DING DONG ADULT START APOCALYPSE

Chapter 3

Tour time!!!

I have lights now. So you can see stuff. I like lights. I like my lighting mod, but the dark

can be a problem in apocs.

The downstairs eating/skilling area.

The main floor.

I still have the two tile objects that are crappy. But that’s okay. I have a plan!

Second floor.

I still move around the shower as needed. But now it doesn’t need to be up against a

wall.

Finally the roof. It is still covered. But I wanted you to see my energizer supply. These

are courtesy of Margaret who left them before she moved out.

And because Holly had been holding a gnome in inventory, I briefly placed it on the

ground to have Young give it to Johnny. Well, apparently Long thought that Johnny had

stolen it. So he went and got it back. Good thing I’d just cleared out his inventory (the TV

is on the wall and the computer he got is on the table).

Why can’t my OWBC sims do this?

I’d say this was an impregnation scene. Except my game rolled high. I tried again

without ACR, and got no chimes again. So they get to wait. They have time, they are

both only 20 days to elder.

Holly learned physiology. She’s only got two body plus she rolled the want so it is worth it

to me. I also have the fix from Pescado so it is okay. However, from what I’ve seen you

only need the fix if you have an unpatched AL game. So just patch your games people.

Okay stuck on skilling? Sims not making things messy enough? Here’s a trick. Dig a hole

but cancel it before it is deep enough to get treasure. Then fill it in. Lather. Rinse.

Repeat. You gain fun from digging for treasure. This becomes even more powerful if you

have intelligence lifted, you can just gift away the stuff you get (but you can put the maps

on the wall). Then dig until you get a broken water main and mop up the puddles. Just

like a sink it will keep splashing and you can keep cleaning.

Splashing is a go.

I love knowledge sims. They want to gain skills so are so happy to keep happy in an apoc

if they roll the skill chain.

“Holly, I want another kid.”

“Can’t talk, skilling.”

“I’m not pregnant yet!”

Back in you go!

“I’m pregnant now. Can we stop?”

For some reason, I think that Holly isn’t as fond of woohoo as Long is.

My lot kept glitching where I wouldn’t have any walkbys. So I finally broke out the townie

maker and made 10 social group townies. Now this will do me no good in the spouse

department since from doing this in my BACC hood they come with 0 skills and no job.

But I will get walkbys, I hope, just by having them. I was sick of having to batbox force

errors on all every 2 days or so.

Sigh… Dishwashers. I almost say they should be allowed pre medical because of the

chance of electrocution. I’ve failed more asylums by having the playable fix the

dishwasher and die than anything else. Still, Young needs Mechanical. I’d like 5 by the

time she ages up.

Tiny aged up and looks a lot like her mother. She is a Pisces with 1/8/10/3/10. I swear I

am getting alien personalities this time around.

Okay, here’s another trick to gain Body for teens/kids who need to gain fun because of

pets rules. Once Military is lifted, a sim who has high enough in Fitness can go jogging.

You can also invite people to jog with you. It tanks motives, especially hygiene, so I don’t

recommend this unless you also have a way to deal with tanked motives – I have the

energizers and showers - but you will gain Body and your kids have fun doing it. And after

a few runs you can have your teens do Yoga. It’s not my favorite method, but it works. It

is also debatable because of Law Enforcement and your interpretation of leaving the lot.

It is up to you as the rules are currently written.

Short aged up. Only had 6 charisma but he sucked at skilling. I don’t know if I am going

to reget the bird or not, I am leaning toward not.

Jogging got the girls to 3 body so they both started on Yoga.

And did Short’s homework.

Please don’t die and get me to level 5 on mechanical...

She did get the point, and didn’t die. So I was happy.

Did you know that the oven is slower than heck at raising cooking skill? And it requires a

metric butt ton of micro managing. Too much for me to be interested in. I had Short

finish making the muffin that Duck left when she aged up and then shoved it in Long’s

inventory to gift away. It annoyed me and I don’t need it with energizers and “Talk about

Hobby/Play Game with Relative” that I have going.

Note the Muffin in this, that’s the one that Short made. It’s been sitting there for about 12

hours and is still good. While the hamburger isn’t. I let it sit there for three days and it

was still good.

And we have baby sign.

Meet Anita Dong. She’s the only one with the custom eyes still so I am tempted to make

her heir.

Not sure why Holly is worrying over Tiny here. Maybe she just realized that Tiny is a spare

in an apocalypse.

Young Aged up and she did have the fear of being uneducated in her panel. But she’d

also just maxed Body when I grew her up – it’s Tuesday I want to have a friend party and

move in the next spouse. Plus have the bonus of higher starts for jobs – so I took the

chance since she also wanted to age up well. She got into the red (she was plat), but not

enough to trigger a psych visit.

Skills at aging – 7 cooking (thank you TV), 5 Mechanical, 10 charisma, 10 body, 10 Logic, 0

creativity, 6 cleaning.

Friends visit time! This is Marion UnspellableLastName and she is in Athletic. It was

between her and Renee Andrews back there. She’s in high level Culinary. Bella’s low

level in Politics (and annoys me). While Gerard back there is in Medical. Johnson Pai who

will likely be marrying in with that name is in low level Business. Quinten McAuley is high

in Science. And Jenny Smith is now in possession of the Toy Oven.

Guess who moved in?

If you guessed Marion, you were right. She’s changing her turn-ons to black hair and

Charismatic. With a turn off Red hair. Don’t need her hitting on dear old dad.

With Marion in here, it was time to get a job. The listings sucked today – in order of

usefulness – Law Enforcement, Slacker, Criminal, Law, and Oceanography.

Guess what I picked? I debated waiting until the paper arrived and doing the paper trick

to see if I could get education. Then I remembered something. I can get Elixir with

Oceanography. That would be good for Marion and for something else – the aging up of

teens when they are green. That sealed the deal for me.

BELLA!!!

She must really have a thing for med with Red Hair and Fauxhawks. First Toast, then

Peasant007, and now here. Geez.

Another day, another promotion. Doesn’t Short look excited?

Marion is also apparently at least bi. I don’t have the heart to break it to her that Young

is lifting and moving out as fast as possible.

I also don’t think that Short approves since this very firmly relegates him to spare.

Obligatory ‘I Have Hands’ shot.

This is pretty much a typical day in the house. The teens do the kids homework, the kids

watch the yummy channel, the adults skill, which Long fields the ton of phone calls he

gets.

Also the kids clean, some are more excited about this than others.

“Shouldn’t you be wearing a longer shirt?”

“Probably. But this is an apocalypse. Bad clothes are par for the course.”

So is skilling in the snow.

Anita has a personality of 1/2/10/3/10. Not bad. A bit mutant, but she’ll get lots of

cleaning points cleaning up after her messes when she is old enough.

Since Marion was going to be her baby daddy, I thought they should get to know each

other a little better.

Like better relationships through Potty Training!

Well, Mechanical is now maxed I just need Cleaning high enough and she will be good to

go for Oceanography.

Don’t you hate that feeling when you realize that you missed the Insta-lift because you

didn’t have a downtown apoc compliant lot.

Still, promotions are coming quick and easy.

And it’s time for Duck to grow up.

And she’s very happy about it.

Just to point out how many papers I currently have spread out through inventory.

Although there was nothing useful in there - Medicine, Athletic, Slacker, Entertainment,

Music. I considered Music. But Duck’s a spare so her suppressing Artist wouldn’t be good

for unless I want an extra mouth to feed. And Entertainment while nice, I want

Education.

I had better options the next day - Dance, Athletic, Slacker, Law, Gamer. But something

else happened…

“You missed work.”

“Meh. I want to be a Game designer anyway.”

So I paper tricked her into Gamer. Which if she lifts this will make Journalism totally

useless. I almost think she missed work on purpose.

And since she could, she went straight off to work.

Marion’s slowly climbing the athletic ladder. This isn’t a career you can chain promotions

on. Which sucks.

So while we’re waiting for a good job to show up, I set Duck to work filling up her skills so

that she can get promoted that much faster.

I also had her hail a walkby to get rid of a few pesky wants.

“This is boring.”

Welcome to an apoc.

Young needs creativity for Gamer, so she’s also absconded with the computer. I could get

two, but Meh. That requires more babysitting to keep the sims off of it because they

want to browse the web or play SSX3.

The jobs today tempted me a little - Culinary, Business, Politics, Military, Intelligence.

Mostly Culinary. But I have a spouse option in mind for that. So It’s another day of

skilling in preparation. However come Tuesday I am taking a job even if Education isn’t

there.

I’d say get a room, but they really can’t. The photobooth is about as much privacy as

they get.

Gamer, unlike Athletic, you can chain some. So that is what we are doing.

Only one more promotion to go.

While I think at this point, Young has about six. It’s hard to tell because the car doesn’t

change and the clothes don’t either until much later.

Ahhhh, ACR I love you. We have baby chimes, not that I mind. I didn’t pull my larger

households hack that I use for the OWBC when I played this. I figure with culinary NOT

lifted it is more of a hindrance than help. And since I haven’t reinstalled my game since

my last Apoc, I know that the pets glitch is still on this computer. Besides, I have a plan.

Sigh… Medicine, Law enforcement, Law, Dance, Music… Looks Like Duck is feeling the

same way I am.

“I want a Job and I want it now! I have plans and staying here isn’t part of them.”

Holly made BFFs with the toilet.

Duck hit the Zone for Films and Literature.

And the best thing ever happened, Marion lifted. Now I can pick up the framming two-tile

items and shove inventory full of things people want but I don’t feel like buying because

they take up space (like expensive stereos, electronic entertainment, expensive living

chairs, etc.)

And Short grew up. He rolled the horrible combo of Fortune/Knowledge. Poor kid isn’t

going to be happy unless I get Education lifted. He also wants to be Mad Scientist.

Which isn’t happening.

Another promotion, another walk to work. Just showing you why Military is one of the

best early lifts ever and it doesn’t even have to do with moving out.

Short didn’t have any mechanical points when I sicced him on the broken computer. But

he was fully energized which meant that he wouldn’t die. He got one mechanical point

out of this, which was my goal.

And now showing the new and improved beds. Thanks to pet security, I need to keep a

few crappy beds out for the kids who don’t have 10 body. But since all of the adults do,

they get the nice beds. Also the little bedroom on the first floor now holds 4 beds. It’s

great use of space since people need to sleep and this makes for good useage.

Also with Marion’s promotion, I can now have kids get a start to getting 10 body and fulfill

wants at the same time.

And yes, Holly is pregnant again. Like you didn’t guess already.

And Anita is getting very close to her baby mama. It kind of creeps me out knowing that

I am arranging relationships like this, but it’s an apocalypse.

Noon on Tuesday rolled around and with bated breath I checked the computer. And I

about had a heart attack. Education was the first job offered. I took it then checked to

see what else was there: Education, Adventurer, Architecture, Oceaongraphy, and

Politics. Bloody career GOLD! Geez. When it rains it pours.

“Finally going to quit being a layabout?”

“Yeah. I am so ready to get out of here.”

Yay Aspiration points.

Okay the next two slides are a trick that isn’t a closed loophole. It is Tuesday, despite not

having a university or education lifted you can still have your kids call the college to apply

for scholarships so long as they don’t go before Education and Military are lifted. Why

would you do that, you ask?

Aspiration points. Both the kids and parents roll wants for scholarships. It keeps people

happy. Now granted it’s a little weird to get scholarships when you aren’t going to

University. But it’s there.

And since it is also Tuesday, I am moving Marion out.

But I hear you say that she needs to stay to bring in the next generation. Actually, no

she doesn’t. Not if she’s fathering them and Anita’s doing the carrying. So long as I have

her genetically donate to the kid that is the heir at some point down the line, I could have

moved her in and then out long before.

So this is another reason why Intelligence is so bloody strong. You pick 3 sims who have

instalifts you want (like Science, Medical and Military) and move them in on the first

generation after lifting Intelligence. Then move them out and just have them

father/genetically donate to the heir of each successive generation (it has to be the same

number of heirs as sims moved in) and you can get a lot of lifts out in a hurry. And you

don’t have to worry about them dying on the lot or eating your food pre-Culinary.

Nothing to see here, just Duck getting aspiration points for getting engaged.

And synchronized clothing changes mean that it is Duck’s first day of work. Get Promoted

like the wind! Which isn’t very easy with Education unless you get Hobby chance cards.

And Short has 10 body now.

Yay promotion.

Yay baby!

And our for sure last child of gen 3 is a little boy named Dick.

Tiny also grew up and was happy about it, until she looked at her aspiration.

Romance/Pleasure with a want of 20 lovers. Yeah. No. Impossible wants are not done in

an adult start apoc. Sorry.

Now start mopping. I love messy sims.

Holly gets tons of aspiration for maxing all skills, and I feel a lot like Long here. Bored.

Two more promotions. And look, Young is actually in different clothes.

And with luck, she’ll be able to get a promotion today. I know I’d like Gamer to be lifted.

It would make Journalism totally pointless.

And it is. Young is now permaplat and I can use the computer whenever I want for

whatever I want.

And so we celebrate by moving Young out. Bye Young, I promise to come into your house

and fix your pants sometime.

And Dick is now a toddler. With stats of, well, do you really care at this point? They don’t

mean much. If you do care they are 9/5/6/10/3.

“I hate my life. I hate that I have to eat green food.”

“You can always leave.”

“Maybe I will.”

“I’m home! And now the kids can go to school! And I can get out of here!”

“Do you ever move from that spot?”

“Nope! Permaplat off of LTA I go upstairs and energize then come right back here and

watch the yummy channel.”

“I hate you.”

And so kids Skilled.

And people energized. Also see the bed off in the corner. That’s Ding’s ghost bed. He

doesn’t even bother haunting anymore. I think he’s sad that there’s no one around for

him to scare.

Yay more mechanical points.

And the teens set off for school for the first time ever.

And that afternoon, Anita grows up. I think the townie in the back likes her bum.

She also gave Short his first kiss, which did NOTHING. The first kiss want from so long

ago rolled away.

Did you know that the treadmill is one of the fastest ways to gain body? And it raises

temperature so doing it out in the cold is good? Sims get hot then you can have them do

yoga or something else to cool down again. And they have fun doing it.

+1000 for bringing home someone with the flu!

“I hate you.”

And there’s Anita’s 10th body point. Now all of the kids have 10 so they can go to college.

Well, other than this dude.

Holly grew up as well, she’s quite the good looking elder.

Long on the other hand seems to be channelling his father in fashion choices.

All of the kids are in careers that have been lifted. I think one is in athletic while the

others are in medical. That is because I want scholarships. And Tiny here is the first to

get one.

Sigh, the perils of inviting townies over. They get in fights more than cows and llamas do.

Okay, apparently Ding is haunting. I just never see him. Project move the Ghost Bed to

the roof worked.

And we have another promotion. Looking at Short’s life bar it is time to send the kids to

college.

And so the kids moved to college. Okay I need to talk about this. I am only doing this once

for one simple reason, I don’t like that I have to move to an empty lot every time I send kids

to college. You end up with a hood full of empty apoc legal houses. Go check the rules, you

have to move to a blank lot every time. So all of you apoc players who think that only the

first gen of kids to go to college will have it tough because of no money, think again, every

gen has to start out fresh. I’m just lucky that I lifted athletic and can stuff inventory with all of

the buy mode stuff I need or want so I only need to do this once.

Plus I hate college – next chapter promises to have the shortest college visit ever.

“Hey there chair! Nice to see you!”

Outgoing sims!

Until next time, happy simming.

Creepy smiling driver hopes that he doesn’t haunt your dreams.