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I Started a Challenge
I started the Nothing is Free Challenge a few days ago. Basically, you start with a single Sim in a completely empty world. You are only allowed a small garden plot without anything built by man, and these lots must be set to No Visitors Allowed. I created Alryne Valley specifically for this purpose. See…
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Moving Up in the World
Chapter 3 of the Nothing is Free Challenge Brad and Trish became good friends and then romantic interests, but they didn’t find one another drop-dead gorgeous. However, Brad knew available females were limited, and they got along well enough together. He decided to pursue her by giving her flowers. Brad and Trish spent a lot…
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Getting to Know Trish
Chapter 2 of the Nothing is Free Challenge Brad invited Trish Lundy out. They met at Alryne Community Garden. They talked for quite a while, getting to know one another. Brad discovered that Trish was an Aries, graduated from Community High School, and was flirty. They watched the stars together and shared some secrets. Brad…
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Starting with Nothing
Chapter 1 of the Nothing is Free Challenge Meet Brad McKnight. He arrived in the empty town of Alryne Valley and had a mobile home delivered. Wild Woodlands was set up on an empty lot in Alryne Court. Brad’s traits are Handy, Family-Oriented, Eco-Friendly, Hopeless Romantic, and Green Thumb. He likes Custom Music, Cookies, and…
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Alryne Valley in Pictures
This post contains a lot of screenshots of Alryne Valley. For the history of Alryne Valley, please see the post entitled, Humble Beginnings. I have created a world called Alryne Valley for The Sims 3. The town faces Sunrise Beach and Maramore Ocean to the east and is surrounded on three sides by snow-covered mountains.…
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Humble Beginnings
I have created a world called Alryne Valley for The Sims 3. The town faces Sunrise Beach and Maramore Ocean to the east and is surrounded on three sides by snow-covered mountains. All commercial buildings and venues are located on individual lots (no combination rabbit holes). I originally created this world so that it could…