Legacy Renovation Challenge!

Welcome to the Legacy Renovation Challenge! This is a super fun and difficult game you're about to play. I hope you enjoy it! Also, I'm not really good at 'filler' conversation, so let's get down to business.

Your objective:

A Sims 4 Challenge.

Your sim inherits a farm from their recently dead parents. Move onto this lot and renovate the farm to new! It has been abandoned for over 30 years, and you have your work cut out for you. Your children will be carrying out this job, and maybe even your grand children.

I'm going to be referring to your sim as 'You' since this is a first person challenge.

This challenge would probably be supremely difficult to do if you don't have MC Command Center. Using this mod gives you the ability to own this lot and not pay §14,500 in bills every week. You can manage how much your bills are in MCCC under Money Settings. I set my bills to -98 to make it workable. I would recommend this to you, but it can be played without the mod all together.
To get there: Click a computer in game (if you're on the lot already there is one in the basement), go to MCCC settings, Money settings, Bills - then you can set it from -100 to 100, the choice is up to you.

If you choose not to go with MCCC, and those settings, you will definitely be setting yourself up for a challenge but it is doable!

Gameplay Rules:

Since it was made for this challenge, this is the recommended farm for your sim family to renovate - Atom Bomb Acres From my dear friend FaithOfKaela!
Feel free to use another 64x64 overrun farm if you have one available!

The life span of this sims game is totally up to you! How long do you choose your sims to live?

Start your life as a teen on your new farm. To do this, you can give your sim enough money to afford the lot, when you're on it we will change your funds to what you start with. You may need to place your sim on a small empty lot to get things in order.
Do this in order to give your sim the funds they need to move to the farm:
     •Open your game prompt and enter the cheat 'testingcheats on' and set your bank balance to §300,000. Do this by typing 'money 300000' in the command prompt. Move onto the new farm lot. After you have moved your teen onto the lot, open the command prompt again and type 'money 3000'. This is what you start your life with. Keep testingcheats on when finished.

You could also use the 'freerealestate on' cheat in your command prompt to move into the lot - making it so that you don't need to change your money until after you move onto the lot.

You must still attend school, and do your homework.

You must also have a form of income;
•Fishing
•Crafting
•Part time job
•Gardening
•Any income is acceptable!

You have a choice to pay your bills or not, but you will suffer the game consequences of not paying. There are ways to accomplish this, it just makes your life a little tougher.

Your teen sim is the only one you're allowed to control. This means no other sim shall be selected at any time, for the rest of your sims life.
When this sim dies, you default to your first born as the controlled sim.

When your sims ages to young adult, you are free from school, but must have a full time job. Any job is fine and all Get to Work careers are allowed (for controlled sim only).

As a young adult, part of the challenge is to find a mate, marry, and procreate with them. After all, you can't have a legacy without children! You are allowed to adopt as well, if that's what you'd like to do. You *are* also allowed to go through life unmarried. You can have a live in, or no one. The only set rule is that you *must* have offspring, whether adopted or born from you.
•Once you have another sim on the lot - you are not able to control them. Make sure your free will is enabled to full. You can choose whether to allow the autonomy for your selected sim or not.
•Once you have or adopt children - you are not able to control them! Having Parenthood helps with this, as you can influence your children to do what they need to - when you want them to.
The only time you're going to switch control, is when your sim passes away.

**Play note:  Might I suggest using parties to try and get sims together to get to know each other?

You are free to use any income from any other sims that join your lot.

As an Elder;
Oh, you've done so much already! Please retire from your job... or don't! It's up to you. Will you still renovate the home or will you relax until you pass away and leave the rest to your children? I'm sure you've done a great job so far! Maybe live the rest of your days earning some money from all your hard work.

If you managed to finish renovating the home and yard - rebuilt and relandscaped the entire farm - before you die, wow congratulations, I'm impressed! (are you sure you did everything right?? lol)

**Play note: If you so choose, whenever a child of yours ages to young adult you may select them and apply for a job. This is one of the only times you'll be selecting another sim on your lot.

If your sim happens to die under these circumstances:

••before your first born (adopted) is a teenager, you must still only control the first born. Live your life as a toddler, then child without selecting another sim.
••before your first born (adopted) is a toddler - feel free to select your spouse to age up the baby, and then select your first born to continue your line.
••before your first born (adopted) is a toddler, and you have no spouse or other sim on lot - sorry, but you fail the challenge. Try again!
••before you procreate - but you've been married, you may then select your spouse to carry on your renovations.
••before you've been married - you may select any other sim that lives on lot with you to carry on
••before you've gotten anyone else living with you - you've lost the challenge and it's game over. Try again!

Side notes on living as a certain age group:

Toddler: You're a toddler. You can't do much! I hope your parents bought you toys. You may not spend any money, nor use a phone. You cannot use the action "replace object" if something becomes broken. (That's spending money.) Max as many skills as you can, and build your family relationships! I could suggest changing one of your lot traits to Gnomes to help you repair objects, is that cheating? Nah, not really ;).

Child: You're still so young, still not able to do everything! You may not spend any money, but you may have a phone now. Chat with your friends, play games, or take pictures. You may ask your parents to take you places and travel, but can't spend money to do so. (Vacations wouldn't be allowed, nor going out to eat) At least one adult that you live with must accompany you wherever you do go. Stay in school, do your homework.

Teen: Well, you've been this route once, anything is open to you right now. You can drive, so you can travel without your parents. You may spend money on whatever you wish, but don't forget to save for your home renovations! Stay in school, do your homework, maybe get a part time job.

Renovation rules:

You might want to have a notepad or calculator, or both, to keep track of this while you play.
In game, press Ctrl + Shift + C to open the command prompt. When you've got your total of how much was given to you(how much you earned) by selling things on the lot - subtract that much plus half from your balance. Do this by typing 'money §§§§' to fix your balance. (Use your calculator or notepad to figure out your difference)
So, if you were to sell items that earned you §700, the total subtraction from your balance would be §1,050. (700+350=1,050)
If you started with §3,000, subtracting §1,050 would make your balance §1,950 (1,950 would be what you'd type in the prompt (money 1950))
Personally I also like to charge my sim §3 for every stain or hole removed from the wall. So I add that tally in there as well. (I mean, nothing is free in real life, so I apply it here too)
Basically, you're charging yourself to get this mess off your lot. This rule applies for anything you wish to remove, plants...animals...furniture...clutter. All of it.

You cannot spend more money than what you have - so be careful!

If you are not able to remove anything from your lot, you are still free to move it out of your way. Though you're not allowed to just stuff it in your family inventory. That would be too easy! You must find a place on your lot to put down whatever you're moving. Maybe you even want to keep some things that you find on lot! I mean.. there's some really nifty stuff here.

Recoloring has no charge, unless you'd like to add that detail yourself. (Paint's not really free is it??)

You may do any renovations to the house or yard that you wish, after all - it is your house now! Perhaps you want to continue the work left behind in that basement? Maybe you want to rid all traces of it? The choice is up to you!

***As a note, you may put anything that your own sim has purchased since moving on to the lot in family storage. Such as holiday decor, you might need to get that out of the way until next year. Nothing that was in the home prior to moving in can be stored there however.

Have fun with this challenge! I know I do... and I just ADORE the farm that the lovely Faith has built. I'm so very grateful to her for putting in so much effort! Did you find all 15 Llamas?? Be sure to tag @FaithOfKaela and myself @FidgetyAtom on any twitter posts!

Share a link in the comments if you write a story to go along with it! Or maybe just share some before and after pictures via a link. That would be awesome!

Life in Murkland - Week 6

Dear diary,

Well, I went to visit my friend today! When I woke up, I headed directly to the showers. On the way there I spotted a couple of types of bugs that I just couldn't resist catching. I've got quite a collection going, and these two weren't in it. Got some stink bugs and Manti! Very neat bugs. Anyway, as soon as I caught them and stowed them away, I got in the shower. It was so icky! There was some gooey stuff everywhere, and so many bugs. Mosquitoes mainly. Eh well, the water was warm enough and I'm mostly clean now. Mostly.

So all clean I headed back to the little briar patch brambles and tried to pick my way through them without pain. Not to mention trying to remember the path I took to get there last time. I do miss my friend and I can't wait to see him.

When I finally broke through to the other side, I saw him walking by and gave a shout. He turned and gave me the biggest grin. I'm glad he was happy to see me, I didn't want to intrude. I jogged up to him and he wrapped me in a warm hug. I asked him how he was and we chatted for just a moment before he said he was actually busy with something, to give him a little while and he could come talk and spend time with me. Of course, I gave him that space, and went of to fish while he did his thing.

He sought me out when he was done with his chore, and we hung out. After a lot of catching up, we did some cloud gazing. As it started to get dark, I started to sigh often. I was going to have to leave soon, my trip time was ending. I had only paid for a 2 day stay. I stood to leave and embraced him. I let him know that he was, and would always be, my best friend. I smiled when he told me the feeling was mutual. I wish he could come stay with me, but I'd never ask him to leave this paradise for my little ol' campsite. I waved to him repeatedly as I left his little patch of heaven.

Dear diary,

Well, I've been back home for a couple days, and it's been good. I apparently left a lot of clothes piles laying around when I left, and when I went through the pockets I found about §150! I was amazed. I'll have to remember to check my pockets all the time.

So the night I got back I was just sitting outside my campsite and some weird raccoon came up to me. I was a little weirded out, but I responded in kind when she (I think it was a she) started to talk to me. She sounded real funny. We were just starting to talk about where she came from when someone else came up to me and gave me a dirty look. "Why are you talking to this monster?" She had asked me. I was just gonna tell her to bugger off when the raccoon dropped her head and sulked away. Oh well. A couple more girls came up and chatted with me a bit after that rude lady left. They were kind of cool, but I can't remember their names for the life of me. Also, it seems like many people around here have adopted a nudist lifestyle. I just don't think I could do it!

Before bed I took care of my plants. They're doing really well. I can't wait to give my progress to the Mayor.

Dear diary,

I paid my bills late. Ooops, but at least they were paid! I was in Granite Falls when they came, and just forgot to pay them until Thursday. Well, the rest of the week went by fast. I busied myself with chores. Did my laundry Wednesday, paid the bills and did my garden all day Thursday. Boy my plants are growing strong. There were quite a few that went up in their quality that day! I am so excited.

One of these past few days, I was just practicing my violin when some creepy guy just came up and stared yelling at me and complaining about my noise. I didn't know what to tell him. I asked him why he couldn't just mind his business, since I was on my property. He huffed a few times and told me the sound wasn't staying on my property, and that he had a right to complain about it. After that he just stomped away. Oh well. I'm not gonna let that guys bad day stop me from doing my thing. I kept playing. Got bored of it after a while though and switched to yoga. One day I'll get this stuff perfected.

Compared to last week, this one has gone pretty well. I'm glad I went to Granite Falls at the beginning, maybe that - having a change of scenery - helped to get me out of my slump. I wonder what next week will bring. I need to make some more friends, perhaps I'll get off my property and try to do that.

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Thanks for joining us this week! Atom actually had a great time. She kept her mood up and tried not to let anything bring her down.

Stop by in a few days to see how her adventures in socializing turn out!

Life in Murkland - Week 5

Dear diary,

So I got off my campsite today, wandering around Murkland, found a little space where someone had left some food. It still looked super good, so I ate some. Hope the people don't mind, I didn't see anyone around though. To be honest I was getting quite lonely. It felt like I hadn't talked to anyone in a long time. I don't know if that's actually true, but that's what it felt like. Perhaps it was just a mood swing. I was quite down in the dumps this particular day. Matter of fact, I do that a lot on Sundays. Anyway, I'm gloomy, that's me. Oh, and peeing in the bushes is getting super old. I try and wear my bathing suit a lot, so it's easier to just go where I want. Doesn't matter though, I still feel filthy every time.

 I've been playing my violin a lot lately. Sunday's tunes were rather melancholy. Mood reflector. Also, while I was standing there, minding my own business, playing my strings, some flames lept out and caught me on fire! I was so shocked, but acted fast. No lasting damage, but I'll have to fix my bathing suit. I tried to do some yoga after that. Maybe that could help me relax, or change my mood at least. Two poses in, I feel flat on my back. It wasn't comfortable and didn't help me do anything but get more depressed. Moving on, I went back to my violin, but playing on the side of the road instead of by the fire.

It was a beautiful sunset Sunday. Breathtaking. Even if it's hard to appreciate your surroundings when you feel down in the dumps, I can tell you that it truly was lovely. The roads of Murkland seemed awful quiet too. Normally bustling with residents going places - it was eerily empty.

Oh, I nearly forgot to mention! My plants are doing really really well. I evolve a few of them every day. I can't wait until I can give the mayor those perfect plants.

 Dear diary,

Monday morning was lovely. The dawning of a beautiful and busy day. Not much happened of note though. I woke super early, ate some breakfast, used the bushes, and headed off to the hot springs. They weren't very hot though, pretty chilled actually. I did meet Mad Mud there! We sat in the water talking for a while, he even came back to the campsite with me. We played some cards and just got to know each other a bit. He seems like an interesting fellow, multiple mood swings though, kind of like me. When he left, I took care of my plants and then poked at the fire. Nothing special.

Dear diary,

I hate waking up super early. I did Wednesday. The only thing I did was laundry. It's getting piled up actually, since I only do laundry on Wednesdays, I think I make more than I clean. Perhaps I'll change less often. Probably a good choice.

This morning was nuts. That's actually what has driven me to leave Murkland for a bit. I woke up to the earth shaking! I'll never get used to this, it scared the crap out of me! SO right then I decided to make plans to visit Granite Falls again, just to get away. I shouldn't be spending my money like this, but I just can't handle another quake. At least Granite Falls has some semblance of a bathroom, even if it is disgusting.

I've spent a lot of today fishing here. I caught a voodoo doll!! I can't imagine what I'll do with it, but I'm going to hang onto it for now. If I catch any more I'll probably sell them. I understand they are worth a lot. On the way back to my campsite I found some strange bugs. They were so super cute, I had to collect them. I think they are called Dust Sprites, don't know if they are worth anything but they are too cute to sell anyway. I'll keep them. I played horse-shoes for a while before wandering off to find a bench to sleep on. It was morning before I fell asleep. I slept most of the day, now here I am writing in my journal. Tomorrow, I think I'll go see my Hermit friend. I miss him, and since I'm in the area, I'll definitely visit. After I shower. I can't go see him all stinky like this!

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Thanks for joining me on these fun, and sometimes sad, days! Atom has had a rough week but perhaps seeing her friend will pull her out of her current depression. I do hope so, for her sake. 

Tune in next week to see how everything plays out!

Life in Murkland - Week 4

Dear diary,

Monday and Tuesday were pretty uneventful. I was doing so much digging, collecting, and fishing that I didn't even bother with hot springs visit on Monday. I think by Wednesday morning, my stench was pretty much gag worthy. So, I did head to the hot springs for a clean up. There was no one there, and I didn't bring anyone along with me because I really needed to get done fast and get back to work on my garden and laundry. Usually I don't even go bathe on Wednesday, but since I skipped Monday - I figured I'd be okay.












My garden is doing super well! I now have a full set of 16 plants, like the Mayor requested. I'm so excited about them. Now I just need to get their quality up and up until they are perfect. Soon enough I'll learn how to apply fertilizer at the right times and in the right doses. I still eat trash fruit for breakfast every morning, get me moving. Now I can eat from my own plants, since they are bearing fruits!

Doing the laundry takes a lot of arm muscle, and boy does it tire me out. Once I get it all hung out on the lines I'm just exhausted and hungry. Normally I'd cook up some trash fruit on the grill, but this day I had enough potatoes to make a big batch of them. They were super delish and I think I might have to start saving up my potatoes more often to eat.

After I finished my dinner, I stood by the fire and played some violin. I happened to find one of these in a nearby trash bin! I was happy about it, I'll learn a new skill and have something else to do. Of course, I'm completely terrible at this, since I've never played before. It's funny, while I was playing someone came over just to tell me what a horrible violinist I was! That's okay though, I know full and well. The guy that came over seemed pretty rude actually, but we chatted for a bit before I went to bed.

Dear Diary

So, Thursday kicked off bright and early with a small earthquake! I've never experienced one and I was scared out of my wits! Dragged me right out of bed it did, and I wasn't even fully rested. I needed to calm my nerves somehow, and was not in the mood for gardening. So I lit my campfire and played my new violin for a little while. That had me concentrating too hard on what to do with my bow and strings to think about the earth falling out from under my feet. After that I spent almost all of the rest of the day in my garden. 16 plants take up a lot of time. I'm really surprised at how much time I spend tending to my little ones. It's all worth it though, when I taste a fruit and it's better than it was when they first sprouted.

So for dinner, I threw some logs on my fire and got it going strong. Turned around to get some of those yummy hotdogs out of the cooler, but when I turned back, things were not as I left them! My chair was engulfed in flames! I was so shocked... mostly because the chair is metal, and I'm not sure how it was alight. I guess there are some parts on there that are flammable though. I whipped out the fire extinguisher that's on the lot and put those flames out. I felt so proud of such a show of heroism!

After that fiasco I decided not to make hotdogs and pulled out some of my potatoes. After changing clothes, I grilled them up and sat on the cooler to have some. What's super crazy, is that as I was eating this (fabulous) grilled potato, the earth decided to move again! Startling the crap out of me, and made me drop my food.

Well, when that shock was over, and I finished my meal, I decided that I was done for the day. I re-lit my fire, yeah I know - but hey, gotta keep warm, and just sat there. It was nice, sitting there. Even if I was just waiting for something else bad to happen. But, after all that had happened, I guess I just was emotionally exhausted, and fell asleep in my chair. When I woke up, the fire had gone out and the sun was almost down. So I retired to my tent.

Dear diary,

I've spent all of Friday and today just fishing and collecting things... nothing exciting. Nothing noteworthy at all. I did happen to run across someone selling a yoga mat today. I bought it. I mean, why not? Something to do, and a new skill to learn! Perhaps I'll set it up tomorrow and begin my new week with some stretching. Maybe I'll even plan a trip to Granite Falls!

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Thanks for joining Atom this week with her crazy adventures! I hope you enjoyed catching up.

Tune in next week to see what she might be up to.

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