Use the family funds cheat to give your Sims the correct amount of starting money.Who knows why the City does what it does?) (Maybe they bribed someone or had a better application. This is the amount of money Sim City has granted each Sim for their expedition. If you roll a 6, the Sim starts with $6,000, etc. Roll a number between 6 & 20 to determine how much money each Sim starts with.You may choose personality, aspiration, and appearance yourself or allow them to be randomly selected. Create each Sim as a separate household.These are your founders – your pioneers – who move to the new ‘hood to colonize. Roll a number between 2 and 10 to determine how many Sims you’ll be starting with.Do not attach a Downtown, University, or any Vacation ‘hoods. Create a new, blank neighborhood with no lots.
You can also check out my Sims 2 Recommended Mods List for more mods that I use in my game.
This mod allows Sims to have autonomous romantic interactions – including trying for baby.
Want to see these rules in action? You can watch my BACC Livestream Playlist where we build my custom ‘hood Emerald Bay. Any topic not covered here defaults to my Sims 2 gameplay rules.
These rules differ from the ones I use to play pre-made Maxis neighborhoods, although there is some overlap. NOTE: These are the rules I use to play my own custom neighborhoods. These rules are always a work in progress and will be updated as I play. This is less of a true “challenge” and more of a ruleset for building custom neighborhoods. The most notable differences in my version include no calculating the population, no locked careers, and use of a tax-based system of building/unlocking community lots.ĬHALLENGE GOAL: Build a thriving neighborhood from scratch. This is the Pleasant Sims version of the BACC, which is different from other versions you may have seen. I find this to be an enjoyable, challenging, and realistic way to play the game. In the Sims 2 Build a City Challenge (BACC), the goal is to build a thriving neighborhood from scratch using rules to guide your ‘hood expansion – including creating new Sims and community lots. The Sims 2 Build a City Challenge – Emerald Bay