Mod The Sims - The "Nothing Is Free" Challenge

Everyone lines up to get a piece of the burglar.

Bob and Tanesha both earn their lots on the same day. Tanesha maxes Athletic and Handiness, to open the military base. Bob maxes fishing, to open this fishing spot.
The deer and wild horses now congregate here.
Having done what I needed them to do, Bob and Tanesha are now free to go. The family buys them a nice house. Tanesha had made it to level 10 in the firefighter career, but I had her quit to devote more time to skill grinding. Also, I've played the AMB careers enough already, and it's not fun when the time spent doing them just feels like wasted time.
So as soon as they move out, they both go into the military. As does Jody, since his skills are primed for that career, and he has nothing to do all day.

Equus!

Ciara becomes a child. As does her brother Logan, but I didn't get a pic of him. She gets the Angler trait, and he gets bookworm. He starts working on the writing skill immediately, and Ciara starts fishing. She going for the Science facility, and he's going to open the business offices. Also, Ciara signs up for Scouts afterschool, that will give her a gardening skill boost when she becomes a teen. Ciara has also maxed the blocks table to give her a boost in Handiness.

The MacDonald-Sheffield house is overcrowded. I bought them a house with one double bed, one bunk bed and a crib, and they had three children. Both teachers, they haven't earned enough to buy their YA son, Raphael, his own place. My family offered him a room in their house. He's going to max painting (he's Artistic), and open the salon. (I miss tattoos. I haven't gone this long without one in ages.)
I've got him to level 7 in painting very quickly.
Raphael's younger sister, Francisca, also ages up to YA shortly after her brother, and marries Carver's son Kim. Carver (also a teacher) didn't do much financially either, he has just enough money to buy a small house for his son. His two younger kids will be SOL if they can't find someone rich to marry.

Carys busks at the new fishing spot. Her roommate, Aimee, is pregnant again. Carys also had a third child (after her twins).
That's my family's house in the background.

Mystery dies while fishing. What really sucks is that Mystery had just that day turned in some titanium ingots into the consignment store as well as one of Rory's sculptures, and they disappear with her death. I lost a good potential 20k+
Note to self: don't let elders close to expiry time turn things in to the consignment store. From now Regan will do all the selling.

Carys can't be bothered to stop jamming while her mother is over there dying.

So, what I have so far is Consignment store, grocery, bookstore, school, theater, police station, dive bar, fire station, military base and fishing spot. Currently working on Science facility (Ciara), Business office (Logan) and Salon (Raphael MacDonald-Sheffield). Ciara and/or Logan might also go for the combo lots, science/hospital, business/bistro. Ciara is level 4 Logic from the peg box/toddler books, and I've had Logan max the cooking skill on the toy oven just in case.
I've also realized that the map I chose might be a bit small for this project. I'm running out of room for new houses. I'll play this out for as long as I can to see how many community lots I can get in before I have no more room for Sims to live.

7th Mar 2012, 08:23 PM	#351
Zokugai Scholar Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,454	I usually use Carl's list, Cali. http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/s...ecting/gems.php It's in the format of "Cut gems worth $____ to ____ with this cut, cut gems worth ____ to ___ with that cut," etc. Same with metals. EDIT: Or, basically, what Katya said. That'll teach me to refresh a tab I've had sitting open for too long...
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8th Mar 2012, 04:32 AM	#353
dove Test Subject Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	I really enjoy this challenge. I made a blog for my playthrough. http://kindlerlegcy.blogspot.com.au/ What are the conditions to unlock the new showtime lots?

8th Mar 2012, 04:36 AM	#354
Avalikia Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 90	I do not have showtime and know nothing about it, so unfortunately I can't answer that question. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it soon. If I'm able to, I'll come up with tentative rules regarding the expansion pack even before that.

8th Mar 2012, 05:08 AM	#355
ReyaD Theorist Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 220 in 5 Posts 7 Achievements	Points fingers Zoku has it. I might be getting it this weekend depending on how I do on my comm assignment this week. (1 hour to write a paper worth 10% of our overall mark. Oh god)
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8th Mar 2012, 05:23 AM	#357
teal_moonshine Forum Resident Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 824	I was going to get it today, but I was struck down by vertigo. I've been practically horizontal all day... I restarted this challenge yesterday, still using Jolene, but in Sunset Valley 2. It's flat and doesn't have any lots set out like Finnington, which will force me to try and plan and I'm thinking I'll build as many as I can compared to using the premade ones. Jolene is working towards the bookstore. She married Grady Elfman and I'm working him towards the diner. Their son Liam will work towards a supermarket I think, and their other kids (non-existent so far) will work towards lots that don't require skill, graveyard and the like, as long as I can afford them before I want to move them out.

8th Mar 2012, 05:57 AM	#358
Zerhai Field Researcher Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 227	omg can't anyone create a nice world that is only base game that has the ability to hold enough lots for any number of expansion packs but they are not necessary and oh yes, doesn't use any custom content or store content, is that so hard to ask, i have been searching and i can't come up with one that fills all those requirements, bc a world like that i could make all my challenges work, and all the worlds i have downloaded have some issue, they are too spread out or something...... i am sooo annoyed and im sorry ranting here, this just happened to be where my browsing ended me. I have tried making worlds myself but i suck!
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8th Mar 2012, 06:03 AM	#359
ReyaD Theorist Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 220 in 5 Posts 7 Achievements	I know this site has at least a handful of base game compatible worlds. http://www.mysimrealty.com/Sims3_Worlds.html
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8th Mar 2012, 01:21 PM	#361
calisims Mad Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,550 Thanks: 6751 in 42 Posts 10 Achievements	Here's my progress report with pics:
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8th Mar 2012, 03:25 PM	#363
kewpie Forum Resident Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 762	@ReyaD - Thanks for posting that site. I don't have WA and it seems that almost all custom worlds have WA. I also have a Mac and CAW doesn't exist for us. So I've been stuck. Here is a question you guys might be experiencing. What is the most efficient way to place and get rid of spawners? For some reason in my initial deletion of Sunset Valley, the bugs all vanished except for one. I didn't want to go to individual empty lots just to place a bunch of bugs here and there. The rocks and seeds were OK, but the fish spawners were really weird. There were lots of fish jumping around in the grass on various lots. Also, the former junkyard spot kept spawning random trash even though there was no junkyard anymore. I don't know if it also spawned scrap where the piles used to be, but I wouldn't be surprised.

8th Mar 2012, 04:30 PM	#365
ReyaD Theorist Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 220 in 5 Posts 7 Achievements	I have a mac as well, so I just made sure to buddy up to the CAW builders xD. Update! Ch. 10 - Facts of Life http://evansimslegacy.blogspot.com/...ts-of-life.html Seriously though. IF dolls are creepy.
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8th Mar 2012, 05:09 PM	#366
Avalikia Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 90	Creepy but I love them and I'm so glad I finally got Generations and can have them. <3

8th Mar 2012, 05:18 PM	#367
wolfsbayne Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 191	Well, I downloaded patch and now game seems a little glitchy. So im starting a new one. It was getting too easy and a little boring anyway so hopefully this one will be a bit more challenging AND im hoping to blog it as well, but im new to blogging so that might not happen.

8th Mar 2012, 05:29 PM	#368
calisims Mad Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,550 Thanks: 6751 in 42 Posts 10 Achievements	I use a mod that completely disables the IF doll from coming. I thought about removing it for this challenge, but not even for the bonus NPC will I put up with another IF again, ever. I seriously, seriously loathe those things, lol.
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8th Mar 2012, 07:52 PM	#369
katya_stevens Forum Resident Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 742	calisims, I was the opposite and removed my less chance of IF because I was concerned about population issues. Despite supposingly only having a 50% chance of occuring, every single one of my children has received one. I'm going to be turning the IFs either towards the end of the teen lifestage or the beginning of the young adult stage -- and I've just thought of a question, can Imaginary Friends gain a lot of their own? Not played much recently: my eldest two children have become teens and are starting work towards their own lots (Leah -- Brave, Shy, Bookworm, Athletic -- is going for the Military base, Julian -- Insane, Loves the Outdoors, Can't Stand Art, Genius --might be going for the hospital if they can get money). Third child Beth is a child (Genius, Brave, Artistic) and will be aiming for the police department, while fourth child Melody (Friendly, Virtuoso) will likely be going for the theatre. Davin has maxed writing, Mimi has maxed Sculpting, and we're just waiting on the money now -- Julian helps by using the collection helper and picking up anything that might be worth some money.
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8th Mar 2012, 08:06 PM	#370
calisims Mad Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,550 Thanks: 6751 in 42 Posts 10 Achievements	If I were to play with the NPC restrictions, I'd reconsider my no IF policy. I just really hated the way it would follow my kid into the bathroom all the time. The poor kid never got finish a pee or a shower because ZhenZhen was always walking in on her. Also, they just creep me out in general, lol.
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8th Mar 2012, 08:09 PM	#371
Klevkin Instructor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 514	I have a mod that makes them less likely to appear...I never had an IF since I installed it...until I started playing this challenge...every child in my family has one of those bloody things! But they make perfect mates...
Klevkin Instructor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 514	"Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap -- if you're smart, if you value your continued existence --there's one thing you never -- ever, put in a trap...... Me." - the Doctor. The Purpose of Life - A Nothing for Free Legacy The Crist Legacy - A Random Legacy

8th Mar 2012, 08:57 PM	#372
kewpie Forum Resident Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 762	Edit: Instead of removing fame, I just made it really hard to get (with HP's mod.) Nobody should accidentally become a celebrity when he never leaves the lot and does nothing but paint or sculpt all day. My tester sims all became celebrities doing nothing but skilling.
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9th Mar 2012, 01:19 AM	#375
ReyaD Theorist Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 220 in 5 Posts 7 Achievements	Yeah I'm actually curious about that too since when Ginger married Jarred he joined the family with level 9 photography. But I didn't have access to buying a camera so I just ignored it. Also I NEED to post a spoiler photo of teen Ellie. She's just... just... <3
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