Rebuilding Worlds Vol. 2

I FINALLY got my day to binge sims for the first time in forever!! Like, I woke up at noon, I've been playing since I woke up, and it's now 5 AM :sweat_smile: My bf is sick, and it was so peaceful & quiet while he rested all day :lol: I took full advantage and played my heart out lol. I'll post an update tomorrow, cause right now I need sleep :lol: But first, some quick comments.

@Heckstress17 Time just flies by, doesn't it?? Aiyden's close to being an elder in my game too, and it definitely doesn't seem like we've been playing long enough for them to be elders yet :sweat_smile: He's a fine-looking elder though! Whew I'm glad to see I'm not the only one sacrificing Aiyden to the cowplant "for science" :joy: So THAT'S why I've never used that building block table...they should totally get some skill out of it, that's just lame. I wonder if there's a mod for that... I know you said you hate your park, but I love it! It fits into Evergreen Harbor so well. Also the new food stand is my fav - it's so cute! Fawn will always be a lil social butterfly to me, even if her actual aspiration says otherwise lol. All of those family bonding pics especially Uncle Knox :heart: Props to you for getting through the 'make 20 candles' part of Aiyden's aspiration -- it's a total slog! Oh man...oh no...I shouldn't be laughing but... :joy: :joy: :bawling: I mean, to be fair, Aiyden's "memorial" pic says it all, but I'd be upset if I were that close to finishing an aspiration when a sim died unexpected :lol: I think Silas is super cute! It does slightly infuriate me that Sims 4 is so bad at different-gender genetics though -- for example, when you look at Silas and Iris side-by-side, he OBVIOUSLY has her lips, but her lips aren't that thin!! Why does ts4 insist on giving everyone born in-game either pencil-thin lips or the biggest lips you've ever seen (like takes-up-half-a-face lips)?? Why can't they just look normal??? :expressionless: Anyway, I still think Silas is cute lol.

@Mionax Going for baby 3! You're a brave one. You've got a secret room too?? Everyone has secret rooms -- I feel so left out! I can't wait to see how the 'secret cellar' evolves as you get more money. Nylah looks so much like my Eden! Sooo pretty. Scarlet is adorable! She might just be my fav of the three so far. She looks like a better mix anyway. Well I was about to say "I love Moo! What a good guardian!" but then I saw your next update... You and @Heckstress17 both lost Aiyden to cowplants, and I feel like I'm at least partially to blame, because he never died the many, MANY times he got eaten in my game, so there I was bragging about how convenient & "safe" it is to just feed Aiyden to the cowplant... :lol: Ya know what though, that motherload life insurance policy might just be worth it though :sweat_smile: Now you can add onto their super cool secret basement!

@Kiwicantdie I totally don't blame you - real life always takes priority over the sims, especially something as important as exams! I can't wait to see your Greenes though! I already know I'm gonna be super jealous of all of the cute outfits you give them, 'cause I adore your sims/CAS style. Ehhh don't worry about my sims from the old thread :sweat_smile: First I got too excited about Eco Living and paused my Willow Creek fam to make new founders and re-start in Evergreen Harbor, then I got too busy with real life and kinda gave up on them all anyway lol. I really liked my Willow Creek fam...I might go back to them someday, but I barely have time for 1 challenge right now :weary: I love the smog too honestly, but all of my sims have awful asthma apparently, so I have to get rid of it quick or they're miserable :unamused: I could've swore you were the one who had the inheritable freckles mod in the first place! Someone in the old thread had it, and you're the one with all of the cool mods usually :lol: Glad I could help though lol.

@Rhythrin I love the colors you used in your house! The teals & mints give it a beachy vibe, which I love since I originally made those sims for Sulani when Island Living first came out :blush: That secret room is too cool. First of all -- a vault door?? What is that?? Do you need like a secret combo to get in? I ADORE the little treasure chest on the landing, and omg, that mermaid paradise is just too awesome. I wondered how that couple would do outside of Sulani, because mermaids constantly need water, but you solved that problem before it became one! It's literally perfect!!

@IllusoryThrall Heya! I love when the lurkers pop in to say hi :smiley: I won't try to tempt you any further, 'cause I know the feeling of playing too many challenges at once :lol: But feel free to pop in and say hi whenever ya like :smile:

@Mionax Another secret room! Hooray! I love how yours looks leading down to it. Nylah is such a cutie. They're both adorable. All of you and your cowplants! Aww but look at sweet baby #3 Scarlet. I feel a special connection with her :) Oh that's such a cute idea having the cowplant guard the children. O. M. G. I am so glad that you and @Heckstress17 have reinstilled the fear of the cowplant that @JordanNicoleJJ had chased away. There's a whole lot of NOPE!

@IllusoryThrall Hi!!

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TO RAISE A WOLFE – Evergreen Harbor Edition
Callahan Family Tree
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Chapter 4: New Beginnings

While Hailey ran off to find her new room, Lia and Heath shared a first kiss in their new house.
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Then Lia got other ideas.
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Why they picked Hailey’s shower I don’t know.
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I was pleased to notice though that sims no longer have shower woohoo in their clothes!
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Heath got his work for the day out of the way.
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Then he spent some time reading with Hailey. She really likes him.
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Mom also likes reading with Hailey.
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Jay offered Lia a job and she wisely refused. I actually don’t know how he’s offering her a job as a writer when he too is military.
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They have lots of nice places to sit and eat in their new house, but they like to hover around the sink.
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He shows up from time to time to see Hailey.
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Hailey prefers visiting him at home rather than going to his house.
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Lia wants to make sure every area of the home is broken in…
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Lots of times when they go to sleep instead of getting under the covers, Heath just lays on top, naked.
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They decided to have a housewarming party and while they waited for guests they played ball.
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Turned out to be a spooky party? The only reason I’m showing this is because I thought she looked super cute in her witch costume.
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Dad looked pretty cute too.
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But everyone else glitched and wouldn’t come inside.
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The party was cancelled and we tried again with the housewarming I had intended.
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This house is great for parties and you all know how much I love a family party! (I put Pablo in with @kiwicantdie ‘s sims as townies) :)
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A few days later Lia and Heath went on an outing. His paranoia was kicking in.
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Lia patiently listened to his “concerns”
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Then Jay showed up and Heath gave him a hug.
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Lia was definitely giving him the ‘what are you doing?’ look. He is not your friend. Don’t worry honey I’m planting a bug on him…
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They said goodbye to Jay and Heath turned his attention back to Lia.
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He had to tell her just how much he loved her and how glad he was they had found each other again.
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The feeling was definitely mutual.
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Then he got very serious and Lia grew concerned.
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But suddenly, he was on one knee and she was melting.
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@Heckstress17 - Aww Aiyden is definitely a sweetheart, when he isn't being a hot-head. I really need to get date night going in my save as well. I have to say even as an elder he looks great, and not because I made him or anything :lol: I love how social the kids are your game mine had a tough time finding friends. I am always a little nervous about the cowplants, I've seen that happen in other people's saves. But hey at least Aiyden was an elder, did he ever get to finish his aspiration? Oh wow Silas is a pretty blend of his parents and I still love his eye color. That memorial is priceless and really speaks to who Aiyden was as a person, RIP ♥

@Mionax - Great room makeover and I really like the new purple room for the incoming nooboo! Oh wow the cozy reading space is nice and I am anxious to see how you decorate the secret room. I can't believe you and @Heckstress ending up getting the same cowplant death. I'm so nervous now!

@kiwicantdie - Hehe I can't take all the credit @debjameswhite was a huge help with the idea and the towns ♥ I am very excited that you're hopping in to join us! You can totally play both this challenge and the other one. I ended up putting this save in with my old rebuild save so I can keep tabs on them.

I hope I can clear up any confusion: Volume 2 is all about the newer worlds that have come with the last couple of packs. I felt it was best to be in its own thread so folks wouldn't get confused and it has a few differences with the floorplans :)

So the randomizer I linked has a few tabs at the top of the page, you can either get all your sims traits or roll each time they age. The reason I like that randomizer is that it also picks a career and hobby for your sim, which mixes things up a bit more. I know I would always pick the same jobs etc if left to my own devices. So while I'd like for everyone to use it for spontaneity I won't force it ♥

@Rhythrin - Omg I love that green and turquoise in the house, it's so colorful! Everyone had such great workspaces, I am jealous. OMG you made a mermaid space, that is genius!!

@debjameswhite - I love that Hailey like Heath, thats half the battle for a single mom ♥ I somehow always forget about spooky parties, Lia looks great. Congrats to these two I can't wait to see the wedding pictures!!

@debjameswhite @OJenn Thanks :smile: I can't believe my Aiyden got eaten. It was only the 2nd time he went for the cake. Guess in the light of night the playground guardian did not recognize him.
"He is not your friend." "I'm planting a bug." lol He proposed! Your update was good!

Buckle up, everybody - we've got THREE birthdays and a holiday in this long update. I played so much yesterday :lol:

Rebuild Evergreen Harbor: Gen 1

The Greenes have been working hard, and it finally paid off! They're both only one promotion away from maxing their careers now :smiley:
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Just in time for Iris' birthday too! Iris made another honey cake, and she & Aiyden had another late night celebration because I'm awful at planning parties and they have no friends tbh :sweat_smile:
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It's almost like she didn't age up at all! She's still as young and beautiful looking as ever :love:
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I did give her a makeover to try to make her look at least a little older :lol: But she still looks so young...I guess the secret to immortality is fresh produce, lots of sunshine, and yoga lol.
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I figured I probably need to start putting some effort into her aspiration if she's ever going to finish it, so she took a day trip to Willow Creek to hunt for collectibles. She knocked out the first couple stages of her aspiration, but she didn't look like she enjoyed it at all :confused:
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Eden tagged along to meet some more kids. As expected, she made lots of friends & became the most popular girl on the playground.
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The girl in the cream shirt is her bff. Surprisingly she's not that good of friends with Suri (purple dress), despite Suri being Haven's bff and practically living at their house lol.
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By sunset, Iris had explored every inch of the park. She was in a much better mood after a nice walk around the park and finding some new plants for her garden :smile:
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Ah beautiful Willow Creek, I miss you :heart:
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Back at home, Aiyden was perfecting his candle-making techniques. The community center was recently converted into a farmers market, and Aiyden wanted to try to sell some candles there over the weekend. I LOVE the carved candles :love:
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Also good news -- I think we finally got rid of the monster under the bed! It doesn't bother Haven anymore, because it apparently moved to Eden's room...
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...but she figured out how to get rid of it :smirk: When I was a kid my parents used to tell me, "We aren't worried about you getting kidnapped, cause you would talk so much they'd beg us to take you back!" Yeah, well that's Eden lol. She talked the monster away :lol:
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Evergreen Harbor is looking better and better every day. Side not: there was an AWFUL thunderstorm right before I got this shot, and it was such a stark contrast I had to get a pic of it. But apparently I didn't get a pic of the thunderstorm. So just enjoy this nice scenery shot :lol:
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Anyway, time flies, and Haven was already ready to age up again! Iris made his fav dinner and baked him a "normal" (not healthy) cake this time lol.
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Haven made sure Eden understood he was going to be a highschooler soon, and that meant he'd be too cool to hang out with her and her kid friends anymore. She honestly didn't care, she has plenty of friends lol.
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And with that, he was ready for teenagedom! He got the weirdest combo of traits, I swear. So apparently he loves the ocean and wants smart, successful kids now, idk. Not that I'm complaining about his aspiration, parenting ones are always easy with this challenge lol.
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Looks-wise, I love him! He's definitely Aiyden's son, but he got a couple features from Iris - skintone & eye shape. I would've preferred a better mix (like at least Iris' eye color or nose or something), but at least he's cute lol.
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My new fav thing, the outfit tour! I looove his everyday outfits. I'm also just partial to neutral colors lol.
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He's a typical phone- and self-image-obsessed teenager, but he's really helpful too -- seriously the best teen ever. He became the family cook after he made a grilled cheese without any cooking skill whatsoever and didn't burn down the house lol. So proud of him!
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He picked up some handiness tips from Aiyden and helped fix the old appliances as they started breaking down. He even added a fireguard to the fireplace! My little helper :heart:
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Aiyden hadn't used the juice-maker he installed forever ago, so he recycled it and had a robotics station installed in its place. Now he has a workshop buddy!
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Here's Haven with his first "robot" -- an rc helicopter toy! So cool!
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It seems like Evergreen Harbor gets prettier and prettier everyday. They still don't have a green eco footprint, but Port Promise looks pretty green to me! We now have the following NAPs: Green Gardening, Green Initiatives, Modern Development, and Promote Creative Arts. I'm thinking of changing Promote Creative Arts to Upcycling Initiative to see if that helps the footprint move toward green, plus it still fits Aiyden's career/skills which is what I chose the creative arts one for in the first place.
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Anyway, it was the perfect sunny day for Aiyden to finally go to the farmer's market and try to sell some candles. This chick hung around all day and bought several! She and Aiyden bonded over their shared love of fabrication and became friends too :smile:
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Eden tagged along, she'll really take any excuse to get out of the house and be around new people lol. She played on the monkey bars for awhile, since there weren't any kids there.
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Toward the end of the day, a kid and his mom showed up! Eden immediately cornered the kid and forced him into a conversation lol. She doesn't have a lot of male friends, so this is exciting :wink: (Also note Iris in the background at the one and only dig hole in the entirety of Evergreen Harbor :lol: )
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Aiyden still had some candles to sell when they got home, so he decided to list them on plopsy. Within hours, he had someone offering 200+ simoleons for one of his candles!!
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He accepted the offer and shipped it off right away :smile: I love this new plopsy thing. You can use a computer to 'browse plopsy' and there are some really cool random items on there! I think Aiyden's going to retire from the civil engineer career when he becomes an elder and focus more on his plopsy store and selling at the farmer's market.
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Eden's also trying new things. She took up knitting! She wants to be a "fashion designer" when she grows up, so she's "practicing" by knitting some of her "original designs" lol.
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She also completed her aspiration (social butterfly)! Kids befriending adults is always weird unless they have aunts/uncles or whatever, so I just chose a couple of her kid friends' parents for her to befriend (still feels weird lol). But yeah, here's her "core" friend group. I might even make them a 'friend club' when they become teens.
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Haven can't do much with his aspiration (successful lineage) right now, but he's making "progress" in the sense that he now has a girlfriend! His best friend from childhood, Suri, aged up into a total bombshell, and Haven wasted no time in asking her out. They're so cute together :heart:
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Harvestfest rolled around, and that meant a gnome invasion because I forgot to delete that tradition. Everyone else appeased their gnomes with no issues, but Iris - who actually 'loves' the tradition - made it so mad it electrocuted her...several times :grimace: I honestly have no idea how she's still alive...
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She managed to cook harvestfest dinner, but she was NOT in a good mood. Having to clean up after didn't help either. Poor Iris really had the worst day :confused:
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Thankfully she was in a much better mood after some good eatin' and good company :smile: Aiyden had picked up some fancy drinks for them while they were at the farmer's market - the kids drank different kids of kombucha while Aiyden and Iris drank some 'focus' juices. All in all it was a great harvestfest dinner.
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Eden spent the rest of her day off knitting by the fire.
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She made the cutest socks ever!! Iris' love of quirky socks lives on in this one :heart:
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But uh...I really gotta remember to delete the gnome tradition. Getting a bunch of seeds was nice and all (though I didn't get any new plants :unamused: ), but these things are just creepy. By the end of the day there was some kind of weird gnome cult going on in the garden... :flushed:
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Last but certainly not least, we had a houseful of phone-obsessed teens for awhile, because all of Eden's friends aged up! Which means it's also time for Eden to age up!! :smiley:
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That's her bff in the black and red snowsuit, and the boy from the farmer's market in the red & grey jacket and blue & white hat. He aged up quite nicely, if I do say so myself... :wink: I'm just proud of myself for throwing her a "proper" party for once lol (it wasn't an event, but there were friends there at least!).
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Buuut I was so busy trying to wrangle a bunch of teens that I didn't get a pic of her blowing out the candles, so here we go right to the traits. She got the academic aspiration, which I think is totally fitting for her "most popular girl in school" personality. She also got the neat trait. Maybe her mom leaving laundry all over the house finally got to her and now she's obsessed with cleaning :lol:
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She's so pretty! She got an interesting mix of physical traits. She takes mostly after her dad -- hair color, eye shape & color, nose, cheekbones (I think), and jawline (I think). And of course she got a medium/mixed skintone and her mom's lips.
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Outfit tour ~ I tried to keep her style similar to her child clothes. I'm thinking maybe she won't be a 'fashion designer' as in the stylist career, but she might be a social media personality and do beauty/shopping haul videos, but I like her having a "thrift store" style to keep it "green" for Evergreen Harbor.
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Back to the party! Aiyden made sure to get a hug in between cake and presents :smile:
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Iris bought her present on plopsy - a super super cute knitted cactus for her room :blush: I seriously love the items from the knitting pack, it's sooo worth unlocking them (or buying them on plopsy lol).
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She spent the rest of the night hanging out with her friends and taking selfies with everyone to post on social media. She even got her 'cool big bro' to take a selfie with her. I present to you my two options for my gen 2 heir. How am I supposed to choose?? They're both such interesting sims! I'm really excited to explore the robotics stuff with Aiyden, and I honestly like the looks of him better than Eden (I think), but Eden might be the better genetic mix? And her college life/social media stuff might be fun too. Idk. Send help! :grimace:
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@debjameswhite Lia and Heath are so cute together :heart: And I love that Hailey loves him too :blush: I'd refuse a job offered by Jay too! My blood's still boiling over what he did to poor Lia. Omg Lia is too cute in her witch costume! Can you just make her be a spellcaster sim and dress like that all the time?? They you can give her a super secret witchy room too :wink: Whaaaa...I hate that Jay just shows up and imposes himself in Lia's life. Who said he can hug our precious Heath?? I'm with Lia on this one! Ok, ok. As long as Heath was just planting a bug on him that's fine :lol: AHHH yesss congrats Lia & Heath! I can't wait for the wedding!!

Okayyy... so I totally did not just spend nearly six hours setting up a save file and making over the Greenes...... When I probably should have been working on the post(s) I have scheduled for tomorrow. A bored Thrall is a dangerous Thrall, obviously. I cleared out the entire save (everything is bulldozed except apartments and special lots) - then finally remembered to save a copy of said save so I wouldn't have to do it again. .... Then I spent another couple hours "sorting" everything. Because My idea is to rebuild all the worlds. *cringe* And to do it in 100 generations. There is that pesky achievement that's out there taunting me that I'll probably never get it. Last night I figured out there's ten generations each for this challenge the old "Rebuild" challenge in Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, Windenburg, San Myshuno, Sulani, Brindleton Bay and Evergreen Harbor -Then five generations each in StrangerVille, Del Sol Valley, Glimmerbrook, and Forgotten Hollow. Which totals 100, conveniently enough. Once I noticed that I think I was sunk. Sigh. I don't know how much time I'll be able to devote to updating, but I think I've passed the point of no return on whether or not I'll be starting the challenge. I'll use all the different gene pools in each generation along the line, starting with the Greenes as founders. I know it's going WAY past the scope of the challenge, but my completionist/perfectionist side couldn't stomach rebuilding one world and leaving the others alone. We'll see how that goes. It'll be a challenge I play when my scheduled stuff is done for the day or I'm bored - and yes, I'll be taking pictures to document it as I go. Anyway, I'll stop rambling nonsensically and just post the pictures I took of the makeovers. I was careful to leave bodies and faces alone, just changing hair styles, outfits, accessories, etc. I love how they turned out. I spent more than double the amount of time I usually spend on a CAS makeover, really paying attention to details.
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I have yet to build anything in the world, and at the very least I need the community spaces (oh yeah, I bulldozed those, too!) and the restaurant lot (The Caboose got re-zoned) built, as well as, obviously, their home. I haven't decided which floor plan to go with yet. Oh yeah, and part of "sorting" the lots for all the world was trying to give all the neighborhoods a community space lot. Which means I'll have to build those when I get to that generation. If it's not set as a residential lot, I zoned it for commercial (except for the unused apartments) - and will be building those in time, too. I got pretty creative with the zoning and deciding what order all the lots will be played in. They're literally all named "Gen 1" to "Gen 100" in the order they'll be played. I did say I spent hours on this. *rolls eyes at self* I picked Evergreen Harbor to go first, then rolled a dice to decide the rest of the worlds' order, since I couldn't decide.

Please, let me know what you think about this idea and the makeovers! (You don't need to mention the fact that I'm insane, I knew that part already.) Oh, and one quick question - how much money are the Greenes supposed to be starting with? I think somehow merging them with the household I was deleting gave them too much money... because they have like 30k.

@JordanNicoleJJ Your kids grew up great. I like that Iris has grey in her hair now. She looks good like that. Picking an heir is going to be difficult. I can't help you except to say I am leaning a little towards Haven. Maybe? :smile:

@IllusoryThrall I'd like to start by getting the obvious out of the way first. Ready? ...You are insane. I love it. Welcome to the challenge. Your makeovers for the Greenes looks great. 100 Generations is a fun idea. You can do it. :) Also, I believe your founders have an assigned lot that they should build on in the town you've chosen. And two floorplans to choose from for building their home. I can't wait to see yours.

@IllusoryThrall YAY you're joining us!! I LOVE the idea of playing through 100 generations! It's a HUGE challenge, but the gene pools, building aspect, and other little rules make it feel more structured and manageable. I think if you just take it one world at a time, you'll knock it out in no time. The only thing that makes rebuilding ALL of the worlds a little weird right now is that this challenge is split into basically two challenges - the other thread has gene pools for Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, and 1 or 2 alternate gene pools (I think), and the rules were a lot more lax (no building restrictions or floor plans or anything), whereas this one focuses on the EP worlds and is a lot more structured. Honestly I'd love to see this new challenge expanded to include all of the worlds, so we can all play & post here even if someone wants to play in Willow Creek. But that's really up to @OJenn and @debjameswhite as they put this new challenge together. I know it would take a lot more work to add several more 10-gen worlds. I'd be happy to make gene pools for the worlds that don't have them yet (like Windenburg and San Myshuno), and we could keep the old WC and OS gene pools. But it would still take a massive amount of work to find that many house floorplans :grimace:

Anyway, I love your Greenes!! I love Aiyden's laid-back style, and I think you captured Iris' outdoorsy vibe perfectly. I think my Greenes started with 20k or 22k? I also immediately put them in careers related to their degrees, so they both got signing bonuses & promotion reward items which I sold for more money. But there are no hard-and-fast rules about money cheats in this challenge - some people use them, some don't. I get bored when my sims get too rich, so I'm going extreme no-cheats to the point where my gen 2 heir is going to 'inherit' part of the money gen 1 saved up and have to make do with that. For example, my household funds are sitting at around ~50k right now and there are 2 kids, so my gen 2 heir would get ~25k to build the gen 2 house with if he/she moved out right now.

@Mionax I'm glad you said that because I'm leaning more toward Haven too :smiley: