Ultimate Sim Challenge - 2020-2021 Edition

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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.

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Next it was time to throw some elixirs at Gage Briody. Lucky for him, they were mostly beneficial ones.

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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.

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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:

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When they were both ready for the day, Christopher and Brittany watched the sunrise together. They were way too late to watch the stars.

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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.



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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.

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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.

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Brittany continued to hunt around Egypt but she didn't have any luck finding what she needed. I'll wait until I get the Collection Helper as it's better than using maps online. Anyway, I sent her home early as I wanted her back in Sunset Valley for a better update. Travel pics at this stage are a bit boring.

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Back at home, Brittany met another Sim using the Sim Finder App. She'll meet a couple more here but will save the other 20 for the next few towns.

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I also had her read some of the elixir recipe books, right when it started to pour. I let her finish then had her run inside.

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Christopher decided to use the computer for whatever he wanted to do. I mainly focus on Brittany in the updates but I take control of Christopher some too, but he mostly does his own thing.

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He also spent some romantic time with Brittany. They don't get much of this during the work days.

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Later, Brittany went upstairs to use the alchemy station. She's getting closer to reaching the top but it's taking her a bit to finish learning the recipes.

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Christopher had another celebrity opportunity so I sent him to the hospital to complete it. His wife in another save, Blair Wainwright, just happened to be behind him.

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Brittany did some hunting but she got the same opportunity Christopher had. I sent her over and also had her meet some people around town again.

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Then it was time to buy elixirs and ingredients as well as cutting more gems. She also spent some time throwing elixirs at random people, which she is almost finished on.

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It's a bit dark in this picture but Brittany headed home after the above and read some more of the elixir recipes.

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She wanted to pillow fight with Abraham so I let her do that. She needs to have fun every once in a while.

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Then it was time to take care of the children again. She got four toddlers due to her recent promotion and Christopher helped her again. By the time this was finished, all four kids were in great moods and gave Brittany a hefty boost toward her next promotion.

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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.

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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.

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Christopher woke up to make pancakes for he and Brittany. He offered some to the roommates but they didn't come eat.

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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.

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Then Brittany and Christopher took care of the children. Here, Brittany is feeding Luke Andrews, son of Beau and Victoria.

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Luckily, Brittany got everyone ready to be put into swings before she had to rant because the rebel influence fell.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Afterwards, she spent the night making elixirs. She has to make 150 all together then the alchemy skill will be supermaxed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

I almost wanna give this a try.It sounds really fun!

@GraceyManor it is fun, but it does take a while to complete. All expansions are needed as well as all worlds, but you can always play with what you do have like I’m doing currently. I know you have everything but I just mentioned it in case someone is missing an EP or store world. If you do try the challenge and need any advice, let me know.

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Christopher and Brittany ate their breakfast together again, and I mean again as this is part of the day I had to replay when my computer cord shorted out.

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Christopher then went to the third floor to start a small garden. He only planted some ingredients for Invigorating Elixirs.

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Afterwards, I sent Brittany and Christopher to the park. Brittany went skating and Christopher was supposed to as well but Tori Kimura decided to give birth then.

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Brittany ended up getting too cold so I continued their date at Varg's Tavern. Hardly anyone was there so it worked out well for them. After that, I sent them to eat at the Bistro then home for shower woohoo before heading to bed.

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Brittany ate breakfast the following day then I had her immediately work on 150 elixirs. She's getting close, just a few more to go.

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Later, I had her go looking for more life fruit. It's not so much for her now as it is for Christopher as I'm keeping him younger a bit so he won't be too old when I have them have Lauren. Anyway, apparently Zelda Mae and Jamie Jolina's romantic relationship is in bad shape. I turned up my settings a bit so gender preference is varied.

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Cycl0n3 and Hank aren't getting along either. They are not a couple as Hank is still with Pauline but they do not like each other. I've been reading a story where these two make fun of each other so it's a bit funny they are fighting in my game.

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Sunday came around and with it came the first day of spring. Christopher decided to do this autonomously, I just snapped the pic.

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Fiona McIrish (or as I called her, McSimbot) happened to be at Aleister's Alchemy Store so I had Brittany through a Potent Cure Elixir at her. She sure does seem happy to be back to normal.

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Back at home, Brittany had a wish to hunt with a pack. I don't know why but every time I do that, the other members don't want to hunt with her. I'm not sure if you need to have at least three werewolves or if something is wrong but it at least completed the wish.

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On Monday, Brittany only had one toddler to take care of. That part went very well and the kid was in a swing in no time.

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I was going to have her teach him to walk but his needs went down so I put him back in the swing.

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The part I struggled with was when the four elementary school kids came. You have to try and get them to do homework but there really isn't enough time to do so. Let's hope tonights gameplay goes better or Brittany will have to go for a 5th week of daycare.

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Not a lot to comment on. Brittany found some random things to do before daycare starts. She chatted with someone random then also made some more elixirs.

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Christopher woke up and harvest the wolfsbane. I'm trying to get his gardening skill up so he can grow life fruit. I can also use Young Again Elixirs for Brittany but I want to keep life fruit for Christopher so he lives just a tad bit longer than he normally would.

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She then took care of the one toddler until the older kids came. Brittany gained a nice amount of experience so she may not have to go extra days.

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After the day was over, I sent her off to the restaurant to finish off an opportunity. Here, she is talking with Darlene Bunch for the talking to three people part of the opportunity. It got her $2000 and some celebrity points.

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Then on Wednesday morning, Brittany and Christopher watched TV together before daycare started. Brittany had another successful day and was lucky enough to get her final promotion. She will continue in the daycare career until Saturday then on Week 5 Day 1, she'll start the business career. What I plan on doing is to play through Saturday then take a break to play another save file before returning to this one.

***Short and sweet. There wasn't really a ton of things to take pictures of, hence the small update.

Decided to play a couple of days tonight, more happened in these two days then the two or three in my last update. Since I'm not tired yet, I decided to go ahead and post it tonight so I only have feedback tomorrow evening. There should be at least one more update after this before I take a hiatus to play the Langerak save. As for Ava's story, I doubt I'll continue it as two saves are enough for me right now. I'll keep the save file just in case though so it could make a return. Anyway, here is the update.

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Christopher went stir crazy around the time Brittany had finished her last day of daycare. I decided to have him do the shopping at the alchemy store while Brittany ate her supper with Abraham. I ended up with several ingredients and a few elixirs too.

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On Love Day, Brittany was a bit further ahead of Christopher who was working on the small, upstairs garden this morning. Brittany used the transmogrifier to wreak havoc on relationships again. I forgot how many she's done but she has to do 30 altogether and it doesn't matter when. It just has to be done before the full challenge is over.

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Once Christopher was finished, the young couple headed to the diner for breakfast. They have a fridge full of food but they both needed to get out and enjoy the sunny day.

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Then I sent them to the park to get a photo taken before they tried out the Love Tester. It told them it didn't know what love was until they showed it what love is. Once that was finished, the couple decided to show off their dance skills to a Leann Rimes song. It's on one of the radio stations in Simlish.

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Brittany then was invited to Claire Ursine's party so I had her and Christopher go there. The rain dampened their time at the park and Brittany had been wanting to see Sheree Ursine anyway. Sheree had been one of her toddlers and children in daycare and is also the alternate universe version of Fawn Ursine-Jones from the Jones/Langerak save. Sandi French is the woman who is watching them hug.



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Christopher decided to chat with Connor Frio for a bit. Brittany was mingling with as many of the guests as she possibly could, just because she can.

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Several Sims, including mine, decided to all watch television together. Claire almost peed herself as she wouldn't leave the TV but since I needed to send Brittany and Christopher home, I shut it off. Of course, this made them all throw up their hands and grumble in disgust.

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Back at home, Christopher popped the question and Brittany said yes. Love Day was the same day he proposed in my other attempt so I decided to repeat at least that part. They will have their wedding when I play tomorrow night, right before the small hiatus on the challenge.

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No words needed here, you can pretty much tell what they are doing. I will say one thing though, Brittany is not pregnant at this point. That will probably be a couple updates from now.

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Christopher went to bed but Brittany had to rant because her rebel influence went down again. At least the megaphone makes it easy but it'll get harder when she has to learn the nerd and jock influences too. This time, she ranted about politics, something a lot of us may be familiar with right now.

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Brittany did one hunt with Abraham only because she had a wish to do so and it would give me the 40,000 points for the Collection Helper.

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Thanks to the Helper, I was able to have Brittany catch another butterfly. She now needs 7 more insects until I get the two EPs I needed to replace back. I think it'll just be the fireflies that it will add to the game and maybe a few gems and metals.

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It's not a have to thing but the challenge creator said you may as well use the daycare van for a bit because you work hard to get it. Christopher took the fancy car for now but I'll give it back to her at a later date.

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Then Christopher got an opportunity that he and Brittany keep getting. I had him talk with all the people he needed when Brittany arrived from bug hunting. I located where another insect is but the guide I read said I may have to collect the insects there until this particular one spawns. Anyway, Brittany also got the same celebrity opportunity and she finished hers shortly after Christopher. I sent them off to bed once they got home and shut down the game. I just didn't feel like doing a wedding tonight.

***Brittany and Christopher's wedding will be a fun day to play but will also probably be the only big wedding she has. Her future husbands will probably only get private weddings or just weddings with the household. If you remember the previous attempts, you'll already have an idea who she'll marry in season two and three. After that, it'll be a surprise for all of us as I have no clue who her husband will be in the remaining 16 seasons/towns.