Friday Highlights - Friday 27th

Sul Sul simmers!

Another week has passed, and on Tuesday we celebrated International Fairy Day (yes, it’s a thing!), perfect to get in the mood for Enchanted by Nature 🧚 Are there any tales associated with fairies where you’re from? I love local folklore, so don’t hesitate to share any with us!

Let’s see what you might have missed this week:

• 💰 On Monday, the Sim your Summer sale started. Now is the time to grab the pack or kit that you wanted for a while at a discounted price!
  
  
• 🍃 On Tuesday, the newest Nature's Calling event launched in the game. Make sure to complete your tasks to earn beautiful rewards! For more information, check out the tutorial video about how to play the event.
  
  
• 📰 On Wednesday, a new Laundry List was published, make sure to catch up if you haven't already.
• 📹 Finally on Thursday, Enchanted by Nature got its gameplay trailer on YouTube that you can rewatch here.
  
  

A storm is brewing… posted here by sillyangel0906​ 

And now, it's time to dive into the highlights!

• Let’s kick off those highlights with a new challenge created by GhiraCygnus​ , perfect for the aliens lovers out there: the Alien Based Legacy Challenge 👽 It starts off with very cool lore: you are an alien from the world of Sixam and you have to integrate the world of Maxis (the regular Sims 4 world) to see if your species can survive there. Upon entering Maxis, you will have to go undercover and start studying sims and their environment. 🔎 You must also integrate and act as a regular alien who is totally not trying to investigate whether the environment can accommodate for an entire race of aliens, so you will have to mingle with the local population and start your own family, as your heirs will need to take over the investigation for you. That sounds like a fun challenge, balanced perfectly with specific tasks while it still gives you some freedom to experience it as you’d like. Let us know if you would like to give it a try and how this goes for you! The people of Sixam are counting on you 🖖
  
  
• The Bayou Bijou World Collaboration is still going strong with our Sims 3 players! soocoolsim​ , one of the creators of the project, has uploaded a new video tour of the latest builds so it’s very easy to catch up on the latest builds that have been added! We’re being taken on a tour near the seaside and farming areas to admire the latest builds: lovely rustic cabins by the water, The Rising Sun hangout, the Honeyspring Plantation, a Creole Landing for fun activities, a perfectly livable boat and much more! I strongly encourage you to check out the well crafted video and enjoy the visit and commentaries (and the musics), and congratulations to all the latest builders for taking part in the project and for showcasing your talent! 👏👏
  
  
• Now if you’re looking for a another type of challenge with very different vibes, then you will want to check out xXTwilight_SagaX​'s Velmire Legacy Challenge, which takes place over 3 generations (or more if you want!). You start as Lady Seraphina living in a castle and you must uncover the family prophecy 🔮. Each heir must encounter a prophetic challenge such as betrayal, receiving a gift or a curse from a ghost, falling for a ghost and even more. You can also pimp up the challenge by adding rival families and tracking all the drama events unfolding. With all this, it will keep you busy for a little while and give you a first taste of spooky vibes! I have already seen Halloween decorations into the stores, so it’s never too early. 👻
  
  
• Enchanted by Nature is getting closer to being released, and Ennamora​ has created a build that is perfect for your future fairies, the magnificent Crystalsong Cove ✨ The property is a two-bedroom house with one bathroom, perfect for a couple or for single sims. In addition to all the basic amenities you will also find a cosy living room, an private study office and a beautiful dining room. The interior is beautiful and full of colours, and lots of plants and ivy are complimenting perfectly the rest of the decoration style. The interior is simply magnificent with all the crystals and pond around. Even your most plain, regular sim is going to feel magical by living in this house!
  
  
• Finally, mikkimouse1978​  has a fun theory as to why do neighbours in The Sims throw a welcome party every time a new person settles in the neighborhood. Since pretty much all of us will use Build Mode before moving our new household, and that Build Mode pauses the game, neighbours will see a brand new house or home and garden renovations appearing in the blink of an eye as soon as you turn back Live Mode. So obviously, they will want to investigate what just happened and this is why they all try to barge in our sims’ houses with the excuse of “welcoming them to the neighborhood” 👀 I love this theory and everything it implies! It reminds me of a horror book called “House of Leaves” where an apparent regular house starts to change on its own (the length of the walls, new doors and corridors appear out of nowhere, etc.) which is pretty much what we do to our own sims whenever we enter Build Mode. I just hope they are getting used to it by now and aren't getting too scared by the constant changes 😅
  
  

Alright folks, that's a wrap for this week. Have a great weekend, and remember to stay cool and hydrated 😎

Dag dag! 

Cath