I finally broke down and purchased it since they are supposedly close to releasing the patches. Does anyone have any wisdom to share with me so I can avoid any bugs or other irritations? All I can remember off the top of my head is to avoid the "Ask..." interactions as they can lead to crushes. And of course I know to backup and remove my hacks during the installation, I was wondering more about the game itself.
What else, sage simmers? What else can I learn from your weeks of experience?
To make your town extra dramatic,load the game up,do "intpropp maxnumofvisitingsims 20", send a sim you don't care about to a comm lot with a grill. Turn the game to lowest graphics and max speed and go to bed.
When you wake load the game up and play as you normally do. You will be amazed at the new furious state, and how interactive sims that aren't being controlled can be!