Hi Everyone,
Thank you all very much.
Special thanks to Blackrosea for designing such a wonderful challenge. How fitting that the deadline fell on Remembrance Day.
1)
STRATEGY:
Parents:
Adam and Eve Moonraker were easy to handle.
The 'hate the outdoors' moodlet and 'dislike children' moodlet were annihilated by packages and/or body treatments at the Spa. The 'light sleeper' moodlet was annihilated by sleeping in rocking chairs.
Also, Eve could listen to 'kids music' while napping, which made it easy to get twins. I made this the parents' preferred music. After two twins, I changed all stereo programs to 'classical' to avoid three twins.
Overall, their over-emotional traits boosted their moods.
Toddlers:
Eve became a 'Human Form Expert' (photography skill challenge) on day 2 of week 1.
All her children were born at home. Two snapshots would make any child her best friend in an instant.
The higher the mood a toddler is in, the better he or she learns. I used ever moodlet allowed under the circumstances:
*beautiful vista - varied from +15 to +50
*having a blast - always +40
*makin' friends - after receiving IF +20
*very fresh clothing - laundromat or private, but always +25
*squeaky clean - standard +10
*one with nature - from 'loves the outdoors', always +20
*tod's favourite music - varied from +30 to +45
*school pride - happened only for one child when Uni Mascot turned up: +20
Every toddler was skilled with military precision. At any given moment of the skilling process, the child would have a minimum of 120 moodlet points and often more.
Potty-training would come down to 2-3 potties. Both walking and talking would take up respectively 4 to 4.5 hours max. For the extra max skill, children were taken to the library and read 3 painting skill books.
It's important to mention that potty training would always follow the first feed. In other words, I would not initiate that bit of training until or if they were hungry.
All babies were born with high energy bars and I do not think that this is coincidental. I took note of the time of conception. I then substracted two hours for labour time in three days hence. Six hours prior to labour, I did everything I could to make sure that the mother was happy, well-fed, rested and clean.
2)
DIARY:
WORLD 1: SUNSET VALLEY, 9 Sun Song Avenue
Week 1, day 15x5 shack built.
Adam and Eve try for a baby: chimes at 9.45am
Adam takes athletic + handiness class and joins the military career. He then takes a soothing salvation package at the spa and works out in the gym.
Eve photographs Sims whenever, wherever.
At the Consignment Store she buys a supernovium ore and becomes a metal collector.
She goes to the library and achieves science level 3.
Then, she goes to the Laundromat. While washing, she takes samples of the supernovium ore.
She solely concentrates on photography after that, but mails the supernovium ore before going to sleep.
Week 1, day 2Money is short. Eve naps in a rocking chair on the home lot. Adam naps at the Elixir Shop and catches insects before going to work.
Eve becomes a 'Human Form Expert'. She can now make ultimate best friends in 4-5 snapshots. She finds 2 supernovium ingots in the mail and sells them. She buys 2 pregnancy books and 3 painting tod books.
When Eve is officially pregnant, she takes a great escape package at the spa. Thereafter, she reads pregnancy books and studies science.
Meanwhile, she has made 5 best friends: Stiles Mc Graw, Tamara Donner, Blair Wainwright, Nancy and Geoffrey Landgraab.
Adam's work mode is to goof until opening hours, then, to work flat out and revert to goofing when the job metric bar is full.
He makes career level 2, works out in the gym and takes a steam bath at the spa.
Week 1, day 3Eve can now perform radiation experiments and sells 4 plasma bugs. She has one radio-active bite (-12 moodlet) followed by an 'oddly powered' moodlet (+18). When she runs out of insects, she continues to read science books.
Adam gets promoted to level 3 and reads a pregnancy book. He then works out as usual and finishes off with a steam bath at the spa.
Week 1, day 4Eve prepares for birth.
Felix and George Moonraker are born. Traits: loves the outdoors + genius both
Eve becomes best friends with both after 2 snapshots of each baby. She cakes up Felix and starts his toddler training.
Adam gets promoted to career level 4. He cakes up George.
At the end of the day, Felix talks, nearly walks and is potty-trained. George is potty-trained as well and can talk.
Week 1, day 5Eve wakes up Felix early. He learns to walk and reads 3 toddler painting books.
Eve cakes him up in the library. He gains the workaholic trait.
The Moonraker family moves at 7.25am
WORLD 2: TWINBROOK, 568 Bayou Gulch Drive
Week 1, day 5House rebuilt.
Adam and Eve try for a baby: chimes at 8.43am
Felix is sent off for great escape package at spa and a game at the stadium afterwards.
Eve takes steam bath at spa and visits the Laundromat.
She makes 5 new best friends: Renee William-Brown, Buddy Bailey, Milly and Dilly Pidgin, Marc Brandt.
Adam becomes best friends with new boss Marc Brandt. Adam is detrimental in George's education.
George learns to walk and reads 3 painting tod books. He becomes a workaholic child. He has a great escape package at the spa. His father has a soothing salvation package there.
Money is tight. The children sleep in rocking chairs. There is a bath, but no toilet.
Week 1, day 6Eve does radiation experiments. When she becomes officially pregnant, she can afford a great escape package at the spa.
Adam has an opportunity to read a military book. He asks for promotion: career level 5.
Week 1, day 7Eve can now clone her supernovium samples, but it is too late to collect the mail on any ingots.
Adam reads military book and starts upgrades around the house.
Both Eve and Adam read pregnancy books.
Week 2, day 1Harry and Jack Moonraker are born. Traits: loves the outdoors + genius both
Eve becomes best friends with both after 2 snapshots of each baby. She cakes up Harry and starts his toddler training. When taking mail (for IF), she finds 15 supernovium ingots worth over $122,000 (from 7 ores).
Adam makes career level 6, but he is 3 skill points behind in both athletics and handiness.
He cakes up Jack.
By the end of the day, Harry is potty-trained, talks and has read 3 painting tod books.
Jack is potty-trained too and can talk.
Week 2, day 2Adam wakes up Harry early. Harry learns to walk and becomes a child. He gains the workaholic trait.
The Moonraker family moves at 7.00am
WORLD 3: RIVERVIEW, 345 Riverblossom Hill Drive
Week 2, day 2House built.
Adam and Eve try for a baby: chimes at 8.55am
All music stations changed to 'Classical' as opposed to 'Kids music'.
Felix, George and Harry are sent off for a soothing salvation package at the spa and a game at the stadium afterwards.
Eve does Laundromat, takes a steam bath at spa and makes friends.
Adam becomes best friends with boss Shana Natcher and takes a soothing salvation at spa when Eve gets back.
Jack learns to walk and reads 3 painting tod books. He becomes a child and gains the workaholic trait.
Eve's best friends are: Bennie Dean, Henry McGlum, Roxie Lin, Walter Grisby and Shana Natcher.
Week 2, day 3Eve clones more raw supernovium and sends ores off for melting. The Moonraker family is flushed with cash now. When officially pregnant, she takes a soothing salvation package at the spa.
Week 2, day 4Eve has maxed the science skill. She has to redo the Laundromat, because the 'very fresh clothing' moodlets have run out.
She learns the logic skill.
Week 2, day 5Adam gets the opportunity to work out for three hours using 'no sweat'.
Kevin Moonraker is born. Traits: loves the outdoors + genius.
Eve takes two snapshots and becomes best friends with Kevin. She cakes him up and starts his toddler training.
Adam gets promoted to career level 7.
At the end of the day, Kevin is potty-trained, talks and has read 3 painting tod books.
Week 2, day 6Kevin walks and becomes a child. He gains the workaholic trait. He takes a soothing salvation package at the Spa.
Week 2, day 7Adam asks for promotion and reaches level 8 of the military career.
Eve starts tutoring children.
Week3, day 1Adam has a lot of ground to make up in the skills department. This is a Saturday in the game, and I decided to take full advantage of the weekend before moving.
All the children have now maxed the blocks table and the toy oven.
Eve has become a 'Teacher Extra-Ordinaire'.
Week 3, day 2This Sunday is spent skilling too.
Week 3, day 3Adam goes to work at 5.00am without spa moodlets. Not to worry.
The Moonraker family moves at 7.00am
WORLD 4: APPALOOSA PLAINS, 311 Sweetapple Ridge Way
Big disappointment here. I thought this lot would have a 'beautiful vista' but it did not.
Week 3, day 3Eve and the boys take a soothing salvation at the spa.
Adam becomes best friends with boss Quincy Miller. He takes a soothing salvation package at the spa as well as a steam bath.
Eve becomes best friends with: Altman Rush, Alouette Bird, Jacquie, Maisy and Quincy Miller.
Week 3, day 4Adam receives the 'Aerial Laser Tag' opportunity and is promoted to level 9 of the military career.
Eve tutors George to grade 'A'.
Week 3, day 5Eve tutors Felix to grade 'A'.
Adam maxes the athletic skill.
Week 3, day 6Felix and George become teenagers: bookworm trait both.
Week 3, day 7Adam and Eve try for a baby: chimes at 2.30am
Adam maxes the handiness skill.
Week 4, day 1Eve is pregnant.
Adam completes his lifetime wish and becomes an astronaut.
Week 4, day 2Eve does laundry.
Week 4, day 3Milly Moonraker is born: loves the outdoors, genius.
Eve takes two snapshots of her little girl and becomes best friends with her. She cakes Milly up and starts toddler training: walking, talking, potty-trained.
Harry becomes a teenager and gains the bookworm trait.
Jack becomes a teenager and gains the athletic trait.
Adam and the boys have a soothing salvation package at the spa.
Week 4, day 4Milly reads 3 tod painting books. She becomes a child and gains the workaholic trait.
Milly and Eve enjoy a soothing salvation package at the spa.
Eve tutors Milly to grade 'A'.
Week 4, day 5Adam receives the 'Space Crisis' opportunity and a raise when his shift is over.
Week 4, day 6Week 4, day 7Kevin becomes a teenager and gains the bookworm trait.
Eve completes her lifetime wish and is now surrounded by family.
And that's it.
