Terminology question: what is "NPC" in this case?

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In the most recent update/changelog post in the AwesomeMod d/l thread, it says

Added "drop objects onto NPCs to transfer to other fambly" to options list.

I'm not sure what "NPC" means in this context: a game-generated character, like the "classic" mailmen/paperboy NPCs? Or any player-created sim that isn't currently active/selected?

(I can't just quickly test it to see for myself -- I'm on OS X, so I'm very much under the impression that any attempt to install the current patch would result in a lenghty uninstall/reinstall/banging head on keyboard procedure).

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(I can't just quickly test it to see for myself -- I'm on OS X, so I'm very much under the impression that any attempt to install the current patch would result in a lenghty uninstall/reinstall/banging head on keyboard procedure).

I'm on OSX and running 1.4 with AM - no problem. I had to use enablescripterror before, and remove it from this config.

[J. M. Pescado]

I'm not sure what "NPC" means in this context: a game-generated character, like the "classic" mailmen/paperboy NPCs? Or any player-created sim that isn't currently active/selected?

In TS3 "techspeak", an "NPC" is a sim that belongs to anyone other than the inactive household. "Classic" TS2 NPCs are "Service NPCs". "Townies" are not a term that technically appears in the game, but in TS3, is typically used to refer to "Non-Service sims that the player has not created or taken interest in, or are homeless".

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Ah ok. So basically with the new version sims can now give away their old couch to their neighbour, yes? Just like they can alredy give away ingredients, fish, books etc.

Cool. Thanks for the info. I guess I was just confused by the slightly different meaning in TS2 vs. TS3.