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Username2
14th Aug 2011, 05:38 PM
Edit: If you read this, please read again! I changed the rules a little bit. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hi guys! I don't post very much, and this is my first thread! :D Before I tell you about this challenge, I am warning you:

I HAVE SCHOOL COMING UP IN EARLY SEPTEMBER! :cry:

So, I might not be on for a couple of days. I would recommend asking questions this month! ;) Here we go!

The objective is to live a happy adulthood with your spouse (we'll get to that later) and raise two (2) or more children before you and your spouse become elders. Also, you can NOT use any cheats, with the exception of building cheats. However, there are many catches hehe...

Here's how to do this:

First, create a sim (boy or girl, it doesn't matter). Move them in to a lot. Build a house under $20,000. I would recommend to save at least $4,000 for upgrades and paying the bills. Your house must have at least 3 seperate rooms; kitchen/living room, bathroom, and bedroom. Make the house normal (this means no fridges next to a bed, no missing shower in the bathroom, etc.) If something breaks, then you can NOT call the repairman, it will be unlocked later. Your sim must repair it by themselves, or simply buy the item again. Your sim can NOT get a job, the careers are locked for now. You can earn money by selling paintings, or writing novels. There are other ways too. If you have FreeTime, you can use your hobbies to make cash. Also, if you have Open For Business, you can own your own shop. Remember you can't cheat.

Next, create another sim. Make sure it is the opposite gender of your other sim! The same rules apply to your other sim.

After a while, make them fall in love and have babies. When the first child is born, move out of your original house and move in to another one. Build another house (with the money you have) for your family. The children MUST have their own room, making the room minimum 4.

Since you built your house, you are allowed to get a job AFTER a week. If your children become teens, they can NOT get a job. When they become adults, they are allowed to get jobs. All services are now available :) . From then it's pretty easy. If your children become adults (I don't know if that's possible before the parents become elders), you can do whatever you want with them. Just don't kill them :lol: . When you and your spouse become elders, the challenge is complete. There is scoring (optional), but you can make your own like Mai2008 did. There really isn't a winner; this is just for fun.

Scoring:

Good:

+100 for Each Baby Born
+75 for Each Life Stage Grown Up Well
+75 for Each A+ Report Card
+75 for Getting a Job
+50 for Each Promotion
+50 for Getting All Children Into a Private School
+25 for Each Skill a Children Earns
+15 for Each Parent Living Up to Elderhood

Bad:

-150 for Each Death or Social Worker Visit
-100 for Each Divorce
-100 for Each Fire
-75 for Each Life Stage Grown Up Bad
-75 for Each D- Report Card or Lower
-75 for Losing a Job
-75 for Each Demotion
-25 for Each Skill Point Lost At Work
-10 for Each Day Work Is Skipped
-5 for Each Day School Is Skipped

Bye and have a great time with this challenge! :)

P.S. I'm sorry about my grammar. It isn't the best.

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14th Aug 2011, 05:43 PM
Sounds fun. I'm going to go and try. Looking at at all challenges and saw yours.

Username2
14th Aug 2011, 05:45 PM
Sounds fun. I'm going to go and try. Looking at at all challenges and saw yours. Good luck and have fun! :D

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14th Aug 2011, 05:51 PM
YAY!! Can't wait to get on sims. :) Though it'll be hard :faceslap:

Mai2008
14th Aug 2011, 05:53 PM
Hi, this sounds fun. Can we create scoring? I'm not usually a fan but I just feel like adding the scoring and seeing what it all ends up as.

I made the scoring if anybody is interested.

Sims 2 'The Poor Family Challenge' Mai2008's Scoring.
Good Points:
Each A+ +5
Each Birth +20
Each pair of Twins +40 [Do not include the single birth]
Each Marrige +20
*Not using Influence +5
Bad Points:
Each F -5
Each Fire -5
Each Broken object -5
Each Death -20
Each Divorce -20
Each Cheat used -30

*=Bonus.

So.. I am starting!

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14th Aug 2011, 06:08 PM
My sims- sadly- started glitching when I turned create a sim on. Soooo........ Maybe after I get infected dowloads of I'll try. :(

Mai2008
14th Aug 2011, 06:11 PM
Oh Jaken! How sad! How did they start to glitch?

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14th Aug 2011, 06:33 PM
I must have downloaded somthing that jacked it up. But I just got rid of all my downloads and got back on sims. Still glitching sadly. I'll probley have to re install all the games that I have installed. Thanks for replying. Really means alot. :cry: for glitchings sims. :) that somone replied to my sad message.

Mai2008
14th Aug 2011, 07:13 PM
It was nothing. Thats rather strange. Uninstalling then Re installing the Sims 2 games is a REAL pain DX. I feel for you. Once my memory got to full and my WHOLE COMPUTER blacked out! I had to replace the memory and then RE INSTALL EVERYTHING! Tedious, I know, but I did it. Sadly, I am not sane XP.

Anywayz, here is Mrs. Misty Jona is here to play! I made her house in build mode and it cost like, 12,263 or something like that. She now has 7,461.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=24ch5cg&s=7

The tour of her house.
This is her bedroom:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=wtd9xf&s=7

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2hh0v9f&s=7

The Kitchen:
[The Fridge came from a hospital set]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2n694id&s=7

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=148jgc4&s=7

The Living room:
[The TV came from the same set]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2s5xlht&s=7

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2w3tfo1&s=7

The bathroom:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2zpnvyx&s=7

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=s417rp&s=7

The whole of the inside:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=21njt3b&s=7

And the outside!

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ixqzx3&s=7

I just figured out the fridge doesn't work so I used the normal cheapest fridge in white.
The boy's house is the same, and now gawp as his looks!

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2mzcowx&s=7

Soon, they will meet at the park! ROMANCE!

Username2
15th Aug 2011, 12:39 PM
Hi, this sounds fun. Can we create scoring? I'm not usually a fan but I just feel like adding the scoring and seeing what it all ends up as.

I made the scoring if anybody is interested.

Sims 2 'The Poor Family Challenge' Mai2008's Scoring.
Good Points:
Each A+ +5
Each Birth +20
Each pair of Twins +40 [Do not include the single birth]
Each Marrige +20
*Not using Influence +5
Bad Points:
Each F -5
Each Fire -5
Each Broken object -5
Each Death -20
Each Divorce -20
Each Cheat used -30

*=Bonus.

So.. I am starting! Sure, you can add scoring. However, they have to score themselves. I am busy this week with soccer camp! I completely forgot :faceslap: !

Username2
15th Aug 2011, 12:51 PM
I must have downloaded somthing that jacked it up. But I just got rid of all my downloads and got back on sims. Still glitching sadly. I'll probley have to re install all the games that I have installed. Thanks for replying. Really means alot. :cry: for glitchings sims. :) that somone replied to my sad message. OMGosh I'm so sorry about your game! If your warranty didn't expire, then you could call EA :call: ...

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16th Aug 2011, 12:30 AM
Thanks.

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16th Aug 2011, 12:33 AM
Currentley uninstalling everythig :cry:

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16th Aug 2011, 12:36 AM
Everythings gone.

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16th Aug 2011, 12:40 AM
Installing double deluxe.

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16th Aug 2011, 07:13 AM
Downloading: Be Very Carefull!

[email protected]
16th Aug 2011, 07:38 AM
Going to play. Hopefully. Again, hopefully. :blink:

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16th Aug 2011, 10:15 AM
Still. Glitching. *Screams at nigh sky.* WHY?!?!?!?!?! Gosh, why am I talking to my self? Whats that voice? Oh yeah: got dropped on my head to many time to count. Oooops. :faceslap:

Username2
17th Aug 2011, 01:33 AM
Still. Glitching. *Screams at nigh sky.* WHY?!?!?!?!?! Gosh, why am I talking to my self? Whats that voice? Oh yeah: got dropped on my head to many time to count. Oooops. :faceslap: I'm REALLY sorry about that!!! I tried to re-install The Sims 2 Pets on my pc. It installs fine, but after it's done installing, the installer automatically checks for an update. Obviously there is an update, and for some really weird reason it fails to update. So I get this retarded message:

:alarm: Failed to update. The installer will now terminate. :alarm:

And it never installs! The first time it happened I waz like NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :cry:

I feel your pain, but probably not as bad as you are right now. I hope everything turns out right in the end. I would go to Yahoo! Answers and see if there are any answers.

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17th Aug 2011, 03:00 AM
Okay, thanks.

Username2
17th Aug 2011, 12:33 PM
Did you patch your game and your expansion packs??? :alarm:

Peni Griffin
17th Aug 2011, 12:45 PM
There's a help forum right here, you know; and this problem has arisen before. Do a search.

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18th Aug 2011, 03:07 AM
I'm just going to reinstall it. Again.*Sighs*

[email protected]
18th Aug 2011, 03:08 AM
Did you patch your game and your expansion packs??? :alarm:

I looked it up. Already patched.

Mai2008
18th Aug 2011, 05:23 PM
OH MY! Jaken, that is just so unfair. Please send this message to the life controller of us.

'WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY? I want you to fix my game. NOW!'

Maybe that will help?

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19th Aug 2011, 11:01 PM
OH MY! Jaken, that is just so unfair. Please send this message to the life controller of us.

'WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY? I want you to fix my game. NOW!'

Maybe that will help?

I'll try.

[email protected]
29th Aug 2011, 09:42 AM
Didn't work. Why do theese things always happen to me????????? WHY????????? Stupid, stupid infected downloads.

Mai2008
29th Aug 2011, 03:34 PM
Jaken, try buying a new one. It might be your disc. Is the disc scratched?

Username2
30th Aug 2011, 12:28 AM
I'll have to agree with you. If you notice your disc is scratched, try putting peanut-butter or toothpaste on it.

Mai2008
30th Aug 2011, 08:37 PM
Toothpaste? Peanut butter? Aren't we supposed to be talking about a challenge? Sorry, but its true. Anyway, that works? I will have to try that sometime.