One Month One World One Year Challenge 2023
WELCOME to all new challengers and THANK YOU to veteran challengers continuing with a new teen this year! :)
I'm posting this in advance to allow time for challengers to create Sims and possibly develop backstories for them, if desired.
Have you ever admired those who start a New Year doing a one photo per day challenge, for example on DeviantArt? I had an idea pop into my head on New Years Eve 2020 for a challenge similar to those, only using TS4 screenshots. I put together something I hoped would work and called it the One Month One World One Year Challenge. I intended to post one screenshot of my Sim's progress during a gaming session per real life day with a short text summary and started on January 1, 2021.
Others joined me and a few had some very welcomed suggestions for improvements, which are continued welcome this year. The challenge blossomed to include stories of our challenge Sim's journey through life. This wasn't my original intention for the challenge, but I welcomed the addition and have loved every minute of it! It's helped us to get to know our Sims better than we might've not otherwise. Another BIG side benefit for me is the friends I've made along the way. <3
For this year's challenge, I won't be joining with my own Sim. However, I will be active in this thread to answer any questions challengers may have and update the main post as needed. I'll also read and comment on your challenge posts. Good luck everyone and remember, the main goal here is to have fun! :)
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Rules/Guidelines:
Challenge Worlds, Base Game & Other Packs Aspirations List:
Worlds/Packs and Age Up Timeline:
Links to Challengers Day 1 Post and/or Blogs:
@LegacySims2017 with Dante Morningstar (Blog)
@Carebear92 with Riley Chatman (Blog)
@Ellupelluellu with Babs L'Amour
@SoulGal7 with Elfie Jingle
@permanentrose with Flora Evander
@lilypadmeulin with Amelia Whitmore
@Belalucina with June Kay
@DoloresGrey with Teddy Bear
Gallery & Other Links to Current Challenge Sims:
Babs L'Amour by @Ellupelluellu
Elfie Jingle by @SoulGal7
Amelia Whitmore by @lilypadmeulin
Non CC Flora Evander and CC Zip File by @permanentrose
Dante Morningstar by @LegacySims2017 Instructions for extracting Dante Morningstar below.
Non CC June Kay by @Belalucina Link to CC below.
Riley Chatman by @Carebear92
Teddy Bear by @DoloresGrey
Happy Simming! <3
I'm posting this in advance to allow time for challengers to create Sims and possibly develop backstories for them, if desired.
Have you ever admired those who start a New Year doing a one photo per day challenge, for example on DeviantArt? I had an idea pop into my head on New Years Eve 2020 for a challenge similar to those, only using TS4 screenshots. I put together something I hoped would work and called it the One Month One World One Year Challenge. I intended to post one screenshot of my Sim's progress during a gaming session per real life day with a short text summary and started on January 1, 2021.
Others joined me and a few had some very welcomed suggestions for improvements, which are continued welcome this year. The challenge blossomed to include stories of our challenge Sim's journey through life. This wasn't my original intention for the challenge, but I welcomed the addition and have loved every minute of it! It's helped us to get to know our Sims better than we might've not otherwise. Another BIG side benefit for me is the friends I've made along the way. <3
For this year's challenge, I won't be joining with my own Sim. However, I will be active in this thread to answer any questions challengers may have and update the main post as needed. I'll also read and comment on your challenge posts. Good luck everyone and remember, the main goal here is to have fun! :)
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Rules/Guidelines:
Spoiler
- One screenshot post per real life day in this thread with a short text summary.
- One world per real life month - See monthly schedule of worlds in spoiler below. Optional: May change schedule of worlds to reflect your preferences.
- Your challenge Sim MUST be a teen to officially begin this challenge and post in the thread.
- After three real life months have passed, your Sim will age up to young adult for four months, adult for four months and finally, age up to an elder for December. Timeline posted in spoiler below. Optional: How long your Sim stays in each life stage, teen-elder, is at your own discretion. However, they are required to be at minimum a young adult to attend Uni in Britechester. *Note: If you own the High School Years EP, your Sims may be offered early graduation. If they take the offer, your teen is allowed to apply, enroll, and attend university or join full-time adult careers.
- Begin Rags to Riches style on an empty lot with 0 simoleans.
- Aging off Optional: May use long lifespan.
- All unplayed residential worlds are off limits for any kind of travel. Exception: Newcrest may be designated a 'neutral' world to place venues for your Sim to use regardless of their current world residence. Optional: Newcrest may be used to replace a pack you don't own instead.
- Sims may take a vacation to any of the designated vacations worlds. Rental lots in unplayed residential worlds are off limits.
- Aspirations released with a world must be fulfilled first. May choose a base game or other pack aspiration not in the challenge to complete afterward.
- Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest and Magnolia Promenade may be used in substitution for worlds listed in the challenge for packs you may not own. In that event, choose one or two base game or other packs aspirations not in the challenge to complete per world.
- Your Sim may marry and/or have children. Aging up children is at your own discretion.
- High School attendance is not required. May use cheats to fulfill daily/promotional task requirements. *Exception: Applicable only if you do not own the High School Years EP or if you do own it, but have elected not to have your Sim live in Copperdale and do the aspirations associated with the EP in your challenge.
- The beginning of each new month/world must start Rags to Riches style. Optional: Your Sim may keep personal possessions, sell the rest and bulldoze the house. They may use simoleans from this sale and accumulated household funds to build or download a house from the Gallery.
- If your challenge Sim dies, it's game over. Optional: You may bring them back to life and continue or use another existing Sim in the household to complete the challenge.
- Occult states and Celebrity statuses must be removed when progressing to the next month/world. Optional: May keep acquired lifestates/statuses. *Note: Vampires can't get a suntan, which is a Beach Life aspiration task.
- If a new world is released with a new pack at any time during 2023, you have the option to swap the new world with another prior released world.
- Give yourself a break and don't stress over days missed due to internet outages, vacations/holidays, real life work/responsibilities or sickness.
- Extra story screenshots may be posted in the thread under a spoiler in addition to your daily post pic and short text summary. Strongly suggest a maximum of 20-25 screenshots per post.
- May use satisfaction points to buy rewards. Exception: Money tree seeds are disallowed.
- Lottery tickets are disallowed for purchase.
- Beginning season, length of days and moon phases are your choice.
- May turn off or cheat away/change all Eco Lifestyle features applied to worlds. Exception: Must be turned on while living in Evergreen Harbor.
- May participate in all default Holidays, modify, delete and/or add your own.
- May include a link to your preferred Blog site with additional story text/screenshots, in addition to your Daily Post Pic/Text Summary.
- Mod friendly challenge! However, please use discretion when using them. Using a mod to fulfill an aspiration is disallowed. Exception: May be used to correct bugs and/or glitches.
Challenge Worlds, Base Game & Other Packs Aspirations List:
Spoiler
Challenge Packs Aspirations
January - Extreme Sport Enthusiast, Mt. Komorebi SightSeer
February - Leader of the Pack
March - Spellcraft & Sorcery, Purveyor of Potions OR Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented, Drama Llama *Note - Challengers who own HSY not living in Copperdale this month may complete the Live Fast and Drama Llama aspirations at any time as a teen. Joining teens at high school is not required to fulfill them.
April - Academic
May - StrangerVille Mystery
June - Master Actor/Actress, World Famous Celebrity
July - Beach Life
August - Vampire Family, Master Vampire, Good Vampire
September - Master Maker, Eco Innovator
October - Complete Werewolf Initiate and pick 2 of the following; Emissary for the Collective, Wildfang Renegade, Lone Wolf, Cure Seeker Optional: Complete all aspirations.
November - City Native
December - Country Caretaker
Base Game Aspirations
Angling Ace
Best Selling Author
Big Happy Family
Body Builder
Chief of Mischief
Computer Whiz
Curator
Fabulously Wealthy
Freelance Botanist
Friend of the World
Grilled Cheese (Hidden)
Joke Star
Mansion Baron
Master Chef
Master Mixologist
Musical Genius
Neighborhood Confidante
Nerd Brain
Painter Extraordinaire
Party Animal
Public Enemy
Renaissance Sim
Serial Romantic
Soulmate
Successful Lineage
Villainous Valentine
Other Packs Aspirations
Archeology Scholar (Jungle Adventure GP)
Fabulously Filthy (Bust the Dust Kit)
Galactic Privateer (Journey to Batuu GP)
Hope VS Order (Journey to Batuu GP)
Inner Peace (Spa Day GP)
Jungle Explorer (Jungle Adventure GP)
Lord/Lady of the Knits (Nifty Knitting SP)
Outdoor Enthusiast (Outdoor Retreat GP)
Perfectly Pristine (Bust the Dust Kit)
Self-Care Specialist (Spa Day GP)
Super Parent (Parenthood GP)
Zen Guru (Spa Day GP)
January - Extreme Sport Enthusiast, Mt. Komorebi SightSeer
February - Leader of the Pack
March - Spellcraft & Sorcery, Purveyor of Potions OR Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented, Drama Llama *Note - Challengers who own HSY not living in Copperdale this month may complete the Live Fast and Drama Llama aspirations at any time as a teen. Joining teens at high school is not required to fulfill them.
April - Academic
May - StrangerVille Mystery
June - Master Actor/Actress, World Famous Celebrity
July - Beach Life
August - Vampire Family, Master Vampire, Good Vampire
September - Master Maker, Eco Innovator
October - Complete Werewolf Initiate and pick 2 of the following; Emissary for the Collective, Wildfang Renegade, Lone Wolf, Cure Seeker Optional: Complete all aspirations.
November - City Native
December - Country Caretaker
Base Game Aspirations
Angling Ace
Best Selling Author
Big Happy Family
Body Builder
Chief of Mischief
Computer Whiz
Curator
Fabulously Wealthy
Freelance Botanist
Friend of the World
Grilled Cheese (Hidden)
Joke Star
Mansion Baron
Master Chef
Master Mixologist
Musical Genius
Neighborhood Confidante
Nerd Brain
Painter Extraordinaire
Party Animal
Public Enemy
Renaissance Sim
Serial Romantic
Soulmate
Successful Lineage
Villainous Valentine
Other Packs Aspirations
Archeology Scholar (Jungle Adventure GP)
Fabulously Filthy (Bust the Dust Kit)
Galactic Privateer (Journey to Batuu GP)
Hope VS Order (Journey to Batuu GP)
Inner Peace (Spa Day GP)
Jungle Explorer (Jungle Adventure GP)
Lord/Lady of the Knits (Nifty Knitting SP)
Outdoor Enthusiast (Outdoor Retreat GP)
Perfectly Pristine (Bust the Dust Kit)
Self-Care Specialist (Spa Day GP)
Super Parent (Parenthood GP)
Zen Guru (Spa Day GP)
Worlds/Packs and Age Up Timeline:
Spoiler
Beginning Age: Teen
January - Mt. Komorebi (Snowy Escape)
February - Windenburg (Get Together)
March - Glimmerbrook (Realm of Magic) OR Copperdale (High School Years) *Note: Those wishing to play both worlds may replace any world with Glimmerbrook later in the challenge.
April 1st: Age up to Young Adult
April - Britechester (Discover University)
May - StrangerVille (StrangerVille)
June - Del Sol Valley (Get Famous)
July - Sulani (Island Living)
August 1st: Age up to Adult
August - Forgotten Hollow (Vampires)
September - Evergreen Harbor (Eco Lifestyle)
October - Moonwood Mill (Werewolves)
November - San Myshuno (City Living)
December 1st: Age up to Elder
December - Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living)
Challenge End Date: December 31, 2023
January - Mt. Komorebi (Snowy Escape)
February - Windenburg (Get Together)
March - Glimmerbrook (Realm of Magic) OR Copperdale (High School Years) *Note: Those wishing to play both worlds may replace any world with Glimmerbrook later in the challenge.
April 1st: Age up to Young Adult
April - Britechester (Discover University)
May - StrangerVille (StrangerVille)
June - Del Sol Valley (Get Famous)
July - Sulani (Island Living)
August 1st: Age up to Adult
August - Forgotten Hollow (Vampires)
September - Evergreen Harbor (Eco Lifestyle)
October - Moonwood Mill (Werewolves)
November - San Myshuno (City Living)
December 1st: Age up to Elder
December - Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living)
Challenge End Date: December 31, 2023
Links to Challengers Day 1 Post and/or Blogs:
@LegacySims2017 with Dante Morningstar (Blog)
@Carebear92 with Riley Chatman (Blog)
@Ellupelluellu with Babs L'Amour
@SoulGal7 with Elfie Jingle
@permanentrose with Flora Evander
@lilypadmeulin with Amelia Whitmore
@Belalucina with June Kay
@DoloresGrey with Teddy Bear
Gallery & Other Links to Current Challenge Sims:
Babs L'Amour by @Ellupelluellu
Elfie Jingle by @SoulGal7
Amelia Whitmore by @lilypadmeulin
Non CC Flora Evander and CC Zip File by @permanentrose
Dante Morningstar by @LegacySims2017 Instructions for extracting Dante Morningstar below.
Spoiler
I have included the tray files and the mods/cc used. Extract the file. Put the files not listed in the Mods folder in Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Tray folder. You can rename the Mods folder in the .rar to something like Dante Morningstar and drop it in Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods folder. Or you can move over the files however you like. If you love collecting custom content, there might be duplicates in there. Add the Mods/cc from the extracted folder however you like. The features, game mods and hair folders will get your Dante Morningstar to look how he is supposed to look. The clothing you can add or remove at your own discretion. Wings not included. If you want those, please ask @LegacySims2017 for a link
Non CC June Kay by @Belalucina Link to CC below.
Riley Chatman by @Carebear92
Teddy Bear by @DoloresGrey
Happy Simming! <3
