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8 years ago

Caretaker Challenge: Updated to Eco Lifestyle

This is based on a challenge I found in the past. I dont remember the name of it or who made it, but this is not my own original idea.
This is currently being play tested. Rules are subject to change. If you have any ideas, feel free to post on the thread.

Setup:

  • Make a single sim with the Big Happy Family Aspiration and the Family Oriented, and 2 other traits. This will be your orphanage owner and can be either human, vampire, or alien. Do not use Story Mode to create this sim.
  • Your orphanage owner should be made from scratch. Since you can earn points from skill building and aspiration stage completion, see points fore more details, you wouldn't get the same kind of score as others because it takes less time to max a skill that way then it would other people.
  • Move your sim into any size lot. This is where you can use your creativity. Build your orphanage in anyway you choose. You can make it as big or small as you want, and you can use money cheats as needed. Reduce funds to $10,000 when complete.
  • Make sure Aging is OFF. You will age up your sims as the challenge progresses.
  • Decide if you want to adopt children, toddlers, or babies each week. Refer to scorecard for point bonuses. (Consider the pros and cons of each option. While babies may seem like the best option because of 10 point bonus, you are also forfeiting opportunities to get skill, aspiration, and character value points. Choose what you think you can handle because you'll be stuck with this choice for the rest of the challenge.)


Gameplay:

  • Adopt life stage decided at the beginning of the day on Sunday..
  • Age up sims at the end of the day Saturday the week they are supposed to age up.
  • Age up Babies after 1 week.
  • Age Up Toddlers after 2 weeks.
  • Age up children after 2 weeks.
  • Age up Teens after 2 weeks.
  • Age up your Original sim every 8 weeks. (Only applies if they can age up)
  • Move sims out once they reach Young Adult. Example:
    If you choose to adopt babies:
    Spoiler
    https://i.imgur.com/bnJw6Bx.png

    If you choose to adopt toddlers:
    Spoiler
    https://i.imgur.com/Xws84eA.png

    If you choose to adopt children:
    Spoiler
    https://i.imgur.com/TjGrz5w.png

  • Before you move out your sim, but without playing as the sim that is moving out, check to see which aspiration stages you've completed. Any that are complete before they move out are counted towards the final score.
  • You may not adopt a cat or dog. There will not be room in the household. (Note that if you choose to adopt toddlers or children, there will be room for pets. If this is the case, you can adopt them. (3 allowed if adopting children, 1 allowed if adopting toddlers))
  • You may hire any service at any time except the nanny service which may only be used when you are adopting another baby.
  • You get paid $5,000 a week. Receive this salary on Saturday of each week. This is your salary for running the orphanage. Other money making methods are allowed, but you cannot get a job or run a business as the orphanage is your job. (For bonus points: Receive a reduced salary of 2,500 or Receive no salary. Refer to scorecard for point bonuses.)
  • Teens are allowed to get a part-time job.
  • Randomize your children's traits and aspirations. You cannot pick them yourself. (See below for random trait and aspiration generators)


Ending the Challenge:

  • Challenge Ends when your original sim dies or after 24 weeks.
  • If they are a Vampire and never reach elder, the challenge ends after 24 weeks or when they die.
  • On Saturday of week 24, age up sims to the life stage they would be at if you were to continue to week 25, and check all aspirations and skills. Check character values of toddlers and children because they do get character trait points if they would get them if they were to become YA sims then. See Points section for more details on this.


Random Trait and aspiration generators:
"EuphorialQueen;c-16407244" wrote:

PlatinumSimmers
https://www.platinumsimmers.com/trait-randomiser/
Create A Random Sim
http://createarandomsim.com/

Toddler Random Trait Generator
https://www.simslegacychallenge.com/toddler-random-trait-generator/

Sims 4 Legacy Challenge Random Trait Generator
https://www.simslegacychallenge.com/sims-4-legacy-challenge-random-trait-generator/
*Requires traits from a primary and secondary parent.
I plan to use PlatinumSimmers Randomiser for the second parent.

Sims 4 Legacy Challenge Random Trait Generator (All traits at once)
https://www.simslegacychallenge.com/sims-4-legacy-challenge-random-trait-generator-traits/
*Requires traits from a primary and secondary parent.
This one is great and does just what it says. Based on the two parents traits it generates traits and aspirations for child, teen and yound adult. The minor drawback is Toddler traits are not considered.


Points (Optional):
Scorecard: Updated to Eco Lifestyle
To gain access to the document, Click "file", "make a copy", and "ok". This will give you a copy that you can edit.
To update your existing scorecard, follow the same steps and transfer your data manually.
The scorecard is setup so you only have to change the first column for each sim. For example, if you reach level 10 of the charisma skill, the scorecard will automatically calculate that you've maxed the skill and add in the bonus points for maxing that skill.

  • Every Sim Adopted= 2 points
  • Choose to Adopt Babies every week=10 points
  • Choose to Adopt Toddlers every week= 5 points
  • Receive reduced salary= 5 points*
  • Receive no salary= 10 points**
  • Move out a Young Adult= 2 points
  • Child taken away by Social Worker= -5 points
  • Gain a level in a skill= 3 points***
  • Master a skill= 5 points
  • Age up Children and Teens with an A in school= 5 points
  • Age up Children and Teens with a B in school= 3 points
  • Age up Children and Teens with a C in school= 2 points
  • Grades drop to D= -5 points
  • Grades drop to F= -10 points
  • Complete a stage of an aspiration= 3 points
  • Complete an aspiration= 5 points
  • Complete a stage of a part-time job= 3 points
  • Reach the top level of a part-time job= 5 points
  • Complete a stage of an after school activity= 3 points
  • Reach the top level of an after school activity= 5 points
  • Every good character trait gained when a teenager ages up= 5 points****
  • Every bad character trait gained when a teenager ages up= -5 points****

*To recieve the points, you must do the reduced salary throughout the whole challenge. If at any time you choose to recieve the full salary, you forfeit the points. You can recieve these points if you swap from no salary to the reduced salary. You can not recieve these points if you recieve the points for no salary
**To recieve the points, you must not recieve the salary throughout the whole challenge. If at any time you choose to recieve the salary, or the reduced salary, you forfeit the points.
***This includes receiving 3 points for level 1.
****These points can be given to Children and Toddlers if the meet the requirements at the end of WEEK 24 ONLY. This means that even if they are not scheduled to age up, they can be given the points for each good character trait they would recieve at that time, but the points for every bad character trait should be subtracted as well.

Ongoing Playthroughs
Feel free to post links to your Playthroughs, Blogs, Scorecard, ect. to be added to the list.

  • @TheRoseHorse's Scorecard- X


Leaderboard:
None. Post your Score or Scorecard to be added to the list.

56 Replies

  • I also added a spot to put Ongoing Playthroughs such as Youtube playthroughs, Blogs, Scorecards, etc.
    I'm finally starting to play through this again as I never finished it, so I posted my scorecard for you guys to follow along and view my progress.
  • I recently stumbled upon this and just got everything started! I'm making a couple changes to fit more with my play style and I'm not sure I'll do points yet, but I'm really excited to play this challenge!

    So far we're on Day 3 lol. I decided to make my orphanage owner Bella Goth since she is pretty much the only pre-made YA sim that has the family-oriented trait (I've recently been into playing challenges with the pre-made sims). I got rid of Mortimer and the kids and found a version of the the Goth house on the gallery that's already modified to look like an orphanage. I changed Bella's aspiration to Big Happy Family, and changed up her looks. I also changed her last name to "Bachelor" (her maiden name) and am pretty much pretending this is what her life would be like had she never met Mortimer. I've already adopted the first orphan (a baby boy) and he's already aged into a toddler. I'm leaving aging on "Normal" and instead of choosing one life-stage to adopt every week, I'm going to make it completely random and instead "roll" 1, 2, or 3 (for baby, toddler, child) and go from there so it's different every week and we get a good mix in the orphanage.

    Wish me luck!
  • "countesskate324;c-17217712" wrote:
    I decided to make my orphanage owner Bella Goth since she is pretty much the only pre-made YA sim that has the family-oriented trait (I've recently been into playing challenges with the pre-made sims). I changed Bella's aspiration to Big Happy Family, and changed up her looks. I also changed her last name to "Bachelor" (her maiden name) and am pretty much pretending this is what her life would be like had she never met Mortimer.


    Here's our caretaker!
    https://i.imgur.com/mds311tl.jpg


  • I have added how to get your own copy of the scorecard. Do not request to edit the original. It is a template.
    Scorecard is currently updated to Island Living.
    I think it's up to date, but lmk if it isn't.
  • Scorecard has been updated to Realm of Magic. Lmk if I missed something. (I don't have Realm of Magic yet, so I might have.)
  • Finally got around to updating the scoresheet. Updated up until Eco Lifestyle. As usual, let me know if you find any mistakes.
    Also added in point options for part-time jobs.

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