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6 years ago

GARDEN LEGACY CHALLENGE by cowplant-pizza

Hi everyone! Today, I came across the cutest legacy challenge on Tumblr, created by user cowplant-pizza and I thought I would post it here!

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Rules:

Money Cheats are NOT allowed
Aesthetic CC and poses are FINE
Needs must be on decay AT ALL TIMES
Feel free to pause aging ONLY FOR STORY PURPOSES
Your Sims must live on the SAME LOT for the whole 10 generations. A larger lot is recommended
Any world is fine
You may edit what your Sims look like in CAS if they fugly
Information:

Your entire 10 generations will be named after various plants you could find or have in your garden. This is inspired by the fact that your Sims will have a love for nature throughout all 10 generations, living their life on the family farm.
Each generation also has a berry colour in case berry simmers would like to enjoy the challenge too!

Generation 1: ROSE
Traits: Ambitious, Loves the Outdoors, Vegetarian

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist

Berry Colour: Red

Information: This is the founder of your legacy! From living their entire childhood in the smelly and loud city, they have decided to begin a new lifestyle in the countryside. They dream of running a farm to support the generations to come.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Have at least 2 children
Have 1 dog and 1 cat
Collect every base game plant
Reach level 10 of the Gardening career
Care for at least 2 cowplants throughout your life
Max out the friendship level with at least one bee hive
Reach level 10 of the gardening skill
Reach at least level 5 in: cooking, parenting and handiness
Generation 2: DAISY
Traits: Outgoing, Good, Self Assured

Aspiration: Friend of the World

Berry Colour: White with Yellow accents

Information: You grew up in a loving household, making you a friendly and nurturing Sim who wants nothing else than to help others.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach at least level 7 in the politics career. Either Branch. Cause: Speak for the Trees
Marry your first friend
Have 4 children
Reach level 10 charisma
Reach level 10 gardening
Go out at least 3 times a week with friends
Generation 3: BLUEBELL
Traits: Family Oriented, Romantic, Neat

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Berry Colour: Blue

Information: You grew up surrounded by siblings. It was the best childhood you could have imagined. You want to bless your children with that same childhood!

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 parenting
Maintain perfect friendship levels with your siblings
Fill your household with children (you can have at least 1 pet)
Reach level 5 in 2 different jobs
Achieve the best love-days every year
Take the kids out on a day trip every Saturday
Generation 4: SUNFLOWER
Traits: Self Assured, Goofball, Childish

Aspiration: Joke Star

Berry Colour: Yellow

Information: You were always the class clown, getting in trouble all the time. You pulled endless amounts of pranks on your siblings and parents. You never want to grow up.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 in the Entertainment Career: Comedian Branch
Reach level 10 comedy
Reach at least level 7: charisma and mischief
Run a club called the Pranksters
Use a Voodoo Doll on your spouse at least 10 times
Marry a musician
Generation 5: Magnolia
Traits: Music Lover, Loner, Clumsy

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Berry Colour: White with Baby Pink accents

Information: Your parents were born entertainers, they lived to be on the stage. you share their talents but you are very shy and reserved. However, you still dream of being a well known and respected musician.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 in the Entertainment Career: Musician Branch
Reach level 10: piano and singing
Reach level 7: guitar and violin
Have only 1 friend outside of your family
Marry that friend
Have 2 children: Twins (you can use cheats for this)
Generation 6: PINE
Traits: Jealous, Non Committal, Gloomy

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Berry Colour: Green

Information: You always felt like your were second best to your twin (whether this is true or not is up to you). You often spent time burring your head in books, learning lots of different things, but never mastering them.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Write a Book
Paint 1 Masterpiece
Write a Song
Change jobs once you get to level 4
Have at least 3 jobs
You never retire
You never marry
You have 3 different children from one night stands
A relationship is allowed after the children are born
Never celebrate love day
Generation 7: TULIP
Traits: Lazy, Squeamish, Slob

Aspiration: Computer Whiz

Berry Colour: Grape Purple

Information: You grew up confused and conflicted about your parent’s relationship. This made you a troubled child who had to visit many therapists and doctors. You found comfort in video games and rely on the throughout your life.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 in the Gaming Profession
Marry someone you meet at Gamescon
Naturally progress into the overweight section
Reach skill level 10: video games and programming
Have 2 children
Generation 8: PICCOLONI
Traits: Genius, Neat, Snob

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Berry Colour: Hot Pink OR Orange

Information: After watching your parent struggle with health problems due to being overweight, you vowed to keep yourself and your own children healthy.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 in the Doctors career
Reach level 10 in: fitness and cooking
Marry a fellow Dr
Have 3 children
Do not feed the children unhealthy food or snacks
Generation 9: SNAPDRAGON
Traits: Foodie, Athletic, Insider

Aspiration: Bodybuilder

Berry Colour: Light Pink OR Peach

Information: You grew up being pushed to your limits and you loved every second of it. You love exercise and cooking and want to make your two hobbies work well together. You enjoy using fresh food found on your families farm.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Reach level 10 in the Athletic Career
Reach level 5 in the Cooking Career
Reach level 10: fitness, cooking, baking and wellness
Reach level 5: gourmet cooking
Marry another Foodie
Have triplets (once again, cheats are allowed for this)
Generation 10: HYDRANGER
Traits: Materialistic, Hot Headed, Perfectionist

Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy

Berry Colour: Light Blue

Information: You finally decide that your family is worth more than living on a farm forever. It’s time for your legacy to move on. You want to move out into a penthouse in the city and create an exciting future for generations to come.

Rules:

Complete the Aspiration
Marry someone wealthy and living in the City
Reach level 10 in the Business Career
Reach level 10 in 3 skills of your choice
Throw a party every weekend + every holiday

If you decide to play, please post pictures or updates in the replies!

challenges

gmm0520
6 years ago
Any other challenges I should try?
Mrsneeze1234
5 years ago
i worked on my own version of this due to not having enough gardening/farming etc... i do like FanPhoria's take on it but i have my own i had an idea for this type of challenge a while ago and decided to see if someone made one and they did but i wanted to take some time and make my own and have some fun making backstory's for the sims and adding in things that people might not normally play with like aliens servos vampires etc... and the vacation worlds the alien collection basically frog cages with aliens inside them i forget what the collection for them is called tbh... i don't think i can make a spoiler tab so i will be uploading my list of things to imgr and wait for when i can make a post to put the photos in plus it will give me time to go over and read what i have done with mine so far the only lifestates that i didn't include were mermaids and spell casters because spell casters are a bit too easy and don't really work in challenges that well and mermaids i didn't include because if you're not in sulani they don't feel that good to play but by all means change up a generation to have a mermaid if you choose to live on the 50x50 lot in sulani that doesn't have water on the lot anyways this comment is long and i can't post photos yet for the rules and info
Mrsneeze1234
5 years ago
oh i also got done reading your version and we had the same idea sort of for after the alien/scientist gen with the animal lover aspiration and the kid being distant from their parents mine takes a dark turn though
Mrsneeze1234
5 years ago
This is my version of the challenge that i made https://imgur.com/a/fp43VsE the photo album is the rules info generations and final thoughts and extras to get a bit creative my personal fav is the gnome family i haven't had one in years since i don't really play sims 3 anymore
jojoMOMSTER
New Spectator
4 years ago
Hi @Bleubell I have been eyeing this challenge for a long time and have decided it would be a fun way to discover Henford upon Bagley.

Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/XWKnQcZ.png
Meet my Sim Terra Rose Tillman who made a beeline for the pond to splash around in her leather boots.

https://i.imgur.com/yPsSRGJ.png
I have moved her into the 64x64 lot in New Old? Old New? Henford. She has bought castle ruins and will slowly be building the castle one room at a time as she gets money. The castle is marked out using debug ruins so I can remember where to build the rooms. On my Gallery as Castle Ruins

https://i.imgur.com/eXntxrv.png
She seems to like the neighbors. Do you like the fuschia roses on her dress?
LePapillonBleu
6 years ago
"EA_Rtas;c-16974943" wrote:
Hey there, I just moved this to the correct section, challenge looks good! Carry on
Thank you
Fanphoria
New Spectator
6 years ago
"Bleubell;c-16978570" wrote:
"FanPhoria;c-16978423" wrote:

Oh WOW!!!!!! I am definitely going to be playing your version!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this, I'm in love!!!!!! <3 Amazing job.

Haha, thank you, I appreciate that. I haven't play tested it yet, so if you ave any observations/feedback on it as you play, I'd love to hear it!
Fanphoria
New Spectator
6 years ago
OKay, so, I started this a long time ago but then I got distracted, and also I didn't really like some of the things I'd done, and when I went back I couldn't really remember where I was at anyway, and plus I know I hadn't gotten that far...long story short, I decided to start over lol. I kept my same sim (I had her saved before starting playing), and I started from scratch, and I've just finished my first "season" in the sim world!

Here's the founder of my gardener challenge, Roselee leRoux
https://i.imgur.com/0OCK6LQ.png
https://i.imgur.com/X8Z4okR.png
https://i.imgur.com/7W20acQ.png

I'd originally changed her name to "Rose Garden", cause I felt like the name I'd made was too weird, but I actually think that's part of why I didn't connect as much with my first run (tho there were other reason too, to be sure). She's actually based on my cousin (well, a grown-up version, she's 12 lol). Her name is Rose and she's lived her whole life in a big city, but she loves visiting the countryside and loves nature and plants and animals and bugs and things, and honestly thinking of her is kind of what inspired me to do this challenge. I'm doing my own version, that I posted here, kind of playtesting it really, and so I may post updates/things I learn as I go.

I started in autumn, cause that's when my cousin's birthday is, which was actually pretty great, cause Harvestfest and gnomes are a great help to kicking off a gardening career! She's joined the Garden Gnomes, got two promotions, and even has a girlfriend now!

It took a while for me to finally settle on a lot--at first I started on the big lot behind the lounge in Brindleton Bay, cause it seemed to have a lot of space, and she would be getting pets eventually. But then, I started really liking the idea of my garden legacy living right next to the magic tree in Willow Creek, even though the lots are smaller. I finally settled onto Daisy Hovel (cute name) even though it's only 20x30--still, I've had magnificent gardens on much smaller lots in the past, so I think I'll be okay! And it's really nice having the magic tree right in backyard--feels very appropriate!

I downloaded an unfurnished barn refurb looking house form the gallery (sorry, I forgot to right down the builder's name!), and I'm slowly filling it with nice things. I decided I'd rather wait and get nicer things as she gets money than deck out the whole house right away. She basically started with just a bed, lol.

https://i.imgur.com/oKX9d1o.jpg

I mentioned in my post mapping out my own version that I made a rule against downloading lots with collectibles. Well, my one exception I think is Hare Square, since it has collectibles already and I almost always replace the default lot in my games. As long as it's comparable, garden wise, I think it's okay! So, I did download a nicer "clubhouse" for the Garden Gnomes (I always find Hare Square so lame for them)--again, sorry, forgot to jot down the builder.

So, in her first week, Roselee spent a lot of time at her club house, as well as hunting around for other plants.
https://i.imgur.com/xTaalvl.jpg
(I think she looks so cute in the green pants she changes into for meetings, haha!) She's found basically all the autumn blooming plants, except grapes and roses ( I read somewhere roses bloom in both spring and fall in the sims). I was pretty bummed about not finding roses tbh--well, I found them, but none of them bloomed before the first snow--I really wanted her to pick some wild autumn roses! Ah well...

Spooky Day was on the same night as the Humor and Hijinks Festival, which seemed appropriate, and she had a pretty good time even if the weather was pretty shit.
https://i.imgur.com/R7pMkXj.jpg

She had a successful Harvestfest at her clubhouse with the other Garden Gnomes (haha! Gnomes :D), although I did forget that grand breakfasts have meat in them. Whoops.
https://i.imgur.com/drTXaEJ.jpg
She and Moira are becoming pretty good friends, and I'm thinking of Moira as a kinda of like a mentor to her.
https://i.imgur.com/WecbG3t.jpg

ANd, she did manage to find Sylvan Glade as well, although it took her a few tries. Again: whoops.
https://i.imgur.com/Env2xsm.jpg

So, yeah, it's been fun! I'm playing on long because it's first time doing a challenge like this, and also because I want to spend a good amount of time with this sim. I'll maybe post some more updates here if that doesn't get too annoying for everyone, haha.
mattiemae17
6 years ago
oh wow, i absolutely want to try this. Not only am I obsessed with legacy challenges, I'm obsessed with the aspect of the perfect garden. Would you suggest me doing a greenhouse or letting it air to the seasons?? Cause with having to pull *all* the plants through each generation can be difficult. I know sims 3 did this, but i haven't gardened long enough in sims 4 to see; do the plants not just die after a while, despite being treated every single day? is that a thing to worry about? also, do I have to get every plant naturally when I can or can I buy them?
Minena-Hula
5 years ago
I have started this legacy but it is not clear when the next generation takes over..is it upon aging to elder or death of previous gen, or when the heir hits young adult.