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Guide To Off The Grid Apocalypse Gameplay in The Sims 4

Useful Off The Grid Lot Traits

Beneath the house icon, click on the question mark icons to add up to three lot traits.

Chef’s Kitchen: Improves meal quality, very handy if you’re relying on simpler cooking methods.

Great Soil: This trait boosts the quality of your home-grown produce, ensuring high yields.

Homey: Accelerates skill-building in cooking, handiness, mixology, and gardening, perfect for self-sufficiency.

Understanding Item Restrictions and Selection

Off-the-Grid Compatible Items: Recognize that certain items like lights, stoves, and fridges will be limited in function, while others, including most electronics, won’t work at all.

Filter for Off-the-Grid Items: To find compatible items, select “Objects By Function” (chair icon), choose “Off-the-Grid” from the drop-down, and further refine using specific item icons like the tap for plumbing or the lantern for lighting.

Limited Cooking Options: Use the grill to cook items.

Surviving Off The Grid

Manage Consumption and Production: Keep tabs on your power and water usage through the mailbox’s “Show Bills Information” option to avoid deficits and penalties.

Manage Your Needs Off The Grid

Bladder and Hunger: Utilize off-the-grid toilets and cooking options like BBQs for a broader range of food preparations.

Energy and Fun: Rely on basic activities like sleeping for energy recovery and explore off-grid compatible fun activities like painting, gardening, or playing music.

Social and Hygiene: Engage in face-to-face interactions for social needs and use off-the-grid hygiene options, accepting possible negative moodlets or finding alternative showering options.