CK213's TS4 Favorite Simming Moments [TS4: For Rent pg. 22]

Loving this new thread! I think Parenthood might be what convinces me to buy Sims 4 - I'll wait and see your thoughts on it though :p

"sarahgordon;c-15790965" wrote:
Loving this new thread! I think Parenthood might be what convinces me to buy Sims 4 - I'll wait and see your thoughts on it though :p

I believe it's going to be a game changer.
I am already looking ahead for other ways it might be useful.

The character values will come in handy for when we get University. I will certainly use Get Together groups and Character values to have my sims form their own secret societies, maybe even fraternities and sororities if they return.

I keep going into CAS to look at the new households I have saved there.
The toddlers are so cute. I'm tempted to sneak one or two in the orphanage just to play them. :D
I can wait until Tuesday though. I shouldn't play the game at all. Miss Peregrine is all set and I have some chores around the house to do.
Right now I need to go take my old books to Half-priced books to see what I can get for them. I time to de-clutter my life and I do have things I can jettison.

My Newcrest neighborhood is ready to go.
There is an obvious theme throughout this neighborhood.

This house has come a long way since its humble beginnings.




I gave it a basement today and I will give it a Parenthood makeover tomorrow.


I will also bulldoze the 50x50 version and plop down an upgraded copy.
This was just a tryout to see if it would fit on the lot.


Miss Peregrine came across some grow fruit from my old Herbalist shoppe.
Herbal Remedies will be yet another income source for this household. She will also grow more blueberries.


So off she goes to Granite Falls to collect plants and insects:

Yes, Miss Peregrine definitely does not look like the bowling type :p

Parenthood has arrived and this is the official start of my game play scenario.
It's more game play than story, but I hope to keep myself (and you, hopefully) entertained with story elements as I go along.


Miss Peregrine's first ward arrived today: Meadow Thayer.
I was pleased to find that she could simply take over guardianship of Meadow by clicking on her.
Miss Peregrine has the Super Parent aspiration and one of the requirements is that she becomes a parent.


Meadow clearly doesn't have time for a Meet & Greet.
She's off & running.




She's off to the dinning room where a partially eaten BLT lay waiting.


It's a snatch and grab and she's now heading to her escape route:


Through the kitchen and the mudroom,


She arrives at her hideout to enjoy her plunder.


Delicious.


Wow that was fast.


"Do you want some more?"
I'll take that as a big yes.






Miss Peregrine was set to get her another sandwich, but Meadow was given a peanut butter and jelly sandwich automatically.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/The%20Sims%204

Strange.


She doesn't mind chasing a BLT with PB&J.
Consider it dessert.


Miss Peregrine retrieves her journal to make an entry.


"Meadow Thayer arrived today."


"She's an abandonment case.
Her parents died in a car accident and custody of Meadow went to distant relatives.
Meadow was dumped four months later on the lawn of complete strangers in another state."


"They were tracked down, and from what I understand from the caseworker, the child was abandoned for superstitious reasons. Her 'guardians' claimed Meadow is an Indigo child, as related to them by the birth mother. I am aware of the term, but I am not certain what it means."


"Her mother referred to her as Indigo, but they called her Creepy."


"They said she would stare off into space as if she was seeing things that could not be seen."


"They actually believe the child was attracting ghosts and demons to their home without any evidence of paranormal activity.
So they abandoned her."


"The stupidity!"





"Anyway, that's all behind her. She has a new home and more children will arrive to give her plenty of playmates and much love."




"That was fast. I imagine that you have to go potty now."


"Good. We will take care of that and then it's off to bed with you."








It turned out to be an angry poop.


Meadow gets really grumpy when she's tired.




This is the players first in-depth play with TS4 toddlers. Toss in Parenthood and this should be a very entertaining scenario to play out.








Miss Peregrine needs to go to bed as well.


She's exhausted.




So Meadow arrives, we get the Super Parent aspiration started, and make an entry in a journal.
I haven't even begun to explore Parenthood yet. We are in for a long ride.

EEEEE! Excitement! #Hype I'm super excited to see more of your simmies growing up from toddlers (especially Zane, he's always been a favorite of mine). Can't wait for the next update!

Meadow woke in the middle of the night.


She set out to wake up Miss Peregrine right away.


I love seeing situations where sims act out on their own.


This was so cute--the first time.


The second, third, and fourth time on the following nights--not so cute.


Yes, I am still new to the world of toddlers.
I am currently questioning my decision to play a household with more than one. :D


Still, this is what I wanted for my game; the more annoying the toddler stage, the more you appreciate the child stage.
I think I will love Meadow as a child.


This is the bonding period I wanted for sim children though, so being very needy is part of it.




Miss Peregrine awakened far earlier than Meadow.
It's a very good thing because she has things she needs to do.


Attending to her own needs is one of them.




The plants in the greenhouse are infested with bugs.


The gardener didn't show up.
This was when I realized that it was Saturday. Apparently they don't work the weekends.
This is bad.


She also desperately needs to raise those parenting skills.
It might help her out a lot when there are three toddlers, maybe even four, running around.


It won't happen this generation, since all my families are already created, but the next generation will start learning their parenting skills before a child arrives. Perhaps they will skill up to levels 3-5 first.


It makes me wish I had skilled up Miss Peregrine first before starting this.
She's really missing the gardener right now.


She stabilized the garden just in time for Meadow to wake up angry.


Meadow is really hungry and we just got our first warning about her being taken away.


That would be horrible and probably devastating to Miss Peregrine.


Eat up.


she takes this time to evolve and harvest some plants.


Wham!
Right to the floor.


Alright, time for some distraction.


Meadow has the Wild trait.
She's a handful, but her attitude is so cute.




We have to raise this child to a teen so she can help take care of the others.


It's messy, but Meadow hasn't even shifted to second gear yet.


I have recently learned that working on their thinking skills cuts down on nightmares.
I really hope this is true.


Stacking blocks only made her angry.
She had an angry wish to demand a drink.


I remember suggesting that toddlers get wishes and game play like other sims do since simmers were complaing that toddlers were pointless and boring. I really like that they have wishes. They feel more alive.
This is too cute.


I do believe that I will have to cut back on these chair interactions.
They are too time consuming.


This garden must be bugged (no pun intended).
I don't remember the plants failing so much before I installed Parenthood.
Something similar happen with retail abilities after a patch. It's like performance levels were demoted.


Someone needs some attention.


And someone needs to eat.


And someone needs a bath.


And someone else needs to eat.


I'll be glad when I have earned my toddler stripes because I am feeling stressed already and the worst is yet to come.


Sleep while you can, every moment helps.


Miss Peregrine does have some aspiration points. I will start using them for no sleep potions.
Meadow needs to go to bed.


Mommies lil' mess maker.


And I should end here because this is getting long.
I am really tempted to rush things and get the other children in here, but I am sticking to the slow and steady.
I want to build relationships and skills and I want a diversity of ages.

What a special treat to have so much of your gameplay posted. Was a lot of fun to read. Meadow is so very adorable but also such a handful. Not sure how intense it may be to add the other planned toddlers.

Still liking the story :). I think you might have to stagger the ages so some can help out, or get another adult assistant. Otherwise you are going to have a toddler challenge lol.
Do you play with aging off?

Love the thread! <3

Um CK, if I were you I would take sage advice from simmers posting above. I've played toddlers for awhile and they are so adorable they make me giggle. :D But, I have a household with 3 toddlers and 2 adults and it is mayhem, lol. The parents are smelly, hungry, exhausted and cranky but the kids are well taken care of. Just remember, after a couple of days, toddlers learn so much and then you get a break, until then, oh boy. :p

Again, so wonderful to see you are finally enjoying simming again...I'll be looking forward to the next installment.

Oh and btw, I adore that house but am not waiting to get yours, I'll be using ideas from your house and build my own. I won't be uploading to the Gallery as I use way, way too much cc.

Edit for typos.*sigh*