Just out of curiosity, what video card were you using?

I noticed the damn juice bars are highly addictive now as well. Sims are hell-bent on drinking from their own personal bars.

Sounds good, I await your tutorial.

My servo needs to be rusty.

That's what I thought.

So, ideally, to change a servo's appearance we would use a dresser and select from servo colors. That's one of those "Why didn't they think of that?" situations. I'm sure someone will.

Hell, you can do a Tune Up why can't you do a paint job? 

lol *kicks the Cheese Wench*

Can't say that hasn't happened to me. Typically, I save after a) Important events and b) Whenever I walk away. 

I've never had issues with the Headmaster, in fact, I managed to get 30 food points for a burnt grilled cheese sandwich once.

So, is it genetic or is it some kind of clothing? How was it done?

Well done.

Real Estate is quite profitable.

Selling swampland to townies and offering free espresso. 

Software can incorrectly identify hardware and utilize it badly, such as using features on video cards that push the hardware beyond its limits. It's rare, but fully possible.

*kicks DMDye*

Word. 

Datgen's File Maid was looking like a promising alternative until development of Datgen was halted.

None of the programs available for the task are very efficient. Just find the one you're happy with and stick with it.

Spending some time sorting does help quite a bit. When content is safe within separate directories, it's much faster to get rid of crap files since they'll only land in the root folder (aka Downloads). The only problem I have with using sub folders is checking for duplicates, you still need to parse the entire directory recursively to check for dupes. Fortunately, that small hassle stopped me from going on download binges and filling the game with useless crap.

Open For Business killed my computer as well.

OK, it was merely a coincidence that my video card and motherboard went *poof* shortly after. Or was it?
Call me a noob and I'll kick you.

*cue Twilight Zone music*

I've had that happen as well and you can't focus the console to type anything into it. It was happening before Open For Business, it's just rare.

That's a Maxis screenshot. I'm guessing it's one of those "things" you see in the shots they post, but you'll never get your hands on them since they never made it into the final game/EP builds.

Look at it this way: You now have many townies at your disposal for businesses. You can pay them next to nothing and push them around while your pockets get fat.

I'm fairly certain that it just functions as a normal community lot when you're the customer. No bells, no whistles, however those jobs need to be assigned otherwise it's just a nonsense lot where the owner tries to commit suicide by breaking the elevator.

I don't have that shop or hood but I know that you need to assign employees to those tasks if you want to visit the lot as a customer. A single manager won't run the place by his/her self.

Ah well then, it seems as though it's too late for you m'am. That is, unless you haven't played too much and have a backup.

Can't you just go to your main neighborhood screen, select business districts -> Bluewater and delete it (without loading it up)?

Or is it that once there is a business district linked, there must always be at least one?

Hmm...

Level 10, which isn't too difficult to achieve really.

That's the only new LTW and just about anyone who grows up or completes their first LTW in my game is getting it. 

Sure, the instrumentals on "Animals" make great replacements for the neighborhood view music.

The game could be detecting your card incorrectly, or you have a very old video card.
Run the "Easy Info" application and see if it lists your video card correctly (it's located in the EA Games->Sims 2 start menu group).

Maybe then it just requires a neighborhood that has a community lot. lol

They should. Especially with one of the new LTW's: "Have 5 Top Ranking Businesses".

I didn't have any businesses at the time and it floated over the neighborhood. Maybe it only shows up when there are no home or community businesses to spread the capitalist (pig) urge over your neighborhood.

Try it in an empty neighborhood.