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1611. The Sims 2 Designer Diary #7

Written on Friday 30 April 2004 at 23:24 by Stash - 0 comments.

GameSpot has posted part 7 of the Designer Diary of The Sims 2. This time Lucy Bradshaw focuses on making movies in The Sims 2. The article has some interesting information and sheds some light on the history of The Sims photo albums, and the idea of adding movie making to The Sims 2. To read the Designer Diary, click here. The article also comes with a new video that shows off the movie making feature, which is very cool.

1612. Away for a few Days

Written on Friday 30 April 2004 at 09:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As of today, I'll be leaving home for the weekend, which means I'm not able to update this site. Until monday the rest of our team will keep you updated with all the latest Sim news and info. So keep visiting, and see you in a few days!

1613. Coming soon: The Add-on Handler 0.4.0b

Written on Thursday 29 April 2004 at 22:59 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

A lot of hard work has been put in The Add-on Handler the past few months, and now it's close to being finished. Version 0.4.0 beta will be released some time next week, and will have many new features. As you may have guessed, after the hunt for translators over a month ago, the program will now be available in several languages. However, not everything is entirely translatable, and so it could be that you notice a few English texts where even I would rather not see them. Unfortunately there's not much I can do about that at this point. Furthermore, quite a few bugs have been fixed, including some on the serial numbers page. The program can now also handle bigger FAR files, and so strange "Invalid Folder" messages shouldn't appear as often anymore. But, most importantly, a brand new feature has been added: the "Export List" feature. As it says, this exports a list of all the custom content you installed, to a text, html or xml file. It comes with a template for each of these, and using the comments you'll never have to search for your downloads again. Just make sure you put where you found the download in the comment when installing it (which is already possible in version 0.3.0b), and you'll see that in the list. If you put a web address there, it will even be possible to hyperlink it. This way you can solve all your problems with finding back your downloads after reinstalling, or you can just send your list to your friends so they can see what custom content you have installed. Currently the development is in its last phase and it should be completed pretty soon. Expect it in about a week time, or just a few days more.

1614. SimDay: New screenshot

Written on Thursday 29 April 2004 at 22:51 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's a new SimDay, which means new Sims stuff. It's not so much this week (again) though. The only real new thing is a new Sims 2 screenshot. Besides the 5 we posted last weekend, this new one also is about a garden. It holds the name "A Zen garden is a great place for a first date," which says it all. You can see it at the official site's screenshot page. Also, don't forget tonight's URBZ chat at 3pm PST, 11pm in the UK and midnight in most of Europe. That, and the launch of URBZSims.com, is all for this SimDay.

1615. New Poll

Written on Thursday 29 April 2004 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Another Thursday, another poll. Last week we asked you what you think of the recently announced name for "The URBZ". As you might know it's still a working title, and we gave you the choice of a set of possible names for the project. 224 people voted in a week time, of which 55 (25%) chose "Urban Sims". That name is also the most popular, followed by "The URBZ" (44 votes, 20%) which again was closely followed by "The Sims in the City", the current subtitle of The URBZ (38 votes, 17%). Another 38 people didn't have a clue what the poll was about, while 18% couldn't choose between the names or would prefer a name that's not listed. The other options were "The Sims 24/7" (15 votes, 7%), "The Sims Lifestyle" (9 votes, 4%) and "Downtown Sims" (7 votes, 3%).

As said we have a new poll again this week. The behaviour of Sims is programmed by humans, but we wonder how smart you think your Sims really are. You can vote on the right or at the latest poll page. More old polls and their results can be found in our archive.

1616. The URBZ: Site Launched

Written on Thursday 29 April 2004 at 01:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Maxis has launched the official site for The URBZ, the sequel to Bustin' Out coming to the consoles later this year. On this site you can find a couple of new screenshots for both the console and GBA versions. Besides that, Maxis also presents us the "Crew", i.e. some of the characters in the game. The press release and some general info, like a feature list, can also be found on the site in the "Details" and "411" sections. Although a "No Flash" version is there, it only shows the press release. So to enjoy the site and to see the new screenshots, you must have the Flash Plugin installed. If you visit the site and you don't have it yet, you will be asked to install it. You can find all of the mentioned things, and probably more in the future, at URBZSims.com.

1617. 10 New Sims 2 Screens

Written on Wednesday 28 April 2004 at 00:19 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

EA has revealed 10 new screenshots of The Sims 2, along with a couple of old ones (which I won't put back here again). They contain some interesting stuff, like kissing Sims, jumping Sims, swimming Sims, Sims working out, Sims training for combat, Sims getting ready for dinner at the TV, and even a Sim being abducted by aliens. You may have seen a few earlier in either lower quality or in a movie, but they're posted new as (high quality) screenshot. You can view them all by clicking the thumbnails below.

1618. Urban Chat

Written on Tuesday 27 April 2004 at 14:44 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

This Thursday there will finally be a chat again, this time about the recently announced The Urbz. If you'd like to know more about this title, then make sure you're on the official site Thursday at 3pm PST (11pm UK Time, or midnight in western Europe). It's not known who exactly from Maxis will be joining the chat, but there should be some members of the Urbz team.

1619. Scoop Newsletter

Written on Sunday 25 April 2004 at 01:21 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

There seem to be problems with sending the scoop newsletter, and many people haven't received it yet. However, I've been able to find the text (with thanks to Fabian at our affiliate SimsZone.de and SimsStop.co.uk) online along with two new graphics, besides the two we posted earlier today. You can see them completely by clicking the thumbnails below. The first one shows the stars of the E3, the second one is a collage of the new office of Maxis.

The scoop itself is about the Body Shop, which has gone into closed beta testing this month. It's been released to a selection of fans who were picked (quoting Maxis from another source here) "based on past content creation efforts for Sims 1.x." The tool will be available for free download next month, but Maxis isn't giving an exact date yet. The latest rumour is May 10 which we're sticking to in the countdown, but that's not final yet.

The other part is about the E3 next month. The E3 is the biggest annual game expo in the world, held in LA. As we knew, The Sims 2 will also be shown there, and we'll be able to see some "truly realistic Sims. Exact details are not given, but 12-14 May is definitely a time to look forward to if you like to see and read Sims 2 screenshots, videos, interviews, previews and more. Of course we'll post about all the Sims news this E3 again, so keep coming back here for details. The next scoop will also contain some more E3 material. Read more to read the text from the newsletter.

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1620. Even More Sims 2 Screenshots

Written on Saturday 24 April 2004 at 18:50 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

We already received 5 screenshots last night which showed the landscaping tools in The Sims 2, but a few more have been published as well. With the Body Shop coming really close now - probably just 2 weeks until the release - Maxis is promoting it big. The next newsletter will probably be about that again, as two new screenshots appeared on the Scoop page. They show how much you can customize your Sim again, and that you can make them as pretty or as ugly as you like. They're in a slightly similar fashion as last week. The third one comes from GamePro, and shows the in-game CAS. With that you can also customize Sims although not as much as with the Body Shop. You can see all screenshots by clicking the thumbnails below.