Rags to Riches challenge??
I watched a video by The sim supply on youtube and one of his videos was doing rags to riches and it seems like lots of fun. Anyone do it? How did you do yours?
Forum Discussion
I am trying a R2R for the first time, not really sure of all the variations but mine is a homeless teen who just appeared wandering around Windenburg with no money, no family or friends, and no skills. Of course the game required I buy land, so he bought Mid-Nowhere then zeroed out funds. And he got a teen job (landscaper) but it was a hard week getting by til the first paycheck, napping on venue sofas, grabbing free bar chips to survive, showering at the gym, singing karaoke for fun and then learning to sing for a few simoleans enough to buy some actual pub grub that stuck to his ribs longer than the chips.
He got lucky that Victor Feng befriended him while they were both fishing, and invited him over...he took full advantage of a fridge he could scrounge Quick Meals from, nice bathrooms, comfy sofa to nap on, and big TV and friendly conversations. But being half-exhausted and close to hunger all the time while mostly penniless was really tough, so he figured out that by joining The Upper Crust club, he could not afford to cook anything, but he could at least grab plates and eat the excellent food others cooked while chatting them up and having a good time in comfort!
Finally after his first weekend of getting paid, he got the cheapest bed available, stuck it out in the open on his lot, and had the first decent night's sleep that actually stayed with him instead of fading away so quickly, enough that he could afford to accept an invite to party with Yuki Behr at The Bluffs.
My game was accidentally made a lot harder because I chose Spring as the season to start in, so NOTHING wild to eat was available, and it was cold and wet, and of course my settings also were for the longest seasons...so it's still a cold, wet, crappy Spring with nothing harvestable to eat.
And he caught a fish but couldn't figure out how to make any money with it or eat it, so he mounted it before it spoiled in his pocket. I guess I might need to look that up.
Wondering if I should try a truly Homeless Teen R2R in which owning anything you can't carry with you is off-limits, so no sleeping in any bed of your own, no putting any structures or furnishings on your plot of land, and continuing to depend on couch-surfing at venues and friends' homes, and eating at friends' homes and bars whenever you can afford the luxury of paying to eat? Seems if you have to be a truly homeless teen like that, you ought to be allowed to at least work the part-time job, but maybe have to requirement of graduating with a passing grade in school? It has been interesting so far but it's only a week in.
He got lucky that Victor Feng befriended him while they were both fishing, and invited him over...he took full advantage of a fridge he could scrounge Quick Meals from, nice bathrooms, comfy sofa to nap on, and big TV and friendly conversations. But being half-exhausted and close to hunger all the time while mostly penniless was really tough, so he figured out that by joining The Upper Crust club, he could not afford to cook anything, but he could at least grab plates and eat the excellent food others cooked while chatting them up and having a good time in comfort!
Finally after his first weekend of getting paid, he got the cheapest bed available, stuck it out in the open on his lot, and had the first decent night's sleep that actually stayed with him instead of fading away so quickly, enough that he could afford to accept an invite to party with Yuki Behr at The Bluffs.
My game was accidentally made a lot harder because I chose Spring as the season to start in, so NOTHING wild to eat was available, and it was cold and wet, and of course my settings also were for the longest seasons...so it's still a cold, wet, crappy Spring with nothing harvestable to eat.
And he caught a fish but couldn't figure out how to make any money with it or eat it, so he mounted it before it spoiled in his pocket. I guess I might need to look that up.
Wondering if I should try a truly Homeless Teen R2R in which owning anything you can't carry with you is off-limits, so no sleeping in any bed of your own, no putting any structures or furnishings on your plot of land, and continuing to depend on couch-surfing at venues and friends' homes, and eating at friends' homes and bars whenever you can afford the luxury of paying to eat? Seems if you have to be a truly homeless teen like that, you ought to be allowed to at least work the part-time job, but maybe have to requirement of graduating with a passing grade in school? It has been interesting so far but it's only a week in.
