Judging from the tasks it sounds like parents ran away and used aliens as an excuse lol. Parents: were not coming back until you get a job, raise your skills, and have As! ....because Aliens.

@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501

Жыл бұрын

Lol, I thought the same!

@PaulaMarchiante

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@DoveJS

Жыл бұрын

Parents just went on vacation for a bit and lied lol.

@LivinInSim

Жыл бұрын

Are these parents Bigwallets? I think so...

@irishduchess7577

Жыл бұрын

@@LivinInSim Who are sipping fruity “juice” drinks with umbrellas and snickering at the doorbell cam feed from time to time while exchanging winks and saying “Aliens!”😆

“I don’t think there’s monkey bars in this world” *Pans to neighbor with monkey bars and doesn’t notice* lol

@moodbreaker

Жыл бұрын

I came here for this comment. LMAO Oh Semaj...

@michelledichiara6435

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was a laundry line, no?

@k37500ify

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but he did say “in this world where we don’t have to travel” and he’d have to travel to the neighbors house to use their monkey bars.

@hakudoushinumbernine

Жыл бұрын

There are monkey bars but no jungle gym.

@danitho

Жыл бұрын

I don't see it at all, where?

Let's be honest here, Semaj just went to Batuu and claimed he was abducted so Bobby and Wade didn't ask to come along.

@HughLlewellyn

Жыл бұрын

Ahahaha! Nailed it!

I would imagine some mint with the brownies, not basil 🤣

@Miluielle

Жыл бұрын

I laughed so hard when James said basil. Yuck! 😂 . . . with brownies that is.

@xoxMarit

Жыл бұрын

@@Miluielle me too! 😂

@LarissaFay

Жыл бұрын

It's surprising what ingredients do go with brownies though. Hehe ☺️

@lunarlakes

Жыл бұрын

@@LarissaFay my immediate thought too before remembering there was a child sim haha

@angel1991a

Жыл бұрын

@@Miluielle same 😂

Pro tip: if an adult/teenager encourages a child while drawing, the child will also be inspired. I believe that's what the nanny was going to do.

@BattyBigSister

Жыл бұрын

Also works with the science table and a focused mood. ;0)

@PaulaMarchiante

Жыл бұрын

@@BattyBigSister Yes 😊

@melanie_luv2_sew

Жыл бұрын

what? whoa, I did not know that. cool.

@sleepykitty1985

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say that! They also speeeeeed through the skill.

@bookcat123

Жыл бұрын

How did I not know that was possible?

So to Semaj, his son sold and rebuilt their house while he was gone. Hilarious 😂

@xrarnax

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@ScooterBond1970

Жыл бұрын

Guh, like what's the big deal, Dad? We totally saved you a room and everything, what's your problem? Sure, we had to sell your bed and stuff so we could use the room for our school projects, but c'mon! It's not like you were using it right then! I mean, we totally saved you from aliens and everything! Jeez, PARENTS! 😄

I tried to do this scenario and failed so miserably - their grandma got stolen by the aliens but she died before they could complete the scenario and then the older teen died

@svetllama

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how it went so bad so fast

@sherrybrissette1614

Жыл бұрын

Oh dear!

Did I just hear James saying he was going to turn on auto-lights to save on bills? What has the world come to

@LottePea

Жыл бұрын

I was about to comment that!

@jessicahunter2976

Жыл бұрын

Was all his research for nothing?!

I need to start a new save with this scenario. It’s so….weird. And intriguing. Edit: Also, I think it’s about aliens stealing both parents, but I’m kinda tempted to use the Goth family with this scenario, in honor of Sims 2 lore.

@gamelifeusa

Жыл бұрын

Lol clearly the scenario is a nod to that by the picture. I thought about doing it too, but i decided to start with a fresh fam on undeveloped property. I played with the goths too much already.

@Ocidad

Жыл бұрын

@@gamelifeusa it is in the first page menu about this new scenario's ad or suggestion with the pic of cassandra and alexander goth in it 🤣 they totally approve the theory

@Kate09090

Жыл бұрын

@@Ocidad Huh. I don’t see that when I boot up my game. Or maybe I just haven’t seen it yet.

Okay, but I really want to see you try the full scenario as intended where your teen has to balance school and work and the kids are trying to make/save money. Just build the house you want before starting the scenario instead of bulldozing it. Or - hard mode - start the scenario on an empty lot.

@jessicahunter2976

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I'd like to see this with the money challenge involved too.

@lillie450

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I wanted to see the money earning part too. I would love to see this again with that added aspect.

@DoveJS

Жыл бұрын

Hard mode: start out on an empty lot and then immediately adopt a stray pet you have to feed lol. And force him to choose a Social aspiration (which, well, without a home is easier anyway) for both Sims, but they can live in any world (since Strangerville in story mode is slightly annoying if you don't intend to play through the story.) That said, we know using the school makes things easier but going there doesn't allow your Sim to up their grades, so one day going to school and one day going alone works out.

@fooeyvuitton

Жыл бұрын

yes! we live for chaotic James LPs

@gamelifeusa

Жыл бұрын

I did it with money cheat too, because i bought an empty lot and needed to put a house from gallery on it. I DID have the teenager actually work as a Barista though, and its still not that hard to meet all the goals and keep up with needs. Took me a week and 2 days. Itd prolly be pretty difficult for someone new to the sims though, especially without any cheats.

Carl's Guide says this about Study Spot: "Contrary to what this trait says, it's actually a 20% boost to all skills which is hardly "slight". Sims will complete homework 40% faster across all classes, term paper and presentation quality increases faster too!"

Since you are using packs (tiny home) you can form a club with just the two kids and get a lot of club points from sleeping, homework, all the stuff they have to do. Then you can just set club vibe to "inspired" and you don't have to worry about cloud gazing and thoughtful showers.

Every time James said, "I'm doing this to save dad!" it made me think of the movie trope where a sensitive little kid obsessively draws creepy pictures to cope with paranormal trauma... lol

@SyntheticGoth

Жыл бұрын

"Will Byers has entered the chat."

James: makes a whole video about how auto lights dont affect bills Also James: ‘i should auto light this house so we aren’t spending so much on bills’

@irishduchess7577

Жыл бұрын

Like your username-good books!

@styxxparthenopaeus

Жыл бұрын

@@irishduchess7577 AHHHH you just made my day

To my knowledge (and through play testing it myself) I’ve found that the study spot lot trait ISNT just for university as most would think. It actually does impact the grades of younger teen and child sims as well! It’s a beast paired with child’s play and peace and quite. If you need your sims to get better grades fast!

@MademoiselleRed1390

Жыл бұрын

This, I always go for Study spot for teens

@ambersweatpants1898

Жыл бұрын

Facts. Didnt know folks didn't know that. It was one of the first things I tested out.

Actually a little heartwarming; watching the little Semaj clone draw his rainbow pictures to save his Dad! Great video!

“Can we make some actual food here” *Throws out half finished Mac and cheese and makes dumplings*

@andreapearsall5416

Жыл бұрын

God almighty😅

Semaj coming home: "Anyone wanna tell me what happened to my house?"

@LivinInSim

Жыл бұрын

No, he prolly said, "Oh, thank God you rebuilt that ugly EA house..."

would be fun seeing you do the extreme version of this where you start on an empty lot with just 500 - rags to riching it :)

@astsophia

Жыл бұрын

I was trying to do this scenario and couldn't find a family house the family I created could afford, so I moved then to a empty lot to get a house from the gallery. And boom, all money went away and the adults too, so I had one teenager and a child living on a plot of grass with 500 bucks lol

@panaleb79

Жыл бұрын

I did this on accident because I wanted to build a house from scratch on an empty lot. When I saw we only had $500 with no house I was filled with regret 😂

@irishduchess7577

Жыл бұрын

Plus lot challenges and starting in autumn!

@AmandaWspoon

Жыл бұрын

@@astsophia happened to me too. Took a 17 days the teenager getting an A took me the longest as she was in a terrible mood for the first week.

It amazes me how simmers can just easily be like "Let me be build a house" while I struggle to apply a fence 😅

@ebonynight

Жыл бұрын

My struggle is furnishing...it takes me so long because I'm so damn indecisive

Just finished this scenario... it needs some character drama. The kids should be sad or afraid (or extra happy depending on their personality) to have their parents go missing. Also, having them be relieved/happy (or upset depending on personality) to happy their parents back would be nice. So far sims have more emotions toward their pets than each other. And, since were doing fears now..having the parents (and maybe the kids too) be afraid of aliens or alien abduction afterward would be good character development i think.

@bookcat123

Жыл бұрын

Instead, the kid just kept getting scared of the dark, and my teen got a call from his mom who apparently used her one phone call from alien jail to ask him if she should have a baby. 🤣

@phantommangagirl

Жыл бұрын

YES. There were moments when my game glitched and the mom showed up on the lot. I really wanted the kids to have a happy “Mommy, we missed you!” tearful reunion, but they acted as if everything were normal. They didn’t even get sad when she disappeared again.

@MonMon-xf6ep

Жыл бұрын

@@bookcat123 I got that pop-up twice! I said yes both times and was disappointed when the mom didn’t come home pregnant lol

If you had used the homey lot trait instead of child's play the teen would have quickly leveled up in cooking and the child would have stayed inspired longer🤷🏾‍♀️

Head's up! Emotional decor DOES stack. If you had added another lamp (or an inspiring piece of decor), he could have gone from "Inspired" to "Very Inspired".

@kryoh

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Scenario: Aliens stole my parents! Sims 4 - Shows a picture of the Goth children. Oooooo Sims Team...I see what you're doing ^_~

@narimaneyahiaoui2443

Жыл бұрын

SIMS 2!!!!!!!!!!

I love that you’ve rediscovered tiny homes and the benefits of lot traits. They really help challenges become a piece of cake.

I was shocked that you actually gave them a proper home to live in, I’m so used to your sims living in a cheap bed under a free roof 😆 This was a fun scenario, I think I’ll give it a go today as well!

"we should probably make some actual food" cleans up the ALMOST finished mac and cheese🤦‍♀️😭😂

this title of the scenario makes me think of the "whale ate my parents" trait in sims medieval XD

Sims scenarios: Here are some neat ideas to freshen up your gameplay! You can use the scenario requirements and milestones to build a - slowly unfolding - new story and... Sims KZreadrs: I'm gonna cheat the system to get this over with as fast as humanly possible

To have a kid draw pictures while inspired, make the kid start drawing, then click on the kid and select "encourage". This will ensure the child gets and remains inspired until they're done with the picture.

I'm surprised you didn't use the Goth family for this scenario - it's literally their family history. You would get to re-enact Bella's famous disappearance from Sims 2 - and they're exactly the right ages to play it out too: The teen (Cassandra) having to raise the younger sibling (Alexander) after their parents get abducted by aliens. Perfect!

Love the sound of this scenario, it just might convince me to play Sims 4 again after a few months.

@aquariusmoon9906

Жыл бұрын

me too 🤣 it’s so random and not how i would normally play but this sounds so fun

@kryoh

Жыл бұрын

James is the reason why I enjoy playing rags to riches using his rules. I learn to get resourceful rather use cheats all the time like I did before. And Deli inspired me to make better houses.

Semaj and his little clones - just a normal family in the Sims 😁

@sarahjo7837

Жыл бұрын

Heir and a spare.

Their other needs stayed relatively high, maybe buying the Sleep Potion for 400 points sometimes too, in lieu of the Moodlet Solver? Definitely love the tiny home! Fits the world nicely, too!

I love your little excited Scenario Laugh whenever Batuu references pop up randomly in your play-throughs. At least someone can enjoy that poor thing.

Hey Dad, while you were gone, I tore down the house and built a new one. I hope that's okay.

10:29 I am once again here to thank James Turner for the serotonin boost this always and inevitably gives me 😌

The rainbow was from Good Schools Lot Trait :) Also amazing work as always. :)

Suggestion: maybe these scenarios can be played with unplayed members of the Bigwallet family so there’s some story progression to them! (Like Biscuit or Blueberry etc.)

I used a pre-existing EA family, and found out after selecting them that the teen and child were both F grade students, so they not only had to do their homework each night but also makeup work and the teen had to also study for exams and work Fri thru Sun as a lifeguard. I actually got the child up to an A level and just shy of achieving his Aspiration goals before the teen aged up. The teen worked, helped the child, did all the homework, aced the tests and never rose above F level. She wasn't able to attend any HS functions, and aged up on a Saturday. The game made her a HS dropout. She sold half the items in the house to meet the ransom and the parents were returned even though she never got above an F grade. It's a totally glitched scenario.

@universalis2078

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Mine were F students too so it took waaaayy longer to complete it

@weasiesworks

Жыл бұрын

@@universalis2078 Did you use pre-existings or create your own and still get F students. I thought I just had bad luck in choosing my Sims.

@universalis2078

Жыл бұрын

@@weasiesworks I had a family from gallery

@universalis2078

Жыл бұрын

Oh and 2nd try I took Vlad and his adopted kids and Vlad burned to death 🤯

@weasiesworks

Жыл бұрын

@@universalis2078 yeah, both my kids parents would show heat sensitive too, and I wondered if they'd die off. But they weren't vampires. Poor Vlad.

Small trick I found if you put the trash can that's been knocked over into your household inventory and then put it back it should be right side up

@irishduchess7577

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Chef's kitchen is a good Lot Trait to have because you can get a free Inspired moodlet when starting a cooking activity (or quick meal). You can then cancel the interaction and keep the moodlet.

If the teens can use the Realm Of Magic cauldron it would also probably help. You could have a vat of mac and cheese and if they're capable of learning the needs potion as well.. infinite needs.

My parents had jobs so my sims still made money everyday despite the parents being gone. Seems like an oversight

@TeruteruBozusama

Жыл бұрын

Or they weren't really abducted in the first place...

To make this even more efficiently, he should have made a club with the two and use the club vibe boost.

“Dad went on a hunting trip, and he hasn’t been home in a while” vibes

It’s crazy cause the younger one had to basically do most of the work to save his dad. Meanwhile the teenager is just like “ya… I sold the house, then got another one, got a job for 2 seconds and quit, hired and nanny then fired them immediately, made brownies which my little bro helped me with…. and got good grades. I saved dad” 😂 The younger one literally CARRIED this challenge 😂

This was very fun, but at the same time, I'd love to have seen this done seriously as a rags-to-riches miniseries, done between your game pack and expansion pack LPs. Just fun, challenging little series to inspire you and your viewers.

Its kind of silly that you can just achieve the goal by deleting the house and its contents. Not your problem at all for "outsmarting" the sims team...just seems like an oversight. The same with getting a job and then immediately quitting. It should be like get a part time job and level up or something.

OMG just seeing James sprinkling "basil" on special brownies 😉😉😉 I was thinking maybe mint leaves 😂😂 but the teen makings special brownies while dad's gone seems better haha

"I don't know if this world has monkey bars" as you scroll the camera over the monkey bars

I love when you do scenarios. I don't like to play them myself, but I get all the fun of them from watching you do them. 🤣

Only in James' LPs would the kid draw a Batuu picture voluntarily LOL. Rainbow over the head just means you have the "good schools" lot trait. Also, you should have the teen brother help the younger brother with projects, homework, and leveling skills. Makes things go more efficiently 😁Also the different school products increase different skills. So you can buy them in BB and have him do them any time to build those skills.

THE cupcake 'gulp,gulp,gulp' HAD me🤣 (idk if he meant that but it was funny)

I think this scenario could easily have been 2 tiered. The first tier is all these same goals but instead of the scenario being complete it would take you to tier 2. Now that you have stabilized your life and are good with grades it is time to save your parents! Then there would be 6 new goals like discover an alien sim, befriend them, convince alien sim to return parents, etc. It would have been perfect! i hope Maxis adds 2 tier scenarios in the future! :D

James: there's no monkey bars in this area Monkey bars: directly across street me: 🤣

The time-lapse music is always a bop 👌

The scenarios should have prizes as an incentive. Like you should unlock an item. Or a wallpaper. Or something. Like furniture. Even clothes. Something. I think it would be super cool. Like if that was the ONLY way to get that item. Like debug or showhiddenobjects or showliveeditobjects or ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement wouldn’t work to get them. I think that would be a really cool way to improve the scenarios.

'I don't think we're gonna be social. That's not what I do' Me my whole life 🤣

When I did the scenario the kid and teen started school with an F. How did the Semaj kids start with Cs? Also, the Mom kept calling her daughter asking if she and her husband should try for a baby (like they were just on another lot or something) . Lol. Edit: I just made another save only this time creating a truly (new) family without using anything from my library and it gave them Cs. Interesting...

@LivinInSim

Жыл бұрын

Someone else said that, too. They used a pre-existing EA family, maybe that's why. James would have made all these Sims. Hilarious about her calling. "OK, I'm going to try for the baby. Don't be surprised if they're an Alien..."

@avatarrikki4918

Жыл бұрын

@@LivinInSim I made the sims too, but when I went to place them, I realized I was putting them in my build save file and I didn't want that so I exited out, did it again for a new save file and just downloaded the family from where it saved on the gallery? Or something? I don't know. Clearly I did something differently. Lol.

@martapacyna7979

Жыл бұрын

i can bet it’s just the sims4 being buggy. kid’s and teens from new families always start with Cs

According to Carl, Study Spot significantly increases the rate of all skill gain and it stacks with the tiny home lot trait. So it's super helpful.

As soon as i saw the new scenario i new i needed a James Turner video playing it. THANK YOU

Pretty sure the brownies have a sprig of mint-yum!

"Serve it with a bit of basil" Me: ... or... mint? 😅

“I don’t thing we’re going to be social. That’s not what I do.” Relatable.

Scenarios have been such a great addition - really give me a reason to play (I had mostly defaulted to build only because gameplay sucks so much).

5:12: I SEE MONKEY BARS, JAMES! Turn around! They're literally behind you, a little big down to the right from where your mouse is

“Can this teen raise their sibling, keep their grades up, raise money for the aliens, AND defeat the mother plant??”

I love the scenarios, and love watching you play them, so much fun!.😄

Mine started both my sims out as F students and we had like 3 sets of makeup homework each.

Natural Light is the inspiring lot trait

I did the sibling scenario and while it was fun, it was bugging so badly on my teen. Even with a maxed out cooking skill, liking cooking and having the trait, she literally set everythinh on fire until the day she aged. And then she died because the hot headed (i think) trait glitched out and it said she was fine instead of very angry 😒 anyway. This scenario seems like fun!

Technically, you can buy Mentor in the Rewards Store, too, so that's what the teen got.

It probably was mint with the brownies. Chocolate mint go together. This video challenge was fun. Thanks!

This looks like a fun starter scene for a new game. On a side note, I would really love to see you play Two Point Campus with a goal of getting ALL 3 stars before you move on to the next campus... Perhaps we would even give you 1 star as a pass if you get in a bind, but only 1 and it must be done before completing the game. Sound fun? I think so...

I always get the trash knocked over and now isn't fixable glitch, I lock up my trash cans like Fort Knox. Strangers wander into my Sims' nurseries whenever they feel like it, go ahead, steal my baby, I wasn't using it, but they'd need a prison break sequence to kick over their trash.😆

I actually kinda liked this family a lot and would love to see them played outside the challenge! The tiny house genuinely IS nice!

I love these Scenarios Play Throughs. Yassssssss 💚 I love the chaos and I love the drama. James always makes the most out of a bad sims situation hehehe ☺️

'i don't think we're gonna be social' bro same

Knowing that James watched Manifest was something I didn't know I need it, till he mentioned it

I started playing this scenario yesterday! I love this scenario so far!

I just started this challenge and then see the video with James take. Yay! I realize again I have no imagination with the Sims...lol I learn so much watching his gameplays! Love it! I won't be leveling the house or completely in 4 days, but will be less now for sure.. I always forget about the lot traits, inspired paintings, mood lights, etc.....lol

speaking about aliens, James' LP with Bob is still the best hahahaha

Hello James! nice to see a scenario video again, i missed those.

"Brother, alien's took our dad." Honey I shrunk the kids...

I enjoyed this video James and I picked up a few tips I may use when I play it. Looking forward to your next video.

Taking a Thoughtful Shower gives you the Inspired Mood also.

The rainbow above the head means that they are happy with the result of their work it's connected to the good school lot trait.

The “wow you’re really good at violin” cracked me right up. What a mood.

Me, when looking at the thumbnail: the characters somewhat remind me of LIS2 🤔 Scenario description: a teen needs to take care of their younger siblings.... Well, this is about to be a fun one, guys.

James: what's his name again? Me, speaking aloud to my phone: Bobby

This was actually way too easy - I'd like to see you do this challenge as rags to riches, actually do the part time job, without the tiny home extras and also without any (positive) lot traits. To make it even harder - don't use any mood enhancing decor. Now THAT would be a challenge 😂

I always know I will be very well entertained for the next half hour or so as soon as I hear that upbeat, cheery intro music

I love that you do these challenges. Especially trying to do them as fast as possible ❤️

I've never done an actual Sims 4 Scenario (mostly because I make my own up all the time), so I thought I'd live one through you vicariously. It's so silly that aliens want your kids to get good grades, but whatEVER. It's hilarious you chose Strangerville for your setting then totally ignored the possessed Welcome Wagon. The house IS very cute by the way, for being so cheap and just functional. So how do you know about the Good Schools lot trait, but NOT know it causes the rainbow over your kids' heads when they're doing well? That cracked me up. Did sending Wade outside REALLY help get rid of the excess Playful moodlets? I mean, it's caused by a LOT trait, not an INDOORS trait. So I think just doing all the other inspiration actions overcame it, but whatever. You still got the scenario done really quickly. Good job! 😄

I accidentally found a cheat for this scenario. I made one of the parents using the questions and she started with the scientist job. She still gets paid for the job, so my teen gets like $360/working day. I did not mean that to happen.

Now you got me wanting to play lol. Long time subscriber here. Love your videos.

The study spot lot trait I think still gives an overall slight boost to skill gain. It's in the last line of the description.

When I seen this added yesterday I got super excited because I knew this video would end up happening. 😊❤️

“I’m drawing to save dad, okay?”