The more I learn, the more I realize what a noob I am...
dragoness:
Thank you for the link to the faq!
I'm ashamed how retarded I sound when I say this but it's the honest truth, I find BBS systems with this many nested forms very hard to navigate, and I haven't been able to find these threads on my own. :(
Could someone link me to the forum where these awesome faq threads are held? (I'm checking out the links section in the faq you already linked, thank you again for that! but I don't want to miss any so pretty please link me! ;D)
I promise not to ask any more questions that have been covered in a faq!
Oh, and thanks very much for the welcome... but I've been lurking here long enough to know not to believe for a minute that you guys don't bite. ;) Good thing I don't mind!
Mirelly:
Hey no worries. Most bites are aimed at trolls. You're going to kick yourself but the FAQs are stuck to the top of this very forum: The Podium.
I also recommend that you make sure you have email noitification turned on. This allows the forum to automatically send you an email if a topic you are interested in has been replied to. The option will be found in your profile settings.
Don't feel intimidated. Many of the regulars here come across as fearesome, anally-retentive, fire-breathing dragons, but 'neath those scaly hides they have hearts of pure, red, cardiac muscle. OK, and the livers and kidneys of their victims as well. ;)
rosenshyne:
You'll be amazed at how fast you become addicted to this stuff, too. And once you begin to mess with the game, it gets harder and easier at the same time. :P
gjam:
Quote from: MoonDragoness on 2007 April 04, 09:22:23
Could someone link me to the forum where these awesome faq threads are held? (I'm checking out the links section in the faq you already linked, thank you again for that! but I don't want to miss any so pretty please link me! ;D)
That one FAQ thread you've already been linked to is the only FAQ. There are a lot of good infomational threads around, but not in any easily findable location. That's part of what that FAQ is--a collection of links to all the good stuff.
Assmitten:
Quote from: MoonDragoness on 2007 April 04, 09:22:23
Thank you for the link to the faq!
I'm ashamed how retarded I sound when I say this but it's the honest truth, I find BBS systems with this many nested forms very hard to navigate, and I haven't been able to find these threads on my own. :(
Could someone link me to the forum where these awesome faq threads are held? (I'm checking out the links section in the faq you already linked, thank you again for that! but I don't want to miss any so pretty please link me! ;D)
I promise not to ask any more questions that have been covered in a faq!
Oh, and thanks very much for the welcome... but I've been lurking here long enough to know not to believe for a minute that you guys don't bite. ;) Good thing I don't mind!
Yeah, we're also liars, so way to be an observant lurker first.
The other FAQs I mentioned are either in the thread or packed with the file.
*Puts on dorky hat and badge*
Hi my name is Assmitten and I'll be your MATY tourguide. Before we begin our tour, we would like to advise you to keep your arms inside the wagon. MATY Tours is not responsible for participants who are messily devoured or catch on fire.
To your left, you'll see a Fat Obstreperous Jerk. Do not poke or worship the FOJ. He merely is.
To your right you'll see some Senators. They don't really do much, except be Generally Awesome.
The threads break down like this:
The Podium is where we are. People talk about general Sims stuff here. If a thread gets too stupid (off-topic or flamey), it gets booted off to another section, Retardo Land, the spiritual home of emotionally-stunted peasants.
If you click "home" in the upper bar, you can see the overall structure of the board. We'll start with Burnination.
The War Room contains facts and research about the game, such as chance card odds. There is also a big focus on efficiency, like what appliances, etc, will produce the most useful meals.
Stay out of the Bowels of Trogdor, unless you are one of those pervs who get into geeks having a programming wank fest. Sometimes I go in there to go "OOOOOO" and then leave again.
The rest of Burnination is self-explanatory, I think.
Now, the rest of the board is where the FAQs are.
FFS Hacks are the ones that Pescado and his Associates make. They will make your game better and less annoying. You can read a thread and decide if a hack is for you. When you download a hack, it will contain a RFTM (as a small rtf), which will give you a little clue about what it does. There are lots of game fixes here. I haven't actually officially patched my game since Nightlife, and I'm doing great with what's here. The best information can be found in the threads, because people ask lots of questions there. I am lazy, so I just download Pescado's Director's Cut, which is like a burger with every good thing you can imagine, and then some unicorns on the side.
Not a Good Commando Name is TwoJeff's lair. He makes game fixes that remove annoyances and add fun, like a hack that will allow the sims to autonomously stir the macaroni ;) and even get knocked up. He is less obstreperous than the Grand Poobah.
Crammyboy is critical to know about, because of his Crammypeen. Once you depixelate, (you have depixelated, haven't you?) you will experience the shock and awe of Barbie crotch. Slap a peen on there, stat! He has other hacks and objects as well.
Peasantry (under Burnination) is worth exploring, because there are many talented peasants here who are making their own contributions, even some who could use their own sections *coughcoughSTEcough* but those individual hacks can be found there.
What to do with the hacks is all covered in the main FAQ. I advise you to just jump in and start reading threads that interest you. It took me a good six months or so (three of them lurking) before I could figure out WTF was going on here, and to feel like I was up to speed. Keep asking questions from a place of curiosity and (relative) politeness and you should do okay.
This concludes our tour. We want to thank your for choosing MATY tours and we would like to assure you that your eyebrows will grow back. Have a nice day!
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