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The Drifter Challenge - House 009 - Rules
Vihisha
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GAME SET UP FOR THOSE CONTINUING THE FULL 24 HOUSE CHALLENGE
-Built Lots on Oasis Springs and Willow Creek worlds may be replaced (with the same lot type)
-You are free to evict and/or delete any Sims except The Heir from House 008
All other worlds and vacation destinations may be built upon or populated however you'd like
*Adding in unique Lot types from other packs is encouraged
MAKING THE SECONDARY SIM
Place a Sim into a household with the previous heir from House 008 who is a:
-Young Adult
-Humanoid or other Occult from the following list:
*Alien (Get To Work needed)
*Mermaid (Island Living needed)
*Spellcaster (Realm Of Magic needed)
-Relationship status is Roommates
*Using Story Mode for creating the Secondary Sim is not allowed
*If you download your Sims, you will need to make sure that they do not have any Skills or extra Traits gained as this could give unwanted advantages
GAME SET UP FOR THOSE PLAYING JUST HOUSE 009
-Evict any Sims who are living on the Vista Quarry Lot in Oasis Springs world
-Demolish the Vista Quarry Lot
-Set the Vista Quarry Lot to Residential
All other worlds and vacation destinations may be built upon or populated however you'd like
*Adding in unique Lot types from other packs is encouraged
MAKING THE DRIFTER AND THE SECONDARY SIM
Create two Sims who are:
-Young Adult
-Humanoid or other Occult from the following list:
*Alien (Get To Work needed)
*Mermaid (Island Living needed)
*Spellcaster (Realm Of Magic needed)
-Relationship status is Roommates
-Designate which Sim will be The Drifter and which will be the Secondary Sim
*Using Story Mode for creating The Drifter or the Secondary Sim is not allowed
*If you download your Sims, you will need to make sure that they do not have any Skills or extra Traits gained as this could give unwanted advantages
REQUIRED GAME SETTINGS
Under Gameplay tab in the Game Options menu select the following:
-Autonomy - Full
-Auto Age (Played Sims) - Yes
-Sim Lifespan - Normal
WHERE TO START AND LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS
-In Game Options set Season length as as well as rain/snow options (Seasons needed)
-In Game Options you may choose to opt out of Fame (Get Famous needed)
-Move The Drifter and the Secondary Sim onto the Vista Quarry Residential Lot in Oasis Springs
-You may select 1-3 Lot Traits in Build Mode (these can be changed at any time)
-Using the Calendar create/add any Holidays or Events you'd like (Seasons needed)
-Sell or Delete any objects that The Drifter has brought along in their inventory
*If you choose to keep any items, you must deduct the cost of the object(s) from the Active Household Funds before ANY other object(s) are allowed to be purchased
-Drop the Active Household Funds to $0 Simoleons (testingcheats on + Money 0)
-Save your game
-Make a backup save (start of House 009)
*I highly recommend that you make these separate game save files so that if you are unsatisfied with how things turn out or you experience a House Challenge fail, you will have the option to redo House 009 without losing all prior world progress
THE PLAYABLE SIMS THIS HOUSE CHALLENGE ARE:
-The Drifter (the previous heir coming from House 008 if you are continuing)
-The Secondary Sim
*The two Sims you created if you are just doing House 009
*All other Household Sims are considered non-playable who may only be controlled using options available through their portrait in the bottom left hand corner
REQUIRED GOALS OF HOUSE 009
1. Have fun disguising your home and turn it into an underground lair!
*No Full Walls are allowed on the Ground Floor
2. Achieve level 10 of the Diamond Agent branch of the Secret Agent career on The Drifter
3. Achieve level 11 of the Villain branch of the Secret Agent career on The Secondary Sim
*Upon reaching Field Agent (level 4) of the Secret Agent career, access to Gyms are available
*Those playing the full 24 House Challenge may now place a Gym on Burners and Builders in Oasis Springs world
4. Produce and raise The Heir to the Young Adult life stage
*When The Heir reaches the Young Adult stage, you must stop game play and save if you are continuing on to House 010
ALL ABOUT THE HEIR
-The Heir is the firstborn baby made between The Drifter and another Sim who is part of the Active Household at the time the WooHoo For Baby interaction is used
*Vampire babies cannot be considered as The Heir
-You must select the Vegetarian Trait upon reaching the Young Adult life stage (if you have City Living)
IT IS A HOUSE CHALLENGE FAIL IF:
-Any Required Goal was not completed before The Heir ages to Young Adult
-The Heir dies or is otherwise removed from the Active Household
WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN TRAVEL
$1k Simoleons sitting in Active Household Funds is required ANY time you travel to:
-Party or Event locations the Household is asked to attend or playable Sims host
-Willow Creek - to access the tree to Sylvan Glade
-Sylvan Glade
-Parks
-The Grotto
-Nightclubs
-Gyms - restricted until lvl 4 of the Secret Agent career is reached
-Granite Falls (Outdoor Retreat needed)
-The Bluffs (Get Together needed) - invite required
-The Ruins (Get Together needed) - invite required
-The Von Haunt Estate (Get Together needed) - invite required
-Club locations the Household is asked to attend or playable Sims host (Get Together needed)
-Festival locations (City Living needed) - invite required
-Restaurants (Dine Out needed)
-Vet Clinics (Cats And Dogs needed)
-Selvadorada (Jungle Adventures needed)
-Strangerville (Strangerville needed) - to purchase items from the Curio vendor
-Beaches (Island Living Needed)
-Glimmerbrook - to access the portal to the Magic Realm (Realm Of Magic needed)
-The Magic Realm *HQ, Gardens, Dueling Grounds and Casters Alley* (Realm Of Magic needed)
*The Active Household Funds requirement does not apply if you travel to:
-Visit the Final Resting Place of Sims - to strengthen ties or release spirits
-Lots required for work or Aspiration Milestones - for the required updates
-Retail Lots that the Active Household owns (Get To Work needed)
-The Hospital (Get To Work needed)
-Police Station (Get To Work needed)
-Science Station (Get To Work needed)
-Sixam (Get To Work needed)
ADDING SIMS TO THE ACTIVE HOUSEHOLD
-Sims that join the Active Household MUST be added using the Move In interaction except:
*Adopted Sims
*Created Clones (Get To Work needed)
*Whispering Wishing Well acquired Sims (Romantic Garden Stuff needed)
*Adopted Pets (Cats And Dogs needed)
*Duplicato Spell Created Clones (Realm Of Magic needed)
-If a Sim you are inviting to Move In has other Household Members attached, you may split their Household or Move In any number of them
-Check mark "Sell All Lot Furnishings" if the option is available
-Active Household Funds MUST be reset to the amount it was before the new Sim(s) Moved In
NON-PLAYABLE SIMS CAN:
-Redeem their points in the Rewards Store
-Answer phones and respond to pop-up events
-Use the following interactions:
*Blow Out Candles, Make A Wish, or Taste Frosting (Age Up)
*Change Outfit
*Claim Bed
-Spend Fame Points (Get Famous needed)
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO:
-Use any age altering or life prolonging items
-Create or designate other Sims to fill the role of The Drifter, the Secondary Sim or The Heir should any of them die or be removed from the Active Household
-Move any Sims OUT of the Active Household
-Host Club Gatherings on the Active Home Lot (Get Together needed)
-Designate the Active Home Lot as a Club Hangout destination (Get Together needed)
-Have any of your Playable Sims become a Vampire (Vampires needed)
ADDITIONAL INFO
-You may select the Traits of the Sims in the Active Household (upon Age Up)
-At any time you may change the Aspiration of any Sim in the Active Household
-Any playable Sim in the Active Household may purchase and/or manage the following:
*Retail Lot (Get To Work needed)
*Restaurant (Get To Work needed)
*Vet Clinic (Cats And Dogs needed)
-Puppies or kittens born into the Active Household may be kept or sold (Cats and Dogs needed)
-The use of any Mods or Custom Content is at your discretion
-Built Lots on Oasis Springs and Willow Creek worlds may be replaced (with the same lot type)
-You are free to evict and/or delete any Sims except The Heir from House 008
All other worlds and vacation destinations may be built upon or populated however you'd like
*Adding in unique Lot types from other packs is encouraged
MAKING THE SECONDARY SIM
Place a Sim into a household with the previous heir from House 008 who is a:
-Young Adult
-Humanoid or other Occult from the following list:
*Alien (Get To Work needed)
*Mermaid (Island Living needed)
*Spellcaster (Realm Of Magic needed)
-Relationship status is Roommates
*Using Story Mode for creating the Secondary Sim is not allowed
*If you download your Sims, you will need to make sure that they do not have any Skills or extra Traits gained as this could give unwanted advantages
GAME SET UP FOR THOSE PLAYING JUST HOUSE 009
-Evict any Sims who are living on the Vista Quarry Lot in Oasis Springs world
-Demolish the Vista Quarry Lot
-Set the Vista Quarry Lot to Residential
All other worlds and vacation destinations may be built upon or populated however you'd like
*Adding in unique Lot types from other packs is encouraged
MAKING THE DRIFTER AND THE SECONDARY SIM
Create two Sims who are:
-Young Adult
-Humanoid or other Occult from the following list:
*Alien (Get To Work needed)
*Mermaid (Island Living needed)
*Spellcaster (Realm Of Magic needed)
-Relationship status is Roommates
-Designate which Sim will be The Drifter and which will be the Secondary Sim
*Using Story Mode for creating The Drifter or the Secondary Sim is not allowed
*If you download your Sims, you will need to make sure that they do not have any Skills or extra Traits gained as this could give unwanted advantages
REQUIRED GAME SETTINGS
Under Gameplay tab in the Game Options menu select the following:
-Autonomy - Full
-Auto Age (Played Sims) - Yes
-Sim Lifespan - Normal
WHERE TO START AND LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS
-In Game Options set Season length as as well as rain/snow options (Seasons needed)
-In Game Options you may choose to opt out of Fame (Get Famous needed)
-Move The Drifter and the Secondary Sim onto the Vista Quarry Residential Lot in Oasis Springs
-You may select 1-3 Lot Traits in Build Mode (these can be changed at any time)
-Using the Calendar create/add any Holidays or Events you'd like (Seasons needed)
-Sell or Delete any objects that The Drifter has brought along in their inventory
*If you choose to keep any items, you must deduct the cost of the object(s) from the Active Household Funds before ANY other object(s) are allowed to be purchased
-Drop the Active Household Funds to $0 Simoleons (testingcheats on + Money 0)
-Save your game
-Make a backup save (start of House 009)
*I highly recommend that you make these separate game save files so that if you are unsatisfied with how things turn out or you experience a House Challenge fail, you will have the option to redo House 009 without losing all prior world progress
THE PLAYABLE SIMS THIS HOUSE CHALLENGE ARE:
-The Drifter (the previous heir coming from House 008 if you are continuing)
-The Secondary Sim
*The two Sims you created if you are just doing House 009
*All other Household Sims are considered non-playable who may only be controlled using options available through their portrait in the bottom left hand corner
REQUIRED GOALS OF HOUSE 009
1. Have fun disguising your home and turn it into an underground lair!
*No Full Walls are allowed on the Ground Floor
2. Achieve level 10 of the Diamond Agent branch of the Secret Agent career on The Drifter
3. Achieve level 11 of the Villain branch of the Secret Agent career on The Secondary Sim
*Upon reaching Field Agent (level 4) of the Secret Agent career, access to Gyms are available
*Those playing the full 24 House Challenge may now place a Gym on Burners and Builders in Oasis Springs world
4. Produce and raise The Heir to the Young Adult life stage
*When The Heir reaches the Young Adult stage, you must stop game play and save if you are continuing on to House 010
ALL ABOUT THE HEIR
-The Heir is the firstborn baby made between The Drifter and another Sim who is part of the Active Household at the time the WooHoo For Baby interaction is used
*Vampire babies cannot be considered as The Heir
-You must select the Vegetarian Trait upon reaching the Young Adult life stage (if you have City Living)
IT IS A HOUSE CHALLENGE FAIL IF:
-Any Required Goal was not completed before The Heir ages to Young Adult
-The Heir dies or is otherwise removed from the Active Household
WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN TRAVEL
$1k Simoleons sitting in Active Household Funds is required ANY time you travel to:
-Party or Event locations the Household is asked to attend or playable Sims host
-Willow Creek - to access the tree to Sylvan Glade
-Sylvan Glade
-Parks
-The Grotto
-Nightclubs
-Gyms - restricted until lvl 4 of the Secret Agent career is reached
-Granite Falls (Outdoor Retreat needed)
-The Bluffs (Get Together needed) - invite required
-The Ruins (Get Together needed) - invite required
-The Von Haunt Estate (Get Together needed) - invite required
-Club locations the Household is asked to attend or playable Sims host (Get Together needed)
-Festival locations (City Living needed) - invite required
-Restaurants (Dine Out needed)
-Vet Clinics (Cats And Dogs needed)
-Selvadorada (Jungle Adventures needed)
-Strangerville (Strangerville needed) - to purchase items from the Curio vendor
-Beaches (Island Living Needed)
-Glimmerbrook - to access the portal to the Magic Realm (Realm Of Magic needed)
-The Magic Realm *HQ, Gardens, Dueling Grounds and Casters Alley* (Realm Of Magic needed)
*The Active Household Funds requirement does not apply if you travel to:
-Visit the Final Resting Place of Sims - to strengthen ties or release spirits
-Lots required for work or Aspiration Milestones - for the required updates
-Retail Lots that the Active Household owns (Get To Work needed)
-The Hospital (Get To Work needed)
-Police Station (Get To Work needed)
-Science Station (Get To Work needed)
-Sixam (Get To Work needed)
ADDING SIMS TO THE ACTIVE HOUSEHOLD
-Sims that join the Active Household MUST be added using the Move In interaction except:
*Adopted Sims
*Created Clones (Get To Work needed)
*Whispering Wishing Well acquired Sims (Romantic Garden Stuff needed)
*Adopted Pets (Cats And Dogs needed)
*Duplicato Spell Created Clones (Realm Of Magic needed)
-If a Sim you are inviting to Move In has other Household Members attached, you may split their Household or Move In any number of them
-Check mark "Sell All Lot Furnishings" if the option is available
-Active Household Funds MUST be reset to the amount it was before the new Sim(s) Moved In
NON-PLAYABLE SIMS CAN:
-Redeem their points in the Rewards Store
-Answer phones and respond to pop-up events
-Use the following interactions:
*Blow Out Candles, Make A Wish, or Taste Frosting (Age Up)
*Change Outfit
*Claim Bed
-Spend Fame Points (Get Famous needed)
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO:
-Use any age altering or life prolonging items
-Create or designate other Sims to fill the role of The Drifter, the Secondary Sim or The Heir should any of them die or be removed from the Active Household
-Move any Sims OUT of the Active Household
-Host Club Gatherings on the Active Home Lot (Get Together needed)
-Designate the Active Home Lot as a Club Hangout destination (Get Together needed)
-Have any of your Playable Sims become a Vampire (Vampires needed)
ADDITIONAL INFO
-You may select the Traits of the Sims in the Active Household (upon Age Up)
-At any time you may change the Aspiration of any Sim in the Active Household
-Any playable Sim in the Active Household may purchase and/or manage the following:
*Retail Lot (Get To Work needed)
*Restaurant (Get To Work needed)
*Vet Clinic (Cats And Dogs needed)
-Puppies or kittens born into the Active Household may be kept or sold (Cats and Dogs needed)
-The use of any Mods or Custom Content is at your discretion
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Comments
I am looking forward to this one! Thanks Vi, it sounds like it is going to be lots of fun. I can hardly wait to see and read everyones spy adventures!
Well I'm doing my original family first. Rodriguo married an alien lady and they have two children, unfortunately neither of them have the alien skin. I'm pretty bummed.
Edit: This is pretty cool though. Their younger child has the same color eyes her mother has when she's in alien form.
I hope u enjoy this new house mini-challenge & I can't wait 2 c what everyone ends up building
If you recall Dawson was a secret agent and my heir looks almost just like him. Funny how those genetics come back so it will be fun for me to play him as a secret agent. I already have some ideas for underground which to be honest- I really don't like playing in basements much but this will be different due to them being secret agents. I have some ideas for how I will do this already.
Rosebud Challenge
My Drifter Challenge II
Orgin ID: Glimmer50
I'll b watching 4 those updates when u get started!
No kids for them yet, but they're crazy about each other, despite Marvin's penchant for horrible sweaters.
Rosebud Challenge
My Drifter Challenge II
Orgin ID: Glimmer50
I've been following your Rosebud challenge and waiting to see their kids!
I haven't been playing a lot lately, been getting too hyped over Get Together, thinking about all the clubs I want to form then I get depressed that I can't form them yet.
I've already pre-ordered & paid off my copy of Get To Work...& I can't wait. My ideas r already turning about future Drifter Houses as well LOL
I have all expansions & all worlds & pretty much everything on the Sims3 store....if u have any questions about the stuff..don't hesitate 2 ask. I know a lot of that content is now lumped into bundle packs...so u might b able 2 snag some REALLY good deals on them!
Thanks @vihisha I've been looking over Carl's Guide on the various EPs for Sims 3 and the two that jump out at me the most right now are Ambitions (mainly because of the paranormal career) and pets (because furbabies!). I've read a few complaints though that the careers in Ambitions has some bugs much like the GTW careers do (mostly police in my experience, tend to get the 'can't find the suspect' bug). Though I would also like seasons. I have the TS3 that came with Late Night and the High-End Loft stuff. I feel weird though paying $20 for an EP when that's what I paid for the game itself.
edit: I just looked on eBay and there's a lot of EPs on there for less than they're selling through Origin...may go that route.
Ambitions was to buggy for me to really get into. I tried the fireman route and my top of the line pc at the time couldn't handle it.
I think TS3 was a great concept ( the open world was really a great idea )and if you could get it to run without all the lag it was a fun game. The only thing is I thought the Sims were robotic to some extent and it was the first Sims game I ever played. I played them more from a distance whereas Sims 4 I play up close.
They are different games to be sure though so you have a different experience with each of them. I think that is the greatest thing about the games. They are all different. Have fun with whatever you decide.
If I had to pick an EP, I think it would be seasons. It added so much to the game. Pets was fun too but Supernatural added better vampires. I liked them.
Rosebud Challenge
My Drifter Challenge II
Orgin ID: Glimmer50
Thank you all for the advice!
Yeah with the way you like to play with different looking Sims I think Supernatural would be right up your alley and Seasons..well it is just a must have. Good choice.
Rosebud Challenge
My Drifter Challenge II
Orgin ID: Glimmer50
And aliens come with Seasons...you know how I love my aliens