THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
specialtoffee:
The reloaded iso is the digital download version, as can be seen in the EULA that everybody clicks past without reading:
"ELECTRONIC ARTS
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR THE SIMS 3 GAME
(DISTRIBUTED BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)"
also
"B. Technical Protection Measures. When you purchase the Software online via digital download (the “Digital Download Version”), you receive a Digital Download Version of the Software that uses SecuROM digital rights management technology provided by Sony DADC Austria AG. The SecuROM technology is integrated into the Digital Download Version of the Software and is not a separate installation. For more information about SecuROM, visit www.securom.com and http:/faq.securom.com/. By installing the Software, you acknowledge and agree to the Software’s use of SecuROM. An internet connection is required to authenticate the Software and verify your license (“Online Authentication”)."
So that would explain the phoning home, no idea why it's on an iso though.
Solowren:
Quote from: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 22:00:28
Well, it works, but the performance is much, much, MUCH better in full screen mode. For me, it's practically unplayable in WM. It even says so in the readme file.
LAAAME!
I always play TS2 in windowed mode.
This makes me sad in my pants.
Acid_fairy:
It runs great for me in windowed mode. I can't see any difference between that and full screen.
sweatyscotty:
I've just been playing the game for a few hours. So here are my thoughts:
The Good
Personally I don't think the clothes are that fugly for Eaxis. WIth the Sims2 base game the jeans were all awkward and all the tops seemed to show belly or fitted awkwardly. Overall I loved CAS. Although I do prefer cartoony sims, my skin for the sims 2 is the maxis match one from gos, the whole thing was far superior to the Sims 2 CAS. The create a style is brilliant. My sim was geared up in leopard print clothes throughout, and her formal wear was a bondagey leather thing. What's not to love?
The game is addictive. I meant to go out for a run tonight, then i saw it was dark, well dark. As in half ten at night dark. I started playing the game at 3. So despite what I complain about (a lot) you don't get bored.
There are a few wee things that made me happy:
If you're shagging the boss you can get a promotion. I had my woman, Joanne Boyle, at the same level as the Wollfe guy (she ruined his marriage). Then when I went to play him it turned out she had been promoted (despite just having a baby). Then the Wollfe guy was able to ask for a promotion from Joanne. :D
Careers are hard. I guess that's a good thing, more realistic.
there is the relationship 'ex husband' and 'ex wife'.
The Bad
I like to play on a rota. I play 8 days one family, and 8 days another. Like was said at the begining of this thread- that doesn't look possible here.
Babies keep on popping up the houses of single guys. The amount of time I was playing meant for them to be toddlers then someone would have to have given birth in the time i'd played the game... but the guys were on their own.
romantic relationships build slowly. Fair enough they want to be realistic. But what about the realistic side that you get drunk and sleep with a stranger? Well actually, they sort of have that to. Before you can kiss, before you can even massage people, you are able to woohoo and make babies. You can kiss on the bed though. Bug perhaps?
Worst part of this was I was having my guy pure woo this woman, then I turn round and she's become an elder. Before he even got to shag her. I was llike :/
I have problems with my speed. Not the sims 2 storage kind where everything seems to lag. This is just not a very fast speed. I'm wondering if it's my computer (or the lack of space on my computer) or the game wants us to watch our sims sleep.
Also, complete bullshit about needs being easy now. my sims are constantly tired. Moodlets are useful- but without them getting your sims to work is a nightmare.
I just think if they'd tacked the open ended neighborhood onto the sims 2 that this would be an amazing game.
I really don't get why I truly dislike the game, but managed to play for about 7 hours straight.
Mixreality:
Quote from: Solowren on 2009 May 19, 22:12:25
Quote from: Mixreality on 2009 May 19, 22:00:28
Well, it works, but the performance is much, much, MUCH better in full screen mode. For me, it's practically unplayable in WM. It even says so in the readme file.
LAAAME!
I always play TS2 in windowed mode.
This makes me sad in my pants.
Me too, because I had to, but I got so used to it :( Also, alt-tabbing is horrible. And I get a little 'Memory Recovery' window? Not sure if it's a windows thing or one of my long forgotten attempts to improve performance (2GB RAM here).
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