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1101. Development of the Sims

Written on Tuesday 22 February 2005 at 23:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new article that looks back on the development of the Sims franchise has been published at Digit Online last friday. Several team members are quoted, including Tim LeTourneau, Matt Gross, Hunter Howe and Brian Deppiesse. They look back on the time they became Maxoids, and how only a few people know how to use Edith, the tool that makes all things in the Sims alive:

"Edith is not very different from other scripting tools, but has been designed for The Sims and allows programmers to work very quickly, LeTourneau said. "It has been one of the linchpins in our ability to quickly add to The Sims world. There is no way we could have made all the extension packs on The Sims in the time we did without Edith.""

To read the entire feature, follow this link.

1102. Scoop Screens

Written on Tuesday 22 February 2005 at 23:30 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

As every month, Maxis sends out a scoop newsletter to Sims fans who registered. This month's edition contains two screenshots. The scenes may be familiar, but if you want to see them nevertheless click the thumbnails below. You can find older scoop screenshots on the Scoop page.

1103. A Rug Object!

Written on Tuesday 22 February 2005 at 01:29 by Sumit - 0 comments.

This is my first rug. I have been trying it out so it might not be perfect. Objects do sink in a bit when placed on top of it. Thanks to Echo for creating the base carpets.

Watch out for some new carpets soon! Soon, as in "in a while" since carpets are sortta funky with a bit of sinking in. So something else will come up next. If all goes well heres a hint: Gogh, Mattise, Rici, Durer

UPDATE: After many tries, I will leave this rug as a recolor and include Echo's original rug. Later on this will be an individual rug. You will need both rugs, when in The Sims, you will find this rug under Echo's rug.

1104. Letters Home part 3

Written on Sunday 20 February 2005 at 18:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Website GameSpy has posted more letters home from a Sim student. The female student is now in her third year at University, and has joined a sorority - and a secret society. Odd things are going on and letters are arriving at GameSpy in strange envelopes. The letters again give you an insight on the next expansion pack, and they mention the several new reward objects, and the way you're dragged into a secret society. To get a sneak peek yourself, read the letters. Enjoy the new screenshot below as well.

1105. SIMposium

Written on Sunday 20 February 2005 at 10:04 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

Those of you who remember the Sims 2 University event held in November 2003 might be excited to know that Maxis has held another event like that this weekend. The Sims VIP SIMposium (sponsored by nVidia) at EA Redwood Shores (Redwood City, California, near San Francisco) was a big source for new information about the first expansion pack for the Sims 2, but it was also a great opportunity for key community members - that includes fansite webmasters and modders - to give input to Maxis, and tell them what you, the fans, want in the game in future expansion packs. We even got an exclusive interview with Will Wright, that will be posted on this site in the near future. Check this site in a few days for the start of a series of articles with information regarding the Sims 2 and University, as well as a lot of other interesing things.

1106. The Grey Phone

Written on Saturday 19 February 2005 at 17:12 by Sumit - 1 comment.

Maxis is sadly very peculiar when it comes to creativity for such an essential item as the phone. But worry no more, this phone comes in grey or should I say gray. :)

The best thing about it, is that it adds a color option to your phone. PLUS you can change the handset seperately.

1107. Screenshots and Artwork

Written on Saturday 19 February 2005 at 06:39 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Sims 2 University has gone gold and soon it can be in your hands. But still, a new artwork and screenshots are being released. The artwork is from the official French site, whereas the screenshots are from a review copy that the Czech SimsZone Czech got. Click the thumbnails below to enlarge them.

1108. Designer Diary #3 - University gone Gold

Written on Saturday 19 February 2005 at 06:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted a third edition of the Sims 2 University designer diary. In it, Designer Hunter Howe talks about the final process of making the expansion. He says there are some imperfections in the game, and not all features initially planned worked out too well. Also the birth of the sprinklers is mentioned: in dorms fire would start in the kitchen, causing "absolute death." Tuning is also a major part of the developing process, making sure that everything's working well and is fun to play. Finally it's bug-hunting that's going on. A lot of bugs are made during the creation of the pack, and eliminating them all is important to get the game right in the end.

The big news though is that the pack seems to have gone gold, even though that hasn't been officially announced yet. For more details, check out the complete designer diary. The three screenshots below were included in the diary as well.

1109. SimDay

Written on Friday 18 February 2005 at 03:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay brings both old and new things. The old things are IGN's review and developer interview. The trailer with two bands competing against each other has also been posted on the official site now, under the videos section. If you haven't seen it yet, you can go there to download it.

New is that KillerSims is celebrating its fifth birthday this month. To celebrate this event, they are having a competition with which you can win the Sims 2 University, the first expansion pack of the Sims 2. It's a Fan-Salute contest as they've held before. You can find all the details about it at KillerSims. Finally there are also three new wallpapers in University-style. If you want to see those three - or you want to download them - head over to the Wallpapers page.

1110. New Poll

Written on Thursday 17 February 2005 at 01:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new week, a new poll. Last week we discussed Maxoids, the people who brought you the Sims and more, but as it turns out many people don't know that term. Well over 40% answered "Who?!" when they were asked what Maxoids generally are. Other options following that score were "Insane in the Brain," "Geeks," "Too nice to this world," and "Playing Games." If you want to see the exact results of this poll, head over to the results page.

This week we want to know what your favourite new career reward object will be - that is, one that comes with the Sims 2 University. You can find the four options, plus one if you don't care, on the right, where you can vote. You can also go to the latest poll page to cast your vote.