There was another little surprise in the chat this week, concerning the people who joined. Lucy didn't come alone, but she was helped by Charles London, designer of the Sims 2. Unfortunately there were quite many technical issues because it was very busy, and many people weren't able to join the chat. Charles also had problems, which means he didn't answer very many questions in the end, but he will be in another chat at a later date. However, the transcripts have now been posted for everyone to read. Probably the major news from the chat is that the DVD will be coming to Europe, but not at the same date as the CD version. A specific date hasn't been given though:

"Sim-Freak: will there be a ts2 dvd edition in the UK?! IF so: Will the DVD version be released in the UK at the same time as the CD version? If not, will we be getting the DVD version at all? If we are, when? In not ... why not?"
MaxisLucy: Yes, there will be eventually, but not right at the September ship date, sorry."

Other things that have been confirmed (again) are:

• Objects can't be placed on diagonals, windows and doors can.
• Kids will bring home their homework, and clicking on it will show you when they finish it.
• You can place cameras in the house (to record movies) using shift the number keys 4-9, and you cycle through them using the tab key. While recording, you get full control over the camera.
• You can add letterbox effects etc. in the movies using a movie editor.
• The interactions between an adult and toddler are: Teach to Walk/use Potty Seat/Talk, or toss in the air (which can result in a mess).
• Fatness is not genetic. More body types might be added in expansion packs.
• There's a lot of food in the game, including Lobster Thermador, Baked Alaska and Mac & Cheese.
• Sims can die of being ill (the flu) or after eating bad food (food poisoning), amongst other reasons.
• Fires can spread through the house (through different rooms), but walls will not burn.
• Maxis is thinking about releasing a Sims 2 soundtrack.
• Baby's will stay a baby when you turn aging off.
• Be warned for sloppy Sims leaving plates which attract flies around. Also, sloppy Sims may empty their bladder while in the shower.
• Inheritance works as follows: "When a Sim dies of old age, the Sims who have good relationships with them get some money. The better the relationship, and the higher the Aspiration Score of the Sim who passed away, the more money gets awarded."
• When you move out a family, their posessions are converted to money.
• To make a child of two Sims of the same sex and using their DNA, you'll have to create two parents (male and female), create their baby, and then edit one of the parents to change their sex.
• Once the game is out, there will be downloadable content from Maxis which you can find using the in-game browser.
• Maxis will be focussing on custom content tools a bit more now the game's finished.
• Teens sneek out by setting it up in advance with their friends and the phone.
• You can call up NPCs and invite them over.

Of course there are many more questions and answers in the complete transcript. For another summary, by ConradSims2, check this thread at the official BBS.