Updated Newcrest Family Pool Park is now on the gallery. Lots of things for everyone to do, from toddler to seniors!
Description: Family and toddler friendly park for Newcrest. Includes the usual park items as well as rare fishing pond, toddler jungle gym, pool, wading pool, basketball, yoga items (mats & stool), easels, mural & secret gaming room which can be made exclusive to clubs.
Secret gaming room is found under the bathrooms and it includes computers, gaming items, void critter station, a full kitchen & more bathrooms so members (or whomever is using it 😊 ) don’t have to go upstairs. Originally seen in my #Parenthood LP now fixed & UPDATED for Seasons & Pets. Now has swings, instruments, Get Famous music station & is pet friendly. #NoCC
I just uploaded a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath single story family home with a small basement which can be expanded and finished to the gallery. There are a few flowers planted in indoor planters in the shed off the kitchen, ready for some flower arranging.
You can get it on the gallery under my Origin ID MapleSimmer
I recently saw someone ask what celebrities came with Get Famous so I thought I’d take a look and summarize them here. Let me know if I missed any and I can add them to the list!
Celebrities in Del Sol Valley: In The Pinnacles Neighbourhood:
Judith Ward: Level 8 Actress, 5⭐️Celebrity, Awful Reputation, single, adult
Bailey-Moon Household:
* Thorne Bailey: Level 6 Musician, 4⭐️Celebrity, Bad Reputation, married, Young Adult
* Octavia Moon: Level 6 Writer, 3⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, married, young adult
* Orange Bailey-Moon, their son: Grade School C Student, 2⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, child
In Mirage Park Neighbourhood:
Venessa Jeong: Level 3 Actress, 1⭐️Celebrity, Neutral Reputation, single, young adult
Celebrities ‘Not in the World’:
Brytani Cho: Level 6 Comedian, 4⭐️Celebrity, Bad Reputation, single, adult
Dirk Dreamer: Level 6 Tech Guru, 4⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, single, young adult
Dustin Broke: Level 6 Business, 3⭐️Celebrity, Bad Reputation, single, young adult
Holly Alto: Level 6 Painter, 3⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, single, young adult
Izzy Fabulous: Level 6 Stylist, 1⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, single, young adult
Kayla Flemming: Level 5 Body Builder, 2⭐️Celebrity, Good Reputation, single, young adult
Baby Ariel: High School C Student, 4⭐️Celebrity, Great Reputation, single, teen
Meet my two sims, who unknown to them, are about to embark on a Rags to Riches Challenge.
Felicity Evans, who is a creative teen and who is also a bookworm.
Jasper Evans, who is an outgoing child.
They are best friends and have been since Jasper was a toddler and Felicity a child.
They are both children of Father Winter, who was active in raising them even though it took him many attempts to finally convince their mother to marry him.
So their parents are now finally engaged and they are both busy with plans for their wedding, a toddler, and another nooboo on the way.
Felicity has recently developed an interest in drama and she was able to get her parents to agree that she and Jasper could go to a summer drama camp in Del Sol Valley. Jasper is still more into Scouts, but wanted to tag along with his sister.
Unfortunately their reservation and payment somehow went missing and to top it off, they were robbed of everything but a few basic belongings. They don’t want to tell their parents as they think their parents will make them return home. However, since their parents are busy, they really want to try and survive the summer and summer school all on their own. They are even more determined to succeed in this endeavor since their mom has overcome similar obstacles when she was younger. Will they be successful?
I ended up choosing Alien Encounters Challenge as the title of my new Let’s Play as it seemed to encompass the fact that the Let’s Play was a challenge and that the main goal was to somehow encounter aliens! 😊
Here’s a link to the play list if you’d like to check it out. As of the date of this posting, there are four parts up and the regular dates for posting this challenge on YouTube will be Wednesdays and Saturdays!
I see a lot of people ask for recommendations on what pack to buy for Sims 4 so this is my introduction to the original three types and some sources for detailed information on the packs. I also have a brief write up on each of the packs currently available, which also link to my Let’s Plays, Challenges or tutorials for some of the packs. For those trying to decide, they will follow in separate blog points, which I also link here.😊
Keep in mind there are four types of packs, or DLC (downloadable content) for The Sims 4. The original three types are expansion, game and stuff pack with the fourth type, kits, being added in March 2021. I attach a screenshot from EA’s site summarizing the difference between the original three types of packs, as well as a link to their site. https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/about-packs
Kits are seen as mini collections that focus on one thing and are considered very niche and they aren’t expected to appeal to everyone. Three different types of kits were released at launch. One focused on create a sim (Throwback Fit), one on build/buy mode (Country Kitchen) and one on Game Play (Bust the Dust). It was explained at the launch that going forward EA would likely just release one kit at a time.
The best pack for you, be it expansion, game or stuff pack and even kits, really depends on how you like to play. For example, someone who likes to play with families will probably prefer something different than someone who likes occult sims or from someone who mainly likes to build, etc.
If you want to see a detailed look at each Sims 4 DLC, I find the Carl Sims 4 Guide is a good source, this covers all expansion and game packs as well as stuff packs up to Vintage Glamour, so I’d recommend them as a source to look through to help you in your decision. http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/expansionpacks/
If you want to see what comes in each pack, ie cas/build/buy items, Origin will show you or you can look on YouTube for reviews as the reviewers usually show you what comes in the pack.
My name is Jennifer, also known as Maple Simmer🍁. I love playing The Sims and I’ve been playing since it first launched in 2000.
I do Let’s Plays focusing on challenges & new content, Tutorials & the occasional Speed Builds & I love sharing tips I’ve learned in my videos on YouTube.🙂 http://www.youtube.com/MapleSimmer
I also have a Facebook group which I keep updated with Sims news as I hear it. It’s also a good place to share your builds, sims, stories & challenge progress and to ask questions about the game, here’s a link: Sims Sanctuary
I really enjoy doing challenges when playing the Sims. While I’ve been playing since the first Sims came out, I only learned about them in the early days of The Sims 4. I have since gone back and played some Rags to Riches, which are my favourite type, in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 but I’ve done many more types of challenges in The Sims 4. That said, here’s my overview of challenges in The Sims 4 for anyone interested in attempting them.
I also have a tutorial playlist for the Rags to Riches challenge; here is a link. This is a new version and currently has one video with the guidelines. I had planned to add more that focused on various packs, but haven’t had a chance. I do however have many Rags to Riches LPs that focus on different packs and that covers what each pack adds. 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyPCBQSeZfrL4ZdeQlOSRsdmqOMz7D0Ql
Many people like to do challenges to keep their game interesting. Challenges can be a fun way to explore the game and find out new things about it that you didn’t know before.
There are many types of challenges, while many focus on game play, there are also some build and CAS challenges.
If you are just starting out, I recommend starting with a shorter one but the best challenge for you really depends on what you like to do.
However, there are many more challenges to choose from. I find Runaway Teen is a shorter challenge, so can be good for starting out if the rags to riches concept interests you. If you like to combine building with game play the Build Newcrest Challenge (legacy) and The Drifter Challenge are good challenges that combine both. My new legacy challenge also combines building with playing (see below), if you’re interested in playtesting it, more details on it are below and my contact details are at the bottom.
Frequently Asked Questions I Commonly See:
1) DO THEY REQUIRE THE USE OF MODS? Most of the popular challenges don’t require the use of mods. For example, teens can easily live on their own and you can even create a household with the teen as the oldest member in the household (this includes younger siblings). If anything, most challenges state that mods shouldn’t be used to create an unfair advantage over someone who doesn’t use them. 2) DO CHALLENGES HAVE WINNERS? Challenges are usually done just to challenge yourself to complete the goals of the challenge as opposed to it being a competition, though some challenges have scoring so you can compare how you do to others.
Keep in mind that the main goal of a challenge should be to make your game enjoyable, so you should play it as you like. Many people ‘tweak’ the rules to help suit their game play style, so if that means you want to change it up by using mods to make it more fun, that’s what you should do.
Another way to do some challenges that are now built into the game are to do scenarios. Some scenarios were time limited, if you can use mods, Twisted Mexi has a mod that let’s you access all scenarios.
I’ve done many and have quite a few scenario challenges on my channel:
Maple’s Rags to Riches Legacy Challenge (working challenge, still being play-tested, but I’ve started the founding generation on my channel & am looking for playtesters):
The founding generation has an optional ‘Castaway Island‘ prequel challenge that can also be done as a stand alone challenge. As a stand alone challenge, this is a short challenge originally created by Nando (name has changed over the years), however I can no longer find their version of the challenge on line. I have updated the challenge to account for Seasons and subsequent additions to the game, a link to my version is here: https://maplesimmer.video.blog/2021/12/31/castaway-challenge-seasons-edition/
Homeless Children Challenge: (this takes advantage that as of Jan 2024 you can use a cheat to remove the teen or older sims from a household leaving children to live on their own, no mods required, but you do need to use cheats to do this; not sure if this is a bug or by design). https://maplesimmer.video.blog/2024/01/07/homeless-children-sims-4-rags-to-riches/
Rags to Riches focused on Specific Packs (medium challenges), note while these all have your sim, or sims, start with no money, and usually no home, the focus is on the packs, not necessarily getting ‘rich’ :
Maple Simmer 