#asylum challenge

[cyazurai]

Anonymously Autonomous: an Autonomy Based Legacy Challenge

For The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4

Have you ever played an ISBI (I'm Surrounded by Idiots) legacy, or an asylum challenge? Was it something you enjoyed, but felt a little ick about the name, and the premise being that the sims you don't control are "insane," "crazy," "erratic," or just in some way just stupid? Well, you're not alone! The autonomy in these games isn't great, but can make for some really chaotic situations that you'd never get if you controlled every single sim most of the time, so it's fun to occasionally play a game where your sims are allowed to just be their little chaotic selves. And I want to help facilitate the chaos because maybe I'm a little bit of a Watcher of Mischief myself. If you're interested, keep reading!

Basic Concept

If you know the ISBI and Asylum challenges, you know the main premise: you can only control one sim in your household. In the ISBI Legacy, your founder will eventually "pass the torch" on to their heir, who will become the next sim you can control, and you will no longer be able to control your previous sim. It's very simple. There are other rules, and some versions even include the addition of points, but that's the basic idea.

For AAL (Anonymously Autonomous Legacy), at the bare bones, it's the same exact concept: one single sim you can control. But I decided to do something a little different with this, as well, because I didn't want this to be just a renaming of the ISBI. I want it to be its own thing. And what that thing is is:

Randomization.

The sim you can control will not necessarily be your founder or heir at all times. When you only control one sim, it will always be that sim you control, but once you have multiple sims in your household, after a set period of time you have to Spin a Wheel with all of your household's eligible sims on it to pick what sim you will control during the next set period of time. Sometimes, you will get the same sim multiple times in a row. Sometimes you might never even get to control your heir. It will all depend on the wheel (or dice roller, or number randomizer, whatever you wish).

Interested? Good!

General Rules (for Sims 2, 3, and 4)

Create a YA sim of your choice. If you are playing TS2, you may start either as a YA in university, or you may start as an adult to start their life right away. They can have any personality, likes/dislikes, turn ons/offs, whatever you want.

If you want to start off with randomization from the very beginning, give them a spouse, and spin the wheel to decide who you play as from the beginning.

Use whatever age span you want to for this. However, short might make this even more difficult that it already will be, so only use short if you want an extra challenge.

You may not use money cheats.

Move into a lot using whatever money your family has. You may not give them more money to build them a nice house.

Optional: Move them into the biggest lot in the game (whichever iteration you're playing), and do some lawn living. If they still have a lot of money, reduce their money in a way you see fit - remove it through cheats, or purchase a really expensive item that serves no practical purpose.

Next generation begins when the heir becomes a YA.

Non-heir children may stay in the family home however long you want.

Autonomy Randomization Rules

Once you have more than one sim in your household, you must decide on a specific timeframe in which to randomize who you will be allowed to control and how long you can control them.

An example of what I mean by this is if you have four sims in your household. Let's call them Matthew, Frankie, Shawn, and Sky. Matthew is the founder, Frankie his wife, Shawn a child, and Sky a toddler. You input their names in the wheel, and spin it. The wheel lands on Shawn's name, so for that entire week, he is the only one you are allowed to play.

When you have a sim chosen to be the only one you can control, that is the only sim you may select. You may not select other sims to check their inventory, to check their needs, etc. Their needs and everything are a mystery to you. If they genuinely seem to be stuck, you may reset them however your particular iteration allows you to do so.

You may use your own timeframe for selecting a random sim, but I have come up with my own in case you want to use one of mine.

Weekly Randomization: On Sunday at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment until the next Sunday at 8 am, you will control only that sim.

Seasonal Randomization: This is similar to the previous one, but if you play TS4 and play with 14 day or 28 day seasons or have some kind of mod or cheats to modify the length of your seasons. On the first day of the season at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment until the first day of the next season, you will control only that sim.

Yearly Randomization: If you want more time with a single sim, this one is for you. On the first day of Spring at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment through all of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, you will control only that sim. On the first day of the next Spring at 8 am, you will spin the wheel again.

Age Span Randomization: The next time your current sim ages up, spin the wheel. So if your founder starts as a YA, spin the wheel when they age up to adult. If the next sim is a child, you play them until they age up to teen, and so forth.

No Randomization: This is an option. If you only want to control your torch holders, you don't have to randomize who you control at all, you can just control your founder then heirs, as long as you only ever control one sim at a time.

Random Randomization: This one would be rather difficult to keep track of, but if you want to, you can use either a number randomizer, or a dicer roller, or some way, to pick how many days you will control your current sim. When you first start controlling a sim, you will roll to find out how many days you may control that sim. Once you move onto the next sim, roll once again to find out how long you will control that sim.

This is all of the timeframes I can come up with right now, but if you have any ideas feel free to message them to me!

Another rule about the randomization is that you may roll the same sim multiple times in a row. You may not remove your current sim from the wheel - whatever sim you get is the one you play.

The sim you control doesn't need to be related to your family. If they are a controllable sim in your household, you must put them on the wheel. If you move in your best friend? You may end up controlling them more often than your own sim.

Optional: If you are going to be posting your legacy on Simblr, or somewhere else, and want to really follow the "anonymous" part of this challenge, keep the sim you are controlling a secret from your viewers! See if they can guess which sim is being controlled, maybe have a poll every time before the next switch just for fun.

General and Iteration-Specific Rules

The first thing I'm going to talk about is what sims are eligible to be put on the wheel, depending on which game you are playing.

The Sims 2: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: toddlers, children, teens, young adults (if you send them to university), adults, and elders. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household. If you use cheats to control babies or pets, you may also add them to the wheel.

The Sims 3: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: babies, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, adults, elders, cats, dogs, and horses. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household.

The Sims 4: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: infants, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, adults, and elders. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household. Also, if you use the mod that allows you to play pets, you may add them to the wheel as well.

You may play however you would normally play, except that you are only allowed to play one sim at a time.

Mods and CC are allowed. You may even use mods that improve autonomy if you so wish.

For any of the games, you may set things up to make life easier for you. For example, I suggest using the baby monitor in TS3 if you end up having to play as a baby - that way, you can use it to call attention to yourself if you are in need. For TS4, I suggest using MCCC to make more things autonomous, like gardening and repairing items. Things like that.

When controlling a sim, you may use their reward points to purchase things. Even if they are rewards that will help you greatly, nothing is off limits. Use whatever advantage you are given.

Nothing in the build/buy modes are off limits either. If you want sim death, feel free to build the horrors. If you want to keep as far away from death as you want, you don't even need an oven. It's up to your discretion.

Also, how do you choose an heir? You can choose an heir any way you choose. Whether you choose the one you like the most, have an heir poll, or use one of the Succession Laws from the official legacy challenge, any way you prefer is fine.

What is the Goal?

Your goal is to get to the 10th generation, and will end when the 10th generation's youngest child ages up to YA. You may play further than this if you please, but that is the main goal.

However, this is not as simple as you might thing, and that is why it is your only required goal.

Because you will (probably) be randomizing which sim you can control, it's not always going to easy to keep your heirs alive, or even find your heir a spouse/significant other to have children with. After all, if you can't control the heir, how can you find them someone to love?

You will have to use whatever sim you are allowed to play to your advantage. If you can't play your heir, use the sim you can play to bring eligible sims to the household to meet your heir.

Another reason that the goal is simple is because sims are not the brightest bulbs in the box, or the sharpest tool in the shed (I had to say it). Some of your unplayable sims might very well die to something silly, like eating too many jelly beans (TS3) or starving to death. Some babies, infants, toddlers, or children may be taken away by social services. Some pets might be taken away as well.

Optional: If you want a little extra challenge, you can add the generational goal that you have to try to complete your heir's LTW/aspiration before they die.

"What is the fail condition for this challenge?" You may be asking. There is exactly one fail condition: every sim related to your family in the household dies/is taken away. So, realistically, this challenge is very difficult to fail. If you only have one related sim left in the household but there are relatives out in the world and you want some insurance, feel free to bring the family back into the home. Whatever you can do to not fail? Do it.

And that's all I have for now! I haven't put together points or anything, or a score card, because I know people don't really play challenges for points anymore. But, if enough people want to play for points, I will add a scoresheet/scoring section.

If you have any questions, please message them to me or comment on this post, and I will answer your questions to the best of my ability!

If you decide to play this challenge, please tag it with #SimsAALC so that I can see it!

@ts4challengehub

[ethicaltreatmentofcowplants]

It was at this moment, Lilac realised that she hated fishing.

[slyndseyy]

On stream we play an Asylum Challenge on Saturdays and it's been super fun. Chat has been submitting sims to be patients and it's hilarious watching them all hookup and fight each other lmao.

I wanted the build to be somewhat spooky. There wasn't much funding for the reopening of Frostford Asylum so some areas are still pretty rundown.

twitch.tv/slyndsey if you want to join. or our discord :3 https://discord.gg/Kzkyhk8Z

[rainmustfallts4]

House of Lost Souls ◇ Information

Introduction

This is my playthrough of the Asylum challenge by simswithcheese. I attempted this challenge many years ago and, big shock, I never finished it lol I think I went too hard into the story angle because I had an entire story planned with the evil asylum owner. This time, there IS a bit of a story, but it’s mostly just a playthrough. Hopefully I can complete it this time lol

Theme song:

Information

I’m not a huge stickler for the rules because they make it a lot harder for me to actually finish shit, which is already a huge issue lol This is the basic breakdown of how I’m gonna play:

All sims, minus my sim, have been COMPLETELY randomized (save for the erratic trait.)

I built the asylum with the cheapest furniture but added several skill items.

My sim is the only sim I control.

All crafted items will be sold to fund the asylum.

Aging is turned off and season length is 14.

All sims have the inner peace trait. Main sim must complete this before going after their own aspiration.

None of them will have jobs (because those in asylums don’t have jobs.)

Starting funds are set to $1,500.

3 toilets, 4 showers, 8 beds.

Main sim must write in her journal before bed every single day.

The Patients

Patient #14238 – Alex Harmonson

Patient #16804 – Alexia Locklear

Patient #87437 – Blake Shan

Patient #90361 – Dominic Braswell

Patient #13427 – Dwayne Bryan

Patient #17231 – Junior Flaherty

Patient #63871 - Rhys Park

Patient #88438 – Rae Reynolds (the main character)

if anyone wants the template for the patient cards, lmk c: also before someone gets upset over this, I suffer from several mental illnesses myself and I have no problem with this challenge. If anything, it's a good release because I can help my sim heal when I cannot.

[caleygames]

Part 5 of my attempt at the Asylum Challenge is now up on my YouTube channel - this time, Ailish makes some positive progress on their aspiration!

[bustinsims]

Erik and Russell were getting into it and then Amber who is madly in love with Erik caught them after the act. In a jealous strike, she slapped Erik who just seemed confused by the entire ordeal.

Amber: Take that you nasty woohoo hungry pig!!

[theamberplumbob]

Whelp, I knew it was only a matter of time, but its still sad to see that the last of the OG relationships has fallen. Sunny left Auburn for Blu, and he IS NOT taking it well...

[harmonyckrs]

Phase 1, Day 3 of the Strangetown Takeover: Combined Forces

THE PREVIOUS DAY

NAME: Dr. Aktu Terrestrial

Aktu: First we take their house, then we take their kid...I may as well start wearing black graphic tees and cut off my hair.

Harper: Please, no. I would make a terrible Vidcund.

Aktu: Heh, true. I'd make a horrible Pascal. If I were to pretend to be any of them, I'd want to at least be...

Aktu: ...

Aktu: Shoot. I can't remember the name of the third one.

Harper: Seriously? He's like the most important one. His name's-

*SLAM*

NAME: Agent Lola Curious

Lola: This place sure brings back memories...Dr. Vu is going to have a town meeting in regards to our plans to taking over Pleasantview. How's the baby?

Aktu: Good. He cries a lot, though. Are you sure we can't just have him live with his father?

Lola: No, this is part of Dr. Vu's plan! There is a reason why we have to keep Patient 004 separate from the others.

Harper: You mean Pascal.

Lola: We refer to them by their patient numbers now, Harper. He's not Pascal anymore. The accident's changed him, as it did with everyone else that we had to keep in the asylum.

Aktu: Didn't you say it was so the other patients don't get traumatized from watching a man give birth to an alien baby?

Lola: Well, that too. Just get to the meeting now.

NAMES: Mayor General Buzz Grunt, Agent Chloe Curious, Agent Ajay Loner

General Buzz: Are you sure they'll be safe there? You know what they say about people in Pleasantview...

Chloe: Of course they'll be! Pleasantview is a far nicer place than this dump, and the Oldies have been fostering children for a very long time. Those three will be fine.

General Buzz: I just don't want any of them being influenced by those...heathens...who live there.

Chloe: They're old enough to make their own decisions. If you're that worried, you should've done a better job parenting.

General Buzz: You can't talk to me like that! I'm the mayor!

Ajay: Let's try to be more professional, you two. We've got goals to complete and a town to take...care of...

NAME: Dr. Crystal Vu

Zoya: I just don't think it's a good idea. People are going to ask questions, and we're not even sure if the technology works...

Crystal: If it works, this could be a big step for couples who can't conceive a baby in the normal way. And it's what Loki and Circe would've wanted.

Zoya: Well, if you say so...then sure.

Harper: Why are you talking to Zoya about the experiments? She's just an agent.

Crystal: It's good to have everyone be updated on what's going on, and you two took your sweet time getting here. Now, we're just waiting on one more member.

Harper: Really? Everyone's here.

NAME: Dr. Cassandra Goth

Crystal: Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Cassandra.

Ajay: A pleasure to meet you, Cassandra.

Harper: Really? Am I not good enough for you, Crystal?

Chloe: Girl, you're fine. Crystal, why do we need another person on our science team? We've got enough already.

Crystal: It's Dr. Vu to the both of you. And we're going to need all of the help we can get if we want to...restore Strangetown, and aid Pleasantview to further glory...

THE NEXT DAY

[jackluvsdaniel]

Tonight on 9-1-1 Asylum Challenge...this is why we do not play with risky woohoo on 40% 🤦‍♀️

tw: vomit, mpreg

What is this Edmundo? Evan? These freaking twins are fresh out of the oven my guys. I do not need another baby in the house!

So far, we're working with Christopher and Elliana. Cute little bundles of joy, the result of Eddie and Buck woohooing all over the damn asylum. Y'all these two are IN LOVE.

Just fighting their erratic urges and being good daddies, while Chim embraces the crazy and fights with Blarffy. What did that bear do to you, Chim?

Speaking of Chim, this beard is new and random. I did not know Sims randomly grew facial hair.

Fingers crossed we do not get twins again. I cannot handle that many kids 😂😂

[rurpleplaysmuttingtonac]

It had been a long time coming, Beatrice thought.

The last time she'd been in this position, she'd been very stressed and emotionally wrought, but now, now everything was perfect. She and Benedict were getting married on their terms and nobody was bossing them around. Their acquaintances were now dear friends and the home they lived in would soon have the sounds of growing children laughing and running about.

[whitelodge]

New video is up in a new series!

Welcome to Persimmon Peaks, a town as strange as it is small! This is the new headquarters for whatever challenge videos we decide to do, starting with the Asylum Challenge.... which as you can see from the thumbnail and the title, worked out perfectly! :)

Let me know what you think! I'd love to hear your challenge ideas!

[ethicaltreatmentofcowplants]

Ladies and Gentlefolks: The Asylum Challenge

I got tired of having Lilac cooped up in a bunker (and the main reason was because of the meanness bug anyway, which for me at least has been patched), so instead she is cooped up in an asylum! Onwards and upwards, eh Lilac?

So yes, we ('what do you mean, we?' she asks) are doing the asylum challenge, with some minor tweaks to the rules. Since the whole conceit of Lilac is that she shouldn't be there, I let her keep her regular traits (SELF-ASSURED, LAZY and FREEGAN) aaaaand since her housemates are pre-made townies, I likewise didn't alter them.

Although some, you may agree, should be locked up for something.

(Disclaimer: I know that institutions can be - to put it nicely - problematic, in the real world, and it is not my intention to make light of this. This is just for the silliness factor and other than doing my best to keep them bound to one lot, the Sims will be able to act as they do normally.)

The 'Guests'

Vladislaus Straud and Ted Roswell

One is in hiding from one rather peeved Henford-on-Bagley matriarch (and her hired occult duo). The other is regularly found conversing with the MOTHER plant.

And yes, this selfie was taken while one of them was possessed.

Jacques Villareal and Raj Rasoya

Ah, now we come to the actual criminal element of the joint. One perhaps had a more 'hands-on' role in being a single parent than through the regular court custody battle, while the other was found unaliving a workplace rival - then claiming that some entity called the Watcher made him do it.

Yes, Raj, you should truly be here.

Lux Demarco and L. Faba

Just for the sake of tokenism, the werewolf contingent had to be represented - and unfortunately Lux drew the short straw. L. Faba however is here because she chose to keep an eye on Vlad on behalf of the spellcasters' society, and they figure that as a MEAN sim, she may be able to convince him that she's actually on his side.

Meredith Roswell

No one is quite sure why she is here. Maybe she thought that the booking was a 2-for-1 deal aboard a cruiser, or in a luxury hotel?

Ma'am, we don't have hotels in the Sims 4...

[slyndseyy]

I am trying to build an old mental hospital for the Asylum challenge, but I want it to be spooky/grungy kinda? The problem is I have no idea where to get CC for it! I have tried simply googling but most of the links I find are dead, and I don't have a lot of time to search. Any recommendations for what I'm looking for by chance? 🙃👽

[rainmustfallts4]

House of Lost Souls ◇ Day 1, Sunday

⊶⊰Information⊱⊷ ⊶⊰From the Beginning⊱⊷ ⊶⊰Latest⊱⊷ ⊶⊰Index⊱⊷

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I was given this journal when they came to take my clothes and jewelry. I tried asking if this was part of my recovery, but they said nothing and just glared at me before leaving.

I guess I have no choice but to use it. At the very least, I can get rid of my need to write. I’ve always preferred writing with pen and paper instead of using the computer.

There was a knock on my door before a teal-haired older woman stuck her head into the room, a smile on her lips. “Can I come in, dear?”

“Oh, um, sure.” I shifted nervously in my seat, not sure what to expect from the people who reside here.

She settled down on my bed, offering me a friendly smile. “It’s been a while since we had a newbie here, everyone is excited to meet you. I convinced them to let you settle in first!”

“Oh, thank you…”

“My name is Alexia and I’m the oldest patient here. I guess you could say I’m the big sister of the asylum!” She laughed loudly, slapping her knee. “And you are?”

“Rae…”

“What a cute name! Don’t worry, dear, I know it can be scary here at first, but we’re not so bad once you get to know us. I’ll let you settle in, don’t be afraid to come and meet everyone.”

“Thank you.”

I watched her walk away, feeling a bit of the tension fall from my shoulders. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad here, after all…

I decided to get my bearings first, seeing just what this asylum had. It wasn’t much, honestly. The kitchen was closed off, giving us only a dining area with a cooler of granola, yogurt, and cereal. There was a rec room, offering a bookshelf, a desk, and a few skill based items.

The redhead seemed quite interested in the guitar and I found myself listening in for several minutes before I realized I probably looked like a creep.

Inside of my journal, I realized, was a list of items for me to complete. They hadn’t explicitly stated it, but I figured they expected me to complete these items as part of my recovery. They seemed easy enough, I suppose.

Outside in the yard were a few more skill items, including yoga mats. I tried yoga when I was younger, but it was insanely difficult so I gave up pretty soon after. I had no idea what I was doing, so I just did what little bit I remembered from back then.

One of the males came to join me, but he seemed to be struggling more than I was.

Alexia joined soon after, offering me a warm smile before beginning her routine.

I have to admit, it didn’t feel like I was out there for 6 hours. Time passed by quickly, but I was happy to be able to tick something off the list. I felt accomplished!

The bathroom was a bit scary. Though the showers weren’t completely open, they hardly made me feel safe. This is one of the main reasons I refused to join any after-school activities because the thought of showering together was terrifying. The other reason is because my fat ass could never, but that’s another issue.

Just hearing the others in the bathroom while I showered made me speed through the shower because I was afraid someone who try to use the shower with me in it!

The first night was great because a lady came in and made BLTs for everyone. We all sat down together and ate, something I hadn’t done with my family since I was a small child. It was overwhelming but, at the same time, it was… nice.

After dinner, I went outside to get some air.

“Hey, kid, wanna verse me in a game of b-ball?”

“Oh, uh… no, thank you.” I offered him an apologetic and nervous smile. He just shrugged, beginning to shoot hoops by himself.

I felt bad for turning him down but I was bad at basketball and wasn’t sure I could handle the embarrassment of it when I ultimately fail. Just the thought of the ball missing only to bounce back and hit me in the face…

I suppressed a shiver, turning away from him.

Nearby sat rows of harvestables just waiting to be planted. I glanced around, wondering why no one had planted them. For a moment, I tried to come up with a reason why, not wanting to do something that would anger the others.

I couldn’t think of a valid reason so, with a shrug, I got down and started to plant them. I’ve always wanted a garden of my own, but it just never happened. Oasis Springs is hardly the best place to grow anything. The sand is harsh and tends to ruin plants that aren’t meant for warmer temperatures.

Once everything was planted, I was surprised to see an entire army of bees coming from the box nearby, swarming the plants like kids happy to see Father Winter. They seemed quite happy to finally have plants around and it made me smile.

When night finally fell, I headed inside, feeling quite tired after my first day. I wanted to write in my journal first.

As I sat down, I glanced out the window. It was a depressing sight, to be sure, but to see the rain falling against the glass did lift my spirits the tiniest bit.

How am I feeling? I’m honestly not sure. This place isn’t quite as bad as I expected, but it’s far from a good place to be. I can see how one might actually lose their mind after being here for too long.

More than anything, I was curious about the other patients. How did they end up here? How long have they been here? Do they want out or are they happy? I could feel my writer’s brain kicking into high gear and it sucks that I only have this journal to write in. I want to work on my novel!

Shaking my head, I got up to head to my room. I happened to peer outside only to quickly look away. Why was he showering outside when we have a shower INSIDE? I mean, sure, the shower isn’t the best in the world and the water pressure is quite low, but at least you’re covered inside!

Does he have no shame? Just the thought of being naked outside like that sends a shiver down my spine… I could never!

The rain soon picked up, becoming a full-on storm that pounded against the roof. It was a glorious sound that lulled me into a deep sleep soon after I climbed into bed.

[caleygames]

Part 8 of my attempt at the Asylum Challenge is now up on my YouTube channel! With one Sim successfully left the asylum, it's the start of a new story about another inmate!

[bustinsims]

What does this mean??