The Sims 3 Immortal Dynasty Challenge

[MissTrips]

Grim loves my house, apparently ... he's visited us for the second time within 24 sim hours. and no parties either time.

He must be on a rampage.  he took two of my household last night, leaving everyone grief striken and sobbing while there was a brand new nooboo in the  house.  Not a happy time... fortunately I still had an artist and my immortal sculptor was 5 away from learning perma-ice.

[fansidoodle]

Okay I know this might be a stupid question, but does my female sim, who isn't the 1st generation founder, have to marry her spouse in order to have a baby that carries on the generations? I know that the 7th immortal has to do it that way but can that count for all of them except the 1st?

[TheTripWasInfraGreen]

They just need to be living in the house. Their marital state doesn't really matter.

[fansidoodle]

There's no way they can't be living in the house...mmm okay then. That means my plan is going to have go differently then drat! Thank you TheTripWasInfraGreen!

[Ricalynn]

• Immortals must result from natural pregnancies where both parents are living in the Dynasty house.

 

It says it right in the rules.   The only person allowed to get away with not doing this is Gen 7 to bring in Gen 8.

[Dagger]

As far as empty lots such as Pinochle point are we free to delete them and replace them with bigger lots. my example is the 30x30 pinochle point lots. I want to make 40 x40 lots to place the small equestrian and some clubs. Also can we move lots to other places? example the junkyard and the elixir store?

[Rhoxi]

Quoting from the rules: "Opportunities that come in a string — i.e. the Omni Plant chain — all qualify as separate opportunities with different titles. Opportunities with the same name canot be counted twice — i.e. the various Learn a Recipe opportunities."

Does this mean that the Master Invention opportunity chain counts as separate opportunities even though they all have the same title? Or since they have the same title it can't be counted more than once? It sounds like it would be separate like the Omni Plant chain, but I just wanted to be sure.

Thanks! Rhoxi

[Ricalynn]

The master invention chain is 1 opportunity because each step has the same name.

[Shirin]

As far as empty lots such as Pinochle point are we free to delete them and replace them with bigger lots. my example is the 30x30 pinochle point lots. I want to make 40 x40 lots to place the small equestrian and some clubs. Also can we move lots to other places? example the junkyard and the elixir store?

Yes, that's an acceptable use of Edit Town. I understand that quite a few people took the junkyard at the end of the road and moved it, since that particular spot is perfect for a 64x64 sized lot.

[Dagger]

I know I'm probably pressing my luck here, but can we replace a lot with another EA lot? Example replace Doo Pees Tower in SSV (Business building) with the Business building/restaurant from Bridgeport?

Also I know we are not allowed to use the wishing well, but can we place the Lucky Palms Casino in SSV, and just not use the wishing well?

[Shirin]

I know I'm probably pressing my luck here, but can we replace a lot with another EA lot? Example replace Doo Pees Tower in SSV (Business building) with the Business building/restaurant from Bridgeport?

Also I know we are not allowed to use the wishing well, but can we place the Lucky Palms Casino in SSV, and just not use the wishing well?

1) Yes, you can do that, but be aware that combined rabbitholes won't count for two separate buildings, so don't go all crazy.

2) I believe you can place it and not use it (as in, if you wanted to try fishing), but that's MetroRica's call.

(Yes, I combined them into one being!)

[Ricalynn]

I know I'm probably pressing my luck here, but can we replace a lot with another EA lot? Example replace Doo Pees Tower in SSV (Business building) with the Business building/restaurant from Bridgeport?

Also I know we are not allowed to use the wishing well, but can we place the Lucky Palms Casino in SSV, and just not use the wishing well?

There is no wishing well on the Casino lot so if you want to place the lot you're fine.   

Also why do you want to trade the buildings, if you don't mind my asking?  Right now the combined buildings are bugged in such a way that you can't receive opportunities if you are working at those buildings so it would almost be better to keep the original one if you ever wanted to be in the Business career. 

For exchanging the buildings/lots - we prefer that you keep a town as close to it's original as possible because when you choose a starting town, you're choosing that towns pros & cons.  If there is an in game reason for wanting the different the rabbit hole, you can ask for permission.  Example: Switching out the stadium from SV with the one from Starlight Shores because that one is a big venue and a stadium.

[Dagger]

I just thought it be nice to switch it up a little. There is a club that fits right where the school would be, and there is a different school I could place. Plus what you said about the switching of the stadiums. It would free up more room for clubs and venues.

[Ricalynn]

The space is just one of those things you have to think about when choosing a town.   When Late Night came out, people who have entered the HOF had to make lots all over the place to place them.  Pam managed to get them all in over by Pinochle Point and probably still had some room for some of the new lot types around town.   I understand there are more lots now but Metro & I have discussed it and decided that if we saw a picture of someone's town, we shouldn't have to look at the layout of the roads to know that they started in Sunset Valley.   It's all a part of the strategy of the challenge to choose a town knowing the way it looks, the space it has for extra lots, the people in it.   Putting the lots you know you have to have there for the plan you have going and knowing that you may not have every type that you want.

Remember if you have Pets - the Watering Hole Saloon is a smaller lot and is a dive bar just like Waylon's.   If you have Supernatural, it requires a smaller lot for it's vampire lounge than the Plasma 501. 

There is an entire section of Sunset Valley on Pinochle road that can have it's empty lots deleted and replaced with new ones for new lots.   Put the junkyard next to the Bunches, throw the fire house next to the Frios and put the Salon next to Jamie Jolina. Now you have two 40 x 40 lots to place the eq center & Brightmore.  The Grind sits comfortably next to Agnes and Mick's likes to sit right next door to that.  If you have Katy Perry, you may have gotten the bonbon park placed, replace it with Performance Park so you can have a park stage for showtime careers.    The town doesn't have to look pretty to be playable.   Just as long as your Sims can get there, then it's not really much of a problem.  Some of the LN bars have subway stations, on your first property put a subway station and then it doesn't matter if the bar is a little back from the road because you can just use the Subway to get there. 


Does that make sense?

[Dagger]

Yeah it makes a lot of sense. I just didn't want to be disqualified. I'll do as the rules say.