THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
DrNerd:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 May 19, 13:52:39
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.
Thanks, Pes. This just confirms how much of a DNW TS3 is for me. If I can't make a story, or at the very least, have to base it on THEIR story, then what's the point?
I'll stick with my Vetinaris. All the lovely hacks get rid of the annoyances, and I can be happy in the knowledge that the Sims I don't like spend eternity alone and unloved instead of finding ways to make themselves happy.
jello:
Quote from: specialtoffee on 2009 May 19, 22:07:10
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.
Heh, well, that EULA does confirm it then.
As for why it's on an iso--simple, it's the standard way to package releases. Remember, even most DVD games are not direct rips--they have to add a crack directory to the disc and then re-iso it.
Pinstar:
Quote from: Sigmund on 2009 May 19, 12:01:13
Those are just the things that jumped out at me. Honestly, it's not quite as bad as I thought it would be, but I can't see it replacing TS2 for a lot of players.
I have to say, TS3 is more of a "game" than TS2 was. Unfortunately, GAMES have poor longevity. TS2 was a toy. You made your OWN games out of it. TS3 is a game: You play it their way, beat it, and dump it for the next shiny thing.
Not if I have anything to say about it. I already have ideas for challenges just based on the broad concepts we've heard thus far, some Legacy related, some completely different. I'll make a toy of it yet! Frammit!
*edited to fix quote*
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: specialtoffee on 2009 May 19, 22:07:10
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.
That looks like generic boilerplate. Digital downloads DON'T HAVE ISOs. I know what a Reloaded rip of a digital download looks like. See Empire: Total War. It ain't an ISO.
Quote from: Jarsie on 2009 May 20, 00:04:18
I was going to try to DL from Pirate Bay or ISOhunt, but on both sites some guy named B_O_L_T has been posting a warning that the download contains a virus in the setup.exe file; it's a codec file. Actually, this is what this person says:
***contains virus***
The file Sims3Setup.exe is a self-deflating executable archive. It contains two files, the real "sims3setup.exe" and a file "codec.exe", the archive runs both when called by Autorun.exe. The file codec.exe is a virus dropper.
Before downloading from either site, I want to verify whether this is true or not. The Admin on PB says the DL checks out, but I"m leery of getting anyting on my computer that has a virus. Is there anyone who can verify this before I start?
This is true. To counter this, if your version behaves this way, you need to mount the ISO, copy all to HD not autorun it, and unRAR the executable archive and extract the "Real" setup and run that.
jello:
Pescado: That's because ETW was distributed on Steam and contained no setup program--it was downloaded as the installed application. That's how Steam works.
Different digital distributors operate differently, and some of them require you to download the setup files first and install them yourself.
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