Challenge: High Stakes

Because Let’s Play’s are traditionally too boring in The Sims, we wanted to go ahead and add a bit of complexity to them.  There are options for base game play and then for each and every pack.  The rules are simple.  You must do all the base game challenges at minimum, you can then add in the packs that you wish to as options to enhance the challenges. The recommended expansion packs for this challenge are: Get to Work, Discover University, High School Years, Growing Together.

GAMEPLAY SETTINGS

  • Autonomy = OFF
  • Auto Age (Played Sims) = YES
  • Auto Age (Unplayed Sims) = CHECK
  • Sim Lifespan = LONG

ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS

  • Lunar Cycle = 24 Days
  • Set Permanent Phase = Disabled
  • Disable Lunar Effects = UNCHECKED
  • Rain Options = Rain and Thunderstorms
  • Snow Options = Snow and Blizzards
  • Enable Temperature Effects on Sims = CHECKED
  • Season Length = 28 Days

OTHER SETTINGS

  • Enable Custom Content and Mods = CHECKED
  • Script Mods Allowed = CHECKED

ALLOWED

  • MC Command Center
    • All options available.
  • T.O.O.L. Mod
    • All options available.
  • Smarter Pie Menu: Searchable Interactions
    • All options available.
  • Reward and Trait Potions

DISALLOWED

  • Cannot use MCCC to control any played Sims that are part of the household of your Let’s Play.
  • Cannot use MCCC to control any love interests of the played Sims that are part of the household of your Let’s Play (no editing CAS, etc.)
  • Cannot use any cheats that will add skills or advance objects (like plants, appliances, and similar objects) to upgrade.
  • Increase money cheats of any kind, for any currency.
    • You will be DEDUCTING money throughout this challenge.
  • Trait or Aspiration changes outside of in game means.
  • CAS Modifications to body and muscle types.
  • All Cheats Mods
PACKS RULES
Base Game (REQUIRED)
  1. Start as a single, young adult male or female without story mode.
  2. Start with the Soulmate aspiration.
  3. Start with no more than $22,000 simoleons.
    • Can use UI Cheats Extension to set it at 22k, or
    • SHIFT + C  > Type:  testingcheats true > Type:  money 22000
  4. Build your own home with the budget given.
    • Must have at least 1 double bed, 1 full bathroom, and a functional kitchen.
    • Must have at least 1 outdoor trash bin.
    • Must have a functional mailbox.
  5. Start with any of the following ways to make money:
    • Computer Programming (Making Mods or Video Games, or Hacking [will lower reputation])
    • Writing
    • Gardening
    • Woodworking
  6. Join any career you wish, but it will cost you $25,000 simoleons.
    • Base Game Careers:
      • Astronaut
      • Athlete
      • Business
      • Criminal [will lower reputation]
      • Culinary
      • Entertainer
      • Freelancer
      • Painter
      • Secret Agent
      • Style Influencer
      • Tech Guru
      • Writer
    • Additional careers are available via expansion, game, and/or stuff packs, but those careers will either:
      • Require you to get a relevant degree [if you have Discover University], -and-
      • Cost $50,000 simoleons, -or-
      • $35,000 simoleons if you do not own Discover University.
  7. Create or Meet a Sim that “gets you” and make efforts to eventually marry them in the following ways.
    • This Sim cannot be part of your household (can be a roommate).
    • In order to propose marriage, you:
      • Must have 100% friendship, -and-
      • Must have 75% or more romance, -and-
      • You must complete 50 GOLD STAR dates, -or-
      • You must complete 100 SILVER STAR dates, -or-
      • You must complete 200 BRONZE STAR dates (whichever one you hit first).
    • Getting married costs:
      • $100,000 simoleons (with 50 Gold Star dates).
      • $200,000 simoleons (with 100 Silver Star dates).
      • $300,000 simoleons (with 200 Bronze Star dates).
      • Can use UI Cheats Extension to -X00000, -or-
      • SHIFT + C  > Type:  testingcheats true > Type:  money XXXX to manually subtract the 100k/200k/300k.
    • Spouses cannot have a professional career, but can have freelance careers or crafts.
  8. To have kids, it’s going to cost you.
    • Every infant you have costs $100,000 simoleons.  That means twins cost 200k, triplets cost 300k, etc.
      • Can use UI Cheats Extension to -100000, -or-
      • SHIFT + C  > Type:  testingcheats true > Type:  money XXXX to manually subtract the 100k/200k/300k.
    • Every life stage for that child costs you the following:
      • From infant to toddler, $100,000 simoleons.
        • All Infants MUST try all available foods and develop their tastes.
      • From toddler to child, $200,000 simoleons.
        • All Toddler skills MUST be maxed before they can age up.
      • From child to teenager, $300,000 simoleons and a A Grade in School.
        • All Child skills MUST be maxed before they can age up.
      • From teenager to young adult, $400,000 simoleons and a A Grade in School.
        • At least 5 ADULT skills MUST be maxed before they can age up.
    • Traits on children at every stage MUST be randomized and can never change.
  9. Because we have AUTO AGE, the above milestones must be completed during the duration of the lifestage in question.
    • If you fail to complete an above skill/milestone requirement within the lifestage, you must pay a fee before you are allowed to age up.
      • Infant to Toddler: $25,000 simoleons
      • Toddler to Child: $50,000 simoleons
      • Child to Teen: $75,000 simoleons
      • Teen to Young Adult: $100,000 simoleons
Growing Together
  • The following Infant milestones MUST be reached before they can age up in addition to the requirements above:
    • Three (3) Fine Motor Milestones, -and-
    • Three (3) Gross Motor Milestones, -and-
    • Three (3) Social Milestones.
High School Years
  • The following Teen requirements MUST be reached before they can age up in addition to the requirements above:
    • 100% Complete one of the four aspirations, -and-
    • Reach max level of an after school activity, -and-
    • Reach max level in a part-time job (can be any of them).
Discover University
  • Young adult children MUST go to college.
    • You (the parent) must pay for their college in its entirety.
    • No scholarships are allowed.
    • No promotion or graduation cheats are allowed.
    • Cannot withdraw from the TERM to avoid negative impacts.
  • Young adult children MUST live at home while in college.
  • Young adult children MUST graduate with a C Grade or higher.
    • If they get a D or below, they must re-enroll (they essentially fail) and start over.
      • In game, you will “quit” college and wait out the re-enrollment cool down period.
    • And NO, you do not get the money back for that child that’s been spent.
  • Graduated young adult children get to move out on their own via split household function.
    • Parents will give them $5000 simoleons when they move out.
 Get to Work
  • Young adults can choose any of the following additional careers with this pack.
    • Detective – This active career track features jobs that let Sims play Detective and solve cases.
      • REQUIRED:  Attain the “Chief” rank without cheating.
      • REQUIRED:  Complete 10 GOLD STAR level career objective goals.
      • OPTIONAL:  Go on 20 Patrols and issue 10 citations.
      • OPTIONAL:  Arrest 5 criminals.
      • OPTIONAL: Solve 100 cases.
    • Doctor – The Doctor career is one of the most popular and challenging ones in The Sims 4. The jobs allow Sims to treat patients, deliver babies, and perform surgeries.
      • REQUIRED:  Attain the “Chief of Staff” rank without cheating.
      • REQUIRED:  Complete 10 GOLD STAR level career objective goals.
      • OPTIONAL:  Go on 20 house calls.
      • OPTIONAL: Deliver 5 babies.
      • OPTIONAL: Cure 100 patients.
    • Scientist – This career path allows Sims to be a scientist and perform science-related activities, unlock new inventions, upgrade SimRay, and more.
      • REQUIRED:  Attain the “Extraterrestrial Explorer” rank without cheating.
      • REQUIRED:  Complete 10 GOLD STAR level career objective goals.
      • OPTIONAL:  Perform 20 DIFFERENT Mind Control actions on any Sim. [Must build your own SimRay.)
      • OPTIONAL: Perform 5 DIFFERENT Hive Mind actions on your home neighborhood with the Satellite Dish. (Must build your own Satellite Dish.)
      • OPTIONAL: Create 100 serums.