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TS2: Burnination => The Podium => Topic started by: Mizz Rose Bud on 2006 August 18, 21:37:04



Title: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Mizz Rose Bud on 2006 August 18, 21:37:04
the Only One Of Each Headmarster, Gardner, Nanny .......... etc ... now how many headmarsters do a neighborhood need  ???  ??? ???  ??? or nannies or paperboy/girls ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ....

what I really want is editable NPC ... but it seems to be a dream for now ... but why does the game have to spawn so many NPCīs ... is there a We Want More NPCs fan club that I havenīt heard about .... Maxis is sometimes a very unawesome company  ::)

Rose


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 August 18, 21:49:50
That has actually been in testing for a bit, and appears to not cause any harmful effects, but I haven't had any NPCs spawn yet. Requires testing for pre-NL versions:

http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs/ofb/test/antiredundancy.zip


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: croiduire on 2006 August 18, 22:24:46
Oh, awesome one, if you need another tester I would be DELIGHTED to try this for pre-OFB games. Do you have another version, or should I download this one? (I have TS, Uni and NL only--no stuff packs.) I assume it's compatible with all your previous no-regen packs, or should those be pulled?


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 August 18, 23:59:24
It works with all no-regen hacks. There's no "earlier" version, so you'll just have to see if this one explodes.


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: moonluck on 2006 August 19, 06:39:37
I'm assuming it wont burninate extra NPC but will it stop the extras from coming and if it does, if I "accidentally" kill a nanny will the alternate come in or will it regenerate a new nanny?


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Mizz Rose Bud on 2006 August 19, 06:44:22
Is there anything that you guys donīt have a hack for *LOL* Thank you so very much  ;D

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I'm assuming it wont burninate extra NPC but will it stop the extras from coming and if it does, if I "accidentally" kill a nanny will the alternate come in or will it regenerate a new nanny?
I was about to ask the exact same question.

Rose


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 August 19, 10:39:26
Extra NPCs will not be burninated, but no more will spawn unless absolutely necessary, not just to fill some magic quota of 3. So, for instance, if your neighborhood has a maid, that will be the only one in the neighborhood until you do something to cause a need for a second, like having the first one over as a visitor when the maid should arrive (another maid will thus be needed to take the first one's place), or killing/moving in the first one.

Burninating extra and unused NPCs is covered seperately.


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Mizz Rose Bud on 2006 August 20, 07:04:48
Thank you  :D and I have added it to my Downloads folder ... no problems so far :)

Rose


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Myth on 2006 August 20, 19:03:52
Is there anything that you guys donīt have a hack for *LOL* Thank you so very much  ;D

There isn't a No Lobster Thermidor hack yet.

* Stares at Pescado  :P


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Avalikia on 2006 August 20, 19:06:06
/me pokes Myth with a stick.


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Myth on 2006 August 20, 19:07:56
/me dies


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Avalikia on 2006 August 20, 20:37:01
/me looks from her dinky wooden poking stick to Myth and back a couple of times, trying to figure that one out.


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Ancient Sim on 2006 August 24, 05:27:39
Burninating extra and unused NPCs is covered seperately.

WHERE???


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: jsalemi on 2006 August 24, 13:07:42
Burninating extra and unused NPCs is covered separately.

WHERE???

Invite them over and drop a satellite on them? :)


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: Orikes on 2006 August 24, 14:27:39
I had a Nanny eaten by a cow plant purely unintentionally once. They're not that hard to kill...


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: jsalemi on 2006 August 24, 16:28:24
Cow plants are good. :)


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: seelindarun on 2006 August 24, 20:08:01
What would be the advantage of burninating extra NPCs which have already been spawned?

I mean, apart from the sheer fun ;D  Their character files persist if you kill them, so it doesn't help with overpopulation... 

Just doggedly trying to get more awesome.  ::)


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 August 24, 23:27:17
What would be the advantage of burninating extra NPCs which have already been spawned?

I mean, apart from the sheer fun ;D  Their character files persist if you kill them, so it doesn't help with overpopulation...
By burninating extra NPCs which have already spawned, I mean, burninating them entirely from the game, wiping their character files utterly from existence and recycling their slot entirely.


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: valentinegirl on 2006 August 26, 12:09:15
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By burninating extra NPCs which have already spawned, I mean, burninating them entirely from the game, wiping their character files utterly from existence

I would love to do this to the spare 150 or so repro men I have in Pleasantview!! In your Awesome opinion what is the best (safest) method to do this? Using Simpe or SimEnhancer perhaps?


Title: Re: A hack that I really would like to have
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 August 26, 12:12:01
SimPE is the best way to go about doing this. But then you also need to hex-edit a different resource to cause the game to reclaim those NIDs.