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Survival & Hardship

The Last Winter

Autumn is borrowed time.

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Type
Survival
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Multi-session (autumn โ†’ spring)
Best for
Players who love prep, planning and a deadline

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

Autumn is borrowed time. Every harvest, every preserve, every log of firewood is a bet against the cold that's coming โ€” because once the first snow falls, the shops are closed to you, and your family lives or dies on what's already in the pantry.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Enter winter with enough stored food and fuel to survive it **without buying anything** once the cold begins.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

Seasons

Packs recommended

Cottage LivingEco Lifestyle

๐Ÿก Setup

LotA cabin (Off-the-Grid optional)
Fundsยง2,000
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne prepper (a family raises the stakes)

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create a prepper, move into a cabin (Off-the-Grid optional for extra bite), and begin in **autumn** with the whole season to prepare.
  • Set the calendar so you begin in autumn.

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

testingcheats truemoney 2000

๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • Spend autumn growing, preserving and storing supplies.
  • Once **winter** begins, live only on what you stored โ€” no buying food or fuel.
  • Heat and light come from prepared resources.

โœจ Specific rules

  • No deliveries or shopping after the first day of winter.
  • The pantry and woodpile you build in autumn must last to spring.
  • Survive to the first day of spring.

โœ… What you can do

  • Spend autumn growing and preserving; stockpile food and fuel.
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • No shopping or deliveries once winter begins.
  • The pantry and woodpile must last to spring.
  • No money cheats.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Requires Seasons for weather โ€” there's no base-game version.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • Preserve aggressively in autumn โ€” canned goods and stored produce don't spoil the way fresh food does.
  • Stockpile firewood and check your heating *before* the first freeze; hypothermia is a real killer in Seasons.
  • A few hardy crops can be grown indoors or in a greenhouse to stretch your stores.

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Double-length winter: no spring thaw until you've survived twice as long.
  • Go fully Off-the-Grid so warmth and light are entirely self-generated.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

A village version where several households must pool stores to get everyone through. ---

Original โ€” Plumbob, built around the Seasons weather system. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026