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The Sims 4 Cottage Living: How to find the Creature Keeper and buy animal clothingHow to rock Harold the Llama’s iconic neckwarmer look.
How to rock Harold the Llama’s iconic neckwarmer look.
Animal clothingis a cute and quirky feature ofThe Sims 4Cottage Living, allowing you to dress up both farm- and wild-animal friends in a variety of adorable little outfits obtained from theCreature Keeperand other NPCs. Given that there are only so many animal character models in the game, it can also be a useful way of telling your critters apart.
A variety of clothing options are available for the residents of your barnyard —chickens, cows, and llamas— as well as for a couple of the wild animals in the area, namelyrabbits and foxes. All five species have several sets of clothing specially designed to suit their number of limbs and general aesthetic.
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How to buy animal clothing from the Creature Keeper in The Sims 4: Cottage Living
There are three legitimate ways (and one cheaty method) to obtain animal clothing inThe Sims 4: Cottage Living:
TheCreature Keeper’s Cottageis technically a large interactable object in the Bramblewood. It’s not a proper lot and you can’t actually enter the building, but if you can find it then you can quickly locate the Creature Keeper. Unfortunately, the cottage itself can be a little tricky to spot in this large neighbourhood: I recommend heading towards the central island where the ruins are located, then following the stone bridge away from the swimming lake. From there you should be able to see the cottage.
Once you find it, the Creature Keeper’s Cottage has one incredibly useful interaction. Clicking on it allows you to centre the camera on the Creature Keeper wherever he is in the Bramblewood. This allows your Sim to go up and say hello.
Have your Sim introduce themself to the Creature Keeper and they’ll unlock theBuy Animal Clothing…interaction. The Creature Keeper maintains a modest stock of clothing items that changes every day. You can buy anything he has on hand on the spot, with items sent straight to your Sim’s inventory.
If you have llama wool in your inventory, you can instead ask the Creature Keeper to craft you an item of animal clothing. Since his stock changes every day, this is a good way to get hold of a specific piece if it isn’t readily available when you check in with him. Just like a regular purchase, a commissioned piece will immediately show up in your inventory.
How to make your own animal clothing
If you have theNifty Knitting Stuff Packinstalled and llama wool in your inventory, you can knit your own animal clothing. This works the same as commissioning pieces from the Creature Keeper, so players who don’t own the knitting pack shouldn’t feel like they’re missing out on this account.
It’s worth noting that having llama wool in your Sim’s inventory also lowers material costs for all knitting projects, so Cottage Living and Nifty Knitting do pair quite well together as complementary DLC packs.
How to dress animals in animal clothing in The Sims 4: Cottage Living
Since farm and wild animals in Cottage Living can’t be added to your household, dressing them up works a little bit differently. You need to click directly on your fuzzy friend and chooseDress [Animal Name] in….
Chickens, cows, or llamas who reside in your farmyard can be dressed up automatically. Wild animals need to have a relationship with your Sim first, but the bar for dressing them up is surprisingly low — you don’t need to have befriended them, just be acquainted.
Most animals seem surprisingly pleased (or at the very least, not actively resistant) to being dressed up in cosy clothing.
List of all animal clothing items in The Sims 4: Cottage Living
Now that you’re all up to speed on how to dress your cottagecore companions in stylish knitwear, you might be interested to know that you canchange their coat colours and the flavour of the consumables they produce— just check out our guide to get started on that. Or, if you’re looking to expand your Simming horizons beyond Cottage Living, consider having a read of our guide tothe best DLC for The Sims 4.
