No, I don't want a close up of the birth, thanks anyways!

[ZephyrZodiac]

Put an endtable by the front door.  Or make sure all your end-tables have something on them, and hopefully they'll just drop them in the road or at least put them on the kids' desk.

[RainbowTigress]

I've started putting those cheap outdoor end tables in front of all my mailboxes using moveobjects now.  Someone else suggested this, and it works rather well.  It looks like it is a part of the mailbox stand, creating a little shelf.  I just wish that the sims would quit putting their thinking caps there, because I have plenty of end tables throughout the house for them to use!

[LFox]

I've started putting those cheap outdoor end tables in front of all my mailboxes using moveobjects now.  Someone else suggested this, and it works rather well.  It looks like it is a part of the mailbox stand, creating a little shelf.  I just wish that the sims would quit putting their thinking caps there, because I have plenty of end tables throughout the house for them to use!

That's a cool idea i might try that.  Otherwise i guess i'll stick a endtable near the door like ZephyrZodiac suggested.

[ElviraGoth]

It would also be nice to choose what you wanted the special event camera for.  I get tired of the walls blocking my view of the birth because the special event camera decided to use a screwy angle to view the birth from, but I get a kick out of the "first time woohoo with" cinematic.  And I had a cheap integrated Intel graphics "card" when I first started playing TS2, so my first alien abduction cinematic was just a couple of months ago, and I think that's just as cute as the alien birth.  (I had had several abductions before that.)

And I recently decided to restart Pleasantview, and saw the cinematic for Cassandra's rejection by Don at the altar for the first time.  So it would be nice if I could just have a menu to pick what special events I wanted to watch, or NOT to watch.

And I always have an end table by the door, but as soon as I got a coffee table they wanted to put the bills there instead.  *Sigh*

[ZephyrZodiac]

The only time I let Cassandra get to the altar, Don didn't turn her down!   I wished afterwards he had, they are about the most incompatible couple in the game!  At least the Pleasants both like cleaning and don't leave a mess in the bathroom!

[Verona]

I've started putting those cheap outdoor end tables in front of all my mailboxes using moveobjects now.  Someone else suggested this, and it works rather well.  It looks like it is a part of the mailbox stand, creating a little shelf.  I just wish that the sims would quit putting their thinking caps there, because I have plenty of end tables throughout the house for them to use!

That's a cool idea i might try that.  Otherwise i guess i'll stick a endtable near the door like ZephyrZodiac suggested.

I downloaded a house from TSR some months ago, and it had a mailbox cover  in it that slips over the mailbox and creates a small table on the post.  I believe the house was almost a "mobile home looking small thing" and that Pinecat  built the house.

I'm also thinking the mailbox cover is by Windkeeper. It works like a charm with move objects on and only cost $25.00. Couldn't live without it. It is definitely compatible with Nightlife.

[RainbowTigress]

Well, the last time I checked, that table wasn't in the free section, so I'll have to pass on it for now.  If it comes around in the free rotation (and I'm looking around over there at the time), I might give it a try.

[BlueSoup]

Oooh, I love the mailbox cover. It works amazingly well. 

[Simsbaby]

I use that a lot too. I forgot who made it, but they have  a brick one there too!

[LFox]

Link and picture maybe, anyone?

[BlueSoup]

http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/sets?ID=182049

[LFox]

Thanks for the link and pic bluesoup it looks very nice.  Unfortunately they've got it under the pay section so unless someone wants to be kind and send me the file i'll have to forget it.  Stupid paysites.

Edit: Got it, thanks again.

[gypsylady]

That sucks it's not on the free rotation I guess I will just have to wait and hope I can catch it This looks cool since we can't use pay at the box anymore.

[LFox]

Alright anybody wanting these mailbox thingies Clicky here.  Oh and to paysites i say  .

[Sleepycat]

Thank you LFox!

[LFox]

Thank you LFox!

No problem, may paysites burn in hell.

[Sleepycat]

I agree!

[SimSherry]

Alright anybody wanting these mailbox thingies Clicky here.  Oh and to paysites i say  .

Thank you very much!   

[ThyGuy]

Awesome mailbox thing. I'll be sure to use it like I had actually paid for it.

Back to the issue though, does anyone (who isn't a moron, like myself) think a mod can be made to stop the zoom in? I actually remember someone making a hack very ealry on somewhere, but removed it because he was inexperienced and putting it into your game causes instant crashes.

[jrd]

New mod by monique:

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=132164

Posted just now at mts2.

[angelyne]

Blah Jordi you beat me to it

And about those mailbox covers....how many people leave their bills on a little ledge next to their maibox.   Howeve unrealistic, it does seem convenient. 

Monique's hack either disables all zooms, or all zoom except for the actual birth.  However I depend on those warnings to guesstimate when the birth will occur, so I can save sometime before.  This way I can exit without saving if I get the wrong sex, or if my baby turns out to be exceptionally ugly

[Sleepycat]

I really like moniques "no auto punch you punch me" 

[nectere]

Alright who here is Monique?

[Wolfee]

Alright who here is Monique?

That's what I was thinking too.........

[ZephyrZodiac]

I rather like it when my sims choose to play punchyou-punch-me with a sim with no nice points!