#halen: 2

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VANESSA HALEN Virtuoso, Party Animal, Great Kisser, Hot-Headed, Daredevil Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers ✔ Rockstar, Special Agent Mother of 1, grandmother of 3 A legend ✔

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Goodbye Shang Simla, you beautiful place ❤

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This is where we wrap up Generation 2 of the Halen Lepacy! *party poppers* It was such a ride~ At first I felt super overwhelmed with all the new features (World Adventures is one of the best Expansion Packs The Sims franchise has ever had, sue me) but I gradually found my way and could enjoy it to the fullest. I laughed so many times at all the silly little details (for example all the faces Quinn made when practicing Martial Arts - simply priceless lol) and it felt so rewarding to travel the world and complete many goals :)

There were times I wish I could have done more (get more into Nectar Making and Photography, explore more of Al Simhara, etc.) but I think I made the right decision when I decided to not complete every single goal listed for this generation and be content with the things I have achieved. If I truly did everything required, I think I would have burnt out eventually 😅

Time to calculate the score!

Since there are quite a few things I didn’t do, I listed only the things I have done to not feel bad about it lol and see that section down below called “Gain points for”? It’s from the very-very bottom of the challenge page.  How could I overlook it 😑 (I could have counted more points for generation 1 with it so I’ll go ahead and edit that post. I decided to leave Generation 1 unchanged, it’s really too much hassle to go back and check it!)

Move to Barnacle Bay or Riverview +5 points ✔

Travel to Egypt, France, and China +0.5 point ✔

Gain all visa levels +1 point x 2 = 2 points ✔ (I gained all levels in 2 locations - France and China - so I’ll double it...Not sure if it’s abiding the rules but anyway~)

Master the Martial Arts Skill +1 point ✔

Complete Martial Arts Challenge 'Grand Master’ +1 point ✔

Complete Martial Arts Challenge 'Timber Terminator’ +1 point ✔

Complete the LTW 'Martial Arts Master’ +1 point ✔

Complete the Plumber Challenge (Handiness Skill) +1 point ✔

+ Gain points for:

Sim topping career: +5 points ❌ (Quinn is Level 9, too bad!!)

Sim getting an A in school as a teen. +2 points x 3 = 6 points ✔ (Unless the next generation dictates, I always make sure my Teens become A students before aging up!)

Sim completing their LTW: +10 points ✔

Mastered a skill for heir: +7 points ✔ (Martial Arts only...but Quinn almost mastered Fitness and Handiness too)

Each Skill Challenge you complete +2 points x 3 = 6 points ✔

Sim having more than two children: +2 points per child = 2 points ✔

Every unique gnome on the legacy lot +0.5 point ✔

All points: 49

See you in Generation 3 🤖🧨🔍👩‍🚒

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Orange & magenta

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It’s time for my legacy founder to rest... Goodbye, Vanessa. You’ve been the MVP :’)

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Vanessa’s lover slept over (the name’s Hal, I believe?) and Chuck was not having it!!

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Night & Day

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The eldest Halen child is now a Young Adult! Bruce’s last trait is Daredevil (inherited from grandma) and he dreams of becoming a Firefighter Superhero.

Bonus His parents have entirely different ideas lol