Happy New Year! A new year means a new month, which means a new mini legacy challenge. I have to credit one of my moderators over at my Twitch channel, who also happens to be one of my good friends. This month’s mini legacy challenge was her idea, I simply fleshed it out. So, ShannonFromTheBadPlace, this one is dedicated to you. Adoption is arguably one of the most under utilized features in generational based challenges, so we’re going to utilize the HECK out of it with the Forever Family Mini Legacy Challenge. If your interest has been piqued, read on to learn more.
Getting Started
CAS: Create a YA Sim in CAS of any gender. Give them the following traits: Family Oriented, Genius, Bookworm. There is a perfect custom aspiration for this generation. It’s called Part Time Parent and can be found here. If you prefer not to use CC, then choose the Academic aspiration.
Mods/CC: Mods (that don’t give you an advantage) and CC are fine. Mini Legacy challenges are all about exploring the game in a way that you find enjoyable. One of my favorite modders, LilMsSam, even has a foster family mod that may enhance the adoption experience that this challenge centers around.
Adoption: Every child in this challenge must be adopted. You may adopt as many or as few children as you like each generation.
DLC: This is not a limited packs challenge. This challenge requires: Parenthood, Island Living, Discover University, Cats and Dogs. Other packs are used for single goals and those goals can simply be eliminated if you don’t have that particular pack.
Parenting Skill: Each generation must have at least a level 5 Parenting skill, with the exception of Generation 5.
You’ve always had your life planned. You worked hard in high school, so you could get into a good college. You’d earn a degree, get a good paying job, and then settle down and start a family. That all changed when you heard about a little Sim in need of a forever family. You took them into your home and into your heart no questions asked. How will you balance University and being a parent so young?
Aspiration: Academic OR Part Time Parent Traits: Family Oriented, Genius, Bookworm Career: Education (either branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration. 2. Reach Top of Career. 3. Earn a degree. 4. Adopt a child/children during first semester of University. 5. Max Research and Debate skill and another skill of your choice, reach level 5 Parenting skill. 6. Have a child will all possible positive character value traits. 7. Have a child complete the Whiz Kid aspiration. 8. Marriage is optional for this generation.
Your parent sacrificed their fun party years to take care of you and you’ve always admired them for that. Their desire to take care of you sparked your desire to take care of the planet, so that it’s beautiful and healthy for generations to come. You raise your own children in a way that encourages them to decrease their carbon footprint, while allowing them to enjoy childhood away from electronics and unnecessary material things. You hope that encouraging your children to explore and learn on their own leads to them becoming extremely successful adults.
Aspiration: Successful Lineage Traits: Family Oriented, Good, Child of the Islands Career: Conservationist (either branch) Goals: 1. Complete aspiration. 2. Reach top of career. 3. Max Wellness and Gardening skills, reach level 5 Parenting skill 4. Live off the grid in Sulani. 5. Complete the frog collection with your child. 6. Have a toddler with the Top Notch Toddler trait. 7. Have a child complete the Rambunctious Scamp aspiration. 8. Marriage is optional.
Your parent stressed the importance of being successful and leaving the world a little bit better than you found it. You grew up running around barefoot and exploring the world around you. You always knew that you wanted to be a parent, but never had much interest in romantic relationships. It only made sense for you to adoption like your parent did. You even took a job working from home, so that you can be there to take care of your child/children. You strive to be the best at your career and being a parent.
Aspirations: Super Parent Traits: Family Oriented, Perfectionist, Ambitious Career: Freelancer (any branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration. 2. Work in Freelancer career. 3. Max the skill associated with your career and the Parenting skill. 4. Never Marry or date. 5. Have at least one gold medal toddler play date. 6. Have a child that has earned all scouting badges. 7. Have a child complete the Artistic Prodigy aspiration.
Your parent worked so hard to raise you and your siblings all by themselves. You were always a romantic and dreamed of finding a life partner who would adopt lots of little Sims with you. Someone to raise your children with and someone to grow old with. You found that in your first love. They have a wonderful job that allows you to stay home and take care of your children.
Aspirations: Soulmate, Big Happy Family Traits: Family Oriented, Neat, Romantic Career: Stay at Home Parent Goals: 1. Complete Aspirations. 2. Marry first love. 3. Max Cooking skill and any instrument skill, reach level 5 Parenting skill. 4. Have weekly family movie nights. 5. Have your child start a Kids Club and host weekly gatherings at your house. 6. Have your child complete the Voidcritter collection. 7. Have your child complete the Social Butterfly aspiration. 8. Have your child earn the Compassionate (positive empathy) trait.
Your parent took wonderful care of you and always encouraged your interests. They were so proud when you opened your very own pet clinic and even supported you when you told them that you only wanted to have furry children in lieu of Sim children. They always told you that they just wanted to be happy and they meant it.
Aspirations: Friend of the Animals Traits: Family Oriented, Dog OR Cat Lover, Loner Career: Vet Clinic Owner Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration. 2. Max Veterinarian and Pet Training Skills. 3. Don’t have any children. 4. Never own less than two pets at any given time. 5. Complete feathers collection. 6. Have all three pet types (cats, dogs, and small pets). 7. Marriage is optional. 8. Own a 5 Star Vet Clinic.
I hope you enjoy this month’s Mini Legacy Challenge. I’m beyond grateful to Shannon for all of her help with this month’s challenge. It’s quite possibly my favorite so far. I can’t wait to see all of your pictures and stories based around the Forever Family Mini Legacy Challenge. I hope you enjoy exploring the adoption system in The Sims 4 as well as some family game play. Whether or not you’re a family player, I think this challenge sheds some light on different unused aspects of the game. As always, I would love to see your pictures and videos, so please upload with #CLSForeverFamily to social media so I can enjoy. Have a wonderful January, friends!
The Everything Legacy was accidentally born on stream. We tried so many different challenges that we later abandoned so that we could explore different features or new DLC that had been released. We needed something different. Something that allowed us more freedom to move seamlessly into new or different content, but still had the same structure as a challenge. We started the OG Legacy Challenge, which ultimately inspired us to create our own challenge: The Everything Legacy. The general premise of this challenge is to do everything the game has to offer in as many generations as it takes. This isn’t a speed challenge, there’s no points or “winning”. Just take your time and enjoy everything The Sims 4 has to offer!
CAS 1. Start a new save file.
2. Create a Young Adult (YA) Sim. You must use the personality quiz feature to create your sim.
3. Your sim can look any way you’d like, be any gender, and can be any occult type (vampire, mermaid, etc) that you want.
Moving In 1. This is where the Everything Legacy starts to differ from the traditional or other legacy challenges. You may choose any empty lot that you want.
2. Build yourself a small starter house (it doesn’t have to pretty. Function > form)
3. Your legacy family is NOT required to live here for the entirety of the challenge. You may move to different lots or worlds as wish. It’s actually encouraged to do so as you explore the different areas of the game and packs.
Objective
The objective of the Everything Legacy is in the name! Complete everything the game has to offer in as few or as many generations that you’d like. This most likely will not be a ten generation legacy challenge. Scroll down for a list of all the things you’ll need to complete in this challenge. This challenge is written for all EPs, GPs, and SPs, but you can tailor it to whichever packs you have.
Cheats
With a few exceptions, cheats are not allowed. (Come on, it’s a challenge, folks). The exceptions are as follows:
-Resetsim: If your sims get stuck, feel free to use the resetsim cheat to unstick them. -Any cheats that you would need for the Challenge Mode if you choose to try it out. (See Challenge Mode section below)
Mods/CC
There are so many mods that it would be impossible to make an exhaustive list of which ones are and aren’t permitted. Mods that enhance gameplay like Slice of Life (KawaiiStacie) are okay. Mods that act like cheats such as UI Cheats Extensions (weerbesu) are not allowed. Use your common sense here, friends.
Traits/Aspirations
When children are born into your legacy, you must use the trait randomizer to pick their traits. Pick a random aspiration as well.
Heir/Heiresses
There are no succession rules like there are in other legacy challenges. Your heirs can be any gender, birth order, occult type, adopted/born, etc.
You must complete all of the aspirations at least once at some point in time during the challenge. You can complete multiple aspirations in one generation if you want: 1. Friend of the Animals (Cats and Dogs) 2. Bodybuilder 3. Painter Extraordinaire 4. Musical Genius 5. Best Selling Author 6. Master Actor/Actress (Get Famous) 7. Public Enemy 8. Chief of Mischief 9. Successful Lineage 10. Big Happy Family 11. Vampire Family (Vampires) 12. Super Parent (Parenthood) 13. Master Chef 14. Master Mixologist 15. Fabulously Wealthy 16. Mansion Barron 17. Renaissance Sim 18. Nerd Brain 19. Computer Whiz 20. Master Vampire (Vampires) 21. Archaeology Scholar (Jungle Adventure) 22. Serial Romantic 23. Soulmate 24. City Native (City Living) 25. Strangerville Mystery (Strangerville) 26. Beach Life (Island Living) 27. Freelance Botanist 28. The Curator 29. Angling Ace 30. Outdoor Enthusiast (Outdoor Retreat) 31. Jungle Explorer (Jungle Adventure) 32. Joke Star 33. Party Animal 34. Friend of the World 35. Leader of the Pack (Get Together) 35. Good Vampire (Vampires) 36. World Famous Celebrity (Get Famous) 37. Grilled Cheese 38. Spellcraft and Sorcery (Realm of Magic) 39. Purveyor of Potions (Realm of Magic) 40. Academic (Discover University) 41. Master Maker (Eco Lifestyle) 42. Eco Innovator (Eco Lifestyle) 43. Lord/Lady of the Knits (Cozy Knits)
You must run and reach the max level of the different businesses that your Sims can run. You may run multiple businesses in one generation if you’d like.
1. Retail Store (Get to Work): To my knowledge, there’s no “rating system” for retail stores. You can consider this objective complete when your store is profitable. 2. Restaurant (Dine Out): Reach a 5 Star rating. 3. Veterinary Clinic (Cats and Dogs): Reach a 5 Star rating.
You must reach the top level of all careers (all branches) and part time jobs. You can complete multiple careers in one generation.
Full Time Jobs: 1. Actor/Actress (Get Famous) 2. Astronaut: Space Ranger and Interstellar Smuggler 3. Athlete: Body Builder and Professional Athlete 4. Business: Management and Investor 5. Conservationist: Environmental Manager and Marine Biologist (Island Living) 6. Criminal: Boss and Oracle 7. Critic: Arts and Food (City Living) 8. Culinary: Chef and Mixologist 9. Detective (Get to Work) 10. Doctor (Get to Work) 11. Entertainer: Musician and Comedian 12. Freelancer: Writer, Programmer, Photographer (Moschino Stuff), Maker (Eco Lifestyle), and Artist 13. Gardener: Botanist and Floral Designer (Seasons) 14. Military: Officer and Covert Operator (Strangerville) 15. Painter: Master of the Real and Patron of the Arts 16. Politician: Politician and Charity Organizer (City Living) 17. Scientist (Get to Work) 18. Social Media: Internet Personality and Public Relations (City Living) 19. Secret Agent: Diamond Agent and Villian 20. Style Influencer: Stylist and Trend Setter 21. Tech Guru: eSports Gamer and Start Up Entrepreneur 22. Writer: Author and Journalist. 23. Education: Teacher and Administrator (Discover University) 24. Engineer: Computer Engineer and Mechanical Engineer (Discover University) 25. Law: Judge and Private Attorney (Discover University) 26. Civil Designer: Green Technician and Civic Planner (Eco Lifestyle)
Part Time Jobs: 1. Babysitter 2. Barista 3. Fast Food 4. Manual Laborer 5. Retail Employee 6. Diver (Island Living) 7. Fisherman (Island Living) 8. Lifeguard (Island Living)
After School Activities: 1. Scouts 2. Drama Club
Throughout this challenge, you’ll complete all of the collections. You don’t have to keep them after you complete them, but it might be fun to have a “Collection Room” in your legacy house. You may complete multiple collections during one generations. (I might be missing some, as it’s difficult to find a list on the internet and I’m not super familiar with the collections) 1. Aliens 2. Crystals 3. Elements 4. Fish 5. Fossils 6. Frogs 7. Gardening 8. Geodes (Get to Work) 9. Insects (Outdoor Retreat) 10. Metals 11. Microscope Prints 12. MySims Trophies 13. Postcards 14. Space Prints 15. Space Rocks 16. Experimental Food Prints (Dine Out) 17. Voidcritter Cards (Kids Room Stuff) 18. Snowglobes (City Living) 19. City Posters (City Living) 20. Feathers (Cats and Dogs) 21. Ancient Omiscan artifacts (Jungle Adventure) 22. Omiscan Treasures (Jungle Adventure) 23. Decorative Eggs (Seasons) 24. Holiday Cracker Plushies
Yes, you read that right! You have to experience all of the different death types in this challenge. You may experience multiple deaths during one generation. 1. Old Age 2. Overexertion 3. Fire 4. Drowning 5. Starvation 6. Electrocution 7. Cow Plant 8. Sauna (Spa Day) 9. Pufferfish (City Living) 10. Wishing Well (Romantic Garden) 11. Sunlight (Vampires) 12. Poison (Jungle Adventure) 13. Insects (Jungle Adventure) 14. Extreme Heat (Seasons) 15. Extreme Cold (Seasons) 16. Lightning (Seasons) 17. Rabid Rodent Fever (My First Pet) 18. Anger 19. Embarassment 20. Laughter 21. Shark Attack (Island Living) 22. Mother Plant (Strangerville) 23. Spellcaster Overload (Realm of Magic) 24. Research Machine (Discover University) 25. Flies (Eco Lifestyle) 26. Beetles (Eco Lifestyle)
You must gold medal all of the different party types at least once during the challenge. You may complete multiple parties during one generation. 1. Dinner Party 2. House Party 3. Birthday Party 4. Wedding 5. Black and White Bash 6. Incognito Costume Party 7. Weenie Roast (Outdoor Retreat) 8. Spooky Party (Spooky Stuff) 9. Dance Party (Get Together) 10. Toddler Play Date (Toddler Stuff) 11. Kava Party (Island Living) 12. Charity Benefit (Get Famous, Host must have Pristine Reputation) 13. Lampoon Party (Get Famous, Host must have Awful Reputation) 14. Meet and Greet (Get Famous, Host must be at least a two star celebrity) 15. Keg Party (Discover University)
You must max all skills (ranges from level 5 to level 15 depending on the skill) at some point in time during this challenge. You may max multiple skills during one generation.
Teen/YA/Adult/Elder Skills 1. Acting (Get Famous) 2. Archaeology (Jungle Adventure) 3. Baking (Get to Work) 4. Bowling (Bowling Night Stuff) 5. Charisma 6. Comedy 7. Cooking 8. Gourmet Cooking 9. Dancing (Get Together) 10. DJ Mixing (Get Together) 11. Fishing 12. Fitness 13. Flower Arranging (Seasons) 14. Gardening 15. Guitar 16. Handiness 17. Herbalism (Outdoor Retreat) 18. Logic 19. Media Production (Get Famous) 20. Mischief 21. Mixology 22. Painting 23. Parenting (Parenthood) 24. Pet Training (Cats and Dogs) 25. Photography (Get to Work) 26. Piano 27. Pipe Organ (Vampires) 28. Programming 29. Rocket Science 30. Selvadoradian Culture (Jungle Adventure) 31. Singing (City Living) 32. Vampire Lore (Vampires) 33. Veterinarian (Cats and Dogs) 34. Video Gaming 35. Violin 36. Wellness (Spa Day) 37. Writing 38. Research and Debate (Discover University) 39. Robotics (Discover University) 40. Fabrication (Eco Lifestyle) 41. Juice Fizzing (Eco Lifestyle) 42. Knitting (Cozy Knits)
Child Skills 1. Mental 2. Social 3. Creativity 4. Motor
Toddler Skills 1. Thinking 2. Communication 3. Imagination 4. Movement 5. Potty
You must utilize all of the traits throughout this challenge, including reward traits. You can count heirs, spares, and spouses. You must use the trait randomizer for all children born into your legacy.
Teen/YA/Adult/Elder Traits 1. Active 2. Ambitious 3. Art Lover 4. Bookworm 5. Bro 6. Cheerful 7. Childish 8. Child of the Islands (Island Living) 9. Child of the Ocean (Island Living) 10. Clumsy 11. Creative 12. Dance Machine (Get Together) 13. Evil 14. Family Oriented 15. Foodie 16. Geek 17. Genius 18. Gloomy 19. Glutton 20. Good 21. Goofball 22. Hates Children 23. Hot Headed 24. Insane 25. Insider (Get Together) 26. Jealous 27. Kleptomaniac 28. Lazy 29. Loner 30. Loves Outdoors 31. Materialistic 32. Mean 33. Music Lover 34. Neat 35. Non-Committal 36. Outgoing 37. Perfectionist 38. Romantic 39. Self-Absorbed (Get Famous) 40. Self-Assured 41. Slob 42. Snob 43. Squeamish (Outdoor Retreat) 44. Unflirty (City Living) 45. Vegetarian (City Living) 46. Cat Lover (Cats and Dogs) 47. Dog Lover (Cats and Dogs) 48. Paranoid (Strangerville) 49. Freegan (Eco Lifestyle) 50. Green Fiend (Eco Lifestyle) 51. Recycle Disciple (Eco Lifestyle) 52. Maker (Eco Lifestyle)
Reward Traits 1. Always Welcome 2. Cold Acclimation (Seasons) 3. Great Storyteller 4. Gym Rat 5. Heat Acclimation (Seasons) 6. Observant 7. Speed Cleaner 8. Waterproof (Seasons) 9. Mentor 10. Morning Sim 11. Night Owl 12. Speed Reader 13. Storm Chaser (Seasons) 14. Free Services 15. Marketable (Get to Work) 16. Stoves and Grills Master 17. Creative Visionary 18. Entrepreneurial 19. Frugal 20. Heatproof (Seasons) 21. Iceproof (Seasons) 22. Incredibly Friendly 23. Independent 24. Shamless 25. Steel Bladder 26. Beguiling 27. Antiseptic 28. Carefree 29. Connections 30. Fertile 31. Great Kisser 32. Hardly Hungry 33. Professional Slacker 34. Savant 35. Seldom Sleepy 36. Super Green Thumb 37. Needs No One 38. Forever Fresh 39. Forever Full 40. Never Weary
Character Value Traits (Parenthood) 1. Good Manners 2. Bad Manners 3. Responsible 4. Irresponsible 5. Mediator 6. Argumentative 7. Compassionate 8. Insensitive 9. Emotional Control 10. Uncontrolled Emotions
Your sims need to WooHoo in all possible WooHoo location! Admit it, this is the fun part. 1. Bed 2. Rocket Ship 3. Observatory 4. Tent (Outdoor Retreat) 5. Hot Tub (Perfect Patio Stuff) 6. Sauna (Spa Day) 7. Closet (Get Together) 8. Woohoo Bush (Get Together/Jungle Adventure) 9. Coffin (Vampires) 10. Bat Woohoo (Vampires) 11. Lighthouse (Cats and Dogs) 12. Leaf pile (Seasons) 13. Sleeping Pod (Get Famous) 14. Vault (Get Famous) 15. Waterfall (Island Living) 16. Shower (Discover University) 17. Dumpster (Eco Living)
Your Legacy family must live in each world for at least one generation!
1. Brindleton Bay (Cats and Dogs) 2. Del Sol Valley (Get Famous) 3. Forgotten Hollow (Vampires) 4. Magnolia Promenade (Get to Work) 5. Newcrest 6. Oasis Springs 7. San Myshuno (City Living) 8. Strangerville (Strangerville) 9. Sulani (Island Living) 10. Windenburg (Get Together) 11. Willow Creek 12. Glimmerbrook (Realm of Magic) 13. Britechester (Discover University) 14. Evergreen Harbor (Eco Lifestyle)
You must also vacation in each of the vacation worlds at least once.
Challenge mode is an optional way to increase the difficulty of the challenge, if that’s your thing. You can choose one, a few, or all of the options below to spice up your Everything Legacy!
1. Financial Troubles: Your family has a tough time saving up and hanging on to their fortune. Every few generations, it just seems like your sims are starting over from scratch! Every fourth generation, use the “money” cheat to set your family funds to 1,000 Simoleons. The cheat would be “money 1000” (without the quotations)
2. Old School: Your family is old school. Like REALLY old school. Only male sims born into the family are allowed to be heirs. Your heir must be a male sim and cannot be adopted. Your couple must keep having babies until you have at least one boy.
3. Supernatural Fans: Human Sims are so last year. Your family can’t get enough of aliens, vampires, and mermaids. Only supernatural Sims can be heirs/heiresses. You may marry a human Sim, but remember: if you have a baby with a human Sim, you only have a 50% chance of having a supernatural Sim. Extra brownie points for getting the infamous hybrid!
4. Roll the Dice: Something weird is going on. It’s almost like random events occur every generation and no one in your family seems to have any control over them. At the start of every generation, roll the dice to see which event will effect this generation. No re-rolling! If you roll a: 1. A fire destroys your entire house. You only make it out withthree cherished items. Bulldoze and rebuild your entire lot, you may only keep three items from the lot. 2. There’s been a heist! Your entire family fortune has been stolen and you’re left with zero Simoleons in the bank. Open up the cheat console and enter “money 0” to set your family funds back to zero. Oof. 3. Forever Alone is your motto. Your way of life. You feel like you’re the victim of some sort of curse. You never marry or find true love. Your Sim must remain single for their entire life. No boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse. All children will be born from random townies that your Sim will never see again. 4. Babies are kind of your thing. You’ve been dreaming about having a large family since you were a teeny tiny Sim Child. What’s the point of Woohoo if it’s not Try for Baby? This Sim can’t Woohoo; they must only Try for Baby. They must have at least 4 children, but can have more if you wish. 5. They say “life is short”, but for your Sim, life is VERY short. Your Sim will die in a “mysterious” accident at the end of the Young Adult stage. Make sure to get a few kiddos in early to carry on the family name! 6. You’ve built such a nice home for yourself and your family. Why would you leave ever leave? Your Sim enjoys the coziness of being in their home. You Sim cannot leave their home lot. At all. Perhaps this would be a good time to try out one of the Freelancer careers?
With all of that said, this is supposed to be FUN. If it gets overwhelming or dull, change it up! Make it your own and enjoy this challenge. It was a ton of fun testing it out on stream and ironing out the details and I can’t wait to officially attempt it with all of the rules in place. If you attempt this challenge, I want to see pictures and stories on social media. Just use #EverythingLegacy. As always, come check out our playthrough of the challenge over on Twitch at twitch.tv/CatLadySimmer. I hope you love this challenge as much as I do and can’t wait to see what ya’ll do with it!
I’ve met so many incredible people through the Sims Twitch and Twitter communities. I’ve always wanted to create a CAS Challenge. It only made sense to combine the two. This challenge is a collective creation with ideas shared by many amazing individuals. The challenge is always open for new submissions. Please DM me on Twitter (@CatLadyGamesTTV) if you’d like to add a theme.
Please share pictures of your creations on social media. Use #CollectiveCAS or tag me; I’d love to see them. Next to each theme and in parentheses is the Twitch/Twitter name (at the time of submission) of the person who contributed it.
Day 1: Sports Fan (kylasimslover)
Day 2: Favorite Character (honestinsightstarot)
Day 3: 90’s Grunge (SpoonieSarah)
Day 4: Harry Potter (TheLostOwl)
Day 5: Beach (Swordandstory)
Day 6: Dog Lover (ColbyJackTheCorgi)
Day 7: Mean Girls (Pastel_Fortnite4Ever)
Day 8: Wild West (Chutton)
Day 9: Fantasy (Adella)
Day 10: Bookworm (cherelynrodgers)
Day 11: Galactic/Space (SpoonieSarah’s daughter, Aubs)
IlkaVelle: Child and Teen Activities Bundle, Odd Jobs for Children and Teens, School Newspaper, Borrow Books from Library, Events: School Dance, School Trips, Science Fair, Talent Show. Aspirations: Applied Animal Behaviorist, Environmentalist, Hobbies, Perfectly Balanced, SIMternet Conquerer, Voice Virtuoso, Music Producer, Teen Aspiration Bundle. Child Aspirations: Little Entreupeneur, Little Explorer, School Star, Voidcritter Master.
JackBoog21: Aspirations: Family, Knowledge, Group Up
KawaiiStacie: Slice of Life, Education System, The Life Decider
KiaraSims4: Interactions Pack, Various aspirations, after school activities, careers, events, and CAS traits
LittleMsSam: More Holiday Traditions, Ultrasound, Auto Light Fireplace when it’s cold, Change into Everyday when inside, Higher Skill/Faster Candle Making, Meat Wall for Everyone, More Costumes
Lumpinou: Contextual Social Interactions, First Impressions, Mood Mod Pack, Custom Moods for In Game Moods, No Chatter Clutter, Road to Romance, WooHoo Wellness*
Hey friends! Things have been super crazy lately and I took a break from creating Mini Legacy Challenges. I still feel as though we have plenty of those for the time being, but I wanted to share a new legacy challenge with all of you. As many of you know, I like some flexibility and choices in my legacy challenges and this new one is no different. In this new challenge, each generation is based around a different aspiration. I know what you’re thinking; there’s like 44 aspirations in game. Have no fear, this is NOT a 44 generation legacy challenge. It’s as long – or as short – as you want it to be! Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of it down below.
General Rules There are 75 million legacy challenges out there. All of them have slightly different sets of basic rules. If challenges have too many rules, my eyes start to glaze over. Find a legacy challenge with general rules that you like or make up your own. It’s a game, folks.
Starting Out
As stated above, each generation is based on a different aspiration, which will ultimately be the aspiration your sim completes. You can create a sim of any gender with any appearance that you’d like. Your sim should be a young adult. You can move them into any world you wish.
Determining Which Aspiration Each Generation is Based On
You have three options to pick from when deciding how you will determine which aspiration each generation is based on:
1. Random Number Generator 2. Let Your Community Vote 3. Just Pick Your Favorite
Whichever option you pick will be how you determine each generation for the entirety of the challenge, so choose wisely!
How Long is This Challenge Anyway?
Excellent question! You have three length options to pick from:
1. The Aspiration Mini Legacy: This is a short and sweet five generation challenge. 2. The Aspiration Legacy: This is your run of the mill ten generation challenge. 3. The Aspiration Super Legacy: If you’re a glutton for punishment, this consists of completing all 44 aspirations currently available in game.
Each generation will consist of the one required trait (the rest are up to you), one skill to max, one career to max, and one lifestyle goal. Some generations may give you the choice between two traits or two skills; this is simply to allow you to make the challenge your own.
Friend of the Animals a. Career: own a vet clinic b. Trait: Cat Lover or Dog Lover c. Skill: Veterinarian or Pet Training d. Lifestyle Goal: Feed the stray animals frequently
Bodybuilder a. Career: Athlete (Bodybuilder branch) b. Trait: Active c. Skill: Fitness or Wellness d. Lifestyle Goal: Your main source of fun should come from physical activity (soccer, basketball, etc)
Painter Extraordinaire a. Career: Painter (Master of the Real branch) OR Art Critic b. Trait: Art Lover c. Skill: Painting d. Lifestyle Goal: Visit the museums and art galleries frequently
Musical Genius a. Career: Entertainer (Music branch) b. Trait: Music Lover c. Skill: any instrument d. Lifestyle Goal: Perform often at local bars and clubs
Best Selling Author a. Career: Writer (Author branch) b. Trait: Bookworm c. Skill: Writing d. Lifestyle Goal: Reading should be main source of fun
Master Actor/Actress a. Career: Actor/Actress b. Trait: Creative c. Skill: Acting d. Lifestyle Goal: Reach Level 5 Fame
Public Enemy a. Career: Criminal (either branch) b. Trait: Evil c. Skill: Logic d. Lifestyle Goal: Have no friends
Chief of Mischief a. Career: Astronaut (Interstellar Smuggler) b. Trait: Mean c. Skill: Mischief d. Lifestyle Goal: Play pranks on friends and family daily
Successful Lineage a. Career: Education (Professor) b. Trait: Ambitious c. Skill: Research and Debate d. Lifestyle Goal: Help all children to earn any aspiration and reward traits available to toddlers/kids.
Big Happy Family a. Career: Stay at Home Parent b. Trait: Childish (Childish sims actually make the BEST parents) c. Skill: Cooking d. Lifestyle Goal: Your house is the cool house, you’re always cooking for and entertaining your children’s friends.
Vampire Family a. Career: Secret Agent (Villain) b. Trait: Outgoing c. Skill: Charisma d. Lifestyle Goal: Host regular get-togethers with your vampire family.
Super Parent a. Career: Freelancer (any branch) b. Trait: Family Oriented c. Skill: Parenting d. Lifestyle Goal: Help your child to each have at least 3 positive character value traits
Master Chef a. Career: Culinary (Chef branch) or Food Critic b. Trait: Foodie c. Skill: Gourmet Cooking or Baking d. Lifestyle Goal: Host frequent dinner parties for your family and friends
Master Mixologist a. Career: Culinary (Mixology branch) b. Trait: Dance Machine c. Skill: Mixology d. Lifestyle Goal: Bar tend for your friends frequently
Fabulously Wealthy a. Career: Business (Investor branch) b. Trait: Snob c. Skill: Logic d. Lifestyle Goal: Make frequent investments
Mansion Barron a. Career: Style Influencer (Stylist Branch) b. Trait: Materialistic c. Skill: Piano d. Lifestyle Goal: Own a house in the Hills in Del Sol Valley
Renaissance Sim a. Career: Detective, Tech Guru (either branch), Doctor (only have to reach the top level of one) b. Trait: Non-committal c. Skill: any d. Lifestyle Goal: have at least 2 skill points in 15 different skills
Nerd Brain a. Career: Engineer (Mechanical branch) b. Trait: Genius c. Skill: Robotics d. Lifestyle Goal: Craft most of your furniture on the woodworking bench
Computer Whiz a. Career: Tech Guru (either branch) b. Trait: Geek c. Skill: Programming d. Lifestyle Goal: Video games on the computer should be the main source of fun
Master Vampire a. Career: Politician (Politics Branch) b. Trait: Evil c. Skill: Vampire Lore d. Lifestyle Goal: Reach top of Vampire ability and spar frequently
Archaeology Scholar a. Career: Scientist b. Trait: Genius c. Skill: Archaeology d. Lifestyle Goal: Make frequent trips to Selvadorada
Serial Romantic a. Career: Athlete (Pro-Athlete branch) b. Trait: Bro d. Skill: Fitness d. Lifestyle Goal: Never marry
Soulmate a. Career: Gardener (Florist branch) b. Trait: Romantic c. Skill: Flower Arranging d. Lifestyle Goal: Go on frequent dates with your spouse
City Native a. Career: Social Media (Public Relations branch) b. Trait: Vegetarian c. Skill: Singing d. Lifestyle Goal: Visit Festivals as often as possible
Strangerville Mystery a. Career: Military (Covert Operator branch) b. Trait: Paranoid c. Skill: Handiness d. Lifestyle Goal: Exercise daily and never sleep past 6 am
Beach Life a. Career: Conservationist (either branch) b. Trait: Child of the Islands c. Skill: Wellness d. Lifestyle Goal: Fully restore the island
Freelance Botanist a. Career: Gardener (Botanist branch) b. Trait: Freegan c. Skill: Gardening d. Lifestyle Goal: Grow every type of plant available in game
The Curator a. Career: Astronaut (Space Ranger branch) b. Trait: Geek c. Skill: Rocket Science d. Lifestyle Goal: Complete as many collections as possible
Angling Ace a. Career: Fisherman (you can have a second part time job too if you want) b. Trait: Loves the Outdoors c. Skill: Fishing d. Lifestyle Goal: Fishing should be your main source of fun and you should live near a fishing spot.
Outdoor Enthusiast a. Career: Writer (Journalist branch) b. Trait: Loves the Outdoors c. Skill: Herbalism d. Lifestyle Goal: Make frequent trips to Granite Falls
Jungle Explorer a. Career: Selling items found while exploring the temple b. Trait: Self-Assured c. Skill: Selvadoradian Culture d. Lifestyle Goal: Spend most of your time in Selvadorada
Joke Star a. Career: Entertainer (Comedian branch) b. Trait: Goofball or Childish c. Skill: Comedy d. Lifestyle Goal: Do stand up in local bars and clubs frequently
Party Animal a. Career: Style Influencer (Trendsetter) b. Trait: Dance Machine c. Skill: Dancing d. Lifestyle Goal: Earn gold on all party types
Friend of the World a. Career: Secret Agent (Diamond) b. Trait: Outgoing c. Skill: Comedy or Charisma d. Lifestyle Goal: Don’t have any relationships below friend (no acquaintances)
Leader of the Pack a. Career: Business (Management branch) b. Trait: Insider c. Skill: DJ Mixing d: Lifestyle Goal: Have frequent club gatherings
Good Vampire a. Career: Politician (Charity branch) b. Trait: Good c. Skill: Pipe Organ d. Lifestyle Goal: Have good relationships with both vampires and mortals
World Famous Celebrity a. Career: Social Media (Internet Personality) b. Trait: Self Absorbed c. Skill: Media Production d. Lifestyle Goal: Update your social media and create videos and streams frequently
Grilled Cheese a. Career: Food Critic b. Trait: Glutton c. Skill: Baking d. Lifestyle Goal: Eat nothing but grilled cheese whenever possible
Spellcraft and Sorcery a. Career: Freelance Writer b. Trait: Loner c. Skill: Writing d. Lifestyle Goal: Spend most of your time studying in the magic realm
Purveyor of Potions a. Career: Scientist b. Trait: Erratic c. Skill: Herbalism d. Lifestyle Goal: Spend most of your time studying in the magic realm
Academic a. Career: Law (either branch) b. Trait: Genius c. Skill: Research and Debate d. Lifestyle Goal: Frequently teach courses at the university
Master Maker a. Career: Freelance Crafter b. Trait: Maker c. Skill: Juice Fizzing d. Lifestyle Goal: Fill your home with fabricated furniture
Eco Innovator a. Career: Civil Designer (either branch) b. Trait: Green Fiend c. Skill: Fabrication d. Lifestyle Goal: Live in a green neighborhood
Lord/Lady of the Knits a. Career: Selling knitted objects on Plopsy b. Trait: Lazy c. Skill: Knitting d. Lifestyle Goal: Knitting should be your main source of fun
Once again, thank you all so much for the kind words and support on my other challenges. It’s what fuels me to continue thinking outside of the box and creating new and innovative challenges. I’m so excited to see what you guys will do with this challenge and can’t wait to see the awesome families and stories you’ll create. Please post them on social media using #AspirationLegacy so I can see all of your amazing creations. Thanks for checking out my challenge and I look forward to seeing what you all do.
Happy February friends! I hope everyone is getting fully adjusted to 2020. This month has been incredibly busy for me, so I passed the Mini Legacy Challenge torch over to my Twitch moderator and my good friend, ShannonFromTheBadPlace. So, I’m just posting this on her behalf. I hope you enjoy it and I can’t wait to check it out myself.
Do you want your Sims to be bold, adventurous, or just completely outrageous? This might be just the challenge you’re looking for. Follow the stories for each generation, or recreate your own versions. If there’s a world, career, skill, collection, etc. that you’re missing, feel free to choose a different one or omit that generation goal altogether. You may cheat needs as you see fit. Basically, if it’s not fun you’re doing it wrong. Here are some suggested guidelines:
The challenge as it’s written includes the following DLC: Strangerville (GP), City Living (EP), Get Famous (EP), Cats & Dogs (EP), and Discover University (EP).Â
Start in Generation 1 by creating your young adult Sim of any gender with the traits paranoid, active, and ambitious and the Strangerville Mystery aspiration.
You may build a 2-bedroom home with any budget that would’ve been your Sim’s childhood home where they currently reside.
Cheat your Generation 1 Sim’s money to 35,000 Simoleons using the money cheat (money 35000) since you will have inherited your parents’ savings after their disappearance.
At no point are you required to reset your funds, but for an extra challenge, consider cheating your funds down to 5,000 after Generation 4. This Sim rejects monetarily-based value systems and would’ve donated their inheritance to charities.
Your parents raised you in this strange town. They worked as scientists so you always had plenty of money. You had a pretty generic upper-middle class childhood, but then one day everything changed when they didn’t return home from work. Your parents disappeared and haven’t tried to contact you, and you have no idea why. It’s unlike them. What happened to them? Where did they go? Are they even alive? Suddenly, you have loads of questions that can only be answered by relentless curiosity. In the meantime, you need a way to support yourself. Being that your parents went missing, you don’t trust their employers at the lab. You decide to enlist in the military career. Hopefully your newfound sense of discipline and curiosity help you uncover the truth.
Traits: Paranoid, Active, Ambitious Aspiraton: Strangerville Mystery Career: Military (Officer Branch) Goals: 1. Live in Strangerville. 2. Max the Fitness and Programming skills. 3. Reach the top of the Military career in the Officer branch 4. Complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration. 5. Marry a conspiracy theorist. 6. Have at least two children. 7. Collect and display all of the military medals.
Your parents kept you and your siblings pretty sheltered. So when you became an adult, you were determined to leave that town and explore. You just want to experience new things – art, food, politics. Your creativity, gumption, and grit will get you through a move to a big city in a little apartment so you can make a new life for yourself. Starting over is hard, but you embrace the whole experience. Everything you want to explore awaits in the big city.
Traits: Foodie, Unflirty, Self-Assured Aspiration: City Native Career: Critic (either branch) Goals: 1. Live in a San Myshuno apartment. 2. Max the Writing and Handiness skills. 3. Reach the top of the Critic career (either branch). 4. Marry a neighbor. 5. Attend every festival (Romance Festival, Geek Con, Humor & Hijinks, and Spice Festival). 6. Have at least 3 children. Enroll them in the afterschool Acting Club. 7. Donate money to a performing artist weekly (statue artists, buskers, etc.). 8. Complete the City Native aspiration.
Your parents were awesome! They made you feel special, like you can do anything you set your mind to – pursue your wildest dreams, despite the odds of success. Ever since your parents said yes to acting lessons, you knew where you belonged. Your parents supported your move to Del Sol Valley, paying for your little starter home as soon as you became an adult. Beyond that, you had to support yourself in your new career as a novice actor. Sometimes the pressures of fame are challenging though, so you invest time in people who offer distraction from all of that. Regardless of the people you care about, you put your career before anything or anyone else, sometimes to your own detriment.
Traits: Self-Absorbed, Erratic, Romantic Aspiration: Master Actor/Actress Career: Actor/Actress Goals: 1. Live in Del Sol Valley. 2. Marry a Sim of equal or greater fame status. 3. Reach the top of the Acting career. 4. Have at least 2 children. 5. Reach the maximum reputation status (pristine or atrocious). 6. Attend or host a party weekly. 7. Woohoo with at least one fan. 8. Get divorced. 9. Complete the Master Actor aspiration.
Your parents … meant well. Their tumultuous relationship put a strain on you and your siblings. Your childhood wasn’t terrible in that you always had more than what you needed for toys, money, food, etc. – always the best of everything. However, you decided at a young age that you wanted nothing to do with marriage because of what it did to your family. You did manage to find someone you deemed worth the time and heart to love – they just happened to have four legs, not two! You chose a quaint, quiet life with your pets in a smaller town near the beach. It’s peaceful there, and you know the names of more dogs and cats than people. Eventually you find yourself ready for a child, but you didn’t rush into parenting. You did it on your own terms.
Traits: Cat Lover, Dog Lover, Non-committal Aspiration: Friend of The Animals Career: Freelancer (any branch) Goals: 1. Live in Brindleton Bay. 2. Max the Pet Training & Cooking skills, along with another skill of your choice. 3. Own at least three pets at any time, including at least one stray. 4. Visit the local dog park weekly. 5. Work from home as a freelancer (any branch). 6. Adopt only one child as an Adult. 7. Never marry. 8. Complete the Friend of The Animals aspiration.
Growing up with an animal lover like your parent, you learned a lot about pet owners and what it means to care for someone else with pure joy. Your sense of advocacy is strong, and you have every desire to attend a prestigious university and become a lawyer so you can do just that. Be careful though – campus life has lots of benefits, but it’s easy to get distracted from what matters and who you are. Learn a lot, try new things, and choose your friends carefully. You’ll land on your feet … hopefully.
Traits: Genius, Vegetarian, Hates Children Aspiration: Academic Career: Law (either branch) Goals: 1. Live on campus in Britechester while you’re in university, and remain a Britechester resident afterwards. 2. Max the Research & Debate skill and another skill of your choice. 3. Have at least 3 good friends on campus. 4. Join the secret society. 5. Marry a secret society member. 6. Reach the top of the lawyer career (either branch). 7. Complete the Academic aspiration. 8. Children are optional.
I hope you enjoy Shannon’s challenge and I look forward to hearing all of your stories and seeing all of your pictures. If you upload to social media or the gallery, use #CLSWorld so I can see all of your awesome creations. Thanks for checking out the challenge and ENJOY.
Hello friends! I have a different kind of challenge for you: The A-Z Build Challenge. This challenge consists of 26 builds, one build for every letter of the English alphabet. There’s no time constraints or rules of any kind. This is just a way to challenge yourself to build things you may not normally build. If you upload your builds to the gallery or post on social media, use #AZBuild.
Here’s the 26 Build Types:
A: Arcade B: Bowling Alley C: Coffee Shop D: Dog Park E: Electronics Store F: Formal Restaurant G: Grandma’s House H: Hotel I: Ice Skating Rink J: Jewel Toned Build (Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire colors only) K: Kids Club L: Laundromat M: Movie Theater N: Nightclub O: Outdoor Restaurant P: Preschool Q: Quaint Cottage R: Rec Center S: Salon and Spa T: Tiny House (any tier) U: Underground Bunker V: Veterinary Clinic W: Wedding Venue X: Xtreme Sports Y: Yoga Studio Z: Zebra Build (Black and white only, no colors!)
You’re a young adult just trying to figure out life and who you are. A mysterious relative passes away and leaves you a million simoleons. The world is now your oyster! What will you, and your descendants, choose to do with your newfound riches?
Getting Started
CAS: Create a YA Sim. This Sim can be any gender you choose. Make sure you give them the following traits: Loves the Outdoors, Gloomy, Loner, and the following aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast OR The Curator.
Money: Your Sim will start out with one million Simoleons! Use the cheat money 1000000 to set your family funds. None of the Sims in any generation will ever have a traditional job, so spend wisely!
Seasons: You can start in any season you’d like, but keep in mind that Generation One is based entirely around Outdoor Retreat.
Aspirations: In lieu of jobs, each generation in this challenge will complete TWO aspirations.
DLC: Both of my previous Mini Legacy Challenges have required minimal packs, this is not the case with this one. You will need Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, Jungle Adventure, Get Together, and Island Living.
You never really got along with other Sims. You always preferred to be alone with nature. When a mysterious relative left you a large sum of money, you knew that you wanted to spend most of your life exploring your favorite childhood vacation spot, Granite Falls.
Traits: Loves the Outdoors, Gloomy, Loner Aspirations: Outdoor Enthusiast, The Curator Goals: 1. Max herbalism and handiness skills. 2. Complete both aspirations. 3. Spend most of your time in Granite Falls. 4. Marry the Hermit, get engaged in Granite Falls. 5. Host a gold medal weenie roast. 6. Have at least two children. 7. Complete the Insect collection.
The “Great Outdoors” isn’t really your thing. You spent your childhood traipsing through Granite Falls while your parent collected insects. You prefer pampering, indoor plumbing, and HVAC. You’d rather spend your wealth on yoga classes and massages.
Traits: Squeamish, Active, Self Absorbed (Requires Get Famous) Aspirations: Bodybuilder, Freelance Botanist Goals: 1. Max wellness, fitness skills. 2. Complete both aspirations. 3. Marry a spa employee. 4. Take daily yoga classes. 5. Have a sauna in your home. 6. Have only one child as an adult. 7. Grow your own food in your garden.
You’ve always been the curious type. You’re brilliant and spent your childhood enamored with the unexplored areas of Selvadorada. You always thought it was a waste for your parent to blow all of their money at the spa and never explore the world.
Traits: Genius, Art Lover, Clumsy Aspirations: Archaeology Scholar and Jungle Explorer Goals: 1. Max Selvadoradian Culture, Archaeology, and Logic skills. 2. Complete Aspirations. 3. Spend most of your time in Selvadorada. 4. Marry a local, get engaged in Selvadorada. 5. Have two children as an adult. 6. Complete Omiscan Artifacts and Omiscan Treasures collections.
Your parent loved the jungle. You inherited their desire for warmer weather, but you don’t understand all of their traveling back and forth. Why visit the jungle when you can move to an Island? Your idea of leisure and luxury is to spend your days soaking up the sun and your nights exploring the secrets of Sulani, while frequenting the island bars.
Traits: Child of the Ocean, Child of the Islands, Lazy Aspirations: Angling Ace, Beach Life Goals: 1. Max Fishing and Mixology skills. 2. Complete Aspirations. 3. Live in Sulani. 4. Become a mermaid. 5. Complete seashell and buried treasure collections. 6. Marry an Elemental (you’ll need to turn them into humans in order to have children with them) 7. Have at least one child.
Your parent spend their life laying around on the beach. That was nice and all, but they
never really did anything. They never made their name known. All of that money and free time and it didn’t amount to much. That’s just not your style, you want everyone to know your name and you’ll look stylish while doing it!
Traits: Insider, Outgoing, Self Assured Aspirations: Leader of the Pack, Party Animal Goals: 1. Max Charisma, DJ Mixing, and Dance skills. 2. Complete Aspirations. 3. Live in Windenberg. 4. Have weekly club gatherings. 5. Marry a club member at the Von Haunt Estate in Windenberg. 6. Go to all Get Together parties when called. 7. Children are optional.
Conclusion
I had a lot of fun with this one! It was really interesting to think outside of the box and create a challenge that’s more about managing the money you have and spending it wisely, while living a fulfilling life. I hope this challenge is a fresh change of pace for you and I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Be sure to use #LeisureMiniLegacy on social media and the gallery, so I can follow along with your creations and stories. See y’all next year! (Sorry. Bad joke, I know, but I couldn’t resist.)
As promised, here’s our monthly Mini Legacy Challenge! This challenge is centered around every Sim’s desire to become a household name. There are various portions of this challenge that may require other packs (ex: dancing skill from Get Together, owning a business from Get to Work), but this challenge mainly requires Get Famous and Base Game, as well as some City Living. You can absolutely do this challenge without City Living, I’ve ever created an alternate first generation. Feel free to alter this challenge as needed to fit the packs that you own. As always, I hope you enjoy playing through this challenge as much as I enjoyed creating it. I can’t wait to see your pictures and hear your stories on social media. Make sure to use #FameMiniLegacy.
Getting Started
Create a Young Adult Sim in CAS: This will be your first generation. See below for the traits and aspiration you’ll use.
Choose an Apartment: This challenge starts in San Myshuno. Choose any apartment you want and you can use money cheats to furnish your apartment, but no more cheats after that. If you don’t have City Living, do the alternate first generation and start in any world you’d like.
Cheats, Mods, and CC that don’t give you an advantage are allowed. This one requires common sense!
You’ve dreamed of fame and fortune since you were a tiny Sim child. You want everyone to know your face and you’ll do whatever it takes to reach the peak of fame. Will you reach your goals and live your life in obscurity?
Traits: Self Absorbed, Hot Headed, Materialistic Aspiration: World Famous Celebrity Career: Social Media (Internet Personality Branch)
Goals: 1. Complete aspiration 2. Reach top of career 3. Be a 5 Star Celebrity 4. Max Charisma and Media Production skills 5. Only marry someone who is more famous than you 6. Host fan meet and greets weekly 7. Go out and party twice weekly 8. Don’t have a child until halfway through the Adult stage
You grew up watching celebrity chefs on SimFood Network. You admired the delectable dishes they whipped up and envied their fame. As you got older, you noticed that you also had a knack for cooking and the camera loved you. You have dreams of being a celebrity chef and livestreaming your cooking on your very own culinary themed channel.
Traits: Self Absorbed, Foodie, Hot Headed Aspiration: World Famous Celebrity Career: Culinary (Chef Branch)
Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach Top of Career 3. Be a 5 Star Celebrity 4. Max Cooking and Media Production Skills 5. Only marry someone more famous than you 6. Host fan meet and greets weekly 7. Livestream yourself cooking often 8. Don’t have children until halfway through Adult stage
You spent your entire childhood in the limelight. Your parents were incredibly famous and every move you made was critiqued by the National Simquirer. You preferred to spend your time huddled in your room escaping into your favorite books, you valued emotional health, peace, and quiet over fame. As you got older, you poured your emotions onto pages and wrote books of your own. Will you be able to follow your passion while avoiding the fame that inevitably comes with it?
Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach top of career 3. Max Writing and Wellness skills 4. Become at least a 3 star celebrity 5. Build a small writing shack as your home. Only leave to go to work. 6. Do yoga and meditate daily. 7. Have two children early in the Adult stage.
Your parent was an incredible author and you always admired them for following their dreams, but they were always so serious. They worked so hard to avoid the fame that they deserved and never just kicked back and enjoyed the Simoleons that came pouring in. You know how to enjoy life and if fame follows, so be it. Will your laid back attitude cause you to get in your own way or will your laissez faire approach breed happiness?
Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach top of career 3. Max Comedy and Video Gaming skills 4. Be at least a two star celebrity 5. Marry young 6. Have at least three children 7. Quit your job to raise your children when your third child is born 8. Enter video game competitions daily
Your parent was a wonderful parent. They worked hard for you and your siblings and always made sure you knew about the fun side of life. They encouraged you to follow your dreams and signed you up for drama class as a young child. That’s when the fun stopped. You knew you wanted to be the most famous movie star in all of Del Sol Valley. It was going to take hard work and dedication and you were ready for that.
Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach top of career 3. Max Acting, Singing, and Dancing skills (Triple Threat!) 4. Be a Five Star celebrity 5. Never marry, you’re far too career driven. 6. Never have or go to parties 7. Live on the Hill in Del Sol Valley 8. Have one child as an adult
You come from a long line of fame and fortune. The generations that came before you all sought fame from different reasons and you have pieces of each of the in your heart. You always had dreams of being a famous painter and gallery owner. You daydream about being discussed alongside Pablo Simcaso and Claude Simnet. But painting isn’t your only talent! You love crafting art and furniture out of wood. These beautiful pieces sit side by side with your paintings in your art gallery.
Traits: Art Lover, Outgoing, Clumsy Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire Career: Painter (either branch), Art Gallery owner
Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach top of career 3. Max Painting and Handiness skills 4. Furnish your home with your paintings and woodwork 5. Be at least a four star celebrity 6. Upon reaching the top of your career, quit your job and open your own art gallery. 7. Children and marriage are both optional, as this is the final generation.
Thank you so much for checking out and hopefully attempting our November Mini Legacy Challenge. I can’t express how much I appreciate all of the positive feed back and support I’ve gotten on these challenges. It brings me so much joy to write these up for you guys and I’m so glad that you all have been enjoying them. Please share your awesome stories and Sims with me on the Gallery and social media with #FameMiniLegacy. I look forward to hearing from all of you. See you in December!
A little while ago, I announced Mini Legacy Challenges and I didn’t want to keep you waiting too long, so here’s our October Challenge: Holiday Mini Legacy! Each generation is based on a different holiday.
Getting Started
Create a Young Adult sim in CAS. This will be your first generation. See below for the traits and aspiration you’ll use.
Build your Sim a house. You can use money cheats to build your first house, but no more money cheats after that.
You can decorate the house however you like, but it might be fun to decorate each generation’s house around their specific holiday.
Start in Fall/Autumn. You may want to set your seasons to 28 days. This isn’t required, but each generation will need to celebrate their holiday at some point in time in their life.
Seasons is required. You can’t do this challenge without it. City Living, Get to Work, and Dine Out all make appearances throughout this challenge, but the challenge can easily be adjusted if you don’t have those packs.
You love tricks, treats, and everything spooky!You’re always getting yourself into some kind of mischief and other people enjoy spending short amounts of time with you, but no one can really take you seriously. Will you be successful or will your mischievous, trickster personality stand in your way?
Traits: Goofball, Childish, Erratic Aspiration: Chief of Mischief Career: Criminal (either branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach top of Career 3. Max Mischief and Baking Skills (Tricks and treats!) 4. Celebrate Spooky Day 5. Have at least 3 children 6. Never marry 7. Wear a Costume for every outfit
Your parent was always a little strange. You know they meant well and they loved you, but family was never their main focus. Family is everything to you. You love cooking almost as much as your family, so providing the ones you love the most with a good meal is your favorite past time.
Traits: Foodie, Family-Oriented, Glutton Aspiration: Master Chef Career: Culinary (Chef Branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach Top of Career 3. Max Cooking and Gourmet Cooking Skills 4. Celebrate HarvestFest (at any point in your lifetime, doesn’t have to be as an adult) 5. Have at least two children 6. Have your siblings (and their families) over for a weekly home cooked meal.
Your parent taught you the meaning of family and you took that with you into adulthood. You believe in the spirit of taking care of others and celebrating every single day with the ones you love. You love hosting your friends and family and providing a space for everyone to bond.
Traits: Cheerful, Materialistic, Good Aspiration: Party Animal Career: Retail Business (Toy store) OR Restaurant (Bakery) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Run a 5 star business/restaurant 3. Max Singing Skill 4. Celebrate Winterfest (at any point in your lifetime) 5. Marry Father Winter 6. Have at least 3 children 7. Complete Holiday Cracker Plushie Collection 8. Donate to Charity at least three times
Hopeless Romantic. That’s you. You just love love. You love writing about love, reading about love, watching TV about love. But most of all, you love being in love and you have been since you were in high school. You’re hopelessly, deeply, head over heels in love with your partner and you don’t care if the whole world knows. It seeps through into every aspect of your life, especially into your romance novels as a professional writer.
Traits: Romantic, Creative, Jealous Aspiration: Soulmate Career: Writer (either branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach Top of Career 3. Max Writing and Charisma Skills 4. Celebrate Love Day (at any point in your lifetime) 5. Marry High School Sweetheart 6. Go on Weekly Dates 7. Have at least two children 8. Write only Romance Novels (Must be in Flirty Mood)
Your parents were so in love. They always used to bring each other the most beautiful flowers and you loved taking care of them and making sure they had enough water. You could spend hours alone with the flowers. Every year, you would wait for Spring to roll in, as the colder months always made you Gloomy. You love the warm weather, the chirping birds, and, of course, the beautiful flowers.
Traits: Loves the Outdoors, Gloomy, Loner Aspiration: Freelance Botanist Career: Gardener (Florist Branch) Goals: 1. Complete Aspiration 2. Reach Top of Career 3. Max Gardening and Flower Arranging Skills 4. Celebrate Flower Bunny Day (at any point in your lifetime) 5. Marry the Flower Bunny 6. Complete the Decorative Eggs Collection 7. Children are optional
Conclusion
I hope you guys enjoy this Mini Legacy as much as I enjoyed making it! Keep your eyes peeled for our November Mini Legacy next month. In the meantime, comment below and let me know how your Holiday Mini Legacy is going. I’d love to see your pictures on social media, so feel free to tag me in them and use #HolidayMiniLegacy. Happy Simming!
Happy Friday, ya’ll! Let’s talk about something brand new that I’m going to be doing. As many of you know, I get super bored after a few generations of a legacy challenge. After talking with other streamers and Simmers, I’ve learned that I’m not alone in this. This is particularly difficult for streamers, because of the guilt associated with abandoning challenges that your viewers are enjoying. I came up with this idea with streamers in mind, but these challenges are perfect for anyone who gets bored quickly with ten generation challenges.
I thought to myself, “what’s the solution to this? How can we complete challenges without losing interest?” and the idea of Mini Legacy Challenges was born.
Mini Legacy Challenges are a series of challenges I’ll be releasing monthly, with the first one coming later today. Instead of 10 generations, Mini Legacy Challenges will only consist of 5 generations. They’ll also be more targeted to a specific theme to let you fully experience certain aspects of the game.
At the risk of rambling, I’ll wrap things up here. I hope you’re just as excited for the Mini Legacy Challenges as I am. Stay tuned for the Holiday Mini Legacy Challenge later today. I love you all from the bottom of my heart and to the moon and back!
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