The Iron Apocalypse update summarizes events in the Irons household. Timothy and Garrett Irons have left for college in hopes of unlocking new careers through their studies. At college, they find they have more freedom and access to regular meals compared to living at home. Their father Warren reminds their mother Cassandra that with the kids away, they won't starve for a while. The update provides an overview of the family's progress and lifted restrictions, as well as restrictions still to be unlocked through the kids' education.

1. The Iron
Apocalypse
4

2. Welcome back to the Iron Apocalypse. It appears as though Andrea’s grave is back on the lot after
disappearing. Guess if someone unlocks Paranormal, I can resurrect her and use her unborn baby to
unlock a restriction.

3. Warren: All this water on the carpet… we must be breathing in so much mold.

4. Cassandra: This place is seriously disgusting. I would rather be at the hospital than walk through all the
squishy baby poo.

5. Balin: WOOF
You don’t live here anymore, wolf. Go back to the wilderness where you belong.

6. Until Cassandra unlocks medicine, she and Warren still have to try for a baby. I’m hoping for a spare (and
that history doesn’t repeat itself with the parents dying).

7. Timothy: Goo
Cassandra: So you’re due to grow up now… any minute… hurry up you little-
Cassandra, I love you, but be nice.

8. There we go! Timothy seems to take on a lot of his father’s facial features. Like I said in the last update,
he’s a Sagittarius.

9. Cassandra: I promise we tried for a baby with ACR.
Good.
Cassandra: Even though I fear it deeply.

10. Cassandra: In any other challenge, I would have been a spare and lived my dream of being a Rockstar.
Instead, I’m dressed like a Mennonite and stuck with a kid who won’t speak.

11. Make that kids!
Cassandra: I better not die like my mom.

12. Don’t you get a free meal at work?
Cassandra: I’m pregnant. I need at least three meals a day or I’m a goner.

13. Timothy grows up!
He has some really sharp cheekbones. I hope he grows into his features.

14. Timothy: Why am I not getting any cleaner?

15. Warren: I live in a constant nightmare… so much mold.

16. And it’s another boy! This is Garrett Irons. He’s a Scorpio (10/3/9/3/1). Good thing medicine will be
unlocked soon, because I don’t think this kid will be able to handle sponge baths.

17. Cassandra: Oh yeah! Give momma that boost she needs for a promotion!

18. While Cassandra is at work, the boys have time to themselves.

19. Timothy: Oh god, do I have to clean up my dad’s pee now?

20. Warren: How close are you to being a teenager?
Timothy: I just became a child.

21. Warren: Well, that’s not good. See, your mom used up the last of the energizer so now it’s just dead
weight until we unlock athletic and business.

22. Well, no one died before Cassandra got home. Medical is now unlocked.

23. That means both showers and changing stations. Praise!
Balin: WOOF!
Go back to the wilderness, Balin. You don’t live here anymore.

24. Warren: And thanks to Balin, I can teach you how to do your homework.
Timothy: Dad, why can’t Balin live here anymore?
Warren: Because he destroys everything he touches and eats all our food.

25. Timothy: Dad, I got an A+!
Warren: And I’m covered in baby poo. Thank god I can shower now.

26. Garrett is now a toddler! He definitely looks like a mix between his parents (obviously he has his mom’s
nose). Those dead eyes give away the 1 nice point.

27. Cassandra: At least it’s not getting in the carpet.

28. Slowly but surely, thanks to the architecture restrictions, I’m getting the house painted.
It’s going to be real ugly.

29. Andrea: BOO!
Please don’t kill any of my sims on this level. Downstairs only.

30. Well, that’s one toddler skill done for Garrett.
Cassandra: This is so sad.

31. At least Garrett grew up happy.
Garrett: I’m going to live forever.
You better unlock Culinary, then.
Garrett: And cause so much chaos.
Nope.

32. Timothy: I’m still here, too.
Well, one of you better unlock Culinary because this restriction is a pain in my ass at this point.

33. Warren: Now boys, if you study hard you will do great in college.
Garrett: What if I want to fail?
Warren: That’s not an option at this point.

34. Timothy grew up into a teenager and rolled Romance. He wants to be a Professional Party Guest.
Timothy: That way no one has to work while pregnant. And they get maternity leave.
We have a car, you little shit. Anyways, he likes stink and the cooking skill and hates logical sims.

35. Timothy: FULFILL MY LIFETIME WANT!
No. Plus, unless someone has unlocked the Law career, your career lift will revert if you move out, quit, or
die.

36. Garrett: Did you know if we study cooking our hunger need goes down?
Timothy: That’s awful.
Now do you understand why Culinary absolutely needs to get lifted soon?

37. Timothy: Stupid, useless energizer…

38. In order to get a few aspiration points in, I have Timothy flirt and kiss this generated townie. I forget her
name, but maybe one day I’ll marry her into the family (once I can grow up townies because I think
Intelligence restricts that).

39. Timothy: Did you know that dad used to fly in a spaceship?
Garrett: Really?
Timothy: For a day. Just raise your fun and social needs so we can get back to studying.

40. Of course, the first thing a burglar would steal is the car. Jokes on you, no one needs a promotion right
now!

41. You know, all the things you’re stealing are things we don’t need. Take the energizer, too.

42. Okay, the couches were a bit too far. Get lost.

43. Cassandra: Why does everything bad seem to happen while I’m in charge?
Probably because you’re only generation two and everything just gets easier from here?

44. At least with the pet bed gone, I have room to place a chess table.
Warren: Why didn’t you think of getting us one earlier.
Because I suck.

45. You know, if the kids die, the challenge is over, right?
Andrea: I DON’T CARE!

46. Warren: Oh Ms. Chung, we cannot tell my wife about this.
Get her off of the property right now!
Jesus… friggin ACR.

47. Since both of them will be going to college (I need the career boosts, honestly), their free time is spent
skilling.
Timothy: I would have more free time if you just let me skip school.
You guys get enough snow days as is.

48. Mid-day naps? 100% recommend.

49. Garrett: I got an A+!
Warren: Good for you!
Cassandra: No one ever congratulated me for my grades.

50. Garrett grew up into a Knowledge sim who wants to be a Game Designer. He likes glasses and sims high up
in their careers. He doesn’t like swimwear.
While not as infuriating as Timothy, he will likely be taking on the Law career and I think he may be the
heir.

51. The next Tuesday was a snow day, so the minute the clock struck noon it was time to send the boys off to
college.

52. Cassandra: Hey, the kids are going to be gone. What does that mean for us?
Warren: We don’t starve to death for a while.

53. Yes, their outfits as young adults are super funny.
Timothy: Where’s the snow?

54. Their house is fairly open concept with three floors. Since I don’t have to accommodate for kids,
bathrooms and bedrooms get to have more room. Both of the boys has a double bed on the third floor.

55. As far as majors go, Timothy will be doing Art (which means he’s going into Culinary unless I marry a chef
into the family) and Garrett will be doing Political Science (for Law).

56. Now to churn out assignments until we get a nice 4.0.

57. Garrett: Have you noticed we’re less hungry than we were at home?
Timothy: Without the ghosts or our parents, we actually get multiple meals that count.

58. Yeah, I need them to write term papers. So what?
I’m going to end the update here just because I have 118 snapshots to work with for next time (and trust
me, a lot went down in my last play session). Stay tuned!

59. Restrictions Lifted: Hopelessness, Education, Adventure, Medicine, Military, Pet Show Biz
Restrictions Planned: Culinary, Law
Restrictions to Go: Athletic, Business, Politics, Criminal, Law Enforcement, Science, Slacker, Natural Science,
Artist, Show Business, Paranormal, Journalism, Music, Gamer, Entertainment, Oceanography, Intelligence,
Architecture, Dance, Pet Security, Pet Service, Alien Tech.