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Ever felt bored while playing the Sims? There are a vast number of options but nothing feels fun? Well, we have some news for YOU! Here’s yet another color-based legacy challenge for everyone to play! We worked really hard to come up with cooperative rules and guidelines for each generation, piecing them all together with a nice color theme that you can follow through however you wish! It’s no way perfect, and we might go back through things and tweak some stuff if people let us know about some issues. All Gens’ info is under the cut! Thanks for checking this out!

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No cheats allowed! You may use the money cheat to build a starter home with the value of up to §35,000- start the gameplay with whatever’s left

Sims’ life span can be any speed—as long as they do everything the generation requires before death

Each generation has two options to choose from

You can pick one of the generation options—or you could play both on one sim! It’s up to you (:

Optional: Co-heirs do both options of the generation; siblings or roommates, but not spouses

Each generation’s options have a general color theme that vanilla and berry simmers can play with! If you’re doing both challenges in a single gen, you can mix the colors up!!

Each generation can be started as a teen if you’d like, but they must be no older than young adults to get the full experience (teens may have additional tasks, however).

You can start the legacy as occult sims but don’t have to focus on their specific skill-building

Each heir needs to have at least two kids unless specified differently

This challenge is written with the idea of all/most of the packs are included—if you don’t have the packs needed, you’re welcome to skip/ignore the things required and dub in a similar option

It ends at Generation 10, but you’re free to continue on with 11+ by going back and doing the other options you didn’t do OR making things up as you go! (Anyone is welcome to create an official Get A Life Continuation challenge, just let us know first!)

Berry Optional Rules: Marry a sim with the chosen next generations coloring; children can be a mix of both parents’ colors—heir must be primarily the next gen’s chosen color

🌈 COLORING RULES

Vanilla: clothes & house style; hair/eyes are optional

Banilla: a mix of both; generally colorful coloring and/or hair, with normal skin tones

Berry: hair, eyes, skin, clothes, house style, etc.

ASTRONAUT

You’ve always been a bit of nerd. You kept your grades high and your favorite thing to study was astronomy. You’ve been teased throughout school for it, but you’ll be the one laughing when you discover an alien planet. You know it’s out there, you just know it, and you’re going to find it.

Packs Needed: Get To Work Color/Theme: Dark Blue Aspiration: Nerd Brain Career: Astronaut Traits*: Active, Genius, Geek

GARDENER

The great outdoors! You’ve felt a pull from it ever since you can remember. There’s hardly a time when you’re not outside. You were always getting in your parents' way when they worked in their garden, which started your love for it. You love plants of all kinds and also fishing.

Packs Needed: Seasons (optional) Color/Theme: Yellow Aspiration: Freelance Botanist Career: Gardener: Botanist career path Traits*: Loves Outdoors, Perfectionist, Creative

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Move in with a roommate (that you created or random townie)—cannot date, marry, or have children with them

Have at least two children

Pets are optional!—if choosing the vet path, the next gen must always have at least 1 pet of any kind after the heir is a toddler

[ASTRONAUT]

Max Rocket Science, Logic, & Fitness skills

Travel to Sixam via a fully upgraded rocket

Complete the Alien, Space Print, Space Rock, & Geode collections

[GARDENER]

Max Gardening, Fishing, & Flower Arranging (optional) skills

Complete the Gardening & Fish collections

Keep a well-maintained garden/greenhouse

[opt.] Teen Rules**

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

Max Manual Laborer part-time job

Keep an A-B grade level

Live with a best friend roommate (can be dubbed as “college students” for dorm mates)

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

DOCTOR

You always had this feeling of wanting to help others; when you were in high school you studied more in health and anatomy, and you volunteered at various clinics. As soon as you could, you started working at the hospital. You want to grow up successful and help everyone as much as you can.

Packs Needed: Get To Work, Parenthood Color: Teal Aspiration: Successful Lineage AND Super Parent Career: Doctor Traits*: Genius, Family-Oriented, Neat

VETERINARIAN

You. Love. Animals. Animals of all shapes and sizes. Of all kinds. What else is there to say? But seriously, you’ve never been without a pet of some kind for long growing up, so that’s what you’re used to. You want to be able to take care of them to the best of your ability.

Packs Needed: Cats & Dogs, Parenthood Color: Orange Aspiration: Friend of the Animals AND Super Parent Career: Run a Vet Clinic Traits*: Family Oriented, Neat, Dog Lover or Cat Lover

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

[DOCTOR]

Max Logic, Charisma, & Parenting skills

Have 3-4 children

[VET]

Max Veterinarian, Pet Training, Parenting, & Charisma skills

Must have at most 2 physical pets at all times, additional hamsters/fish are optional

Complete the Feather collection

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

[CHILD] Max Mental skill & get Logic to level 2 before aging up

[CHILD—VET] Grow up with at least one pet at all times

Complete the part-time job: Babysitter

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~)

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

MIXOLOGY

Despite growing up in a close-knit home, you wanted to get out of town and explore the wild side of life. You left home as soon as you graduated from high school to live in the big cities, bouncing from job to job until you landed at the local club mixing drinks. At first, it was garbage pay and quite boring as nothing exciting happened, but once you learned the tricks of mixology and got around, met and have seen many faces, it was the dream you always wanted as it was something different than the cookie cutter life you were expected to live.

Packs Needed: City Living, Get Together, Get Famous Color: Lime Aspiration: Master Mixologist Career: Culinary- Mixologist path Traits*: Outgoing, Foodie, Cheerful

ACTOR

You wanted to leave the comfort of your home to do something daring—you always loved being on stage and in the limelight, and as soon as you graduated high school, you went to pursue the dream of becoming a star. Reaching daring heights as you live far from home, you jump through hoops and perform many acts to reach the limelight.

Packs Needed: Get Together Color: Magenta Aspiration: Master Actor AND World Famous Celebrity Career: Actor Traits*: Self-absorbed, Materialistic, Gloomy

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Live in a small home/apartment and build your way to the top (Pinnacles/Penthouses)

Have only 1 child

Live in San Myshuno or Del Sol Valley

Have 3 failed relationships and 2 divorces—one child from one marriage

[MIXOLOGY]

Max Mixology, Charisma, & DJ Mixing skills

Complete the MySims Trophy collection

Own a bar (”club”) after maxing all skills

[ACTOR]

Max Acting, Singing, & Dancing skills

Reach level 5 stardom

Complete the Postcard collection

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

[CHILD] Max Social skill and get charisma to level 2 before aging up

[CHILD] Complete the Social Butterfly aspiration

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

POLITICIAN

You wanted to do something with your life, and with the right purpose and goal, you chose to take forth with a notion that could change things around the city you lived in. Becoming a political nobody was a rocky start, but one day you’ll get to the top.

Packs Needed: City Living, Get Famous (optional) Color: White Aspiration: Friend of the World Career: Politician Traits*: Hot-Headed, Vegetarian, Materialistic

SOCIAL MEDIA

You wanted to stay on the outside while being in the social inside; you are all about the Now and know it all. Blogging about the coolest people and creating vlogs to get your word in, you become the top outlet of social news that everyone turns to.

Packs Needed: City Living, Get Together, Get Famous (optional) Color: Red Aspiration: City Native Career: Social Media Traits*: Outgoing, Noncommittal, Insider

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Live with a roommate (childhood best friend)—you can have a relationship with roommate if you wish

[POLITICIAN]

Max Charisma, Wellness, and Bowling skills

Live in San Myshuno or Del Sol Valley

Get married young but don’t have a child until mid-adult

Have only one child

[SOCIAL MEDIA]

Max Charisma, Photography, & Media Production skills

Live in San Myshuno

Form a club with your friends

(Opt.) Become famous by vlogging, blogging, simstagram, etc.

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

[CHILD—POLITICIAN] Max Social skill and get charisma to level 2 before aging up

[CHILD—POLITICIAN] Complete the Social Butterfly aspiration

[TEEN—SOCIAL MEDIA] Become Simsta-famous with you and a pet you were given for your birthday (opt)

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

WRITER

You’ve been a writer since you could hold a pencil; everything is your muse—people, the senses, new locations, all of the sounds. You strive to explore as much as you can in the world, to gather as much inspiration as you can for your next book.

Packs Needed: City Living Color: Lavender Aspiration: Best-Selling Author Career: Writer Traits*: Loner, Erratic, Bookworm

SCIENTIST

Since you were young, you’ve always loved science. You’ve aced all of the science fairs and outdo yourself with every experiment and invention. You graduate at the top of your class and immediately go forth in the career of your dreams, and one day you’ll discover many things.

Packs Needed: Get To Work, Cool Kitchen Stuff (optional) Color: Peach Aspiration: Nerd Brain Career: Scientist Traits*: Perfectionist, Genius, Ambitious

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Live in Oasis Springs

Heir must be an alien

[WRITER]

Max Writing, Wellness, Handiness, & Vampiric Lore skills

Discover all hidden lots- Sylvan Glade, Forgotten Grotto, Hermit’s House, Sixam

Write the Book of Life

Write 3 books in each genre: Biography, Children's, Fantasy, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Screenplay, Short Story, Motivation Book (Only if Confident), Romance (Only if Flirty), Playful Book (Only if Playful), Sad Book (Only if Sad)

On one of your adventures for a muse, you fall in love with someone out of this world (an alien).

[SCIENTIST]

Max Logic & Programming skills

Discover all hidden lots- Sylvan Glade, Forgotten Grotto, Hermit’s House, Sixam

Complete the Element, Crystal, Metal, & Microscope Print collections

Can have as many kids as you wish, but the heir must result from an alien pregnancy

[opt.] Turn into a PlantSim by testing out the Plant Matter ice cream...to further research...

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

Part-Time Job: Complete Fast Food Employee; even great minds have to work in retail!

[CHILD] Artistic Prodigy/Whiz Kid Aspiration

[SCIENTIST—CHILD] Make straight A’s on all projects and homework

[SCIENTIST—TEEN] Excel in school with straight A’s

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

TECH GURU

You were born as an alien from a human parent; the brain you developed was capable of understanding technology from the youngest stage of your youth, and it only advanced since. You always helped fix things with a quick act, and when you aged past the unnecessary schooling, you went to work with the technology that fascinates you.

Packs Needed: City Living, Outdoor Retreat and/or Jungle Adventure, Seasons Color: Purple Aspiration: Computer Whiz Career: Tech Guru Traits*: Geek, Genius, Lazy

DETECTIVE

Simearth’s lifestyle fascinated you since you were born on this planet, and all you wanted to do was explore and learn every mystery. You chose the ideal career of policemen work just to become a detective; your knack for observing and attention to detail helped excell your work.

Packs Needed: Get To Work, Strangerville Color: Sky Blue Aspiration: Strangerville Mystery—when finished switch to Musical Genius Career: Detective Traits*: Genius, Self-Assured, Active

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Your heir must be human

Have as many children as you’d like

[TECH GURU]

Max Programming, Video Gaming, Logic, & Handiness skills

Upgrade a computer with all the possible upgrades

Win each of the GeekCon competitions at least once

Maintain a very high relationship with your heir—high relationship with other children are optional

When your heir is a child, go on a family vacation to Granite Falls or Selvadorada, “disconnect from the internet”

[DETECTIVE]

Max Logic, Fitness, and [instrument of your choice] skills

Solve the Strangerville Mystery

Don’t become ‘friends’ with your children until their Young Adulthood—you’re too busy with very important work

Have as many kids as you’d like, but one (not the heir) follows your footsteps in the detective career

Encourage kids to do scouting

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

[CHILD] Whiz Kid aspiration

[CHILD] Max all skills (Creativity, Mental, Motor, Social)

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

HERBALISM

“Go with the flow”. That was your mantra. Your way of life. You would much rather be out exploring, collecting herbs, and playing your music. The Man? Who needs ‘em. Not you. You spend most of your time discovering new potions and recipes with your herbs, and pulling a prank or two when the mood strikes you.

Packs Needed: Outdoor Retreat, City Living, Seasons Color: Green Aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast Career: Work from home career- your choice Traits*: Loves Outdoors, Vegetarian, Music Lover

JUNGLE EXPLORER

Ever since a vacation as a child, you felt a pull- from everywhere. You needed to travel. You needed to see the world. Your parents weren’t thrilled when you forwent traditional employment and instead chose to work from anywhere, so you could go exploring, but you didn’t have a choice. It was in your blood.

Packs Needed: Jungle Adventure, Seasons, Outdoor Retreat (optional) Color: Brown Aspiration: Jungle Explorer AND Archaeology Scholar Career: Work from home career- your choice Traits*: Loves Outdoors, Hot-headed, Clumsy

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Meet a vampire and be turned into one by your choice or against your will, OR marry/have children with a vampire

[HERBALISM]

Max Herbalism, Guitar, & Mischief skills

Make all the consumables that use herbs at least once

Complete the Insect & Frog collections

[JUNGLE EXPLORER]

Max Selvadoradian Culture, Archaeology, & Fitness skills

Complete the Fossil, Ancient Omiscan Artifact, & Omiscan Treasure collections

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

Join Scouts and collect all the badges

[TEEN] Start the collections (opt)

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

CRIMINAL

Ugh, humans and their mortality. You pitied them, really. Such short lives they lived, bumbling through day to day. Thinking it would never end. But it would. Unless they accepted your gift of immortality. You had your heart set on having a coven of your own, with the mortals you so graciously saved.

Packs Needed: Vampires, Get To Work, Get Together (optional) Color: Black Aspiration: Master Vampire AND Serial Romantic Career: Criminal—Boss Branch Traits*: Evil, Snob, Music Lover

BAKER

Humans and their mortality. What a wonderful thing to be able to grow and change. You longed to experience that for yourself. You yearned to be more than just a damned creature of the night. Alas, as you knew no way to rid yourself of your pesky immortality, you were forced to watch them wistfully, longing to be a part of their world.

Packs Needed: Vampires, Get To Work, Get Together (optional) Color: Any Pastel Color Aspiration: Good Vampire AND Vampire Family Career: Run a bakery Traits*: Good, Romantic, Foodie

* cannot do both choices with one sim this generation—siblings can be used if you chose to do both choices

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

If you weren’t born as one, be turned into a vampire as a teen

[CRIMINAL]

Max Vampiric Lore, Pipe Organ, & Painting skills

Make enemies—lots of enemies

Make your own coven of vampires—options: add them to your family after turning OR use the club function

Only have one child with your spouse — If you have multiple partners, only one can be married and have 1 child

[BAKER]

Max Vampiric Lore, Baking, & Piano skills

Only drink plasma packs/eat plasmafruit

Befriend and fall in love with a human that becomes regular at your bakery

Seek out a way to become human; cure yourself before having any kids

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

[TEEN—BAKER] Complete Barista part-time job

[CHILD—CRIMINAL] Rambunctious Scamp aspiration

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

PAINTER

Your parents were…a little odd, to say the least. You want to pursue a simple, quiet life of being a painter and singing your days away to yourself. Your love for painting runs deep, though you prefer the colors on the canvas and not yourself.

Packs Needed: Base Game Color: Gray Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire Career: Painter Traits*: Creative, Art Lover, Music Lover

CHEF

Your parents couldn’t enjoy your food, being vampires and all, so you decide to take it to the masses. You force feed your friends have dinner parties often to test the quality of your cuisine, before deciding to open your own restaurant.

Packs Needed: Get To Work Color: Vanilla Aspiration: Master Chef Career: Run a restaurant Traits*: Glutton, Perfectionist, Jealous

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Don’t become ‘friends’ with your children. Your work keeps you too busy.

Have as many children as you’d like

[PAINTER]

Max Painting & Singing skills

Paint at least 5 of every painting type: Classic, Pop Art, Realism, Abstract, Surrealism, Impressionism, Landscape, Focused, Angry, Sad, Confident, Flirty, & Playful

Paint 5 masterpieces—type doesn’t matter

Go overboard with decorating your house with your artwork

[CHEF]

Max Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, & Baking skills

Open your own restaurant as a Young Adult — Don’t have a normal career

Have a dinner party once every other week, at minimum

[opt.] Child/Teen Rules**:

Complete at least half of the skills’ levels (5~) before aging up

[PAINTER—CHILD] Max Creativity before aging up

[PAINTER—CHILD] Complete the Artistic Prodigy aspiration

[CHEF—TEEN] Part-Time Job: Complete Fast Food Employee

** If no indication of which choice, the rule pertains to both choices

MILITARY

Your parents weren’t around much, always busy with work. You join the military out of rebellion but come to enjoy it more than you originally thought you would. You also are determined to be present with your own children, despite your challenging career.

Packs Needed: Strangerville, Parenthood Color: Burnt Orange Aspiration: Big Happy Family Career: Military Traits*: Paranoid, Active, Family-Oriented

SECRET AGENT

A secret agent that loves the color pink. Some say you’re not serious about your life, but to those people, you say, “what’s the point in life if you can’t have fun?” You strive to make everyday fun while working hard at being the best spy and parent you can be.

Packs Needed: Parenthood Color: Pink Aspiration: Soulmate Career: Secret Agent Traits*: Self-Assured, Active, Childish

* If doing both choices with one sim, mix and match the traits how you see fit

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GEN RULES**

Complete your chosen career(s) & aspiration(s)

Be ‘best friends’ with all of your children

Have as many children as you’d like

[MILITARY]

Max Fitness, Guitar, & Parenting skills

Move your family around many times, live in all of the worlds at least once

[SECRET AGENT]

Max Fitness, Charisma, Singing, & Parenting skills