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TS2: Burnination => Peasantry => Topic started by: jrd on 2006 December 11, 18:32:15



Title: Maxis alienware PC for Pets
Post by: jrd on 2006 December 11, 18:32:15
This is simply the Alienware PC from the MaxisEA Exchange (http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/object_detail.php?asset_id=8&view=maxis&search=1&asset_type=object&hideFramework=&languageCode=&hideFramework=&languageCode=), with Pets options in its menus. (And of course also OFB, Uni options).
Some menu options have also been enabled for visitors. So you can now run a cybercafé which is /used/.


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: dizzy on 2006 December 11, 18:57:49
Why didn't EAMaxis just provide some PC globals?

You mean for the Pie Menu strings? Don't those need to be tweaked accordingly?


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: jrd on 2006 December 11, 18:59:24
Dunno.  I'm not an advanced modder.
Maxis has two copies of the PC pie menus: one for cheap PCs, one for expensive. All custom PCs I've seen contain a copy of either (they're identical).


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: dizzy on 2006 December 11, 19:00:41
I don't think it's the strings as much as the need for a different Pie Menu table (with slightly different advertisement values, etc.).


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: Argon on 2006 December 11, 19:06:42
I just copied the pie menu table and strings from the expensive computer for mine (well, that's not entirely true, I got rid of the duplicate animations and added the University research paper movie reference but you get the idea), the alienware does use the computer globals it just has a different text list to reference the "tower" specific animations. I finished it a while ago for my non-custom content bins, but I'm at school and can't upload it at the moment.


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: Giggy on 2006 December 13, 08:14:38
Oh theres no need to do the maxis/ea thing as the website is back but nicely done though


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: vilia on 2006 December 14, 19:07:32
Yes but then you would actually have to visit their site.


Title: Re: Maxis alienware PC for Pets + Redstorm laptop for Pets
Post by: miros on 2006 December 20, 19:01:58
I put the Alienware computer in my new frat house, and one student tried to write his term paper on it...

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