New Horizons Legacy Challenge
"You’ve never really had anything or anyone to call home. You grew up without a family and a part of the foster care system. You could never stay in one home long and as a teenager you decided to just run away and wonder the world in search of somewhere you could belong. As an adult you continued wondering until you came across a remote, abandoned village. You notice a flyer from the mayor advertising free land for help settling the town. You’ve always wanted a home and maybe this is the perfect chance to try and settle down and create a home and family of your own. "
Welcome to the New Horizons Challenge. This challenge is heavily based on the It Takes a Village challenge by Pixieleaf, but also incorporates aspects of several other challenges I’ve been wanting to explore like the Lucid Legacy, Sims in Bloom, Build a City challenge. The main aspects of the challenge follow the Settler’s Challenge/It Takes a Village challenge plus additions of the Build A City challenge with some adjustments and updates for new aspects of gameplay.
This is a challenge that encourages you to build and create your own sims world! Its the perfect challenge for long cozy gameplay or a mix of storytelling and gameplay.
Goals
Build and populate your world, and lift all restrictions.
Fill up an empty Museum with collectibles (you can choose to collect all or just a few collections)
Learn and explore the sims 4 with different generation goals, personalities and careers.
Overall, have fun with it!
Setting up
Life span is your choice!
Create a single sim to serve as your founder. You can give them any aspiration or traits but you might prefer relating both of them to your generation goal.
You can start with a YA or Teen, but if your founder is a teen they must drop out of high school since there is no school yet
Select your starting world
Bulldoze all lots or I recommend using this blank save file and build or place your Town Hall/Museum
Place 2 additional residential lots with a family size of 1-2 sims
Start off on an empty lot with $5000 simoleons.
You can start with $0 for an extra challenge
Rules
You can’t keep any of the money a sim brings with them when moving in.
Use a dice roller online to determine how many children a sim can have unless otherwise required in the rules
Choose the heir based on whatever method you prefer as long as they are the child of your founder/previous heir.
Your founders/heirs' children must move out when they turn into young adults.
Selecting Traits
Infant traits should be random
Toddler traits can be selected if you achieve top-notch infant trait
Child traits can be selected if you Happy Toddler trait
Teen traits can be selected if your sim completes the first two stages of their childhood aspiration
Adult traits can be selected if your sims completes the first stage of their teen aspiration
Start collecting! you can sell any collectibles you want to help with money but remember you need to fill up your museum over the generations.
The next generation starts once your current founder/heir has completed their generations goals.
Tiny homes are acceptable to help boost your skills
Neighborhood stories can be used if you want a little extra chaos. I would be careful with which events you allow as random deaths and adoptions could really change your population.
Each generation will have a coordinating color just for fun and because I enjoy color coordinating my sims.
Populating Your World
The only residential and communities lots you should have in the beginning are:
The Museum
2 residential lots with a family size of 1-2 sims
Your chosen lot to start the challenge on
Rules for adding families:
When you are allowed to add a family, you can create them or download them. Roll the dice to determine the number of sims within the household (1 to 6).
Animals do not count for household number rolls, so feel free to load up the pets!
Different ways to populate your world:
Have babies!
You can use your Charisma skill to persuade people to join your colony: You can add one family for every sim in your family who has reached level 5 in Charisma.
You can also attract people by hosting great parties. You may add one family for every type of party for which you’ve got a gold medal. You can only invite people who live in your colony to your parties, you can’t invite homeless people!
Improving the services and the infrastructure in your colony will also make people move into your community. You may add one family for every community lot you add.
Restrictions and how to lift them
School
There is no school in your colony.
Requirements for lifting this restriction:
There must be at least twelve people living in your colony (your family included).
Medicine
Hospital births are not allowed and woohooing may always lead to a pregnancy (roll the dice! 1 means you need to pick the interaction Try for baby instead, and if you roll 2-6 you can just pick Woohoo).
If you have mods such as Wonderful/Wicked Whims or Relationship & Pregnancy Overhaul you can use these to always have a chance of pregnancy.
Requirements for lifting this restriction:
A sim must reach Level 5 in the Wellness skill or complete the Doctor career (if Get to Work is owned).
Donate 2,500 simoleons to represent medical equipment.
Electricity/Water
There is no electricity yet. Your entire lot must be off-the-grid
Requirements for lifting this restriction:
There must be at least four different community lots in your colony AND your heir must have 6 skill points in Handiness
Stores/Services
There is no way to go to the store (i.e have magical refrigerators full of food). All lots must use Simple Living and no services can be called
Requirements for lifting this restriction:
Must complete the first generation
Unlock Retail Shops
There must be at least 20 sims in your colony (you need sims to work these jobs)
Careers
You may not have a normal job as there aren’t any companies or infrastructure. Careers are therefore not allowed, but you may use other means to earn money (painting, collecting, gardening, fishing etc.)
Requirements for lifting this restriction:
Unlock careers as you unlock coordinating community lots
i.e Unlock the culinary career once you get a cafe/restaurant
For careers that do not have coordinating community lots use the following requirements:
There must be at least five different community lots in your colony
There must also be at least thirty people living in your colony (including your family)
ADDING COMMUNITY LOTS
When a community lot has a certain cost, you can either pay for that lot or try to fill the other requirements, in which case you won’t have to pay anything. If you decide to pay, just use a money cheat to reduce your money by the required amount.
Community Gathering Spot/Wedding Venue
Requirements to Unlock
Heir must reach Level 6 in Handiness
Donate 2,000 simoleons toward community improvements
This should preferably be the first public building or venue that you create as it gives a good spot for community to events/parties. There are lots of lot type options for this so choose whichever you prefer
Library
Requirements to Unlock:
Heir must reach Level 6 in Writing or Research & Debate skill.
Publish at least five books.
Donate 1,000 simoleons to charity (symbolizing a grant or fundraising).
Gym or Fitness Center
Requirements to Unlock:
A sim in the family must master the Fitness skill.
Hold a neighborhood fitness event (can use a club from Get Together or host a “Group Workout” event).
Donate 2,000 simoleons toward community improvements.
Park or Playground
Requirements to Unlock:
Plant and grow a garden with at least 10 plants.
Reach Level 6 in the Gardening skill
Donate 1,000 simoleons toward community improvements.
Retail Shops
Requirements to Unlock:
Own and run a retail store for at least one in-game week.
Earn a total of 5,000 simoleons in sales.
Create and stock at least three unique types of products (e.g., nectar, baked goods, flower arrangements).
Police Station or Security Office
Requirements to Unlock:
A sim must complete the Detective career (if Get to Work is owned) or Level 5 Logic skill.
Solve a mystery or crime (e.g., complete a Strangerville storyline or uncover a hidden area like the Forgotten Grotto).
Have no thefts or fights in the colony for a week.
Public Pool or Spa
Requirements to Unlock:
Master the Wellness skill or Swimming fitness skill.
Build a small pool at home first as a trial.
Donate 3,000 simoleons for community construction.
Café or Bar
Requirements to Unlock:
Reach Level 5 in Mixology or Baking.
Host a community “Taste Test” event.
Earn at least 2,000 simoleons from cooking, baking, or nectar-making.
Cemetery
Requirements to Unlock:
Acknowledge the loss of at least three colony members (use urns or gravestones).
Have a sim reach Level 3 in the Medium skill (Paranormal Stuff Pack) to "bless" the site.
Create a designated area for remembrance with landscaping and decorations.
Generation One: The Roots (Green)
Helping the mayor to start up a community doesn’t give you a lot of job options, so you decide to let mother nature run her course as you live off the land to gain an income to support your future family and community.
Aspiration: Angling Ace, Freelance Botanist or Outdoor Enthusiast
Objectives:
Complete aspiration
Gardening Pursuits
Your garden is your job, have a garden with all plants.
Master gardening skill
Social Goals
No babies before marriage
Marry a sim with the Loves the Outdoors trait
Your partner’s job is to help around the farm
They specifically enjoy growing grapes and dabbling in creation of nectar
Optional Challenges
Complete Country Caretaker Aspiration
Generation Two: The Harvest (Yellow)
Your parents did their best raising you, but the farm life kept them busy. You grew up closer to one of your parents and preferred spending time with them learning to create nectar as opposed to the other ranching chores. Instead you decided to make yourself useful by cooking and preparing all meals for the family. Now that the village is growing you have the option to explore further career options.
Aspiration: Master Chef/Expert Nectar Maker
Objectives:
Color: Yellow
Cooking Pursuits
As a teen begin cooking all meals for the entire family, you have to make yourself useful!
Grow all your own ingredients for all your dishes
Host a food stall sale at least once a week to ensure that the entire community can enjoy all of your wonderful dishes.
As an adult, become obsessed with nectar as a way to relive your childhood and master the nectar making skill
Social Goals
Never marry
Optional Challenges:
Build and run a restaurant once you’ve unblocked it
Generation Three: Romance Guru (Red)
You always looked up to your grandparents wholesome romance and it bothered you that your parents never really settled down. You have always wanted that perfect romance and you’re determined to find it. Not only do you want to find that perfect love for yourself but you also hope to find it for everyone in the village! Sure your parents and grandparents spent their lives taking care of the village by gardening and cooking, but what's more important than love?
Aspiration: Romantic Explorer or Soulmate
Color: Red
Objectives:
Romantic Pursuits
Have a relationship as a teen that ends poorly.
Setup at least 3 couples throughout your lifetime
Have at least 3 relationships throughout your lifetime, but settle down as adult with your first love
As an adult take up baking as a way to reconnect with your childhood and parents
Optional Challenges:
Reach level 10 of the Romance Guru Career
Complete all the Wedding related party events (Bach Trip, Reception, etc)
Generation Four: The Brain (Pink)
Your parents spent their lives in pursuit of love, but you’ve always been more pragmatic. Your village has really begun to grow and you begin to notice there’s a real gap with education. You make it your life’s work to improve the education of your village and especially your children. Maybe you can be a bit hard on them sometimes, but you just want whats best for them.
Aspiration: Super Parent
Color: Pink
Objectives:
Education Goals
Reach level 10 in the Logic skill
Reach the top of the Education career
Parenting Goals
Ensure all your children age up with at least one positive character value
Social Goals
Get married to your childhood best friend and begin having kids at a young age
Host a family dinner every Sunday to check in on your kids and strengthen family bonds.
Form a club with your spouse and other parents in the village dedicated to parenting and education.
Optional Challenges:
Unlock the library as a community lot and build and run a small business library
Generation Five: The Artisan (Orange)
Your parents had a structured and studious upbringing planned for you, but you’ve always felt happiest expressing yourself creatively. Whether it’s painting, music, or crafting, your dream is to bring beauty to the growing village and make art a core part of its identity. You’re a free spirit and never like being tied down for too long.
Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire or Musical Genius
Color: Orange
Objectives:
Creative Pursuits:
Master at least two creative skills (e.g., Painting, Writing, or Violin).
Create and sell your art at a weekly community arts festival.
Paint a mural or decorate a public space in the village with your work.
Romantic Goals:
Have at least one whirlwind romance that inspires your art but ends dramatically.
Marry someone who shares your love of art, music, or creative expression.
Social Goals:
Mentor at least one younger Sim in a creative skill to pass on your knowledge.
Form a club for artists and host regular gatherings to share ideas and inspiration.
Optional Challenges:
Create a museum or gallery as a community lot.
Pursue the Freelance Artist or Musician career.
