. Just a regular room with alot of windows.
I don’t care what anybody says, I’m stupidly excited about the greenhouse kit just because of the screened version of the windows. Where I live if you have a porch, it better be screened!
I'm loving this new TOP energy :)
Sometimes I feel like EA just likes to see what modders and CC creators do then take that content, make it official, but do it worse than the cc creators and modders who created it in the first place.
Exactly lmao. The functional photo frames were just a shittier version of PB&J’s mod
I’ve basically built greenhouses with base game 😂 how long is the plant are sheltered they grow all year round 😂 do you like that panel wall swatch though 😊
Wow thanks so much for showing off the CC version! I will definitely be getting that instead of the kit lol
Roof sprinklers would be awesome too! That auto waters things.
I got super excited when I saw the pack, but now I'm less so. I don't use heaps of clutter... so... why would I get it??
Thanks for your review!!