This is my third attempt at doing @Llandros2012 Ultimate Sim Challenge. This challenge is one where you must max every skill in the game, do the skill challenges for every skill, and work every job available while moving to all 18 towns that are available. My first attempt at this went for a long while but due to computer issues, I had to give it up. Eventually, I started from an earlier save point but then my computer finally got where it couldn't run the game. I now have a gaming computer now that is much more capable at running the game. I figured now would be a good time as any to start this up again. More information will come up in my first update which I'll be working on soon. Stay tuned!
https://i.imgur.com/nwui6PN.jpg Since Lauren did so well with learning to drive, Christopher and Brittany bought her this fancy car. With the money they have, they don't want her to drive the cheaper cars because they aren't safe.
https://i.imgur.com/gAsA182.jpg I decided to have Brittany put her maxed alchemy skills to use and create some elixirs. It will be in a later season, but she'll have to be an alchemist and will need some to sell to level the career.
https://i.imgur.com/I9kDdFK.jpg But eventually, she decided that her and Christopher should spend some romantic time together. They both know that Christopher is getting older and that means their time together grows short. Christopher hates that Brittany will have to move on with more guys, but he also knows they will be reunited in the final season of the challenge. It's not against the rules, so Christopher will be resurrected in that season. (If I get there this time.)
https://i.imgur.com/lX4iKH9.jpg It was just a bit cool but Lauren still decided to go swimming.
https://i.imgur.com/q4LE0DU.jpg Brittany had the same opportunity again to eat at the Bistro and then convince three Sims to go there. It's one of the only celebrity opportunities I can do.
https://i.imgur.com/R49VW9c.jpg However, when the full moon hit while she was at the park getting Sim number three, she transformed to her werewolf form. Since she was in the form, I decided she may as well hunt for extra's I can sell for money.
https://i.imgur.com/TBXyFWt.jpg The following morning, Lauren made breakfast for the family.
https://i.imgur.com/eRSgkpI.jpg Brittany had her first day of work at the bookstore and so her career outfit changed to this. You can't see it here, but she has on pants from ITF. I'll change them up next time I go into her save. This job is really the only thing left for this season.
https://i.imgur.com/J4rUuuK.jpg Later on, Christopher had to make him some lunch because no one else was around and no leftovers in the fridge.
https://i.imgur.com/hf52CXY.jpg Then, he went and finished his latest book.
https://i.imgur.com/zXhz3dX.jpg I let Lauren do her homework on her MultiTab instead of the other way so it would raise her fun meter.
https://i.imgur.com/CjpdF1q.jpg Mack called so Lauren had a nice chat with him. We'll try to have him over sometime again, he'll move in once he hits young adulthood.
https://i.imgur.com/XRgSAxX.jpg To end the update, here is Brittany ranting about not staying fit. I just had to have her rant about something again because those darn social influences drop all the time. Unfortunately, I'll have all three to keep up with later on.
***Not sure when the next update will be, but may be tomorrow. My schedule is a little busy due to work, but I may have some time.
First of all, here is a list of everything that needs to be accomplished in Season 1 of the challenge.
1. Sunset Valley
Business Degree - Rebel Social Influence maxed (must remain through the challenge) Create 1 blog. Year 1 - Daycare Year 2 - Business Year 3 - Bookstore (PT) Primary Skills - Charisma / Social Networking Free Skill - Alchemy (you may choose others if they are available to you) Activities Collecting (use the Collection Journal if you earn the points) Hire a maid, order pizza, have at least one roommate that remains through the entire season Travel (required) - You must travel to one of the countries to purchase a chest. I recommend that you purchase 10-12 of them. I currently am using 12 but may need more soon. You may travel to search for insects, metals, or gems. You may purchase items like recipes, fishing books, martial arts equipment, but you will not be able to use them at this time. No tomb raiding or working on Visa level at this time. Occult - Werewolf (must acquire the curse by being bitten. must also pass along the curse to at least one sim) (must reach max level) Family - produce at least 1 child through one of the various methods in the game. Child must remain in the family tree for the duration of the challenge. You cannot move them out and you must keep the tree contained. Child must be born in this town.
***As you can see, my Sim will be very busy in the first season. Her name is Brittany Page and she is the same Sim as in the original attempts I did. As I didn't think I'd be sharing this save, the first update is rather small so I'll have to explain a few things.
https://i.imgur.com/b2qI4S9.jpg Brittany Page starts out with the $16,500 all single Sims get. She used the money to buy one of the cheapest lots in town and doesn't have to build anything on it. She doesn't need a house yet as she is going straight to University for the first degree. She sold her camera and the Into the Future portal before heading to a market I set up near the bookstore. She went there to look for life fruit which is the only thing available to her at the moment for immortality/staying young. She ended up with 30 fruits but it didn't leave her with a ton of money.
https://i.imgur.com/x1dBl0Z.jpg As I said, I didn't show the first few days of this save as I didn't think I'd be sharing this. Anyway, Brittany flunked her entrance test so she didn't get any money to start with other than what she had. She moved into Malan Hall with 7 roommates and began to learn Social Networking and Charisma. She bought the best bed and an All-In-One bathroom before locking her door. This way no one will use her things. After that, every other day before or after classes, Brittany protests about unskilled Sims. If this is successful, Brittany gets a 2 day moodlet that makes skilling go faster. She also tries to meet every Sim she can for the 25 friends skill challenge. I think that about covers everything I needed to explain at the moment but if you want to know something, comment or pm me and I'll tell you more.
https://i.imgur.com/3sMzjSD.jpg Brittany's Social Networking skill slowly rose to level 7 which gives her the Relationship Transmogrifier. This app allows her to instantly change relationships between every Sim in the town. She mostly uses this to turn her acquaintances into friends with a certain system. She first met a Sim, then blogged as that is the easiest way to get the star rating up. Now with the app, she uses it once, blogs, uses the app, blogs, until she gets a moodlet saying she's tired of blogging. Until the moodlet leaves, she doesn't do any more blogging or she may lose followers.
https://i.imgur.com/zh0FnFl.jpg Also, as the rules above state, Brittany must be a werewolf this whole season. Luckily, her roommate Anoki Moon is one so she got bit fairly quickly compared to my previous attempts. This occult status is great for doing the collecting part of the challenge so that's why Llandros put that in the rules.
https://i.imgur.com/iVYO5KL.jpg Now eventually your Sim must become a five-star celebrity but that is not until season 5 which takes place in Bridgeport. Working on it now can be a good idea as it makes for less things to do later in the challenge. Brittany met Eddy Mullis who was a celebrity and she got her first star, then she met Hank Macklemoor and that got her second.
***And that is all for the catching up part. Stay tuned for the first couple full updates in 10 minutes or so.
https://i.imgur.com/ZSetwyf.jpg Brittany took a quick trip back to her empty lot in Sunset Valley. She took her exam again but still failed and did not get any scholarship money. She won't fail later in the challenge as she'll have more skills. Anyway, Brittany was the first of the 8 people to arrive, followed by Cora Sidwell. Brittany said hello to her then used the transmogrifier to make them best friends.
https://i.imgur.com/d08eKie.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SmXzfik.jpg https://i.imgur.com/T06s3fa.jpg After greeting the rest of her roommates, Brittany held a protest successfully and also gained her 7th or 8th skill point in charisma. I can't remember exactly but sometime last night she ended up maxing the skill. Now only alchemy is left. Once her protest was done, she went and posed nude, did a balancing and budgeting class, and talked to the financial advisor. She ate supper then did a few more transmogrifying and blogging, which got her to five stars. She sold the blog for $6000 which got her closer to the money she'll need for her house.
https://i.imgur.com/bg9EehX.jpg On Monday, Brittany worked on her alchemy some more. She is mainly just trying to get the skill to max and learn all the elixirs. Once I get Ambitions and Island Paradise, she'll have the Simbot Conversion and Genie elixirs to learn as well.
https://i.imgur.com/4AfvLYu.jpg After learning a few elixirs, I had her go outside and do some hunting. She found a few items I needed, plus one tiberium. Sadly, I can't use that one as it has to stay for the collection.
https://i.imgur.com/Hv9Xu9I.jpg Brittany also had an opportunity to meet another celebrity. It didn't gain her another star but she's close.
https://i.imgur.com/GntCfXC.jpg The alien who took Sue decided to bring her back as soon as I loaded up the save. As you can tell, there isn't any love lost between these two.
https://i.imgur.com/JE9omXB.jpg This time it was Abraham that set the house on fire. Needless to say, the spicy food went in the trash. It was made by one of the guests from the earlier party so I didn't care.
https://i.imgur.com/4991Cjg.jpg With that taken care of, I decided to have Brittany do some more hunts. They were mostly successful but she didn't get any of the missing items still. By the way, the household funds are up to $1.2 million.
https://i.imgur.com/a0QlwlK.jpg Christopher and Brittany both needed to raise their fun meter so I had them dance for fun before the kids show up. I about died laughing when I paused Christopher in this position.
https://i.imgur.com/T3HEd2W.jpg Brittany mainly takes care of the kids herself but I do use Christopher's help every now and then. He's in the kitchen at this point and is taking care of the toddler not pictured.
https://i.imgur.com/6k5tJgH.jpg They finally got the children in a position that I felt comfortable putting them in the swings. The kids arrive at 9-9:30ish and usually Brittany and Christopher have them straightened out by 2 or 3. From the left is Sheree Ursine-Frio, Deana Fischer, and Shawn Keaton.
https://i.imgur.com/f6TMteB.jpg Once daycare was over, I had Brittany go to the alchemy store to cut more gems. She is almost through with cutting her extras and will only have metals to consign after that. I also had her buy some things while she was there, mainly elixir ingredients and elixirs.
https://i.imgur.com/AUclFib.jpg Back at home, Brittany continued working on her alchemy skill, making potent invigorating elixirs for herself and random ones to throw at others. By the time she finished all of these, she hit level 8 of the skill.
https://i.imgur.com/zMsAA0Z.jpg Using a paparazzi as a test dummy, Brittany threw about 4 or 5 elixirs at Gage Briody.
https://i.imgur.com/wxWwPc3.jpg Then it was time to eat breakfast before reading one of the alchemy recipes. Sue ate breakfast at the other end while Brittany read her book.
https://i.imgur.com/EYEQsPW.jpg Brittany had another wonderful day with the kids and she even had a new one as Sheree Ursine-Frio aged up the night after leaving. Christopher helped her again and by the time the kids left, they gave Brittany another promotion. It is now going to be her days off due to the holiday and the three day weekend she'd normally get if the holidays were changed in my settings. When she returns to work on the following Monday, she'll be getting 4 toddlers.
https://i.imgur.com/ffale8y.jpg Then when they were all settled in the swings, Brittany used the transmogrifier to make Sue and Abraham RI's with each other. Let's see how this turns out.
https://i.imgur.com/Q7Oxg0X.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VghZ3co.jpg Lastly, Christopher asked Brittany out on a date at the Bistro. Since the weather was nice, they decided to eat outside but I made them change into their formal wear to fit in better with the Bistro. Normally they do it themselves if they eat inside but don't if they eat outside. Once they finished, I had them head home where they had some time alone before Christopher went to sleep. Brittany got out of bed as she had an elixir that was still in effect.
https://i.imgur.com/5S95tdI.jpg Christopher and Brittany had a chat while they waited for their costume party to start. You got to have all types of parties eventually, even though it doesn't state it. It's a hidden rule in a sense. Remember, an Ultimate Sim is trying to do everything possible in the game.
https://i.imgur.com/7NqvZTN.jpg Then the guests showed up. Brittany dressed up as a scuba diver while Susan Wainwright was a cop and Gus Hart was a fireman.
https://i.imgur.com/Y7B3PwK.jpg Surprisingly, Christopher chose to be a chef. That fits in with his natural cook trait. I'm glad Brittany can't see his thought bubble though, or she might wonder what's going on with him and Sue.
https://i.imgur.com/AKvbDjx.jpg Brittany socialized with some of her guests but some didn't make it inside as they got stuck on the porch.
https://i.imgur.com/ZvpCztV.jpg When I was looking, Christopher and Gus Hart decided to play tag outside. Gus must be wore out after that, he doesn't seem the type to run and is like me in that regard.
https://i.imgur.com/GxoVeP8.jpg Brittany took off for a party she was invited to but River McIrish and her family left their own party before Brittany could get there. I sent her back home and found Sue giving candy to the children. She copied Brittany's costume idea, Brittany's the one you can see thinking about money.
https://i.imgur.com/6zP05EE.jpg Later that night, Abraham practiced fighting with Gage Briody.
https://i.imgur.com/z5jsrU2.jpg Brittany was upstairs working on elixirs. She has learned most of them now but there are some that she hasn't learned yet. She is getting about halfway through throwing the 50 elixirs.
https://i.imgur.com/5B7GSD7.jpg I had Christopher start working on his cooking skill the following day as I'll be having him cook most of the meals for the family until next season when Brittany is allowed to.
https://i.imgur.com/yHPFWa5.jpg After breakfast, Christopher worked on a celebrity opportunity that gained him his third star.
https://i.imgur.com/ejCVG1v.jpg Then Brittany threw up due to an elixir mishap. She isn't pregnant, in case anyone wondered.
https://i.imgur.com/PYNWlbh.jpg Later, I sent her to cut more gems as she still has some in her inventory.
https://i.imgur.com/O51JNSA.jpg Then it was time to eat for a celebrity opportunity. Once she got the eating part done, I had her look for insects around time, hence the reason she's in her formalwear.
https://i.imgur.com/hhhqURn.jpg Next it was time to throw some elixirs at Gage Briody. Lucky for him, they were mostly beneficial ones.
https://i.imgur.com/1pll808.jpg Back at home, I had her read an elixir recipe in the backyard. It was foggy and frosty that morning but warmed up nicely later.
https://i.imgur.com/UkuuVDO.jpg Brittany changed her first romantic relationship as well. I made Dustin Langerak be romantic interests with Zelda Mae, let's see how this one turns out. :naughty:
https://i.imgur.com/ooNQ4Ex.jpg When they were both ready for the day, Christopher and Brittany watched the sunrise together. They were way too late to watch the stars.
https://i.imgur.com/TSJnoPh.jpg Then they went on a date later after Brittany ran around town looking for insects. Part of this idea was to get people to throw elixirs at the townfolk. Any ideas what elixirs she threw at Fiona McIrish? Check below for the answer.
https://i.imgur.com/MBu5IV0.jpg Meet Fiona McSimBot, the first SimBot Sunset Valley has ever seen. It was a Simbot Converter elixir, see how she likes living as a rusty bucket of bolts.
https://i.imgur.com/TDDBV48.jpg Then she spent a lot of time dancing with Christopher. As you can see, Geoffrey Landgraab was also a recipient of an elixir, although his is temporary.
https://i.imgur.com/d0XMXJm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/idG217G.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gOZPzRn.jpg And finally, some random pics of Brittany looking for insects in Egypt. She hasn't found anything she needs yet there but was still there when I finished for the night.
https://i.imgur.com/tJ6xsjS.jpg Brittany ate supper in her werewolf form because of the full moon. When I updated my computer to Windows 10 the other day, it messed up settings and I forgot what my moon stage length was and it caused a transformation when I changed it. Anyway, poor Sue is watching her eat. Sue isn't progressing much in her job so I used MC to give her a promotion. Doesn't matter in the long run as I'll be leaving Sunset Valley after a while but she's been a good roommate.
https://i.imgur.com/1IVA6of.jpg Then it was back upstairs to work on alchemy some more. I had her make several elixirs and she finally maxed out the alchemy skill. Now I just have to supermax it by doing the skill challenges. And I forget to mention how much funds she has but she is currently around $1.6 million. As for worth, I'd say close to $2 million.
https://i.imgur.com/xqxuxWq.jpg Christopher woke up to make pancakes for he and Brittany. He offered some to the roommates but they didn't come eat.
https://i.imgur.com/kPRWK7p.jpg I was going to have these two build a snowman together but somehow that cancelled out so I had them build separate ones. Daycare started so I didn't get a picture of the finished snowmen.
https://i.imgur.com/EtK5LAh.jpg Then Brittany and Christopher took care of the children. Here, Brittany is feeding Luke Andrews, son of Beau and Victoria.
https://i.imgur.com/46ibLby.jpg Luckily, Brittany got everyone ready to be put into swings before she had to rant because the rebel influence fell.
https://i.imgur.com/4x4rsnQ.jpg The children were still settled in so Brittany read the last elixir recipe book. She still had one to learn on the alchemy station and will also have the genie elixir to learn when I get Showtime but she's good for now.
https://i.imgur.com/IsVNoeT.jpg I had Brittany doing something else when I heard yelling in the house. Apparently, Christopher and Sue had a bit of a disagreement about something. I had them do friendly socials after but Christopher couldn't apologize, Sue must have started this argument.
https://i.imgur.com/XYoDLDs.jpg This was supposed to be a picture of Brittany throwing elixirs at Sue but my finger slipped and I missed it. I usually pause during screenshots but I must have bumped the play button somehow.
https://i.imgur.com/sWgQFie.jpg During a trip to the Alchemy store with Sue Scotch, Brittany cut her last couple of gems there, bought some ingredients, and threw a few more elixirs at Sue. One elixir was a Young Again Potion so Sue gets extra days to live with the family. Remember, if a roommate dies, a new one will be assigned to take their place and I'd rather keep the ones I have currently. Abraham should live longer anyway since he is a werewolf. Back at home, Brittany finished learning all the recipes except the one mentioned above.
***Probably will play again tonight so look for another update tomorrow.
https://i.imgur.com/dwJifRy.jpg Brittany and Christopher ate breakfast together like I try to have them do everyday. Brittany didn't sleep that night so she was already up.
https://i.imgur.com/V5WYx2R.jpg Then when Christopher was trying to do the dishes, he broke the sink. I let him do the fixing as Brittany doesn't unlock that until season 3 or 4, can't remember off hand.
https://i.imgur.com/hjANM0D.jpg The toddlers showed up and Brittany took care of them the best she could. Christopher helped but neither one was able to get all four toddlers into the swings. Luckily, they were close enough that the 4 toddlers were all in great moods and Brittany was promoted to level 4. There is exactly three days left for her to try and reach the last level, otherwise she'll have to continue into week 5 in Sunset Valley.
https://i.imgur.com/YIJYABu.jpg Afterwards, she spent the night making elixirs. She has to make 150 all together then the alchemy skill will be supermaxed.
https://i.imgur.com/6P2Lmea.jpg She also needed one more throw to get the 50 elixirs thrown finished. Narcissa Vatos was the lucky one as she only got hit with a Vial of Bliss.
https://i.imgur.com/qvjgH2K.jpg The following day was Snowflake Day so Brittany decided to throw a gift giving party. Some of the guests included Vita Alto, Emma Hatch, Claire Ursine, Gobias Koffi, and Sam Sekemoto. I also know Cycl0n3 Sw0rd was there too as was Nancy Landgraab.
https://i.imgur.com/QdcBVtA.jpg Once their party finished, Christopher went to the neighbors house where he met Holly Alto. Brittany was at home eating supper then she headed over. Unfortunately, the party ended and I had to send them back home anyway.
https://i.imgur.com/3SbAHA4.jpg Even though the party at the Page/Steel household had ended, Sam decided to dance while Gobias played with the dollhouse. I used DebugEnabler to force them to head home instead of resetting them. That's a good way to get people to leave if you want them to go that route instead of just asking them to leave.
https://i.imgur.com/gNLDr5K.jpg Then I saw they both needed showers so I sent Christopher and Brittany to woohoo while getting cleaned up, then I sent them to bed. They woke up after I saved and I had them do a few things before my charger cord decided to short out again and shut my laptop down. I got the replacement, just didn't have time to play tonight.
