The Sims of Torrential Valley

Welcome to Torrential Valley!

Torrential Valley is an hybrid Prosperity/Uglacy/Legacy challenge. Since creating the Prosperity Challenge along with Kivrin, I have played nothing but Prosperity 'hoods. To be honest, I've never finished one either. I love playing Prosperity style, but I find myself wanting to only play pretty sims. Whenever I get an unattractive sim born in the game (I NEVER marry any of my playables to an ugly sim) I ALWAYS use the makeover machine and make them pretty. Even if the genetics don't change, I change them so I don't have to look at any uglies.

Well, that's where this challenge comes in. It's a challenge for me to not only play ugly sims, but to aspire to create the ugliest sims I can. The goal is to have created the ugliest sim possible after 5 generations.

I've started with the Uglacy rule of randomizing the sim in CAS (I hit the randomize button 3 times). I chose to have a male to start with so the name wouldn't change before the first heir was born. Carter Uglacy was so created. He isn't a terrible looking guy, but has a very strong jaw and prominent cheek bones.

After generating Carter's looks, I used Prosperity rules to roll his Aspiration, Personality, Turn Ons and Turn Offs. Then, I bought him a starter house with his $20K and set to work. The only real Legacy part of the challenge is that I started with only 1 sim, instead of a whole neighborhood like is custom in Prosperity. However, from that point on, Carter is living a Prosperity life.

After graduating his first son, Eddie, from college (and the heir to the household) Carter's modest starter home is starting to really become a nice house. (This picture was taken shortly after Eddie's wedding).

Throughout the rest of the challenge, I will continue to play Prosperity style. Carter's other son, Marcel will be allowed to start his own household after college. I am going to play his line in an effort to create the prettiest sims possible, whereas Eddie's heirs will all be played to create the ugliest sims I can make. Once new households are established, they will be played in order for 1 season per round (5 sim days). I am also going to attempt to get every sim in perma plat before death; something I've never aimed for before now.

At the end of the challenge, I will post pictures of all the 5th generation heirs on both the pretty and ugly sides of the family and let the audience choose who should 'win' the title as the Ugliest and Prettiest Sim of Torrential Valley.