How to complete the Bittersweet Symphony challenge in BitLife

Life is beautiful when you have some nice music to listen to. During BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge, you'll understand the joys of music as you master the piano, pursue a career in the music industry, and attempt to escape crippling debt. Table of contentsBitLife Bittersweet Symphony challenge guideBe born a male in AustriaMaster the pianoBecome a Music ComposerTaxidermy three or more petsGo into debtBitLife Bittersweet Symphony challenge guideBitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge has five tasks to complete:Be born a male in AustriaMaster the pianoBecome a Music ComposerTaxidermy three or more petsGo into debtAlthough you're not required to buy any career packs or expansions for this challenge, having the Musician pack will unlock the musical special talent for your character. This talent makes it slightly easier to master instruments, but you can complete this challenge without it if you're a free-to-play player.Be born a male in AustriaThe first objective of BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony is to create a male character born in Austria. When making your character, choose Male as your starting gender and Austria as your country. The place doesn't matter for this particular challenge, so I chose the option the game defaulted to, Vienna.Screenshot by DestructoidIf you have the Music special career pack, you can pick Music as your special talent, making it easier to master instruments like the piano later. However, this is entirely optional, and it's very easy to complete the challenge without this extra step if you don't have access to this feature.Master the pianoOnce you character turns six, they'll have access to the Instruments menu under Mind and Body. As a child, your character will have to ask their parents whether they can take lessons, to which the parents will answer yes or no. Starting these early will make it much easier to master the piano later.Screenshot by DestructoidIf your parents say no to lessons, remake your character or try again another year. Typically, your parents say no happens because of low Money or Generosity stats, so you may have to make another character or two if you low-roll either of these. Otherwise, your odds of them saying yes are relatively high. You can take lessons three times a year for free until your character reaches adulthood, so take advantage of this and attend as many as possible until you master the piano. If your progress is very slow after a few years, you can remake your character and try again or spend some extra time in adulthood leveling it up. It'll cost money once you turn 18, but considering we'll need to go into debt later, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.Become a Music ComposerOnce your character turns 18, it's time to become a music composer. Becoming a music composer requires a university degree, with Music having the highest odds of success. Its starting salary is relatively low, so make sure to scroll to the bottom of the list as you check. If it doesn't appear right away, age up or close and reopen the BitLife app before rechecking.Screenshot by DestructoidThe role you're looking for is Apprentice Music Composer. It'll appear with a piano emoji and requires no job experience. Once you find it, apply for the job and pass the interview to become a music composer, knocking out another challenge task.Taxidermy three or more petsThroughout your character's life, you'll want to adopt at least three pets who you can taxidermy later. You can adopt an animal by heading to Activities, Pets, and either going to the Pet Store or Animal Shelter. Your best bet for this challenge is to adopt some elderly pets and give them as much love as possible before aging up.Screenshot by DestructoidOnce they pass the rainbow bridge, you'll find options to mourn them or have them taxidermized. Choose Taxidermy and pick whichever option your character can afford before doing this three total times. What you do with them now is entirely up to you.Go into debtYour last task is to go into debt. There are many ways to do this, with the options below being a few suggestions:Marry someone in debtQuit your job after buying an expensive houseHave lots of pets or childrenBuy a lot of cars without paying off their loansGo back to university and take out a loanGive your money away until you have $0 in your bank balanceCombining some of these methods will make it very easy to go into debt, letting you complete BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge. As a reward for your efforts, you'll receive a mystery box containing a cosmetic item. At what cost? A lot, but at least it was fun. At least BitLife lets you win the lottery to make some money back.The post How to complete the Bittersweet Symphony challenge in BitLife appeared first on Destructoid.

Life is beautiful when you have some nice music to listen to. During BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge, you'll understand the joys of music as you master the piano, pursue a career in the music industry, and attempt to escape crippling debt. Table of contentsBitLife Bittersweet Symphony challenge guideBe born a male in AustriaMaster the pianoBecome a Music ComposerTaxidermy three or more petsGo into debtBitLife Bittersweet Symphony challenge guideBitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge has five tasks to complete:Be born a male in AustriaMaster the pianoBecome a Music ComposerTaxidermy three or more petsGo into debtAlthough you're not required to buy any career packs or expansions for this challenge, having the Musician pack will unlock the musical special talent for your character.

This talent makes it slightly easier to master instruments, but you can complete this challenge without it if you're a free-to-play player.Be born a male in AustriaThe first objective of BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony is to create a male character born in Austria. When making your character, choose Male as your starting gender and Austria as your country.

The place doesn't matter for this particular challenge, so I chose the option the game defaulted to, Vienna.Screenshot by DestructoidIf you have the Music special career pack, you can pick Music as your special talent, making it easier to master instruments like the piano later. However, this is entirely optional, and it's very easy to complete the challenge without this extra step if you don't have access to this feature.

Master the pianoOnce you character turns six, they'll have access to the Instruments menu under Mind and Body. As a child, your character will have to ask their parents whether they can take lessons, to which the parents will answer yes or no. Starting these early will make it much easier to master the piano later.

Screenshot by DestructoidIf your parents say no to lessons, remake your character or try again another year. Typically, your parents say no happens because of low Money or Generosity stats, so you may have to make another character or two if you low-roll either of these. Otherwise, your odds of them saying yes are relatively high.

You can take lessons three times a year for free until your character reaches adulthood, so take advantage of this and attend as many as possible until you master the piano. If your progress is very slow after a few years, you can remake your character and try again or spend some extra time in adulthood leveling it up. It'll cost money once you turn 18, but considering we'll need to go into debt later, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Become a Music ComposerOnce your character turns 18, it's time to become a music composer. Becoming a music composer requires a university degree, with Music having the highest odds of success. Its starting salary is relatively low, so make sure to scroll to the bottom of the list as you check.

If it doesn't appear right away, age up or close and reopen the BitLife app before rechecking.Screenshot by DestructoidThe role you're looking for is Apprentice Music Composer. It'll appear with a piano emoji and requires no job experience.

Once you find it, apply for the job and pass the interview to become a music composer, knocking out another challenge task.Taxidermy three or more petsThroughout your character's life, you'll want to adopt at least three pets who you can taxidermy later. You can adopt an animal by heading to Activities, Pets, and either going to the Pet Store or Animal Shelter.

Your best bet for this challenge is to adopt some elderly pets and give them as much love as possible before aging up.Screenshot by DestructoidOnce they pass the rainbow bridge, you'll find options to mourn them or have them taxidermized. Choose Taxidermy and pick whichever option your character can afford before doing this three total times.

What you do with them now is entirely up to you.Go into debtYour last task is to go into debt. There are many ways to do this, with the options below being a few suggestions:Marry someone in debtQuit your job after buying an expensive houseHave lots of pets or childrenBuy a lot of cars without paying off their loansGo back to university and take out a loanGive your money away until you have $0 in your bank balanceCombining some of these methods will make it very easy to go into debt, letting you complete BitLife's Bittersweet Symphony challenge.

As a reward for your efforts, you'll receive a mystery box containing a cosmetic item. At what cost? A lot, but at least it was fun. At least BitLife lets you win the lottery to make some money back.

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