Great job
@thekatie0409 and
@Rainbow Dash. I didn't know that Incredibly Friendly combined with Friend of the World would make instant friends, so thanks for teaching me that.
I loved the flexibility in this challenge. Here's what I did:
My sim was a cheerful, active, genius. I chose a knowledge aspiration for him to get the quick learner trait, but changed it later. He moved onto the Pebble Burrow lot in Oasis Springs.
I started with chess in Oasis Springs. First, my sim visited the Landgraabs. He used their chess table to Ponder Moves for the focused moodlet, then played and won against Nancy, Geoffrey, and Malcolm. Then he went to the Oasis Springs park and waited for two more residents to show up. While waiting, he pondered moves again. Then he won against Zoe Patel and Mitchell Kalani.
After the mandatory rest period and fulfilling needs, he went to the gym in San Myshuno for the fitness challenge. I switched to the Bodybuilder aspiration to pick up some points. He did two workouts on the treadmill while asking the gym trainer to mentor him. This got him to level 4 fitness, but he couldn’t do another workout after that because of the pulled muscle moodlet. I had him take a brisk shower at the gym, but he still couldn’t workout. Then I remembered the basketball hoop. He was able to do the “Dream Big” interaction 3x and that was enough to get to level 5 fitness.
Rest and filling needs. The next day, he woke up feeling focused (from his Genius trait) so I decided to do the fishing part next. I switched to the Angling Ace aspiration and went to Newcrest. I got lucky with this one because it only took 6 catches to get 5 unique fish.
Another rest period, then my sim went to the Willow Creek park to earn tips. I switched to the Musical Genius aspiration, had him cloud gaze for just long enough to get inspired, then he stood up and started playing guitar. I left him right where the game drops you at the Willow Creek park because there are always a lot of people walking by that spot. They hated my sim’s playing, but tipped him anyway.
Another rest period, during which I bought the Incredibly Friendly trait. I had enough points just from switching aspirations (as noted above) and doing simple whims during the rest periods such as “dance to stereo music” or “watch TV.” I went to Windenberg to make friends. First, it was Eva and Jade. Then Jacques, Joaquin, and Dominic. If a friendly introduction wasn’t enough to be instant friends, it only took a few more interactions.
My totals for all the parts of the challenge were:
Chess, Oasis Springs, 546 min.
Fitness, San Myshuno, 363 min.
Fishing, Newcrest, 165 min.
Tips, Willow Creek, 252 min.
Friends, Windenberg, 266 min.
Total: 1592 min.
