Hundreds of character files
SnootCB:
This is not unusual, though it is a bit annoying. I have a brand-new custom 'hood with only 14 CAS or born-in-game sims, but a total of 690 character files, most of which were created after installing AL. Many of the clique townies generated by AL are not based on actual templates as far as I can tell, because I have mods that allow townies to randomly generate with facial hair, glasses, and alien skin/eyes and about 1/2 to 2/3 of the new townies are generated with one or more of the above. This new neighborhood has only a base, one downtown, one business district, and one university. I finally got tired of the game adding 5-20 character files every time I opened the 'hood so I installed notownieregen.
raynuss:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2008 September 25, 15:15:32
Have you played the other ones since Apartment Life? The template for AL has around 90 character files. Not 100% sure of the exact number as I threw that crap out before I ever started the game. Do you have more Universities in this 'hood? More vacation areas?
I played the hood that came with AL for just a short time to get acquainted with the new expansion. That hood has 487 character files. I guess it is normal to have >650 character files with AL plus the subhoods I have. Sure is a annoying though.
Ruann:
And this is why they invented Emtpy templates and notownieregen.
Dea:
Quote from: raynuss on 2008 September 25, 13:24:59
Thanks for the nice replies (not you, Pescado!). But why are there so many? I checked other hoods that I've played and the most I've found is 487 characters. My hood with 650 I haven't even played yet. Won't it generate even more as I play and NPC's are callled by the game?
No, NPCs are generated when you create the neighbrhood unless you have empty templates. My latest neighborhood was created with empty templates and all I have done for a week is place lots and renovate them. Guess how many character files I have so far? None, my character folder is empty.
Zazazu:
The exception being an unpatched BV last-EP game (unholy multiplying charlatans) and an AL game without notownieregen, due to apartment townies now spawning at an estimated rate of 1 per game load.
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