It’s 2020 and things have not been going right in the Sims realm. From the possibility of a full-on Sims War to disastrous fires in Selvadora to the breakout of a deadly virus in San Myshuno. In order to control the outbreak, children have been switched to online school, sims are losing their jobs, others are dying, the economy is crashing, and necessary resources are running scarce. Your hope is to keep your family safe no matter how bad the outbreak becomes! However, several obstacles become apparent.

Hey, so this challenge is based off the events so far in 2020. As the year goes on, I will adjust this challenge. Like I said before, your main goal is to keep your family safe during this rough time.

So, first things first, create a family of 5. You must have two parents, a teen, a child, and a toddler (If you have Cats & Dogs you may create a pet of your choice but only one). Also, the more packs you have the more fun this challenge will probably be.

The Mother

· I’m not sure which pack it is I think it may be Strangerville but if you have the paranoid trait, she must have that trait and the family-oriented trait. Choose the last trait, remember some traits will aid you in this time and others will not, so choose wisely.

· You may also choose her aspiration, but it must have something to do with helpful skills like gardening or fishing, or family.

· You may design her to your choosing.

The Father

· He doesn’t have any required traits, but he must have an aspiration having to deal with family

The Teenager

If you want, you can create 2 teenagers. 1 with the Cheerful trait and the other with the Gloomy trait. That way they have someone to relate to through all of it.

· I would personally recommend making the teenager a girl but that is of your choosing

· It is your teenager’s senior year

o Remember during this time last senior moments have been cancelled so your child will likely be very emotional during this time as college is approaching soon

o What mostly bothers them is the possibility of no graduation after all their hard work

· Required Trait: Cheerful

o I know you may be thinking why? But your teen is very smart and sees the light in the dark, so you child is trying to stay calm and happy during this time even though they have a lot to lose at this point in time

· 2^nd Required Trait: Gloomy

o Even though they try to be happy they will have a tough time trying to stay happy with everything going on

· Aspiration is of your choosing. An idea would be choosing a location aspiration so hopefully one day your Sim can travel to that location. Maybe have it as an ‘dream’ or ‘vision board’.

· Add a second party outfit if you have Discover University and have them wear a cap and gown for when they hopefully graduate someday, DO NOT have this as their main party wear.

Child

· Your child doesn’t really understand what’s going on whereas your teenager knows more since they’re closer to adulthood

· Their trait is of your choosing and their aspiration is of your choosing. I would not recommend the Social Butterfly aspiration since during this time they will not get to socialize much outside of the house

· Design them as you wish

Toddler

· Your poor little toddler really doesn’t know or understand what is going on. All they know is their routine has changed.

· Design them as you wish but their trait must be Angelic

o During this time the toddler is the light and joy of the family which makes everyone happy as time goes on.

· You can choose any lot you want

· You must have 2 adult beds, a children’s bed, and a toddler’s bed.

o So at least 4 bedrooms or you can have the toddler and child share a room

· 2 full bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room ( 2 if you want), a room for children to work on their schooling, dining room, backyard with a fence, laundry room if you have Laundry Room Stuff, and any other rooms you think your sims will need.

· Lot Traits: Good Schools, Homey, Fast Wi-Fi

· The Child, Teen, and Mother must have their own laptops, and the toddler must have a kid tablet

1.) You must lock all outside exit doors so only house members and pets can leave the house

a. Once you get further in the challenge lock the door so only the mother and pet can get out so that way the children will be safe from the Virus

2.) Once you enter the game you must make the parents divorce and move the father out into a small house or into an apartment in San Myshuno.

3.) The safe locations depend on what level you are in the quarantine (More will be explained later)

a. Level 1- grocery store, restaurants, school, work are all fine, pool, parks, pretty much everything

i. The virus hasn’t been discovered in your city yet

b. Level 2-grocery story, some work, fast food

i. Schools switch to online and some jobs become work from home, or the parent is laid off

c. Level 3-Grocery Store, fast food part time jobs, doctors (yes vet too), police, political, lawyers/judges, retail part time job

i. A teenager may work part time in fast food or retail and if needed the parent can too

d. Level 4-grocery store, all work

i. Virus is clearing up so introduction back into society is slow at first

e. Level 5-Everything back to normal

4.) You must build a functional Grocery Store if you have Get To Work (if you don’t do not worry about this but it makes it more realistic)

a. This must have items in it that are necessary for times like this

b. Make toilet paper, canned goods, water, meat, and other paper products harder to find in stores

c. You can have as many grocery stores as you want, remember clothing stores will not be useful and bakeries and restaurants

5.) You may only text or call the Father

a. Because of these conditions you cannot visit the father after Level 2 of the challenge (more explained later)

6.) If you have seasons you must start in the springtime and set the days to 28 in the season

a. You must also have a thermostat in the house (obviously), or fans, or fireplaces.

7.) At Level 2 the kids are not allowed to go to school anymore (I will explain how to keep their grades up later)

8.) The mother must help mentor the children and teach the Toddler skills like how to Talk or go potty using the Potty Chair

9.) The Teen must step up as the older sibling and help the mother out with her siblings

1.) Your family has received word that a new virus has taken over San Myshuno and it is killing a lot of sims

a. You also find out that the virus hasn’t really made an appearance out of San Myshuno

2.) Children still go to school and the mother panics about this virus possibly coming to where you guys live since it is new and there is no Vaccine for it

3.) Have the father visit a once

4.) Level one lasts for 4 days, remember they don’t know it but, it is their last 4 days of freedom for a while

1.) The virus has spread to your country and as a means of precaution schools close and switch to online

a. For your sims, do not have them go to school, have them complete school projects in order to keep their grade up (I am not sure if that is a part of Parenthood)

b. If they can’t do projects have them work on necessary skills like writing, hobbies, that sort of stuff

2.) Most places have closed except grocery stores, work, and fast food

3.) Level 2 lasts a week (If you have a calendar with Seasons keep marks on when each Level ends and begins)

4.) Only the mother and pet can leave, lock the exit doors so the children are stuck inside

a. If the teen has a part time job as a retail or fast food employee, let them leave for work

5.) The mother also begins to freak out because she hears of some workplaces that cannot work online are being laid off temporarily

1.) As cases rise and the death toll rises, the president places a shelter in place order for All sims

2.) The mother is only allowed to leave to get groceries and the teen is only allowed to leave if they work as a retail employee

3.) The father cannot visit anymore at this point. All communication with him is done through text and call.

4.) If the mother does not have a job where they can work from home, have them quit their job, they have been laid off

a. Have them register with the labor industry

b. If they have been laid off every week till Level 5 the family will receive 1000 Simoleans

5.) Level 3 lasts 14 days or 21 days (you can choose how long)

1.) The number of cases and deaths have been going down as trials for a vaccine have been successful so far

2.) The president has announced to as a way to get the economy back up, and as a clearance from Sim Health Officials, it is okay for parents to go back to work

a. However out of country (world travel, except to where the grocery store is) is still not allowed in case cases fire up again

b. Have the mother gain her job back if she lost it. Have her stop working from home if she was.

3.) Items are becoming more available at the grocery store

4.) Schools are still close as precaution to children in case of another outbreak

5.) The father still cannot visit

6.) Level 4 lasts 14 days

1.) A vaccine has finally been developed and every sim is required to get it

a. If you have the Slice of Life mod, for fun, have your family go and get vaccines

b. If you don’t just pretend like they did

2.) Children can go back to school

a. Throw your teen a Graduation party!!!

b. Age your teen up and have them apply to college if you have Discover University or have them join the workforce immediately

3.) This time has left some trauma for everyone and the economy is slowly working its way back up

a. A vaccine is a yearly requirement now

4.) However, your family learns that the children’s father died of the virus towards the end of Level 4 (he lived in a highly contaminated area)

a. Have a funeral or memorial celebration for him

5.) Level 5 lasts 7 days