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Offline Jiske

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2013, 10:47:42 AM »
I have University Life installed, would any opportunities in the University town count (day jobs, dares and whatstheothersname)?

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2013, 11:07:58 AM »
I have University Life installed, would any opportunities in the University town count (day jobs, dares and whatstheothersname)?

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  • For an opportunity to count towards your total it must fill a standard slot: career, skill, or special.




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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2013, 01:14:50 PM »
Rules Clarification:

For opportunities that come in a chain (with the same name) -- each step counts as a separate opp. 

For example:  Step A awards you $100 - count step A as one oppportunity.  Step B awards you $500 -- count step B as one opportunity.  You cannot add up both steps and count $600 as one opportunity, it has to be counted as 2 separate opportunities with $100 and $500 respectively.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2013, 09:30:26 AM »
I'm working hard to finish this challenge in time.. But recently my game has become more and more borked, so I'm completely reinstalling atm. I have kept the Save-file though, so I should be able to pick up where I left it.

One question: would a butler be considered an addition to the household or not?
Thanks!

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2013, 10:28:38 AM »
One question: would a butler be considered an addition to the household or not?
Thanks!

No butlers allowed

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ALSO — It's come to the team's attention that Into the Future can really mess up getting phone calls for opportunities, so we are allowing players to uninstall the expansion for this particular challenge.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2013, 11:32:12 AM »
No butlers allowed

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ALSO — It's come to the team's attention that Into the Future can really mess up getting phone calls for opportunities, so we are allowing players to uninstall the expansion for this particular challenge.

Hasn't this just been part of strategy until now, that we decide our self what expansions we have installed and what not.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2013, 11:37:38 AM »
Hasn't this just been part of strategy until now, that we decide our self what expansions we have installed and what not.

Lena, this is different — this is a real bug that messes up one's game.



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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #22 on: November 06, 2013, 12:51:48 PM »
I think her point was aren't we always allowed to uninstall EP? Why would you need to offer specific permission to uninstall Into the Future?

Are you saying someone who has started and encountered the bug may now restart with it uninstalled?
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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2013, 12:57:37 PM »
I think her point was aren't we always allowed to uninstall EP? Why would you need to offer specific permission to uninstall Into the Future?

Are you saying someone who has started and encountered the bug may now restart with it uninstalled?

My point is this is not strategy at all. This is about having a level playing field — everyone deserves to have the phone ring for opportunities and having the new expansion apparently has messed up things so we're being nice and giving players a heads up. And yes, if you installed the expansion and have encountered this bug, then you may restart after an uninstall.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2013, 01:58:04 PM »
Makes sense :)
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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2013, 02:48:28 PM »
My point is this is not strategy at all. This is about having a level playing field — everyone deserves to have the phone ring for opportunities and having the new expansion apparently has messed up things so we're being nice and giving players a heads up. And yes, if you installed the expansion and have encountered this bug, then you may restart after an uninstall.

Okay metro then I misunderstood you, since I read it like we where now allowed to play without it, which I thought we always had been.
But I got it now, and nice that you are telling everybody, I kinda thought in my test game that I was going crazy because no opportunities showed up.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2013, 03:18:45 PM »
Okay metro then I misunderstood you, since I read it like we where now allowed to play without it, which I thought we always had been.
But I got it now, and nice that you are telling everybody, I kinda thought in my test game that I was going crazy because no opportunities showed up.

Yeah, I am not going to load my ITF game until I am done with my challenges this year, even though I am excited to look at ITF's content.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #27 on: November 10, 2013, 05:07:17 PM »
I decided I might try this - I am not really a big fan of the tournament challenges since they require me to micro-manage needs(the ones which didn't were forgotten about though I will do them unofficially) and I need to kill a month before Christmas when I get my new computer which is virus-free and can run Sims 3 like a dream. (Ha, I will be the only one who doesn't convert to Sims 4 because I never got a chance to complete any challenges, this old rig hates Sims 3  >:( )

It's tough to do a challenge which requires no cheats, because I am sure that my Sims will starve to death or pass out, but I've seen Youtubers deal with needs so I should start disciplining myself for this sort of thing then maybe I can get a Dynasty done. (laughs, yeah right) Since this is the only challenge that's still going on - the last one was too tough for me and it's too late to start - I'll go ahead and try this out with a practice test-run file.  :D

I'll let you know my progress on that file or if my game cusses out and deletes my save. Stupid HP Pavilion. (gets Betrayed moodlet)

Wish me luck.

EDIT: I am going to assume Plumbots and Simbots cannot be added to the household, which is fine as my last situation with a plumbot was terrible - she kept trying to cuddle the toddlers and become enemies with my Queen Bee Sim! :( Also, I only have Ambitions, Supernatural, Showtime and Into the Future installed until I get my new computer as I don't want to risk getting bugs - I already had a bug where Ayesha Ansari sunk into the ground and couldn't be interacted with and the game froze and crashed while trying to do a makeover at the dresser for a child.
I play The Sims 4 for fun, so I don't care if I never end up being interviewed for the Dynasty Hall of Fame; people who play for keeps burn out too easily and don't enjoy playing the games, so I am going to not sweat the details.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #28 on: November 10, 2013, 06:39:58 PM »
I decided I might try this - I am not really a big fan of the tournament challenges since they require me to micro-manage needs(the ones which didn't were forgotten about though I will do them unofficially) and I need to kill a month before Christmas when I get my new computer which is virus-free and can run Sims 3 like a dream. (Ha, I will be the only one who doesn't convert to Sims 4 because I never got a chance to complete any challenges, this old rig hates Sims 3  >:( )

It's tough to do a challenge which requires no cheats, because I am sure that my Sims will starve to death or pass out, but I've seen Youtubers deal with needs so I should start disciplining myself for this sort of thing then maybe I can get a Dynasty done. (laughs, yeah right) Since this is the only challenge that's still going on - the last one was too tough for me and it's too late to start - I'll go ahead and try this out with a practice test-run file.  :D

I'll let you know my progress on that file or if my game cusses out and deletes my save. Stupid HP Pavilion. (gets Betrayed moodlet)

Wish me luck.

EDIT: I am going to assume Plumbots and Simbots cannot be added to the household, which is fine as my last situation with a plumbot was terrible - she kept trying to cuddle the toddlers and become enemies with my Queen Bee Sim! :( Also, I only have Ambitions, Supernatural, Showtime and Into the Future installed until I get my new computer as I don't want to risk getting bugs - I already had a bug where Ayesha Ansari sunk into the ground and couldn't be interacted with and the game froze and crashed while trying to do a makeover at the dresser for a child.

Well I wish you luck on the challenge EtnaFan666. Yes, no one can be added to the household. If you make one, you need to either sell it or release it.


Per the above rules of the challenge:

No adding to the household, including Butlers.

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Re: 2013 Tournament Finale: The 4x4 Golden Opportunity
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2013, 05:06:09 PM »
My four sims are going to rest for a bit.

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