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2012. The Add-on Handler: major bug found

Written on Tuesday 6 May 2003 at 03:25 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

I'm sorry to say this, but a bug was found in The Add-on Handler. It involves installing buyable skins. Thanks to Kerry (Tech Mod at Neighborhood 99), I now know TAOH installs buyable skins to the wrong folder. This bug can cause problems when duplicate meshes are installed (one copy in the regular Sims folder, the other copy in the SkinsBuy folder), as it'll crash the game. This problem was reported only shortly ago, so I haven't yet been able to fix the problem. However, I will solve it very soon, and you can expect a new version very soon (within the next few days). That version won't have any new features yet, but it'll just have this bug fixed. Until then I recommend not to install any buyable skins (deselect them in the window you get after dragging the files to TAOH, by double-clicking the following group(s) in Skins/Meshes: Formal Wear, Nightwear, Swimsuits, Winterwear). I apologise for this inconvenience. I've temporarily taken TAOH offline until the problem is fixed. I expect to have the new version ready within 48 hours.

2013. The Sims 2 announced!

Written on Tuesday 6 May 2003 at 00:31 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA Games has officially announced The Sims 2! At the website of EA Games there's a press release telling us about the main new features of The Sims 2:

"For the first time, players control their Sims over an entire lifetime. Every choice that is made has a relevant and dramatic effect on the life of a Sim. More life-like Sims, all-new gameplay, and the ground-breaking addition of genetics, with the DNA of Sims passed down through generations gives players a more vivid, realistic, and in-depth Sims experience. All of this takes place in a new amazingly life-like 3-D world."

The Sims 2 will also have a Create-A-Sim feature like The Sims Deluxe and the console editions of The Sims. Your Sim will become older, and if they get children they'll have similar characteristics as their parents. If there will be a feature like the "Get-A-Life" mode like the console versions is not mentioned, but we can hope for that. There will also be more than 2 stories, so you can build higher than ever before in The Sims. The sub-title of The Sims 2 appears to be "The Next Generation", although that's not specifically mentioned. However, every caption in the press release starts with "Next Generation". The Sims 2 will be shown at the E3 at 13 May (the E3 takes place 13-16 May), so we can expect the first big load of screenshots and info then (perhaps we'll see the very first things Thursday between the SimDay events). To read the whole announcement, have a look right here. The Sims 2 is expected early 2004, which means only 14 people (14%) got it right in poll held 3 weeks ago.

2014. 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.

2015. New Floor Pack Added

Written on Sunday 4 May 2003 at 03:03 by Jendea - 0 comments.

I added some new co-ordinated "basic" floors today: plain and decorative carpets and tiles.

2016. 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.

2017. New donation files

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:59 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

To finish off the regulars for now (after the poll results and SimDay), I'll tell you a bit about this month's donation files. The amount of traffic for this site increased with another 10Gb (total per month) in April. If it stays that way, that means we again have some increased costs, unfortunately. We can only afford those costs if you help us by donating. The more people who donate, the more likely we'll survive. We hope this month's file will make you decide to donate, as they are really nice: besides offering the files of the past 2 months (the February files are now put together with the free downloads) if you donate $5 or $10 or more, you can also download a nice garden set by Jen, a NeoClassic Dining and Chair, and a Modlamp by Sumit. Please donate to help us out. If we have money left we'll send off the remainder to the Restricted Growth Association (RGA), so it will never be wasted money, and we will definately not put it in our own pockets. Here's a preview of what you'll get when donating (it's the garden set):

2018. 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).

2019. 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.

2020. New poll & Poll Results

Written on Thursday 1 May 2003 at 02:00 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Last week's poll was added a bit silently because I was away and couldn't post about the results... To get back on that: most people expect The Sims 2.0 in the second half of 2004. For a full list of that poll's results, click here. And last week, the poll received a stunning 356 votes - a lot more than normal. The Social and Energy bars are the hardest to keep green according to you, with 111 and 110 votes each (about 31% both). For all the other results, click here. And now on to the new poll: What skill do you find the hardest to improve? Are your Sims crap at cooking, are they too weak to lift a book, too stupid to replace a light bulb, or what? Tell us which you think is the skill you just can't get your Sims to improve. Vote on the right or on this page. More polls are in our archive.

2021. 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.