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371. "Run with Scissors" Object Updated

Written on Wednesday 22 March 2006 at 11:28 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Along with the Open for Business patch released yesterday, Maxis has fixed an older download to prevent conflicts with the latest expansion pack. The "Run with Scissors" April Fool's download of last year can now be redownloaded from the exchange. The download will work whether you have Open for Business or not. What has been changed exactly is unclear.

372. Open for Business Patch Released

Written on Wednesday 22 March 2006 at 00:19 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Last week we already mentioned that the first patch for Open for Business could be expected this week. Maxis has made it come true, by releasing it earlier today. A lot of problems - but probably not all of them - have been fixed. They include the final exam bug, lots being deleted under certain circumstances, problems that could turn up after uninstalling Nightlife, and Sims getting stuck on owned community lot. A third Nightlife patch, to solve the final exam bug, has not been released along with this one. A summary of the most important fixes can be found below, but you can also go right to the update page to see the complete list, and to download the patch.

• Sims with final and class at the same time will no longer always miss final.
• Game will no longer lock out when traveling to a community lot from home in a car.
• Player is now reimbursed when using the “Move to Lots and Houses Bin” Tool on a business lot.
• Tilt, Spin, and Wobble will always restock properly.
• Servo’s Do Chores function will no longer override the Free Will off setting.
• Visiting Sims will no longer get stuck after drinking lemonade.
• Bug preventing player from sometimes leaving owned community lot fixed.
• Fixed exploit that allowed players to receive aspiration point refund after using aspiration rewards.
• Asking fifth person to join water wiggler no longer affects gameplay.
• Social bunny can no longer be killed.
• Prevented a crash that could occur when a Sim tried to restock an object from their shopping cart.
• Open for Business toddler hair styles now appear in Bodyshop.
• The game will no longer load indefinitely on lots that contained ReNuYuSenso Orbs prior to installing Open For Business.
• Removed Call Taxi option on Secret Society lots.
• The “New Wave” and “Shopping” wall speakers will now retain their proper music type after transitioning between lots (instead of reverting to Techno).
• Added Open for Business icon to skins uploaded to the community website.
• Fixed a timing issue where saving a lot just as a Sim is about to go home could render the Sim stuck on the lot indefinitely.
• Sims will no longer get stuck on an owned community lot when traveling to lot in an owned vehicle.
• Players will no longer be locked out of live mode upon returning to occupied owned community lot.
• Deleting an employee work outfit and exiting lot without saving will no longer cause lots to disappear upon returning.

The actual list is far longer; 47 fixes have been made in total. If you have Open for Business, downloading and installing the patch is recommended.

373. Three New Neighborhoods

Written on Sunday 19 March 2006 at 19:27 by Jendea - 1 comment.

I posted three new neighborhood terrains today complete with the png pictures for all four terrain types. Farm Country, a very flat community great for building; The Plateau, three levels of level building; and Hidden Vale, surrounded by mountainous trees and water with a bridge. Happy simming!

You can find this set under my section:jendea or under Neighborhoods.

374. OfB Yahoo! IMVironment

Written on Friday 17 March 2006 at 02:06 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Those using the latest Windows version of Yahoo! Messenger have been able to give it a Nightlife look before, using a Nightlife IMVironment - an interactive background that you can choose to colour your chat windows a bit. With the release of Open for Business, Yahoo! and EA have repeated this trick, and a new IMVironment is available. Check out the OfB IMVironment page to use it.

375. Family Fun Stuff Screens and Videos

Written on Friday 17 March 2006 at 01:36 by ChEeTaH - 1 comment.

The Family Fun Stuff pack was revealed with the release of Open for Business, and rumours had been going around for even longer. Although Maxis has kept the pack fairly quiet until now, they have unleashed it today with 25 screenshots (three of which not posted on the official site, which has 1 near-duplicate), 42 renders of objects, 2 movies, a packshot and logo, title image, the little advert on the left, and a release date of 13 April. The pack comes with 60 new items, but none of them seem to be completely new objects, providing new gameplay. The items already exist in the base game, just in a different shape and colour - some of them do provide new meshes. There are many decorational items, a bunch of outfits, and some redesigns of beds, wardrobes and the like. The pack will be available in stores and online (according to MaxisShannon in the Open for Business chat held Thursday). All the graphics can be found in the remainder of this newspost, for the movies visit the official videos page. More information is on the pack's About page. Read More!

376. OfB Patch "Next week or so"

Written on Friday 17 March 2006 at 00:07 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

In the Open for Business developer chat that's just started, MaxoidKane has announced that Maxis is working on finishing a patch for Open for Business, and that it'll be released in the "next week or so." Although there are no further details at this point, but meanwhile the Feedback form can still be filled in with details about bugs and problems, that Maxis should fix.

377. The Sims 2 Open For Business - Open All Hours or Closing Down? - Part 4

Written on Wednesday 15 March 2006 at 04:49 by Andy - 0 comments.

What does J C have to tell us about running a business?

In the fourth part of our Open For Business review, John gives us his take on running a different type of business and we look over the perk ladders that put you a cut above the rest in the many different areas of the business market.

It's back to work.

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378. The Buzz Bee Set

Written on Friday 10 March 2006 at 17:40 by Starrats - 0 comments.

Here is a colourful set for children and toddlers. When Nightlife came out I noticed that there where some walls and a rug in it with bees and bright flowers, but there where no objects to match these items. So a few weeks ago I started to make a complete set to match these things.

And here is the result. The wall, floor and rug in the picture came with Nightlife, but I made an extra wall for the people that don't have Nightlife. You can find all of these items here.

I hope you all like it.

379. Open for Business Mini Game

Written on Friday 10 March 2006 at 16:38 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Where NightLife was accompanied by a web-based Mix Master mini game, Open for Business is being promoted by another little game. The game consists of 3 mini-games all in a theme of the three new craftables: you need to find faulty clown in the boxes, reconnect the wires of a robot, and bind flowers together to make bouquets. The game can be found at a new "EA Viral" domain - if this will be used for future mini games like these as well is unsure. For now you can go to the Open for Business Mini Game to play it.

380. GameSpot Reviews Open for Business

Written on Friday 10 March 2006 at 16:24 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

After several other reviews, gaming site GameSpot has now also reviewed the new Sims 2 expansion, Open for Business. They say the gameplay is flexible. The time in the game also works to an advantage - time spent on a community lot isn't counted at home, putting more hours in a day for Sims who own a community lot and run their business there. Also, although a second job is a possibility for a Sim, it's not a necessity once you're running a successful business. The review also mentions "same old technical problems such as weird pathing, buggy items, and so on" as one of the downsides, but doesn't elaborate on that. That GameSpot thinks the expansion is a good one, is reflected in the score they give it: 8.0 out of 10. For more details, read the entire review.