u/Love_Supernova

How screwed am I? Repair advice.

How much should I expect this repair to cost? I e never had a laptop repair before and I just want to make sure I don’t get taken. 😭❤️❤️

u/Love_Supernova — 5 days ago

Once a week the islanders gather at the well, who will survive? 😳

Hey everyone! I expanded on my Lost At Sea challenge! Enjoy! 🥳🎉🎉

Death Island Challenge

An abandoned archaeological facility sits deep within a remote jungle island.
Only one resident remains: an aging grandmother guarding an ancient wishing well.

One day, a castaway washes ashore.

The well offers eternal youth… but every gift demands sacrifice.

Core Rules

Every Friday:
- A mysterious baby appears somewhere on the island.
- All adult Sims must gather at the wishing well and wish for Youthful Vigor.
- Some Sims are spared.
- Some Sims are taken by the island.

No one knows how the well chooses.

Objective
Transform the abandoned ruins into a fully functioning civilization before the well destroys the population.

Your Sims must:
- survive weekly sacrifices
- raise children
- expand the settlement
- restore the island ruins
- create a sustainable society

Building & Currency System

The island has no traditional money economy.

Currency is based on labor and craftsmanship:
- 3 crafted bar stools = 1 furniture item
- 3 crafted bar stools = 1 new 6-tile room

Expansion is slow and survival-focused. Civilization must be earned piece by piece.

Suggested Progression
- Unlock plumbing/electricity through skill progression.
- Add only one major structure expansion per week.
- Gradually convert the abandoned research facility into a thriving settlement.
- Survive long enough for future generations to inherit the island.

Tone / Vibes
- survival horror
- folk horror
- mysterious ancient civilization
- abandoned research compound
- generational storytelling
- “the island is alive and hungry” energy

u/Love_Supernova — 6 days ago

Lost at Sea Challange

Hey everyone! Here’s a summary of a challenge I’m working on! Enjoy!

🌊 Lost At Sea Challenge 🌊

A mythological survival legacy challenge for The Sims 4.

Your founder awakens alone on a mysterious island with only:
- a sacred throne/heiau
- a wishing well
- two chickens (“Adam & Eve chickens”)
- a chicken coop
- and a woodworking table

The island is believed to choose its people through fate.

✨ STARTING RULES ✨
Start with:
- 1 founder/castaway
- 2 chickens
- 1 chicken coop
- 1 woodworking table
- 1 wishing well
- 1 sacred throne/heiau area

No modern comforts.
No luxury items.
The island should feel abandoned and survival-focused.

🌊 CASTAWAY RULES 🌊
When the wishing well grants a flirty/romantic/social blessing:

  1. Pick 3 sacred numbers (1–50)
  2. Roll 3 random numbers
  3. If ANY match:
    A new castaway may join the island.

Castaways are selected randomly from Manage Households.

You may also recruit Sims who autonomously appear on the island.

👑 LEADERSHIP 👑
The island is ruled by a chosen leader.

Once the island reaches 5 castaways:
- appoint 1 Second-in-Command

No playable ghosts allowed.
Founder graves become sacred ancestral sites.

🪵 CRAFTING ECONOMY 🪵
Every 5 crafted furniture objects unlocks ONE reward:
- 1 furniture item
OR
- 1 six-tile room addition

All furniture must begin at the lowest/roughest tier.

To upgrade furniture:
- craft 5 additional objects

👶 HEIR RULES 👶
Before ANY child/heir is allowed:
EVERY founder must have:
- 1 bed
- 1 toilet
- 1 tub/shower

AND:
- a bassinet must be unlocked through crafting

The first heir should feel mythological:
- washed ashore
- spiritually chosen
- adopted through fate
- or connected to the island’s magic

The goal is not just survival —
it’s the creation of a living civilization shaped by fate, sacrifice, random townies, and absolute Sims chaos. 😭

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u/Love_Supernova — 9 days ago