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Not So Berry Legacy Challenge- Revamp

Sul Sul my fellow Simmers! For the longest time I resisted doing some of the more classic legacy challenges, mainly because like many of you I would start with the first generation and then my ADHD brain would kick in with a new structure or storyline I wanted to pursue and I would move onto the next game. 

In 2025 I decided that I would challenge myself to follow through on one of the classic legacy challenges, The Not So Berry Legacy created by @lilsimsie and @alwayssimming. That said, when I went to read the rules I realized that the challenge was created back when the only expansion packs were Base Game, Get to Work, Get Together, and City Living, and there was never an official revamp of the challenge. Now I know that there are so many incredible takes on this challenge that have been created by other Simmers, but I decided to make one myself, while keeping the essence of the original challenge at its heart. Part of that is because I wanted to put my own personal twist on it, but also several of the revamps I’ve seen also hadn’t been updated in a while, and we’ve had so many new packs released recently that it still felt like so much was missing. So welcome to the very early version of jackieeeebee’s revamped Not So Berry Challenge!

A few basic goals that I have:

I want this to retain the feel of the original legacy challenge, so I will be keeping it to 10 generations.

The basic rules for set up will remain the same between the original version and my own, no need to totally reinvent the wheel when the original basic rules do just fine.

I will make sure with each new generation I let you know which packs you might need, and let you know if there are any playaround options for Simmers who may not have all of the packs.

Because there are so many new packs since the challenge’s initial creation in 2017 some generations will be a choose-your-own adventure, where you can select between a few different options for aspirations or careers.

Finally, because I know a huge part of my Simming experience is the building I am going to also add in an optional build challenge for each generation. For Simmers who take on the build challenges please post them to the gallery with #JackiesNotSoBerryRevamp so we can follow along!

For those who want to be able to follow the changes between my revamp and the original rules I will keep them in this Google Doc. I’ve kept the original rules for each generation on the page along with the new rules for those who want to follow along, they are below the updated rules in a shade that Google Docs actually calls Red Berry.

Original Challenge Basic Rules:

Each heir must represent the color of the generation (i.e. hair, makeup, clothing), but brightly colored skin is not necessary (these aren’t actually berry Sims, that’s the joke). Of course, this is optional but a big portion of the fun.

The colors of the spouses don’t matter as they aren’t part of the challenge. Unless otherwise stated you can do whatever you please with them.

Money cheats can be used, but not excessively. Suggestion: use freerealestate for your first home, but no cheats afterward.

You may live wherever you please unless something is specified in the rules of a generation.

Every generation is supposed to complete both the career and aspiration of the heir unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Keep the lifespan on normal.

If you play this challenge and want to share it with us, go ahead and post with #notsoberry so we can see!

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Revamping My Page

Realized that I still had access to my old Tumblr page, and decided that with the new Sims 25th Anniversary Event going on I would start to post some of the scenarios and challenges I've made for myself.