No packs AND I can't gain skills but have to make $400,000 Simoleons

[@oksobasicallyimverysmol6250]

I love how he killed Mortimer just as a passtime, he didn't even use the points to get the connections trait or anything 😄

[@theRoms0709]

I did this challenge with Get Together. I created a club and made them paint 24/7. Since my club members’ skills increased, the quality of their paintings increased as well.

[@erikaj1567]

Would be so fun to see him try this scenario but "only relying on things other people make" and then like forming clubs to do painting, writing, cooking and getting the club members to make all the money - he can't sell anything he makes.

[@HarshMelon]

At one point in this video I thought that James should set up a gardening club to get other people to help out, but then I remembered he was only using base game.

[@emilyflavell1658]

That's so smart

[@hannamgeorge]

That is so smart!!

[@mariomai5]

"Is fishing fun ?" 😄 Every time James asks this question it makes me laugh

[@Jules-916]

Yes, and it's only fun because it's outside lol

[@happyknittingartist5043]

Same

[@bucketofsunshine6366]

Classic 😂

[@LauraCraycraft]

We need a merch shirt that says that

[@mariomai5]

@@LauraCraycraft YES!

[@Lisa_The_Norwegian]

Sims team: “we gave them like seven scenarios, if they don’t cheat that should give them a lot of game play time”. Simmers: *completes everything in four and a half hour*

[@zaynreign2809]

What about earning 1,000,000 simoleons as a CHILD SIM?!?! I feel like that would be a fun challenge bc of all the limitations

[@morganablackwater2017]

This is GENIUS XD

[@adrianacrespo9465]

This has Plumbella written all over it. The more stressful the more fun! Lol

[@mrlnxf8455]

that's such a good idea!

[@BeanCocoa101]

The only issue might be that I don’t think children can live on their own. Teens can tho!

[@aurora5481]

@@BeanCocoa101 Father goes in the basement.

[@emsla_]

"Is fishing fun?" Max Power crying in some forgotten save!

[@melanekhirano762]

Anytime James starts these challenges I wonder why he doesn't choose nature aspiration which gives you better loot for collectibles. I don't have many pacjks but I believe it gives you better items from dumpster diving as well.

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

For collectibles, nature aspiration + geek trait. Nature aspiration doesn't help for dumpster diving, but freegan trait does.

[@XGoldenHeartx3]

I don't think you can dumpster dive in base game

[@85iraira]

yeah, exactly, that aspiration doesn't need any skills, it gives you 2 fossils/metals/crystals from the dig site and 2 mysims collectibles from the box. and once you finish it you can sell the fossils/metals.crystals and space collectibles for more. i did this challange with the collector aspo but with the get to work pack through the scientist career. because one, you don't need any skills to get to the top of that career. two once you're done with the daily tasks you can dig up a decent amount collectibles for yourself.

[@totakluska]

Maybe because you need to complete a collection at some point, and it can take too much time if you're unlucky

[@melanekhirano762]

@@totakluska he doesn't need to complete that aspiration, just get that sweet trait, and then he could change to any other.

[@Kidlitwriter]

I'm currently rewatching the Max Power Super Sim challenge in its entirety . Hearing you ask the eternal question "Is fishing fun?" in homage to that series made me respect the way you've been doing this for so many years yet still find ways to keep it fresh and fun and interesting. Thanks for all the great content, James. Your style of gameplay has relaxed a little bit and your voice has grown deeper, but the creativity has only gotten better.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

4:58 Bella was trying to put the fruitcake on a surface like a table, and putting it back in her inventory when she couldn't find one. It might be worth buying a cheep side table for her to put the fruitcake down and then selling it when the welcome wagon is over.

[@cheshireket3132]

Every time I do the Grilled Cheese 🧀 aspiration I go around asking if "they've heard the good news about the grilled cheese." It's nice to know I'm not the only one that does it lol I tend to find Grim at like 3 am at bars for some reason.

[@irishduchess7577]

I imagine Grim needs to unwind after a full day of reaping souls. He usually bakes, but sometimes a glass or two of nectar hits the spot!

[@cookiemanmhk4269]

Challenge idea: Revisit the Super Sim Challenge. I know there's over 100 videoes of it, but it's my favorite challenge of yours, and there are many new aspirations, skills and careers since last time, and new ways to boost your skill (like tiny builds). Don't worry, this content is still entertaining to watch.

[@Stettafire]

This

[@BadaBing511]

I'm loving these scenarios but I do have a suggestion. It's a variation of Deli's Lucky dumpster challenge combined with a shell challenge and every lot challenge. With the sharing is caring NAP turned on. You would look in the dumpster for furniture while trying to furnish someone's shell. Sharing is caring would take it to another level and it could maybe be turned off if you reach a certain goal. Every lot challenge could be included to make it extra hard! Or any combination you like. It could be the opposite of dream home decorating. Could Sims survive on trashy items while Eliza Pancakes steals their last sink? I'm currently doing a variation of pinstar's apocalypse challenge so I have been finding it fun to watch sims struggle.

[@JessMariee]

I forgot how empty base game is.. I miss it when the sims was a game what you didn't have to buy every pack for basic things we had in others. Where additional games was a wants not needs 🤦‍♀️

[@sol_in.victus]

I don't think that was ever a thing. I came back to Sims 1 and 2 recently, and without expansions it was... tough. I do think that expansions, even on Sims 3, used to be way more substantial; Right now it feels like you have to keep dumping more and more money for several expansions that acomplish what a single expansion used to do in past games. People always talk about how Sims 4 released without even having pools, but I'm almost certain the first release of Sims 3 didn't have it either.

[@1BamAndTheDirtIsGone]

@@sol_in.victus im almost certain it did release with pools, it just didnt have diving boards...

[@1BamAndTheDirtIsGone]

@@sol_in.victus ok yeah if you watch the 2009 trailers there are definitely pools

[@sol_in.victus]

@@1BamAndTheDirtIsGone oh really? I guess my memory failed me there :p I feel like my point still stands, I just think we let the nostalgia and our good memories affect how we see it but realistically none of the Sims games felt really "complete" without expansions (at least imo)

[@kpopoholic_4623]

@@sol_in.victus yeah but I feel like the difference is you got way more content in expansions in the past game. I mean there are double the amount of dlc in sims 4 compared to sims 3. Sims 3 expansions were so full and gave us so much to do, some of my favorites were generations, ambitions, etc. Sims 4 just milks the fanbase and splits content up between expansion, game packs, stuff packs and kits...

[@elisayla-tuuhonen8426]

I started my legacy with a gardener sim and quickly realized how fast you can get money with it. I quickly abandoned gardening for food and made a huge orchid and dragonfuit farm. I'm on generation 4 and they have over 6 million and no one has to ever get a job.

[@bellalily822]

I love these so much, i have been doing them along with you. Super frustrating but fun.

[@mariemorgan224]

i love that he did the grilled cheese aspiration because it needs no skill instead of the romance ones

[@Linny02]

"Hey man, did you hear about grilled cheese?" LoL it made me smile every time he said that...he is fun to listen to.

[@samicharae5484]

Not sure about the quickest way to make money with no skills in base game, but if you are wanting any of the aspiration points like you sort of were for this video, the curator aspiration in the nature category doesn’t require skills. Same with the soulmate aspiration (you can do a lot of the serial romantic one, but at some point, that one requires charisma skill). I think it’d be kind of fun to see those being worked on on the side and see how many points you can get through those and doing your whims.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

12:39 I think you can build a rocket ship with level 1 rocket science. It might be dangerous to use it, but I don't think the game would stop you. Building a rocket is very expensive though so I don't think it would be worth the satisfaction points for this challenge.

[@Stettafire]

Yes, indeed you can. It does increase your likelihood of death but my low level rocket skill sim hasn't died once and I had her fly off a number of times and woohoo

[@Annemi8]

This challenge seems really hard😅 Love the video!

[@cafffy]

I think buying gifts came with seasons? I feel like it was added with that because of gift giving at winterfest?

[@LissetteRominaYT]

I just love your videos, so much fun to watch!!

[@JameshaM]

Love the dedication with the lilies in the end

[@feliciasantiago4345]

Woohoo you have done good by winning every challenge in one shot, which makes it a challenge, if you do it in multiple episodes, it’s really not a challenge anymore 🤣 although there’s no limit but that’s what makes it a challenge, love all your videos. 👍🏼🤣💙🎉

[@Zaralove1750]

I think you have to leave your lot and then the plants will go in your household inventory. At least that's when I notice my plants in there after I leave my home and come back.

[@saxrendell]

all the frog breeding made me think of the "the nature of humanity is just that every so often someone accidentally invents homestuck again" meme

[@EmiliFaust]

I've noticed that about gardening, you seem to earn more if you harvest all of it to your inventory, or get the harvestables in your household inventory, and sell from there. Because I keep some plants to use in cooking, I just harvest all then sell the stuff I don't need from my inventory and put the rest in the fridge, so it took me a while to notice the value discrepancy.

[@ajblue6833]

*gasp* "lilies..." in a reverent tone is the new "AWWWww haha! Batu!"

[@Rosaedora]

Free services is only 1500 satisfaction points and then you can get a gardener for free and you will never worry about weeding etc.

[@Kittekassitar]

You can use a rocket in GeekCon, and take your sandwiches with you! And Grim Reaper - hmmm... Step 1: Ask a Sim over 2: Put a small wall around them 3: Wait the Reaper Or use Cow plant 🙃(Grim likes to hang out at the Plue Velvet nightclub in Willow Creek. He's not in there every night but between 12 and 2AM you'll hear his creepy voice and there he is, sitting alone at a table. No scythe with him so he's apparently "off duty".)

[@Emthe30something]

I had the same GeekCon thought. But the challenge is higher for James, he's only using base game.

[@chellwedance]

i tried this after watching this awesome video! the gardening thing totally works! I used lillies, roses and one other, built a floating cover and had pachey help me and had so much fun!

[@julietarolandi8741]

I'm loving all this scenarios videos, but I'll just love to see one with an army of dust bunnies and also Jungle adventure, the archeology really pays off!

[@zutarian800]

An Afrodisiac reference in 2022! Who’s been around since the Get to Work Rag to Riches?

[@MichaelaHicks]

The part time jobs are actually really good because you don't need to skill up as an adult and you can make like hundreds of dollars an hour and gain "raises and bonuses" every so often once you max out the promotions

[@morganbaker2153]

It is the notification wall that fixes the lag for me! I have to open the notification menu when I enter build mode then do it again when returning to Live mode. its annoying but fixes the lag right away for me!!

[@THC-1312]

Some years ago my father was gonna buy a house. In that house there was a backyard. In that backyard there was a boat. A 25ft long boat. That boat was built there. It was impossible to move it away. That space rocket 🚀 reminded me of the boat.

[@rebeccavaughn6427]

I half expected James to start to sing Cabinets lol

[@nadjalaufeyson]

"I´ll harvest Lillies after work" -Lord Voldemort, probably

[@PlanetApplez]

An hour of James!!!!!!! I’m in loveeeee

[@justjess22]

its been a while since i've watched a james video. but I'm so happy to see he's still with deli :')

[@justjess22]

great vid as always!

[@katyh8406]

Frog breeding... lilsimsie is that you?!

[@pgfarber6576]

James would rather build a room around his prisoner than make an outhouse for the toilet?

[@belimandziuk2561]

Half way through this video, I found myself singing "Lilly plants, I'm planting lilly plants..." to Dr. Gluons cabinet song :)

[@PainterCik]

James! If you grow the Cowplant you can sell it for $450 instead of $150 for just the Cowplant seed. Farm Cowplants ;)

[@Honeybee143x]

James equals genius sim game play your ideas are sooo cool to watch I learn soo much

[@venusc5709]

her: he probably only wants to talk about sex him: "wanna hear about the good word of grilled cheese"

[@allonsybowtie]

If you don't already have it Simp4Sims Overhaul makes the frame rate MUCH better. My game runs so much smoother with it. Just make sure you follow the directions for installation because it's different than other mods.

[@imouttaherewithu]

I really want to see Extraterrestrial Researcher next. Mad scientist Semaj!

[@hayleyz1703]

"Is fishing fun?" I missed that question hahahaha

[@heatherboyer4974]

Totally have the Cabinets song stuck in my head now. 😂

[@tabby92]

JAMES!!! You my friend are a genius! 😂 I love these videos.

[@SQU1SHYFAC3]

There is a method on breeding frogs. Even the rubbish ones will help towards you breeding the most rare if you know how

[@celestialcomputer]

“This is going to be a multipart” reaches 1 mil for fun

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

Rewatching this encouraged me to do the scenario. But I made it 2x harder. I cannot keep anything in my inventory nor get a job. I cannot plant anything. And I cannot build/buy anything until I complete the challenge.

[@jessd9759]

What about the faerie grotto in the tree in willow creek? you can get stuff in there...

[@ThePetGirl101]

Somehow I knew James was gonna attempt the space thing anyway

[@Parisroam]

I’m selling prairie grass. It might take a while, but you don’t earn any skills and you can make decent amount depending on how large the lot is

[@kk_frost9549]

I've played the sims for 6 years and I never even knew that lot had so many fishing spots I never explored it and only went there once

[@tarah.sensei]

Here to watch James suffer with these scenarios >:)

[@LivinInSim]

If you play another episode (not done with the the vid yet) and get a Cowplant seed again, plant it. The lil "calves" are worth around 400, if I recall, so that hurt when you sold it. 😁😁Trouble is, you can't plant them and get multiple calves, and of course you can't graft them. I think your only option is fishing them up. If you do decide to build a rocket ship, expensive and takes forever without the festivals, the alien fruit (Edit: UFO fruit) sells pretty high. You could maybe build the rocket ship in the park with Free Build if you didn't consider that cheating. If you have some friends you can ask them to work on it with you. You might crash a lot since you won't be able to upgrade it. 😅

[@JSO-ts9du]

how do you cook without gaining skill? doesn’t cooking increase your skill?

[@irissgarden14]

I'm realizing that the fast skill lowering could be a glitch, I'm getting it too, especially with my spellcaster

[@skylarlynch6710]

What if you exploited those glitches with money trees? That'd be fun to watch!

[@thartzyfartzystudios6864]

You look related to Pedro Pascal from the movie The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent 😂 I know it’s random but hilarious movie 👍

[@kaileepoole]

Video idea: no skills no problem challenge with 8 Semajs. Each with different traits and each focusing on a different way to make money. It would be a Semaj money making factory haha. Doing this base game as well would be cool.

[@weasiesworks]

Because we can easily build at the park, without using any cheats, I always add showers to the bathrooms there.

[@greenbeantm1096]

Future recommendation for this challenge, the money trash can

[@SylviaCapar]

you could try to befriend sims and move in with them and steal a number of items (for example 5 or so) and not delete the whole lot

[@Prettylilyflower]

Lol the lilies have always been 180 😂😂😂

[@Jaynlena69]

You have to have a table, or Welcome wagon won't leave the fruit cake. Sucks when you are starting at 0.

[@kaitlyn4519]

hold shift when you place the plants :)

[@mi1kguts]

not all aspirations require skills. the two romance aspirations don't, you just have to spend a lot of time building relationships or going on dates depending on which one you do

[@dustinmalpass]

That's weird. The menu trick always works for me. Although the lag only comes when I switch between build and live mode. Each time I switch it starts lagging and I have to go to the menu.

[@skiptonius5346]

Can you place the plants faster by holding the shift key as you drop them?

[@noraa1]

That super weird that it didn’t work it always works for me if you click the 3 little dots and just bring up that menu and then just close it and the lag goes away… so idk what’s wrong with your game…

[@MSOHare1981]

I've been thinking what about try and earn $400,000 by vacationing to Jungle Adventure? After all you can find some pretty expensive golden frogs or plates....

[@wardgurl58]

For the lag issue, you can try deleting your localthumbcache file in your main sims 4 folder and that should help!

[@hylas516]

I've never been this early! Love your videos James!!

[@ayvayes]

Isn't there a Professional Slacker perk that lets you level up in jobs without completing required tasks? Am I remembering that right?

[@annazett3164]

Didn't realize this was a new video, because of the similar thumbnail 🙈 Now I'm two days late.

[@amandabroom9878]

‘Yeah this is going to be a multi-parter, sorry guys…” Me: 😁 yay!!! Me when he got it done in 1 video: booooo :(

[@MinnieOnCam]

in base game I would move in a garden and let them garden all day.

[@thecocobaps3704]

James is always creating new and entertaining content even when the community is so fed up with the game. He makes me excited to play even if my game crashes

[@kweeniepiez]

Dr Gluon is the most creative simmer, and I'm glad him and James are friends

[@jennw6809]

I second the recommendation for Dr. Gluon if you like James. They both bring me joy :)

[@ErinBrookes]

100% agree. James is awesome.

[@Katielovegood44]

Seems like hes good at torturing himself tbh lol

[@ErinBrookes]

@@Katielovegood44 it's just a bit of fun.

[@L31-L31]

James’s phase of the day “ it’s not cheating if it’s in the game”

[@momahl114]

He got this phrase from his friend dr gluon who has a song about this. 🎶cabinets🐝

[@Micyge]

@@momahl114 a song?! 😮 How did I not know that!

[@birdblackbird4766]

@@momahl114 where can I find this song

[@fleekedupgeek]

@@birdblackbird4766 dr gluon on twitch

[@leifang1211]

Perhaps but cheat codes are also programed into the game.

[@Maddel97]

Mortimer: "I really should get going" James: "Yeah good luck with that." had me dying lmaoo

[@sandrastrakova235]

It had him dying as well haha 🤪

[@shannonhughes8488]

had mort dyin too

[@inkmuste]

had mortimer dying as well

[@inkmuste]

@@shannonhughes8488 dammit yall were first

[@mindcraft5093]

When?

[@olivemartini0011]

The poetic irony of James completing the grilled cheese aspiration by literally letting Mortimer starve to death.

[@delugesofgrandeur]

I was wondering when he was going to put a plate of grilled cheese on the ground in front of the door.

[@asthinecrowflies]

This made me wheeze so hard

[@alexual2176]

James walking around like “Hey have you heard about our lord and savior Cheesus Crust?”

[@jessicahunter2976]

Excuse me Miss, have you heard about the gouda news?

[@gabrielavictoria2013]

grilled cheesus

[@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix]

Ugh, Gorgonzola’s Witnesses

[@cafffy]

I haven’t played the sims in months but you bet your ass I’m gonna watch every single video James uploads 😅

[@suuzaahh]

Samee!

[@Lilo.-.]

Yep

[@jolene.chaule]

he is literally making my past time content now

[@andreabrown1787]

I havent played in over a year- but I am forever a fan of him and deli

[@Vhee0829]

Same ✌️

[@ashleafy1762]

The flower sell price isnt exactly a bug, any plants that end up in household inventory sell for perfect quality price. So you were just getting the benefits of having evolved (which you cant do until later levels) all of the lillies but without the skill LOL - creative workaround, not cheating

[@mel-burnes]

tbh couldn't the gardener have evolved the plants? i never hire em so idk

[@claudiah3146]

I'm having so much fun watching this series of trying the scenarios and James challenging himself! I love that we can tell James is having fun with it, too. I remember when you took a break after being burned out with the Sims. You're doing awesome, James!! Thanks so much for the fun videos!!!

[@Sifonofor]

James saying "aphrocheeseiac" exactly as I was thinking it made me laugh. I can't blame the neighbors for being enticed by this mysterious man sleeping in a cot on his lawn that walks around in a constant cloud of cheese aroma.

[@Goremaecpck]

Waiting for James to put it on the collector aspiration….

[@the_nikster1]

lol omg same! I was so frustrated watching him NOT choose that aspiration when he was basically completing it anyway haha

[@anska7475]

The camping bed can go in your sim‘s inventory, so you can take it along when wandering the world. It‘s maybe a little more comfortable than the bench.

[@troebeliewoep]

I was thinking the tent too, but thats from outdoor adventure right?

[@anska7475]

@@troebeliewoep Yes or Awwbatuu and Snowy Escape. For the longest time, I thought the single camping bed was from Outdoor Retreat too, but fortunately it‘s the bg take-along-option. =)

[@francescacicognani3589]

Unfortunately he can't use it since he's using base game

[@anska7475]

@@francescacicognani3589 I meant the camping bed in the video, the Gordian Cot, which is base game and can be put in your inventory like the outdoor furniture.

[@DoveJS]

@@anska7475 Ohhh I'm not OP but I never noticed that. Thanks! :D

[@kaheipun]

Wassup early ganggggg!!!!!

[@EmiSuess]

WOOOO

[@Pipeblau]

Finally a let’s play I can relate to: trying to get money without any skill 😅

[@rhibread11]

LOL

[@laurieb3703]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheCh0psueyy]

Right? I am taking notes !

[@becca53444]

I’m just picturing Mortimer standing there trapped, texting Bella constantly with updates about how long he’s been stuck there. He keeps taking out his phone until he dies.

[@holycrocs3670]

imagine a semaj mansion filled with all the semajes from these money/skill/scenario challenges! each semaj could have his own wing inspired by how he made money/the scenario he completed

[@sarahcatherine9441]

James, you really need to change his default aspiration to collector. He gets the reward for finding rare items, and you get double from digging. Also you get aspiration points without needing skills.

[@graceoliver6364]

Love these chalenges! Quick thing- Use your vacation days and then quit to get some extra money.

[@Jules-916]

"Anyone been barbecuing for me?" How to be the most annoying neighbor ever.