Alrighty, well, my mansion build is almost finished. All I have left to do is the landscaping, but I need a break! I've never decorated/remodeled such a BIG lot before, my wheelhouse is tiny/small builds. It's been fun, don't get me wrong, but a little overwhelming at the same time.
So, since I bookmarked this thread and have been following along with all your fun play time with this challenge and chomping at the bit to play myself, I started my own the night before and finished one week last night. \o/
Here's my Sims I created for the challenge:
https://i.imgur.com/8Vbe7kQ.png
https://i.imgur.com/Yh30Xcz.png
And here's their home, they share the kitchen. Everything is exactly the same for both except for the colors, plus Aubree has an easel and Zack has a treadmill & punching bag. It's located on the 30x20 Hindquarters Hideaway (I think that's what it's called?) lot in Brindleton Bay.
https://i.imgur.com/SVHLwCm.png
https://i.imgur.com/hLTUMnc.png
https://i.imgur.com/3i5X2i4.png
Here's their stats after week one:
https://i.imgur.com/BjqD5MH.png
Notes: Aubree has two additional reward traits now; waterproof and creative visionary. I controlled Aubree for the first week and let Zack do whatever he pleased. That turned out to be mostly dancing, chatting & video games on the computer, reading and the ever popular getting water & drinks from the fridge, and he did use the exercise equipment too in addition to spontaneous push-ups. He also got sick, but it passed quickly so I didn't do anything about it.
Aubree got sick as well, but her illness was more serious, she had spots and was dizzy/dazed. I had her buy medicine from the computer. They started out in Summer and there's been 3 days in a row of thunderstorms with a couple more coming up! I like thunderstorms, but sheesh! o.O Curiously every day when mud puddles form, there's one right in front of Aubree's front door and she ALWAYS slips in it. Poor thing!
They both had the same work hours at first too and when they'd get home, both would try to run inside by going through Zack's door. Of course Aubree couldn't get in there so I had to redirect her. lol Thankfully she hasn't been hit by lightening, yet. Their mailbox did get hit though, but not destroyed.
I have a couple questions @EuphorialQueen now that the first week is over. First, now that I can't control Aubree, what happens when/if she paints on her own? Can I drag the paintings off the easel to her wall so she can paint another one? Also, they've accumulated 11,597 simoleons so far. Can I expand their house with that? Or am I stuck now with the size and shape and can only upgrade and/or add to their living areas?
Can I put shared objects besides kitchen stuff in the kitchen for them both to use? Specifically I was thinking about perhaps a chess table. Also, what about if I want to build them a pool? Can I do that or no? Lastly, are they required to have a sink? I usually don't give my Sims one because of the whole drinking water thing and just give them a dishwasher instead. Let me know whenever you have time. Thanks!
I'm having fun with this so far and can't wait to see what Aubree does on her own. I haven't uploaded my Sims or their house yet, but I will when I get the time and remember to play online. lol I'm so used to playing offline because of my old laptop, I forget to stay online most of the time now that I can with my new desktop.
Time to get some ZzzZzzs, I'll hopefully be back later tonight though with another update. It is okay to post updates here, right? Or would you rather I posted on my blog? I haven't used that thing in probably a year or more. Opps! lol Ciao! <3
