I absolutely love your house!! It's adorable and comfy looking, and....what's wrong with just copying that style etc. wherever you move to? Great idea.
Ok, so what's the rush? Why is everyone trying to hurry up there their founder? Are they worried about age extension? No ambrosia? I imagine one could actually make and eat it since there is no "Have to be an elder" criteria for this one.
I personally loved, loved, loved the nooboo pictures and felt there could have been more. I'm enamored of the adorable little ones. The more mature girls are just as adorable and I'll bet they are going to be almost as much to play and skill up. Pretty as pictures too, despite his jawline.
I've never seen a Sad Clown anywhere. How did that come about? Good plan on getting the sad moodlet done! I'm stuck on angry one.
How does anyone take those awesome pics when an achievement is completed? I don't know hows and anyway it moves off my screen really fast. Would love to be able to do it though.
I doubt I'd ever do the comedy route! Way too hard for me and I'm always worried about getting hysterical and dying. Kudos to Erwin, (and you) for maxing that skill!
I loved Erwin with his doppleganger! Cuteness! And then the dialogue with Makoa! I agree, he's handsome and would have made a great founder, but, sigh, he's already married and don't they have a kid?
Ok, last note, I promise......favorite pics? The one of the twins in the ball pen. How cute can they be?
Thank you for your comments, Joria!
* The house: it fills all the needs of a 4-sim household. The first floor has a living/dining area, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, a toddler/children's bedroom, Focused room, and Inspired room. The parents' bedroom and Erwin's lab are downstairs. I experimented building 30x20 homes/gardens before this challenge launched. No separate gym--I just plopped gym & yoga stuff in the yard.
* Pacing: Erwin played somewhat quickly to give me a sense of how long each requirement takes. It's nice to get some out of the way so as to focus on other things, like raising the chillun. As in my 2016 IDC, I prefer heirs to finish requirements a little early.
* Screenshots: Haha, I'm trying to keep screenshots to 15 per update (1 update/week), but I can't seem to do it. I, too, cannot resist the toddler pics, haha! Also, Erwin!
I feel Erwin, as founder, deserves special visual attention, lol.
* Tragic Clown: as Heart Foam mentions, you can buy the Tragic Clown painting under Decorations/Paintings. Viewing it will summon a Tragic Clown to your lot and being around a Tragic Clown gives your sim a Sad +2 moodlet.
* "Splash" announcements: We used to be able to press "C" to take the splash shots announcing maxed skills/careers, in-game achievements, and completed collections. This year, the devs removed the game's ability to capture the UI in screenshots. On a PC, hold down the Window key then press the PrtSc (Print Screen) key. And reggikko is right about the timing being trickier now--you need to anticipate the moment. Can we rebind our keys in TS4?
* Comedy: The ONLY reason Erwin's unique skill is Comedy is that he comes with Level 6 Comedy but doesn't have the Goofball trait. He gained another level at the Humor & Hijinks Fest.
* Erwin & Makoa: Such a cutie! I originally thought of starting with a gallery sim of Makoa so I wouldn't have to be the one to separate him from his family, LOL! But I didn't want to start out in Sulani, so Erwin! I've been enjoying his traits, too! He always get a Happy moodlet whenever he's in his basement lab, lol! I hope to use Makoa as a founder for something someday but I would need to de-muscularize him as I'm not found of that Hulk look...
