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Prosperville One Day at a Time

I've taken, what I think is, a different approach to the prosperity challenge. Due to a large neighborhood and the memory of a dead pet rock, my sims live one day at a time. I found it annoying that by the time I got back to the beginning of the rotation, I had no clue what was going on in my household. Plus, it seemed unrealistic that my sims' memories would include an older sibling whizzing through college, then another sibling getting married, having a baby, and their little cousin growing up before their own life seemed to progress again. It also seemed a bit odd that everyone graduated in the same year, married on the same schedule, etc etc. So my sims live for the day - or actually - a year to them. Granted, something exciting doesn't happen every day, so each year's update will only include the highlights (specially since I'm really not very good about the whole blogging thing). Also, I decided that if I was relying on the roll of the dice to determine important factors of my sim's lives, I would also leave their clothing and hairstyles to chance. Some of the toddlers clothing were changed (I hate it when a boy is put into pink!), and the NPCs acourse (except a professor, I can handle that outfit) but otherwise, I learned to live with whatever they were given when they grew up. Sometimes makes me wanna scream 'You're MaxisTM dresses you funny!' But .... they are who they are, and I love them anyways. My very first second generation teen just started Uni. I have 19 houses in my neighborhood, and 67 sims ... I think. Pretty sure there are a couple of newborns not included in that number. So needless to say (and yet I'll say it anyways) this will be a HUGE undertaking, but I will try to make it as straightforward (and as easy to navigate) as possible. I've color coded the families, to make it easy to tell from which family each sim is descended. Also, fair warning ... the family blogs start from the bottom and work their way up. The assumption being that if anyone comes back for more, the update will be at the top of the page and avoids having to scroll to the bottom each visit. My challenge begins in the year 1654. I didn't keep with the time period, I'm not that creative. I use a family tree type program to track my sims. Since it wouldn't allow births after our current year, my CAS elders were born in 1600. Unfortunately, I am beginning this in the year 1684. I will stretch my brain to give some background, but details may be sketchy at best, and there are no pics.

The Neighborhood Prosperville I forget which empty neighborhood template I chose for my neighborhood. Think it was Veronaville, and is where I got the -ville for my neighborhood name. I am not at all creative with names. The layout is amazingly similar to the neighborhood that I grew up in, so I borrowed those street names. The addresses are simply the rotation order. The numbers are kind of willy nilly through the neighborhood as I figured if it was a brand new subdivision cropping up, the founding families wouldn't start out right on top of each other. The Colleges Tired of being stuck in the same dorm as your little sister? Have no fear! Beginning in the fall of 1693 our dorm assignments will no longer be based on where you live within Prosperville. We've completely overhauled our dorm rooms so future students may enjoy sharing a dorm with Sims with similar interests and have those objects they most desire based on their traits. But beware, our strict entrance requirements still apply. You must do the footwork before you can decide you want to slack off in college. Existing students will not be banished to a different dorm, but may move if they want. La Fiesta Tech At La Fiesta Tech, Sims with a thirst for knowledge will be surrounded by bookcases, chess tables, and computers in the Oasis Dorm. On the rare occassion you want to take a break from studying, you can try your hand at gardening in our large green house. Sims that are more interested in studying the opposite sex will love the Desert Dorm where they can enjoy hot tubs, double beds, and the company of likewise-minded students. Sims interested in making friends and hanging out can party hardy in the Fiesta Hall Dorm. Its claim to fame include 14 dorm rooms so there's bound to always be someone up, no matter what the hour may be. All students applying for enrollment must have atleast 5 skill points in all skills and 4 skill related scholarships. Sim State University At Sim State University, those sims aspiring to making money and owning businesses will enjoy the selection of workstations provided by Craftin' It Industries at the Sim State Dorm. Back aching from hours of crafting? Sit at the comfortable poker table and weedle some of your dormmates hard earned money from them. For those sims who are tired of searching for their soul mates among sims who are just looking for a good time, more interested in books than people, or 'just want to be friends', you'll feel right at home in the Pinenut Plaza Dorm, with it's charming country decor. Enjoy a game of catch, darts, or go fishing between studies and spouse hunting. Everyone else will find college life quite pleasurable at the Landgrabb Dorms where activities range from snowball fights, to bowling, and almost everything in between. All students applying for enrollment must have atleast 5 skill points in all skills and 2 skill related scholarships.