You mean this one?
I could have sworn it was updated to OFB. Try redownload.
AFAIR this hob lacks an oven like Uni dorm cooktop, so certain meals will not appear.

I don't think stoves need to be updated. Like wardrobes, stove pie menus are handled in semi-global level, so they're automatically updated by each EP. EAxis should have done the same thing to all objects, then none of this dance would have been necessary.

It depends. Sometimes just a few days, sometimes a week or two, sometimes never.

Back in the blissful Securom-free days, patched NoCDs for Sims EPs were virtually nonexistent. There was really not much point to make NoCDs for patched executables which will surely be superseded by yet another EP only after a couple of months, when perfectly working "Fixed Images" were available. Plus Sims is not regarded as a "real game" in the mainstream video gaming scene.

Since BV, there was more demand for patched NoCDs. We got the NoCD for the first BV patch after 3 weeks. For the second patch, we got the NoCD only after a couple of days.
As the new "upgraded" version of Securom was already cracked for Mass Effect, I guess it wouldn't take a very long time for FreeTime as well.

Damn, that was the only real annoying bug that I couldn't find a fix anywhere. Oh well, one less reason to bother with the new patch then...

It's obvious that the phone was originally part of Teen set, given that it comes in 4 matching colors with equally fugly Teen boombox. It should have been included in Teen stuff, but EAxis cut it from Teen set for some reason and included in FreeTime. A wise decision, I say, otherwise we might have been stuck with the outdated borked phone like that K&B fridges.

That's the culprit, you lack the power to support your newfangled video card. 200W PSU can't support most of graphic cards on the current market. Changing driver versions can't solve your problem. Buy a new power supply NOW. From my experience, most of pre-built computers come with crappy PSUs to lower the cost, which are barely able to support newer graphic cards.

I use Sea Sonic 430W for my ATI HD 3800 and am quite satisfied with it. It's stable, and the noise level is relatively low.


ETA: Oh, I forgot my own experience with early crashing. Make sure if CPU cooler is securely attached to the CPU. Overheat of CPU/video card can make the game crash.

Before I upgraded my computer, I got constant hanging with a sandglass after 30 or 40 minutes of playing time. After the upgrade I no longer had hanging, instead the game crashed straight to the desktop without any error message. Turned out that the CPU cooler was not properly attached to the CPU, causing overheat. After I reapplied heat sink and attached the cooler properly, the crash was gone instantly. Lucky I caught the culprit right away, otherwise my CPU would have been fried to death. (Never again will I let anyone else assemble my own desktop.)

.nfo files in cracks or NoCDs are just plain readme text files. You don't have to put it into TSBin folder. Always read .nfo first when you're downloading NoCDs. Open it in notepad to read it. You can tell the exact version of executable that the NoCD is intended for by reading .nfo file.



Don't double post. Use Modify button if you have something else to say.

Wasn't it only for the first patch? I can't find the one for the new patch yet.

Select Fix Integrity on your CC. You can get ModelName of CC from Scenegraph rename Wizard window. Close the box without fixing integrity.

Has the patch fixed the annoying lag that happens whenever Sims leave/arrive the lot by ownable cars, or walk to lots? The first patch didn't fix it.

OK, attached the new working clone. This time I didn't extract/add SHPE and CRES. CRES does not really need to be updated unless new blocks are added by new EPs, like tubs (dog bath) or bars (eating surface). I manually edited Parts tabs in both SHPEs to match the original. Removed useless subsets from Parts tabs of SHPEs. Unused duplicate shadow texture was removed. (I hate redundant texture files.)

I'm not sure if this table was indeed the culprit, as I had no problem whatsoever with the original version in my game. I can get bottles for toddlers (Maxis fridges), change diapers (Maxis and custom changing tables), etc. I looked into the changing table. All resources are in 0xFFFFFFFF group, so they cannot affect anything but the object itself.

Are you sure that toddlers were awake when you tested the original version? Some toddler-related functions like Get Bottles/Changing Diapers disappear when toddlers are sleeping. Or there might be another hack causing the conflict.

ETA: I looked into your clone. The modelnames do NOT match.

Original: mira.marelle.commode.01-12-07.mesh
Yours: mira.marelle.commode.01-12-07.mesh-[68c58af4-5da4-4307-9420-1c47d7d15624]

No wonder you got "No Pic" icon, the TGIs were all screwed.
When you're making a clone, you have to replace the entire ModelName in the Scenegraph rename wizard, and click update once.

Well, you did mention that you'll be pirating on the official forum, surely you knew this thread will either be locked or deleted eventually.

I'm amazed by sheer idiocy of some sheeples. They are practically fraternizing with enemy, blindly parroting corporate propagandas which were designed to manipulate people into accepting that infringement on privacy by corporate entities is justified.
They deserve to be ass-raped by EAxis, Sony, or any other greedy corporates that force DRM crap on their customers. I really hope someday Suckurom bites them in the ass and their computers finally blow up in their oh-so-righteous faces.

Hmmm. I successfully cloned some baby tables downloaded from TSR in this way. But it has been about a year since I've done it the last time, my memory may have been a little fuzzy. Can you attach the borked table or give me a linky?

Ah, so US version still comes in 2 CDs then. UK/European version comes in DVD, so I have only 1 ISO.

I don't know, I never paid much attention to calculation of bar drink cost. In my restaurant businesses, I use bars solely for interior design,  manning them only with family members.

Open compressed.zip in your FT disk. Go to TSData\Res\Overrides and extract fresh Overrides.package to the same location under your FreeTime game folder.

Overrides.package is used to update Stuff Pack objects, like Teen objects that were updated to FreeTime. Probably the new patch added K&B objects in there.

You need to get a torrent client software like µtorrent. Go to torrent sites like The Pirate Bay or mininova, search what you want and click the torrent file to open it in your client. In case there are several similar torrents, usually the one with the most seeders and leechers are the best.
I believe there are several threads about ARRRing 101 in Retardo Land. Search for torrent.

Who said anything about "buying"? ARRR.
This pack is not even much worth to be ARRRed, let alone to be paid for.

I've done the same thing when I didn't know how to update changing tables to Seasons.

When you first made a clone, did you give it the exact same modelname as your custom changing table?

I guess you meant "extract" in step 1? Because there is no need to "export" mesh or png file.

You have to extract GMND, SHPE, CRES (for mesh) and TXMT, MMAT (for texture) too. Not just GMDC and TXTR. The creator may have changed mesh name or added a new subset. Game usually crashes when there is something wrong in GMND or CRES.

Extract those resources, delete existing resources from your clone, add extracted resources. If you gave the exact same modelname to your clone, you don't even have to Fix Integrity.

Edit: Instead of Extracting/Adding SHPE and CRES, edit the parts tab in SHPE manually to match the original. CRES is only required when new blocks were added, like tubs or bars.

Not quite, I said only SPs are built on Pets engine. EPs can't do that, otherwise they'll lose all new functions and objects from post-Pets EPs.

Every EP includes the whole contents of last EP's object.package. (Stuffpack objects are not part of object.package since Celebration, that's why they remain outdated.) So Apartment Life will include the whole contents of FT object.package. The problem comes from the idiocy that EAxis is not carrying the change FT patch brought on FT object.package forward AL's object.package. As EAxis started to develop AL before they released FT patches, it means that they're building AL upon broken, unpatched FT engine. That's unavoidable, given the schedule, but any respectable game company will take the time to include the contents of FT patch in AL before they send AL to gold. They don't, because it means rewriting of changed codes and what not, heaven forbids the delayed release date. I think that's the reason why once-stomped bugs are constantly resurrected in the next EP.

They're identical clones of K&B fridges.
K&B Item Renders

I don't think it matters whichever you install first, FT or K&B. I expect that fixed K&B objects included in FT patch will override outdated ones included in K&B pack. That was the way FT overrode outdated Teen objects, anyway.

Restaurants are not affected, whether there is a centerpiece or not on the table. (Actually, NL introduced centerpieces with restaurants in mind.) It only affects "Serve Meal" from fridges. Centerpieces are especially useful when you want to prevent Sims from walking half a mile toward backyard garden tables to serve a meal.

Teen stereo and Teen computer had similar issue with BV, missing BV features like slap dancing or booking vacations. EAxis included updated versions in FreeTime Overrides.package. Even if you install Teen crap after FT, FT version will override the outdated version included in Teen crap. (And just like K&B, BV players without FT were completely left out.) I expect it's something along this line with K&B objects too. Probably they included fixed versions in FT objects.package or Overrides.package.

Heh. Time to wait for new NoCD then.


Unless Pescado confirms and removes Awesome fixes to obsolete folder, I'm leaving them right in my hack folder. I don't trust EAxis's claim until I install the thing and see in my own eyes.



So they fixed Kitchen crap for FreeTime only? So Seasons and BV players can buy the new pack or can go fuck themselves then.

As of NL, many Maxis small objects like vases or table lamps work as "centerpieces". If you put one of those centerpieces on a dining table, Sims can still use that table as an eating surface. (Sims won't put plates on it when they're Serving a Meal from fridge, though.)

However, a lot of Maxis small objects are not valid centerpieces, despite their small size. For example, every single object from Happy Holiday Stuff doesn't work as a valid centerpiece. (See the screenshot above.) If you put one of those invalid centerpieces on a dining table, Sims will refuse to use that table to dine on. (Like the tables on the back patio at Crypt O'Night in NL downtown, where small candles prevent Sims from using those tables.) This issue was discussed in this thread.

This mod makes nearly all Maxis small objects up to Mansion & Garden Stuff Pack to function as valid centerpieces. If there are missing small objects, please let me know.
It does NOT work for custom objects.

• Decorative: small decorative objects (sculptures and plants)
• Dish: plates, bowls, platters and cakes
• Electronics: some small electronics
• Lamp: table lamps

Required EP: NL or later. Even if you don't have any EP, it will work if you have at least one SP (except for Happy Holiday Stuff).

Installation:

 Place in your My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads folder.
 (Or in a subfolder of Downloads folder.)

Check back this thread whenever a new pack or patch is released. If a new EP/patch adds new BHAVs to the existing objects, this mod may require update to prevent possible resource conflict. Also, if objects from new EPs/SPs do not work as valid centerpieces, this mod needs to be updated to include those objects.


Note: If you downloaded my previous "beta" version from this thread, please remove it. (LdDarcy_DecoSlotCenterpiece_Decorative.package) I removed BHAVs enabling placements on decorative slots that were included in beta, as I couldn't be 100% sure of reverse compatibility with all previous EPs. The "beta" was originally intended for my own personal use only. If you want this feature, here is a safer alternative that also works on custom objects.

Valid centerpieces have "CT - Allow With Food" BHAV. If you want to make custom objects to work as valid centerpieces, extract one of BHAVs from this mod and add it to the custom object. Change the group of newly added BHAV to 0xFFFFFFFF. Make sure to adjust Instance number to prevent resource conflict.


Changelog:

 v1.0: Initial release.
 v1.0a: Updated to FT patch #2. Resource conflict in FT craftable plates and Voodoo Doll was resolved. (2008/06/18)
 v1.0b: Updated to IKEA Home Stuff. Added 4 IKEA table lamps. (2008/06/30)
 v1.0c: Updated to Apartment Life. Added several AL objects and 3 table phones. (2008/09/07)
 v1.0d: Added an additional file for plates, bowls, FT platters and cakes. (2008/10/19)
 v1.0e: Added 1 M&G table plant and TV Dinner tray. (2008/11/23)