Close Encounters Academy Challenge (updated 8th March 23)

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Close Encounters Academy Challenge (updated 8th March 23)

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Hi all! I am currently attempting the C.E.A Challenge and have almost completed gen 1. So I'm going to post what I've done so far here, plus hopefully the remaining two generations when they are done.

Chapter 1.1
Spoiler:
Here is Aspen Breen, from a legacy I'm doing over on the Sims forums. He is family-orientated, a geek and active. He has the Nerd Brain aspiration. He is also a closet bookworm as every time I let him on free will, he goes to the bookshelf and grabs a book to read! His tiny home is situated in Oasis Springs.
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Aspen spends some time learning logic on Sunday before he starts work as a Scientist.
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The Welcome Wagon arrives and he make some new friends, who we won't see much of later on!!
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When he goes into wokr, he finds that there are already some aliens working in the lab. Astro Clawwarm is their leader and talks to Aspen about helping them work out why they can't reproduce on this planet. Aspen agrees to help without getting all the details...
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The other alien, Alexa Thiessen, introduces herself as well.
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Aspen gets to work, fulfilling his daily work requirements as well as building the necessary equipment for contacting or travelling to space.
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After work, he takes the satellite dish home and starts using it to contact aliens. Astro comes to visit and talks more about what it's like to be a sim.
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I take my eyes off him for a few minutes while trying to find all the locations of the crystal/metals to dig up and I come back to find him doing this with Naomi Holmby :eek: . I know she's his girlfriend in the other legacy but not here. That's why the Rose Serum is bad.
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And then again the next day :banghead: I'm aware that the founding sim isn't supposed to have woohoo with anyone outside of marriage but every time I take my eyes off Aspen, he does this!
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At least he's also managing to get other things done too!
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Unfortunately, there is now a slight complication. Naomi hates children, so Aspen will be raising the little nooboo alongside the alien children that he'll have. When he finally gets abducted...
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Finished the spaceship!!
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A couple of days later, baby Kailyn is born and immediately moved into the household.
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And of course, that is the time that the aliens decide to abduct Aspen for the first time :duh: Not that he's too upset about it.
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House got expanded a little.
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Aspen meets another alien, Roxane. We will be seeing her later on.
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A second abduction but still no pregnancy :( It was about this time that I decided to check my settings and found that Aspen couldn't get pregnant, so I had to fix those ready for the next time.
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Kailyn aged up into an independent toddler.
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And that's where I'll leave it for today. I hope to get all gen 1 posted before the end of January, and maybe catch up to gen 2 as well if I need to do another heir poll.
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Chapter 1.2
Spoiler:
We start with Aspen starting two fires in a row! You don't have that much money yet, Aspen, stop it!
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When he's not at the lab, Aspen enjoys spending time with little Kailyn and getting her skills up.
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Aspen has a lot of fun with the Simray at work sometimes :)
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Aspen finally created a Wormhole Generator but since he's not the one who is supposed to visit Sixam, he won't be able to use it. He also got promoted to Level 7 Lab Leader.
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Third abduction (I missed a shot of the second one) and finally he's pregnant!
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And even if he has to skill up at home, Kailyn spends time with him doing her own skilling.
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Aspen threw a party for the alien friends he knows. Diana wanted to learn more about sim customs so she and Aspsen snuck off for a woohoo in the shower. Diana enjoyed it so much, she died!!!!!!!
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Aspen pleaded for her life and it actually worked!
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The next day, Aspen headed off to find the secret location in Willow Creek that the aliens told him about. He didn't find any plants but did catch a Cowberry. This was a great help as he had finished the Nerd Brain aspiration and had moved onto The Collector.
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Mini-vacation to Sulani where Aspen finally realises that something is happening to him...
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A second one since I uploaded too many pics :lol:
Chapter 1.3
Spoiler:
Time for Kailyn to age up and since they don't have an oven at home, they have to go to the park.
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Kailyn aged up with the Loves Outdoors trait and Rambunctious Scamp aspiration. She aged up with that pink outfit and I thought it was cute so I kept it.
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The aliens at the lab are pleased with how Aspen's pregnancy is going as it's helpful for their research into how humans and aliens can have children together. Aspen is still working on the wormhole generator as well so future generations will be able to easily visit their home planet.
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Nearly time!
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Ignoring the beard which grew in the short amount of time he was asleep, it was go time!!
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Triplets!! Two girls and a boy!
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Aspen still spends time with Kailyn even though the babies take up a lot of time. Fortuantely, being aliens, they won't be babies for long.
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Meet Orion, who is Inquisitive...
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Astra, who is Independent (and the only one with a different coloured hair that changed every time I needed to go into CAS)...
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And Nova, who is Clingy.
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Tune in next time to see if Aspen gets more alien babies!!
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Another two chapters today!!
Chapter 1.4
Spoiler:
Aspen got a promotion to level 8.
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Instead of being abducted, contacting aliens with the satellite dish meant that they arrived around for a party.
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The triplets did a lot of skilling in order to be aged up early.
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Look, they blend in with the couch!
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It's always a very busy and social household.
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Kailyn does get a bit neglected but she's still there.
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Birthdays! Had to go to the park as usual.
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Orion aged up with the Genius trait and Social Butterfly aspiration.
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Astra aged up with the Geek trait and the Whiz Kid aspiration.
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Nova aged up with the Self-Assured trait and the Whiz Kid aspiration.
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House got a remodel to look like three shipping containers that cover 100 squares exactly.
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Chapter 1.5
Spoiler:
Finally Aspen got abducted again! Hoping for multiples again!
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Since he's already broken the rules, Aspen tried for a baby with Diana to see whether humans and sims can have a baby together. For scientific reasons, you understand...
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Promoted to Level 9 - Mad Scientist!! He's so close!
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The triplets do a lot of skilling. I'm aiming for them to get at least one aspiration before they age up early, maybe two.
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Plenty of time for chatting with each other too.
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Astra and Kailyn are terrified by the monster under the bed but Nova is just chilling :lol:
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Winterfest! Kailyn was able to ask Father Winter for a present but the triplets couldn't. (Never mind Astra's different hair colours - for some reason, her alien hair kept changing every time I went into CAS and didn't right itself until her teen birthday. I've had that happen before with alien toddlers/children and it's really annoying).
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Diana came around to announce that the TFB had worked. As you can see, Aspen is clearly pregnant as well.
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Finally got around to inventing the cloning machine. This will help in creating money for the next generation.
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Being pregnant doesn't stop Aspen from keeping fit.
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Finally, it was time for the next lot of babies! Aspen tried going to the hospital but it seemed to be glitched and the babies wouldn't come so he had to go back home.
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Orion wasn't very happy about the new arrivals.
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Welcome twins Sirius, who is Fussy...
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...and Galaxy, who is also Fussy. This should be fun :lol:
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Next time, there'll be more birthdays, lots of toddler pics, and Aspen and Diana's baby.
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Re: Close Encounters Academy Challenge (updated 18/1/23)

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Spoiler:
lots of Alien babies :)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
APRIL
Easter 3rd - 23rd
JUNE
Pride/ Summer Fayre
5 -30th
JULY
SimNano 1 - 31st
OCTOBER
Halloween
9th - 31st
NOVEMBER
18th Birthday
6th - 26th
DECEMBER
Christmas
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Chapter 1.6
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The twins, Sirius and Galaxy, got started on their skilling. And they are also the best of friends.
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They were soon joined by Halo, Aspen's son with alien Diana. Quite appropriately, he rolled Angelic as his toddler trait :lol: He pretty much inherited all her colouring (except for Aspen's grey eyes) but was only half-alien and therefore didn't have a diguise. He is also the only one of Aspen's children who didn't end up with red hair!
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The house can be a busy place when you have four children and three toddlers all skilling. All of the children are aiming to get at least one aspiration done, maybe two, and get an "A" in school before they can age up early.
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They don't all fit around the dining table any more!
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Kailyn's teen birthday! She finished the Rambunctious Scamp and Artistic Prodigy aspirations. She rolled the Active trait and the Fabulously Wealthy aspiration, so she's going to work on the Simfluencer career while she's a teen. And she's gorgeous, so I'll be keeping her for some sort of challenge in the future.
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Lots more skilling... mostly :)
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Galaxy loves listening to Nova play the violin - she follows her sister around when she has free will.
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Aspen mastered Rocket Science (+10 points), completed the microscope collection (for the first time ever!) and got promoted to Level 10 (+10 points) - ExtraTerrestrial Explorer - all within two days!! Wooo!! This completed all his tasks for the challenge with time to spare!!
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So he went around trying to upgrade everything. Unfortunately, one of the upgrades on the toilet didn't go well, as poor Nova found out!
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And then it was time for heaps of birthdays! First the triplets. I missed getting Orion's alien form but I was distracted by his very weird body shape. He rolled Vegetarian and Master Mixologist, so he'll be working on the mixology skill. He also finished the social and mental children's aspirations.
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Next was Astra, who only managed to finish one aspiration, Whiz Kid. She rolled the Loner trait (not helpful in this household!) and the Self-Care Specialist aspiration, so she'll work on the wellness skill. Her alien form looks just like her mother's.
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And finally, Nova, who finished the mental and creative aspirations. She rolled Genius (it was to have been Family-Orientated but for some reason, that trait was missing from the options) and the Top Academic aspiration, which put her as a definite option for heir since that is in the Knowledge group that is required for Gen 2. If she is the heir, she'll be getting a Physics degree (in order to become an Astronaut) so she'll be working on fitness, handiness, and research & debate skills.
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Sirius and Galaxy aged into children at the same time. Sirius rolled Geek and Whiz Kid.
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While Galaxy rolled Self-Assured and Rambunctious Scamp.
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Only one or two more updates before gen 1 is finished!
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I have just realized you have posted in the wrong area this should be in sims 4 stories not Boolprop challenges. Don't worry it happens :)
I will move to the right place later. (moved to the right section)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
APRIL
Easter 3rd - 23rd
JUNE
Pride/ Summer Fayre
5 -30th
JULY
SimNano 1 - 31st
OCTOBER
Halloween
9th - 31st
NOVEMBER
18th Birthday
6th - 26th
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Christmas
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peachy123uk wrote: January 29th, 2023, 12:29 am I have just realized you have posted in the wrong area this should be in sims 4 stories not Boolprop challenges. Don't worry it happens :)
I will move to the right place later. (moved to the right section)
I thought it was a Boolprop Challenge! Oops! Thank you for shifting it to the right place :)
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Re: Close Encounters Academy Challenge (updated 14/2/23)

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Chapter 1.7
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First up is Halo's child birthday! He rolled Goofball for his trait and Artistic Prodigy as his aspiration.
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More working on skills and aspirations. It was around now that the triplets all finished scouts and Aspen finished the MySims collection. Several kids are working on logic/mental skills, Astra is working on wellness, Orion on mixology.
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Aspen tried making a Spark Drive serum and failed :haha:
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He still gets to explore space though and generally be a niusance to his colleagues.
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Totally not related to the challenge but I found this outside the lab while I was exploring. So cool!!
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Aspen finally aged into a full adult. Too bad none of his kids were interested!
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I decided to do a picture wall of all the children born into the challenge. The girls unintentionally ended up with the same pose.
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Kailyn aged up into a YA with the Vegetarian trait and joined the Athletic career. She then moved out with her mother.
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Then it was time for the twins to become teens. Sirius rolled Recycle Disciple and the Freelance Botanist aspiration (so he gets to study Gardening).
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Galaxy rolled Geek for her trait and Computer Whiz for her aspiration. This is where I became torn as to who to have as heir. Both Nova and Galaxy had rolled Knowledge aspirations and they had inherited some good genetics.
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Those who have seen the heir poll know who wins but for those who haven't, stay tuned for the next chapter when the heir will be revealed...
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Chapter 1.8 - Final chapter, so this is a little long!
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The teens were invited to a pre-prom party in a very small apartment. Not much room to socialise.
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Then it was off to prom. Astra was the only one with a date - Carson (can't remember his last name). Nova was Prom Queen.
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Selfies!
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Official portraits of Galaxy and Sirius for the wall.
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Heading off to check out the ThiftTea shop. Galaxy and Nova both made some outfits which eventually sold. Aspen is thrilled!
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Halo aged into a teen, rolling Cat Lover with the Master Actor aspiration. He immediately enrols in drama club.
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Astra tries running a yoga class. It really didn't go too successfully as my save obviously doesn't like this interaction.
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Last day of work for Aspen.
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Because the triplets are aging up into YA, which means that Gen 1 is officially finished. Orion rolled Proper as his trait and he will become a Mixologist.
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Astra rolled Loves Outdoors and will become a Marine Biologist.
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And finally Gen 2 heir, Nova. She rolled Family Orientated and will go to University and eventually become an Astronaut.
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And so finishes Gen 1. Aspen was a great heir and achieved everything he was supposed to.

Tasks:
Max Logic and Rocket Science (+10 points each) +20 points
Max Scientist Career + 10 points
Be abducted 3 times +10 points
Give birth to an alien baby via abduction +10 points

Extras:
Additional alien pregnancies (x1) - +5 points
Collect microscope prints (no points, just my addition to the challenge) - complete
Collect space rocks (as above) - complete

Total points: +55 points
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