Challenge: High Stakes Let’s Play

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.

GAMEPLAY SETTINGS

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

WEATHER SETTINGS

  • Season Length = 28 DAYS

OTHER SETTINGS

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

ALLOWED

  • MC Command Center
    • Can use MCCC to control other sims not part of your household.
  • T.O.O.L. Mod
    • Move objects only.
  • UI Cheats Extension
    • To remove money only.
  • 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.
  • Cannot use any cheats that will add skills or advance objects (like plants 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.
  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 [$35,000 simoleons if you do not own Discover University or plan not to play with it].
  7. Create or Meet a Sim that “gets you” and make efforts to eventually marry them (or seek another more suitable partner to marry).
    • This Sim cannot be part of your household.
    • You cannot immediately propose marriage.
    • 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.
      • Can use UI Cheats Extension to -100000, or
      • SHIFT + C  > Type:  testingcheats true > Type:  money XXXX to manually subtract the 100k.
  8. To have kids, it’s going to cost you.
    • Every baby 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 baby to toddler, $100,000 simoleons.
      • From toddler to child, $200,000 simoleons.
        • All Toddler skills MUST be maxed.
      • From child to teenager, $300,000 simoleons and a A Grade in School.
        • All Child skills MUST be maxed.
      • From teenager to young adult, $400,000 simoleons and a A Grade in School.
        • At least 5 ADULT skills MUST be maxed.
  9. Because we have AUTO AGE, the above milestones must be completed during the duration of the lifestage in question.
    • If you fail to hit a milestone during the correct lifestage, you MUST DELETE your child and start over as a TODDLER.
    • And NO, you do not get the money back for that child that’s been spent.
Discover University
  • Young adult children MUST go to college.
    • You must pay for their college in its entirety.
    • No scholarships are allowed.
    • No promotion or graduation cheats are allowed.
  • Young adult children MUST live at home while in college.
  • Young adult children MUST graduate with a B Grade or higher.
    • If they get a C or below, they must re-enroll.
    • This will be at additional expense.
 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.