The Hutterite Challenge
Hello, there! As you can see, I've (finally) decided to upload my own challenge onto the sims forums! This challenge originally started out as more of a personal challenge than anything else, but I...
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I'm not exactly sure as to how to begin this post, but I figured that you all might find this rather funny. Since I started off with 11 sims but CAS only allows you 8 sims per household, I had to make two households before merging them together in-game. However, after placing the households, I soon realized that when grouped together, the Hutterites kind of look like...well...a gang:
https://i.imgur.com/bdJOOmg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1YprQIJ.jpg
Anyways, since Selkirk County is so new, I'm aware of the fact that almost everyone probably isn't familiar with its layout. I placed my sims in two of the seven starter lots in the town of Selkirk, but of course I had to spruce them up before I actually began the game!
https://i.imgur.com/GQUkxzg.jpg
Before picture of the main starter lot. The starter lots all pretty much look the same except for color, so the other one is basically the same as this one.
https://i.imgur.com/z9oNCjQ.jpg
After picture of the main starter lot. The computers are actually cc typewriters that I originally got for my Amish sims, but since they're so cheap I decided to use them here as well, even if having sims work at them looks insanely weird.
https://i.imgur.com/BmpjiQy.jpg
And here's a picture of all of the Hutterites together before Isaac and Deborah's untimely demises. Judith doesn't look very happy and Jakob, John, and Elizabeth aren't even looking at the camera, but I guess that's just the way it goes!
https://i.imgur.com/8kj4BQX.jpg
Of course, sims with high free will can't sit still for long (I actually had to turn off their free will entirely in order to get the group picture...), so as soon as the picture was done with, they all went in separate directions. For some reason, Isaac, Rebekah, and Rachel all headed over to the library, which is just behind the houses. They chilled out there for a while as I was busy getting used to controlling so many sims at once!
https://i.imgur.com/vNIYz96.jpg
I think Rebekah rather enjoyed the library, if her finding a nice book to read is anything to go by.
https://i.imgur.com/5TfrDOV.jpg
Surprisingly, Elizabeth immediately got to painting, albeit using Rachel's art easel to do so. My sims rarely - if ever - do the things that I want them to, so seeing her eager to work was really unexpected.
https://i.imgur.com/aU8uNrW.jpg
After buying the lot next door, Jakob quickly got to business with gardening, both for profit and for food. I only let them buy their food - save for eggs and cheese - from the grocery store for the first week; after that, everything they've eaten has been from the two gardens!
https://i.imgur.com/23jmIsb.jpg
After calling Isaac, Rebekah, and Rachel back home, Rebekah quickly got started on the writing skill since that's how she's going to contribute to the money-making business. Also, Rebekah's hands are what I previously called that insanely weird look in action.
https://i.imgur.com/Iwpo1oa.jpg
While her twin sister busied herself with writing, Rachel actually surprised me and started painting on her own like Elizabeth did. This is a strange group, I tell you; strange.
https://i.imgur.com/XUrhL9N.jpg
A picture of Paul getting himself familiar with the sculpting skill.
https://i.imgur.com/niYqq1A.jpg
Dinner has quickly become a complicated affair in this save, as I have one extra sim than the meals make and you all know how sims can get when there's two of them trying to walk one way at once. I've decided to operate in shifts, since most of the Hutterites don't have any interest in eating outside!
https://i.imgur.com/2lqeuIO.jpg
Jakob and Rachel doing some light skill reading after dinner. Jakob's learning logic, while Rachel is learning cooking.
https://i.imgur.com/noXfTtA.jpg
Since there's only enough beds for eight sims, Judith's singleness wound up causing her to sleep on the floor. I let her sleep outside, at least for the summertime, as I wasn't quite sure if the sleeping bag would fit inside the house in a way that would allow everyone to move about the house freely.
https://i.imgur.com/bdJOOmg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1YprQIJ.jpg
Anyways, since Selkirk County is so new, I'm aware of the fact that almost everyone probably isn't familiar with its layout. I placed my sims in two of the seven starter lots in the town of Selkirk, but of course I had to spruce them up before I actually began the game!
https://i.imgur.com/GQUkxzg.jpg
Before picture of the main starter lot. The starter lots all pretty much look the same except for color, so the other one is basically the same as this one.
https://i.imgur.com/z9oNCjQ.jpg
After picture of the main starter lot. The computers are actually cc typewriters that I originally got for my Amish sims, but since they're so cheap I decided to use them here as well, even if having sims work at them looks insanely weird.
https://i.imgur.com/BmpjiQy.jpg
And here's a picture of all of the Hutterites together before Isaac and Deborah's untimely demises. Judith doesn't look very happy and Jakob, John, and Elizabeth aren't even looking at the camera, but I guess that's just the way it goes!
https://i.imgur.com/8kj4BQX.jpg
Of course, sims with high free will can't sit still for long (I actually had to turn off their free will entirely in order to get the group picture...), so as soon as the picture was done with, they all went in separate directions. For some reason, Isaac, Rebekah, and Rachel all headed over to the library, which is just behind the houses. They chilled out there for a while as I was busy getting used to controlling so many sims at once!
https://i.imgur.com/vNIYz96.jpg
I think Rebekah rather enjoyed the library, if her finding a nice book to read is anything to go by.
https://i.imgur.com/5TfrDOV.jpg
Surprisingly, Elizabeth immediately got to painting, albeit using Rachel's art easel to do so. My sims rarely - if ever - do the things that I want them to, so seeing her eager to work was really unexpected.
https://i.imgur.com/aU8uNrW.jpg
After buying the lot next door, Jakob quickly got to business with gardening, both for profit and for food. I only let them buy their food - save for eggs and cheese - from the grocery store for the first week; after that, everything they've eaten has been from the two gardens!
https://i.imgur.com/23jmIsb.jpg
After calling Isaac, Rebekah, and Rachel back home, Rebekah quickly got started on the writing skill since that's how she's going to contribute to the money-making business. Also, Rebekah's hands are what I previously called that insanely weird look in action.
https://i.imgur.com/Iwpo1oa.jpg
While her twin sister busied herself with writing, Rachel actually surprised me and started painting on her own like Elizabeth did. This is a strange group, I tell you; strange.
https://i.imgur.com/XUrhL9N.jpg
A picture of Paul getting himself familiar with the sculpting skill.
https://i.imgur.com/niYqq1A.jpg
Dinner has quickly become a complicated affair in this save, as I have one extra sim than the meals make and you all know how sims can get when there's two of them trying to walk one way at once. I've decided to operate in shifts, since most of the Hutterites don't have any interest in eating outside!
https://i.imgur.com/2lqeuIO.jpg
Jakob and Rachel doing some light skill reading after dinner. Jakob's learning logic, while Rachel is learning cooking.
https://i.imgur.com/noXfTtA.jpg
Since there's only enough beds for eight sims, Judith's singleness wound up causing her to sleep on the floor. I let her sleep outside, at least for the summertime, as I wasn't quite sure if the sleeping bag would fit inside the house in a way that would allow everyone to move about the house freely.
