Apocalypse Challenge Discussion Thread

Aidan and Liberty got married and tried for baby shortly after she moved in. I was careful about the timing because I didn't want Liberty to lose her job by leaving work early when she went into labor. Something I've learned from this challenge is that pregnancy actually lasts 4 days if you don't do a pregnancy test. On the first day your Sim doesn't know that she's pregnant yet but her Hunger, Energy, and Bladder needs all drop faster than normal. The first trimester doesn't actually start until your Sim realizes that she's pregnant, about 24 hours after she tried for baby. The first, second, and third trimesters also last about 24 hours each and then your Sim goes into labor. That means you should allow 4 days for pregnancy if you haven't lifted the Journalist restrictions. Liberty gave birth to a boy who I named Isaiah Ellsworth.

Aidan completed his career and lifted the eSport Gamer restrictions about halfway through his Adult lifestage. With those restrictions lifted, my Sims can use computers, cellphones, TVs, and tablets except for a few actions that are restricted by other careers. Aidan later lost his job because he was late for work. He was playing chess so he could go to work focused but I wasn't paying enough attention to the time and I waited too long to cancel the chess game. However, since he was already at level 10 the restrictions remain lifted. He used the extra time to write skill books for as many skills as he could, starting with the Cooking skill. I have Outdoor Retreat, so the way the rules read right now my Sims can only cook fish items and the first fish recipe on the grill is at skill level 3, so the skill book is very important for letting them get started on the Cooking skill. He died of old age.

Liberty stayed in the Astronaut career and chose the Space Ranger branch. She completed her career on her final day as an Adult. She managed to keep her job until just a couple days before she died of old age. This time, I sent her on a space mission for her daily task and she didn't make it back until she was already late for work. I should have just let her go to work with the task unfinished. With the Space Ranger restrictions lifted, my Sims can now use tents, place things outdoors, sleep outdoors, and visit Granite Falls. Of course, putting things outdoors doesn't help much since the items still have to be in the 8x8 area used for the house but it does mean I can put other things on the roof besides the rocket. Similarly, even though the family can visit Granite Falls, they can't go to the National Park area or the Hermit's Hideaway since they haven't lifted the Diamond Agent restrictions on visiting community lots and other homes.