A brief recap of the rules for this generation:
And off we go again. I immediately cringe upon loading the save.. because .. yeah. Three kids. All stuffed into one tiny one room hut. Yikes. Well, here goes nothing.
Run far away, Paku! Get your fishing skill up! Actually, this picture was taken because he maxed fishing.. and got the Angling Ace aspiration all in one fell swoop. That was easy...
Gardening.. is definitely not doing so well. It's hard to skill up when there's so many kids always crying!
Omg. I love this kid. He is SOOO cute! Look at that grin!!
Okay. I absolutely had enough of toddlers and their hygiene need. A pool is NOT cutting it - we need that woodworking bathtub. So, I give in and buy a handiness bench. I mean, he's finished his goals, and his only purpose now is to be around to make babies, right? LOL. That sounds horrible .. don't judge me too harshly!
He's outside having fun.. while Utali .. is not having so much fun. Gotta get that Parenting skill up. She's miserable, though.
Ack! Adorable Ryorg alert! Why do I not use these pools more often?
The twins age up. Arjuna gets Charmer, Yusu gets Angelic. And they're both way too cute.
See? Yusu loves his triceratops toy.
And Arjuna decides to play inside so we can't see her very well.. but she's got a pony toy. (Just for reference, Ryorg's toy is a butterfly.)
Toddler conference. They both agree the state of the hygiene around here is miserable.
Yikes. That's a busy hut. And it's more than a little bit of a disaster, too. Juggling everything in the Stone Age is really quite a challenge!
... Ooops. Paku got hit by lightning while trying to take a shower. We race him inside.. and for lack of anything else to DO inside, I send everyone to bed.
The storm goes away before Utali gets to take her outdoor shower, so she has to run all the way to the waterfall. Poor girl. Although, it's probably a relief to get away from the hut for a change.
Teaching Ryorg to talk. He's kinda slacking on his Communication skill, but seems to still be on track to get Happy Toddler.
Dunno how Paku can sleep through all that noise behind him, though. Must be an acquired talent.
When he wakes up, everyone else is asleep, so he takes advantage of the quiet and works on his handiness. I wish gardening was this easy to level...
No wonder she looks overwhelmed. Oh, and did I mention? We're expecting again. So there's that, too.
Haha. She looks so loopy in this picture. It's a good thing sims can't change traits, or one of hers would be "erratic" by now! That's the back of a stinky Arjuna, by the way.
Finally! He's sad about no cake, but he gets Happy Toddler and a decent trait. I've already decided he will NOT be the heir.. we have too much still to do.
Ryorg's first task.. run for a shower. He *really really* needed one. Notice I prioritized shower over Stone Age clothing makeover. LoL. He's wearing swim trunks.
After a short break - this family can be so stressful sometimes - I decide that there's no way I'm going to fit a kid's bed in this tiny hut.. so I expand. This is the new hut.. and they actually have things to do when there's a lightning storm outside, now. So that's a huge bonus!
Oooops. Man down! Poor Paku has been burning the candle at both ends .. getting up early and staying up late. But handiness is improving. Not there yet, but definitely improving.
Oh, man. I forgot about the monsters that not having lights will cause. ... This is going to be a long challenge. *Laughs wryly*
Hey! You! No roasting marshmallows! They didn't exist then!
NOW look what you did. (That's talent, throwing fire from the campfire 20 feet away to the "end table"..) But of course, the firemen are autocalled, and they can't reach the fire.. so I have to watch the whole family panick for ten minutes straight while the fire burns itself out. Fun.
Fortunately, a heavy rain shower comes by so Utali doesn't have to waddle all the way to the waterfall. When she's pregnant, it doesn't do any good, because she pees herself by the time she gets there and/or home again, so it's a waste of time. She just stays stinky - like the toddlers.
Gotta say - single most annoying part of this save - the Creepy Crawlies lot trait. At least it doesn't affect the toddlers (don't know about the kids yet..)
"Sorry, hun.. I'll have to panick later. I gotta pee." (I laughed way too hard at this screenshot.)
Shhh!! The baby's sleeping! (Trying for Baby yet again... this time more because we need more kids than needing fun.. but hey, whatever works, right?)
Hedging our bets that we can complete a shower before she gets hit by lightning. Spoiler: she makes it.
.. But see that gem in front of the torches?? It was darn close to not making it...
And on this note... time to break off this post. The new baby was a single boy, by the way. He's named Skyor the Ruthless, and - in my mind - is in the running to be heir. Provided I can get goals done. We're at level 8 gardening, Paku JUST finally caught a Cowplant seed, and we still need evolved plants. I don't know why I have so many problems with getting plant quality up since seasons - but I should get it in the springtime. (It just turned winter). Only other thing we need is Parenting at level 10, but that's also coming along. Halfway through level 7 now. So - not bad. Just need more kids to practice on?? LOL.
