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The Garden Legacy Challenge Version 2

 The Garden: A Legacy Challenge Version 2

Updated for Seasons

By: @cowplant-pizza


Hi guys, and welcome to my first ever Legacy Challenge! I spent an hour or so writing this up quickly because I was feeling creative! I hope this challenge might seem fun to some of you, fun enough to pick it up and play it! Please tag me if you’re starting it, and use the tag #garden legacy if you post pics! So, without further delay, here we go!


The Garden Legacy Challenge is a challenge carried out across 10 generations of your Sims family of choice. This introduction to the challenge can only be used as a guideline if you wish, as I’d love for you to express your creativity by using this as a template. Please, sit back, relax and enjoy playing the game! :)


Rules:


Money Cheats are NOT allowed

Aesthetic CC and poses are FINE

Needs must be on decay AT ALL TIMES

Feel free to pause ageing ONLY FOR STORY PURPOSES

Your Sims must live on the SAME LOT for the whole 10 generations. A larger lot is recommended

Any world is fine

You may edit what your Sims look like in CAS if they fugly

Information:


Your entire 10 generations will be named after various plants you could find or have in your garden. This is inspired by the fact that your Sims will have a love for nature throughout all 10 generations, living their life on the family farm.

Each generation also has a berry colour in case berry simmers would like to enjoy the challenge too!


Generation 1: ROSE

Traits: Ambitious, Loves the Outdoors, Vegetarian


Aspiration: Freelance Botanist


Berry Colour: Red


Information: This is the founder of your legacy! From living their entire childhood in the smelly and loud city, they have decided to begin a new lifestyle in the countryside. They dream of running a farm to support the generations to come.


Rules:


Compete the Aspiration

Have at least 2 children

Have 1 dog and 1 cat

Collect every base game plant

Reach level 10 of the Gardening career

Care for at least 2 cowplants throughout your life

Max out the friendship level with at least one bee hive

Reach level 10 of the gardening skill

Reach at least level 5 in: cooking, parenting and handiness

Generation 2: DAISY

Traits: Outgoing, Good, Self Assured


Aspiration: Friend of the World


Berry Colour: White with Yellow accents


Information: You grew up in a loving household, making you a friendly and nurturing Sim who wants nothing else than to help others.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach at least level 7 in the politics career. Either Branch. Cause: Speak for the Trees

Marry your first friend

Have 4 children

Reach level 10 charisma

Reach level 10 gardening

Go out at least 3 times a week with friends

Generation 3: BLUEBELL

Traits: Family Oriented, Romantic, Neat


Aspiration: Big Happy Family


Berry Colour: Blue


Information: You grew up surrounded by siblings. It was the best childhood you could have imagined. You want to bless your children with that same childhood!


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 parenting

Maintain perfect friendship levels with your siblings

Fill your household with children (you can have at least 1 pet)

Reach level 5 in 2 different jobs

Achieve the best love-days every year

Take the kids out on a day trip every Saturday

Generation 4: SUNFLOWER

Traits: Self Assured, Goofball, Childish


Aspiration: Joke Star


Berry Colour: Yellow


Information: You were always the class clown, getting in trouble all the time. You pulled endless amounts of pranks on your siblings and parents. You never want to grow up.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Entertainment Career: Comedian Branch

Reach level 10 comdey

Reach at least level 7: charisma and mischief

Run a club called the Pranksters

Use a Voodoo Doll on your spouse at least 10 times

Marry a musician

Generation 5: Magnolia

Traits: Music Lover, Loner, Clumsy


Aspiration: Musical Genius


Berry Colour: White with Baby Pink accents


Information: Your parents were born entertainers, they lived to be on the stage. you share their talents but you are very shy and reserved. However, you still dream of being a well known and respected musician.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Entertainment Career: Musician Branch

Reach level 10: piano and singing

Reach level 7: guitar and violin

Have only 1 friend outside of your family

Marry that friend

Have 2 children: Twins (you can use cheats for this)

Generation 6: PINE

Traits: Jealous, Non Committal, Gloomy


Aspiration: Renaissance Sim


Berry Colour: Green


Information: You always felt like your were second best to your twin (whether this is true or not is up to you). You often spent time burring your head in books, learning lots of different things, but never mastering them.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Write a Book

Paint 1 Masterpiece

Write a Song

Change jobs once you get to level 4

Have at least 3 jobs

You never retire

You never marry

You have 3 different children from one night stands

A relationship is allowed after the children are born

Never celebrate love day

Generation 7: TULIP

Traits: Lazy, Squeamish, Slob


Aspiration: Computer Whiz


Berry Colour: Grape Purple


Information: You grew up confused and conflicted about your parent’s relationship. This made you a troubled child who had to visit many therapists and doctors. You found comfort in video games and rely on the throughout your life.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Gaming Profession

Marry someone you meet at Gamescon

Naturally progress into the overweight section

Reach skill level 10: video games and programming

Have 2 children

Generation 8: PICCOLONI

Traits: Genius, Neat, Snob


Aspiration: Successful Lineage


Berry Colour: Hot Pink OR Orange


Information: After watching your parent struggle with health problems due to being overweight, you vowed to keep yourself and your own children healthy.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Doctors career

Reach level 10 in: fitness and cooking

Marry a fellow Dr

Have 3 children

Do not feed the children unhealthy food or snacks

Generation 9: SNAPDRAGON

Traits: Foodie, Athletic, Insider


Aspiration: Bodybuilder


Berry Colour: Light Pink OR Peach


Information: You grew up being pushed to your limits and you loved every second of it. You love exercise and cooking and want to make your two hobbies work well together. You enjoy using fresh food found on your families farm.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Reach level 10 in the Athletic Career

Reach level 5 in the Cooking Career

Reach level 10: fitness, cooking, baking and wellness

Reach level 5: gourmet cooking

Marry another Foodie

Have triplets (once again, cheats are allowed for this)

Generation 10: HYDRANGER

Traits: Materialistic, Hot Headed, Perfectionist


Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy


Berry Colour: Light Blue


Information: You finally decide that your family is worth more than living on a farm forever. It’s time for your legacy to move on. You want to move out into a penthouse in the city and create an exciting future for generations to come.


Rules:


Complete the Aspiration

Marry someone wealthy and living in the City

Reach level 10 in the Business Career

Reach level 10 in 3 skills of your choice

Throw a party every weekend + every holiday

The generation (and challenge!) finished once you have completed the rules to generation 10! It’s up to you if you continue by moving your Sim to San Myshuno or stop there! I hope you have enjoyed playing my challenge and share this with your friends :) (also thank you @randomcoffeesimmer for the preview pic)


7 years ago on June 24, 2018 at 6:19 pm

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