The Andrews Decadynasty (Complete)

[Trip]

Insane sims arrive in travel destinations in their pajamas, and don't wear them any time else. It's a pretty universal thing.

Her fashion sense was pretty awesome, though.

[Lisa46]

You are getting through this so fast!

[Malley]

Vanessa was pretty awesome  I love how she posed in her Leader of the Free World outfit. Totally fitting of the new leader of Sim Nation 

[Nettlejuice]

Vanessa and Veronica are both so pretty. I love the policecar/horse mess ^•^

[Alex]

Vanessa and Veronica are both so pretty. I love the policecar/horse mess ^•^

Part of me wishes Veronica had looked more like Verbena (and therefore like the founders), but I like where they ended up instead (even if they are a bit cloney).

Poor Cobalt! (Although being run over didn't seem to do him any harm.)

Vanessa was pretty awesome  I love how she posed in her Leader of the Free World outfit. Totally fitting of the new leader of Sim Nation 

Yep. Poor citizens 

Insane sims arrive in travel destinations in their pajamas, and don't wear them any time else. It's a pretty universal thing.

Her fashion sense was pretty awesome, though.

I'm not sure what clothes she actually arrived in (probably was PJs), but after looking around, she did one of those series of clothes-changes that insane sims sometimes do, and then clearly decided that PJs were best suited to meeting a bunch of strangers. On the plus side, there were probably lots of new students panicking about whether people would think they were odd, and she probably made them feel a lot better.

I'd been looking forward to Vanessa since Victoria and Beau's time, just for the clothes.

You are getting through this so fast!

Perhaps I just have no life

[Alex]

House 5 was just across the road from House 4: 16 Maywood Lane, once home to the Bunch household (and the squeaky swing that drives me mad every time I move a Sim onto the empty lot next door).



If you read the summaries, you might have noticed that Vanessa has the photographer’s eye trait, and so it will come as no surprise that this house was going to collect photos.

My original plan was for Vanessa to have several children, and for each of them to collect a few high value photos. However, Corey’s household was even better: he had two adult sisters, giving me four photographers who were likely to die and increase the value of their photographs (Yes, I know, I’m heartless.)



On the left is Mackenzie, a friendly musician. On the right is Kristi, a cop who’s afraid of technology and the dark, which you’d think might be problematic for police work. They both got makeovers to buy them a few extra weeks.



Corey got really minor plastic surgery instead, although with the same effect on his age. Both Veronica and Vanessa were distinctly cloney, and I fancied shaking up the genetics a bit. I left his hair and everyday clothes alone: Vanessa probably liked them that way, and it amused me to see him head off to work at the hospital with that hair.

And they tried for a nooboo:




The early game was manic, but not in a very screenshotogenic way.

I took advantage of multitabs and the brain enhancing machine things to get everybody to level 10 photography as quickly as possible. Once they were near the top of the skill, I started knocking out Photog and Architectural Eye, and Corey, Kristi and Mackenzie each traded their most useless trait for Photographer’s Eye.

Then they each travelled to Egypt, and got a photo each of the Sphinx, Abu Simbel and a pyramid.

Vanessa was the last to go. She had to stop being pregnant first.



This is Vivienne. She’s artistic and friendly, and was mostly cared for by Mackenzie while her mother ran around Sunset Valley taking photographs.

Viv was quickly followed by Virginia (hereafter always called Ginny), a good genius. (I only realised I’d forgotten to change Vanessa’s formalwear when she went into labour.)



And then the adults were all very responsible, and went off to China for photos of the Dragon Cave, leaving the two children in the care of a completely incompetent babysitter. (Unfortunately, I appear to have entirely failed to get any screenshots of ay of their travelling about.)

Vanessa grew up to elder. Her, um, style was harder to produce with elder clothing. She compensated by dying her hair and rebelling as much as possible.



The whole household chipped in to teach toddler skills and tutor Viv. Mackenzie (who wasn’t actually Family Oriented, but might as well have been) always got to the kids first when they cried, and Kristi became the family tutor.

Vivienne spam:





And Ginny:



Mackenzie started to get wishes about one of her colleagues, Vera Hanson.



Lots and lots of wishes.



She was also so good with children that I began to feel really guilty about stopping her have any, so I let her adopt Vance.



The teen years were surprisingly quiet: there were very few pranks, and a lot of studying. Gin and Vance are both bookworms, but I’m not sure what Vivienne’s excuse was.



Viv joined the art club, but otherwise left skilling alone. Gin and Vance were subjected to the same torture as their parents, and were made to speed through photography. (For the sake of my sanity, though, they were spared Photog. There are only so many times I can scream ‘It’s a ***** Flame Plant! Why must you insist it’s My Main Squeeze?!’ in one generation.)

And at 89, Kristi (who had never previously shown any interest in anything outside skilling and dynamic DNA profiling) found a romantic interest in the form of her new partner, Marcus.



There was a run of deaths.

First Vanessa:



Then Corey. Then Kristi.

[Alex]

Vivienne had a quiet YA birthday party, and became very busy. She joined the Stylist profession, and started work on her supermax skill, painting.



She too blitzed through photography (including the accursed Photog challenge), and then she, Ginny and Vance took one-day trips to China and Egypt to collect high value photos. Viv also picked up (low value) duplicates for Black Opps.

Here are Vivienne’s holiday snaps. That’s Ginny at Abu Simbel, and Vance at the Sphinx, but you might have to squint rather to spot them. Viv says she sees enough of Vance and Ginny anyway, so why waste film on decent photos of them?





The photos joined an amassing collection in the basement. I love No Bills Ever.



Back at home, Vivienne began to progress through the Stylist career. She developed an approach to schmoozing clients that could only work in The Sims:



And a style reminiscent of her mother’s.



I started by putting in some effort, but those makeovers all went down badly. Once I started using the weird stuff, all the clients seemed much happier. I’m sure it was more to do with Viv’s growing experience and the random number generator, but I choose to believe otherwise.

Mostly, she worked from her bedroom, what with all the graduations and festivals stopping her from going to work. On the left is her becoming a Visionary. On the right, although you’d never know it, she’s becoming a Fashion Phenomenon and completing her moving requirements. She timed it beautifully – it was the day before her adult birthday.



Ginny, who’d become a rather senior doctor while I was ignoring her in favour of Viv, introduced her sister to one of her colleagues, Westley. He has terrible traits, but was also the only single male adult in town, and he gets bonus points for not having greenish hair.



Vivienne proposed.

Westley seemed rather surprised: most people didn’t think a grumpy klepto mooch was such an amazing catch. Also, they’d only known each other for about three hours.

He accepted though, only saying, “As you wish.”



Vivienne had a quick birthday cake before her siblings left for work:



(Very obligingly, she began a Mid-Life Crisis and wanted to move house immediately.)

Mackenzie, who was still sprightly at 107, had a quick Young Again Potion:



If my file had been up to it, I’d have married her off to Vera and let her move out, and then let Ginny and Vance have their own happy endings. It wasn’t, so let’s just pretend they all lived happily ever after.

Vivienne had a quick wedding to Westley. He’d managed to age up overnight (even though I’m sure he was once younger than Vivienne).



The newlyweds made a quick stop at 98 Landgraab Ave to pick up Westley’s mother (only 7 days older than he is, which I tried not to think about too hard.)



And then Vivienne called the estate agents to arrange another move.




House 5

Parents: Vanessa Andrews and Corey Olivares
Address: 16 Maywood Lane

Heir: Vivienne Andrews
Traits: Artistic, Friendly, Photographer’s Eye, Charismatic, Ambitious, Perfectionist (nerd influence)
LTW: Visionary
Maxed career: Stylist
Supermaxed skill: Painting
Other maxed skill: Photography



Both parents living together at time of birth.
Heir on the honour roll at both elementary and high school.

10 Opportunities completed by heir:
1. Pile of Permission Slips (elementary school)
2. Archaeology Exhibit (elementary school)
3. The Art-a-Thon (art club)
4. The Sphinx (photography)
5. Local Artists Gallery (painting)
6. The Pyramids (photography)
7. The Importance of Sculpting (sculpting)
8. A Medium Painting (painting)
9. Interior Decor (painting)
10. Charismatic Cash (charisma)

10 NPC friends:
1. Lindsey Nettles (mail carrier)
2. Sarah Dorsey (policewoman)
3. Elissa Davies (university mascot)
4. Lex Dance (party dancer)
5. Jill Jasper (elixir store consignment specialist)
6. Emilie Morrissey (newspaper deliverer)
7. Kelsey London (proprietor)
8. Simon Goodson (barista bartender)
9. Winter Fernandez (repair technician)
10. Nick Deal (pizza deliverer)

10 Household best friends:
1. Westley Cromwell
2. Vera Hanson
3. Naomi Vest
4. Vivian Trotter
5. Kelsey London
6. Kyle Galvan
7. Kindra Guerrero
8. Simon Goodson
9. Jill Jasper
10. Malcolm Post

Fully upgraded property:Consignment Store
Fully upgraded building: Bookshop

Medium tombstones: Corey Andrews ne Olivares, Kristi Olivares
Large tombstone: Vanessa Andrews

Collection: Photographs, total value §114,261



Vacation days used: 14

[Nettlejuice]

Those makeovers have given me a good laugh!

[Malley]

Vivienne was super pretty! Glad she was able to find a spouse without the puke green hair. That color tends to stick around for a while in dynasties...

[Trip]

Viv's pretty! I like her lips.

I'm usually pretty serious with my makeovers when I play stylists, but where's the fun in that when you can make a town of superheroes?

[Lisa46]

That was funny! I hate photography sometimes, especially when the photos don't register. And only 7 days older than Wesley.

And you are also a fan of Princess Diaries.

[hazelnut]

On the right is Kristi, a cop who’s afraid of technology and the dark, which you’d think might be problematic for police work.

Only in the Sims  .  The same goes for Corey's wonderful outfit .

There are only so many times I can scream ‘It’s a ***** Flame Plant! Why must you insist it’s My Main Squeeze?!’ in one generation.

 

The newlyweds made a quick stop at 98 Landgraab Ave to pick up Westley’s mother (only 7 days older than he is, which I tried not to think about too hard.)

See first comment    .

[Alex]

Those makeovers have given me a good laugh!

Viv's pretty! I like her lips.

I'm usually pretty serious with my makeovers when I play stylists, but where's the fun in that when you can make a town of superheroes?

I don't know where she got those lips from - neither of her parents have them. Random variation, maybe.

Well quite  . Easier on the file size, too.

Vivienne was super pretty! Glad she was able to find a spouse without the puke green hair. That color tends to stick around for a while in dynasties...

I'm glad too - I got stuck with five generations of puke green in a legacy once. Westley's hair is much nicer

And you are also a fan of Princess Diaries.

Is that in Princess Diaries? I thought I was quoting The Princess Bride, but perhaps I've got my princesses mixed up.

The same goes for Corey's wonderful outfit .

Not so - I saw an outfit just like that in real life. Just not on a World Renowned Surgeon.

[Alex]

Vivienne, Westley and Erika moved to Riverview. Specifically, to 310 Cypress Lane.



You know the next part.





Meet Venus. She’s athletic and disciplined – wonder what the plan might be for her...



And her sister Valerie, who is artistic and disciplined.



Venus got that red hair I was coveting



So did Valerie.



(Also, that’s the last you’ll see of Erika: she died at about that point, and I forgot to get a screenshot.)

Unable to start her supermax yet, Venus spent her childhood playing



and doing things that she claimed were extreme.



On her first day of teen, though, she went to China.



And work on the Martial Arts skill commenced.





Valerie divided her time between being chained to an easel and sharing her sister’s new hobby.



Poor Vivienne was almost entirely chained to an easel – I realised I have no screenshots of her as an elder. Except these



When she reached young adulthood, Venus became an acrobat and was finally allowed to start seriously learning athletics (which she’d been trying to do every time I concentrated on anybody else).



And the next few weeks looked like this:



Her ‘trapped in a box’ is rather scary.



Venus picked out her own spouse at a gig. I’d had my eye on Dimitri Ivanov, but he’d grown up to dislike children, and he and Venus hated each other. Maximus McDermott, however, seemed to find her dirt-eating attractive, so he was perfect (if mental).



Venus maxed both of her skills in quick succession, and achieved her LTW of physical perfection.



And she focused in on acrobatics and sparring. They seemed to use similar skills.



She finally won the Tournament on her third trip in China (she also squeezed in an adventure chain, since it involved martial arts and nobody else would be able to do it).



Vivienne and Westley died At least it made the collection more valuable.



Venus did one last gig and maxed the Acrobat career.



Valerie used the wonders of social networking and My Best Friend to finish off the moving requirements. I know I could have used social networking for the 10th best friend, but I have a soft spot for Simbots . His name is Stephan, which he shares with about 60% of the Simbots my game generates

[Alex]

Venus had her Adult birthday.



And she was ready to move. TaDa!



First, I let Valerie have a big wish she’d been holding onto:



(Yeah, I know. Weird. Try not to think about the rust.)

Then Venus invited Maximus over.



And inevitably:



House 6

Parents:  Vivienne Andrews and Westley Cromwell
Address: 310 Cypress Lane, Riverview

Heir: Venus Andrews
Traits: Disciplined, Athletic, Daredevil, Ambitious, Natural Born Performer
LTW: Physical Perfection
Maxed career: Acrobat
Supermaxed skill: Martial arts
Other maxed skill: Athletics



Both parents living together at time of birth.
Heir on the honour roll at both grade and high school.

10 Opportunities completed by heir:
1. Stinky Bugs (grade school)
2. The Muscle Hustle (sports club)
3. At the Health Seminar (athletic)
4. Showtime in the Park (acrobat)
5. Advanced Training (martial arts)
6. Learning from the Master’s Palm (adventure)
7. The Sparring Report (adventure)
8. Meditation is Key (adventure)
9. Talking Mimes (acrobat)
10. Meditation Benefits (martial arts)

10 NPC friends:
1. Billy Ryan (babysitter)
2. Daniel Wang (singer)
3. Grim Reaper
4. Tami Stinson (pizza deliverer)
5. Cherry Kanto (elixir store consignment specialist)
6. Aaron Koch (newspaper deliverer)
7. Claire Maurer (proprietor)
8. Lucas Hitchcock (university mascot)
9. Imelda Barry (magician)
10. Nuwa Shin Yi (tourist)

10 Household best friends:
1. Lucas Hitchcock
2. Stephan Andrews
3. Dallas Shallow
4. Aaron Koch
5. Claire Maurer
6. Grim Reaper
7. Cherry Kanto
8. Tami Stinso
9. Billy Ryan
10. Daniel Wang

Fully upgraded property: Aleister’s Elixirs and Sundries
Fully upgraded building: County Care General Hospital

Large tombstone: Vivienne Andrews
Medium tombstone: Westley Andrews ne Cromwell

Collection: Paintings, total value §48,968





Vacation days used: 7