As you've taken the plunge on loser street, any chance you could have a look at the guitar challenges section and tell me what it says about the playing at 10 parties/venues? I can't clear it and it's pissing me off.

Is that not what the town hall is for?

Nice one - Give my guitar party trick a go, you won't be disappointed. You don't even need refreshments for the guests. In fact, it's probably better if you don't. I earn shit loads from it. You can certainly earn at least 3/4k per party when your skill gets to the top, and you can host 2 parties per day. Great way to earn a living and keep a party animal sim happy.

Get the guitar skill up to around 4, or ideally 5, then just play guitar (or for tips, if you can) just before the first guest arrives and carry on till everyone leaves. I've hosted about 30/40 parties like this and the worst score I've had was pretty good, but most of them are "great."

Re: Butterflies - Have you tried that Stone Henge place?

First post, so do your worst!!

I've got my game on epic settings, but I've got a couple of helpful hints and a question in return.

1) Learn to play the guitar as an essential - as soon as you get to level 5 you can play for tips. This is beneficial for two reasons, not only increasing your funds but it also builds your relationships with the NPC's.

2) Parties, to ensure every party is a success just get there early and make sure you're playing the guitar when the first guest arrives and just keep playing for the duration of the party - playing for tips will also earn you shed loads of cash (invite rich sims) at your own party. My record was about 5k for a 2 hour party - good work if you can get it. If you do this in community locations, you will also get other people watching and "donating" to your income.

3) Buy the community businesses as soon as you can afford them - it's a big outlay but you're rewarded with between 1.8 (hogans fryer) and 15k (medicine/science) a week depending on the business.

4) Relationships - host party and invite all people you will want to smash through the headboard (or Woohoo with rose petals in this pleasant-valley-world) and play guitar for them till your relationship bars will be maxed. Once you've reached this point, it's only a skip and a jump away from getting jiggy wid it. I'm just trialling the game and trying out different things at the moment, but inviting over best friends cuts the time down in the courting process.

Invite them over and make sure you use the "invite inside" option and go from there. I've impregnated Agnes Crumplebottom, Claire Ursine and Cornelia Goth each in about 3/4 sim hours using this method.

Question

has anyone had any success with the guitar skill additional challenges? I've completed 2 but I can't clear the party/community venue challenge.

I must have played about 20 parties and performed the same amount of concerts at the stadium and theatre but I can't clear that one for some reason. Help appreciated.