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581. Sims 2 News

Written on Wednesday 8 September 2004 at 00:43 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Besides the news earlier today (review update, FAQ and first cheat, a Video and Website screenshots and Release date confusion), there's some more news. First of all, The Sims 2 is one of the games in the "Games for Windows" list. Microsoft has launched the Game Advisor which will check your system to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements. Internet Explorer 6 required. Thanks to SP Zone for the find.

Furthermore, the Spanish fansite Sims Express has posted a few scans from magazines recently. The first 3 are from the same magazine (Micromanía), the last is a separate one, from "Zone 01". Although the text is in Spanish, those who aren't fluent in that can still watch the pictures, even though the quality isn't great. Click the thumbnails below to see larger versions of the scans, or visit Sims Express for the full size ones (the ones posted here have been scaled down to save bandwidth).

582. Sims 2 Video, Website Screenshots

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 21:06 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

The official Norwegian Sims 2 site has revealed a few pictures of the upcoming Sims 2 website. It's unsure whether they're from the European sites, mostly in a similar style, or the American one - or both. It does show some resemblance with the exchange mockup Lucy Bradshaw sent a few weeks ago. As part of the new graphics is also in Norwegian, it's likely to be used at least for European sites. Click the thumbnails below to see the full size screenshots.


Also, a new Japanese trailer has been posted by the official Japanese site. It's from EA, and two Japanese guys and a girl show you the game. Of course in-game material is also shown. It weighs 36 Mb for the High Quality version, or 20 Mb for the Low Quality one. With thanks to SimsZone for these links.

583. Sims 2 FAQ: First cheat Revealed

Written on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at 02:11 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Just over a week before the release of the game, the first cheat has already been published by EA. For those who want to turn off aging, you'll have to press Control, Shift and C at the same time (as with The Sims 1). Typing "aging -off" will turn off aging, and logically "aging -on" will turn it back on (notice the minus sign!). Furthermore EA has also explained how to use SimCity 4 cities as neighborhood maps for the Sims 2 (not how to create them though!). Included with that is a precise list of what's imported and what's not:

"Now, your SimCity4 terrain will be your new neighborhood. Most of the terrain features created with the God mode tools can be imported, including foliage (except for palm trees); however, fauna (animals) are not imported. Only original SimCity 4 road bridges or SC4 Deluxe small steel arch bridges, manually laid roads/street that are straight, right angle bend, cul-de-sacs, and T & 4 way intersections are imported as streets into Sims 2 neighborhoods. Diagonal roads and railroads are ignored and not imported. Practically all other placeable features are ignored upon import: zones, elevated roads/highways/freeways, buildings or other facilities, airports, landmarks, etc."

But there's more. Sims will have bars above their heads, to show the progress of a certain action. They come in different colours: purple for skills, green when they're repairing something, or light blue when a Sim is making homework assignments. For more details, and more questions and answers about the game, visit the Sims 2 FAQ at EA Customer support. Thanks to our affiliate SimsZone for the link.

584. Not Completely New Screenshots

Written on Monday 6 September 2004 at 00:54 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A few new screenshots of the Sims 2 have been posted by a new Dutch games site, Games.Fok.nl. The set of 3 may look familiar, as they've been released with the latest scoop newsletter and WorthPlaying (see this news), but in a slightly different angle or a later stage in the game. Click the thumbnails below to see the "new" screenshots in their full glory.

585. Sims 2 News

Written on Sunday 5 September 2004 at 01:02 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There's a bit of Sims 2 news again today, as almost every day since the game went gold. In today's issue: a hands-on preview, videos, a bit about the website, and an interview with Will Wright. The preview is from IGN. After their feature series of SimIGN, they now have a full 3-page preview. It's mostly about the personality - especially the difference in it - of the Sims in the sequel. Aging and DNA are also told about, and of course some screenshots are included. There's also a video, made with the in-game tools to record, and edited with the Windows Movie Maker. Download the "SimIGN in Action" video from the Videos page, or just read the hands-on preview for more.

More news inside! Read More!

586. Lucy's Mail: Taggin' and Urbz

Written on Saturday 4 September 2004 at 11:33 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

This week's mail from Lucy is co-written by Scot Amos, producer of the upcoming console game the Urbz. He tells a bit about the Urbz, and gives us 3 exclusive screenshots of the game. There are also 4 pictures of The Sims 2 producers tagging the "First Up Against the Wall" wall, which has notes of all tasks that had to be done for the Sims 2, as well as the red "Done" stamped on it. You can see Lucy, and others, tagging by clicking the thumbnails in the e-mail itself. You can find that either right below this, or behind the Read More link. Read More!

587. Sims 2 in the Press [Update]

Written on Friday 3 September 2004 at 15:40 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

With several events happening at the same time (EGN / GameStars Live and ECTS), the press is getting a good look at many upcoming games. That includes the Sims 2 of course. Several new articles have been written and published again. First of all there's a feature on GameSpy. This week's PlanetFargo is all about the Sims 2. The Sim-Limpic games are nothing at all like the Olympics - they're a lot more fun. If you want to find out who won the Binge Drinking competition, made the best "Woo-Hoo," or got the gold medal in "Knocking Over Garbage Cans," read the Sim-Limpic Games Feature. Another humour article comes from GameSpy's colleagues at IGN. The 4th and final part of SimIGN has been written and posted, along with all the screenshots. It's the ending of a series of articles. Make sure you read part 4 to get to know what happens with the IGN Crew in their fourth week in the Sims 2. They're promising a full hands-on preview later today or tomorrow.

Finally, there's one more hands-on preview from GameSpot. They have the final game in their hands, as they say, and give you their first impressions from a presentation given by Lucy Bradshaw. The full review will be posted at - or a bit after - the day of release, but for now you can read the preview.

[Update 23:00] GameSpot has posted more than just the preview. You can also find several new movies (GamePlay Footage 6-10, scroll down a bit). Of course the preview also came with a huge batch of 57 screenshots.

588. Chat News: DVD in Europe, and more

Written on Friday 3 September 2004 at 04:02 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

There was another little surprise in the chat this week, concerning the people who joined. Lucy didn't come alone, but she was helped by Charles London, designer of the Sims 2. Unfortunately there were quite many technical issues because it was very busy, and many people weren't able to join the chat. Charles also had problems, which means he didn't answer very many questions in the end, but he will be in another chat at a later date. However, the transcripts have now been posted for everyone to read. Probably the major news from the chat is that the DVD will be coming to Europe, but not at the same date as the CD version. A specific date hasn't been given though:

"Sim-Freak: will there be a ts2 dvd edition in the UK?! IF so: Will the DVD version be released in the UK at the same time as the CD version? If not, will we be getting the DVD version at all? If we are, when? In not ... why not?"
MaxisLucy: Yes, there will be eventually, but not right at the September ship date, sorry."

Other things that have been confirmed (again) are:

• Objects can't be placed on diagonals, windows and doors can.
• Kids will bring home their homework, and clicking on it will show you when they finish it.
• You can place cameras in the house (to record movies) using shift the number keys 4-9, and you cycle through them using the tab key. While recording, you get full control over the camera.
• You can add letterbox effects etc. in the movies using a movie editor.
• The interactions between an adult and toddler are: Teach to Walk/use Potty Seat/Talk, or toss in the air (which can result in a mess).
• Fatness is not genetic. More body types might be added in expansion packs.
• There's a lot of food in the game, including Lobster Thermador, Baked Alaska and Mac & Cheese.
• Sims can die of being ill (the flu) or after eating bad food (food poisoning), amongst other reasons.
• Fires can spread through the house (through different rooms), but walls will not burn.
• Maxis is thinking about releasing a Sims 2 soundtrack.
• Baby's will stay a baby when you turn aging off.
• Be warned for sloppy Sims leaving plates which attract flies around. Also, sloppy Sims may empty their bladder while in the shower.
• Inheritance works as follows: "When a Sim dies of old age, the Sims who have good relationships with them get some money. The better the relationship, and the higher the Aspiration Score of the Sim who passed away, the more money gets awarded."
• When you move out a family, their posessions are converted to money.
• To make a child of two Sims of the same sex and using their DNA, you'll have to create two parents (male and female), create their baby, and then edit one of the parents to change their sex.
• Once the game is out, there will be downloadable content from Maxis which you can find using the in-game browser.
• Maxis will be focussing on custom content tools a bit more now the game's finished.
• Teens sneek out by setting it up in advance with their friends and the phone.
• You can call up NPCs and invite them over.

Of course there are many more questions and answers in the complete transcript. For another summary, by ConradSims2, check this thread at the official BBS.

589. SimDay - Set of Objects

Written on Thursday 2 September 2004 at 23:03 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Although at first there was nothing but a link to GameSpot's Designer diary and news about the chat, the official site has now been expanded with a few more downloads. A few second hand furniture objects, weighing 787 Kb in total, will fill your Sims' dorms. A bookshelf, a comfy chair, desk lamp, pennant, a beverage sculpture and a boom-box should make the life of students a lot nicer. You need Double Deluxe or up (it's unsure whether it's compatible if you just have expansion packs from House Party and later), and you can download the files from Get Cool Stuff.

590. Sims 2 Update [Update]

Written on Thursday 2 September 2004 at 20:39 by ChEeTaH - 5 comments.

The media is hitting the Sims 2 big time, which means updates are continuously appearing. This week's SimDay is small and doesn't bring more than a link to the GameSpot Deisgner Diary. Of course there's also the chat with Lucy Bradshaw tonight, at 3pm PST, 6pm EST, 11pm GMT or midnight in Europe.

But of course there are also some new articles. If you've read - and like - parts 1 and 2 of SimIGN, in which is told how part of the crew of IGN survives when put together in one house. They made 5 Sims of themselves, and along with many screenshots, Part 3 of the series of articles has been posted now. The final article, describing week 4, will be posted later, and a full review is promised as well.

New screenshots have also been posted by WorthPlaying. They come with a group of 8, and you can find them on this page. Finally, there's a preview, quite like many others, from RealGamer:

"First things first, what made the original so popular? Well everyone wants to play God at some point or other and the ability to control a whole neighbourhood of little people scored an instant hit with the power hungry among us. Everything from building the actual house to deciding when Mr Jones can go to the toilet was involved in the game and watching our little hero's go from a secretary to the president in an over exaggerated career ladder proved too addictive to 99.9% of Sims fans."

See the Sims 2 Preview for the entire preview.

[Update 20:55] There's another preview at EuroGamer.net. They've been to Edinburgh, at a show which Maxis General Manager Neil Young attended as well, to see the game. There's even a mention of the Sims 3 in the article: "The Sims 3, at some indeterminate point in the future, will - in his [Neil Young - TSZ] mind, at least - be the first user-controlled sitcom." To read about the presentation Neil held in Edinburgh, read the preview.