Goal is to complete High school with a graduation with honours then enrol into university and complete the Academic aspiration. Have a house by the time you start your first job after university. A house has to have at least one bedroom, one bathroom, one kitchen and one lounge, if it’s bigger, it’s a bonus ;)
Start with a Teen sim
Aging on long ( we want to have fun not stress and feel chased so we don't enjoy the challenge)
Academic aspiration and any traits you want to pick
Move into Little Falls Nook in Copperdale
Place a little tent if you don’t have the pack you can place the cheapest single bed and build a 3x2 wall around it and place the cheapest door. This is to protect your sim from seasons, if you don’t have seasons then you can just have the empty lot and sleep on benches.
Testingcheats true and then Money 0
Follow to school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Go to the old style school Tuesday and Thursday (sent alone) this is to work around the progress bug we currently have in Highschool ;)
Only stay in Copperdale until you can go to university.
Not allowed in houses and other worlds but can use community lots including the High school
No jobs, but can collect collectibles and sell until you can make your own money with crafts you purchase eg easel or knitting basket. You are not allowed to use Plopsy to sell items and clothing to make money. Thrifty can be used, but you are only to sell outfits for double their amount they are worth, no more simoleons than that at any time. You can only sell one outfit a day.
No cheats for needs, but can use aspiration rewards if you want too
Gameplay options is up to personal preference. I will be disabling dust, the wants and fears and celebrity status.
We might adjust the rules as we play this as I did a quick play through with cheats to see if it can be done, it will be hard without cheating but I am sure we can achieve this with aging long. As with all my challenges, this needs to be fun for you, so if you need to adjust the rules to make it more fun for you feel free to do so.
This is my sim Miranda https://i.imgur.com/Wb6yh9g.png Her money is set to 0 after I gave her the little tent to sleep in to keep her save from season deaths
I hope you guys will enjoy this, I am starting this soon, not today though, I did the testing and setting up today ;)
@mcrudd virtual hugs and my consolations at the loss of your laptop :/ Hopefully you have backup so Miranda survives?
@SoulGal7 Thanks (for the welcome). Lindsay’s fire pit is located on Little Falls Nook which my Mum and I redid special. It happens to be available under my gallery ID moppy14w.
Lindsay is a collector (as bonus trait), overachiever and loner. Honestly she is one of the most challenging Sims I’ve played and there have been many . I <3 her. Even if she is always tense from stranger danger, or random fears etc. I have started but not quite published a blog story for Lindsay’s adventures and eventual legacy, so watch this space??
I looked at Ali's calendar, and she has high school graduation next Sunday (week 6) from 6-11:30 pm in the auditorium. So, while Jacob was still there, I had her apply for university. And now it is just a waiting game until she gets her acceptance letter, and finds out what scholarships she will receive. I did have Jacob apply for university, too, and he did have a few scholarships he was eligible for as well. I didn't realize that as a pre-made sim, Jacob comes with an "A" in high school, so he also graduated with honors. Smart sim!
I read somewhere that at high school graduation, all the teens will be young adults, but I wonder if that's just for graduation, or if they actually stay that way afterwards. I was going to go into worldview and age them all up, but if the game will automatically do that, then I won't have to. So, I think I shall just wait and see what happens.
So, for the time that Ali will be waiting for her uni acceptance letter, I will just have her work on some skills and other aspirations. My plan is to have her enroll in university on Friday, and then she will have the weekend to work on her homework and projects, graduate high school, and then start uni on Monday. For the first term, she will live in residence. I am sure that she will get into Britechester, which is where I would like her to go, plus she likes the color green, so it will work. I am not sure she will continue with Social Bunny, because I feel it is more high school related.
I did a little up-date on Ali's look (cover shot) with some uni clothing. I am still working on some of her other outfits.
I may have Ali make one final outfit in Trendi, just to actually pay attention to the notices that I get (@mightysprite). I am really hoping that another category trend will come up, because I want her to create a new category style.
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I wanted to share a screenie with you of when I had moved Jacob in with Ali temporarily for his age-up. As a werewolf, he has the interaction to "smell here", and I thought that perhaps he could do that and maybe find a good collectible. Well, I clicked on the ground outside of Ali's house, and instead of finding a spot on the ground to investigate, Jacob suddenly went towards Ali, and she was glowing "pink". He had honed in on her smell and autonomously kissed her. I would say he really did find a very valuable collectible! lol I had never seen that happen before, so this was just so cute.
She heads to ThriftTea and creates her last outfit. It is streetwear again. And this time I took note of the drop down notices that I got. Her outfit started as hot, and when I promoted her current look, after the third press, I got this notice.
I just kept pressing that promote current look button, and it went to Fire, and that is when she listed it.
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And Ali got her acceptance letter! Woot! She got all the scholarships she applied for, except the Copperdale resident one. And look at all the Distinguished Degrees she was accepted into.
Her friend Liam is going to take care of her house, and Jacob is going to live his best werewolf life in Moonwood Mill for now. (I have played 2 sims going to uni before, with one in UBRite and one in Foxbury and, in fact, one time, I played a full house, and it's tough. And since this challenge is about Ali, that is who I will be concentrating on. We will still see Jacob, though, because, well, this is Ali's love interest.)
@NRowe - Love Lindsay's traits. I purposely gave Ali some challenging traits, too, so she has hot-headed and glutton. Yeah, Ali gets those random fears, too. And then she got the Techie Lifestyle and she was living off-the-grid and became tense! lol It's from all the hacking on the computer she was doing at ThirftTea and at school, and then she was in the computer club. I wanted to boost her programming skill, thinking she might go to Foxbury, but then decided that UBrite was for her.
@NRowe it’s been a while since I read the word frippery in a sentence. Great writing throughout. Lindsey is hardcore. I love the idea of geometry as escapism.
Thanks a bunch @JojoMOMSTER. Yep, I'm glad Lindsay comes across that way (hardcore).
Hi @WinterKhirin. Just updated the blog (please excuse that it's still very much under construction...) so that my details about my personal setup are now accessible direct link to the blog page here
@NRowe - Yes, Jacob Volkov is a Maxis-premade sim from the Werewolves pack. He was adopted and his adoptive father wants Jacob to be the heir to the Moonwood Collective Wolfpack in Moonwood Mill. For my story, Jacob was a runaway teen, just like Ali, but ran away to Moonwood Mill, and there, was bitten by a feral werewolf and changed into a werewolf himself.
And just went and read your blog. Lindsey has such a sad backstory...with a mysterious ring attached to it. Love that her tent is hidden in a sort of cave area. Nice!
Also, I don't use mods or cc and play a vanilla game.
I waited until Friday to enroll Ali in uni. She enrolled in the Fine Arts Distinguished Degree Program at UBrite. The skills you need for this degree are photography (which she has already maxed), violin (she has the violin that Geoffrey Osteer gifted her), and painting (she has the digitalistic sketchpad that she purchased in her personal inventory). She enrolled for three Core Courses and an elective (I chose dance for her). She is also on the soccer team because she got an Athletics Scholarship.
And her residence, I picked the cheapest place for her to live, Wyvern Hall.
https://i.postimg.cc/gchMDs3Q/wyvern-hall.png
And with all those scholarships, she pays nothing and gets a free ride. Woot!
https://i.postimg.cc/15PKKQmV/pays-nothing.png
And with Liam moved in her house, she moves out with 0 Simoleons. She did have 171,518 simoleons before she moved. So, yep, starting rags to riches again. However, if you remember, she did make an outfit the other day at ThirftTea and priced it at $60,200, so I am thinking that she will sell this. If not, there are some collectibles and fishing spots around. She also has her frogs in inventory for frog breeding. Plus, living in the dorms, she gets free food at UBrite Commons, and she has the free services trait, so can order pizza and Zoomers anytime for free.
And she is whisked away to her new home in the dorms. She immediately meets two of her roomies, Julia Wright and Becca Clarke. (Note: When Discover Uni is first downloaded, these Maxis-made sims live in this residence. However, they are not Ali's current roomies, so they must have either graduated or they were expelled and don't live there anymore.)
https://i.postimg.cc/cLt6gvpR/ali-in-the-dorm.png
Ali meets a few of her other roomies (Ali has 9 roomies, and none of them are in the same program she is. Darn! 2 are in Biology, 1 in Physics, 1 in Communications, 1 in Art History, 2 in Drama, and 1 in Economics).
I was going to have Ali be in a private room, but those new roomies are quick and grabbed those rooms right away. So, she is in a room with two other students, and her area is divided by a partition. She put up a picture she painted, the dragon sculpture she made and a framed photo of her and Jacob. I meant to change that bedspread to a uni one, but will do next time I play.
I did a bit of a reno in Wyvern Residence. (You normally can't go into build mode to change uni housing, so just use Ctrl + C, then testingcheats true, then bb.enablefreebuild That will let you build or renovate the uni residence.)
I added a few items to make the area off the elevators more welcoming. On the balcony outside, I also added an easel and a weight machine.
https://i.postimg.cc/cJrNxJJV/the-dinign-area.png
For the dining area at the back of the dorm, I added a fridge, sink, coffeemaker and microwave, plus an extra table and chairs. No stove because you can't cook in uni housing.
https://i.postimg.cc/pd4Mpthy/the-common-room.png
The common room needed help, so added a foosball table, a stereo, and a gaming console. There was already a tv in there. Put up some posters and switched out the carpet.
Beside the dining room area was a sitting area, so I just changed that to a study/computer zone, and added an extra computer (one was already in the dorm), and an electromagnetic research archive machine.
I also changed those open showers in the bathroom to regular shower stalls because if you don't, your sim will get the embarassed moodlet everytime someone walks in on them when they are taking a shower. If you don't want to reno the bathroom, just lock both doors for everyone but your sim when they are taking a shower, and then unlock when they are done, and the problem will be solved.
Ali glanced out the window of the common room and saw all the decorations on the stadium next door! Oh! This was exciting! There must be an E-Sports Tournament tonight.
There was an area being set up on the quad outside, and Ali went to investigate. She decided to call Jacob to join her. And the two uni mascots are there! Darby the Dragon (for UBrite) and Larry the Lobster (for Foxbury).
I was going to have Jacob do a keg stand with Ali, but I guess they were too late and the event vanished. Oh well, there will be other opportunities. Because tonight was Night on the Town, which means free food and drink! Yes! So Ali decided to ask Jacob on a date.
They went to Pepper's Pub on campus. Ali wastes no time and heads to the bar and orders the most expensive drink for the both of them. She can afford it tonight because well, they are all 0 simoleons. She also orders some hummus and pita, again all free.
They are neck-in-neck now, and with one glass left for both. It's Jacob's turn, and he must have been feeling confident, because he closes his eyes and just tosses that little ping pong ball right into the cup.
https://i.postimg.cc/PJKxbHqj/ali-is-crying.png
Oh gosh! Well, we know who won! Poor Ali is crying about it. But then Jacob does the most adorable autonomous action. He caresses her cheek. It's like he's saying, it's ok Ali, I still like you even if you lost at juice pong. lol
And that must have been what Ali needed because she asks Jacob if he wants to be her boyfriend, and he says yes! Of course he says yes, Ali, the guy is head over heels in love with you.
@all, my daughter was kind enough to share her laptop with me today, so I can comment on all your fabulous updates <3 Unfortuanatly its only a school laptop so it can't run sims. But hey its a laptop LOL, I have a friend that said they would have a look at my laptop on Wednesday they are more tech savvy than me. I did manage to save my documents folder and all my personal photo's to an external drive in between all the bluescreen and auto shutdowns. So Miranda and her adventures are safe and sound until I can either fix my laptop or get a new one in a year or two's time. It is the first time since the release of sims 1 that I am not getting a new pack as they release. It feels weird. Anyways let me read all your awesim updates :)
@SoulGal7 day 27 and 28. Ali looks so cool in her gold cheer leader outfit. I think Wolfgang is being mean avoiding poor Ali. Well done to Ali's cheer squad, way to go. But she is still so sad about the whole Wolfgang thing, poor Ali :( Oooh so he still wants to go to prom with her, wake up Wolfgang and decide what you want, you so hot and cold. Wow lovely dress Ali, you look stunning.
Day 29 and 30. Love the pic of Ali at the leaf pile. oooh Jacob has a crush on her and she on him, they might be hidden soulmates. Not knowing yet, especially since Wolfgang is hot and cold. Love the new rocker look Ali. Holy macaroni she has so much money now. Once I get to play again Miranda is going to start asking big simoleons for her outfits LOL. It would be super interesting to see if someone would pay a million, we should test it once the challenge is over ;) I like the green top, way better. Aww Ali, don't worry you are doing great girl, come on smile <3
@JojoMOMSTER I agree with you, I have not been able to play with room mates, my sim usually adds all they need to their bedroom and then locks the door and hides away in there hahahaha.
@SoulGal7 day 31 and 32. Oh my gosh those mood swings after school is hectic. That must have been some mean angry poop to break the toilet LOL. Ali cool down girl you can't crush on the whole neighborhood :D Ooh Ali he does look nice, lets see what happens hey :) I think Wolfgang is ok with being friends, because he has lost interest a while ago. Mmm things are getting interesting now.
@SoulGal7 day 33 and 34. Ali leave Takumi, girl you and all your crushes are spinning my head LOL. Oh Ali, my heart bleeds for you. You will be ok, just don't think about Wolfgang. Ooooh score !!! Jacob want to go to prom with her <3 Ali !!! no you can't go with two people, what are you thinking girl ??? No no no another crush, you need a cold shower Ali :D Oof poor Takumi, but she did the right thing.
@SoulGal7 day 3. Wowsers that preppy outfit is selling for over 50 000 simoleons, that is incredible. Mayor Whiskers is a classy cat, he loves paintings LOL. Ali is a very good scout, way to go Ali. Oh how I need to see that photo of her and Jacob now hahahahaha. Ali and Jacob are so cute together, Wolfgang who LOL. What a perfect night <3
@SouldGal7 day 36. Ali is leaving a trail of broken hearts, hopefully like you said once a young adult she will cool with the crushes LOL. Jacob is such a lovely guy to keep on asking her on dates even if she declines. Wow Ali your decorations look amazing, this is going to be a good party. Oooh first kiss, Jacob looks surprised but happy ;) Wooot wooot Happy birthday Ali. Congratulations on graduating with honors Ali, so proud of you. Large pet poop, how rude. Aww Happy birthday Jacob :) Wow the whole dialogue was so romantic and beautiful <3
@mightysprite Thanks for reading our challenge <3
@JojoMOMSTER I feel its silly to give us the option to graduate early and go to university as teens when we can't do much there until they age up as young adults. Hopefully that will be looked at before sims 5 releases.
@NRowe nice to meet Linday :) Love that she is a cheerleader for her Halloween costume. Ooh we all had problems with needs in the beginning, Lindsay will get the hang of it as the challenge goes on. Less passing out, although she does look peaceful and comfortable even though she is laying on the concrete LOL. Love that she has a bike to get around. Mmm sausage cooked on the fire.
@JojoMOMSTER So sorry that your computer is also almost on the brink, hopefully we win lotto and get new ones LOL. I was super sad, but I am feeling a bit better now, I did manage to save my ea folder before it killed over. A friend offered to look at it, will see if they can help, otherwise I will save to take it into Dell.
@NRowe thanks for the virtual hugs, sure needed them <3 I thankfully saved my ea folder to an external hard drive in-between all the blue screens and auto shut downs. She is save until I can play again. Loner sims are quite hard to play, they really want to be alone, but at least social needs won't be an issue for you.
@SoulGal7 day 37 to 40. Wow I am surprised that premade sim's get A's. Guess its because they attend high school. It will be interesting to see who shows up at graduation. Awwww that smell here and kissing Ali reminds me on the twilight wolves that imprint on their soulmates. Wow Ali has so many scholarships, way to go ;)
@WinterKhirin Welcome to our challenge <3 Basically only tip I can give is too take it easy in the beginning concentrating more on school and grades. Then worry about money once you have that A. SoulGal7 has some great tips with the thrifty store to make some good simoleons. It feels a little cheaty, but its not LOL.
@SoulGal7 day 41, Wow she had 171 518 simoleons !!! Wow :o 9 roommates that is going to be interesting. Love all your renovations inside. I was thinking of leaving Miranda at home for the uni, but if she gets scholarships I might move her in to the dorms too for new gameplay. One day when I get to play her again LOL. All Ali and Jacob on a date <3 They are such a cute couple. Awwww he is her boyfriend now <3
