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61. Another interview with Jonathan Knight

Written on Tuesday 13 May 2003 at 01:20 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There have been several interviews with Jonathan Knight, producer of Superstar, already. The game will be released in the US tomorrow, and today, "May XX", GameSpy has posted another interview with Knight. Here's a small bit from it:

"GameSpy: Fame - how is that implemented in the game? Does that have any impact on which objects you can use or get for your home?

"Jonathan Knight: Fame score is a brand new skill, and it works much a like a job level. Sims who sign up with an agent and start down the celebrity path will have five empty stars in their UI panel, which they need to fill in, one half-star at a time. Each new level comes with new requirements, new benefits, and new opportunities. Fame is a lot like a new career path, except you follow your Sim to their job and control their activities. If you're in an existing career, you'll have to drop out of it to pursue your dream of being a star."

Besides that piece of info, there is a lot more to read about gameplay issues. For instance, Jonathan tells that Studio Town works pretty much like Downtown; you go there whenever you like, and you can earn money there. There's no Energy to get there though, so you can't stay there too long. Time at home will be frozen while your Sim is in Studio Town. If you don't go to Studio Town often enough, your agent will drop you and you'll have to look for a new one to get hired again. Besides all that, the obsessed fan, new NPCs (Non-Playable Characters, like the new Butler), new objects and new music are being discussed. You can read the whole thing right here. It certainly is an interesting, and worth those couple of minutes it takes to read it.

62. SimDay: Sims 2 and Pet Control Object

Written on Thursday 8 May 2003 at 18:44 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

This week's SimDay is finally a quite nice one again. First of all, there's a small piece of more info about The Sims 2:

"In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years. Guide them through "Life's Big Moments" and build their "Life Score" with every decision you make. And since every Sim will have its own DNA, their appearance and personality will be passed down through the generations.

You can find that piece, along with the 4 screenshots and the announcement right at this place. However, there's more this SimDay... Read More!

63. Superstars known

Written on Monday 5 May 2003 at 01:12 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There seems to be no end to the stream of screenshots we're receiving of The Sims Superstar. First of all, there is an official site of the Superstar expansion pack (since recently), which you can find at EA Games. On that site there are 3 celebrities that will be seen in Superstar: Christina Aguilera, Marilyn Monroe and Andy Warhol. Besides all that, SimsZone (the German one) has spotted more screenshots on the official Korean site. Although I have no clue where exactly to look for them, you can find all the shots in the SuperStar section (there called 'Megastar') at SimsZone.

64. More Superstar shots

Written on Friday 2 May 2003 at 00:14 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Still looking for more screenshots of SuperStar? Well, the official Thai site of The Sims has some this time. There are 5 shots showing new objects (although nothing we haven't seen before yet), and also a bit of the new personality bar showing the Star status. Have a look at this page for these pieces of eye-candy.

65. SimDay

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:50 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

SimDay this week consists of just 2 items (so far): the news that Superstar has gone gold (You can read the press release at the official site right here, if you prefer that look). Besides that, there's a preview of Superstar at IGN:

"Every morning along with the newspaper, you'll get a new tabloid that shows who's hot and who's not. You can use the tabloid to keep track of the top ten stars in the Sims world and track your own progress up the ladder of fame. The tabloid will also report on the various goings on of Studio Town.

"As a regular non-famous Sim you can visit Studio Town via a convenient tram that runs between the residential neighborhoods and the new studio lots. Famous Sims will instead be picked up by fancy-schmancy limousines. On the surface it works a bit like the extra areas in Hot Date. A new population of Studio people is spawned with your install so no two versions of the game will offer exactly the same characters."

That are just two paragraphs of an interesting read. You should really read the whole thing, as they explain quite well how some things work in the new expansion, and what you can expect. To go there and see the whole review, click here. To see some screenshots added last week too, visit the media page at IGN. That's it for this week's SimDay... but as it's still early some more stuff might be added later (or not of course).

66. SuperStar gone gold

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After months of rumours, news, screenshots and previews (and development, designing and some testing behind the scenes), Superstar is now finished. The CDs are being pressed, packaged and in about 2 weeks they'll be sent off to the stores where you can buy them... If you live in the US anyway. European people will have to wait another extra 10 days. Here's a bit from the press release of Superstar going gold:

"In The Sims Superstar, players can now realize their fantasies of stardom and wealth as they pursue the dream of being a Rock Star, Movie Star, or a Supermodel and live the lifestyle of a celebrity. All new gameplay, new social interactions, and a whole new in-game destination offers players an all access pass to the world of superstardom. Players will even have the opportunity to experience real-life celebrities in the game."

Ok, that's nearly all of it... The rest can be found right here at EA Games. The release date in the US is 13 May, in Europe it's 23 May. It'll cost $29,95 like any other expansion pack, and it's rated "T" for Teens.

67. The Add-on Handler released! [Update 30 April 0:20]

Written on Wednesday 30 April 2003 at 01:13 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Well, here it is! The first version of The Add-on Handler (TAOH). I've told you about the possibilites of this nearly 2 weeks ago. So far, it can only install files, but a future version is already on its way. I don't know a release date yet, but most likely it'll be out after Superstar is released. Anyway, be sure to download this version as it'll install any known file for The Sims for you (except FAR and MP3 files). This version does not support Superstar yet because that's not out yet. However, contrary to the announcement this version already makes the database of installed files.

If you already have The Neighborhood Handler installed, then you can download the upgrade version for 1 Mb. If you don't have TNHH installed yet, go to this page for the full version (2.23 Mb). Note that this is still a beta version and so you might find some bugs that aren't supposed to be there... However, I came across no problems while using the program so it should work fine. If you happen to find anything after all, please e-mail me.

[Update 30 April 0:20] The initial release missed one file in the installation. If you downloaded The Add-on Handler before now, you should redownload the program (the Upgrade version will work). The program will function without the missing file, but you'll have to get a picture file for the installation window from some other place. In any way, the best option is to redownload the package. I apologise for any inconvenience.

68. Even more Superstar screenshots

Written on Wednesday 30 April 2003 at 00:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Some people apparantly managed to find some screenshots of Superstar on the Korean official site. One of them told SimsZone.de, and thanks to them we can tell you about them too. They show some nice things, including a pink limo and somebody checking out some superstar-wear. Check out this page for the shots.

69. New Articles and Pictures

Written on Friday 25 April 2003 at 00:37 by Sumit - 1 comment.

IGN has posted a preview of Superstar over here! This is a very interesting read, so if you are looking forward to Superstar take a peek!

In other news, SimsZone.de has posted the first pictures of the Superstar neighborhood. This is a must see since these are exclusively firsts. Check them out over here! *scroll to the bottom, the last screen are the ones you are looking for*

70. Happy Simday!!!

Written on Friday 25 April 2003 at 00:12 by Sumit - 0 comments.

Great update this simday! Really, and I am not kidding. This time they have given us a total of 3 new SuperStar videos. Not 1, not 2, but 3 total SuperStar videos. This isn't the end there are also 2 articles. One is a Gamespot Article we have already mentioned and the other is a Tech TV article that is quite interesting. It is an interview with our game god Will Wright. This update is quite more interestting than previous ones so check it all out here!