Information on the Drifter Challenge:

The Drifter Challenge is a challenge created by the lovely Vihisha Tak’Nai and if you plan to do all, or most of the challenge, you start with both Willow Creek and Oasis Springs empty, ie you delete all the lots from those two worlds (one exception, if you have Dine Out you can add one restaurant to the museum lot in Oasis Springs).

The challenge can be thought of as a generation challenge as well as a building challenge, with each generation, or ‘house’, starting with no money on an empty lot and each ‘house’ having its own set of goals. As you meet certain goals over the generations, or ‘houses’ as they are called, you can also start adding certain community lots (which you can build, download from the gallery or add back the original lots if you’ve saved them in your library).

The only way I’ve ever managed to play for multiple generations is when playing the Drifter Challenge.😊 I find it to be a great way to examine a lot of different elements in the game, and you can skip any generation you do not want to do. Alternatively you can just do any house as a stand alone challenge; each house’s rules explain how to start each house, both if you are continuing or doing it as a stand alone challenge, along with the goals and rules for each house.

As an added challenge for most houses you can only control your main sim, ie the ‘Drifter’, apart from a few exceptions, one main one being aging up on a cake (and before we had the ability to assign beds, claiming beds was allowed). However, there are some houses where that varies and you can control more than one sim.  In all cases each house always indicates who can be controlled.

Here’s a link to the main page if this challenge interests you; this further links to the different ‘house’ rules. 　 https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to comment here or to head over to my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MapleSimmer/

Alternatively, you can come join my new Facebook group and share how you do in this challenge, or in anything sims related, be it sim creation, sim builds or your sims stories &/or challenges! It’s also a great place to ask any sim related questions, including questions about Drifter or other challenges, that either I or other members can try to answer. Sims Sanctuary

I have been doing this challenge on my YouTube channel and I am currently on House 6; as I start individual houses I will add links to each playlist and a summary of the goals for each house here. 😊

House 1:

House 1 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Agave Abode, Oasis Springs (20×15)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (newly created)

After starting with nothing in a mostly empty world, here are the two challenges facing our drifter Alicia Driver:

1. As a minimum, build a 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Home worth at least $30k Simoleons (after Depreciation) and
2. To produce and raise an Heir to the Young Adult lifestage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 2nd House Mini-Challenge.

Link to house 1 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-001.html

House 2: 

House 2 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Crick Cabana, Willow Creek (20×15)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house)

After living a fairly sheltered life, our new drifter Bella Driver starts her first day with nothing in an empty neighborhood.

Here are the four challenges facing Bella:

1. Marry and then Move in a ‘Working Sim’ (e.g. Mail Carrier, Gardener, Pizza Delivery, etc.)
2. As a minimum, build a 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Home worth at least $40k Simoleons (after Depreciation)
3. Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration, and
4. Produce and raise an Heir to the Young Adult life stage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 3rd House Mini-Challenge.

Note we can’t go to Granite Falls to work on the Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration until our heir is a child.

Link to house 2 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-002.html

House 3:

House 3 Playlist 

Starting Lot:            Sultry Springside, Oasis Springs (30×20)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter * (heir from prior house)
(*main exception is directing non controlled sims to ‘eat cake’ on the cow plant, see goal 4 below)

After living a fairly sheltered life, our new drifter Charity Driver returns to her grandmother’s world of Oasis Spring to  start her first day with nothing in an empty neighborhood.

Here are the challenges facing Charity:

1. To max both the fishing and gardening skill.
2. At a minimum, build a 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Home worth at least $40k Simoleons (after Depreciation)
3. Complete the Angling Ace Aspiration,
4. Raise a cow plant and collect five unique essences, and
5. Produce and raise an Heir to the Young Adult life stage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 4th House Mini-Challenge.

Link to floor plans used as a basis for Charity’s house: https://www.houseplans.com/plan/2576-square-feet-3-bedroom-2-50-bathroom-2-garage-mediterranean-adobe-southwestern-sp123432

Link to house 3 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-003.html

House 4:

House 4 Playlist

Starting Lot:             Riverside Roost, Willow Creek (30×20)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house)

After living a sheltered life, our new drifter Dominique Driver returns to her grandmother’s world of Willow Creek to start her first day with nothing in an empty neighborhood.  She is fascinated by aliens, since her grandfather was abducted late in life and came back pregnant with her aunt Bridget.

Here are the challenges facing her:

1. To max the scientist career (if you don’t own Get to Work (‘GTW’) you can instead max the astronaut career).
2. At a minimum to build a 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Home worth at least $50k Simoleons (after Depreciation)
3. To achieve level 10 of the Rocket Science skill
4. To travel to space and bring back 3 unique Space Rocks or Aliens *If you own GTW, items acquired from Sixam count
5. To Befriend and Move In a Co-Worker (*If you own GTW, you may befriend and move in an Alien instead, so this will be my goal)
6. Produce and raise an Heir to the Young Adult life stage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 5th House Mini-Challenge.

Sims have been added to the world from the following creators (*Origin ID at time they were added):

EuphorialQueen
ndsmith1689
gamersims101
mistycleo
nikinicole1234
Siriusly_Black20 (uses CC eyelashes)
Mewsage86
KristalSparrow
Lisabeesims
Rogueokie
and The Smith Family by Maxis

Link to house 4 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-004.html

House 5:

House 5 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Arid Ridge, Oasis Springs (40×30)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house) and Secondary Sim (newly created)

After living a sheltered life, our new drifter Emmeline Driver along with our secondary sim Edward Quin, returns to her grandmother’s neighbourhood in Oasis Spring to start her first day with nothing.

Here are the challenges facing them:

1. Max the painter career (Lvl 10) for both sims:  (Drifter: Patron of The Arts branch Secondary Sim: Master of The Real branch)
2. Achieve level 5 of the Photography Skill on either Playable Sim
3. Complete the Photography Treasure Hunt  *A completed collection should yield a total of 10 photos with all items and colors used only once
4. As a minimum create a 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home worth at least $100k Simoleons (after depreciation)
5. Produce & raise The Heir to the Young Adult life stage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 6th House Mini-Challenge.

Treasure Hunt Items:

• Hats (hats & masks)
• Hair (hair, facial hair & eyebrows)
• Makeup (all locations)
• Accessories (glasses, gloves & all jewelry)
• Tops (all types)
• Bottoms (underwear, swim bottoms, shorts, & pants)
• Skirts (all types)
• Full Body Outfits (all types)
• Socks (socks, tights, or accessory leggings)
• Footwear (all types)

Treasure Hunt Colors:    Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Black, White & Brown

Link to house 5 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-005.html

House 6:

House 6 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Oakenstead, Willow Creek (50×50)
Controllable Sims:  All Sims, starting with the Drifter (heir from prior house) and Secondary Sim (newly created)

After living a sheltered life, our new drifter Fleur Driver along with our secondary sim Felix Juno, returns to her grandmother’s world of Willow Creek with the goal of building a mansion after starting with nothing* ; how will they fare?

Here are the challenges facing them:

1. As a minimum create a house worth at least 350k simoleons, must include a total of 8 beds (at least one needs to be a double)
2. Complete the Mansion Baron Aspiration**
3. Produce & raise The Heir to the Young Adult life stage; this Heir will become the Main Sim in the 7th House Mini-Challenge.

(* Three starting options:
Standard – start with 100k, Difficult – start with 50k, Extreme – start with nothing)

**Upon completing Goal 2, access to the following Lot type has been unlocked: Nightclub Lots Those playing the full 24 house challenge may now place a Nightclub Lot on Blue Velvet in Willow Creek world

Link to house 6 rules: https://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-006.html

House 7:

House 7 Playlist

House 7 has two parts, the first part is an elimination, ie bachelorette, challenge.

Starting Lot:             Oakenstead, Willow Creek (50×50) for bachelorette part of the challenge
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house)

Please see my blog post with details on this house and the bachelors: https://maplesimmer.video.blog/2021/02/03/house-7-drifter-challenge-overview-meet-our-bachelors/

The winning bachelor will join our heir from house 6, Gabrielle Driver in the second part of this challenge.  In the second part, Gabrielle will have the following goals for her house:

Starting Lot:            Springscape Lot, Oasis Springs (30×20)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house)

1. As a minimum create a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house worth at least 40k simoleons
2. Complete the Soulmate Aspiration
3. Produce & raise the Heir to the Young Adult life stage

In this house we go back to being able to only control the Drifter (exceptions noted on my blog post). 😊

Link to house 7 rules: http://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-007.html

House 8:

House 8 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Parkshore Lot, Willow Creek (40×30)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house), three adopted sims and the heir (first born).

1. As a minimum create a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom house worth at least 50k simoleons,
2. Achieve level 10 of the Author Branch of the Writer Career,
   * She must adopt a baby upon her 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd promotions.
3. All three adopted sims, as well as the Heir, must each complete one Child Aspiration, and
4. Produce & raise the Heir to the Young Adult life stage.

Please see my blog post with more details on this house, including optional goals I’m adding for me to do & exceptions noted re non controllable sims.: https://maplesimmer.video.blog/2021/09/01/house-8-drifter-challenge-overview/

Link to house 8 rules: http://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-008.html

House 9:

House 9 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Vista Quarry Lot, Oasis Springs (30×20)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house) and Secondary Sim (newly created).

1. Disguise their home (example: underground lair that looks like a park above ground)
2. Achieve level 10 of the Diamond Agent branch of the Secret Agent Career on The Drifter*
3. Achieve level 11 of the Villain branch of the Secret Agent Career on The Secondary Sim
4. Produce and raise The Heir to the Young Adult life stage**

*Upon reaching Field Agent (level 4) of the Secret Agent Career, access to the following Lot type has been unlocked – Gym Lots. Those playing the full 24 House Challenge may now place a Gym Lot on Burners and Builders in Oasis Springs world

**Select at least one of the following Traits on The Heir: Active, Vegetarian Trait (City Living no longer needed, this is now a base game trait), or Adventurous (Snowy Escape needed)

Please see my blog post with more details on this house, including optional goals I’m adding for me to do & exceptions noted re non controllable sims.: https://maplesimmer.video.blog/2022/02/19/house-9-drifter-challenge-overview/

Link to house 9 rules: http://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-009.html

House 10:

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House 10 Playlist.

Starting Lot:            Pebble Burrow Lot, Oasis Springs (30×20)
Controllable Sims:  Drifter (heir from prior house).

1. As a minimum create a 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home worth at least $50k Simoleons – include a pool and a designated personal workout area.
2. Achieve level 10 of the Fitness Skill
3. Produce and raise the Heir (see my notes on this*)

Note that I will be adding goals from House 11 to this house, so here are the additional goals that will be required, note House 11 also requires you to raise an Heir:

1. In addition to the house requirements noted above, it will also need to include a designated party space.
2. Complete the Master Mixologist Aspiration.
3. Achieve level 10 of the Mixologist branch of the Culinary career.

*Re the heir, usually the goal is to raise the heir to the young adult life stage, however, with the changes to life stage lengths that came with the July 26, 2022 game update, I plan to end this house when either A) all the goals are complete or B) the heir ages up to a teen, whichever happens second.

I will be doing a blog post with more details on this house, including optional goals I’m adding for me to do & exceptions noted re non controllable sims, I’ll add the link when it’s available.

Link to house 10 rules: http://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-010.html
Link to house 11 rules: http://thedrifterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/drifter-house-011.html

While there are 24 houses in total, this is going to be the second last house of this challenge for me. I will be finishing with House 24, which will also include goals from House 13 & as mentioned above, we will hopefully be starting it during the heir’s teen life stage.

House 24

House 24 Playlist

Starting Lot:            Affluista Mansion Lot, Oasis Springs (50×50)
Controllable Sims:  All Sims

1. Create her dream home
2. Complete the Successful Lineage aspiration (optional, which we will be doing, we will also complete the Big Happy Family aspiration and the Super Parent aspiration from Parenthood).
3. Produce and raise the Heir

Note that I will be adding goals from House 13 to this house, so here are the additional goals that will be required, note House 13 also requires you to raise an Heir:

1. In addition to the house requirements noted above, it will also need to at a minimum have 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom & be worth at least $100k Simoleons with a designated gaming area.
2. Achieve level 10 of the EASports Gamer branch of the Tech Guru Career.
3. Achieve level 10 of the Start Up Entrepreneur branch of the Tech Guru Career.
4. Score 1st place in a Pro-Ranked Tournament on both the Hillock II and Sims Forever games.

Please see my blog post with more details on this house, including additional optional goals I’m adding for me to do.

Link to house 24 rules on Vihisha’s blog post and link to house 13 rules on Vihisha’s blog post.

Note that House 24 is the final house of the Drifter Challenge, however, I ended up doing a Mash Up of some of my missed houses with our Drifter Katie’s two oldest children while we wait for them to complete the required goals for Katie and her husband Gabe, to complete their three family aspirations.

House 15, 16 & 18 Mash Up

Houses 15, 16, 18 Mash Up Playlist

Starting Lot:            Garden Essence Lot, Foundry Cove, Willow Creek (40×30) (House 15 Lot)
Controllable Sims:  All Sims

As mentioned at the end of my House 24 section, I skipped from House 10 (which did include House 11 goals) to House 24, though I did also include the goals for House 13 when I did House 24.

Also as noted above, goals/optional goals for House 24 are to complete the family aspirations, however the two base game family aspirations (Big Happy Family Aspiration and Successful Lineage Aspiration) require a child to get married, max a career & for the sim parent to be friends to 4 grandchildren. We will also be doing the Super Parent Aspiration that comes with Parenthood. Getting the children of House 24 to complete everything needed for their mother (and father) to complete these aspirations is going to take some time and the House 24 household is very wealthy and also quite laggy.

I’m hoping that starting over with the two oldest (Lily and Luna Driver), who are currently teens, with Luna just having aged up to a teen, with nothing on a new empty lot with both help with the lagging and also be more interesting than playing a wealthy household.

As mentioned, in true Drifter tradition, they will start over with nothing except a few miscellaneous items in their inventory (mostly for fun, nothing of much value).

They will take on the some goals from House 15, 16 & 18 plus an element of goals for House 17 that need to be completed in House 16.

Note their younger sibling Lee Driver, who is currently an infant, will eventually join them once they are established, though I plan to move him out sometime after he becomes a young adult.

The main focus of this challenge will be on Lily and Luna.

While I often provide an overview of goals here, since this is covering three (and a partial) houses, it’s quite long so please see my blog post with more details on this mashup challenge.

Link to rules on Vihisha’s blog post:

1. House 15
2. House 16
3. House 17
4. House 18

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