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#76
13th Dec 2016 at 12:48 PM
Last edited by _xKindredxSoulsx_ : 13th Dec 2016 at 6:02 PM.
Posts: 232
Finally I introduce my Sims! AKA, I am so lazy...
So, I didn't want to deal with uploading the pictures elsewhere and linking back. Instead they are directly uploaded to the post below, and the info is in the pictures to avoid confusion. I went back in and grabbed some screen captures with their info after all. Everyone has a head-shot as well so you can see their face. The ones with sunglasses on have two head-shots so you can see their eyes. So many pictures x_xThe sporadic and not always great names are because I didn't want to take forever making them so I grabbed pre-mades from my library. Their names were all either quickie random rolls at the time, or made for specific settings(Randy's is a Buffy gag). I redressed them and changed their outfits for this challenge. They are all my sims and available on my Gallery page(in their original forms and families) except Jolene.
My ID is: xKindredxSoulsx
Military rank picked at random from enlisted ranks on Wikipedia... So as forewarning, I don't know what the heck I'm talking about...
Oh, and it's long because I decided to have fun with it. They're listed in the order they joined the group.
The Hold Outs
Leader: Maximus Blade [BDR] 0 [SR] + 2Although he's doggedly brought the group together and molded them into a family --of sorts-- Maximius doesn't talk much about his past. He could have been just about anything, lost just about anyone. All anyone knows is that the man is capable and confident; When he found them each one by one, that was all they needed to know. It's thanks to Maximus these six are all together, and it's thanks to Maximus that they proudly call themselves Hold Outs.
Grumpy Old Fart: Mrs. Ephraim Golden [BDR] 0 [SR] 0
Widowed in the alien massacre, Jolene was waiting to die. The whirring of an alien drone was coming closer and closer --when this bleeding heart do-gooder came out of nowhere and dragged her away. Said he couldn't just leave her there to die. Cursed fool! And if that wasn't bad enough her "rescuer" asked the next dirty hippie they stumbled across to go and join them. Bah! Whoever said she wanted to be part of a group anyways? and now they all expected her to be their mother, cooking, and cleaning up after them when all she really wanted was just to be with her poor departed Ephraim again...
Hippie Prepper: Leroy West [BDR] - 1 [SR] + 2
Leroy was --well... let's just say taking a nap-- in his --let's call them oregano plants-- when he became aware of a pair of voices above him. The first voice was crotchety and reminded him of his grandmother. The voice called him a dirty hippie and said they should just take his supplies and leave him for dead. Yep, his Nanna always said things like that. The second voice was strong, confident and insisted that would be wrong, they should help him. Reminded him of his father --if his father had ever been nice to him that is...
Lucky for him Maximus won this argument.
Ex-Marine[: Corporal Kerri Flex [BDR] Static + 2 [SR] Day + 3 / Night+ 2
Cpl. Flex was home on leave when the proverbial shit hit the fan. She'd never had much in the way or family, and they were all gone now so she'd headed back to the small secret lab she'd been stationed at. Though she'd heard it had been abandoned during the final hours, it was well fortified, not to mention hidden under a lake. On the way she ran into Maximus and his small group. Kerri preferred to be by herself, but she understood the power in numbers so decided to travel with them and offer access to the lab. After all, she knew the security codes.
Lazy Bum: Kaleigh Read [BDR] 0 [SR] + 1
Kaleigh had always been clumsy, and lazy. She'd learned to make this work for her by making people laugh. Most people seemed to forget she wasn't doing her share of the work when they were laughing. She'd been preforming a swan dive into a swimming pool when her neighbourhood had blown up and by pure dumb luck she was the only one left alive.
First order of business, find a comfortable place to sit.
Check: One folding camp chair later and she was lounging in the sun.
Second, find someone to do the work for her and make them laugh.
The old woman didn't think much of her and she was pretty sure the woman glaring daggers at her planned to use her as a shield when the aliens came back. Still it was no surprise when the obviously completely baked one(seriously he was on some good stuff and she'd have to ask him to share later) laughed like a mad man, but it was when their leader cracked a smile that she knew she was in.
Check.
Biologist: Doctor Randy Giles [BDR] 0 [SR] + 1
One of the top in his field, Dr. Giles had been contracted by the government to run tests on their newest enemy, the people of Sixam. Confidentiality wavers were signed, and he was taken underground, given a secret lab and all the funding he needed. If the aliens had any weaknesses, he was expected to exploit them. If they had strengths? To adapt them for humans.
On the day of the final attack, randy was working in the lab when the power had been lost and before the backup generators had come online he'd managed to knock a piece of equipment onto his head. Either everyone was in a rush or he'd looked pretty dead because when he woke up everyone was gone and they'd taken just about everything but the kitchen sink with them.
He patched himself up and began to eke out a living until one day a group of survivors showed up looking for shelter. Well, Randy was just glad they hadn't turned out to be aliens or desperate raiders. He welcomed them readily --he'd been starting to talk to himself. With a Minor in Botany he even got on well enough with the groups gardener at times.
(Yeah, I know, not really large enough for it's own spoiler, but I was on a roll. I used DLPalindrome's build for my base.)
The Squat
Each night along the trip when they stopped to rest, someone would inevitably annoy Jolene --usually Kaleigh or Leroy. At this point she would usually tell them to shut up already and "cop a squat". The first night they reached the lab didn't fail to dissapoint. Ever looking to make the others laugh, Kaleigh joked that they should call the place "The Squat" after Jolene's favorite phrase. The Squat
It stuck.
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#77
13th Dec 2016 at 2:45 PM
Last edited by _xKindredxSoulsx_ : 13th Dec 2016 at 3:14 PM.
Posts: 232
And now to fill you in on my first week of play...
Some of this is more a rough outline, and some of it is more an exercise in creative writing. Depends on if I felt the need to explain events or was inspired. I don't remember much about the first day, but there were no big events.Jolene has been filling in as cook and doing most of the cleaning, but not all.
Kerri is acting as my handyman and repairing things in addition to being my Ex-Marine
I only have one postcard. I'm trying to limit how much he can send out in a day and the Lunar Lakes one just won't come in... Don't know why...
Day 1
(Basic Settling in stuff.)
Day 2
(Event Roll: 16 - Encounter Role: 7 - Current BDR: 4)
Kaleigh wakes to the sound of drones passing by early this morning. She wonders if she should wake the others, but all is quiet and the drones pass by none the wiser.
Later the Corporal and Leroy take a trip to the abandoned park. The plants here are only just sprouting, but next trip maybe the lovely blackberries will be ready. Kerri spends most of the time jogging and surveying the area while Leroy manages to catch two fish. He deems one of them healthy enough to take home, Of course they still haven't got a stove to cook them on.
Back at The Squat a group of MZBs(Mutant Zombie Bikers, it's a thing) have formed a local gang and come by demanding rent of all things. How they knew about the underground lab Maximus will never know, but they've been caught with their pants down so to speak and he decides to give them what they ask rather than get his people hurt or worse. They want half of the food, but Maximus talks them into a third and they loose a mushroom and a fish from Leroy's makeshift food storage.
Day 3
Some more plants have come up in the area and Leroy has added to the garden. Late at night Leroy, Maximus and Randy take a trip to Granite Falls.
Day 4
(Event Roll: 34- Encounter Roll: 48)
Back at base, Maximus has left Cpl. Kerri Flex in charge. She's taking the job pretty seriously even if most of her charges are useless at anything besides being cannon fodder. Things are going well and Kerri is outside doing push-ups, when a fellow name Nick wanders by. he says he has a generator and a couple of lamps to trade, if they can offer something good enough. Kerri also notices he's brought muscle, two behemoths to be exact. Kerri is sure tempted by the generator, but doesn't think they have anything around to spare just now. She doubts the aforementioned cannon fodder would survive taking on the brutes, so she passes on the opportunity. Tells Nick to have a nice day, and come back again if he has anything else to trade.
Meanwhile, in Granite Falls, Maximus is so hungry he's delirious. Or at least that would explain why their fearless leader won't stop cooking imaginary food on the old broken down grill they found. Also at the abandoned campsite is a horseshoe court, and Leroy decides a distraction might be best while Maximus gets his head on straight. After convincing everyone to play a game he catches a nap. He saw a good fishing spot and some basil around. Maybe after his nap...
Randy meanwhile is worried about the groups health, They've been struck by a few minor illnesses and he fears something more severe may come along. With this in mind he goes in search of herbs and manages to identify a few. He accidentally ruined the only chamomile he found(I accidentally had him eat it), but he also found some Elderberries, noxious and otherwise.
On the way home, the group spots an abandoned bucket with two fish inside. Leroy dubs them healthy enough, and the group takes them along. They decide not to think too much about what happened to the previous owners.
(I didn't stay too long, because everyone was hungry and I was tired of fighting with Maximus, or I would have traveled to a new area and got some more herbs.)
Day 5
(Event Roll: 75 - Realized afterwards I wasn't supposed to roll today. Oops.)
Today for the first time, Leroy's harvests and foraging turn up enough for four servings of food. Nearly everyone eats tonight. A truly good day in fact, as Dr. Giles comes across an old bottle of medicine while rummaging for a new slide. It's less potent of course, but it will do the trick.
Day 6
(Event Roll: 63 no Model - Reroll: 71 same roll as yesterday - Reroll:81)
Jolene wakes early to what she swears is the sound of a cat yowling. With her dear Ephraim gone she doesn't much care for human company anymore --especially this lot-- but she does still like cats. What if the little angel is hurt!?
Worried she goes to check and stamps her foot in irritation when she instead finds a squalling little red faced brat! Jolene won't stand for another mouth to feed when they have so little and she has to do all the cooking. Besides she knows she'll be the one who has to care for it and change it's dang diapers.
With one last furtive look she scoops the runt up and dashes down the street. If she hurries those bleeding hearts she lives with will never even know and the unwanted chore will fall on someone else. Like the neighbour down the street who keeps luring drones in with their irresponsible traipsing about and setting off of explosives...
(I decided a baby would take too long to be useful and be too much trouble in the mean time. I'm not up to it without better BDR or a Chef.)
Day 7
Although everyone finally got to eat today, they are all in varying degrees of bad mood. Seeing this Maximus takes over foraging for Leroy who is in the worst shape, but thankfully has already finished the garden for the day. Most likely he will have to cancel the planned fishing trip for today as well.
(I have been trying to play them without too much control when they aren't "working" and it is starting to backfire. I had to take back control today, and while I'm at it, I will work on pushing a few relationships. They're rubbish at developing them on their own...)
Day 8
(I am actually in the middle of day 8 right now, so not much to report. I will say, the truly bad roll finally struck. I lost everything in my fridge to a 22. Luckily this was before any harvesting or foraging started for the day. Will post about that next time I update.)
(Basic Settling in stuff.)
Day 2
(Event Roll: 16 - Encounter Role: 7 - Current BDR: 4)
Kaleigh wakes to the sound of drones passing by early this morning. She wonders if she should wake the others, but all is quiet and the drones pass by none the wiser.
Later the Corporal and Leroy take a trip to the abandoned park. The plants here are only just sprouting, but next trip maybe the lovely blackberries will be ready. Kerri spends most of the time jogging and surveying the area while Leroy manages to catch two fish. He deems one of them healthy enough to take home, Of course they still haven't got a stove to cook them on.
Back at The Squat a group of MZBs(Mutant Zombie Bikers, it's a thing) have formed a local gang and come by demanding rent of all things. How they knew about the underground lab Maximus will never know, but they've been caught with their pants down so to speak and he decides to give them what they ask rather than get his people hurt or worse. They want half of the food, but Maximus talks them into a third and they loose a mushroom and a fish from Leroy's makeshift food storage.
Day 3
Some more plants have come up in the area and Leroy has added to the garden. Late at night Leroy, Maximus and Randy take a trip to Granite Falls.
Day 4
(Event Roll: 34- Encounter Roll: 48)
Back at base, Maximus has left Cpl. Kerri Flex in charge. She's taking the job pretty seriously even if most of her charges are useless at anything besides being cannon fodder. Things are going well and Kerri is outside doing push-ups, when a fellow name Nick wanders by. he says he has a generator and a couple of lamps to trade, if they can offer something good enough. Kerri also notices he's brought muscle, two behemoths to be exact. Kerri is sure tempted by the generator, but doesn't think they have anything around to spare just now. She doubts the aforementioned cannon fodder would survive taking on the brutes, so she passes on the opportunity. Tells Nick to have a nice day, and come back again if he has anything else to trade.
Meanwhile, in Granite Falls, Maximus is so hungry he's delirious. Or at least that would explain why their fearless leader won't stop cooking imaginary food on the old broken down grill they found. Also at the abandoned campsite is a horseshoe court, and Leroy decides a distraction might be best while Maximus gets his head on straight. After convincing everyone to play a game he catches a nap. He saw a good fishing spot and some basil around. Maybe after his nap...
Randy meanwhile is worried about the groups health, They've been struck by a few minor illnesses and he fears something more severe may come along. With this in mind he goes in search of herbs and manages to identify a few. He accidentally ruined the only chamomile he found(I accidentally had him eat it), but he also found some Elderberries, noxious and otherwise.
On the way home, the group spots an abandoned bucket with two fish inside. Leroy dubs them healthy enough, and the group takes them along. They decide not to think too much about what happened to the previous owners.
(I didn't stay too long, because everyone was hungry and I was tired of fighting with Maximus, or I would have traveled to a new area and got some more herbs.)
Day 5
(Event Roll: 75 - Realized afterwards I wasn't supposed to roll today. Oops.)
Today for the first time, Leroy's harvests and foraging turn up enough for four servings of food. Nearly everyone eats tonight. A truly good day in fact, as Dr. Giles comes across an old bottle of medicine while rummaging for a new slide. It's less potent of course, but it will do the trick.
Day 6
(Event Roll: 63 no Model - Reroll: 71 same roll as yesterday - Reroll:81)
Jolene wakes early to what she swears is the sound of a cat yowling. With her dear Ephraim gone she doesn't much care for human company anymore --especially this lot-- but she does still like cats. What if the little angel is hurt!?
Worried she goes to check and stamps her foot in irritation when she instead finds a squalling little red faced brat! Jolene won't stand for another mouth to feed when they have so little and she has to do all the cooking. Besides she knows she'll be the one who has to care for it and change it's dang diapers.
With one last furtive look she scoops the runt up and dashes down the street. If she hurries those bleeding hearts she lives with will never even know and the unwanted chore will fall on someone else. Like the neighbour down the street who keeps luring drones in with their irresponsible traipsing about and setting off of explosives...
(I decided a baby would take too long to be useful and be too much trouble in the mean time. I'm not up to it without better BDR or a Chef.)
Day 7
Although everyone finally got to eat today, they are all in varying degrees of bad mood. Seeing this Maximus takes over foraging for Leroy who is in the worst shape, but thankfully has already finished the garden for the day. Most likely he will have to cancel the planned fishing trip for today as well.
(I have been trying to play them without too much control when they aren't "working" and it is starting to backfire. I had to take back control today, and while I'm at it, I will work on pushing a few relationships. They're rubbish at developing them on their own...)
Day 8
(I am actually in the middle of day 8 right now, so not much to report. I will say, the truly bad roll finally struck. I lost everything in my fridge to a 22. Luckily this was before any harvesting or foraging started for the day. Will post about that next time I update.)
#78
13th Dec 2016 at 3:01 PM
Last edited by _xKindredxSoulsx_ : 13th Dec 2016 at 3:21 PM.
Posts: 232
Some questions/issues/suggestions that came up from the last post:
1.) So, I found an issue with Encounter roll 41-50. The debug fish, once placed cannot be interacted with or dragged into the fridge or your inventory. Reset Object does not help. I tested some tomatoes and what I found is:-- Produce & Fish which cost $0 cannot be used once placed.My solution for this was to allow my Hippie Prepper to keep two of the next fish destined to be "thrown back".
-- Produce & Fish with a simoleon cost attached are however usable.
-- Fish only come in the $0 variety.
2.) If we can't buy books, and we can only go to Granite Falls once a week, how do we get enough Herbalism skill built. We can only keep one of each herb, and I still don't have the ingredients to start cooking. I can only identify them once I think... Book seems the best way to build the skill. Am I missing a trick here? Does this simply get easier after you make another trip?
3.) Also, it hasn't come up for me yet, but I know how to start an alien pregnancy with a cheat. Two ways actually and please forgive my vagueness, this is from memory.
-- (Untested, Reported to work) If you have the MC Command Center Main Module and the MC Command Center Pregnancy Module(Maybe Occult too?) there is an option under pregnancy to "Start Alien Pregnancy". I believe this is available for male and female sims, but I could be wrong.I believe you can also trigger an abduction with [shift]+click and under the Occult menu in MC Command Center. For those who want the realism of an actual abduction happening. I haven't tested either of these, but I know the MC Command Center option is reported to work just fine.
-- (Untested.) When you [shift]+click on a sim with testing/debug cheats on, there is an option under more to start an alien pregnancy(I can't remember the wording). This is either a testing cheat or a debug cheat, I'm not sure because I have both turned on in MC Command Center. I don't know the code for debug cheats(although it must exist because I don't have the mod by that name, but MC Command Center turns them on). This option IS on ALL SIMS.
Test Subject
#79
14th Dec 2016 at 3:07 AM
Posts: 5
Quote: Originally posted by MistyDW
As I always say, the challenges I write are 100% changeable. No point in playing a challenge you don't enjoy. If you feel it's too hard, replace your handyman with a new sim as a cook. I wrote the challenge to make you feel like you weren't going to make it in those early days, but if it becomes too much of an exercise in frustration, modify it to suit your taste |
I'm thinking of re-trying this challenge anyway, maybe try and roll a few different things to make the challenge a bit more interesting to me.
Test Subject
#80
19th Dec 2016 at 6:28 PM
Posts: 23
I feel like I'm probably being stupid, but why do we roll to 1-18 if there are only 17 roles?
#81
24th Dec 2016 at 1:31 PM
Posts: 363
Quote: Originally posted by SimElla2812
I feel like I'm probably being stupid, but why do we roll to 1-18 if there are only 17 roles? |
Sorry I changed the roles a bunch of times and I tried to go through and make sure I changed everything corresponding to them after I made a change but I must have missed that. Roll 1-17
#82
24th Dec 2016 at 1:36 PM
Posts: 363
[QUOTE=_xKindredxSoulsx_]1.) So, I found an issue with Encounter roll 41-50. The debug fish, once placed cannot be interacted with or dragged into the fridge or your inventory. Reset Object does not help. I tested some tomatoes and what I found is:
There are a lot of "copies", some can be eaten and some can't. What you are doing is fine.
[QUOTE=_xKindredxSoulsx_]2.) If we can't buy books, and we can only go to Granite Falls once a week, how do we get enough Herbalism skill built. We can only keep one of each herb, and I still don't have the ingredients to start cooking. I can only identify them once I think... Book seems the best way to build the skill. Am I missing a trick here? Does this simply get easier after you make another trip?[QUOTE=_xKindredxSoulsx_]
No you can harvest more than one of each herb, it's just that you can only keep one of each herb per plant you harvest. If you like, go to granite falls more often.
-- Produce & Fish which cost $0 cannot be used once placed.My solution for this was to allow my Hippie Prepper to keep two of the next fish destined to be "thrown back".[/QUOTE/
-- Produce & Fish with a simoleon cost attached are however usable.
-- Fish only come in the $0 variety.
There are a lot of "copies", some can be eaten and some can't. What you are doing is fine.
[QUOTE=_xKindredxSoulsx_]2.) If we can't buy books, and we can only go to Granite Falls once a week, how do we get enough Herbalism skill built. We can only keep one of each herb, and I still don't have the ingredients to start cooking. I can only identify them once I think... Book seems the best way to build the skill. Am I missing a trick here? Does this simply get easier after you make another trip?[QUOTE=_xKindredxSoulsx_]
No you can harvest more than one of each herb, it's just that you can only keep one of each herb per plant you harvest. If you like, go to granite falls more often.
Test Subject
#83
15th Jan 2017 at 10:54 PM
Posts: 4
New scenario!
Hi! I made a new scenario for this challenge <3 It is called Oasis Spring's Prison (my nick in the gallery is AlyChallenger) and, obliviously, it's an old, abandoned prison. Hope you like it and can't wait to hear what you think about it! ^_^
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#84
27th Jan 2017 at 9:36 PM
Posts: 3
I've decided to do this challenge!
After my set up, I ended up with:
Ex-Marine. He has the evil trait though, which should make it interesting!
Handyman. Though I made mine a handywoman.
Housewife. She's sisters with the..
Mad Scientist. Looks completely normal, just a little off kilter!
Teacher. She's married to the..
Chef. He's happy as anything so far.
Just about to place them and download the lot and get started! Figure I'll spend the first day getting settled and have my first random event the next.
After my set up, I ended up with:
Ex-Marine. He has the evil trait though, which should make it interesting!
Handyman. Though I made mine a handywoman.
Housewife. She's sisters with the..
Mad Scientist. Looks completely normal, just a little off kilter!
Teacher. She's married to the..
Chef. He's happy as anything so far.
Just about to place them and download the lot and get started! Figure I'll spend the first day getting settled and have my first random event the next.
Test Subject
#85
3rd Feb 2017 at 8:33 PM
Posts: 22
How DARE you do this to me and create such an intersting and fun challenge I'm already doing another challenge and I have like life and stuff I don't have time for another challenge but I somehow ended up rolling for roles and I keep telling myself I'm not going to do this but now I'm going to look at the gallery for a lot I have no self control LOL
But honestly great job I'm going to update here when I finish all the setup!
But honestly great job I'm going to update here when I finish all the setup!
#86
4th Feb 2017 at 6:42 PM
Posts: 46
Starting my sims 4 play through today. So excited!
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
#87
5th Feb 2017 at 12:30 AM
Last edited by Alyssa4Life : 5th Feb 2017 at 2:19 AM.
Posts: 46
Welcome to Oasis Landing, where aliens have taken over the entire world. However, 6 sims still live there, hidden by a bunker at the entrance of the city.....
Maria Salgador: Ex Marine. Active, Loves The Outdoors, Hot Headed
Bio: She was a US Marine, but left after the alien invasion. Her family is quite the touchy subject, and its hinted at that she was engaged. First member to join and the supposed 'leader'
Brandon Leary: Chef. Foodie, Music Lover, Materialistic (His traits are so weird)
Bio: Once a cook for a 4 star restaurant, now helping this sorry group of misfits. Its said he joined after Maria managed to save him from a bandit attack. Third member to join.
Nikita Lockwood: Grumpy Old Fart. (Now that's something I've never thought I'd type.) Mean, Outgoing, Snob (I don't get hers either)
Bio: Brandon's auntie, the only reason Maria even recruited her is for him. She's hoping she dies of starvation soon. Fifth member to join. (They found her later)
Arianna Royal: Model. Materialistic, Romantic, Lazy (God her traits are fitting. Also, she's gonna steal someone's cot eventually. Woohoo!)
Bio: She was one of Hollywood's hottest models, before the aliens came to town. There's actually a rumor that the aliens tried to recruit her to be the poster girl for their takeover. For obvious reasons, she refused. She actually still wishes she took that deal. Recruited only because Dallas and Maria are super fans of hers. Fourth member to join.
Dallas Galvez: Computer Guru. Geek, Bro, Evil (Will he sell us out to the aliens? We don't know......)
Bio: One of the Underworlds most promising hackers, now helping Maria with bypassing alien servers. Its rumored Dallas has a crush on Maria, but Maria doesn't realize this fact. Joined after Maria saved Dallas from a burning building. Second member to join.
Ski River: Hippie. Loves the Outdoors, Bookworm, Slob.
Bio: A crazy, 4th generation hippie. Obviously cannot contain herself due to fangirling to Arianna (Hippies can watch models too) and gardens regularly. Has a plant boyfriend named Tom. They have divorced 4 times, still together. Joined after Dallas saved 'Tom' from falling into an anthill. (God she has low standards) Last member to join.
Sorry guys, but I don't know how to post pictures, sorry! Moving on....
The first day I planted my crops and went out to catch fish. I got one fish and four lemons from a random event. Of course, I starved the old person (sorry old people) And yet everyone is still hungry. I'm wondering who will die of hunger first?
I'm just starting second day, but already shit has happened. I got the model event and barely managed to win it. (Damn you 4 person household) The model then became a biologist, and she is now gloomy due to being traumatized.
I'll post more when I have something exciting. Later!
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
Maria Salgador: Ex Marine. Active, Loves The Outdoors, Hot Headed
Bio: She was a US Marine, but left after the alien invasion. Her family is quite the touchy subject, and its hinted at that she was engaged. First member to join and the supposed 'leader'
Brandon Leary: Chef. Foodie, Music Lover, Materialistic (His traits are so weird)
Bio: Once a cook for a 4 star restaurant, now helping this sorry group of misfits. Its said he joined after Maria managed to save him from a bandit attack. Third member to join.
Nikita Lockwood: Grumpy Old Fart. (Now that's something I've never thought I'd type.) Mean, Outgoing, Snob (I don't get hers either)
Bio: Brandon's auntie, the only reason Maria even recruited her is for him. She's hoping she dies of starvation soon. Fifth member to join. (They found her later)
Arianna Royal: Model. Materialistic, Romantic, Lazy (God her traits are fitting. Also, she's gonna steal someone's cot eventually. Woohoo!)
Bio: She was one of Hollywood's hottest models, before the aliens came to town. There's actually a rumor that the aliens tried to recruit her to be the poster girl for their takeover. For obvious reasons, she refused. She actually still wishes she took that deal. Recruited only because Dallas and Maria are super fans of hers. Fourth member to join.
Dallas Galvez: Computer Guru. Geek, Bro, Evil (Will he sell us out to the aliens? We don't know......)
Bio: One of the Underworlds most promising hackers, now helping Maria with bypassing alien servers. Its rumored Dallas has a crush on Maria, but Maria doesn't realize this fact. Joined after Maria saved Dallas from a burning building. Second member to join.
Ski River: Hippie. Loves the Outdoors, Bookworm, Slob.
Bio: A crazy, 4th generation hippie. Obviously cannot contain herself due to fangirling to Arianna (Hippies can watch models too) and gardens regularly. Has a plant boyfriend named Tom. They have divorced 4 times, still together. Joined after Dallas saved 'Tom' from falling into an anthill. (God she has low standards) Last member to join.
Sorry guys, but I don't know how to post pictures, sorry! Moving on....
The first day I planted my crops and went out to catch fish. I got one fish and four lemons from a random event. Of course, I starved the old person (sorry old people) And yet everyone is still hungry. I'm wondering who will die of hunger first?
I'm just starting second day, but already shit has happened. I got the model event and barely managed to win it. (Damn you 4 person household) The model then became a biologist, and she is now gloomy due to being traumatized.
I'll post more when I have something exciting. Later!
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
Test Subject
#88
6th Feb 2017 at 9:06 AM
Last edited by Fwooran : 6th Feb 2017 at 9:38 AM.
Posts: 2
I truly love this challenge, thanks for sharing it, Misty! I just started it for the second time and this time I got really lucky with my rolls! Not one bad role and I have both a chef and a hippie! After playing with Palindrome's awesome lot the first time around, I now felt inspired to build something of my own. My survivors are now set up in an abandoned factory. (It is uploaded to the gallery in case you are interested. #purgechallenge)
From left to right:
Chef: Parker Goodman is a foodie, good and hotheaded. He has always seen himself as the heart of the group and little orphan Daniel needs a father figure after all. But now that he has the "family" he never had, things don't work out the way he imagined. And it doesn't help at all that his traits clash so violently with the evil twins.
Computer Guru: Mike Little is a geek, neat and evil. This alien war is the best thing that ever happened to him! He used to have the most boring job ever but now he can just spend most of his time locked in the office he shares with his new found brother Marvin, doing god knows what. Those aliens better be prepared!
Accountant: Marvin Kirby is a perfectionist, self-assured and evil. He used to work for a consulting firm and was about to propose to his then girlfriend. Too bad she's gone now. In Mike he has probably found his soulmate (but he still hopes the aliens will get him so he can have his ace computer!)
Master Thief: Julia Johnson is a kleptomaniac, neat and gloomy. She honestly has no idea how she ended up with this group of losers. Maybe she should leave and continue looking for the brother she lost in the last alien attack?
Young Child: Daniel Sharp is a goofball. He doesn't care for the petty squabbles of the adults. And he doesn't care what he'll do later in life either. He'll grow up to be awesome! And reunite with his real family! And kick those alien butts! (I've decided I will actually roll for his traits. And pick the role that fits him best. I feel I can afford it.)
Hippie Prepper: Freddie Townsend loves the outdoors and is a bookworm and loner. He doesn't need friends nor enemies, he just wants to survive this so he can return to his old relaxed life. But then Julia seems to be rather nice...
Freddie just started his garden. (Freddie is a bit of a favourite of mine. Just look at him!)
Mike and Marvin working hard on their alien destruction plans.
Parker and Julia discussing the "food situation" in the kitchen. As you can see, things are dire!
From left to right:
Chef: Parker Goodman is a foodie, good and hotheaded. He has always seen himself as the heart of the group and little orphan Daniel needs a father figure after all. But now that he has the "family" he never had, things don't work out the way he imagined. And it doesn't help at all that his traits clash so violently with the evil twins.
Computer Guru: Mike Little is a geek, neat and evil. This alien war is the best thing that ever happened to him! He used to have the most boring job ever but now he can just spend most of his time locked in the office he shares with his new found brother Marvin, doing god knows what. Those aliens better be prepared!
Accountant: Marvin Kirby is a perfectionist, self-assured and evil. He used to work for a consulting firm and was about to propose to his then girlfriend. Too bad she's gone now. In Mike he has probably found his soulmate (but he still hopes the aliens will get him so he can have his ace computer!)
Master Thief: Julia Johnson is a kleptomaniac, neat and gloomy. She honestly has no idea how she ended up with this group of losers. Maybe she should leave and continue looking for the brother she lost in the last alien attack?
Young Child: Daniel Sharp is a goofball. He doesn't care for the petty squabbles of the adults. And he doesn't care what he'll do later in life either. He'll grow up to be awesome! And reunite with his real family! And kick those alien butts! (I've decided I will actually roll for his traits. And pick the role that fits him best. I feel I can afford it.)
Hippie Prepper: Freddie Townsend loves the outdoors and is a bookworm and loner. He doesn't need friends nor enemies, he just wants to survive this so he can return to his old relaxed life. But then Julia seems to be rather nice...
Freddie just started his garden. (Freddie is a bit of a favourite of mine. Just look at him!)
Mike and Marvin working hard on their alien destruction plans.
Parker and Julia discussing the "food situation" in the kitchen. As you can see, things are dire!
#89
6th Feb 2017 at 11:02 PM
Posts: 46
Oh my god the food problem is just getting WORSEEEEE! Everyone is so uncomfortable due to zero food and the fruits aren't doing a thing! (Expect for the toddler I can literally just give her peas) I just now have tomatoes to make salad. Hopefully I can grow 3 of them. Also, my banana and strawberry bushes haven't done anything yet. Hmm......
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
#90
6th Feb 2017 at 11:03 PM
Posts: 46
Also.....Arianna and Dallas may have gotten engaged......and Dallas may have died..........lol
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
"If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game show host."
#91
7th Feb 2017 at 9:26 PM
Posts: 232
Quote: Originally posted by Alyssa4Life
Ski River: Hippie. Loves the Outdoors, Bookworm, Slob. Bio: A crazy, 4th generation hippie. Obviously cannot contain herself due to fangirling to Arianna (Hippies can watch models too) and gardens regularly. Has a plant boyfriend named Tom. They have divorced 4 times, still together. Joined after Dallas saved 'Tom' from falling into an anthill. (God she has low standards) Last member to join. Sorry guys, but I don't know how to post pictures, sorry! Moving on.... |
LMAO!!! OH MY GOD! This bit about your hippie and her "boyfriend" made me laugh soooo hard. I think I love you!
I really need to get back to this challenge. I got sidetracked and then stopped playing sims for a while. When I came back there were Toddlers shortly followed by Vampires, so I've been playing with them. When I finish with my massive trouble shooting endeavor I really need to get back to this. I forget exactly where I left off, but I was keeping track in ColorNote so should be good. I know I rolled a Handyman.....
Remind me when I come back to post later to explain pictures. There are a few ways to do them, and the way I did above is the quickest and easiest.
Quote: Originally posted by Alyssa4Life
Oh my god the food problem is just getting WORSEEEEE! Everyone is so uncomfortable due to zero food and the fruits aren't doing a thing! (Expect for the toddler I can literally just give her peas) I just now have tomatoes to make salad. Hopefully I can grow 3 of them. Also, my banana and strawberry bushes haven't done anything yet. Hmm...... |
How did you get a toddler? I've been thinking how they've completely changed all our challenge plays, but this one only under certain conditions. Did you roll a Housewife or lift some restrictions already?
I wonder if toddlers can eat raw veggies if you put them in their inventory or leave them laying around where they can get to them...
#92
7th Feb 2017 at 9:37 PM
Posts: 232
Quote: Originally posted by Fwooran
I truly love this challenge, thanks for sharing it, Misty! I just started it for the second time and this time I got really lucky with my rolls! Not one bad role and I have both a chef and a hippie! After playing with Palindrome's awesome lot the first time around, I now felt inspired to build something of my own. My survivors are now set up in an abandoned factory. (It is uploaded to the gallery in case you are interested. #purgechallenge) From left to right: Chef: Parker Goodman is a foodie, good and hotheaded. He has always seen himself as the heart of the group and little orphan Daniel needs a father figure after all. But now that he has the "family" he never had, things don't work out the way he imagined. And it doesn't help at all that his traits clash so violently with the evil twins. Computer Guru: Mike Little is a geek, neat and evil. This alien war is the best thing that ever happened to him! He used to have the most boring job ever but now he can just spend most of his time locked in the office he shares with his new found brother Marvin, doing god knows what. Those aliens better be prepared! Accountant: Marvin Kirby is a perfectionist, self-assured and evil. He used to work for a consulting firm and was about to propose to his then girlfriend. Too bad she's gone now. In Mike he has probably found his soulmate (but he still hopes the aliens will get him so he can have his ace computer!) Master Thief: Julia Johnson is a kleptomaniac, neat and gloomy. She honestly has no idea how she ended up with this group of losers. Maybe she should leave and continue looking for the brother she lost in the last alien attack? Young Child: Daniel Sharp is a goofball. He doesn't care for the petty squabbles of the adults. And he doesn't care what he'll do later in life either. He'll grow up to be awesome! And reunite with his real family! And kick those alien butts! (I've decided I will actually roll for his traits. And pick the role that fits him best. I feel I can afford it.) Hippie Prepper: Freddie Townsend loves the outdoors and is a bookworm and loner. He doesn't need friends nor enemies, he just wants to survive this so he can return to his old relaxed life. But then Julia seems to be rather nice... Freddie just started his garden. (Freddie is a bit of a favourite of mine. Just look at him!) Mike and Marvin working hard on their alien destruction plans. Parker and Julia discussing the "food situation" in the kitchen. As you can see, things are dire! |
Love your sims! I'm so jealous that you have a Chef and a Master Thief in your group! Lol. My BR is killing me, and that Chef would have been real handy in feeding everyone early on. I'm going to get back to this after I finish trying(so far failing) to replicate the human energy for vampires glitch in a vanilla game and track down a cause. It'll take a while, but when I'm done this will be a nice place to return to.
And by the way it's great to see a few others have added some alternate builds. Means I won't get bored of my location if I ever decide to play another round. I probably will, because I absolutely LOVE Misty's challenges.
[Edit] : I love how you used to stealing animation that goes with the Klepto trait to make it look like your Master Thief is patting the kid on the back or something...
#93
7th Feb 2017 at 9:39 PM
Posts: 232
By the way, @MistyDW is it all right if I upload my sims to the # when I get back to this? Thought it might be nice to share them as a group for showing off purposes and in case anyone wants to snag them to play themselves. I didn't know if it would bother you to get the hash tag to cluttered though...
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#94
11th Feb 2017 at 4:16 AM
Posts: 3
I feel like I'm missing something.... Sorry if this is a dumb question.
On the website, it says to choose Oasis Landing as your world. In The Sims 4, there is no world called Oasis Landing. Is it supposed to be Oasis Springs?
Also, do I need to get rid of all of the townies since it's supposed to be a post-apocalyptic world, or can they stay?
On the website, it says to choose Oasis Landing as your world. In The Sims 4, there is no world called Oasis Landing. Is it supposed to be Oasis Springs?
Also, do I need to get rid of all of the townies since it's supposed to be a post-apocalyptic world, or can they stay?
#95
1st Apr 2017 at 8:31 AM
Last edited by Simerica : 2nd Apr 2017 at 9:21 PM.
Posts: 57
I've decided to do this challenge, read it all and I think it's an excellently well thought out challenge. Unfortunately, my group is absolutely horrific.. LOL. Seriously, I don't think my roles could have possible have been worse. Damn you Google random number generator.. LOL
Role 1: Biologist (genius, cheerful, non-committal)- Ok, good start (SR 1)
Role 2: Computer Guru (geek, bro, evil)- Ok, would rather have a cooking or harvesting role, but whatever. (SR 1)
Role 3: Grumpy Old Fart(mean, romantic, non-committal)- Nooooooooooooooooo.. LOL (SR 0)
Role 4: Model (materialistic, self-assured, hot headed)- YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!! (SR 1)
Role 5: Young Child (genius)- REALLY, REALLY!!! (SR - 1)
Role 6: Housewife (neat, family oriented, mean)- Ummmm.. YEAH (SR 1)
BDR- 1
I have no cooks and barely any defense. I have no experts at harvesting and can't use fishing since we can't cook, so all we can do is scavenge for fruits and veggies and eat them raw. My group is not going to survive long at all unless there is a miracle. Pictures soon will be posted.
Role 1: Biologist (genius, cheerful, non-committal)- Ok, good start (SR 1)
Role 2: Computer Guru (geek, bro, evil)- Ok, would rather have a cooking or harvesting role, but whatever. (SR 1)
Role 3: Grumpy Old Fart(mean, romantic, non-committal)- Nooooooooooooooooo.. LOL (SR 0)
Role 4: Model (materialistic, self-assured, hot headed)- YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!! (SR 1)
Role 5: Young Child (genius)- REALLY, REALLY!!! (SR - 1)
Role 6: Housewife (neat, family oriented, mean)- Ummmm.. YEAH (SR 1)
BDR- 1
I have no cooks and barely any defense. I have no experts at harvesting and can't use fishing since we can't cook, so all we can do is scavenge for fruits and veggies and eat them raw. My group is not going to survive long at all unless there is a miracle. Pictures soon will be posted.
#96
3rd Apr 2017 at 1:59 AM
Posts: 57
Stefan Messina- The old fart
Brooke Valencia- The model
Reece Page- The computer guru
Sidney Macias-Rios- The housewife (wife of Brenton)
Sloane Macias-Rios (daughter of Sidney and Brenton)
Brenton Rios- The biologist
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#97
3rd Apr 2017 at 2:13 AM
Posts: 2
I was getting bored with the same old gameplay;so happy I found this challenge! i have a silly question- I downloaded a dice app to use with this challenge, and have 3 dice - how can I roll a 1 or 2?
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#98
4th Apr 2017 at 11:18 PM
Posts: 2
Quote: Originally posted by Randingo
I was getting bored with the same old gameplay;so happy I found this challenge! i have a silly question- I downloaded a dice app to use with this challenge, and have 3 dice - how can I roll a 1 or 2? |
Never mind, I am just using a random number generator instead of dice. But I do have a few questions
1) re harvesting- is it that we can only keep one harvested item per sim? I.e. I take 3 survivors out to scavenge. All three harvest a different apple tree. Do all three get to keep one Apple per sim?
2) if I lose a survivor who came with an item (bed, computer, rocket) do I have to get rid of the item? I am thinking I can keep them.
3) if I don't get a chef, hippie or teacher, does that mean I don't have either a fridge or stove? My sims are going to starve!
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#99
8th Apr 2017 at 2:07 AM
Posts: 5
Quote: Originally posted by Randingo
Never mind, I am just using a random number generator instead of dice. But I do have a few questions 1) re harvesting- is it that we can only keep one harvested item per sim? I.e. I take 3 survivors out to scavenge. All three harvest a different apple tree. Do all three get to keep one Apple per sim? 2) if I lose a survivor who came with an item (bed, computer, rocket) do I have to get rid of the item? I am thinking I can keep them. 3) if I don't get a chef, hippie or teacher, does that mean I don't have either a fridge or stove? My sims are going to starve! |
I wondered the same thing! I put in a cheap stove (probably shouldn't have)
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#100
24th Apr 2017 at 10:42 PM
Last edited by princesslilian : 24th Apr 2017 at 10:43 PM.
Reason: Spelling
Posts: 14
Just started this, and my seemigly random question is this: lot traits. Clearly we dont want anything too helpful, but things that are negative (gremlins etc) turn out to be helpful in their own way. What did everyone decide? Or did you just forego them?
I think I'm going to go with Quake Zone, Filthy and Grody. Seems legit.
I think I'm going to go with Quake Zone, Filthy and Grody. Seems legit.
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