The Male ContestantsYou could say that Burl Wood has been in too many stories already: he was the founder of both my Immortal Dynasty and the second attempt at the Household Skills. On the other hand, I’m very fond of him, especially in his scruffy second incarnation. (I wonder whether he and Ro will hit it off, based on their similar dress sense?)
I’ve kept the second version unchanged. His virtuoso trait ought to be quite an advantage in the skilling sections and his love of the outdoors is pretty neutral but his other traits (slob, mooch and inappropriate) probably won’t endear him to his new housemates.
Simon Twitcher, my Crazy Eights Collector (hence the surname) and House Tester In Chief, ought to do much better in avoiding eviction: he’s a schmoozer with a good sense of humour. He’s also a great kisser and a party animal – possibly the ideal Sim for this contest.
Balancing that is his fifth trait: since he’s frequently changed his personality with midlife crisis rewards, I’ve made him unstable. Unless he autonomously breathes into paper bags, he could end up being quite a different Sim.
The next two contestants are from the same family. The
Who’s Your Daddy? challenge produced a number of interesting kids but these two stood out for me. First up, Sage Flower, eccentric half-alien genius and babysitter extraordinaire.
His other traits are brooding, perceptive and computer whiz.
I didn’t think much of his half-brother Fluellen to start with – he was such an odd-looking toddler – but he grew on me. His endearing bafflement at almost everything (especially his siblings’ imaginary friends) was irresistible. He was popular with readers as well.
Flu’s traits are heavy sleeper, neurotic, bookworm, loser and socially awkward. The Flowers had a celebrity star each as a result of being born into a famous family and have kept them for this game.
Vish Outtawatta was created jointly with
@Alex, for a shared attempt at taking every photo in the game. Sadly, we got bored long before we completed the project and Vish and his daughter Nita were consigned to the Sim Bin.
I thought they’d disappeared forever but Alex, who never deletes anything as far as I can tell, found them both in a very old back-up save and let me give Vish a makeover and use him in this challenge. Thanks, Alex
. Vish is the artist of the household: his traits are photographer’s eye, artistic, avant garde (a new trait since his time that he just had to have), born salesman and unflirty.
Although he’s younger than he looks, Jake Morgan is the oldest of the contestants.
Jake found fame early in life, first as a rodeo rider and subsequently as a model – his likeness can still be seen in various places around Simland. After his involvement in a secret project for the Simlish government ended painfully, he retired into obscurity, associating only with horses and the occasional ranch hand. Now he’s been tempted back into society. Will things go better this time?
Jake’s traits are equestrian, can’t stand art (all that posing tends to put you off the finished product), daredevil, loves the outdoors and loves the heat. He is a two-star celebrity. Jake is also a co-creation to some extent. Other Person, if you ever read this, thanks
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Ever since his sickeningly sweet clone-sister won The Island, He Who Must Not Be Named has been convinced it was only because she shares his genes.
He's determined to show he can do just as well. And anyway, if they can’t name him, the other contestants can’t vote him off. Can they?
Lord Voldemort (oops, I said it!) retains his original traits of evil, mean-spirited, genius, ambitious and kleptomaniac. I can’t exactly see him being Mr Popular.
The final contestant is someone who’s more used to luring other people into challenges.
Deirdra and his assistant conspired to put his name forward for Big Brother and, surprisingly, the organisers thought he made perfect sense as a candidate.
Grim’s traits are dramatic (he does like making those big entrances), animal lover, proper, never nude and neat. Incidentally, because editing a cloned Grim’s appearance in CAS can lead to problems, I have no idea what his clothing and hair will look like when he’s out of uniform.
The men have met up in Lucky Palms. They don’t look any happier than the women
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The House
The Big Brother house is at Bogaard Overlook, in the hills above Bridgeport, which is normally a community lot. There are eight twin bedrooms and a cloakroom on the ground floor, plus the Head of Household’s suite.
Upstairs, there is an open-plan living area, which is half-empty at the moment to leave space for skilling objects. Outdoors-loving Sims have an alternative eating and relaxing area on a balcony.
The bathrooms are hopefully large enough to allow for the customary Sim socialising. After some dithering, I eventually decided to add laundry equipment. The house is generously supplied with clothes hampers but it’s still likely to end up a smelly mess unless someone volunteers to do the washing.
Outside, there is more skilling space, along with a hot tub and a swimming pool, which is roped off for the moment.
I’ve changed my mind about weather and have enabled everything. We’ll see how that goes. With particle effects turned to low, it was OK in the Apocalypse Challenge – but this one’s going to be harder on the computer. And if it carries on being this dark, I may disable Seasons altogether.
CreditsJK Rowling for LV.
@AnnBeiFong for the
Sims 3 Big Brother challenge.
Buzzler for the mod that allows the male/female-specific doors to be used on residential lots.
Velocitygrass for the deco removal tool (used to remove excessive shine from some of the clothes).
HugeLunatic for the showers.
