Overenthusiastic firewalling can also bork torrents.

I'm beginning to suspect Endless does not speak English. Or maybe just doesn't read it.

I'll bite, how did you get a green sim? I assume it's not really an alien?

Could give it a try, at worst you'll get an error. Just back up your TS3.EXE first.

So I have a klepto sim in the criminal career track. I clicked on the mailbox and I had an option to 'return stolen items'. Found the stolen items in family inventory. It said she had stolen them from...her employers. This seems like a bad idea if you're a career criminal. Now I'm wondering if I really should return them.

And to add more info:

The first one above gives a region error if attempted to use with the razor release.

The second one works with the razor release, so I guess we can assume theirs is an R2 DVD rip? (I don't know where the above facts come from, just following the logic).

Also, to be very clear, we are patching the game with standalone executables. The laucher's updater does seem to at least check for a new version but says the version is up to date. In other words (to the best of my knowledge), we are NOT patching via the launcher, at least not yet.

Also, I haven't been able to get this version to crash yet.

lemmiwinks: yeah, that is razor's cracked exe, they just packaged it separately.

The 00107 patch will not apply to this version, states wrong region.

Patch is a standalone patcher:

Sims3_1.0.632.00002_from_1.0.631.00002.exe   10,720,392   05/25/2009 19:40

That's 10mb or so.

I did just notice something new in my game: I actually had neighbors show up and greet my Sim after move-in. This is the first time in about six test households (and additional movings) that this has happened, on my first new hood/Sim after installing and patching razor.. Not sure if this is related, probably not.

Just confirming the 632 patching works, now that I figured out where the heck you guys were getting it from. What this means, who knows.

Now I'm off to try to get my game to crash.

Well, I also just noticed one of the main package files has a newer date than the reloaded:

FullBuild0.package, dated 4/29 rather than 4/23.

Razer1911 has been around for like a zillion years (they both have), I doubt they would bother putting the effort into a fake-newer release. (But I really don't know much about the warez scene or rivalries.) And if they did, I doubt they'd drill down and change the date on additional random files.

That said, it really doesn't seem much different, and we're talking a week newer. I suspect most of the bugs and annoyances will be present at retail, but I'm mostly interested in seeing if my occasional game freezes might stop with this one. But I have to go eat goopy carbonara in real life before I can test further.

ETA: Haha, on a whim I just checked wikipedia, and there is a razer1911 article. Quote: "According to the computer crime division of the United States Department of Justice, Razor 1911 is the "oldest game software piracy ring on the internet".

Edit: Nevermind, misunderstood the question (and response) about source.

Interesting, not sure where they'd get that. My launcher checks for updates and then reports being uptodate.

This may be my imagination but I feel like it's running a little smoother.

For what it's worth, that's the same version the launcher reports. (Not sure how the rld version worked, but you can use the launcher and it seems to successfully check for updates. No registration nags.)

Couple other things:

--I'm able to play my saved neighborhood from the RLD release

--The censor hack works (not sure if I have AngryGuyHack or LolGuyHack).

GameVersion = 1.0.631.00002

I d/l'd and installed the Razor release and it works along with its accompanying cracked .exe. Will report back if I notice any differences, particularly if my computer stops occasionally freezing or if I notice any different / less retarded game behavior or content. No, there is no inherent trojan. Yes, I scanned. No, there is no trojan. No, there is no trojan. At least, not in my copy. Say it with me: no, there is no trojan.

EDITED TO ADD:  It appears at least one torrent did end up with a trojan included. Mine was clean. YMMV. This is why it's bad to make unequivocal statements on the internet, it's just tempting fate.

Backstory:

Razor1911 claims the Reloaded release was 'beta' and that theirs is full retail. Quote from them:


The version in code_version.txt is as Razor claims above. If you want me to check somewhere else, please provide instructions.

Here's the contents of my Bin folder under Reloaded, sorry if the formatting sucks which I suspect it will:

code_version.txt      58      04/22/2009 19:59   
Default.ini         1,126      04/22/2009 22:55   
dialoglogo128x128.jpg      22,685      10/18/2008 18:01   
eauninstall.ico         10,134      08/11/2008 13:41   
gameplay.package      7,934,562   04/22/2009 19:52   
GL.ini            202,524      03/13/2009 10:48   
GraphicsCards.sgr      37,730      04/22/2009 22:52   
GraphicsRules.sgr      32,263      04/22/2009 22:52   
paul.dll         300,304      04/22/2009 22:53   
Resource.cfg         384      04/22/2009 22:52   
scripts.package         999,475      04/22/2009 19:52   
Shaders_Win32.precomp      8,750,539   05/23/2009 09:25      
simcore.package         1,689,001   03/26/2009 09:32   
Sims3.ico         174,684      10/21/2008 16:48   
Sims3.ini         2,534      04/22/2009 22:52   
Sims3GDF.dll         4,495,632   04/22/2009 22:53   
Sims3Launcher.exe      1,275,152   04/22/2009 22:53   
Sims3Launcher.ini      150      04/22/2009 22:52   
Sims3Launcher.exe.config   627      03/26/2009 09:31   
skuversion.txt         152      04/22/2009 22:55   
TS3.exe      [Cracked]   29,761,224   05/17/2009 13:28   
TSLHelper.exe         54,544      04/22/2009 22:53   
TSLHost.dll         4,560,144   04/22/2009 22:53   
winui.dll         238,864      04/22/2009 22:53


And under Razor:

code_version.txt      58      04/29/2009 18:49   -a--
Default.ini         1,102      04/29/2009 19:57   -a--
eauninstall.ico         10,134      08/12/2008 14:02   -a--
gameplay.package      7,934,583   04/29/2009 18:42   -a--
GraphicsCards.sgr      37,730      04/29/2009 19:54   -a--
GraphicsRules.sgr      32,263      04/29/2009 19:54   -a--
Resource.cfg         384      04/29/2009 19:54   -a--
scripts.package         999,475      04/29/2009 18:42   -a--
Shaders_Win32.precomp      8,750,539   04/29/2009 18:34   -a--
simcore.package         1,689,001   03/26/2009 09:32   -a--
Sims3.ico         174,684      10/21/2008 16:48   -a--
Sims3.ini         2,534      04/29/2009 19:54   -a--
Sims3GDF.dll         4,495,632   04/29/2009 19:55   -a--
Sims3Launcher.exe      1,275,152   04/29/2009 19:55   -a--
Sims3Launcher.ini      150      04/29/2009 19:54   -a--
Sims3Launcher.exe.config   627      03/26/2009 09:31   -a--
skuversion.txt         152      04/29/2009 19:57   -a--
TS3.exe   [Original]      11,285,776   04/29/2009 19:55   -a--
TS3.exe   [Cracked]      11,285,776   05/25/2009 20:30   -a--
TSLHelper.exe         54,544      04/29/2009 19:55   -a--
TSLHost.dll         4,560,144   04/29/2009 19:55   -a--

If you want me to check anything else, please be specific.

I'm theoretically going to be installing the razer1911 release in a few minutes. Can anyone tell me where and what files I need to backup to save my current neighborhood? (Not sure this is wise but figure I'll try it anyway)

The flatness of the portraiture is really awful.

Thanks for the heads up. I've got the razor1911 download started, will report back. My game is crashing a little more frequently than I'd like still.

And if I can actually get this posted this time:

I have some books that cannot be read by either adult or children (not toddlers). Questions:

1) Can toddlers read some books?

2) Is there any way adults can read to toddlers or children?

3) Can anyone try to have their child (not toddler) try to read either the Seussian titles or the Harry Potteresque series and let me know if it works?

Basically I can't get my sim kid to read anything but the logic books.

Only with proper exfoliation.

Anyone know why my Sim child can't read any books except some low level skill books (logic)? I bought the Harry Potter analogues (Jimmy Sprocket or whatever), I assume these are intended for kids since I don't find any option for the parents to read to the child (either as toddler or child). The little bastard is a genius bookworm, I'd think he'd be into something other than logic vol. 1. The other books do not show up under "Read" in the bookcase, and if you open the bookcase or click on them from his inventory, the read option is there but greyed out.

Dumb question, but...we can import textures?

Re: Mac version--it seems to be using a wine-based windows emulator, and based on the fact that the *same* cracked .exe (literally) is used for the Mac version as the PC version, I'm gonna guess mods will work (I'm pretty sure someone already has that no-censor one working on Mac?). I suspect it'll just be a matter of opening the Mac app package contents (as you must to drop the cracked .exe in) and drilling down to the correct analogous directory.

Hmm, no. Will have to have my writer sim make a vanity visit.

It's kind of awesome that the bathtubs have surfaces where you can place candles/bubble bath/rubber duckies. (Ducksworth of Bathington, heh. I approve.)

For those who think there may be an ATI problem -- and I'm not saying there is -- I'd be interested to know what happens if you do the following:

1) Completely uninstall current ATI drivers and Catalyst Control Center. Restart when you are asked to (important).

2) Install the latest "Display Driver Only" for your config from ATI (this should exclude the Catalyst Control Center).

This is just curiosity on my part.

Exiled, if you're getting BSODs while torrenting (if I'm understanding you correctly), you may have some kind of serious issue with your computer. I'd shut down all extraneous software (including your torrent software) and anything else living in your system tray. Then run a full virus and spyware scan. Beyond that, you may have to run Windows Repair or something (from original discs). Also try googling "0x0000007A" for more possibilities.

Oh, I also wanted to mention that after exhorting everyone to get new drivers, I was encountering some occasional PC-killing freezes (not crash to desktop or BSOD, just a slowdown and gradual death of video output). Usually when panning across town or loading create-a-style or something. I checked my drivers and they were about three versions old. Installed the latest NVIDIA WHQLs, no freezes yet (knock on wood).

Couple things:

--Seems like the 'stay the night' romantic option is as retarded as it was in TS2--I could never get the guest to actually *sleep* and the same thing happened when my Sim had her boyfriend stay over. He just wandered around and kept throwing up the bed thought bubble because he was so tired.

--If, like me, you have ADD and try to alt-tab as soon as the game starts loading, it seems like sometimes it will hang at the final progress bar and never finish (fullscreen mode).

--Why did they make babies into some kind of larvae? I don't even like kids and I miss the babies from TS2, which were way cuter and more interesting. Larval babies in swaddling clothes suck.

Check the "Test Hack" thread, there are other links.