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Music The skies are dark and packed with clouds No more concerts, no more crowds. The land sleeps in a blanket of snow Waiting for the start of the show All that's missing is the lead For the land to wake and take heed Blast Mother Nature’s eardrums out Show grandfather winter what you're about Make the existence look and nod To the emergence of the rock god. When you move the apocalypse founder into their home after college, change the weather on the neighborhood screen to Winter/Winter/Winter/Winter. College. Sims cannot stargaze or watch clouds (This restriction was moved from Natural Science) Sims cannot use the weather control aspiration reward, even if one was brought back from college. Items may not be placed outdoors. Everything must be covered by a roof. Delivered items (newspapers, bills, date/outing rewards) do not count for this restriction. With a mighty chord and a mighty roar The icy grasp of winter is no more. All of the Music restrictions are lifted Education All the major school systems are in ruins. Education is all but gone from the region. All that is left is a small gathering of teachers in a safe house to teach the younger Sims the basics. Sims children may attend school as normal Sim teenagers may not attend school at all. Sims may not attend college. (This restriction applies even if military is lifted) Sims may not teach other Sims skills via career rewards Sims may not "pass on" learned business perks to other Sims. With your Sim rising to the top of Education, they rebuild the region’s educational system, and even restore the old college back to its former glory. The education restrictions are lifted. Adventure There is a special energy around certain objects that gives them special properties. Objects with this energy are frequently given out as career rewards to Sims in various businesses. Ever since the apocalypse, these objects have suddenly lost this energy and have become useless. While many are baffled by this, there are a few theories. It is said that the stone of Unga-Nunga is the key to the energy that makes Career objects work so well. This stone was being held at the Sim City museum, where it powered the city's reward objects as well as slowed the EQ decay of the city's population. In the chaos of the meltdowns, somebody stole the stone. Career reward objects may not be used by any Sims at all. (They may still be placed on the lot) Once a Sim reaches the top of the adventure career, they locate the stone's thief, the nefarious Dr. Vu. In a daring raid of Dr. Vu’s lab guarded by pirates, ninjas, ninja-pirates, pirate-ninjas and chartered accountants; your Sim makes off with Dr. Vu’s ill gotten gains. In addition to recovering the stone of Unga-Nunga, your Sim makes off with top secret technology Dr. Vu had hidden the base. The Adventure restriction is lifted. In addition, you may choose a single aspiration reward. You may now place and use aspiration reward, even if Alien Technology is not yet lifted. This can only be done once, by the first Sim reaching the top of Adventure. Gamer There are some structures that are built so secure, even a nuclear blast cannot damage them. Presidential fallout shelters, bank vaults... and MMO servers. The servers to a widely popular MMO were located in the region and of course survived the fallout without a scratch. The servers even have their own power supply. The problem is, the region's broadband connectivity was destroyed during the blast. While the region may be in ruins, the rest of the country is fine. The MMO's popularity is so big, that people resort to using dial-up connections to play their favorite game. The result is that the region's phone system is locked up and unusable, as connections to the servers flood the phone systems. The only time this eases up is during the Server’s weekly downtime. Sims cannot use the phone for any reason other than quitting their job. Sims cannot use the computer for anything other than "write novel" or "write term paper", even if the science restriction is unlocked. These restrictions are temporarily suppressed between the hours of midnight and noon every Tuesday. Sims are still allowed to answer phone calls that come to the house. Your Sim has a brilliant two part plan, upon reaching the top of Gamer; they create their own MMO, and base the servers out of the region. The second part is they master the current MMO, and PK every single player on the servers constantly. People get so fed up and frustrated with the current MMO, they go looking for a new one to play. Your sim’s new MMO becomes all the rage. The server load that once tied up the phones is now gone. The Gamer restrictions are lifted. Journalism While there are many newsworthy events going on at ground zero, there are barely any news reporters to cover it. As a result, the local newspaper has become even less useful than before. While the newspaper continues to be delivered every day (The paper carriers were zombies even before the disaster) its content has become almost nothing. When Sims use the paper to “Look for Job” They may only select the first of the three jobs that appears in the paper that day. The 2nd and 3rd jobs may not be taken. The paper may not be used at all for any other purpose other than recycling, composting or turning into a paper airplane. The jobs listed on the computer are not affected by this restriction…assuming you can use a computer. Once a Sim rises to the top of Journalism, they restore the local paper to its former glory, allowing what few industries left to announce their full job postings. The Journalism restriction is lifted. Law The law in the region has all but vanished. There are no checks, no balances. While the threat of lawsuits has dropped, all the GOOD things with the court systems have vanished as well. Without law in the region, even the greatest people cannot permanently restore parts of society. While the Law restriction is in place, the Slacker, Politics and Law Enforcement restrictions can only be suppressed. In order to permanently lift the Slacker, Politics or Law Enforcement restrictions, the Law restriction must be lifted first. With the code of laws restored to the region, the foundation is once again set for other parts of society to be restored. The Law restrictions are lifted. Changes to existing restrictions: Natural Science No longer has the “Cannot Stargaze or watch clouds” restriction, which has been moved to Music Sims may not join the garden club. Artist Having a Sim at the top of the Music career will temporarily suppress the artist restriction. However to permanently lift the restriction, a Sim must reach the top of the Artist career. Science Sims may not use non-compost fertilizer or spray crops. Business Sims may not sell fresh food grown on the lot. Culinary Sims may not purchase or use the Juicer. Sims may not stock fresh food in the fridge Paranormal Sims may not use the wishing well |
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