Building a Metropolis Challenge (BaMC) - based on the original rules for the Build a City Challenge (BaCC) by ClintCasey85, found at: http://boolprop.net/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=45 - Difference: reach a population of 500.000!

1. Instant City, a BaMC-Challenge
Household G-3
Fall 2
Instant City
Household G-3,
Fall 2

2. -… … … -
‘… Hello?’
-… -
‘Hey, what’s up? Where’s the usual stupid intro with ‘Welcome’ and ‘another episode of Instant City - a BaMC Challenge’
and crap? Plus you took your sweet little time…!’
-… My mom died…-
‘Oh…!’
-…-

3. ‘… so… are we cancelling this challenge then? Lot of players did that after a loved one died…’
-… I don’t know. Also, I’m writing to myself right now, don’t I? –
‘… well, we are already on the third slide, you wouldn’t do this if you… !‘
-… *sigh*…-
‘… okay, okay – sorry, you’re grieving, I keep my bickering to a minimum… also readers? Don’t expect much this episode, this
is an exercise in grinding, which is still better than grieving… anyway, you know the drill by now…’

4. -… first befriending…-

5. -…. Then spawning…-

6. -… first, it’s 22nd Great-Grandson-1 with red eyebrows… -

7. -… then 22nd Great-Granddaughter-1…-

8. -… 22nd Great-Granddaughter-2….-

9. -… and 22nd Great-Granddaughter-3… -

10. -… and after that, our Angels (see last chapter) go meditating…-

11. -… while it is Servo and Serva G-3’s jobs to prepare the little buggers for life…-
‘Dududu… Our condolences by the way… and we will overlook that you stopped caring about us Servos all season long…’
‘PSSSSH – you were not supposed to say that!’
‘… sorry…’
-…-

12. -… then it’s going to work…-

13. -… more child raising…-

14. -… befriending…-

15. -… promotion…-
‘…’

16. -… more jobbing…-
‘…’

17. -… even more child raising…-
‘… uhm… *cough*…’

18. -... Money earning… -
‘… ehrm, don’t misunderstand this, but… just because we said we understand that you’re grieving, doesn’t mean you can’t
put any effort in it…’
-… anybody reading this? And how is this different from before? It’s clearly established by now that I’m unable to improve…-
‘… okay, shutting up now, depression and grieving is a toxic combination – we’ll be there for you, if you need us…’
-… I’m writing this to myself, so this is not really assuring…-
‘… Just… do what you think you want to do…’

19. ‘… while we go on a date for now… or whatever it is you call dating…’

20. -…-
‘…’
-…-
‘… and another chance card…’
-…-

21. ‘… and 5000…’
-…-

22. ‘... And promotions…’
-…-

23. ‘… and…’
-… let me have this, please? –
‘… Of course! Knock yourself out… I mean…!’
-… I understand… *ahem* another Promotion to the top, another 2 potential business districts!...-
‘… feeling better now?’
-… a little… I’m currently trying to remodel my life, looking for a new job, just to give the sorrow less screen time… so this
chapter will take a loooong time to make…. -
Potential
Business
Districts: 59
+2 BD

24. -… definitely long enough, that these kids could actually grow up in real time, instead of *BAMF*…-

25. -...= Adult! Oh well…-

26. -… anyway, lets look at their preferences… so 23rd Great-Granddaughter-3 likes to party around with well-rounded bosses
without jewelry…-

27. -… 23rd Great-Granddaughter-2 on the other side wants to have babies with lightly clothed people, who can’t fix a TV….-

28. -… 23rd-Great-Grandson-1 then likes to explore together with people with hats and rings, but doesn’t care how its cooking…-

29. -… and 23rd Greatgrandaughter-1 wants to romance octogenarians out of a job, but loaded with jewelry…-
‘These are really mean descriptions, you know that? But since your mom died…’
- DON’T! mention this… just act like its another day at the office…-
‘You went over this quite fast…’
- It’s several months by now, I need to get on with my life… -

30. -… just as these need to get on to the moon…-

31. -… change into space suits and learn the tricks of the trade…-
‘… I’m still impressed how you dealt with your loss…’
- ... *sigh*, why does everybody say this…? -

32. -… btw, this is the last pic I shot before moms death… -
‘… ominous to the point of getting creeped out here….!’
-… yeah…-

33. -… and here is the first pic after she died, showing them busy studying… and at this point, I already figured out what
nicknames to give them… so in honor of my mom:
23rd Great-Granddaughter-1 is Helga (mom’s first name),
23rd Great-Granddaughter-2 is Rubia (Mom’s nickname),
23rd Great-Granddaughter-3 is Christa (mom’s middle name),
And 23rd Great-Grandson-1 is Winfried (mom’s husband = not my dad, died before I was born…)…-
‘… do you really think, it’s good to open up your life so completely to the public?’
- Like I care at this point…! -

34. -… so lets get some juice…-
‘Hello, aunt Caitlin *Pssht* don’t say anything, the guy’s mom passed away…’
‘…Mom’s can die??!!’ *runs for a phone*
‘… …she has a point, nobody died in this city so far… minus those 5 old dudes nobody even knows the first name in the
cemetery….’
-… Are you finished? Then back to the moon….-

35. -…. Potter time! –
‘How long is it now since she died? Cause you definitely sound different…’
- 8 months… I still miss her…. *cries*…-
‘… Yes, you write this, so the consoling thing wont work, sorry…’
-…. Just do your thing….-

36. -… and so….-

37. -… and so…-

38. -… and of course so…-
‘Seriously? You now make your loss an excuse to skip writing?’
- I DON’T…. –
‘You write this, sooo….’
-…. I should have stopped after all….-
‘Too late…. Plus, you are not a quitter, that’s one of your redeeming traits….’
- ….Yes, ‘Mom’…. *sigh* -

39. ‘… so you’re saying, our bickering is nothing but him emulating the contact with his mom? That’s… both sad as well as silly
to imagine….’
‘… and he’s writing about it now after all… really meta….’
‘… Nah, just filler… *sigh*, figures that I, as the only male with different hair color, is the one going to move…’
‘Yep, we’ll figure out later, if your sister or cousin is going with you…’

40. ‘… now let’s go, we have businesses in Bluewinter Range to raise…’

41. ‘… starting with the Timber Park…’

42. ‘… and by saying ‘we raise’, we mean the Servos, while we go meditate to raise our aspiration perks, Ommmmm…’

43. ‘.... Ommmmmmmmmmm….’
-….-

44. ‘….Ommm…Huh? Whu…’
- You got a crème de la crème prize for your fabulous business, Winnie..-
‘Yeah… congrats… how about a little ‘thank you Servos, for your great work…!’
‘ehrm….mmOmmmmmmmm…!’
‘… jerk.’
- … he has my late mom’s late husbands name… wow, that sounded weird….but yes, you’re right…*sigh*…-

45. -and after that, business continued and… … …gosh, I feel sad…-
‘… and now you are writing this…look, I can’t give you any kind of consolation, cause you are writing this…’
-… well, it helps padding out another picture…-
‘… how can you live with yourself…?’
-… -
‘… sorry, that was low….never mind…’

46. -… -
‘… okay, normally this would be something about ‘Servos throwing water balloons for fun? Are they mad?’ or so… but… oh
well… another padding….’

47. -… … …. More padding…-

48. -… and level 5…-
‘Next business?’
- Next business. –
‘…. Do you prefer us to lament or…?... Actually, we’re not in the mood for lamenting right now…’
- Thank you… -

49. -… moving on to the Hot air balloon vintage club… -

50. -… which is kind of soothing to me with its nice and soft colors…*sigh*…-
‘… you have a point. While you have butch… removed the second floor quite drastically, it still feels comfortable…’

51. ‘… though those indoor windows up there look kinda…. ?‘
- It was supposed to break up the wallpaper, and allow some more light on the upper levels and… -
‘No, no, no, it’s okay – stop justifying yourself…we accept it...’
-… trying to make me feel better by agreeing with me…-
‘… oh, for….!!’

52. ‘… meh… let’s just start this business and sell stuff…’

53. ‘… and you can take pictures, while we talk and talk and talk…’

54. ‘… and talk and talk and talk to pad this out…’
-…-

55. ‘… till you get another level 5…’
-…-

56. ‘… and then we go back to the park, where we continue to level the business and talk, talk, talk….’
-….-

57. ‘…. and then we meet…’
- …Professor Disc! Good to see you, Prof. I…! -
‘Hey, you’d like a bite, Prof?’
- Excuse me, I want to talk to…-

58. ‘Oh, yeah, I’d like to grab a bite, but I’m so rich, I can’t spend any money…’
- … stupid glitch…and I still want to talk to…-
‘Hey, It’s on the house! And later you can just go
*cough*becausewedon’thaveanymorepicturesofyousowecantwriteasubplotforyou*cough*…’
-… oh, right….-

59. -… *sigh* okay, let’s finish this lot… another prize….-

60. -… and level 10…-

61. -… and then we’re back at the Hot air Balloon Vintage Club… … *sigh*… this is such a mess…-
‘What now? Please don’t tell me, you want this to be some remarkable chapter honoring your mother?’
-…-
‘Listen – she didn’t like you wasting your life away in front of the computer playing silly games, so don’t bother – you should
have bought yourself a miniature train set like her late husband did, that would apparently be worthwhile….!’
- Stop ratting out my life in public! –
‘Nobody reads this and you are doing it to yourself, Pal….!’
-…-

62. -…. I…. think I need to lay down… or a coffee…-
‘Hey, no breaking down at this point… we already have Easter here, you are going to finish this now!’
- Alright, alright… stupid inner self mom… I thought you said, she didn’t like it if…-
‘And the sooner you finish, the less dislike you’ll get….’

63. -… so we sell for more prizes… forgot to take a pic here…-

64. -… and then we’ll make it to level 10 here too…. Money aspiration perks for everyone… -

65. -… and since these things don’t work autonomously, I let Serva G-3 try out a hot air balloon at least once…-

66. -… and we get up…-

67. -… and up…-

68. -.. And then down again…-
‘BLECH… why did I agree to that…?!’
-… I didn’t even know, that vomiting is part of a Servos’ tech specs…-

69. -… anyway, let’s get back home…-

71. -… go to work for a final time…-

72. -…. Pay the bills…-

73. -… come back from work – no chance cards this time…-

74. -… and finally, time to move out… I choose you, Christa…-
‘Oh joy…’

75. -… bye bye, you too… I’ll be seeing you again…-
‘You didn’t just mean this in an afterlife kind of way, don’t you?’
- … still an atheist, matter and energy don’t vanish, they just transform… and as for missing the social interaction with…
well…-
‘*Brrr*, you emulate her through us? Seriously?’
- People talk to the heavens, in a church, to a grave… psychological coping mechanism….why not you? –
‘Still creepy…’

76. -…. Whatever… we’ve made it into fall, time to pack up…-

77. -… and close out the chapter with another chart table… -
- At this point, if someone reads this: I owe you an apology. Sims 2 playing has been a coping mechanism for my messed up
life for many years. Thank you for understanding and not leaving any mean comments – I have a thin skin. This challenge
has more than ever before made me write down s&$§ just to get it off my chest…. Thank you for your understanding.-
- Also, Happy Easter to everyone, please stay healthy, think of your loved ones in times of a pandemic, and keep play Sims ;)
Happy Simming! -
Population:
Playables = 319+4
Households = 91
Community Lots = 234 +11
Business Districts = 8
University = 1
Downtown unlocked
SM = 1[Starter] + 1[1st Bus.] + 40[8 BD] + 5[1
UN] + 5[DT] + 49[245 Bus.] = 101
= 323 x 101 = 32623

78. - RiP Mom -
- 1940-2019 -
‘Through Heaven and hell
you were both of them for me
I suck at Haiku’
~ Thank you ~