Sims 4 Room Challenge
Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster. Also, English is not my first language, so apologies if some mistakes are said.
I decided to try this challenge that I found, and when talking to my kid and their friends, they convinced me to post about it.
I recently finished the Sims 4 Room Challenge and ended with 608 points after 63 days. I found the challenge through the original forum thread ( https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-creative-corner-en/sims-4-room-challenge/2087531 by katoregama).
The challenge is 11 years old now, and I could only find one YouTube series from about 7 years ago (The Room: Sims 4 Challenge by Blue Dragon's Realm). I also found screenshots of a tracking spreadsheet that another player had posted ( https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-creative-corner-en/sims-4-room-challenge/2087531/replies/2087579 by simslynn) and recreated it for my own use. My Sim:
Alice's likes and dislikes were randomized: • Pink • Blue • Black • Basics Fashion • Patio décor • Boho décor. So, the final house ended up being a very colourful maximalist mess.
I also found Odyssey81418 's strategy from 7 years ago ( https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-creative-corner-en/sims-4-room-challenge/2087531/replies/2088685 ) very helpful and only now did i find that they had a try at the challenge with Tiny Living, as stated in their post from 5 years ago, so I started in a Tiny Home (63 tiles - 7x9: 7x6 interior and 7x3 fenced off) and used the lot traits i found most useful: Homey, Study Spot and Fast Internet.
As Odyssey suggested, i started with the Master Vampire aspiration, for the Quick Learner trait, and proceeded to obtain as many satisfaction points i could as quickly as i could, ticking off a few aspiration stages requirements, even when the whole stage couldn't be completed. The reward traits I worked for were always those that gave skill gaining acceleration, only after all of those were obtained did i pursue the needs ones.
Once I had enough money to start first stage of Mansion Baron, I built the shell of a much larger house and lost the Tiny Home perks.
I also discovered a few things that I hadn't seen mentioned before:
Chief of Mischief was possible through Send Chain Letter To... because it lets you target Sims who aren't contacts. I didn't actually need Clubs or Cupid's Corner for Chief of Mischief after all.
Master Maker aspiration required a freelance job, which i considered within challenge rules.
Another unexpected thing was Father Winter. He arrived on the first Winterfest and then stood on the sidewalk, with a few ailments along that time. Debugging him didn't work. Restarting the game didn't work. Sometime in the Fall, he said "I must go now, thanks for hanging out " and disappeared.
One funny thing is that the whole mansion was inaccessible for the entire challenge. Dust accumulated in rooms my Sim couldn't enter. As I was finnishing the house to complete the main aspiration, I had to pick up dust piles and move them into the room where she could vacuum them. While vacuuming, she got an early midlife crisis. All her skills and aspirations weren't accomplishments enough, she still had to vacuum.
Final result: • 608 points • 50 aspiration stages • 34 maxed skills (counting minor skills proportionally) • 63 days
Screenshooting every aspiration stage was too many screenshots, so here's the list:
Super Parent - Readily a Parent, Master Chef - Aluminum Chef, Master Mixilogist - Bar Tenderfoot, Master Actress - Aspiring Actress, Bestselling Author - Fledge Linguist, Bestselling Author - Competent Wordsmith, Bestselling Author - Novelest Novelist, Bestselling Author, World Famous Celebrity - Aspiring Star, Painter Extraordinaire - Ill at Easel, Painter Extraordinaire - Fine Artist, Mansion Baron - Estate of the Art, Musical Genius - Tone-Deaf, Musical Genius - Fine Tuned, Mansion Baron - The Great Landscaper, Musical Genius - Harmonious, Chief of Mischief - Mostly Harmless, Chief of Mischief - Artful Trickster, Chief of Mischief - Professional Prankster, Computer Whiz - With the Program, Computer Whiz - Technically Adept, Nerd Brain - Prudent Student, Nerd Brain - Erudite, Freelance Botanist - Nature Walker, Freelance Botanist - Garden Variety, Freelance Botanist - Nature Nurturer, Freelance Botanist, Curator - Out and about, Curator - Gatherer, Curator - Treasure Hunter, Curator, Fabulously Filthy - Procrastinator, Perfectly Priatine - Basic Home Training, Inner Peace, Mansion Baron - Home Renovator, Eco Innovator - Eco-Economist, Lady of the Knits - Humble Knitter, Lady of the Knits - Thread Setter, Appliance Wiz - Chop Chopper, Appliance Wiz - Slicer and Dicer, Appliance Wiz - Flavor Fusionist, Master Maker - Jerry Rigger, Master Maker - The Better Builder, Master Maker - Competent Crafter, Master Maker, Fabulously Wealthy - Going For Not Broke, Fabulously Wealthy - Learning Earning, Fabulously Wealthy - Well Off, Fabulously Wealthy and Mansion Baron.
The final lot still contains most of the skill objects because I moved them into the mansion instead of selling them. There's also a dead cowplant, an empty chicken coop, a butterfly habitat, and a pool surrounded by twenty columns.
It was one of the most enjoyable Sims challenges I've played. This challenge still feels very much worthy of a come back.