They definitely don't have to be identical. I just wondered how much the results would vary if they were. So, I had to test it! I'm looking forward to your play @Mmdrgntobldrgn !
Enjoyed the updates! I'm a little behind, so maybe I'll load up my game and see what happens.
@Mmdrgntobldrgn, can't wait to see what you come up with in your game dear! I love the spinning wheel, I think I will add it to the first page for everyone to use if you don't mind!
@Mmdrgntobldrgn, can't wait to see what you come up with in your game dear! I love the spinning wheel, I think I will add it to the first page for everyone to use if you don't mind!
Go for it, I'll admit to having developed a preference for the wheels over random . org's list randomizer for some things.
I'm writing the cast intro and day one results (they ended up on the treadmill), but it will have to wait until later, need to go meet hubby.
@BreeMiles I had to switch out the mobile radio station (interview sim, read news, read ads, align radio dishes), because the sims don't take long to run through the available tasks that don't take a second sim. I replaced it with the podium which has the following choices; lecture on, practice speech, announce protest.
Update they didn't stay on the podium for long either, I think I'm going to test mirror next.
Knowing me, I probably forgot to mention this ...
I like your idea of using sports jerseys and having each sim represent a country @ciane
All 8 share the same traits?
Out of curiosity, what are they?
I thought they would be easily noticed through the write-up and thought bubbles, but I guess I haven't focused on them enough.
I rolled the randomizer three times, which is my normal way of grabbing traits. No trait showed up twice, so I was free to pick one or two from each roll. After throwing out any traits that would remotely affect the challenges (like bookworm, artistic, athletic, virtuoso, etc.) and throwing out any which seemed pointless or having little effect here (adventurous, loves the cold, etc.), I was left with these traits:
proper, which results in a lot more conversation options (to include accuse of impropriety) and lots of changing into formal attire easily impressed, where you will see them clapping their hands over seemingly insignificant actions eco-friendly, which results in more conversation options as well as being happy when they carpool together somewhere friendly, which means lots less drama, even when accused of impropriety and losing friendships
and ... good sense of humor, so they can joke around with each other and not get huffy when others tell jokes or funny stories.
See... there SHOULD be little drama in my challenge, but boy do they like to accuse others of impropriety: Your smelly! Your still in your sweats?!
Creating the sims is always the same approach as well. I tell myself I'll randomize three or five times, and that's my sim. I can them change up to three things. So, hair and eye color and add facial hair to the guys and change gender for the females.
@BreeMiles I had to switch out the mobile radio station (interview sim, read news, read ads, align radio dishes), because the sims don't take long to run through the available tasks that don't take a second sim. I replaced it with the podium which has the following choices; lecture on, practice speech, announce protest.
Update they didn't stay on the podium for long either, I think I'm going to test mirror next.
That's interesting, since mobile radio station is next on my list of the day's challenges. I will try the mirror for my game too.
@Mmdrgntobldrgn Thanks for letting me know, I hadn't tried so I will have to switch it out also! I didn't know Sims 3 had a podium, I will have to find it! I'm headed to read your story now!
@Mmdrgntobldrgn Thanks for letting me know, I hadn't tried so I will have to switch it out also! I didn't know Sims 3 had a podium, I will have to find it! I'm headed to read your story now!
Podium didn't work out as nicely as I'd hoped, ended up using the mirror. I checked the white board too, as well as the karaoke machine (no pictures, only checked for available interactions) those were no go items as well sadly.
I've got two sims who will possibly self eliminate themselves from future charisma challenges. The only alternative I can think of is to swap charisma for the chess table for logic practice, but I'll only do that if everyone becomes ineligible to advance in charisma.
Swapping out for chess won't work for me as I've had them playing chess on free will within the house already. I had thought about giving them all a keyboard as progressing on piano won't change the results of a final guitar challenge at the end.
However, I THINK they'll still practice charisma, even if they can't gain any points.
@Mmdrgntobldrgn, what about that mic in sims 3 to hypnotise people! Can it be used for anything?
I don't have any store content reinstalled yet, only disc content. I will check it out though once it's reinstalled.
@ciane they can only practice to a point, once they reach the transition point they'll cut off and not practice anymore. (Lesson learned from apocalypse challenges and skilling teens)
Ps, so far my household has ignored the chess table in favor of other fun activities like the fooseball table, shuffleboard, tv, and waterslide, or just a plain old fashioned book.
I didn't give my sims anything fun to do besides the chess tables. I worried that other activities would build athletic or give them an edge on writing. So, no t.v., stereo, or even bookcase for them (as reading more books affects writing speed).
I think I'll go with the keyboard as my replacement for the radio communications. It's the same footprint.
I had to use freerealestate to move in my sims and I used a lot of cheap stuff and built as small as possible on a much smaller lot! So, yeah, motherlodes I believe!
Great write ups!
Motherlodes are great, I used the money cheat on all the lots I made for this challenge! What would we do without it right? @ciane, wonderful reading dear, shout out to all the winners in your circle! I love reading how different everyone's game turns out! It's awesome! @Mmdrgntobldrgn, wonderful reading dear, shout out to all your winners in your circle! I like how your staff is called production, I call mine the Overseer, and @ADWilson calls her's Moderator! @ciane how do you call yours? I may have missed it in the readings! Can't wait to read more from both of you!
I need to change out the radio station, and make it something else for Sims 3? With @Ciane and @Mmdrgntobldrgn testing things in game, which one would work the best you think? Let me know and I will change it in rules, I put the rock climber in my game to replace it, but its a store item not sure if everyone has it or would want it!
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I'm writing the cast intro and day one results (they ended up on the treadmill), but it will have to wait until later, need to go meet hubby.
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I've been rolling a die but mighty tempted to give this a go!
Looking forward to reading your story.
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I like your idea of using sports jerseys and having each sim represent a country @ciane
All 8 share the same traits?
Out of curiosity, what are they?
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For the finicky all 381 images taken of day ones challenge are in a scrollable slide show. For the less finicky there are about 3 pic's for start, middle, end of challenge.
Even though it says come back next week for day 2, day 2 might be as early as tomorrow depending on whether hubby wants to do anything.
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Thank you for this.
Update they didn't stay on the podium for long either, I think I'm going to test mirror next.
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As you'll see the s3 version of the charisma challenge caused me a bit of grief.
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I thought they would be easily noticed through the write-up and thought bubbles, but I guess I haven't focused on them enough.
I rolled the randomizer three times, which is my normal way of grabbing traits. No trait showed up twice, so I was free to pick one or two from each roll. After throwing out any traits that would remotely affect the challenges (like bookworm, artistic, athletic, virtuoso, etc.) and throwing out any which seemed pointless or having little effect here (adventurous, loves the cold, etc.), I was left with these traits:
proper, which results in a lot more conversation options (to include accuse of impropriety) and lots of changing into formal attire
easily impressed, where you will see them clapping their hands over seemingly insignificant actions
eco-friendly, which results in more conversation options as well as being happy when they carpool together somewhere
friendly, which means lots less drama, even when accused of impropriety and losing friendships
and ... good sense of humor, so they can joke around with each other and not get huffy when others tell jokes or funny stories.
See... there SHOULD be little drama in my challenge, but boy do they like to accuse others of impropriety: Your smelly! Your still in your sweats?!
Creating the sims is always the same approach as well. I tell myself I'll randomize three or five times, and that's my sim. I can them change up to three things. So, hair and eye color and add facial hair to the guys and change gender for the females.
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That's interesting, since mobile radio station is next on my list of the day's challenges. I will try the mirror for my game too.
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Podium didn't work out as nicely as I'd hoped, ended up using the mirror. I checked the white board too, as well as the karaoke machine (no pictures, only checked for available interactions) those were no go items as well sadly.
I've got two sims who will possibly self eliminate themselves from future charisma challenges. The only alternative I can think of is to swap charisma for the chess table for logic practice, but I'll only do that if everyone becomes ineligible to advance in charisma.
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However, I THINK they'll still practice charisma, even if they can't gain any points.
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I don't have any store content reinstalled yet, only disc content. I will check it out though once it's reinstalled.
@ciane they can only practice to a point, once they reach the transition point they'll cut off and not practice anymore. (Lesson learned from apocalypse challenges and skilling teens)
Ps, so far my household has ignored the chess table in favor of other fun activities like the fooseball table, shuffleboard, tv, and waterslide, or just a plain old fashioned book.
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I think I'll go with the keyboard as my replacement for the radio communications. It's the same footprint.
I updated with a post on their free time and the fourth challenge.
https://2sim3.wordpress.com/other/100pt/f1
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next update is available, and this one is it games closed
http://mamadragonssims.weebly.com/mama-dragons-sims/100-point-challenge-day-5-to
ps, if no one guessed already I used motherlode a few times during the lot build.
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@ciane, wonderful reading dear, shout out to all the winners in your circle! I love reading how different everyone's game turns out! It's awesome! @Mmdrgntobldrgn, wonderful reading dear, shout out to all your winners in your circle! I like how your staff is called production, I call mine the Overseer, and @ADWilson calls her's Moderator! @ciane how do you call yours? I may have missed it in the readings! Can't wait to read more from both of you!
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I need to change out the radio station, and make it something else for Sims 3? With @Ciane and @Mmdrgntobldrgn testing things in game, which one would work the best you think? Let me know and I will change it in rules, I put the rock climber in my game to replace it, but its a store item not sure if everyone has it or would want it!
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