THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
GelatinousSubstance:
Quote from: pioupiou on 2009 May 28, 17:56:28
Just a thought on the slow speed-3 : I noticed in my game that zooming at max zoom on an empty zone of grass somewhere (with no sims, no mouvements, no moving shadows from tree for example) seems to greatly improve the speed and make it bearable. The inconvenience is you don't get to see anything that happened during that, still useful at night I think.
I'm hoping that's going to be fixed.
Tested on three different computers and the speeds are all definitely slower than TS2. They work. They're just slower. TS3-1 = TS2-1, TS3-2 = TS2-1-1/2, TS3-3 = TS2-2, TS3-4 = TS3-3 per action (note that times are estimated; no stopwatch was actually used). At this point, the boredom alone is enough to make me rethink wanting to play this game for much longer. Is it possible that zooming out only appears to make time go by faster for you because you're doing something other than watching them sleep?
One more note. In TS2, if I wake my Sim up 4 hrs before their shift starts, they have enough time to shit, shower, serve omelettes, eat, put away leftovers, clean their dishes and put the toddler back in the crib. In TS3, if I wake my Sim up 4 hrs before their shift starts, they have enough time to shit, shower, and get halfway through making a waffle - a fucking waffle! - I thought micromanagement was supposed to be an improvement.
On the upside:
I really love how the kids do homework now. They come home, do their homework, find something else to do if they drain too much in one area; then return to their homework on their own. I also like being able to take the guitar and play in the park for tips.
Zazazu:
Quote from: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 17:49:39
Quote from: rutet on 2009 May 28, 17:46:33
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?
If you don't do a search or try to write proper English you won't last long here at MATY...
Rutet is ESL, and from Portugal. I found this through a quick check at his profile and email provider. Also, there are certain patterns of most ESL (tense issues, incorrect transitions). Your willingness to play Poke-the-Noob serves you well, but isn't appropriate in this situation.
GelatinousSubstance, I don't normally let them eat in the morning if they have work/school. They'll eat offsite. If they do need to eat, they get something from the Quick Meal menu.
SciBirg:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 18:38:45
Quote from: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 17:49:39
Quote from: rutet on 2009 May 28, 17:46:33
Hi i´m new here and sorry if this question are already made. Is only for me or the game is tooooooo slowly in the night? I almost sleep in from on my computer waiting for the night ends . Any change in game to modify that?
If you don't do a search or try to write proper English you won't last long here at MATY...
Rutet is ESL, and from Portugal. I found this through a quick check at his profile and email provider. Also, there are certain patterns of most ESL (tense issues, incorrect transitions). Your willingness to play Poke-the-Noob serves you well, but isn't appropriate in this situation.
Actually, I am ESL as well. Norwegian, born and raised. I wasn't trying to poke the n00b, rather, I was just trying to save the n00b from the sharks.
GelatinousSubstance:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 May 28, 18:38:45
GelatinousSubstance, I don't normally let them eat in the morning if they have work/school. They'll eat offsite. If they do need to eat, they get something from the Quick Meal menu.
Yeah. I've pretty much resorted to doing the same. Also, eating garden-goods right out of the inventory seems to have curbed the utter uselessness of the fridge. But still... not too impressed with how long it takes for them to do certain chores. I kind of feel like I'm playing a hybrid of TS1, with TS2 and SCS perks and looks added to it, which is oddly a plus due to the nostalgia - but not enough to make me think I will be as entertained in the long run by it.
pioupiou:
Quote from: GelatinousSubstance on 2009 May 28, 18:26:33
Is it possible that zooming out only appears to make time go by faster for you because you're doing something other than watching them sleep?
I didn't test it with a watch but in speed-3 looking at my sims sleeping the minute changed approximatively every real time second, while zoom in on the grass it was more of 3 sim minutes per real time second. Again it's a rough estimate.
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