The Sims 2 | "Nehru" Legacy Challenge (Reader Participation Welcome)
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Break My Heart
Bah. Heirs aren't about selecting the most worthy! Heirs are about selecting the first son! REGARDLESS!
Perfection
The Great Head.
PERFECTION HAS NO MASTEROne day after spending most of the morning working on her toy craftsmanship, Victoria finds herself alone in the house -- but she has to get to school, and she can't leave the baby alone. The solution? ...activate that strange robot-thing which has been sitting in the master bedroom for hundreds of years.
NAME: PERFECTION
MASTER: LADY VICTORIA
MISSION: DESTROY ALL ENEMIES OF LADY VICTORIA.
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Perfection
The Great Head.
Prototypes aren't worth of the name.
and I assume I could get her the game and all the expos cheep(yes im a cheepskate)
There are plenty of Sims you can't control (NPCs), but anyone living in the neighborhood is playable. In my Pleasantview, I have literally dozens of households I could play. In 'this' neighborhood, Nehru Hills, I'm ignoring all of the other households in favor of this one.
All kids and teenagers must go to school, but university is optional. You can choose what job they get, and jobs require friends and skills for promotions.
I enjoy The Sims 2 more, both for graphics and most gameplay. Sims 3 does jobs better -- Sims have related tasks that they have to do. Cops have to walk the streets an interview people, for instance, and doctors must keep themselves read in the latest journals. They're also constantly "on-call", which means they might come home, sleep for an hour or two, then get called back into work for a half-shift!
Yes -- you could start with The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, which includes the game and a few of its expansions. I got that for $20 in Wal-Mart after I lost my original Sims 2 disc. The expansions are probably available used from $5-10 dollars, and stuff packs are $5 or so now. They also have packs that combine expansions and stuff packs....for instance, to replace my University disc, I bought University Life, and it came with the university expansion, plus several stuff packs (Teen Style stuff, IKEA stuff).
This sounds perfect for my wife. For some reason I got the impresion you just controlled everything in the game but not that you roleplayed people.(now I just wounder if we should get another computer, so I can play the occasional game of starcraft 2).
bestrfcplayer
Steppin' up!
Well. That was interesting.
All right, gents, big update for you today. One of the fun ones, too. Activating the Servo and building up a business have worked out great for me, in terms of mixing up gameplay...no longer am I stuck skilling, making babies, skilling, and making babies.
Nehru Legacy 7.5 -- Growth
Now that Lindsay has come of age, Sinead introduces her to the way of the witch.
Servos have reduced needs, and regain energy by 'recharging' in the sun.
They only need to do this every other day or so. I don't think the Sims 1 servos needed recharging, but then they weren't constantly active: they spent their time in a chamber and could be activated, whereupon they did chores automatically. They generally acted like NPCs, although Sims could go to the station and tell it to Serve Food. You had no control over what kind of food it served, though, so you were just as likely to get a tray of cans as the actual meal. I did enjoy replacing their skins to make them look like a regular Sim, and thus have an android wandering around...
Only minutes into the game, I witness Renee shove Sinead. Sinead doesn't seem to care, taking the abuse with a smile.
...and giving it right back, again with a smile.
Time to expand the firm.
The Nehru Depot, which is vaugely hideous and which will serve as a place for the Nehrus to sell random stuff.
...like mannequins! Yessir, drop in by the Depot and pick up your genune Nehru-stamped-seal of approval mannequin. Buy them by the bulk, and we'll throw in army uniforms so you can play 'general'!
Hrm. Can't I charge more?
The Depot consists of an open floor for the clearinghouse, two bathrooms, and a rear room that is employees-only. I'll put Sinead's Throne of Light in there. As you can see, Sinead is accompanying Wilhelm to run the store. While it's POSSIBLE to run a store with just one Sim, that Sim will have to work the register, restock, and make sales all on their lonesome. I built a clothes store from scratch like that, and I don't intend to do it again.
While Wilhem uses his "Dazzle" to work the floor and keep people buying the mannequins, Sinead handles the cash register.
....very slowly.
Once someone has purchased a mannequin, Wilhelm has to replace them.
Unfortunately, there's no way for Sims to improve their cash register skill without enduring all the screw-ups.
I use my business perks to get better and better wholesale discounts, so we're making a better profit on the mannequin sells.
Having a witch on the lot is helpful: not only is she an ideal employee, only needing a few minutes in her Throne of Light to be fully charged and ready to work, but she can send away the roaches that miserable evil witch keeps zapping onto the lot.
Wilhelm was complaining about "weather in his house", so I had to replace the transparent awning with a tiled roof. I was going for a sunroom effect, but I think I need transparent floor tiles to do it properly.
We are making good headway on recouping the initial layout costs.
Whew! No more customers throwing their purchases on the floor and storming out in a huff.
What - no, she's not HERE, you silly robot. Why are you calling here when she's probably at the house?!
Excellent.
After the wholesale perks are taken, I move into reputation. This will make it easier for the Nehrus to make friends. It's a GREAT boon in regular play, though I don't care about it in this game because my Nehrus are mostly alone in the neighborhood.
I also took the liberty of trying to sell these robots.
...and eventually found out how to extort people for the mannequins, though I'll save that for a later day.
For now, though, let's return home.
(More to come, obviously...this update will have just over 100 pictures.)
Nehru Legacy 7.5 -- Growth
Now that Lindsay has come of age, Sinead introduces her to the way of the witch.
Servos have reduced needs, and regain energy by 'recharging' in the sun.
They only need to do this every other day or so. I don't think the Sims 1 servos needed recharging, but then they weren't constantly active: they spent their time in a chamber and could be activated, whereupon they did chores automatically. They generally acted like NPCs, although Sims could go to the station and tell it to Serve Food. You had no control over what kind of food it served, though, so you were just as likely to get a tray of cans as the actual meal. I did enjoy replacing their skins to make them look like a regular Sim, and thus have an android wandering around...
Only minutes into the game, I witness Renee shove Sinead. Sinead doesn't seem to care, taking the abuse with a smile.
...and giving it right back, again with a smile.
Time to expand the firm.
The Nehru Depot, which is vaugely hideous and which will serve as a place for the Nehrus to sell random stuff.
...like mannequins! Yessir, drop in by the Depot and pick up your genune Nehru-stamped-seal of approval mannequin. Buy them by the bulk, and we'll throw in army uniforms so you can play 'general'!
Hrm. Can't I charge more?
The Depot consists of an open floor for the clearinghouse, two bathrooms, and a rear room that is employees-only. I'll put Sinead's Throne of Light in there. As you can see, Sinead is accompanying Wilhelm to run the store. While it's POSSIBLE to run a store with just one Sim, that Sim will have to work the register, restock, and make sales all on their lonesome. I built a clothes store from scratch like that, and I don't intend to do it again.
While Wilhem uses his "Dazzle" to work the floor and keep people buying the mannequins, Sinead handles the cash register.
....very slowly.
Once someone has purchased a mannequin, Wilhelm has to replace them.
Unfortunately, there's no way for Sims to improve their cash register skill without enduring all the screw-ups.
I use my business perks to get better and better wholesale discounts, so we're making a better profit on the mannequin sells.
Having a witch on the lot is helpful: not only is she an ideal employee, only needing a few minutes in her Throne of Light to be fully charged and ready to work, but she can send away the roaches that miserable evil witch keeps zapping onto the lot.
Wilhelm was complaining about "weather in his house", so I had to replace the transparent awning with a tiled roof. I was going for a sunroom effect, but I think I need transparent floor tiles to do it properly.
We are making good headway on recouping the initial layout costs.
Whew! No more customers throwing their purchases on the floor and storming out in a huff.
What - no, she's not HERE, you silly robot. Why are you calling here when she's probably at the house?!
Excellent.
After the wholesale perks are taken, I move into reputation. This will make it easier for the Nehrus to make friends. It's a GREAT boon in regular play, though I don't care about it in this game because my Nehrus are mostly alone in the neighborhood.
I also took the liberty of trying to sell these robots.
...and eventually found out how to extort people for the mannequins, though I'll save that for a later day.
For now, though, let's return home.
(More to come, obviously...this update will have just over 100 pictures.)
Nehru Legacy 7.5, Continued
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At home, Lindsay is helping Adele with her homework..
...PERFECTION is terrifying schoolchildren by recharging in front of them...
...and creeping me out.
He proves to be a neverending source of entertainment, wanting to catch a small bigmouth bass. He spends the next couple of days transfixed in front of the River Styx.
Renee continues to be abusive, so I let Sinead retaliate.
I wonder what THIS does?
Oh, this looks promising. Is she going to melt?
...bees? Are they killer bees, at least?
Potent, but merciful.
Nice!
It's almost time for Lady Victoria to move back in. PERFECTION will be pleased, since she's the one who activated him.
Um..
..allrighty, then.
I really should pay more attention to Wilhelm. He rolled a want to Retire as soon as he became an elder, but I didn't want to let him do it before Victoria was ready to assume the throne.
Carbon...infestation. I'm going to hope that means 'roaches'.
...
As you can see, he's working on his Gold sewing badge.
...and Lindsay is now a master-witch and can construct her own Throne of Light!
Oh, god, did he just reproduce?!
I've always had good luck with Eastern Eats.
And it continues.
Oh, good - wait. What in the...
Ach, we lost another townie. Better send her tombstone somewhere else so she doesn't bother my Sims. I know, the grocery store! They'll appreciate a nice urn.
Adele still exists, though I'm too distracted by marveling at PERFECTION and getting Victoria ready to assume the throne to give her a lot of skilling time.
Speaking of marvels.
(There I was, watching Lindsay prepare reagents, when the game cut away to Keavy making time with the robot!)
A water-balloon fight? With a robot? That doesn't sound...intelligent.
PERFECTION: My circuits are insulated.
As it turns out, he's a REALLY good water balloon fighter. He'd dodge Lindsay's shots, then pelt her with two in succession.
After the fight, though, I figure a tune-up won't hurt.
More to come.
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At home, Lindsay is helping Adele with her homework..
...PERFECTION is terrifying schoolchildren by recharging in front of them...
...and creeping me out.
He proves to be a neverending source of entertainment, wanting to catch a small bigmouth bass. He spends the next couple of days transfixed in front of the River Styx.
Renee continues to be abusive, so I let Sinead retaliate.
I wonder what THIS does?
Oh, this looks promising. Is she going to melt?
...bees? Are they killer bees, at least?
Potent, but merciful.
Nice!
It's almost time for Lady Victoria to move back in. PERFECTION will be pleased, since she's the one who activated him.
Um..
..allrighty, then.
I really should pay more attention to Wilhelm. He rolled a want to Retire as soon as he became an elder, but I didn't want to let him do it before Victoria was ready to assume the throne.
Carbon...infestation. I'm going to hope that means 'roaches'.
...
As you can see, he's working on his Gold sewing badge.
...and Lindsay is now a master-witch and can construct her own Throne of Light!
Oh, god, did he just reproduce?!
I've always had good luck with Eastern Eats.
And it continues.
Oh, good - wait. What in the...
Ach, we lost another townie. Better send her tombstone somewhere else so she doesn't bother my Sims. I know, the grocery store! They'll appreciate a nice urn.
Adele still exists, though I'm too distracted by marveling at PERFECTION and getting Victoria ready to assume the throne to give her a lot of skilling time.
Speaking of marvels.
(There I was, watching Lindsay prepare reagents, when the game cut away to Keavy making time with the robot!)
A water-balloon fight? With a robot? That doesn't sound...intelligent.
PERFECTION: My circuits are insulated.
As it turns out, he's a REALLY good water balloon fighter. He'd dodge Lindsay's shots, then pelt her with two in succession.
After the fight, though, I figure a tune-up won't hurt.
More to come.
Nehru Legacy 7.5, Continued
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Victoria has a LOT of stuff in her pockets, all of which we will sell in time at the Depot.
Oh, and speaking of whom -- she needs to change into her preregnal gown. The last couple of heirs have sported the Nehru jacket, but I don't have one for females so I'll use another unique bit of clothing.
Contest: If you can identify who wore this article of clothing, in which movie, and preferably in which scene, you get dibs on naming the first Generation Eight baby.
Portrait time. I really like Elder-Wilhelm.
Back to Wilhelm's, with Sinead and PERFECTION. Today we're not out to milk the game for money: instead, I'm going to use it as a salesmanship boot camp. Setting the price back down from $60000 to $22, these two are going to work on their sales badges so they can "Dazzle" customers. Since Sinead has a Throne of Light and Perfection's needs are easily taken care of, we should be able to sort them out in one day.
Crap. Sinead forgot to bring her throne.
...so I'll just make another.
While Sinead uses PERFECTION's cauldron to construct another throne, he works on his salesmanship.
From this point on, they'll alternate. They'll bring in customers, study magic, or brew spell ingredients until they're tired, then sit in the chair for a spell.
Now they're ready for the Depot.
This is the fourth time Wilhelm has gotten this chance card. This is the fourth time I have said, "Yes, build the seaport". And this is the fourth time Mrs. Crumblebottom has sued him for compensation. :lol;
Why, Sinead, do whatever you like.
And what she LIKES is to make Renee squawk like a chicken.
"Custom clothing" means the player choses the colors of one prefixed pattern.
...did you just beat Sinead up, Renee? I'm getting tired of you CONSTANTLY attacking her.
EXPELLO SIMAE!
Whoa! Nice.
I wonder where she's gone off to? Well, just so long as she ages while she's there, I don't care. Her constant antagonism toward my pet favorite makes me dislike Renee, so I'll be glad when she packs off.
I was rather hoping she'd leave the game altogether, but no. She was just thrown off the lot for a couple of hours.
What the f-ig?
Oh, right. She leaves in the morning and doesn't come back for almost 24 hours. She flies into the air like Captain Hero, wearing nothing but her fig leaves.
Poor Adele gets very little attention.
Victoria can't say the same.
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Victoria has a LOT of stuff in her pockets, all of which we will sell in time at the Depot.
Oh, and speaking of whom -- she needs to change into her preregnal gown. The last couple of heirs have sported the Nehru jacket, but I don't have one for females so I'll use another unique bit of clothing.
Contest: If you can identify who wore this article of clothing, in which movie, and preferably in which scene, you get dibs on naming the first Generation Eight baby.
Portrait time. I really like Elder-Wilhelm.
Back to Wilhelm's, with Sinead and PERFECTION. Today we're not out to milk the game for money: instead, I'm going to use it as a salesmanship boot camp. Setting the price back down from $60000 to $22, these two are going to work on their sales badges so they can "Dazzle" customers. Since Sinead has a Throne of Light and Perfection's needs are easily taken care of, we should be able to sort them out in one day.
Crap. Sinead forgot to bring her throne.
...so I'll just make another.
While Sinead uses PERFECTION's cauldron to construct another throne, he works on his salesmanship.
From this point on, they'll alternate. They'll bring in customers, study magic, or brew spell ingredients until they're tired, then sit in the chair for a spell.
Now they're ready for the Depot.
This is the fourth time Wilhelm has gotten this chance card. This is the fourth time I have said, "Yes, build the seaport". And this is the fourth time Mrs. Crumblebottom has sued him for compensation. :lol;
Why, Sinead, do whatever you like.
And what she LIKES is to make Renee squawk like a chicken.
"Custom clothing" means the player choses the colors of one prefixed pattern.
...did you just beat Sinead up, Renee? I'm getting tired of you CONSTANTLY attacking her.
EXPELLO SIMAE!
Whoa! Nice.
I wonder where she's gone off to? Well, just so long as she ages while she's there, I don't care. Her constant antagonism toward my pet favorite makes me dislike Renee, so I'll be glad when she packs off.
I was rather hoping she'd leave the game altogether, but no. She was just thrown off the lot for a couple of hours.
What the f-ig?
Oh, right.
She leaves in the morning and doesn't come back for almost 24 hours. She flies into the air like Captain Hero, wearing nothing but her fig leaves.
Poor Adele gets very little attention.
Victoria can't say the same.
Nehru Legacy 7.5, Continued - Imperfection
Adele is now a teenager, and Sinead promptly gives her the gift.
I always thought your bodywork was already impressive, PERFECTION.
He needed fun, so I take a look at his bar and told him to go slide into the pool, which would give him a big fun boost. Then he'd get out and do whatever. I didn't stop to reconsider the effects of a pool on a robot, seeing as he seemed to survive rain and water balloons quite well.
This was, in retrospect, an error.
And so began what seemed like several days of the robot running around and frying himself further by taking tips in the pool.
He's jerking around fr-
..I'll get back to you on that blender thing, Wilhelm, I've got a robot in the fritz!
YES! YES! YES!
I mean, um..oh, no!
(whisper) Will Wright bless you, you crazy wonderful machine!
When he returns to the island again, I grab the ladder so he can't escape.
Okay, Victoria, fix him --
Oh. You need more room. Okay, but we'll need a secure, enclosed space so he can't run riot again if you don't succeed. I know! The vault roof.
Um...hi, Adele. Why are you practicing magic on top of the vault? Why don't you use your mother's?
Renee'd better be grateful that all my efforts to kill a sim by having a witch cast "INFLAMMO" have failed.
I think we'll put YOU on the roof instead of Victoria. That way, if he fritzes again YOU can be the one to be electrocuted.
PERFECTION is fixed, and tries to kiss up her arm.
She doesn't respond well.
Victoria's lifetime want is to be a celebrity chef, so I am pushing her through the career.
...ahh. As much as I like Keavy, I will be glad to see her go. She hasn't been doing anything for the past few seasons, just lying in bed. Plus, her exit means Victoria can have a baby.
...that is not a sad face, Adele. What is UP with you?
Same question to you!
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Just a little bit more to come.
Adele is now a teenager, and Sinead promptly gives her the gift.
I always thought your bodywork was already impressive, PERFECTION.
He needed fun, so I take a look at his bar and told him to go slide into the pool, which would give him a big fun boost. Then he'd get out and do whatever. I didn't stop to reconsider the effects of a pool on a robot, seeing as he seemed to survive rain and water balloons quite well.
This was, in retrospect, an error.
And so began what seemed like several days of the robot running around and frying himself further by taking tips in the pool.
He's jerking around fr-
..I'll get back to you on that blender thing, Wilhelm, I've got a robot in the fritz!
YES! YES! YES!I mean, um..oh, no!
(whisper) Will Wright bless you, you crazy wonderful machine!
When he returns to the island again, I grab the ladder so he can't escape.
Okay, Victoria, fix him --
Oh. You need more room. Okay, but we'll need a secure, enclosed space so he can't run riot again if you don't succeed. I know! The vault roof.
Um...hi, Adele. Why are you practicing magic on top of the vault? Why don't you use your mother's?
Renee'd better be grateful that all my efforts to kill a sim by having a witch cast "INFLAMMO" have failed.
I think we'll put YOU on the roof instead of Victoria. That way, if he fritzes again YOU can be the one to be electrocuted.
PERFECTION is fixed, and tries to kiss up her arm.
She doesn't respond well.
Victoria's lifetime want is to be a celebrity chef, so I am pushing her through the career.
...ahh. As much as I like Keavy, I will be glad to see her go. She hasn't been doing anything for the past few seasons, just lying in bed. Plus, her exit means Victoria can have a baby.
...that is not a sad face, Adele. What is UP with you?
Same question to you!
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Just a little bit more to come.
Nehru Legacy 7.5 -- Some Action, Finally
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Er...you all right there, Adele? You're lookin' a little green around the gills. Actually, you're looking green everywhere.
I'll just...let it slide.
Promotion! Lifetime Want! Promotion! Lifetime Want!
Now Victoria can enter politics so Wilhelm can retire early.
But first, motherhood!
In the interests of maintaining a smaller household, I'm not going to bother making an NPC sim move into the household. All the other heirs had to marry, since being males they couldn't make babies, but all Victoria needs is a donor. She may still get married, but her spouse will only come over when she wants him over, or when it's time to make a donation. In this case, the donor has red hair, blue eyes, dark skin, and agreeable facial features. I might have married them, but they only have one bolt of attraction.
And alas, Lindsay is off to college.
PERFECTION, her closest friend in the house (they are ALWAYS playing rock-paper-scissors), copes in his own way.
... grrrr.
Now that gives me an idea.
Let's see how you like a night with the ghosts!
Heh, heh, heh.
Your appeal has been noted, and rejected since you apparantly find a portrait of the Blessed Tatiana distasteful. You will serve your full sentence!
The morning finds her still alive, so I bury her in a snowbank.
Sinead is an elder, and sports a variant of Tatiana's old shirt.
RENEE!
Bwah hah! Attagirl, Sinead! I'm still sending her to time out, though. NINE HOURS!
No, no, no. You're still failing to grasp the crux of the problem, Renee. It's not HER, it's the fact that you keep ATTACKING HER for no reason. You want to spend the night in bed, BEHAVE YOURSELF! Oh, what's that?
Looks like Victoria is ready to pop!
Looks like it's time to play....NAME! THAT! BABY!
I'll be using suggestions from last time, too, like "Regina". Oh! And don't forget The Contest: first person to identify who wore that dress, in which movie, and in which scene/setting gets dibs on naming the baby above.
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Er...you all right there, Adele? You're lookin' a little green around the gills. Actually, you're looking green everywhere.
I'll just...let it slide.
Promotion! Lifetime Want! Promotion! Lifetime Want!
Now Victoria can enter politics so Wilhelm can retire early.
But first, motherhood!
In the interests of maintaining a smaller household, I'm not going to bother making an NPC sim move into the household. All the other heirs had to marry, since being males they couldn't make babies, but all Victoria needs is a donor. She may still get married, but her spouse will only come over when she wants him over, or when it's time to make a donation. In this case, the donor has red hair, blue eyes, dark skin, and agreeable facial features. I might have married them, but they only have one bolt of attraction.
And alas, Lindsay is off to college.
PERFECTION, her closest friend in the house (they are ALWAYS playing rock-paper-scissors), copes in his own way.
... grrrr.
Now that gives me an idea.
Let's see how you like a night with the ghosts!
Heh, heh, heh.
Your appeal has been noted, and rejected since you apparantly find a portrait of the Blessed Tatiana distasteful. You will serve your full sentence!
The morning finds her still alive, so I bury her in a snowbank.
Sinead is an elder, and sports a variant of Tatiana's old shirt.
RENEE!
Bwah hah! Attagirl, Sinead! I'm still sending her to time out, though. NINE HOURS!
No, no, no. You're still failing to grasp the crux of the problem, Renee. It's not HER, it's the fact that you keep ATTACKING HER for no reason. You want to spend the night in bed, BEHAVE YOURSELF! Oh, what's that?
Looks like Victoria is ready to pop!
Looks like it's time to play....NAME! THAT! BABY!
I'll be using suggestions from last time, too, like "Regina". Oh! And don't forget The Contest: first person to identify who wore that dress, in which movie, and in which scene/setting gets dibs on naming the baby above.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Why hasn't Perfection murdered her yet?
PERFECTION, her closest friend in the house (they are ALWAYS playing rock-paper-scissors), copes in his own way.
