Sims 4 Stardew Valley Challenge

You have inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? (Sims 3 Version Available Here)

Google Sheet for tracking and final evaluation [here]!

(No CC) Lot Download [here]!

I have built this on the smallest lot (20 x 15) but you should place it on the biggest lot your computer can handle! It’s base game except for the firewood decor item, which requires Get Together. You should have no problem placing this lot without it though.

Rules:

Before you begin:

Download the starting lot above!

Open the Google Sheet and save a copy to your own drive so you can edit as you play. It’s necessary for scoring at the end of the challenge.

Understand that this challenge is still being playtested and may not be perfect! Feel free to contact me with constructive feedback and suggestions!

Founding Sim:

Create a young adult human who will be your primary sim! Enter their name and special trait in the Community Centre.

You must choose Loves The Outdoors, Family Oriented, OR Perfectionist, but you cannot choose more than one! (No sims you create can have more than one!)

You must play on LONG lifespan!

Enter their name and special trait in the Community Centre.

Home:

Use the lot provided for or recreate the lot if you are having trouble downloading it!

Use [testingcheats on] then [money 500] to lower your starting household funds to $500.

Upgrading your farmhouse and the buildings on your property will net your points during Grandpa’s Evaluation!

New Sims:

You can move in another sim once you are engaged to be married!

You can have babies or adopt, however you cannot adopt children or teens.

All the sims on your lot can accumulate points for Grandpa’s Evaluation!

You cannot add sims for any other reason!

Farm Animals:

You may adopt one cat or one dog as soon as you want!

Any additional pets cannot be adopted until you have built a barn!

All pets require their own stall in the barn with a bed, food bowl, and toy (besides puppies & kittens).

Pets can help you accumulate points as long as they (or their grave markers) are on the lot for Grandpa’s Evaluation.

Making Money:

You can make money by gardening, fishing, crafting, and by selling collectibles.

You cannot get a job/profession or buy a business.

Cheats/Mods:

You can use any mods and cheats that do not give you an advantage or add to your points. This includes all skill, mood, and money cheats which are prohibited.

You CAN use mods that let you homeschool your children and/or allow children to do activities they normally can’t like gardening. (What’s the point of having a ton of kids if they can’t get a little dirt under their fingernails!)

Adopting lots of children/teens as free labour is totally cheating. Not cool.

The Wishing Well and all potions are considered cheats for the sake of this challenge. All other rewards are fair game.

Finishing The Challenge: