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Title: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: pearlbh on 2006 April 06, 00:15:34 IT'S ONLY A RUMOUR. It's here:
http://p218.ezboard.com/fstarlightsimsfrm51.showMessage?topicID=10457.topic Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 00:18:35 Cannot read without being a member, cut and paste important bits, pretty please?
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: MsMaria on 2006 April 06, 00:19:10 All I get is a "You Must Be A Member" notice.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 April 06, 00:36:31 Quote I seriously hope this hasn't been posted before but... I heard from out EA Rep in-store today that the next Sims 2 Expansion is going to be... PETS. Obviously I have no details whatsoever, but that's what I was told today by our lovely, lovely EA guy Just want to clarify- this is what I was told by our Rep from EA. As far as I'm concerned this is NOT AN OFFICIAL announcement, so please take it with consideration UNTIL EA OFFICIALLY CONFIRM IT. I don't want to be responsible for a 'hoax'. Our guy has always been reliable on info, so I have no reason to doubt him **Edited to shorten the obnoxiously long post this person made. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: nikita on 2006 April 06, 00:55:10 Yes, they were extremely annoying in Unleashed and really didn't do all that much that was of interest but I'd like to see pets make a return (even though we all know they will). With the new 3d engine and expanded gameplay, they could do a lot more with them. They probably won't but they could. As long as pets isn't the main focus and there are no uninvited strays this time, I'll buy it.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: aussieone on 2006 April 06, 01:05:01 I hope this remains as a rumour!
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Dark Trepie on 2006 April 06, 01:08:05 Meh. If I can't turn them into zombies or vampires then I'm gonna get bored with them pretty quickly. And who wouldn't love a couple of Zombie Vampire Hellhounds to gaurd their house along with the sentry bots?
As for this rumor I think I'll take Pescado's stance on things like this. This is vaporware. IT DOES NOT EXIST. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Paperbladder on 2006 April 06, 01:09:10 This time, they better do pets right and not screw us over by not giving us new objects by giving us 1 CD. I sure hope that this isn't the next expansion but all the signs point to it.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Li'l Brudder on 2006 April 06, 01:51:10 JUst watch, instead of a CD next time, I swear it'll be a floppy disk.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Ashleigh on 2006 April 06, 02:04:03 I never had Unleashed, and I'm not a pet lover, but it might be interesting. I want some farm animals. I want farm animals I can BREED.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Motoki on 2006 April 06, 02:06:28 Well you knew they were going to do it sooner or later didn't you? If even it isn't the next expansion pack it WILL be one of them. Everyone at the BBS whines about it all the damned time so they'll have to shut them up sooner or later.
I also think that maybe they think TS2 is starting to run out of gas if they are going to play the pet card now since in every poll it seems to be the most requested expansion and those BBSers do go on and on and on about it. :P Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 April 06, 02:09:14 I don't think TS2 is running out of gas, really. Aren't there still hordes and hordes of
I do think pets is the EP, but not because of any rumour. I think it's going to be pets based on the lack of information released about the next EP. Why would they let that info out if it was pets, seeing as a lot of people may choose to not buy their booster packs ::) and OFB if they knew pets were coming. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: olomaya on 2006 April 06, 02:14:25 I doubt they're running out of gas either. I think putting out pets this soon is just an answer to the OVERWHELMING demand for them. It's getting belligerent. Maxis probably just wants to shut these people up and for good reason. Also, they're always going to put out their "star" EP during the fall quarter so people buy it during Christmas time so if they didn't put it out this year, they'd probably have to wait until '07 and by then some crazy BBS-er would probably storm Maxis headquarters and hold the staff hostage until they put pets in the game. It's better they do it now. At least the Suggest an Idea board will be cleared up.
If pets is just going to be a feature of the ep, though, I wonder what the ep theme will be. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Motoki on 2006 April 06, 02:17:04 So NL was supposed to be a star episode then? I thought it was pretty lame actually. *shrug*
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: olomaya on 2006 April 06, 02:23:46 I personally think that so far ALL the eps have been lame, though I'm glad at least Uni and OFB were original ideas as opposed to NL which was Hot Date 2. By "star" eps, I guess I mean, an ep that is guaranteed to be a safe bet in its mass appeal. Uni and OfB stood to isolate many simmers but NL was a no brainer. Pets will be one too.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: rome_raven on 2006 April 06, 04:50:50 I also heard a rumour that it's Vacation coming up next: http://boards.ign.com/the_sims/b5219/113429423/p1/ (http://boards.ign.com/the_sims/b5219/113429423/p1/)
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Ellatrue on 2006 April 06, 04:59:31 ... if they didn't put it out this year, they'd probably have to wait until '07 and by then some crazy BBS-er would probably storm Maxis headquarters and hold the staff hostage until they put pets in the game. It's better they do it now. roflmao, I can just see it... I just really hope it will be combined with growing things again, like in Unleashed. And not be a lame idea like vacation, which I never bought, and wouldn't now. Pets might be fun, if it is done differently... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: jfade on 2006 April 06, 05:05:58 I also heard a rumour that it's Vacation coming up next: http://boards.ign.com/the_sims/b5219/113429423/p1/ (http://boards.ign.com/the_sims/b5219/113429423/p1/) Well... all I have to say is that if it's a Vacation expansion, hopefully it'll be better and less repetitive than the Sims 1 version of it. I think Vacation was my least favorite expansion, because other than when I first got the expansion, I never sent sims on vacation. :-\ Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jysudo on 2006 April 06, 05:14:08 The only thing I like about Sims 1 vacation is seeing skimpy dressed sims shivering in the winter LOL.
I really don't like Pets and Vacation...guess the next EP is going to hold little attraction for me. But I'll still get it because probably most cc will require that silly EP anyway... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Zoltan on 2006 April 06, 05:17:21 there is a thread at the BBS about the mechanical bull, stripper cage, stripper cake
lordy I miss those ;D Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Regina on 2006 April 06, 05:21:54 Also, they're always going to put out their "star" EP during the fall quarter Just my opinion here, but Uni and NL combined are barely worth one OFB. NL added some cool features and fun activities, but the ONLY things good about Uni are the enhanced wants, perma-plat, musical instruments and the plastic surgery machine. OFB actually gives my sims something to do with their time instead of painting or writing novels all the time. I enjoyed Vacation. My only problem was I hardly ever had sims who could afford to take expensive vacations. I was late getting into the game so very few of my sims got to travel. I also want a farm-type expansion pack--one where I can raise real simulated animals, grow and harvest crops and sell them at my roadside stand. This would be such a great enhancement to OFB. If they decided to throw in some dogs and cats I wouldn't mind that, either. Just keep the dad-burned mice! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Motoki on 2006 April 06, 06:13:55 Just my opinion here, but Uni and NL combined are barely worth one OFB. NL added some cool features and fun activities, but the ONLY things good about Uni are the enhanced wants, perma-plat, musical instruments and the plastic surgery machine. OFB actually gives my sims something to do with their time instead of painting or writing novels all the time. I completely agree with you here. The first two expansions were mostly worthless. Like you said, that surgery machine is a big plus, especially since Maxis insists on making such fugly sim templates to generate off of. And the best thing about NL was the inventory system, but that's been carried over to OFB anyhow. OFB to me is almost like a whole new game, or at least a new minigame. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: MissDoh on 2006 April 06, 06:40:05 Yep OFB is great, it finally gives us a reason to have elders. They have plenty of time to start their business and pass it on to their family. We also have different goals now for our sims, will they stay at home and start a family and when the kids are teens start their business at home, will they prefer to have a regular steady job or work for another business, we have more options for our Sims faith now.
I prefer Maxis do something completely new instead of re-editing "Sims 2 style" old expansion packs. I was not a huge fan of OFB at 1st, the information Maxis given us never made me excited about it and I thought I would never purchase it. After I read comments about it in here, I change my mind and really don't regret my pruchase, for me this is their best expansion so far. University is not bad, it was also completely new things for our Sims to do, the only problem is that it is a bit too long if you don't use any hack to shorten it a bit. :P Nightlife is more of a big fun house for me but it is not bad either. I love the discotheque! As for what will be the next expansion, I'll just wait and see but I don't expect Maxis will release "official" news about it until May or June because of the family pack. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: eaglezero on 2006 April 06, 07:12:28 Well... all I have to say is that if it's a Vacation expansion, hopefully it'll be better and less repetitive than the Sims 1 version of it. I think Vacation was my least favorite expansion, because other than when I first got the expansion, I never sent sims on vacation. :-\ Ugh, I sent my sims on vacation ONE TIME but it was so boring I had them come home after like one day. I don't see why we would need a vacation pack since we have all the different neighborhoods and sims have days off work and so on. Seems like it would be pretty pointless. I would only buy it if it came with lots of cool new objects and interactions. ... On the other hand, I really want pets. I know that makes me sound 13 but, well, I thought they were fun. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: radiophonic on 2006 April 06, 07:19:20 Well, following the chain of expansion packs, doesn't it make more sense that a vacation-style expantion be next?
Where are we? Colledge (work) -> Nightlife (fun) -> Business (work) -> ? All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Sorry. Pets? Gimme a break. Sounds more like an add-on to me and I can see the irritating wants now: Sleep with rover on the bed. Pet Rover. Play fetch with Rover. Teach rover to play dead. Sick Rover on zombies. You don't really want that, do you? OK, well maybe the "sick rover on zombies" want at least. Speculation, all speculation. Hell, I might just be bored with this game before the Fall anyway. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: skandelouslala on 2006 April 06, 07:57:23 Oh gawd...
I hadn't even thought about the wants revolving around a pet EP. *goes get spoon to gag myself on now* They miswell go ahead and include some more want slots...they're clogged up with obsessions now... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Pegasys on 2006 April 06, 08:46:27 I like the idea of sending my Sims on vacation but really only if there's some strategy/challenge involved. If it's just like going to another community lot with a few extra animations and objects thrown in, it doesn't interest me as much. But I can't see how going on vacation would involve a strategy or challenge so I'm not sure how exciting it'd be. Perhaps the challenge would be saving up enough to go on vacation? I never played Sims 1 vacation so I have nothing to compare it to - what was it like?
I can just imagine the want slots now - Go On Vacation - 4000 pts - Go Fishing 1000 pts - Go Boating - 750 pts... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Andygal on 2006 April 06, 09:38:53 I never bought Vacation either, it just seemed like a boring ass concept.
Pets could be great if done right, vacation - meh. Although Vacation would be less of a pain if done wrong then pets would be. Pets could be throughally miserable if done wrong. Pets were cute in sims 1 but boring, I'd like to see them fleshed out a bit more in sims 2 with the same kind of enhancements as the sims have gotten (well maybe not aspirations, as it doesn't really make sense), especailly genetics, I'm a genetics nut and I'd love to see the genetics play a larger role in the game. Would be nice to have pet shows and have to work to breed a pet with the looks/personality to be a champion. *drools* Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: simposiast on 2006 April 06, 10:14:06 My hope is that it won't be pets, it'll be farms. I'd love the option to raise animals or grow crops for cash, or to eat, and if they can throw in horse-riding, weather and seasons too that would pretty much be a dream expansion for me.
Whatever the expansion pack is, it'll have a game element, so it won't be pets just so people can have pets. There will be something that makes pet ownership a challenge. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: sanmonroe on 2006 April 06, 10:28:11 If pets is just going to be a feature of the ep, though, I wonder what the ep theme will be. So far you ahve been able to screw all the new things in the game. Aliens, corpses, different types of corpses that don't like the sun, robots... It also has to make all the sheep happy. It will be a combo vacation/pet expansion!!! Here is a clip from the advert soon to be released. TS2 TRIP TO WALES!!! Features include -MORE OF THE LETTER L!!! - Visit lovely Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch or the traditional English town of Hammersmith. - Go down to the local "pub" and meet the locals! Maybe make a few new "mates", but don't upset the local "Bobbie"!!! - New outfits for teens and YAs!!! -Featuring Chav-wear!!! - Sheep themed furniture, clothes, and wallpaper!!! - Start your own farm!!! - Own, raise, and care for pets and farm animals! -AND FUCK THEM!!! - Including SHEEP!!! - YES SHEEP!!! The animal with the most anatomicly similar vagina to human females!!! -The pride of Wales!!! Fucking sheep for hundreds of years longer than New Zealanders!!! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: cwhitney on 2006 April 06, 10:29:41 there is a thread at the BBS about the mechanical bull, stripper cage, stripper cake lordy I miss those ;D I do find myself missing things from House Party moreso these days than any other expansion pack from the Sims 1 (although the spa items from Superstar would be nice for spa businesses in OFB). The dance cage, the mechanical bull, the parties that weren't timed and scored, the cake, and one thing that annoys me with their absence in the Sims 2: different dance styles for different types of music. Christ, they dance the same way for techno that they do for jazz, and classical, and hip hop, and metal, it's just silly. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: eaglezero on 2006 April 06, 10:37:55 Nice, Sanmonroe. I'd buy it.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Zandi on 2006 April 06, 11:03:51 I've probally said this a billion times but here I go once again.
Part of me wishes Maxis would give these people their freaking fur balls all ready and be done with it. We know that no matter what Maxis dose with them half of the people who have been so hot to get them will have screaming fits that it's not good enough and there will be the months of crying why oh why aren't the pets and assioated things better. So why not get that out of the way now and move on to better things. I'd personally rather see them in a booster pack so they don't get jammed in to an EP with things I want so I can avoid getting stuck with them ( I got Uni for alot of the objects and HATE the EP in general) but somehow I see Maxis pulling one of their typical moves and putting pets in a pack with other things people have wanted from the start like spiral stair cases high dives pool slides and so many other non pet related things just as was done with UL. I'll be glad when the Pets pack comes out so people can quit this Pets are next crap for once and for all! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 April 06, 12:16:17 Vacations would be kind of a terrible idea. I mean, what would you DO on a vacation that you can't do already? Now vacations AND animals together in one expansion pack, that would be interesting. Because life's a bitch, and then you're raped by WILD BOARS!
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: laeshanin on 2006 April 06, 12:35:51 It's not just the Welsh or New Zealanders who're fond of sheeps, but East Side Scots... (Don't think I'll be visiting Edinburgh anytime soon ;D).
I hated Vacation. It was dull. I liked Making Magic and that would be cool as the next EP. Why would we need to have pets except as an option? Surely Maxis could amalgamate... oh, silly me but we're talking money. Course they won't. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 16:24:15 Never bothered with Vacation, my friend bought it and I watched her do everything that one could do on a Vacation and I promptly decided to save my money.
Never bothered with Makin Magic either. My computer didn't have enough strength to really play the sims after I got Unleashed, so I never bought an expansion pack after that. Well, I bought SuperStar, but that was when I did a memory wipe and I had lost the Unleashed 1st cd so I didn't have to reinstall that one. My poor lil sis pouted for weeks because she didn't have her puppy anymore. I too, miss the rodeo bull and the cage dances. The strippers were funny too. I know I was PISSED that they took out all the romantic booth interactions that were in Hot Date. Those were my favorite sets of interactions. >=\ Oh, and they need to figure out how to make sims drunk. Maybe then they would finally lay off the champagne at wedding parties. And honestly, if they DO make pets, they HAVE to add the breeding option in, I mean... the sims can die, so the pets should be able to die too. And if they can die, then they can breed too. That was my biggest complaint was the fact that they stayed puppies FOREVER. Hopefully, they will do the pet show thing too, and make it a lil like Nintendogs. I would consider that "pets done right." Uhm... anyways, what would you all consider "Pets done right"? Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Nihale on 2006 April 06, 16:37:13 Not done at all.
Does that even count? Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 16:45:29 Well, if they HAD to make them, and they stuffed them in an expansion pack that had a lot of items, features, careers, and LTWs you REALLY wanted? How would they be tolerable?
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Nihale on 2006 April 06, 16:51:42 Maybe if the EP was bug-free and they bribed me with at least double the production cost.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: sanmonroe on 2006 April 06, 16:54:53 And honestly, if they DO make pets, they HAVE to add the breeding option in, I mean... the sims can die, so the pets should be able to die too. And if they can die, then they can breed too. That was my biggest complaint was the fact that they stayed puppies FOREVER. Hopefully, they will do the pet show thing too, and make it a lil like Nintendogs. I would consider that "pets done right." Uhm... anyways, what would you all consider "Pets done right"? Put that phrase in google with safesearch turned off and I am sure you will see what maxis is planning. Mark my words, there will be something new for your sims to rub their virtual genitals on in the expansion, and it will likely be something that bizarre fetish internet sites exist for! They have a track record. Someone mentioned were-wolves with a pets expansion? That sounds like a very likely way maxis will sneak beastiality into the game. I am contacting my congressman and Jack Thompson!!! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 16:57:34 Well, no one said anything about necrophilia, with the zombies and the vampires, so I don't think anyone will get up in arms about werewolves.
Although, if they DO put it werewolves.... then I will finally be able to have my Anita Blake sim with her harem done right.... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Stitches on 2006 April 06, 17:05:37 Well, no one said anything about necrophilia, with the zombies and the vampires, so I don't think anyone will get up in arms about werewolves. Although, if they DO put it werewolves.... then I will finally be able to have my Anita Blake sim with her harem done right.... I've already been looking for the appropriate eyes for Nathaniel and hair for Michah so it better not just be wereWOLVES. ;) Erm. Does that make me nerdy? Anyways, I'm easy to please. I liked all the original packs and I've liked the TS2 packs so far. I think that pets could be an interesting addition to game play. However, I hope they leave strays out of it. Annoying. The only hack I ever downloaded for TS1 was an anti-stray type thing and it went on every lot. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 17:07:34 If I may point you towards my versions of Micah, Nathaneil, and Damian?
They're not furry, but I like the way they turned out. http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=123274 Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: draranha on 2006 April 06, 17:31:28 Well, if they HAD to make them, and they stuffed them in an expansion pack that had a lot of items, features, careers, and LTWs you REALLY wanted? How would they be tolerable? Well, for me pets would be highly tolerable if they should grow, breed and die like any other sim. I believe that (saw this in another thread) there's the need of an EP for family sims (I've got plenty of them in my game). Farming, pets, vacations may all be part of a happy family life. Well, I am a bit of a family sim myself although I have no farm and can't afford to go on vacation. But I do have a dog! Simmers here don't seem to be the family type. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Zandi on 2006 April 06, 17:35:40 Well, if they HAD to make them, and they stuffed them in an expansion pack that had a lot of items, features, careers, and LTWs you REALLY wanted? How would they be tolerable? I tolerate Uni with the help of a few hacks and a few shots of trquila before I play cause I truly hate alot of the crap the EP added to the game but it's the only way I could get a bunch of things I wanted in my game like the gym stuff full lenth wall mirrors, instriments ect.... But I still resent the fact that I have this load of crap on my drive to gain so little. This si exactly why I beleave they'll pull the same stunt. Think about how many people got NL for thr "driveable" cars .... Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 17:39:35 My simmies are usually family and fortune sims. When I'm feeling playful, I'll play a romance sim, but then because of syberspunks risky whoohoo mod, I always renusensor orb them into a family sim when they get knocked up.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 April 06, 17:44:22 I read this post on pets (on the BBS no less) and I did a search for it because damned if I could remember who wrote it. I finally found it:
Quote Okay, to begin with, I LOVED Unleashed. First there were Sim-people, and then there were Sim-pets. But the Sims have evolved for The Sims2. I think that it's only fair for their pets to do likewise. A Sim is now smarter, more aware of their surroundings, more aware of their past, and all together more human than they ever were before. It's time for the cats to be more like cats and less like piece of the furniture. Here's a list of the things that I would REALLY like to see in an expansion pack with pets: #1-Pets have memories-just like sims. #2-Pets have 5 age-stages. Newborn, Puppy/Kitten, Adolescent, Adult, and Elder. Each stage should last approximately 1/2 to 1/3 as long as a Sim's similar stage to give them shorter lifespans than Sims like in real life. #3-Pets have their own genetics and traits that can be passed down--just like Sims. #4-Just like you have CAS, you should have CAP (Create-A-Pet). Unlike in Unleashed, where you had no control over their personality, now you should be able to choose the pet to best fit (or clash) with your family. #5-More control! Your pets should be as "playable" as the Sims (Not only would it be more fun, this could be a HUGE plus for those who like to make movies. A Sims parody of Lassie, perhaps?) #6-Aspirations. Hear me out on this one, okay? It could work. For example, three aspirations could be: Guard Pet = Pet wants to protect the house from all intruders (Like Burglers, Neighbors, and Mailmen) Family Pet = Pet wants to "mother" and protect youngsters--if not their own pups, then their Sims "pups" (Children) Lap Pet = Pet craves social interaction and friendships And, with Aspirations, come wants and fears. Like "Wants to bite the mailman" or "Fears Timmy will die". And think of all the wild things that could happen with pets if they hit Aspiration failure? I mean, most cats act pretty crazy as is (I know. I have five of them). How would it be if they had a bit of a breakdown? #7-No more strays just walking into the house. I might pet that kitty on the corner, but that doesn't give it permission to come parading into my livingroom. Perhaps there should be an "invite in" option to give a stray the run of the house for a visit, but other than that, they should stay where they belong--Outside. #8-More interesting species! This is the Sims2, after all! The Iguana Tank was a step in the right direction--the more "exotic" species just need to be more interesting. In short, Pets are Sims too. The Sims have become so much deeper and more colorful in the Sims2 that it would be a crime if Pets didn't evolve as well. I'd love to hear other people's comments on my ideas (Any flames will be used to toast marshmallows.) P.S. I want the raccoon back, too. Now, while I agree with this, I do believe the pet should not be added to the family count of 8. Unless they have a separate count for the pets alone. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 17:54:23 I agree. I don't want the damn family dog's litter of pups ruining my sim's chances of getting knocked up. I don't think they should be controllable either, that makes it a lil unrealistic.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Larxene on 2006 April 06, 18:44:07 there is a thread at the BBS about the mechanical bull, stripper cage, stripper cake lordy I miss those ;D I do find myself missing things from House Party moreso these days than any other expansion pack from the Sims 1 (although the spa items from Superstar would be nice for spa businesses in OFB). The dance cage, the mechanical bull, the parties that weren't timed and scored, the cake, and one thing that annoys me with their absence in the Sims 2: different dance styles for different types of music. Christ, they dance the same way for techno that they do for jazz, and classical, and hip hop, and metal, it's just silly. Oh God do I miss those! My Sims USE to have wild parties that lasted all night! The parties in Sims 2 quite frankly suck (Only 2 guests?! COME ON! What happened to putting balloons outside and seeing who showed? It was a great way to meet Sims!) Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 April 06, 18:45:36 Oh God do I miss those! My Sims USE to have wild parties that lasted all night! The parties in Sims 2 quite frankly suck (Only 2 guests?! COME ON! What happened to putting balloons outside and seeing who showed? It was a great way to meet Sims!) You only get two guests cuz your computer sucks. As for the balloons....it's easy enough to re-create the random-guest-train from balloons...Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Motoki on 2006 April 06, 18:52:16 Is it just me, or were the TS1 pets like TS2 toddlers except with even less interactions?
They'd need to do a lot more with it than they did in TS1, and I don't mean just zombie vampire dogs. ::) I think breeding would be interesting, but given how many different dog and cat breeds there are and how greatly they can sometimes vary, not to mention there's pretty much an infinite amount of combinations, it seems a bit complicated for Sim genetics. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 April 06, 18:53:58 Quote anyways, what would you all consider "Pets done right"? Keeping them right where they are now: TS1 Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 19:04:44 Well coloring and the like would probably best kept at random or something.
As for everything else... floppy ears v. straight ones, with floppy being dominant and tails being bushy v. straight and hangs down v. curls up along with hair: long v short and straight v. wiry. It wouldn't be too hard if they simplified it a bit. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Renatus on 2006 April 06, 19:15:22 Pets would have to be as customizable as the sims themselves. I wouldn't care if the pets available were more or less randomly generated but I would not be pleased if I couldn't import custom skins (fur colours) and eyes at least for them.
I'm of two minds about the idea of a pets expansion. The part of me that never stopped being ten years old is gleeful about the idea, but the rest of me remembers the bit of Unleashed I played on my sister's computer and how bloody annoying it was and how pointless the pets turned out to be, mostly just accessories that could make messes. The rest of me also knows how it would break my heart for little pixel animals to die, and I would have to wait for or force a way to keep them alive forever. Forget robots; the cat can be the family heirloom. I hope farming and farm animals will be included. I'm a long time Harvest Moon fan and I've been wanting to recreate it in Sims 2 for ages. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 20:56:37 Well, I'm sure that if there is a Pet expansion pack, we will be expecting a hack from JM that's "You don't paper train the dog, in Sovet Russia, the paper trains YOU!"
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: anelca on 2006 April 06, 21:07:46 well as i was typing, Renatus came along and put it better than i was doing :D
nowt much to add but, well, i don't like Uni much and certainly can live without involving zombies, but i got the EP for some of the other features/objects et al maxis and EA aren't going to get it right for all of the people all of the time. if they ever brought out a celebrity/showbizzy type EP i doubt very much i would get it, but i know others would leap at it. so at the risk of developing a wooly coat and a certain tremor to my voice....yeah. i wouldn't mind pets Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 21:10:06 As long as they include my puppy, I'll be happy. *cannot wait to get home to her American Eskimo Spitz*
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Lion on 2006 April 06, 23:17:51 I agree with Pegasys that it is hard to imagine how going on vacation would involve a strategy or challenge, but it can be interesting if it includes weathers, and bad weathers will ruin your sim's vacations, like rain on the beach or the snow melting on the ski resort. Also it will be interesting if sims can run hotels, ski resorts, and amusement parks (RollerCoaster Tycoon!), more playground activities for children. Also to catch fish for money or to eat (yummy!) and win fishing competitions. :P
If they add pets, they better let them breed and grow and die. I don't have unleashed, but I can see how boring it is from your descriptions. Also it will be fun to raise farm animals, grow harvestable crops and stuff to eat/sell. I wonder if we can cross-breed them. ::) And the pet show mentioned before is a wonderful idea. They should definitly have personalities. If a lot of plants and introduced, maybe they could add making potions to it too :). (I don't have makin' magic so I don't know much about what you can do with it.) Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jelenedra on 2006 April 06, 23:19:51 Does anyone else miss the apple jelly maker from.... hot date? Unleashed? I can't remember which.
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: radiophonic on 2006 April 06, 23:35:10 I agree with Pegasys that it is hard to imagine how going on vacation would involve a strategy or challenge, but it can be interesting if it [...] But pets would be challenging? :D Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Ashleigh on 2006 April 06, 23:42:44 Now vacations AND animals together in one expansion pack, that would be interesting. Mmm. The possibilities of new deaths would be ENDLESS with that one. The more deaths, the better. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Dea on 2006 April 07, 01:36:58 Pearlbh, I thought I recognized your name without the av I wasnt sure though...
I turned all pets into sims when MM came out...I hope they arent as annoying Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Ellatrue on 2006 April 10, 02:07:37 Does anyone else miss the apple jelly maker from.... hot date? Unleashed? I can't remember which. YES Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: mistymage on 2006 April 10, 13:39:37 I'm all for a sims pet expansion.. especially if it were a sims zoo/safari/big game hunting pack ;) Think of it:
Own your own tiger.. better than a guard dog.. unless you forget to feed him! Train a monkey to pay the bills at the box! Rabbits getting in your garden? Shoot'em and stew'em! Tired of a sim? Send them to a community zoo.. oops all the cages are open.. run simmy run! A new business just opened down the street.. Sim Morty's Taxidermy To Go. Want a rhino head, deer head or a sim's head on your wall? Just stop by and pay a bounty! The ideas are endless. ;D ~misty Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Baddmark on 2006 April 10, 16:30:54 Maxis won't miss a trick.
EP will contain dogs, pigs and parrots. To get cats, snakes and goldfish you will need to buy another add-on pack. You wait and see! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Database on 2006 April 10, 17:00:50 The ideas are endless. The sheep will go mad! I love it! ;DTitle: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: sudaki on 2006 April 14, 20:23:56 Quote I'd love the option to raise animals or grow crops for cash, or to eat... I just had this great vision of clicking on a cow and having a pie menu pop up: feed cow, pet cow, talk to cow, slaughter. What kind of skill points might one gain from slaughtering a cow? Mechanical? I'm of two minds about the pet thing really. I kind of liked them in TS1, but then there were the hideously annoying things like the millions and millions of strays. Vacation was pretty useless as far as the vacations were concerned (although I liked my Sims having a display rack full of old boots) but I liked some of the new interactions for children and between children and parents. That's mainly why I bought it, after Hot Date made it impossible to do ANYTHING with kids. Not that kids did much of anything in TS1 anyhow, but hey. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: knitro on 2006 April 14, 20:46:21 I'll be happy with a pet EP as long as they can do more, like play fetch and stuf... and the include parrots that do more! honestly! also...witht he time line...each type of pet should have a different time line....since parrots live ALOT longer than dogs...ya know...dpending on the pet...(can you tell i like my birdies!)
Also farming would be way fun! cows and stuff and the planting and growing, i miss that...then you could sell the stuff in your store! that would rock... K Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Paperbladder on 2006 April 14, 21:15:45 I'm with the minority here, I actually thought Vacation was OK. It was more about the stuff than actually sending your sim on vacation. Now, if we could have only fused elemetns from OFB with it...
A Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: vcline on 2006 April 14, 22:34:39 I'd like to see something that had historical period stuff. I suppose that could be taken care of by custom content, though. I miss my Roman Sims! :'(
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: vector on 2006 April 15, 00:49:55 z0mg liek petz n stuff lolololololz0r.
::) I didn't really like University, liked Nightlife less, really didn't like OFB. I made the tragic mistake of installing the stupid Christmas pack. I'm having trouble imagining that I'll like any other expansion pack Maxis have to offer, to be honest. It's now become an exercise in what can be broken in the most inane way possible, and how the act of simply playing the game can be made as painful and non-fun as is humanly attainable. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: trancejeremy on 2006 April 15, 02:17:19 I love Nightlife - it added cars, restaurants, a DJ Booth, the attraction system, and dates. Conversely, I despite Uni, all it did was add 100s of useless NPCs. And I can't graduate sims from college, because if I do, their UI gets so big it blocks up the entire screen. (Well, not quite, but I don't know why they had to expand it upward to accomadate the extra wants, not just move the bar to the right)
I do suspect the next ep will be pets. The reason it hasn't been announced yet is that everyone will spaz out and forget OFB or the shopping packs. And then EA will take a page from Bethesda and MS and sell cat and dog armor for $2 each. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: greeneyedsims on 2006 April 15, 14:55:51 Quote their UI gets so big it blocks up the entire screen. (Well, not quite, but I don't know why they had to expand it upward to accomadate the extra wants, not just move the bar to the right) You can hit F10 and the UI disappears and you can still use your mouse to click on objects/Sims for interactions as if the UI was still on screen. You can just hit F10 again to bring it back and check their Needs panel and other stuff. I'm not thrilled with a pets expansion either, but I desperately want a farming ep. I miss the whole gardening/harvest aspect. And mixing that with OFB would be terrific. I seriously think that a lot of the people begging for pets now will be so darn frustrated with it once they get 'em, they'll be clogging up the boards with all kinds of complaints. There's so much to focus on already in the game, I can't see having to control pets too. Part of me hopes Maxis can change my mind on this. --green Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jysudo on 2006 April 17, 10:50:35 You can get Echo's Harvest mod at Mts2. They are really good to set up as tools for a farm.
But I find harvesting tiring and time consuming but its fun to watch them water the plants and the plants grow/bloom. I really hate pets and don't understand why people like them so much... I am fine with just having trained the pet brick... Unless I can train the pets to bite ugly townies... that would increase the attraction of this pets thingy in the sims for me ;D Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: laeshanin on 2006 April 17, 11:39:21 Unless I can train the pets to bite ugly townies... that would increase the attraction of this pets thingy in the sims for me ;D This is a splendid idea and one worthy of plenty of attention. Why stop at townies, though? The applications are endless. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: skandelouslala on 2006 April 17, 11:40:02 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days)
Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? Or is it more of a thing of people wanting to take a trip down memory lane and they think it will be much cooler this time around? *realizes she should probably go ask that on TSR and the offical site* Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: maxon on 2006 April 17, 11:44:33 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days) Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? Or is it more of a thing of people wanting to take a trip down memory lane and they think it will be much cooler this time around? *realizes she should probably go ask that on TSR and the offical site* You know I can't remember - I was rather ill at the time. *I* remember it as a lovely surprise but then I really like animals. It was a very successful EP though because it brought a lot with it as well as the animals. The expanded neighbourhood, the stuff you were able to make. It was one of my favourite EPs for Sims 1 - actually, I think I'd say favourite. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: dusty on 2006 April 17, 12:08:27 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days) Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? Or is it more of a thing of people wanting to take a trip down memory lane and they think it will be much cooler this time around? For what it's worth I seem to remember it being one of the EPs with the most threads on the TS1 BBS - but then, it was particularly bug-filled too... It was by far the most glitchy for me personally. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: kacidama on 2006 April 17, 12:31:27 I'm all for a sims pet expansion.. especially if it were a sims zoo/safari/big game hunting pack ;) Think of it: Own your own tiger.. better than a guard dog.. unless you forget to feed him! Train a monkey to pay the bills at the box! Rabbits getting in your garden? Shoot'em and stew'em! Tired of a sim? Send them to a community zoo.. oops all the cages are open.. run simmy run! A new business just opened down the street.. Sim Morty's Taxidermy To Go. Want a rhino head, deer head or a sim's head on your wall? Just stop by and pay a bounty! The ideas are endless. ;D ~misty You must have read my mind - I thought that a safari type EP would satisfy both those clamouring for vacation (mind-numbingly boring in sims1) and pets. In the absence of a guard dog (or tiger lol) I keep a cow plant near the entrance to ward off unwanted visitors so I hope that isn't maxis' idea of a pet Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: maxon on 2006 April 17, 22:25:14 Whatever it is, I hope they don't add a new city for it. All they do is spawn npcs and I haven't even installed the bluewater town yet. I can put everything I need in the default town, thank you very much. Agreed - however, if you want to add a shopping district, the game doesn't seem to generate any new character files (except the reporter) as long as you add a district that is empty - i.e. NOT Bluewater. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Ellatrue on 2006 April 18, 00:30:57 Really? I thought it generated new people to hire...
Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: maxon on 2006 April 18, 01:45:58 Really? I thought it generated new people to hire... Well, I only ran the test - in a test neighbourhood - for a short time (3 days I think it was) but in that time the only new file was a reporter (dressed as Santa!). So I'll stand to be corrected but that's what I found. The people to hire were all existing sims in the neighbourhood. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: trancejeremy on 2006 April 18, 06:10:34 Yeah, that's been my experience - it only generates 3 new reporters, nothing else.
When I installed OFB, I stupidly added the sample neighborhood, which adds about 100 sims (a number of them just for the family trees of the playable ones added). Thankfully I made a backup, and just made an empty shopping district (though in retrospect, that was pretty pointless, as they are the same as a downtown) Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: skandelouslala on 2006 April 18, 09:19:02 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days) Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? Or is it more of a thing of people wanting to take a trip down memory lane and they think it will be much cooler this time around? *realizes she should probably go ask that on TSR and the offical site* You know I can't remember - I was rather ill at the time. *I* remember it as a lovely surprise but then I really like animals. It was a very successful EP though because it brought a lot with it as well as the animals. The expanded neighbourhood, the stuff you were able to make. It was one of my favourite EPs for Sims 1 - actually, I think I'd say favourite. I had just gotten into The Sims when Unleashed was released. My fiance had the base game laying around and he installed it for me and I fell in love with it. One day he surprised me by bringing home Unleashed. I didn't even know about the EPs before that or anything hehe Unleashed was fun at the time, but not so much for the pets. Of course I enjoyed them for a little while. That was long before I knew about the buggy-ness of computer games and all that. Ah, such an innocent time...wish I could go back to it lol Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: vector on 2006 April 18, 13:01:28 For what it's worth I seem to remember it being one of the EPs with the most threads on the TS1 BBS - but then, it was particularly bug-filled too... It was by far the most glitchy for me personally. That's pretty weird - I had most of the TS1 expansions and I didn't see a single bug until Makin' Magic. Even then, I only saw two bugs (Bonehilda wouldn't go back into her coffin and just stood in the bathroom for hours on end shaking her head and sighing so that all my sims stood behind her peeing themselves because they couldn't get to the toilet, and the screwed-up graphics bug that randomly happened when you visited/returned from Magic Town). Now with TS2, I consider it a victory if I can go for an hours play with no bugs. It's always kinda fun to see how other people's milages vary, I suppose. ;) Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Lady_Z on 2006 April 18, 21:01:03 I had all the TechTV Sims in my Sims 1 game..Leo LaPorte and company....and I sent them on 'Vacation' then totally forgot that I had and never saw them again. After you did the few things you could on the vacation lots what was there to do?
As for pets.....they were cute for 5 minutes, but they went EVERYWHERE with you...and were so exhausted they collapsed when your Sim got them home. I always wonder about the lack of creativity in many Sims 1 players..they want the same stuff back in Sims 2. Maxis surely can be challenged more than that.. more than to just re-create all the same things we all played for those years. If everyone bleats (sheep joke) for the same old stuff, how are we going to get new stuff? When I am tired of NL and OFB I want NEW STUFF. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: maxon on 2006 April 18, 21:32:31 I always wonder about the lack of creativity in many Sims 1 players..they want the same stuff back in Sims 2. Maxis surely can be challenged more than that.. more than to just re-create all the same things we all played for those years. If everyone bleats (sheep joke) for the same old stuff, how are we going to get new stuff? When I am tired of NL and OFB I want NEW STUFF. Yes, I agree with you there. Trips down memory lane are ok for a while, but exploring new stuff is more interesting. When (if?) they do bring back pets, the basic concept really needs to be considerably expanded. I quite like the idea of running a farm but then I like to see my sims slave for their money. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 April 18, 23:25:46 Quote When (if?) they do bring back pets, the basic concept really needs to be considerably expanded. I'm just afraid they will do to pets what they did to Servo in terms of raising the annoyance level. I can just imagine Sims homes filled with dead mice - but maybe the CleanBots will be reprogrammed to pick them up as well as old newspapers. And the SentryBots will fry the strays ;D Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: lemonfresh on 2006 April 19, 00:42:06 Pets? Gimme a break. Sounds more like an add-on to me and I can see the irritating wants now: Sleep with rover on the bed. Pet Rover. Play fetch with Rover. Teach rover to play dead. Sick Rover on zombies. You don't really want that, do you? OK, well maybe the "sick rover on zombies" want at least. You forgot, "sick rover on annoying gypsy woman" and "sick rover on neighbor cat that keeps wandering into the yard" ;) You can always hope that it'll be possible for the pets to get run over with the cars. That would certainly stop the strays. ;D Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: lemonfresh on 2006 April 19, 01:09:03 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days) Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? I seem to recall just as many people begging for a pets expansion back then as they are now. It was the only thing the sheeple talked about. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Jysudo on 2006 April 19, 05:09:10 I always wonder about the lack of creativity in many Sims 1 players..they want the same stuff back in Sims 2. Maxis surely can be challenged more than that.. more than to just re-create all the same things we all played for those years. If everyone bleats (sheep joke) for the same old stuff, how are we going to get new stuff? When I am tired of NL and OFB I want NEW STUFF. I agree with you. I want new stuff such as new careers and new interactions (more interactions/activities for elderly would be good) too. I think The Sims 1 players just want their comfort zone back with all the familiar things they used to love - in 3D format. As a whole, people( read: sheep) just don't think about the possiblities of what they can do with their sims beyond what they are presently familiar with. I almost wish EA won't give us pets because I am so sick of all the whinning for them. What they need to give us are more interactions and also further the gameplay possiblities for our supernatural creatures (such as zombies and vampires). BUT what are the new stuff we have been getting lately? Party packs! *rolls eyes* and most of those stuff are EXACTLY the same crap what Maxis have been giving us all along- non matching furniture etc and ugly wallpaper. Who ever have pink castle wallpaper and pink color carpets for their kids? This is utter crap. And speaking of gamebugs, its very interesting how people seems to have different bugs surfacing in their game at different times during gameplay. Other than saying its "interesting", I don't want to go on about it because its no point bursting a blood vessel over Maxis's incompetency. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: SockMonkey on 2006 April 19, 15:32:58 Are we making bets?...Pets - It's probably going to be Pets.
My mind gets a vapor lock just thinking about how utterly bloated the files would be - if they do it right. They nearly have to do it all or nothing to satisfy the hungering public. Surely the pets wouldn't be treated like babies where the Humane Society equivalent of the SW intervenes and rescues the poor Sim beasts from neglect - Would they? I think in order to allow and teach responsible Sim pet ownership, Maxis should include the less pleasant side of life and introduce euthanasia, too. Before everyone pulls out their flame throwers - Don't get me wrong - I love my many real pets. I honestly think, however, that pets are too emotional an issue for this particular line of games. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: MutantBunny on 2006 April 19, 20:16:56 My mind gets a vapor lock just thinking about how utterly bloated the files would be - if they do it right. LOL. LIke they've done any of them 'right' yet. They don't know that word 'right'.... or 'correct' or 'test'! LOL! PS. I'm also convinced they all have different versions of the game on their indivdual PCs and that is why the requirementsand bugs etc keep getting changed back and forth. So: they don't know the words 'uniformity' 'update' either. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: SockMonkey on 2006 April 20, 00:20:31 My mind gets a vapor lock just thinking about how utterly bloated the files would be - if they do it right. LOL. LIke they've done any of them 'right' yet. They don't know that word 'right'.... or 'correct' or 'test'! LOL! PS. I'm also convinced they all have different versions of the game on their indivdual PCs and that is why the requirementsand bugs etc keep getting changed back and forth. So: they don't know the words 'uniformity' 'update' either. Your are absolutely right - What they really need is a good Continuity Director or maybe some NightLife of their own. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: Li'l Brudder on 2006 April 20, 02:44:29 LOL. LIke they've done any of them 'right' yet. They don't know that word 'right'.... or 'correct' or 'test'! LOL! PS. I'm also convinced they all have different versions of the game on their indivdual PCs and that is why the requirements and bugs etc keep getting changed back and forth. So: they don't know the words 'uniformity' 'update' either. Don't forget 'bugs'! It's not in their inventory, but 'feature' means the same thing to them. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: eaglezero on 2006 April 22, 21:35:46 I'd like to see something that had historical period stuff. I suppose that could be taken care of by custom content, though. I miss my Roman Sims! :'( Oh man, the first thing I did in TS1 when we had the ability to have multiple neighborhoods was make a Roman-themed 'hood. Those were the days. It's fiendishly difficult to find quality Roman stuff for TS2. One of these days I'm going to learn how to make skins and wallpapers and then force my brother to make objects so that I can have a Roman-themed neighborhood again. Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: baratron on 2006 May 01, 02:53:16 I'm just curious if there was a big hype about pets when Unleashed was released for TS1? (I dunno, I didn't post on sims sites in those days) Was it as anticipated then to some people as it is now? I was crazy about Unleashed because of the expanded Neighbourhood. Going from a maximum of 10 lots up to the 50 or so in Unleashed - wow :). In comparison to our amazing, huge Neighbourhoods where lots can be placed almost anywhere, the original Sims 1 Neighbourhood is ridiculously limited. I was fairly "meh" about the pets, especially when I found out the only control you had over them was "Go here". I didn't see the point of Old Town simply duplicating a bunch of features of Hot Date, and the "New Orleans" theme didn't appeal to me at all. But the expanded Neighbourhood, new building options and spiral stairs - oh man! Title: Re: A RUMOUR about the next expansion pack Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 July 10, 01:11:06 Necromancy is bad, m'kay? Especially about non-existent products.
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