Legacy Play

"DoloresGrey;c-17762853" wrote:
You mean the legacy challenge?
I know there are some on modthesims but I am not sure whether they are up to date with Snowy Escape or not.

No, I don't want to do a challenge, but I would like some guidelines on how to do a Legacy play successfully.

I tried to play a legacy once. I got the first generation of kids to have kids and then I abandoned it. Turns out I just like playing with cheats and no aging lol. But legacy challenges intrigue me and I love seeing other people’s legacies.

"permanentrose;c-17763067" wrote:
I tried to play a legacy once. I got the first generation of kids to have kids and then I abandoned it. Turns out I just like playing with cheats and no aging lol. But legacy challenges intrigue me and I love seeing other people’s legacies.

Haha, I know the feeling. The no-cheating rule was another main reason I knew I'd never stick with it. In my own personal rules, certain cheating is allowed, and in some cases is actually required. I mean, let's be real. There are only so many times one can do the same thing over and over and over again without going absolutely insane. :D

There is no right or wrong way to play legacy it’s how you want to play it. I never knew I was a legacy player until I joined the forums and learnt how others play. The challenge I believe has rules but again I never knew about challenges until reading about it here and personally I’m not a fan. As for me I currently have one main legacy family my simself and the other background one is the goth family which I never intended on. The goth one is more in line with the challenge where the eldest male is the heir to Ophelia manor but I play it as I want to with that only rule. My simself one has no rules. The rotational play is becoming harder as the families expand.

I don't play a regular family legacy, because I focus on way too many families, but I have played several houses through a number of generations. One thing I focus a bit on is heirlooms. I picked a few jewelry that I pretend exist is only one version (swatch) and is owned by just one sim, and passed down to next generation. With 4-5 such items with a history, along with old family portraits I find it more interesting to follow the lines of a house. Other heirlooms are of course real estate (a main manor if you play upper class) and families owning a community lot business is always interesting because the next owner might choose between traditions and changes - say if it is a restaurant there might even be traditions regarding parts of the menu. If you don't have Dine Out, they can own a park or a nightclub or whatever. Or there might be expected careers/skills focus within a family. I imagine legacy is also more interesting if you set up a rivalling family, it also allows for more variety as you can play the other house when you need a break. Just a few ideas :)

I wasn't aware that I was doing a Legacy Challenge myself. I'm up to Gen 5. It's really all about the Brandi's and my goal to at least get to Brandi VIII. That line stops when a Brandi gives birth to all boys within the child bearing limit I have set for that generation.