Friday Highlights - February 13th

Sul Sul everyone!

It’s Friday again, and what an exciting week! The wait is finally over, and Royalty & Legacy has fully launched, alongside our two newest kits- Tea Time Solarium & Silver Screen Style! Don’t forget to pop into our official screenshot threads here and here to show off all your new palaces, makeovers, and solariums!  So how many frogs have you kissed so far? Which new neighborhood have you moved into? I’m currently loving Bellacorde, and have been hard at work building a fancy estate for my new family 🥰

Ready to jump in? 

King Bergen surveying his new kingdom, posted here, by Ellupelluellu​ 

• We’re starting the week off strong with a much needed group therapy session hosted by 2hCreations​ on the horrors of independent Sims. I’m a big fan of letting my Sims write their own stories through gameplay by leaving autonomy fully on, but that definitely comes with some consequences. I’ve had Sims cheat on their partners, get into fights, burn down kitchens, and even get crushed by a vending machine ☠️ But I want to hear about the shenanigans your Sims get into on their own- does your Sim tend to sabotage their relationships autonomously, or do they find themselves in more serious trouble? Be sure to pull up a chair and join our therapy session to vent away with us! 
  
  
• Have you been looking for the perfect castle for your new royal family? Well search no more, ehaught58​ has you covered in this intricate medieval style build, Cracked Stone Castle. This beautiful fortress is surrounded by an alligator filled moat and lush landscape with plenty of room for a full family 🐊🏰 It includes 5 bedrooms, each with their own private bathroom, several cozy living and sitting rooms, a ballroom, and even a seance room hidden away in one of the towers. But that’s not all! This lot is full of little surprises and secret passageways, make sure you check it out and let us know what all you find! 
  
  
• Up next, for all you incredible and talented builders out there- vicdanielle​ is looking for some help with a special build request for a legacy gameplay story. Here’s a bit of background- this build will be designed for a culinary arts university student who’s spending the last semester studying abroad in Mt. Komorebi 🍳🥘 The build will need to host cooking, gourmet cooking, and baking mentoring classes and include 6-8 cooking stations, a separate classroom, and a lounge and study area for the students. There are no pack restrictions, but the architecture should match Mt. Komorebi and include high-end and luxurious decor. So if you’re feeling inspired, give this build a go and show us what you create! 
  
  
• In addition to this week’s pack launch, we’ve also all been super busy playing through Lost Legacies, and we’ve got a brand new gameplay story for this event called Lost Legacies Playthrough, written by PaxxieLovesDinos​. This story follows Aurelia Espinoza-Cheng, a star student grappling to find her independence from her controlling parents. Her own destiny suddenly finds her as she’s approached by a mysterious woman who convinces Aurelia to uncover the secrets of the powerful Darong family. But what will she find? Can this mysterious woman be trusted? And what exactly will she do with this strange golden key? Tune in to find out, and see what fate has in store for her! 🗝️🕵️
  
  
• And finally, we have a brand new gameplay challenge just in time for spring, The Floral Empire Challenge, created by Hearts_For_All​. For this challenge, you’ll be curating a beautiful garden and selling your flowers for a living, all while you search for your soulmate and raise your heir. There are 5 different chapters, each with their own goals and rules, like achieving a level 10 gardening skill, or successfully running a 5 star business. So if you’re ready to get your flower business blooming, give this challenge a try! 🌼🌻💐

And that’s all for another wonderful week! As always- stay safe, have a great weekend, and I hope you all have a great time exploring Ondarion! 💚

Till next time!
-EA_Solaire