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The Fussy Septuplet Toddler Challenge
JimG72
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The challenge is intended to up the difficulty from the normal toddler challenge and create more chaos and hurdles to overcome. All of the toddlers must be exactly identical including the exact same outfits. This will make it harder to locate and manage the little rascals. Also, the toddlers all need to have the fussy trait....no angels or charmers to make life simpler on you, they will all be high maintenance and prone to throwing tantrums. The lot traits and caregiver traits will also be unfavorable as well to make things harder.
The goal is to get all 7 toddlers to the "child" life stage with fully maxed toddler skills and auto-aging turned on and the lifespan set to "long". The rules are:
-- Must have one caregiver and 7 identical toddlers (same hair color, hairstyles, eye color, etc.) who all have the fussy trait. Once you create the first toddler, you should use the create sibling/twin options from that toddler and fix the hairstyle (and eye color if buggy) to ensure they are all identical or save to library and create duplicates and merge them into the household
-- All toddlers must have the exact same outfits and only one outfit for each category
-- Lot traits for the house must be - Quake Zone, Filthy, and Cursed
-- Caregiver aspiration must be Outdoor Enthusiast (can substitute Bobybuilder or Mixologist) and traits must be Hot-Headed, Lazy, Squeamish (if you don't have access to Squeamish, you can substitute Hates Children)
-- No cheats, no extra money
-- No mods that alter gameplay such as needs, moods, etc.
-- No CC household objects/decorations that have any special ratings such as environment, comfort, etc.
-- Must spend at least $19,000 on house and lot
-- Can't sell off any objects or reduce house structure/materials if the sale/changes puts you over $500 in available funds after bills are paid
-- Toddlers cannot be controlled or directed to actions. You can only control the Caregiver. Full autonomy for unplayed sims, i.e. the toddlers. (However, if the toddler requests something from the nanny and the nanny glitches, you can re-submit the request from the toddler)
-- Caregiver can only work at-home careers (critic, social media and political career paths) and/or can make money from at home activities such as painting, writing, crafting, etc.
-- Caregiver cannot leave the lot....no putting the toddlers in daycare or leaving them alone with a nanny
-- The door to the caregiver's bedroom cannot be locked or removed to prevent crying toddlers from waking up the caregiver. No removal of doors or use of temporary walls to manipulate gameplay
-- No butler permitted but you can use nannies and maids, assuming you can afford them
-- Must have a positive relationship meter with all 7 toddlers when they age up.....as tempting as it is to yell at and scold these fussy brats repeatedly
By undertaking this challenge, you expressly agree to assume the risks of insanity, loss of hair, nervous ticks/twitches, high blood pressure, smashed monitors and/or computer equipment and any other physical injury, emotional distress, pain and suffering or property damage that may result from attempting said challenge.
The goal is to get all 7 toddlers to the "child" life stage with fully maxed toddler skills and auto-aging turned on and the lifespan set to "long". The rules are:
-- Must have one caregiver and 7 identical toddlers (same hair color, hairstyles, eye color, etc.) who all have the fussy trait. Once you create the first toddler, you should use the create sibling/twin options from that toddler and fix the hairstyle (and eye color if buggy) to ensure they are all identical or save to library and create duplicates and merge them into the household
-- All toddlers must have the exact same outfits and only one outfit for each category
-- Lot traits for the house must be - Quake Zone, Filthy, and Cursed
-- Caregiver aspiration must be Outdoor Enthusiast (can substitute Bobybuilder or Mixologist) and traits must be Hot-Headed, Lazy, Squeamish (if you don't have access to Squeamish, you can substitute Hates Children)
-- No cheats, no extra money
-- No mods that alter gameplay such as needs, moods, etc.
-- No CC household objects/decorations that have any special ratings such as environment, comfort, etc.
-- Must spend at least $19,000 on house and lot
-- Can't sell off any objects or reduce house structure/materials if the sale/changes puts you over $500 in available funds after bills are paid
-- Toddlers cannot be controlled or directed to actions. You can only control the Caregiver. Full autonomy for unplayed sims, i.e. the toddlers. (However, if the toddler requests something from the nanny and the nanny glitches, you can re-submit the request from the toddler)
-- Caregiver can only work at-home careers (critic, social media and political career paths) and/or can make money from at home activities such as painting, writing, crafting, etc.
-- Caregiver cannot leave the lot....no putting the toddlers in daycare or leaving them alone with a nanny
-- The door to the caregiver's bedroom cannot be locked or removed to prevent crying toddlers from waking up the caregiver. No removal of doors or use of temporary walls to manipulate gameplay
-- No butler permitted but you can use nannies and maids, assuming you can afford them
-- Must have a positive relationship meter with all 7 toddlers when they age up.....as tempting as it is to yell at and scold these fussy brats repeatedly
By undertaking this challenge, you expressly agree to assume the risks of insanity, loss of hair, nervous ticks/twitches, high blood pressure, smashed monitors and/or computer equipment and any other physical injury, emotional distress, pain and suffering or property damage that may result from attempting said challenge.
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Here's their house. I have $445 left in funds to start.
Here's the family first arriving at the house and ready to start the challenge. This looks bonkers already. I've got a bad feeling about this, haha.
If I don't post any updates on this, then it's probably because I'm being held somewhere for psychiatric evaluation, lol.
Adrian:.....Com.5 Imag.3 Move.3 Potty 3 Think. 3
Benjamin:.Com.4 Imag.4 Move.3 Potty 3 Think. 3
Carter:......Com.4 Imag.2 Move.4 Potty 2 Think. 3
Daniel:.....Com.5 Imag.3 Move.3 Potty 2 Think. 3
Eric:.........Com.4 Imag.3 Move.3 Potty 2 Think. 2
Frank:......Com.5 Imag.4 Move.3 Potty 2 Think. 3
Gregory:..Com.5 Imag.4 Move.3 Potty 2 Think. 2
the house is a mess. dirty dishes are everywhere, the dollhouse is broken again, toys are scattered, and there is a smelly trash pile in the play room. A maid arives in an hour, I almost feel bad for them.
I found that spending money on a good bed for the parent is a must, who has time for a long sleep? I also splurged on an unbreakable toilet
Story time to get attention ratings up for all before the chaos ensued:
The first meeting of The Grilled Cheese Munchkin Roundtable:
Play time was going well on Day 1:
But then the dollhouse didn't survive the first few hours on Day 1....it was demolished by 1 PM that first day and the waterworks ensued:
Everyone asleep in their beds on the first evening....that would be the last time for anything so peaceful looking in terms of sleep:
This became more the norm...let's all run right past the lazy nanny and wake up mom!
Who needs an alarm clock when you've got fussy septuplets, lol
If you don't spend so much time throwing tantrums and running around like a maniac, then maybe you have enough energy to make it to your bed....just sayin
And then tried to have mom cook a meal before heading to bed....6 of the 7 toddlers were back asleep....andddddd another kitchen fire woke everyone up again, lmao
This is trouble....mom put out the fire on the stove....of course one of the toddlers was asking to be put in a high chair while the fire was going on (nice bug).....but then a spark ignited on the floor and she passed out trying to extinguish. 4 of the toddlers are outside crying with one of the former nannies who had stopped by for a visit.....nice of her to run outside and leave all the toddlers in the house....no wonder why I fired her as a nanny. 2 other toddlers are crying nearby the kitchen, watching the blaze grow. 1 last toddler has been sitting in bed the whole time. Wonder if mom will wake up from her exhaustion in time....
These fussy little plums constantly wake up mom when she's sleeping, even if they don't need anything. Kayla is in a "playful" mood and has all her needs in the green, but she has now run into mom's bedroom 3 times in the last hour to cry and wake her up for no reason and then she runs off to do something else, lol. Mom tells her to go away and goes back to sleep and Kayla just stands there, waits for her to fall back asleep and then wakes her again and then laughs about it and asks exhausted mom to play, lmao. Not being able to lock or remove the door to mom's bedroom is making it really difficult to get her any sleep. They also like to go straight from a bath to playing in the toilet, lol. This is definitely a one and done challenge, haha.
The one who is fully potty trained....and therefore should stay the cleanest...decided to play in the garbage and then play in a dirty toilet
The toddlers all come to check out the commotion and find mom covered in soot after she put out herself out.....the oven and one counter were casualties
More sparks ignited though and 6 of the toddlers ran outside....they all sob together on the front lawn...not sure if their house will burn down
Only Kelsey stayed with mom until the fire was completely out....maybe not her best idea
Funds are very tight....the house had to be compacted down by a significant amount just to stay afloat....after having to fire the last worthless nanny twice, they sent this putz who also just stands around talking to the kids and leaving half cooked meals on the counter
Quarters are tight in the play area and options for fun are limited but the rugrats seem to enjoy it anyway
It's definitely a HUGE test of patience....and sanity, lol.
When there's limited seating, sitting on the front lawn is a perfectly acceptable place to enjoy your morning cereal:
One of the many lazy ex-nannies stops by for a visit and gets greeted at the door by a tot:
The most recent useless nanny set the kitchen on fire (AGAIN....darn that cursed lot trait) while Shannon tried to get some sleep:
He grabbed one toddler and bolted....leaving Shannon to deal with the fire and the other 6 kids:
The others found their own way out and cry over the house being on fire for the 5th time:
Kelsey is the only 1 who stayed behind with mom.....again. I'm not sure if Kelsey is brave, helpful, supportive or she just likes to watch things burn:
The nanny was promptly fired and a meal had to placed out from the fridge so the hungry rugrats could eat since the nanny had an epic failure in preparing a meal and practically burned the house down. The nanny decided to finish out his shift anyway and sat down and helped himself to some food while admiring his handywork:
Kacey: "Mom, get up and pay attention to us! Quit being lazy!". Keira: "I think we broke her." Katie: "Maybe there's someone outside who can pay attention to us."
Katie: "My mom is sleeping and not paying attention to me! You need to pay attention to me!"
A rare moment of peaceful bliss....cooking in the burnt up kitchen while the 7 spawn sleep and the kids radio station blares in the background...ahhhh, living the dream
When you have fussy septuplets, you let them wander anywhere they want on the lot at 3 AM if it means you get a few minutes of sleep:
"Weren't you the nanny who almost burned our house down? I wouldn't go in there if I were you....my mom is pretty mad at you."
poor Blarffy gets hit:
and hit again:
and again:
sure, why not hit him again:
and one more for good measure in case he didn't learn his lesson:
It's comical how much these kids hit poor Blarffy. He gets hit repeatedly by every one these fussy brats all day long. I just woke up? Think I'll go hit Blarffy. Just finished on the potty? Ate my lunch and put my plate down? Done with my bath? The dancing is over? Bored with wandering around outside? All perfectly good reasons to hit Blarffy! I'm sad....I should hit Blarffy. I'm angry...I should hit Blarffy. I'm happy....I should hit Blarffy anyway. I feel perfectly fine and don't have a care in the world....I should hit Blarffy, why not. I just hugged Blarffy....that was too nice....guess I should hit him now! At least they are hitting Blarffy and not hitting each other any more....for the most part.
Kimmy is in a happy mood....comes running in to wake up mom for no reason....and just smiles at her
As soon as mom is awake, Kimmy races out of the room because she didn't really need anything and she goes and hugs Blarffy and then heads right back to mom's room!
The little brat wakes up mom again and then runs out of the room again as soon as mom is awake
As soon as Kimmy leaves, here comes Kelsey to wake up mom...as mom is getting out of bed, Kacey waddles into the room to try to wake up mom as well
Kacey doesn't cry...she leaves because someone else already woke up mom. Mom falls back asleep right as Kacey runs out of the room. Kelsey hangs out in mom's room. As soon as mom falls back asleep, here comes Kinsey to cry and wake up mom
Now Kelsey is crying too after quietly hanging out in the room...Kelsey and Kinsey stop crying and start to chat and here comes Katie into mom's room.....Katie starts crying and wakes up mom.
5 different brats parading in and out of mom's room, one right after the other, for absolutely no reason but to wake up mom without any actual need to do so. BRATS! Hahahaha.....these little munchkins are totally messing with me right now. They are all in "playful" moods now...they think this is a game they are playing, lol. I had to check who was who and write down their names for each "visit" to the room to keep track of this chaos that was ensuing.....so hysterical how these fussy little snots behave, haha.
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It's definitely more challenging and certainly more entertaining....but prepare to have your patience tried, lol. With only a basic house and no money cheats, it's much harder to operate on a budget particularly when the toddlers are all so demanding of time. It's difficult to get any at-home job time, hard to get aspiration points with an Outdoor aspiration so no sleep potions. The lot traits really stick it to you as well....cursed lot has led to 5 kitchen fires....expensive to keep replacing stuff....haven't been able to replace the oven since the nanny destroyed it in the last fire so it's been all salads and BLTs, lol. That cursed traits gives the angry voodoo pain moodlet too and that alone is enough to set off the fussy toddlers. Right when they all get to sleep....bam....earthquake! Hard to keep track of who is who and who needs what when they all look alike too. It's definitely been an uphill battle.
Both toddlers start yelling at each other. One of the former useless nannies left himself in but he just stood there and got yelled at by both of them. Shannon had to get out of bed, scold them both and put them both to bed. It took multiple efforts (and had me yelling at the screen, lol) because of the glitchy toddler interactions where you get hung up in conversation with them and you get blocked from taking actions and they disappear from the queue, such as picking them up and putting them to bed and basically have to re-direct the actions. It gets pretty infuriating that a toddler can cancel out your sim's actions and caused much wasted time trying to re-do things over and over, especially the fussy toddles who will call out for help getting down from a simple chair and completely screw up your efforts to scold a misbehaving toddler or put one to bed.
So now 6 of the 7 are sleeping and Shannon is taking a bath while Kelsey reads the only book in the house (the bookcase burned up in a fire and was never replaced due to cost). She's reading the book in her bed because there's a shortage of seats....again due to cost. When, yep, you guessed it....Kelsey gets mad, sits down on the floor next to her bed (the closest one in the picture) and throws a temper tantrum and wakes up the other 6 toddlers because she's tired of reading (again, no one forced her to read).
3 more days until they age up...can't get here fast enough, lol