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521. TS2U Designer Diary

Written on Sunday 19 December 2004 at 15:44 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

As GameSpot did for the Sims 2, they've started a designer diary for the Sims 2 University, the first expansion for the game. Charles London, a designer at Maxis, tells us Maxis is well in the development process of Unviersity. Although there are no new facts, it is another overview of what the pack will be about. Included are two brand new screenshots as well, which you can see below. You can see the logo vaguely if you look in the right-bottom corner of the shots too. If you want to read the designer diary, then click here.

522. The Sims 2 Object!

Written on Sunday 19 December 2004 at 05:30 by Sumit - 1 comment.

Alrighty folks, here is my first Sims 2 object recolor. Its the shiny fridge in a wooden look. Much thanks to pinhead from www.modthesims2.com for making this possible. It workd great and I hope your sims will love it. And yes, this means more to come :) Check it all out here!



Edit: New Bed Sheets (works on all beds) Check it all out here!



Edit: The bed has been updated to look better. The old version is no longer available.

523. SimDay: Christmas Spirit is Rising

Written on Friday 17 December 2004 at 00:26 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's SimDay has a lot of Christmas in it. But first, there's a little bit about the official site. Maxis has added polls again, and the first one is about amounts of objects. It also reveals that the Sims 2 University will ship with 130 new objects for your Sims to use. The other - and last - non-christmas thing is a preview of the first expansion pack by IGN. However, we've already told you about that one earlier this week.

With the holidays nearing us soon, Maxis has posted a few new things for you to get. The first 3 are a set of wallpapers. The three can be downloaded in four different sizes each to match your desktop resolution. They can be found in the wallpapers area in Get Cool Stuff. One other thing Maxis has made to get us in the holiday spirit, is a christmas tree your Sims can buy. If you download the tree and install it in your game, your Sims will be able to celebrate christmas as well. You can of course include Starrats' Santa to get him in the game as well.

524. Sims 2 University Preview

Written on Tuesday 14 December 2004 at 21:21 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A new preview of the Sims 2 University has been added to IGN recently. The preview describes the life of student Sims when they first enter the campus and later. A few new facts are mentioned. For example, the living in dorms is described a bit more in-depth. When your Sim is at dorms, redecorating completely or knocking down walls isn't possible. Your Sim can redecorate with some items and wall hangings, but that's all. Also, your Sim will live together with NPC sims. So while you play one, you're not able to control others though you can visit them in their dorms. If you're not in their room, the room will be faded out and you won't see what's going on in there. Something else new is that these NPC students can be sent into the regular neighborhood where you'll be able to control them. That way you can develop relationships further and allow Sims to age.

Your Sim will need to earn enough money and friends, fraternities and sororities will be unlocked. The Greek society might also invite you, or any other Sim they like, to join them, and if you become important enough you'll be able to have influence on what younger Sims have to do. That includes cleaning, doing homework or pulling pranks. There are also secret societies which allow you to do some more criminal things. However, if the police finds out, that won't be good. Read More!

525. Christmas Wishes from EA

Written on Monday 13 December 2004 at 14:11 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

EA Spain has posted several artworks wishing Sims 2 fans a merry christmas. Sims Express reports this. The three artworks show some Sims with a christmas tree and, of course, Santa. EA in Spain has also posted some exclusive skins of Santa on their official site. They can be found in a special Christmas page on the official site. Visit the Christmas portal and look under the "Skins" bit for those. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of the three mentioned artworks.

526. University Update: Chat Transcript, T-Mail 2, Screens

Written on Saturday 11 December 2004 at 02:32 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

There's quite a bit of new info about the first expansion pack for the Sims 2. The first thing is the transcript of last night's chat. The main new things that Maxis told us there are:

• Young adults can Woohoo and get engaged, but they cannot get pregnant or married
• Many University objects, but also wallpapers etc, can be used in the regular neighbourhood too
• Even campus objects like Espresso bars, music lounges, and more, can be used in the regular community areas
• The exact duration of the Young Adult stage is still unsure
• Teens might have the aspiration to go to college
• There will be cell phones, with which you can call but also send text messages (SMS)
• The streaker is an NPC. Your Sims can become friends with them, and eventually even marry them if you want
• Sims will have a schedule of classes to attend to
• Teens can choose to become a young adult and go to college, or to skip that life stage and become adults straight away (like it's done currently)
• There will be new types of food

There's a lot more than that though. Check the full transcript for the rest.

Furthermore, Sims Express reports that the expansion pack will be released (Wednesday) 16 March in Spain. That would probably mean 17 or 18 March for most of Europe, and 15 March for the USA. However, the dates for other regions in the world (other than Spain) are not yet officially announced or confirmed.

Finally, there's a second e-mail from Tim LeTourneau, Senior Producer of the Sims 2 University. He tells that Young Adulthood will occupy 20 Simdays (contrary to the "unknown" mentioned in the chat). This is different from what was reported at first, twice the life time of a teen. Tim talks a bit more about the young adulthood that your Sims might experience. Along with the mail came two screenshots, which you can see below. Use the Read More link (or scroll down a bit) to read the entire e-mail.

Read More!

527. University Chat

Written on Wednesday 8 December 2004 at 00:41 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

Maxis will be organising a chat next Thursday. As you might expect, it's about the first expansion pack for the Sims 2: University. Several developers of the team will join the chatroom at 3pm PST (11pm GMT, midnight in Western Europe) next Thursday. Have your questions for them ready and ask them there at the chat. The room will open approximately 10 minutes before the start of the chat, and if it gets too busy you won't be able to join anymore. The developers who will be there are from the design team: Charles London, Hunter Howe, Kevin Hogan, and Thomas Vu. You can enter the chat when it's open from the chat page, where older chat transcripts can also be found.

528. Our Urbz Review

Written on Wednesday 8 December 2004 at 00:36 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

The Urbz has been out for a while already, but now we too have our review up. I've played the PlayStation2 version of the game for quite a few hours, and my opinion has been posted. If you want to know whether you should get it for the holidays, or perhaps a little later, then read the review!

529. Christmas Artwork

Written on Thursday 2 December 2004 at 22:11 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The official Norwegian site got a slightly different look. It's now a little bit in the christmas spirit already, with the image below shown on the frontpage. Click the thumbnail to see the large version

530. University Images

Written on Thursday 2 December 2004 at 22:08 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There are several images about the Sims 2 University. To start off with the screenshots: the scoop newsletter, that started in the time before the Sims 2 was released, was sent out a few days ago. Included were two screenshots of the first expansion pack of the Sims 2. The third screenshot comes from the official Swedish site. It may look familiar, but it's the same scene as another screenshot, taken from a different angle. Spanish fansite SimsExpress found some artwork on GameStop, which can also be seen below. As if that's not enough, there's now also a (preliminary) logo. It's still just a small image, although a bigger version will probably be released by EA in the future. This one comes from the official UK site. All the images are shown below, click the thumbnails to see larger versions.