One Month One World One Year Challenge 2026
Hello and welcome. :) This challenge was started by Karababy52 (see more here) and I would like to continue it on for another year if I can. Hopefully more people can join in. The more the merrier! The premise of this challenge is pretty simple. The goal is to post one in-game screenshot once a day during the 2026 year. So, kind of like a 365 project for your sims. You will start out with a teen sim and pick your starting world. I'll share a list of suggestions, but really you can pick whatever you want. Your sim will be a teen for 3 real world months, then age-up to Young Adult in April. They will spend 4 months as a Young Adult, then age-up to Adult in July. They will spend 4 more months as an Adult, then age-up to Elder in December. Each month your sim will move to a new world to explore. I've taken all the rules and guidelines here and copied them over from Karaybaby52's 2023 post and edited them slightly. Rules/Guidelines: One screenshot post per real life day in this thread with a short text summary. One world per real life month - See monthly schedule of worlds in spoiler below. Optional: May change schedule of worlds to reflect your preferences. Your challenge Sim MUST be a teen to officially begin this challenge and post in the thread. Exception: If you are starting the challenge late, you may begin in the current month at whatever age the challenge is at, or you may start as a teen to quickly finish your aspiration and school, then fast forward to the current age. (Example - if you start in April you may hurry through the teen stage and age up to YA, or just start as YA). After three real life months have passed, your Sim will age up to young adult for four months, adult for four months and finally, age up to an elder for December. Timeline posted in spoiler below. Optional: How long your Sim stays in each life stage, teen-elder, is at your own discretion. However, they are required to be at minimum a young adult to attend Uni in Britechester. *Note: If you own the High School Years EP, your Sims may be offered early graduation. If they take the offer, your teen is allowed to apply, enroll, and attend university or join full-time adult careers. Begin Rags to Riches style on an empty lot with 0 simoleons. Optional: Use the 20,000 starting simoleons to buy a starter home and furnish it how you want. Aging off. Optional: May use long lifespan. All unplayed residential worlds are off limits for any kind of travel. Exception: Newcrest may be designated a 'neutral' world to place venues for your Sim to use regardless of their current world residence. Optional: Newcrest may be used to replace a pack you don't own instead. Optional: Your sim may travel to other worlds not used in the challenge if they get an invitation. Sims may take a vacation to any of the designated vacations worlds. Rental lots in unplayed residential worlds are off limits. Aspirations released with a world must be fulfilled first. May choose a base game or other pack aspiration not in the challenge to complete afterward. Optional: Only one aspiration released with a world must be completed before choosing base game or other pack aspirations. Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest and Magnolia Promenade may be used in substitution for worlds listed in the challenge for packs you may not own. In that event, choose one or two base game or other packs aspirations not in the challenge to complete per world. Your Sim may marry and/or have children. Aging up children is at your own discretion. High School attendance is not required. May use cheats to fulfill daily/promotional task requirements. *Exception: Applicable only if you do not own the High School Years EP or if you do own it, but have elected not to have your Sim live in Copperdale and do the aspirations associated with the EP in your challenge. The beginning of each new month/world must start Rags to Riches style. Optional: Your Sim may keep personal possessions, sell the rest and bulldoze the house. They may use simoleons from this sale and accumulated household funds to build or download a house from the Gallery. If your challenge Sim dies, it's game over. Optional: You may bring them back to life and continue or use another existing Sim in the household to complete the challenge. Occult states and Celebrity statuses must be removed when progressing to the next month/world. Optional: May keep acquired lifestates/statuses. *Note: Vampires can't get a suntan, which is a Beach Life aspiration task. If a new world is released with a new pack at any time during 2026, you have the option to swap the new world with another prior released world. Give yourself a break and don't stress over days missed due to internet outages, vacations/holidays, real life work/responsibilities or sickness. Extra story screenshots may be posted, but try to keep it to around 5-10 max. May use satisfaction points to buy rewards. Exception: Money tree seeds are disallowed. Lottery tickets are disallowed for purchase. Beginning season, length of days and moon phases are your choice. May turn off or cheat away/change all Eco Lifestyle features applied to worlds. Exception: Must be turned on while living in Evergreen Harbor. May participate in all default Holidays, modify, delete and/or add your own. May include a link to your preferred Blog site with additional story text/screenshots, in addition to your Daily Post Pic/Text Summary. Mod friendly challenge! However, please use discretion when using them. Using a mod to fulfill an aspiration is disallowed. Exception: May be used to correct bugs and/or glitches. Worlds/Packs and Age-Up Timeline: *Note: Feel free to replace any pack you don't own with one of your choosing! Beginning Age: Teen January - Copperdale (Highschool Years) OR Nordhaven (Businesses and Hobbies) if you choose to do Copperdale third (I just feel like starting with it). February - Gibbi Point (Adventure Awaits) March - Nordhaven (Businesses and Hobbies) OR Copperdale (Highschool Years) April 1st: Age up to Young Adult April - Britechester (Discover University) May - Innisgreen (Enchanted by Nature) June - Ciudad Enamorada (Lovestruck) July - Tomarang (For Rent) August 1st: Age up to Adult August - Moonwood Mill (Werewolves) September - Tartosa (My Wedding Stories) October - Live in Newcrest, but vacation in Batuu (Star Wars) November - Evergreen Harbor (Eco Lifestyle) December 1st: Age up to Elder December - Ravenwood (Life and Death) Challenge End Date: December 31, 2026 Challenge Pack Aspirations (Pick one, or play them all): January - Live Fast, Admired Icon, Goal Oriented, Drama Llama *Note - Challengers who own HSY not living in Copperdale this month may complete the Live Fast and Drama Llama aspirations at any time as a teen. Joining teens at high school is not required to fulfill them. February - Critter Hunter March - Esteemed Entrepreneur, Master Mentor April - Academic May - Fairy Stories, Elixir Enthusiast June - Romantic Explorer, Paragon Partner July - Seeker of Secrets, Five-star Property Owner, Fount of Tomarani Knowledge, Discerning Dweller August - Complete Werewolf Initiate and pick 2 of the following; Emissary for the Collective, Wildfang Renegade, Lone Wolf, Cure Seeker Optional: Complete all aspirations September - Soulmate (I know, it's Basegame, but My Wedding Stories doesn't come with an aspiration...) Optional: Choose any aspiration if you don't want to do Soulmate October - Hope Vs. Order, Galactic Privateer November - Master Maker, Eco Innovator December - Ghost Historian I chose the list of worlds based on my personal preferences and packs I haven't fully explored yet, so feel free to change it however you like. The main goal of the challenge is just to pick a new world each month and post one screenshot per real life day. Links to Challenger posts and gallery links: **SEE NEXT POST** (Sort thread by oldest) To join, post a photo of your sim with their name, starting world, traits, aspiration, and any backstory you'd like to provide here. Can't wait to play with you :)
Petite Alsace collaboration - Open for participation!
Happy New Year and welcome to another Sims 3 community collaboration hosted by Hidehi2 , Sandraelle and soocoolsim ! Introducing Petite Alsace inspired by picturesque Strasbourg, Colmar and Ribeauville with a dual French and German blend of charming, flower-laden villages and half-timbered homes. We anticipate the completed world will be a lovely addition to your game. Experienced creators (Intermediate+) are invited to join us in creating builds to add to the base world. If you love decorating but building isn’t your forte, let us know and we'll try to build a shell for you. Everyone can experience Petite Alsace taking shape by downloading the base world and installing builds as they become available. Please keep an eye on the "News and Updates" post for milestones and links to new creations as they become available. Constructive comments throughout this event are also welcome, so don't be shy. Without further ado, onto the details below and come join in the fun! LOT LISTINGS Map A: Colmar (Medieval, half-timbered houses with flower-filled balconies) Map B: Ribeauville (Pastel, half-timbered 15th - 18th century houses) Map C: Ribeauville Outskirts (Farming area) Map D: Strasbourg (City area, mix of old and new buildings) Map E: Avenue du Rhin (Wine region) Map F: Route de Alsace (Rural area) CLAIMING OVERVIEW Download the empty Petite Alsace base world created by the talented Hidehi2. Take a look at the available lots using the Map posts as reference (see links above). Indicate you're on board and sign up for your first claim by replying on this thread with your chosen map lot reference # (eg A8). I will update the lists with claims and add download / media links when builds are completed. Every two weeks (around the 1st and 15th of the month) a new claiming period starting with a 'Claiming Day' post will begin. During this period, if you join the collaboration or have a build in progress on Claiming Day, you can claim 1 lot. For ongoing participants, if all previously claimed builds are completed and (no cc) download link(s) submitted by Claiming Day, you may claim up to 2 lots. BUILDING GUIDELINES Please stay within the theme of each map area and overall Alsace inspiration. You have creative freedom otherwise. Inspiration links at the top of this post may be helpful. All / any EA Expansion Packs, Stuff Packs and official Store Items can be used. Free EA Store Items are OK for use. Note: Some are no longer available for download so use at your discretion. NO third-party Custom Content is allowed. Please Custard Check your exported file before uploading to double check. We highly recommend play-testing your build before uploading to ensure no routing concerns and users can enjoy as intended. Do test placement of your final build. This helps identify any potential issues (e.g. windows / floor tiles out of place). To do this... export your build, save your game, delete the existing build, then replace with the exported version from your library. Take a careful look around and fix as needed. It will be useful for players if the Petite Alsace lot address is included in your build description on the Exchange, albeit optional. Do take the time to put your best foot forward to make your build(s) shine inside and out. Just be cautious about using a ton of clutter since that can add to lag when playing. Each build will be showcased with credit in video walkthroughs on YouTube once the world is completed. Once your build is available on the Sims 3 Exchange, please post a reply on this thread including: name of build / map reference and/or address / download link / cover picture / custard screenshot confirming no 3rd party custom content included. Optional! Link to additional picture site / thread. SIMS / HOUSEHOLDS This collaboration focuses on builds since the final world save file will be unpopulated, however we are happy to link to Sims / Households created for Petite Alsace. Petite Alsace builders can submit Sims / Households for their completed claims as well as Townie use. All / any EA Expansion Packs, Stuff Packs and official Store Items can be used. Free EA Store Items are OK for use. Note: Some are no longer available for download so use at your discretion. NO third-party Custom Content is allowed. Please Custard Check your exported file before uploading to double check. Once your Sim / Household is available on the Exchange, please post a reply on this thread including: name / map reference or address (or identify as Townie) / download link / 1 cover picture / custard screenshot confirming no 3rd party custom content included. Optional! Link to additional picture site / showcase thread. Looking forward to participation by the Sims 3 community! 😀 STORIES Players may wish to enjoy this world as it evolves and we welcome links to any Petite Alsace story threads / blogs. Just post a reply advising us. Click this link for submissions. NEWS & UPDATES Click this link for the list of completed builds and other updates as released. Build links are also included within their related map post (see above). CREATORS ON BOARD (sign-ups open) Hidehi2 , JudiAlbert (cheeseweasel), Kcity74 , puzzlezaddict , Sandraelle , soocoolsim , whatsociallife , ZeeGee1 (ZeeGee966) PREVIOUS WORLD COLLABORATIONS Bayou Bijou / YouTube showcase video playlist Cape Albacore Coastal World / YouTube showcase video playlist Disney's Magic Kingdom / YouTube showcase video playlist The Orient Express (London, Paris, Venice, Alps) / YouTube showcase video playlist Ackney-Upon-Sherne English Village (hosted by suzses) TIP! When first viewing this thread, you might want to sort replies by "Oldest" to view all the related posts in order and get up-to-date to a certain point. However, for future visits you may wish to sort replies by "Newest" to reduce the amount of scrolling. But of course, it's your choice on what works best for you.
Creek Tales - A Pack Legacy Challenge
When Maxis introduced the option of turning packs off and on in game, I was wildly tempted to create a Pack Legacy Challenge for the game. Of course, someone else already did, but as usual, I'm all about creating my own rules based on my own playing style and play badly when others dictate my game, which of course means I'll make the rules up as I go, still there are a few basics. Basic guidelines I intend follow: I will start with an entirely base game family, the Creek-family (introduced below). They (including the kids) are generation 1 of this challenge. With every new generation at least one new pack (EP, GP, SP or Kit) will be unlocked. That generation then has to truly explore that pack, meaning jobs, looks, decorations, aspirations, traits, skills even deaths should be explored to the fullest by the sims born in that generation. The exception is seasons, which will be unlocked as the oldest child of gen 1, Willow, ages up to a teen. Which pack that will be unlocked will depend on the first trait given to the first child in the next generation (so a family orientated child will unlock parenthood or growing together, depending on which have been unlocked before). Some traits only unlock kits. In that case the second trait given to a child of that generation will unlock a pack. Some kits will also be unlocked with a specific pack if it feels like a good combination, like country kitchen with cottage living or industrial loft with city living. And some rules (yes, even I have a few rules): All traits are to be given randomly, with the exceptions being that a sim of a new generation MUST take traits of a newly unlocked pack if there are any, randomly if there are several. When every trait of the newly unlocked pack is assigned to a sim in game, randomness for all available traits are allowed. When the first child of the next generation receive their first trait, true randomness applies as that will dictate the next pack to unlock. A new pack is unlocked when the oldest child of a generation ages up to teen. No CC is allowed, a part from the occasional ad-on pack (separations of items already in game, matching chairs to a sofa or more window options). Even add-ons should be kept to a minimum. This is after all about exploring the packs to their fullest. Mods are allowed, but not those that significantly adds gameplay options (such as career-mods, new aspirations, traits or new gameplay). The purpose here is to explore the options of the packs after all. For me, myself, I intend to start out only with BetterBuildBuy and MCCC and try to keep other mods to a minimum (that lasted less than an hour, there are simply too many things I cannot live with in game, but the aim is the same, keep mods to a minimum and no mods that adds gameplay). As for the rest, well that's up in the air still. I plan on starting with aging on normal, but as that is very new to me, I might change that to long instead as I've never managed to live with normal age span before. Either way, adult lifespan will be about twice the usual length for how else are they going to be able to see their kids grow up and have kids of their own? And with that I think it's time to meet our founding family. As with The Whittaker Saga I will write the post in a blog and post the links here. Link: Meet the Creek Family
Build Request
Hi everyone! I'm horrible at building, so I'm hoping someone can help me with a vision I have for my legacy gameplay lol - here's what I'm thinking: My sim is studying culinary arts at university, and I want to send her abroad to Mt. Komorebi for her last semester to train at a culinary institute. I'm really interested in using the businesses & hobbies gameplay here, so I'm planning to set up a class of students that will attend cooking, gourmet cooking, and baking mentoring classes at the institute. Some specifics I have in mind - I'm flexible on size and placement! Either 30x20 on the Hazakura Lounge lot or 50x50 on the 2-5-1 Wakabamori lot in Mt. Komo. Either way, I'd like the building to fit in with the overall look/design of the world around it, and it should be high-end Set up as a small business with 6-8 cooking stations and maybe a separate class area with a whiteboard for mentoring classes. Also, a lounge/study area? No pack restrictions - have a field day lol 🤣 Some interior inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/live/GhX4w-e5M8U?si=RkN51wXqH0rEtwbU&t=17632 I think I'd like each cooking station to have it's own sink too If you have cc that would be a good fit too, let me know! I've been looking for new stuff, so I'm happy to download anything you use I think that's it, I'd LOVE someone's help with this! Thank you so so much in advance!Lovesick Girls Gameplay
Hi everyone! New to the forum, so please bear with me as I explain things haha. I wanted to share a legacy challenge I created for myself to complete the romance aspirations within the game. I did some research prior to creating it and didn't find anything like it but if a challenge exists similar to this, please let me know. I would love to support that as well. But essentially, it is structured for you to get the most out of your gameplay during the teen and young adult years. With every generation, you would have two aspirations (a teen one and romance) selected that contribute to the storyline and characteristics for the challenge. I also created a Youtube channel and shared the first episode to the series. Constructive criticism is welcomed as I'm still learning, failing, and figuring things out. I currently have the challenge posters for the first two generations created. My handles and gamertag are honestly all over the place as you'll hear in the video but my name is Cee Cee but my gamertag is CeeDreams and on Youtube CeeDreams CeePlays. it doesn't even match on here but that's beside the point. I hope you all check it out and enjoy! Hopelessly Devoted to Love - Lovesick Girls Gameplay - Ep.1
🌎Planet Premades Monthly Challenge🌎
This will be the main post that I update monthly from here on out. Every month we will makeover a premade household from a preselected world. A wheel will be spun to see which household will be chosen. Everyone is welcome to participate. You will have the full month to get your submissions in. Upload with the #planetpremades No CC, No Defaults You can do 1,2, or all 3 of the following for the challenge: 1. Makeover the sim(s) in cas. 2. Create room(s) that represent the sim(s). 3. Remodel/build a home for the household. I will upload the sims and their home to the gallery under my ID: ShellyE1, this way if you want to quickly grab it you can, or if you don't have that pack but would still like to participate, you can have the base of the sims and their home. All submissions will be streamed on my Twitch channel. I can't wait to see your submissions!
A new Challenge: the Fusion Challenge
I had posted something similiar to carlsims3guide a way back and now i think there could be something similiar but with more rules. 1) go on Random.org and put the names of all 18 EA hoods on there, and randomize them. 2) Look at the randomized list. Take the first 5 neighborhoods in the randomized list. Use random.org again 5 times, to pick a sim from each of the first 5 neighborhoods. Move them together in the 6th neighborhood. This by saving them to the bin and moving them in an empty lot in the 6th neighborhood, and building a similiar house from there. If you want to keep past family or relationship ties to their former hoods you use nraas travelers or also move them in as observer households that are technically related to the fusion baby. You can still only randomize the hoods but pick specific sims from those hoods, or chose your hoods but pick randomized sims from there. 3) make a toddler or baby with similiarities to all 5 sims. Have the 5 sims raise said baby or toddler together until the baby or toddler turns into young adult. In the same chaotic house which will be a mix of the 5 original houses of the 5 original sims. 4) the sims are called sim1, sim2, sim3, sim4, sim5, based on how their original neighborhoods ended up in the randomized list. And from each sim they take specific traits: from sim1 they take their hair root color, eye shape, and one trait, and their voice type, and zodiac sign from sim2 they take their hair main color, nose shape, favorite food, second trait from sim3 they take their hair high light color, mouth shape, and third trait from sim4 they take their hair tips color, chin + ear shape, favorite music, and Fourth trait from sim5 they take their eye color, skin slider theyre in, and favorite color and fifth trait, and LTW place on the skin, fatness, muscle, muscle definition, eyelash, and voice slider are based on average, while supernatural status is based if any of the sim parents were one. Same for any hidden traits. Or skin details like freckles or moles. And the sim also wears the patterns of their parents’ clothing. You can even have the age be an average instead of having them raise the kid from toddler on. Gender is based on: if its all female Sims, 4 females and 1 male sim, you have the fusion be female. if its all male sims or 4 male and 1 female, you have the fusion be male. but if its 3 male 2 female the fusion is female, and if its 2 male 3 female the fusion is male. if more than one of the parents share a trait, favorite, LTW, or zodiac sign, that Wins. And if more than one parents is in the same skin slider or voice type that Wins too. And for the name of the fusion, the lenght of first and last names are the same as sim 3, but the letters of the first name comes from sim 1 and 2s names (can be from both their first and/or last names) and the letters of the last name come from sim 4 and 5s names (can be from both their first and/or last names) but you can technically put any names even ones that don’t really have anything to do with the previous sims, and you can even give everyone the same surname, which can be a fusion surname of the five surnames.🌎 Planet Premades Janurary Challenge 🌎
This month's challenge is to make over the premade Hoapili family from Sulani. You can makeover 1 or both sims, make a room(s) that represent them, or build/remodel their home. You make do 1, 2, or all three of these things. If you do not have the Island Living pack, the sims and their home will be uploaded to the gallery under my user ID: ShellyE1 so you can at least of the basics of the sims and their home to work off of. Due January 31st. All entries will be streamed on February 7th at noon EST on my twitch channel (shelly_e1). I can't wait to see what you come up with and thank you for entering in advance!
