If you’ve surfed the web looking for interesting legacy challenges to play inThe Sims 4, chances are you’ve stumbled across the Not So Berry challenge. Created by Tumblr userslilsimsieandalwaysimming, this challenge takes inspiration from common fruits to raise ten generations of a single Sim family.

Although the Not So Berry challenge is a favorite among legacy players, that doesn’t mean that it’s easy to complete. As with any legacy challenge, rearing almost a dozen generations takes commitment — especially when things take an unexpected turn.

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But don’t get discouraged! We’ve rounded up all the tips and tricks you’ll need to master the Not So Berry legacy challenge.

What Is The Not So Berry Legacy Challenge?

The Not So Berry legacy challenge prompts players to raise ten generations of a Sim family, each one named after a different botanical hue. The challenge was created to familiarize seasoned Simmers withlesser-played aspects of the gamewhile having fun with unique, colorful characters.

Inspired by their assigned color, each of your active Sims will work to fulfill individual requirements as they move throughout their lifetime, all while raising a colorful successor. Like most legacy challenges, this process continues for ten Sim generations (if you’re able to manage it)!

Three Sims appear over a colorful gradient background. One wears orange clothing, one wears purple clothing, and the last Sim wears blue clothing.

Over five years have passed since the creation of the Not So Berry challenge, but its popularity has withstood the test of time. The challenge has cemented itself asa must-do for any legacy player, spawning countless playthroughs along the way.

How To Play The Not So Berry Legacy Challenge

Ready to put your own spin on the Not So Berry challenge? All you need to do is open your game and begin creating your first-generation Sim, commonly called the “founder.” But if you want to play by the rules, you’ll need to keeplilsimsie’s original Not So Berry tumblr poston hand.

This post lays out the challenge rules and explains the requirements for each generation in detail. The original Not So Berry challenge post, combined with our selection of helpful tips, is theperfect formula for a successful Not So Berry legacy!

An androgynous adult Sim wears an all mint ensemble while standing against a mint-colored background.

Looking for Not So Berry inspo? Use the hashtag#notsoberryto explore the legacies of other players, or share your own!

In addition, the challenge creators provide a bit of backstory for each heir, which can add some depth and interest to your playthrough. Don’t be afraid to give your heirs their own quirks!

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Aspiration

Chief of Mischief

Your legacy’s founder is inspired by the color mint. When creating your founder in Create A Sim, you’ll want to incorporate mint into their clothing, hair, makeup, tattoos, or even their skin.

As akooky scientist with a love for practical jokes, your founder enjoys the simple pleasures of life. They look forward to outings with friends, eating vegetarian delicacies, and decorating their home with tasteful pieces.

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How To Complete The Element Collection

This generationgets a little tricky when it comes to your founder’s element collection. If you’ve never heard of a Sims element collection before, don’t worry; you’re not alone. Elements are materials of varying rarity that can be found in certain crystals and metals.

To find metals and crystals,command your Sim to dig around rock formationsthat can be found across the many maps of the Sims universe. You’re more likely tofind rare elements on hidden lotssuch as Sixam, the Forgotten Grotto, and Sylvan Glade.

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As a scientist, your Sim has the privilege of being able to examine findings on their own (as opposed to sending them off to the Geo Council). Examining your crystals and metals will reveal which elements they contain.In total, there are 16 elements to collect. Once complete, you’ll find a commemorative plaque in your Sim’s mailbox!

Serial Romantic

Your second-generation Sim is a career-driven politician with a bit of a temper. Although they’vemastered their career pathand the Charisma skill, they have a hard time in the romance department.

Their workaholic tendencies combined with their explosive nature have left a string of failed relationships behind them,even causing a disastrous wedding ceremony.Despite these challenges, it all works out in the end when they marry their soulmate during their golden years.

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How To Make The Serial Romantic Aspiration Easier

Your second-generation Sim will need to complete the Serial Romantic aspiration, whichrequires them to get cozy with a good number of partnersbefore finally settling down.

This aspiration can be a bit of a challenge when you’re also focused on building Charisma and managing a political career. If one of your Sim’s partners discovers that they’ve been unfaithful,a downpour of negative Moodlets can make progress difficult.

A young feminine Sim appears frustrated as she dons a completely orange outfit, which matches her orange hair.

To manage multiple love interests and avoid getting caught, try having partners with opposite work schedules(such as a barista who works in the morning and a criminal who works at night) andlocking doorswhen you’re spending romantic time with one of them.

We also suggestpurchasing the “Carefree” traitfrom the rewards storeto make your Sim less susceptible to negative Moodlets associated with embarrassment, which can result from romantic rejection or being caught cheating.

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Nerd Brain

Unlike their favorite color, this heir is far from sunny. In fact, they spend most of their youth holed up in their room,studying the complexities of outer space.

Despite their lack of social skills, your yellow Sim manages tomaster the Rocket Science and Handiness skills,becoming a successful astronautalong the way.

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Need a hand to find the Forgotten Grotto? Check out ourForgotten Grotto Guide.

How To Complete The Nerd Brain Aspiration Faster

TheNerd Brain aspirationrequires the development of many skills, includingWoodworking, Logic, Rocket Science, and more.Building skills can be time-consuming and tedious.

To speed up the process, you canpurchase the Savant traitfrom the Rewards Store. This trait allows your Sim to build skills more easily.

You may also want to buy theMorning Sim and Night Owl traitsfrom the Rewards Store, allowing your Sim to work into the wee hours while still waking up bright and early the next morning.

Bodybuilder

Your fourth-generation Sim is a bit less intellectual than the Sims that came before them, taking agreater interest in sports rather than science.

Theyaspire to master Bodybuilding, have a successful career as anAthlete,and become a dedicatedparent. In their free time, the fourth-generation berry Sim enjoys listening to music andbuilding their Singing skill.

Before playing your fourth generation, be sure tocheck out our Fitness skill guide!

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Renaissance Sim

The fifth-generation heir is anindecisive genius who can’t stay tied down for long.Their life is a winding road of career changes, cross-country moves, and rollercoaster romances.

Over the course of their life, they are married twice to the same Sim,achieve level eight in at least six skills, live inthree different worlds,and complete theRenaissance Sim aspiration.Your Sim is also expected to work in a Fast Food restaurant, then become a Doctor, and finally settle on a career in the Entertainment industry!

Choose Your Skills Wisely To Make Generation Five Easier

The Renaissance Sim aspirationrequires your Sim toachieve level eight in at least six skillsandmaster three careers. Fulfilling the requirements for this generation will be much easier if you develop skills that coincide with the three careers your Sim is required to complete for the challenge.

For example,build the Comedy skillto help with progress in the Entertainer career, then focus onbuilding the Logic skillto help your Sim receive promotions as a Doctor. If you don’t choose your skills wisely, you could end up having to build twice as many skills than what is really necessary.

Reward traits such asSavant, Morning Sim, and Night Owlcan also make this generation easier to complete!

Public Enemy

Despite taking on an orange hue, the sixth-generation Sim is considered the black sheep of the family. With alove for sweets and all things evil, they can often be found stealing pies off of windowsills.

As they move into adulthood, your orange Sim makes a name for themselves on theCriminal career path, aspiring to become a Public Enemy.They also master theBaking and Charisma skills.

How To Have Twins

As per the Not So Berry rules, yoursixth-generation Sim is required to raise twins. This may seem simple enough, but your orange Sim is not allowed to have more than two children — meaningyou’ll have to get twins on the first try.

There’s only about a ten percent chance of receiving twins, but you can increase the likelihood of this with a few methods:

Alternatively, you canskip these methods and instead opt for a cheat.Once the Sim becomes pregnant, use the following cheats in this order to create twins:

Best-Selling Author

The seventh-generation Not So Berry heir is a hopeless romanticstuck at a stuffy corporate job, longing to write romance novels. Despite their own unlucky love life, something about the melodrama of romantic fiction has stolen their heart.

Your pink Sim enjoysmaintaining their garden, collecting postcards, and learning the Wellness skill.One day, they decide to chase their dreams with theBest-Selling Author aspiration.

How To Complete A Postcard Collection

Simscollect postcards by writing to online pen pals.To start collecting postcards, command your Sim to approach a computer and select the Socialize menu. From there, navigate to"Find a Pen Pal".

It will take a couple of hours for your Sim’s new pen pal to get back to them, but you’ll be able to access their response by navigating to the Socialize menu once again. Then,write a letter to a pen pal to unlock the ability to request postcards from certain locations.

Once your Sim has collected every postcard, they will receive a plaque commemorating their efforts. They can also display their postcards on the Bunchapals Postcard Corkboard.

Joke Star

As adetective by day and a comedian by night, your eighth-generation Sim leads a busy yet rewarding life. Through completing theDetective career and the Joke Star aspiration, it’s evident that they truly put their heart into everything they do.

In the little free time they have, they enjoycooking gourmet foodfor their spouse and picking up their favorite instrument!

The Joke Star aspiration will require you to switch careers from Detective to Entertainer, but that doesn’t mean you may’t work on both at the same time. Try building your Sim’s comedy skills while working your way up the ladder in the Detective career. Once you’ve finished the Detective career, you can switch to the Comedian career and quickly finish the Joke Star aspiration.

Computer Whiz

After beingcaught red-handed while hacking, a successful tech company offered your ninth-generation Sim a high-paying position.

When they aren’t glued to a computer screen, your Sim manages a rich social life complete withfive good friends and five enemies.They accept every social invitation they’re offered, frequenting parties, festivals, and the like.

Amidst it all, they still find timeto level theirMixology,Video Gaming, and Programming skills.

You can check to see if you have achieved “Good Friends” or “Enemies” status with other Sims by navigating to the Relationships panel and then selecting a Sim. A pop-up Profile will appear, providing details about your Sim’s relationship.

Super Parent

Your tenth-generation Sim is amodel citizen who seems to have it all. With an adoring spouse, a beautiful family, and a house chock-full of curb appeal, it’s easy to see why they’re the envy of all the neighbors. But something darker lurks beneath the surface…

Aftermarrying their high school sweetheart,your blue Sim has a one-time illicit affair. The guilt of cheating is crushing. Their remorse motivates them to make up for it in their parenting as theymaster the Super Parent aspiration.

They also reach the top of theircareer as a Criticand level theCooking, Parenting, and Photography skills.But with the Gloomy trait, it’s unlikely that they’ll soon get over their past transgressions.

How To Go Into Full Parent Mode

To complete theSuper Parent aspiration,the final level requires you to “go into Full Parent Mode.” To achieve this, you’ll have tomake your Sim perform ten parenting actions in a row.However, this will only work if your Sim islevel ten in the Parenting skill.

It is easiest toachieve Full Parent Mode by performing parenting actions with a baby, since older kids have the tendency to run away due to that pesky thing called “autonomy”.