VJ is my guinea pig again. I replaced his artistic trait with eccentric and gave him the Efficient Inventor LTR, and changed his LTW to Monster Maker.
Before anything else, I had him max out handiness and inventing. Then he registered as self-imploded inventor. Now, he is inventing.
I will try to achieve everything possible.
*I play with basegame, Ambitions, Generations and Late Night (for the musical instruments), Supernatural (for the storage cabinets)
*Workbench is slow to show pie menu, when I ask my Sim to invent.
VJ's Inventions1. Rotational Pull, widget
2. The Miner, big invention
3. Improved Drinking Llama, widget
4. Robot Toy, crafted toy
5. Improved Tentacle Wind, widget
6. Flying Fighters, widget
7. Improved Localized Static Tester, widget
8. Cow Toy, crafted toy
9. Time Machine, big invention (service reward medal)
10. Magical Gnome of Invention
11. Improved Floating Duck, widget
12. Harvester, big invention
13. Dog Toy, crafted toy
14. Whale Toy, crafted toy
15. Smasher, widget
16. Floor Hygienator, big invention
Done
I can't believe it - VJ did not catch fire, not even once

Now, it is time to tackle challenges and sell stuff, and wait for opportunity.
Past Rewards- Child
- Fire: Terrifying but Essential, non-skill book, worth §751
- Thoggus, a new sculpture
Future RewardsUpdate April 30VJ has accepted the Master Invention opportunity that will lead to the creation of a Simbot. I'm excited, but it takes a while to get there. Little Bayou had found a piece of Palladium. Miraj, who is now a Sous Chef, has taken some days off to master gardening and grow some special seeds, that VJ collected. Hopefully, at least one will be a Life Fruit plant. Currently, VJ is using his mining machine while I'm looking around town in the hopes of finding a pink diamond. Twinbrook is a frustratingly large place when it comes to this. I lent him some lifetime happiness to get a hold of the Collection Helper. I will subtract the amount at a later date.
On a related note, VJ has collected 1000 pieces of scrap and thereby completed The Scrap Collecter challenge.
Update May 1VJ delivered 10 Life Fruit to the science facility. Now, they "just" need the heart-cut pink diamond. VJ knows the cut now, but those pink diamonds are rare. As in extremely rare. Other than that, he has been jumping up the promotional ladder selling all of the 250 widgets required for the Widget Wonder challenge - he has done it! I'm so glad the workbench has the option to 'make many...' of a thing. Also, traveling to the past, he has managed to retrieve a copy of a rare book.
Update May 2VJ has completed the Master Inventer challenge by creating 100 big inventions (floor hygienator). Also, VJ has returned from the past with a child of whom he is the father. The kid has no second parent and looks like a clone of VJ. LOL
Update May 10VJ is working on his last SimBot and will then have completed his LTW. The only challenge remaining is the Diabolical Demolisher. I need to make a list of things acquired from time travel. Miraj now also has a child from the past - a little female lookalike.