Is this a bug, hack conflict or a "feature"?
clem:
Quote from: jsalemi on 2008 March 06, 15:59:59
I've learned, by both experience and the suggestions of others here, that when a new EP comes out it's just best to delete all of Pescado's hacks, and put in the new DC for the new EP. Then update from there. That solves the problem of having very old versions or outdated hacks still laying around.
I don't actually use very many hacks, which was why I thought it easier to update by hand. This'll learn me not to do it when high on cold meds, though. :P I did a wackily haphazard job of it this time. And I noticed that I have hacks that haven't been updated since 2005. Those came out. Kinda surprised that I don't have more things FUBARed.
Thanks for your help, everyone.
KatEnigma:
I do it all by hand,since I don't use half of what's in the DC, at least. I go through the list when the new EP is out and take out everything that's borked, outright. Then I go through and replace everything else- download it, then delete the one in my folder, then when I'm all done, unzip everything back into the folder. After that, I go in through this link every day, so I can sort by Last Modified, and replace anything that's been updated. For the first couple weeks, that last step is important, since some hacks get updated constantly at first.
IgnorantBliss:
I updated the petjobs hack, removed novelprogress and the obsolete petadsomething. Problem fixed.
jsalemi:
Quote from: clem on 2008 March 06, 19:21:52
I don't actually use very many hacks, which was why I thought it easier to update by hand.
That's where the Clean Installer comes in handy, since it can enable and disable hacks right from the list. Since hacks are listed in red, you can go through and disable the ones you don't want without having to worry about it. They'll just take up directory space then, since the game won't even load them (it disables them by changing the extension from .package to .off).
Then if you change your mind about a hack later on, you can just enable it again. :)
witch:
I create a brand new sims 2 folder. I initialise the hood. Then I get Pescado's hacks and TJ's as they're updated. I play for a bit. I remember other annoyances and add those hacks as needed. Always going and updating to new, or checking they're still compatible. That way I build a complete set of non-conflicting and updated hacks for each EP. I tend not to have too many problems. I use the hack scanner frequently.
After a while I take the new hack folder over to my current playable hood and blow away the test hood.
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