Sims 4

The Sims 4 Apocalypse Challenge is Coming

Inspired by the Boston Scenario of the original Sim City, The Apocalypse Challenge starts things with a bang!

Inspired by the Boston Scenario of the original Sim City, The Apocalypse Challenge starts things with a bang!

 

Originally created in The Sims 2, the Apocalypse Challenge challenged your Sim to move in to a region devastated by a nuclear disaster and rebuild it from within. This challenge is getting a full update for The Sims 4 that will be released before the end of the month.

The challenge features a laundry list of restrictions that make life difficult for your Sims, but with a catch. While most challenges that you play have rules and restrictions that apply for the whole challenge, the Apocalypse Challenge’s restrictions are temporary. Through in-game actions you are able to remove various restrictions from your sims, making life a little easier as you play. However, this challenge introduces strategic elements to it. Lifting one restriction means NOT lifting another until later, thus you must plan out carefully your family’s plan of action.

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

Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Let’s Play List – Week of 1/19/2015

Hello everyone and welcome to another Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Weekly Let’s Play List! Each week we will post a list of new Let’s Plays and chapters in separate posts so that you can check out what others are doing and stay up to date with them. I will be posting the Let’s Play list today and the written story list tomorrow (which means that the Let’s Play list will be posted each Monday and the writers list each Tuesday).

Here are the new Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Let’s Play episodes for the week of January 19, 2015:

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Posted by Mystic in Featured, Legacy Challenge Let's Play, Sims 2 Stories, Sims 3 Stories, Sims 4 News

Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Let’s Play List – Week of 1/5/2015

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Hello everyone! We hope you all are enjoying the new year! We decided to start up two new, weekly posts here that will highlight both Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Let’s Players as well as story writers. Each week we will post a list of new Let’s Plays and chapters in separate posts so that you can check out what others are doing and stay up to date with them. I will be posting the Let’s Play list today and the written story list tomorrow (which means that the Let’s Play list will be posted each Monday and the writers list each Tuesday).

Since this is the first week and it is right after the holidays, I have chosen to include the most recent episodes from the month of December for all active Let’s Players. That way you can catch up on what you may have missed!

Here are the new Legacy Challenge & Wonder Child Let’s Play episodes for the week of January 5, 2015:

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Posted by Mystic in Featured, Legacy Challenge Let's Play, Sims 2 Stories, Sims 3 Stories, Sims 4 News, 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.

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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

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

Featured Legacy of the Week – Blitzzfire’s Wright Legacy!

 

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BlitzzFire’s founder Duck Wright

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 Let’s Play series by Blitzzfire featuring the Wright Legacy. Blitzzfire’s founder, Duck Wright, has the Big Happy Family aspiration and is a Geek, Goofball, and Childish. As of writing this, the Legacy is currently up to Generation Two. Enjoy and happy simming!

Posted by Mystic in Featured, Featured Legacy of the Week, Legacy Challenge Let's Play, Sims 4 News

Eat Like a Sim – Super Chocolate Tummers Bomb Cupcakes

Today’s recipe is for Sims 4 Super Chocolate Tummers Bomb Cupcakes. These tasty little cupcakes can be made from the Cupcake Machine in The Sims 4 at level 7 cooking. The cupcake machine is a nice little addition to The Sims 4 and allows you to make all sorts of tasty treats for your Sims (and as of the Get to Work Expansion, you can make more than just cupcakes in it!)

Holy plumbob you guys. I figured with a name like “Super Chocolate Tummers Bomb” that I needed to go way overboard on the chocolate with this recipe. And that is just what I did. Chocolate cupcakes filled with chocolate chips, nutella buttercream frosting, and MORE chocolate chips on top. These things are DELICIOUS. My good friend Val (aka 8bitmom) visited when I made these, so she and her son helped taste test this recipe. It was a hit all around.

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Posted by Mystic in Eat Like a Sim Recipes, Featured, Sims 4 News

Eat Like a Sim – Taco Casserole Recipe (Sims 4)

Today’s recipe is for Sims 4 Taco Casserole, which is found in the Sims 4 at level 3 cooking skill (and costs 43 simoleons to make). This particular in-game recipe is a staple in my Sims 4 Legacy Challenge family as it feeds a lot of people and seems to fill them up quite nicely.

I thought the in-game item looked pretty tasty, so I decided to take a shot at making a real-life version! The best part about this particular recipe is that it is very customizable. You can add in lots of different optional add-ins depending on your own personal preferences. Continue reading →

Posted by Mystic in Eat Like a Sim Recipes, Featured, Sims 4 News