Friday Highlights - July 4th

Sul Sul simmers!

Happy Friday, and happy 4th of July, to those who celebrate! I hope you will be enjoying the long weekend grilling fireworks and launching barbecues up in the air... or is it the other way around...?

Here’s what happened this week:

• On Tuesday, a new game patch got released. Make sure you catch up on the notes here!
  
  
• Summer Sales are happening on https://shopthesims.com/ ! A Fairy Freezer Bunny plushie keychain may have also been added into the new collection 👀
  
  
• And on Discord, the Garden Challenge is still on-going! Make sure to participate for a chance to win a copy of Enchanted by Nature 🌱

Heatwave is no issue for Grim Reaper, posted here by PuzzlingMystery​ 

And now, let’s move onto the highlights!

• We are kicking off those Highlights with a good reliable challenge thread, brought to us by PieceNinja10​ : The Fame Family and Academia Dynasty Challenge. This challenge takes place over different generations, where each parents must attend a Distinguished university and of course graduate, while maintaining the family’s fame 👑 You must also preserve the strong family relationships, particularly between the parents’ and the heir who will be taking over in the next generation. You can play this challenge as long as you want because there isn’t a definite ending, as long as all the criteria are being met. Make sure to check out all the specific rules and to have fun with it, and let us know how you’re doing if you decide to give it a try!
  
  
• Don’t worry Sims 3 players, we also found a challenge for you! texansky​ is sharing their experience with the Adam Servis Ultimate Legacy Challenge - originally created by Mod the Sims - which has now turned into a story. This is another generation challenge where this time, you will start with a single sim who will try to lead the family and the next generations to fame, fortune and success. Texansky has chosen Adam Servis as the original founder and hero of the story. He is now married to his soulmate Lisa, and the two of them have decided to redecorate their home to make it look more modern, when unexpected news forced them to rethink their plans. Despite all of this, it looks like the couple is on track with their goals and is doing pretty well considering some of the circumstances. Let’s see how this goes and let’s wish texansky good luck with the rest of the story 💪

• If you like attention to detail, and discovering new things about the game, catloverplayer​ has started A Did You Know thread on Enchanted by Nature. When the game is out, you will be able to catch any little easter eggs, funny interactions or neat features with the pack. In the meantime, catloverplayer has already shared a cute piece of information, which is that pregnant fairies will be flying around with one hand over their belly, which is just adorable 😍 It also looks like you will be able to use a stone to teleport to some of the worlds included in other packs, such as Get to Work or Snowy Escape for example. I absolutely love those types of threads, because I never pay attention too much in the game so I’m glad others are and that they are kind enough to share their findings with us!
  
  
• Our Build of the Week is brought to you by SheriGR​ and is perfectly on brand with Enchanted by Nature, it already has the perfect name: Gnome Sweet Gnome 🧚 This seems like the ideal spot for your gnomes (obviously) and fairies, it looks like the house was made for them. It looks so magical, it reminds me of the house in The Secret World of Arrietty! It includes a vast garden with tall trees and bushes, a chicken coop and of course an area built for our friendly tiny friends. There is a spacious ground floor with all amenities including a beautiful round cosy living room, a basement for extra rooms, and a nice large master bedroom at the top of the house. All types of households would be very happy there, especially children and any sim who loves the outdoors. My favourite part must be the shape of the house with that big round window on the left, and the round-shaped living room, I would love to enjoy a nice cup of tea over there on a rainy day. 🍵📔
  
  
• Finally, Heddelviven​ noticed recently during a game that moodlets can be very versatile, depending on the types of packs you are playing with, which can make for funny and unexpected situations. So in that game, Heddelviven is playing with Growing Together and Snowy Escape: a child sim went skiing on Mount Komorebi and gained a moodlet Tense after losing a tooth in an accident (humbly named Toothtastrophe 🤭). Are there any other quirky crossover moodlets you noticed after a particular situation happened?
  
  

And that’s another wrap! Have a lovely weekend, and we’ll see you very soon!

Dag dag!

Cath 😙