Winter 2, Group 1

Welcome to another round of Wildwood Heights BACC! This rotation, we have 12 houses plus University.

Group 1 contains Everett 1, Briggs 1, and Foley 1.

We start off at the Everett house and Keegan working on logic and Amina working on body. Tempie’s working on Charisma and Gordon’s sleeping.

The kids have surprisingly been rolling skilling wants and therefore they get to skill.

Tempie is now currently an elder.

Amina has aged to teenager. She’s randomized straight and her aspiration is Pleasure/Knowledge with a LTW to be Head of the SCIA – so she’ll need an Intelligence spot opened. Which means someone has to top Criminal, Military, or Science. Luckily for Amina, she won’t have to do the leg work for this herself as I do have someone in both the Criminal and the Science careers already.

Since Amina and Keegan are twins, Keegan is also a teenager. He’s also randomized straight. His aspiration is Knowledge/Romance with the LTW to be an Icon – so top Show Business. So someone has to top Slacker or Entertainment. I’ve already got a spot open for this as I’ve opened 2 spots and only 1 of them is currently filled.

But that’s all that happened at the Everett house.

Next up are the Briggs household. This household is a bit chaotic at the moment. Isabelle and Aya literally just aged to children, or at least Isabelle did. I think she may have glitched a bit with the age up time as it’s not 6 pm.

Roxann came home with a promotion to level 10 of Gamer, meaning she has completed her LTW.

Randi and Sean being Family Sims, you can guess what’s going on here.

Isabelle brought home Volorin Tortall.

Aya brought home Gregory Hardy.

2 reasons for this picture:

1. Aya and Isabelle learning to study
2. Roxann has aged to elder.

The above trying was successful, but I didn’t get any pictures of any baby bumps. Randi gives birth to twins Lucian and Retha.

And this also happened on the pretty much the last day of the rotation.

Unlike the Briggs, the Foley household didn’t have much action.

Niek gave birth to Charles and he did age to toddler, but I didn’t get a picture of it.

Reyna and Colson have also aged to child but I didn’t get a picture of them.

Sam Foley also aged to elder. And that’s all that happened at this house this rotation.

Fall 2, Group 1

Welcome back to another season of Wildwood Heights BACC! This rotation has the same number of houses as the last rotation. We’ve added one house, but I don’t have to send anyone to University this round so that washes out.

This group consists of the houses Everett 1, Briggs 1, and Foley 1.

The above picture is the only picture I took at the Everett 1 house as nothing of importance to the neighborhood happened there. No one aged up or was born.

They mostly just took care of their needs and worked towards their LTW’s or skills.

At the Briggs 1, house though things were happening. Randi Briggs is now showing for her second pregnancy.

Aya has aged up to a toddler.

Which means so has Isabelle.

And so begins the task of teaching the twins their skills.

Which was interrupted by Randi going into labor.

This time to a single baby girl named Lauretta.

And the twins get potty trained as well.

And soon Lauretta joins Aya and Isabelle as toddlers. Though it is thankfully just for a single day. That single day being the first day of winter so we’ll deal with that and the twins birthdays in the next round.

At the Foley 1 house, Keith goes into labor.

And has twins. The first up being a girl named Reyna.

Second born being a boy named Colson.

As Keith loaded up with a want to get married when I loaded up the house, he invited over Niek Tsang, the twins’ father, and proposed engagement.

He said yes and they turned around and had an immediate marriage on the lawn, the stars being the only witnesses.

It took a couple of tries, but they eventually were successful in trying for more kids.

Reyna is absolutely adorable as a toddler.

And I imagine Colson will grow into his nose.

And like with the Briggs twins, the pair get started on learning their skills pretty much immediately after.

And we end the round much like we ended the round the last time with the Foley house, with one of them showing.

Niek wants to be a Criminal Mastermind and he is currently in the Criminal career as well currently.

And that’s it for the season!

Summer 1, Foley 1

Welcome back to the Foley family! In the last update, Bennett Foley died of old age and Sam progressed through the Art career.

Keith invited over a Sim he had some bolts with in Uni. His name is Niek Tsang.

Keith gets his first kiss with Niek.

And first woohoo, which is a successful try for baby as well. I’m following wants on if they will get married or not.

So far no want for engagement or move in, but they are cute flirting with each other.

They even play chess together.

My mod that lets you skill on community lots also lets townies skill when they are over visiting.

Sam brought home a townie from work. I forget her name.

He’s also rolling the fear of growing old without marrying. He’s going to have to deal

Niek is over again and has dinner with the family. Or it could have been the same day as Keith isn’t showing yet.

Keith and Sam play chess later that night.

Keith has gotten a job in the Business career.

Kaia Tran stops by. She’s so getting a new outfit when I get to the Tortalls.

And we end the season with Keith getting his first baby bump.

End of Season Stats:

Businesses:
Green Store – Rank 10 – Owner: Karl Montes
Art Store – Rank 10 – Owner: Karl Montes
Widkova Restaurant – Rank 10 – Owner: Karl Montes

Careers:
Education: 0/2 – Tempie Everett, Quy Pangalan
Gamer: 0/1 – Roxann Briggs
Law: 0/1 – Faye Hardy
Athletic: Unlocked – Aeryn Tortall, Neville Allen
Business: 1/4 – Sharron Montes, Keith Foley
Natural Science: 0/1 – Thad Silva
Entertainment: 1/1
Slacker – 0/1 – Tkaa Tortall
Artist – 1/3 – Sam Foley, Ivy Pangalan
Show Business – 2/2
Culinary – 1/1

Total Net Worth: $45,968
Taxes: $4,597

Spring 1, University

First round of University Sims have been sent!

This Kaia Tran. She’s the spouse for Uuosae. She’s a Family/Fortune Sim with the LTW to be a Hall of Famer. She’s also bi. She’s also studying Biology.

Spring 1 University Candidates

I have decided that each rotation that I have Sims that will be aging to Adult in the next rotation I will do an entry like this where I decide who goes and who doesn’t and if any get any of the special non-EA scholarships. This may or may not change depending on how many teens I have about to age up at any given time.

And go over any changes to how I play University or if I’ve changed tuition rates or anything like this.

I have re-read over my tuition mod and realized that I could have a college fund set up that earns interest, meaning that families if smart could start adding to college funds for their kids and end up paying less in the end. So I will do that starting with Qiu Pangalan and any future kids when they hit toddler. But like in real life, not all will do that. I will do it for Family Sims, Knowledge Sims, and Fortune Sims and any Sim who rolls a want to graduate 3 kids from University. The aspiration only counts for the primary aspiration.

University Candidates

Randi Briggs

• Family / Pleasure
• Lifetime Wish: Chief of Staff
• SPAT: 17.01
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
  • Hogan Award for Athletics – $7,50
• Total tuition cost she would have to pay: $48,250
• Total Net Worth: $31,403 – low income tax bracket

Lance Hardy

• Popularity / Pleasure
• Lifetime Wish: Mad Scientist
• SPAT: 14.31
• EA Scholarships
  • Undead Educational Scholarship – $1,500
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
• Total Tuition he would have to pay: $47,500
• Total Net Worth: $30,173 – Low income tax bracket

Keith Foley

• Family / Knowledge
• Lifetime Wish: Have 6 Grandchildren
• SPAT: 8.41
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
  • Young Entrepreneurs Award – $750
• Total Tuition he would have to pay: $48,250
• Total Net Worth: $25,855 – low income tax bracket
• Not eligible for the SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Lifetime Wish does not require university

Sean Allen

• Family / Knowledge
• Lifetime Wish: Chief of Staff
• SPAT: 15.83
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,00
• Total Tuition he would have to pay: $49,000
• Total Net Worth: $41,571 – middle income tax bracket
• Not eligible for SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Not in the low income tax bracket

Maxwell Allen

• Knowledge / Fortune
• Lifetime Wish: Celebrity Chef
• SPAT: 10.11
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
• Total Tuition he would have to pay – $49,000
• Total Net Worth: $41,571 – middle income tax bracket
• Not Eligible for the SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Not in the low income tax bracket
  • Lifetime Wish does not require University

Josiah Silva

• Pleasure / Fortune
• Lifetime Wish: The Law
• SPAT: 16.69
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
  • Hogan Award for Athletics – $750
• Total Tuition he would have to pay – $48,250
• Total Net Worth: $37,339 – middle income tax bracket
• Not eligible for the SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Not in the low income tax bracket

Violeta Silva

• Popularity / Romance
• Lifetime Wish: Hand of Poseidon
• SPAT: 21.06
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
  • Hogan Award for Athletics – $750
  • Will Wright Genius Grant – $750
• Total Tuition she would have to pay – $47,500
• Total Net Worth: $37,339 – middle income tax bracket
• Not eligible for SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Not in low income tax bracket

Uuosae Tortall

• Knowledge / Fortune
• Lifetime Wish: Mad Scientist
• SPAT: 16.95
• EA Scholarships
  • SimCity Scholar’s Grant – $1,000
• Total Tuition she would have to pay – $49,000
• Total Net Worth: $44,034 – middle income tax bracket
• Not eligible for SimNation Poverty Scholarship
  • Not in the low income tax bracket

SimNation Poverty Scholarship Recipients

Only 2 eligible teens this rotation: Randi Briggs and Lance Hardy. Since the reward is given to up to 3 qualifying Sims, those two have been awarded the scholarship and will pay nothing for their tuition except what they received in EA Scholarship funds

Deciding Who Goes and Who Doesn’t

Of the 8 candidates, 6 have Lifetime Wishes that require a college degree.

Those 6 Sims are: Randi Briggs, Lance Hardy, Sean Allen, Josiah Silva, Violeta Silva, and Uuosae Tortall. Therefore, they will be going to college.

Keith Foley and Maxwell Allen are the 2 who do not require university to get into their desired careers. Both do have the want to go to college locked. Maxwell is a Knowledge / Fortune Sim as well.

Since Maxwell is a Knowledge / Fortune Sim, he will be going to University.

So the question really is should Keith Foley go to University? His family does have the lowest net worth.

I looked at his interests to see if he had decent interest in things like School, Work, and Money. And he’s mid in school, high in work, and low in money. So I think he would go to college.

Therefore all teens this generation will be going to University.

Majors

Now I need to decide what majors they should major in. The mod that I have that changes what careers requires a degree also changes it to require specific majors for careers this does limit Sims to a choice of around 4 majors.

Randi Briggs and Sean Allen both want to be Chief of Staff. So they have a choice between: Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, and Biology.

Lance Hardy and Uuosae Tortall want to be a Mad Scientist. So they have a choice between: Psychology, Physics, Philosophy, Mathematics, and Biology

Josiah Silva wants to be The Law. He has a choice between: Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, History, and Drama.

Violeta Silva wants to be Hand of Poseidon. She has a choice between: Physics, Mathematics, and Biology.

But I didn’t just want to choose, but instead do something that would make sense for them. So I created a new page with how I decide what majors Sims choose – found here. It is a bit of a long read. It also covers how I pick careers for those Sims who do not have a career based lifetime wish.

After going through that process I have decided on the following:

• Randi Briggs – Biology
• Keith Foley – Political Science
• Lance Hardy – Psychology
• Sean Allen – Psychology
• Maxwell Allen – Philosophy
• Josiah Silva – Drama
• Violeta Silva – Biology
• Uuosae Tortall – Mathematics

Winter 1, Foley 1

Welcome back to the Foley family! In the last update we mostly concerned ourselves with getting Sam to level 10 Creativity and his 1 Masterpiece so that he could enter the Art career. And he finally got that painting on the first day.

He promptly looked for a job in the Art field and came up empty.

Fall 1, Foley 1

Welcome to the Foley family! From oldest to youngest is Bennett Foley, Sam Foley, and Keith Foley. Sam and Keith landed on alien as their occult.

Bennett Foley is a Fortune/Knowledge Sim with the lifetime wish to max all skills. His personality is 5/3/7/3/7. He landed on having a degree and his degree is History.

Sam Foley is a Pleasure/Popularity Sim with the lifetime wish to be a Visionary. His personality is 4/7/8/3/3. He also landed on having a degree and his degree is Biology.

Keith Foley is a Family/Knowledge Sim with the lifetime wish to have 6 grandchildren. His personality is 4/10/4/4/3. He’s gay.