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100 baby challenge: What if sims age up w/o any infant traits?
A couple of the first sims in my game did not age up with any of the infant traits, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do with them. I was thinking that my matriarch would still have to raise them to adulthood and would not be allowed to have another child using their donor parents, but they would not be a challenge fail and could still help around the house and with caring for other children. I'd set them as a household member so they wouldn't show up in genealogy, and alter romantic/woohoo preferences so that they wouldn't compete with the matriarch for donors or accidentally try and romance the matriarch. Alternatively, I'd have to age them down in CAS and start over until they got the happy or top notch traits, which I think would also be fair since babies are hard to deal with. However, I'm worried that I might not be able to see some infant traits, or that the traits might be buggy and not show up. There might be a protocol for this, but I haven't found anything online. Is there anything you guys do when this happens?
Legacy storylines?
Hey everyone! I’m about to kick off the start of my generation 4 of my sims legacy (I’m not really playing a legacy challenge but I do set myself little challenges to complete while I’m playing with certain households (e.g. one of my sims owns a restaurant and we’re trying to get it to 5 stars). I have so many sims in my generation 4, I’ve been playing rotationally between my gen 1 sims children (most are elders now 😭). But, I wanna spice up my gameplay for my gen 4 sims! Most of my other generations I haven’t been ready to start until they’re YA’s but am very excited to hop back into playing teens. so my question is do you have any ideas for side characters I can create to fit into this world? My boyfriend recommended making football teams (which I’ve already done, 2 rival 5-a-side teams), but any other ideas? I haven’t been making over my townies while I’ve been playing because I focused on the vampire side of my legacy family for most of generation 2 and 3 (I’ve learnt my lesson now tho 😂). Any advice, tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
LavenderSims36 Legacy
Hello! The LavenderSims36 Legacy is my current family gameplay save and features the Lavender family (we'll see how many generations the name holds up for), with married couple Pax and Quill Lavender being the founders of the lineage. I don't have much of a plan for this Legacy, other than to play it as long as possible and gradually incorporate new DLC into my gameplay (my game is pretty basic in that realm right now). As Pax and Quill's family grows, I will eventually be doing rotational family play. I hope you enjoy reading about the Lavender family's journey!World Building Tips/ Don't get bored
Hey everyone, Okay, TL;DR I've been playing with my sims legacy generation for a while now and I'm trying to develop the lore around my vampire/werewolf occults. I don’t have much storage left on my **bleep**ty laptop so probably can’t install any mods. so far I’ve created a few little vampire covens and werewolf packs using the get together club system. And when I was playing with my Gen 2 vampire sim I obviously had them date Caleb and I kinda played about with developing an occult council (putting all the occults into one club and kinda having them debate rules for occults and stuff). im currently playing a vampire werewolf love story which has been fun, they now have 3 children together and I really want to give each of the children a bit of a fleshed out story. So if anyone has any ideas or gameplay tips because I’m so passionate about this save file atm and I don’t want to get bored!
THE SIREN’s CURSE (challenge)
🧜♀️ The Siren’s Curse Challenge – A Sims 4 Legacy of Death and Water Created by: @simzfreakz Genre: Story-driven supernatural challenge Style: Generational-lite, fantasy drama Playable In: Base game + Island Living recommended (for mermaids) Inspired by: Gothic myths, tragic mermaid folklore, and simmering generational trauma 💀 THE LEGEND “A mermaid’s love comes with a price. If she brings life into the world, then when that life grows… hers must end.” Centuries ago, a mermaid made a deal with the ocean to protect her child. In exchange, the sea demanded the bloodline. Now, every mermaid born into this cursed legacy must die when their child becomes a teenager. But only if they’re a mermaid. Some children are spared. Some are born human and escape the sea’s grip. But when a mermaid is born again in the bloodline… the curse returns. 🧜♀️ THE RULES This is not a traditional generational challenge. Think of it more like Rags to Riches or the Not So Berry Challenge — a set of gameplay rules to guide your storytelling. 🌊 SETUP Create your founder: A young adult human Sim named whatever you want. Move them into Sulani (or a beach lot of your choosing). Within 7 in-game days, they must become a mermaid using Mermadic Kelp. They must have at least one biological child after becoming a mermaid. Build a beach mansion before their death — it will become the family home. 🔱 THE CURSE When a mermaid gives birth, she will die the moment her child becomes a teenager. The curse only activates if the parent is a mermaid (born or turned by kelp). The death must be natural or planned (drowning, old age, emotional death, etc.). No cheating death — no Ambrosia, no Dedeathify, no resurrection. If the parent is not a mermaid, nothing happens. They live. If no mermaids are born, the curse remains dormant until one is. BLOODLINE RULES 🩸 Sim Type Mermaid? Has Kids? Kid Becomes Teen? Result Turned Mermaid (Kelp) Yes Yes Yes Dies Human Sim No Yes Yes Lives Born Mermaid Yes Yes Yes Dies Born Mermaid Yes No No Lives Adopted Child No No Yes Lives The curse follows the bloodline, not the household. 🧬 CURSE CHAIN If your founder dies because of the curse, but their child is not a mermaid → the curse ends. If a mermaid is born again later (ex: a grandchild), the curse reactivates. Only one mermaid per generation is allowed — either naturally born or by kelp. No more. You may choose which child is cursed by giving them merDaephene's New Save
I'm going to add links in here before the long intro so readers can skip straight to the details. Worldbuilding Overview Core Worlds Inhabited Worlds (First Gen) Vacation Worlds Bheeda Family Intro Campbell Family Intro Dragan Family Intro Elderberry Family Intro Sul sul! If you recognize the name Daephene you probably know about my longterm save, which mostly focused on the descendants of Athena Andreas and some of their occult neighbors. It was designed so that each family of Athena's descendants were assigned to be completionists about a specific pack or packs. I started that save in early 2019 and played it almost exclusively until earlier this year. As time went on I assigned a second pack to some of the households that had finished their goals, adding in new packs as I bought them. But it has gotten so big that it takes forever to make a full rotation, and I have been taking a lot of breaks from the game in the past few years. Those two things combined mean that I have had very little time to explore most of the newer packs because it takes so long to cycle back to the families that focus on them. And I may have gotten just a bit bored with stories that take forever to advance. So I decided to start a new save, still assigning a pack to each family but now starting with the newer packs that I have done the least with. I have also been making over the worlds for this save. I have imagined a map where all the worlds except for Sulani, Mt Komorebi and the vacation worlds are connected to San Myshuno by high speed rail, and Newcrest and Copperdale are within the San Myshuno metro area so that it makes sense for everyone to send their kids to the prestigious Copperdale High. I focused on those three worlds first. Then the worlds my starter families will live in, which includes Tomarang, Hanford, Chestnut Ridge and San Sequoia. I will be back when I can get to my desktop with all my photos to start giving a detailed description of how I am setting up my save. Then I plan for this thread to be a place for me to post my stories. I will likely post individual screenshot in some topics in the general discussion area, but will put details and stories here.
Spooky Season Chats🍂
SPOOKY SIMMERS SEASON: Just a cute discussion for all the spooky simmers who cannot wait til the leaves are orange, decorations are out and the spooky season has begun!!! 👻 I built this cute cottage on the gallery for your creations!! It is under #shandylou97 or on my account but please feel free to share your spooky sims,builds and stories below because if you can't tell I LOVE ANYTHING Spooky, Halloween, Autumnal or seasonal!!! 🍂 #spookyseason #spooky #seasonal #autumnm shandy_lou97Simming On A Whim
Hello! My name is Caleigh and I welcome you to Simming On A Whim, my forum thread about whims-based Sims 4 play. I have been playing the Sims 4 for almost two years and have loved getting to know the personalities of the Sims I have created and exploring the various worlds and lore associated with the game. For me, the Sims 4 offers an escape into another world, complete with various cultures, creatures, and life events that I am unable to currently experience in my real life. Although I am somewhat limited on the packs I have right now, I hope to purchase all of them at some point in the future to increase the richness of my gameplay. So, what exactly is my gameplay? It's taken some time for me to figure this out, but I've found that I am a live-mode, family player all the way. Building and CAS is not in my skillset, but I do love seeing what other Simmers create. What I have in mind for Simming On A Whim is a deep dive into my Sims' traits and characteristics, with unique, self-created whims for each Sim that are based on who they are. I plan to start with a Sim modeled after myself (a Simself?) and begin a legacy from there, with the goal of eventually becoming a rotational family player. Whether this thread becomes a Sims 4 journal that only I read or a thriving community, I will be content. Please feel free to comment at any time - I love connecting with other Simmers. I hope you have a lovely rest of your day!Looking for specific lot
I'm looking for a specific lot that I saw some weeks ago. I think I may have even downloaded it, but a patch seemed to revert my own gallery to a version several weeks or months past. It was a 5-story lot, built into a cliffside. I don't remember any other details, aside from it may have been intended for Sulani. Thanks for any and all help!
Premade townies' personal notes
Maybe Mortimer Goth writes about his beloved collection of bugs. Perhaps Vladislaus Straud is scribbling melodies ideas. It's unlikely that the fate of Jacques Villareal's late wife is hidden between pages about gardening, but someone should check anyway. And just imagine what would Don Lothario writes in his notebook... Did you come up with a notebook idea you want to share? Please do!
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