Saturday 25 August 2012

Friday 18 May 2012

All 64 Lifetime wishes

So where do I start.  My all time favourite game is The Sims.  I like to write stories about them too on my other blog.  I'll give a link in a bit.  I also like to do challenges but I can't write a story for all of them so I thought I'd use this blog to kinda comment on the latest challenge I'm doing.  It was thought up by one of my fellow simmers, slynnski here's how she explains it.

Hello everyone  

So, I randomly came up with an idea last night. It's called a Lifetime Wish Legacy Challenge. How does this work, you ask? Well, let me explain. 

It's essentially your average Legacy Challenge (minus the points and the strict rules--no offence to Pinstar), except each generation's heir/heiress must fulfil a unique Lifetime Wish. 

IF you have all expansion packs installed (base game, World Adventures, Ambitions, Generations, Late Night, Pets & Showtime), this includes 64 unique Lifetime Wishes. Yes, that means 64 generations in total. If you are not up for this hefty challenge, turn back now!  

If you're still with me, then read on! 

Now, I realise that not everyone has every single expansion pack like I do. Therefore, I'll make things easier for you like so: 

-The Base Game comes with 32 Lifetime Wishes 
-World Adventures comes with 8 additional Lifetime Wishes 
-Ambitions comes with 8 additional Lifetime Wishes 
-Generations comes with 0 additional Lifetime Wishes 
-Late Night comes with 6 additional Lifetime Wishes 
-Pets comes with 7 additional Lifetime Wishes 
-Showtime comes with 3 additional Lifetime Wishes 

I think you can do the math from here according to which expansions (if any) you have installed. 

To view a full list of all 64 Lifetime Wishes and which expansion packs they are from, see the 'Intricacies' post below. 

Well, those are the basics! Obviously this challenge will be a lot more fun if you decide to document/write a story to go with it. I've started my own documentation thread and will be posting the link below in the post entitled 'Links'. 

Read on below for more details about each unique Lifetime Wish, specific rules, and links to players' stories associated with this challenge. As always, feel free to leave feedback and give me suggestions to improve this challenge. And also, if I have copied someone else's idea, please let me know. I have not seen a challenge like mine anywhere else on the forums, but then again, I did not scour ever inch of them. So please alert me if my challenge seems too similar to someone else's. 

Have fun, and Happy Simming! 


Here is a list of the Base Game + expansions and which Lifetime Wishes come with each; along with which traits are needed to trigger certain Lifetime Wishes. 

Base Game 
Become an Astronaut 
Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder 
Become a Master Theif (Kleptomaniac) 
Become a Superstar Athlete (Athletic) 
Celebrated Five-Star Chef (Natural Cook) 
Chess Legend 
CEO of a Megacorporation 
The Culinary Librarian (Natural Cook) 
The Emperor of Evil (Evil) 
Dynamic DNA Profiler 
Gold Digger 
Golden Tongue/Golden Fingers 
Heartbreaker (Flirty) 
Hit Movie Composer (Virtuoso) 
Illustrious Author 
International Super Spy 
Jack of All Trades 
Leader of the Free World 
Living in the Lap of Luxury 
Master of the Arts (Artistic) 
The Perfect Garden (Green Thumb) 
Perfect Mind/Perfect Body 
Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium (Angler) 
Professional Author 
Renaissance Sim 
Rock Star 
Swimming in Cash 
Star News Anchor 
Super Popular (Charismatic) 
Surrounded by Family (Family Oriented) 
The Tinkerer 
World Renowned Surgeon 

World Adventures 
Bottomless Nectar Cellar 
Great Explorer (Adventurous) 
Martial Arts Master (Disciplined) 
Physical Perfection (Disciplined) 
Private Museum 
Seasoned Traveler (Adventurous) 
World-Class Gallery (Photographer's Eye) 
Visionary (Photographer's Eye, Artistic) 

Ambitions 
Descendant of da Vinci (Savvy Sculptor) 
Fashion Phenomenon 
Firefighter Super Hero (Brave) 
Home Design Hotshot (Artistic) 
Monster Maker (Genius) 
Paranormal Profiteer (Eccentric) 
Pervasive Private Eye (Perceptive) 
Posession is Nine-Tenths of the Law (Kleptomaniac) 

Generations 
No Lifetime Wishes were added with this expansion 

Late Night 
Distinguished Director 
Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous (Snob, Star Quality, Charismatic) 
Master Mixologist 
Master Romancer (Flirty) 
One Sim Band (Loner, Virtuoso) 
Superstar Actor 

Pets 
Animal Rescuer (Animal Lover) 
Ark Builder 
Canine Companion (Dog Person) 
Cat Herder (Cat Person) 
Fairy Tale Finder 
Jockey (Equestrian) 
Zoologist (Animal Lover) 

Showtime 
Master Acrobat (Natural Born Performer, Athletic) 
Master Magician (Natural Born Performer, Daredevil, Brave) 
Vocal Legend (Natural Born Performer, Diva, Social Butterfly) 


So there you have it those are the rules.  I have all expansion packs so I guess I'll be trying to do all 64.

Well I started this a while back and my daughter and I decide to have a race to see who could complete it.  I don't even know if we ever will, however, I didn't document any of the events that took place.  Now due to technical difficulties I've had to start over, so I decided to try to document it from now on.  I'm not writing a story as such just letting you know what is going on in the game.  For the purpose of this game I'll be letting my Sims have a free reign in what they want to do and will only direct the action according to the wishes they express, which should lead to their ultimate lifetime wish.  Once they have achieved that it will be time to move on to the next generation.  Now here's something new for me I hope to let you the reader choose the next generation in the hope that I will get more readers.   I've always had a plan in mind as to how I wanted my stories to go so picked my heirs/heiress' myself.  I hope you like what you see and if so tell your friends if not tell me, so I can improve, comments are welcomed in fact encouraged, and gratefully received, just remember to be nice.

If you are interested in my other stories you can find them here.