I'm getting attached to Max. He'll probably get enough game time later for me to give him his resort and have him run it. I'd like him to get a Business Degree too, but that might not happen during the challenge unless it's a lifetime reward. I still need to think about his extra personal goals for this challenge.
I also had to add a death flower to the cemetery in Bridgeport through Edit Town. I couldn't find one growing there when Max explored the place. I thought all cemeteries were suppose to have one. The graveyard did have a pretty cool tomb clubhouse; I'd never seen it. Looks like it's for vampires. There were several vamps in the cemetery when Max showed up.
Re: Lala Angelista, Max's boss. I just looked her up on the Sims Wikia. She's single but has a grown daughter. I'm going to try to keep things on the Friendly level with her, no romance. Max will have to look elsewhere for that!
Personal Goals:
Here are Maxwell Abbott's personal Challenge goals. It's a long list, but most of them should be easy to accomplish given the Challenge's Rules:
Running a resort requires a certain set of job skills.
- "Get to Know" someone with each of the following careers or traits. Become friends with 3 of them: --Business--Culinary or Food Service--Bartender or Barista--Shop or Front Desk Clerk--Maintenance worker or House Service sim (could be repairman or maid), or a sim with the Neat or Handiness Trait
- Clean something (toilet, counter, sink ...) at least 5 times
- Repair or upgrade 3 things
- Gain level 3 in the Mixology Skill
- Invest in a venue. Make enough earnings to realize a profit by Challenge end.
- Stay at a resort and while there:
- Chat with 3 different employees
- Try out 5 different amenities (pool, pool bar, buffet table, food stand, room service, firewalk, VIP room, spa service, exercise machine, hot tub, attend a wedding service ...)
- Earn the Lifetime Reward of Hotel Mogul
- Take the entrance aptitude exam for the University and earn 400/400 points in both the Business and Communication areas
I'm not sure where Max will end up living. I'm liking Bridgeport more than I thought I would. But it's one of the older worlds and there's not a lot of extra room for updating it. I spent most of my time in Edit Town today. I found the Buena Vista Resort up by the mountain lakes. It was called a resort, but it was designated a "small" park. I spent time adding the necessary items to make it a functioning resort and relabeled the lot. When Max has a day off, I'll have him check in so that he can have a look around. He won't be able to afford VIP accommodations, but he'll be ok in the rabbit hole rooms.
Max finally got his car upgraded and took it out for the first time. His favorite color is blue, so his car is also blue.
He has reached level 5 in his career and has made friends with a co-worker as well as his boss (Good Friend level for both). He only has around 20,000 cash right now after his 2 investments. That 9 to 5 job really eats up all his time. I usually make my sims self-employed because it gives them so much more freedom, and I think it's easier to make money that way too. As soon as Max hits level 10 in Business, I may have him quit. He needs to get busy earning more cash in quicker ways.
Max invested in the Gypsy wagon, which cost him 1000 simoleons as a partner, with a return of 500 weekly. So in 2 weeks, he'll get his money back and then begin earning a profit.
He also became a partner in the Vault of Antiquity, which costs 2000 to invest, but pays out 1000 weekly. It's actually better to just invest in these two smaller venues rather than buy them.
It was a full moon again, so I guess it's been 10 days into the Challenge. Maxwell spent his time at home dealing with Night of the Living Dead. It was actually pretty funny. I got a few chuckles. I haven't dealt with zombies much. After Max's first scare, he just laughed at them and went about his business (literally). They ate his plant and his two trees though. I was hoping they would leave the trees alone; the animals do.
This was Max's own idea to do a Business Presentation. The zombies weren't listening though.
Three zombies on this little lot!
Here are some pics of the resort. I kept it simple so that I could get back to playing. But I had to expand the top floor of the existing building and add the rabbit hole and another small cabin for the VIP rooms. It's a pretty location and the lot was 64x64.
Waterfall:
View of the foggy city:
The resort's own zombie:
