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UPDATED DIFFERENCES IN THE FAMILY TREE CHALLENGE 2023

ahh, the differences in the family tree challenge or DITFT for short. this was, by far, one of my FAVORITE challenges to do when i still played the sims 4, alongside the disney legacy challenge and for the sims 3. the issue back then was that i could never finish generation one. now with my own lepacy following hix’s rules, i've been inspired and having a blast, but also don’t want to keep playing the same save and get bored! so what did i do? i decided to make a more updated DITFT challenge with a point system with the goal of wanting to get the most out of each generation, much like the completionist challenge.

the rules i am referencing/using are not mine. there are currently two sets of rules, one from 2010 which is the original challenge by angelofafallen and an updated version of that challenge, from the sims 3 forum website from 2012. now, i haven’t changed too much but, but upon looking at the rules, it seemed that university, island paradise, seasons, and into the future were missing so that's been added!

the differences in the family tree challenge is essentially like the completionist challenge. you are taking each generation as a chance to explore each and every corner of the game and discover things you’ve never done before, hence why this and the completionist challenge are my favorite challenges by far. this challenge offers sixteen generations, but you can give or take a few if sixteen is too much for you. however, this has been expanded into TWENTY generations, but the total number being THIRTY SIX. HOLY CRAP! and that is including all the extra generational challenges. if that number is too much for you, then you can stick to the normal ten, or do however many gens you want!

FUN NOTE: you can spice this challenge up by randomizing each generation where you don’t go in the order of this challenge, so you may start out as a farmer, then end up a werewolf in the next generation, or begin as a resort owner, to living as a scientist in the next. the choice is yours! you can also choose to penalize yourself to make it a bit challenging and to kinda push you to reach the goals for each generation. really, its up to you!

rules under the cut!

GENERATION ONE: FARMER

GEN ONE GOALS:

grow a garden with every type of plant (excluding omniplant) +1 point

get married, but no woohoo before marriage +1 point

-1 point if you woohoo before you’re married

have a boy and girl and keep trying until you do! +1 point

1+ per kid, -1 point if you eat watermelons or apples to manipulate the gender, 0.5+ if you decide to adopt the gender you do not have

master the gardening skill +1

-1 point if you don’t master the gardening skill before your youngest is a young adult

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

catch every type of fish 0.5+ point

marry a sim with the “loves the outdoors” and/or “green thumb” trait 0.5+ point

IF YOU HAVE PETS: adopt a riding horse, or a hunting dog 0.5+ point

GENERATION TWO: BUSINESS

GEN TWO GOALS:

reach level 10 of the business career +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach level 10 before your child(ren) are young adults

get level 10 in the charisma skill +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach level 10 before your child(ren) are young adults

get married, woohoo, and have kids +1 point

have at least one kid +1 point

+1 point per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

become enemies with your parents +0.5 point

partner into any business +0.5 point

have over 50,000 in family funds +0.5 point

marry a co-worker +0.5 point

GENERATION TWO POINT FIVE: JOURNALISM

GEN TWO POINT FIVE GOALS:

join the journalism career 1+ point

get to level 10 of the journalism career +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach level 10 before your child(ren) are young adults

reach level 10 of the writing skill

-1 point if you don’t reach level 10 before your child(ren) are young adults

get married, woohoo, and have kids +1

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

become enemies with your parents 0.5+ point

partner in any business 0.5+ point

write ten papers 0.5+ point

marry a co-worker 0.5+ point

GENERATION THREE: HEARTBREAKER

GEN THREE GOALS:

kiss six sims +1 point

be the lover to two sims, then break their hearts +1 point

get married and have kids with whoever you want +1 point

+1 point per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

have your spouse die on your lot (you can repeat the process up to three times) 0.5+ point

0.5+ point per dead spouse

keep their grave on your lot 0.5+ point

0.5+ point for each spouse’s grave

go on at least ten dates 0.5+ point (if you have generations)

earn a bad reputation 0.5+ point (if you have generations)

GENERATION THREE POINT FIVE: ADVENTURER (WORLD ADVENTURES)

GEN THREE POINT FIVE GOALS:

visit all locations +1 point

gain all vista levels +1 point

master the photography skill +1 point

master the martial arts skill +1 point

master the nectar making skill +1 point

-1 point for each skill you don’t master by the time your child(ren) are young adults

marry a local and have kids

-1 point if you don’t marry a local, +1 per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

finish all tombs +0.5 point

0.5+ point for every tomb you complete

GENERATION FOUR: WRITER

GEN FOUR GOALS:

master the writing skill 1+ point

master the painting skill +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

write at least 10 books +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA, 0.5+ for each book you write

paint at least 20 paintings +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA, 0.5+ point for each painting finished

get married, woohoo, and have kids +1

1+ per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

be best friends with your parents 0.5+ point

get 10,000 in royalties 0.5+ point

paint portraits of your family (parents, grandparents, etc) 0.5+ point

paint your spouse and child(ren) 0.5+ point

learn and master the sculpting skill +0.5 point (ambitions)

make an ice sculpture of your spouse +0.5 point (ambitions)

learn all sculpture material types +0.5 point (ambitions)

make at least five sculptures +0.5 point (ambitions)

GENERATION FIVE: ROCK STAR

GEN FIVE GOALS:

master the guitar skill 1+ point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

reach level 10 of the music career +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

have at least three kids and get married +1 point

+1 point per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

master painting skill 0.5+ point

learn all songs (excluding songs from vacation world) 0.5+ point

ROCK STAR BRANCH

get a tattoo 0.5+ point (ambitions)

have at least three signings 0.5+ point

play a concert at least two times 0.5+ point

SYMPHONIC BRANCH

befriend at least one co-worker +0.5 point

know all co-workers +0.5 point

reach level 5 in the logic skill

GENERATION FIVE POINT FIVE: ROCK STAR (LATE NIGHT)

GEN FIVE POINT FIVE GOALS:

master the bass skill 1+ point

master the guitar skill +1 point

master piano skill +1 point

master drums skill +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

find love, woohoo, and have kids +1

1+ per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

start a band 0.5+ point

find three people for the band 0.5+ point

play at least three gigs 0.5+ point

practice for every gig you play 0.5+ point

GENERATION SIX: FAMILY MAN

GEN SIX GOALS:

adopt at least one child 1+ point

try for twins +1 point

1+ per kid

teach toddlers how to walk, talk, and use the potty +1 point

-0.5 point for each skill the toddlers don’t learn by the time they are children

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

have at least five kids of your own +2 point

help kids with homework every night +0.5 point

attend at least two of your kids’ weddings +0.5 point

GENERATION SIX POINT FIVE: CELEBRITY (LATE NIGHT)

GEN SIX POINT FIVE GOALS:

master the writing skill 1+ point

master the charisma skill +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

reach level 5 celebrity status +1

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA, -0.5 for every scandal you end up in

reach the top of the film career (actor/director) +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

get married, woohoo, and have kids +1

1+ per kid

have two celebrity friends

sue paparazzi for slander if involved for a scandal 0.5+ point

go to every bar in the town and have a drink from every one of them 0.5+ point

GENERATION SIX POINT SEVEN: BABYSITTER (GENERATIONS)

GEN SIX POINT SEVEN GOALS:

reach the top of the daycare career 1+ point

-1 if you don’t top the career before your child(ren) reach YA

get married only after you reach level three of the day care career +1 point

-1 if you get married before then

see your children graduate

-1 point for each child’s graduation you miss

enroll your kids in after school activities

-1 point for each kid that isn’t enrolled in one

send at least one child to boarding school

-1 if there isn’t at least one child in boarding school

have as many kids as you want +1 point

1+ per kid

GENERATION SEVEN: CRIMINAL

GEN SEVEN GOALS:

join the criminal career 1+ point

reach the top of the career+1 point

-1 point if the goal is not reached before your child(ren) are YA

master athletic skill +1 point

master logic skill +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

marry someone with the evil trait+1 point

-1 point if you don’t marry someone with the evil trait

woohoo, and have kids +1

1+ per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

be best friends with five sims

pull pranks on the family and neighbors and don’t get caught (generations)

max prank reputation (generations)

GENERATION EIGHT: POLITICIAN

GEN EIGHT GOALS:

join and reach the top of the political career 1+ point

-1 if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

master the charisma skill +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

throw a political/campaign party once a week

get at least 10,000 in campaign funds

-2 point if you steal from the campaign

donate charity every saturday

get married as an adult

have three babies

+1 per child

GENERATION EIGHT POINT FIVE: ATHLETE

GEN EIGHT POINT FIVE GOALS:

join the athletic career 1+ point

get married as an adult +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

reach top of the athletic career +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

donate to charity every saturday +1 point

have at least two kids +1

1+ per child

get into a fight with your parents

jog at least once a week

meet someone new once a week

GENERATION NINE: HIDDEN WONDER

GEN NINE GOALS:

woohoo at least three service sims (fireman, burgler, maid, policeman, etc.) 1+ point

-1 if you don’t woo at least three of them by the end of the generation

have a child with a service sim +1 point

1+ per child

have a child that has a hidden trait +1 point

-0.5 point if the children you have do not have a hidden trait

kick out your child(ren) after they become YA +1 point

no points will be deducted if you decide to have them remain in the household, 0.5+ for each child you send off if you have multiple children

marry a service sim +1

have a part time job

GENERATION NINE POINT FIVE: FIREFIGHTER (AMBITIONS)

GEN NINE POINT FOUR GOALS:

reach the top of the firefighter career 1+ point

-1 if you do not reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

get the key to the city +1 point

master athletic skill +1 point

master handiness skill +1 point

-1 point for each skill you don’t master before your child(ren) are YA

marry a service sim +1 point

woohoo, and have kids +1

1+ per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

rescue five sims from fires 0.5+ point

put out ten fires 0.5+ point

get a hidden trait 0.5+ point

GENERATION TEN: OFFICER

GEN TEN GOALS:

join the law enforcement career 1+ point

max logic skill +1 point

max painting skill +1 point

max athletic skill +1 point

-1 point if the skill is not mastered before your child(ren) are YA

become best friends with a co-worker +1 point

have at least two kids +1 point

+1 per child

get married +1 point

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

have a best friend forever 0.5+ point

have at least two friends 0.5+ point

have a fight with a burglar and win 0.5+ point

GENERATION TEN POINT FIVE: INVESTIGATOR (AMBITIONS)

GEN TEN POINT FIVE GOALS:

join the investigator profession 1+ point

snoop ten locations +1 point

write five papers on your findings +1 point

reach the top of your career +1 point

-1 point if you don’t reach this goal before your child(ren) are YA

get married and have children +1

1+ per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

snoop around and follow the sim of your dreams 0.5+ point

go through at least five garbage cans and five mailboxes 0.5+ point

don’t marry until you are an adult 0.5+

adopt a child 0.5+

GENERATION ELEVEN: DOCTOR

GEN ELEVEN GOALS:

join the medical career 1+ point

max the logic skill +1 point

-1 point if skill is not mastered by the time your child(ren) are YA

befriend boss and parents +1 point

get married and have kids +1 point

1+ per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

give a sim medical advice 0.5+ point

determine gender of a pregnant sim 0.5+ point

befriend all co-workers 0.5+ point

give vaccinations to at least ten sims 0.5+ point (ambitions)

marry someone you vaccinated (ambitions)

GENERATION TWELVE: SCIENTIST

GEN TWELVE GOALS:

join the science career 1+ point

master gardening skill +1 point

master handiness skill +1 point

-1 point for each skill not mastered before child(ren) are YA

reach level 10 of the science career +1 point

-1 if goal is not reached before child(ren) are YA

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

Resurrect two ghosts 0.5+ point

GENERATION TWELVE POINT FIVE: INVENTOR (AMBITIONS)

GEN TWELVE POINT FIVE GOALS:

become a registered inventor 1+ point

master the inventing skill +1 point

master the handiness skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not mastered before child(ren) are YA

invent 10 toys +1 point

0.5+ for every toy made, 0.5- for every toy not made before child(ren) are YA

collect scrap ten times from the junk yard 1+ point

blow up things twice in public +1 point

have a kid through the time machine

1+ per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

have a death flower in your inventory at all times 0.5+ point

make one of your kids have the genius trait 0.5+ point

get married 0.5+

marry a simbot or a best friend 0.5+

GENERATION THIRTEEN: CHEF

GEN THIRTEEN GOALS:

join the culinary career 1+ point

reach the top of your career +1 point

-1 if this goal is not reached before your child(ren) are YA

master the cooking skill +1 point

master gardening skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not maxed before child(ren) are YA

marry a sim with the natural cook trait +1 point

-1 point if you marry a sim that doesn’t have the natural cook trait

have three kids +1 point

+1 per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

collect all recipes

cook all meals for the family

GENERATION THIRTEEN POINT FIVE: GHOST HUNTER (AMBITIONS)

GEN THIRTEEN POINT FIVE GOALS:

join the ghost hunting profession 1+ point

reach the top of your career +1 point

-1 if this goal is not reached before your child(ren) are YA

master the logic skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not maxed before child(ren) are YA

catch at least thirty ghosts +1 point

convince at least ten ghosts to move on +1 point

marry and have kids +1 point

1+ per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

marry a ghost 0.5+ point

have a ghost child 0.5+ point

learn ambrosia 0.5+ point

GENERATION THIRTEEN POINT SEVEN: BARTENDER

GEN THIRTEEN POINT SEVEN GOALS:

master mixology skill 1+ point

master cooking skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not maxed before your child(ren) are YA

buy a bar +1 point

reach level five of the gardening skill

have a kid and get married +1 point

1+ per child

GENERATION THIRTEEN: CHEF

GEN THIRTEEN GOALS:

join the culinary career 1+ point

reach the top of your career +1 point

-1 if this goal is not reached before your child(ren) are YA

master the cooking skill +1 point

master gardening skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not maxed before child(ren) are YA

marry a sim with the natural cook trait +1 point

-1 point if you marry a sim that doesn’t have the natural cook trait

have three kids +1 point

+1 per kid

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

collect all recipes

cook all meals for the family

GENERATION FOURTEEN: COLLECTOR

GEN FOURTEEN GOALS:

get married and have kids 1+ point

have two kids with different people +1 point

do not get a job +1 point

-1 if you get a job of any sort (full time, profession, part time, etc)

spouse can get a job, but you can’t

do not help kids with homework or teach them toddler skills +1 point

have a child with another sim and move them into the household +1 point

read 15 books +1 point

0.5+ for each book you finish

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

collect all gems +0.5 point

collect all bugs 0.5+ point

collect rocks/meteor rocks 0.5+ point

transfigure five stones/gems +0.5 point

don’t change dirty diapers

flirt with three sims in the town

do not wash or clean the house at all

own a pet (pets)

GENERATION FOURTEEN POINT FIVE: ALL OVER

GEN FOURTEEN POINT FIVE GOALS:

start and quit three different jobs 1+ point

reach level five of a skill that is required for those jobs +1 point

meet at least one coworker from each job +1 point

have a child with two different sims +1 point

+1 point per child

flirt with at least three sims

GENERATION FOURTEEN POINT SEVEN: ANIMAL LOVER

GEN FOURTEEN POINT SEVEN GOALS:

don’t get a job unless it involves animals 1+ point

observe at least five wild animals +1 point

get four types of sub animals (parrots, snakes, etc.) +1 point

own at least three cats throughout your life +1 point

own at least thee dogs throughout your life +1 point

own at least one horse throughout your life +1 point

no penalty if pet goal cannot be reached

be best friends with at least five of your animals +1 point

get married and have kids with two different people +1 point

+1 per child

play with your animals everyday +1 point

GENERATION FIFTEEN: TOGETHER AS ONE

GEN FIFTEEN GOALS:

have two children from previous heir adopt one child sim 1+ point

have both heirs have at least one child +1 point

+1 per child

have both heirs join the military career +1 point

have both heirs master the athletic skill +1 point

-1 if skill is not maxed before child(ren) are YA

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

Buy two businesses (one for each heir) 0.5+ point

complete heirs’ LTW

GENERATION FIFTEEN POINT FIVE: STYLIST/DESIGNER

GEN FIFTEEN GOALS:

have the two heirs from the parent of the previous gen become a stylist and architectural designer 1+ point

have both heirs have at least one child +1 point

max out required skills for both professions +1 point

-1 point if skill is not mastered by the time child(ren) are YA

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

know at least 20 people 0.5+ point

become best friends with one of your clients for each heir 0.5+ point

buy a business together 0.5+ point

GENERATION SIXTEEN: SUPERNATURAL

GEN SIXTEEN GOALS:

become a supernatural (witch, wolf, vampire, etc) 1+ point

if turned into a vampire, feed from ten different sims +1 point

0.5+ if you turn a sim into a vampire

same applies if you are a wolf, 0.5+ for each sim turned into a wolf

master at least five skills +1 point

-1 for each skill out of the five not reached before child(ren) are YA

have an alchemy station +1 point

marry a supernatural sim of your choice and have kids +1 point

0.5+ point for each kid that turns out as a supernatural, +1 per child born

have the fortune telling career and reach the top of it +1 point

-1 if goal is not reached before child(ren) are YA

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

learn all elixirs 0.5+ point

learn all spells (if you are a witch/fairy) 0.5+ point

master broom riding skill +0.5 point

have a baby with all supernatural types 0.5+ point

public woohoo in at least five different spots 0.5+ point

GENERATION SIXTEEN POINT FIVE: INTO THE FUTURE

GEN SIXTEEN POINT FIVE GOALS:

become best friends with your imaginary friend (if you have one) 1+ point (generations)

turn the imaginary friend into a real person +1 point (generations)

max the logic skill +1 point

-1 for skill not reached before child(ren) are YA

marry the imaginary friend and travel to the future together +1 point

change the future to all future types (dystopian, utopian, normal) +1 point

master all future skills (advanced technology, laser rhythmicon, etc) +1 point

-1 for each skill not reached before child(ren) are YA

check the lottery numbers in the future then go back to the present to win +1

genetically engineer at least one child +1 point

have kids +1 point

+1 per child born

OPTIONAL GOALS:

visit your ancestors at least three times 0.5+ point

buy a house in the future 0.5+ point

gain all legacy statues 0.5+ point

create three plumbots 0.5+ point

own all future technology 0.5+ point

GENERATION SEVENTEEN: ISLAND LIFE

GEN SEVENTEEN GOALS:

become a lifeguard and reach the top of the career 1+ point

-1 if goal is not met before child(ren) are YA

master the athletic skill +1 point

master the charisma skill +1 point

master the diving skill +1 point

-1 point for each skill not mastered before child(ren) are YA

meet and have a child with a mermaid (you don’t have to marry them) +1 point

+1 per child

visit a resort 0.5+ point

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

own a resort and get it to five stars 0.5+ point

earn 40,000 in resort funds 0.5+ point

become a mermaid 0.5+ point

explore all dive locations 0.5+ point

fight a shark and survive 0.5+ point

join the scuba diver profession and reach the top of it +1 point

GENERATION EIGHTEEN: UNIVERSITY

GEN EIGHTEEN GOALS:

take the aptitude test and scholarship forms and head off to university +1 point

finish a degree +1 point

make at least five friends 1+ point

get all A’s +2 point

-0.5 point for every grade that isn’t an A at the end of the term

kiss someone while juiced 0.5+ point

go to or host three parties 0.5+ point

own a social networking blog and get to five stars +1 point

master social networking skill +1 point

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

protest four times about different causes +0.5 point

protest about death and be revived 0.5+ point

max the street art skill 0.5+ point

max out every influence 0.5+ point

complete more than one degree +2 point

become or fall in love with a plant sim +1 point

have a baby with a plantsim +1 point

join a career that’s boosted by your degree(s) when done with university 0.5+ point

reach the top of that career +1 point

play juice pong twice +0.5 point

GENERATION NINETEEN: SEASONS

GEN NINETEEN GOALS:

go to every festival for each season at least once +1 point

-1 point for each festival you miss

change the weather with the weather totem three times +1 point

get abducted by aliens +1 point

if male, get pregnant by aliens, 0.5+ bonus

have a sim die from weather exposure (heat, cold, etc) +1 point

participate in all activities at each festival +1 point

GENERATION TWENTY: SHOWTIME

GEN TWENTY GOALS:

become a magician, acrobat, or singer +1

have the natural born performer trait +1

have at least seven gigs +1

-1 if you do not complete this goal by the time your child(ren) are YA

reach the top of your career +1

-1 if you do not complete this goal by the time your child(ren) are YA

busk on the street for tips once or twice a week +1

have three flings, with one of them resulting in a pregnancy

0.5+ if each fling results in a pregnancy

have at least one child +1

+1 per child

OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

get the genie lamp and make two wishes 0.5+ point

use your last wish to free the genie 0.5+ point

have a child with a genie 0.5+ point

FOR REITERATION:

+1 for goals reached for each generational goal

-1 for goals not reached for each generation goal

+1 per child for each generation

+0.5 for extra generational goals

+2 for some special generational goals

-2 for some special generational goals

if there are any issues, questions, or any suggestions for this challenge, let me know and happy simming!

credits to: angelofafallen, theusernamefound for the original DITFT and updated DITFT challenges

#sims gameplay #the sims 3 #sims 3 #differences in the family tree #ditft challenge #ts3 gameplay #ts3 #sims 3 challenge #legacy challenge

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annegirl13 · 3 months

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Delarosa DITFT Challenge

Florence Delarosa married Robi Monif, a Bluewater townie. technically my rules for the differences in the family tree challenge recommend that she marry a garden club member, but they have a lot of chemistry. He became a garden club member quite soon after they married.

The two of them have been very, very very focused on their garden, almost to the exclusion of everything else. That’s why their kids are a little younger than some of the others. Their daughter, Heather, and their son Moss are kind of being left to their own devices.

I don’t know yet which one of them is going to inherit. I think it’s going to be whichever one has the lower relationship with their parents, because the point of this challenge is kind of for each generation to be the opposite of the one before.

#bluewater challenge #sims 2 #ts2 #florence delarosa

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seafoan · 2 years

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here is a link to the DITFT challenge (Differences in The Family Tree Challenge) by the way! It’s my favourite challenge but I’ve made my own rules as usual as I play on long life span so I like to make things more difficult!

#creztalks

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ariafaeyt · 3 years

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This challenge has been around since The Sims 3, so there are lots of different versions that have been adapted for The Sims 4. I’ve found two sets of rules that I feel fit my playstyle and combined them into one set, whilst making a few adjustments of my own.

You can find these rules here and here

This is a 24 generation legacy challenge, each one offering something new and different to the family tree. I see these ‘rules’ as a guide or suggestions, so any parts/ generations that don’t spark joy I won’t do.

I’m sharing this for anyone who would like to see my gameplay ‘rules’ and maybe they’ll inspire you to play this challenge too 🥰

And remember, the most important rule of any challenge, Have Fun!

Get yourself some water and a healthy snack, it’s a long read 😅

This is a long challenge, and whilst the intro to each generation leads on from the one before, you can start on any generation you like and pick and choose which ones you want to do when.

I’m following my own vague version of the standard legacy rules, you find these here if you’d like to have a read. I made a young adult sim in CAS and moved them onto a lot of my choosing (I think it was a 20x15) and built a tiny starter home (tiny living perks) with my 20k and went from there! I haven’t used cheats (yet!) and anything that comes with the game goes as far as I’m concerned! If my sim is offered 5k to get married, then it looks like I’m planning a wedding 😂

I choose my heir by the first born, however if I feel a spare fits the theme of the next generation better I’ll pick them instead. Their partner(s) can be anyone you like.

I use a custom life span set through MCCC that focuses around the calandar set at 28 days, so each generation is roughly 1-2 sim years long (babies I age up after a day or two when I get bored of them). I age up early if I want to move on before their birthdays.

Without this mod, I think normal - long life span is plenty of time! For an extra challenge you could play on short, who am I to tell you what to do 😂

I’ve tried to include at least one trait, aspiration, skill and world per generation as a guide or starting point for anyone who would like it, but of course they’re your sims, in your game, they can be whoever you want them to be! Feel free to choose which ever ones you like, you don’t need to use the ones I’ve suggested.

To complete one of the final goals, it’s suggested you have a portrait/ photo of each generation’s heir. It is also recommended that you keep any family urns/ graves or alternatively create a family graveyard lot to store them.

I’d also recommend copying these into a word doc and editing the bits you like/ don’t like so you have it to hand in case you'd like a reminder 💖

Differences in the Family Tree

1 - The Farmer

I never wanted much, just a small corner of the world to call my own and time to enjoy nature’s bounty.

On your 18th birthday your parents gifted you with a small plot of land and enough money to start the farm you’d always dreamt of. While others might be happy with a desk job, you wanted nothing more than to survive off the land and live simply.

Traits:

Loves the Outdoors

Aspirations:

Freelance Botanist

Angling Ace

Country Caretaker

Skills:

Gardening

Fishing

Herbalism

Generation Goals:

No Woohoo before marriage

Have a boy and a girl, keep trying till you do!

Live only off money earned through gardening, fishing and beekeeping

Have a cow plant!

Have a Bee Box & Bug Box

Catch or ‘discover’ every type of fish (base game at least)

Marry a sim who also Loves The Outdoors

Plant one of every harvestable

Live Off-The-Grid

Join a gardening club & meet on Sundays

Build a greenhouse

Get Patchy the Strawman to help

Live in Brindleton Bay or Henford-on-Bagley

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

2 - The Magnate

My parents liked the simple life but I was hungry for more. I wanted to live a life of luxury and success, and I wasn’t afraid to work for it.

You never enjoyed living hand to mouth, relying on nature to survive. You wanted the kind of creature comforts only cold hard cash could guarantee, and you weren’t afraid to work for it.

Traits:

Ambitious

Outgoing

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid - childhood

Fabulously Wealthy

City Native

Skills:

Charisma

Singing

Generation Goals:

Complete either branch of the Business Career

Wait until Adulthood to have kids, afterall your career is your priority

Have at least 8 friends

Get divorced. You were too busy working to notice your marriage fall apart.

Have 50,000 in family funds by death

Once Charisma is maxed, mentor your kiddies in the skill! (You want them to be outspoken too)

Collect all City Living collections and recipes

Live in San Myshuno

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

3 - The Rockstar

Childhood was lonely for me, my parents were too busy working to pay me much attention. I turned to music for comfort instead and now I’m surrounded by friends.

While you never wanted for anything material growing up, you were left to your own devices most of the time and instead took solace in your instruments. Now you get all the attention you missed out on performing on streets and stages, always happy to spend time with your adoring fans.

Traits:

Music Lover

Aspirations:

Artistic Prodigy - childhood

Musicial Genius

Skills:

Guitar

Piano

Violin

Singing

Generation Goals:

Complete the Musician Branch of the Entertainer career

Get the mix master music station, release at least 3 tracks & get some fans!

Get 3 Fame Stars!

Have at least three kids

Get married to a fellow music lover

Get a tattoo

Learn all songs on guitar

Start a ‘band’ club where you get together and jam.

Have an affair with a “groupie” i.e. someone that has tipped you, and have a child with this sim. Bring this child into the family and make this your heir.

Play for tips at community lots

Live in an apartment in San Myshuno for some of your life, then move to Del Sol Valley to Start your family

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

4 - The Lover

There are so many beautiful and wonderful people in the world. Why settle for one?

Growing up the child of a famous musician often meant wild parties and entourages. You fell in love with the carefree lifestyle, but most importantly the people…

Traits:

Non-Committal

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Serial Romantic

Skills:

Mixology

Generation Goals:

Have at least 3 children by different sims

Follow through on all whims to break up within 1 sim day

Join the Mixologist Branch of the Culinary Career

Vote for the “Free Love” Neighborhood Action

Perform/ DJ at clubs

Date two different sims simultaneously then break their hearts

Go on at least 10 dates & Get a gold rating on at least one.

Marry due to “accidental” pregnancy

Cheat on your spouse(s)

Host a gold rated house party

Collect mementos/photos of all your romantic conquests

Attend the San Myshuno Romance Festival each time it’s in town

Throw a party at least once every 2 weeks

Start a singles club

Live in Sulani

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

5 - The Homemaker

Commitment doesn’t have to be a dirty word, I want my children to have a sense of stability, we’ll be a happy family.

Your parents lifestyle might have been fun for them, but as a child you hated the chaos and drama. It’s little surprise that you rebelled in your own unique way and promised yourself you would pursue a perfect family, complete with white picket fence.

Traits:

Family-Oriented

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Successful Lineage

Big Happy Family

Super Parent

Skills:

Parenting

Cooking

Generation Goals:

Either Heir or Spouse must be a stay-at-home parent

Family cannot hire any services (maid, butler, gardener)

No woohoo before marriage (married once, no divorce)

Try for twins until you win! (Have at least four kids if you get twins first time)

See to it that your kids all max at least one skill before each age transition

Your kids should get the “Happy Toddler” or “Top notch Toddler” Traits

All children should age up with at least 2 positive character values

Either parent must help children with homework every evening after school

Heir’s spouse should have an affair. Perhaps not all is as perfect as it might appear.

Must marry and have 2 children before age to adult

Have at least two animals in the house to complete the family (dog or cat)

Adopt one child - They can count (or not! Up to you) to the four children requirement

Live in Willow Creek

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

6 - The Villain

They say nice guys finish last, I couldn’t agree more.

Maybe you were coddled too much, or maybe you resented your parent’s willingness to lie about how happy they truly were. All you knew was that it was time this family saw a few changes…

Traits:

Evil

Aspirations:

Rambunctious Scamp - childhood

Public Enemy

Chief of Mischief

Skills:

Mischief

Logic

Comedy

Generation Goals:

Complete the Boss Branch of the Criminal Career

Have only one child, they will be your perfect evil child.

Get a ‘Villainy’ degree

Pull pranks on (be mischievous) family and neighbors

Obtain the voodoo doll and bind it to a sim (this sim will be your spouse)

Become best friends with a neighbor or Childhood friend & become partners in crime with them.

Once your child is born, befriend them & start becoming enemies with your spouse (you just used them to obtain a child after all – their part is done [divorce is your choice])

Marry someone with the mean or evil traits

Max out the Bad Reputation

Pull at least one prank a day on your family/ neighbours

Live in Oasis Springs

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

7 - The Hero

I won’t turn out like you, I refuse to be your perfect evil child!

Growing up your parent tried to mould you into their perfect evil child, but deep down you knew they were wrong. Now that you’re grown you decided to dedicate your life to putting monsters like them behind bars.

Traits:

Good

Aspirations:

Rambunctious Scamp - childhood

Friend of the World

Strangerville Mystery

Skills:

Athletic

Logic

Wellness

Generation Goals:

Complete the Law Enforcement Career or Diamond Agent branch of the Secret Agent career

Have a long term partner but don’t marry them until Adulthood, crime sleeps for no one after all!

Declare your parent your nemesis

Become enemies with both parents & avoid them

Donate to charity once a week

Marry a sim & have a best friend within the detective/ doctor career (you want to surround yourself with good people who have the same goals as you)

Thoroughly investigate your partner – know all their traits before initiating romantic interactions (You have to make sure they’re not secretly evil)

Volunteer with your family often

Max out the Good Reputation

Have lots of dogs (you want loyal dogs to protect your family)

Become the hero of Strangerville

Live in Strangerville

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

8 - The General

Protect and Serve, that’s what I was taught to believe. And I’ll make damn sure I continue that work.

You were raised to believe in right and wrong, to trust the law and do your bit for your fellow sim. But the life of a beat cop wasn’t for you, you wanted to make a difference on a larger scale…

Traits:

Self Assured

Aspirations:

Rambuctious Scamp - childhood

Successful Lineage

Body Builder

Skills:

Logic

Athletic

Charisma

Generation Goals:

Complete the Military Career, either branch

Befriend all your neighbours, Neighbourhood Watch style!

Ensure all your children max out the athletic skill, your kids need to be kept on their toes!

Adopt a strict parenting style for your children

Marry someone with the Good trait

Live in Strangerville

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

9 - The Jokester

Having fun isn’t a crime, some people really need to lighten up…

You always struggled living under your parents strict rules growing up. You didn’t understand why they were so obsessed by doing things by the book. You wanted to do good as well, but what’s so wrong with cracking a few jokes now and then?

Traits:

Goofball

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Joke Star

Friend of the World

Skills:

Comedy

Generation Goals:

Complete the Comedian branch of the Entertainer Career

Marry someone who enjoys your Llama jokes

Be best friends with all your children

Perform stand up at bars once a week

Attend the Humour and Hijinks Festival each time it’s on

Throw a costume party once a season

Live in San Myshuno

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

10 - The Healer

They say laughter is the best medicine. I prefer actual medicine...

You grew up in a household filled with laughter, and saw first hand what good a smile and a joke could do. You wanted to leave a positive impact as well, but while you might not have had great comedic timing, you had a mind for nurturing and logic.

Traits:

Good

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid or Social Butterfly - childhood

Renaissance Sim

Skills:

Logic

Wellness

Generation Goals:

Complete the Medicine career

Never take a sick day from work

Play with the Doctor set as a child and achieve your dream as an adult

Have all your children grow up with the Compassionate Trait

Have an at home medical bay for any sick family members to recover

Respond to all out of hours work tasks

Live in Windenburg

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

11 - The Scientist

Why stop there? Why not see how far science can really take us?

You were always a bright child, and with the Chief of Staff as your parent no one was surprised. While they were happy to tend to the sick, you wanted to know what made life work and wanted to test the boundaries known to Sim-Kind.

Traits:

Genius

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid - childhood

Renaissance Sim

Nerd Brain

Skills:

Logic

Rocket Science

Robotics

Generation Goals:

Complete the Scientist Career

Create a clone of yourself

Visit Sixam via the Electroflux Wormhole Generator

Become an Astronaut OR a scientist OR an Engineer (or all 3 if you’re feeling brave)

Get a Physics degree.

Build a rocket

Travel to Sixam

Collect all the space rocks & space prints

Have at least 3 pet aliens

Help your children with any/ all science or robotics school projects

Have a small ‘alien’ garden

Build a Servo Bot

Have a child with an alien

Live in Oasis Springs

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

12 - The Conspiracy Theorist

If you’d seen half the stuff I did growing up you wouldn’t be calling me crazy!

Your parents had a bad habit of bringing their work home with them, and because of that you saw some pretty unexplainable things. You know the truth, and the truth is that there’s a lot more out there than most people realise. Dangerous stuff, stuff people should fear…

Traits:

Paranoid

Erratic

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid or Artistic Prodigy - childhood

Best Selling Author

Painter Extraodinaire

Inner Peace

Skills:

Writing

Painting

Generation Goals:

Move to a secure location. Create a bunker and live underground where it’s safe! (Strangerville?)

Only sims whose traits are all known are allowed inside the bunker.

Work from home as a freelancer, you can’t trust the public, they’re watching you everywhere…

Marry a Conspiracy Theorist from Strangerville

Plant bugs on all your friends and family

Never attend social invites from sims who aren’t Good Friends or above.

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

13 - The Astronaut

There’s so much out there that’s worth exploring, I’m not spending my life hiding in the shadows!

Your upbringing was a little...odd to say the least. While your parents were content hiding underground, you heard stories of the strange and wonderful things your grandparents accomplished and were determined to see those things for yourself.

Traits:

Ambitious

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid - childhood

Body Builder

Nerd Brain

Skills:

Rocket Science

Athletics

Logic

Generational Goals:

Complete the Astronaut career, either branch

Build a collection room for all the items brought back from space, duplicates may be sold.

Visit all public locations - you want to see it all!

Conceive your children via Rocket WooHoo

Marry someone knowing as few traits as possible, just to spite your parents!

Don’t have any basements in your house. You still have nightmares…

Live in Brindleton Bay

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

14 - The Gamer

Can’t you see, the world online is so much more vast than you can even imagine.

Your parents always had their heads in the clouds and barely spent any time planet side if they could help it. Left to your own devices you became a virtual explorer, spending hours of time online or talking to sims across the world through your games.

Traits:

Loner

Aspirations:

Artistic Prodigy - childhood

Computer Whiz

Skills:

Gaming

Programming

Generation Goals:

Complete the E-Sport Gamer branch of the Tech Guru career

Marry someone met through a game or chat room

Socialize with friends on the computer often

Collect all the post cards/ pen pals

Start your own social media site; have over 1000 follows

Have at least three children

Win 3 professional gaming tournaments

Earn 5,000 via live streams/ social media sites/ designing your own apps etc You can Livestream or make videos as well. You prefer being admired from afar than having actual friends.

Have a games night with your family and play multiplayer once a week.

Go to NerdCon each time it’s in town, in fancy dress of course!

Have a room with one of every computer and games console set up

Have 5 cats (they’re antisocial like you)

Have a ‘LAN’ club where you get together and play video games

Live in Windenburg

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

15 - The Influencer

Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe!

When your parents are elite e-sports competitors you realise pretty fast how lucrative the online world can be. You were more interested in the sponsorships than the trophies though. Through savvy editing and perfectly planned captions you plan to leave your mark in the Halls of Internet Fame.

Traits:

Self-Absorbed

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

World Famous Celebrity

Skills:

Media Production

Charisma

Generation Goals:

Complete the Internet Personality Career

Become a Celebrity and complete the Influencer branch of the celebrity perk tree

Get a distinguished drama degree

Live in a Mansion in Del Sol Valley

Be friendly to fans & paparazzi

Get & accept an award

Have a pristine reputation

Marry a Groupie/Fan

Upload 2 videos a week

Have a Simstagram with over 50,000 followers

Have a Selfie displayed in every room of your house

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

16 - The Politician

Why waste my time earning money when I could earn power?

You never quite saw eye to eye with your parents materialism. You only saw them as sell-outs, using their power for fame and fortune. Instead you wanted to take that same influence and actually achieve something tangible with it.

Traits:

Outgoing

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Friend of the World

Leader of the Pack

Skills:

Charisma

Generation Goals:

Complete the National Leader branch of the Politics Career

Speak publically in San Myshuno once a week

Host a dinner party or BBQ once a week for coworkers and neighbours to network and promote your cause

Attend all social invites and promote your cause

Complete the Networking branch of the celebrity perk tree

Live in San Myshuno

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

17 - The Party Animal

Life’s too short to waste it at work, and it’s not like we need the money.

Growing up as the child of a famous politician meant you were always expected to attend the various fundraising events they threw. Unbeknownst to them you developed a taste for the partying lifestyle. You weren’t interested in a career, you just wanted to have fun!

Traits:

Materialistic

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Party Animal

Skills:

Dancing

Singing

Generation Goals:

The Heir can never have any form of employment, they must only live off money earned by family/ partner

Throw at least one party a week, preferably more

Don’t do any chores, that’s what the help is for

Complete any purchase related whims within 1 sim day. You want it all!

Avoid any skills that lower fun

Give all friends residence keys, the more the merrier!

Earn a Gold Medal for every kind of party

Live in the same home you grew up in your whole life

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

18 - The Athlete

You’ve completely wasted your life away, you disgust me!

You hated your parents lavish and wasteful lifestyle growing up. While they were happy to lie around spending money and overindulging, you had a natural sense of discipline. You’ve chosen to dedicate your life to the pursuit of physical perfection.

Traits:

Active

Aspirations:

Rambuctious Scamp - childhood

Body Builder

Extreme Sports Enthusiast

Mount Komorebi Sightseer

Skills:

Athletics

Wellness

Snowboarding

Skiing

Rock Climbing

Generation Goals:

Attain the Perfect Physique

Have a home gym with one of every form of exercise machine

Complete either branch of the Athletics career

Avoid ever eating cakes, baked goods or junk food (with the exception of Carob Cake and Protein Bites)

Workout every day

Hike to the top of Mount Komorebi

Have at least one child grow up Physically Gifted

Live in Mount Komorebi

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

19 - The Academic

Is the brain not the most powerful muscle of them all?

While your parents were focussed on their physical ability, you were always more bookish, and preferred to expand your brain rather than your biceps. You’ve always had a thirst for knowledge and you want to learn it all.

Traits:

Genius

Aspirations:

Whiz Kid - childhood

Renaissance Sim

Skills:

Logic

Handiness

As many as possible

Generation Goals:

Master at least 5 skills and have 10 at Level 8

Have all children graduate with A’s

Enroll all children in extracurricular activities

Read to your children once a week, literacy is important!

Achieve the Most Interesting Sim Alive achievement (11 Traits)

Live in Britechester

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

20 - The Chef

For the brain to be powerful you need to feed it!

Your parents seem to know everything about everything. Learning about the world fascinated you as a child, but whilst they were practising chess, you preferred to return to the family roots and maintain a kitchen garden instead.

Traits:

Foodie

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Master Chef

Skills:

Cooking

Gourmet Cooking

Baking

Gardening

Generation Goals:

Open a bakery or restaurant

Join Culinary career, Chef branch OR Food Critic

Own a chefs kitchen!

Cook all meals for family

Have 6 children (You want to cook for a big family)

Discover all the food stall recipes in city living (27) Goodluck lol.

Marry a food critic

Have the 'Simple Living' lot trait and write the simple living cook book

Cook a perfect version of every meal

Learn every recipe

Attend every spice festival (OR at least 3)

Move into the house Gen 1 lived in, the original Family Home!

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

21 - The Artist

While I might not have inherited any culinary talents, I’m creative in my own way.

Despite growing up surrounded by glorious foods, you were never interested in continuing the family business. Instead you preferred to put brush to canvas, creating colourful worlds and filling your parents restaurant with your artistic vision.

Traits:

Art Lover

Perfectionist (If you use this trait, watch out for disappearing artwork)

Aspirations:

Artistic Prodigy - childhood

Painter Extraordinaire

Skills:

Painting

Photography

Writing

Generation Goals:

Earn money solely through selling your artwork

Paint at least 5 masterpieces

Paint at least 10 Masterpieces

Have some murals in your home

Join writer/painter/art critic career

Decorate your home only with paintings created by yourself

Marry an art critic

Make 10,000 in royalties OR sell 10,000 worth of paintings

Display all artwork created by your children, you always encourage creativity!

Run your own studio, Selling your work (books/paintings/photographs)

Go to University & get an art degree

Live in San Myshuno

22 - The Collector

The world is full of beauty, I want to capture it all!

Your parents instilled an appreciation for beauty and art from a young age. Growing up you felt that the most beautiful of things were those found in the world outside your door. Some might call it hoarding, but you call it appreciation.

Traits:

Loves the Outdoors

Aspirations:

Social Butterfly - childhood

Curator

Archaeology Scholar

Skills:

Photography

Archaeology

Generation Goals:

Complete 5 collectable sets

Visit every single world/destination

Take photographs of your travels and display the prints at your home

Have a room in your house dedicated to your collections

Live in Brindleton Bay

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

23 - The Eco-Warrior

The world is a special place, we should do what we can to protect it.

Your parents travels took you many places, but wherever you went you could only see destruction and the selfishness of the sims living there. You’ve decided to right this injustice and have chosen to live a kinder life instead.

Traits:

Green Fiend

Vegetarian

Aspirations:

Rambuctious Scamp - childhood

Beach Life

Skills:

Gardening

Herbalism

Generation Goals:

Complete the Conservationist career

Live on a lot with the Off-The-Grid trait

Move to Sulani & stay on Mua Pel'am

Save Mua Pel'am (complete the cave mural) as well as change the eco footprint to Green.

Change your neighbourhoods footprint to green

Vote on the Green initiate action plan.

Make some furniture with the Fabricator

Have a meat wall & cook with Faux Meat cubes

Happy with what you’ve accomplished, you settle down (marriage optional) & have 2 kids.

Cultivate a garden and live off the produce

Marry someone with the Loves Outdoors trait

Find some Kelp & become a Mermaid.

Watch some turtles hatch

Move to evergreen Harbor (You no longer have to live off-the-grid) and change the neighbourhood footprint to green.

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave onto the next gen.

24 - The Historian

Our family has truly left its mark on Simdom, we can learn so much from our past.

Over the past 24 generations your family has been led by a diverse cast of characters. You were always eager to learn more of the sims who came before you and so you have sought to honour their memory and achievements.

Traits:

Family-Oriented

Aspirations:

Artistic Prodigy - childhood

Best Selling Author

Skills:

Writing

Generation Goals:

Hall of Ancestors: Have a room or hallways containing portraits of all the heirs before you.

Legacy of taste: Mark or decorate each portrait with an item relevant to that generations theme

Befriend all remaining family ghosts

Have your portrait painted/ photo taken (pass this and your grave, plus those from previous gens, onto the next heir.

Write a biography for each generation

Bring an ancestor back to life using the Book of Life

Complete the Writing career.

Move into the original family home from Gen 1 and Gen 20!

Phew... And that’s it!

If you read this far, well; you deserve a medal or something! 😅

I’ve fallen back in love with The Sims 4 gameplay thanks to this challenge, and I’m really enjoying it, so I hope you enjoy it too!

Let me know if there’s anything I should add in, and most importantly..

Have Fun!!

Love Aria 🌴

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justkeeponsimming · 2 years

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(No story post here, just inserting this because I thought it was so cute - I didn’t know cats could play with the knitting baskets as well as the balls of yarn!

Cutest Fish screenshot ever! 🥰)

#the sims 4 #ts4 #sims #simblr #sims 4 #differences in the family tree #ditft #quick legacy gen 6 #esme quick #legacy challenge #every pet must have a quirky name now #it’s the rules

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wileyfern · 4 years

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Differences in the Family Tree - Gen 2

Harmony O'Connell

My parents liked the simple life but I was hungry for more. I wanted to live a life of luxury and success, and I wasn’t afraid to work for it.

You never enjoyed living hand to mouth, relying on nature to survive. You wanted the kind of creature comforts only cold hard cash could guarantee, and you weren’t afraid to work for it.

- city native -

- perfectionist - bookworm - outgoing -

- responsible - good manners - compassionate -

Gen 2 Objectives

Live in an apartment in San Myshuno

Have ambitious or outgoing trait

Join the political career

Master Charisma

Have and complete the City Native Aspiration

Wait until Adulthood to have kids, after all your career is your priority

Collect all the Snowglobes

Collect all the city posters

Learn at least 10 recipes from food stalls

Have at least 8 friends

Remember to join/start protests! You want your voice heard

Win at the Humor & Hijinks festival or GeekCon at least once

Optional: Master dancing skill (Nightlife is your calling!)

Optional: Master the singing skill

Optional: Max out good or bad reputation

#following 3 rule sets was not smart #2 of them do politician and the other does business #ts4 #the sims 4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 legacy #ditft #ditft challenge #gen 2 #*harmony

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wlscarah · 2 years

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the sims 4 it girls: a nine generation legacy challenge

i decided to create my own themed legacy challenge for the sims 4. this challenge is similar to challenges like nsb, ditft, etc. except this time it’s themed around the music it girls!

if you’re unaware, the music it girls refer to songs which sing about a specific girl by name (ex. jolene, hey there delilah, come on eileen, etc.). this challenge takes inspiration from 9 different it girls and each generation is based on one of them. besides that, the rules don’t differ from any other standard legacy challenge.

please tag me if you do this and use #itgirlslegacy because i’d love to see what you make of it! this is my first time designing a challenge for ts4 and my first post in the community, so feedback if very much appreciated!

rules below the cut

1 | ROSEMARY

“she ain't got no money, her clothes are kinda funny, her hair is kinda wild and free”

you start with humble beginnings. you don’t have much money, you really have no clue what you want to do in life, and most people are put off by your eccentric attitude. but you’ve never been bothered by what other people think. so, you set out into the world with nothing but a paintbrush, some fabric and a dream.

you love all creative outlets. you paint, cross-stich, knit, and might even pick up an instrument from time to time, but your real passion lies in fashion. you’re an out-of-the-box designer and always make sure that your own style reflects that. unfortunately, the world and the industry aren’t too kind to you, but nothing can tarnish your spirit (you’re lowkey a manic pixie dream girl oops)

traits: erratic, creative, lazy

aspiration: lady of the knits

job: fashion influencer

requirements:

start off homeless (or at least in a very inexpensive home) with no more than 1,000 simoleons

master painting, cross-stitching, and knitting skills

play an instrument as a side hobby

have one kid

visit the flea market whenever it comes into town

2 | DELILAH

“hey there delilah, what's it like in new york city? i'm a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look so pretty.”

you could always respect your parents’ and their humble, quirky ways, but it was never you. ever since you were a kid, you were more reclusive than others, preferring the company of yourself and your big dreams above anyone else. so, you immediately set your goals high. you have your life all planned out by high school. you’ll go to college, graduate with an honors degree, move to the city, get a job as a tech guru, and excel in your field.

you fall in love with a musician in college and dream of spending the rest of your lives together. the issue is you have very different wants out of life. while your partner wants a carefree life, living every day on a whim, you’ve had your life planned out since day one. you have your ambitions high, and your plans set and you aren’t willing to give that up on anything, even the love of your life. so, you break up. you graduate, pack your bags, and head to the city, swearing to never look back.

and for a while, life is everything you planned it would be. you enter a successful career, work your way to a successful life, and balance a very minimal social life on the side. until one day, you see them again. out of the blue, the one person you swore to never think about again, your ex, shows up in right in front of you. they’re different now, more mature, more committed. and all of a sudden, you realize for the first time, that you’re different too. it turns out neither of you ever really moved on, so you give it another shot.

and it’s everything you dreamed. the two of you stay together, have kids, and you’re proud to say you’ve got the best of both worlds.

traits: perfectionist, ambitious, genius

aspiration: city native

occupation: tech guru

requirements:

live in san myshuno

have no more than three kids

master photography and programming skills

have a relationship with a musician in college

get back together later in life & stay with them

3 | ROXANNE

“roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight, walk the streets for money. you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right.”

growing up in the city introduced you to the darker aspects of the world young. you grew up a bit of a cynic with no intentions of changing anytime soon. while you knew your parents loved you, they were often too preoccupied with work to pay you much attention. so, you used your street smarts and found entertainment where you could: the neighbor’s houses–more specifically, their prized possessions.

so, you were a bit of a delinquent, often getting in trouble at school and realistically earning some time in juvenile detention centers if it weren’t for your stealth and superb ability to get yourself out of any situation.

you skipped the whole college deal and got right to what you did best: crime and mischief. you’re content working alone until you meet your polar opposite, a wide-eyed, naive sweetheart who sees the good in you and makes it their mission to change your ways. will they be able to turn you around and set you on the path of good, or are you too stuck in your ways? can you find common ground, or are you simply too different to work out?

traits: self-assured, kleptomaniac, hot-headed

aspiration: criminal mastermind

occupation: criminal (can change later depending on what story you choose)

requirements:

master charisma and handiness

go out at least every three nights

steal something at least once a week

4 | SOFIA

“i think we could do it if we tried if only to say, you're mine. sofia, know that you and i shouldn't feel like a crime.”

much of your childhood was spent sneaking out and escaping from the mainstream. that was one of the few things you and your parent had in common. but while they snuck out to visit night clubs and steal from unsuspecting neighbors, you snuck out to see the one person who made an otherwise lonely adolescence worth it: your best friend, who you adore more than anyone else in the world, who understands you like nobody else, and who you’ve wanted to spend every waking minute with since the day you met as kids.

okay… so you might be in love with your best friend. but days spent giving longing looks across the classroom, nights spent slow dancing in your room, and mornings spent waking up from sleepovers a little too close are totally normal friend activities. there’s no way they’d feel the same about you and if you ever dared to confess, you’d probably just trhow away the one person you were ever close with. you can just repress it. after all, that’s all you’ve ever known.

once you graduate, you and your best friend move as far away from home as possible. you move in together and start the next chapter of your lives. all you want to do is explore the world with your just friend. that is until one day, you fess up the inconceivable courage to confess up your love to them (whether this be a spur of the moment, drunken confession or a long, though-out declaration of love is up to you). and to your relief and utter surprise, they feel the same way! and it turns out they have for a long time. so, the two of you begin your relationship together and the rest of your life is everything you dreamed it’d be as a kid.

traits: adventurous, gloomy, bookworm

aspiration: soulmate

career: author

requirements:

master writing skill

master skiing, rock climbing, OR snowboarding skill

end up with childhood best friend

yes, you have to be sapphic in this one idc (you can’t be the embodiment of a clairo song and then be straight ffs)

have a rocky relationship with your family

have a family member reject you when you come out to them/reveal your relationship (this doesn’t have to be your former heir if you like them too much, it can be a sibling or the other parent or something) (feel free to skip this one if it’s too triggering!)

living in mt. komorebi as an adult is recommended for the adventurous trait, but not mandatory

go an at least one vacation with your family

5 | EILEEN

“these people round here wear beatdown eyes sunk in smoke dried face, so resigned to what their fate is, but not us, no not us, we are far too young and clever”

when you first found out about your parents’ young adventurous spirits, you were shocked. to them, this town you’d grown up in was full of wonders and excitement. to you? it was drab and predictable, full of drab and predictable people. you gagged at the thought of slaving away at a 9-5 job every time and coming home to a simple suburban family. you knew that you were capable of so much more. you simply had something that other people didn’t.

you were born to be a star. or at least that’s what you told yourself. maybe you were a bit in over your head, and maybe you were a bit self-obsessed, but you really did have talent and just maybe, you could make it. you studied acting, singing, and music ever since you were a child and idolized the hell out of celebrities, wanting nothing more than to become one someday.

so as soon as you could, you ditched that barren town and headed off to del sol valley to chase your dreams. you took acting gigs wherever you could find them, did street performances for extra money, and did everything you could to become a star.

believe it or not, it worked! the world was enthralled with your overwhelming presence and oozing passion. you married a fellow celebrity, climbed the social ladder, and it was great. but it was hollow. it wasn’t what you wanted. you wanted to make a change, do something bold and dramatic, but here you were living out a story which has been told a million times. you realized your life wasn’t all that different from the 9-5 suburban nightmare you witnessed as a child. the only difference was, you were followed around by paparazzi 24/7 and excessively coated yourself in luxury. you weren’t special.

having had this sudden realization, you spiraled into a state of mental anguish. and following the traditional story of a celebrity gone bad, the cameras caught it all. your reputation was destroyed, and this chapter of your life was buried with it.

but it wasn’t all bad. eventually you turned yourself around again. you did some reflecting and discovered where you true passions lied–not in the fame, but in the art and the message. life was fulfilling again. from now own, you only worked on small, indie, projects which you were truly passionate about and enjoyed a simpler, more freeing life, one which you realized you had desired all along.

traits: music lover, ambitious, self-absorbed

aspiration: world famous celebrity

career: actor

requirements:

master singing, acting, and the instrument of your choice’s skill

marry a fellow celebrity

reach at least level 3 fame status

have a positive reputation and then turn it into a negative one once you reach peak fame

only take one small gig per week once your reputation drops

6 | OPHELIA

“oh, ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love.”

you’re the child of lonely musicians. always in the limelight and always aware of what goes on in hollywood, you have a sour distaste for the environment. so, you leave to the countryside as soon as you can. you try as hard as you can to distance yourself from your former life, fully embracing the countryside lifestyle. take care of your farm, raise animals, make your own food, and help out your community.

you do have one fatal flaw, though: relationships. perhaps it’s due to growing up in the spotlight that you prefer to distance yourself from others. you have this enchanting, mysterious vibe that draws people in, but you never fully open up. you make people fall in love with you but never commit.

traits: loves outdoors, non-committal, gloomy

aspiration: country caretaker

career: gardener

other requirements:

master gardening, flower arranging, and herbalism skills

have simple living trait on your lot

live on a farm

never marry

have at least 3 relationships in your lifetime (it’s your choice who you want to have kids with)

7 | JOLENE

“your beauty is beyond compare with flamin' locks of auburn hair, with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green”

you’re the perfect golden child, a sweet country girl blessed with mesmerizing, good looks, adored by everyone around you. and you know you have to live up to their expectations and create the perfect life.

everyone falls for you and you have no problem leading them on and breaking their hearts. so long as you uphold your pristine image.

one day, you meet your ideal partner. they’re rich, have a nice job, look gorgeous next to you, and did i mention rich? but there’s one problem: they’re married. their spouse is no match for you, though. there’s nobody who hasn’t fallen for your charm, and you’ll get your perfect life, even if you have to destroy a marriage for it.

traits: romantic, materialistic, proper

aspiration: serial romantic (do not have to complete the whole aspiration, but you can if you want to add more of a challenge)

career: none (stay-at-home parent)

requirements:

master singing and cooking skill

break up a marriage by convincing someone to leave their spouse and marrying them

have 2 kids and only have a strong relationship with one of them (not the next heir)

8 | MICHELLE

“michelle, michelle, you are a monster from hell”

growing up in such a superficial household may have molded you into the manipulative, sadistic person you are today. how can they blame you? you saw your parents’ twisted relationship as love, you saw you and your sibling’s constant competing as normal, and you saw your mother’s distaste for you as justified. it’s really no surprise you turned out this way.

so, you take pleasure in putting people down at your job and ruining relationships in your free time. which is why you’re so appalled to find that you love the little bundle of joy who results from a one-night-stand. initially, having a child seemed like a burden to you and you expected to put them up for adoption as soon as they were born. but you find yourself unexpectedly attached and wanting to shelter them from the cruelness of the world–which you ironically contributed to. if only they didn’t push you away.

traits: romantic, evil, snob

aspiration: villainous valentine

career: critic

requirements:

master mischief skill

never marry (have a kid via hookup)

surprisingly love your kid nontheless

have a poor relationship with your mother

have an especially poor relationship with your sibling

9 | RHIANNON

“she is like a cat in the dark and then she is to darkness”

you’re whole family was full of drama. from your grandparents, to your mother, and your aunts/uncles. honestly, you can’t stand it and try to distance yourself from them as much as possible–not that it’s very difficult with your negligent mother who you’re pretty sure never meant for you to be born in the first place.

in your time alone, you read up on and become infatuated with the paranormal. you decide it’s what you’ll dedicate your life too, even if the rest of your family thinks you’re a bit crazy for it.

you don’t have very many friends, you don’t want a big family, you don’t even plan to have a relationship at all. that is until one day you meet a likeminded person who you just can’t shake off. you let them into your life and open yourself up to them and the two of you live a reclusive, and fulfilling (if slightly odd) life together.

it’s then that you’re faced with reality and realize how difficult it must’ve been for your parent to raise you all alone. you reach out to rekindle your relationship and welcome them back into your life.

oh, and also you really like cats.

traits: loner, bookworm, paranoid

aspiration: renaissance sim

career: freelance paranormal investigator

requirements:

master logic, wellness, and medium skills

must have at least one cat at all times

have only one kid

mend your relationship with your parent in adulthood

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