Author Topic: Baby Boomer II: 50 Days of Extreme Parenting (Read 81286 times)

Pam · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2010, 07:37:02 PM »

Tony and Jeannie got married toward the end of the show.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2010, 07:38:34 PM »

Oh, cool. I didn't know that. I'm definitely not an I Dream of Jeannie expert.

Pam · « **Reply #27 on:** March 18, 2010, 07:41:24 PM »

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #28 on:** March 18, 2010, 07:42:49 PM »

BARBARA EDEN!!! Okay, I'm calmed down now.

TheLostGirls · « **Reply #29 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:00:35 PM »

Carl said no capital letters

. Hah, I break that rule too often.

Schipperke · « **Reply #30 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:08:53 PM »

Wellll ... I'm glad that others are feeling confident about this challenge. As for me, I am sticking my foot in with fear and trepidation. I expect to finish as an "also ran". If I live that long.

Good luck, all!

TheLostGirls · « **Reply #31 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:15:59 PM »

Hun, I hate kids (just look at my signiture), but you will be okay. I was shuddering in fear (this was my post from BBI):

I did it.

6 YA
2 Toddlers
3 Infant

So (1600 x 6)+(200 x 2)+(100 x 3)=
(9600) + (400) + (300) = 10,300

I am shaking still, if I never see a crib again it will be to soon.

Now to start on Centeriun Solo.

Ack! My baby brother sleeps in a crib. Nooooo!

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #32 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:23:29 PM »

Quote from: TheLostGirls on March 18, 2010, 08:15:59 PM

Hun, I hate kids (just look at my signiture), but you will be okay. I was shuddering in fear (this was my post from BBI)..

Me too. Check out the early pages of BB I and you'll find wimpy Metro completely bailing out and then finally rejoining after Pam properly kicked my you-know-what into gear.

It's daunting stuff. There's no getting around it. Even though this is a 50-dayer, and not a long 100-day challenge, mark my words...this will more than likely take longer for a player to finish. There's just so much micromanagement compared to something like the Nectar Challenge where you could practically be in a coma at the end and still know what to do. The player that wins this is going to have some Uber chops. I'm totally stoked and can't wait to get out of the blocks next Friday. I haven't played a big family since last fall in BB I.

Pam · « **Reply #33 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:28:44 PM »

The best part is... we'll have lots of Nooboos!!

Schipperke · « **Reply #34 on:** March 18, 2010, 10:25:17 PM »

Thanks for the encouragement! This is definitely going to be different than my usual style of playing a solitary sim that I can plunk down in front of an easel and let them get on with it while I make a cup of tea. But then, that is what is fun about these Challenges - they force me to learn and try new things (thanks, Metro!).

Pam, what are "nooboos"? From the context, I assume these are children of some age, but I am wondering where the term comes from.

TheCub · « **Reply #35 on:** March 18, 2010, 10:38:28 PM »

Nooboo is Simlish for baby or toddler. You can hear them say it while playing with babies, teaching toddlers to walk, and numerous other times. Someone on a blog I used to read always referred to sim babies and toddlers as nooboos. I eventually found myself doing the same thing.

Pam · « **Reply #36 on:** March 18, 2010, 10:38:51 PM »

One of our members, TheCub, made a reference to "nooboos" in another thread as infants and toddlers. I thought it was so cute and funny because the adults say "nooboo" a lot with the little ones when changing diapers, feeding bottles, putting to bed, etc. I think Nooboo is Simlish for baby. I've also heard nooboo in one of the foreign love songs that they can learn. The name just stuck with me.

Edit: Haha! There's TheCub now! And beat me to the answer by a split second!

samoht04 · « **Reply #37 on:** March 19, 2010, 02:33:22 AM »

Can we use any LTHP Reward apart from Moodlet Manager?

- I wonder if there will be anyone not using the Family Orientated trait?

Kimmy · « **Reply #38 on:** March 19, 2010, 03:25:29 AM »

Totally not dreading this, I think I'm a Pam Jr. when it comes to Sim kiddos
Please sign me up.

Twinmum · « **Reply #39 on:** March 19, 2010, 05:08:04 AM »

OK I'm in too.
I'm with Schipperke in that these challenges get us playing in ways we don't normally. Funny, looking over the challenges we have done so far, in most of them I said something along the lines of.."I don't normally play...(insert style of play here)" gee.. all the things I don't do, you have to wonder what I've been doing all these years with my sims!

So I am off to finish the career challenge (been away doing some serious real life retail therapy

) then I might make a test couple and re-introduce myself to the joys of babies and toddlers. Might have to go and look at all those suggested links too for some tips - I think I'm gonna need all the help I can get.

Norma

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #40 on:** March 19, 2010, 06:42:36 AM »

Kimmy and Twinmum, you're in. Good luck, ladies. I want to draw everyone's attention to the "You are never allowed to move" rule. It's a little hidden because it's a second sentence in one of the bulleted lines. Please don't pass over that one. When Pam read the original draft she asked me my reasons on that rule, and my brilliant reply was "I don't know. Just to be different."

So, there you go.

Schipperke · « **Reply #41 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:50:15 AM »

Quote from: TheCub on March 18, 2010, 10:38:28 PM

Nooboo is Simlish for baby or toddler. You can hear them say it while playing with babies, teaching toddlers to walk, and numerous other times. Someone on a blog I used to read always referred to sim babies and toddlers as nooboos. I eventually found myself doing the same thing.

Thanks, Cub and Pam for clearing that up. If I'd turn on the sound now and then, I guess I would have known "nooboos".

I have another question, this one related to choosing LTWs for the upcoming population explosion. There is a wealth of information on the Forum and in Carl's Guide, but this is something I haven't been able to find. Does anyone know if the "Culinary Librarian" LTW requires them to know all the foreign recipes? Or can they get it by learning all the ones available at home.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #42 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:56:00 AM »

Quote from: Schipperke on March 19, 2010, 07:50:15 AM

I have another question, this one related to choosing LTWs for the upcoming population explosion. There is a wealth of information on the Forum and in Carl's Guide, but this is something I haven't been able to find. Does anyone know if the "Culinary Librarian" LTW requires them to know all the foreign recipes? Or can they get it by learning all the ones available at home.

It's a vanilla LTW, so you don't need to learn foreign recipes to finish that LTW.

HelenP · « **Reply #43 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:59:53 AM »

I seem to remember that the vanilla LTW's changed from 'get all ...' (recipes, fish or whatever) to 'get x ...' where x is the number equal to the amount in the original game.

OK that's a bit confusing so, if there are 20 recipes in the original game and the LTW said 'get all recipes' in vanilla then it now says 'get 20 recipes' in WA. This would mean any 20 out of the expanded selection.

Hope this makes sense.

Saltypaws · « **Reply #44 on:** March 19, 2010, 08:01:34 AM »

How can I not play this one, I believe you got the BB1 idea from a post I did on how many children have your sims had, so I guess I am in on this one.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #45 on:** March 19, 2010, 08:11:02 AM »

Quote from: HelenP on March 19, 2010, 07:59:53 AM

OK that's a bit confusing so, if there are 20 recipes in the original game and the LTW said 'get all recipes' in vanilla then it now says 'get 20 recipes' in WA.

No it doesn't. The LTW description for Culinary Librarian with WA installed still says, "Learn all Recipes." That's why Culinary Librarian is a little confusing. But, there's no traveling in this challenge, so someone just has to look at this as a vanilla challenge. Easy enough.

Schipperke · « **Reply #46 on:** March 19, 2010, 08:23:24 AM »

Quote from: Metropolis Man on March 19, 2010, 08:11:02 AM

Quote from: HelenP on March 19, 2010, 07:59:53 AM
OK that's a bit confusing so, if there are 20 recipes in the original game and the LTW said 'get all recipes' in vanilla then it now says 'get 20 recipes' in WA.

No it doesn't. The LTW description for Culinary Librarian with WA installed still says, "Learn all Recipes." That's why Culinary Librarian is a little confusing. But, there's no traveling in this challenge, so someone just has to look at this as a vanilla challenge. Easy enough.

Ok, so "all recipes" means all the recipes they can get at home, right - is that what "vanilla" means?

Another thing. I was making a chart as Metro recommended and copying down the scoring for my own quick reference and noticed something that had escaped me the first time I read the rules: "no babysitting." Ack! You mean we're stuck at home with the nooboos? Obviously it is important to read the rules VERY carefully.

Metropolis Man · « **Reply #47 on:** March 19, 2010, 08:26:53 AM »

Quote from: Schipperke on March 19, 2010, 08:23:24 AM

Ok, so "all recipes" means all the recipes they can get at home, right - is that what "vanilla" means?

Correct. For the purposes of this challenge, since traveling is not allowed, the Culinary Librarian LTW description is accurate.

Quote from: Schipperke on March 19, 2010, 08:23:24 AM

Another thing. I was making a chart as Metro recommended and copying down the scoring for my own quick reference and noticed something that had escaped me the first time I read the rules: "no babysitting." Ack! You mean we're stuck at home with the nooboos? Obviously it is important to read the rules VERY carefully.

Ha ha. Well, at least one of your Sims will need to stay at home.

Margerita · « **Reply #48 on:** March 19, 2010, 10:54:02 AM »

Ok, I'm in!

Now just to finish nectar making and the career challenge...

mespunky · « **Reply #49 on:** March 19, 2010, 11:03:54 AM »

i would like to join in on this contest.