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1451. Lucy's Mail: Body Shop Improvements

Written on Saturday 31 July 2004 at 05:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Recently there have been discussions in several forums about custom content made using the Body Shop being 'stolen' (regularly parts or Sims are not or wrongly credited). Maxis is going to improve things for artists on that matter, mainly through an upgrade of the Body Shop which will be released together with the game. The upgraded version will support longer tooltips (40 characters instead of 16 - still not very long in my opinion). On the exchange (ShowCase), the separate custom parts of a Sim will be mentioned and credit will be given to the original author - at least the first person to upload the part unmodified to the ShowCase. Finally there will be updates just for the Body Shop and not so much for the Exchange, which will make it a more powerful tool. Expect a free camera mode, as well as the ability to change the background picture of the Body Shop (make it white if you want) in the next version of the Body Shop.

Since creators often aren't happy to see their creations taken by somebody else without the credit given back, it's always wise to give credit to those who made content you upload. Don't copy Sims to the ShowCase directly, or upload Sims from websites there, as in many cases the artists might not like that. The solutions provided by Maxis in the future will definitely be a step forward.

Attached to Lucy's mail were also three screenshots with a theft theme. The fourth picture shows the new exchange, but also what seems to be the design of the new official Sims 2 website (though that's unconfirmed). You can click the thumbnails below to see them in large. Go to the Read More part for the entire mail, which includes some more details about the upcoming improvements.

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1452. Sims 2 Videos

Written on Saturday 31 July 2004 at 01:59 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Two new videos of The Sims 2 have appeared on the net. The first one is a Japanese one, and is a trailer of the game - in Japanese. And although it's hard to understand what's said, it contains a bit of new gameplay material (as well as some old trailer images). You can find that video, 23 Mb for 4 minutes of video from here, or get the low quality version (6 Mb) right here.

The other video is not entirely new. Part of it was published earlier at ITavisen.no. This time however, it's the original video (2 minutes). It goes through the different aspiration tracks. If you want to see it, just go here. It's about 3 Mb big, QuickTime required.

1453. The Sims - How do you play yours? (Part 4)

Written on Friday 30 July 2004 at 22:45 by Andy - 0 comments.

Do not adjust your set. Mortimer Goth is really in another woman's arms. Stay tuned to find out what happened in this week's gripping part of "The Sims - How do you play yours?"
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1454. Sims 2 Designer Diary 9

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 16:05 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

A ninth designer diary has been published at GameSpot. This time Lucy Bradshaw tells about the final stage the Sims 2 development is in. It's "Crunch Time" and the team is working hard (day and night) to get things finished on time. A huge wall filled with post-it notes of tasks that have to be done. The finished tasks get a big red "DONE" stamp on them. Currently many things have been done, but they're still fixing bugs and tuning the game. The developers are having a good time though, and laugh at their favourite bugs (which you'll be able to see when you get the DVD version, but also in next month's diary). She also says new players, who haven't played the Sims 2 yet, are involved to play the game, so Maxis gets their first impressions.

Page 2 is all about Strangetown (one of three neighborhoods the game will ship with) and the families living there: the Curious, the Smiths and the Grunts. Each of these families is described a bit, plus Lucy says a little bit about Strangetown in general:

"The sparks fly in this neighborhood with all of the alien abductions, the other neighbors butting in, and lots of interesting family connections. Like I said, you can move your own family in and make Strangetown your own, or play one of ours for a bit. You'll have fun with the extreme situations your sims can get into."

Included are a bunch of screenshots of StrangeLand as well, including a neighborhood overview but also some shots of the different families. First read the designer's diary, and then check out the 9 screenshots.

1455. URBZ Preview

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 15:49 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted a new preview of the URBZ. It's a bit different from the usual stuff; it's in the form of a visitor's guide, so you know where to go and who you can meet, amongst other things. So far just the three shown districts, 125th Street, Gasonline Row and Central Station are explained. There's also an introduction page, where the next bit is from:

"Don't let yourself be spotted as an outsider--learn the moves and use 'em right to win the night. Staring up at the skyscrapers like you've never seen the city before will brand you as a tourist. But knowing the right greeting or how to jive with the folks in your local district makes all the difference between getting access and getting locked out."

So for the ins and outs of the three districts, go to the URBZ City Guide.

1456. SimDay

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 15:41 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay is again fairly small. There's a bit about SimLish, but we've shown you that before as it's from Lucy's Mail. If you want to read it on the official site, click here. Some old wallpapers have also been reposted. They were from the Scoop newsletter, and can be viewed again on the Goodies page. That leaves one new thing this SimDay, and that's some Album Awards. Voting has ended already and the results should be in soon. See the BBS Thread for more information. That's all this week, perhaps there will be more next week.

1457. URBZDay

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 15:34 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's URBZDay brings quite a bit of new stuff again. First of all there's a short E3 trailer of 30 seconds. It's 3MB in High-res, and you need QuickTime to play it. Another little new thing is a Graffiti tag, with which you can send a message to your friends - URBZ style. 3 New GBA characters are introduced as well this week. You can meet Roxanna (Roxie), Polly and Ewan, and of course you can also still read about Darius and Crystal. Finally there's a new blog again, this week by Darby McDevitt, an Urbz GBA Writer:

"...Now this is an interesting spot to be in: dumped head-first into the Bayou's boggy waters. This is possibly the worst I've seen or smelled in years and, gee whiz, I stink. Ah, but I'm not hurt. That's a relief, of course. My situation could have been worse, I could have been snapped up by a gator. Or been thrown into the lion's den at the carnival in Glasstown."

All of that, together with the old stuff, can be found on the URBZ Website.

1458. New Poll

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 15:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week we asked you to help us make a top-ten of how you spend your time until the Sims 2 release in September. The results are in, and here they are:

10. "I play with real-life dolls. Gotta love Barbie and Ken!"
9. "Nothing at all. I just sit and wait for the game to arrive."
8. "Something other than the options mentioned above."
7. "I'm asleep most of the time, I just wake up once every few days to get the latest news and a bit of food."
6. "I go to work/school every single day and just fill up my schedule with things to do."
5. "I hit the refresh button on this or other fansites all the time, to see if there's any news."
4. "I talk about it on forums, in real life, and just can't stop thinking about it. It drives me (and my family) mad!"
3. "I mess around with the Body Shop, creating Sims which will become alive 17 September."
2. "I stare at the screenshots, videos and other stuff over and over and over again. I can't get enough of it!"
1. "I play The Sims 1."

The other 2 options (Waiting for the URBZ or not having a clue what The Sims 2 is about) got a minor amount of votes, just 1% and 4%. See the results page for exact details of the results. This week we have a question about your game again. We're wondering what's your favourite colour for decorating rooms in. Vote on the right or on the latest poll page.

1459. The Sims - What Not To Do And What Happens When You Do

Written on Thursday 29 July 2004 at 02:03 by Neil - 0 comments.

A new Extra for you: The Sims - What Not To Do And Why Not To Do It. You may well ask why by default (ie, no move_objects cheat) the mailbox and the trashcan are defined as being "out of bounds". It's because they are key elements to the game. How key? You'll see. I sacrified the family at number 8 Sim Lane in my game to live without a trashcan and a mailbox for a few days. Such was the "damage" caused, if they could have committed suicide I reckon they would have.

This article also talks about the portals as well, another key element to the game, especailly for social and career motives. Click here to read the Extra.

1460. Sims 2 in Magazines

Written on Wednesday 28 July 2004 at 22:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Several gaming magazines have a preview of The Sims 2 this month. Three of them are the German PC Games and GameStar, and the French PC Jeux. Some news comes from these magazines. The info has been summarised in the Read More part. Click below for some screenshots from the magazines, as well as an advert featuring some real people. Thanks to our affiliates SimsZone and the French The Sims 2 Creation for the info and pictures.

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