The Poor Paris ChallengeThis challenge is inspired by the recent news that Paris Hilton won't inherit as much as she thought, because her parents SPENT their money.
Goal: Make ‘Poor Paris' inherit as little as possible when she moves out, and test her creativity in providing for her own spawn.
Set up:1. Create a family in CAS - parents plus one toddler. Genders are up to you. For the purposes of the challenge, I will refer to our subject sim as ‘Poor Paris'.
2. Using whatever cheats you prefer, build the family's initial wealth to §320,000.
3. Move them into a lot costing LESS THAN §100,000.
Cheats, Hacks and Fixes Required: -No20KHandout
- jfade's ownablecarcostsmoney
Cheats, Hacks and Fixes Not Allowed: -Any financial boosters (except for the one used to create the initial wealth
-Customer mood boosters (including snapdragons)
-Money tree
-Money order (Paladin has one, I think Inge has something similar?)
-Intentionally high return-on-investment items (like the investment silver from MTS2)
-Mortgage shrubs and other loan systems
-Landlord/rent system
Game play:Stage One: The parents are to spend as much money as possible on objects (except crafting stations), entertainment, renovations, clothing, and vacations so that when Poor Paris moves out, she has as little money as possible. However, she must have enough money to at least buy a lot, so there is a penalty for leaving Poor Paris with less than §1000. When Poor Paris becomes a teen, make her/his aspiration Fortune (just to drive her/him crazy.)
Zazazu''s Spiled Brat Option: Do not allow Poor Paris to get any skills, particularly in cleaning, mechanical and cooking. Do not allow Poor Paris to garden, clean, cook, repair etc. After all, Poor Paris is a spoiled brat and should have to suffer when booted out on her/his own. As Zazazu says, "Poor Paris may be poor, but she's a spoiled talentless brat."
Stage One restrictions: -No further spawn. Poor Paris is an only child.
-No member of this household is to get a job.
-No member of this household can purchase a business.
-No member of this household is to start a home business.
-No member of this household can purchase a vacation home.
-No further cheats affecting financial status are allowed.
-Neither parent can move out, no matter how much they hate each other.
Stage One ending: Once Poor Paris graduates from high school (and is now an adult), do NOT move her/him to University. Move Poor Paris out of the household using "find own place". At this point, Poor Paris should bring one third of the total available cash with her; if you have cheats in place to prevent this, remove them for the challenge.
Stage One scoring:Poor Paris's inheritance (cash on hand in the sim bin):
§50K or more: -5 points
§40,000 - 49,999: 1 point
§30,000 - 39,999: 2 points
§20,000 - 29,999: 3 points
§10,000 - 19,999: 4 points
§5,000 - 9,999: 5 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 6 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 7 points
Less than §1000: -10 points
Stage Two: Poor Paris doesn't want her spawn to face the same crisis of cash she/he has had to endure, thus she/he is to use ALMOST any means necessary to provide a nest egg for her child. Poor Paris can start a home business, buy a business, choose a well-paying career path, sell paintings and novels, even dig for treasure - whatever helps Poor Paris accumulate wealth. However, she/he has to earn it, not get it for free; there are penalties for marrying rich sims. She/he also can't have a job that pays thousands per day right off the bat; hence, there is a career choice restriction.
No Love For Paris Option: If Poor Paris is a female, do not let her marry; let her get pregnant from some risky woohoo (and get the video...sell it to the tabloids and make YOURSELF some bucks at the expense of a no-talent celeb.
) and have to raise the kid herself. NO OTHER SIM may move in, even if he is the baby daddy. (If this option is chosen, do not use the child support hack from MTS2.)
Stage Two restrictions: -Poor Paris cannot move into a lot with anyone else.
-No cheats affecting financial status are allowed.
-No one can move into the household EXCEPT Poor Paris's spouse.
-Upon marriage, Poor Paris's partner must be the one to move in.
-Poor Paris and her spouse must have EAxian careers only.
-Poor Paris must have only one child; use whatever cheats necessary to ensure no multiples. Poor Paris's spawn must also have the -Fortune aspiration.
Stage Two ending: Once Poor Paris's child graduates from high school, to NOT move her/him to University. Move the child out of the household using "find own place." Thus endeth the challenge.
Stage Two scoring:1. Spawn's inheritance (cash on hand in the sim bin):
§50K or more: 10 points
§40,000 - 49,999: 7 points
§30,000 - 39,999: 6 points
§20,000 - 29,999: 5 points
§10,000 - 19,999: 4 points
§5,000 - 9,999: 3 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 2 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 1 point
Less than §1000: -10 points
2. Amount of cash Poor Paris's mate brought into the household:
§75K or more: -10 points
§50,000 - 74,999: -7 points
§40,000 - 49,999: -5 points
§30,000 - 39,999: -3 points
§20,000 - 29,999: -1 point
§10,000 - 19,999: 1 point
§5,000 - 9,999: 3 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 5 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 7 points
Less than §1000: 10 points
Playing the "No Love for Paris" option: 10 points (a reward for your evil ways)
General Penalties:-Use of financial cheats other than those explicitly required in the setup: -10 points per use
-Multiple spawn: -10 points per additional birth (exception: alien babies are only a five point penalty... because they're cool)
-Poor Paris, parents, mate, or spawn are/become plant sim/vampire/zombie/werewolf/immortal: -10 points per change
-Death of a parent, partner, or Poor Paris herself before the end of Stage Two: -5 points per death
Final scoring: Add totals; anything in the positive is, well, a positive. Scores over 20 are terrific. Scores below 0 is mean but funny, especially if Poor Paris actually looks like Paris Hilton.
Edited to add no20Khandout requirement and Zazazu's spoiled brat option. And to fix typos.
Further edited to close the Kutto Loophole and add the "No Love for Paris" option. Also added requirement for jfade's ownablecarcostsmoney hack, as it sucks cash.