So even poor sims don't like the xmas tree! LOL! Very funny. They don't think the  pack was worth $15 simoleons!  lol

Yes: I vote for the coal too.

And yes! it is so nice to see a place that first and foremost ALLOWS bashing of Maxis especially when Maxis deserves to be bashed on this one -- and MATY does it with flare! Thanks JM!

I moved a few sims from my hood to Dt without any problem. There was  no car involved and they had very few items.

I know that some of the older versions of SimPE did't have family relations jive well with NL. I think from version .50a is the first one to jive well between NL and the Family RElations plugin....It might have been the version of SimPE that did it...?

I don't have the hacked PC, but I Do have the black body from the neck down. I think it's a clothing file., maybe Danny's Girls clothing file, but I'm not sure yet. Still chasing.

This makes me shudder! How terrible! What has Maxis done to our Simmies? Arg!

I wonder if it has happened to all hoods or only happens to new ones. has anyone looked at their old hoods SimPool?
I'll have to do this.....

Eh, the Patch, another fine product from Maxis.

When I installed the patch, somehow it corrupted all my Uni, Uni only, customized or new from scratch lots (Maxis lots were ok). At first I thought some object was at fault, but they all checked out. I installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, even used back ups etc...about four times with varience of install, patch no patch etc.  here and there. No luck. Finally, i gave up saving the lots, moved the sims to the bin and simply rebuilt.

I suggest you try reinstalling from the start and then try with patch and without and see if you can live without.

Well, then, I'm so glad I asked instead of just 'fixing' it. Thanks JM.

I periodically run all my dl files thru SimPE. Today, SimPE IDed the new pone hack as having a guid that is used within the objects.package. I had several pop up with duplicate GUIDs.

I know I know nothing: Is it supposed to have a dup GUID? Is any custom file supposed to have duplicate GUID(s?) with those in the object pacakge? Is a file made using the 'repository' technique (like the biazarro-architecture-bedroom-door.packagedisabled, for instance) supposed to use a duplicate GUID?

Another phone hack question, posted by Brynne, http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?topic=619.0, went unansered---is there an answer to it and what is it if there is?

Thanks.

CrammyBoy! yay! Did you bring your penis?

Welcome TwoJeffs!

Did you pick up any cheese yet?

This site is the best going! All Pescados fault Long live MATY!

Well, that's true. And evidently the fact that the driveway is in the community lot catalogue doesn't mean a thing. it's a mistake.

But a parking lot would be nice. Why didn't Maxis make it where other sims that own cars drive to DT? Oh well.

Has anyone been able to place a driveway on a community lot? So far alll I've read says nope. I know I can't....

I hate this. Why in the world did Maxis make driveways accessible in a community lot--but not placeable?? What about parking lots?? Grrr.

I'm curious: how is the roof detail in hood view? Are there gaps between walls and roof? Do you have shingles?

WHy do we even need the old folders? Seems like they are dead and gone and are just taking up space. What would happen if we deleted them?

All my settings are on high. Once in awhile cards will show up. Often, they 'play' without cards. But that 'won't cancel card playing' is the most annoying. I lost a few hours play because the sim would not get up and I had to 'end task' to get out.

I had something weird happen: my view distance option, after what fifty saves and restarts and it didn't save, finally saved! Out of the blue, it decided to save.

Another thing I've been looking for--is anyone having issues with sims playing poker and there are no cards?? Chips rol, bets are made, no carsd in sight. Also, last time I played, I had a sim in bladder failure, ready to pee at any moment and I could not cancel his playing. I finally had to task manager out. ?

Corporate BS at it's best.

I agree --that sucks. Which makes MaxiodToms efforts even more remarkable--he has often come online in the wee hours of the morning. His efforts may be an attempt to placate his horrible bosses, it may be that he worries about the financial plight of his family and it may be that he just wants us to be happy and shut the f#&^$& up and stop complainting about every little glitch (last option is my bet.)

I couldn't stand Sims2--the core game. And I screamed really loud about it too. It was simply unplayable until Pescado happened along and thank all Gods for him (I love Pescado, very funny smart guy.) Uni fixed that tho. I do feel that I paid for half a game with S2 and got the other half when I bought Uni. However, Uni has been fun for me. And NL is great fun so far.

My biggest complaint with the Sims 1 and 2 is : I hate when they take something away--they can add as much as they want but don't take stuff away, change stuff. 

I don't have a lot of the bugs other people have. Sometimes I feel almost cheated cuz I don't! Sometimes I wonder what the hell is wrong with my game that I don't have the bugs! (How sick is that??) And it may be that driving wonderment that makes me follow along behind him.

IMO, Corporations in general, not just in software, need to accept that people are HUMAN. Crporations obviously need to be forced into stopping the greed machine. Whatever it takes. I also think that EA needs to back off and give the Maxiods TIME.

I guess the moral to my tirade is:  I know he's online almost every night--sometimes twice a night. And it seems to me that whatver reason is driving him--he oughta get at least some appreciation for it.  So here I am trying to give what I can.
I know I really appreciate his efforts (and if I didn't, I'd hollar real loud about that too .) I know he's answered lots of questions people have had thereby making their game enjoyable again.

We probably need to get back on topic, what's been fixed, or Pescado will be tearing off our lips....

Just to get it established as a real fact: As a certified Maxiod Stalker (I follow him around and read all his posts everywhere) I know for a fact the Maxiod is online during all hours of the day and night, so he's not spending just his 'work hours' here. THAT"S dedication....and a bit crazy -- but really good for us

Case of the disappearing/appearing lot.

As I moved in a circle around it--it blinked on and off. Kinda fun. .Avi file available.

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In an attempt to help the poor Maxiod from typing his little fingers to the bony...

He says: "I post on MTS2, Sims2Community, and MATY.  I visit Snooty, Insimenator, TSR, SimLogical, and the BBS.

I'm thinking maybe I should start a FAQ myself... =)";

So please--search these sites for your topic before you post.

I'm pretty sure he will appreciate any effort made to cut the duplicate posting. (and maybe fi his fingers and eyeshold up, he'll keep spilling his gutts

And so far the link list is:

http://www.snootysims.com/forum/

http://simlogical.com/SMF/index.php?board=9.0

http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/

http://www.sims2community.com/showthread.php?p=210807#post210807

http://www.modthesims2.com/index_old.php

http://www.insimenator.net/posting.php?mode=newtopic&f=3&sid=acd5738560720c966d9ece56981875e0


A bump to the top now and then would help too....

That's what I'm thinking--the changes aren''t staying cuz they are being overwritten.

Hey Maxiod:

Yesterday, I modified my hood camera file (basically made the modified extended range txt) today that is gone. So I went and looked at the creation and modified dates. Looks like everything in the config file and camera files (maybe others?) is being rewritten each start. You probably already know this...

EDIT: I tried to reporduce a rewrite--it didn't replace the file this time.

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I don't know if Pescado has anything on this, but MTS2 does. Try starting with a search on graphics Rules.sgr

I haven't seen this issue addressed anyplace: I don't find a way to delete a DT inside the game. There was a way to delete a UNi inside but that seems to be gone too. ?? The delete option for the main hood is there.

Of course, it's possible to delete these manually--but I could have sworn there was an in-game delete option. Am I crazy?

EDIT: I was NOT in the DT or Uni I was trying to delete.

My cars are in their drives where I left them.

Haven't found any problem with sound yet--nothing fancy in the way of a sound card--It's a three yo SoundLive2k or something like that.