#apocalypse challenge

[simspaghetti]

As I'm doing a rags-to-riches challenge atm for gen 3 of my Random Legacy, I've been looking into mods that make the off-grid experience in TS3 a bit more realistic

I hope this list will be especially useful as a resource for anyone doing rags-to-riches, runaway teen, midnight sun, zombie apocalypse or any other similar challenge which requires your sim to live off the land - I personally love this gameplay style, and I hope this is useful for others too!

As always, if anyone has any suggestions of mods / CC I should add to this list, let me know and I'll update it - it's definitely not exhaustive by any means :)

Mods:

Moar Interactions by Buzzler on MTS

I recommend this mod regardless of if you're playing off-the-grid because it adds a bunch of great stuff, but the interactions particularly useful for this gameplay style are 'work overtime' at the small businesses around town, allowing your sim to earn a bit of extra cash without being officially employed, and also the ability to 'cancel the carpool / schoolbus' (because a carpool wouldn't agree to pick your sim up from their camp in the middle of the woods)

Nraas Careers via Nraas Industries

This mod allows your teen / child sims to be enrolled in home-schooling, which makes much more sense if they're living as a runaway - tutorial for how to assign them to homeschooling is here - I also reccomend using storyprogression to disable curfew for your teen sims if you're playing them as a runaway (tutorial here)

Nraas GoHere via Nraas Industries

This might be a bit random - but this mod is an abseloute lifesaver if your sim doesn't have a car, you can force them to walk long distances without automatically getting in a taxi (best used when combined with the taxi charge mod - linked below)

One with Nature by Spherefish on MTS

This mod is basically the GOAT for off-grid gameplay - it adds the ability to sleep on the floor, pee on the floor, have sponge baths in the ocean / swimming pool and also to relax / daydream on the ground

Pay for the gym by ani on MTS

Some people won't like this one as it definitely makes runaway / rags-to-riches challenges a lot more challenging, but in combination with the other mods I think it makes sense to charge for hot showers when your sim could just go for a wild swim instead!

No Fridge Shopping via Nraas Industries

No more magically buying ingredients from the fridge - your off-grid sim has to grow the produce themselves or go to the supermarket if they want to cook!

Taxi Charge & Subway Charge on MTS

Challenges such as runaway teen require you to buy a flamingo every time your sim takes a taxi - this removes that requirement as your sim gets automatically charged 6-20 simoleons depending on their age - Subway Charge does the same for your Bridgeport sims

No Stretch Children Can Series by Kapaer on MTS

I always recommend this mod for general gameplay anyway, but it's especially useful if you've got kids in your household for offgrid living, they're no longer completely useless!

Attend University online by TwinSimming on Tumblr

Similar to the homeschooling option from nraas careers (linked above), this allows your sim to attend university entirely from the comfort of their computer - they do still have to pay for the degree though!

Off-Grid Inventing Overhaul by SimState on MTS

Allows your inventor sims to create household objects through the inventing table - so you don't have to save up to buy them if your sim is crafty enough!

Ani's Various Mods

I particularly recommend the 'mountain bike' mod which allows your sims to ride a bike around without roads, as well as the 'ration box' mod & 'consignment'

Sleep on Sofa / Bench by Sammonsim on MTS

Scroll down to post #22 in this thread to get the link to this mod - it basically allows your sims to get a full nights sleep on a sofa / bench without having to queue up 50 'nap' interactions

Functional Wells / Off Grid Plumbing & Functional Washboard

This makes your sim have to collect buckets of water from a well if they want to shower / wash the dishes etc. The functional washboard allows them to wash their clothes in a less mechanical way, I reccomend using Danjaley's functional well cc in addition to the plumbing mod as it adds a few more options for your style of lot

Custom Content:

Pallet bed set on tumblr

BionicZombie's Basement Treasures TS4 conversio

Travel Items by Everlasting Garden

Working Futon on MTS

Hollow bee tree on MTS

Camping time set by Toreno

Around The Sims 3:

Camping Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 Eco Living TS4 Conversion Into The Wild Trashes & Bonfires / Part 2 Stray Life City / Stray Life Woods Beer Keg / Wine Barrel Squat Bedroom

Twinsimming:

Into the wild set TS4 Werewolves conversion

Simzoo:

All-In-One Bush / Toilet bush Rock / Bucket sink Log Bench / Bench 2 / Rock Stool / Wood Box Cushioned Seat Tree Dresser Haystack bed / Log bed Single table-style counter Raft pool lounger Firepit set

TheSimsResource:

Disclaimer: I do not endorse or condone using this website, unfortunately a lot of great CC for TS3 is locked behind it due to the age of the game - so I've linked some of it here, but I recommend using a reliable adblocker (personally I use Ublock Origin for firefox) before visiting it / downloading anything

Hayloft bunk-bed More Mailboxes (These are a lot less space-consuming than the default mailbox, and I like to either attach them to trees or just hide them in bushes on my off-grid lots lol) The homeless pet set Trapper Bedroom All of cyclonesue's stuff for urban environments

[katatty]

Oh, and this is the medical facility its super simple but I was pretty proud of this lot!!

[pixeldolly]

The preparations for the Apocalypse Challenge are still ongoing - there's a ton of stuff to download, a hood to decorate and lots to build, but I'm slowly getting there.

My military/food relief outpost, at least, is done! I used aelflaed's lot as a base and just grunged it up.

Oh and btw, the pics are not edited. I installed a Reshade to help set the mood, which didn't work perfectly, but the result is pretty bleak, I think!

[goatskickin]

made a cool bedroom/office for Pitstop Valley's resident computer nerd Tempe. then I realized we couldn't put a roof over his new room

[bluu3berry]

Rp drawing!

I was roleplaying in a apocalyptic world over ran by zombies, and a character that my character ended up calling woo, saved Luu (my character) and they end up traveling together for 2 years towards a sanctuary! They finally got to it, and got settled in, woo looked a mirror reminiscing on the past, before Luu comes into frame to remind him of the future!

I ENJOYED THE RP SO MUCHHH, guh, Luu is a homeless child btw... So uh.. ERM.. :33 HOPE YALL ENJOYED!!

Don't repost, reblogs encouraged

@anon-coke @scramble-eg @phishyyphish @the-second-reason

[kofencrew]

on the third day, while Finn was away Brooke—perhaps in her loneliness—decided to befriend a particular elder cat named Kobe?

[thisfoxplaysthesims]

Making an attempt to start an Apocalypse Challenge, featuring Ranger Bluborn and guest starring Pretersolaria Institute by @andrevasims and dormies by @moocha-muses and @mikexx2

[corrienteallita]

Who remembers the Apocalypse Challenge from the Sims 2?

I loved that challenge. I completed it twice; it was also the first legacy that I ever completed too!

I was looking for something similar for Sims 4, but all the challenges seemed so easy.... I spent the better part of yesterday writing my own rule set. I want to experience having to sift through a dozen pages of rules to see if I can perform a certain interaction!

Of course, I forgot about the Entertainer career in ts4, now I need to readjust all the music restrictions and add those to the Musician branch restrictions...

I wish we had zombies in ts4 though!

[simblr-diary]

[booyahblue]

Using my @yellowllamaco planner to organise parts of the Apocalypse Challenge I want to try with the SURVIVE MOD

[stormydayzgamez]

TS4→ Apocalypse Test 1.3: A Little Less Hopeless

[silenttapestry]

I started a new challenge in Sims 2, called the Space Oddity Challenge by Aaroc200. I modified it to make it more challenging; it's sort of an Apocalypse-lite set of rules. The first chapter is here: https://chclover.livejournal.com/19884.html

[katatty]

[pixeldolly]

The second apocalypse challenge lot, a makeshift rapid response unit set up to triage and quarantine infected residents, as well as provide medical care to survivors in general.

Also on an aelflaed lot, but made GRUNGY.

[goatskickin]

Did you know that Bettina the Good Witch keeps a diary?

Read it on A03!

[quitecontrarytv]

thank you to the RNG gods for giving me a deogen, the easiest ghost to identify on this difficulty setting