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TS4 base game challenges, tips and occasional CC links.

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🌊 Treefish Watch Challenge

After Landgraab’s latest toxic factory leak, aquatic life in three cities is endangered — and you’ve been tasked with building an ark to preserve them.

Your Sim is a marine biologist recruited to the newest "Treefish Watch" lab. Their task is to fill 22 tanks with fish of each species! (See optional mod for BG tanks below).

🔬 Ideas For Your Story

Create a Sim with traits like Genius, Loner, and Loves Outdoors. Then create their three quirky colleagues: a cowplant-tattooed cowplant expert, a rocker wizard of microscopes, and the aloof head of the xeno life department.

Build a lab with a few themed areas: a fish tank room with blue tiles and water sculptures, a microscope basement with cement bunker vibes, a rooftop cowplant garden, and a cozy living space where they all can hang out between experiments.

You can either move your main Sim into the lab and give them the "Always Welcome" trait, or add all four Sims to the same household and play them together.

🎣 Gear Up

Read a fishing guide (Carl’s Guide is awesome!)

Put camping gear in your Sim’s inventory: bed, chair, grill or cooler

Use Ravasheen’s Bus or skill up to access hidden lots

Main Objective

Place a fish of each Base Game type in a fish tank. Optionally, place a photo/taxedermy of the fish above it.

Don't forget! Create a public display area so visitors can view your aquatic preserve. You can use the Mr. Maritime Aquarium by simsi45 — a base game tank that holds six fish. You can also decorate areas of the preserve to reflect the biome where each fish was caught.

🧺 Side Activities (Optional)

Visit community garden for bait

Write fishing themed books in any genre to promote your cause

Improve handiness to roleplay fish tank maintenance

If you don't use Ravasheen Bus Stop, you'll need high Handiness to access Forgotten Grotto.

🎵 Personal Touch

My protagonist is a vegetarian, so he never eats or mounts fish. He also listens to classical music and always brings a stereo to enjoy rhapsodies while fishing. What kind of quirks would you add?

🔧 Gameplay Tips For an Easier Time

Expand your inventory by dragging its frame — this helps you track which fish you're missing and which ones can be used as bait.

Drink Instant Hygiene potions when camping for long periods.

Watch the water to get clues about what kind of fish you can catch.

That’s it! If you try the challenge, use #TreefishWatch in the Gallery so you can use my sims and builds!

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Here's some of the looks I made recently!

They're random category and sometimes use CC. You can download CC free Base Game sims shown by direct link on my site (no ads). You can also use my Gallery ID lada-plumbob / tag #ladaplumbob.

CC used are probably one of those on Patreon: Trillyke, greenllamas, Belaloallure, ImVikai, Sentate, Rusty's, Joliebean, aharris00britney, arethabee, clumsyalien, Pralinesims, simstrouble.

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Townies Collection, Part 1 (BG, no CC)

Direct download here, no ads.

I love townies that are Maxis Match but nothing you can see in a Gallery top' downloads. I present to you... 72 sims for your save file!

Note that my characters have personalities but MCCC would swap their traits and preferences if you place them via Populating module.

What is different about my beauties:

Detailed outfits in unpopular swatches and gender tags swapped

Hair and makeup changes throughought every situation

No karsashian bodies or korean makeup on males

Those townies are as Maxis Match as it gets. They represent tropes like tormented artist or heart of gold jock, but sometimes their story is deeper. You can meet an overweight geek who dreams of a bodybuilder career or a hipster that wears bulgar's outfit at night and is secretly a criminal.

Young Adults don't have skills or careers but have some likes to add to the story. No one has a dislike or special romance preference so you won't have a problem of you wish to play them. Adults have skills and careers from Story Mode, and their likes and traits do correspond.

If you want to download them from the Gallery, search for lada-plumbob id. Download them all from Google Drive or directly from my site.

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get to know me

tagged by @simsquid (thank you!)

Last song: Edwin Starr - War (after Rush Hour :))

Favorite color: Spring onion green

Currently watching: Twilight Saga (ironically, OF COURSE)

Last movie: Well...

Currently reading: Vorkosigan saga (In the middle rn)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Spicy!

Current obsession: Shading lessions book I got for a birthday

Last googled: Pomodoro tracker

Currently working on: Skincare. It's so hard to apply all products :(

Sorry, can't tag anyone, this simblr is basically newborn!

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🌿 Widowed Botanist Challenge (Base Game)

You ride all the way from Pleasantview only to graft plants. And to mend a heart broken after your spouse died. Now you've bought a cute house far away, so you can someday turn it into a community garden in her name.

This challenge is about an elder who lives in hotels, resorts, and vacation rentals, all while they harvest wild plants. Sometimes, they return to their home lot to plant, fertilize, and graft.

In the end, they will conduct a research and complete a plant collection worthy of any botanist.

🌱 The Process

Collect wild plants only. No seed packets or buying produce!

Research grafting recipes for each plant before attempting.

Fertilize with high-value items to speed quality growth.

Graft high-quality plants only — low quality ones may die.

Complete the basic 30 plants collection and convert your home lot into a community garden.

No cowplants! That’s what killed your spouse…

🎯 Events

Whenever your Sim encounters a specific NPC type, trigger a small side quest:

Local Fisherman: Rumors say rare seeds can be caught in local waters. Take fishing lessons from any Sim you see fishing in a park.

Local Gardener: Befriend a gardener NPC and spend time with them when they visit — they might share gardening secrets.

Local Homeless: A park wanderer tells you to bury crystals beneath plants... You don’t believe them, but you still collect crystals in every new park.

Senior Ladies & Gentlemen: You're lonely. Talk to hotel guests. You may find love again — someone who shares your love for the outdoors.

📓 Botanist’s Field Notes (Optional)

Paint each new plant species you find. Keep the sketchbook in your inventory.

Photo each new species and use the screenshot manager to comment on its origin.

Write three non-fiction books on each world’s native plants.

🧳 Travel Tips

Evict townies to convert their homes into vacation rentals and explore every neighborhood.

Earn the "Always Welcome" trait to crash with Sims and observe their daily life.

Upgrade parks into resorts using gallery lots or add hostel-style rooms on community lots.

🎭 Roleplay Ideas (Optional)

Your Sim finds a frog by a pond — it’s now their travel buddy and gets placed in every hotel room.

They stay fit to feel confident on dates. Pools in hotels are their new gym!

🛠️ For Easier Gameplay

Drink “Pitch Black” tea for focus.

Add the “Homey” lot trait to your residential lot.

Earn the “Explorer” reward trait for skill boosts.

Use the “Genius” Sim trait for a focused mood and skill gain.

Graft vegetables to conserve gardening space.

Buy your home lot near one of the three community gardens.

🧩 Mods That Fit

Ravasheen: Ink For Yourself journal as a screenshot/story log. Absolutely Radishing garden planters for more diverse gardening setups.

Lifetime Aspirations Reworked by NeedCoffee4That — removes milestone steps, leaves one focused goal.

LittleMsSam: Buy Better Matress — sleep well even on community lots with aesthetic beds! Social Activities — skip time between harvests.

🏨 Gallery Lots That Fit

Aero Hotel

Desert Bloom Resort

Find my memorial garden by #widowedbotanist tag in a gallery or by id VadimGg. Happy simming❤️

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Better Townies: No CC and No Packs Hacks

I use CC a lot but always remove it for my gallery uploads. I’ve noticed that people often use CC to fix the basic face shapes the game generates, so here are some tricks to make faces more interesting without relying on face detail kits.

Play With Proportions

Imagine you’re 12 years old again and really amused by large noses and small mouths... Make everything exaggerated, then balance it out again.

Basic face types (that are absent from the game's generation system) are all about accents: wide mouths with tiny lips, round faces with tiny chins, big noses with small eyes... These are archetypes you’ll use often with this trick.

Use Cheatsheets

Speaking of archetypes, there are three ways to make townies using default settings. One is to use templates from CAS. The second is to breed them in genetics mode. The third, which I use most often, is to refer to the viral ethnicity chart.

It gives you a general idea of the face proportions you might encounter. The game only generates round faces for women and square faces for men, so this chart is really refreshing to use.

Choose a color scheme

This is general advice for any decorating: choose a palette using a website or create your own, then stick to it. Never use default makeup colors, and change the hue whenever you can. That way, you’ll get a unique makeup texture without using CC makeup.

Forget gender tags

Yes, triangle boobs aren’t ideal, but the catalog is too limiting with gender tags. Remove all filters for clothing except color. That way, we finally have sneakers for a wedding, sweaters for cold weather, and a boyfriend's t-shirt as sleepwear.

Make it immersive

I can't stand seeing Bella Goth swimming in the pool with her Old Hollywood hairstyle… It takes time, but I always make sure my townies have immersive hairstyles and makeup. They wear face masks (sun screen overlay) at night and put their hair in a ponytail when they go to the gym. Make it more lifelike!

Some other tricks I use all the time:

Don’t try to make your Sim pretty or hot. That’s determined by their style, not genetics, just like in real life! Take off their hair and clothes, make genetic adjustments, and only then style them.

Apply a color filter and randomize their clothing from the category. You’ll be surprised by the clothes hidden in swatches.

Avoid iconic outfits. I’m talking about Landgraab shirts and the Goth red looks. Use swatches no other townie has ever used. Believe me, no one can wear a jacket with a t-shirt like Johnny Zest did.

That's it! I now have 64 townies ready to download. You can also find me in a gallery under the name of VadimGg. Happy simming!

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🏨✨ Hotel Owner Challenge (Base Game Compatible)

Inspired by the iconic Asylum Challenge, but more dynamic and immersive — no scorekeeping, no printables, just pure storytelling chaos.

🎯 Goals:

🌱 Grow your hotel from a grungy trailer park to a luxury resort.

👥 Hire new staff with every renovation milestone.

🏩 Choose from 6 unique hotel types.

😵 Survive chaotic roleplay events that’ll leave your staff in shambles.

Every time your staff builds enough skill, renovate and add a star to your hotel. Then, throw a themed party to promote your upgrade. Aim for a Gold Medal event!

🎭 Cast of Characters

I offer a cast of 8 soap opera characters like klepto maid and diva musician. Whatever characters you choose, I suggest picking aspirations that match their everyday tasks.

For example, manager makes friends and hosts parties, so "Friend Of The World" and "Party Animal" will earn them points fast.

📝Notes:

Switch the community lot before each renovation — or bulldoze and build anew. Your chaos, your call.

Add new roles with your packs (spa guru, baker, celebrity handler…).

Daily tasks stack — don’t reset.

Some events may require switching back to a home lot ("Hotel Dorm").

Sims occasionally refuse paid mentorships — deal with it!

🌟 Milestones & Star System:

⭐ 1-Star: Trailer Park

Hire: Manager (Charisma), Maid (Fitness), Maintenance (Handiness)

Build: 3 trailers | §40,000 budget | Lot Type: Bar

Daily Tasks: Cleaning, repairing, greeting guests

Event: 2 days off-the-grid (lot trait)

Promo: Host a House Party

Progress: All staff reach Skill Level 3

This lot and all other lots can be found in the gallery by the name "Hotel Owner Challenge".

⭐⭐ 2-Star: Travel Hostel

Hire: Cook (Homestyle Cooking)

Build: 1 open-air kitchen, 1 dorm, 1 single + 1 double suite | §60,000 budget | Lot Type: Nightclub

Daily Tasks: Cook meals, brew tea/coffee, lift guests’ moods

Event: 2 days with Heist Havoc lot trait

Promo: Host a Dinner Party

Progress: Staff reach Skill Level 5

⭐⭐⭐ 3-Star: Family Hotel

Hire: Bartender (Mixology)

Build: Kitchen, bar, dining room, single + double + family suite | §200,000 budget | Lot Type: Park

Daily Tasks: Tend bar, entertain kids

Event: 2 days with Clothing Optional trait (awkward!)

Promo: Host a Child’s Birthday Party (create a kid in CAS)

Progress: Staff reach Skill Level 6

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4-Star: Luxury Resort

Pick your hotel type, hire a specialist, and build a matching recreation space.

Lot type is always Lounge, budget is ✨unlimited✨.

Spa: Coach, that builds welness/fitness and operates at a gym/salon (place gym equipment, hot tub).

Casino: Dealer, that builds logic and plays with guests at a gambling floor (place card tables and darts).

Restaurant: Chef, that builds gourmet cooking and serves meals at a restaurant (place the best kitchen).

Glamp: Ranger, that builds fishing skill and mentors guests at a lake.

Wedding: Musician, that builds piano skill and plays for guests at a banquet hall (wedding arch, buffet).

Coding camp: Programmer, that builds programming skill and mentors guests at a classroom (place computers and skill books).

Event: VIP Visit

Make an Entertainer role sim happy by any means necessary. Keep them pleased until you earn your 5th star.

🏁 How to Win 5th star:

Congratulations — you’ve hit 5-Star Hotel status if:

✨ All appliances are upgraded

🎓 All staff have Skill Level 7

🏅 Each staff member has at least 1 reward trait

Now your hotel is ready to host guests from across your save file. Every carpet stain and bar brawl was worth it. 🥂

💡 Tips & Drama Ideas:

🎨 Change staff outfits and dorm styles with each star.

💔 Add rivalries and affairs among staff.

🧛‍♂️ Try fantasy settings: Hotel Transylvania, haunted mansion, RPG tavern...

💾 Use Steam overlay (shift+tab) and it's note app to save current step requerments.

You can fill your savefile with fun and charming guests if you download them here.

Happy simming, manager. Don’t forget to comp that VIP's drinks. 🥂

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How To Enchance Your Community Lots

I love the quality-of-life features that come with some packs, but I ended up not buying any. Instead, I came up with my own ways to replicate those features using only the base game.

The ideas below don’t require any CC, but I’ll still recommend a few that I really like.

Library

Use the same lot type in different creative ways. One library could be an internet café with a great coffee machine and a gaming mat. Another could be an old-fashioned municipal archive filled with expensive skill books. And finally, don’t hesitate to make a science lab that’s open to the public.

Bar

A fun bar setup is a two-story building. The second floor can be a thrift store where your Sim sells collectibles, or a buffet (Ravasheen has some great ones). I often turn it into a hostel-style motel, so Sims can sleep after a night of drinking.

Gym

Working out can be a chore in this game. Add the Clothing Optional lot trait for the hilarity of naked Sims yelling at each other at workout machines. And of course, include the best bath setup possible for a spa area—so your Sim can relax sore muscles and feel great the next day.

Park

Parks are a great place to stash all the bulky or awkward items. A rocket can be placed in a restricted area of Oasis Springs, the observatory makes a great landmark for Newcrest, and cozy cafés fit perfectly along the Willow Creek riverbank.

My personal favorite is the Ravasheen bus stop, which lets you visit hidden lots without going through annoying text quests.

Custom venue types

I never use all venue types in my save file. Why? I stick to the ones with simple requirements. A pool, spa, boxing bag, and dancing mat can give you four fun variations of a gym. A nature survey camp, cookout area, and glamping setup create three distinct versions of a park. I do this with every venue type—so there’s always something fresh to look forward to.

General tips

Use lot traits wisely. Each trait should boost the venue’s main activity so you’re rewarded for visiting.

The Lifetime Aspirations mod has great reward traits—like Explorer, which gives skill boosts when your Sim learns outside the home.

Fix your lot, not your Sim. If your Sims obsess over one sculpture in a museum, don’t delete it—replace it with something fun. A Baby Yoda shrine, maybe?

Stick to functional CC, not decorative. Managing lots of CC furniture gets overwhelming. Functional CC (appliances, leisure items) can be used more creatively and keeps your catalog clean.

Always multipurpose. Lots can feel empty unless they serve multiple functions. Try adding a second venue or a secret room to match your Sim’s current goals.

Happy simming!

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Ultimate Freeloader Challenge

I really enjoy short "Rags to Riches" save files, so I made another variation. This one explores the base game mechanic of living in other sims’ houses for free and borrowing their money using a high charisma skill.

It comes in two flavors: a good version and an evil one.

Both involve living in the luxury of someone else's mansion while your sim levels up their charisma. The Evil Sim also steals from their hosts and community lots. The Good Sim helps out around the house and earns money by taking care of the garden.

How to Play:

Use the "Sticky Fingers" aspiration and/or the Kleptomaniac trait to steal.

Get the "Always Welcome" reward trait so you can cook, sleep, and bathe in other Sims’ homes.

Plant seeds in the yard to start a garden, or take care of a community garden (the base game has 3 community gardens).

Backstories (optional, for extra fun!)

I can’t play without a backstory, so here are a few I came up with. You can roll a die to pick one at random:

Handy Sim – You make money by offering renovation services. Stay in people’s homes and upgrade everything you can. Use mods (3 options) or cheats to reduce upgrade part costs.

Bodyguard – You work out every day and live with your patron to “protect” them from fires and small talkers.

Painter – You’re hired to paint portraits for a week. Leave the finished artwork in their home when you’re done.

How to Win:

Complete one aspiration.

I recommend "Mansion Baron" or "Fabulously Wealthy." I use the "Lifetime Aspirations" mod to skip the middle steps and streamline the challenge.

Happy simming!

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More Fun: Rags to Riches

This challenge usually takes around 50 hours, but I wanted something shorter! My version takes just up to 4 hours and is a blast!

Backstory

You wake up in the middle of nowhere with no memories, clutching a mysterious certificate of ownership for this "nowhere." After struggling to survive on the streets, you finally manage to build a small hut and land a job. But more importantly — your memories are back! What are they?

Create Your Sim

Your Sim has no skills and dislikes all activities (yes, we’re here for a grumpy protagonist).

They should wear only one outfit, as if they have nothing else to their name.

Another option: Cheat Handiness 10 so your Sim can visit Forgotten Grotto for fishing and collectibles. They’ll also be able to dismantle appliances for upgrade parts to sell.

Choose your difficulty mode:

🔴 Difficult Mode: Your Sim is a lazy loner—living in the park will make them tense, and they’ll refuse to jog anywhere.

🟢 Easy Mode: Your Sim is a kleptomaniac glutton—they’ll eat any lost, rotten burger they find and make easy cash selling stolen items. (I tested the easy mode—it's possible to complete in just 3 hours!)

Rules

✔️ Live in one park for every 3 days. ✔️ Eat what you find — grilled dishes, harvestables, vending machine meals. ❌ No selling flowers, opening time capsules, cracking fossils, or breeding frogs (your Sim has no knowledge for that!). 💰 Make money through bartending, playing instruments, fishing, and finding collectibles.

🏆Victory 🏆

Your sim built a hut with bathroom, kitchen and bedroom. He can now live a normal life!

I married this another homeless, registered my sim as a freelance astronomer, built him a house in a Comfy Cubby in Newcrest. And of course, he now has some new outfits!

Milestones

These are just ideas — you’ll probably come up with your own fun moments!

1️⃣ Befriend another homeless Sim in your park. 🤝 2️⃣ Take fishing lessons from a local fisherman. 🎣 3️⃣ Decorate your home with stolen items. 😈

Mod Suggestions

Ravasheen's vending machines & food stalls → Meals won't have bad quality or get stuck every two times like in the base game.

MCCC Cleaner → Lets you sell fossils & time capsules without opening them.

Ravasheen's Bus Upon a Time → I used this to visit Forgotten Grotto, but I didn’t dismantle appliances for parts.

Happy Simming! 🏡🎮

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Yet Another Bachelor(ette) Challenge

Here's my formula for Bachelor Challenge. I tested it for Base Game and used only a few popular mods.

🏆Goal:

Find "the one" in just seven days! Get to know the contestants while living in a luxurious mansion — and if you succeed, the mansion is yours.

🏠 Set-Up:

Mansion: Contestants sleep in shared bedrooms, while the Bachelor has a private, locked room.

Pro Tip: If beds aren’t assigned, Sims will take naps instead of going to bed, leading to constant exhaustion.

Household: A diverse cast makes the challenge more entertaining! The Random Maxis Sim (lightbulb icon at the bottom of the screen) is a great choice.

Chores: Either buy a buffet table or hire a butler for daily meals. Personally, I find Ravasheen's buffet works best.

Social Spots: A gym, pool, and bar are fantastic spaces for Sims to mingle.

📜 Rules:

Send your Bachelor on a date with each contestant daily, except the first onboarding day. The winner is chosen based on the best date (totally subjective!).

⏳ Requirements:

Each day from 9 AM to 9 PM, you control one contestant. Keep them happy, impress the Bachelor, and plan a fantastic date.

From 9 PM to 9 AM, you control the Bachelor, making sure they stay healthy and content.

No forcing social interactions! Let the Bachelor decide how much they engage with contestants.

Romantic interactions aren’t required — but where’s the fun in that?

🏅 Victory:

Once you have a winner, gather the whole household in an open space and initiate a romantic interaction with a winner in front of everyone. Jealousy will spark hilarious reactions and reset the romance bar for all other contestants.

🎉 Congratulations! Now, move out the losers and live happily ever after with your chosen Sim.

🎭 Tips for a Fun Experience:

Disable romance-focused mods to keep attraction consistent and prevent contestants from falling out of the competition.

Make dates personalized! Example:

An active sim can train the Bachelor at the gym and make them a protein shake afterward.

An artsy sim can paint a portrait and gift it to the Bachelor.

An outdoorsy sim can fish and grill the catch later.

Avoid romantic aura objects — otherwise, sims might randomly flirt, get embarrassed, and end up hiding under blankets or talking to mirrors.

Keep stereos out of bedrooms! Without the Automatic Stereo Mod, stereos will be on forever. As a result, sims won’t sleep if music is playing.

Watch whims carefully — contestants might develop feelings for each other or dislike certain date ideas.

🔧 Recommended Mods:

The Sims 4 can get laggy! Use testingcheats on to reset animations (and free Sims trapped in fishing frenzies). For an immersive but not overwhelming experience, download:

MCCC

Have Some Personality Please

Meaningful Stories

And if you don’t own Lovestruck, install Remove Sims from Conversations to prevent nosy Crumplebottom wannabes from ruining your date.

🎮 Happy Simming!

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Sims 4 Llama Valley Challenge (base game friendly)

Welcome to my Farm Challenge!

After trying out a bunch of farm-themed challenges, I decided to create my own! This one is structured, base-game friendly, and flexible, so you can adapt it to your playstyle.

Note: If you need help with cheats or mods, a quick Google search will point you in the right direction — I won’t be covering that here.

This challenge was inspired by two others: 1 and 2.  I’ve combined the best elements and added my own twist to keep things fresh!

To win

Your main goal is to purchase all upgrades from the challenge list and complete the Freelance Botanist aspiration.

Additional Rule (If You Own Get to Work): You must also open and successfully run a retail shop — because what’s a farm without a little entrepreneurship?

To spice things up, I’ve included 21 optional tasks you can complete for extra rewards.

By the end of this challenge, your farmer will have:

✅ A big, beautiful home, ✅ A thriving, happy family, ✅ A flourishing, perfect garden.

Backstory: A Farmer’s Legacy

Your grandfather was a legendary farmer — a true master of the land who earned respect and admiration. But when he passed away, his legacy was stripped away by debt collectors, leaving you with nothing but his crumbling old house and a stretch of barren, untended soil.

Now, it’s up to you to restore the family honor. With hard work, determination, and a little luck, you’ll rebuild what was lost — turning this empty plot into a thriving farm worthy of your grandfather’s name.

Set Up: Getting Started

I played this challenge with long seasons and long lifespan for a more immersive experience, but feel free to adjust the settings to your liking. (Tip: Starting in spring feels the most natural — use cheats to change the season if needed!)

Character Rules:

You must begin as a Young Adult (no skipping the hard work!).

Roll the dice to determine your Starter Pack — because every farmer’s luck is different!

Your grandfather left you one skill book to start your farming journey—roll the dice to determine your fate!

Roll a 6-Sided Die:

1-2 ➝ Cooking (Because even farmers need to eat!)

3-4 ➝ Gardening (The classic choice for a reason!)

5-6 ➝ Handiness (Fixing broken fences won’t wait!)

Special Rule for Expansion Packs/Mods:

If you roll a 5 or 6, you get one bonus EP/mod skill book! Choose from:

Herbalism, Knitting, Juice Fizzing, Baking, Flower Arranging, Canning, Nectar Making, etc.

No expansions/mods? Pick any base-game skill instead — every farmer deserves a hobby!

Starting Skills: You're No Beginner!

Since you didn't just fall off the turnip truck, your farmer begins with one skill already at level 2. Roll the dice to determine which skill you've honed before inheriting the farm!

Roll a 6-Sided Die:

1-2 ➝ Cooking (Grandpa always said a good meal keeps the spirit strong!)

3-4 ➝ Gardening (Those childhood summers pulling weeds finally paid off!)

5-6 ➝ Handiness (All those broken doll houses taught you something useful!)

Bonus for Expansion Packs/Mods:

If you roll 5-6, you may choose one EP/mod skill instead (e.g., Herbalism, Juice Fizzing, Baking, Flower Arranging, Canning, or Nectar Making).

No expansions/mods? No problem—pick any base-game skill to specialize in!

(Use cheats to set your chosen skill to level 2—no shame in giving yourself a head start!)

Your Farmer’s Personality & Goals

Traits: Flaws Make Things Interesting!

Every farmer has their strengths… and quirks. Choose: ✅ 1 Helpful Trait (Pick from):

Loves Outdoors, Genius, Creative, Perfectionist, Green Fiend, Loner, Maker

❌ 1 Challenging Trait (Pick from):

Hot-Headed, Gloomy, Paranoid, Squeamish, Kleptomaniac, Jealous

🎭 1 Wildcard Trait (Any trait not listed above—make it your own!)

(Example: A Green Fiend + Jealous + Music Lover farmer who sings to their plants… And side-eyes the neighbor’s prize pumpkin.)

Aspirations: From Struggling to Legendary

You MUST complete: 🌿 Freelance Botanist (Non-negotiable—this is a farming challenge!)

Suggested Path for Extra Depth (Complete in Order):

The Curator – Sell collectibles to fund your farm’s revival.

Freelance Botanist – Master the garden.

Big Happy Family – Put down roots (literally and figuratively).

Angling Ace – Retirement hobby.

Mansion Baron – Build the farmhouse of your dreams.

Tip: Even if you don’t finish all aspirations, this order tells a satisfying story!

Farmer's Dress Code: Function Over Fashion

Clothing Restrictions:

🧑‍🌾 Workwear Only

Outfits must be practical for gardening/farming (dirt stains encouraged!)

No fancy/formal wear—save those ballgowns for the Harvest Festival!

💰 New Clothes? That'll Cost Ya!

Adding any new clothing item to a category (everyday, sleep, etc.) costs §200.

(Example Approved Looks: Overalls, flannels, sun hats, muddy boots — channel "hardworking homesteader" vibes.)

Your Inheritance: A Fixer-Upper Farm

Step 1: Claim Your Land

📍 Lot Requirements:

Size: Large lot (50x50 or bigger).

Location: Deep forest (e.g., Willow Creek’s “Foundry Cove”) or remote island (e.g., Sulani’s “Off-Grid Island”) for maximum isolation.

Condition: Start with a near-derelict house:

Cracked walls, missing roof sections, and stained flooring.

Minimal furniture (think: a sleeping bag, second hand fridge, and one wobbly chair).

🔨 Builder’s Note: Plan space for future expansions:

Crops & Greenhouse (South-facing for sun!),

Animal Barn (if using Cottage Living),

Basement Cellar (For preserves and overflow harvests),

Crafting Studio (For artisan goods).

Step 2: Embrace the Discomfort

💔 Debug Menu Realism:

Scatter dirty dishes and broken appliances for discomfort moodlets and annoyed animations. Use debug catalog or gallery rooms.

Step 3: Cursed Land? Perfect.

👹 Lot Traits (Optional):

Creepy Crawlies (Spiders everywhere? Classic farm life).

Filthy (Dust bunnies multiply faster than your crops).

Gremlins (Because what’s a farm without “mysterious” tool breakdowns?).

Quake Zone (For those “is this land cursed?!” moments).

Step 4. Place the following objects anywhere in the house:

- Tent or cheapest bed, - Woodworking table, - Functional pile of books or cheapest bookcase, - Fetilize-able bush or cheapest toilet (must be outdoors anyway), - Cheapes grill (if there is none around), - Outdoor bin, - Washing tub and clothesline (if you own Laundry Day).

Step 5. Use cheat to reduce money to zero. That's right, you better hurry before you farmer got hungry! I suggest you to look around for collectibles, harvestibles and lost hotdogs. You can use community lots. You can't build mansion for community lot and live there!

Rules

Money

🚫 Strict Selling Rules

No Scamming the System!

You cannot profit from selling:

Decorative decay (spiderwebs, wall cracks, dirty dishes)

Structural elements (walls, windows, plumbing)

Abandoned furniture (that moldy couch isn’t worth anything!)

Action Required: Use cheats to deduct any accidental profits from these sales.

Crop Rotation Realism

Every season (or every 4 weeks in base game):

Sell all harvested crops (except greenhouse plants).

Deduct the earnings—"Nobody’s paying top dollar for last season’s wilted parsnips!"

Plant new crops (soil doesn’t rest, and neither do you!).

💰 Pay for Every Improvement

Upgrades Aren’t Free!

Charge yourself for:

Electrical wiring ("The power company doesn’t work for free!")

Plumbing repairs ("That leaky pipe won’t fix itself!")

Roof patches ("Storm season is coming — better pay up!")

See Upgrades List (below) for specific costs.

🛒 Approved Selling Methods

You CAN profit fairly from:

Handcrafted goods (jams, paintings, furniture)

Collectibles (fossils, gems, etc)

Sell via: Inventory, Retail Store, Market Table, or Plopsy (get that artisan hustle going!).

⚖️ CC Rules: Pay Fair Value

Custom Content (CC) is allowed, but:

No "freebies" — price CC items based on comparable EA items (e.g., a CC chair priced like a base-game chair).

Action Required: Use cheats to deduct the cost immediately after placing CC.

(Example: Found a cute CC rocking chair? Charge yourself §500 — just like the game would!)

Weekly Farm Tasks: Earn Your Keep!

📌Core Rules:

✅ Optional but Rewarding – Complete tasks for bonuses.

⏳ Strict Timing – Each task is locked to its designated week (e.g., Week 2’s task can’t be done in Week 4).

⌛ No Extensions – You have exactly one in-game week to finish — farm life waits for no one!

🔁 Recycle Tasks – Run out of tasks? Restart the list from the beginning (the work never ends!).

Restrictions: Embrace the Struggle!

🚫 Family & Pets

Start as a single Sim — no pre-made families or spouses.

Pets are a luxury, not a right! You must purchase the "Pet License" upgrade (see Upgrades List) before adopting.

⛔ No Cheating Reality!

Banned:

Potions, spells, immortality, lottery winnings, inheritance ("Great-great grandpa’s money vanished with the tax collectors!").

Money trees ("Real farmers don’t grow cash!").

🚧 Services & Jobs

Butler Only: They’re the sole service allowed ("Even butlers gripe about your remote location!").

Exception: Live-in services mods (if you use them).

No Traditional Jobs: Your Sim can’t work a career — but they can register as a Freelancer (e.g., Gardener, Fisherman).

Earn Through: Crafting, art, and collectibles ("The homesteader hustle!").

💀 Death & Legacy

If your main Sim dies, train a household heir to continue.

Dead Sim’s skills can’t unlock new upgrades ("Knowledge lost to the grave!").

🏡 Social Rules

No Uninvited Visits: You can’t enter others’ homes unless invited ("Country manners matter!").

Inventory: Pack Light, Hoard Smart

📦 Household Inventory = "Forbidden Attic"

Only Use: To "hide" items for tasks (banish them forever!).

Build a barn/shed for storing clutter.

🎒 Personal Inventory Limits

Carry only:

Seeds, upgrade parts, earbuds, camera.

"No, you can’t stuff a cow in your pocket."

Upgrades: Rebuild Your Legacy

(Purchase one per day in any order — unless EP-locked!)

🔧 Utilities

Plumbing Upgrade (§600). Unlocks all plumbing objects.

Electricity (§1,200). Unlocks all electrical items.

Hello, World! (§2,000). "Rural internet costs a fortune!". Unlocks computer online functions (ordering, browsing).

🏠 Basic building

Roof Repair (§3,000)

Fixes all missing roof sections.

Barn (§2,000 + Handiness 5 + Gardening 5)

Required for animal housing (Cottage Living) or storage.

Craft Studio (§400 + Any Skill 6)

Place woodworking tables, hobby items, etc.

Decorating Courses (§200 + Handiness 3)

Unlocks wallpaper, drywall, linoleum, carpets.

Advanced Decorating (§200 + Handiness 5)

Unlocks all flooring/walls (stone, wood, etc.).

Second Floor (§5,000)

Pay per floor added ("Stairs ain’t cheap!").

Basement (§5,000)

Walls/floors require separate upgrades.

🌱 Garden

Tier 1 (§1,000)

2 planter boxes or 8 ground plants.

Tier 2 (§1,500 + Gardening 3)

+1 planter box (3 total) or +4 ground plants.

Tier 3 (§1,800 + Gardening 6)

+1 planter box (4 total) or +4 ground plants.

Tier 4 (§2,200 + Gardening 8)

+1 planter box (5 total) or +4 ground plants.

Tier 5 (§3,000 + Gardening 8)

Unlimited planting—"The land is finally yours!"

Sprinklers (Gardening 3)

Unlocks Sprinkle-O-Matic 2001 ("Magic water sticks!").

Bee Boxes (§1,000)

For honey production (if you own Seasons).

🏡 Lot Trait Makeover (§5,000)

"Even the middle of nowhere deserves good vibes!"

Hire a specialist (exterminator, feng shui master, etc.) to swap one existing lot trait for another.

🛒 Your Own Retail Store

(Requires: Gardening 9, Handiness 9, Charisma 4, Utilities, & §10,000) "Grandpa’s dream — a family business!"

The §10,000 is just the license fee — you still need to:

Purchase a retail lot (Get to Work).

Build/stock the store ("No free shelves!").

📦 Catalog Unlocks

(Pay once per tier — unlocks higher-priced items forever!)

Local General Store (§200)

Items under §300 ("Rustic tools and dented pots").

Sunset Valley Delivery (§500)

Unlocks §300–§600 range ("Shipping costs hurt!").

Twinbrook Premium (§800)

Unlocks §600–§2,000 range ("Greedy delivery drivers!").

Luxury Twinbrook (§1,200)

Unlocks §2,000–§4,000 range ("Shopaholic alert!").

Pleasantview Elite (§2,000)

No limits! Order anything ("The big-city shopping spree!").

Social & Family Milestones (optional, of course)

💍 Wedding License (§5,000 + Gardening 6 + Cooking 4 + Handiness 3)

"Love blooms... after you fix the leaky roof!" Requirements:

Proper bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, living room

Utilities, roofs, walls/floors unlocked Bonus: Now you can marry (or adopt kids solo).

👶 Children (§7,000 per child)

"School buses don’t stop at dirt roads!" Requirements:

Wedding completed (unless adopting)

All room types & utilities unlocked EP Bonus: Buy a cheap bike (Kids Room Stuff) for country kids.

🐾 Pet Adoption License (§3,000 + Gardening 6 + Handiness 6)

"No purebreds — this is a rescue-only farm!"

Unlocks: Adopting pets/cowplants (no pre-made "perfect" pets!).

🎨 After-School Activities (§400)

"Why can’t they obsess over something but monster-under-the-bed?"

No EP? Use rabbithole mods.

🎪 Skill Societies

(Max the skill, present items, then hide them to join!)

🔨 Woodcarving Society (Handiness 10)

Task: Present 5 handmade wooden objects.

Reward: Sell woodwork for double price.

🌿 Farmer’s Guild (Gardening 10)

Task: Present 10 perfect harvestables.

Reward: Hire a free gardener apprentice (reward trait or Get Together club slave).

🎣 Fishing League (Fishing 10)

Task: Present 5 unique rare fish.

Reward: Sell fish for double price.

🎨 Creative Collective (Painting/Flower Arranging/etc. 10)

Task: Present 5 masterpieces (skill-specific).

Reward: Sell crafted items for double price.

List of weekly tasks

Week 1: Meet the Neighbors

Goal: Introduce yourself to 10 Sims at a party/community lot. ⚠️ Penalty if ignored: +§200 to all building upgrades (locals boycott you!).

Week 2: Your first order from locals

Goal: Sell 50 fruits/vegetables. 🎁 Reward: Free activity table for kids.

Week 3: Bob’s Organic Cure

Goal: Gift Bob Pancakes a Garden Salad (organic veggies only!). 🎁 Reward: Raid Bob’s house guilt-free! (Hide or gift the salad after.)

Week 4: Romance Festival Week

💐 Sell flowers for double price this week!

Week 5: Local bar brawl

Goal: Craft and gift/hide 2 bar stools. (Drinks are double price in a chosen bar if you ignore this order)

Week 6: Goth Charity Feast

Goal: Cook & donate 3 Family-Sized Normal Meals (or hide them). 🎁 Reward: Free flower vase (§300 value).

Week 7: Art Exhibition

Goal: Create a painting/photo for the gallery (hide it). 🎁 Reward: Free easel of your choice.

Week 8: Selvadoradan Reforestation

Goal: Donate 10 trees (hide them). 🎁 Reward: Trait cheat: traits.equip_trait Gregarious.

Week 9: Sulani Fishing Research

Goal: Catch & give away 20 fish to a Sulani resident. 🎁 Reward: Roll for a fish tank (even = big, odd = small).

Week 10: Nancy’s Floral Demand

Goal: Gift 3 flower bushes. 🎁 Reward: §1,000. ⚠️ Penalty if ignored: Barn cost ↑ to §2,300.

Week 11: School Field Trip

Goal: Host 5 kids for 6 hours. 🎁 Reward: Free after-school activity unlock.

Week 12: Sylvan Glade Survey

Goal: Take 5 photos in Sylvan Glade (hide them). You can use mods to access this lot.

Week 13: Tourist Craze

🪵 Sell handmade decor as souvenirs for double price this week!

Week 14: Eco-Tourism B&B

Goal: Host tourists (club gathering/sleepover/etc). 💰 Reward: §300/day per guest (via money cheat).

Week 15: Frog Donation

Goal: Donate 10 frogs. 🎁 Reward: §500.

Week 16: Greenhouse Promo

Goal: Pay §1,000 to place an empty greenhouse (max 16 plants/4 planters).

Week 17: Museum Donation

Goal: Gift 10 collectibles. 🎁 Reward: Unlock Creative Collective upgrade!

Week 18: Bonsai Masterclass

Goal: Pay §300 to attend. 🎁 Reward: +2 Gardening skill (use cheat).

Week 19: Seed Gift

Goal: Complete 7+ prior tasks. 🎁 Reward: 5 free uncommon seed packs (cheat to add).

Week 20: Evergreen Harbor Project

Goal: Donate 12 planter boxes (hide them). 🎁 Reward: §3,000 + access to community garden (local or on a separate lot).

Week 21: Grotto Expedition

Goal: Photograph 5 Forgotten Grotto scenes (hide them).

🎁 Reward: §1,000 + 3 free paintings from gallery.

Score system

+ 5 once all available upgrades was purchased

+ 5 for every aspiration completed (in no specific order)

+ 5 for every newborn (any other age does not count)

+ 3 for every adopted child (sorry)

+ 1 for every cowplant and/or pet that lived more than three in-game weeks

+ 1 for every perfect quality plant (gallery plants do not count)

+ 5 once event list is over

+ 5 for every collection finished

+ 1 once your kids gets A in elementary school

+ 1 once your kids gets A in high school

+ 2 for every maxed skill

+ 1 for every full upgraded objects in game (eco upgrades do not count)

+ 1 for every 2 firends your farmer made

+ 2 for every three bonsai trees you harvested and sold (perfect quality only, full tree, not seeds)

As you can see, pack owners won't have advantage in scores. Tell me if I missed something.

Tips

Money

Painting is most profitable, but flower arrangement is good too.

If you want to abuse rules then you can simply buy bunch of roses via phone (purchase gifts...) and plant them. Very profitable little things.

Most of the collectibles I found was in parks of  Willow Creek, Oasis Springs and Brindleton Bay.

You can leave plants on ground and make cheap planter box using low heigh fence or dirt tiles.

Thank you for reading my challenge! I haven’t playtested it. I also fixed the text using AI because I’m not a native English speaker.

[lada-plumbob]

All CC links you will need for Decades Challenge (1890-2010)

🛠️ Gameplay Mods (Small Tweaks)

Leave the Phone Alone – Prevents Sims from autonomously using their phones for gaming or browsing. 🔗 Mod The Sims

No Venue Requirements – Removes venue requirements for lot types. 🔗 Edorenel’s Tumblr

🪑 Objects & Decor

Rustic & Off-the-Grid Functional Objects – Includes rustic functional objects. 🔗 Serinion on Mod The Sims

Vintage Decorations Set – A collection of vintage-themed decorative items. 🔗 Severinka on The Sims Resource

👗 Historical & Vintage Clothing

Long Silk Dresses (1910s, 1950s, 2000s) 🔗 Sifix on The Sims Resource

Decade Lookbooks with Free CC 🔗 Twentieth Century Sims on Tumblr

18th–19th Century Clothing Collection 🔗 HistoricalSimsLife

Clothing for All Ages (1830–1910) 🔗 Vintage Simstress

Elfdor’s Vintage Clothing – Uses AdFly links. ⚠️ Elfdor

1920s Lookbook & CC List – Contains AdFly links. 📺 YouTube Showcase 📄 Google Sheets CC List

Victorian Hats & Dresses 🔗 Gilded-Ghosts on Tumblr

Shiny 1960s Jumpsuit 🔗 Joliebean on Patreon

1890s and Other Historical Clothing 🔗 Linzlu on Tumblr

1950s Evening Dress 🔗 The Sims Resource

💄 Makeup & Hair

Must-Have 1960s Hair 🔗 Simduction on Tumblr

1970s Hairstyles (Lara and Fara) 🔗 FluffyFrogg 🔗 Feralpoodles

Twiggy's 1960s Eyeshadow 🔗 GeorgiaPeachSims on Tumblr

1890–1940 Hats 🔗 Plumbob Tea Society on Tumblr

All custom content listed above has been tested. New links may be added in the future.