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1821. The Sims 2 Media

Written on Sunday 9 November 2003 at 23:50 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This weekend we can provide some media for The Sims 2 again, directly from Maxis. This week there's one movie and 2 screenshots (of which one old one). But first: a The Sims 2 newsletter. Maxis has launched a new one for The Sims 2, "The Sims 2 Scoop", which will provide in-depth info about The Sims 2: screens, videos, special offers and more. You can sign up for that at http://preferences.fun.ea.com/ea/mf_TheSims2.asp. On to the movie: remember the shy and outgoing girls who starred in the filmstrip 2 weeks ago? They've now been seen in full motion, telling the same story: who kisses the boy next door first? We can give it to you in two versions: high quality (14 Mb) and low quality (3 Mb). You'll need QuickTime to see it. Finally, the two screenshots, which this time show how easy you can change the entire look of a room. Note that these images are quite big and might take a while to load:

1822. Post-Simday

Written on Sunday 9 November 2003 at 23:09 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's been Simday a few days ago, but since then a few more things have happened at the official site. The first thing is an ad for a "focus group", which Sims fans who live in the San Francisco Bay area can sign up for. If you're between 14 and 34, then you can sign up to give your opinion about The Sims on Monday 17 or Tuesday 18 November (which is in just over a week). You can earn a $75 fee, for just one and a half to two hours of 'work'. More information is right here. Secondly, and finally, there's the chat transcript of last Thursday's chat, with Luc Barthelet, about The Sims 2 and Bella Goth. About 500 people entered the chat, which made it very busy for the moderators. A lot of questions got answered in 1 hour, but there were many left unanswered too. Some of the major new things are that 'CAS' (Create A Sim, which Luc hopes will be named "SimExtruder") won't be released until December, simply because it's not ready yet. Marrying an NPC (yes, it is possible apparantly), won't mean the NPC will lose his/her job. They'll even have a personality. Like the tragic clown, we won't see Servo in The Sims 2. There will be tutorials for creating body meshes etc. As for cheats: The Sims 2 will have them, and rosebud, which Will Wright came up with, will still exist. The length of one part of a Sim's lifecycle is known: babies are only 2-3 sims days, before they'll grow up to toddlers. The final system requirements should arrive in a few days. There's also a bit of news about the amount of floors. According to Luc there will be 4 floors in total (3 plus an attic), but with the "I believe" after it we can't be 100% sure. Thought bubbles will now be in colour, and of course there will be gnomes and pink flamingoes again. Two of the unanswered questions (well, the french one was answered with "Je ne sais pas" which means "I don't know" are "What kind of weather will there be? Just rain and sunshine" and "Je sais que vous comprenez pas tous le francais mais es ce que Sonia et Sandra seront cancer?". Many others probably never saw the screens of the visitors, or made it to the transcript. For the complete transcript, with many, many more questions and answers, click here.

1823. Bustin' Out Screens

Written on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 20:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There are many new Bustin' Out Screenshots again. First there are 5 new ones from GameSpot, showing a disco, some kind of nuclear device, a museum and create a Sim (twice). All of those are right here. Then the official UK site shows a geyser, a disco (two different shots though), a rocket gnome, a car (which is red like the scooter), and creating a female sim. All of that is right here. As if that's not enough, there are also pictures from a Press event held in Germany last week. The official German site has posted an article (2 pages) plus an interview with Virginia McArthur (1 page) along with several pictures on this page. It's all in German, but if you can't read that you can still watch the screenshots. Click "Mehr Bilder" for the pictures, include a few screenshots.

1824. SimDay: Bigger than you'd expect

Written on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 20:35 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This SimDay comes in two parts, one from the official Sims 1 site, the other part from The Sims 2's official site. One thing that's on both sites is tonights chat: this time it'll be about Bella Goth and The Sims 2, and Luc Barthelet will be joining it. If you want to come tonight, be there at 3PM PST, 11PM if you're in the UK, or midnight in Europe. Then there are 3 downloads: 1 Makin' Magic Bookshelf, and 2 Makin' Magic wallpapers. You can store your magical ingredients on the shelf. Go here to get it. The wallpapers are right here. And as you might knowThe Sims gets nominated for nearly every game award that exists. This time the official site asks you to vote for The Sims for 2 award shows (and several nominations). There's EGM which has teamed up with MTV to create a game awards show which will be aired 2 February. There's also SpikeTV where The Sims has been nominated in quite a few categories. As for part 2: the screenshots page at TheSims2.ea.com has been updated, though they don't have any new screenshots. You can click here to check them out. There's also a new FAQ, and even though there's nothing completely new you might want to check it out. Click here for that FAQ.

1825. New Poll

Written on Thursday 6 November 2003 at 01:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To our question "Which version of The Sims Bustin' Out will you be buying?" we got 145 answers. Most people (63) of those 145 aren't getting it (43%). The most popular version seems to be the PlayStation 2 one, which got second in the poll with 44 votes (30%). For all results, click here. For the new poll, which is not really a question but just "Sims are still Cool", you can vote on the right or at this page. Happy voting!

1826. The Sims 2: Shots and Info

Written on Saturday 1 November 2003 at 20:50 by ChEeTaH - 4 comments.

We have some brand new screenshots, directly from Maxis again. But before those, we also have some info about the gameplay. There's nothing completely new in this. First of all, as we know, Sims will grow up in 6 stages: from infant, toddler, child, teen, adult to elder. Elders will live long enough to see their grandkids grow up, but the definite lifespan is still undetermined. Of course the Newbies and the Goths will be back, and if you like it you can make them divorce. Finally some building info: you will be able to place doors and windows on diagonal walls, and Sims will be able to learn which bed is theirs. You have to teach them though. Ok, now the things you've been waiting for: the screenshots. The first one shows a couple of toddlers, the second one a pregnant woman. Click the shots below to see bigger versions:

1827. Bustin' Out Preview, Shots and Movies

Written on Saturday 1 November 2003 at 14:51 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

GameSpot has checked out Bustin' Out on the PlayStation 2, and posted a review with some screenshots and 4 movies. They look into the Muliplayer (online) mode, the smoother graphics (comparing it to the other 2 consoles), the soundtrack and the Single Player 'Get-A-Life' mode:

"The game will once again follow the standard goal-oriented structure the series is known for. However, the pacing has been tweaked quite a bit. Whereas you had a rather lengthy to-do list before being able to flee the nest in the previous game, Bustin' Out's pacing has been tweaked considerably and should have you out of the house pretty quickly. The game starts out by toying with your emotions in what will be an ongoing form of mental torture, as land baron Malcolm Landgrabb appears to repossess your scooter with a diabolical-looking teleporter rifle. You should get used to the abuse as Malcolm Landgrabb will appear anytime you arrive at a location where there's something remotely cool--and he'll promptly snatch it away! Getting back your stuff and thwarting his evil practices are one of the major bullet points on your to-do list."

There are many comparisons to last year's "The Sims" on the consoles. GameSpot's posted this preview with 18 new screenshots. Those can be found here, while the 3-page preview starts here. Finally, there are 4 new movies for GameSpot Complete members... Read More!

1828. Halloween Extravaganza

Written on Friday 31 October 2003 at 22:02 by Sumit - 0 comments.

Yes, more Hacks and a window too. Have a great Halloween guys, and thanks for the great support. Expect more things soon, including a nice Thanksgiving update, on the proper time. So sim kidos keep it safe while ya'll go treating and simteens keep from getting caught on your tricks today. So Happy Halloween and all have a very merry Thanksgiving.

A Witch Lawn Ornament (Hacked Animations)


A Ghost Lawn Ornament (Hacked Animation)


A Window decorated with Halloween stickers

1829. The Handlers and Makin' Magic

Written on Friday 31 October 2003 at 21:30 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Now Makin' Magic is out it's time to update my The Neighborhood Handler and The Add-on Handler as well. I'm working on both, but because my time is quite limited I'm not able to finish it very soon. I'm working on a new feature in The Add-on Handler, which will take quite some time. The Neighborhood Handler probably won't contain any new features, except for the Makin' Magic compatibility. However, both programs will have some major changes when it comes to installation and the DLLs. I've switched from the regular InstallShield to the open-source NSIS, which is used by WinAmp and very many other applications. This new installation makes the download file a bit smaller than with InstallShield. That's necessary, as the new DLL files take up more space than before. Because of an upgrade of my programming software, you will have to redownload the DLL files once the programs are released - otherwise you won't be able to run the programs. They will be released together with the tools. A final change is that I've included all necessary DLLs into both programs. Before, the Add-On Handler (TAOH) didn't require all of the Neighborhood Handler's (TNHH) DLLs. If you installed TAOH before TNHH, you'd still need the full version of TNHH to get the few DLLs not needed by TAOH. It did work properly the other way around though.

I cannot say when exactly I'll be releasing the new versions of both programs. It'll take at least a few weeks, I'm estimating about a month. Stay tuned for more.

1830. Bustin' Out Screenshots

Written on Friday 31 October 2003 at 20:04 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There are 2 sites with new screenshots of Bustin' Out. The first one is our affiliate SimsZone.de which has posted a special about the game after visiting a PR event in Germany. The special is in German, but the screenshots (for both the PS2/GameCube/X-Box versions as well as the GBA version) are nice enough to post a link. You can find the special right here. Click on the several "Weiterlesen" links to read and see more. Then there are several screenshots coming from GameSpot. First of all there are 5 GBA shots. A few of them seem to show some mini-games. You can check them out at this page. There are also 5 new ones for the other consoles' versions. One shows a car, another a happy Sim (because a kiss was 'dreamy'), some Sims working out and dancing, and finally a Sim in bathing suit in some kind of machine... It's all right here.