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Hold My Beer! part 2

This is the Trailer Park Challenge, or... Livin' la Vida Redneck? Still working on trying to come up with a good title for this challenge. (though now that I've just thought of it, I really kinda like LLVR!) Anyway, I'm just gonna pick up where I left off in part one!

BAYBEE TIEM

It's a girl! I named her Dixie Hicks. She's got her daddy's brown hair (as I'm sure all the kids -that are his- will) and her mama's gray eyes.

And they still don't have a crib. D:

Now that Jane is ready for impregnation again, I decided to have her call up her old pal (she's known him since yesterday) Patrick. He was a blind date that a well-meaning friend thought she'd get on well with and I was keen on his red hair and his face template.

So when Bubba left for work, I discovered something very annoying...
I have that freakin BV glitch where my sims can't call NPCs they know! I forgot to reinstall the fix after I reinstalled the game. e__e

Well, I can work around this. I know by his clothes that Patrick is a gardener. I'll just have Jane call and hire a gardener and it should be him...

Sure enough, it was Patrick who pulled up out front that morning! They don't have any plants to speak of (except for the fake roses next to the porch), and since he and Jane are already friends I should get that "I'm done working, do you want to hang out" pop-up NPCs throw at you.

Jane was right there to toss a few flirts his way just to make sure he got the gist of what we were wanting.

But then he said, "What is this a joke? You don't even have any plants!" and he left right away. D:

Son of a diddly! Well, we'll just have to get a plant at some point and try again.

In the meantime, these two took matters into their own hands and ACR gave me another lullaby.

Life marches on (even in the trailer park) and it was time for baby Dixie to become toddler Dixie...

Wow. I can't even begin to dissect these genetics. We'll just call her a "good mix" and leave it at that.

Anyway, Dixie is (of course) a Gemini, with the exact same personality spread as both parents (who have identical personalities). OH, and I need to point out something about the kids in this challenge per the rules: NO pre-rolling for aspirations! They don't get that until their teen birthday, and there's a very good reason why.

From the rules (I swear I'll get these posted soon!):

Children can be legitimate, or from any number of “genetic donors”. Including alien abduction and extramarital affairs.
Children born to another playable Sim who is not part of the main challenge house do not count, even if they are fathered by the heir.
Adoption is acceptable, but the child must be adopted as an infant.
Children should be allowed to do whatever the heck they want! You can guide them towards food, the tub, and a bed when they need it, and homework when it’s not been done, but making them do things they do not find fun is just mean, you all.
Teenagers are just completely uncontrollable. Literally. When a child becomes a teen you are no longer allowed to give them ANY commands! You read that right: none. In fact don’t even click on them so you aren’t tempted!
You are allowed to give a teen one command right after they age up in order to send them to a dresser to plan their outfit and/or to a mirror to change their appearance.
Aspirations cannot be rolled for a child until they become a teen. Then you roll a dice or use whatever randomizing technique you usually use to determine which one they get.
Knowledge Sims are immediately disqualified for heir.
However, unlike the other teens, you ARE allowed to give Knowledge Sim teens up to 5 commands a day, BUT these can only be skilling related! If it doesn’t earn skill points, you can’t tell them to do it.
Knowledge Sims are the only ones allowed to leave the house early (before adulthood) and go to college, but they must have 3 scholarships before they can go! (you can use an extra command to make them call and apply for scholarships, or get on the computer to apply)

This gets more insane all the time, doesn't it? Haha.

With a toddler in the house now, and Bubba on his way out the door for work, I had Jane call her good friend Kevin and invite him over because she was in desperate need of sleep...

And because nannies are not allowed (as if they could afford one!) I was hoping Kevin would put Dixie in the crib (that they now finally own) when she got tired.

HECK NO. e__e

Bubba came home from work pretty soon after and I was able to use his paycheck to buy the poor baby a pet mat to sleep on. She also got a bunny head to play with, and I gave them a radio.

At this point I realized how far into the red Jane's aspiration meter is!

Since Kevin sucks at child care, I decided he gets to be Jane's aspiration fodder. e__e The want that will help her the most at this point is "Ask Sim on Date" and since Bubba is busy with earning the charisma points he needs to become a Record Store Clerk, Kevin gets the job...

He agreed to meet her at Wal-Mart. :D One of the rules is that all their clothes and food shopping can only be done at Wal-Mart. Not that Jane has money for either. They've got a whole 30 simoleons in the bank right now...

*HEAD DESK* Make that 20 simoleons in the bank right now!

Gah, it's just as well. There has to be a photobooth photo of every heir and their spouse in the trailer anyway.

By the way, Jane IS very pregnant right now! I have that "wear anything while pregnant" hack (for my Egypt legacy) and they can't afford a dresser right now so I can make her manually change into maternity clothes.

There are changing rooms here at Wal-Mart though! So she can look as pregnant as she really is. A fact that Kevin finds hilarious, obviously.

JEEZ. The date went from "Good" to "Dream Date" with ONE romantic hug! :O Good, I can make Jane end it now and get back home then. She's back in a good mood and that earns her a bouquet they can sell.

o__o I've never seen this before! I guess because I make my sims walk everywhere to avoid waiting for a taxi. I thought it might have to do with the Unsavory Charlaton being somewhere on the lot...

But I couldn't find him, so I'm gonna say THIS is the reason.

And then Jane managed to dump her maternity clothes during the cab ride home! Grr.

*much eye rolling*
Thanks Kevin.

Aw fiddlesticks! They have 75 simoleons and Bubba isn't scheduled to be back at work for 2 days!

Thankfully there's some leftover watermelon in the fridge. But that's not going to last long. D:

They need a more permanent solution for food, so Jane might as well get started on a garden (her new favorite hobby, whether she likes it or not). There was just enough for 3 tomato plants...

And a one-click pond (in retrospect I should have used the smallest water tool instead of the medium one). Which leaves them ZERO simoleons. It's more than a sim week into this challenge! By now my sims usually have everything they need and money to spare. NOT HERE. Awesome.

It's going to be a while before the tomatoes are ready, but Bubba can at least get busy on HIS new favorite hobby and hopefully put some food on the table tonight!

ACK. What's he doing here?! AW CRAP, I forgot to un-hire him!

What!? You pulled up one chunk of weeds! I'd hardly call that work deserving of pay!

The back porch light... okay fine, you can have that, I guess.

NOoo! Not the tiny sculpture painting too!

He's gonna earn that tiny sculpture painting one way or another.

Oh heck no.... Patrick the Gardener is lining up some very inappropriate actions in Jane's queue right in front of her stinky husband! Time for Jane to send him on his way...

WHAT IS WRONG WITH SIMS?

After a shower, I sent Bubba back outside to try to catch some food. Please note that he now has a Bronze fishing badge, yet he has only caught ONE EFFING BOOT. Well, at least the badge means he can use different bait. That should help.

(Those other items are things he dug up. I'm not allowed to sell them out of his inventory, but they CAN sell them at the yard sale they are allowed to have in the summer... more about that next time!)

Gaw dang finally! And just in time, too. The watermelon is long gone and everyone is starving...

After the wait, this is probably going to be the best Bass With Squash any sim has ever eaten...

OR NOT!

Hey, I can guarantee it tastes better than that boot, Bubba.

Later that night Dixie is ready to grow up...

She's "interesting" looking, that's for sure. Hopefully her personality will soon follow suit and I'll feel compelled to pay more attention to her. D:

And at some point after everyone but Jane was in bed...

"Hey y'all! Come an' look! We got us a boy here!"

Named Clyde Hicks, he's got brown hair and his daddy's green eyes. (I think)

The next morning, Bubba and Dixie leave the house. Leaving Jane alone and not pregnant.

Time to try ONE MORE FREAKIN TIME with Patrick the Gardener. I wasn't sure when he was scheduled to show up again, so I wondered if Jane could call and cancel his services, then immediately hire him back so he'd come right over...

But apparently all she had to do was hire him again (despite the fact that he's still technically "hired") and he was willing to come on over.

Of course the Hicks still have ZERO simoleons, so he's going to end up taking something...

THE BUNNY HEAD. Fine. e__e Get in the freakin bed, Patrick.

Aaand, just to make me hate him a little bit more, this took 3 tries! While little Clyde screamed his head off in the next room because he was in a dirty diaper.

But we FINALLY have a red headed (maybe) little bast-uh, blessing on the way.

And Bubba finally reached the highest level of the Slacker career that he's allowed to reach.

With the money they can finally put some food in the fridge!

So it's off to the food section at Wal-mart! OH, one of the rules is that they can't call for grocery delivery. I asked one of my in-laws what she thought about groceries being delivered right to your door and her reply was, "Shoot. I guess that would alright and all, and probably expensive! They'd probably mess it up, too. Bring me regular Mountain Dew when I ordered the diet. Stuff like that. I can't drink regular Mountain Dew."

(I'm not making this up!)

That's why we go TO Wal-Mart and buy the kind of Mountain Dew we like, y'all! We usually also need to buy tarps for the leaky roof and dog wormer at the same time, so it's just convenient.

And because I know you all LOVE it when I end an update with a birth or birthday! We'll leave with Clyde's toddler cake (which will go into someone's inventory so it stays good because they might need it later!).

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More awesomeness! And heck yeah unless you're an old woman and someone''s doin' their charity bit, you're not gonna get your groceries delivered.

Dixie's adorable, and Clyde will be too. Although I can't wait to see the recessive bas...blessing!

lol Yeah, grocery delivery is a concept people around here think is fantasy.

Oh you might change you mind about Clyde. ;D I can't wait to see the gardener's baby though! I won't be able to play again until tonight.

I love this family! XD But Patrick the gardener, you bring shame to the Pao face. :(

I might have to play this challenge on a lot in my BACC when all the rules are posted. I always need more sims in poverty!

Patrick decided I had to WORK for the right to use his lovely face template. e___e

Yay! It's stupidly insane and I'm having fun so far. ;D You'll just need to be able to have a Walmart in town for it. lol

Babies yay!

Oops, time to reinstall that fix! Also, pretty sure it's an FT glitch, not a BV one - something to do with the hobby leaders, iirc.

I find it amusing that Jane likes cowboy hats on men.

Are only legitimate children/children of the heir allowed to inherit? Or can any of them? And how do you pick the heir anyway?

Can Knowledge teens be forced to do homework? Or do you have to have a parent/other adult help them every time? What about secondary Knowledge? Obviously the homework stuff doesn't matter for sims who aren't going to go to college, because at that point failing out doesn't have an effect, but sims have to have at least mediocre grades to go, I think.

Ouch on the food!

Love the randomly hanging out even after stealing the stuff.

Aw, Dixie is pretty cute as a kid.

Can't wait for more!

Is it FT? Whatever it is, yeah I need to track down that link again. D:

One of Jane's turn-ons is hats! lol

Oh, I forgot about the homework. Yes, knowledge teens can be told to do homework! In fact you can tell them to do ALL the homework - though this is gonna use up valuable commands. Their own homework is important so they can get into college, and a good grade is one scholarship right there. :)

Going to be in Chattanooga today, but I'll be working like mad on typing the rest of the rules tomorrow! :D

ETA: Missed the heir question. ANY child born into the household can inherit! Or even ones that were adopted as infants (we assume those are a charity case when a young cousin finds herself in a pickle and you take in her baby so she can finish middle school. >_> ). I'm thinking a poll will be the funnest way to determine the heir, otherwise, heck draw the names out of a hat. ;)

Edited 2012-07-24 12:42 (UTC)

The hack is here, under sims 2, fixes, freetime fixes: http://www.simwardrobe.com/ (can't link directly, which is stupid).

Well, yeah, the other teens' homework doesn't matter since they can't work anyway, and the only two things you need good grades for are college and being able to work - if they have an F they'll refuse to hold down a job. (Things you learn from doing an apocalypse.) Still curious about secondary Knowledge teens - are they allowed to go to college or do they have to suffer?

Yeah, a poll seems like the way to go here, though obviously picking from a hat would be hilarious.

Thank you! <3 I've got it installed (again) now. Whew.

I suppose if someone doesn't OWN a hat, then they'll have to conduct a poll. ;D

I am enjoying this so much and can't wait for the rules to be posted (not subtle nudge their ;)) so I can have a go :)

Thanks! It's insane to play. lol

Rules coming this week! Just gotta finish typing them all.

Really liking this!
Also, when I saw Jane bumpless, it reminded me of this hack on modthesims. I don't know if you know about it, but this is it.
http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=237740
Maybe you'll find it useful?

I was not aware of that hack! Thanks! I'll give it a try and see if that improves the situation. It would make more sense if they can just wear their normal clothes during pregnancy, because who can afford special maternity outfits? I know at least one woman who simply wore her husband's shirts when she got too big for her own, and just kept her pants pulled up to just under her belly while pregnant!

I love the way you're playing this challenge! I particularly like it when you write up a bit of "local colour," like that conversation with your relative about grocery delivery. ;D

Thanks! Oh I've got "local colour" coming out the wazoo around here. >_< But that gives me an endless supply of anecdotes to share with you all!

This is so funny! I read this last night when I wasn't feeling well (bad back of suck much), and this made me feel better. Can't wait until you post the rules so I can try this out myself. xD

Aw! Thanks! :D I hope you are feeling loads better today.

Yeh for possible red-headed baby and random money being spent on photo-booth pictures! Loved the images.

One of the things I always get annoyed with in The Sims (any version) is the random munching on food they don't have money for when they are not hungry because I always don't notice it until it is too late to cancel.

I think it was all the bags of chips that were consumed during the wedding party that reduced their food stock so quickly! I'm way careful about making them store leftovers, and eat those before preparing anything else.

This is so much fun! That whole thing with the gardener. Would you like to hang out lol. I wonder if his hat colour is around someplace, it makes Bubba's hat look too clean.

Report foul play... is that from the game?

Thank goodness for ponds with magical sparkling fish. I had to let a couple of sims drink boot recently (I start some with the pantry fridge-comes with no food) which is pretty funny.

Ja has some more poverty type toys if you are sick of that bunny head. I have that cup that pop sims talk to when they are having a break down, it skills charisma.

I'm stealing some of your rules and adding them to my trailer families if you don't mind. I did go play a new set of 'trailer people' (red neck isn't really a term we use over here, so I'll just say trailer people online instead of trash)Adding the punch drink for the wedding was great. They were guzzling away and leaving cups all over the place.

We can get grocery delivery here, but I guess we aren't deep enough into the sticks. I goggled and it says the term here for a red neck is a ‘bogan’ http://www.bogan.com.au/
Lol, some of those pictures fits my inlaw's on dh brother's side to a T. Someone on that site said red neck = Queenslander. Haha guess I can wave my red neck hat then! “Yeeha!”

Edited 2012-07-24 22:08 (UTC)

Someone on that site said red neck = Queenslander. Haha guess I can wave my red neck hat then! “Yeeha!”

Heh, guess that makes 2 of us then :) Red neck/ bogan certainly describes my mum's brother's family...>_>

As Jeff Foxworthy points out, there are rednecks everywhere! They might not be called that in some parts of the world, but you all have them just the same as we do. ;D

"Report Foul Play" is part of the game and (I assume) used to call the cops when the Unsavory Charlton comes around on community lots. I never realized I COULD do that until now! I'll have to see if it works next time.

I'll have the full set of rules up sometime today. That's the plan, anyway! I'm just waiting for this coffee to kick in before I start typing. >_

Okay this is like the best concept for a legacy challenge I've seen in a while. It's super fun all the different restrictions you've got. I particularly like the punch bowl for weddings.

Wow Patrick didn't want to give you that lovely blessing easy did he? And nooo he took your sculpture thingy..that was like the only fancy thing the family owned.

I love that you made him clean your house in revenge though.

Haha! Thanks. I purposely wanted the restrictions to be different than what's out there. The challenge here is to actually make as little money as possible while raising a passel of kids in the confines of a trailer. >_> And when I put it that way it sounds absolutely torturous. lol... But it's fun, I promise! ;D

I can't believe I missed this. After reading ( and hearing) some of the rules this sounds FUN! (sarcasm :)) )
I think Dixie looks nice actually. I am excited to see what her, Clyde and the bun in the oven look like.

Yeah I had the pictures for another update, so I went ahead and cranked another one out.

lol This challenge won't be for everyone, that's for sure. I guess I got bored with how easy it is for Sims to become wealthy in such a short period of time! I realized I had so much more fun at the start of other challenges when it was tough, paycheck-to-paycheck living. Toss in more kids, a restricted living space, and some ridiculous "redneck rules" and we've got us a hoedown! ;D

Love what you're doing so far with this challenge! The part where Patrick took stuff from the Hicks was rather funny even if that would mean the Hicks lose hard-earned stuff.

Dixie looks really decent-looking for some reason.

Thanks! Yeah, Dixie starts to grow into her features and I think she'll be downright pretty as a teen. :)

Looking forward to the (possibly) red-headed gardener spawn!

I asked one of my in-laws what she thought about groceries being delivered right to your door and her reply was, "Shoot. I guess that would alright and all, and probably expensive! They'd probably mess it up, too. Bring me regular Mountain Dew when I ordered the diet. Stuff like that. I can't drink regular Mountain Dew.---Seriously?
that's what your in-law said?

Yes, seriously! There a more than a few people around here who are addicted to Mountain Dew, and they are very particular about how you serve it to them. D:

Awesome update, Fuzzy! This challenge is a hoot! :D

Thanks Esme. It's a hoot just playing it, that's for sure!

Wow, Patrick really made that one difficult! And the sculpture, noo!

Dixie is growing into her features, looks like she'll be a pretty teen. :)

I didn't know you *could* have groceries delivered until the Sims! I reckon where I come from, we call that a garden. ;P

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