The Sims 4's Enchanted by Nature expansion pack gives players the opportunity to truly live amongst nature. While Sims were able to live off-the-grid before, with this pack, they can go full nomads and fix their every Need in the wild, without any household comforts.

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Nature Nomad Aspiration Guide In The Sims 4

Complete the Nature Nomad aspiration to earn a useful trait called Nature's Best Bud in The Sims 4: Enchanted by Nature.

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The Natural Living Skill makes it possible for players to live off the land entirely, and they don't even need a fixed location to survive; they can forage for food, bathe in outdoor waters, pee in bushes, and sleep on the ground. This guide tells players what they need to know about the Natural Living Skill in The Sims 4 so they can make the most of it.

The Sims 4 Natural Living Skill Overview

Acquiring the Natural Living Skill in The Sims 4 is as simple as it gets; as long as Sims have some free space on the ground, gamers can select and have their Sims sleep on it to get this skill. They can also select grass terrain and forage to start building it up. Lastly, they can purchase a Natural Living Skill book and educate themselves on this skill by reading.

If players want to learn the Natural Living Skill even faster, then they'll want to make sure that they get their Sim in an Inspired mood before practicing it.

Once players start increasing their Natural Living Skill and receive more useful perks and interactions, it'll be even easier to increase the skill. Here is everything that gamers will gain access to with the Natural Living Skill in The Sims 4:

Skill Level

Unlocks

1

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2
  • Can eat raw fish
  • Interactions:
    • Summon Privy Bush outdoors
    • Forage for food

3
  • Harvestables fill Hunger better now
  • Hygiene won't deplete as quickly when sleeping on the ground
  • Interactions:
    • Forage for plants

4
  • Lose less Hygiene when using the Privy Bush
  • Bathing in natural water sources increases Fun Need
  • Sleeping on benches isn't as uncomfortable as before

5
  • Can eat frogs
  • Showers in the wild or the sink take less time and feel better overall
  • Interactions:
    • Forage for collectibles
    • Talk to Nature

6
  • Unaffected by extreme heat or cold
  • Can sleep and bathe in the rain or snow
  • Sleeping on the floor now boosts Balance
  • Raw fish satisfies more Hunger and doesn't cause as much discomfort

7
  • Privy Bush no longer affects Hygiene
  • Eating harvestable foods is Fun
  • Interactions:
    • Meditate in Nature

8
  • Raw fish and harvestable foods satisfy more Hunger

9
  • Frogs satisfy more Hunger
  • Talking to Nature fills more Social Need
  • Meditating in Nature is more enjoyable and restores more Balance

10
  • Bathing in outdoor waters fills Hygiene faster
  • Sleeping on the ground can restore Balance
  • Harvestable foods satisfy more Hunger
  • Decreased chance of getting the Fear of the Dark trait when sleeping outside at night
  • Decreased chance of getting the Fear of Swimming trait when swimming incidents happen

How to Cheat the Natural Living Skill in The Sims 4

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Players who want to get access to some or all of the perks unlocked with the Natural Living Skill but don't want to grind to increase their Sim's current skill level can simply cheat it. The cheat code to modify a Sim's current Natural Living Skill is the following:

Stats.Set_Skill_Level Skill_NLS [number]

Players must enable cheats in The Sims 4, input the code above into the cheat console, and then confirm by pressing Enter. They must exchange the "[number]" with the skill level that they would like their Sim to acquire. For example, if they would like to immediately master the Natural Living Skill, then they need to input the code Stats.Set_Skill_Level Skill_NLS 10 onto the cheat console.

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The Sims 4

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Simulation
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Systems
PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
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Released
September 2, 2014
ESRB
T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Maxis
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Cross-Platform Play
Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
Cross Save
no
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
Checkbox: control the expandable behavior of the extra info

Franchise
The Sims
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Genre(s)
Simulation
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
N/A
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
22 GB (November 2023)