If you choose to play this challenge on any platform, please feel free to use the hashtag #familydynamicschallenge so we can enjoy your gameplay too! This challenge was created by Pastella Pixels and standingsimmer with the goal to set forth a unique (and fun!) set of guidelines for a ten-generation legacy challenge centered around a variety of family dynamics. The challenge isn’t really about them.Greetings, fellow simmers! Welcome to the landing page for our Family Dynamics Challenge, specifically created for the Sims 4. Again, the Sim is just there to look after the animals. Your Sim may bring money into the household and make improvements to the house in order to support your pets in any way you wish. The Plum Tree App is a great tool for creating detailed family trees, but whatever method works for you is fine as long as you are keeping track of the kittens/puppies and generations. Pets don’t have family trees, so it’s strongly recommended that you keep track yourself. You may feed your pets wellness treats and take them to the vet for preventative shots in order to prevent illness. You may not feed them any treats that will make them sick. Pets cannot be fed age up or age down treats. She’s having a lot of babies, so be responsible and take good care of her! You must take her to the vet and choose the most expensive treatment. You may not encourage your matriarch to mate if she is sick. You may also use a Potion of Youth if your Sim is able to purchase it without cheats. If your Sim grows old and you’re worried about them dying, you may have them adopt a child to continue looking after the pets. When your matriarch becomes an elder, her most recently born female kitten/puppy must take over as the next matriarch, so make sure you keep one female kitten/puppy in the household when your matriarch has had her last litter. Once a kitten or puppy becomes an adult, they can be moved out of the house via the phone or Household Management in order to make room for more litters. You must wait for them to age up naturally on a normal lifespan. You can’t move in several at once to line them up, but your Sim may befriend several at once so they are ready to be adopted when your matriarch is ready to have another litter. Only one donor can be in the household at a time.
Just like a traditional 100 Baby Challenge, once a donor has impregnated your matriarch, he cannot be used for more offspring. No cheats! The only exceptions are bb.moveobjects on for creative building purposes and cheating to resolve glitches.
Mods that allow you to overstuff your household are definitely not allowed. No mods that give you an unfair advantage over other players. Auto-Aging for NPCs is encouraged so the game will keep spawning stray animals for your matriarch to mate with. This can be done by using the phone to put him up for adoption or, if that tugs a little too hard on your heartstrings, by moving him in with another family via the Household Management tab in Manage Worlds.Ĭontinue having kittens or puppies in this manner by having your Sim befriend and adopt stray males to mate with your female, then moving them out.Īging must be on and set to normal for your active household. Once you receive the notification that your matriarch is expecting a litter, you must move out the donor. Have your Sim encourage your matriarch and your donor to mate. Once your household is moved in and set up, have your Sim befriend a male cat or dog in order to adopt him. The Cat/Dog Hangout and Breeding Ground traits are highly recommended but not mandatory. Lots from the Gallery are fine as long as they can be purchased with starting funds. Move your Sim and furry matriarch into any lot they can afford in any world you like. You may also opt out of this option if you prefer. You may use the in-game personality quiz to determine your Sim’s career, traits, skills, and starting funds if you like. She can be purebred or a mixed breed and have any visual appearance you’d like. The cat or dog may have any traits you wish. The pets are the stars of this optional challenge. They’re only there to look after the pet and encourage her to mate. The Sim’s traits, appearance, gender customization, and aspiration don’t matter. Make one young adult Sim and one female, unspayed cat or dog.