Can’t decide where to start...

Thanks Valmont. Actually, I don’t have Snowy Escape, Strangerville or Vampires. :/ But I do have Cats and Dogs and Island Living.

Valairia, I have decided to take inspiration from that; but not following a specific layout/plan..
Each generation could move to a different world/neighbourhood (and only then will I introduce some of my favourite, previously created characters....)

Towards the end, I will finally build in Newcrest. It’s one of the things I have never done with the content I already own. :o

I'm guessing you're starting a new save, then? You could do a legacy, of course. If you don't want an "ordinary" legacy challenge, why not go for the "Fruitcake Legacy"? Got the idea from another forum member, and its quite fun. There is less planning and things are left to chance, like where your sim lives and who they marry. It was a step away from my usual controlling game, a bit uncomfortable, but very fun!

I've not typed up the "rules", really, but I'll of course do that if you want to go for it.

Got a new Sim going (CAS) in a new save.

What is a Fruitcake legacy @Kathykins? I still haven’t found a challenge that sticks and this would be a good time...

This isn't an "official" challenge. I got the idea from someone here on the forums. Not that many rules either, which I like.

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Create a startersim. Preferably Young Adult. Occult or not. Your choice if you want aging on or not. I play, without exception, with aging off. I don't care if challenge rules (other challenges, not this one) says otherwise, I won't let my sims grow old and die. So yes, my gen 4 is now toddler, and their great grandparents are still YA :D Makes no sense, but its the way I want it.

Pick a random world and a random neighbourhood (I use a random number generator) I make a list of all the worlds, with numbers for the 'hoods as well. Like 1. Willow Creek - 1,2,3,4. I have avoided Magnolia Promenade, because there are no residential builds there. You can build on an empty lot, pick a pre-built empty house, or kick out sims who lives in a house you want. Cheat if you want, its not a Rags2Riches :D

Wait for the Welcome Wagon. Whoever brings the Fruitcake, is going to be your sims spouse. If the Fruitcake is married, you can either develop the relationship and get the sim to divorce their current spouse, or you can pick another member of the Welcome Wagon. If there is no Welcome Wagon, which happens some times, pick the first random (preferably local) sim you meet. (I had that in Evergreen Harbor. No WW, and the first sim I met was Knox, so he was picked as spouse). Same with neighbourhoods without other residentials, like maybe Newcrest if you haven't built/placed anything there. If Sulani is the world of choice, the WW won't bring Fruitcake, but Kava instead.

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These "rules" are more what you call guidelines anyway. Main thing is to have fun with it :) I certainly am, seeing its my first legacy, and I'm currently on gen4 (I'm counting the starter as gen1, not sure how others do it), where I've never made it further than gen2 before.

:D That’s weirdly awesome. Going to think about it for the first generation (and others if bored/desired).

Start with one sim in one house. That's all it takes.

The japanese world is full of stuff to do so its probably top for me. It has fireflies, spirits, bug attacks, hiking. Big and very detailed neighborhoods.
The pets neighborhood has cats and dogs all over the place and a rly nice lot near the clinic.
Strangeville has lots with a beautiful view of a canyon, I love it too.
If u plan going vamp the vamp neighborhood has smaller duration days and a square for preys :D
If u going mermaid, that... mermaid world maybe? It is a beautiful world... maybe the most if u ask me.
Newcrest is also beautiful, but only worth playing there if you plan to fill it up. NAPs can be a headache otherwise see...

"NRowe;d-986034" wrote:
Ever been away from the game a while and can’t decide where to begin?

Easiest answer is to just start. Don’t like what you’re doing, do something else. Repeat.