#midnight sun 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

[loomsims]

Eddy found a bird while foraging and she is adorable! 😭🩷

[id-element0]

I'm just having a vapourware episode right now. Been listening to the synthwave, searching for inspiration on the internet. After I found a really good one, shamelessly decided to copy the style.

It doesn't really fit the aesthetic of Crimson Basin but we have a consignment store now and it looks like this. I'm happy with the simplicity of it.

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[sammyshuno]

[luxtallis]

📝 Diary Entry 1 - Day ??? Woke up. Cold. My teeth are singing. Everything is… sideways? No. The world is just tilted. I'm tilted. Snow in my ears. In my eyes. In my mouth. Tastes like bleach and thunder.

I’m alone. I think I’m alone. I shouted into the trees and something shouted back, but it didn’t sound human. Maybe it was just me. Echoes lie. Echoes lie.

There’s-there’s a wing. Metal wing. Burned. Torn. Still smoking. A big bird fell from the sky. No. A plane. That’s the word. P-p-plane. Like the one they- No. No, no. Don't scratch that. Don’t remember. Don’t want to remember. The Beakers said not to remember. … My arm’s still here. The metal one. Still twitching. Hello, arm. Still mine. Still humming. Left side colder than the right. That’s normal. Probably. Maybe.

There's no one else. Just scraps. Crates. A helmet with no head in it. (Where did the head go? Where did it go??) I think-I think I took something I shouldn't have. A ride? A way out? There was a base. Somewhere. Maybe. Green lights. Military yelling. Then sky. Then snow. Or maybe I dreamed it. Maybe this is the dream. My fingers won’t stop twitching. Tap tap tap on the page. They want to write. I want to scream. I want to eat something that’s not metal.

I will call this place Nowhere. Because if I give it a name, I might forget I don’t belong here. That sounds dangerous.

I think I’ll build a nest. Yes. A nest for Nervous. Feathers optional. Safety not included. If anyone finds this: I didn’t die in the crash. At least, not the part of me that still twitches.

[reapers-archive]

Playing with her danger noodle

[sweet-berry-sims]

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[ladderswithoutpools]

Heyyyyy sorry I've been away again work's been hectic and pretty much all my spare time has been spent playin stardew but have a lil peek of a personal MSC save i've been playing when the mood takes me.

[junoivyyy]

Midnight Sun Challenge started off strong!💪 Here's a screenshot of my house, my sim who is fishing, and a deer for some reason.

[idwtsimoleons]

>Wake up

[rasoyas]

we're on our way to sulani! 🏝

[nizaberry]

Floating near the edge of the island, a cooler and... wait, that pink suitcase is Rin's. Coincidence?

There's something really strange about this place..

[loomsims]

After the impromptu meet and greet with the new survivor, Eddy planned on spending the rest of his evening foraging. Things have already started to go awry as his fish ended up being burnt :( Hopefully nothing else bad happens this evening...

[id-element0]

The moment Eirra is a child, Bismarck's midnight fishing makes a comeback. He rolls the wish to fish before 6am. And Eirra wants to learn fishing. Perfect match. Now that he is a big boy, they can bond over fishing together. In the dark of the night.

It's also kind of foreshadowing Eirra's future choices...

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[sammyshuno]

[luxtallis]

Poor Cassandra.