The Sims 4 Asylum Challenge
Hey guys, I have written the Asylum Challenge for The Sims 4! I took the challenge from The Sims 3 and re-wrote it to make sense in The Sims 4. I also added some difficulty modes to spice things up ...
Forum Discussion
@simswithcheese
I'm poking you, Nick, so you definitely maybe read this. First of all, name's Devin. Nice to meet you. You've adapted a wonderful and interesting challenge for The Sims 4. I just started last night or the day before (my sleep schedule is all messed up so I'm not sure ^^;) on Hard difficulty. I'm first going to let you know I read through ALL 14 pages of this thread before commenting to see how many answers I could glean from other people's questions and your subsequent responses. SO...here goes.
1. My first question was of stereos. From what I've read, they're allowed since they would be a way of stopping Sims from napping on chairs. When I first downloaded a lot to use for my asylum I started without realizing there was a stereo on the lot (it was a speaker, actually) and only discovered so because EVERYONE was dancing. I quickly deleted it, but then I decided since more questions eventually arose that I'd read through the ENTIRE thread for answers. So I guess I'll be putting the speaker back in to make known sleepy spots less attractive. Is that ok?
2. The second question that arose was bills. I'm playing on hard mode and buzzed through a week of progress with not very much financial gain. The bills arrived and they were 7,800 Simoleans give or take. (Quick story: I downloaded a recently built steamboat nightclub by FreezerBunny and converted it into an asylum. What I didn't consider was leaving all the paintings that came with the lot up. There were some expensive ones up there.) For the first couple of days I took the point hit for power and water outages and tried to build up the funds to pay the bill, but it was quickly becoming apparent that they'd be powerless and without water for centuries at the rate I was going. I sold all of the wall deco and came up with enough to pay the bills, leaving 300 Simoleans leftover in their funds. What I was wondering is was it okay for me to sell those things to pay the bills? I already did it so if it was not ok I've already failed, but I wanted to know for the future in case the bills are still ridiculous.
3. Is it or is it not okay to spend your Sim's earned Satisfaction points to buy perk traits on Hard difficulty? What I got from reading is that it's not, but I wanted a definite answer in the end.
4. The same applies for this question: on Hard difficulty am I allowed to "upgrade" objects by buying the next up tier of that object (like a 600 Simolean fridge vs a 300 Simolean fridge)? What I've gotten from reading is no, not on Hard, but again I'm gearing for a definite yes or no.
Thanks for putting this thread up and bringing this challenge to the 4th generation of The Sims. I'm enjoying playing it so far. :smile:
Highlights:
1. Day one: a Sim dies of embarrassment because I don't realize that there's some deco that's preventing them from getting to the bathroom properly. After consulting with the builder, I figure it out and adjust accordingly (but not before losing someone in the great bathroom panic of 2015).
2. Everyone spends more time napping on top of beds. It's super weird. It's like they're all afraid of each other's cooties. I have a double bed and a single kids' bed (that they can definitely sleep normally in), but they just nap on top of everything. I made an interesting discovery about double beds, which is that if someone is sleeping in it and you nap on it beside them they will IMMEDIATELY get out of the bed and flee no matter how rested (or not) they are. I'm thinking of restricting my Sim to not using this to their advantage since none of the others do this to her, but I haven't decided yet. The only reason I have the double bed is because it's actually not uncomfortable and I thought it would be advantageous to have a bed that isn't horrible for my Sim to sleep on so she can actually get things done. If you're wondering, it's the double air mattress bed from Outdoor Retreat.
3. They hate cleaning. For some reason none of them WILLINGLY take out the trash so once the can gets full they all just pretend there aren't dirty, half eaten dishes of food everywhere. It's nasty.
I'm poking you, Nick, so you definitely maybe read this. First of all, name's Devin. Nice to meet you. You've adapted a wonderful and interesting challenge for The Sims 4. I just started last night or the day before (my sleep schedule is all messed up so I'm not sure ^^;) on Hard difficulty. I'm first going to let you know I read through ALL 14 pages of this thread before commenting to see how many answers I could glean from other people's questions and your subsequent responses. SO...here goes.
1. My first question was of stereos. From what I've read, they're allowed since they would be a way of stopping Sims from napping on chairs. When I first downloaded a lot to use for my asylum I started without realizing there was a stereo on the lot (it was a speaker, actually) and only discovered so because EVERYONE was dancing. I quickly deleted it, but then I decided since more questions eventually arose that I'd read through the ENTIRE thread for answers. So I guess I'll be putting the speaker back in to make known sleepy spots less attractive. Is that ok?
2. The second question that arose was bills. I'm playing on hard mode and buzzed through a week of progress with not very much financial gain. The bills arrived and they were 7,800 Simoleans give or take. (Quick story: I downloaded a recently built steamboat nightclub by FreezerBunny and converted it into an asylum. What I didn't consider was leaving all the paintings that came with the lot up. There were some expensive ones up there.) For the first couple of days I took the point hit for power and water outages and tried to build up the funds to pay the bill, but it was quickly becoming apparent that they'd be powerless and without water for centuries at the rate I was going. I sold all of the wall deco and came up with enough to pay the bills, leaving 300 Simoleans leftover in their funds. What I was wondering is was it okay for me to sell those things to pay the bills? I already did it so if it was not ok I've already failed, but I wanted to know for the future in case the bills are still ridiculous.
3. Is it or is it not okay to spend your Sim's earned Satisfaction points to buy perk traits on Hard difficulty? What I got from reading is that it's not, but I wanted a definite answer in the end.
4. The same applies for this question: on Hard difficulty am I allowed to "upgrade" objects by buying the next up tier of that object (like a 600 Simolean fridge vs a 300 Simolean fridge)? What I've gotten from reading is no, not on Hard, but again I'm gearing for a definite yes or no.
Thanks for putting this thread up and bringing this challenge to the 4th generation of The Sims. I'm enjoying playing it so far. :smile:
Highlights:
1. Day one: a Sim dies of embarrassment because I don't realize that there's some deco that's preventing them from getting to the bathroom properly. After consulting with the builder, I figure it out and adjust accordingly (but not before losing someone in the great bathroom panic of 2015).
2. Everyone spends more time napping on top of beds. It's super weird. It's like they're all afraid of each other's cooties. I have a double bed and a single kids' bed (that they can definitely sleep normally in), but they just nap on top of everything. I made an interesting discovery about double beds, which is that if someone is sleeping in it and you nap on it beside them they will IMMEDIATELY get out of the bed and flee no matter how rested (or not) they are. I'm thinking of restricting my Sim to not using this to their advantage since none of the others do this to her, but I haven't decided yet. The only reason I have the double bed is because it's actually not uncomfortable and I thought it would be advantageous to have a bed that isn't horrible for my Sim to sleep on so she can actually get things done. If you're wondering, it's the double air mattress bed from Outdoor Retreat.
3. They hate cleaning. For some reason none of them WILLINGLY take out the trash so once the can gets full they all just pretend there aren't dirty, half eaten dishes of food everywhere. It's nasty.
