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 ;)
It was Harvestfest and Ali was up early. She dressed in some casual clothes and headed outside and saw Jacob walking towards her.
https://i.postimg.cc/CKwBTrxf/a-oours-up.png
Jacob: "Ali! I was just about to come and wake you up. I would have come sooner but I was on breakfast duty. How did you sleep?"
Ali told Jacob that she had slept very well. She looked around and noticed that there was quite a bit of activity going on and that the table had been moved outdoors.
Jacob explained that since the weather was nice, his father had decided to move everything outdoors. As Jacob and Ali walked towards the kitchen, Ali passed some garden gnomes.
Jacob saw Ali glance at them, "Oh don't worry, my father knows the secrets of the gnomes. They will get their treats..."
Ali looked confused and Jacob explained that every Harvestfest the gnomes appeared and they gave them gifts, and in turn, the gnomes gave them garden seeds. He suggested that Ali offer some pie to the Don’t Fear the Reagnomper gnome. And it worked, and the gnome then had a little halo over it's head.
Jacob: "We're going to a sort of gathering spot. It's called the Moonwood Collective."
Ali and Jacob walked a short distance to an area that had a garden and another area with a grill and a picnic table. Jacob explained that this area was his father's pack area, of which he was a member.
Ali looked around and thought it felt rather peaceful there.
Jacob: "But it's not just a place, Ali. It's what this space represents. It's a safe haven for any sim who wants to come here, from this community or anywhere else. It's where I first found my adoptive father. Each member has a responsibility to the pack, to each other and how they treat all sims. Our philosophy was passed down from my father's mother who stressed self-control and self-sufficiency. We help with many projects in the community and tending the community garden is just one of the things we do."
Ali: "I could help with the gardening if you like. It sounds like a worthwhile group. So...um...can only werewolves become members...because it sounds like something I'd be interested in joining. I sometimes have a problem with self-control, too. It's part of the reason I took a wellness course last term, to try and relax."
Jacob smiled at her, "Maybe you could show me some of those wellness exercises. They might benefit the group, too. As far as joining...well, you could become a "Friend of the Moonwood Collective." We have a lot of non-werewolves who are. You should talk to my father about it. I'm sure he would welcome you into the group."
Ali: "Then, it's possible? We could be part of this together? And maybe when those gnomes give us those seed packets, we could expand the garden even more. Has anyone ever thought of maybe building some type of shelter for the garden so that it could produce year round?"
Jacob glanced at Ali in surprise and wondered how he had ever gotten so lucky to have found someone like her.
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After watering the garden, Ali met another sim named Wolfgang Wilder who would also be joining them for dinner.
There was so much food, and throughout the meal, other members of the community stopped by to share the feast. Ali noticed how Jacob greeted everyone and sat and made everyone welcome, but always took a moment to see how she was doing. She also noticed that he had changed into some other clothing. And he looked...well...he looked quite dashing in his vest and shirt...and...so very handsome.
Kristopher nodded, "I won't wait up for you, son. It would be good for the two of you to talk alone. Just stay close to her, you know that these woods are sometimes not safe at night..."
Jacob: "I would never let anything happen to her father. She'll be fine with me..."
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Once the table was back inside, Jacob and Ali headed off for a walk. They chatted along the way and then Jacob stopped on the pathway.
Jacob: "Ali, there's a place I wanted to show you..." He said pointing to an abandoned house beside the road.
Ali nodded and they carefully made their way to the backdoor. Jacob opened the door and they stepped inside. He told Ali to wait a moment while he lit some candles.
Ali looked around, and even though the house was in disrepair, at least it had walls, doors and windows. Much more than she had started with when she had first moved to Copperdale.
Jacob lit the fireplace and motioned Ali to sit down.
Ali: "It's really nice, Jacob. I can see a lot of potential for the house. It could really be beautiful."
Jacob looked at Ali, "That's what I was thinking, too. I figured that it was time that I moved into my own place," he said and reached over and took Ali's hand in his, "But the thing is, Ali, I don't want to live here alone. I was hoping...I was hoping that you and I could live here together...to...you know...fix it up together...after we graduate..."
Jacob: "I...um...I know you have your house in Copperdale...but I was thinking that maybe you would want to be here with me..."
Ali: "That house, Jacob...it's not really mine...it was a burnt-out shell of a house, and I just fixed it up...I don't own it...I don't even own the land. After I graduated, I was going to go to the registry office and see how much the land cost and maybe purchase it for real...but that was before I met you...and so much has changed now..."
Jacob looked at her, "So, what are you saying Ali?"
Ali: "I'm saying Jacob that I'd love to live here and fix up this house with you..."
Jacob smiled at her, "Well, it's actually more than that, Ali...it's a start...it's not just the house...it's about us...it's about being with you...I care so much for you Ali...it's hard for me to say what I'm feeling...but every day I find out something new about you, and you make me so happy, Ali...just being around you...it warms my heart..."
Ali felt Jacob's hand tighten on hers. Was he going to tell her? Was he going to tell her he loved her? But no, he loosened his grip and released her. Something was holding him back, and Ali didn't know what it was.
Jacob waved his arm: "So, do you want a tour of the other rooms? This is the living room and kitchen area. Most of the other rooms are in the same state, but there is one room that I have been working on. I sometimes stay here overnight working on the house. It also gives me time to think about things."
And then he opened the door to the room he said he had been working on. Ali was not prepared for what she saw. The room had been completely re-done. Jacob told her that the bed had been here. He had just cleaned it up, purchased a new mattress, and Lily had hand-made the quilt for him. He had moved some of the other items from the house.
Jacob: "It still needs some work. I just slung some tarps over the windows for now. But all the cracks have been filled in, and everything has been scrubbed clean and the room has a fresh coat of paint."
Ali looked around and spied a photo of her and Jacob on the nightstand. Jacob saw where Ali was looking.
Ali: "Is that...is that our prom picture?"
https://i.postimg.cc/ZnrdMtHv/the-prom-photo.png
Jacob laughed, "Yeah, it was one of the best nights of my life..."
Ali: "Of course it was. You won prom royalty!"
Jacob: "That's not the reason..."
Ali: "Oh?"
Jacob: "No...that part didn't really matter. It was because I got to go to the prom with you, Ali. To spend time with you. That's what made that night special."
Ali: "Really? I felt it was a special night, too, Jacob."
They sat down on the bed together and Jacob looked at Ali tenderly.
Jacob: "Ali...it's not what you're thinking. I just wanted to be here with you. To lay with you in my arms...to fall asleep with my arms wrapped around you...to hold you close and wake up and see your beautiful face in the morning. That's all...I just wanted to hold you...You can trust me, Ali..."
Hi guys, I am on my laptop, I am hoping to do a quick update on day 19 but not sure what will happen. When I loaded my screenshots the day after I played my day 18 the computer froze while closing the last screenshot and then I got a friendlier blue screen, but still a blue screen
Here it froze https://i.imgur.com/oTWjDEY.png
This was the screen https://i.imgur.com/8KSuCha.png
I am going to post this so you guys know if I dissapear what happened to me, but I am going to try and load my pics for day 19
Miranda had a good day at school and did very well in her exams. She sold an outfit so was finally able to afford her fridge. While at home something happened that I have never allowed in my game. a Friend randomly came for a visit. Usually I disable all four options at the front door, but I only disabled vampires this time round. It made for an interesting evening and a force of hand for my current gameplay ;)
Miranda did well at school. Exams went well and she had lots of conversations with Kyoshi since he seems to be her shadow and is next to her the whole time. Knox also bought her outfit during lunch break. https://i.imgur.com/vIRR5LU.png https://i.imgur.com/PeFtLYv.png https://i.imgur.com/V253RP3.png https://i.imgur.com/yNLtNEu.png https://i.imgur.com/pNayz7R.png
Miranda went home to sell her outfit and to buy her super expensive fridge https://i.imgur.com/yzxmqkM.png
As I sent her to the fridge to try out a snack, guess who just walks into her house https://i.imgur.com/cvrD1LJ.png
Yes it was Kyoshi, he wanted to be best friends and get a hug https://i.imgur.com/jzU1S92.png https://i.imgur.com/qE8xRET.png
Gosh well while he is here why not talk some more ... Then while chatting he did this https://i.imgur.com/iEjnpCV.png
Well well well, she said yes and then decided to stop the friendly interactions and act on that crush https://i.imgur.com/Vl52r5d.png
if not why not LOL, so he stayed almost all night it was a little slippery when he left https://i.imgur.com/cH9B70Z.png
I think this has completely changed my game play now. firstly she will have to go to prom and I guess that was the last thing before graduating, so I might do that sooner by aging her up ???
@JojoMOMSTER I have cleared cashe, I went as far as a complete reinstall as well.
@mightysprite it seems that it was shortlived. Its freezing up again. Love your screenie, that is hillarious, mostly his face though as if forced to wear the formal dress LOL
@WinerKhirin I do that a lot as well, I load my game start up cas and then sometimes hours later jst exit cas cause I was not happy with the progress of the sim I was making. Hopefully once you get your sim made and moved it you will enjoy the challenge ;)
@SoulGal7 has anybody ever told you to be an author. You write awesim stories, I can't wait to see what happens next in the love story of Jacob and Ali, so far it is so sweet and soulmates forever kind of story <3 Love the little house they are going to fix up, so cute <3
- Wow! Now that's a kitchen! lol Compared to Ali's little "roof-piece" house, Miranda's house is going to be a mansion! Nice job. And she even has a dishwasher! Woot! The girl is living in luxury and she hasn't even graduated high school!
And Miranda has a crush on Kiyoshi! Ooh-la-la! Miranda's bedroom looks so bright and colorful now. New pastel kit? So happy that Miranda got the hang of Trendi because you can make big bucks for sure.
Day 19 - Oooh! Things are heating up with Kiyoshi! I mean when he wants to be BFF's, there is no stopping him! lol OMG! Kiyoshi asked Miranda to the prom as friends! Yes! I mean he must really like her to come all the way from Mt. Komorebi to Copperdale in a rainstorm to ask her out! Yeah! And then they have their first kiss! Hot! Hot! Hot! And no, Kiyoshi, you can't stay over...because I'm just not that type of girl. And then Miranda throws him out in the rain again and he falls in a mud puddle. Yep...this is definitely true sim love! lol I am doing a little clap here in real life for these two and laughing as well. Yes! Go to prom with Kiyoshi! I have to see these two together and see what Miranda will wear! But be forewarned...the pop-ups for that event come up really fast, and to be honest, she won't have much time to socialize if she is going to get any prom reward. I find it too fast, in my opinion. But they need a photobooth pic together! Yes!
And now all I can say is after all that "heat" with Kiyoshi in the last chapter, the guy toasted your laptop. Darn Kiyoshi and his teen hormones! lol But seriously, so sad that the laptop is deciding to have a "Blue Christmas" again. Grrr! I just hope it gets fixed soon.
Oh and thanks for the compliment on my story writing. Just doing a bit to give some depth to their characters. I am just setting something up for when they graduate. hehe
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@mightysprite - I love that screenie, and yes, doesn't matter if you make the outfit for a female, any sim wears it. Nice fashion accessory wit the hat. The flowers match that dress.
@JojoMOMSTER - Yes, I had fun "trashing-up" the house! lol At first, I had also put trash in the main bedroom, too, but then I got the idea that maybe Jacob had started working on it and was going to bring Ali there to show her the house. To sort of show her what a future with him could be like.
@WinterKhirin - I understand about spending hours in CAS and then not being happy with the sim. I don't have cc, which might make it easier for me, because if I did, I would spend even more time in there than I already do. I do hope that you'll create a sim soon and start the challenge. It's a lot of fun. :)
I contacted Dell to ask them how much it would cost to sent my laptop in for a service repair. They asked me for my tag number. Upon giving them the tag number they were very impressed that my laptop was still going :D but in the same breath they said they could not repair it as its parts has not been made for at least two years now. So I explained my dilemma about only being able to afford a new one in a year's time and what went wrong with this one, you know all the screens , freezes and auto starts. He then said it is a windows corruption or drivers missing error. He also told me to not install windows 11 even if the computer says it can, because he can see on his end its not compatible. So he sent me this biiiiiig email with instructions on how to use a usb to save windows 10 files and then to start up my computer and press f12 repeatedly until a menu came up then to select the usb drive and when asked where to do it I need to delete ALL partitions so I can get rid of the corrupt part of windows. I did that and although I had a tiny little shock because now I only have a huge c drive and not a small c drive and a decent d drive anymore. But so far so good. I am happy to say that I backed up everything to the external and have reinstalled everything and is ready to hop in game. So far no freezing or blue screens all day long :)
so loading my game now ;) Kyoshi has forced me to do a little gameplay change, but hey it might be interesting ;)
"JojoMOMSTER;c-18206350" wrote: Wow @mcrudd i’m glad you actually got a human at dell and they were able to guide you.
Thank you <3 I am sitting here with a huge grin on my face :D I have been playing sims all the time since my last post and no issues at all, game actually seemed faster too. I will post the update now, its a big one LOL
Miranda had a super busy day today. She completed her inside of the house, only the exterior left now. She and Kyoshi went to prom, gosh @SoulGal7 you are so right, the timing is super short and it caused for a stressed prom where you have to do one action after the other to complete the goals. She managed to do it, but gosh not enjoy full at all so the whole photo booth thing happened just before it ended and that went pearshaped as well hahahaha, all revealed in the spoiler :)
Prom time https://i.imgur.com/zOvuZ5J.png https://i.imgur.com/xARrYZG.png https://i.imgur.com/Zk65wDH.png
Home time for some photo's with Kyoshi since the prom one well uhmm its not romantic https://i.imgur.com/G2n7wXo.png https://i.imgur.com/cPZmPOZ.png https://i.imgur.com/JEYiE29.png https://i.imgur.com/IfcSxLA.png
It was a lovely mixed feelings night as you can see by the prom photo she decided to keep ;) https://i.imgur.com/KCGvorL.png https://i.imgur.com/ovzMuX1.png
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