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SoulGal7
Seasoned Ace
5 months ago

NEIGHBORHOOD RAGS TO RICHES CHALLENGE

Hi Simmers! I have been watching a YouTuber simmer, Salise Plays, who, I believe, created this challenge. It's a rags to riches challenge where your sim starts with nothing on an empty lot with 0 simoleons, and has a week to survive in one neighborhood in a sim world in winter., using only the resources in that neighborhood. There are lot restrictions such as off-the-grid, simple living and reduce-recycle. The neighborhood is normally bulldozed, so the sim does not have access to free chips at the bar, for instance. There will be exceptions to this as apartments can't seem to be bulldozed in The Sims (so, San Myshuno will remain intact, just the businesses bulldozed). Also no cheats for easy simoleons, such as buying the decoration box and rummaging for decorations and then selling them. The sim she uses normally has positive traits such as loves the outdoors, self-assured, etc. You can watch her videos HERE.

But I will be attempting this challenge, with a twist. The sim I will be using will have all negative traits. A sim not very suitable for survival in a rags to riches style of play. Her clothes may change as she heads to different worlds, but her traits will always remain the same. 

And here she is! Meet Allie Beck. Her traits are squeamish, vegetarian, clumsy and her Aspiration will be Fabulously Wealthy. I don't think any of these traits will give her an advantage in surviving the week.

An additional challenge rule that I created is that all holidays will be cancelled on the calendar, because with a 7-day week, Winterfest falls in the middle of the week, and you could get a substantial gift from Father Winter, so, nah, not going to happen. However, I am going to keep New Year's Eve on the calendar as that is our deadline to have a small furnished house, with bathroom, bedroom, kitchen (or outdoor grill), and living room areas (could be one open area). The challenge ends when Spring arrives on Sunday.

To have some starter funds, my sim will be allowed to take a selfie (5 pics) once she arrives on her lot in each  neighborhood.

If you would like to attempt this challenge, you can post your sim and progress here if you wish, (you can create your sim with any traits and aspiration).

Using a randomized wheel spinner, the first world will be San Myshuno, and the randomized wheel spinner for the neighborhood will be Uptown. Skye Fitness Gym will be bulldozed and she will live there. Here's hoping she will survive!

 

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    SoulGal7
    Seasoned Ace
    4 months ago

    5. NEWCREST - LLAMA LAGOON NEIGHBORHOOD (Finale)

    Allie took a few naps on the bench and then fished all night. She was able to start her 32-tile house with a few items.

    Making Simoleons:

    Allie had limited ways to make simoleons. Luckily the frogs and rocks spawned the next day, so she was able to collect those. But mostly, Allie made her simoleons by frog breeding. Once she collected 2 frogs worth $100 simoleons, she just kept breeding those two and sold the rest.

    She only had one apple tree (under shelter) in her garden. Whenever she was able to rummage in the garbage, she would put the remains in her inventory and then leave it on her lot to turn into trash plants. Since trash plants are in season in the winter, she was able to harvest these every day.

    It did snow, so she was now able to collect both water and snow. Of course, Allie was always on the lookout for celebrities, and she was able to get autographs from both Judith Ward and Brytani Chu.

    Food Needs:
    After Day 2, she was unable to fish any longer.  But, she did have a substantial amount of fish in her inventory, which she could grill.

    She also kept some of the harvested apples, and when she was able to afford a fridge, made fruit salad.

    She did haggle at the food stall for some curry, but she decided that even with the discounted price, food items were expensive there.

    The End is Near:
    There wasn't much to do in the way of activities in the neighborhood, but she did meet a lot of sims, which kept her social needs up.

    She tried to make some simoleons by singing in the park, but she didn't get any tips.

    And, she braved a blizzard on Wednesday when she had to go collecting.

    She got sick, but recovered when she took a nap.

    On New Year's Eve, she was still building her house, but she knew that she would be able to finish it before spring arrived. She held a New Year's Eve party, and was abducted by aliens during the party! OMG!

    Yeah! That was a real party for Allie!

    Finished House & Final Stats:

    A small Newcrest house. It was a tight race to finish her house in time, but she did it! She even had $508 simoleons left.

    When Spring arrived the next day, Allie had successfully completed the Newcrest, Llama Lagoon neighborhood. Congratulations, Allie!

    The Next Neighborhood:

    Using the randomized wheel spinner, Allie will be heading to Sulani, to the Ohan'ali Town neighborhood. Until next time...

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