Features from other EPs carried over into Free-Time

[cenoura]

Does anybody know if there are features from other expansions that have been carried over into Free-Time? For example, the influence meter was carried over from Uni into Nightlife so that if you installed Nightlife without Uni then the meter still became part of the game.

What I'm really interested in is if the new turn-ons from Bon Voyage were carried over, as I can't see myself buying that EP any time soon.

[purplehaze]

The turn ons/offs were carried over as was 'walk to lot'. I also noticed the beddings from BV are included in FT.  How do I know this you ask? I didn't put BV on this computer (vacation home) but did install FT.  There are probably more that I am missing for lack of playing time.

ETA: Jewelry was carried forward also, although I haven't used the option.

[bowrain]

But if I'm not mistaken not all the BV jewelry included in FT.

[jsalemi]

But if I'm not mistaken not all the BV jewelry included in FT.

Right -- it has the regular hood jewelry, but not the special pieces you can buy in each vacation hood.

[speedreader]

I haven't tried it, but the guide says Community Lot Weddings was also carried over.

[J. M. Pescado]

Anything that was inherent to an object would be carried over, as would anything that was part of the "engine". Textures, unique meshed objects, subhood types, critters, and uniforms would not.

[Sleepycat]

features carried forward:

Attraction/Chemistry -NL
Cars and driveways - NL
change lot name - OFB
collections enhancements - PETS
community lot weddings - BV
door lockability - OFB
flatten lot tool - PETS
frosted nightclub mirror - NL
game tip encyclopedia - PETS
give gift social - Seasons
gypsy - NL
hair enhancements - Seasons
influence - Uni
inventory hotkey - Pets
inventory panel - NL
invite household interface - Pets
jewelry rack - BV
leftovers - Seasons
lifetime wants - Uni
new pool shapes - Seasons
Pleasure Asp - NL
ReNuYu Porta-Chug potion - NL
revamped collections - Pets
rotating floor tiles - Pets
Sledgehammer tool - Pets
turn ons/offs - NL
vanity functionality - Uni
walking lot transition - BV
zombie - Uni

[madamejeanie]

This is so good to know!  It means that I could get rid of the pesky parts of old expansion packs and keep the very parts that I bought them for in the first place!  This is great.

[Jelenedra]

Hair enhancements?

[gynarchy]

Changing hairstyles according to outfit maybe?

[jolrei]

features carried forward:

Cars and driveways - NL
gypsy - NL
Pleasure Asp - NL
revamped collections - Pets
zombie - Uni

Are you sure about these?  I'm not totally sure about FT, but I know that with a game that had only Base, uni, and BV loaded, there was no gypsy, no driveways and cars, no pleasure aspiration, (not sure about revamped collections, but even with NL, OFB, and FT also loaded now, I am still not sure what this means - perhaps I've just missed it).

My understanding is that the gypsy, cars and driveways at least are specific to their particular EPs.  Or did FT bring forward things that BV did not?

[Jelenedra]

Maybe they're counting the downloadable driveways as part of the carried over bit.

[cenoura]

Surely the cars and driveways and gypsy need to be carried over due to the fixing of cars and delivering of lamps in FT? I'm surprised the pleasure aspiration is included, although EA did make a big thing of the "unlocked grilled cheese aspiration" being included now. The zombies? Haven't they always been there for if you don't pay the Grim Reaper enough when pleading?

[gynarchy]

It might have been easier to carry forward the Pleasure Seeker aspiration than it would have been to figure out how to exclude it as an option for people without Nightlife - Grilled Cheese too. Zombies were made if you didn't pay the Reaper enough cash when you rezzed someone with the Paranormal phone. Pleading just gave you the option to save a Sim from death. Either you beat him and the Sim lived or you lost and the Sim croaked.

[Ellatrue]

You can't pay the Grim Reaper anything without uni, because you don't have the reward object that comes with the uni cult/paranormal career which allows you to resurrect sims. Thus no zombies. Pleading with the reaper when they come for an accidental death won't make a zombie- they play a little game to decide if the Grim Reaper takes them or not.

[Gwill]

Zombies are re-introduced in FT (apparently the genie can bungle up when asked to resurrect a dead sim), but I don't think you'll get them with any other EP.

[Sleepycat]

features carried forward:

Cars and driveways - NL
gypsy - NL
Pleasure Asp - NL
revamped collections - Pets
zombie - Uni

Are you sure about these?  I'm not totally sure about FT, but I know that with a game that had only Base, uni, and BV loaded, there was no gypsy, no driveways and cars, no pleasure aspiration, (not sure about revamped collections, but even with NL, OFB, and FT also loaded now, I am still not sure what this means - perhaps I've just missed it).

My understanding is that the gypsy, cars and driveways at least are specific to their particular EPs.  Or did FT bring forward things that BV did not?

according to the guide    they were carried forward from 'whichever' EP to Free Time.  They usually/always carry some features forward in each new EP that weren't carried forward before. 




I've been considering uninstalling Pets even though I'd have to start my hoods all over again. The only thing in Pets I'd miss are the floor dividers

[Gwill]

The floor dividers and the cute space bedroom are the only things that keeps Pets installed on my computer too.
If any awesome creator could extract the objects from Pets, I'd throw the EP out the window.

[LizzyJ]

The floor dividers and the cute space bedroom are the only things that keeps Pets installed on my computer too.
If any awesome creator could extract the objects from Pets, I'd throw the EP out the window.

That's my soul reason for buying it in the first place. Floor dividers are a god-send in a two bedroom house with triplets.

[Jelenedra]

*laughs* That's exactly the reason I have Pets installed. Moar kiddie bed options.

[kuronue]

I think the gypsy was carried forward for the purpose of dropping off the lamp, wasn't she? Also, Pleasure asp because with the new 2-asp system it was probably easier.

[Gwill]

The gypsy carries forward to pets and seasons too (to sell curing potions).

[gynarchy]

Speaking of the gypsy, does anyone know of a fix that makes her stop dropping off lamps every time she comes over? It was amusing at first but I'd like to set up some blind dates and buy a case of Vamprocillin-D now. Are the lot debugger and TJ's crystal ball the only work arounds?

Edit: I just saw in the FT Borked thread that TJ has a fix now, so uhhh nevermind!

[rome_raven]

I've been considering uninstalling Pets even though I'd have to start my hoods all over again. The only thing in Pets I'd miss are the floor dividers

What are the floor dividers for pets because after reading all of the things that were carried over, I'm uninstalling it at first opportunity, depending on what the floor dividers are.

[kuronue]

The little fence things that separate areas so that they're considered separate "rooms". If you don't recognize them from that you probably don't use them - it took me forever to figure out where they were and I never used them much anyway.