Sim of the Month Challenge
Mandapotpie:
Quote from: SendmeLies on 2009 June 28, 14:49:16
And eating well cooked meals makes them fat.
Actually it doesn't. Not unless you have them eat more than one in a row. They have to have the stuffed moodlet to get fat. The game doesn't make them fat if they continue eating past when the hunger bar is full anymore. The more often they get the "stuffed" moodlet the fatter they get.
Pinstar:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 June 28, 14:22:50
While Gordon might be a couch potato, nothing in the challenge necessitates playing him as such. There's no penalty in the game for having a sim do an action outside of character. He can still work out at the gym (as long as it's not the option from the work tone menu you restricted) exercise at home with machines or tv, or swim. My personal tactic would be to go for Fast Learner in favor of Multi-Tasker to keep the traditional skill path, but I'm not crunching metrics. Use tricks like moving into an unfurnished lot and getting aspiration points from buying basics, keeping mood high enough to earn inactive aspiration points even during sleep. Maybe throw in a quick romance for a quicker aspiration point boost. All this becomes is a rinse/repeat of working out on Don't Break a Sweat until fatigued, going to work and schmoozing the teammates, eating, and sleeping.
It's not a bad idea. It reminds me of the TSR challenges, which, if they didn't include occupied lots that quickly caused a BFBVFS (only instance of that I ever saw was in a challenge 'hood of just their lots) and the spyware wizard, would have been the only good thing to come from that site. It's not a hard challenge, but it's a distraction.
Its not meant to be too difficult (Though later months I'll be ramping up the difficulty and complexity of the goals/restrictions) and first and foremost, its meant to be short.
crunk:
I like the idea of it, but I agree that we need MOAR restrictions. Alternately, graduated restrictions along the lines of "easy, intermediate, hard, Pescado" might be in order. Perhaps limiting the sims from using the gym at all, or using athletic equipment. The TV and stereos provide the option to work out and might be more in line with his traits.
Zazazu:
Quote from: Pinstar on 2009 June 28, 15:20:23
Its not meant to be too difficult (Though later months I'll be ramping up the difficulty and complexity of the goals/restrictions) and first and foremost, its meant to be short.
No, and that's fine. Like I said, it reminds me of the TSR challenges, without spywizard and game-blowing-up potential. They were relatively easy, fairly short, and it was fun to have a few goals and a new sim to dick around with.
Not everything needs to be the Email Challenge. Not everything has to be done the most efficient way. Hell, my sims never go to the gym or bookstore unless they have the want or are ticking me off and need to get out of my playspace for the moment. Weekends, I dump the kids off at the pool in the morning and don't call them back until dinner time.
Levels would be awesome. I'd do easy and Pescado because there is no middle ground.
Pinstar:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 June 28, 16:32:36
Quote from: Pinstar on 2009 June 28, 15:20:23
Its not meant to be too difficult (Though later months I'll be ramping up the difficulty and complexity of the goals/restrictions) and first and foremost, its meant to be short.
No, and that's fine. Like I said, it reminds me of the TSR challenges, without spywizard and game-blowing-up potential. They were relatively easy, fairly short, and it was fun to have a few goals and a new sim to dick around with.
Not everything needs to be the Email Challenge. Not everything has to be done the most efficient way. Hell, my sims never go to the gym or bookstore unless they have the want or are ticking me off and need to get out of my playspace for the moment. Weekends, I dump the kids off at the pool in the morning and don't call them back until dinner time.
Levels would be awesome. I'd do easy and Pescado because there is no middle ground.
Difficulty levels it is. Gordon would be "Easy"
I think I'll do "Easy" "Medium" and "Hard" on the main boards and occasionally introduce "Pescado" level sims to this board only. (I don't think the offical boars could handle it :P)
Of course I wouldn't call a sim Pescado difficulty until I have the stamp of approval from Pescado himself. *nod*
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