[Sims 4] Prison Escape Challenge

Foreword:
Sul-Sul!

Welcome Simmers to my Prison Escape Challenge! The past few weeks I have built and furnished a fully functional Sims 4 Prison. All images you are about to see are screenshots of actual gameplay. I use no CC, no mods, no cheat codes, and no move objects. Everything is strictly vanilla and I only use packs released by Maxis. I have playtested this Lot and made sure the Sims can access every room, tunnel and secret areas.

To download the Prison, go here
To download the Characters, go here
You can also search the User Gallery for "PrisonEscape," "#PrisonEscapeChallenge," or search my EA User ID: Evangellne

Please note, you are more than welcome to create your own prison or characters to play this challenge. If you choose not to use my builds, please make sure you are using 8 new characters with no skills. At least two of these characters must have conflicting traits (e.g. one Good Sim vs 1 Evil sim). For the Prison itself, please make sure you have at least four levels, with better quality furniture and items on each floor. You may want to use my Floor Legends (listed below) as a reference on what rooms to build.

I really hope people will participate in this challenge, but most of all I hope you will enjoy the story, and have fun with these characters/the build. <3

Backstory:
Narrator: Have you... Have you ever seen Willow Creek in the winter? The snow is beautiful you say? It is just a pristine mask that is false, and hides what is beneath. The trees are bare and lifeless, the snow melts into mud and slush. The entire world is gray, brown and destitute... But the chill of winter, is nothing compared to the fog that descends around the prison come spring. If you breathe in the fog... there's a sickness, a wrongness. The locals say this place wasn't always a Maximum Security Prison... In fact, it used to be a science testing facility. What did they test you ask? Sims of course. The old building was knocked down, and this pristine penitentiary was built right above it... If you ask me, this prison is just a mask. Like winter, it just uses a pretty exterior to hide what's beneath. Sometimes when you drive nearby, I swear, you hear these desperate screams, not from inside the prison, but from below it.

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https://i.ibb.co/RS7zZ7D/Prison-Challenge-Front.png

BEFORE WE BEGIN!
Once you have the lot installed and have moved in the Sims, please take a moment to pause the game.
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Basically you just need to lock the doors circled in the above images. If for any reason you cannot see the above images, here is a list of the doors you need to lock:
Lock the following doors for everyone: Basement Entrance, the second floor Bedroom and the third floor Command Center.
Lock the following doors for all Inmates:You can either lock the gate that leads to the raised-foundation rooms, or you will need to individually lock the Warden's Room, the Observation Deck, the Guards' Breakroom, the Guards' bedroom, and the Surveillance room.
For the duration of the Challenge: Go to your game options. Make sure you set your sim autonomy to FULL. This way, the sims you are not in control of will still be able to take care of themselves. Turn off automatic aging (otherwise your Sims may die before you complete the challenge). Turn on whims. You *are* allowed to use the reward shop for this challenge.

The story will be revealed with "SPOILER" tags. If you are taking part in the challenge, and don't want to ruin the story for yourself, DO NOT hover over the spoiler tags until you have accomplished the levels/objectives that lead up to the spoiler. If you are not taking part in the challenge and are just interested in the story, you can read the spoiler tags. If you comment on the story, please be considerate and put spoiler tags up so you do not ruin the fun for others.

Beginning the Challenge
Please use the following Legends, so you know which rooms I am referencing to:
Ground Floor Legend/Map
https://i.ibb.co/cxPqTNn/Prison-Challenge-Ground-Legend.png
Third Floor Legend/Map
https://i.ibb.co/rF0Xj4Q/Prison-Challenge-3rd-Floor-Legend.png

The Cast
There are 8 total houseguests: 5 INMATES (Joker, Harley, Ivy, Bane and Snake), 2 GUARDS (Steele and Selina), and 1 WARDEN (Wayne). You are allowed to fully control 3 INMATES. You are not allowed to control the other 5 sims in the household, except to give basic need commands (for instance: Eat, Sleep, Shower, etc). Otherwise, the other 5 characters are on their own.
If you need help deciding which 3 inmates to choose, additional information on the characters can be found in Post #2.

The Challenge Overview (AKA, "What do we need to do?")
There are five levels/floors to this challenge:
Level 1: The Ground Floor
Level 2: The rooms on elevated foundation on the first floor
Level 3: The Second Floor
Level 4: The Basement
Level 5: The Third Floor.
Your sims win the challenge when they complete all 5 levels and have uncovered the mystery behind the prison. All sims start on the Ground Floor, and can only reach the next level/floor when they complete Challenge Objectives for the level they are on.

The Challenge Objectives
Level 1: The Ground Floor
Inmates should only be wandering the following rooms: Inmate Cells/Showers, Cafeteria (includes the library and woodworking areas), Courtyard.
Guards are allowed on the entire first floor.

To reach Level 2 of the challenge, your 3 sims must complete the following requirements:
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Handiness level 5
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Fitness level 5
2 User-Controlled Sims can get jobs in the following careers: Astronaut (interstellar smuggler branch), Criminal (Boss), Scientist (Mad Scientist), Agent (Villain Branch). You may also join a career if you feel like it could align with the story/plot. For instance detective (if you have get to work), or military (if you have Strangerville). If you wish yo go to work with your Sims, you may do so, but it is not necessary. The 2 sims who go to work must reach level 3 in their careers.

Level 2: The rooms on elevated foundation
Make sure you have completed all requirements from Level 1.
Unlock the gate to the high foundation rooms. Unlock the door to the Observation Deck, the Guards' Room, the Guards Breakroom, the Warden's room and the Surveillance room.

Your inmates now have access to all rooms on the first floor, except the basement entrance. When accessing the Guards' rooms, The Warden's room, or the surveillance room, the inmates cannot occupy the room at the same time as a guard or warden. So for example, if you are using a computer in the surveillance room, a guard cannot be in the room and see you do this. Hint: You *are* allowed to use other characters to distract the warden/guards, to intentionally keep them out of a room. You can also enter a room when the guards/warden are preoccupied with another activity (e.g. showering, exercising, etc).

To reach Level 3 of the challenge, your 3 sims must complete the following requirements:
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Mischief level 5
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Programming level 5
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Logic level 5
All 3 User-Controlled Sim must reach Fitness level 10

Level 3: The Second Floor
Make sure you have completed all requirements from Level 1 and 2.
Go to the 2nd floor and unlock the door to the bedroom. Select the door, and allow access to only your three inmates. This is their new hideout. Your sims no longer need to sleep in the jail cells. Have them claim the three beds. These are quality 10 beds, which means your sims should fill their energy requirements faster and sleep less. You are also provided with a high quality bathtub, to help remove the Tense moodlet. You are also given a better quality laptop than those available on the first floor.

To reach Level 4 of the challenge, your 3 sims must complete the following requirements:
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Handiness level 10
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Logic level 10
1 User-Controlled Sim must reach Rocket Science level 5

Level 4: The Basement
Make sure you have completed all requirements from Level 1, 2, and 3
Please do not hover over or click the following spoiler until you have reached this point in the challenge.

Spoiler

Story Advancement:
Narrator: In summer, the heat is oppressive. There's a cloying sweet scent of death that seeps from the ground. The smell permeates your clothes, your skin, and clings to the muggy air... I awoke last night, and found myself thirsty. I went to the tap and held my mug there, but nothing came out. Just a dry rattle. But then, from deep underground, a rumble. A deep mechanical groan that seems to shake the very foundation of the prison. The faucet started to flow, but only a thick rust-colored sludge flowed out. I must be dreaming, I thought. But then the stench came... Lord, the smell. This is real.
Here is a legend/Map to the basement:
https://i.ibb.co/g9TqZ06/Prison-Challenge-Basement-Legend.png
Your inmates now have access to: The Sewer Maze, The Underground Oasis, The Science Laboratory, and the Underground Bunker. Please lock the "Entry to the Third Floor" door until your sims fulfill the requirements for Level 5.

You may use the underground oasis to grow plants you would like to sell to help pay bills. Or you can research the plants, or get microscope slides from them.
The Science Laboratory will only show up if you have the "Get To Work," pack. If you did not choose a scientist career, you may not be able to use all the features here. If you *did* choose the scientist career, you *are* allowed to use the cloning device, the ray gun and any other item you receive from your career.
The Underground Bunker provides a few of the highest quality computers for your sims. Use these to help with the requirements to reach the roof. You may also choose to sleep in the beds in the bunker instead of the 2nd floor bedroom.

To reach Level 5 of the challenge, your 3 sims must complete the following requirements:
2 User-Controlled Sims must reach level 10 in their career
2 User-Controlled Sims must complete 2 aspirations each, 4 total. If you choose an aspiration that involves more than one controlled sim (for example, getting married) the aspiration will only count once. If you are having difficulty, you can also complete 20 whims on each of your 3 sims, for 60 total.

Level 5: The Third Floor
Make sure you have completed all requirements from Level 1, 2, 3, and 4
Your inmates now have access to the third floor. Unlock the basement door to the third floor.
Your sims now have access to: The Command Center, the Rocket Launch Pad, and The Telescope.
To escape the prison, your Sims must fulfill the following requirements:
Build and Fully Upgrade a rocket ship.

Launch your inmates into space! Congratulations! Your inmates have escaped, you've won the challenge... right?

Spoiler (hightlight to unveil):

Spoiler

Did you solve the mystery of the prison? What's causing the smell and what's causing the fog? What's causing the rusty-sludge that flows through the prison pipes? Who's behind all this?

I don't think this is over.

Read post #3 for the Prison Escape Challenge, Part 2.