Legacy Challenge Rules Update Coming Soon!

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Hey everyone! Just a quick little post to let you know that an update to the Legacy Challenge rules will be coming soon to include the changes made to the game in the December patch. This patch had a much bigger change to the game the the previous two, so Pinstar is working on playtesting a few things to see how they will tie into the changes of the challenge.

For the most part, the changes probably won’t be huge, so don’t worry about pausing your Legacies until you hear from him, at most it may just change some point values in the Nature section. I am going to guess that using the given vacation days will be allowed (seeing as that has always been the case in the past), so I would say use those as you see fit as well.

Also, feel free to use the “Move Objects On” cheat to your heart’s desire. A build mode cheat such as that will not affect gameplay and is therefore allowed in the Legacy Challenge as it always has been.

Posted by Mystic in General News

New Careers! Exploration Stream Tonight!

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The wait is over Business and athletic careers are here! (Along with the Move_Objects cheat and a whole ton of new stuff.) Look at that infographic (Provided Courtesy of EA). Pretty informative! Or is it? The simmer in me is not content with merely the titles. I want to see more! How much does each level make? What are the promotion requirements? What is the salary like? What are the rewards? How are the different branches unique?

 

If you are asking the same question then you are in luck! Tonight at 8PM Eastern Standard time I will be streaming The Sims 4 on my Twitch.tv account with the specific intent of exploring all the details of each level of each of these new careers, and each of the branches! Come join in the fun, hang out and learn the juicy details of these new jobs along with me!

 

You can find my stream here

Missed the stream? No worries! A recording of my stream will be posted on my Youtube channel the next day.

An update to the Legacy Challenge rules will be coming within the week.

No changes to the Wonder Child Challenge rules will be caused by this update.

Posted by Pinstar Legacy in Featured, General News, Sims 4 News

Story of the Month Club on the Official Sims Forums – Get Your Votes In!

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know about an awesome event going on in the Official Sims Forums right now, The Story of the Month Club!

What is the Story of the Month Club, you ask? Well within the Sims Forums there is a section called “The Sims 4 Stories and Legacies” where Sims 4 story writers and challenge creators can share their work with others. There are tons of amazing writers there and The Sims is highlighting several of them in the Story of the Month Club.

In order to be featured in the Story of the Month club, writers are first nominated by others, then people vote on their favorite story for that month. The stories aren’t all Legacy stories, but a good many of them are. Check it out and make sure you vote for you favorites! A link to all of the nominated stories is found within the Story of the Month post.

Posted by Mystic in Featured, General News, Legacy Challenge Stories, Sims 4 Stories

Eat Like a Sim’s Month of Cookies – Gingerbread Plumbobs

This week’s recipe is not actually a recipe from the game, but rather something that I came up with to put a festive spin on the most recognizable icons of the Sims… the plumbob! Since the holidays are gingerbread season, I thought gingerbread plumbobs might be a fun little cookie to make.

The plumbob has been around since The Sims 1 and is used as a device to identify the mood and needs of your Sim. Each game has changed the mechanics of how the plumbob works (The Sims 4 changed it to reflect the emotional state that your Sims are in for instance) but has never changed what its shape. It has always maintained its elongated diamond shape which easily identifies it, even outside of the game.

Continue reading →

Posted by Mystic in Eat Like a Sim Recipes, Featured

Featured Legacy of the Week – The Chronicles of Andra Stafford by Jendowoz!

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Jendowoz’s founder, Andra Stafford

Welcome to another Featured Legacy of the Week! Each week we will randomly select someone from the pool of Simmers that sent in their Legacy’s info on our “Share Your Legacies with Us!” post. Those of you that haven’t sent in a Legacy yet are still more than welcome to do so. The more the merrier!

This week’s Featured Legacy is a written Legacy by Jendowoz called The Chronicles of Andra Stafford. As of writing this post, Jendowoz is up to chapter 17 of the story. The Legacy was founded by Andra Stafford and the story is written in the first person (as if Andra were writing an autobiography).

Happy simming!

Posted by Mystic in Featured, Featured Legacy of the Week, Legacy Challenge Stories, Sims 4 Stories

Eat Like a Sim’s Month of Cookies – Black and White Cookies

This week’s recipe is the The Sims 4 Black and White Cookie recipe. Sims can make this recipe at cooking skill level four. I’ll be honest and say that I don’t typically have my Sims bake cookies as they tend to gain weight too quickly as it is, but I saw this recipe on the recipe list and thought it might be fun to make in real-life. Hopefully they don’t go to my hips as quickly as the in-game version does! Continue reading →

Posted by Mystic in Eat Like a Sim Recipes, Featured

Wonder Child Challenge Completed!

top10tipsfinalFor those who have not been following it, I have been doing a full Let’s Play series on my own Wonder Child challenge. For those of you who are looking for some tips and tricks on playing the challenge yourself, you may want to give the series a watch. You can find it here:

For those of you who think you’ve beaten the challenge handily, see if you can beat my own personal high score of 429 points. Lastly, if you want to grab Athieania (my Wonder Child) and her sister Tess, you can find them on the Gallery.

Lastly, I created a top 10 tips video based on what I learned while creating and playing through the Wonder Child Challenge. You can find it here:

The Finale contains a hint at what my next big challenge will be. I’m not ready to announce anything formally yet, but you can bet this is where you’ll find any news and rules related to it when I do!

Posted by Pinstar Legacy in Featured, Other Challenges, Wonder Child Challenge

Featured Legacy of the Week – The Price Legacy by SimmerDownSouth!

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SimmerDownSouth’s founder, Piper Price

Welcome to another Featured Legacy of the Week! Each week we will randomly select someone from the pool of Simmers that sent in their Legacy’s info on our “Share Your Legacies with Us!” post. Those of you that haven’t sent in a Legacy yet are still more than welcome to do so. The more the merrier!

This week’s featured Legacy is written by SimmerDownSouth on their blog. SimmerDownSouth’s Legacy story is very creatively written and enjoying to read. If you are looking for a Legacy story that takes a more creative approach, then you should definitely check this series out! As of writing this post, the Legacy is up to Generation 3 and still going strong!

Posted by Mystic in Featured, Featured Legacy of the Week, Legacy Challenge Stories, Sims 4 Stories

Amazon’s Cyber Monday Sales on Products We Love

As gamers we can spend a lot of money not just on the games that we play, but also on the computer equipment and paraphernalia that we need to enjoy it. Amazon has some deals during Cyber Monday that might help make your wallet feel a bit less bare when making gaming and computer purchases. Here is a list of items that we use and love for gaming, recording, and livestreaming that are currently on sale on Amazon for Cyber Monday.

Games

The Sims 4 Limited Edition – 33% off – $39.99
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – 30% off – $34.99

Editing Software

Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate x7 – 50% off – $49.99 (image and photo editing)
Corel Video Studio Pro Ultimate x7 – 50% off – $44.99 (video editing)

Recording Hardware

Audio Technica AT2020 USB Microphone – 34% off – $99.00
Blue Yeti USB Microphone – Silver – 34% off – $99.00

Computer Hardware (for building or upgrading a gaming PC)

AMD FX-8350 FX Series 8 Core – 39% off – $139.99

Posted by Mystic in General News

The Sims 4 is on sale!

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For those of you that have been holding off on purchasing The Sims 4 until it goes on sale, wait no more! The Sims 4 is now on sale at various online retailers. Sale ending dates vary depending on the store. So get it while you can!

You can buy The Sims 4 on sale at (there are probably tons of other places where you can find the game on sale, these are the ones that I found):

  • Amazon – 50% off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Origin 50% off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Origin – 50% off Digital Deluxe Edition – $34.99
  • Amazon – 38% off Premium Edition – $49.99
  • Best Buy – $30 off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Target – 42% of Limited Edition – $35.00
  • Walmart – $14.96 off Limited Edition – $35.00
Posted by Mystic in Featured, General News, Sims 4 News