I sometimes run into a situation where I'd like to earn a certain reward trait from an aspiration, but it requires joining a career that conflicts with my plans for that sim. For example currently I have a politician/spellcaster (alchemist), who would like to complete the mixologist aspiration. Obviously he cannot join the culinary career - he has to rule the city! The politician's PR manager would greatly benefit from the Public Enemy reward trait, but I can't imagine him joining the criminal career. In cases like these, what would you consider a fair replacement task for "reach top level of career"? EDIT: What I wanted to say is that I want to earn the trait, as in: work for it. I know I can always use cheats and mods to just add the rewrd trait to my sim, but that's not my goal. I want to first complete a task that is about equally challenging to "reach top of career" before I use the cheat.

I would just complete all the tasks that you can at the current aspiration level and then use the cheat to complete the aspiration level for the job that you don't want to take up. The cheat: Spoiler (Highlight to read)aspirations.complete_current_milestoneaspirations.complete_current_milestone

I would usually just leave the aspiration unfinished, but it sounds like you want to find a substitute task that's in character. What if your sim tends bar on the side somewhere until he's had people order, I don't know, some number of high level drinks? or done it for some number of nights? I can't remember if the bar in the Magic Realm HQ will have sims order from you if you tend bar, or if it has to be a bar lot type. But if it works, that would be a perfect place to do it.

@Caerfinon Using the cheat will be inevitable. It just feels, well, cheaty, not really earned, to simply skip a time-consuming task like maxing out a career (If it was something like "play with 5 toys", I wouldn't bat an eyelid). That's why I need something else for my sim to do before I use the cheat.@mightysprite The sims in question are the top dogs of the colonial government at Batuu, so a standard bar is out of question. But I like your idea! It would feel like playing Mixologist as a work from home career.I could build a gentlemen's club (or rather the First Order version of one), that would feel more proper. The sim has to throw a celebrity party now and then anyway.

@EnkiSchmidt if you have Horse Ranch & haven't done much with nectar making then maybe set a goal of reaching a certain level in that. I've heard it can take a long time to gain a level.

I had a situation where my legacy sim had the Villainous Valentine aspiration and I had no couples in my game (aging on, gen three, neighbourhood stories on). I could have created couples for him just to break up, but that didn't inspire me. Instead I set up an alternative universe with a copy of my sim and completed the aspiration there (new save with premade couples). Then I went back and cheated the trait to him like it was a nightmare that leaked into reality.

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EmmaVane
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"EnkiSchmidt;c-18343586" wrote:
@EmmaVane
Sound idea, but with this particular sim I was facing the problem that he is supposed to be a high ranking politician as mentioned in the initial post. My other sims cannot hire him for bartender duty. I'll keep this approach in mind for future sims!

Why can't they hire him? Does he not have a magical disguise he can use for his bartending shifts?
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
2 years ago
Being a celeb, technically the politician does have such a disguise, however, I have a hard time imagining a state governor equivalent going this route. A young politician who's still full of college spirit might find it fun, or one with the Goofball trait or maybe a Harun al-Rashid like person who wants to learn more about what people think. Since my sim isn't any of that, I came up with the gentlemen's club idea as the closest thing. It has my sim work, but from a position of power.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
2 years ago
Sorry for double post. I finished the governor's turn in this round just now. He didn't make much progress in drink serving, but performed lots of story-relevant stuff and completed the Leader of the pack aspiration. I've come to love the officer's club a lot.

Shifts worked over the course of one week: three full and four days worth another full shift if added together
Money made: 18,000 simoleons
BissenNess
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I'm really intrigued by this scenario. I've some additional thought about the Governor Master Mixologist.
1. This isn't making this easier for you, but I remembered that you need to have level 4 cooking in order to be promoted to level 6 of the mixologist career. It's your game of course, but I would consider it a bit cheaty to consider him promoted if he doesn't have that skill level.
2. Another approach to the officer's club: If you only want members of clubs to show up, that means that you'll be able to direct their autonomous behaviors through club activities. You don't need a lot type to tell them what they're supposed to do. So, you can make the Officer's Club a generic lot. In my experience, random townies don't show up to generic lots. I know for a fact bowlers don't.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
2 years ago
@Eleri I tried making the club a generic lot and national park, unfortunately they do not allow for club meetings.

Good point about the cooking skill. My sim made a few cheese platters (cc) here and there to go with the nectar, taking him to level four this way shouldn't be a problem. Something like seven would be professional level, I don't have an issue with a regular sim reaching cooking level four. (Yeah, I know, I curate and houserule way too much.)
Luvtehgeeks
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
You can set club activities to 'mix drinks and I think there is a perk to boost mixology and cooking skills too while increasing your club points at meetings. They are a lot of fun! ??
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
2 years ago
@LuvtehGeeks I loved clubs to pieces when GT was new, later I neglected them more and more, so rediscovering the feature was fun indeed! (First perk my sim bought was the one that makes everyone inspired during meetings for a small additional mixology boost).

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