Sarah's Sims 4 100 Baby Challenge
- Sarah Koenig
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min read
Hello everyone, my name is Sarah and I am a chronically off-and-on player of The Sims and today I will be starting the 100 Baby Challenge, (or should I say restarting for the thousandth time because I am a perfectionist), but with a few changes. The original 100 Baby Challenge rules are from 2015 from an anonymous writer, but this is my challenge for me and my fun and I’m going to change a few of the rules. The main goal of the 100 Baby Challenge is to give birth to and raise 100 children without ever having the same baby parent (essentially sperm donor but we’re working with the ability of any sim being able to impregnate the matriarch) twice and we’re sticking to that central message.
The Rules
Lifespan
One of the main rules that I will be changing is in regards to aging, while aging will be on for the household they will be set to the longest lifespan not normal as the original rules required. This is because I want the original matriarch to have all 100 children or the challenge will end when she dies. This is a complete or defeat challenge and it would be physically impossible if the settings were for a normal lifespan because while the total lifespan is 93 days only 48 of those days is actually during a life stage that is allowed to get pregnant in the Sims, Young Adult and Adult. While pregnant, aging is paused in the sims but you would have to get pregnant every single “living” day with twins or triplets and never have a day you aren’t either pregnant or becoming pregnant which isn’t possible. The long lifespan is 364 days with 188 days in the young adult and adult life stages (this was changed slightly with recent updates and the addition of High School Years but using MC Command Center I have defaulted back to 188 days of being able to get pregnant) which makes the challenge at least feasible with one matriarch but because this makes the possibility of not completing the challenge less difficult I’ve added some additional requirements for myself in order to improve the quality of my Sim parenting and the difficulty of the challenge.
Sims in Household
One of the other main changes I am making to my gameplay is to use a mod that increases the maximum number of Sims in a household. This is partly because I think the limitations should be set by the number of children the matriarch can successfully raise and not the household size, and part of this is that I want my Sim to be able to have pets and pets are a requirement for some of the Childhood Aspirations I have modified my game to have and completing Childhood Aspirations is a requirement I am adding in order to age up my Child sims.
I am sticking to the rule that the matriarch cannot kill off her own children in order to make more room in the household because I am making this more challenging for myself by improving the quality of the parenting and killing your own children makes you a pretty awful parent. If a child sim dies unintentionally (as I have several mods that add new ways Sims can die, including anaphylaxis) and can not be resurrected without cheats they will not count towards the total number of 100 Children because the challenge is complete when the Matriarch finishes raising 100 Children, not when she finishes birthing 100 Children.
Funding
I will not be using cheat codes to “create” money and so the initial household will start with $20,000 simoleons and all future purchases will be made with funds as they are acquired. The matriarch also can’t get a job that requires them to leave the house and I’ll be keeping that in effect.
I am changing the rule about not allowing child support which I am using the Sim Realist SNBank Bills Mod and Lumpinou Woohoo Wellness Mod for. For one thing, I want more realistic gameplay and child support would be provided in real life. Child support is automatically set at $550 Simoleons + 5% of the non-Custodial Parent’s Household funds + 25% of any Career Pay. The amount the Sim has in Household funds and makes in their Career is randomized using the Kawaii Stacie The Life Decider Mod. I will be modifying the amount paid to never be more than $20,000 Simoleons (which would still far exceed most of the household funds and weekly income of the randomly assigned funds and weekly income of the potential baby parents.) EA does not maintain non-played household incomes so every week I will manually add what the Non-Custodial Baby Parent Sim should have earned based on their randomized career to their household funds so that child support payments will not stop due to insufficient funds.
In addition to Child Support, the Matriarch is also gaining the risk of the other parent fighting for custody of the child in court through the Lumpinou Woohoo Wellness Mod. In the case that the Matriarch loses custody of the child, she would owe child support (though if more than $20,000 Simoleons is taken from the Matriarch’s account for each child the difference will be returned to their household account) and the child could no longer count towards the total number of children the Matriarch raises. The Matriarch also has to pay court fees as a part of the Lumpinou Woohoo Wellness Mod. Other added costs from other mods include A Deep Indigo’s mod to add realistic costs to giving birth, transportation, vacations, doctor’s appointments, and after school activities, all of which are required in my own rules for this challenge. With the SNBank Bills Mod comes added Miscellaneous Bills, and Property Taxes at 15% of the property value every 4 Sim Weeks. An additional cost that I am adding myself and using the Sim Realist SNBank Mod to manage is a college savings account for each of the children. Each child will receive 10% of the child support payment for them, $200 from the Matriarch Sim each Sim week on Friday, and any earnings they make as a teenager in a College Savings Account for when they age up to Young Adult. A bank account can be set up as soon as the Sim is a child but the funds will start accumulating at their birth.
Sims can also now use various ways to accrue debt through the Little MS Sam Mod for ATM Credit Cards, the MizoreYukii Mod for Loans, or the Sim Realist SNB Financial Center Mod that allows for mortgages. All of these options feature interest rates and have requirements for payments and consequences for not paying. These potential options carry the same potential financial risk as debt in real life.
All funds will be tracked in my Episode notes under Matriarch and then under Funding with additional details for the income of each child under their own tab.
Romancing Baby Parents
The Matriarch must go on a date with each of the Baby Parent’s to a venue outside either of their houses.
The Matriarch must ask the other Sim their sexual orientation, WTD status, whether they would like children, Fertility. and ask them to Try for a Baby or Try for a Pregnancy. (Lumpinou Mod).
There is added potential from my mods that the potential Baby Parent is infertile, has a sexuality that prevents them from wanting to be with the Matriarch, or doesn’t want children, among other things. All of this is randomized and will not be changed in order to make finding potential Baby Parents easier, the Matriarch must find potential Baby Parents on their own. The Matriarch’s fertility also varies cyclically and she can become infertile after an abortion, miscarriage, or c-section.
After the baby is born, the Matriarch must ask for full custody, which may be met with acceptance or a fight. (Lumpinou Mod).
The Matriarch may continue having relationships with previous Baby Parent’s and polyamory is enabled but if she becomes pregnant with a former Baby Parent she must get an abortion (Little Ms Sam Mod) because those children cannot count towards the 100 Baby Challenge goal.
Pregnancy
Matriarch is required to inform the other Baby Parent about the pregnancy and deal with the potential consequences if the other Baby Parent doesn’t react well which can include requests for a Paternity Test, fighting over Custody, etc. (Lumpinou Mod).
Matriarch is required to take Prenatal Vitamins daily (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Matriarch is required to attend Prenatal Visits during each trimester (every day of pregnancy). (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Matriarch is required to go to the Gynecologist in the second trimester to get an ultrasound (Little MS Mod).
Have a Baby Shower during the Third Trimester. (KiaraSims4Mods Mod).
Matriarch is required to attend a Birth Class and an Early Parenthood Class. (Lumpinou Mod).
Matriarch must Buy Something for Upcoming Baby. (Lumpinou Mod).
Matriarch must Go Get Tested for WTD’s between each Baby Parent. (Lumpinou Mod).
Aging Up Children
Babies
Ages up after 2 days. If an infant is born on Monday they will be aged up on Wednesday.
Must have a birthday party (though it would be called a different kind of event because Birthday Parties require that you select the “Birthday Sim” which infants are ineligible for). This birthday party must still have a birthday cake and their baby parent must be invited.
Infants
Upcoming Life Stage recently announced by Electronic Arts.
Toddlers
Simology and Aspiration:
Must be randomly assigned Toddler Personality Traits.
School:
Must reach Level 2 in Potty before they can attend Preschool
Must attend Private Preschool before aging up. (Kawaii Stacie Mod).
Activities and Clubs:
Must go to a Toddler Activity from A Deep Indigo’s Mod each Sim Week.
During the Summer, the family must go on a family vacation on the first weekend of Summer.
During the Winter, the family must go on a family vacation on the first weekend of Winter.
Must have a birthday party to age up with a birthday cake and their birth parent in attendance.
Health:
Must go to a Dental Cleaning every 14 days. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop Teething, the Matriarch must provide a teething tablet or toddler pain killer. (NatetheL0ser Mod).
If they randomly develop an illness, the Matriarch must provide medication or schedule a Doctor’s Visit. (A Deep Indigo Mod and Sim Realist Mod)
Skills:
Max out all of their skills, a notable difference to the original challenge which allowed them to age up at level 3 in all skills.
This also means that they will earn the badge Top Notch Toddler which will boost all their future skill and career gains by 25%.
As a child, they will have all four Child Skills at Level 2 with a 94% complete bar towards Level 3 as a rollover of their Level 5 Toddler Skills.
Children
Simology and Aspiration:
Must be randomly assigned Personality Traits and a Childhood Aspiration.
Must be randomly assigned a Personality based on Myers-Briggs. (Kawaii Stacie Mod).
Must read “The Holy Book” and be randomly assigned a religious belief out of the Congregation of Non-Believers, the Cult of the Cowplant, the Worship of the Watcher, or the Treaders of the Occult from the Lumpinou Rambunctious Religions Mod and follow the requirements of that religion.
Must complete Childhood Aspiration.
School:
The Matriarch must attend a Parent Teacher Conference.
Apply to and be accepted into a Private or Independent School from the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod. (Options the Sim can take include the Wintercrest Preparatory School, SimCity Academy, and Bedlington Latin School. They cannot voluntarily go to the Striker Alternative School, Fort Stach Military Institute, or Huntington Preparatory Academy and fulfill this goal. They also cannot enroll in Online School or Drop Out of school which are also options this Mod enables.)
Complete a School Project. (This does not include the School Assignments randomly given by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend an After School Event (Spelling Bee, Science Fair, or Art Showcase from the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend one Field Trip (These are randomly assigned by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend one School Picture Day (These are randomly assigned by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend any After School Events offered to the student (Theater Performances, Sporting Events, School Dances, etc. from A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Make Honor Roll. (A new addition with the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Have an A in School Performance.
Activities, Clubs, and Relationships:
Must join an after school activity (Found under “Jobs” in the same place as the Scout Career). (I will be using several mods that expands the number of available after school activity options.)
Must progress at least one level or promotion in the after school activity.
Must join a Club (Found under “Clubs” section of Sims 4).
Must attend a Club Gathering once every Sim Week.
Must go to a Youth Activity from A Deep Indigo’s Mod each Sim Week.
Must go to a Family Activity from A Deep Indigo’s Mod each Sim Week with their family.
Must go Volunteering with their family each Sim Week.
During the Summer, the family must go on a family vacation on the first weekend of Summer.
During the Winter, the family must go on a family vacation on the first weekend of Winter.
During the Summer, Sims must be signed up for Summer Camp on Sunday which will last 5 days, Monday through Friday, for each of the two weeks of Summer. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must get a bike and register it to them. It will need to be serviced every 21 Days. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must develop a Good Friends relationship with two people who are not a part of the family and are also Children.
They must have a First Love. (LittleMsSam Mod)
Must have a birthday party to age up with a birthday cake and their Birth Parent in attendance.
Health:
Must brush teeth on a daily basis.
Must use lotion after showering. (Its Katato Mod).
Must use deodorant on a daily basis. (Its Katato Mod).
Must use a face mask every night. (Kawaii Stacie Mod).
Must attend a Routine Dental Cleaning every 14 days (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop a need for braces they must be provided. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must attend an Eye Exam every 21 days (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they are randomly assigned nearsightedness or farsightedness they must be provided contacts or glasses. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they are randomly assigned a mental health disorder (including anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, ADHD, etc.), develop a poor relationship with another member of the family, experience the death of a family member, or are going through a phase or mood swing, the Child must attend 1 Therapy Session and 1 Support Group Service each Sim Week until the issue is resolved. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must attend a Well Visit at the Doctor’s Clinic (Sim Realist Mod).
Must go to a Vaccination Visit if unvaccinated. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop an illness, the Matriarch must provide medication or schedule a Doctor’s Visit. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they develop an injury, sleep disorder, or migraines they must go to the Acupuncturist. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they develop a need for Surgery they must go to the hospital and get the procedure. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Skills:
Must max out all childhood skills.
This will give Mentally Gifted, Physically Gifted, Creatively Gifted, and Socially Gifted traits.
Teenagers
Simology and Aspiration:
Must be randomly assigned and complete a Teen Aspiration from either the High School Years Expansion Pack or the 20 options created by Simmer John’s Mod.
Must be randomly assigned Personality Traits and an Aspiration.
Must experience being a Preteen with the Its Kataro Mod for 1 Sim Week.
Must explore their Sexuality and Gender Identity. (Lumpinou LGBTQ+ Mod).
School:
The Matriarch must attend a Parent Teacher Conference.
Apply to and be accepted into a Private or Independent School from the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod. (Options the Sim can take include the Wintercrest Preparatory School, SimCity Academy, and Bedlington Latin School. They cannot voluntarily go to the Striker Alternative School, Fort Stach Military Institute, or Huntington Preparatory Academy and fulfill this goal. They also cannot enroll in Online School or Drop Out of school which are also options this Mod enables.)
Complete a School Project. (This does not include the School Assignments randomly given by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend an After School Event (Student Body Elections, Science Fair, or Art Showcase from the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend one Field Trip (These are randomly assigned by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend one School Picture Day (These are randomly assigned by the A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Attend any After School Events offered to the student (Theater Performances, Sporting Events, School Dances, etc. from A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Vote on and attend a Senior Trip. (Maple Bell Mod).
Attend Prom.
Attend a University Campus Tour. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Take Academic Aptitude Test. (A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Make Honor Society. (A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Have an A in School Performance.
Attend Graduation. (A Deep Indigo Education Overhaul Mod).
Apply to University. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Receive at least 1 Scholarship.
Activities, Clubs, and Relationships:
Must join an after school activity (Found under “Jobs” in the same place as the Scout Career). (I will be using several mods that expands the number of available after school activity options.)
Must progress at least one level or promotion in the after school activity.
Must join a Club (Found under “Clubs” section of Sims 4).
Attend a Club Gathering each Sim Week.
Must go to an Activity each Sim Week. (A Deep Indigo Mod and Kiara 4 Sims Mod).
Must go to a Family Activity from A Deep Indigo’s Mod each Sim Week with their family.
Must go Volunteering with their family each Sim Week.
During the Summer, the family must go on a family vacation on the last Saturday of Summer and Sunday of Fall.
During the Summer, Sims must be signed up for Summer Camp on Sunday which will last 5 days, Monday through Friday, for each of the two weeks of Summer. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
During the Winter, the family must go on a family vacation on the Saturday of Winter and Sunday of Spring.
Must develop a Good Friends relationship with two people who are not a part of the family.
They must develop a romantic relationship with another person unless their sexuality is asexual or aromantic.
Have a maxed out friendship with Mom and all siblings in “set”.
Have Sim become Popular. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Join a Social Group or Clique. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Attend a Social Life Event. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Learn to Drive via Driver’s Education or Informal Lessons with an adult. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Get a Driver’s License from the DMV. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Apply for a Passport. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must have a birthday party to age up with a birthday cake and their Baby Parent present.
Health:
Must brush teeth on a daily basis.
Must use lotion after showering. (Its Katato Mod).
Must use deodorant on a daily basis. (Its Katato Mod).
Must use a face mask every night. (Kawaii Stacie Mod).
Must attend a Routine Dental Cleaning every 14 days (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop a need for braces they must be provided. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop a need for wisdom teeth removal they must be provided. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must attend an Eye Exam every 21 days (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they are randomly assigned nearsightedness or farsightedness they must be provided contacts or glasses. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they are randomly assigned a mental health disorder (including anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, ADHD, etc.), develop a poor relationship with another member of the family, experience the death of a family member, or are going through a phase or mood swing, the Child must attend 1 Therapy Session and 1 Support Group Service each Sim Week until the issue is resolved. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
Must attend a Well Visit at the Doctor’s Clinic (Sim Realist Mod).
Must go to a Vaccination Visit if unvaccinated. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they randomly develop an illness, the Matriarch must provide medication or schedule a Doctor’s Visit. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they develop an injury, sleep disorder, or migraines they must go to the Acupuncturist. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If they develop a need for Surgery they must go to the hospital and get the procedure. (A Deep Indigo Mod).
If the Sim is female they will have a menstrual cycle lasting 2 days happening every 12 days and must be provided with menstrual products. (Kawaii Stacie Mod).
If they become pregnant they must either get an abortion (Little MS Mod) or follow the same healthcare requirements as the Matriarch (Prenatal Vitamins, Prenatal Visits (A Deep Indigo Mod), and an Ultrasound at the Gynecologist (Little MS Mod)).
Skills:
Must reach a cumulative 20 Levels in various Skills. (For example, Max out 2 Skills at Level 10, get 4 Skills to Level 5, or get 10 Skills to Level 2).
Values:
Have all values at the positive extreme.
Sims will gain the Good Manners, Emotional Control, Responsible, Compassionate, and Mediator Traits when aging up to Young Adult.
Children must be aged up in birth order and multiples must be aged up together.
Once the Teen has aged up to Young Adult they must be moved out of the household.
Rules Being Maintained
Nannies are not permitted but Butlers are so long as child care is turned off within MC Command Center.
Adopted children don’t count towards the 100 children.
The gender, traits, and aspirations of Sim children will be random. A number of additional things from mods will also be randomized.
The matriarch can go on vacation but must always bring her entire household with her.
Other Changing Rules
The player can change the lot traits at any time and can turn on or off lot challenges.
Other Sims that are not a part of the household can provide childcare of their own free will but cannot be added to the household. They can be added as roommates using the Little Ms Sam Mod.
All aging up must have a birthday party to celebrate.
Matriarch must have full relationship meters with all of their children before they can age out of the house.
Additionally, I have changed the length of seasons from 7 days per season to 14 days.
There are now a number of ways the Matriarch can potentially die which would result in failure of the challenge.
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