Here’s a close-up of Hope as a teen. She got the Adventurous trait. I was hoping she might roll up a World Adventures LTW so she could start on building a family home in another country (in the WLC those actually get passed down through the generations, so they’re a good place to start gardens and stuff).
And here’s Mara:
Don finally schmoozed his way up the corporate ladder and became a CEO, fulfilling his LTW. Strangely enough that’s not the top of the Business career – it’s only level 8 – so I had him keep going. Might as well make more dough for the heir to take with her!
At some point when the girls were still children, I had Zuzu give up her suburban house-mom life and go back to work. This time she joined the Political career. I figured it would help her make more friends, as she had been LOSING them during the baby and toddler years. She was too busy changing diapers.
Eventually Zuzu wanted to throw fundraising galas for her campaign. She already had the perfect set-up for parties, had obtained the Legendary Host reward, and had no problem charming her friends and asking them for campaign donations, so her fundraising was extremely successful. During one party alone, she raised §54,000! Too bad that money doesn’t go into the family coffers… Don looks so contented doing his vertical woohoo in the above pic!
Zuzu, on the other hand, looks slightly uncomfortable. By the way, both Don and Zuzu transitioned to Adult around this time.
Mara hit rank 5 in the chess circuit pretty handily, and raised her logic to 10 not long after, so she fulfilled her LTW as a teen. Woot!
In the meantime, Hope was learning how to cook, and eventually rolled up the LTW to be a Culinary Librarian (learn every recipe). I nabbed it for her. I guess I had given up hope that a WA-related LTW would pop up.
The girls soon became Young Adults. Mara was first. I chose the Workaholic trait for her, which I thought was fitting because she had worked so hard at becoming a chess grand master at a such a young age.
That guy behind Zuzu looks like he’s ready to take a chomp out of her shoulder. Eeek!
Here’s Hope after her transition and mirror/dresser ceremony (I picked the Natural Cook trait for her, naturally):
And here’s Mara after mirror/dresser (a very important part of every transition!):
Zuzu wants to see Mara become a doctor, so I’ve gotten her a job at the hospital. I figure that’s a good place for a Friendly, Lucky, Workaholic Genius. And since she’s Athletic, she can exercise to de-stress. At least, that’s I hope for her. I don’t control her life anymore – it’s all up to her! (And Twallan’s story progression…)
Don made it all the way to Power Broker before he hit elder. I mirrored/dressered him immediately upon transitioning to make him more snazzy. Go Don! Enjoy your elderhood. Just don’t hit on all the women in town and break Zuzu’s heart, please.
Zuzu became an elder a day later. Somewhere in between there, I took Don and Hope to France. Don had a business opportunity there (he just had to talk to someone) and I figured I could have Hope buy the French recipes. She learned them all and explored the Celtic tomb while Don went rock-collecting. By the time they got back and sold relics/rocks, I had §50,000 or so in the family funds – plenty of money for Hope to start her new life.
Oh, and she bought a scooter there, too. She Loves the Outdoors, after all! Here she is, leaving her family behind and zooming off to her new abode…
The WLC rules give the 2nd gen heir a limit of $29,999 to spend on the initial purchase of their new home. Well, there were some nice homes in the §31-40K range, but the only thing under §29,999 was…Skunk Haven.
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“Clean house” rocks! I kind of want a hack to have it for all Sims (for TS2 as well!) because I have the Lazy trait, lol!
You’re exactly like me with the Evil trait. I’ve had Evil Sims but I always groan a bit when I roll randomly and I get Evil. It just seems a bit…cartoonish to me.
Mara looks so much like Zuzu!
Maybe I’ll try this challenge – you make it sound like such fun and it does sound actually challenging, as opposed to the Legacy Challenge.
You did a great job making over Skunk Haven! Poor Hope though…fingers crossed she manages to find a better guy than Barry or Conrad! Or hey, maybe Story Progression will decide Travis and his wife aren’t right for each other!
I have the Lazy trait, too! Heehee. A “Clean House” hack for all Sims would be awesome! I wouldn’t be able to use it in the challenge, but it would come in handy in other households.
I agree on Evil Sims seeming a bit cartoonish. That’s a good word for it. But I suppose a less cartoonish, more “realistic” Evil would be too scary and disturbing for this kind of game. I shudder to think, actually!
Heh. My anti-spam word: “ikea”. It’s fate. A furniture store wants to visit Skunk Haven. Wow. I can’t believe the 2nd generation heir had to move into such a hovel. Granted, I loved what you did to the outside, but hot damn! O__o That’s some rough living!
It’s funny that you mentioned the interesting tidbit about “Zuzu”. I had just read some Avatar: the Last Airbender fanfiction where “Zuzu” happens to be the nickname of the firelord’s banished son Zuko (a nickname given to him by his crazy-ass sister Azula). Teehee.
Dang. I’m so ashamed. You started this challenge long after me, and where am I with it? Nowhere. Heh. My generation 2 has been born, but I haven’t played since then. :”> I like how yours is going though. You seem to be doing quite well!
Haha, and my anti-spam word is “move”, as in “move outta Skunk Haven”! ;-p And ooh, ahh, Avatar: The Last Airbender! That is one of my all-time favorite shows. I actually just rewatched Season 1 last week. Good stuff. I did chuckle a little and think of Zuko when I was writing this update!
I went to Facebook between each page to make the story last longer. Your stories are like a really great tutorial of the challenge btw. I’m thinking of trying it. I haven’t played since March.
I was thinking about Twallian story mode. How is it different from the awesome mod story mode do you know?
Wow, thanks, gethane! I’m glad you enjoyed the update. As for Twallan’s SP vs. Awesome SP, I’m not too sure, since I’ve never used Awesome SP. I used to be an Indie Stone mod user so when Twallan took that over, I just migrated over to his mod. Twallan’s mod is a bit tough to configure at times, whereas I think Awesomemod has the HTML config page that makes things easier, but I think Twallan’s is more versatile. It covers so many areas and almost all of it is configureable by the user. Also, you get pop-ups notifying you about everything that’s going on, which can be annoying for some, but those can be turned off, too. Like if you only want to know what’s going on with blood relations, you can limit it to that, or if you only want to know when someone in town has a baby, you can configure it that way. It just takes a little exploring around the interface, which unfortunately is not the most intuitive. I like it a lot, though, and Twallan is great about updating and answering questions. Hope that answer helps a little.
Jen!!!
You cannot believe how happy you just made me by reintroducing Zuzu :)
How great to read something about one of the Shanleys once again! I really remember her and her purple as favorite color. Aaaand: This is just the kind of story-writing of yours that I love most, be sure that I will follow it eagerly as you continue! You started this off so great that I’m totally excited to try it out myself, haven’t had a try with TS3 for a looong time, so maybe this might be just the challenge that I’ve been waiting for.
I love Hope (we both share the same favorite color, that means something!) and her sister (Mara is a beautiful name) and hope to see that gen 3 will be rolling soon.
And that guy who’s about to chomp a piece out of Zuzu’s shoulder is hilarious, you made me giggle :)
Thank you very much!!
Too great you’re back :)
Hey EvaH!! It’s always great to see you. :) It really is a fun challenge; you’ll have to let us know if you try it out! Thanks for being such a fan of the Shanleys. It’s too bad, you won’t get to see much more of Zuzu now that Hope has moved out. Anyway, hope you have fun with the Sims or whatever you decide to do!
I’m so glad that you’ve shown us a bit of your challenge! I love what you did with Skunk Haven. Can you imagine living somewhere named Skunk Haven??
Your sims are lovely! Zuzu & The Don made a good couple. Hope is quite the cutie too. I hope to see more from this challenge.
Thanks, Lisa! Skunk Haven really is a terrible name for a house, isn’t it? Blech. Although it’d be kind of funny if skunk spawners existed and you could litter a whole lot with them…well, maybe not so much funny as annoying. And stinky.
Eeee! Zuzu Shanley! Now I have to go and reread the old Shanley Legacy again.
It’s good to see you playing again. :D Also: hi hi! I’ve gotten hooked on Sims 3 as well. What skintones, eyes etc are you using for CC?
OMG, Kay!! How the heck are ya, lady?? So you’re hooked on the Sims 3 now, too? Do tell!! I’d love to hear about what you’re up to! As for CC, I’m using kind of a Frankensteinian mash of bits and pieces. The faces and eyes are from Aikea Guinea/Club Crimsyn: Default Replacement Skintones – Faces Only and Multicolored Default Eye Replacements. Then I also have the Increased Shine and the “More Detailed” Skins (bodies only) by Hysterical Paroxysm. I can give you some links to make-up, too, if you want! Actually, I need to make a credits page for my TS3 stuff anyway…I’ll get on that. :) But until then, feel free to ask away! So great to see ya!!
Heee, it’s been a while, hasn’t it! :D I haven’t Simmed at all for about a year or so, and now coming back there’s finally enough mods (i.e twallan’s story mode, alien eye contacts, skin colours etc etc) that I can finally play the game like I want to play it. Also there’s more resources and tutorials and all around information about Create a World, so that’s also easier to deal with. I just did not have fun with only the two default ‘hoods. And the first EP being adventures didn’t thrill me either. But! Aspirations has promise, and I like the stuff pack. :D
I’m currently making families for a Prosperity challenge with a touch of the Build a City challenge. You can find me over on LJ as saunasims: http://saunasims.livejournal.com/
holy boop their kids are adorable. nice choice on heir as well… very smart choice anyhow and geebus you did an awesome job on that house. I mean, sure I know you’ve always had a way of building houses that just rock, but man the before and after pics of that skunk haven is mind boggling.
as for spouse, I’d go with Newbie cuz he is at least the better looking of the two.
Conrad sounds like he is Neurotic. I had one, they’re erm… interesting. wash hands 3 times and then he’s worried about the sink breaking cuz he used it . *headdesk*
Ask Travis if he’s taken. the McDermott’s have money if IRCC
Thanks, Ruby, and LOL at your experience with neurotic Sims. I’ve only ever seen them do the “freak out!” thing, then get the “happy place” moodlet after (don’t remember what it’s called now). They are amusing, though. Still working on the Travis McD thing…
Hey there Jen! I’m so excited to see you back to simming. I love the things you’re doing with TS3. This new challenge sounds very fun, I may have to try it out after I finish my legacy challenge. I’m on Gen. 6 now, although I’ve been slacking in the blogging of it. I’ve only blogged through Gen. 2 or so! Woopsy! Heehee.
I always loved Zuzu, and was rooting for her as your heir in the first Shanley legacy. So it’s really good to see her back in action. Also, how cool is it that your G2 Shanleys in this legacy and the original were both twin girls?! I think that’s pretty nifty.
I hope you continue having fun playing this challenge, because I’d love to see more about it!
Mandie! Wow, Gen 6 on your legacy challenge? That’s awesome! I miss the Spaghettis! :) Holy cow, I see that you updated in April and I missed it! D’oh! Off to read now!
Oh! And I vote Hope goes for Travis McDermott. From the pic it looks like he’s got more interesting features than your run of the mill TS3 Townie. And if he’s married, well. Hope can just seduce him anyway and once he’s smitten tell him to get a divorce! >:)
I agree with you on Travis’s features! They’re a bit odd, but at least they’re not cookie cutter like most of the other guys in town! Hope hasn’t seemed like the seducing type to me, so I’ve been careful with her, but she’s getting desperate…
Ha! Before reading a single word, I looked at that first picture and went, “Oh, that looks like Zuzu!” And then, lo and behold, it is! I may have squealed a little when I read that bit, I have such fond memories of reading about the Shanley’s and just itching to start my own Legacy family. =)
Amusing that Zuzu had twins! And Barry Newbie sounds like quite the character, though Hope probably could do better. Finding marriage material in Sims 3 can be so hard; it seems like everyone in town is always an elder or just about to turn elder. I’ve resorted to breaking up couples just so my sims have people to marry.
Loved the update, Jen! =)