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Survival & Hardship

Feral to Functional

Found in the woods with no name, no words and no idea how to be a person, your Sim has to learn everything from the ground up — how to speak, cook, work, and finally belong — and claw their way from the wild margins into the heart of society.

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Type
Survival · Roleplay
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Single lifetime
Best for
Players who love a from-nothing personal arc

Difficulty (1–5 plumbobs): 1 Casual · 2 Moderate · 3 Hard · 4 Brutal · 5 Extreme

📖 The story

Found in the woods with no name, no words and no idea how to be a person, your Sim has to learn everything from the ground up — how to speak, cook, work, and finally belong — and claw their way from the wild margins into the heart of society.

💝 The goal

Take a "feral" Sim from no skills and no social ties to a **fully integrated member of society**.

🎀 Packs required

✓ Base game only

Packs recommended

Outdoor RetreatCity Living

🏡 Setup

LotA wild outdoor lot
Funds§0
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne feral Sim, no skills

🚀 Getting started

  • Create a Sim with zero skills and no relationships, and place them on a wild outdoor lot with nothing.

⌨️ Cheats to type

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📋 General rules

  • Begin with no skills, no job and no friends.
  • No skill or relationship cheats — everything is earned.
  • No money cheats after setup.

✨ Specific rules

  • Learn everything from scratch — socialising, cooking, working.
  • Build relationships slowly and earn a place in town.
  • End the run genuinely integrated (home, income, ties).

✅ What you can do

  • Build skills, socialise and find work gradually over the Sim's life.
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

⛔ What you can't do

  • Start with zero skills and zero relationships — progress is earned through play.
  • No cheats to skill up or fast-forward integration.
  • No money cheats.

🎯 Objectives — complete the checklist

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🎮 If you don't own the packs

Fully base-game; Parenthood's character values add optional flavour.

💡 Strategy tips

  • Start with raw survival (foraging, fishing) before you can afford any "civilised" skill objects.
  • Roleplay the social climb — early interactions go badly for a "feral" Sim, so build charisma the hard way.
  • Treat each milestone (first friend, first job, first home) as a chapter in the Sim's re-entry to society.

💕 Milestones — track your progress

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🔥 Want it harder?

  • End the run holding a **steady career and a family** of your own.
  • Forbid speaking to any Sim for the first full week.

🎭 Variations

A "raised by wolves" crossover with Werewolves, where the feral Sim is literally a lost werewolf rejoining Sim society. ---

Original — Plumbob. · Last tested: Patch 1.108 — Feb 2026