@FrancescaFiori @Joria @KRae First of all, thank you so much for volunteering to vote, friends! *exhales a sigh of relief
Francesca,
Haha, compared to my Apocalypse Challenge which had so much shirtlessness, I found it rather jarring that Kaoru would suddenly be shirtless at his birthday party.
Of course, it's one of his everyday outfits so I was surprised but not
that surprised, hehe.
This time, I somehow ended up with a household of five female sims to two male sims. That will need to be corrected in a future generation.
Oooh, I appreciate your reminding me how hard some of the deaths are! I don't think I've ever achieved half of them! Did you use an animal hat to get the sim dazed?
Joria,
Regarding promotions, it's possible to get promoted in one day at the lower levels but at least two days at the upper levels. Jobs with lots of work days are fastest.
With Connections, one starts at Level 4 and needs six promotions. That works out to about 12 work days--about 2.5 weeks.
I've been less lucky with the wife, Anita, who's in Patron of the Arts. Besides the fact that she works a lot less, she requires A LOT of supervision.
Last sim-week, she had her massage, drank her Essence of Inspired, then headed for the door. When I went to confirm she was in Work Hard mode, I found her gardening.
After that, I couldn't send her to work and she took a huge hit (I thought she'd reach L9 that day).
So, yes, zipping along with 2-day promotions. The Apocalypse Challenge was very limiting and didn't allow the Scientist career and clubs (but players are free to play as they choose).
The club's networked perk, rally the troops, massage/baths from the very start, and the cloning of cowplant stuff make for much easier promotions.
I actually don't play ahead, Joria. I take screenshots as I play and jot down notes about the shots. Once I get to a good narrative break, I stop and write it up.
I'm never farther than a few sim-days past my update. Also about the points, I'm not willing to kill myself or my gaming pleasure for a high score.
If the scoring takes me too far out of my happy zone, I'll just accept fewer points. Like, I can't see myself getting full score for the 11 types of death.
And I'm not throwing 334 social events for full points in that category, either.
KRae
It feels like so long since I've read any of your fabulous stories. I hope you are enjoying your summer!