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Jungle Adventures play
aaronrulz
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I'm going to do some Jungle Adventures game play. Honestly haven't done it since the pack came out I believe. Do you have your sim go to the jungle alone or bring friends? Do the friends do anything when they go with you? My sim lives alone so the friends would be outside the household - not sure how much difference that makes.
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that said I feel like its probably more fun with more sims around this point where i have taken one sim only so many times I just have to be mentally prepared for their possible demise
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I also find that Jungle Adventures and Strangerville compliment each other extremely well, at least for me that’s the case. Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I wish we had more of these kind of quest driven game packs. 😇
This is an example of how I implement JA into my gameplay:
Hidden somewhere near the edge of the Selvadoradian jungle lies an abandoned, [secret] science lab with military installations scattered all around it.
I usually only play with troops of 4-8 men and women that include scientists, archaeologists and military personnel. One of them is my main sim and also the commanding officer leading these secret missions. Because my mission stories vary and introduce different characters with different motives, I never get weary of exploring the jungle and the temples [or completing the Strangerville quest].
My sims “rent” one of these military camps each time they visits Selvadorada to complete missions before they return to Main base. This “Main Base” - the home lot- could either be situated in Oasis Springs, Sulani, Strangerville or Mt. Komorebi.
One thing I don’t really do is “holiday resorts”. 🫡
I always bring along at least two sims in the same household. First, for the expedition feeling. Second, while one sim hacks away at the portals, the other can pick clean the surroundings (emotion berries and dig sites.) The second sim is also useful when the first one catches fire, since in this case the shower in a can is useless.
It can also be useful to park your second or third sim at the vacation home. If you realize you need anything, the sim can order objects from the mailbox and then transfer them to the explorer's inventory. For that to work you'll have to stay in a vacation home in the same area where the jungle portal is.
1. Culture Tourist: This is my main way of using this pack, since I'm more of a family game player. I take sims on a relaxing tropical vacation. They usually rent one of the properties in Puerto Llamante and spend most of their time there, although they might pop over to Bellomisia to see the waterfall. They hang out with the locals at the cantina, doing open mic, maybe learning some legends and some dance moves. They go to the market to buy souvenirs and try authentic cuisine at the food stall. They might visit the museum and chat about the artifacts. I always bring more than one person and it really doesn't matter if they're playable or not. It's all about quality time.
2. Archeology Scholar: This is when I have a character who is focused on achieving the Archeology Scholar aspiration. Usually a nerd with a sense of adventure. Most of the time I bring other household members along but I have them doing things that are unrelated, either relaxing after a hard week's work or focusing on their own goals. Other people can't really help you with archeology. They typically stay in one of the properties in Bellomisia, because there are more potential dig sites there. Generally the archeology scholar focuses on excavation while in Selvadorada. They can take their time authenticating when they get home.
3. Jungle Explorer: This isn't necessarily someone who is working on achieving the Jungle Explorer aspiration. I did that once and I don't really think it's worthwhile. Often it's just someone who wants to shake up their routine with a bit of tomb raiding adventure. They might bring other people along to help if they're playable. It doesn't really matter where they live because they'll be going to the jungle, but they also need to visit the market for supplies. That's another thing: Stock.Up.On.Supplies.
-Yes, person I barely know, you have my blessing to hang out with Johnny Zest.
-No person with the mean, hot-headed and self-absorbed traits, I don't think you should get married.
I haven't sent sims there for years, but dishes and drinks from Salvadorada are added to restaurants. Most if not all dishes are vegetarian.
If you bring friends outside the household, they will be autonomous on the vacation. You can assign them beds and for the most part, they will do their own thing during the vacation.
I think it’s particularly fun to go on vacation with a full household, 8 sims. You can be in control of 1 sim while the other 7 just add to the fun!
I’m going to take 3 sims. I might actually create a ‘guide’ for them too which I will probably put in group but not care so much for.