MoonlightGraham
3 years agoSeasoned Ace
March Madness! A Free Will Experience tournament
Sul sul, Simmers.
Z and I have a bit of a problem.
Sometimes we want to play The Sims more than I want to write. This means it's possible for us to get weeks ahead in our "story save" before we find the time for updating the story. For a while, we amused ourselves in the meantime with "throwaway saves," learning about gameplay features that were new to us, such as sending a Sim to University or learning Spellcasting. While those can be fun for a while, they seem to lose their allure fairly quickly.
This afternoon, I was browsing the forum here and, quite by accident, stumbled upon @aaronrulz 's thread, I am bored with family play. I showed this thread to Z, who found it intriguing, too.
A post by @Chicklet453681 gave us an idea about something we think we'd like to try...the Free Will Experience, as described by @BreeMiles !!
Basically, a household of Sims are given Free Will. We follow them around, observing what they do, but not controlling them. There are very few exceptions to this rule, and they tend to apply only when the game would otherwise be stuck or too dysfunctional.
The Sims add and lose points for doing a variety of things, per @BreeMiles' instructions:
(Positive) Earn Points by:
+50 points - Repair Something
+25 points - Attempt to put out Fire
+8 points - Earn a Promotion
+7 points - Sleep in Bed with Another Contestant
+6 points - Cook a Grand Meal or Complete a Holiday Tradition
+5 points - Comfort/Pamper Pet on Couch
+5 points - Max a skill (reach Level 10)
+4 points - Hug Someone (including Pet)
+4 points - Clean the Grill
+3 points - Call to Meal
+3 points - Gain Skill Level 7 to 9 by doing activity or reading a skill book
+2 points - Use Stove/Grill/Cook/Prepare Food
+2 points - Making Friends with Pet/or other Sim, per friendship stage
+2 points - Gain Skill Level 4 to 6 by doing activity or reading a skill book
+1 points - Clean Floor/Plate/Glass/Toilet/Counter/Put away Books
+1 point - Pick up Trash/Take out Trash
+1 point - Gain Skill Level 1 to 3 by doing activity or reading skill book
+1 point - Brush Pet
(Negative) Have Points taken away by:
-1 point - Dropping Trash on the Floor
-1 point - Sim walks in on another Sim who is bathing or using the toilet
-2 points - Shout Forbidden Words
-3 points - Lose Friendship with Pet/or other Sim, per friendship stage
- 4 points - Breaking Sink/Toilet/Shower/Fridge/Computer/TV
- 5 points - Starting a Fire or attempting to start said fire
-10 points - Pee on Self
-10 points - Sleep on Floor/Ground
-10 points - Fight
The rest of the rules are spelled out in @BreeMiles' first post. You can follow the link from @Chicklet453681's post if you'd like to read about them.
Sounds cool, doesn't it? Z and I think so, too.
As we began making plans for our Experience, another idea came into our heads. This is the time of year when American college basketball teams participate in tournaments. Our family likes college basketball, so this was on our minds. No wonder Z mused, "It would be fun for our Sims to have some kind of tournament."
That's how our idea began to move to the next level. We're going to create a simple elimination tournament, based on the Free Will Experience!
In the First Round, the members of a household--four Sims and a pet--will participate in the Free Will Experience. The winner of this Experience will advance to the Championship. We'll repeat this process three more times, giving us four champion Sims. These winners, having confirmed their status as survivors, will retain the skills they acquired in their first Experience.
All four First Round Experiences will take place in the same house. We haven't decided if we'll move to a new venue for the Championship, or not. And, as Watchers and Tournament Directors, Z and I reserve the right to make any changes we need to make along the way in order to fix the problems we'll undoubtedly cause.
We've decided each of the First Round matchups will last for seven days. The Championship is tentatively planned for 14 days. Again, we might adjust this timetable as we go.
Z and I need to select (or create) the Sims we'll use in our first Experience. And we have to pick the house they'll live in (we aren't good builders, so we'll need to choose a pre-built house).
We're excited about this project, and we hope some of you will enjoy following the action!
Z and I have a bit of a problem.
Sometimes we want to play The Sims more than I want to write. This means it's possible for us to get weeks ahead in our "story save" before we find the time for updating the story. For a while, we amused ourselves in the meantime with "throwaway saves," learning about gameplay features that were new to us, such as sending a Sim to University or learning Spellcasting. While those can be fun for a while, they seem to lose their allure fairly quickly.
This afternoon, I was browsing the forum here and, quite by accident, stumbled upon @aaronrulz 's thread, I am bored with family play. I showed this thread to Z, who found it intriguing, too.
A post by @Chicklet453681 gave us an idea about something we think we'd like to try...the Free Will Experience, as described by @BreeMiles !!
Basically, a household of Sims are given Free Will. We follow them around, observing what they do, but not controlling them. There are very few exceptions to this rule, and they tend to apply only when the game would otherwise be stuck or too dysfunctional.
The Sims add and lose points for doing a variety of things, per @BreeMiles' instructions:
(Positive) Earn Points by:
+50 points - Repair Something
+25 points - Attempt to put out Fire
+8 points - Earn a Promotion
+7 points - Sleep in Bed with Another Contestant
+6 points - Cook a Grand Meal or Complete a Holiday Tradition
+5 points - Comfort/Pamper Pet on Couch
+5 points - Max a skill (reach Level 10)
+4 points - Hug Someone (including Pet)
+4 points - Clean the Grill
+3 points - Call to Meal
+3 points - Gain Skill Level 7 to 9 by doing activity or reading a skill book
+2 points - Use Stove/Grill/Cook/Prepare Food
+2 points - Making Friends with Pet/or other Sim, per friendship stage
+2 points - Gain Skill Level 4 to 6 by doing activity or reading a skill book
+1 points - Clean Floor/Plate/Glass/Toilet/Counter/Put away Books
+1 point - Pick up Trash/Take out Trash
+1 point - Gain Skill Level 1 to 3 by doing activity or reading skill book
+1 point - Brush Pet
(Negative) Have Points taken away by:
-1 point - Dropping Trash on the Floor
-1 point - Sim walks in on another Sim who is bathing or using the toilet
-2 points - Shout Forbidden Words
-3 points - Lose Friendship with Pet/or other Sim, per friendship stage
- 4 points - Breaking Sink/Toilet/Shower/Fridge/Computer/TV
- 5 points - Starting a Fire or attempting to start said fire
-10 points - Pee on Self
-10 points - Sleep on Floor/Ground
-10 points - Fight
The rest of the rules are spelled out in @BreeMiles' first post. You can follow the link from @Chicklet453681's post if you'd like to read about them.
Sounds cool, doesn't it? Z and I think so, too.
As we began making plans for our Experience, another idea came into our heads. This is the time of year when American college basketball teams participate in tournaments. Our family likes college basketball, so this was on our minds. No wonder Z mused, "It would be fun for our Sims to have some kind of tournament."
That's how our idea began to move to the next level. We're going to create a simple elimination tournament, based on the Free Will Experience!
In the First Round, the members of a household--four Sims and a pet--will participate in the Free Will Experience. The winner of this Experience will advance to the Championship. We'll repeat this process three more times, giving us four champion Sims. These winners, having confirmed their status as survivors, will retain the skills they acquired in their first Experience.
All four First Round Experiences will take place in the same house. We haven't decided if we'll move to a new venue for the Championship, or not. And, as Watchers and Tournament Directors, Z and I reserve the right to make any changes we need to make along the way in order to fix the problems we'll undoubtedly cause.
We've decided each of the First Round matchups will last for seven days. The Championship is tentatively planned for 14 days. Again, we might adjust this timetable as we go.
Z and I need to select (or create) the Sims we'll use in our first Experience. And we have to pick the house they'll live in (we aren't good builders, so we'll need to choose a pre-built house).
We're excited about this project, and we hope some of you will enjoy following the action!