So far, I have not moved around many (if any) Sims in TS4, and the Landgraabs are no exception; they are still in their ultra-modern mansion:
Also, the original set-up of the family has not changed since their first week. We have Geoffrey Landgraab, the Good Sim of this family, working in the Law Enforcement career...
...his wife Nancy, a materialistic lady with an evil streak (but very much in love with her husband, and also good friends with her son)...
...and of course their son Malcolm, who has inherited his mother's evil streak and is currently enjoying his time as a young adult with no obligations such as school, university of work interrupting is days of leisure.
On the Monday morning of their second week, the Landgraabs have breakfast together.
Geoffrey is the first to leave for work today. He seems to be really looking forward to work.
Nancy greets Katrina Caliente, who interrupts her jogging for a brief chat.
Malcolm meets Ophelia Kim-Spencer-Lewis.
Later, he chats to Alexander Goth just as his Dad returns from work.
On Tuesday morning, one of the three toilets breaks. I have Nancy repair it; she has enough time on her hands, and since she wants to be fabulously wealthy, it is in her own interest to save the money otherwise spent for the repair service.
With both his parents out for work, Malcolm goes exploring the neighbourhood and finds several places where he can dig for crystals, time capsules and other such findings.
Cassandra Goth turns up on her own initiative. She is still a teenager, but that does not mean she and Malcolm can not be friends.
Here the two of them are taking their picture together - something the Sims in this game seem to like doing on their own accord.
Look who's here - Summer Holiday is always interested in making new friends or improve existing friendships.
It is Wednesday morning when Nancy, still in her work outfit from the night before, makes a garden salad. The cleaning up after her is left to her husband.
Finally, Malcolm gets a job - he needs to be in the Criminal Career like his mother in order to reach his lifetime want. He starts today as a "Tough Guy", while his Mum is now a "Minor Crimelord" (shouldn't that be Crimelady?).
Today, he also opens the three time capsules he has found so far this week.
All three contain MySims figures which are placed in one of the book shelves.
On Thursday morning, I have Malcolm empty the kitchen trash can into the wheelie bin outside the back door.
He then pepares Mac'n Cheese.
When Geoffrey returns from work, he finds one of the bathroom sinks needs repairing.
The same happens on Friday morning, this time with the kitchen sink, and it falls on Malcolm to repair it.
Geoffrey is a family oriented Sim whose milestones revolve around children. As his own son is already grown-up and he wishes to read to a child for two hours, I have him talk to Pierce Delgato (whose family we visited last August) when the little boy walks past the house.
And indeed, Malcolm manages to read to Pierce for an hour, and hopefully will complete this milestone before the week is over.
Summer Holiday is back; she knows Geoffrey already quite well and happily shares a meal with him.
Trolling the Forums is a good way to have Nancy and Malcolm indulge their need for mischievous actions without really hurting other Sims' feelings, and so I have Nancy do just that on Saturday morning.
Husband and wife share a sandwich... and a romantic moment.
There is all this workout equipment in Malcolm's room, and so I finally make him use it on Sunday morning.
The week ends with everyone having reached a few milestones, but nothing earth-shattering. Much time was spent working, and there are two decisions I should make next time I play here:
1) Get a household help (maid/cleaner/butler) for the family? I have not yet played any TS4 household who has help, I think, so it would be something new.
2) Change Geoffrey*s lifetime want, or have the couple have or adopt another child? Malcolm needs a child in order to reach his next set of milestones; Malcolm is too old for them (they have to do with homework and high school stuff).
What do you think?
Danke für dieses Update! Für den Butler brauchst du einen Raum/Wohnung, da er mit in der Familie lebt. Einfacher wäre es mit der Haushaltshilfe. Bin gespannt, wie du dich entscheidest :)
ReplyDeleteAha, wieder etwas gelernt, herzlichen Dank :-)
DeleteBei den Landgraabs gibt es derzeit eigentlich keinen geeigneten Raum für einen Butler. Die Familie Spencer-Kim-Lewis hätte da deutlich mehr Möglichkeiten!
Regarding the getting extra help, the Butler requires you to have an extra bedroom so unless you want to renovate or download a new home for the Landgraabs...I'd recommend sticking to a maid, a gardener, and a nanny. As for Geoffery's lifetime want, I'd definitely have them try for baby considering that in TS3 Geoffrey took Nancy's last name, so IDK if she'd be too into adopting a child.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so long (more than 1 1/2 years) since I played and wrote this that I had to have a quick look at what I had actually written - thank you for explaining about the Butler, I didn't know that!
DeleteUnfortunately, I have been unable to start TS4 in many months. EA support has not replied to my requests for help, and I guess it's mostly due to the rather old computer I use for my Sims games. (TS2 works.)