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Rising Hotshot

12 years ago

The Sims 3 Complete Collection Challenge

This challenge is designed to make use of every feature in the entire game, so you can get the full experience of The Sims 3 before The Sims 4 comes out next year.

There is some base game content mixed in with all the expansion pack generations.

Rules that effect the whole challenge

You can start the challenge with either a single Sim or a couple, but any Sims younger than Young Adult must be born in game.

You are free to create custom Sims to join your household (either through marriage or the move in interaction) and they count towards the challenge like any other Sim. They must be moved in from the game, merging is not allowed.

Unless stated otherwise, all goals are shared between the household. So you can have one Sim complete one goal, and another Sim complete another goal.

Also, unless stated otherwise, Sims can work together on goals, so for example, if the goal was "make 30 friends" and you had three Sims, you could have them each make ten friends (or one make ten, one make nine and one make eleven). This obviously doesn't apply to lifetime wishes or skill challenges :P

You may complete any lifetime wish or skill challenge even when it's not part of the goals for the current generation, but when the goal does come up, any time you've completed it previously won't count and you'll have to do it again.

You may travel to any location even when it's not part of the goals for the current generation, but when the goal does come up, it won't count and you'll have to do it again. I don't recommend traveling to the future as it could ruin the story immersion when the Into The Future segment comes up.

You can attend university during any generation, but remember, university goals don't count until the university generations come up.

You may move worlds any time you want using the "Move To A Next Town" feature.

Remember - the point is that you enjoy the challenge. If you think one of the rules or goals is negatively effecting your enjoyment, you can ignore it or tweak it to your liking. If you don't like the order the generations are in and think they'll negatively effect your enjoyment of the challenge, you can switch them around. (However, Into the Future contains all the "final" goals so it wouldn't work well swapped)

Base Game Starter

Generation 1
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Culinary Librarian

Collectively (counting all Sims in the household for the current generation put together) make friends with 10 Sims in the base world (or 20 if you're up for an additional challenge).

Throw at least one great party.

Complete any two skill challenges.

Generation 2
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Jack of All Trades
- Surrounded by Family

Complete any three skill challenges.

World Adventures

Generation 3
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Great Explorer
- Seasoned Traveler

Have every Sim involved befriend at least 10 locals.

Generation 4
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Martial Arts Master
- Physical Perfection

Collectively become friends with at least 10 Sims in China.

Visit every lot in China at least once.

Optional for NRaas Careers SelfEmployment users: Get to level 10 in the Martial Arts self-employment career.

Complete all Martial Arts skill challenges.

Generation 5
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Visionary
- World-Class Gallery

Collectively become friends with at least 10 Sims in Egypt.

Visit every lot in Egypt at least once.

Complete all Photography skill challenges.

Get to level 10 in the Photography self-employment career.

Generation 6
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Bottomless Nectar Cellar

Collectively become friends with at least 10 Sims in France.

Visit every lot in France at least once.

Complete all Nectar Collecting skill challenges.

Get to level 10 in the Nectar Maker self-employment career.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the World Adventures segment of the challenge)

Complete the "Private Museum" lifetime wish.

Have a holiday/vacation home in each destination.

Ambitions

Generation 7
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Descendant of Da Vinci
- Paranormal Profiteer
- Renaissance Sim

Complete all Sculpting skill challenges.

Get to level 10 in the Sculpter self-employment career.

Generation 8
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Monster Maker
- Pervasive Private Eye
- Forensic Specialist: Dynamic DNA Profiler

Complete all Inventing skill challenges.

Get to level 10 in the Inventing self-employment career.

Generation 9
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Firefighter Super Hero
- Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law
- Professional Author

Complete all Writing skill challenges.

Get to level 10 in the Writing self-employment career.

Generation 11
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Fashion Phenomenon
- Perfect Mind, Perfect Body
- International Super Spy

Complete all Logic skill challenges.

Generation 12
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Home Design Hotshot

There are no other goals for this generation, since that lifetime wish is hard enough as it is.

Due to how difficult the lifetime wish is (to the extent that it was possibly a design mistake) you can proceed even if you fail. However, you should at least try for the sake of being challenged.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the Ambitions segment of the challenge)

Get to level 10 in the Education career.

Late Night
(It is likely you'll need to move to Bridgeport for this section, but if you know a custom world that offers the same features, you may use that)

Generation 13
Complete the following lifetime wishes
- Master Romancer
- Master Mixologist

Complete all Mixology skill challenges.

Have at least one Sim become a five-star celebrity.

Generation 14
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
- Superstar Actor
- Become a Superstar Athlete

Complete all Athletic skill challenges.

Optional for NRaas Careers SelfEmployment users: Get to level 10 in the Athletic self-employment career.

Have at least one Sim become a five-star celebrity.

Generation 15
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Distinguished Director
- One Sim Band
- Rock Star

Have at least one Sim become a five-star celebrity.

Generation 16
Get to level 10 in the Band self-employment career.

Have at least one Sim become a five-star celebrity.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the Late Night segment of the challenge)

Complete all Guitar skill challenges.
Complete all Bass skill challenges.
Complete all Piano skill challenges.
Complete all Drums skill challenges.

If playing Bridgeport or a custom or modified world that has exclusive clubs, enter all the exclusive clubs and VIP areas at least once throughout the Late Night segment.

Generations

Generation 17
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Celebrated Five-Star Chef

Complete all Cooking skill challenges.

Get to the top level of the Daycare career.

Try all the afterschool activities.

Pets

Generation 18
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- The Ark Builder
- The Animal Rescuer
- The Zoologist

Generation 19
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- The Canine Champion

Have a dog complete all the Hunting skill challenges.

Have a dog get 50,000 total lifetime happiness points (overall, points that have already been spent on rewards still count).

Generation 20
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- The Cat Herder

Have a cat complete all the Hunting skill challenges.

Have a cat get 50,000 total lifetime happiness points (overall, points that have already been spent on rewards still count).

Generation 21
Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- The Jockey

Complete all the Riding skill challenges.

Have a horse complete all the Racing skill challenge.

Have a horse complete all the Jumping skill challenge.

Get to level 10 in the Horseman/Horsewoman self-employment career.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the Pets segment of the challenge)

Complete The Fairy Tale Finder lifetime wish.

Showtime

Generation 22

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Master Acrobat

Learn all the trick shots on the pool table.
Win a game of pool with 20 different Sims.

Generation 23

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Master Magician
- Star News Anchor

Complete all Writing skill challenges (I'm aware this is a repeat of a previous goal).
Write 40 articles.

Generation 24

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Vocal Legend
- Super Popular

Complete all Charisma skill challenges.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the Showtime segment of the challenge)

- Have a genie join the active household.

Supernatural

Generation 25

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Turn the Town

Have an active Sim turn into a vampire without being created that way.

Generation 26

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Leader of the Pack

Have an active Sim turn into a werewolf without being created that way.

Generation 27

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Leader of the Pack

Have an active Sim turn into a werewolf without being created that way.

Have a werewolf reach the top of the Lycanthropy skill.

Generation 28

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Greener Gardens
- Magic Makeover

Have an active Sim turn into a fairy without being created that way.

Generation 29

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Mystic Healer
- Celebrity Psychic
- Master of Mysticism

Have an active Sim turn into a witch without being created that way.

Get to level 10 in the Alchemist self-employed career.

Get to level 10 in the Alchemy skill.
Complete all Alchemy skill challenges.

Long-Term Goals
(These can be completed any time during the Supernatural segment of the challenge)

Complete the Zombie Master lifetime wish.

Seasons

Generation 30

Become a master of Snowboarding
Become a master of Skating

Get to level 10 in the Gardening skill.
Complete all Gardening skill challenges.

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- The Perfect Garden

Generation 31

Have a Sim move in or marry an alien
Have an alien get to the top of the Test Subject part-time career

Get to level 10 in the Fishing skill.
Complete all Fishing skill challenges.

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium

University Life

Generation 32

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Reach Max Influence with All Social Group
- Blog Artist

Reach level 10 in the Social Networking skill.
Complete all Social Networking skill challenges.
Get to level 10 in the Video Game Developer career.

Generation 33

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Major Master
- Scientific Specialist
- Become a Creature-Robot Cross Breeder

Get to level 10 in the Science career and skill.
Complete all Science skill challenges.

Generation 34

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Street Credible
- The Emperor of Evil
- Become a Master Thief

Get to level 10 in the Street Art skill.
Complete all Street Art skill challenges.
Get to level 10 in the Art Appraiser career.

Long-Term Goals

Get to level 10 in the Sports Agent career.

Island Paradise
(You will need to move to Isla Paradiso for this part)

Generation 35

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium (this is a repeat because it fits so well with the theme)
- Illustrious Author
- Deep Sea Diver

Make 20 friends in Isla Paradiso.

Get to level 10 in the Scuba Diving skill.
Complete all Scuba Diving skill challenges.
Get to level 10 in the Diver self-employment career.

Generation 36

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Resort Empire
- Golden Tongue, Golden Finger
- CEO of a Mega-Corporation

Own a resort worth 100,000 simoleons.

Generation 37

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Seaside Savior
- World Renowned Surgeon

Own at least one land lot and at least one houseboat worth 100,000 simoleons.

Long-Term Goals
Unlock all the uncharted islands - generally this means to complete the Grand Explorer lifetime wish, but that's not really a requirement.

Into the Future

Generation 38

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- High Tech Collector
- Made the Most of my Time
- More than a Machine

Complete all Advanced Technology skill challenges.

Generation 39

Complete the following lifetime wishes:
- Leader of the Free World
- Become an Astronaut
- Chess Legend
- Gold Digger

Have every legacy statue be of a household Sim.
Own a house in Oasis Landing worth 100,000 simoleons.

Generation 40

While you are not allowed to turn aging off, you may use any in-game method to stop Sims from aging. At this point, no feature in the game is off-limits except for cheats and merging households.

Have a Sim complete every collection in the entire game.
Own a house worth 1,000,000 simoleons.
Have 99,999,999 simoleons.

Optional Rules
Technological Development:
At the start of the challenge, all future tech objects (objects from Into The Future as well as objects from other expansion packs that use technology that hasn't been invented yet). For each generation, when the first-born Sim ages up to the Child stage, you may choose one piece of future technology to unlock. Once you get to the Into The Future generation, all future tech objects will be available (assuming they haven't already been unlocked - I haven't counted the exact number of future tech objects in the game).

The future tech objects available via lifetime wishes don't count to this rule (unless you want them to).

The clothes pedestal doesn't count, unless you want it to.

Increasing Difficulty
Using NRaas StoryProgression, increment the value of "Money: Property Tax Rate" by 2 for each generation. You may choose whether or not to do this for the first generation.

16 Replies

littleminxundr
12 years ago
I like the sound of this, but I have a note regarding the friendships-rule for the WA-worlds. They'll be unattainable for Nraas-SP users, purely because Nraas-Sp pumps the worlds to Sim-limit. ^^
Other than that, due to the way how Sims drop their tasks as you shift focus to another sim...
You'll just run out of time in a vacation to make it work and get it done, especially since that task falls to the third generation, which also makes other tasks related to WA a bit hard to attain.
Everything else I've read sofar is perfectly doable. I'm interested to see the rest of the challenge.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
LittleMinxUndr wrote:
I like the sound of this, but I have a note regarding the friendships-rule for the WA-worlds. They'll be unattainable for Nraas-SP users, purely because Nraas-Sp pumps the worlds to Sim-limit. ^^
Other than that, due to the way how Sims drop their tasks as you shift focus to another sim...
You'll just run out of time in a vacation to make it work and get it done, especially since that task falls to the third generation, which also makes other tasks related to WA a bit hard to attain.
Everything else I've read sofar is perfectly doable. I'm interested to see the rest of the challenge.

Now that I think of it, Story Progression would cause problems due to the fact that it can change the number of Sims in the world, so I've changed it to making 30 friends.

As far as I know, the fact that it takes until the third generation shouldn't make a difference unless you already visit the WA worlds before it.
littleminxundr
12 years ago
Zerbu wrote:

As far as I know, the fact that it takes until the third generation shouldn't make a difference unless you already visit the WA worlds before it.

For the things that the challenge expects players to do, generation three for it is too early in the legacy. Apart from the 30 friends in each world, which still adds up to 90 (Ninety!) people a player has to befriend, there's also the buying of vacation-homes, plus the WA LTWS.

But, it's your challenge and you must conduct it how you see fit. I'm merely seeing a bottleneck. ^^
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
LittleMinxUndr wrote:
Zerbu wrote:

As far as I know, the fact that it takes until the third generation shouldn't make a difference unless you already visit the WA worlds before it.

For the things that the challenge expects players to do, generation three for it is too early in the legacy. Apart from the 30 friends in each world, which still adds up to 90 (Ninety!) people a player has to befriend, there's also the buying of vacation-homes, plus the WA LTWS.

But, it's your challenge and you must conduct it how you see fit. I'm merely seeing a bottleneck. ^^

It is a bit difficult, but my personal preference is for difficult challenges. But like with basically all challenges, the rules are just suggested guidelines so you could always change them and do the Ambitions part first if you prefer.

And it's okay, you're just trying to help. ;)

By the way, just so you know, the befriending goals count the combined amount of friends of all Sims, so for example if you had three Sims, you could have each of them make 10 friends.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
Update: I've added the Late Night goals, added goals to complete self-employment careers, and moved the athletic skill goals to the Late Night segment.
Seera1024
Seasoned Ace
12 years ago
Zerbu wrote:
LittleMinxUndr wrote:
Zerbu wrote:

As far as I know, the fact that it takes until the third generation shouldn't make a difference unless you already visit the WA worlds before it.

For the things that the challenge expects players to do, generation three for it is too early in the legacy. Apart from the 30 friends in each world, which still adds up to 90 (Ninety!) people a player has to befriend, there's also the buying of vacation-homes, plus the WA LTWS.

But, it's your challenge and you must conduct it how you see fit. I'm merely seeing a bottleneck. ^^

It is a bit difficult, but my personal preference is for difficult challenges. But like with basically all challenges, the rules are just suggested guidelines so you could always change them and do the Ambitions part first if you prefer.

And it's okay, you're just trying to help. ;)

By the way, just so you know, the befriending goals count the combined amount of friends of all Sims, so for example if you had three Sims, you could have each of them make 10 friends.

I'd mention that shuffling the generations is allowed.

And I think the holiday homes would be best split into the three separate ones. Own a home in Egypt for the Egypt generation. Home in France for the France generation. Home in China for the China generation. Unless you allow for people to buy blank lots, it will be too hard for a majority of players especially given the 2nd generation LTW of surrounded by family. And the challenge should be balanced for the order suggested.

Me, I'd have to move the generations that push for getting rich until much later, most likely towards the end of the challenge. For me, the challenge is having limited funds. Your challenge pushes get rich quick! And that ruins the challenge for me. Once you have the funds to build a great house, you no longer have to worry about mood as much.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
Seera1024 wrote:
I'd mention that shuffling the generations is allowed.

And I think the holiday homes would be best split into the three separate ones. Own a home in Egypt for the Egypt generation. Home in France for the France generation. Home in China for the China generation. Unless you allow for people to buy blank lots, it will be too hard for a majority of players especially given the 2nd generation LTW of surrounded by family. And the challenge should be balanced for the order suggested.

Me, I'd have to move the generations that push for getting rich until much later, most likely towards the end of the challenge. For me, the challenge is having limited funds. Your challenge pushes get rich quick! And that ruins the challenge for me. Once you have the funds to build a great house, you no longer have to worry about mood as much.

Thanks for the advice. The problem with the first suggestion is that you need to have a max visa level to buy a holiday/vacation home, and one of the lifetime wishes in the third generation is to max out the visa level in all three destinations, so that's when you'll be given the opportunity. Since the other generations don't have visa points, one of the Sims will have to earn them again. However, I've moved the goal to the long-term goals so that people can do that if they want, or delay it until after the fourth generation is born.

The reason I put those goals at the start is because most players would have completed them anyway if I had put them any further. Once the lifetime wishes are completed, you can do whatever you want with the money, so perhaps you could move a household member you don't need anymore into an expensive house then you'd be back to limited funds. :lol:

I'm working on writing the rules that effect the whole challenge right now.
Seera1024
Seasoned Ace
12 years ago
Zerbu wrote:
Seera1024 wrote:
I'd mention that shuffling the generations is allowed.

And I think the holiday homes would be best split into the three separate ones. Own a home in Egypt for the Egypt generation. Home in France for the France generation. Home in China for the China generation. Unless you allow for people to buy blank lots, it will be too hard for a majority of players especially given the 2nd generation LTW of surrounded by family. And the challenge should be balanced for the order suggested.

Me, I'd have to move the generations that push for getting rich until much later, most likely towards the end of the challenge. For me, the challenge is having limited funds. Your challenge pushes get rich quick! And that ruins the challenge for me. Once you have the funds to build a great house, you no longer have to worry about mood as much.

Thanks for the advice. The problem with the first suggestion is that you need to have a max visa level to buy a holiday/vacation home, and one of the lifetime wishes in the third generation is to max out the visa level in all three destinations, so that's when you'll be given the opportunity. Since the other generations don't have visa points, one of the Sims will have to earn them again. However, I've moved the goal to the long-term goals so that people can do that if they want, or delay it until after the fourth generation is born.

The reason I put those goals at the start is because most players would have completed them anyway if I had put them any further. Once the lifetime wishes are completed, you can do whatever you want with the money, so perhaps you could move a household member you don't need anymore into an expensive house then you'd be back to limited funds. :lol:

I'm working on writing the rules that effect the whole challenge right now.

But generation 1 to me ruins the challenge. How many players of the legacy go: oh the time when they had all the money in the world was the fun part? How many go: the part where they were struggling to make ends meet and had to live on the lawn was the fun part?

At least switch it with the 2nd generation's goals, if you're wanting to leave it with having some challenge. Between Jack of All trades and Surrounded by Family, they shouldn't be rich enough to take the bite out of that challenge. And the money values they need will raise if they do get rich enough. At least to some degree in the games I've seen with that LTW.

And true with the Visa levels needed for the housing, but it's not that hard to get max Visa in one location. Not to mention, unless you want to drag mom and dad to the places again, it would be worth while to max Visa to give the most time to earn friends. And that only helps with Egypt. Gen 2 will likely be dead by the time Gen 4 is old enough, and definitely by the time Gen 5 is, unless you go for a long lived occult and not everyone wants to play with occults.

Just an interesting tidbit, short of the friends requirement, I've done gen 3 before on accident. Heir had Seasoned Traveler. Spouse came in with Great Explorer.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
Seera1024 wrote:
But generation 1 to me ruins the challenge. How many players of the legacy go: oh the time when they had all the money in the world was the fun part? How many go: the part where they were struggling to make ends meet and had to live on the lawn was the fun part?

At least switch it with the 2nd generation's goals, if you're wanting to leave it with having some challenge. Between Jack of All trades and Surrounded by Family, they shouldn't be rich enough to take the bite out of that challenge. And the money values they need will raise if they do get rich enough. At least to some degree in the games I've seen with that LTW.

And true with the Visa levels needed for the housing, but it's not that hard to get max Visa in one location. Not to mention, unless you want to drag mom and dad to the places again, it would be worth while to max Visa to give the most time to earn friends. And that only helps with Egypt. Gen 2 will likely be dead by the time Gen 4 is old enough, and definitely by the time Gen 5 is, unless you go for a long lived occult and not everyone wants to play with occults.

Just an interesting tidbit, short of the friends requirement, I've done gen 3 before on accident. Heir had Seasoned Traveler. Spouse came in with Great Explorer.

After playing the challenge myself, I realized that you're right, the first generation does make the game boring, so I've replaced it with a new one altogether.

As for the visa levels, now that the goals are in the long-term goals section, the player can do it any way they want (whether it involves maxing out visa levels a second time or not).
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
12 years ago
Sorry for not updating the challenge for a while, I've been busy working on the revamped Sunset Valley world.

I've added the optional technological development rule, and removed the first generation university restriction.