For most of this time we have sims working hard. Donte finally understanding that the garden was a source of income as well as food, and that had he and Lea been gardening all along then maybe there would have been more money for investing and they wouldn't have lost the science center, not would he have had to choose between a proper cemetery and the library that he and his father had dreamed of. With the extra money from their stashed fish and produce it was easy to get the extra money needed to bring a business building in to town. It was big enough to house several other corporation offices besides the offices needed for the newspaper. Which helped balance the loss of jobs from the loss of the science center. Lea and Donte both transitioned to elder within a few days of each other. Donte made it clear that he still had the stamina to physically express just how much he loved his wife. City council had an open hearing to discuss the fate of the fishing hole. After listening to everyone it was decided that a second space was needed as a park so that folks who liked to fish could once again do so in peace. As the twins birthday loomed closer Lea learned that Diedra was concerned for her eldest son. He was insane and kept getting in trouble for taking the neighbors lawn decor, yet he had the gentle soul of an artist and loved nothing more than spending his days painting or playing the guitar. So one day after one of Donte's fundraisers on what could eventually be the town's park, Lea pulled her nephew Zachariah Verde (Zach from here out) aside and had a long talk with him. At the end of the talk they came to an understanding in trade for being live in help for his cousins Lea would tutor him in guitar basics. Which was something he wanted to learn. Donte had acquired the land where the family remains had already been interred and got a proper mausoleum built on to it. An attempt to plant grass was made but the seed didn't take to the soil well and it grew with a yellow tinge and dried out quickly. The cherry tree planted in the corner reserved for the family bloomed nicely but didn't fruit. At one point Donte was asked why the cemetery instead of the library, he pointed to the population boom that had happened in his lifetime, and that like himself everyone was growing older. The town needed a proper cemetery, simple as that. Eventually Donte decided that he'd done enough and retired from his spot on the city council. Before they knew it it was time for the twins next transition. Donte ordered a couple of cakes and invited over all of the teens and a few young adults that the girls knew. He insisted it be a formal occasion. Donte had known that Midori planned on moving away from the family property in time he just hadn't realized that she planned to do it right after her transition. Generation 3 Wrap Up
I might have been overly ambitious with the build up goals for generation 3. Every goal but adding a library was completed. Library will just have to wait a few more generations to happen. Midori has moved on to a new home lot in the midtown area, leaving Duri the family property should she choose to remain on it. At the end of Generation 3 the family owned the grocery store, bookstore, business building, and graveyard. Here ends generation 3.
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The Verde's have been busy. As previously mentioned with the twins now in school both Donte and Lea renewed their focus on their careers with a vigor and spent almost all of their waking hours building up their skill base. Donte also focused on his painting as he felt this was a better revenue stream for him than trying to write on the computer which he really wanted to sabotage. If it wasn't for his wife and daughters he would have sold off both the tv and computer by now, as a technophobe he just didn't see the point of technology. Lea spent a fair bit of her time playing for tips in the park. She really liked the extra money, but wished she had a more steady income stream. One day while playing in the park Lea overheard of a sale going on at the bookstore. Being the frugal sim that she is she took advantage of the sale and picked up a few skill books for her husband, she really wanted key lime pie and he was taking to long to improve his cooking skill and wouldn't watch the cooking network with her, so a cookbook was the next best thing in her book. She also picked him up a book on speech while she was there so he'd have a way improve his speaking technique besides standing in front of mirrors all day. When she mentioned to Donte that she was going to the bookstore he asked her to also pick up an advanced gardening book for him. He wanted to be able to plant some of the fruits and vegetables his grandmother had grown so easily, but didn't know how to properly plant them. Donte took it as a good sign when a rainbow appeared over the island the day he maxed his charisma skill. Worried about generating enough income to bring in an office building, let alone any other developed lots, Donte dusted off the map his grandma had made and started collecting gems, rocks, and minerals on top of renewed dumpster diving. The money was good but not steady enough, so he took up a job at city hall as a clerk confident that with his narration skill plus heritage of founding family member that he would be able to advance quickly. His second day on the job Donte discovered two horrific pieces of information. First being their was an unpaid bill for $140,000 for the land where the science center had been built and that if it wasn't paid soon Sprockets R Us would have no choice but to move their science facility someplace else. Secondly, there had been to much development on the land where the fishing hole was and the city was trying to decide whether they should rezone the land or demolish it. The council was split 50-50 as both decisions cost the same amount of money, and despite the influx of new residents the island just didn't have enough revenue coming in, yet. One day while out collecting Donte discovered he had two ways to reach the uninhabited smaller island off to the west. He could swim to it, which was a little nerve wracking the first time he swam it, what with sharks in the water and the distance seemed much larger than it actually was; or the taxi's had a mysterious ability to drive on the water and straight up the cliff face. (Had I known the taxis would drive on the water and up the cliff face I would have left the 3 lots on the small island. Despite the weird appearance of a car driving on the water. lol) Now despite being very focused on their skills Donte and Lea also made sure that they didn't neglect their daughters, and spent a fair amount of time with them as a family. Including throwing them a big family & friends party when they transitioned from children to teen. With the transition to teen the twins personalities became even more noticeable. Midori liked to start her mornings with a workout, and was very handy with a wrench. Duri had a natural affinity for computers, and was entertaining the idea of maybe becoming an artist like her dad, but she wasn't committed one way or the other yet. Both girls preferred jogging to and from school to riding the school bus. Midori hinted to her sister that an artist would be the perfect live in help for a couple raising a bunch of kids, but not so many kids that they'd be surrounded by family. She also stated that she wanted her future mate to be athletic, smart, and interested in keeping both the streets and world safe from dangerous criminals. She was less subtle with her grumbles about the decades old home they lived in and swore that when she was an adult she was going to live someplace completely new. Brief summary
Both Donte and Lea have completed all of their skill requirements for their careers. Now it's a matter of raising the money needed for the lot's I want to add for the generation and maybe save the science center. So far family funds are getting close to what's needed for the office building. I goofed the science building add, thinking it was skill only not skill plus money. If gen 4 stays on the island the science building goes goodbye. Gen 4 plus future gens will most likely stay on the island as I don't want to deal with rounding up grave markers and cousins to in an attempt to keep family connections that would get lost with a bin move to a new world map. Also for those intimate with the Nothing is Free challenge, yes I am going against the rules with adding more than one building/lot per sim, but hey I did state in the setup post that I was pulling inspiration not hard fast rules from the challenge. ;) Wait did I just see hints for gen 4 goals? Yes, yes indeed there are hints to the gen 4 goals in this post; marital status, family size, and careers are all hinted at to the discerning reader. The only thing not hinted is who will become Midori's life partner since that is still a big unknown. :) The toddler stage went by swiftly and both parents were happy when the girls headed off to school. True Donte and Lea had been able to work on their skills once they had trained the girls in the basic toddler skills, but now with the girls at school they didn't have to stop mid brush stroke or chess move to change a diaper. Donte was thrilled when he achieved his life time wish. Now he has to buckle down and finish his career goals, of which he needs to perfect his charisma skill. Midori was thrilled to learn that Donte had made fruit parfait. Duri hopes he'll make her favorite cookies, and Lea is being patient while he gains the skill needed for Key Lime pie. Summary
Donte Skills: Athletic 1, Charisma 7, Cooking 5, Fishing 6, Gardening 6, Handiness 3, Logic 5, Writing 10, Painting 10 Lea Skills: Guitar 7, Cooking 4, Logic 8, Handiness 4 Twins by birth order. Midori (heir) Traits: Loves the outdoors, friendly, Athletic Toddler Skills: Potty trained, Talk, Walk, PegBox 3, Xylaphone 3 Tot Books Read: Fingerpainting 101, Counting For Those Who Can't, Bluish Eggs with a Side of Pastrami Duri Traits: Athletic, Loves the Outdoors, Absent-Minded Toddler Skills: Potty trained, Talk, Walk, PegBox 3, Xylaphone 3 Tot Books Read: Fingerpainting 101, Counting For Those Who Can't, Bluish Eggs with a Side of Pastrami Other Events: Twins transitioned to children, both parents got ltr bonuses for the girls growing up well. New heading for this generation, it reflects that if one of the weeks is mostly boring or only has one event like a birthday then I might not encompass an entire week in the update, or I might wait and stuff two or more weeks into an update. To refresh I left off about a week ago right after Donte had held a memorial for Kyle Jr. Donte spent much of the first few days after his dad faded working on both his painting and charisma skills. His wife Lea, who is expecting their child, spent much of her time at the park playing for tips. She loves the clink clink sound of money falling into her case so much that she's changed her life time want from being surrounded by family to swimming in cash. They were nicely into their time as a young couple when Lea's water broke in the middle of the night. Both young adults lamented about how much Kyle Jr would have wanted to be there for the baby's birth. Lea being the tidy person she is had to stop and make the bed despite the labor contractions. She also decided it might be better if she delivered her baby in the nursery downstairs. Wait! What! Lea "How the blazes!" Donte "I did mention I was a twin didn't I." Lea glares daggers I know for fact that there was no children's music or tv during the pregnancy, and neither parent has the fertility reward. Welcome Miduri and Duri, did you know your parents were only supposed to have one child. The rest of the week flew by in a sleep deprived haze for Donte & Lea. Yet somehow despite their exhaustion they managed to host a few parties, and both young adults transitioned to adult. When the girls became toddlers, Donte indicated that it was very obvious who his heir would be. Lea fussed a bit about giving the girls a chance to grow more but Donte pointed to the red fuzz covering his head "My great grandparents, grandma, and dad all had red hair, the property deed even specifies red hair required, lavender eyes optional." When Lea asked what happens when there are no redheads born, Donte shrugged and said that bridge would be crossed when it arrived. Once the twins were sleeping through the night and thereby letting their parents sleep through the night. Donte and Lea agreed that focusing on their toddler training right away would be a good idea. Summary Family Funds: $14,310 Lot Value: Furnished $51,231; Unfurnished $18,387 Donte Skills: Athletic 1, Charisma 7, Cooking 5, Fishing 6, Gardening 6, Handiness 3, Logic 5, Writing 10, Painting 8 Lea New LTW: Swimming in Cash ($50,000) Skills: Guitar 7, Cooking 4, Logic 6, Handiness 2 Twins by birth order. Traits were rolled, then one was dropped to add Loves The Outdoors as the carry forward trait. Midori (heir) Traits: Loves the outdoors, friendly Toddler Skills: Potty trained, Talk, Walk Tot Books Read: Fingerpainting 101 Duri Traits: Athletic, Loves the Outdoors Toddler Skills: Potty trained, Talk, Walk Tot Books Read: Fingerpainting 101 Other Events: Twin girls, how the heck did that happen? No kids music or tv was permitted during the pregnancy! My theory is either because Donte is a twin or because Lea has the family orientated trait. Or maybe because there are/were two cribs on the lot. Diedra now has three sons ranging from infant to school age. City Hall announced that all 10 of the pre-built houses are now occupied and they've had success hiring interns to file paperwork.
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Generation 8 Goals
Martial Status: Second Chance Children: 2 Primary Career: Freelance Photographer Secondary Career: Education Secondary Career: Science Generational Goal: Fulfilled Miscellaneous Fun: Half-Siblings Lot's to Add: ? Science Center & Museum (aprox 250k simoleans) or ? Fishing hole & Science Center (aprox 200k simoleans) or ? Fishing Hole & Museum (aprox 150k simoleans) Generation 7 Goals
All gen 7 goals were completed before Thomas even moved out, or within the first sim week of game play. Marital Status: Step Children Children: 5/4 Primary Career: Culinary Secondary Career: Dumpster Diver Generational Goal: Idle Career Miscellaneous Fun: Luxury Lots to add: Bistro - Completed Day Spa - Buy (not partner) the rabbithole (no skill requirement). ($50,000) Times I've used cheats:
Gen 1: * Set family funds to $0. * Killed off Kylie's parents of old age. * Added Rufus to the family to move him to a different lot in town. Gen 2: * Had Natasha eat 3 life fruit to extend her age. * Used tce true to trigger Natasha's age transition from adult to elder and then to death. Gen 5: * Took the 3 possible heirs into cas, for YA headshots. Gen 7: tce + cas to change the last names of both girls to Verde when they became toddlers. Also snuck a peak at their YA stage to see if heir was going to be obvious or if a poll would be needed. Gen 8: Saying goodbye to Julia. And changing out the mailbox & trash can on the new home lot. Tce family funds to 0, shipwrecked = another broke start after camp set up. ;) Lastly tce add to family, while game was paused to add three households in addition to the Verde's to the island. Goofs! Oops! Oh Crap! * This applies to gen one but I didn't catch it until gen 3. I was supposed to have $140,000 and Buy the science building. I haven't decided how I'm going to handle this ... but I think I know what I'll be doing. :( Random Legacy Progress Past Generations
Generation 1 Goals
Completed All Goals Single Parent Children 2: 2/2 Career Science: Skill based Gardening 10/10 Fishing 10/10 Handiness 10/10 Gen Goal: Opportunist Misc Fun: Joker ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Science: 3/3 Completed Grocery Store: Completed LTW Add: Wild Plants to Park - Completed Generation 2 Goals
Completed All Goals Single Parent - Completed Children: 2/2 Career: Education - Skill based - Completed Charisma 10/10 Logic 10/10 Skill Professor 31.45/30 Gen Goal: Fulfilled - Completed LTW - Professional Author $4,209/$4,000 Misc Fun: No Strangers ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Career: School 2/3 LTW Add: Book Store - Completed Skill Add: Chess tables to Park - Completed Generation 3 Goals
Marital Status: Couple - Completed Children: 2/1 oops! Twins - completed Primary Career: Journalism - Completed Skill Based: Writing 10/10 Charisma 10/10 Secondary(Spouse) Career: Music (Classical) - Completed Skill Based: Guitar 10/10 Logic 10/10 Generational Goal: Expansionist - Completed Elder suite for Kyle Jr on the 1st floor Misc Fun: Gourmet 5/5 (old - 2/4) - Completed LTW: Illistrated Author - Completed Lots to Add: Career: Office Building - Maxed Charisma and Writing + $58,000 - Completed LTW/Skill Add: Library Writing + $36,200 - Not Completed ? Misc: Graveyard $26,200 - Completed Generation 4 Goals:
Gen 4 Completed all Goals Marital Status: Couple with help - Completed Children: 4/4 Career: Military - Completed Athletic 10/10 Handiness 10/10 Secondary Career: Law Enforcement (Super Spy) - Completed Athletic 10/10 Logic 10/10 Help's Career: Artist Painting 10/10 - Completed Gen Goal: Change of Scenery - Completed Misc Fun: Hands Off ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Career: Military base - Completed Skill Add: Public Gym Athletic 10/10 - Completed Spouse Career Police Department - Maxed Logic, Athletics, and Painting (no money requirement). - Completed Since Zach their cousin lives in the house I'm using his maxed art skill, combined with Jamal's maxed skills for the requirements. Generation 5 Goals
Marital Status: Couple - completed Children: 2/2 Career: Law Enforcement (Super Spy) - completed Secondary Career: Farmer - completed Generational Goal: Hobby, or Obsession - completed Miscellaneous Fun: Fashion Diva - completed Lots to add: Community Garden - Max Gardening 10/10 & 24,600 - completed Diner - Max Cooking Skill 10/10 & $24,000 - completed Generation 6 Goals
Marital Status: Single Children: 2/2 Career: Criminal (Thief) Skill based - completed Athletic 10/10 Logic 10/10 Generational Goal: Perfectionist - completed Miscellaneous Fun: Live Your Trait - completed Lots to add: Criminal Warehouse - completed Library - completed |