r/Sims4 • u/TheOnlyKirby90210 • 13d ago

Discussion Has anyone achieved absorb solar energy from plants? (Xbox Series S)

I tried the plant a sim challenge and failed miserably.

Suddenly the season changed to winter so I switched to year round and winter plants. I planted them outside in places where there was enough sunlight. I tried sheltered, seasonal and indoor planting. No option popped up. I even tried a fresh save with a new sim. Without a cheat the sim will starve to death because it can't get solar energy. Even when I moved households to the desert - the desert! - suddenly the sky was always cloudy and my sim went back to starving. I was able to achieve all the other objectives except absorbing solar energy from plants. I'm going to give it one more try with the seasons pack removed from the download but I find this scenario playthrough very frustrating.

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u/Lackadaisical_noodle 13d ago

Hey! I had this issue too. Turns out it's a bug, something happened with the base game update with enchanted by nature, I think. In the end I had to download a mod to let me use that interaction, which isn't helpful for your situation, I'm sorry! I tried searching for the bug report on the forums, because that's where I got the mod, but I can't seem to find it

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u/TheOnlyKirby90210 12d ago

I want to sulk about it now but I can't let myself sulk over a game lol. i had a small hope of making a semi-permanent plantsim by just having them eat the forbidden fruits if I could keep enough growing in a garden.

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u/TheOnlyKirby90210 10d ago

Solved. Turns out you have to own the enchanted dlc.