General News

20
Dec
2014

The Legacy Challenge and Game Updates

Granite Falls

A lovely teaser shot of the upcoming world, Granite Falls.

With the recent announcement of the upcoming Outdoor Retreat game pack coming to the Sims 4, you might be wondering how the Legacy Challenge will fit into the game changes as they are released.

During the Sims 2 days, Pinstar worked hard to bring updates to the Legacy Challenge as the updates to the game came out. We were unable to keep up with that in The Sims 3 due to real life demands, but we are hoping to be as active with the Sims 4 and its game updates as we were with The Sims 2.

We will be trying to implement challenge changes within a couple of weeks of the game being updated, but it may take time to playtest all of the changes.

As for the upcoming game pack, not much is known about what it will add to the game, so we can’t say for sure how it will affect the challenge, but we will keep you posted as we learn new information and HOPEFULLY give you an idea of some of the changes that will be made to the Legacy Challenge to accommodate it!

What do you all think the new game pack will include? We’d love to hear your speculations!

Posted by Mystic in Featured, General News, Legacy Challenge Rules, Sims 4 News
18
Dec
2014

Legacy Challenge Rules Update Coming Soon!

Sims 4 jobs

Hey everyone! Just a quick little post to let you know that an update to the Legacy Challenge rules will be coming soon to include the changes made to the game in the December patch. This patch had a much bigger change to the game the the previous two, so Pinstar is working on playtesting a few things to see how they will tie into the changes of the challenge.

For the most part, the changes probably won’t be huge, so don’t worry about pausing your Legacies until you hear from him, at most it may just change some point values in the Nature section. I am going to guess that using the given vacation days will be allowed (seeing as that has always been the case in the past), so I would say use those as you see fit as well.

Also, feel free to use the “Move Objects On” cheat to your heart’s desire. A build mode cheat such as that will not affect gameplay and is therefore allowed in the Legacy Challenge as it always has been.

Posted by Mystic in General News
16
Dec
2014

New Careers! Exploration Stream Tonight!

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The wait is over Business and athletic careers are here! (Along with the Move_Objects cheat and a whole ton of new stuff.) Look at that infographic (Provided Courtesy of EA). Pretty informative! Or is it? The simmer in me is not content with merely the titles. I want to see more! How much does each level make? What are the promotion requirements? What is the salary like? What are the rewards? How are the different branches unique?

 

If you are asking the same question then you are in luck! Tonight at 8PM Eastern Standard time I will be streaming The Sims 4 on my Twitch.tv account with the specific intent of exploring all the details of each level of each of these new careers, and each of the branches! Come join in the fun, hang out and learn the juicy details of these new jobs along with me!

 

You can find my stream here

Missed the stream? No worries! A recording of my stream will be posted on my Youtube channel the next day.

An update to the Legacy Challenge rules will be coming within the week.

No changes to the Wonder Child Challenge rules will be caused by this update.

Posted by Pinstar Legacy in Featured, General News, Sims 4 News
16
Dec
2014

Story of the Month Club on the Official Sims Forums – Get Your Votes In!

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know about an awesome event going on in the Official Sims Forums right now, The Story of the Month Club!

What is the Story of the Month Club, you ask? Well within the Sims Forums there is a section called “The Sims 4 Stories and Legacies” where Sims 4 story writers and challenge creators can share their work with others. There are tons of amazing writers there and The Sims is highlighting several of them in the Story of the Month Club.

In order to be featured in the Story of the Month club, writers are first nominated by others, then people vote on their favorite story for that month. The stories aren’t all Legacy stories, but a good many of them are. Check it out and make sure you vote for you favorites! A link to all of the nominated stories is found within the Story of the Month post.

Posted by Mystic in Featured, General News, Legacy Challenge Stories, Sims 4 Stories
01
Dec
2014

Amazon’s Cyber Monday Sales on Products We Love

As gamers we can spend a lot of money not just on the games that we play, but also on the computer equipment and paraphernalia that we need to enjoy it. Amazon has some deals during Cyber Monday that might help make your wallet feel a bit less bare when making gaming and computer purchases. Here is a list of items that we use and love for gaming, recording, and livestreaming that are currently on sale on Amazon for Cyber Monday.

Games

The Sims 4 Limited Edition – 33% off – $39.99
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – 30% off – $34.99

Editing Software

Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate x7 – 50% off – $49.99 (image and photo editing)
Corel Video Studio Pro Ultimate x7 – 50% off – $44.99 (video editing)

Recording Hardware

Audio Technica AT2020 USB Microphone – 34% off – $99.00
Blue Yeti USB Microphone – Silver – 34% off – $99.00

Computer Hardware (for building or upgrading a gaming PC)

AMD FX-8350 FX Series 8 Core – 39% off – $139.99

Posted by Mystic in General News
27
Nov
2014

The Sims 4 is on sale!

Sims4 Box

For those of you that have been holding off on purchasing The Sims 4 until it goes on sale, wait no more! The Sims 4 is now on sale at various online retailers. Sale ending dates vary depending on the store. So get it while you can!

You can buy The Sims 4 on sale at (there are probably tons of other places where you can find the game on sale, these are the ones that I found):

  • Amazon – 50% off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Origin 50% off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Origin – 50% off Digital Deluxe Edition – $34.99
  • Amazon – 38% off Premium Edition – $49.99
  • Best Buy – $30 off Limited Edition – $29.99
  • Target – 42% of Limited Edition – $35.00
  • Walmart – $14.96 off Limited Edition – $35.00
Posted by Mystic in Featured, General News, Sims 4 News
15
Nov
2014

Eat Like a Sim – Month of Cookies – Coming Soon!

Month of Cookies

That’s right everyone! My popular, Eat Like a Sim recipe posts will be focusing on cookies for the entire month of December!

I will be posting a new Sim cookie recipe every week for you to make in real life! I have already compiled a list of what I’d like to make, and should have at least one new cookie recipe for you to make every week. Each cookie recipe is based on a recipe found in the Sims games (from Sims 1 to Sims 4). So get those baking hats on, you’ll be needing them soon!

Posted by Mystic in Eat Like a Sim Recipes, Featured, General News
16
Oct
2014

Sims 4 Legacy Challenge FAQ!

Hi everyone! We’ve added a much needed FAQ page to the Sims 4 Legacy Challenge rules. You can find it on the drop down menu above located under “Sims 4 Legacy Challenge Rules”, or you can also view it here.

We compiled a list of questions that we feel were asked the most often, but it’s possible we missed a few important ones. If you have one that you’d like us to add to the page, please let us know here or in the comments section of the FAQ page.

Hopefully this will help alleviate some of the confusion surrounding the challenge!

Posted by Mystic in General News, Legacy Challenge Rules, Sims 4 News
15
Oct
2014

New Scoresheet!

We have a new scoresheet to share with you all today courtesy of a Legacy Challenge regular, Drew. You can download a copy of it from here, as well as on our Scoresheet page.

Take a moment to check it out! We now have 4 different scoresheets available for you to use in your Legacy families. Choose the one that suits your needs best!

We will also have a FAQ sheet up within the next day or so, so stay tuned for that!

Posted by Mystic in General News, Legacy Challenge Rules, Sims 4 News
10
Oct
2014

The Legacy Challenge Rules update 1.00

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“Cold” By tcc007

With the point charts finally finalized, the only thing left to tackle was to rule on ghosts.

See our updated and revamped scoring page for more details.

 

Major Rule updates:

 

  • You may use the death flower to guarantee success when pleading with the reaper to save a dying Sim.
  • You may NOT use ambrosia to resurrect a dead Sim. (You may cook it and have living sims eat it if you wish)
  • You may invite ghost Sims back into your family. However, they no longer earn your Legacy family any Legacy Challenge points. They may not purchase potions of youth and any completed skills, aspirations, or other Legacy Challenge scoring methods do not count for them. They may not take a job. They cannot memorialize other Sims. If they were a member of the Legacy Challenge family.
  • Ghost Sims can still be memorialized but only by Sims that knew them in life.
  • An invited ghost who is no longer welcome may be moved out just like unwanted family members.
Posted by Pinstar Legacy in Featured, General News, Legacy Challenge Rules, Sims 4 News