Hello! I really liked playing this legacy challenge in TS4 but found it wasn’t converted to TS3, so I decided to do it myself hehe. Granted I didn’t look that thoroughly (...hehe...) so I do apologise if this has already been converted before! It’s not an exact copy, of course - there are things TS3 doesn’t have that TS4 has and vice versa, but I tried my best to stay true to the original TS4 rules, with a little bit of my own flair sprinkled in hehe. I am play testing this right now, so if there are any problems with this please let me know!
NOTE: As I’m still playtesting this, the rules are subject to change. Obviously if it’s too late to max a skill/complete a rule I added afterwards, you’re not obligated to do it! Sometimes the ideas don’t come to you until way later, and unfortunately I only have one brain cell :’)
Original TS4 rules can be found here. All credits go to @a-sims-garden for the original, I just converted it! ✿
GENERAL RULES
Complete the assigned aspiration and skills for each generation - career is optional if you have completed the aspiration and vice versa, You can complete both if you’re up to it!
There are two colours associated with every generation. These may be used for genetics (berry/banilla), or just clothes and house decor if that isn’t your kinda thing!
This was part of the rules of the original challenge but honestly I’m gonna ignore it, but if you want the extra challenge, here you go: Start each generation with a small house/apartment and 1000 simoleons. If you want to make the challenge harder, you can start each generation on an empty lot with 0 simoleons (rags to riches style!)
Play on any lifespan you wish, but short is not recommended. (I personally play on normal, long if I’m feeling edgy)
For some gens, there are only three to four traits assigned; the rest will be up to you!
I would love to see gameplay of this in TS3! If you want, @ me or use #s3ib or #Sims3InBloom (hehehehe) (◕ ɔ ◕✿)
Gen 1: Daisy (white, yellow)
Gardening has always been your passion. Owning a large, healthy garden is all you’ve ever wanted in life, even if your nails constantly have soil under them and you have so many broken pots you’ve lost count. However, as with many things, gardening also requires a pretty good grasp on the technical, science-y side of things! You find both to be rewarding - best of both worlds, right? You sit and wonder what your family will grow to do, and hope that they will flourish just as beautifully as your garden has. This is the start of your family legacy!
Aspiration: The Perfect Garden
Traits: Eco-Friendly, Clumsy, Loves the Outdoors, Green Thumb, Loner
Career: Gardening
Skills: Gardening, Science (for a PlantSim)
Try not to buy ingredients from the fridge/grocery store often - grow your own produce, go fishing, etc.
Grow a PlantSim baby
Grow 5 perfect plants
Marry a Sim who shares the ‘Loves the Outdoors’ Trait
Gen 2: Buttercup (yellow, green)
From a young age you’ve always loved animals of all kinds, but you’ve always had a special connection with cats. You spent your childhood playing in your parents’ garden, bonding with stray cats that would wander onto the lot. As a teen you were gifted a laptop for your birthday and you spent most of your time attached to it, always playing video games. As an adult, your love for both video games and cats persisted. While you want to raise a child with love and care like you were, ‘romance’ and ‘marriage’ aren’t things you’re really interested in.
Be part of the Nerd social group. Reach the highest level if you can.
Always own at least 3-4 cats - adopting strays is highly recommended!
Never get into a relationship or marry (you can attempt to date for fun but they never work out)
Adopt at least 1 child
Gen 3: Lavender (lilac, dark purple)
You were adopted by your loving parent into a small family, and so you’ve never been much of a people person. Keeping to yourself in your room you discovered your love of inventing, and of course playing your beloved violin. You spend a lot of time on your inventions because every single one has to be perfect!
Aspiration: Monster Maker
Traits: Loner, Perfectionist, Eccentric, Virtuoso
Career: Inventor
Skills: Inventing, Violin (or any instrument you have)
Be part of the Ballet Club as a child and Music Club as a teen, where you pick up violin
Be BFFs with a pet as a child and/or teen
Only have one best friend as a child/teen, and eventually fall in love and marry them
Have a very cluttered house filled with your little inventions - and when you have kids, make all their toys!
Have very high relationships with your entire family and maintain them
Gen 4: Rose (red, black)
Growing up surrounded by clutter made you crave a brand new scenery, so when you aged up you moved to the big city of Bridgeport to get away from your old home. You crave connection with others, unlike your fairly introverted parent, and so seek to forge many relationships through the wonderful medium of social media!
Aspiration: Super Popular
Traits: Schmoozer, Artistic, Athletic
Career: Blogger (+ any of your choosing bc my dumb ass only just realised this isn’t an actual ts3 career)
Skills: Charisma, Social Networking
Move to Bridgeport (or any city with apartments) and live in an apartment or penthouse for the entirety of your adulthood
Master the social networking skill
Meet your future spouse using the SimFinder app
Have at least 5 best friends (preferably met through online dating/SimFinder)
Gen 5: Forget-me-not (light blue, yellow)
There’s just something satisfying about knowing all eyes are on you. You were born to be in the spotlight; from a young age, you showed great talent in the performing arts! You dream of becoming famous, attending celebrity parties, and owning a large spotless house! But, of course, fame comes at a great cost - if it means you’ll be famous, you’ll even sacrifice the relationship you have with your children...
Aspiration: Superstar Actor
Traits: Commitment Issues, Natural Born Performer, Neat, Perfectionist
Career: Film (Actor Branch)
Skills: Charisma, any music skill
Be part of the Music Club as a teen
Marry a Shy Sim
When you become a 3-star celebrity, throw a party at least once a week
When you become a 4-star celebrity, divorce your current partner and marry a co-worker
Become a 5-star celebrity
Have a poor relationship with your child/children
Gen 6: Sakura/cherry blossom (pink, brown)
Witnessing your parents’ troubled marriage, knowing your world could be turned upside down any day…you vowed to never let your children suffer through the same childhood you did, and marry someone you genuinely loved. You spent a lot of time with your pet dog as a child, a distraction from the troubles at home and the constant hovering presence of the paparazzi. You dreamed of a quiet life without fame and fortune, growing old with the one you love.
Aspiration: Surrounded by Family
Traits: Dog Person, Hopeless Romantic, Neurotic, Nurturing
Career: Culinary
Skills: Cooking, Painting
Marry your first love
Always own a dog - have high relationships with all dogs you own
Go on a date at least once a week
Paint a painting for every room of your house
Have a mix of biological and adopted children (your decision to consider adopted children as heir or not!)
Gen 7: Tulip (orange, red)
You’re a wine connoisseur - you love all things nectar, and can tell good wine from bad with just a look. How, at your young age? Uhh… next question! Good nectar begins with good grapes. So you move out into the countryside to live in the middle of nowhere, determined to start a nectar collection all nectar enthusiasts would die for.
Aspiration: Bottomless Nectar Cellar
Traits: Vegetarian, Good, Snob
Career: None
Skills: Nectar Making, Handiness
Join the Scouts as a child
Move to a “rural” town - up to you which one, not really sure if any TS3 EPs comes with a rural town like Henford-on-Bagley lol (I believe Riverview is kind of a rural-ish town?)
Do not get a job
Earn money by selling nectar, and maybe some of your produce!
Gen 8: Lily (white, green)
As a child you had an overactive imagination and were obsessed with the supernatural. However, even as an adult, this fascination with the arcane hasn’t waned. Determined to prove that your efforts to investigate supernaturals won’t be fruitless, you move to notoriously spooky Moonlight Falls in search of concrete answers.
Aspiration: Mystic Healer
Traits: Bookworm, Insane, Genius, Supernatural Fan
Career: None - sell your elixirs!
Skills: Logic, Alchemy
Be turned into a witch as soon as you move to Moonlight Falls
Earn money by selling your elixirs at the consignment store - you can have part time jobs but they never really work out
Live in Moonlight Falls your whole adult life
Have at least 1 friend of each supernatural species
Marry a werewolf, who helps you find ingredients for alchemy ;)
Gen 9: Pansy (purple, yellow)
You were surrounded by trees for your entire childhood, and so you’ve always craved a change of scenery. You’ve never seen the ocean, until you spontaneously decide to move to the far off land of Isla Paradiso! Relaxing on the sand, immersed in island culture, partying till the sun comes up - what could be better?
Aspiration: Grand Explorer
Traits: Lazy, Loves to Swim, Virtuoso, Party Animal
Career: Self-Employed Diver - but don’t work that often!
Skills: Guitar, Diving
Live on a houseboat
Fall in love with a merperson, but wait until you’re an elder to marry them
Host a party (pool party in summer, juice kegger...whatever floats your boat! pun intended) at least once a week
Earn some extra cash by playing for tips
Gen 10: Hydrangea (dark blue, pink)
While your parent was content with spending all day relaxing on the beach, you’ve always had larger ambitions. The quaint island life is not for you, so as soon as you can you apply for university to build a reputable career for yourself. However, you’ve always found joy in things other people may think are childish, which may distract you from your career from time to time. You dream of living in a large house filled with love and family.
Aspiration: Mansion Baron
Traits: Ambitious, Family Oriented, Childish, Workaholic
Career: Any
Skills: Writing, Charisma
Graduate University and earn the necessary degree for your career
Marry a sim who also has the Childish trait
Have at least 4 children
Help your children with homework as much as possible (or all the time!)
[OPTIONAL] Gen 11: Death flower (dark red, white)
You’ve always known you were different from everyone else. Your siblings were always nice to you and had ambitions to do good in the world, but you were born with no such morals. You hear legends of powerful vampires, with inhuman strength and living for multiple lifetimes. You want that power, and will stop at nothing to get it.
Aspiration: Emperor of Evil
Traits: Evil, Kleptomaniac, Snob, Brooding
Career: Criminal
Skills: Mixology
Narrowly escape death twice. Have a loved one (the only one you love and who understands you #emo) revive you using a magic lamp!
After you die the first time, search high and low for a death flower. This can be obtained through various means...
Get turned into a vampire after your second time dying - fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!
