Achievement "Challenge"
Apr. 16th, 2019 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jenga_simsSo I've been an on-and-off Simmer for years.
YEARS.
Very on-and-off.
I loved Sims 2. Loved it. I was on livejournal. And GOS. And Boolprop. Circa 2008 - 2012 this stuff was my life.
Aliases included smo52oms, jenga218, jenga_jane, and Whirligig,
But after years away, kinda wanted a fresh start with a fresh journal.
Then I went to University. Was poor. Had dodgy computers.
Got a boyfriend. We're engaged now.
Got a degree. That was an experience.
The Sims has still been a significant part of my life. But not...as significant. I didn't overly get into The Sims 3, but I did play it for a respectable 300 hours or so.
I did buy The Sims 4 on release. Racked up about 1200 hours on there. I get the EPs and the Game Packs on the nearest family-member-owes-me-a-gift occasion to their release. (Got Pets for a graduation present. Got seasons for my birthday. Got Get Famous for Valentine's day, etc). Dabbled with CC early in the show, thought at the moment I play (and prefer) a completely Vanilla game.
One thing has always annoyed me about the game over the years.
I can't bloody finish anything I start.
Hundreds of failed legacies (probably). Attempted Immortal Dynasty challenges. Even 'shorter' ones like Queen Bee - no can do.
I dunno what it is. I get bored and want to take the game in a new direction I guess? Anyways, it's a problem.
So what's the point of this?
Well, I'm going to try something new.
A different approach.
The challenge? Probably impossible.
The deadline? Hard to measure.
The rules? There are none.
Behold, Jenga's Achievement Challenge.
Aim: complete all the in-game achievements in a single save file. Yes, all.
Deadline: Before The Sims 5 gets released.
Rules: No cheats which go against the spirit of the game. (No money cheats, for instance).
Everything else is unrestricted. I might even actually go looking for a mod that allows more than 8 sims per household. Other than that, I shall start with whatever starting household I want. I shall fiddle with the game/ageing settings as I please. I shall play with as many or as few households as I choose. My sims shall marry whoever they like. Pick whatever traits/aspirations I want, and swap between households as I fancy.
The other challenges:
Seems simple enough, but I figure I'll probably struggle all the same.
Wish me luck!
YEARS.
Very on-and-off.
I loved Sims 2. Loved it. I was on livejournal. And GOS. And Boolprop. Circa 2008 - 2012 this stuff was my life.
Aliases included smo52oms, jenga218, jenga_jane, and Whirligig,
But after years away, kinda wanted a fresh start with a fresh journal.
Then I went to University. Was poor. Had dodgy computers.
Got a boyfriend. We're engaged now.
Got a degree. That was an experience.
The Sims has still been a significant part of my life. But not...as significant. I didn't overly get into The Sims 3, but I did play it for a respectable 300 hours or so.
I did buy The Sims 4 on release. Racked up about 1200 hours on there. I get the EPs and the Game Packs on the nearest family-member-owes-me-a-gift occasion to their release. (Got Pets for a graduation present. Got seasons for my birthday. Got Get Famous for Valentine's day, etc). Dabbled with CC early in the show, thought at the moment I play (and prefer) a completely Vanilla game.
One thing has always annoyed me about the game over the years.
I can't bloody finish anything I start.
Hundreds of failed legacies (probably). Attempted Immortal Dynasty challenges. Even 'shorter' ones like Queen Bee - no can do.
I dunno what it is. I get bored and want to take the game in a new direction I guess? Anyways, it's a problem.
So what's the point of this?
Well, I'm going to try something new.
A different approach.
The challenge? Probably impossible.
The deadline? Hard to measure.
The rules? There are none.
Behold, Jenga's Achievement Challenge.
Aim: complete all the in-game achievements in a single save file. Yes, all.
Deadline: Before The Sims 5 gets released.
Rules: No cheats which go against the spirit of the game. (No money cheats, for instance).
Everything else is unrestricted. I might even actually go looking for a mod that allows more than 8 sims per household. Other than that, I shall start with whatever starting household I want. I shall fiddle with the game/ageing settings as I please. I shall play with as many or as few households as I choose. My sims shall marry whoever they like. Pick whatever traits/aspirations I want, and swap between households as I fancy.
The other challenges:
- take enough photos of gameplay to tell a coherent story.
- read/comment on enough other players' stories to remain an at least semi-contributory member of Sims society (My commute to/from work each day is 45 minutes so I should be able to get some reading in on the train).
- post in here once a month. With the exception of October 2019 (I'll be on holiday) and June/July 2020 (I'm getting married July 4th that year. Nothing to do with America).
Seems simple enough, but I figure I'll probably struggle all the same.
Wish me luck!
