THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
Exiled:
Installation. WTF. I already have a nice EA GAMES directory, now they decide to install TS3 into "Electronic Arts"...? What? I uninstalled and reinstalled into the EA GAMES folder, but it doesn't give me the choice to choose where to put the saves folder, so in My Documents I sitll have an EA GAMES and Electronics Art folder. Also, what is up with them launching the game when you want to uninstall?
Everything just feels awkward to do. Pie menus take slighly longer to pop up compared to TS2. Leftovers are now in the pie menu rather than getting little box of all the leftovers that you have. The camera system feels like it stutters instead of being smooth like in TS2, even with edge scrolling turned on. They redesigned all the icons so now I have to hover over them to remember which is what.
On the flip side, I like how they sort the room function now. it feels more intuitive to click on the floor or the wall to open up the wall or floor functions instead of going through icons. I also like the finer grid to place objects and the ability to put objects at any angle.
Some of the asthetics seem tacky now. It's harder to find things in the redesigned display than it was last time. I LIKED having Live/Buy/Build benig large circle icons. The redesigned icons are harer to remember and don't stand out as well as they used to. Why do I have to be in live mood to save? Also, it seems to not know that you saved before, i.e. if i saved in TS2 and then hit quit, it wouldn't have the option to let me save. It would just let me quit.
The needs panel sucks. It's been de-emphasized to just a little icon now instead of being the main thing. Also, why the heck is it green all the time and only gets yellow at the very end?
The neighborhood exploration looks pretty cool, more realistic. Feels more like a neighborhood than TS2, when I could just do everything at home.
SciBirg:
Quote from: Marhis on 2009 May 26, 18:25:11
It's just me, or Pes is more nervous and irritable since TS3? ;D *giggles*
Not touching that one with a ten-foot pole... :P
SimplyComplex:
Quote from: Peggy_Leggy on 2009 May 26, 16:01:16
I'm busy with work and haven't yet read the last 5 pages of this thread, so maybe someone already hit upon this opportunity, but I thought it was interesting.
I was moving a new character into a furnished Maxis house (The Monotone), when this popped up:
I chose to ignore it since I wanted to play out a specific scenario. I wonder to see how much of a mess would have been present had I accepted it.
I got this once and accepted it and there were about 7 or 8 rocks that were worth something and about a dozen and a half little piles of stuff that needed to be tidied up. Didnt take long but was worth it for the money it gave me from the space rocks
malianx:
I was hoping my sim could relax & use his laptop, but he got up and went to the table. Oh well.
Also, wasn't there a way to re-choose your lifetime wish?
GnatGoSplat:
Quote from: Exiled on 2009 May 26, 18:38:04
Installation. WTF. I already have a nice EA GAMES directory, now they decide to install TS3 into "Electronic Arts"...? What? I uninstalled and reinstalled into the EA GAMES folder, but it doesn't give me the choice to choose where to put the saves folder, so in My Documents I sitll have an EA GAMES and Electronics Art folder. Also, what is up with them launching the game when you want to uninstall?
I think all newer EA games put their files and saves into Electronic Arts rather than EA Games. I seem to recall NFSU2 put its saves in EA Games, but NFS Carbon and whatever the new one that just came out is called, put their saves into Electronic Arts. The Sims Stories also put their saves into Electronic Arts.
Quote from: Exiled on 2009 May 26, 18:38:04
Everything just feels awkward to do. Pie menus take slighly longer to pop up compared to TS2. Leftovers are now in the pie menu rather than getting little box of all the leftovers that you have. The camera system feels like it stutters instead of being smooth like in TS2, even with edge scrolling turned on. They redesigned all the icons so now I have to hover over them to remember which is what.
I've actually found the opposite to be true. For me, scrolling is smoother, anything having to do with graphics feels faster than TS2. I'm using a clocked nVidia 9800GT's at 1920x1200 with all settings maxed except building detail which I left at its default of 4. What graphics hardware are you using?
Only thing that seems wrong is makeup seems to turn black in the dark or shade. I don't know if this is typical, I'd sure appreciate it if someone would check out these screencaps and let me know if that's normal.
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