The Packs Based Legacy Challenge

This is a challenge for those who enjoy goal-based legacies like the Not So Berry and Whimsy Legacy Challenges and looking to explore the stuff, game, and expansion packs in depth. If you are anything like me, you probably have a few expansions that you have purchased but have yet to fully explore. This challenge aims to change that.

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And so, it begins... a legacy style challenge

​And so, it begins… a legacy style challenge

For TS4 created by @accomplisheddoubt The official tag for this challenge is… #And so it begins

And so, it begins… is a legacy style challenge that will take your family from Base Game to High School Years over several generations. That said, high school years can and will be utilized prior to the final generation just as base game can and will be used after generation one. A few generations will have a sole pack it focuses on, while others may combine two or more packs. This legacy is meant to inspire, provide structure, and most importantly, be fun. If you don’t own a specific pack, or a specific generation doesn’t interest you, change it, make the challenge work for you.

Rules & General Information

This challenge is designed to utilize every stuff, game, and expansion pack for The Sims 4 with a few exceptions.

Each generation will have specific goals and a base storyline to follow, but the rest is up to you. I suggest having ‘wants’ on and going with the flow of the game. 

Aging can be set to normal, long, customized, or even short if you’d prefer the extra challenge.

If a generation doesn’t list all 3 traits (or you use the more traits in CAS mod) you may select traits you’d prefer or randomize them.

No money cheats! Money is easy enough to acquire.

Mods are allowed and encouraged to enhance gameplay.

Unless specifically stated in a generation, the number of children each heir has is up to you. Though you could make things more interesting by rolling 1-6 to determine the amount. Same goes for who is the selected heir. 

Each generation will start with money obtained by their parents, the exact amount is up to you and how much savings the previous generation has accumulated.

Though Cats and Dogs is not fully explored until generation 5, pets are allowed prior.

If you enjoy having an assigned color per generation, you can roll 1-18 for a randomized color scheme or simply assign a color of your choosing per generation.  

Apricot, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Hot Pink, Lavender, Lime, Mint, Navy, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow, Rainbow

Remember, while this legacy is meant to help explore the game and provide a set of goals to do so, it is also meant to be fun. If something doesn’t fit your style of gameplay, or your particular interests, change it.

Generation 1

       Base Game + Outdoor Retreat You were recruited into the S.I.M.S.  just out of high school, odd-right? You’ve been relocated to the quaint town of Willow Creek with instructions to blend in and keep your career a secret.  You were planning on taking a year off before finding a career so you could travel. Oh well, you’ll just find time to balance work and travel now. How hard could that be?

Aspiration(s): Neighborhood Confidante + Outdoor Enthusiast

Traits: Genius, Loves the Outdoors, Good

 Career: Secret Agent

World(s): Willow Creek + Granite Falls

Goals:

Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds

Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration

Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch

Max the herbalism skill

Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls

Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home

Take camping trips with future child(ren)

Optional: also complete the frogs collection

Generation 2

         Get to Work + Spa Day Your parents kept a collection of insects in the house, how gross! And family camping trips, ew. You would never do that to your children. But there was one thing you agreed on with your parents, taking care of yourself naturally. But instead of concocting herbalism potions, you’d prefer a more mindful and financially appeasing approach.

Aspiration(s): Self-Care Specialist

Traits: Squeamish, High Maintenance 

 Career: Own a Retail Business

World(s): Newcrest

Goals:

Move to Newcrest as a young adult

 Complete the Self-Care Specialist aspiration

 Own a 5-star retail business selling wellness items and offering spa services (may be in Newcrest or Magnolia Promenade) 

Max the wellness skill

Optional: build a small yoga studio at your business and offer weekend yoga classes

Generation 3

       Get Together Your parents were always so zen, how boring! You never bought into the whole “wellness” thing they profited on. Though you did admire their following. Fashion has always been of interest to you so as a young adult you move to an up-and-coming town in hopes to make a name for yourself. You have a lot of friends but no best friends.

Aspiration(s): Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World

Traits: Dance Machine, Insider, Outgoing

 Career: Style Influencer

World(s): Windenburg

Goals:

Move to Windenburg as a young adult

Complete the Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World aspirations

Max the Style Influencer career in the Trendsetter branch

Max the dancing and charisma skills

Have at least 2 failed marriages

Fight with partner on a regular basis, you love the drama

Optional: max DJ mixing skill

Generation 4

       Dine Out + City Living You admired your parent’s love for the night life, but you wanted more than Windenburg had to offer. Though they definitely skewed your perception of what love is supposed to look like. The city is full of potential partners and you aim to explore all your options. Your philosophy is to get out the second things begin to get too serious. You saw how often marriage fails, and you’ve got dreams to fulfill, who has time for that unnecessary heartbreak.

Aspiration(s): City Native + Serial Romantic

Traits: Foodie, Romantic, Noncommittal

 Career: Critic and own a restaurant 

World(s): San Myshuno

Goals:

Move to San Myshuno as a young adult

Complete the City Native + Serial Romantic aspirations

Max the Critic career in the Food Critic branch

Open a restaurant in the city that specializes in experimental food

Max the singing skill

Complete the Experimental Food Prints collection

Never marry; you may have a live in partner, a one-night stand that results in a pregnancy (may be a relationship that ends as partner does not want child), or adopt a baby as an adult

Never prioritize your child + only have 1 child

Optional: complete the city posters and/or snowglobes collection(s)

[if my first pet stuff is owned, use it to decorate generation 5’s room]

Generation 5

       Cats and Dogs + My First Pet As a child you always wanted a pet (cat or dog depending on trait), but your parent claimed it would be too much of a commitment. You resented them for always putting their career and romantic endeavors above you. A pet would never do that. So as soon as you’re of age, you move away from the city and settle down in Brindleton Bay where you open your own vet clinic. And adopt a bunch of pets. You even open your house to strays. Animals are all you need, until you finally find a person who shares your passion and respect for animals that is.

Aspiration(s): Friend of the Animals

Traits: Unflirty, Cat or Dog Lover

 Career: Own a vet clinic

World(s): Brindleton Bay

Goals:

Move to Brindleton Bay as a young adult

Must have the Cat Hangout + Dog Hangout lot traits

Complete the Friend of the Animals aspiration

Own a 5-star vet clinic

Max the pet training and veterinarian skills

Complete the Feathers collection

Fall in love with the owner of a patient after becoming friends first

Be good friends with your child(ren)

Generation 6

       Jungle Adventure Your parents were comfortable with their routine lives in a small town, but not you. You wanted to see the world, you desired adventure. Upon graduating high school you take your first trip to Selvadorada and it’s as beautiful as you dreamed and full of adventure. From thereon you make it your life’s mission to uncover all the mysteries of the jungle. 

Aspiration(s): Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer 

Traits: Loner, Kleptomaniac, Self-Assured

 Career: Freelancing, selling artifacts, or writing novels

World(s): Oasis Springs + Selvadorada

Goals:

Move to Oasis Springs as a young adult

Complete the Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer aspirations

Max the archaeology skill

Complete the Ancient Artifacts and Omiscan Treasures collections

Have child(ren) as an adult

Optional: fall in love with someone you meet in Selvadorada 

Optional: also complete The Curator aspiration

Generation 7

       Seasons + Parenthood Your parents’ life was full of adventure. Which meant you were often left with your grandparents as they explored the wilderness of the jungle. And unlike your parent, you envied the stability of a peaceful routine life. You took up gardening as a teenager and discovered it to be your passion. And while you harbor no resentment for your parents’ way of raising you, or lack thereof, you aspire to be a super parent to your future children. You want your children to feel loved and believe they truly can become anything they want to be when they grow up.

Aspiration(s): Super Parent

Traits: Family-Oriented

 Career: Gardener

World(s): any previous world of your choosing

Goals:

Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult

Complete the Super Parent aspiration

Max the Gardener career in the Flower Arranging branch

Max the flower arranging, gardening, and parenting skills

Have 2 - 4 children

Enroll your children in Scouts

Celebrate every holiday with your family

Complete the holiday cracker plushies and decorative eggs collections

Optional: complete the voidcritter cards collection

Optional: have a family member max the skating skill

Optional: move to Del Sol Valley when generation 8’s heir is a teenager

Generation 8

       Get Famous Your parents’ always told you that you could become anything you wanted, and well, you aspire big. And your parents are your number one fans. You began showing interest in acting as a child after participating in a school play so your parents enrolled you in a drama club after school where your love for the craft grew. 

Aspiration(s): World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor

Traits: Self-Absorbed

 Career: Drama club, Actor

World(s): Del Sol Valley

Goals:

Move to Del Sol Valley as a young adult (if family did not relocate to Del Sol prior)

Complete the World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor aspirations

Max the Actor career

Max the acting, charisma, and media production skills

Have a child with a fellow famous sim

Optional: enroll child(ren) in drama club to encourage their love for the spotlight

Generation 9

       Strangerville Being raised in the spotlight took a toll on your sanity. As a teenager you began searching for pen pals as a way to connect with someone who doesn’t know your family and the fame that follows you. You grew paranoid that no one actually cares for you as an individual but for your family’s celebrity status, so you decided to move to an odd little desert town where no one knew who you were. And after the strangest welcome wagon one could imagine, you begin to discover something is not quite right in this seemingly ‘perfect’ town. You join the military to blend in and uncover its secrets.

Aspiration(s): Strangerville Mystery

Traits: Paranoid

 Career: Military

World(s): Strangerville

Goals:

Move to Strangerville as a young adult

Complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration

Max the Military career in the Covert Operator branch

Max the athletic skill

Be a strict parent as you know the world is unsafe

Enroll your child(ren) in after school activities to keep them busy and productive

Complete the postcard collection

Generation 10

       Island Living Having a military parent was tiresome. Who decided life had to be taken so seriously anyway? And what fun is living in such a hot climate when there is no beach around to cool off in? You very quickly fall in love with the island and seek to help improve it.

Aspiration(s): Beach Life

Traits: Loves the Outdoors

 Career: Conservationist 

World(s): Sulani

Goals:

Move to Sulani as a young adult

Complete the Beach Life aspiration

Max the Conservationist career in the Environmental Manager branch

Help clean up the island

Attend every island event at least once

Complete the seashells, buried treasure, and underwater photos collections

Optional: have a child with a mermaid and give that child the child of the ocean trait

Optional: have a child with an island local and give that child the child of the island trait

Generation 11

       Eco Lifestyle + Nifty Knitting (optional) You admired your parents desire for a cleaner environment. But you felt it wasn’t enough. After learning of Evergreen Harbor’s environmental state, you knew it was your destiny to improve it.

Aspiration(s): Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4)

Traits: Freegan, Green Fiend, Recycle Disciple

 Career: Civil Designer

World(s): Evergreen Harbor

Goals:

Move to Evergreen Harbor as a young adult

Have the off-the-grid lot trait

Complete the Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4) aspirations

Max the Civil Designer career in the Green Technician branch

Max the fabrication and juice fizzing skills

Befriend the Master Crafter

Vote on N.A.P.s and improve the neighborhood you live in

Own a meat wall, insect farm, and live in a container home

Optional: obtain at least 50% of your household items through dumpster diving, flea market festivals, and fabrication

Optional: retire from the Civil Designer career as an elder and complete the 5 freelance crafter gigs to complete the Master Maker aspiration

Optional: master lord/lady of the knits aspiration and/or knitting skill as well

Generation 12

       Paranormal + Dream Home Decorator Ever since you can remember you would look at a building or a room and instantly envision how it could be improved. Your parent was a Civil Designer and you always wished they had chosen the civic planner branch.  You just never understood the fascination with going green. You purchase a home with tremendous potential though a bit of a fixer upper and soon discover it’s quite haunted. After years of honing your craft of designing, you switch career paths and become a dedicated paranormal investigator.

Aspiration(s): aspiration of your choosing

Traits: Creative

 Career: Interior Decorator, Freelance Paranormal Investigator

World(s): any previous world of your choosing

Goals:

Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult

Purchase a fixer upper home with the haunted house lot assignment

Complete the aspiration of your choosing 

Max the Interior Decorator career + complete at least 5 paranormal investigator gigs

Max the medium skill

Befriend Guidry

Purchase the brave reward trait after mastering the medium skill

Optional: the haunted house you purchase is in one of the occult worlds

Optional: to make this generation less boring, randomize the aspiration, traits, # of children, world to live in, # of romantic partners to be had, etc.

Generation 13

       Cottage Living Your parents may have enjoyed the haunted house vibes, but you certainly did not. You loved your grandparents and their simple ways of living. When they passed you vowed to honor their memory by moving to the countryside and living off the land doing your part to make the world a greener place.

Aspiration(s): Country Caretaker 

Traits: Animal Enthusiast

 Career: selling items from your farm at the market

World(s): Henford-on-Bagley

Goals:

Move to Henford-on-Bagley as a young adult

Have the off-the-grid and simple living lot traits

Complete the Country Caretaker aspiration

Max the gardening and cross-stitch skills

Run at least 3 errands around town

Befriend everyone you help with errands

Give generation 14 heir the lactose intolerant trait as a child

Complete the Village Fair Ribbons collection

Optional: complete the Freelance Botanist aspiration as well

Optional: have at least 3 children, each getting one of the following traits; overachiever (gen 14 heir), party animal, and socially awkward 

Generation 14

       High School Years + University + My Wedding Stories Country life wasn’t for you. And being lactose intolerant while being raised on a farm really made life difficult. The world was such a big place and you felt trapped in the countryside eagerly waiting till you could explore what was out there. Being your family never made much money, you knew you needed scholarships and part-time work if you were ever going to make it to university.

Aspiration(s): Goal-Oriented, Academic, Soulmate

Traits: Lactose Intolerant, Overachiever, Romantic

 Career: part-time career of your choosing, University student, Education

World(s): Britechester, Copperdale, Tartosa

Goals:

As a teenager max a part-time career + after school activity

Move to Britechester as a young adult while you work on your degree and move to Copperdale after graduation

Complete the Goal-Oriented, Academic, + Soulmate aspirations

In university join an organization

Obtain a distinguished degree in Economics or Psychology

Max the Education career in the Administrator branch

Max the logic + research and debate skills

Meet your future spouse in university

Plan at least 2 of the events that come with My Wedding Stories

Marry, honeymoon, and later renew vows in Tartosa

Complete the Messages in a bottle collection

Optional: take at least one family vacation with your child(ren) to Tartosa

Generation 15

      Growing Together You had a great relationship with your parents. But you couldn’t help but wish they had focused a little more on you rather than their careers. You would do better. Of course, that would be after your drama-filled high school years. You tried acting out in hopes of gaining more attention, but as you were never that wild, it was never enough for them to notice. As a young adult, you move to the hustling city of San Sequoia with the goal of finding a partner and becoming the best parent you can be.

Aspiration(s): Drama Llama + Big Happy Family

Traits: Family-Oriented

Career: Any but once your first child is born, quit

World(s):  San Sequoia

Goals:

Move to San Sequoia as a young adult 

Complete the Drama Llama + Big Happy Family aspirations

Your future spouse can be someone from high school or someone new you meet as a young adult

Have at least 4 kids (each will be given one of the new childhood aspirations)

Must quit your job once your first child is born

Max the parenting + handiness skills

Be the best stay at home parent you can be, achieving as many milestones per child as possible

If anything breaks in the house, you always fix it yourself

Visit the rec center with your family at least once a week

Host a baby shower, vow renewal, family stay over, family reunion, and a slumber party

Generation 16

      Horse Ranch After feeling suffocated by your overbearing parent, you couldn’t wait to get as far away from San Sequoia as possible. And all those siblings, constantly being surrounded by people and noise, nothing sounded better than becoming a rancher and trading in the hustle and bustle of city life for peace on the farm.

Aspiration(s): Championship Rider + Expert Nectar Maker

Traits: Rancher, Horse Lover

 Career: Ranch jobs from the neighborhood bulletin board

World(s): Chestnut Ridge

Goals:

Move to Chestnut Ridge as a young adult 

Complete the Championship Rider + Expert Nectar Maker aspirations

Make a living selling excess crops, hosting ranch animal days, competing in horse competitions, selling wine, and completing rancher jobs from the neighborhood bulletin board

 Fully explore Dreadhorse Caverns, found on the lower part of Galloping Gulch in Chestnut Ridge

Have a horse, mini goat, mini sheep and host ranch animal days and ranch gatherings

Optional: Also have chickens, a cow, a dog and/or a cat (if you own Cottage Living/Pets)

Optional: Have a foal with champion gene trait

Generation 17

     Home Chef Hustle Growing up on a ranch you experienced firsthand how fresh homegrown food can bring people together. You have found it can completely change one’s day. There is something so fulfilling about consuming produce picked at its ripest moment, right from your very own garden. If there was one thing your parents taught you, it was that nothing beats that feeling of accomplishment after enjoying the fruits of your own labor. Literally.

Aspiration(s): Appliance Wiz + Market Magnate

Traits: Foodie, Loyal

Career: Self-employed running food stands

World(s): Any

Goals:

Complete the Appliance Wiz + Market Magnate aspirations

Begin working on the Appliance Wiz aspiration as a teen after developing a love for cooking from assisting your parents in the kitchen as a child

 Make a living running your own food stand and selling excess produce from your garden

Whether a young adult or adult, find love, marry and raise 2-3 children

Optional: Live on a lot with the Simple Living lot trait (if you own Cottage Living)

Optional: Like your parents before you, own chickens and a cow for a fresh supply of milk and eggs (if you own Cottage Living)

Optional: Move your family to Tomarang for a more active street market in hopes of increasing your profits (if you own For Rent)

Generation 18

    For Rent You move to the beautiful and exciting world of Tomorang eager to take in the culture. As a single sim in a big new city still trying to discover your path, you take on a lease agreement and become a residential renter. Only to discover the listing did not match the reality. You take on a part-time job as a handyperson and enjoy fixing up the complex so much you decide to buy it. 

Aspiration(s): Seeker of Secrets, Discerning Dweller, Fount of Tomarani Knowledge, Five-Star Property Owner

Traits: Child of the Village, Nosy

Career: Handyperson (as teen and/or young adult) and Property Owner

World(s): Tomarang

Goals:

Move to Tomarang as a young adult if you haven’t already and become a residential renter in a unit that has mold and maintenance troubles (which you can remove after owning the property and renovating it)

Complete the Seeker of Secrets, Discerning Dweller, Fount of Tomarani Knowledge, and Five-Star Property Owner aspirations

Make a living as a handyperson and property owner

Optional: If the thought of tackling 4 aspirations is too much, drop the Discerning Dweller and/or Seeker of Secrets

Optional: Have at least two children so the heir can be generous and their sibling can be cringe

Optional: Complete the tassels collection and combine to unlock a new shirt

***As of 1/14/25, generations 19-21 are planned and in the works. From there, well, we’ll see.

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Updated from 14 generations to 18 with more to come 😊

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Cypress Terrace Renovation

I used to hate this house. Despised it even. That was until my current legacy family ended up living here after marrying the grandson of Alice and Eric of the Spencer-Kim-Lewis household. Now I adore it. This is the CC free version of the house designed for the original family, Spencer-Kim-Lewis and is available on the gallery under my id: jamielynnk

The version my family lives has a yoga room next to the kitchen, cc plants sprinkled around, and the bedrooms are more suited for their four sons. It is not on the gallery.

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I think this is my favorite renovation I have ever done.

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Some Kind of Lepacy Outline

“A Lepacy is a legacy-style challenge focusing heavily on the content and features of each expansion pack.”

This is just a rough outline. Each generation will explore at least one stuff, game, or expansion pack and almost everything not included in a generation (i.e. traits, aspirations) will be randomized. With an exception here and there if something truly makes sense for a generation but was a base game trait/etc. Or a secondary aspiration may be chosen. If a generation includes more than 3 traits or traits that conflict with one another, some remaining traits/aspirations/etc may be given to the next generation or so forth.

If you are interested in following this outline for your own gameplay, please consider using the hashtag #some kind of lepacy

Personally, I play with an adjusted age span that falls somewhere in-between short and normal lifespans. I also keep everything disabled until I "unlock" it through gameplay. The only gameplay mods I am currently using are bits of Lumpinou's Relationship & Pregnancy Overhaul and First Impressions. I also have MC Command Center set to a 55% chance for try for baby and 4% risky woohoo enabled. With autonomous woohoo and try for baby allowed.

Generation One

Base Game, Desert Luxe, Artist Studio 

Generation Two 

Outdoor Retreat + Little Campers as child 

 Get to Work as young adult

Objective: Run a bakery

Aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast

Reward Traits: Great Storyteller, Stoves and Grills Master, Incredibly Friendly

Skills: Herbalism, Baking

Collections: Insects

Generation Three

Poolside Splash and First Fits Kits as child

Spa Day, Everyday Clutter, Sweet Slumber as teen

Luxury Party, Modern Luxe as young adult

Objective: Make money providing Spa Services

Aspiration: Self-Care Specialist (priority), Inner Peace, Zen Guru 

Traits: Squeamish, High Maintenance

Skills: Wellness

Generation Four

Grunge Revival as teen

Get Together as young adult or teen 

Objective: Host a dance party

Aspiration: Leader of the Pack

Traits: Insider, Dance Machine

Skills: Dancing, DJ Mixing

Generation Five

Dine Out as child

Perfect Patio, Cool Kitchen as young adult

Objective: Run a restaurant

Collections: Experimental Food Prints

Generation Six

Movie Hangout as teen 

City Living, industrial loft kit as young adult  

Aspiration: City Native

Traits: Unflirty

Skills: Singing

Career: Critic, Politician, or Social Media

Collections: San Myshuno Festival T-shirts, Human Statue Outfit, Food Stall Recipes

Generation Seven

Vampires, Romantic Garden, Vintage Glamour, Storybook Nursery as teen or young adult?

Aspiration: Good Vampire, Master Vampire, Vampire Family

Skills: Pipe Organ, Vampire Lore

Generation Eight

Bowling as teen

Parenthood, Kids Room, Backyard, Bathroom Clutter as young adult

Objective: Host family bowling nights and dedicate life to children

Aspiration: Super Parent

Traits: None included, but make Family-Oriented

Skills: Bowling, Parenting

Collections: Voidcritter Cards

Generation Nine

My First Pet as child

Cats and Dogs as young adult 

Objective: Run a successful veterinary office

Aspiration: Friend of the Animals

Traits: Cat Lover, Dog Lover

Skills: Pet Training, Veterinarian

Collections: Rodent Postcards, Feathers

Generation Ten  

Laundry Day as teen

Jungle Adventure as young adult

Objective: Explore all tombs

Aspiration: Archaeology Scholar, Jungle Explorer

Traits: None, but highly consider love outdoors

Skills: Archeology, Selvadoradian Culture

Collections: Ancient Omiscan Artifacts, Omiscan Treasures, Relics, Jungle Souvenirs

Generations 11 onward are still in an extremely rough draft as I plan which packs should be combined versus played independently per generation. And will be added here once I've figured it out.

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An outline I created for Lepacy style gameplay, I thought I'd share it on both my pages. Gameplay stories of this lepacy will be shared on that page.

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Just a little something I'm working on

Once the official trailer came out for Life & Death, I knew I wanted it. It is one of the few, maybe the only, expansion pack I bought the day it was released. And yet, I haven’t played it. Why? I got so excited over this pack I stopped playing sims, I just wanted it so badly. I have mentioned before that I was working on a Legendary Legacy save (play a family for 100 generations) where I started in Stone Age and played through the decades challenge and then began a lepacy with the same family. I got to Spa Day/GetTogether and lost interest. I didn’t like how I set up the lepacy and I was too far in to reset it. So then I played a random family in SweetieWright’s save file for a while until the Life & Death trailer was released.

However., having about a month before the pack actually came out, I decided to finally focus on creating my very own starting save file, but I’d start small; just edit a few relationships and add in all the promotional premade sims that didn’t make it into the actual game. And then add on slowly, no overwhelming makeovers and renovations right off the back. I had made a base game only sim awhile ago, which I never played and decided why not give a lepacy a go again but do it the way I wish I had before. So I started in a new save, but with all the added promotional sims for base game and as I add in packs, I add in more promotional sims.. And by the time Life & Death came out I was so invested in my current family I have now reached my Spa Day generation and been absolutely loving it too much to even consider switching save files for Life & Death at the moment.

I plan to share my outline for the Lepacy when it's a bit more polished. But that’s all it is, an outline. I add the packs back in order with the exception of kits, I add them back in where I think they’ll get the most use. I list the careers, skills, traits, aspirations that come with the packs involved and sometimes an objective per generation and randomize any remaining traits. I have never played with Outdoor Retreat as much as I have this save file, and I have to say family camping trips that are focused on the family instead of over completing an aspiration quickly, sooooo precious and fun! I might even begin sharing snip bits of my gameplay on my other page, @accomplisheddoubt

I know there have been a few requests for me to update my current challenges with newer packs, but honestly the creativity to do so has been non-existent. Maybe one day I’ll update them, but until I feel it, I have no interest in rushing out additions I’m not proud of. Hoping when I hit the newer packs in my lepacy it will inspire me to do so. 

Anyway, thank you all for the many likes, shares, and follows, always puts a smile on my face 🙂

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Working on my own save file. Base Game renovation of Movers & Shakers Gym is on the gallery.

It's not much, but I am pretty proud of it! I'm working on a base game save file that includes all promotional sims and adds a few relationships to get things started. Like, if a promotional sim was hinted to be dating someone, they will be, if the BFF household says Travis, Summer, and Liberty are friends and have crushes on each other, they actually will.

And of course, I had to play in this save already. I never in my life thought I'd play a sim who marries a gym bro named Moose, but here we are 🤣 Travis does not understand what she sees in him... just look at his face. She met Moose in a bar, took him home for the night, and he proceeded to sweep her right off her feet. In case you aren't familiar with Moose, he was in the sims arrival trailer

My sim and Movers & Shakers can be downloaded from my ea account: jamielynnk if anyone is interested. Also, would anyone be interested in such a save file?

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Interesting

According to the website, "You're among the 2% of people who matched with Morgyn Ember" 🙃

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Legendary Legacy Update

After 18 completed generations in a save file that started as a completely blank save taking one family from The Stone Age to 2000s. I found myself ready to begin a new chapter.

Through Family Echo I captured every single sim born into my family tree (pleasant to look at, not so fun to stay on top of). Here is the link to the family tree.

And with that, I leave this save file behind for a brand new Lepacy save taking generations 19 - 50 through every expansion, game, and stuff pack (that's where we are up to in packs currently anyway). This family tree will be far less extravagant as I will only be tracking each sim until they are no longer in my active household. At a certain point, tracking more than that becomes more work than fun. You can follow the current family tree here.

And lastly, here is my google sheet I use to track all accomplishments, careers, skills, etc as I aim to experience everything the game has to offer on my way to achieving a legendary legacy. And my google document I use to outline goals, etc per generation.

[agartlez]

And so it continues...

I'm not hyperfixating! Nu-uh! BUT here is another legacy challenge for my ever growing collection... and to yours too <3 This one is called "And so it begins..." by fantastic @accomplisheddoubt! It has 14 generations and you can color code it so feel free to use the color that gen has or to give it your own! This challenge looks so fun and interesting I started streaming it so I hope you all like it as well! Have fun!

[sims4packsbasedlegacychallenge]

The awesome @agartlez turned one of my challenges into infographics. I love it! :)

[accomplisheddoubt]

Just in case any of you are doll collectors..

About a year ago I inherited a huge collection of Barbie dolls. They've been sitting in storage ever since and its time they find new homes. I've always loved my virtual dolls (SIMS) but I'm not that big into collecting nor do I have the space to do so. So, I created an ebay account and began selling the collection. If you're interested, heres the link.

[sims4packsbasedlegacychallenge]

I figured it couldn't hurt to share.

[sims4packsbasedlegacychallenge]

And so, it begins... a legacy style challenge

​And so, it begins... a legacy style challenge

For TS4 created by @accomplisheddoubt The official tag for this challenge is… #And so it begins

And so, it begins… is a legacy style challenge that will take your family from Base Game to High School Years over several generations. That said, high school years can and will be utilized prior to the final generation just as base game can and will be used after generation one. A few generations will have a sole pack it focuses on, while others may combine two or more packs. This legacy is meant to inspire, provide structure, and most importantly, be fun. If you don’t own a specific pack, or a specific generation doesn’t interest you, change it, make the challenge work for you.

Rules & General Information

This challenge is designed to utilize every stuff, game, and expansion pack for The Sims 4 with a few exceptions.

Each generation will have specific goals and a base storyline to follow, but the rest is up to you. I suggest having ‘wants’ on and going with the flow of the game. 

Aging can be set to normal, long, customized, or even short if you’d prefer the extra challenge.

If a generation doesn’t list all 3 traits (or you use the more traits in CAS mod) you may select traits you’d prefer or randomize them.

No money cheats! Money is easy enough to acquire.

Mods are allowed and encouraged to enhance gameplay.

Unless specifically stated in a generation, the number of children each heir has is up to you. Though you could make things more interesting by rolling 1-6 to determine the amount. Same goes for who is the selected heir. 

Each generation will start with money obtained by their parents, the exact amount is up to you and how much savings the previous generation has accumulated.

Though Cats and Dogs is not fully explored until generation 5, pets are allowed prior.

If you enjoy having an assigned color per generation, you can roll 1-18 for a randomized color scheme or simply assign a color of your choosing per generation.  

Apricot, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Hot Pink, Lavender, Lime, Mint, Navy, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow, Rainbow

Remember, while this legacy is meant to help explore the game and provide a set of goals to do so, it is also meant to be fun. If something doesn’t fit your style of gameplay, or your particular interests, change it.

Generation 1

       Base Game + Outdoor Retreat You were recruited into the S.I.M.S.  just out of high school, odd-right? You’ve been relocated to the quaint town of Willow Creek with instructions to blend in and keep your career a secret.  You were planning on taking a year off before finding a career so you could travel. Oh well, you’ll just find time to balance work and travel now. How hard could that be?

Aspiration(s): Neighborhood Confidante + Outdoor Enthusiast

Traits: Genius, Loves the Outdoors, Good

 Career: Secret Agent

World(s): Willow Creek + Granite Falls

Goals:

Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds

Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration

Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch

Max the herbalism skill

Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls

Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home

Take camping trips with future child(ren)

Optional: also complete the frogs collection

Generation 2

         Get to Work + Spa Day Your parents kept a collection of insects in the house, how gross! And family camping trips, ew. You would never do that to your children. But there was one thing you agreed on with your parents, taking care of yourself naturally. But instead of concocting herbalism potions, you’d prefer a more mindful and financially appeasing approach.

Aspiration(s): Self-Care Specialist

Traits: Squeamish, High Maintenance 

 Career: Own a Retail Business

World(s): Newcrest

Goals:

Move to Newcrest as a young adult

 Complete the Self-Care Specialist aspiration

 Own a 5-star retail business selling wellness items and offering spa services (may be in Newcrest or Magnolia Promenade) 

Max the wellness skill

Optional: build a small yoga studio at your business and offer weekend yoga classes

Generation 3

       Get Together Your parents were always so zen, how boring! You never bought into the whole “wellness” thing they profited on. Though you did admire their following. Fashion has always been of interest to you so as a young adult you move to an up-and-coming town in hopes to make a name for yourself. You have a lot of friends but no best friends.

Aspiration(s): Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World

Traits: Dance Machine, Insider, Outgoing

 Career: Style Influencer

World(s): Windenburg

Goals:

Move to Windenburg as a young adult

Complete the Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World aspirations

Max the Style Influencer career in the Trendsetter branch

Max the dancing and charisma skills

Have at least 2 failed marriages

Fight with partner on a regular basis, you love the drama

Optional: max DJ mixing skill

Generation 4

       Dine Out + City Living You admired your parent’s love for the night life, but you wanted more than Windenburg had to offer. Though they definitely skewed your perception of what love is supposed to look like. The city is full of potential partners and you aim to explore all your options. Your philosophy is to get out the second things begin to get too serious. You saw how often marriage fails, and you’ve got dreams to fulfill, who has time for that unnecessary heartbreak.

Aspiration(s): City Native + Serial Romantic

Traits: Foodie, Romantic, Noncommittal

 Career: Critic and own a restaurant 

World(s): San Myshuno

Goals:

Move to San Myshuno as a young adult

Complete the City Native + Serial Romantic aspirations

Max the Critic career in the Food Critic branch

Open a restaurant in the city that specializes in experimental food

Max the singing skill

Complete the Experimental Food Prints collection

Never marry; you may have a live in partner, a one-night stand that results in a pregnancy (may be a relationship that ends as partner does not want child), or adopt a baby as an adult

Never prioritize your child + only have 1 child

Optional: complete the city posters and/or snowglobes collection(s)

[if my first pet stuff is owned, use it to decorate generation 5’s room]

Generation 5

       Cats and Dogs + My First Pet As a child you always wanted a pet (cat or dog depending on trait), but your parent claimed it would be too much of a commitment. You resented them for always putting their career and romantic endeavors above you. A pet would never do that. So as soon as you’re of age, you move away from the city and settle down in Brindleton Bay where you open your own vet clinic. And adopt a bunch of pets. You even open your house to strays. Animals are all you need, until you finally find a person who shares your passion and respect for animals that is.

Aspiration(s): Friend of the Animals

Traits: Unflirty, Cat or Dog Lover

 Career: Own a vet clinic

World(s): Brindleton Bay

Goals:

Move to Brindleton Bay as a young adult

Must have the Cat Hangout + Dog Hangout lot traits

Complete the Friend of the Animals aspiration

Own a 5-star vet clinic

Max the pet training and veterinarian skills

Complete the Feathers collection

Fall in love with the owner of a patient after becoming friends first

Be good friends with your child(ren)

Generation 6

       Jungle Adventure Your parents were comfortable with their routine lives in a small town, but not you. You wanted to see the world, you desired adventure. Upon graduating high school you take your first trip to Selvadorada and it's as beautiful as you dreamed and full of adventure. From thereon you make it your life's mission to uncover all the mysteries of the jungle. 

Aspiration(s): Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer 

Traits: Loner, Kleptomaniac, Self-Assured

 Career: Freelancing, selling artifacts, or writing novels

World(s): Oasis Springs + Selvadorada

Goals:

Move to Oasis Springs as a young adult

Complete the Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer aspirations

Max the archaeology skill

Complete the Ancient Artifacts and Omiscan Treasures collections

Have child(ren) as an adult

Optional: fall in love with someone you meet in Selvadorada 

Optional: also complete The Curator aspiration

Generation 7

       Seasons + Parenthood Your parents' life was full of adventure. Which meant you were often left with your grandparents as they explored the wilderness of the jungle. And unlike your parent, you envied the stability of a peaceful routine life. You took up gardening as a teenager and discovered it to be your passion. And while you harbor no resentment for your parents' way of raising you, or lack thereof, you aspire to be a super parent to your future children. You want your children to feel loved and believe they truly can become anything they want to be when they grow up.

Aspiration(s): Super Parent

Traits: Family-Oriented

 Career: Gardener

World(s): any previous world of your choosing

Goals:

Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult

Complete the Super Parent aspiration

Max the Gardener career in the Flower Arranging branch

Max the flower arranging, gardening, and parenting skills

Have 2 - 4 children

Enroll your children in Scouts

Celebrate every holiday with your family

Complete the holiday cracker plushies and decorative eggs collections

Optional: complete the voidcritter cards collection

Optional: have a family member max the skating skill

Optional: move to Del Sol Valley when generation 8’s heir is a teenager

Generation 8

       Get Famous Your parents' always told you that you could become anything you wanted, and well, you aspire big. And your parents are your number one fans. You began showing interest in acting as a child after participating in a school play so your parents enrolled you in a drama club after school where your love for the craft grew. 

Aspiration(s): World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor

Traits: Self-Absorbed

 Career: Drama club, Actor

World(s): Del Sol Valley

Goals:

Move to Del Sol Valley as a young adult (if family did not relocate to Del Sol prior)

Complete the World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor aspirations

Max the Actor career

Max the acting, charisma, and media production skills

Have a child with a fellow famous sim

Optional: enroll child(ren) in drama club to encourage their love for the spotlight

Generation 9

       Strangerville Being raised in the spotlight took a toll on your sanity. As a teenager you began searching for pen pals as a way to connect with someone who doesn’t know your family and the fame that follows you. You grew paranoid that no one actually cares for you as an individual but for your family's celebrity status, so you decided to move to an odd little desert town where no one knew who you were. And after the strangest welcome wagon one could imagine, you begin to discover something is not quite right in this seemingly ‘perfect’ town. You join the military to blend in and uncover its secrets.

Aspiration(s): Strangerville Mystery

Traits: Paranoid

 Career: Military

World(s): Strangerville

Goals:

Move to Strangerville as a young adult

Complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration

Max the Military career in the Covert Operator branch

Max the athletic skill

Be a strict parent as you know the world is unsafe

Enroll your child(ren) in after school activities to keep them busy and productive

Complete the postcard collection

Generation 10

       Island Living Having a military parent was tiresome. Who decided life had to be taken so seriously anyway? And what fun is living in such a hot climate when there is no beach around to cool off in? You very quickly fall in love with the island and seek to help improve it.

Aspiration(s): Beach Life

Traits: Loves the Outdoors

 Career: Conservationist 

World(s): Sulani

Goals:

Move to Sulani as a young adult

Complete the Beach Life aspiration

Max the Conservationist career in the Environmental Manager branch

Help clean up the island

Attend every island event at least once

Complete the seashells, buried treasure, and underwater photos collections

Optional: have a child with a mermaid and give that child the child of the ocean trait

Optional: have a child with an island local and give that child the child of the island trait

Generation 11

       Eco Lifestyle + Nifty Knitting (optional) You admired your parents desire for a cleaner environment. But you felt it wasn’t enough. After learning of Evergreen Harbor’s environmental state, you knew it was your destiny to improve it.

Aspiration(s): Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4)

Traits: Freegan, Green Fiend, Recycle Disciple

 Career: Civil Designer

World(s): Evergreen Harbor

Goals:

Move to Evergreen Harbor as a young adult

Have the off-the-grid lot trait

Complete the Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4) aspirations

Max the Civil Designer career in the Green Technician branch

Max the fabrication and juice fizzing skills

Befriend the Master Crafter

Vote on N.A.P.s and improve the neighborhood you live in

Own a meat wall, insect farm, and live in a container home

Optional: obtain at least 50% of your household items through dumpster diving, flea market festivals, and fabrication

Optional: retire from the Civil Designer career as an elder and complete the 5 freelance crafter gigs to complete the Master Maker aspiration

Optional: master lord/lady of the knits aspiration and/or knitting skill as well

Generation 12

       Paranormal + Dream Home Decorator Ever since you can remember you would look at a building or a room and instantly envision how it could be improved. Your parent was a Civil Designer and you always wished they had chosen the civic planner branch.  You just never understood the fascination with going green. You purchase a home with tremendous potential though a bit of a fixer upper and soon discover it's quite haunted. After years of honing your craft of designing, you switch career paths and become a dedicated paranormal investigator.

Aspiration(s): aspiration of your choosing

Traits: Creative

 Career: Interior Decorator, Freelance Paranormal Investigator

World(s): any previous world of your choosing

Goals:

Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult

Purchase a fixer upper home with the haunted house lot assignment

Complete the aspiration of your choosing 

Max the Interior Decorator career + complete at least 5 paranormal investigator gigs

Max the medium skill

Befriend Guidry

Purchase the brave reward trait after mastering the medium skill

Optional: the haunted house you purchase is in one of the occult worlds

Optional: to make this generation less boring, randomize the aspiration, traits, # of children, world to live in, # of romantic partners to be had, etc.

Generation 13

       Cottage Living Your parents may have enjoyed the haunted house vibes, but you certainly did not. You loved your grandparents and their simple ways of living. When they passed you vowed to honor their memory by moving to the countryside and living off the land doing your part to make the world a greener place.

Aspiration(s): Country Caretaker 

Traits: Animal Enthusiast

 Career: selling items from your farm at the market

World(s): Henford-on-Bagley

Goals:

Move to Henford-on-Bagley as a young adult

Have the off-the-grid and simple living lot traits

Complete the Country Caretaker aspiration

Max the gardening and cross-stitch skills

Run at least 3 errands around town

Befriend everyone you help with errands

Give generation 14 heir the lactose intolerant trait as a child

Complete the Village Fair Ribbons collection

Optional: complete the Freelance Botanist aspiration as well

Optional: have at least 3 children, each getting one of the following traits; overachiever (gen 14 heir), party animal, and socially awkward 

Generation 14

       High School Years + University + My Wedding Stories Country life wasn’t for you. And being lactose intolerant while being raised on a farm really made life difficult. The world was such a big place and you felt trapped in the countryside eagerly waiting till you could explore what was out there. Being your family never made much money, you knew you needed scholarships and part-time work if you were ever going to make it to university.

Aspiration(s): Goal-Oriented, Academic, Soulmate

Traits: Lactose Intolerant, Overachiever, Romantic

 Career: part-time career of your choosing, University student, Education

World(s): Britechester, Copperdale, Tartosa

Goals:

As a teenager max a part-time career + after school activity

Move to Britechester as a young adult while you work on your degree and move to Copperdale after graduation

Complete the Goal-Oriented, Academic, + Soulmate aspirations

In university join an organization

Obtain a distinguished degree in Economics or Psychology

Max the Education career in the Administrator branch

Max the logic + research and debate skills

Meet your future spouse in university

Plan at least 2 of the events that come with My Wedding Stories

Marry, honeymoon, and later renew vows in Tartosa

Complete the Messages in a bottle collection

Optional: take at least one family vacation with your child(ren) to Tartosa

Generation 15

      Growing Together You had a great relationship with your parents. But you couldn’t help but wish they had focused a little more on you rather than their careers. You would do better. Of course, that would be after your drama-filled high school years. You tried acting out in hopes of gaining more attention, but as you were never that wild, it was never enough for them to notice. As a young adult, you move to the hustling city of San Sequoia with the goal of finding a partner and becoming the best parent you can be.

Aspiration(s): Drama Llama + Big Happy Family

Traits: Family-Oriented

Career: Any but once your first child is born, quit

World(s):  San Sequoia

Goals:

Move to San Sequoia as a young adult 

Complete the Drama Llama + Big Happy Family aspirations

Your future spouse can be someone from high school or someone new you meet as a young adult

Have at least 4 kids (each will be given one of the new childhood aspirations)

Must quit your job once your first child is born

Max the parenting + handiness skills

Be the best stay at home parent you can be, achieving as many milestones per child as possible

If anything breaks in the house, you always fix it yourself

Visit the rec center with your family at least once a week

Host a baby shower, vow renewal, family stay over, family reunion, and a slumber party

Generation 16

      Horse Ranch After feeling suffocated by your overbearing parent, you couldn’t wait to get as far away from San Sequoia as possible. And all those siblings, constantly being surrounded by people and noise, nothing sounded better than becoming a rancher and trading in the hustle and bustle of city life for peace on the farm.

Aspiration(s): Championship Rider + Expert Nectar Maker

Traits: Rancher, Horse Lover

 Career: Ranch jobs from the neighborhood bulletin board

World(s): Chestnut Ridge

Goals:

Move to Chestnut Ridge as a young adult 

Complete the Championship Rider + Expert Nectar Maker aspirations

Make a living selling excess crops, hosting ranch animal days, competing in horse competitions, selling wine, and completing rancher jobs from the neighborhood bulletin board

 Fully explore Dreadhorse Caverns, found on the lower part of Galloping Gulch in Chestnut Ridge

Have a horse, mini goat, mini sheep and host ranch animal days and ranch gatherings

Optional: Also have chickens, a cow, a dog and/or a cat (if you own Cottage Living/Pets)

Optional: Have a foal with champion gene trait

Generation 17

     Home Chef Hustle Growing up on a ranch you experienced firsthand how fresh homegrown food can bring people together. You have found it can completely change one’s day. There is something so fulfilling about consuming produce picked at its ripest moment, right from your very own garden. If there was one thing your parents taught you, it was that nothing beats that feeling of accomplishment after enjoying the fruits of your own labor. Literally.

Aspiration(s): Appliance Wiz + Market Magnate

Traits: Foodie, Loyal

Career: Self-employed running food stands

World(s): Any

Goals:

Complete the Appliance Wiz + Market Magnate aspirations

Begin working on the Appliance Wiz aspiration as a teen after developing a love for cooking from assisting your parents in the kitchen as a child

 Make a living running your own food stand and selling excess produce from your garden

Whether a young adult or adult, find love, marry and raise 2-3 children

Optional: Live on a lot with the Simple Living lot trait (if you own Cottage Living)

Optional: Like your parents before you, own chickens and a cow for a fresh supply of milk and eggs (if you own Cottage Living)

Optional: Move your family to Tomarang for a more active street market in hopes of increasing your profits (if you own For Rent)

Generation 18

    For Rent You move to the beautiful and exciting world of Tomorang eager to take in the culture. As a single sim in a big new city still trying to discover your path, you take on a lease agreement and become a residential renter. Only to discover the listing did not match the reality. You take on a part-time job as a handyperson and enjoy fixing up the complex so much you decide to buy it. 

Aspiration(s): Seeker of Secrets, Discerning Dweller, Fount of Tomarani Knowledge, Five-Star Property Owner

Traits: Child of the Village, Nosy

Career: Handyperson (as teen and/or young adult) and Property Owner

World(s): Tomarang

Goals:

Move to Tomarang as a young adult if you haven’t already and become a residential renter in a unit that has mold and maintenance troubles (which you can remove after owning the property and renovating it)

Complete the Seeker of Secrets, Discerning Dweller, Fount of Tomarani Knowledge, and Five-Star Property Owner aspirations

Make a living as a handyperson and property owner

Optional: If the thought of tackling 4 aspirations is too much, drop the Discerning Dweller and/or Seeker of Secrets

Optional: Have at least two children so the heir can be generous and their sibling can be cringe

Optional: Complete the tassels collection and combine to unlock a new shirt

Generation 19

   Crystal Creations Growing up in such a lively world such as Tomarang made you feel like magic was all around you. You loved playing marbles and hopscotch as a child. And while many others found your sibling too cringe to be around for long periods of time, your generous heart found them endearing. You always saw the good in people, even when there wasn’t much there.

Aspiration(s): Crystal Crafter

Traits: Generous, Creative

Career: Self-employed selling your crystal creations 

World(s): Any

Goals:

Complete the Crystal Crafter aspiration

Master the Gemology skill

Grow a crystal tree

Make a living selling your homemade crystal creations

Summon the Grim Reaper and befriend them

Propose using a ring you crafted and marry a sim with a negative trait such as jealous, hot-headed, evil, mean, grouch, hates children, or a custom trait of equivalence

Optional: Jewelry making is more of a hobby and you sell your creations every weekend while working a career of choice during the week

Optional: Complete the gemstone and metals collections 

Optional: Become a Spellcaster or marry one (if you own Realm of Magic)

Generation 20

  Lovestruck Watching your parents argue on a daily basis and calling it love never sat right with you. You knew they were incompatible even if they didn’t want to see it. From an early age, you always felt you had a strong romantic wisdom. You couldn’t wait to help others, even if you still hadn’t found your own love story just yet. You thought moving to Ciudad Enamorada, a world known for its romantic atmosphere, would lead you to love. And you were right, it just didn’t happen quite the way you imagined. 

Aspiration(s): Paragon Partner + Romantic Explorer

Traits: Lovebug, Cheerful

Career: Romance Consultant

World(s): Ciudad Enamorada

Goals:

Move to Ciudad Enamorada as a young adult 

Complete the Paragon Partner aspiration before starting Romantic Explorer

Master the Romance skill

Make a living as a Romance Consultant

Help The Ring Bear find his missing ring

If you are invited to appear on the Seven Wild Dates reality show, do it using Cupid’s Corner blind date option for every date

Optional: Only go on custom dates and randomize them (this is a reality show called 7 Wild Dates afterall)

If not invited, go on 5 blind dates and 2 matches using Cupid’s Corner

Complete the Romantic Explorer aspiration with one of your 7 blind dates and marry them on or after reaching the Amour Connoisseur level

Optional: Complete the Axolotls collection

Generation 21

 Life & Death If you were asked to describe what it was like growing up in Ciudad Enamorada, you would call it a dystopian hellscape. And your parents, well, they loved smothering you with hospitality. You loathed it. How could anyone be so cheerful all the time? Not you, no, you saw the world for what it was, bleak and disturbing. You never cared much for the living, but the dead, now they fascinated you.

Aspiration(s): Ghost Historian

Traits: Macabre, Chased by Death, Romantically Reserved

Career: Reaper

World(s): Ravenwood

Goals:

Move to Ravenwood as a young adult 

Complete the Ghost Historian aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Reaper career

Master the Thanatology skill

Make a wish at the wishing well

Have a baby with the Grimborn trait

Attend all Ravenwood festivals at least once

Have a pet crow

Complete your bucket list 

Write a will and assign at least one family heirloom

Complete the Tarot Cards collection

Have a household member die, host a funeral, and add their ghost to the household (could even be you)

Optional: Reach level 5 in the Undertaker career before or after playing as a Reaper OR marry someone in the Undertaker career

Optional: Assign the Hallowed Grounds lot trait to your house

Optional: Have your sim be reborn into the next generation’s household

[sims4packsbasedlegacychallenge]

The Legendary Legacy; Can you make it to 100 generations?

As an active reddit member, I stumbled across a post asking fellow redditors if anyone has ever accomplished the legendary legacy (play a family for 100 generations) and I thought, I can barely reach 10 generations, how could anyone reach 100.

Of course, at this point, as someone who loves a good challenge, I decided to do just that. By combining The History and Decades Challenges, using each new time period/decade as its own generation, would make 19 generations by the time you reach the 2010s. Where I then would play through each world in the order of their release, 1 generation per pack, ending at 51 generations (up to For Rent). And from there, we shall see. You can view my progress by viewing the family tree and my tracking document.

Family Tree pt. 1

Family Tree pt. 2 (generation 23 marries into another lepacy I was playing, and my Legendary Legacy family tree picks up here with generation 24)

My Legendary Legacy Tracker 

Legendary Legacy Generational Outline (a work in progress)

*As of December 26, 2024, currently playing generation 25*

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Rules

These challenges are meant to inspire your love of playing the game. There is no “winning” or “losing”. Therefore, the rules can and should be changed to match your play style, allowing you to get the most out of your experience. 

That being said...

Aging should be set to normal.

No cheating whatsoever.

Gameplay mods are encouraged.

But in all honesty, play in whichever manner makes the game most enjoyable for you 😊

The Packs Based Legacy Challenge a 15 generation legacy style challenge that incorporates every expansion, game, and stuff pack (up to Horse Ranch) through one flowing storyline. Also includes 9 additional add-on generations.

The Base Game Legacy Challenge a legacy style challenge that mimics The Packs Based Legacy storyline allowing the two challenges to be intermixed based off which packs you may own but also stands up on its own for a 10 generation challenge for those who only own base game.

And so, it begins... a legacy style challenge that takes you from base game to high school years through one flowing storyline.

Mods I Recommend  

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Here is a list of Mods I Use

In addition to using these mods, I allow my sims full autonomy and focus on their wants and aspirations to guide their lives.

MC Command Center by Deaderpool

Mods by Lumpinou:

Relationship & Pregnancy Overhaul

The Mood Pack Mod

First Impressions

Contextual Social Interactions

XML Injector by Scumbumbo

Shorter University by Peridot Sims

Mods by Weerbesu:

More Columns in CAS 

UI Cheats Extension

Remove Sims from Conversation by ThePancake1

Various mods by LittleMsSam

Various mods by Bienchens Mods

*This list was last updated 12/17/2024. It has been greatly reduced to reflect only the mods I rely on the most.

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The Sims 4 Base Game Legacy Challenge

It was suggested that I create base game substitutions for those who may not own every pack used in The Packs Based Legacy Challenge. I loved the idea so much that I created an entirely base game friendly version of the challenge. Each challenge can be completed individually or used interchangeably to create the perfect challenge that works for you.

Generation 1: The Gloomy Painter (Can be subbed in for Generation 1: Dream Home Decorator in The Packs Based Challenge)

Growing up, you never understood how others just knew what they wanted to be when they were older. How could anyone, in a world of possibilities, just know? Know enough to graduate high school, attend college, and apply for that one specific career they knew would make them happy for the rest of their lives? I mean, you certainly didn’t.

Luckily for you though, as you were debating on whether you would attend college to please your parents or take that year off to try and “find yourself” you receive notice that you inherited a house in Willow Creek by your great-great-aunt. It wasn’t long after high school graduation that you were saying goodbye to your old life and headed off to Willow Creek. Only to discover the house was in less-than-ideal conditions.           

Over the next several years, you take up freelance painting jobs as you continue to search for something to entice you. Until one day your friend suggests you become a painter professionally after noticing how you light up when discussing the freelance painting gigs you have completed. And suddenly, everything clicks.

Aspiration(s): Friend of the World – you are starting over and aspire to make many new friends Traits: Gloomy, Creative, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Create a young adult sim in CAS and move them into a fixer upper house in Willow Creek (you can build this house or download one from the gallery – use free real estate cheat to afford it, if necessary). Once your sim is moved in, cheat their household funds down to $600. You never had a job in high school because your parents wanted you to focus on your studies. And when you made the decision not to go to college, they cut you off completely leaving you with only the tiny amount of birthday cash you accumulated over your childhood. You must make friends with at least one sim from the welcome wagon as they will become the friend that suggests you go all in and join the painter career professionally in the future. Eventually fall in love and get married. Produce at least one heir.

Take as many freelance jobs as needed to fully remodel one room in your new home before joining the painter career (optional).

Complete painter career.

Cannot cheat money beside initial move in.

Must fully renovate inherited house over your sims lifetime and never move out.

Generation 2: The Clumsy Writer (Can be subbed in for Generation 2: Paranormal/Vampires in The Packs Based Challenge)

You were raised by loving parents in a beautiful home. You saw how much pride your mother (or father) had for the house they turned into a home and wanted to feel that same sense of joy for your own home, so you purchase a fixer upper when you move out. You soon discover something about your house is off. As you notice you are the house on the block people tend to stray away from. You begin to imagine a million different possibilities as to why this is and dedicate your life to writing mystery novels based off your conspiracy theories.

Aspiration(s): Best Selling Author Traits: Perfectionist, Clumsy, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Must purchase a fixer upper house, preferably one that looks abandoned upon aging into young adulthood. Again, you may cheat to purchase this house (the house should be a steal as it has sat on the market for some time now) OR you can use the Simcity Loans mod and take out a loan for this house as an investment into your future (and a little extra challenge). You have always wanted to be a writer, but you never quite found the words, so you become a freelance writer allowing clients to dictate what you write. Once you have completed at least two jobs in the freelance writing career, you quit your job to become a writer full time as you finally have found your muse, your new home. Like the previous generation, you raise your child(ren) in the house you have made into a home.

Your new home must have the Private Dwelling lot trait.

Over the course of your life remodel your home and never move out, just as your parents before you.

You may not hire a maid service or repairman as no one would willingly come to your home.

Limit the number of guests you have over for the same reason.

Become a freelance writer and complete at least two jobs before switching to writer career.

Complete writer career - Author branch.

Complete Best Selling Author aspiration.

Master the writing skill.

Generation 3: The Geeky Astronaut (Can be subbed in for Generation 3: Snowy Escape in The Packs Based Challenge)

Being raised in a “haunted” house (with a parent who was in debt almost their entire life – if you go down that route), was not ideal. You loved your parents, but you could not wait to get away, far, far away. You move to Oasis Springs and buy a house you can afford on your own. You take a job as an astronaut; after all, how much further away can you get than space. However, your life isn’t all work, how could it be when there is so much to explore? You take up collecting as a hobby on your time off and make it a point to go out exploring at least once a week thus leading to your discovery of an abandoned mine.

Aspiration(s): The Curator Traits: Geek, Active, and Hates Children Goals:  After growing up in a ‘haunted’ house, you longed for a sense of normalcy. You did not feel that was accomplishable living anywhere near your parents, so you moved to the desert. You never got over the resentment you had for your parents raising you in a terrifying home where you never felt safe which led to not wanting children of your own as you never wanted to be like them… unfortunately, birth control isn’t 100% accurate. You take a job as an astronaut because you cannot get any further away from your parents than space.  You spend your free time exploring the desert and working on your collections.

Complete Astronaut career – either branch.

Complete The Curator aspiration.

Complete at least 2 collections.

Master handiness and athletic skills.

After maxing your handiness skill, explore the abandoned mine in Oasis Springs, Forgotten Grotto.

Only have one child your entire life “by accident”.

Take a vacation to Willow Creek or Newcrest to collect from another world at least once, maybe even have your accidental pregnancy on vacation. Vacations are about having ‘fun’ after all.

Generation 4: The Erratic Goofball (Can be subbed in for Generation 4: Strangerville in The Packs Based Challenge)

Your parent was a workaholic, and when they weren’t at the office, they were too busy off exploring (or on a sporting adventure, if you have Snowy Escape) to notice you. It wasn’t that your parent didn’t love you, they just weren’t very maternal (or paternal). This left you alone most of the time, often contemplating life itself and why you had a parent that would prefer not to be there for you the way they should have been. As a child, you become your own best friend and begin talking to yourself. And when you become a teen, you decide the only way to gain your parents attention is to cause chaos, so they have no choice but to acknowledge you.

Aspiration(s): Chief of Mischief Traits: Erratic, Loner, and Goofball Goals: During your childhood you begin to talk with yourself as a coping mechanism for your loneliness before opting for a life of mischief. You join the criminal career as a young adult because surely, your parents would notice you as a Crime Boss, everyone would notice you.

Master mischief and charisma skills. All that talking with yourself really boosted your charisma.

Complete the Chief of Mischief aspiration.

Complete Criminal career – Boss branch.

Optional: Complete the Villainous Valentine aspiration.

Over the years you’ve learned to really embrace your passion for mischief and as you never quite got over your parental issues; you take joy in wrecking marriages. Your parents really did a number on you.

Generation 5: The Hot-Headed Gardener (Can be subbed in for Generation 5: Eco Lifestyle in The Packs Based Challenge)

Your parent was a little erratic and the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. You are just as ridiculous as the person who raised you, just in a different way. While your parent was focused on making the world a more dangerous place, you aspire to make the world a better place the best way you know how. You dedicate your life to protecting the world from criminals like your parent by becoming a secret agent. You are also big on recycling, reusing, and living off the grid. Who needs electricity anyway?

Aspiration(s): Freelance Botanist Traits: Good, Self-Assured, and Hot-Headed Goals: When you become a young adult, you move to Newcrest where you have created a 12 x 4 completely empty container home (use whatever wallpaper/flooring you have to best replicate one). Then cheat your household funds to zero (because who doesn’t love a good rags to riches?) The idea is that you were overly certain you didn’t need material positions to bring you joy so you moved out with nothing and found an abandoned shipping container you would seek shelter in. You aspire to change the world for the better.

New home must have the off-the-grid lot trait.

Complete the Secret Agent career – Diamond Agent branch.

Master logic and gardening skills.

Must have a well-maintained garden.

Complete Freelance Botanist aspiration.

Generation 6: The Ambitious Entrepreneur (Can be subbed in for Generation 6: Tiny Living and Discover University in The Packs Based Challenge)

As a child, you were not a fan of your parent’s lifestyle. And your grandparent being a famous crime boss… You just needed out. You knew at a young age the only way to accomplish this was to work hard and land a good job. As a teenager you took on a part time job to help save up for your first home, however, once you reached the top of your career, you felt like you were no longer being challenged and switched jobs.

Aspiration(s): Renaissance Sim Traits: Ambitious, Good, and Bookworm Goals: After moving out, you realize that while your parent may have been a little overboard with the whole eco living thing, they did have a point. You decide to build a micro home for yourself to help the environment in your own way; however, as time goes on and your family grows, you build on to your home.

Must reach level 3 of two part time jobs before moving out of your parent’s home.

Reach the top of the Tech Guru career – Start-up Entrepreneur branch.

Complete the Renaissance Sim aspiration.

Master charisma and programming skills.

Must live in a 32-tile home after moving out of your parent’s home. You may add on to it over your sim’s lifetime; however, it must never be more than 100 tiles big.

Generation 7: The Outdoorsy Photographer (Can be subbed in for Generation 7: Realm of Magic and Moschino Stuff in The Packs Based Challenge)

Being raised in a tiny home really helped keep things in perspective for you. You grew up appreciating everything the world had to offer and enjoy taking photos of nature to preserve its beauty forever. You were close with your grandparent and their love of the environment really had an impact on you.

Aspiration(s): Angling Ace Traits: Ambitious, Loves the Outdoors, and a trait of your choosing Goals: You take up photography as a teenager with an interest in wildlife photos and fishing. You hear Willow Creek has the most beautiful scenery and excellent fishing spots, so you move there. While out fishing by Foundry Cove one day, you discover a mysterious tree that appears to have a portal. After much debate with yourself, you make the decision to check out this portal and discover the beautiful Sylvian Glade. You can’t help but feel that finding this portal was your destiny and visit there often.

Master photography and fishing skills.

Become a freelance digital artist.

Complete the Angling Ace aspiration.

Generation 8: The Lazy Party Animal (Can be subbed in for Generation 8: Island Living and Get Together in The Packs Based Challenge)

Your parent loved nature and so did you, only, you wanted the bask in the sunlight and relax in the pool type of nature. You wanted to be surrounded by people and live life to the fullest without any real responsibilities weighing you down.

Aspiration(s): Party Animal Traits: Cheerful, Lazy, and Outgoing Goals: You only have one real goal in life, and that is to live a life of leisure. You wish for nothing more than to relax by the pool and throw the biggest parties. After all, what point is there in living a life you don’t enjoy?

Master the Style Influencer career – Trend Setter branch.

Must own a pool with a lounge float and relax in it often.

Dedicate your life to living every day to its fullest.

Complete the Party Animal aspiration.

Master charisma and mixology skills.

Fall madly in love with someone you meet at a party, get married, and have at least one child.

Generation 9: The Childish Soulmate (Can be subbed in for Generation 9: Seasons, Laundry Day, Cats & Dogs, Parenthood, My First Pet, Toddlers, Kids Room, Backyard, Movie Hangout, Cool Kitchen, Bowling, and Spooky Stuff Packs in The Packs Based Challenge)

You had a wonderful childhood. Your parents were so caring and so in love that it inspired you. For as long as you could remember, you dreamed of having the perfect wedding, to the perfect person, and raising a large happy family. You aspire to own land big enough to build a beautiful family home for your future children with plenty of outdoor space for them to play without the worries of city traffic nearby.

Aspiration(s): Soulmate, Successful Lineage, and Big Happy Family Traits: Family-Oriented, Childish, and Neat (or a trait of your choosing) Goals:

Must celebrate every major holiday (if you have seasons) and every birthday.

After your first child becomes a toddler, dedicate one night a week to family movie night (if you don’t have movie hangout stuff, just have everyone watch tv together).

Fridays are for pizza.

Complete all three aspirations, you can do it.

Must have 4 children minimum.

Have a bimonthly park day with the whole family, you really value family bonding.

Generation 10: The Materialistic Romantic (Can be subbed in for Generation 10: Get Famous, Spa Day, Fitness, Vintage Glamour, Romantic Garden, Perfect Patio, and Luxury Party in The Packs Based Challenge)

Your parents loved you, that was obvious. But did they love you as an individual or as one of the herd? You had to share everything with your siblings, and watched your parents live modestly with no extra cash to treat themselves. And though, that never seemed to bother them, you could not imagine dedicating your entire life to raising a family. You wanted to be the center of attention for once, you never wanted to be forced to share anything ever again, you wanted to be famous.

Aspiration(s): Mansion Baron and Serial Romantic Traits: Snob, Jealous, and Materialistic Goals:

Complete both aspirations.

Hire a maid once you can afford it.

Reach level 10 in the Entertainment career – Musician branch.

Once you are considered a serious musician, throw the most lavish and luxurious parties.

Keep Zen by mastering the fitness skill and visit the gym regularly, after all, you deserve it.

You date around but never marry, cannot risk anyone stealing your spotlight.

Have one child with one of your many lovers (when you are ready, try for baby with at least two lovers on the same day and let the father (or mother) of your child be a surprise).

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The Sims 4 Packs Based Legacy Challenge

This is a challenge for those who enjoy goal-based legacies like the Not So Berry and Whimsy Legacy Challenges and looking to explore the stuff, game, and expansion packs in depth. If you are anything like me, you probably have a few expansions that you have purchased but have yet to fully explore. This challenge aims to change that.

I understand that not everyone may own all the packs, in fact, some people may only own base game. For that reason, I have also created The Base Game Legacy Challenge, a base game friendly version of The Packs Based Legacy made to fit interchangeably with one another. Both challenges can be completed individually or used interchangeably to create the perfect challenge that works for you. 

Generation 1: Dream Home Decorator

Growing up, you never understood how others just knew what they wanted to be when they were older. How could anyone, in a world of possibilities, just know? Know enough to graduate high school, attend college, and apply for that one specific career they knew would make them happy for the rest of their lives? I mean, you certainly didn’t.

Luckily for you though, as you were debating on whether you would attend college to please your parents or take that year off to try and “find yourself” you receive notice that you inherited a house in Willow Creek by your great-great-aunt. It wasn’t long after high school graduation that you were saying goodbye to your old life and headed off to Willow Creek. Only to discover the house was in less-than-ideal conditions.           

Over the next several years, you take up odd jobs as you continue to search for something to entice you. Until one day your friend suggests you become an interior designer after noticing how you light up when discussing the remodeling of your home. And suddenly, everything clicks.

Aspiration(s): Friend of the World – you are starting over and aspire to make many new friends Traits: Gloomy, Creative, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Create a young adult sim in CAS and move them into a fixer upper house in Willow Creek (you can build this house or download one from the gallery – use free real estate cheat to afford it, if necessary). Once your sim is moved in, cheat their household funds down to $600. You never had a job in high school because your parents wanted you to focus on your studies. And when you made the decision not to go to college, they cut you off completely leaving you with only the tiny amount of birthday cash you accumulated over your childhood. You must make friends with at least one sim from the welcome wagon as they will become the friend that suggests you become an interior designer in the future. Eventually fall in love with and marry a client. Produce at least one heir.

Take as many odd jobs as needed to fully remodel one room in your new home before joining the interior decorator career (optional).

Complete home decorator career.

Cannot cheat money beside initial move in.

Must fully renovate inherited house over your sims lifetime and never move out.

Generation 2: Paranormal (with an optional add-on layer of Vampires)

You were raised by loving parents in a beautiful home. You saw how much pride your mother (or father) had for the house they turned into a home and wanted to feel that same sense of joy for your own home, so you purchase a fixer upper when you move out. You soon discover your house is haunted. You dedicate your life to connecting with and understanding these spirits. You aspire to help others who find themselves struggling in the same situation.

Aspiration(s): Aspiration of your choosing Traits: Perfectionist, Clumsy, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Must purchase a haunted house preferably one that needs a bit of a renovation upon aging into young adulthood. Again, you may cheat to purchase this house (as the house should be a steal due to its haunted nature) OR you can use the Simcity Loans mod and take out a loan for this house as an investment into your future (and a little extra challenge). Once you have completed at least two jobs in each of the three levels of the paranormal career, you may purchase the brave reward trait. Like the previous generation, you raise your child(ren) in the house you have made into a home.

Master the medium skill.

Live in a haunted house your entire life (after moving out of your parents’ home).

Become a paranormal investigator and do at least one active gig a week.

If you feel so inclined, you may summon Bonehilda regularly to clean your home, but you may not hire a traditional maid service or repairman as no one would willingly come to your haunted home.

Limit the number of guests you have over for the same reason.

Become best friends with Guidry and attempt to befriend Temperance.

****Optional Add-on Layer for Generation 2****

Not long after moving into your new home you begin to realize your neighbors are not amongst the living. Some of them are nice while others can be quite scary, all of whom you find fascinating. You grow curious and dedicate your life to understanding these creatures. Over time you become so intrigued you seek to become a vampire yourself only to discover it gets quite lonely watching everyone around you grow old while you stay young, so you seek to create your very own vampire family.

The haunted house you purchase is in Forgotten Hollow and have the Vampire Nexus lot trait.

Aspiration becomes Master Vampire, Good Vampire and Vampire Family which you can work on simultaneously.

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Generation 2: Vampires Only

You were raised by loving parents in a beautiful home. You saw how pride your mother (or father) had for the house they turned into a home and wanted to feel that same sense of joy for your own home, so you purchase a fixer upper when you move out (or better yet, a house that was clearly abandoned, though you’re not sure why). You soon realize your new neighbors are not amongst the living. Some of them are nice while others can be quite scary, all of whom you find fascinating. You grow curious and dedicate your life to understanding these creatures. Over time you become so intrigued you seek to become a vampire yourself only to discover it gets quite lonely watching everyone around you grow old while you stay young, so you seek to create your very own vampire family.

Aspiration(s): Master Vampire, Good Vampire, and Vampire Family Traits: Perfectionist, Clumsy, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Must purchase a “haunted” or abandoned looking house preferably one that needs a bit of a renovation upon aging into young adulthood. Again, you may cheat to purchase this house (the house should be a steal as it has been on the market for a long time) OR you can use the Simcity Loans mod and take out a loan for this house as an investment into your future (and a little extra challenge). Like the previous generation, you raise your child(ren) in the house you have made into a home.

The house you purchase must be in Forgotten Hollow and have the Vampire Nexus lot trait.

Limit the number of guests you have over for their own safety.

Complete all three vampire aspirations, you’re immortal now, you have all the time in the world.

Master the Vampire Lore and pipe organ skills.

You earn a living by freelance writing about your new life state.

Optional: Cure yourself of vampirism after completing all other requirements for this generation as you realize your newfound immortality means watching your own child(ren) getting old and dying before you.

Generation 3: Snowy Escape

Being raised in a haunted house (with a parent who was in debt almost their entire life – if you go down that route), was not ideal. You loved your parents, but you could not wait to get away, far, far away. You move to Mt. Komorebi and buy a house you can afford on your own. You take a career as a salaryperson. However, your life isn’t all work, how could it be when you live in such a beautiful world? You take up snowboarding, skiing, or rock climbing as a hobby on your time off and make it a point to go hiking at least once a week. You are also very involved in the town’s festivals.

Aspiration(s): Mt. Komorebi Sightseer and Extreme Sports Enthusiast Traits: Adventurous, Proper, and Hates Children Goals:  After growing up in a haunted house, you longed for a sense of normalcy. You did not feel that was accomplishable living anywhere near your parents so you moved to Mt. Komorebi where you would fall in love with the culture. You never got over the resentment you had for your parents raising you in a home that terrified you which led to not wanting children of your own. Unfortunately, birth control isn’t 100% accurate. You take a job as a salaryperson because it sounds like the most ordinary job you can do, and you desperately wanted that stability.  You spend your free time going on sporting adventures, hiking, and participating in festivals as they provide you with a feeling of community which you never had growing up.

Complete Salaryperson career.

Master skiing, snowboarding, or rock climbing.

Complete both Mt. Komorebi Sightseer and Extreme Sports Enthusiast.

Attend every Mt. Komorebi festival when you are not at work (you may take vacation days to attend them).

For an extra challenge, you may turn off lifestyles for this generation as they will make this generation’s goals particularly easy.

You may hire maids and repairmen if you can afford it.

Only have one child your entire life “by accident” (You may cheat for twins if you want to experience gameplay for both sides in Batuu – this is completely optional and only if you have Batuu).

Never marry.

Generation 4: Star Wars and Nifty Knitting (basemental drugs recommended)

Your parent was a workaholic, and when they weren’t at the office, they were too busy at a festival or off on a sporting adventure to notice you. It wasn’t that your parent didn’t love you, they just weren’t very maternal (or paternal). This left you alone most of the time, often contemplating life itself and why you had a parent that would prefer not to be there for you the way they should have been. Your thoughts become too much and eventually you decide to try pot as you’ve heard it can be quite calming. Eventually you find yourself dabbling into every drug you can get your hands on and live for the escapism. You start to envision an alternate universe where you can be in control, where you’re needed, where you can escape reality… and you like to knit.   

** For those that do not use basemental drugs your sim will go down a different but similar route. Instead of dabbling into drugs, you will dabble into mischief and fantasy. As a teenager you begin acting out in an attempt to get your parents attention, unfortunately, your efforts do not succeed. You imagine a world where you are in control, where you are needed, where people never ignore you, where you can escape reality. You travel there often.**

Aspiration(s): Psychonaut (if using Basemental Drugs) otherwise Chief of Mischief Batuu Aspirations: Hope Vs Order and then depending on the side you choose, you’ll complete the Batuu aspiration that suits you Traits: Erratic, Glutton and Goofball (Replace goofball with Clubber if using Basemental Drugs) Goals: Your primary focus this generation is to fully explore Batuu. You must complete the hope vs order aspiration and whichever other Batuu aspiration corresponds with the side you choose. You do not have to complete the psychonaut or chief of mischief aspirations, but you may for the added challenge. When not in Batuu, you love to knit while listening to metal music in your rocking chair as it helps relax you. You join the criminal career as another attempt to get your parents attention. But when you become an adult, you quit your career and try to make a living selling what you knit on Plopsy as you have outgrown the desire of gaining your parents attention.

Master the knitting skill.

Obtain mischief level 5 or higher.

Complete Hope vs Order Aspiration and at least one more Batuu Aspiration according to the side you choose.

Once an adult, must sell at least 10 knitted items on Plopsy and change home aspiration to Lord or Lady of the Knits.

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Generation 4: Strangerville (and Nifty Knitting, if owned)

Your parent was a workaholic, and when they weren’t at the office, they were too busy at a festival or off on a sporting adventure to notice you. It wasn’t that your parent didn’t love you, they just weren’t very maternal (or paternal). This left you alone most of the time, often contemplating life itself and why you had a parent that would prefer not to be there for you the way they should have been. Your thoughts become too much and when you become a teen decide the only way to gain your parents attention is to cause chaos, so they have no choice but to acknowledge you. You dream of an alternate universe where you can be in control, where you’re needed, where you can escape reality… and you like to knit (if you do not own Nifty Knitting, omit that). Right as you are aging into a young adult, you hear of a town called Strangerville and how it needs a hero, you decide you will be that hero and move there.

Aspiration(s): Chief of Mischief Strangerville Aspiration: Strangerville Mystery Traits: Erratic, Paranoid, and Goofball Goals: Your primary focus this generation is to fully explore Strangerville. You must complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration and save Strangerville. You do not have to complete the chief of mischief aspiration, but you may for the added challenge. When not working on solving the Strangerville mystery, you love to knit while listening to metal music in your rocking chair as it helps relax you (omit if you do not own Nifty Knitting). You join the military career as a final attempt to get your parent’s attention, surely, they’d be proud of you defending your country. But when you become an adult, you quit your career and try to make a living selling what you knit on Plopsy as you have outgrown the desire of gaining your parents attention (if you do not own Nifty Knitting, you never quit your career).

Must live in Strangerville.

Obtain mischief level 5 or higher.

Complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration.

Complete Military career, you die still trying to make your parents proud (only if you do not own Nifty Knitting).

These are to be completed as well if you own Nifty Knitting:

Master the knitting skill.

Once an adult, must sell at least 10 knitted items on Plopsy and change home aspiration to Lord or Lady of the Knits.   

Generation 5: Eco Lifestyle

Your parent was a little erratic and the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. You are just as ridiculous as the person who raised you, just in a different way. While your parent was focused on making Batuu (or Strangerville) a better place, you aspire to make the real world a better place the best way you know how. Recycling, reusing, and living off the grid. Who needs electricity anyway?

Aspiration(s): Eco Innovator Traits: Freegan, Green Fiend, and Maker Goals: When you become a young adult, you move to The Shipping Views in Evergreen Harbor where you have bulldozed the original lot and created a 12 x 4 completely empty container home. Then cheat your household funds to zero (because who doesn’t love a good rags to riches?) The idea is that you were overly certain you didn’t need material positions to bring you joy so you moved out with nothing and found an abandoned shipping container you would seek shelter in. You aspire to change the world for the better.

Lot must have the off-the-grid trait and you are encouraged to find ways to acquire water and electricity that are ecofriendly.

Must complete the Civil Designer career – Green Technician branch.

Master fabrication skill.

Dumpster dive regularly as all household items must be obtained through fabrication or dumpster finds (except items that you will never find in a dumpster; meat wall, bug motel, fabrication machine, candle making station, juicing station, etc.)

Must own and maintain a meat wall and bug motel.

Must take up the hobby of juice fizzing and master juice fizzing skill.

May live in all three neighborhoods in Evergreen Harbor over the course of your lifetime so you can vote on all 3 community spaces and initiate action plans in each neighborhood if an extra challenge is desired.

Generation 6: Tiny Living and Discover University

As a child, you were not a fan of your parent’s lifestyle. Digging in the trash for treasure was not your idea of fun. In fact, it was really embarrassing. And your grandparent off in Batuu (or Strangerville)… You just needed out. You knew at a young age the only way to accomplish this was to work hard and get into a good university. As a teenager you took on a part time job to help save for college, however, once you reached the top of your career, you felt like you were no longer being challenged and switched jobs.

Aspiration(s): Academic and Renaissance Sim Traits: Ambitious, Good, and Bookworm Goals: Apply for the computer science, economics, history, language & literature, physics, or psychology degree based off the career path you wish to pursue (Law, Education, or Engineer). Obtaining scholarships are not required but encouraged. After graduation, you realize that while your parent may have been a little overboard with the whole eco living thing, they did have a point. You decide to build a micro home for yourself to help the environment in your own way; however, as time goes on and your family grows, you build on to your home.

Must reach level 3 of two part time jobs before attending university.

Must join a student organization in university.

Become a member of the secret society.

After graduation join Law, Education or Engineer career (something to note: Law and Education will utilize the research and debate skills you acquire from your aspiration while in college).

Robotics fascinates you and bot building becomes a hobby of yours.

Master robotics, charisma, and research and debate skills.

Must live in a micro home after college and may add on to it over your sim’s lifetime; however, it must always remain a tiny home.

Complete both aspirations.

Generation 7: Realm of Magic and Moschino Stuff

Being raised in a tiny home really helped keep things in perspective for you. You grew up appreciating everything the world had to offer and enjoy taking photos of nature to preserve its beauty forever. You were close with your grandparent and their love of the environment really had an impact on you.

Aspiration(s): Spellcraft and Sorcery and Purveyor of Potions Traits: Ambitious, Loves the Outdoors, and a trait of your choosing Goals: You take up photography as a teenager with an interest in wildlife photos. You hear that the waterfall in Glimmerbrook is a sight that cannot be missed and discover a mysterious portal while you are there taking photos. After much debate with yourself, you make the decision to check out this portal and discover a world of magic. Your grandparent had always told you crazy stories about how your great grandparent traveled to a far-off mystical world, and you begin to wonder if this was it.  As you explore, you meet a sage and discover witchcraft. You can’t help but feel that finding this portal was your destiny and seek to become a spellcaster. Your parent was of an ambitious nature and always went all in in anything they did, you felt an obligation to do the same when it came to understanding this newfound power.

Master photography skill.

Become a freelance photographer.

Move to Glimmerbrook after becoming a spellcaster to be closer to the portal and beautiful scenery (if you choose to become a spellcaster as a teen, wait until young adulthood to move).

Dabble in practical, mischief, and untamed magic as you seek to know all.

Complete both aspirations.

Generation 8: Island Living and Get Together

Your parent loved nature and so did you, only, you weren’t a fan of the woods. You wanted to bask in the sunlight and feel the sand between your toes. Something about living secluded in the woods just felt so glum to you. You wanted to be surrounded by people and live life to the fullest without any real responsibilities weighing you down.

Aspiration(s): Beach Life and Leader of the Pack Traits: Insider, Dance Machine, and Child of the Ocean Goals: After moving to Sulani as a young adult, you discover that the island is not as cared for as you feel it should be. Despite your initial desire to live a life of leisure, you decide to take it upon yourself to join the Conservation career and be the difference you want to see. You even make a Conservation club that meets weekly to discuss Sulani and appreciate its beauty. But you don’t give up hope on your life of leisure and create a second club for going out on the town dancing with friends. One day you discover mermaids and seek to become one as to help gain even more understanding of the Island’s magic.

Master the conservation career in the branch of your choosing.

Become a mermaid at some point in your sim’s life (please note that if your heir inherited the spellcaster trait, you must cure them before they can become a mermaid).

Explore the Sulani cave until you complete the picture on the cave wall (each time you explore the cave, more of the picture will appear).

Dedicate your life to cleaning up Sulani and achieve stage 3 of cleanup.

Complete both aspirations.

Master dancing skill and dabble in the DJ skill.

Fall madly in love with someone you meet on the Island, get married, and have at least one child.

Must cure any child born as a mermaid, as you do not believe your child(ren) should be forced to live the same life you chose.

Generation 9: Seasons, Laundry Day, Cats & Dogs, Parenthood, My First Pet, Toddlers, Kids Room, Backyard, Movie Hangout, Cool Kitchen, Bowling, and Spooky Stuff Packs

You had a wonderful childhood. Your parents were so caring and so in love that it inspired you. For as long as you could remember, you dreamed of having the perfect wedding, to the perfect person, and raising a large happy family. Only, you didn’t want to do it in Sulani. What fun were holidays, if they couldn’t be celebrated in the appropriate season. You move to Windenburg (or Brindleton Bay) inspired by stories of your parent growing up in Glimmerbrook’s countryside. You aspire to own land big enough to build a beautiful family home for your future children with plenty of outdoor space for them to play without the worries of city traffic nearby.

Aspiration(s): Super Parent, Successful Lineage, and Big Happy Family Traits: Family-Oriented, Childish, and Neat (or a trait of your choosing) Goals:

Must celebrate every major holiday and every birthday.

After your first child becomes a toddler, dedicate one night a week to family movie night and popcorn is a must (the one thing I am copying from NSB, because its just too wholesome not to).

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Friday night homemade ice cream.

Complete all three family aspirations, you can do it.

Your first born wants a pet, but with a second child on the way, you can’t even imagine getting a cat or dog, so you get them a rodent.

Must have 4 children.

You eventually cave and get 1 dog and 1 cat, who your children dress up in pet clothing.

Must have laundry room and wash clothes, you may hire a maid.

Use laundry day, toddlers, kids’ room, backyard, and cool kitchen stuff pack items throughout your home.

Have a bimonthly bowling day with the whole family, you really value family bonding.

As an optional challenge, you may have this generation join the vet career after obtaining your cat and dog. After caving and getting your children pets, you can’t help but fall in love with these new additions to your family and join the vet career to meet even more pets and ensure they live long and healthy lives (may add on the friend of the animal’s aspiration if you feel so obliged).

Generation 10: Get Famous, Spa Day, Fitness, Vintage Glamour, Romantic Garden, Perfect Patio, and Luxury Party

Your parents loved you, that was obvious. But did they love you as an individual or as one of the herd? You had to share everything with your siblings, and watched your parents live modestly with no extra cash to treat themselves. And though, that never seemed to bother them, you could not imagine dedicating your entire life to raising a family. You wanted to be the center of attention for once, you never wanted to be forced to share anything ever again, you wanted to be famous.

Aspiration(s): World Famous Celebrity and Master Actor/Actress Traits: Self-Absorbed, Jealous, and Materialistic Goals:

Complete both aspirations.

Move to Del Sol Valley as a young adult and work hard so that you can one day afford a home in the celebrity neighborhood (does not have to be one of the original builds).

Complete actor/actress career.

Hire a butler once you move into the celebrity neighborhood (must have the celebrity home lot trait as well).

Once you are a 5-star celebrity, throw the most lavish and luxurious parties.

Keep Zen by mastering the wellness skill and visit the spa regularly, after all, you deserve it.

Its only the best fitness gear for you.

Decorate your celebrity home with items from vintage glamour, romantic garden, perfect patio, fitness, and luxury party items.

You date around but never marry, cannot risk anyone stealing your spotlight.

Have one child with one of your many lovers (when you are ready, try for baby with at least two lovers on the same day and let the father (or mother) of your child be a surprise).

Generation 11: Cottage Living

Your parent was famous, like really famous. You grew up living in a life of luxury most people could never even dream of having. But while your classmates raved on about all the time and memories they had with their families, you were being raised by your family’s butler. Your grandparent was all about celebrating holidays and for as long as they lived, they made you feel like family was the most important thing anyone could have in their life. You wanted that. You didn’t want to be recognized everywhere you went just because you were the child of a famous actor/actress. When you become a young adult, you move to the quaint town of Henford-on-Bagley.

Aspiration(s): Country Caretaker and Freelance Botanist Traits: Animal Enthusiast, Loves the Outdoors, and Lactose Intolerant (or a trait of your choosing) Goals: As a young adult, you use some of your family’s money to purchase a home in Henford-on-Bagley. You learn quickly that farming is hard work, and having a job outside of the farm is near impossible, but you love every second of it. There is something so peaceful and rewarding about running a farm, and the people are so kind here. 

Either your sim, their future spouse, or a future child must have the lactose intolerant trait.

Your sim may have a job as a teenager and/or at the beginning of young adulthood, but once the farm is well established, they must earn money through their farm, garden, and/or town errands.

Home must have the Simple Living lot challenge, and may have the off-the-grid trait as well if you prefer the extra challenge.

Make friends with at least 3 sims who live in town.

Over the course of your life, own a cow, llama, chickens, hens, roosters, and chicks.

Befriend a fox, rabbit, and a flock of birds.

Complete the Country Caretaker and Freelance Botanist aspirations.

Master the cross-stitch, gardening, and cooking skills.

Optional skill to master: flower arranging

Get married to a sim you meet in town and have at least two children whom you raise on the farm.

Generation 12: My Wedding Stories and a little High School Years

While your siblings thrived in the quaint town of Henford-on-Bagley, enjoying life on the farm, you were often found with your head in the clouds or lost in a good book. A true hopeless romantic just waiting for their great love story to begin. Upon high school graduation you take a huge leap of faith and move to the beautiful and romantic town of Tartosa. Full of excitement you await your grand love story to begin.

Aspiration(s): Soulmate, My Dream Wedding (if not using mods, see aspiration goals below*), and Successful Lineage Traits: Bookworm, Romantic, and a trait of your choosing Goals: As a young adult, you move to a small starter home in Tartosa. You are so eager to find love that you date the first eligible person you meet. It's happening for you, just like in the great romance novels, they are the one, you are sure of it.

Date the first eligible sim you meet in Tartosa and complete level 1 of the soulmate aspiration.

Meet someone else while dating this person and instantly feel that spark. THIS new person is THE ONE. Break up with your partner and complete level 2 of the soulmate aspiration and complete the My Dream Wedding aspiration with new person.

After completing the My Dream Wedding aspiration (whether it be on the honeymoon or a little afterwards), catch your spouse cheating and divorce. [make sure your sim is pregnant first but they don’t know it yet] *if playing a male, the partner realizes after you move and gives you full custody*

Despite your previously failed relationships, you don't give up hope for your great love story. Instead you regroup. You know what you need to do. Move to a small close-knit town where everyone knows each other and will welcome you right in, just like in all those Hallmark movies. THAT is where you will find love. Move to Copperdale.

As soon as you move to Copperdale you realize you are pregnant. Now thousands of miles away from your ex, who you don’t really want around anyway. You vow to be the best single parent you can be. You soon discover your greatest love story was never about finding the perfect spouse, it was about becoming a parent and loving your child so deeply.

When your child becomes a child, you finally meet your soulmate and complete the soulmate aspiration. However, it happens naturally. You meet, become friends, good friends, best friends, and then finally date and fall in love (you can even meet them earlier, but cannot realize your true feelings for this person or act on them until your child is in grade school).

**If you don’t use mods, My Dream Wedding aspiration goals:

Plan all wedding events

Buy a wedding cake after taste testing a few

Go wedding clothes shopping

Go on a honeymoon and woohoo spouse 10 times

Generation 13: High School Years and Werewolves

Your parent was a helicopter parent. When you became a teenager all you wanted to do was rebel. Who were they to tell you how to run your life anyway? Eventually you have enough and run away.

Aspiration(s): Live Fast, Werewolf Initiate, Lone Wolf Traits: Hot-Headed, Kleptomaniac, and a trait of your choosing Goals: As a teenager you thrive on bad behavior. Your parent put so much pressure on you growing up, you couldn’t take it anymore. No one should ever put everything they have into one person like that. 

Complete the live fast aspiration and then drop out of high school.

When completing the 5 dates requirement, do it with the same person. A true bad boy (or bad girl) persona. One your parent definitely doesn't approve of. If you use basemental drugs, these two definitely are on something. However, they don’t run away with you. 

Instead, when you share your plans of running away together they laugh at the idea, so you dare or frame them before you leave.

Move to Moonwood Mill in an abandoned place you purchased with money you stole from your parent.

Discover werewolves and complete the werewolf initiate and lone wolf aspirations.

Generation 14: Growing Together

As a child, you were fascinated by the families you watched on tv. Did happy families really exist? You wanted nothing more than to be a part of a big happy family like the ones you saw on tv. Being raised by a lone wolf provided nothing of the sort. So, when you reached young adulthood you moved to the bustling city of San Sequoia, never looking back.

Aspiration(s): Werewolf Initiate, Cure Seeker, Big Happy Family ***NOTE: if your second parent was not a werewolf and you were born human, omit werewolf aspirations and related goals.

Traits: Family-Oriented and two traits of your choosing

Goals: As a child you spend a lot of time watching tv, dreaming of one day being a part of one of the big happy families you’re always watching. By teenage years, you are committed to your dreams, researching the perfect place to move once older and a cure to make you human (if a werewolf).. 

Complete the Werewolf Initiate, Cure Seeker, Big Happy Family aspirations.

At least levels 1 + 2 of Big Happy Family anyway.

Seek and cure yourself of lycanthrope just before your birthday into young adulthood. 

As you are embarrassed by your beastly side, never share that part of you with anyone. Not even your children despite them having a noticeably strong connection with animals.

Move to San Sequoia as a young adult and never allow your parents to visit, not that they’d even want to. To everyone new in your life, including your future children you claim they passed away tragically just before you moved.

You may marry a high school sweetheart or someone new you meet in San Sequoia.

Have 3-5 children and be the best, most nurturing family focused parent you can be.

As soon as your first child is born, become a stay at home parent.

Aim to achieve every infant and toddler milestones between all of your children.

Give each child one of the new childhood aspirations and complete them.

Visit the recreation center with your children weekly.

Start a memory box, include a picture of you or your parent in werewolf form and pass it down to the next heir. Encouraging them to add but never look in.

Generation 15: Horse Ranch

Growing up you always felt a strong connection with animals. As a child you convinced your parents to buy you a pet (gerbil, dog, or cat) and you swore you could sense how they felt. That feeling never went away and inspired you to move to Chestnut Ridge with dreams of owning your own ranch filled with horses, goats, and sheep (chickens, cow, llama, and a dog if you want an extra challenge).

Aspiration(s): Championship Rider + Expert Nectar Maker

Traits: Horse Lover, Rancher, and a trait of your choosing

Goals: Become best friends with your childhood pet(s) and if they are still alive by the time you move to Chestnut Ridge, take them with you. Finding love is a low priority, your true calling is ranch life, something about being one with nature and wildlife really speaks to your soul.

Complete the Championship Rider and Expert Nectar Maker aspirations.

Buy or build a ranch house for yourself and hold a ranch gathering and ranch animal day event at least once.

Master Riding and Nectar Making skills and have at least one horse master Agility, Endurance, Jumping, and Temperament.

Complete the exploration of Dreadhorse Caverns in the Galloping Gulch neighborhood.

Compete in multiple horse competitions and make side money by completing neighborhood jobs with your horse(s).

When funds allow it, hire a ranch hand to help out.

Work towards having a full household consisting of your sim, their partner (optional), a horse, and at least one child. The rest of the household slots can be filled by more horses, dogs, cats, or children.

Optional: Have the dog hangout lot trait. Something about you just attracts wild dogs.

Before dying of old age, look in your parent’s memory box. You die at peace.

[[The following are bonus generations that may be used as add-ons for those that finish the challenge and wish to continue their established family trees. They may also be used to substitute for generations using packs you do not own if you do not wish to use the base game substitutions.]] Add-On Generation: Outdoor Retreat

You’ve always felt a strong connection with nature. You believe there is no better remedy for stress or sickness than the good old fashion outdoors. You just wish nature didn’t include creepy crawlies.

Aspiration(s): Outdoor Enthusiast Traits: Loves the Outdoors, Squeamish, and Glutton Goals: You do not believe in traditional medicine. If it does not come from nature, it is not going in your body. You don’t mind eating rotten food though, as throwing out food just because its slightly passed its expiration date is just wasteful.

Spend most of your time camping in Granite Falls exploring the great outdoors.

As an adult, you may begin renting a cabin. This will be your cabin; you have now invested in a second home in Granite Falls.

Befriend the hermit.

Max the Herbalism skill.

Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration.

Have an outdoor wedding.

Bring any future children camping with you one weekend every month until they are teenagers and can make their own decisions.

Add-On Generation: Get to Work - - Active Career Path

You have always been that person that just knew what they wanted to do with their life. Ever since you played with the chemistry station (scientist), doctor set (doctor), or read your first mystery novel (detective) as a child, you just knew that’s what you wanted to be when you grew up.

Aspiration(s): Aspiration of your choosing Traits: Ambitious, Genius, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Since you were young, you have worked hard at accomplishing your dream of reaching the top of the scientist, doctor, or detective career.

Depending on your selected career path, must spend a great deal of your childhood playing with the chemistry station, doctor set, or reading mystery novels.

Reach the top of a part-time job as a teen, you are eager to get as much experience as you can to prepare you for your future career.

Reach the top of the scientist, doctor, or detective career.

As someone who needed all their ducks in a row, you do not get married or have children until you reach adulthood and are at least halfway through your career path.

Add-On Generation: Get to Work - - Owning a Business

For some, knowing what career path to take is easy for them. For others, like yourself, it’s a bit more challenging. You have many interests and have tried out various careers according to those interests, but nothing feels right. And how can anyone enjoy working at a job where they know more than their own boss? Those jobs were the worst! Somewhere along the way of self-discovery, you realize you were not meant to simply have a career, you were meant to own a business.

Aspiration(s): Renaissance Sim and Fabulously Wealthy Traits: Noncommittal, Clumsy, and a trait of your choosing Goals: Part of your constant struggle to find which career path suits you is simply how indecisive you can be. Making decisions has never been easy for you and that did not change as you got older. Still, you find the strength to persevere and laugh at your own failures. Life may try to knock you down, but you always find the strength get back up. You aspire to be fabulously wealthy as a true sign you’ve finally made it, you’ve finally made something of yourself.

Complete Renaissance Sim and Fabulously Wealthy aspirations.

Reach level 3 in at least one teen career.

Have a boyfriend/girlfriend in high school that you will marry in the future.

Start your own business near mid young adulthood after reaching level 3 in 3 different careers.

You may use family funds previously accumulated, but money cheats are not allowed.

Earn a 5-star rating for your business over the course of your lifetime.

Go on at least 5 dates with 3 different sims as a young adult before you eventually marry your high school sweetheart.

Add-On Generation: Dine Out

Your parents suggested you get a part time job when you became a teenager as it would help build character, so you took up a job in retail. You hated it. Sure, you loved the people aspect of it, but dealing with rude customers all day, no thank you. You opt for a career change and switch to fast food as you’ve always enjoyed baking, maybe you’ll actually like this job. Turns out, baking for large groups of people in a fast-paced environment, isn’t your cup of tea either. But you do enjoy the working environment, your co-workers are like a second family. And you think to yourself, what if I owned the restaurant?

Aspiration(s): Aspiration of your choosing Traits: Foodie and two traits of your choosing Goals: When you become a young adult, you go for your dream of owning a restaurant. To afford this, you may take out a loan from the Simcity Loans mod, take money from your parents (they want to help you accomplish your dreams), or simply cheat (I find it more fun not to cheat, but you do you).

As a teenager join the retail career and later switch to fast food.

Purchase an existing restaurant or build one from the ground up (recommended) as a young adult.

Spend your life working towards and then maintaining a 5-star rating.

You may purchase any perk points you want once you can afford them.

At the beginning, you may live at your restaurant. However, once you reach a 4-star rating you must own a separate home.

Add-On Generation: City Living

Shows like How I Met Your Mother, Friends, Sex and the City, Seinfeld, and various others left you dreaming of the day you too could live in the city. These shows were all about having great friends, plenty of fun nights out, and living such a romanticized version of a life, how could you not aspire to have that. You’ve always felt out of place in the world of dating, you just never felt a spark with anyone. City Living was your ticket to happiness.

Aspiration(s): City Native Traits: Unflirty, Outgoing, and Foodie (for food critic), Art Lover (for art critic), Ambitious (for politician), or Geek (for social media). Goals: As a young adult you move to San Myshuno with big dreams of exploring the city. Only to discover city living is expensive! You find a two-bedroom spacious apartment that you think is a steal and snatch it up (19 Culpepper House). Soon you find yourself living with roaches, rats, bad electrical and horrible plumbing issues. Determined to prove to your parents you can make it on your own, you work all that much harder at climbing the career ladder and saving up for a better apartment. Somewhere along the way you find yourself.

Must live in 19 Culpepper House from the start of young adulthood until you’re halfway to being an adult (for an extra challenge, you may move out of your parent’s house as a teenager).

19 Culpepper House must have the Needs TLC and Lively Neighbors lot traits.

Halfway through young adulthood move to a better apartment.

If you can afford it as an adult, purchase a Penthouse.

Complete the City Native aspiration.

Reach the top of the Critic, Politician, or Social Media career.

Have at least good 5 friends and 1 enemy (that noisy neighbor of yours, maybe).

During the City Expert level of your aspiration, kiss your best (same sex) friend at the Romance festival. You get carried away in the moment and discover a part of yourself you were always too afraid to explore.

Master singing skill and gourmet cooking (food critic), painting (art critic), charisma (politician), or video gaming (social media).

Add-On Generation: Cats & Dogs

You’ve always felt a strong connection with animals, people, not so much. Since childhood, you’ve dreamed of owning your own vet clinic. Having a job that allowed you to spend all day with your animal friends, you couldn’t dream of anything better.

Aspiration(s): Friend of the Animals Traits: Loner, Cat Lover, and Dog Lover Goals: As a young adult you move to Brindleton Bay and purchase a small vet clinic. You dream is to turn this small clinic into a flourishing, well-established vet clinic with its very own pet supply store where you sell only the best supplies for your furry friends.

If you have City Living, replace either cat or dog lover with unflirty.

Purchase a small vet clinic with only the bare necessities (you may cheat to afford this, but do not cheat for any additional money).

Complete the Friend of the Animals aspiration.

Establish a 5-star rating for your vet clinic.

Never get married.

Mid-adulthood, you adopt a baby, toddler, or a child (for those who prefer playing with blood genetics, you may instead have a one-night stand with a married sim that results in a pregnancy -hence the reason the other parent will not be in the picture.)

Over the course of your lifetime, must own at least 5 pets.

Add-On Generation: Jungle Adventure

Ever since you were a child you loved finding treasure while playing pirate and that was something you never grew out of. Anything of value, you wanted, and you found a way to get it. By the time you were a young adult, you were ready for more of a challenge than just stealing petty things from your neighbors. You aspired to find real treasure and the thrilling adventures you’d have trying to obtain it.

Aspiration(s): Archaeology Scholar and Jungle Explorer Traits: Loves the Outdoors, Self-Assured, and Kleptomaniac Goals: After countless internet searches, you conclude that Selvadorado is the place you have been longing for. Exploring potentially dangerous jungles and tombs to find treasures left abandoned, nothing sounded better. To prevent suspicion of your less than ethical reasoning for exploring, you learn the culture and claim to be an honorable archeologist just in it for the sake of learning.

Master mischief, archaeology and Selvadoradian culture skills.

Complete both the Archaeology Scholar and Jungle Explorer aspirations.

Unlock and explore all jungle areas.

Have all major life moments happen in Selvadorado (get engaged, get married, try for baby, etc.)

Make money by selling artifacts and/or a career of your choosing (using a custom archeology career this generation would be perfect).

Add-On Generation: Strangerville

You were always an overactive sim. As a teenager, you learned to channel that energy into something positive, working out. One day, a guest lecturer comes and speaks with your class about the military and how they are in need of new recruits who will be stationed in a town called Strangerville. While the idea of the military scares most of your classmates, your overzealous nature is eager to take on the challenge and prove you are the best of the best.

Aspiration(s): Strangerville Mystery and Bodybuilder Traits: Active, Bro, and Paranoid Goals: After graduating high school you move to Strangerville eager to start your new career in the military. You know you have what it takes to climb the ranks. However, you soon notice something is a little “off” with your new neighbors. At first, you look past it, but curiosity soon gets the better of you. After asking around town, you hear a rumor that the odd shaped plants are the cause. But after talking with your boss at work, you deem these rumors false and take it upon yourself to prove it. Only, the rumors are in fact true and now you are one of them, the infected. You soon become overwhelmed by paranoia, where do you go all the hours you cannot account for in the night? Will your coworkers catch on that there is something “off” about you now too? What if they discover how deeply you are investigating the mystery that is Strangerville?

Must live in Strangerville.

Must get infected while on level 1 of the Strangerville aspiration.

Reach the top of the Military career- officer branch.

Complete both the Strangerville Mystery and Bodybuilder aspirations.

Add-On Generation: Bust the Dust

Your twin and you are total opposites from one another. And while this may lead to an argument here and there, you also couldn’t dream of not being in each other’s life’s. Your twin is your best friend, your other half. You decide at a young age that you will get a house together when you’re older and raise your families all under one roof.

Aspiration(s): Fabulously Filthy (Twin A) and Perfectly Pristine (Twin B) Traits for Twin A: Lazy, Slob, and Childish Traits for Twin B: Active, Neat, and Perfectionist Goals:

Must cheat for twins in the previous generation.

Despite their differences, the twins must remain best friends their entire lives.

Complete each twin’s aspiration. This means the house will constantly juggle between clean and dirty states.

**You probably noticed there are a few aspirations and trait slots left up to the player’s choosing. This is because the specific packs used in that generation do not provide them and I feel the player should have their own creative freedom there.